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The Irish standard., 1894-06-23
ODD THINGS IN HEREDITY.
A Nannerlsm, Original In the Mothe1s
Fully Developed In the Daughter.

a Mannerism, Original In the Mothers
Fully Developed In the Daughter.
There is an old lady in New York,
says the Evening Sun, who, when .
young woman, was climbing over 9
rail fence to escape a big black hog.
Her dress caught, gave way and she
fell, cutting her head just at the crown
Of the forehead. When. the wound.
healed aslght scar showed On her fore
head. To hide this she drew her hair
down. Being unduly sensitive, she
could rarely refrain from finding If the
hair was doing its duty by lingering
the lock- All through her life, and
now in any sudden moment Of con-
seriousness, her fingers fly to her hair.
She has a daughter, now married
woman, who exhibits the same pc
culiarity. When the fashion of hair
changed and women turned their hair
back la marquise she found it becom-
ing, but at last was SO distracted at
not finding her accustomed lock of
hair she again adopted her bangs.
Now she has daughter, girl of five,
who has a way of catching her fore
lock like a groom. The family made
an effort to break the habit, but gave
it up as hereditary and hopeless.
There is a man who says that when
child he could not get to sleep without
rubbing piece of Canton flannel.
When he got into trousers, and from
that time since. when he grows medi-
tative, he rubs the side Of his trousers.
He has boy eight years old. This boy
rubs the side of his trousers whenever
he is studying or reading. AS his FIN
gers are not always clean there is a GER
tain area on his trousers that occasions
much distress This also is set down
to heredity.
Now, pertaining to such cases, there
is a paragraph in the Lancet which ridi-
cules the transmission of these mus
cular peculiarities. They are merely
family tricks, and the result of imita-
ton. Not only do such ilkenesses run
in families, but tricks of manner,
forms, of speech, distinguished school
boys educated at different schools. An
Elton boy can be recognized anywhere,
and Oxford and Cambridge imprint
their own stamp on their students.
These facts lead to the more important
conclusion that education by imitation
is not sufficiently considered in modern
systems. A girl who is the companion
of a woman of good figure, responsive
face and easy movement is more likely
to be easy, graceful and engaging in
conversation than one brought up by
clumsy woman from books. Compan-
ionship is at the root not only of. man
ners, but of style and figure, which are
often mistakenly attributed to breed
inp .
The Irish standard., 1894-06-23
GLAplAToRlAL SHOWS.
Fsstfy titles and Ceremonies Attending the

E1stty tiles and Ceremonies Attending the
Great Shows.
Undes the republic there were seven
annually, lasting in all
about sixty-six days These were paid
for by the state, and usually cost q
couple Of thousand pounds Of our
money, says Cornhil i Magazine. Some
times, however, games were given
by some public spirited individual who
desired to gain popularity, or by sor-
rowing mourners at the funeral OF
friends or relations. Under the en-
pire the time occupied by these spectar
cles was increased to one hundred and
seventy three days annually, and even
more, while the cost Of brilliant
show rose to seven or eight thousand
pounds These games, which usually
began at sunrise and lasted until sun
set, consisted of three distinct kinds
1. e., horse and chariot rae es, combats
between gladiators and combats be-
tween men and wild beasts; but into
these many varieties were introduced.
The gladiators were, for the most
part, criminals Or prisoners OF war, but
a certain number of volunteers took
part-patricians, and even emperors,
occasionally appearing in the lists.
After time schools for g1adiators
were established in Rome, and the
champions were exalted into public
idols. Their bonnes fortune were pro-
verbal, their praises were sung by the
poets, and their portraits appeared upon
lamps and vases. The condemned Grim
inals did not invariably meet their
death in the arena. If they survived
three years of fighting with men and
beasts they were released from their
gladiatorial duties, while Ave years
spent in the profession gave them their
freedom.
The performances were advertised by
means of affiches pasted on the walls or
buildings. On one of these placards
discovered at Pompeii, it is announced
that shelter will be provided for the
spectators in case of rain: in another
that the arena will be we'll watered, in
order that the dust may be laid. The
night before the spectacle began
great banquet was given to the gladi-
ators, presumably the volunteers or
hired champions. At daybreak these
heroes marched in procession to the
amphitheater, and, after the signal
had been given by a blast of trumpets,
the fun began. The emperor and pub
lie officers attended in state, great
ceremony was observed, and the citi-
zens were expected to appear in their
best attire. In rainy weather mantle
might be worn over the toga on condi-
ton that it was removed when the
grandees arrived. In the intervals
slaves staggered round, laden with
huge baskets of provisions, which were
distributed gratuitously, while fruit,
nuts and small presents were scattered
among the crowd by wealthy patri-
clans. ...
The Irish standard., 1894-06-23
Quito Reasonable.

