The Irish standard., 1893-07-15

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PASSED in Re- lIE
The Catholic temp erance societies of
the United States have more than 100
600 members. S.
The Prince 81 Wales may be il debs
but his credit Is good. He was able t6
bny $l,250ooo worth of jjewelry IS ! wes!.
ding present for Princess Mary, hia
daughter law. NJ .
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& It ii said that the sons, daughter,
nephews, nieces and relat1ves st large Of
United States Senators are drawing cal
aries amounting Is more than $4,000
year from Uncle Sam.
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II Next Sunday will be the opening Sun
day Of the Catholic summer, school or
Lake Champlain. Various eminent bish-
ops will oficiate on each Sunday and
noted ecclesiasts will be present in the
sanctuary. .
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The unguarded remarks Of the Hindoo
preacher, Karmarkar, and the .'cant" Of
acouple of fanatics at Montreal have
borne their fruit. There was mild sort
Of riot all through town, but only ons
Endeavorer, q colored man from Georgi.s,
was hurt. .s
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Canon O'Hanlon, Of Dublin, has il
press an Irish. American History Of the
United States, dealing with the influence.
Of Irish settlers on American history.
The Introductory chapter deals with St.
Brendans pref Columbian voyage to tho
American Continent. .
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Football in Ireland is said to consist of
three kinds-Ruebeian, Associationist,
and Gaelic. The rule Of play in these
organizations has been defined as fol-
lows:-In Rugby you kick the ball; in
Association you kick the man it You can
not kick the ball; and in Gaelic, you kick
the ball If you cannot kick the man.
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It is said that one Of the reasons for
the strong hold which John Burns, the
labor leader and socialist Of London,
has ie his devotion to his wife. He al
ways insists on her presence when he has
to make speech anywhere, and is said
to be amusingly helpless without her.
If he misses her he calls out: "Where IT,
my wife?" She answers: "Here, john
and the speech goes on.
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A Swede, wishing to make some pur-
chasee for dinner, went to an irish mar
ketman IN Hartford and gave his order
in pure Celtic. The Irishman looked at
him in simple amazement and didn't un-
derstand word he said. The Swede
good naturedly bantered him on his want
Of knowledge Of the ancient language of
Ireland, and said that he himself had g
better acquaintance with it than with
the English.
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. The only sign Of q great age in Marshal
MacMahon. who recently celebrated hie.
Seth birthday, is his lack Of teeth. When
q molar passes the time Of it's usefulness
the ex-President accepts the loss philo-
sophically, and refuses to call on y dem
list to repair the damage. He attributes
his greensold age to temperate Irish an
cestors (the Marshal's name is Patrick)
and to the absence in his own character
Of malice and ambition.
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It has been predicted Of Sir Charles
Gavan Duffy's promised autobiography
that it will be uncommonly amusing and
interesting. Its publication has been de-
layed by the suffering entailed upon ite
author by cataract on the left eye, and
at present Sir Charles is pushing the ar
rangements for the publication Of the
new Library Of Ireland" the series
which is to include all the notable por-
tions of Irish literature.
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The Blarney Castle Village at the
Worlds Fair contains specimens of all
branches Of cottage industry, and par
ticularly Of the celebrated Oarrickma-
cross lace, whose making goes on under
the deft fingers Of members Of the third
generation Of the Monaghan County vii
layers, who have practiced the art. The
Irish Industries Association has also 9
fine exhibit in the Woman's Building.
and Is represented by silk and linen
laces and embroideries IN the depart
ment OF manufactures.
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Before the close Of the Worlds Fair
there will be erected in one Of the city
parks . bronze statue of Scotlands bard
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