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The Irish standard., 1893-10-28
Queer Phenomena > Falling BODIES.

am unable to say who first noticed
the peculiar caprices of a stone or
other heavy body dropped from the top
of g. high tower, says writer in the
St. Louis Republic. but it is neverthe-
less curious fact that such objects in
variably fall slightly to the east of the
perpendicular line Persons of inquir-
ing turn of mind who ask why this is
as it is may find an answer in the fol-
lowing: ALI falling bodies partake of
the earth's eastward motion to q great
er or lesser extent. Therefore during
the time occupied by stone in falling
from the top of high tower or other
eminence the earth's rotary motion has
carried it an appreciate distance to
the east. The initial impetus of the
stone has carried it to the eastward
also, therefore it strikes the earth to
the east of the perpendicular, varying
in degree according to the height from
which it has fallen. A curious article
on this subject may be found in the
Leipsic Zeitung of May 9, 1889. page 8.
The author of the article, who has
given it the title of 1.-THE Nonperpen-
dicularity Of High Towers claims
that the tower on st. Peters cathedral
at Rome leans at least eighteen inches
to the east.
The Irish standard., 1893-10-28
a STORY or TENNYsoN.
How He Shocked the Jingoes of London
in Reading 1.-The RaYenre."

How He Shocked the Jingoes of London
in Reading 1.-THE Revenge"
A capital story. which is quite au-
thentic: is told about the late laureate
and his wonderful poem, The Re-
venge.' 1t was first published in the
Nineteenth Century IN 1878 or 1879. On
the eve of it's publication Tennyson I'M
vited between thirty and forty of his
most intimate friends to. his house in
Easton square, in order that he might
recite this patriotic piece to them. It
is we'll known that Lord Tennyson
was an excellent man of business. Had
he written paradise Lost" he would
have been both very hungry and very
cold before accepting ten pounds
sterling for the copyright. A letter of
ing the right to publish his works at a
certain price, ends with declaration
that, whether the publisher accepts
his offer or not, he Nord Tennyson)
would not accept "a blessed penny"
less! In fact. he WAS very much like a
certain Leeds banker who, when asked
by customer to cash draft for
large amount over the counter. replied:
eve do nothing for nothing for mo-
body here In Welnyss Reid's Life
of Lord Houghton" there is an anus
ing letter from the late laureate,
which compares the writer of poetry
for nothing to the milking Of the
goats. When the recital of The Re-
venge" in Easton square took place.
there was much lingo feeling about in
fashionable society in London, and
not few infected persons were among
the select audience. AS the poet pro-
ceeded in his rich and sonorous tones,
rendered all the more attractive by his
Lincolnshire accent, the, favored few
hung upon his words. When he reached
the last lines:
And the whole sea plunged and Eel! on the shot
shattered navy OF Spain,
And the little Revenge herself went down By
the island crags. y
To be lost evermore in the main
the feelings of all present were strung
up into excitement and enthusiasm.
when, to the amazement of all, the
laureate added. without the slightest
pause, and without the least change Of
tone in his voice, land the beggars
only gave me three hundred pounds
sterling for it, when it was worth at
least five hundred pounds sterling or
mOre''
The Irish standard., 1893-10-28
THE EL Gln MARBLES.
The Question of Their Restoration One
of Artistic Expediency.

