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The Irish standard., 1892-07-09
NESTING IN A TRAP.
rwo Rats That Knew How to Make tho
Best of Things.

rwo Rats That Knew How 60 Make EhD
Best of Things.
A gentleman at the north end OF
Hartford, Conn, had been annoyed by
huge rat which persisted in making
way with chicken feed and pretty much
everything else that it found in the
barn loft, where a few hens were strug-
Cling to reproduce themselves In the
shape of chickens. One Of the new
tangled French rat traps that have at
tracted so much attention about town
had been baited with choice piece of
roasted cheese to tempt the trespasser,
saws the Courant but the old fellow
was too ''fly," and so all old-fashioned
steel trap was buried under the chaf in
the well-worn path from under the hay,
the wire being pushed aside meanwhile.
The old rat tumbled into the hidden
trap and was caught. Nothing was
thought of the wire cage (Which lay
half concealed by lock Of hay) until
one night recently when it was moved
put of the way. A mass of stuff in the
center of the cage attracted attention,
and upon examination it was found
that a couple of half-grown rats had
found their way into it, had evidently
given up trying to escape and had set
tied down to make the best OF the sltu-
alton. They had drawn in through the
spaces at least two quarts Of chaf and
bits of hay, and had constructed COM
Portable home and gone to housekeep
ing. They looked surprised at being
1;e+,,rha1
The Irish standard., 1892-07-09
Eexaarkah BILE Plans tor a Tower.

A movement is on foot to erect a tow
er in the vicinity of the worlds fair
grounds which is to eclipse that Paris
wonder. the Eiffel tower. Those inter-
ested in it say that it is to cost i've mill
lion dollars. The tower is to be of iron,
circular in form. and one thousand five
hundred and forty-two feet in height.
1t is said that a double track electric
railway is to be operated On a winding
tsaclz, rising three feet to every one
hundred, which, they say, will be six
miles in length. 1t will be on the in
side OF the tower. 1t will take forty
minutes tc reach the top Of the tower
by means Of this railway. There will
also be eight elevators to accommodate
passengers. At the base of the tower
will be erected four seven-story hotels.
These hotels, the promoters say, will be
built in the form of a square. These
squares will be supplied with plants
and tropical trees in imitation of the
hanging gardens of Babylon. The tow
er is TO be called the Coluln bian tower,
and at night will be illuminated from
base to pinnacle by thousands Of electric
lights and refectors which will be visi-
BILE at great distance. AS soon as the
stock is subscribed for it is proposed to
put three shifts Of men, working eight
hours each, to work and to complete
the structure before the fair opens.
The Irish standard., 1892-07-09
HEADLESS BCDIESS.
The CHASTITY Discovery Recently Made in
the Mountains of Utah.

The CHASTITY Discovery Recently Made in
the Mountains of Utah.
A most ghastly discovery was made
by Harvey Thomas, a prospector IN the
mountains to the south Of Salt Lake
City. He had been trying to follow
blind lead for some time under the be-
lief that lie would find all old aba1l~
doned mine, of which many stories
have been told. He followed what he
considered an old trail deep into the
mountains and came to a place which
showed signs of having been once in
habited. Deep into the canyon, which
was almost hidden at the mouth Of
heavy growth Of bushes and vines, he
found stone house. 1t was small, and
had apparently been made for the pur~
pose of holding something which was
never to get out, for there was neither
door nor window. The place showed
such evidence of great age that Thomas
had no scruples in breaking into the
house, and the sight which met his
gaze whe,, he did 50 nearly caused him
to faint.
Lying on the floors and propped up
around the walls Of the little stone
house were the headless bodies Of sew
enteen people. The bodies had been
prepared in some way and retained
their form and appearance as If they
had been dead only a short time. Not
a head was found about the place. The
bodies We're those Of men and women
and two children. On reporting the
discovery at Salt Lake all investiSar
ton was, made, and the belief is gen
eral that the bodies are those OF people
who were killed in one Of the many
early Mormon wars which took place
when the country was being settled.
What has been done with the heads is q
mystery which no one has attempted to
solve. There was nothing about the
bodies to give the slightest clew to their
idenHitv
The Irish standard., 1892-07-09
Foreign yYorkmen at the Fair.

An interesting question in relation to
the admission of foreign laborers who
come with exhibits to the fair was dis
cussed recently by the committee on
federal legislation. Many of the semi
official displays, such as the "Street
Scene in Cairo" which is designed to
furnish picture Of life in Egypt, will
be practically valueless unless natives
of those countries can come with those
exhibits. There will be a large num-
Der of such displays at the fair, and
in addition to these many other exhlb-
itors will want to bring native mechan-
les and attendants. The treasury de-
partment at Washington made O. ruling
several months ago that certain classes
of foreign workmen may be admitted,
but further expression Of opinion is
desired, and Secretary Foster will be
asked for additional information on the
subject. Director Edwin Walker feels
confident that the decision will be IA
vorable to those who have secured con-
cessions to operate such attractions as
the :sStreet Scene in Cairo"
The Irish standard., 1892-07-09
ENGLISH MANUFACTURERS.
Fully Awakened to the Importance Of
Exhibiting at the Worlds Fair.

Exhibiting at the Worlds Fair.
Hon. Robert S. Mccormick, the Of
fetal representative of the exposition in
London, writes that on Saturday, May
21, on which date it had been announced
that the time for applications for space
in the British section would expire,
there were seven hundred applications
on the books of the secretary Of the royal
commission, OF an increase of three
hundred and thirty in number since the
early part of the preceding month. This
increase is undoubtedly due to the
abolition Of the charge for space, as
well as to the energetic work in the
manufacturing towns, in which the
United States consuls have taken very
active part Mr. Mccormick alludes to
the fact that the trade journals very
generally have copied the address made
by him upon the Columbian exposition
at Chicago before the Society of Arts,
and they have, without exception,
urged the manufacturers throughout
Great Britain and Ireland to send
worthy exhi bits to Chicago.
Mr. B. Maple, in a speech re-
Gently made before the furnishing
section of the London chamber of COM
merce, advises all the representatives
of that great industry to exhibit at
Chicago Notwithstanding any restric-
tions that might be made, because there
wonld certainly be exhibitors in the
trade from other countries. This shows
that it is at last beginning to dawn
upon some of the manufacturers that
they must protect their trade in other
parts of the world than the United
States, and that to mako a good exhibit
at Chicago is an important step in that
direction.
Mr. Mccormick, in writing upon the
subject of the Irish village, says that an
agreement has been entered into for
uniting the interests of the Donegal
Industrial fund, represented by Mrs.
Earnest Hart, and the Irish Industrial
association, over whose operations the
countess of Aberdeen presides. The
Irish village will be constructed, pro-
7ided satisfactory arrangements can be
made for the concession. 1t is intended
that the Irish village shall be a regular
stall or bazaar for the sale of Irish goods,
and the profits, after paying the cost Of
the village and the expenses Of it's main
tenance during the exposition, will be
divided equally between Mrs. Hart's
Donegal fund and the Irish Industrial
association. Information AS to how far
these ladies can carry out their inten-
tions Of establishing such q bazaar for
the sale of Irish products has been re-
auested by Mr. Mccormick and upon
receiving it he will forward more ex-
plicit details concerning them. In some
instances samples Of Irish laces, linens,
and other fabrics have been sent to
Mrs. Potter Palmer.
The Irish standard., 1892-07-09
Virginia and the Fair.

The Virginia worlds fair board at
meeting recently considered without
coming to any decision the question of
duplicating the Mount Vernon building
at the Chicago exposition. The sug-
gestion which receives the most consid-
Grafton is to erect the frame work of
timber and cover it with papier-mache.
This it is thought would be a very cheap
plan and will enable the architect to
retain all of the original designs Of the
structure. It is thought that enter
prising lumbermen will contribute suf-
f1cient timber to erect the building free
of charge. The house at Mount Vernon
is wooden one; it is not weather
boarded, but the sides are framed and
panelled. The panels could, it is
thought, be reproduced in papier-mache
and made to appear very much like the
original. It is very probable that the
design will be carried out.
The Irish standard., 1892-07-09
WRAPPED WITH SNAKES.
Adventure of y Farmer Who Descended
Into an Old Well


