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The Irish standard., 1893-12-30
EVERYDAY EXPRESSIONS.
How They Arc Being Improved - Oul
Civilization Advances.

Bow They Arc Being Improved ~ Our
Civilization Advances.
Capt. John j. Dalton is writing .
little book that is calculated to show
the improvement in ordinary everyday.
expressions that is continually going
on, saws the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Capt. Dalton has given the subject 3
good deal of thought and attention,
having talked with several centenari-
ans to get correct idea of the style Of
conversation in vogue fifty, sixty or
seventy-fve years ago, and also min
.gled with the people that you are
likely to meet at q political caucus at
the present time. Here are few ex-
eerpts from Mr.. Dalton's admirable
little book .
style Of 1885: '.Wil you join me3''
Improved In 1898 to: Come on, and
we'll blow one of. 2
Style Of 1850: MY luck has been
distressingB bad Of late. = The mod
err expression: ..I've been travelling
ON me uppers for two or three weeks
IS style OF l845: 81 never was more sim
cere in my life. The present way:
dat goes, see?"
Style Of 1860: IT fear fingered too
long at the wine table last evening. =
Altered in 1898 70: II shot in too many
geesers last eve sss5 .ss i
Style of colonial days: :. My adver-
sary was easily yanq pushed s The mod
ern thing: II mess I didn't do : thing
with that guy 2
The Irish standard., 1893-12-30
The Moth .. a Decorative Artist.

The NIotl, a. a Decorative Artist 81
Few persons suspect that the com
mon moth may be utilized as decorar
tive artist, but he may be if only one
be watchfu], patient and acquainted
with the creatures habits. The 1arva
of the moth has habit of spinning
about itself a sort of sac from the ma
terial upon which it feeds. As The
worm grows it enlarges this sac by ,;he
process of splitting it and inserting
new material Now, if moth worm
that has inclosed itself in red flannel
be afterward transferred, sac and ali
to white flannel, the growing insect
will slit it's red flannel covering ande
enlarge it with portion Of the white
flannel. II, then, the worm and the
sac be transferred to blue flannel, the
creature will in course Of time enlarge
the sac with blue fannel, and thus
clothe itself periodically in red, white
and blue. Entomologist SouthWick,
Of the park department. says thatit il
no great trouble 70 put moth worm
through this performance. s5
The Irish standard., 1893-12-30
!. B AZ IMPATIENT VI PANTHER.


why : Hunters Opportunisy Ended II
sIEoonlnioua Failure.
b Hunters who go forth to shoot pam
theirs have generally story OF triumph,
or at least OF q worthy and thrilling es-
cape, to relate. Bnt the anthor Of
.sThirty Years Of Shikar'' describes the
only chance he ever had Of making an
appearances as slayer Of the large
feline creatures as resulting in crush
ing failure. He gives the story as fol-
lows:
A panther was marked down for me
in q small thicket, and went forth to
do for it. When reached the ground
the panther was still there, and a keen
eyed native pointed it out to me.
s'Hitherward was its head = said this
man, 'thitherward it's tail. Doesn't
the sahib see it? There! there and
he pointed to spot about three yards
off.
But did not see that panther-either
its head. or its tail, or anything that
was it's; saw only a mass Of light and
shade under q dense overgrowh OF
greenery, dead leaves and grass that
were yellowish where the pencils Of
light broke in upon the gloom, and
otherwise mysterious shadow that told
nothing to my unaccusto1ned eye.
All that looked upon in that green
wood tangle. was equally panther; I
could pick out no particular patch as
being any more pantherish than the
rest; of head or tail made out moth
ing where all was equally one or the
other and still that native of keenest
vision besought me to see that pam
Tiers head and tail and right forefoot,
and many other details Of it's anatomy.
Then there came roar out of the
thicl1et, and rush which was like the
volcanic upheaval Of the ground at my
feet, and, as it seemed. several tons of
that upheaved matter hit me in the
chest and other parts. and was cata-
pulled onto the broad of my back a
yard or two from where had stood.
That upheaval was the panther. The
brute hadn't had the patience to wait
until saw him, or the modesty to take
himself off peaceably in some other di-
rection; he had resented my staring
his way, even though / saw him not,
and SO had emerged out of his lair like
an animal rocket, and knocked me
down in his flight. ....
AS he failed to claw me, / came off
scatheless; but not so my attendant,
who foolishly embraced the panther in
view to arresting his flight; he got him
self badly mauled, and did not come a
whole man out of the hospital for some
weeks. That was my disastrous COM
mencement with panthers.
The Irish standard., 1893-12-30
Mexico's Early Populatlon.