The Question of Their Restoration ono
of Artistic Expediency.
Every year or SO it is rumored in
Athens that we are going to send these
stolen treasures back. England is the
only nation in the world which has
ever been known to surrender valua-
BILE territory unthreatened and simply
on sentimental grounds, says Bickford
Smith in Greece Under King George. .
If England gave up the Ionian islands
they argue, worth several millions
sterling, why should they not give
back the marbles which. If put up to
auction in lots, would hardly fetch a
millionT
y Capt. Trant, writing in 1880, said that
it was reported that the king of Ba-
varia, who was a great Philhellene.
had expressed his intention of making
his Glyptothek at Munich disgorge the
Aiginetan marbles and restoring them
to Greece. He rightly thought it prob
lematical, and they are, of course, still
at Munich. Oddly enough. the people
who abuse us most for having robbed
the Parthenon are not the Greeks but
the French. who have done more Of
that kind of thing than any nation
since the Romans.
This occurred to Chateau BRAND, who
confessed to q certain amount of mild
spoliation himself, and he attempted
to contrast our thefts with those of his
compatriots: his first distinction that
they did not pull down to take away is
plausible, but will not bear examina-
ton, as the bare pieces they left be-
hind them in Italy Ere quite as great
eyesores, and the pfecious prey did not
stand in SO great need of protection;
his second distinction, that in their
case the glory of France required it..
smells too much Of vanity for us to
have anything to do with it.
The question of the restoration of
the Elgin marbles is one of artistic ex-
pediency Few Englishmen would
maintain that we had d moral right to
keep them longer than is necessary in
the interests of art. The first question
to be decided is whether they are more
useful to the world in London or in
Athens. If it be in doubt the original
ownership Of Athens should shift the
balance of proving the superior advan-
tages of London on to us; if 1t be adj
,nitted that Athens is the more suita-
bic place for them, the question re-
solves itself into selecting the right
moment for their restoration. This
will obviously be when they will be in
no danger from eithera foreign enemy
or revolutionary mob ! am inclined
to answer the first question in favor Of
Athens. To the second should reply
that as long as Deleyannism exists the
marbles must stay in the British muse
nm, which means that, before they go,
the criminal statistics must show a
very marked Improvement and the
drachna must get to within ten pei
cent. of it's nominal value.
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About Opals.

The prejudice against opals appears
to be disappearing. Anyhow they are
popular. There are several varieties
Of opal and therefore several degrees
Of merit. The precious, or noble, or
oriental opal is the supreme. This has
all the colors, and when these colors
are broken into spahgles it is then
ca1asl the harlequih opal. Then comes
the fire apaf er ghrasN, with hyacinth
red and yellow rehet tion-the former
comes from Hungary. the latter from
Mexico. The COMMON, or semi-opals,
are nom alesceut. The hydrophane,
or oculus mundR is non-transparent,.
but becomes 50 BIZ immersion in water.
or any, transparent fluid. The cacha
long IS nearly Opaque and Of blush
white color The hyalite is colorless,
8pellucid and wtise. The opal jasper
Of wood opal IS the petrifaction Of
wood, opalescent but without the
.eoloring which nlakes the noble gem
10 pieelOu
The Irish standard., 1893-10-28
q NEW BuNko GAME.
Originality of . scheme tn Swindle the
Unsophisticated In Chicago.

Originality of q scheme to Swindle the
Unsophisticated In Chicago.
THAT'S mine!"
t'It's mine!"
The two men spoke simultaneously,
and reached at about the same instant
for crump1ed piece Of paper that lay
OF the sidewalk The man with the
purple necktie vas q shade the quicker
of the two. His hand closed over the
paper just in time to be clutched itself
in the grasp of the other man, dusty.
travel-stained pilgrim in a gray suit
and carrying valise. says the Chicago
Tribune. Fl
There was momentary struggle, but
the man with the purple necktie re-
tanned possession of the prize.
81 saw that tirst!'' holly exclaimed
the traveller.
''If you saw it first, my friend re-
piled the other, why didn't You pick
it up?"
''You jumped in ahead of me-"
Il saw it as soon as You did. if not q
little sooner. was making for it
when you stopped"
II was nearer to it! had the best
right to it! demand
Softly, my dear sir" said the man
with the purple necktie, retreating as
the other advanced. Possession is
nine points of the law, and the point
you're trying to make is not we'll
taken. / think saw it first, and GER
tainly got it first am going to keep
it unless--hello!" he exclaimed, as he
opened the piece of green paper and
looked at it. Its twenty-dollar
bill!''
II say it's bloody shame and a.
Hold on! This is a bigger find than
expected. thought it was a fver. I
an, willing to divide it with you. Isn't
that fair? Isn't it little more than
fair?"
The dusty traveller reflected a mo-
ment.
"Well.' he said, II guess that's
square enough. Got teh dollar bill?''
mo, but if you'll wait here a min
ute III take this into a cigar shop
round the corner and get it changed"
You needn't do that think I've
got ten
With some alacrity he drew leather
wallet from his pocket, opened it, ex-
tracted a bill and handed it over, re-
ceiving the twenty dollars in exchange.
Two hours later. with fierce CLEAN
in his eye and a hickory club in his
hand, he was hunting all over town
for a man with d purple neclztie.
Che twenty dollar bill was coun.
terfeit.
The Irish standard., 1893-10-28
WHAT A MAN is WORTH,
One of the Chemical Compounds Of an
Average Voter Valued at $4,000.