Alexander Krolsky, farmer near
Derby Hill, Conn.,, recently had an ex-
perience with snakes that has rendered
him temporarily insane. and the ply
sicians are not sure that he will ever re-
gain his reason. Krolsky went down
into q we'll Oh his farm. for the purpose
of cleaning it out. He had been down
but few minutes when he shouted to
his cousin, who had lowered him, to
draw him up. The man began pulling
up the rope. When he had helped
Krolsky nearly to the top he looked
down and saw several black and brown
water snakes We're around Krolsky's
arm and body.
The sight Of the serpents scared the
man, and. dropping the rope, he ran
howling away. Krolsky's shrieks were
heard by laborers a short distance
away, and they ran to the well. Krol-
sky was battling desperately with the
snakes. He was quickly helped out,
From his body five immense snakes
were torn and killed. His mind is now
1aeranged. The old well in which he
encountered the reptiles is apparently
full of them. A lantern lowered into
it revealed countless number OF SER
pent heads protruding from the wall
The Irish standard., 1892-07-09
A SHAKESPEAREAN RELIC.
4 Piece of Wood from Tree Planted by
sl,e Great Poet.

4 Piece of Wood from a Tree Planted by
s&,e Great Poet.
A gentleman visiting Stratford-on-
Avon, Z. g. Watts, railroad manager,
has just had the good fortune to meet
with and acquire, in one of the neighbor-
ing towns to Stratford, a slab Of wood
cut from the veritable mulberry tree
Shakespeare himself planted in New
place garden, where he resided and
lied writes a correspondent. This
mul berry tree was cut down ruthlessly
by Il Rev Francis Gastrell in 1856, and
SO ir,'itated were the townfolk of that
time that some Of them smashed the rev.
erend gentleaans windows This slab
of G1ulberry wood has been traced back,
beyond all doubt, to the possession of a
Miss Davenport, the only daughter OF
the vicar Of Stratford-on-Avon in 1881,
q period when the cutting down Of the
tree would be fresh in the memories Of
persons then living. InJ. O. Halliwell-
Phillipp'Ss "Outlines of the Life OF
Shakespeare" page $50, we find: "Rev.
Mr.. Devonport, observes Malone, in.
forms me that Hugh Taylor, who IL
now l790) eighty~five years old, and an
boy at the next house to New place,
that his family had inhabited the house
for almost 800 years, that it (the fact OF
Shakespeare planting the tree) was
transmitted frcm father to son dur.
ing the last and present century,"
Miss Davenport married Rev. John
Pegler, who was vicar of the
neighboring parish Of Alveston, but re-
sided in Stratford-on-Avon Rev. John
Pegler gave the slab of wood to a Mr..
Bannister, his solicitor, residing in
Shipton-on-Stour, near Stratford. Al
his death it passed to his sister, Miss
Bannister, who lately died, and at the
sale Of her effects in 1889 at Shipton-on.
Stour a. resident there purchased the
slab, from which It has been acquired
inches diameter lengthways and
inches diameter crossways. It Is q
inches in thickness and weighs 14f
pounds, rather surprising weight fol-
the dimensions Of the slab, but the
wood is very dense. The bark has
been removed and the slab is free from
cracks and quite solid. Either to be
cut up into veneer sections, polished
and framed, or to be cut up for mounts,
to be set in jewelry, it would be worth
it's weight in gold. Taking the weight
at 1411 pounds, or 174 ounces, and a.
the price of standard gold, e3 ITS Cd
per ounce, the slab of wood might bs
appraised as worth, say, S3,40O. Thl
interesting relic of Shakespeare hat
been deposited in the care of Richart
Savage, Esq, the secretary and Ii
brarian of the Shakespeare Birthplace
trust, ,Stratford-on-Avon.
The Irish standard., 1892-07-09
SAVED BY a SWOON.

An Escaped Lion Shifts at an Unconscious
Woman, But Does Her No Harm.
The circus gave Tecumseh, Ala, ex-
citement enough on a recent Sunday to
last it for a year, says the Atlanta Con
stitution. Forepaugh's show Travelled
on four trains. AS it is against the
Georgia laws to run through this state
On Sunday it was decided to stop at
Tecumseh and feed the animals and
rest. At all the stations there were
large crowds, and at Iecunseh there
were several hundred when the last
train approached. AS it was slowing
down one of the ferocious lions man
aged to tear off the door Of his cage.
Hector, which was the ]orute>s name,
thrust his head out right in the faces OF
A group Of negroes who were standing
On the platform. They could not have
been worse scared if the evil one had
dropped down among them. Hector
made 81 leap, with open mouth, into the
crowd. Such a scattering and such
yelling were never seen or heard in Ala
balna. Some Of the negroes fell down
in ab,iect fright but the most of them
struck off for home ON a hard run. a
dozen tried to climb telegraph poles.
One man sprang down d we'll. Hector
Lit on his feet, but rolled over and over.
When he got up there was hardly a man,
woman CT child within fifty yards. One
woman, though, who had tainted WAS
lying near the lion. With one bound
he was On her, his ugly teeth showing
and his tongue rolling out. The people
who were looking On were Mortified.
The tanner was long way off and there
was no one near with a pistol or rifle.
To attempt to rescue her would be al"
most certain death. TO the astonisf1~
ment Of everyone the beast, instead OF
mangling the woman, simply shifted
the body, turned it over with his paws,
and after cycling it suspiciously walked
off leisurely. He thought that the
woman was dead. Hector was recap
tured and recaged without trouble.
The Irish standard., 1892-07-09
Used to Wear Boots.