Everywhere about the valleys of New
Mexico, invariably upon emineDces,
and usually upon high fiat-topped
mesas or table hills, are the ruins of
houses of the ancient semi-civilized
Indian population that lived here and
titled the soil before the coming of the
Spaniards, four centuries ago. The
numbers Of this old population can be
only vaguely inferred BY the numerous
cobblestone foundations OF their
houses, still well defined above the sur
face of the ground, and by the debris
Of the fallen walls which constitute
,hillocls, grass-grown and intermixed
with occasional old stone utensils and
countless fragments of pottery. This
pottery, when turned up by the spade,
Is found to be handsome and varied n
color and as fresh Of tint as # could
have been when the village was de-
stroyed or abandoned and every tra ID
ton Of its existence lost il pre- historic
ssnEt 3 %ssss 5ss ssass
The Irish standard., 1893-12-30
! RljNGs iN "a a. zee b EDEcls

How ! Gambler 81 Mexico Avvindtsds
tive NJ onts Dealer. #s HHSSSE
The. coolest gamblers on cart aI6sg
the Mexicans,' z said 4 traveller from the
land 81 the tamala to q writer for tlls
Washington Post win or lose, they
never display the slightest chagriin OK
Joy. They wont raise row, as our
American gam blers do when they are
beaten. was sitting one evening at
the monte table in the great gambling
resort Of Mexico. situated in q suburb
OF the City Of Mexico. There were two
Americans whom had seen around
the table on several occasions. One
was railroad man and the other wfss
the most expert short-card manipula
tor ever saw. They played for very
small stakes for several days. Then
one day the railroad man came in, sat
down and began to play. The short
card man followed him in about half
an hour and took IA seat five or sin
chairs away. J saw him take a large
silk handkerchief from his pocket and
spread it over his knees. In Mexican
monte the dealer allows each player to
cut the cards when he makesa bet Tho
shcrt-card man brought with him q
deck of cards exactly similar to those
used in the game, Fact is, the backs
of these cards are all alike. When he
was given the cards to cut he substi-
tuted another pack on the top Of which
was card, a king, which would make
him win. He had put down eighteen
hundred dollars on the king on the
board. He cut, the dealer turned and
of course he won. The pack that tbs
dealer had handed him to cut lay in the
silk handkerchief spread over his
knees. He gathered the handkerchief
together, put it in his pocket, took his
thirty-six hundred dollars and left
His confederate played on for few
minutes, making small bets, and then
cashed in. AS he turned to go, the
dealer, who knew he had been robbed
but could not quite comprehend how
it had been done, said very quietly:
Every we'll done, signor.'
IAN American gambler would hava
raised a row and pulled hisgu ana de-
manded his money. They watch Amer
leans very closely in that game now"
The Irish standard., 1893-12-30
THE "AuD,soN."
An Invention to Bring About headed
Reform in Telegraply.

An Invention to Firing About Neaded
Reform in Telegraphy. @
At competitive trial of Skill be-
tween the telegraph operators absurd
ly called a tournament, which took
place recently, one of. the most inter
esting features was test OF the ca
pacity of receiving machine tech.
nically known as the s'Audison"-a
small instrument fitted to the head OF
the operator. giving a sound which, al
though perfectly distinct to him, is
wholly inaudible to anyone else. 1t is
high time, says the Engineering Mag
azinc. that the use of receiving in
strument of this character became gen
eral In the telegraph service.
Under the present condition of af-
fairs it is almost literally true that he
who runs may read. Hundreds Of tel
egraphic stations in hotels, railroad
depots and other equally public places
are equipped with noisy saunders,
enabling every message that goes over
the wire, to or from that or any other
station. to be read by any person with
in hearing who is able to do SO. There
is not the slightest attempt to pre-
serve the secrecy Of communication,
which ought to be one of the all-i1n-
portant requirements of the service.
There are thousands of ex-operators
and other persons in the community
who can read these signals as easily as
they could read bulletin board, and
there is obviously nothing whatever to
prevent any one of them from obtain
ing information of other persons bust
ness or personal matters in this way
and using it to their own advantage.
1t is state of affairs which calls loud
ly for immediate reform.
The Irish standard., 1893-12-30
IMPROVING THE EYES.
Country Life Said to lsc the Best Antidute
. for POorness Of Vision.

0E"--N-~
for Poorness Of Vision.
tits satisfactory to be told by Mr..
Ellis that blindness in England is
''slowly decreasing" though Great
Britain still stands in this respect be-
hind two other European countries
and three more come before Ireland.
Shortsightedness, however, appears to
be increasing everywhere, Germany
having a signal and sinister preemi-
hence in this respect.
A French doctor has noted the re-
quite young or born in captivity be-
come shortsighted, the conclusion be-
ing that the eye adapts itself to its
habitual sphere of vision, and unless
s'educated'' to use Mr.. Ellis term, to
see objects at a distance, loses the
capacity of so doing. Even in after
life the eye may be. to some extent, SO
educated, though probably only when
the myopia is not considered.
1t is thus within the experience of
the present writer, says the London
Spectator, that his sight greatly inn
proved in days. gone by, when he be-
came volunteer, by practice at the
butts, SO that while at first he could
not see the target to shoot at without
'spectacles at q three: hundred-yard
range, after twelve month or so he
only needed to put on spectacles at
four hundred yards. But beyond that
range he was never able to dispense
with them.
Country excursions are, therefore,
extremely valuable as means Of
STRENGTHENING the sight Of town-bred
lchildren, and the conductors Of such
excursions should take pains to direct
the eyes of the children to distant OBJ
iects--to the furthest hill, church
tower, or other land mark-noting, If
possible, any incapacity to discern the
selected object, and then selecting
some nearer one for the weaker sighted.
The Irish standard., 1893-12-30
PRACTICAL PHIL AelTHR0PY.


Eno&dfutJoaS for the Train inG O6 JeWtSh
Youth at Hanover. 2 ss
Il a novelty IN practical philanthropy
Is described by w. G. Fox, formerly
consul to Brunswick. Germany. who
has just returned to Washing ton.
Touring my visit to Hanover Z said
MI. Fox in the course 81 q recent CONVEX
sation with st. Louis Globe Democrat
correspondent, 81 examined m insti-
tuition for the training of Jewish
youth The institution is something
entirely new. It has been established
by Alexander Moritz Simon. MIR.
Simon is the American vice consul at
Hanover, where he is also q prominent
banker. Those who have knowledge
of the situation in Russia and Germany
to-day fully understand that one of the
chief causes of the anti-Semitic move
ments,in those countries is that the
Jews are solely dealers and traders.
This is because children naturally ac-
quire taste for and follow the occu-
patton of their parents and other rela-
tives.
''Mr Simon told me- continued Mr..
Fox, ''that in his visits to the United
States in 1882 and 1890. he remarked
the distressing conditions Of the jew
ish immigrants, arising mainly from
the fact that they were unable to per
form such work as they could obtain
from labor. knowing no mechanical
trade, they wese Of necessity driven to
peddling. Mr.. Simon, some time ago.
became convinced that if many OF the
Jewish youth in Russia and Eastern
Persia were properly taught trades. it
would be the best answer to the chief
argument of eanti- Semitic agitators.
Actuated by this belief, he founded
this institution. He has purchased
some seventy acres of land near the
city Of Hanover. The necessary build
ings have been erected SO that sixty
boys can be accommodated. The prime
object is to teach agriculture, garden
ing and fruit culture in all their
branches. Carpentering. locksmithing,
shoemaking. baking and other trades
will be Taught. The movement and
the institution have already received
the hearty Endorsement and assistance
of prominent Israelites in Europe.
There is every evidence that the ex-
pertinent will prove successful and pio-
neer the way for similar institutions in
other parts Of Europe"
The Irish standard., 1893-12-30
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Some Minds Havese Eaoility FOR RStain-
ing Certain caaasss o. Facts.

4
fng Certain caassss q Facts.
Among those who have peri
great feats OF memory ,Cassell's Family
Magazine mentions DR.. Fuller. author
Of the ..Worthies of England" He
could repeat another mans sermon
after hearing it once, and could repeat
Eve hundred words in an unknown
language after hearing them twice.
He one day undertook to walk from
Temple Bar to the farthest end OF
Cheapside and to repeat on his return
every sign on either side Of the way
in the order OF their occurrence, and
he did it easily. In such fcats as this
the eye plays chief part: yet blind
people also have good memories. Rev.
B. j. Johns, chaplain of the blind asy-
lum, London, testified that a large
number of pupils learn the Psaltcr and
that one young man was there who
could repeat not only the whole of the
one hundred and fifty Of the prayer
book Psalms and a large number OF
metrical psalms and hymns, as well as
considerable amount of modern
poetry. including Goldsmith's ODE
serted Village" but the whole of Mil
tons Paradise Lost with marginal
notes and biography. Lord Macau-
lay on one occasion repeated to him
self the whole of Paradise Lost"
while crossing the Irish channel. At
another time, waiting in a Cambridge
coffee-house for d post chaise, he
he. picked up country newspaper
containing two political pieces-one
the reflections Of an Exile and the
other Parody on Welsh Ballad
looked them once through, never gave
them a further thought for forty years,
and then repeated them without the
change of single word. Macaulay's
mind, some one has said was like
dredging net. which took in all that it
encountered, both good and bad, nor
ever seemed to feel the burden. Very
much unlike dredging net, and more
like strainer. are the minds Of some
other persons who carefully select
what they will retain or have a natu-
raj facility for remembering special
classes Of facts-George Bidder for fig
urcs. Sir w. Scott for verses, Mezzo-
fanti for languages.
The Irish standard., 1893-12-30
a oNE-GuN REPUBLIC.
when It Was Secured They Could Not
Safely Fire II.

Safely Fire It.
The rulers of the miniature republic
Of Andorra decided recently that the
country should possess q cannon.
Krupp, therefore, was ordered to man
ufacture one of the most modern type.
The great gun arrived at its mountain
destination short time ago, and was
placed on the highest point in the
country so that the citizens could
see that the valley was well protected.
"A day was appointed to try the can
non, which was able to send ball
eighteen kilometers. Just as the two
artillerymen Of Andorra were ready to
fire it occurred to one Of the prudent
citizens that the shot might cause some
trouble. The territory of the republic
Andorra does not extend over more
than six kilometers. To direct the
shot, therefore, toward the surround
ing mountains would be the same as
firing on France or Italy, as the ball
would necessarily fall on the territory Of
one Of these countries. Aiwar might be
the result. 1t was then decided to shoot
the ball in the air. but some one sug-
gested that it would endanger the lives
Of too many people in its descent, and
possibly bore q great hole in the re-
public OF Andorra. Good council pre-
vailed and the two artillery men were
commanded to unload the gun. The
shot has not got been fired, and the
good republicans are uncertain what
to do with the expensive gun.
The Irish standard., 1893-12-30
explaining : sacrtlass.

Memories 81 the enthronement Of Al
actress as the goddess Of reason ,Ipon
the high altar Of the cathedral Of
Notre Dame just one hundred years ago
were revived the other day when q SOL
enn expiatory service was celebrated.
by the cardinal archbishop OF Paris
The S4lpe Regina was sung before the
statne Of the Virgin, ,ieh lid been
nsed as q footstool by the
reason the day
5of the
The Irish standard., 1893-12-30
Pressure sustained By Dissra

a veteran submarine diver, in relat-
ing some anecdotes concerning the
bottom Of the sea and its inha bitants,
gives some interesting figures as to the
amount OF pressure the body Of the
diver is subjected to. At . depth of
only one hundred feet the pressure is
forty-four pounds to each square inch
of the divers surface. The ordinary
human frame has about twelve square
feet OF surface, which would make the
pressure at the depth mentioned above
not less than thirty ght tons. This
enormous weight IS not l1l pressing
downward, but inwards from ~ tai1,ee-
tiona u ~. 8 A3s
The Irish standard., 1893-12-30
a Curious Coptio Custons.

The Coptic pa triarch Of Alexandria
nnever allowed to sleep more than flf-
ten minutes at any one time, and #
the attendant should allow the holy
1lalse's nap to extend beyond the a11ot-
IA time the penalty is decapitation.
Upon being aroused at the end Of each
sqnarter hour the patriarch arises and
zeaas his rng upon the floor, kneels
jlIilill &, his head three times to
I est, and !! 4 4 res
The Irish standard., 1893-12-30
a shrowd Irishnssn.

The humors Of the telegraph are
notorious. do ye ever charge any
body for the address Of . message?"
asked an ingenious Irishman. No. ;"
And do re charge for signing the
name, sir9' D 3 s We'll, then. will
ye5please send this7 just want me
brother to know am here, handing
the following Sept To John
sMcFlynn, at New fork. s{signAd)
The Irish standard., 1893-12-30
scHooLBoY PHILOSOPHY.
Answers for Every Question tho Teache
Can Ask.

