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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-04-09
SCULPTURE IN IVORY.
An Attempt to Revive an Ancient Gree
Art.

An Attempt to Revive an Ancient Greek
Art.
An eminent Berlin sculptor is attempt
ing to revive the old Greek art of gold
and ivory sculpture, and is engaged
upon bust concerning which a CORE
spondent of the London Athenaeum
writes: LAS to the technique the whole
flesh is of ivory cut into thin plates
with the grain, not,a in the case of the
statue of De Quincy, against it. Of these
plates there are thirty-four, covering
the whole flesh surface. They are eight
millimeters thick except in the case Of
the nose, which is one solid piece, as
otherwise the nostrils would be un-
manageable, the same being the case
with the ears. The most important
point, however, is the method by which
the plates are fastened to each other
and to the wooden block, which is solid,
and carved to exactly correspond
with the inner surface Of the ivory.
Small steel pins join each plate, the
ivory being bored to receive them (this
boring, by the way, the sculptor under
stands to be the meaning of toreutic. }
This method of clamping is also used to
secure the plates to the wood. Glue, he
thinks, would not be strong or delicate
enough for such work, while at the
same time by the former method there
is less liability to damage owing to the
warping of the wood, The whole bust
is of wood, the hair and drapery being
overlaid with thick gold leaf, which
certainly gives fine effect, especially
as regards the hair. The eyes are Of
onyx, the pupil being painted. The eye
lashes are painted as well as the eye
brows, and a little hair by the ear. The
effect of the last is very bad, as is also
that Of the hard line between the gold
hair and the flesh, perhaps unavoidably
due to the difficulty of joining the two
different materials. So in the work of
the ears and the nostrils we see the
same difficulty in managing the mate
rial. The lips are tinted but not the
cheeks The bust has been bought by
the emperor.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-04-09
A BIG OPAL.
Over Foot Long and the Largest Ever
Found.

Over a Foot Long and the Largest Ever
Found.
The largest opal ever found on the
American continent. if not in the world,
is exhibited in San Francisco, Cal. It
is eleven inches long, five inches wide
and one and a quarter inches thick, and
came from Guerrero, Mexico. It is the
property of Juan Goldman, of San Fran
cisco, who is interested in the mine
from which it came. The value of the
specimen, according to the owner, is
$4,000.
The opal, says the jewelers. Weekly,
was Embedded in a ledge of amorphous
rock a short distance below the surface.
It is of the mineral species known as
girasol, or fire opal, which is found only
on the North American continent and
more extensively in Mexico than else
where Humboldt brought from Mex
leo the first specimen seen in Europe.
Mr.. Gollman's opal is supposed to
weigh about seven hundred carats. Its
exact weight cannot be ascertained on
account of the mass of rock inclosing it,
but it is much larger than the four
thousand pounds sterling opal belong
ing to the Hungarian crown jewels ex-
hibited at the London exposition of
1851, which weighed only five hundred
and twenty-six and one-half carats. But
that one was of the class known as the
precious opal, which, On account Of it's
peculiar translucent hue, is valued more
From the center of Mr. Goldman's
=
one-half inches long, two and one-half
wide and one and one-half inches in
depth. The remainder of the stone can
be cut into large number of gems Of
VARYING sizes.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-04-09
TOO MANY MICE,
A Plague OF Them Oh the Scottish Bor-
GerS.

Plague of Them Oh the Scottish BOr-
ders.
There lis veritable mice plague OIL
the Scottish borders, which has done
immense damage to pasturage (writes
the correspondent of a contemporary.
The lerbagc has been totally destroyed,
not a vestige Of green having been left.
There is consequently no alternative
but to remove the greater number of
the sheep and find food for them else
thirds Of the sheep on the affected farms
will have TO be removed, so that the
outlook for the spring is very gloomy.
Farmers unanimously attribute the
plague to the destruction by gan1ekeep-
crs of the weasel, hawk, owl, magpie
and other natural enemies Of mice, and
to the fact that tenants are prevented
from burning rough pasture in spring.
Apropos of this mice pest, MIR. Francis
Russell, who for many years was sheriff
substitute of Roxburgshire, mentions
an extraordinary instance of the in
crease of mice which occurred few
years ago in the new plantation made
by order Of the crown in Dean Forest,
Gloucester, and in the New Forest,
Hants. Various plans were devised for
the destruction of the mice-traps were
set, poison laid and cats turned out
but moth ing appeared to reduce their
numbers 1t was at last suggested that
holes should be dug, into which mice
might be enticed, and so accomplish
their destruction. Holes were accord
ingly made, about twenty yards apart,
and in the proportion of about twelve
per acre. These holes were from eight
cen to twenty inches in depth, and two
feet one way by one and one-half feet
the other: and were much wider at the
bottom, SO that the vermin when once
in could not easily get out again. In
three or four months at least thirty
thousand mice were caught in this way,
and considering that large numbers
were killed in traps, by poison and by
animals and birds of prey, it was COM
puted that the destruction of mice in
two forests would probably amount to
two hundred thousand.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-04-09
THE LATEST in INSURANCE.
Proposal to Guarantee Men Their Salaries
Against Loss of Work.

