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The Irish standard., 1892-05-14
A SMART MULE.
Ir Rescues One of It's Fellows and Saves q
Railroad Train.

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/ heard good story the other day
that was told by an old locomotive en-
gineer. or engine driver as they more
properly call him in England-for the
engineer is the man that surveys and
'slays out the road-and / am going to
give it to you exactly as he told it, says
writer in the Humane World. If you
don't. want to believe it all shall not
object, but shall preface the yarn
with the remark that there are some
mighty smart mules in the world.
Here is the story: Railroad people have
horror of running over animals, not
only cbecause they don't like to kill
them, for humane reasons, but because
collision with one often results in de-
railing the train. There is another
reason, too, as the old engineer said
they don't like to 'tmuss up their en-
CINE by strewing pieces of animal all
over it. One day, on railroad out in
Illinois, this engineer scared up mule
on the track beside him. They were
about two miles from bridge at the
time: knowing the fashion all animals
have Of running straight ahead on the
track instead of putting their common
sense on the matter and steering off to
one side, the engineer fairly made the
surrounding country ring with the
noise of his whistle, so as to get clear of
the mule before they got to the bridge
But Mr.. Mule seemed to think that the
whistle was invented only to keep
him on the track and make him
run faster, and he kept straight on
at redoubled speed. OF course the en-
CINE could easily have overtaken him
and knocked him into smithereens, but
as that might have resulted in knock
ing the train into the same kind of frag-
ments, the engineer slackened speed a
little, and finally stopped and sent the
fireman out to drive the beast off the
track. That was done several times.
but each time the fireman had hardly
got into the cab again when the mule
was on the track the same as before,
and tearing ahead like mad. In fact
the thing was becoming very monoto-
nous, when, looking up, suddenly, the
engineer saw that he was very close to
the bridge Then he began to get un-
easy for fear the idiot of a nule-as he
thought the animal to be--was going to
try to cross the bridge, though how he
would manage to step on the ties sure
footed the puzzled railroader could not
understand. They were so near the
bridge by that time that the engineer
dared not go another rod, SO he stopped
short-just as the old rnule dashed off
c~'a hraving like a good fell
The Irish standard., 1892-05-14
coLoN'sTs OF GREENLAND.
It Is Believed Iii cut. Peary May Hav
Found Their Descendants.

It Is Believed Ii cut. Peary May Have
Found Their Descendants.
'"There is good reason to believe,
Judging from the contents Of papers
transmitted privately to my hands
some months ago--although have never
spoken of the matter hitherto--that
Lieut.. Peary, in whose behalf rescu-
ing expedition is about to start for the
Arctic has actually met with the fam
Gus lost colonists of Greenland"
So said one of the most distinguished
ethnologists in the government employ
at Washington. He added: ''You may
remember that the Norsemen estab-
lished settlements during early times in
Greenland One off these colonies was
entirely cut of from civilization and
lost, as is recorded in the sagas and
other traditional histories of those peo-
pie. Winters grew colder, and one UNI
precedentedly severe season following
another, the little gathering of squat
tiers in that icy region was shut away
from the rest of mankind by frozen
fields along the shore and the heaping
up of mighty ice cliffs, through which
t1cIt w @Eo IO t'etso<19S 1Aee OVOA "AA>AA a"
was impossible to climb.
t'That was six hundred years ago.
Since then expedition after expedition
has sought these lost settlers in vain.
Owing to geographical Indebtedness in
the original accounts written on the
subject not even the locality occupied
by the colony could be very nearly as
certained / am not at liberty just now
to say more than that Lieut.. Peary has
apparently discovered the descendants
of these vanished Norsemen, somewhat
,ess than two hundred in number,
dwelling il sort of icebound oasis,
without either entrance OF exit, as they
themselves have SO many generations
believed. To all intents and purposes
they are so many Rip Van Wrinkles.
Peary is now at Whale sound. Next
summer he will strike northward, with
the intention to determine the coast
line as far as it extends. If the land
extends US far as the pole he may at
tain that long-sought goal"
The Irish standard., 1892-05-14
MATURE As AN INVENTO Or

