The Irish standard., 1893-11-11
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in 1858 and received her early education.
at home She studied for two years at a.
school in Coleraine, and in her 18th year
entered the Alexandra College, Dublin
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There has been some discussion as to
who was the first woman to receive the
degree of LII. d. in this country. It is
stated that this honor belongs to Mrs.
Caroline Healey Dali, who received the
degree from Alfred University, Alfred.
N. Y. There are now seven women in all
who have received it.
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No, Lord Dunraven is not true Irish
man. Before leaving America he issued
a manifesto that the cup contest had
been wholly unsatisfactory, that the
Vigilant had won in two races by "Aukes'r
and in the third by the accident to the
Valkyrie's spinnaker. Irish Lieutenant
Hem manfully acknowledged his defeat.
Dunraven grumbles like an Englishman-
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In an article on the Parliament OF Re-
ligions, Mrs. Besant, after referring to-
the refusal of the Church of England to
be represented, says: "The moro ancient
historic Church of Rome made no SUCH
difficulties, but sent eminent prelates as
her representatives. Rome is the most
adaptable of churches, rigid at the core
as to doctrine, but flexible externally as
to method"
IT.
Queen Victoria has forty-five pet dogs
They live in the grandest canine yle
that was ever known. Their dining room
is handsomely carpeted and ornamented
with the portraits of their celebrated an
cestors in oil and water tolors. Some Of
the pictures are adorned with tufts Of
hair which belonged to the departed pets
of her majesty. The dogs are proud Of
their portrait gallery, and they despiee
all the low-bred ours of creation. How
nice it is to be queens dog!
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Mrs. w. d. Owen, of Logansport, Ind,
is said to be the only American woman
ever admitted to the floor of the House,
of Lords. Mrs. Owen is the wife of the
ok Superintendent of immigration. While.
abroad last winter she wished to see the
British Parliament, but every body de-
clared it impossible at that time. Mrs.
Owen, by clever stratagem, got herself
ushered into sort of box directly Oh the
floor, where she could have touched the
dignifed peers as they filed out of the
house.
The circular asking the Catholic
priests of the Hartford, Conn.,, diocese to-
declare by vote their choice of Connect.
icut clergyman to succeed the late
Bishop McMahon has been denounced
by Mgr. Satolli as irregular and scan'
dalous." because it is in direct violation
of the manner prescribed by the Balti-
more Council in 1883. It is stated that
the originators and signers of the circu-'
lar, prominent priests of New Haven,
Bridgeport and surrounding small towns,
will be called upon to make public apol-
ogies.
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To woman belongs the honor of this
year carrying off the prize of 100 guineae
which Mrs. Hannah Acton left for ''the
best work illustrative of the wisdom and
bepefcence of the Almighty in any de-
partment of science" Miss Clark, the
prize winner, lives in London, but is Irish
by birth. Her love of astronomy is life
long and she can remember being good
deal teased about her habit, ae child, Of
slipping out into the garden at night to
look at the stars. She has written num-
Der of successful books on the science,
but has had only two months OF obser~
vatory work. During that time she
worked almost all of every night. j.
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Newe comes from New Zealand that an
electoral act has been passed by the
Legislature of that colony giving the
franchise to all women over twenty one
years old. 1t is believed that the wo-
mems voting power will strengthen the
Conservative party, who oppose the zevo-
lutionary projects in regard to land hold
ing. The temperance party also hopes
to get aid from the women. 1t is be-
lieved that large proportion of the
women will appear at the polls. OF the
66S,65O people in New Zealand nearly
one-half are women.
"Miss Columbia the charming daugh
ter of the Duke dc Veragua, was engaged
to young Spanish marquis when she
accompanied her father to the United
States. When the duke discovered that
his fortune was greatly impaired, he
cabled to the marquis relea ing him from
the engagement. The proud and loyal
Spaniard returned answer that what he
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