Proposal to Guarantee Men Their Salaries
Against Loss of Work.
A unique plan of insurance, which is
new not only in Kansas City but in this
country, is being given a trial, says the
Kansas City Times. Its purpose is to
insure salaries, and in the event of the
person insured being unexpectedly
thrown out of employment he receives,
weekly or monthly, the amount for
which he is insured until he secures
another position. If he fails in that the
company will pay his salary for six
months, but that is the limit of time for
which it will give a guarantee. One Of
the provisions of the policy is that the
insured will use every reasonable effort
to procure employment, and in this he
will be assisted by the local agents of
the company, which is Baltimore con-
Germ, inasmuch as the benefit ceases
when new situation is obtained. An
other provision, which is necessary to
prevent the total collapse of the idea, is
that the insured will not willfully COM
NIT acts to procure his discharge from
the position he occupies. 1t is not
proposed to insure laboring men
or mechanics who work for daily
wages, but clerks and salaried Off
Gals who have stated weekly or
monthly compensation. The rate is
one per cent. annually of the salary OF
the insured, and no policy will be
on basis of less than fifteen hundred
dollars. ssThis plan," said local insur-
ance man yesterday, ''originated with
John M. Crane, who was one of the
leaders in accident insurance in this
country, and it is backed by company
which has over two million dollars. The
idea has been success in Europe, and
can't see why it should not win here.
OF course we will have to take precau-
tons to protect ourselves. We will in
vestigate every applicants character
thoroughly, and it is probable that a
majority of them will be refused. The
purpose is to protect young men and
men Of family who are dependent on
salaries in cases of loss of situation by
assignment, consolidation, dissolution,
and discharge, but no benefit will be
paid where man loses his place by any
willful act, and when he is once out of
a job no soldering will be allowed.
He must try reasonably hard to find a
new place, but il he cannot, his salary
goes on for six months just the same.
The plan in many points is similar to
that of an accident insurance, but of
course precaution will be taken to pre-
vent the company from being
swindled"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-04-09
AN ANTIQUE EMBLEM 4
The Congressional Niece and It's
Peculiar influence.
when . Member Becomes Unruly 1t IL
Only Necessary to Present the Dread
Emblem to Bring Him to Per-
feet Order.

1t is not often that the mace has to
be used in the house, but already this
session it has been necessary to call
upon the sergeant-at-arms to hold up
this dread emblem of authority in order
to compel submission of obdurate mem
bers, says Washington letter to the
Philadelphia Telegraph. No matter
now excited a member may become,
how violent his passion, or how greatly
disordered, he would have to have more
courage than congressman usually have
to resist this little silver eagle perched
solemnly on an artistically-carved log
of wood The fear of bodily harm from
some colleague whom he might provoke
beyond reason, respect for the author
ity of the speaker and regard for public
opinion or public decency might be en-
tirely lost to a member, and yet so
strong is the feeling Of respect for the
emblem that it would send thrill OF
horror if any member should fail to OBJ
serve and acknowledge the power of the
mace When a member became unruly
in his eloquence few days ago his
loudest harangue was cut in the middle
ing wings of this bird that Was advanc-
ing toward him so pompously in the
hands of the sergeant-at-arms This
dread emblem, during the sessions of the
house, stands unobtrusively on a little
pedestal beside the speakers desk, and
it's very existence is not thought of until
it suddenly comes to rise and it is
swooped down upon the offending mem
Der, bringing a blush to his cheek, silence
to his tongue, and subdues him to a
quiet and sometimes abject attitude in
his seat. It is marvellous in what re-
spect the members hold this dread EN-
blem, and with what feeling of power
the sergeant-at-arns bears it along.
The fetich-worshipers show no more re-
spcct for their homemade gods. When
the sergeant-at-arms is ordered to pro-
duce the mace to preserve order he
holds it in both hands directly in front
of him, and with solemn tread marches
up to the member who is to be put in
subiection It is seldom that he reaches
the member in time to say what he has
on his tongue, but when he does he
holds the mace so that the beak of the
silver eagle comes close under the nose
of the member, and in solemn tones he
calls upon him to observe the emblem
of authority and commands his obedi-
ence to preserve order in dread of the
penalty. Should a member disregard
this solemn warning the sergeant-at-
arms would return to the space in front
of the speakers desk and call the atten-
%iOY, Of tho Snea[xer To the fact that the
mace had been insulted. Thereupon
the member would be called to the bar
of the house. If he at once yielded, he
might receive nothing more than a
severe censure, a repri1nand, to be re-
corded in the journal of the house; but
should he persist in showing disrespect
for the mace he would be heavily fined,
and might be expelled from the house.
There is hardly an act for which pun
ishment would come more severely and
more surely than studied disrespect for
this emblem of authority.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-04-09
NEW USE ron cHAPERoNs.
rhey Prove Very Useful for UnaceOn
naniefl Ladies' In Strange Cities.