"We are the victims of tickle fnshion,'
said f. A. Hendricks, a Boston leathe,
manufacturer. Formerly nearly ever.
ten men wore boots, but now shoes ar.
the prevailing style of footgear. Al
the amount of finished leather required
to make one pai,. of boots is sufficient
for nearly three pairs of shoes this var
iation of fashion makes matters a trif1t
cerulean for the tanners. For the frs
time in the history of the trade ths
upper-leather tanners are uniting h
control the output and maintain Living
prices The proposed curtailment thi
season will amount to one million side
of finished leather. Seventy-ive Pc
cent. of the eastern tanneries will eithe
shut down or materially curtan thet
output" q.
The Irish standard., 1892-07-09
Centennial of a Mankiller.

The guillotine is to have its centen-
NAL this year, the first execution on it
having taken place in May, 1892, when
q brieand named Pelletier was expert
mentally executed by the new inven-
ton, being the first to feel that slight
and pleasant freshness at the neck, to
which Dr.. Guillotine would SO often re-
fer. In creating the invention the doc
tor hoped to assuage the sutferings OF
criminals by the quick action Of the
knife, but when he saw the dlabolical
use to which it was put and the horrible
connection of his name to an instru-
ment of torture he died broken-heart-
ed old man in the Rue de la Sourdiere
at the age ofgseventY six, In March. 1914
The Irish standard., 1892-07-09
OLDEST MAN LIVING.
He u Said to Reside In the City o
Mexico.

He u Said to Reside In Ih6 Cltv o.
Mexico
information comes from the City of
Mexico to the effect that probably the
oldest person on ear.l. ls to be found in
the outskirts of this city. Jesus Cam
peche lives in a hut with his great
great-grandson. who is full-groWn
man.
Campeche, says the St. Louis Re-
public, came originally from Spain,
where he says he was born in 1888,
which would make him now one hun
dred and ffty-four years old. He has
the appearance Of being about ninety
years old and is fairly active for an old
man. He shows papers to bear out his
assertion as to his age and birth, and
the man with whom he is living says
there is no doubt as to the relationship
he bears to the old man. Campeche says
that he has never known q days sick
ness in his life.
He says he remembers coming to this
country when he was but twenty-five
years old as soldier, and that was be-
fore the war Of the revolutio in the
United States. The old mans memory
is good. and he tells of things which
took place III the last century as If they
had occurred last year, instead of over
one hundred years ago. In fact, he re-
members things seventy-fve and a hum
dred years ago better than he does
those Of recent occurrence
The papers which he carries to prove
his assertions arc the copies of a church
register in Validolid: Spain, showing
his date OF birth and that of his bap-
tism The papers are undoubtedly
genuine, as far as the dates are con-
cerned, and the only thing to be de-
termined is whether they are rightfully
his or not. His memory Of incidents in
the last century would indicate that he
is either telling the truth as to his par
ticipation therein Or he has a most
wonderful mind to have stored up the
tales in such a manner as to have de-
ceived all who listen to him. The
priest of the church which he attends
is an old man of eighty six, and says ne
was an acolyte in the church when he
was boy, and Canpeche was an old
man at that time.
The Irish standard., 1892-07-09
Empty boom Towns.