Little 'Rastus was entirely too fond
Of asking questions, SO his father said,
and in order to shift the burdens which
he found too great for his uneducated
shoulders to bear, old 'Rastus sent the
boy to school, where the following col
loquy is said to have taken place: Lit
tie 'Rastus- ivy am de sun brighter'n
de moon, 'fessah3'' Prof. johnson
1--WE dun no. fo' shuah dat he am,
honey. Yer see, de moons got de
night ter Light up, an de suns ony got
de day. OATS er powerful sight er
diHff'runce, ] tells yer. Mebbe if de sun
done tackle de big job de moons got on
his hands he couldn't do ez well.
The Irish standard., 1894-06-23
A NOISY LIZARD.
The Annoying Conversation of Tuctoo
".4s with Himself.

The Annoying Conversation of Tuctoo
with Himself.
The tuctoo, or trout-spotted lizard,
is eight or nine inches in length, with
broad and frog-lilxe head, and eyes
that stand out like those of a crocodile.
Mr.. Cunning, author of I'm the Shadow
of the Pagoda,'' was frightened by a
tl1ctoo during his first night in Bur
nah, and takes his revenge by describ-
ing the creature with all the sarcasm at
his command.
He had gone to bed and was just fall
ing asleep when tuctoo spoke up
from spot about yard and a half
from the pillow. The new conner
bounded out of bed and snatched up
his revolver. Happily native was at
hand and pointed out the lizard. Even
then Mr.. Cunning could not believe that
SO small creature could speak with
such a voice. The tuctoo, as if divin-
ing his listeners doubts, spoke again.
II have hated him from that hour"
says Mr.. Cunning.
Ellis favorite resort is about the an
gle of the veranda wall and the cell
ing, and from that coign of vantage he
beguiles the passing hours after sun
set by bawling out his name at short
intervals. If he would do SO once and
have done with it, we should not OBJ
ject; but anything like self-restraint is
foreign to tuctoo character.
'.He wants to attract notice; and he
always succeeds. He begins by re-,
marking: 'Cr-r-r-r!' in a pleasant, con-
versational tone; then 'Cr-r-r-r!' little
louder, as if he thought you had not:
caught what he said. After this he
pauses moment, and what was real
" weighing on his mind comes out
'Tuctoo!
''You might imagine that he was.
paying visit, and giving his name to.
very deaf servant, for in a second out.
1t comes again, .Tuctoo!' a third time,
tTUctoo!'' (Confound it, can't you
hear?
Then he reco1lects that he must not
lose his temper with q servant, and re-
peats 'Tuctoo'in a languid drawl. He
finishes off with a 'Crrr- -c1rr' Of
rufaed pride, which seems to mean: Not
q bad name when it's properly an
uounced, you know" @
The Irish standard., 1894-06-23
Vic Workmen Were irish.