rhey Prove Very Useful for UnaceOna-S
panied Ladies In Strange Cities.
When Mr. Blank, prominent citt
zen of an interior town, found that his
business required his presence here for
several days he invited his wife to'ao-
company him, says the New York
Times. Mrs. Blank had not visited
The city in many years, and tho
opportunity to do SO with her hus-
band was gladly taken advantage, Of
The couple came to one Of the newest
ind best hotels on Fifth avenue, where
aothing that can contribute to the COM
fort and pleasure of the guests is left
anprovided. But for two days Mrs.
Blanks enjoyment Of her visit was less
than she had anticipated Her husband
had to be :'down town" all day and
could only be with her in the evening.
She knew nothing of the shopping and
other districts and had no acquahnt-
ance who might serve as guide. She
did not care to venture about the
great city alone, and the attractions
If life in a fashionable hotel were
not sufficient to relieve the dreari-
aess of remaining indoors. At
the close of the second day Mrs.
Blank asked her husband to
out her on the train for home the
aext morning. Mr.. Blank went 20 the
office to have his wife's baggage sent to
the station and incidentally mentioned
why Mrs Blank was cutting short her
visit. The clerk called bellboy. "Ask
Mrs. Smith to call on the lady in room
81 was his order to the boy. Ealf an
hour later Mr.. Blank counter1nanded
the order to take away his wife's bag
gage The next morning Mrs Blank
started out with Mrs. Smith to 'do''
the shopping district, and each day dur
ing the rest of her stay she visited some
of the thousand and one points of in
terest under the guidance of Mrs. Smith,
whose thorough knowledge of the city
placed at the service of Mrs. Blank en-
nbled the stranger to see more of New
York in five days than the average ma
tive sees of it in six months. When at
the end of their visit Mr.. Blank found
in his hotel bill the item: ''Chaperon
for Mrs Blank, five days, ats2.50 $3.50"
he regarded it as the most satisfactory
paragraph in his whole expense ac-
count Mr.. and Mrs. Blank had learned
that tirst-class New Y rk hotels in these
modern times make speciality of pro-
viding chaperons for guests who might
otherwise fine it unpleasant and diff
cult to go about the big and busy city.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-04-09
UNEMPLOYED LABRADOR.
Vast Peninsula Greater Than Great
Britain and Ireland.