There are twenty well-built towns in
Kansas without single inhabitant to
walen the echoes Of their deserted
streets. Saratoga has thirty-thou-
sand-dollar opera house, large brick
hotel, twenty ty-thousand-dollar school
house and number Of fine business
houses; and yet there is nobody to even
claim a place to sleep. At Fargo a
twenty thousand dollar schoolhouse
stands on the side Of the hill, a monu-
ment to the bond-voting craze. A herder
and his family are the sole population
of what was once an incorporated city.
This is sad commentary on unhealthy
booms. Those Kansas towns, like
wichita, advertised themselves as
phenomenal boom cities. For awhile
t.everything was lovely and the goose
hung high,' but at last dry rot took
hold on the boom towns and killed
them.
The Irish standard., 1892-07-09
Liehtest Bicycle in the World.

Berlo, "a European bicyclist, has had
specially made for him the lightest
pneumatic tired safety bicycle ever
made in the world. 1t weighs exactly
eighteen and one-half pounds. The
average weight Of racing 'ssafeties'' is
twenty-five pounds. Berlo had to
s'honeycornb' the nuts, bolts and wash
ers and tighten the frame even more
than the most reckless manufactures
would have dared. The tires weigh
two pounds eight ounces. The rear
wheel is twentyeig inches, The ma
chine is geafed to sixtyeight inches.
ssuherat- trap pedals weigh exactly twelve
ounces 3lss.. ass 5s ss.l a5s'ss
The Irish standard., 1892-07-09
Piemy Camels of Persia.

The western part Of Persiai is inhab'
tied by species of camel which is the
pigmy of it's race. Typical specimens Of
this creature are almost pure white in
color, and are, on that account, wor-
SHIPPED by some tribes of the natives.
When the,s shah was in Berlin in 1885
he was very kindly treated by the city
authorities, and in return presented the
municipality with pair Of these little
white wonders The largest of the two
weighed but sixty pounds and was only
wen ty-seven inches high
The Irish standard., 1892-07-09
Columbus Ship.

A vessel which is intended to be an
exact copy of the Santa Maria, on
which Christopher Columbus made his
first voyage to America, is being built
with the greatest activity at the govern.
ment yard at "La Carraca." AS soon
as the Spanish centenary feasts are
over. the vessel is to sail for New York.
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Copperfield.

The Thanksgiving Festival IN the
church last Thursday evening passed
off quite pleasantly. Proceeds about
S17.-Mrs. Palsue and sons who have
been visiting in ClaremOnt have re
turned home Mr.. and Mrs. 0. X.
Krause have left the rooms they have
been occupying at the Eagle Hotel in
West Fairlee and have gone to house
keeping here.-The comet did not pass
through here last Sunday evening as
some expected it would.-Iienry Farm
ham is home from Boston for a week.
Mrs. Ellis is on the sick list.-Miss
Alma Hoskins is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Frank Titus at Chelsea.-A few
from here attend singing school at
West Fairlee.-John Carroll has NOV
ed his family here from Canada.--The
Postmaster has designated the Post
Office here a money order office,-Miss
Cook closed a successful term of school
last Wednesday.
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A Valuable Gift.

Probably no physician of our day
has gained such a reputation for cur
ing cases of lingering or long standing
diseases through treatment by mail as
the great specialist in nervous and
chronic diseases, DR.. Greene, of "a
Temple Pl., Boston, Mass, discoverer
of the we'll known DIR. Greene's Ner-
vura blood and nerve remedy. He
uses in his practice only harmless veg
etable remedies, and has given special
attention to treatment of patients at a
distance through letter correspondence.
Consultation in this manner or per-
sonally, is entirely free of charge.
ANY sufferer from whatever kind of
disease has the privilege of writing to
him a description of his or her case,
and he will return carefully consid-
cred answer fully explaining your dis
ease and giving you a perfect under
standing of all its symptoms, free of
charge.
His success is something wonderful
in restoring the sick to health, and his
practice is without doubt the largest
In this country. Send for his symp-
tom blank and write him, sufferer, for
his advice in your case. This will
cost you nothing, and may lead to
your cure.
Lanes Family Medicine Moves the Bowels
Each day. Most people need to use it.
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A Sparring Match at West Fairlee,
Saturday, Dec. Sd, at 7.30 p, M, be.
tween Mr.. Harvey, the champion of
the mine, and Prof. VIM. Slack of Bos-
ton. Mr.. Harvey's weight is 206 lbs.
while the Professors is 1856 lbs. Mel
Their has ever yet been beaten. There
will be preliminary bouts between
well known boxers, comical songs,
etc. Admission so cts. reserved seats
ST.. Doors open at o'clock