The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-06-10

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bridg 81 Urn q othe Catho-
Ia Church, which he Sleft shortly after
III conyersion about y year ago.
81 :nps q q IN, IS aernany recently
i yusa tthat ~ ~ mons preached
before him III court chaplain should
exceed mites So delivery.
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BY dropping iplss ! penny - tho slot pas.
siengers on the Newark, n. J., railway
lines arc able to secure copy Of a Ger
tain daily published in that city. The.
publishers state that,nearly five thousand
papers are sold il that way every day.
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i Texas Is large enough to give all the
population in the world standing room,
and il is said that Il Ell the people Of the
United States were crowded into Kan
tsas, California, and Nebrasks, those
States would5not be more thickly settled
than England is now.
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Father Edward, Abbot Of the Convent
81 Gethaemane, in Kentucky, though at
the head of the stern order Of La Trappe
in this country, is 9 man Of eingularly
winning grace Of manner and converse
ton, and greatly beloved by those who
know him. The current story about him
is that he 10 q French Bourbon Prince
Of loftiest lineage. 4:
"a bridegroom in chains was recently
married in St. Petersburg. Alexander
Petrovitch had been tried for murder
and sentenced to death; but the sentence
was afterwards committed to ten years
Punishment in Siberia. He was married
in convict garb, and his chains clattered
over the church floor. His bride and he
ate avoiding breakfast. and she. will ac-
company him to siberia.
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Justin cCarthy tells good story OF
q visit to q secondhand book shop, when
the vendor, after offering him several
works Of Indifferent fiction in vain, ct
last produced copy OF one OF Mr.. Nc
Carthy's own novels, but still the book
buyer wac not satisfied. At last tho
man, in desperation, said: ''Well, sir, It !
was man as hard to please as you, I'd
take to writing books myself. " Ri
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One Of the axes used by Gladstone IN
chopplng trees st Hawarden castle will
be exhibited in the forestry department.
of the Worlds Fair. It will prove agreat
attraction, for il is q very fine one, sharp
and heavy, with an ash handle we'll worn
by the Grand Old Mans frequent hearty
grips. AS far as can be ascertained, Mr..
Gladstone has never previously parted
with one Of his axes, and Americans will
therefore appreciate the present. oompli-
ment the more. s
Mrs. Myra Bradwell, wife Of Judge
Bradwell, Of Chicago, was the first woman
in the United States to apply for admis-
sion to the bar. Since her admission she
has worked ~ her husbands side, and
has been Of great assistance to him in his
law practices Her son and daughter
were also admitted to the bar when they
reached suitable ages, and soon after
ward the daughter married . lawyer, go
that every member Of the Bradwell family
is actively practicing the profession.
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Anti Catholic calumnies are, generally
very stupid fabrications, says the Boston
Republic, but about the densest bit Of
stupidity recently performed by the pro-
motors of such falsehoods was the A.P. A.
forgery, attribnting TO st. Thomas, who
died five centuries bstore this republic
was established, the assertion that "if the
Pope should curse the Government of the
United States, every consistent orthodox
Roman Catholic would thereby be ab-
solved from his oath Of allegiance to the
government"
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Hon, r. A.: Collins, Consul General to
London, was interviewed on his voyage
| to England BY Annie Wakeman Lathrop,
4 correanOndent of the Boston Herald.
During the conversation, Mr.. Collins
made this graceful and touching allusion
to the lamented John Boyle O Reilly, one
Of Ibis most intimate and beloved friends: