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The Irish standard., 1893-04-01


tunately, the Irish speaking populations
is diminishing. The Society sold during
the past year 1854 books, as compared
with 1896 in 1891, thus making the total
number of books put in circulation since
it's foundation amount to 1O8 325. The
Irish language was taught in As national
schools, 755 pupils we're examined, and
out of this number no less than SIS
passed. Thirteen teachers presented
themselves for certificates Of competency
to teach Irish, and twelve succeeded in
obtaining them. The general answering,
according to the report, was very salts
factory, and almost all the candidates
were able to speak Irish fuently. In,the
recent Intermediate1k Examinations 176 pu-
pills passed in Celtic, 143 Of whom were
pupils in the Christian Brothers schools.
~
Sweeney's Hotel, located at the corner
OF Duane street and Park Row, New
York, was sold under the hammer on
March 20. It was once famous resort
for Roman Catholic clergymen, and many
noted Irishmen found shelter there. The
most important chapters of Irish An1eri-
can history have hada 'Sweeney's Hotel
end" to them. John Mitchell, Thomas
Francis Meagher, and other political
prisoners who escaped after '48 had their
headquarters there. The registers bear
The Irish standard., 1893-04-01

The political demagogues Of the Chi
cago city council have appointed the
18th and 22nd of March as illegal holt
days. in honor of st. Patrick and TIE
Emperor William of Germany Such
action does not meet the approval of
John F. Finerty, who says in his Citizen:
st. Patrick's day 1s, very justly, set apart
by Irishmen as their national holiday,
and, although it is festival of the Cath
olic Church, ITS proper observance is by
no means confined to Catholic Irishmen.
Ali that Irish Americans, except per-
haps few silly ones, care for is to
nationally enjoy their day after their
own fashion. They don't want to force
it ON other elements. They don't want
to interfere with the public business of
this city or any other, and, therefore,
they cannot approve, as American citi-
zens, of the order of the City Council
closing the public Offices on that day.
The Irish standard., 1893-04-01

The Gladstonians gained another
splendid victory over their opponents last
Monday night. Arthur j. Balfour, the
Tory leader, made vigorous attack on
John Morley and moved vote of CEN
sure against the Irish executive for per-
mitting outrages and condoning serious
offenses in Ireland. Mr.. Morley made
a spirited reply and Gladstone came to
his rescue in powerful speech. The
vote of censnre failed to pass, the gov
eminent having AZ majority on division
The Irish standard., 1893-04-01

The number of men in the Royal Irish
Constabulary at the present time is about
10000. They are armed with rifles, bay
onet, revolver and baton and are essen.
TALLY a military force. They are differed
by 36 county inspectors, 1853 head con-
stables and nearly 1000 sergeants and
acting sergeants. Recruits are being re-
ceived every week, and ordinarily there
are between three and four hundred in
constant training at the depot in Dublin
The Irish standard., 1893-04-01

The jubilee Offering to the Pope will
be collected in all the churches of the
archdiocese of st. Paul on Easter Sum
dav
The Irish standard., 1893-04-01

I|5 & I !, lISs & q S,s
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THE ONLY ONE,
a Solitary Mechanic Sleeps In Historic
Wrstminster Abbey.


Westminster Abbey.
George Graham, the only mechanic
buried in Westminster abbey, was the
son of Richard Graham of Blackhouse.
in the county of Cumberland. Eng
land. At the age of IS he went to
London and apprcnticed himself to
| homas Iompion. a noted clock and
watch maker. and later was taken
into partnership and became famous
for the excellence of his work 1t
was. however, his scientific inventions
that gave him his greatest promi-
nencc. He corrected the variation of
the pendulum, due to the changes of
temperature by inventing the mcrcur-
ial bob. The great clock at Green
wich, which regulates the time of
the English empire was made
by him in l127, and, although ii
has done duty for nearly century
and thrce-quartors, it is still in use
and could scarcely now be surpassed
in its mechanical excellence. 1t is
said, Notwithstanding the long inter-
val since it was made, that it docs
not require attention oftener than
once Il year. The mural arch at
Greenwich, used by the English gov
etnment for the testing of quadrants
and other instruments, was the work
OF his hands. So great was his repu-
tation that when the French govern
mcnt dispatched Maupertius to the
Polar circle to ascertain the exact
figure of the earth. the instruments
the navigator used during that voy-
age were made by George Graham.
lie died in 17jl, aged 5G, and it was
not until four years thereafter that
his remains were inferred in Wcstmin-
stpr abbey
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25
whcn We're steel Pen, Invcn.eas

All standard works of reference say:
"At about tho opening of the present
century pens were first made OF
metal" or words to that effect. In
the Autobiography of Roger North, Il
L find something which makes me
think that there is something wrong
in the history of the steel pen us
there is in nearly everything else.
Writing to Mrs. Foley from London,
on March 8, 100. he says; you will
hardly tell by what you see that ]
write with steel pen. 1t is device
but recently from France =
When they get the knack of making
them exactly | do not doubt but tina,
the use of the goose quill will end,
for none that can have these will use
others" Here is u clear mention oil
useful device full hundred years
before so-called "history" finds oui
that such thing exists.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25
Mo0rish Architecture.

An American engineer, recently re
turned from visit to Spain. is con
vinced that the durability of Moorish
architecture is over-estimated in pop
ular opinion. That which he exam
ined he found extremely defective
from the engineers point of view, and
he believes that where one ancient
Moorish structure remains, scores
must have perished. The tenuous
horseshoe arch and the prevalence OF
pillars seemingly too delicate to do
the work imposed upon them he as
cribes to tho fondness of the Moors for
creating in structures the impression
OF instability, trick, the result, per-
haps, of something deeply imbeddcd
in the Moorish intellect
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KEEPING COMPANY.

Sweet homely phrase SO often spoke
Among the kinder country folk.
When youthful love they smile to see
These two are keeping company"
In fuller and in higher sense
Through years of rich experience,
Dear love, 'tis true OF you and me
We've kept each others company.
In joy we've sought each others's eyes
10 share the gladness and surprise,
In pain, lifc's utmost test OF III,
Our hearts have clung together still.
In absence-word with anguish fraught-
We have kept company IN thought,
And learned that leagues OF distance may
Serve but to spur love on its way.
ln DEATH pause with bated breath
Beforc the mystery OF death.
Yet love is grcatl | seem to know
That where thou goest | will 60;
And in Gods great eternity
Our souls shall !ill keep company.
--BoHto,t Journal.
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Deaths From JOY. Fright, Grlcr Etc.

Weread in Livy that when Hannibal
had vanquished the Romans in the
bnttle of Gamma, two women. seeing
their sons whom they had supposed
dead return in good health, died i'm
mcdiately from excessive JOY. A
Frenchman who had by chance passed
over narrow plank lying across IL
deep gorge in the dark, on viewing
the spot the next day fell down dead
while contemplating the dangers of
the previous night. Montague re-
latcs the case of Il German nobleman
who died of excessive grief on discov-
ering that his son had been killed in
battle. ale stood says Montague,
like stock, with his eyes fixed on
the corpse till the vchcmency of his
sorrow having overwhelmed his vital
spirits, he sank stone dead TO the
ground
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25
SERIOUS FACTS ABOUT BREAD
Which Housskeepers shonid Earnestly
Consider,

A serious danger mcnaces the health
Of the people of this country in the
numerous alum baking powders that
are now being urged upon the public.
There is no question as to the detri
mental effects of these powders upon
the system. Every Board of Health,
every physician, will tell you of the
unwholesome qualities they add to the
food. Some countries have absolutely
prohibited the sale of bread contain
ing alum.
Even small doses of alum, given to
children, have produced fatal results,
while cases of heartburn, indigestion,
gripping constipation, dyspepsia, and
various kindred gastric troubles from
irritation of the mucous membrane,
caused by the continuous use of food
prepared with the alum or alum phos-
phatc powders, are familiar in the
practice of every physician.
1t is not possible that any prudent
housewife, any loving mother, will
knowingly use an article of food that
will injurc the health of her house
hold, or perhaps cause the death of
her children.
How shall the dangerous alum pow
ders be distinguished? And how shall
the danger to health from their use be
avoided?
Generally, alum powders may be
known from the price at which they
are sold, or from the fact that they are
accompanied by gift, or are disposed
of under some scheme The alum
powder costs but few cents pound
to make, and is often sold at 90 or %
cents a pound. If some present is
given with it, the price may be 30, 40
or 90 cents pound.
1t is impossible to name all the alum
powders in the market, but any bak
ing powder sold at a low price, or ad
vcrtised as costing only half as much
as cream of tartar powders, or accom-
panied by present, or disposed of
under any scheme, is of this class, ,det-
rimental to health, and to be avoided.
But the easy, safe and certain pro
lection of our bread, biscuit and cake
from all danger of unwholesomcness is
! in the use of the Royal Baking Pow
| der only. This powder is mentioned
because of the innumerabc reports in
Its favor by high medical authorities
by the U. $. Government, and by the
official chemists aud Boards OF Health
which leave no doubt us to its entire
freedom from alum, lime and ammonia.
its absolute purity and wholcsomcncss
[ While its use is thus safeguard
against the poisonous alum powders ii
is satisfactory at the same time to know
that it makes the whitcst, highest,
sweetest and most delicious food, which
will keep moist and fresh longer, and
that can b ecaten with immunity hot
or cold, stale or fresh, and also that
owing to its greater strength it is more
economical than others.
These facts should incline consumers
to turn deaf ear to all opportunities
to buy the inferior powders. If Il
grocer urges the sale of the cheap, i'm
pure, alum brands, it should be borne
in mind that it is because he can make
more profit on them. The wise house.
keeper will decline in all cases to take
them.
7ahe no chancc Mrough using 4
dowbJm article where so important a
matter as Hc heaiM or lie Of dcai
ones is at stuL.e.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25
CHINESE VILLAGES.
how Local scif-Govcrnmrnt Works Ia
The Celestial Kingdom

recent writer In the North ChiHa Hsrald
of Shanghai describes the manner In which
local self government works in China. Every
Chinese village Is Kind Of little principally
BY Itself, the theory IN regard to the hcndmeu
Jr village elders being that they arc chosen
by their fcllOw-tOwnsmen aud confirmed by
shc district magistrate. In some regions this
s actually done, and for the good conduct of
The headmcn in their Office the leading land
owners are rcqurc4 to becoue security. They
are not necessarily the oldest men In the vii
iagc, neither are they necessarily the wealth
lest men, although It Is probable that every
family OF property VIII In some way be repre-
eented among them: they are not necessarily
men of literary attachments, although this
may be the case with a few.
= In those regions where the method Of sclcc-
tion Is most loose the number Of headmcn has
no necessary relation To the size Of the village.
The position Is not hereditary, neitheris there
any liked time Of service, \ man may act In
this capacity at one time and refuse or neglect
to do 70 at another time, The headmcn are
not formally cho-ed nor formally dcposcd.
They drop into their places by a kind of natu'
raj selection. The qualities which fit - VII,
! lager to act "a hcnlman arc the same which
contribute 10 success In any line of business,
| He must be n practical man Who has some ua
tive ability, acquainted with the ways Of the
world, MS well as able and willing to devote
upou occasion an indefinite amount of time
and attention to the affairs which may be pu,
In his charge
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25
A WoRKINoMEN.s BUILDING.
Novel Enterprise at st. Louis-Eiabor
ntc Arrangements for the ExpositIon,

