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The Irish standard., 1892-01-02
AN ELECTRIC TOWER CLOCK
Queer Mechanism of the First Time-Piec
of This Kind In the Country.

Queer Mechanism of the First Time-Piecs
of This Kind In the Country.
The first tower clock actuated by
electricity in the United States has just
been put in successful operation in the
new courthouse in this city, says Los
Angeles letter in the Springfield Re-
publican. This pioneer time-piece,
that is commonly termed 'tthe big
clock" might be called in botanical
parlance a composite, for it is in reality
four clocks, as each dial in the tower is
supplied with it's own separate appa-
ratus, operated by wires from the pain
battery.
There are also sixteen smaller clocks
located in various parts of the magnif-
cent new building, and those TWEEN
ty clocks beat time together with
out ticking, but with instantaneous
precision. The regulator which does
the timekeeping is a large eight-day
clock that differs from an ordinary reg
ulator only in being provided with two
insulated wires and when it's second
hand completes it's round it comes in
contact with a platinum point, which
instantaneous touch makes mo-
mentary electric current by means of
the wires, the flash communicating
with all the other clocks, and each
obeys the Geographic mandate by
pointing a new minute.
The Irish standard., 1892-01-02
Morton, MINI,

Special Correspondence of the Irish Standard.
Christmas has been merry time
here this year. We have our church
building and the residence for our pas
tor completed. As We think both COM
pare favorably with anything OF the
kind in this section of the state we are
naturally feeling very well. Then we
had visit from the president Of the
G. T. A. Union, Mr.. Gutridge. He
spoke in the church on Sunday after
noon, and for many of us this was the
first full presentation of the work of the
Union heard in long time. During
the course of the address tears on the
faces of some of the audience could be
seen alternating more than once with
smiles. The organization of q @. T. A.
society is one of the advances to be made
here shortly.
The Irish standard., 1892-01-02
CATHOLICS AS AMERICAN CITIZENS
Father Blrmingham's Address at Whining
ton, DEL, to Soldiers.

Father Blrmingham's Address at Whining
ton. Del, to Soldiers.
Sunday Dec. 18th, the Rev. Father
Birmingham, of st. Paul's Catholic
Church, delivered an address in the
Academy of Music at Wilmington, to
the members and friends Of Grant Post,
G.. A. r. 1t was the first time that a
Catholic priest had addressed soldiers
in that city. The priests closing words
made a decided impression and provoked
much applause. They were:
"And now as Catholic priest and as
an American citizen NAV be permit
ted to say that am pleased to have the
opportunity which the invitation to ad-
dress YOU offered. There is no truer
friend to America than the Catholic
Church. She is the mother Of liberty.
T appeal to the flag Of the Republic to
vindicate her from being menace to
The Irish standard., 1892-01-02
Connections Girl Farmers.

Eight years ago MISS Esther Peck,
of Old Lyme, Conn.,, bought farm on
time on Grassy Hill and began to culti-
vate it. She was up with the sun, lay
ing out work for her men and even taxi
ing hold herself. She handled the hoe
and rake, drove the moving machine
and hay tedder, pitched hay and did any
other work necessary. She was sue
cessful agriculturist and paid for the
farm in four years. Then she bought
second farm and continued her oper-
atoms, adding live stock. Now she has
the best stocked farms in New London
county and supplies New London with
poultry, eggs, butter and beef. The
two farms are paid for and she has an
income Of twelve hundred dollars to
eighteen dollars year, which she is
laying by for old age. Miss Annie
Bradley is another Connecticut girl
who is engaged in an occupation at
which she is making a good living. She
lives in Ansonia and peddles milk. She
owns her COWS, and early every morn
ing drives into the village and delivers
the milk to her customers. No storm
deters her, and she Is not only making
money, but enjoying splendid health.
The Irish standard., 1892-01-02
A FINE BATTLE PICTURE.
Description Of French Cavalry Reg1-
mont About to Charge.

