The Irish standard., 1893-04-15
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PASSED
George Haywood was elected town
clerk Of Concord, Mass, tho other day,
fs,r the forty first time. The records sc
the Office have been IN charge Of the Hey
wood family for mote than q century. 4.
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Rev. @. Knhlman, former manager Of
the Church Progress and Catholic World
Of st. Louis and pastor Of the church at
Mitchell, ILL.,, suspended by Bishop Ryan
Of Alton, ILL.,, will return to st. Louis
shortly restored to his priestly faculties
He has been in Rome for over year,
and when his case was heard he obtained
q favorable decision. He will not, how.
ever, obtain 3 charge in the diocese OF
Alton.
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The tracks Of the great Atlantic liners
between the United States and Great
Britain are as accurately made out and
followed as if they were built on land.
the winter track being some distance
south of the summer track because Of
iceberge. Over these watery roads the
ocean greyhounds travel at the speed Of
moderately fast railway trains, the maxi
mum attained by the American liner
Paris being about twenty-three miles an
hour.
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The steamship Prins Willem III. OF
the Royal Dutch Line, from Port-au-
Prince, brought curious historical relic
as part of the Haytian exhibit at the
Worlds Fair. It is quaint old anchor
about twelve feet long, with fukes out
of all proportion to it's size. The ring at
the top is also very large. The anchor
is said to be the Identical one used ON
Columbus flagship, the caravel Santa
Maria, which was wrecked 400 years ago
on the coast of Hayti.
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A resident of Philadelphia by the name
of Louis Gross has invented muchine
that threatens to throw the hens of the
world out of employment. His invention
is nothing more nor less than contri-
vance for producing eggs as good as those
laid by hens The shells of these ma
chine-made eggs are to be made of pa
pier mache and are nodded to form like
that of real eggs. The inventor claims
for these eggs exactly the same useful
ness as that Of hens eggs, ana de6es q
connoisseur to tell the difference. They
can be made for eight cents per dozen. :
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Archbishop Ryan writing to friend
across the water says: "Your heart must
be full of gratitude to Almighty God
that what you desired so long seems 80
near it's accomplishment, and your ad-
miration for Mr.. Gladstone the great ad-
vocate for Ireland, must be intensified
hundredfold. Having read his er~
on the day after it's delivery >: *
resist the impulse to send u: ]. #. n
gram OF congratulation. >.,p. n>.
that the mon Of sound Judgment amongst
the Irish patriots will control the more
excitable element, and that after go
many centuries Of suffering the island
will become all that Providence designed
it to be-" u
That Christopher Columbus was pious
is shown by the name San Salvador,
which he gave to the land he first sighted
in the new world, but the names Trini-
dad and St. Kits prove him Imaginative
as we'll. He gave Trinidad it's name be-
cause it's three conspicuous mountain
peaks suggested to him the mystery of
the Holy Trinity, and St. Kits, or ST.
Christopher he called SO, not impiously
In hoaor of himself, but because great
mountain on the island, bearing upon its
shoulder mount of lava, suggested to
his pious imagination the lovelieet Of
the Christian legends embalmed in the,
etymology OF his own name, CHRISTOPHER.
"the Christ bearer" !.
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In Dublin, at the beginning of this
century, there were two rivals in the art
OF rope dancing-a Frenohman named
Perote and an Italian, Signor Sarfuico-
who, after trying in every way to outvie
each other, agreed to perform together
in 'dance OF friendship" The two
men on the rope were in full dress Of the
period, with lace ruffies, bagwies and
swords. signor sarfuico, in beginning,
seemed to have some difficulty with his
feet, which, Perote perceiving, caused
him to make some remark which aroused
the Italians anger, who raised his hand
as it to strike. The same instant Perote's
napier was drawn, and before the audi.
ence could comprehend that they had
quarreled Sarfuicos sword was out also.
and the the two were thrusting at each
other on the tight rope. Both were good
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