One Of the Chemical Compounds Of an
Average Voter Valued at $4,000.
An interesting exhibit at the nation
al museum shows the chemical in
gradients which go to make up the
average man weighing 1874 pounds.
says the American Analyst. Divided
up into his primary chemical elements
the man is found to contain 81 pounds
of oxygen-enough to take up, under
ordinary atmospheric pressure, the
space of room 10 feet long, 10 feet
wide and 10 feet nigh. His body also
holds Is pounds of hydrogen, which,
under the same conditions, would oc>
cupy somewhat more than two such
rooms as that described. To these
must be added 8 pounds and Is ounces
of nitrogen. The carbon in the corpus
of the individual referred to is repre-
sented by foot cube Of coal It ought
to be d diamond of the same size, be-;
| cause the stone is pure carbon, but tbs
National museum has not such one
\ in its possession. A row ofssoottleE:
contain the other elements going te
make up the man. These are ounces
of chlorine, 81 ounces Oh fuorine, 6.
ounces of phosphorus. 35G ounces OF
!, birthstone, az ouncesJof sodium, 2 x
ounces of potassium, one-tenth Of an
ounce Of iron,2 ounces Of magnesium
and 8 pounds and Is ounces Of calcium.
Calcium, at present market rates, IS
worth $500 an ounce, so that the
amount Of It contained in one human
body has 9 money value Of / $18. 500.
Few u our fellow citizens realize that
they are worth s. much 81 s. inst sS
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THEY EXPOSE PRISONERS.
Chemical Analysts Are the .Alchemists of

Z
xhis Age.
Though the dream of the ancient
alchemist of transmitting base metals
into nobler ones has never been real
tied, the chemist of this era can ac-
complish marvels that almost surpass
belief
+, The skilled toxicologist, writes Il.
Ogden Dore1nus in the Forum, reveals
the presence of poisons. often when
only faint traces exist. by removing
them from their surroundings, with
solvents, requiring hours, days and
sometimes weeks for the separation:
exciting them to form combina tons
with other elements, he causes them
to appear in solid. liquid or gaseous
conditions. Many of them ne arrays
in varied colors, or in crystalline
shapes, seen distinctly by the achro-
matte or apochromatic lenses of the
microscope. Others he volatil;zes in
flame. and he views their incandesccnt
vapors through ,the prisms of the spec
troscope. Brilliantly tinted and
sharply defined lines, in localities &C.
curately noted, reveal the existence of
metals so trif;ng in quantity that they
elude measurement by the balance.
with all it's modern refnements, and
so small that the human brain can
scarce imprison the thought of their
minuteness.
To take one example: Suppose the
finger is wetted with a drop of saliva
and touched to q salt Of hthiu1n. and
the adherent white powder is placed
on the tongue and then swallowed.
After the lapse of a few minutes, on
drawing a clean platinum wire over
the forehead or any part of the skin,
then placing it with it's traces of
moisture in Bunsen flame in front of
the narrow slit of the spectroscope. an
observer, looking through the little
telescope of the instrument, will see
for fraction of second the bright
colored red and yellow lines character
istic of ithium. The soluble salt has
passed through the entire circulatory
system of the body, and its presence is
announced in the perspiration!
The Irish standard., 1893-10-28
THE GORILLA At HOME
what Scientific Traveller Discovered e
The African .Iuugla. 80