ST. LOUIS, Mo, March 1s.-There is
no city in the United States that has a
building of any Importance whatever
devoted entirely to the uses of work
lngmen and owned by them.
st. Louis is to have one very soon.
The lodges and unions of the city have
discovered that they are paying to The
owners of the various halls in which
they hold their meetings something
like 100000 II year in rent, and they
are tired of it. The ruling rate of in
tercst here is eight per cent. Th,
workingmcn could pay the interest ON
s5bo,oOO with the money they now
spend for rent. That is the way they
look at. it, and the contemplation of
the fact has driven them to the dccis-
ion to build a hall to cost about $3.50
900 and pay for it by the rent charged
the organizations that use it. As all
the building trades are supporters of
the plan the building will probably be
erected without delay, the idea beinr
now TO finish it this year.
new cnarlty mas been established
in st. Louis on such II broad founda-
tion that its success is guaranteed. 1t
has been found that some of the chill
dren in the public schools were SO in
sufficiently fed that it was useless to
expect them to study. They were sent
OFF in the morning with scanty break
fast and no lunch, and got onlya little
to eat at night. A plan to help these
families was nt once put into opera
tion, in charge of the Provident Asso-
citation. Agents were sent around to
the homes of all the school children
who were inadcquntciy clothed and
fed, and systematic relief was pro-
vldcd for the heads of the families.
The plan was suggested first month
ago, and the principals of the schools
report that it has resulted in great
increase of pupils and much more salts
factory work. The charity will be
made permanent one, and it has as
surance of strong financial support
There has been already rush of cx-
hibitors to the Exposition, which opens
in September, and the management
has been forced to warn those who in
te md to make displays that they must
choose their position at once, il at n II.
The many new attractions of the Ex-
position have been SO thoroughly ad-
vcrtised all over the country that the
managers expect ten times MS many
people as came last year, and all the
railway arrangements will be made
accordingly. The art galleries and the
exhibits of electrical wonders will be
especially alluring. Director Sousa's
famous Marine Band of Washington
which for years has divided the honors
with Gilmore, will furnish the music,
beginning the first night of the Ex-
position. There will be two great
pageants while the Exposition lasts.
the Yelled Prophets parade, and the
Columbian procession, and considering
the sight-secrs these will draw, besides
those who come for the Exposition
alone, the hote.s and boarding house
keepers of l,hc city do not think they
are too snnguine in making their ar
rangements to accommodate half n
million people during the months of
September and October.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25
1t Touched His Heart.

lie was rough, uncouth man, one
who had been knocked about in the
world, and who had lived in the midst
of wild, wicked men, but he had Il
soft place in his heart, and when he
saw child at prayer he said in trcm-
bling tones, 81 tell You wot. fcllers.
It made me feel kind o. watcry round
the lids to hear that little chit of Il
thing a-settin up thar like an angel,
h-sayin' her prayer, so cute, about
Mary had little lamb, Or suthin O.
that sort.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25
Tho Res. system OF Fertilization.

Is that adopted by people IN precarous health
who wisely fOrtify their systems against dis
ease with that acceptable anu efectuAI barr. cr
aSAiHct IA iuroads-Hustettcr's Stomach Bit
tcrS Precautionary measures, when The
health is but ,lighty impaired is as physicians
well know, worth my amount OF medication
afterward, prempnitory mAlHriai chill. o
fl Of Indigestion increasing ire -ulArity Of thr
bowels q warning rheumatic iw uge inactivity
Of the l;ldnrys, slight ut first bilious salow'
ness nccompHuirl with furrcd tongue th"se
are appeals TO fhe sens" Of self-prUtccilun
which no person Of common Judgm' ut VIII dis
regard. HostttterS stomach Blltcrs pre-
serves those who take It from malariu dys
neg and bladder trouble and liver complaint
Nervous invhlIds, persons troubled with the
innrmities Incident TO advanced years ladies
in delicate health and Cnuvalescents derive in
hnile benefit from lhc Iilttcra
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25
~zsM A FLOWER.

This littlo flower so fair and sveet,
Upon hillside had its birth,
Where lofty trees had set their fcct
Firm in the earth.
Tho SUMS warm, loyal heart II know
Before Its tender leaves took form,
Long ere II drank the fragrant dew
Or faced the storm.
The angels of the wind and rain
Watched over 1t with loving care,
And SO 1t grew untouched by pain
Each day more fair.
Al last one happy morn II stood
Perfect as full'grown vestal soul,
Within that grand, majestic wood
All beautiful.
And seeing It, ! think that thus
song should grow In every part,
Bursting al last all glorious
From poet heart
-Harr!e. Smead
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25
Dreadful.

Buckston-lt must he terrible
thing for man to waken in his colfn
and discover that he has been buried
alive.
Ncndick-O, don't know. man
who has been in hall bedroom
wouldn't mind it.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25
munsnrLnn yTomcn nn nnIlrnnds,

The Royal Hungarian railway
company bas decided 10 employ wo-
men atp!i stations. giving preference
10 the widows and orphans Of mes
who have died IN thcir employ,
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25
Too Indefinite.

