The Irish standard., 1893-08-26
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. The linen industry ii Ireland gives
employment 70 upward of 100 600 persons.
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A grand daughter Of Gen. Robert d.
Lee, Matilda Dot Lee, now in Paris, has
become Catholic.
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George ". Childs Of che Philadelphia
Ledger has bought plot in Greenwood
Cemetery for the burial Of the late Rich
ard A. Proctor, whose body now lies in
an unmarked grave, and the erection Of
a suitable monument to perpetuate the
memory Of the astronomer.
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A Catholic Church picnic in Salsm,.
Mass, wound up with the ascension Of 8
balloon containing several hundred love
letters from the young ladies of the par
ieh, addressed to the man in the moon.
And the young men Of the party per-
mitted that balloon to get away with it's,
burden!
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All, or nearly all, Irishmen claim de-
scent from kings, but not many kings
are of Irish descent. There is, however,
at least one monarch alive who has Irish
blood in his veins. This is the Sultan of
Morocco, whose reat-grandmother was
an Irish girl who entered the harem more
than hundred years ago. e:
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One of natures noblemen is Ed O'Reil-
ly of Great Falls, Mont He is we'll
known there, has an open, kindly heart
and is man whose honesty and integrity
no one can question. Men OF Ed O'Reil-
ly's stamp, whether they live in Great
Falls or elsewhere, deserve that success
which naturally befalls them. MI,
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Archbishop Redwood of wellington,
New Zealand, has arrived in this country
to attend the Catholic convention in Chi
cago. He landed at San Francisco whore
he enjoyed the hospitality of Archbishop
Riordan during his stay in that city. He
is near friend of Archbishop Ireland
and was his school-mate in the South of
France.
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An Englishwoman has employed
thirty-fve poor Irishwomen since 1885 in
making copy of an old piece Of Bayeux
tapestry. The linen and silk we're woven
and dyed especially for it. 1t is. 227
inches long and 20 inches wide, contains
613 men. 202 horses, sos other animals,
besides innumerable birds, trees and fow-
ers. The original was also made by
women, Matilda of Flanders and her
court having worked a long time on it.
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OF the 1856 members ofethe present
Congress 1873 were born in the United
States, % are Of foreign birth and parent
age, and (Mr. Crisp, the speaker) was
born of American parents while on a.
visit to England. There is one negro,
Mr.. Murray of South Carolina. OF the
foreign-born Representatives Ireland has
the greatest number, eight. Germany
was the birthplace of four, Canada of
three, New Brunswick of two, Norway
of two, and Austria, Scotland and Hun
gary of one each.
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There has been much excitement in
Indian society over the recent marriage
of the very wealthy Maharajah of Patiala.
He Is renowned sportsman, with the
best stable of racers in India, and is
moreover, the best polo player in the
country. His bride is young Irish girl,
the sister of the trainer in charge of the
Maharajah's stables. He fell in love at
a ball year ago, but it was not until
three months ago that he proposed in set
form at sea picnic which he gave in the
Bayaof Bengal. The girl, Miss Florrie
Bryan, consented to change her religion
for the purpose Of marrying him; she be-
came q Sikh; and the other day the
nuptial ceremony took place according
to the Sikh rite.
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Molly Stark not only did not die
widow because of the valorous battle of
Bennington, but she lived on to become
noble mother in Israel, and at one time
thirty out of forty of the children attend
ing the district school IN what is called
the ..Stark district of New Hampshire
we're named Stark. They were all de-
scendants of the four children Molly bore
to the hero of Bennington. Now, how
ever, the name is almost extinct in New
Hampshire, and in Manchester, the CEN
tire Of the Stark district, only two or three
persons are left who bear the name Of
the brave General of the Revolution.
Molly Stark has namesake now living
in Alameda, Cal, a little girl Of thirteen
years, who is in the sixth generation in
lineal descent from the heroine of Ben
nington.
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