---9.87E1. V10 WOIKMeN SVeI0 11Ab0s 49,.
An Irish landlord, the owner OF some
historical ruins, was recently appealed
to by the society for the protection OF
ancient monuments, to prevent their.
destruction by careless tourists. He at
once ordered that q wall should be
built around them. Upon his return to
Ireland, he was astonished to find that,
though the wall had been ompleted,
the ruins had disappeared. The work
men had used the ruins to build the
wall 81
The Irish standard., 1894-06-23
GOSSIP ABOUT WRITER'S.
Always Thirst for Personalities Of Lit

Always q Thirst for Personalities Of Lit
erary Men.
..The public has nothing to do with
the misfortunes of authors" said DR..
johnson. Possibly the stern old NOR
aist was theoretically correct, though
his sentiment is one in which the public
has never shared, says the Scottish
Review. It is doubtless true that a
literary work should be able to stand
upon it's own merits apart from the life
history of it's author, but from Che glin1-
nering dawn of letters until it's present
noontide splendor, the world has ever
taken deep interest in the fortunes
and misfortunes of authors, and will
continue to do so while literature en-
dures.
We may read "Rasselas, Prince of
Abyssinia" with pleasure and profit,
even though we do not know that the
wonderful story was written by John
son in extreme poverty for the purpose
OF gaining small sum that he might
give his mother decent funeral, but
surely our knowledge of that fact will
supply additional interest in the Pc
rusal, and lead us to esteem the man as
well as the author. Nor will the inn
mortal dictionary be less useful, if we
remember that the greater portion of
the money which it brought to johnson
was expended in supporting the
strangely homogeneous household Of
pensioners which he had brought to
his ark at Bolt court Levet, the ruined
physician; Frank, the emancipated
slave; Anne Williams, the blind terma-
giant, and Mrs. Desmoulins, the help
less widow-and whose vagaries he en-
dured uncomplaining1y for many years
It may be wrong for the public to in
quire as to these petty details, and
even to take an interest in DR.. John
sons own elves of the Poets" in
which many misfortunes are related,
but literary biographies will be writ
ten and read with avidity until some
vast cataclysm destroys the foundations
of society. Indeed, the thirst for per
sonal gossip about literary men has in
creased so much Of late that it is be-
coming positively charming, and me-
diocre authors have learned the art Of
utilizing this craze for log-rolling pur-
poses.
The Irish standard., 1894-06-23
Queer Plants in America.

There are odd finds in the plant and
flower line for people who look for od-
dities. On the top Of Carrot rock, in
Paterson, n. j., the prickly pear grows
IN abundance probably the only in
stance Of its extensive appearance as q
wild plant in this part OF the country,
although small and scattered plants
are found in Bronx Park, belying all
the traditions Of cactus growth by
roofing among the rich grass Of the
meadows In Bay ridge and on the
rim Of Prospect park reservoir, Brook
lyn, the shamrock grows wild. The
true shamrock, by the bye, is held to be
the hop clover or yellow clover, trifo lium
aquarium, that is in blossom every
where about just now.
The Irish standard., 1894-06-23
WILL WITH A TIME LOCK.
Odd Parliamentary Freak Of an Eccentric
Polish Land Owner. =.

Odd Parliamentary Freak of an Eccentric
Polish Land Owner. a
The contents of most eccentric will,
left by M. Zalesky, a rich Polish landed
proprietor, who died in the province of
Taurida in March, 1889, were recently
published, says the London Telegraph.
The property left by the deceased
was valued at seventy-dve thousand
dollars, and his will was inclosed in an
envelope bearing the words: ''To be
opened after my death" On this en-
velope being opened, the executor
found q sealed envelope, on which was
written: ''To be opened six weeks
after my death The stipulated time
having elapsed, the second envelope
was opened and q third was found
with the words: To be opened year
after my death" At the end Of the
year a fourth envelope was discovered
which was to be opened two years after
the death Of the deceased
This continued for five years, and
when, at length, in 1904, the actual will
was read, it was found to be as eccen-
trio in its dispositions as in the direc-
tons attaching to its opening. The
testator bequeathed half Of his fortune
to such one Of his heirs as has the
greatest number Of children. The rest
Of his money he directed to be placed
in bank, and at the end Of one hun
'dred years, distributed, with the ac-
cumulated interest, among the de-
scendants Of the testator. s
b The heirs Of the, deceased, however.
have taken proceedings to test the
legality Of the will, on the ground that
~. zalesky was not IS q sound dispos-
lng mind Sss
The Irish standard., 1894-06-23
SHORTHAND WON HIS TITLE.
Isaac Pitman Has Earned His Kn1gGgs
hood by Busy Life.