Description Of French Cavalry Regi-
mont About to Charge.
Suddenly, shrill and clear, the bugle
sounded the garde vous. and a tremor
shook the two regiments The swear
ing and grumbling ceased, and dead
silence seemed to fall on the ranks.
The men swung themselves into the
saddle, reined their horses into line and
waited. A few officers galloped along
the front, an order passed down the
line, and the mounted, iron-breasted
mass moved forward out of the shadow
into the sun. AS of their own accord,
the squadrons deployed and again
waited. A staff officer rode down the
front and waved his kept.
'Boys!'' he cried, ''the country needs
you. You are going to charge. Ahead
of you are ten thousand bayonets,
glory, and death. Behind you, our
shattered right wing. You must save
them, cost what it may. Good-by,
boysl Go it as your fathers did at
Waterloo!"
A voice answered from the ranks:
Call right, general! We haven't for
ROULGu now OuC O4Sl A0A1OVo SAeA & '~O'
The next moment the hoarse cry Of Vive
la France! rang from one thousand two
hundred throats.
And then again there was pause.
Several horsemen wheeled into place IN
their respective positions. A hall
Ineligible order rippled through the
ranks. The bugle sounded. The lines
oscillated, and instinctively the squad
rons chose their ground. The front
moved ahead, and the long diagonal
shrank into column. Then again they
halted for q, moment, and the first
bullets, fired from too great distance
to do any harm, rang against the steel
cuirasses with dull, swinging, melan-
choly sound
Saint Brissac reached over and shook
Sargent's hand-and they were off.
Twelve hundred swords flashed from
their scabbards and cast a bar sinister
of shadow across the golden shield OF
the FURNISHED cuirasses: and the long
horsetails streamed out behind the star
of light that sat upon each mans he'll
met
The Irish standard., 1892-01-02
HOLY STONES.
An Odd Superstition TIL at Still Exists IL
Parts of the World.

An Odd Superstition TIL at Still Exists in
Parts of the World.
According to the legend, Vishnu the
Preserver, when pursued by the De-
stroyer, was changed by Maya into the
stone, through the hole of which the
Destroyer as a worm wound his way,
says the Popular Science Monthly. The
Italian salagrana is a stalagmite, which
is believed by the people, on account OF
it's resemblance to the little mounds
thrown up by earthworns, to be such
a mound petrifed. They carry it in a
red bag, along with certain magical
herbs, and pronounce over it an incan'
tation to the effect that the irregulari
ties and cavities in it have the property
of bewildering the evil and depriving il
of it's power. The author was Informed
by believers in such things that any
thing like grains, irregular and confused
surfaces, interlaced serpents or intri
cate works, blunted the evil eye. In
terlaced cords are sold in Florence as
charms Even the convolvulus is grown
in gardens against the evil eye.
In the Morse mythology, Odin as a
worm bored his head through stone
in order to get at ''the mead of poetry. y
Hence all stones with holes in them are
known as Odin stones, also as ''holy
stones,'' and are much used at the north
as amulets. Hung at the head of the
bed, they are supposed to drive away
nightmare. Possibly there is a coanec-
ton with the salagrana here. So inter
lacings in decoration may be originally
designed to avert the evil eye and bad
luck. A recent traveller in Persia was
told that the patterns on carpets in that
country were made intricate so that the
evil eye might be bewildered.
The Irish standard., 1892-01-02

American liberty. appeal to 1t by the
names Of our leaders from Bishop Car
roll Of colonial DAYS to that OF Bishop
Hughes Of the civil war. 1t has been
said without blush that we Catholics
are not loyal Americans, That cannot
be true when the mothers who taught
us to reverence and worship God, also
taught us to love freedom, and while
we are true to the one we shall love the
other. Ignorance has said that Catho-
lies are directed by the Pope to over
throw the American Union, and that
we are bound to obey. Be charitable
to ignorance. Tellit That the Constitu-
ton of the United States is not repug-
nant to the law of God. It is the law
which the people of America had a
right to establish, and, therefore, the
Pope never had, has not now, and never
will have right TO command its over
throw, Tell it also. that if any power
was to cross the sea with the intention
of disturbing one star in that flag, or of
substituting for the flag any sign or
standard of Cathollcity, Catholic Amer
leans, sword in hand, would meet it On
the shore, and conquer or die-and so
dying would die in the bosom of the
Catholic Church.
"Oh! My country, how young thou
art. and yet how great! How beauteous
in TERRITORY. how glorious in history! He
who does not love thee is base-who
would not die for thee is craven-who
would injure thee, let him perish. Thy
heroes were Gods chosen instruments
to establish this home of freedom.
''This is our country. We have no
other; it's glory is ours ours, its liberty.
These benign institutions are ours to
possess, to enjoy and to transmit. This
great Republic is Gods greatest bless
ing to man in the civil order. Consid'
ering these things our breasts fill with
love and overflow with gratitude. O,
Lord God, bless, protect and perpetuate
American libertv-God save the Re-
public"
The Irish standard., 1892-01-02
Ancient Butterflies.

