The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-09-30
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Capital punishment in Russia, Eng
land, Scotland, Ireland and the United
States, except New York, is by hanging;
in France, by the guillotine; in Spain,
garrote; in Germany and most other Ed
ropean countries, by beheading.
So
An interesting find is the library OF
500 volumes, including seventy manu-
scripts of the tenth and eleventh, and
some with wonderful miniature Of the
fourteenth centuries, which were re-
Gently discovered in franciscan cloie-
ter near Rieti, Italy.
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When Queen Victoria dies her mortal
remains will rest in the gray granite sar-
cophagus with the late lsmented Prince
Albert's ashes. Underneath the arms of
the Queen and Prince Albert on the
monument is inscribed: Farewell,
fwell beloved Here at: last will rest
with thee. With thee in Christ will
rise again.
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Edison says that he can manufacture
fine sapphire inexpeneively, and as for
rubies, he can produce them at S. per
pound, and of a kind to excel the genuine
in beauty. All this the Wizard regards
as scientific recreation. Just now he is
bending all his inventive faculties to the
construction of combined phonoharp
and kinetograph, which will show a
mans every motion and action.
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Maria Theresa Elder, niece of Arch
bishop Elder, said in her sensational
essay read at the Catholic Congress that
"were I asked that practical measure
most efficacious in the cause OF temper
ance, would vehemently exclaim Vine
yardsr" This was supplemented with
plea that more Catholics embark in the
vine-growing industry down in LOUISE
ana, where, it has been demonstrated ac-
cording to her statement, 1870 varieties
of grapes can be successfully raised.
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Prince Nicholas Galitzan, who is in
San Francisco, on his way to the Worlds
Fair, is 43 years of age and member of
one of the best known families of the
Russian nobility. One of his great
uncles, Prince Demetrius Augustine
Galitzan, came to America in ITO to'ex-
anime the military institutions of this
new country, but he turned missionary.
He bought large tract of land in Cam
bria County, Pa, and gave it to Catholic
families. He spent his fortune on this
colony and died there.
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AT the coming election in New York
city nine State Senators and 80 Assem-
blymen are to be chosen, the former for
two, years and the latter for one; a
Comptroller, to serve three years at
$1,000 year; District Attorney, to
serve three years at $4,000 year; a,
Surrogate, to serve IA years at $4,000 a
year; Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas, to serve ID years at SIS, 5000 year;
two Judges of the City Court, t. serve
six years at $4,000 year; and ten Civil
Justices, to serve six years at $4,000 g.
year, are also to be elected.
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Thomas Sexton, M. P, has been in
vited by the united Irish societies Of:
Chicago to become their guest in the
Worlds Fair city during the last week in
September, and to participate, it pos
sible, in the celebration of Irish day at
the Worlds G ,lumbian exposition on the
Both inst. He is assured of most hearty
reception by the whole Irish people of
that city, who generously recognize the
eminent services he has rendered to their
race. Mr.. Sexton is naturally much
pleased at the compliment, but is as yet,
owing to the uncertainty existing as TO-
the duration of the session, unable to say
whether he will be in position to &C
cept the invitation or not.
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The mammoth gun in the Krupp build
ing at Jackson Park, Chicago, is one of
the two largest ever made. 1t was cast
at the famous works at Essen, Germany,
and weighs 10000 pounds. It is As feat
long, feet and inches in diameter at
it's thickest part, has 1615inch bore,
and is made Of the finest steel at cost
Of $4,000. The shell used is made Of
forged steel. The range is sixteen miles,
with absolute accuracy and effect at
distance of twelve miles. The gun has
been fred between forty and fifty times,
and each time it cost ST $50 to discharge it.
The twelve-inch steel plates, which were
perforated at distance of four miles,
ara ovhihiko1 with tho onn in tho KruDD