The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-09-09

PASSED. In RE VIE ll,
The body Of Prince Mensehi kon e f1lv Z,
orite Of Peter the Great, on being -
humed after 80 years burial IN the frozen
soil Of northern Siberia was found, g
have undergone. hardly any change.
Corpses inferred in otsand do not decay
but become mummified.
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Capt. Michael Whelan has retired frbns
the position of deputy superintendent, o.
the work house after several years service
in that capacity. No more efficient man
in this work has ever found his way into
Hennepin county. While it lisa political
nosition. at least it is so held in this
comfy. Mr.. Whelan has continued under
number Of administrations, Republican
az we'll as Democratic, simply because OF
his ability and capacity for the duties
devolving upon him.
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In Spain, France, Ireland and so4ae
parts of England tinker is held in such
adherence by the common people as.to
make it almost impossible for him to get
meal or find lodging for the night. The
reason alleged is that when the black
smith was ordered to make nails TO,
Christ's cruci6xion he refused, but the
tinker made them and Christ condemneo
him and all his race to be wanderers and
never have roof of their own to cover
their heads until the worlds end.
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The bank teller who left this city for
parts unknown on Saturday last with
some $15, 600 of the institutions money
ought never to have been allo 1ed the OPP
portunity to perpetrate an act OF that.
kind there. 1t is said that at one time:
but few years ago, he lost over $2,OO0
at a gambling table, and yet in the face
of that he was continued in his position
az teller of the bank. Charity is some
times carried to extremes in an attempt
to reclaim the fallen. This would seem
to be true in the bank teller's case.
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They are now telling of another ab-
sent minded preacher down in Maine
in Knox county, not to be too definite as
to his locality. He went to the village
store and made some purchases the other
day, but, feeling in his vest pocket, could
find no money with which to pay the bill.
His watch, also, was missing. Much
perturbed, in mind, he went home. But
when he began to prepare for bed that
night he found the money and the watch
in vest underneath the one in which he
had felt for them. He had been wearing
two vests that day.
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The Electrical Review asks most in
teresting and important question in re-
cent issue. It is noteworthy fact that
post-mortem examinations have been
held on bodies of electrocuted criminals
in very short time after they were
shocked. Who, among us all, can posi-
lively and certainly declare whether life
has left the body after the passage
through it of an electric current? A shock
of 1900 volts will undoubtedly kill some
men, and may only stun others. Is there
competent physician who will state
upon his honor that the criminals who
have been electrocuted in New York
state were dead when they were carried
from the chair.
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The twelve greatest paintings in the
world, as given by an eminent connois-
seur in art, are as follows: Raphaels
'Transfg now in the gallery of
the Vatican; Raphaels 'Sistine Madon-
na," now at Dresden; Michael Angeles
"Lsst Judgment" now in the Sistine
chapel at Rome; Da Vinci's "Last Sup
per-" now in Milan; Domenchino's "Last
Communion Of st. Jerome" Ruben's
descent from the Cross" Volterra's
descent from the Cross" Guido's eau
rora,' Guido's Beatrice" Ttian's CAS-
sumption" Corregio's ''La Motto" and
| Murillo's Immaculate Conception" And
it is fact that cannot be obscured by
anti-Roman fanatics, that every one of
these was painted by a Catholic, and
every subject is biblical.
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The destruction by firA few weeks
ago, of the cold storage building on the
Worlds Fair grounds, when seventeen
brave men, amid the flames, sacrificed
their lives to duty, was most APPALLING.
The sad facts are we'll known; but q
touching, consoling incident occurred at
the time, unobserved by most of the by
ISLANDERS, which has been made public
for the edi6cation of ALL With the crowd
present at that terrible scene stood the
Rev. Father O'Connor, of San Francisco.
Whilst others were rendered frantic