The Irish standard., 1893-04-08
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iaraha III P y III al1on, ths liant
sident 81 Franee, althops 81 y,
old, q aarobust q AZ He boasts th &C
serious Illness has never been his lot
and that only when wound d nv been s
Iconfned to his bed.
Oueen Victories wealth is now e e ss
mated at So, 600, COO, exclusive Ct landed &c
estates. The gossips predict that che viii
leave the bulk Of it to the duke Of = Com 2
naueht and Princess Beatrice, leaving the
Prince Of Wales ont in the cold.
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Hon. Patrick A. Collins, appointed
consul at London, was in the early sixties
laborer in q coal mine in Perry county,
Ohio, ran stationary engine Tor e time,
did farm labor, drove oxen, and otherwise
lrouRhed it. He afterwards returned TO
Boston and learned the upho lstery trade,
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The prize for bigotry ought to be sent
!! to Gloucester, Nj. A Protestant church
there has discharged it's minister for buy
ing a second hand organ from Catholic lil
church. No wonder Gloucester has such
bad reputation for race track scandals
if many OF it's good people are as narrow
minded as that. Sts
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Perorations are Mr.. Gladstone's strong
est point. He may confuse his audience
with figures, overwhelm them with !.
words, but when the time comes for him.
to round off his speech, and when his
voice, dropping in volume, takes on the
magnetic thrill that has helped to make
| it's owner a power in England, then the an,
dience mentally rises to meet the orator:
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A striking example of the fatality OF
the number thirteen can be noted in con-
nection with the death of John 81. Nc
Donough at the Tammany Club dinner
in Boston on st. Patrick's day. There
were thirteen persons at the head table,
where he sat, the banquet vas given by;
q Ward Thirteen Club, and he was
stricken with apoplexy directly after
speaking for thirteen minutes. :
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A bright story Of Irish Wits related in.
which his Satanic majesty figures. Il
appears that an English tourist was
shown the sights by guide oneday, and
among the places visited was the Devils
Gap" and the Devils Bowl" ''What an
amount of land the Devil possesses in
Ireland" said the tourist; che must be,
an important parsonage in this country"
"Your honor's right" replied the guide
promptly; "but like the rest OF the land
lords he's an absentee H.
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Stephen Cheong, Chinese Catholic.
recently sailed for Hong Kong from San
Francisco. He went to the latter city
twenty four years ago, and since then
has made visit to China, during which
he married. He is convert of Father
vanderi, now q bishop of China. Going
to California in 1869, he spent his years
there without the privilege of confession.
Father Scanlan, when in Sacramento.
helped him to learn English. He was in
the habit ct attending mass at st. Peters
and St. Paul's, the italian church, and
at the French church.
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Since Mr.. Justin cCarthy was elected
to the leadership Of his party he has done
more solid and permeating work in the
interests of Home Rule than any private
member in the House Of Commons. Dur
ing the last twelve months or more he
has written article after article in the
magazines, has contributed leader aitef
leader for the great newspaper with which
be has been SO long and intimately con-
nected. while the number of interviews
and fugitive contributions which he hes
scattered broadcast must be a severe
task on the energy and versatility Of this
busy politician.
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Elk Congressman McAdoo, of New Jer-
sey, who has been appointed assistant
secretary of the navy, was born in Ire
land and is 40 years Of age. He emierate6
with his parents to America when boy,
and before he went to school he was
compelled to earn his own living as his
parents were poor. He was ambitious,
however, and while working as office boy
in q law Office mastered Blackstone and
studied political economy and parlia~
mentary law. He was admitted to the
bar in 1874. he was elected to the Forty;
eighth Congress, and three times re-
elected. He is brilliant speaker who
made good record in Washington, anid
he is peculiarly fitted for the position
given him by the President.