The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-12-16
PASSED In REVIEW.

John w. Mackay, the Oalifornia mil.
lionaire, lives the life of recluse in New
York and practices the regimen Of an
athlete. No one has ever yet been able.
to get him to express his opinion about
the society predictions of his wife and
ep-daughter.
Goat raising is an important and grow
ing industry in Oregon and some other
northwestern states. One rancher in
Benton county, Oregon, has fine herd
Of $50 goats, which includes number of
thoroughbred Angorra bucks. Twenty
two cents pound is the lowest this man
has received for fleece in dozen years,
while frequently he has received 30 to So
cents pound. The average yield from
q goat is about four pounds, but eight to-
ten pounds is frequently obtained from
high grade goats. The goats are not
only valuable for their fleece, but in
clearing off land, az they subsist largely
on brush aud weeds.
~
A historical celebration recently took
place in Vienna, when the Abbot OF the
Benedictine Convent OF the Scots cele-
brated the 5Oth anniversary of his priest
hood. Many Of these Benedictine Scots
were really Irish and Welshmen. They
wandered to Southern Germany and
across the Alps to Austria, spreading
culture and faith everywhere. As early as
767 the learned Irishman, Bishop Vir-
gilius, occupied che sea Of Salzburg. He
was the apostle of the Austrian Alps.
At Regensburg Irish and Scotch Bene..
dictines held the Convent Of st. Jacob,
and it was thence Duke Henry brought
the Scotch ard Irish menks, for whom
he built convent and church outside
the walls of Vienna. The population
called the foreign monks "Scots Ire
land being then known as Scotia-snd
the name has been preserved to this day,
although there have been no monks
from Great Britain since the 10th con-
fury. 5
The late Sir Andrew Clark, Mr. Glad.
stones physician, will be missed on oc-
casions when the g. O. NJ. makes an i'm
portant speech. At such times, as re-
Gently at Newcastle, Sir Andrew used to
sit watch in hand to sec that Mr.. Glad
stone did not speak longer than the limit
prescribed by the physician. At New
castle the time set was one hour, and at
the conclusion Of the sixtieth minute
Mr.. Gladstone tossed aside the last sheet
Of his notes, while the physician looked
triumphant. But in the warmth Of his
oratory Mr.. Gladstone went on without
notes for nearly half an hour longer,
while Sir Andrews look Of triumph
changed to one Of mingled perplexity
and amusement. But on feeling Mr.,
|Gladstone's pulse afterwsrd he was able
70 say that the veteran statesman was In
even better form ct the end of his speech
than ct the beginning.
81 - 81.
Justin Mccarthy, M. F., has been in
vited by we'll known firm Of publishers
to write the life OF the late Charles
Stewart Parnell. Mr.. cCarthy has. de-
clined the overtures, il view Of the TACT
within the knowledge Of . few Of his COLI
Leagues, chat the 1idow Of the late Irish
chief has been Tor some time engaged
upon the preparation Of his papers, with
- view 70 tho publication q his life. In
this work she i assisted 81 ldr.J o Kelly,
Who, asrsprssenti ting oo1lnmon, over d
period of tn ysar1z, ~ Brought into H.
timate ralation personal md political,
With ths late 1riislll leader (Jonsii<1l slring
tho atdtude Il ~, liz ths closing
years g ~ lliifs Ear1sll stood 70
wards NJ. Glad IN the Liberal.
psrty, il Tin thlt neither9
Nm Paznsll nor NJ. az kslly vii IN
|olInsd q hold 81. Z piiqua nt e,
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