The voico From the Telenhone-Is
this Mr.. Tittersp
Titters- Yes; who are you'
The Voice From tho Telephone,
hweetly-Your fiancee. love.
Titters.--Er--oan't you be = little
mere sxplisltf--C Chiea9 Nswl,R Record
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25
German
Syrup

| William McKeekan, Druggist at
Bloomingdale, Mich. "Ihave had
the Asthma badly ever since l came
out of the army and though l have
been in the drug business for fifteen
years, and have tried nearly every
thing on the market, nothing has
given me the slightest relief until a
few months ago, when I used Bo-
schee's German Syrup. I am now
glad to acknowledge the great good
it has done me. lam greatly reliev-
ed during the day and at nightgo to
sleep without the least trouble" @
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25

A number one cough cure. Mr., Jas. II
Barnet, 243 Cedar St, Buffalo, y, y, writes
thus: Il am using Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup
in my family and deem It a number one medi-
cine for coughs and colds, and my house shall
never be without II.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25

a Pennsylvania man employed young
woman TO collect bills from his swell cusfo-
mers. The young woman was so good look
ing and generally agreeable that the custo-
mers deliberately r-fralned from paying their
bills so US to make her call again.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25

1t is by all odds the best linlment, Mr.
Chns. Metzgcr, 2l7 Gcyer Ave, St. Louis,
Mo, is Of the same opinion. He says: "Sal-
walton on is the best remedy We have ever
used in our family II Is the best rcmcdy on
carth.p
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25

The real reason why some negroes live to
such an extreme old age is that they don't
know exactly when they were born.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25

II requires but little faith fDr man TO be-
lievc he Is made of dust after he has nskeG for
credit and found that his name Is mud
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25

No Trees Of first quality can ever be sent by
mall. Mayhnp you know it. By freight, pre-
paid II preferred, We ship safely L. s or r.
trees, 2-ycar Roses of rare excellence-eyery-
thingl You actually pay less than for the
puny stuff. 1000 acres Nurseries cO,Co1
acres Orchards. Exact information about
trees and fruits. Stark Bros, Louisiana, Mo.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25

For Coughs and Throat troubles use
BRowS's BRONCHIAL TEocHEs-"They stop
an attack of asthma cough very promptly
q Fa'ch, NirnUiic, Ohio.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25

A bridge should never be condemned until
II has been tried by It's piers
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25

We cat too much and take 900 littlc outdoor
exercise, This is the fault OF our modern civ
iization It. j. claimed that GARFIELD Tea, Il
simple herb remedy, helps Nature To over
come these abuses.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25

The mconest and most disasrecablc uncle
is carb-unclc.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25

The rN with six-foot sweetheart said she
wouldn't tell story, but she couldn't help
but draw long 0cnu"
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25
irrhe nnny !, Cutting Teeth.

Cats are the poets of the lower animals
They alone cultivate the news.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25
TIE MODEKN WAY

CommcnGs itself to the wcll-formcd, to do
pleasantly and etFcctunlly what was formerly
done in the crulcst manner and dlslgrerably
as well, To cleausc the system and break mp
colds, headaches and feycr- without uupiras-
ant after effects, use the delightful ljIuid lax
atiyc remedy Syrup Of FlE-
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25

II time were money the tramp would be
rolling in wealth.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25

A bootless attcmpt-to get up stairs with
out being heard by your wife
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25

However wcll-hred q haller may be. he
generally a loafer and white cap.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25

Be and use that old and wcll.trtei remedy Mas
WNsLow's soornNd srEuF for Children Teething.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25

A man Is not always popular simply be.
cause he plays I'm . win sum wav.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25

The man who would fish successfully must
bait bis hook. even Il lie has To- hook his bait.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25

ElTS-All Cts stopped free ny DH. ELiNE's GrHAT
SHI'i gE-iGlkR. No ut after rrst day Mar
velous Treatise aud So 90 trial bottle ut
Send to DT Kline 81 Arch st Philadelphia Ia.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25

"Uanson's Magic Corn salyo."
Warranted to Cuuc. or money refunded. Ask you
dTussiss IOTit. lriUc q ccnts.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25

''My gratitude is greater than can cx-
press" rs tile thankful dumb man wrote to
his beDefactor
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25

The monkey goes 20 the sunny side Of the
Tree when he want. a warmer climb
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25

.RlSrr'- Emulation,
The great remedy tor thrOnt and lunE., debility,
etc, paiHta5lu as honey Sold by druggists.
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25

nThese are stirring tivnesi a. the cook
ssid when che wH making the melted butter,
The Bessemer indicator., 1893-03-25

"; IN : rs i;;;s:''S ss;-