Answers for Every Question tho Teacher
Can Ask.
The schoolboy has queer ideas some
times, says the Great Divide, as is
demonstrated by the following answers
given to teachers in search Of inforrna~
ton: "A poorsboy was asked: ''What is
q gentleman "A fellow that has q
watch and chain,'' he replied, adding,
when he saw that his answer was not
perfectly satisfactory. land loves
Jesus. - Medieval is q wicked. man
who has been tempted. '',fss,'HA dema-
gogue is a vessel containing beer and
other liquids tom, use a sentence
with responsibility in it, Tom said:
when one suspender button is gone
there is great deal of responsibility
on the other one"
What is a lad?" inquired the
teacher. A very small girl answered:
"a thing for counting with. . Give
the future OF drink Present, he
drinks; future, he will be drunk. z
.The plural for pillow y Bolster.
Compare ILL., iii, worse, dead"
This recalls the answer of the boy who
said: Masculine. man; feminine,
woman: sneuter, corpse" ''Who was
the first mani" said teacher.
Washington promptly answered
the young American. IS,
no. said the teacher, Adam was.
the first man. 'sOh, well, l suppose
You are right, 2 replied the undaunted.
patriot, s.n yon refer to furriners =
How did that blot come on your copy
book, Sam2" 81 think it is q tear,
Miss Wallace. = How could tear be
black, Sam?'' st must have been .
colored boy who dropped It, = suggested
the reflective Samuel. hat made
the tower Of Pisa lean77'' The famine
in the land. 81 80 s.s.ss 5=ss
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-10

1850 "'SH4@ H11s' kuafAss usucflAsH
Miss Minnie Titteli will appear in
pleasing curtain raiser. entitled Judith"
which will afford Miss Minnie good OPP
portunity to display her comedy talent.
Judith" is pleasing little love story OF
home life. in which Miss Minnie ss Judith
has an excellent light comedy part with Q
vein Of pathos that adds charm TO the
comedy. Miss Minnie will also enhance
the part by introducing one Of her select
songs. and rs she has good voice this sd-
dition will materially enhance the interest
In the young lady. The cast Of Judith"
will be ~ follows:
Judith. with song. ........Miss Minnie Tfttsll
I'M Akoefs nossoof
Mrs Darbysntre. ............-.-......H Hattie Ross
Parker. . servant. Ernest wsicost
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-10

knorietgs Of the stage fossered in her
from her childhood Up. To these two
Qualities mar be sscrihed principally her
immenss success Not aione satisfied With
MAKING her own character - much In
Keeping wish the highest art standard -
posssbie. she directs every performer Of
her company, and By her encouragement,
hints and persistence manages 20 infuse
into every one the same spirit that actu-
sses herseif. Nothing seems to 70 unob-
served: the pernumcraries have ten
umes the erergy OF action required OF
tnem when inspired by the dominant ar
usnc presence OF the great actress who
srperinsends every rehearsal splendid
opportunity Was offered last season in New
Iork. says prominent writer, 70 observe
tnfs dominant sense in the artist One
hundred white men. fifty white women.
twenty-five colored women aud ten coll
ored men form the number Of fguranses,
eopsrs, slaves. etc. etc. These are chosea
by the super-mastsr, Mr.. Rankin, who has
mad . vast experiences IN gathering and
training the men and women who figure
IN spectacular productions. such Is
Miss Davenpors's Cleopatra" rndoubt-
ediy 10. The firss rehearsais of these men
and women we're conducted by Mr.. Rankin
himself. they went through their evolu-
tons with exactness and routine. but IL
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-10

once more the genial Dick" French, who
Will appear in his fxvorite role of Ingomar.
The drama itself IL one of the strongest
plays on the stage, with classical language,
fail OF strong dramatic and telling situa-
tons. with good scenic effects and effect
i've ciimaxes. Mr.. Cordray has reorganized
bis company and made changes that will
bring about better results, and from the
csst Of the play "Ingomar" should be
eiven finished representation such a. 1t
sever has had I'm Seattle. Miss Essie
Tittell 40 Parthenia, the artless Greek
maiden, made great hit In the part in
Portland three years ago. Il affords her
many opportunities for the display of her
bsst qualities, and her perfection in face
and form will mako her look every inch
the handsome. winning Greek girl that
alone could conquer tho fierce barbarian.
"Ingomar the Barbarian" II q transia-
lion from the German by Mrs. Lowell, and
We have In il piece Of dramatic literature
not exceiled in the range of classic drama
The parts OF Ingomar and Parthenia, the
hero and heroine. are worthy the talent OF
great actors, ard in the hands of Mr.. r.
3 French and Miss Essie Tittell will
prove an attraction which no true lover Of
The drama could resist. The story through
out Il beautifully told and interesting to
The last moment. The filial picty of the
Greek maid is placed before the audience
ia the most striking manner: even love-
the strongest and most irresistible passion
Of the human hearts, made TO yield to
duty; and when appealed TO by her bar
harlan lover whose savage spirit she has
u once tanned and .ubdued--who in a
lone OF mental agony exclaimed: ''0h