Near the top of Mount Washington,
in New Hampshire, lives little colony
Of very cold-loying and mountainous
butterflies which never descend below
two thousand feet from the wind-swept
summit. Except just there, there are
no more of their sort anywhere about;
and, as far as the butterflies themselves
are aware, no others of their species ex-
ist on earth; they never have seen a
single one of their kind save Of their
own colony. A writer on ''high life''
in the Cornhill Magazine says that this
little colony Of chilly insects was
stranded on Mount Washington at the
end of the glacial period some odd
thousands of years ago, and the butter
flies have dwelt there ever since, gener-
alton following generation.
The Irish standard., 1892-01-02
Mankato hibernians In Line.
MANKATo. Mimi. u

To the Editor of The Irish Standard.
At the regular meeting of the A. O.,
81. held in theft hall on the 2lst inst, it
was unanimously voted to endow pro.
fessional chair in the Catholic Uniyers-
ity, washington, D. c., to Ireland's
greatest and grandest son, Daniel
O'Connell. Who will second Daniel
O'Connell. Yours,
ID. III.
The Irish standard., 1892-01-02
HON0RS TO EARL ABERDEEN,
Continued from First Page.)

Before sitting down I shall refer to
the manner in which you received Lady
Aberdeen's name. The next best thing
I can do is TO refer to what she has
most dearly at heart, Irish industries.
Since she started the Irish Industrial
Association, when we were officially in
Ireland, she has succeeded in establish
ing two shops, one in Dublin and one
in London, and the next new departure
the greatest of all, will be good exhi-
bit at the Chicago Worlds Fair Gap
plause>.
While we were in Chicago and Bos-
ton we received promises OF help, and
now we come to the greatest and last,
and we hope for your help for the poor
workers of Ireland, 80 that the pro-
ducts Of Irish hands may become appre-
ciated by the world.
Some people have said that Mr.. Glad
stone acted merely from ambition when
he acted in Irelands behalf. What
nonsense! 1t meant loss of power and
loss of the rest he needed in his old age.
He is for justice to the I:ish people,
and 80 long as we Liberals live we will
stand by that flag (applause). So long
as Ireland desires self government we
shall not recede from our posts, and L
hope it will not be long till you and [
see the end OF this long and bitter strug
gle prolonged cheering and applausel.
"Woman, the first Home Ruler, +"
was facetiously responded to by Joseph
/. G. Clarke, Esq, of the Morning Jour-
nal.
<'America the friend of Home Rule, F"
was responded to by Major Byrne. the
chairman of the executive committee,
in most expressive ouJburst of Irish
wit and wisdom, which was frequently
applauded.
In the course Of his remarks he said
that it must be admitted that there
were political parties who were after
the Irish vote, and he consequently
thought 20 better message could be
sent home to the English people to
night, and that respectful message,
because none other can be handled by
the distinguished and honorable guest
of our table, namely. that the best in.
terests Of old England lies in giving
that measure Of Home Rule to Ireland
which will insure repose to Ireland; for
~ long as Ireland has a chance. so long
will the Irish people aaitate, labor and
work under determined influence to
rescue her from bondage. Irish repose
can only be secured by justice to Ire
land, and treating it from an American
standpoint, we devoutly wish it will
soon come, so that our people across
the water will be able to turn their
hard earnings into the soil of their
country rather than send it out of Ire
land in order to pay rack rents.
The Irish standard., 1892-01-02
HOW THEY ATE AND DRANK.
Famous Men Who Loved Good Things TO
Their Stomach'& Sake.