"A VAST IGnln6ula SFeaLer lhHu 1TeAC
Britain and Ireland.
The Labrador peninsula or Northeast
territory contains 900 square miles.
This is more than equal to twice the
area of Great Britain and Ireland with
an added area equal to that Of New
foundland. Several lines OF explora-
ton and survey have been carried for q
certain distance into the interior of this
great peninsula, among which may be
mentioned those of Prof. Hind, A. r.
Low and r. F. Holme The limits of
the unexTlored area have been drawn
SO as to exclude all these, says Gold
thwaite's Geographical Magazine. The
area regarded as still unexplored, has,
however, it is true, been traversed in
several directions at different times by
officers of the Hudson Bay Company,
particularly on routes leading from the
vicinity of Mingan on the gulf of st.
Lawrence to the head Of Hamilton in
let, and thence to Ungava bay. These
routes have also, according to Mr..
Holme, been travelled by missionary,
Pere Lacasse, but the only published
information which have been able to
find is contained in book written by
j. Mclean, and in brief account of a
journey by Rev. E. j. Peck. Mr.. Nc
Lean made several journeys and estab-
hshed trading posts between Ungava
and Hamilton inlet. in the years 1888
1841, while Mr.. Peck crossed from Little
, Whale river on Hudson bay to Ungava
in 1884. Something may be gathered as
to the general nature of the country
along certain lines, from the accounts
given by these gentlemen, but there is
little of a really satisfactory character,
. while neither has made any attempt to
fix positions or delineate the features
! of the region on the map. In all prob
ability this entire region consists of a
rocky plateau or hilly tract of rounded
archaen rocks, highest on the northeast
side and to the south, and sloping grad
ually down to low land toward Ungava
, bay. 1t is known to be more or less
wooded and in some places with timber
OF fair growth, but if it should be pos
sessed of any real value, this may prob
| ably lie in it's metalliferous deposits.
In this tract of country particularly
there is reason to hope that ores like
those of Tilt Cove in Newfoundland or
those of Sudbury in Ontario may occur.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-04-09
LUCK DEAD AGAINST HIM.
E1aint Of Player Who vainiy Sought t.
Find Mascot.

E1aint Of Player Who Vain1y Sought e
Find q Mascot.
He wore q checked shirt that could
speak in stage whispers and suit OF
clothes that would attract attention at
a fire, says the Boston Herald. The seal
in the ring on his left hand was as large
as silver quarter, and his crimson
scarf was neatly tucked into his bosom
TO reveal diamond stud of great archi-
tectural beauty. He also wore a look
of deep detection.
'sI've had the toughest kind of luck
for a month"; he said to his companion,
as they sat watching game Of billiards
in the basement of the Adams house.
lose out every time l touch card.
Do you see those he said, pulling up
his trousers legs far enough to show a
white sock ON one ankle and a red one
on the other. 1--WE worn those for a
month, but my bad luck keeps right on.
A couple of weeks ago went down to
the museum and had, the fellow there
make this chrome or my ARM He
pulled up his sleeve, disclosing bleed
ing dagger neatly tattoed just below
his elbow ''The next night bucked
four kings IN small flush, and lost
one hundred nnd twenty dollars Now
look at this garter" he continued, as he
took from his pocket black satin
garter with large silver buckle.
'sThat's a genuine love token if there
ever was one. / wore that around my
neck every game I played for two
weeks, but it was no use. kept right
on losing and things went from bad to
worse. I was broke all Christmas week
and was in a pretty bad way.
''Then New Years came and thought
I had struck it. There was cross
eyed darby working in a place down
on Harrison avenue. He came to me
and showed me cent with a hole in it,
which he said he had found on New
Years morning while he was standing
on the southwest corner of the street
with his hands in his pockets. gave
the fellow one dollar for the cent and
said to myself if that wasn't a mascot
I'd give up. Last Saturday night l
dropped ninety dollars, every cent had,
in a little game at the South end"
He looked wistfully at the big seal on
his left hand, and meditated that per-
haps that was the hoodoo which had
made all the other charms work against
his luck.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-04-09
A BATTLE TO THE DEATH.
The Terrific Encounter Of Two Valuable
to-

The Terrific Encounter Of Two Valuable
Stations.
On the farm of David Pullman, about
four miles northeast of Evansville,
Ind, was witnessed the other day one
of the hercest battles between two stall
lions that has ever been seen in that
part of the country. Mr.. Pullman is a
breeder of fine stock and had two stall
lions which cost him seven thousand
dollars each. They were imported
Percherons and were both extra fine
animals.
For some time the horses have been
noticed to be trying to get together,
but they were kept in strong stalls, and
it was supposed that their actions were
simply the usual actions of stations.
The other afternoon when both the ami
mails were taken out into the adjoining
yards to be exercised they were greatly
excited and endeavored to get to each
other. But by some mischance they
got away from their hostlers and made
a dash at the fence, which broke down
under their combined assault
When the animals got together it
was like the meeting of giants, and the
fight was the most furious on record.
They struggled for supremacy in a way
that was simply grand. They bit and
tore greatspieces out of each other, and
their kicks and strokes with their fore
feet were terrible. It was impossible
to do anything toward parting them,
and the owner was compelled to look
helplessly on while the enraged beasts
fought.
One of the animals was about two
hundred pounds heavier than the other,
but what the lighter animal lost in
strength he made up in agility, and his
attack was so rapid that he finally got
the larger horse down and kicked and
paved him to death. The victor was
80 badly beaten that he, too, died in .
few hours after the fight.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-04-09
The Women of Europe.

