The Irish standard., 1893-05-13

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Rev. Francis M. Graft, the Indian mis-
sionary, who has aboriginal blood in his
own veins, has established community
of Indian Sisters at the Sacred Heart
Mission at Fort Berthold, Garfield coun-
~. N. D., CT which he has, the care. All
the Sisters Of this community are of In
dian or mixed parentage, and the prioress
is Of pure aboriginal descent This mission
is located in the diocese of jamestown,
Of which Bishop Stanley is the ordinary.
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Interest in the cause OF Irish liberty
and the Home Rule bill now pending be-
fore Parliament is not confined to sect,
creed or nationality. This is what Rabbi
Joseph Krauekopf, of the Synagogue
Kenesetb Israel of Philadelphia, said at
recent meeting of Irish american citi-
zens in the city of Brotherly Love:
"Englandls refusal to grant Ireland the
right of Home Rule can be due to moth
ing but pride or avarice, or rancor or
stubbornness Against such reasons as
these, as feeling mon and women, as SYM
pathising friends, even though far away,
we have the right to support the noble
men across the sea in their valiant efforts
to restore unto Ireland her Ged-given
rights"
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A priest in Indianapolis, having been
asked by a reporter if he were aware of
the existence of any members of the A.
P. A. in that city, replied in the affirm
alive and instanced the case Of a person
who recently went into the Office where
the books of the local organization were
kept. He found them lying open on the
desk, and concluding that he was free to
look 1T them, he glanced at the pages
and saw there most remarkable record.
One member had been fined five dollars
for purchasing hat from Michael Ryan,
merchant, while another had been fined
q like amount for having job of plumb
ing done by Healy & O'Brien of that
city. The reason given for imposing the
fines was that the dealers were Roman
Catholics.
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At the aquarium in Berlin there ia q
big gorilla whose habits are about as cor
rect as those of most of his distant
relatives. He gets up at 8 in the morn
ing, takes bath and uses soap without
hesitation. When his toilet is completed
he takes cup of milk, after which he
eats two loaves of bread, with Frankfort
sausage and smoked Hamburg beef, all
of which he moistens with glass of weiss
beer. At l p. m. he takes bowl of soup,
with rice and potatoes, and wing of
chicken. He uses his knife and fork and
his napkin like one of our own Four
Hundred; but when he thinks that his
keepers are not observing him he dis
cards the impediments of civilization
and plunges his muzzle into the bowl, az
it to give evidence Of the melancholy fact
that gorilla can be,a hog.
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Miss Mary Redmond, the Irish sculp-
tor, whose colossal statue of Father
Mathew was recently unveiled in Dublin,
is young woman scarcely over twenty,
who won the commission for the statue
in competition. As model she accepted
youth of twenty, whom some philan-
thropist had recommended from refor-
matory. When the statue was finished
and waiting the approval Of the commit
tee the boy, from spite, entered the studio
and entirely destroyed the model. An
extension Of year was given to Miss
Redmond, who set to work again with
pluck and courage and remodelled the
figure to the satisfaction Of the commit
tee. When the upper stone was laid
by the Lord Mayor Of Dublin, the sculp-
tor was mounted upon the pedestal which
was T. support her work, and was cheered
by the multitude.
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Paderewski, the great pianist, is twenty
eight years old, and has played since he
was three. His education began when
he was seven, and at the age Of eighteen
he Wa made professor Of music in the
Warsaw conservatory. After holding
several positions Of this kind, he studied
Tor three years. under Leschetizky, his
countryman. Then he made his artistic
debut in Visnna, and covered himself
With glory. Since then he has gone
steadily forward in the field Of success.
Every country has received him With
opsn 3 arma. Paderewski married, before
E he was twenty, g girl who died early and
q left him = son g whom Ae u devotedly
Sattaohed. No naan Is moro Tres from the
faint q than l.e;; 10 man moro
;aymDaklefsfs and nAi, n,,,,Ga az q, - IT.