Isaac Pttman Has Earned Ekis hn1glS-i
hood by Busy Life.
when Queen Victoria one day recent
ly with stroke Of sword and formal
courtesy exclaimed: arise, Sir Isaac
Pitman," she not only conferred the
knighthood on the aged inventor Of
phonetic shorthand, but illustrated the
fact that in England honors are a re-
ward sometimes long delayed Sir
Isaac Pitman, says the New York
and knighthood, although it carries
the lowest title in the realm, aud one
that lacks the hereditary principle,
comes to him as a graceful recognition
of a life's work well done.
For sixty seven years he has worked
ten to fourteen hours day, almost
without vacation. His phonetic short
hand YVES not pure invention, but he
undoubtedly did more to extend and
popularize the art and TO bring it into
use than any other man. shorthand
comes down to us from the ane:ents.
The first crude hieroglyphics in Egypt
were kind of shorthand, while Pepys'
diary was written in a system used in.
his day.
In 1887 the system Of Isaac Pitnan
was published. He popularized the art
by cheap publications, which brought.
schools of shorthand into existence and
made his system the standard. Dick
ems, who had been reporter in the
house of commons, has drawn I'M
"David Copperdeld' an amusing pic
ture of the struggle of the early short
hand writer's before Pitmans day.,
when the art lacked the clearness and
brevity which he gave it, but it is al
curious fact that the official steno-
graphers of the house Of commons use
the system Of Quincy to the presents
day. Pitman, however, justly deserves
the title of ''The Father Of Shorthand"
which far eclipses in glory that which
the queen has conferred upon him, for
as Labouchere says: every coal HEAVIER
in these days is knight"
The Irish standard., 1894-06-23
TOO MANY IN llsi & sJAAtER1c
The Country Overrun with Thcm, ~
Proved BY tho Census OF 1890 gs3
\ y

The Country Overrun with ,Thcm, w
Proved BY the Census Of 1896. ISL
Marrying and giving in marriiae III
purely personal matter in this happy
land Of Independence. Perhaps moro.
than In any other country in the world
it is matter Of sentiment; and that so
may It be until the end Of time is the
aspiration Of all true lovers and happy
welded folk. But at the risk Of brush.
ing off some Of the bloom of fancy froml
this subject, says the Boston Post, it Is
interesting to regard, it in the. cold
light of figures, which tells what kind
of ansaggregate is made up by the in-I|
dividual tendencies of the American
people toward matrimony such
figures are furnished for the first timei
by the census of 1890, former enumera-}
tions not having been concerned within
this very important feature OF the SOL
cial condition of the United States.
The first thing which catches the at-i
tention in the tabulations Of the censnsl
bureau on this subject is the vast num-
Der of young bachelors. At the age OF,
twenty-four years only twenty meni
out of one hundred are married, and
even up to thirty years nearly one-haH
still remain single. The women CO.
better. At the age OF twenty-fourI
nearly half of them have become wives
and before they reach thirty years;
nearly three-quarters have found their
mates. AS rule women marry at an
earlier age than men, and THIS ac-
counts in part for the difference Butt
the great fact remains that the vast
army of young men Of America remain
bachelors at an age at which their
grandfathers were the heads OF fam
lilies and bound to the community by
.the strongest ties known in our social
system.
Exact comparison is, of course, i'm
possible, owing to the absence of tig-'
ures for previous years; but it IS safe
to say that this habit of bachelorhood
has increased and that the tendencies
of modern conditions of life are toward
it's further growth. As the standard
of luxury--which we have come to Gala
comforts raised, the cost OF main
tanning a family becomes greater and the
responsibility becomes more formidable.
The young man who can support him"
self in ease hesitates to assume great
e1; burdens, which must involve some
sacrifice of his habits and may bring
the need of greater exertion as
bread winner than he in his bachelor
freedom likes to contemplate. And So
the young woman, seeing new oppor"'
tunities of agreeable occupation open
ing up ON all hands for those OF her SEE
who have capacity for business, for
art, for industry of many kinds, may
be influenced by greater indiffe renee
to the sen timent which leads to mar
rage. Yet, which is the better state?
If long life is the desired thing, these
census figures have something OF In.
terest to tell the young bachelors OF
America. They show that of all the
American men and women who have
reached the age of sixty-fve years,
ninety~four out Of every one hundred
are married. All but six out of the ono
hundred who have persisted III their
bachelorhood have dropped out OF the
world
The Irish standard., 1894-06-23
Huxo government Buildings.