E&uOu6 Nlon VINO LOVeO Coca I01n&S IO1
Their Stonach's Sake.
David Hume, says the National Re-
view, after retiring from public life in
1869, devoted himself to cooking as t'the
science to which I intend to addict the
remaining years Of my life. .
I have just now lying on the table be-
fore me receipt for making soupe a la
refine, copied with my own hand; for
beef and cabbage, charming dish, no.
body excels me. I make also sleeps
broth in manner that Mr.. Keith speaks
of for eight days after, and the DUO Gle
Nivernois would bind himself appren-
tice to my lass to learn it,"
Gibbon was extremely fond Of ma
deira, and declared that it was essen
tial to his ''}ealth and reputation" He
would always crafty his taste for it, in
spite of the protests Of his physicians.
1t is one Of the saddest privileges Of the
doctors profession to see the worst side
of human nature, and, like violets, to
learn more of the weakness than the
heroism of his employers Some hours
before his death Gbbon picked a wing
OF chicken and drank three glasses of
his favorite wine, which testified to the
strength of his digestion rather than to
the obedience he paid to his medical ad-
visers.
Burns after his first literary tri-
umphs was, as is only too well known,
admitted for time into the company of
the great, where he "ate spiced meats
and drank rare vines" He was un-
fortunately guilty of wild excuses, and
his intemperance probably cut short his
days.
The Irish standard., 1892-01-02

strength and consolation. gu per-
form a divine act when you wipe from
sorrowing eyes one scalding tear; when
you inspire one drooDing heart with
hope and confidence; when you pluck
from a wearied soul one thorn OF an.
guish. But He who to-day sways the
souls of countless millions with bound
ing jov, inspiring them with faith,
hope, love and confidence. He is God,
the Babe Of Bethlehem"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-02-19
NEWS IN GENERAL.

Andrew Carnegie has just given SlOo,O(O
to the public library of Pittsburg. Pa, IN ad-
dition To his previous gift OF : ,OOO,OJO lie
has also given the income of a SlOO,VVO
fund for an art museum in that city.
The clothing Of Mrs. Gregory of Wexford,
\. c., caught fire from the stove. Her sister
rushed TO her assistance, and both women
were burned to death.
Meredith Stanley, the bridge jumper
leaped from the suspension bridge mic the
river at Cincinnati, o., and sustained injuries
which will probably prove fatal.
number OF negroes were lynched al
Sylvan, Va, on the 18th. They were arrest.
ed for committing series OF outragcs IN
that section, and an armed mob OF 30 men
entered the lookup ard took them out and
strung them up.
Henry T. Carnage, an eccentric old man
of artistic and literary tastes, was found
dead of cerebral npOplexv on the 18th, III his
room In the University OF New York build
ing, on Washington square. His habits
were those of rccluse, an he never per
mitted anyone 10 enter his apartments,
which he cared for himself He was found
with his head roasting over an oil stove.
Louis Miller, and employc OF the Murphys.
borO (Ill.) brewery, aged 10 years, shot and
killed Joseph Schile, superintendent OF the
establishment. Miller had been drinking.
and was discharged 10y the superintendent.
The grand jury at Sacramento, Cal, has re-
ported that It's Investigation Of the rumored
corruption In the election of United States
senator to succeed Senator Hearst, ELECTED
positive and da naging testimony, but the
prepondcrance of evidence was so great that
the Jury was unable 10 find indictments.
The formal claim upon Chill OF the sailors
and others Of the United States man-of-war
Baltimore who were injured in the fight
with the mob at Valparaiso will be forward
cd in few days by Secretary Blaine. The
total amount fOots up in the ncighborhood
OF al 800, 900.
The cases against the 40 Chinese, who
were charged with illegally entering the
United States, were called in the United
States court at san Francisco, Cal. and, rs
neither principals nor suretes appeared,
Judge Morrow ordered the cases dcfaulted
and the bonds, amounting to $4,000, for
fcitcd.
The American Loan aud Trust Company
Of Boston has commenced suit against the
Hydraulic company Of Grand Rapids, Mich.
to forCClosc a mortgage OF S6S,OOO on It's
water plant. given to secure bonds TO that
| amount, bearing & per cent. interest The
hydraulic company has been in financial
slraights for years. 1t, business Is run in
| opposition 10 the city water works.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-02-19
Hard 10 take

the big, old-fashioned pill. It's
pretty hard to have to take it, too.
You wouldn't, if you realized fully
how it shocks and weakens the
system.
Luckily, you don't have to take
it. DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
are better. They're sensible. They
do, mildly and gently, more than the
ordinary pill, with all its disturb
ance. They regulate the liver,
stomach and bowels, as well as
thoroughly cleanse them. They're
the original Little Liver Pills, purely
vegetable, perfectly harmless, the
smallest and the easiest to take.
One little Pellet for a gentle laxa-
tive three for q cathartic. Sick
Headache, Bilious Headache, Con-
stipation, Indigestion, Bilious At
tacks, and all arrangements of the
Liver, Stomach and Bowels are
promptly and permanently cured.
They're the cheapest, too, for
they're guaranteed to give satlsfac-
ton, or your money is returned.
You pay only for the good you get.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-02-19
new ENGLAND INVENTORS.
List of Patents for the Past Week


