The Irish standard., 1894-02-03

PASSED In RE VIE III
Miss Agnes Murphy Is a. enter riising
young woman, editor of the Melbourne
Punch, and writes authoritatively on
.sYictora and It's Resources" She calmly
says that abe expects to b quite indie
pendent financially by the time che il
thirty, when she intends to take up liter
airy work in London.
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Catholicism is spreading rapidly in the
three Scandinavian kingdoms, which
have been regarded ever since the days
Of King Gustavus of Sweden as the
stronghold of Professionalism. So great
is the number Of proselytes that the Vat
loan has just placed Denmark, Sweden
and Norway under the pastoral care Of
three bishops.
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The Western Watchman is quits cor
rect when it says: "Whenever Protes~
tantism has obtained permanent foot
hold among q savage people, it's presence
mas been the death knell of the native
population. 1t has been the case in this
country. It will be the case in Africa.
The present war begun by England will
end IN the determination of perhaps mil
lions Of the native population of Africa
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The Chicago Herald published last
Sunday the pay roll of the employees OF
the city during the month OF December.
It shows that there we're 1854 persons
employed that month, to whom were paid
a sum approximatinR $l.100,0o0. Mayor
Hopkins believes that the January pay
rolls will show q considerable falling Oft
in this number and amount. and be is
confident that much greater reduction
will appear when the rolls for February
are made public.
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Irish viceroys are stripped of their
sovereign attributes as soon as they reach
English waters. The following story lie
told of lord Houghton and lady with
whom he was acquainted. They both
found themselves on board the Holyhead
packet. During the voyage from Ireland
the lady treated the viceroy with cere~
monious respect. So soon, however, O.
the packet entered Holyhead harbor she
said to him: CHOW, Bobby, you are no
longer viceroy, so take my bag and
make yourself useful"
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The Tories, says foreign exchange,
once delighted to persecute Canon KeIlaF
of Youghal, under the coercion act; his
selection now as dignissimus for the
bishopric Of Oloyne has given gratifcat
ton to the whole Irish Catholic cons
munity. The canon is man of resolutd
courage and answering patriotism(
Many an English audience has been,
moved by the deep passion--a passion
having it's springs in intense sympathy
with which he related the story of the
sufferings of the Ponsonby tenants And
yet there is more of the student than OF
the demagogue in the canon.
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The University of Minnesota is the
latest collegiate institution Of it's charac-
ter to possess a Catholic club. There
are about thirty Catholic students at this
university, and they have recently fol-
lowed the example of Catholic students
at other non Catholic colleges, and
formed themselves into a club, which
meets every two weeks, and already pro-
poses a course of lectures by distin-
g1ished Catholic speakers. In this way
these Catholic college clubs are capable
of accomplishing no little good, by MAX
ing Catholicity better understood at the
institutions to which they are attached,
and hence the increase in their number
is promising indication.
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The German Army now has trained
war-dogs. On the march each dog is led
by his master and is required to carry
heavy pack on his back. Dogs of dark
color are preferred, because they are less
visible to the enemy. The training is;
pursued on the general principle that
the dog would be treated very cruelty by
an enemy, so that the creature is taught
to creep around the foe unnoticed, and
to give distinct warning of hostile ap-
proach without bringing itself into no.
tice. For instance, in the German train
ing process, some of the soldiers put on
French and Russian uniforms to repre-,
sent the enemy. This arrangement, by
the by, suggests the idea that the Ger
mans have quite made up their minds
whom they are going to fight when the
great war does come.
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Sir Edward Watkin has been explain
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