From Her Man Has Got Most Of his
Hints for Improved Machinery.
Most of the slillful devices invented
by men for doing fine work rapidly can
be traced to- nature, where for count
less ages they have been operating,
saws the Pittsburgh Dispatch. The
discoverer of each new appliance OF
mechanism might be shown that his
idea was as old as the hills. 1t is sug-
gested that the inventors OF the future
will be those who carefully study the
natural world. The stones of the
mills are another style Of the molar
teeth, which grind all the grist that
feed men and beasts.
The hoofs of horses are made OF par
allel plates like carriage springs. Inc
finest file of human manufacture Is q
rough affair compared with the Dutch
rush used by cabinet makers. Inc
jaws of the tortoise turtle are natural
scissors. The squirrel carries chisels
in his mouth and the hippopotamus is
provided with AIDES which are constant
ly sharpened as they are worn. The
carpenters plane is found in the jaws
of the bee The woodpecker has
powerful trip-hammer.
The diving bell initiates the water
spider which constructs small cell
under the water, clasps bubble OF air
between it's hind legs and dives down to
it's submarine chamber with the bubble,
displacing the water gradually until it's
abode with the fishes contains large
airy room surrounded by water. In
leaving it's eggs on the water the gnat
fashions them into the shape OF life
boat which it is impossible to sink with
out tearing it to pieces.
The iron mast of modern ship is
strengthened by deep ribs running
along it's interior. A porcupine's quill
is strengthened by similar ribs. When
engineers found that hollow pillars
were stronger than solid ones they only
discovered principle that is very COM
monty seen in nature. A wheat straw
If solid could not support it's head of
grain. The bones of higher animals are
porous; those of birds, where ightness
and strength are most beautifully COM
bined, are hollow.
The framework of ship resembles
the skeleton of a herring. Aeronauts
try to copy the structure and move
ments of birds. The shipworm is an
admirable tunneler, boring his way
through any submerged timber and
lining the round passage with hard
casing. Brunei, the engineer, took a
hint from this animal and was the first
to succeed in tunneling under water.
The Irish standard., 1892-05-14

OF i've or six lines, IN whlcn nro.
Harris expressed doubt if they ever
cleared the water more than eighteen
inches. At the time thought I knew
this to be contrary to my experience,
but, as it was not my funeral, I re-
NAMED silent. That some bass-per-
haps "a large majority--do not clear the
surface more than eighteen inches is no
doubt true, and it IS equally true that
others exceed this limit Eighteen
inches is d baby to what a number of
my catch this fall made; IL leap of two
feet above the surface was not uncom-
clear the water as much, as three feet.
!! am as cool and clear-headed as the
next one when l hook fish, and, as
carry rny bait in a galvanized iron min
!lbw bucket instead Of in a glass bottle
OF stone jug. will not come down an
inch from the above figures; it is below
rather than above the distance he made,
and could but wish that so grand a
leap for liberty might result III his free
dom. The small-mouth will leap higher,
leave the water oftener, fight longer
and with more spirit when hooked in
the lower jaw than when hooked in the
upper, and the chances of his final cap
ture are about one in the former to three
in the latter. In humber of instances,
where the water was not above three to
five feet, could see every move the fish
would make, and at times as many as
three or four would make dart for my
minnow at the same instant, and, to my
surprise and chagrin, the smallest one
in the school would get there first, as a
rule
The Irish standard., 1892-05-14
LIFE ON A BUCCANEER.
The Rules and Regulations Which the
Pirate Had to Obey.