MAINE.-P. II. Holmes, Gardner, " pro-
lcctlle> ). l.. ingalls,, Milford, ciapboarI-
machine. +. ;. Hatch, willard, aud l. j.
Hutchinson, Auburn, mlk can.
NEW HAMPSHIRE. -N one tins week.
EKMoNr.-J. j.. Anderson Montpelier
huid-rrsulator. W. {, farnuln, Arlington,
car brake regulator. u. heht, Manchester
Centre, device Tor operatlng cutler bars.
RHODE lsLAND.-W. Knight NatlckIoom-
temple. \. Is. Nhippec, Providence. (2)
machine for making twist drills, die tor swhG-
ins twist drills. &. Il. winchester ana As.
Hood, Providence braldirg machines:
CoNNECTlCrT.-W. y. BeardNlcy, Bridge
port, ornamenting vases or sim lar articles.
W. y. Beardslcy and a. u. M0uIton. Bridge,
port, gun rod coupling. II. L. billings,
Hartford, picture cord takeup. +. ;. Brown,
Hartford, ink stand. \. W. Case, South
Manchester, paper polishing machine. j.
NJ. Chatticld, Thomaston, founders truck.
w. VI, Fowler, Milford. apparatus for dis
pcnsing drinks. W. {. Higgins, Norwich,
steam generator. W. Hill, Collinsville, re
gcncratiyc furnaces. y. B. Keyes. Union
Vile, tack puer. T. J. Lumis, Hartford,
typc-setting and distributing machines. A.
II. Merriman. clutch mechanism for power
presses. t. +. Palmer, Mi9dlctown, ham
mock sprcadcr j. &. Pool New Haven,
ring armaturc. A. G.. Warehouse, Hart
ford, electric air lamp. f. j. Weller.W ater-
bury, seam iron.
MAsSACHUSErTs.-H II. Il. Bchrns, Worccs-
ter, leather stretching machine. j. w.
Blackwell, North Attcboro, spoon. G.. l..
Cabot, Cambridge, apparatus for the manu-
facturc of lamp black. X. &. Clapp, Athol,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-02-19
SWAN WITH THE LIFE LINE.
BRAVE SEAMAN RESCUFS THE
CREW OF A YES Ell FROM
DEATH.
Battling Single-Handed With Furious
Waves In "a Binding Snow
storm.

\ thrilling story Of the rescue OF the crew
Of the Prince Edward Island schooner
Avengcr comes from -. johns. y. +. The
vessel was driven ON the rocks 20 miles from
ST. Johns in a binding SnOwStorm. While
the vessel was pounding TO pieces the boat
was launched aud Immediately swamped
Certain death stared the crew in the face
Capt Rice called for volunteer to swim to
the shore with HE line. Murdoch Gillis
responded to the "a ], and was carried ashore
on the breast of an enormous wave, but the
shore was a PERCEPTIONS rock, upon which,
in the tumult Of the waves, II was extremely
difficult to effect landing There were in
the sea 4 number Of barrels Of oil, swept
from the vessels deck. lmpedcd and him
dered by these. Gill, could not obtain hold
upon any point on the shore, and was
obliged To give il up.
lie was drawn back on board the vessel,
where he rested about an hour Then he
tried again. This time he was successful.
Getting his hand into hole IN the rock, he
drew himself up and by catching on to
points of rock he succeeded in climbing To
a spot on which he could fastcn line. Thea
he drew ashore a larger line. and by means
OF this captain andl crew oil got safely to
shore.
ellis had nothing on him but his drawers
undcrshirt, socks and pair of slippers. In
this clnty clothing, hatlesS and shivcring,
he hnd to walk about live miles To the near.
est lighthouse. There he obtained more
clothes, and the party proceeded to St
Johns, having lost everything but their
lives