she African jungle. 4sss]5 S&sss
The usual pictures Of the gocilla do:
not represent him as have seen him,
writes r. L. Garner in McClure's Mag
azine. He has not only a crouching
nabit but he walks on all four of his
legs, and has the motion of most quad
rupeds, using his right arm and left leg I
at the same time, and alternates with
the left arm and right leg. 1t is not
exactly walk or a trot, but a kind OF
amhling gait. while the chimpanzee
uses his arms as crutches, but lifts
one foot from the ground a little in adj
vance of the other. They do not place
the palm of The hand ON the ground,
but use the back OF the fingers from
the second joint. and at times the one
Il have described above seemed to-
touch only the back of the nails, but
this was when she was scarcely NOV
ing at all.
On reaching Ste. Anne selected
site for my cage and erected it at once.
1t is located in the jungle. tri1e more
than mile from any human habita-
ton, and manned it Fort Gorilla, 1t
is in a spot where nothing but the
denizen of the bush has any cause to
come. 1t is near grove OF plan
tains, on which the gorilla feasts with
a gusto Of charter member OF the
Gourmand club. He does not care SO
much for the fruit, but takes out the
tender heart of the young stalk, which
is quite succulent, and eats it with
an appetite peculiar to his race.
Before my cage was quite in order to
receive had my first call from
Young gorilla, who came within about
ten yards, as if to see what was going
on. had my rife in my hand, but did
not fire at him, as desired him to call
again and bring friends. lie didn't
larry long, but hurried off into the
bush as though he had something to
tell.
The third day after my cage WAS
completed family Of ten gorislas
| crossed the rear Of the open grounds
belonging to the mission and not more
than two hundred yards from the
house. A small native boy was within
some twenty wards of tEem when they
crossed the path in front OF him
Within few minutes J was notified OF
| the fact and took my rifle and followed
| them into the bush until lost their
trail few hours later they were
| seen again by some natives not far
| away from the cage, but they did not
call on me. The next day, however,
| had visit from group who came
within some thirty yards OF the cage
| The bush WAS SO dense that | could
! not see them, but could easily distin-
guish four or five voices, which seemed
! to be engaged in y family broil Of some
kind, J suppose that they were the
same family that had been seen the day
| before.
The Irish standard., 1893-10-28
,NDlA'S MILLIONS.
Some Idea of the Magnitude of the Task
England Has to Perform.

Some Idea Of the Magnitude of the Task
England Has to Perform.
One of the great wonders of the mod
ern world is the supremacy which Great
Britain has acquired over the people
of India, who are second in numbers
only to the population of China, and
far outnumber any other nation in the
world Not only are they held in sub
lection by a comparative handful OF
British troops, but they contribute a
native, army for the maintenance of
British power in india This wonder
full state of things is due, not merely
to British military courage and skill,
but largely also to the wisdom and
executive ability OF the officials charged
with the administration of civil. affairs
in the country. Rome in her best days
never showed more audacity and skill.
English methods in law and govern
ment have won the confidence of the
people to a remarkable degree. Some
idea of the magnitude of the task
which England has in the management
of her magnificent possession may be
obtained from the figures given by the
census taken in 1891. which presents
some very interesting and significant
facts.
1t appears from this enumeration
that Britain's Indian empire comprises
$500, 900 square miles, and in 1891 had
a population of $4,000, 900. The males
exceed the females by 5000. In ten
years the inhabitants increased "a, 000,-
600 Contrary to the condition of
things among the western nations the
town population is only 90 per cent.
OF the whole. The ancient Brahmanic
religious belief still counts 211, OO0, 900
adherents The Ruddl,ists number
100000. The followers of Moham-
med count up 57,000,000. The ancient
pagan or native worshipers number
5000. 900. and there are 10000 who fol-
low the faith of Zoroaster. The Chris
tians number 2,25oo00. The people Of
india are not long-lived. Of this i'm
mense multitude only 100000 reach
the age of 80. The illiterate comprise
214,00o,0 900 Of the population.
One cause of the success of the Brit
i>sh in governing India is found in the
fact that LIS different languages Or di-
Affects arc spoken, though some Of
them are doubtless very similar. The
differences Of race, religion and
language render combination against
the English rulers almost impractic-
able. in view of their judicious policy
The British management of the coun-
try. in construction of railroads and a,
system of irrigation by means of
which famines are averted or anchor
ated, the suppression Of widow burning,
infanticide and the protection OF
human life, especially OF female and
child life, has stimulated the increase
of population to such a degree-1nore
than 100000 annually, that the linn
it's of production of food are nearly
reached. In view of this last fact it is
only question of a short time when
the surplus population of India will
join the Chinese hordes in seeking new
homes in other lands, and fresh
source of embarrassment will confront
the r.,lers of more civilized nations,
since the newcomers are sure to be an
tagonized by the labOring classes.
The Irish standard., 1893-10-28
llliteracy in Various Countries.

Recent statistics state tb:t the
greatest proportion Of illiterates is
foupd in the three Slavic st;ites of
RoLmania, Russia and Servia, where
80 Ter cent of the population is I'M
able to reae or write. Of the Latin
speaking races Spain heads the list
with 45 per cent, France and Belgium
having about IS per cent. The litter
atts in Hungary number about 43 per
ceat.; in Austria, so per cent, and in
Ireland, 81. In England we find IL per
cent; Holland, 10 per cent; United
Sta ses (white population), per cent.
ana Scotland, 2 per cent. unable to
read or write. When we come to tho
purely Teutonic states we find u
marked reduction in the percentage Of
Miterates. The highest is in Switzer-
lsud, rs. In the whole German en-
pire it is but l per cent In Sweden.
Denmark, Bavaria, Baden and Wur-
temburg there is not single person
ever; ten years Of age unable to read
and write.
The Irish standard., 1893-10-28
Pointed.