The Rules and Regulations Which the
Pirate Had to Obey.
The customs and regulations most
commonly observed on board a buc-
cancer are worth noting, says the Ma
tional Review Every pirate captain
doubtless has his OWN set Of rules; but
there were certain traditional articles
that seem to have been generally
adopted The captain iand state cabin,
a double vote in eiectcns, double share
of booty. Or some vessels it WAS the
captain who decided what direction to
sail in, but this and other matters of
moment were often settled by a vote of
the company the captains vote count
ing for two. The officers had a share
and half or share and 81 quarter Of
the plumber and the sailors each one
share. Booty was divided with scrupu-
ious care and NARROWING was the penal
ty Of attempting to defraud the general
company, ii only to the amount of g
gold piece or dollar. Every man had
a full vote in any affair Of Importance.
Arms were always to be clean and fit
for service and desertion of the ship or
quarters in battle was punished with
death. On Roberts ship man who
was crippled in battle received eight
hundred dollars out of the common
stock and a proportionate sum was
awarded for lesser hurts. Lowther al
lowed one hundred and fifty pounds
sterling for the loss of a limb and other
captains instituted q sort of tariff OF
wounds that extended to ears, fingers
and toes.
In chase or battle the captains power
was absolute. He who first spied sail,
if she proved to be a prize, was entitled
to the best pair of pistols on board her
over and above his dividend. These
pistols were greatly coveted, and a pair
would sell for as much as thirty pounds
sterling from one pirate to another.
In their own commonwealth the pi-
rates were reported to have been severe
upon the point of honor, aud among
Roberts crew it was the practice to slit
the ears or nose of any sailor found
guilty of robbing his fellow.
Such feeble interest as now attaches
to what was once the formidable fame
of the pirates is not even esthetic; it is
merely comic. No imaginative essayist
discusses piracy as a fine art; but Paul
Jones is resurrected as the hero Of a.
musical burlesque. Poor Paul! And he
is almost the only one of the whole buc-
caneering race whose story discovers a
trace of the Legendary gallantry of pi-
racy. Paul, whose father had been
head gardener to Lord Selkirk, plum
dered the Selkirk mansion Of its plate,
which he subsequently returned in a
parcel to Lady Selkirk with letter Of
polite apology.
The Irish standard., 1892-05-14
A Russian Post ONCE in Turkey.

. n is well known that Russia has al
WAYS held military colony in the heart
of Turkey under cover of Greek monas-
teries on Mount Athos, located on the
eastern proVontory of the three-forked
PENINSULA Of Salonica. The fact is
brought prominently to notice at pres
4ant 81 the report that the Russian gov
arnment has estab lished post Office in
"a lnnica for direct communication
s,r;t:h Mount Athos This is taking the
/ ,.,ght Be postal unication out of
\ az hands 81 the Turkish government,
]. "a ddinIonaatic circles are wondering
, .s1hs the s,1 blime porte IS going to do
. m, I'M r1e n 'lll s.,
The Irish standard., 1892-05-14
HYPNoT,sM BY ANIMALS.
Instances of the Mesmeric Power of Cats
and Snakes.

anu Stakes.
The power attributed to the snake
and feline families Of Charming their
victims seems to me past dispute, says
writer in Science. Is it not merely a
sort of hypnotism? Livingstone tells us
that when at one time seized by tiger
he felt neither terror nor pain; all
his senses seemed to be benumbed.
Bates, in his Naturalist on the Ama-
zon,'' states that one day in the woods
small pet dog flew at large rattle
snake. The snake fixed its eyes on the
dog, erected its tail, and shook it's rattle;
it seemed in no haste to seize the dog,
but as if waiting to put the dog into
more suitable condition for being
seized. AS to the dog, it neither con-
tinued the attack nor retreatetl, could
not OR would not move when called,
and was with difficulty dragged away
by it's master. have seen one case Of
a snake charming a bird, bnt had a
better opportunity to study cat
charming bird, and probably the
process is much alike in both. The cat
placed itself on the outside sill Of my
window, near to a pine tree. A bird
presently lit on the pine tree, no doubt
not observing the cat. The cat fixed
it's attention on the bird The cats
eyes were widely opened and shone
with peculiar brightness; it's head
was raised and intent, the fur on it's
neck and about its face slowly stood mp,
as if electrified Except for this rising
of the fur and certain intensity of life
in the whole attitude of the beast it
was as still as if cut from stone. The
bird quivered, trembled, looked fxedly
at the cat, and finally, with feeble
shake of the wings, fell toward the cat,
which bounded to seize it. A lady tells
me that she ''does not believe that cats
can charm birds, because she has seen
a cat try to charm a parrot, and the
bird, greatly alarmed, scolded loudly"
This proves nothing; the parrot in gen
eral, or, more probably, that particu-
lar parrot, did not prove good subject
for the 1nesmeric power have seen
people who. cannot be hypnotized; they
resent the effort, and nervous action
becomes intensified.
The Irish standard., 1892-05-14
science h the Hencoop.