The woman's department of the
worlds fair at Chicago has been fortu-
nate in interesting some Of the most
prominent women of Europe in it's eff
forts. Queen Margherita, of Italy, is to
loan her collection Of rare laces for ex-
inhibition, while Princess Christian, the
daughter OF Queen. Victoria. is to lead
the British woman's committee which
viii superintend the women's exhibit
from that country. In the same COM
nittee are the marchioness Of Sails
bury, Baroness Burdett-C outts, the
countess Of Aberdeen, Lady Churchill,
Lady Brassey, Mrs. sFawcett, Mrs.
5Pl'riestly and others. Miss Julia Mel
son, for many years president OF tho
1women's congress "a n or,way, has been
appointed comm isaioner from her counr
try 70 the xposition.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-04-09
Al the Dedication.

One Of the striking and very attract
i've features OF the dedication ceremo-
MES and display next October will be
the Procession of Centuries . or parade
Of symbolical floats through the lagoons
and waterways Of the exposition
grounds. These floats are to be gor-
reous affairs. The contract for the con-
struction Of twenty-four Of them has
been let at an approximate cost Of three
THOUSAND eight hundred dollars each. &
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-04-09
Women Homesteaders.

Two young city-bred women, daugh-
tiers Of a prominent wholesale merchant
in San Francisco named Lowenstein,
are living on and working q land claim
in the state Of Washing ton, between
Hadlock and Port Ludlow. They took
up the claim two years ago and have
lived on it continuously since. built the
cabin in which they live, and have
cleared and grubbed twenty acres 81
land. Their nearest neighbor 4 four
miles away. s.s .ss IL.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-04-09
I Rev. pink PUNK on Matr imony.

Matrimony am a mighty serious ting,
deah breddern, an wen man marries on
u salary OBJ fifteen dollars q week he
wants to make sure dat de girl he takes
doesn't expect to lib in 9 four story
brown stone house. wit five servants an
~ hoes "a, carriiae !. y HArald 4s#.
Evening journal., 1892-04-16
DIFn.


BARrHOLAMEW.-O the 18th instant,
Sarah, widow Of Lewis Bartholomew, aged
"A years.
DICKIN5ON.-On April II, Willie T. Dick.
inson. son OF W. T. and Mamie Dickinson,
aged years and weeks.
GALLEGHER.--In this city on April Is.
Alice, wife OF Frank Gahegher, aged -
yeare,
Relatives and friends are respectfully in
vited 10 attend the funeral from her late
residence. No. 1910 Elm street. High mass at
ST. Paul's n c. Church Monday morning at
y O'Clock. lnterment in the Cathedral
Cemetery.
HOWARD. In this CITY. on the l2th instant,
Miriam daughter of Frank l.. andI Mary T..
Howard. aged 81 monthe.
LOGAN.-In this city, on the 10th instant,
Theresa, daughter Of Thomas and Mary
Logan, aged year and 2 months.
MCCAFFERTY.-l in Linwood, on April IA.
William G.. McCaferty.
McDOWELL.--On Thursday morning, April
IA. Elizabeth. wife Of Philip Mcdowell, at the
residence Of her husband, No. lib French
street.
McDOWELL.-O the 18th Instant. Frank
G., son Of James T. and Ida Mcdowell. aged
IA months.
MYHAR.- on April 70, 1899, Thomas Myhsr,
aged 1s years.
QUIGLEY. in this city. on April 10. 1886, of
chronic bronchitis, Michael Quigley, in the
seth year OF his age.
ROBERTS. Suddenly. Monday, April IL,
of spinal meningitis, Sallie f., daughter OF
Samuel p. ana Sarah A. Roberts, In her 2lst
year.
sHELDRAKE.-An Sunday. April 10. at T.
o'clock midnight, OF apoplexy, Alfred G,
Sheldrake, aged % years and months.
WOoDS.-On April 18, 1892, Ralph G +. son
Of Charles and Carrie NJ. Woods, aged II
months.