Clergymen are supposed to have a
peculiar talent for improving the oc-
casion." How one of them did this in q
witty and, let us hope, an edifying
manner, is related by the Boston Jour-
nal, In early life he had met with an
accident which left him with broken
nose, a deformity about which, in spite
of his piety, he was known to be lit
tie sensitive. One day a new inquirer
propounded the old question: How
happened you to break your nose?''
The minister answered solemnly: ITO
tell the truth, my friend, the accident
was caused by my poking my nose into
other peoples business.
The Irish standard., 1893-10-28
Avertfnx tho Choler..

The Persians resort to curious rites
for the purpose Of averting the attacks
Of the cholera. One of the most wide
~ practiced Of these is that Of passing
under the Koran. Two elders stand OPP
posite each other, holding between
them scroll Of the Koran wrapped in
: silken scarf. Under this swinging
ta1isman the peasants pass one BY one
and them 60 home. convinced that the
Icholera will not be a bles &, touch
The Irish standard., 1893-10-28
A THOUSAND SERVANTS.
The Extensive Retinue Which Waits
the Wish OF EnglaRd's Queen.

Queen Victoria's household comprises
a multitude of titled and salaried Off
cials, says the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
There are the lord steward, the lord
chamberlain, the treasurer, the comp
troller. the keeper Of the privy purse.
his assistants and secretaries, the cor
oner and the electric light engineer
The lord chamberlain department
comprises a vice chamberlain, comp
trol]er, examiner of accounts. paw
master, master of ceremonies. marshal
of ceremonies, lords in waiting. groorns
in waiting, extra grooms, gentlemen
ushers of the privy chamber. gentle.
men ushers of the black rod, gentle
men ushers daily walters, gentlemen
ushe:s quarterly walters, sergeant at
arms, poet laureate. examiner Of plays,
Sibrarian, painter, marine painter,
SCULPTOR, surveyor of pictures, German
libra rian, constable OF Windsor, gen
tlemen-at-arnis and yeomen. The de-
partment of the master of the horse
comprises: Master of the bnckhounds,
clerk marshals, grand fa]concr, crown
equerry. equerries in ordinary. extra
equerries, honorary e4uerries, pages
of honor, superintendent of royal news.
storekeeper and a host Of clerks The
department of the mistress of the robes
comprises: Ladies' of the bedel,amber,
extra ladies of the bedchanb Der. bed
chamber women, extra bedchamber
women, maids Of honor, groom of the
robes, clerks of the robes and chaplain.
The religious department consists Of
the dean of the chapel royal, clerk of
the closet, deputy clerks of the closet
and domestic chaplains. The medical
department. has among it's members
physicians in ordinary, physicians ex-
traordinary, sergeant surgeons. Sur
geons extraordinary, physicians to the
household, surgeon to the household.
surgeon apothecary, other surgeons
and apothecaries. surgeon oculist, sur
geon dentist, dentists to the house
hold and chemists and druggists.
There are also a hereditary grand al
moner. a lord high almoner, a snbal
monur and secretaries clerks, walters.
servants and other persons to the num-
Der Ct about a thousand.
The Irish standard., 1893-10-28
Imported roads.

While nature has bestowed her gifts
abundantly upon the Isles of Shoals
she forgot to-. give Appledore, the
largest of the group, single batra-.
chan. Small green snakes are as conn
mon as sparrows, but not toad or
frog hoped upon this oasis Of the!
ocean. Accordingly, Mrs. Celia Thar
ter, the presiding genius Of the island,ii
has imported a number Of frogs from
the mainland, and the cheerful little,
greenbackers from Maine are thrivingl
wonderfully in the pool near the cot.il
taRes. This year Mrs. Thaxtar inn
ported nearly hundred toads for herY
garden from Somerville, Macs ThieiI
arrived in q covered basket, chit
softly like chickens, and on beilei
leased took up their reaid epce
great content among their llzs
peoples and maIig as. S3s