The simian tongue is no longer the
only language of "dumb animals which
is being studied by inquiring mankind.
M. Pevot du Haudray has gone a step
further than Prof. GARNER, and has car
ried science into the hencoop. His
manner of ascertaining whether the
barndoor fowl clucks in a tongue under
derstood bysau it's kind consists in plac-
ing telephone first in one henhouse
where the family are at home. When
the long suffering receiver has been
cackled into for half an hour it is taken
away, and caused to repeat all the Cos
sip in neighboring hencoop. The re
suits Of the experiments are said to be
marvellous, and the Academic des Sci
ences is awaiting q lecture on the sub
ieot with the greatest interest
The Irish standard., 1892-05-14
A subterranean Lake.

An underground lake has been dis
covered three miles from Genesee, Idaho.
1t was found by g. well digger. At .
depth of sixteen feet clear, pure Lake
water ran out over the surface for /
time, then settled back to the earth's
level The most curious part of it is
that fish were brought to the surface
by the overflow. They have peculiar
appearance and are sightless, indicating
that they are underground fish. Thh
spring has attracted much attention
and many farmers In the vicinity fear.
that their farms will drop into the lake.
The Irish standard., 1892-05-14
The Pet,lnia.

! The petunia originally came from
Brazil, where it now grows wild, but
the flower in wild state presents diff
ferent appearance from the petunia af-
ter it has been developed by cultivation.
The Brazilian petunia is white, and the
flower has q stem two or three times rs
long as that Of the cultivated variety.
The development Of the plant and the
increased beauty Of the IA flower arc
due solely to cultivation, and the
changes produced, when the cultivated
Tower Is compared with the wild, ~
almost incredi IDLY great. NJ s38}
The Irish standard., 1892-05-14
An Ohserxant: Horse.

The observation exhibited by horse
belonging to Prot. Romanes is both in
structive and amusing. 81 had a
horse" the professor writes, (which
was very clever at slipping his halter,
after he knew the coachman was in
bed. He would then draw out the two
sticks in the pipe Of the oat bin so as
to let the oats run down from the bin
above upon the stable toor. OF course,
he must have observed that this was
the manner in which the coachman OBJ
tanned the oats. On other occasions, he
used to turn on the water tap to obtain
drink. and pull the window cord to
open the window on hot nights"
The Irish standard., 1892-05-14
Winged Messengers.

A census of carrier pigeons and their
owners has just been taken in Paris, in
accordance with the terms of the army
law of 1877. The object of the inquiry
is to enlighten the war Office as to the
situation of each owner, as well as on
the directions in which the birds have
been trained. In order that the military
authorities may take possession Of the
establishment immediately upon an
outbreak Of war" and at once utilize
tho pigeons.
The Irish standard., 1892-05-14
Medical Training In India.

The medical training of the native
young women of India is extending with
great rapidity under the encouragement
Of the Countess Of Deherin association.
In Bombay alone sixty-fve native girls
have been admitted to medical college
within the last six years, and several Of
them arc qualified practitioners.
The Irish standard., 1892-05-14

to the end of mans thumb. They are
eagerly sought for the settings of pins.
sleeve buttons, ETC., and are durable as
most jewels.
The early Peruvians preserved their
dead something after the manner Of the
Egyptians, except that the 1nummies of
Peru are always in sitting posture,
with knees drawn up to the chin and
hands clasped in front of the knees.
The head and all is first enveloped in
dyed cotton cloth, bound with ropes of
braided llama wool (similar to the ropes
made to-day by Andean Indians); the
whole uncanny bundle inclosed within
another netting of ropes, or basket
like case of braided rushes. Remove
the cloth and the hair, always long,
black and glossy. will be found elabo-
rately braided, perhaps gold or silver
earrings in the ears, and necklace of
the same metal depending upon the
breast. The features are well preserved,
even to their expression, which is usual
ly one Of extreme terror and mental
agony-confrming the assertion Of his
torians that those about to die were
placed by their obliging relatives in
what was considered the correct posi-
ton for mummy, and firmly bound
with ropes before the breath had left
the body and death stiffened the mus
c1as
The sun., 1892-03-08

Jos6 Mcsrachki.tho Hebrew bcgGar who shot
Rabbi Henry Mondes Of tho Shcarith Israel
congregation on Saturday night. because the
rabbi would not give him $780, is still at lib
erty. Five policemen In plain clothes search
cd tho ast-s!le LODI sing houses for him yes
tcrday. ard 1t was found that Nlesrlchki spent
Friday night in he Victoria Hotel. at t,4 bow
in New Jersey. aud expects to get him to day
Dir. Smith says that DR.. Mendes is getting
days, Among tho callers Mt Tho house ycster-
day were many persons who had given money
to Mesrachki from time to time. They com
not one o! them were willing to make any Kind
Of charge against him that would land him
Mendcs's friend, that II tho beggar is caught
the, rabbi will not appear against him unless
he has to.
The sun., 1892-03-08
TRIED 10 WRECK IN EXPRESS.
Dressed Stones Had been Placed On the
Hudson River Tracks Near Rarrytown.

PorGnKErrSIE. March 7.-There was an at
tempt to wreck the Chicago express on the
Hudson River Railroad last night. Tho train
left New York ut q o'clock and was composed
mostly OF sleeping cars 1t passed Barrytown
on time. and was running ut the rate OF fifty
miles an hour. Hall mile further north. and
at tho edge Of the Aspcnwalt Woods. the on
gno poughcd into dressed stones. each two
or three feet square. which had been placed
upon the rails. Passengers were hurled from
their seats. anu there was much CONSERVATION.
For n hundred feet the engine forced it's way
through tho stones and tearing up the ties.
Neither the engine nor any Of the cars were
Gcrailed
The grounds on each side OF the tracks near
Barrytown have been filled with tics and
dressed bridge stones. 1t was some OF the
latter that had been placed on the rails.
At midnight Chief Detective Humphrey OF
the railroad and some OF his men were at the
scene. The work was undoubtedly that Of one
man. for the reason that on both sides OF tho
track the ground was soft and footprints OF
only one man were visible. The cbstructions
were placed on the rails after 1862 o'clock. be-
cause freight train passed safely north at
that time. 1t was evident that the sroundrel
avoided using ties because it was q moonlight
night and the engineer would have seen Them
There Is no faGman for mile north OF the
spot and for half n mile south. Suspicion rests
upon two men in Barrytown.
TRAINS IN COLLISION.
BALTIMORE. March 7.-The Chicago express
which left Camden station at 7:15 O'Clock last
night was in collision at S:45 o'clock with an
extra freight train bound east in Rockville
The engines and tenders were damaged.
Fireman Buckaloo of Cranberry md Brake
man Featers Of Martinsburg were killed.
Ono stock car was wrecked and fourteen
cattle were killed. Engineer Peters OF the
express and an. express messenger we're
slightly injured. No passengers were injured.
Two seeEers were slightly damaged, There
were despatched around the accident.
The freight did not continue on the siding
which il had taken to let the express pass. but
ran IN the main track.
81 hGcaEs1Eh tSa %a MAJ March The ST. Louis express
Fast at 20 "'cloek this morning. came in col-
damaging the two locomotives. and three day
CONG hes. No one was hurt. 4 flugman who
had been sont back to stop tho express went
down the wrong track.
The sun., 1892-03-08
MATRIMONIAL AMENITIES.
The Andnvits Leave It in Doubt Which
Side BIacked the Other. Eye.

Lottie Elizabeth Mcneil moved before Judge
Giegerich in the Court Of Common Pleas yes.
ter'lay for alimony OF S75 week and coun-
sci fee OF S1.jCO in suit she has brought
against Donald Mcneil for n separation. He is
the senior partner Of Donald Mcneil Il Bros.
steam boiler manufacturers Of brooklyn. Sho
SAYS his income il S25.0CO a year.
They resided most Of their married life. dat.
ing from Dec. 25. 1871. at Fathush. and ha"a
a daughter q years old. She gives number
OF instances in which. she says: no nlaltreate ed
ana swore at her. She Says he blacked her
her He drank, she says. to int toX Xcation.
On the motion ycst"rd dny he. had nm array OF
afIidavts asninst her. including those os her
own mother. Mrs. Jnno Lewis. and her brother.
Charles Il. Lewis. VIII" describe tn. dcfe n,lant
ns an exemplary husband and father Ho
denies her accusations and says thnt on Aug.
- last she flew Mt him in a rage and Lacked
his eyes and tried t" scratch his face. llc says
that On Feb. :! last sha abandoned her home.
taking their child and pony and carrincr.
He does not know what has become of her.
Decision WAS reserved.