The state, war and navy departments
ct Washington occupy an enormous
structure, erected at a cost Of sos
coo, covering four acres Of ground and
having twenty acres Of floor space.
The treasury building cost S., 900 600.
The interior depar trnent buildings
cover two large blocks Of ground and
It's bnildings cost s., 7oo, 600. B
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-04-20

thought he did il more for the sake of
argument than because he was strongly
in favor of Col. 81 eckinridge. a num-
Der OF ballots were re luire1 to reach
a compromise on the amount OF dam
ages to be awarded. Two or tn ee
jurors wanted to give the full amount
of $4,000, while the others thought
that merely nominal damages would
serve to express their opinion that the
Congressman had treated Miss Pollard
shabbily.
Col. Breckenridge, according to
dispatch, was very cool after the ver-
dict had been rendered. He declined
to speak At that time or publication,
as did his attorneys. Miss Polar d
was somewhat excited, but not hysteri-
cal, while awaiting the r. suit, and
broke into tears when she heard it.
She declined to be interviewed, and
her attorneys said that she was anxious
to efface herself from the public sight
as far as possible, now that the case
had ended. Congressman Breckin-
ridge will appeal the ca O, and in the
meantime will 60 to Kentucky AMI de-
mand reelection as "yindication.
The Verdict L, Announced.
At 4:35 there was rush toward the
courtroom. Judge Brad ey and the
jury entered at one door, Col. Brock
inridge, his son and Col Phil Thomp-
so1, his attorney, by the other. There
was some delay in waiting for the
other parties. Every one knew the
jurors had not come in to ask for in
structiOns, because they carried their
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-04-20
A Standard uaarer

In the crusade inaugurated ne,riy half .
century ago against the professional ignor-
ance OF the old school OF medicine Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters was q standard bearer. Its
victories over disease, when the old-tims
specifics proved abject failures. proved that
the pseudo philosophy which sanctioned tho
administration of violent remedies where the
ease required none, which laid down as unal-
yerable rules blood-letting violent Iurpatiou
the use OF emettcs and the employment OF COR
rosive and cumulative poisons IN simple cases
the worst Of unphilosophy contrary alike to
she laws OF true medicinal science, of hygiene
and OF common sense. BilIousness constila-
tion and chills and fever. as now treated ~
the Bitters. promptly yield where before they
obStnately resste ed old ono d m edit alton
30 10 dyspepsia, rheumatism and kidney COM
platnt-ail surely conquerabho by this safe
and really philosophic remedy.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-04-20

A Remarkable Example of Equine InteIli-
eence.


gence.
James B. Dill, New York lawyer,
has little girl about II years old
who owes her life to the affection and
intelligence OF one of Mr.. Dilrs
horses. Mr.. Dill has very fine sta
BILE OF hunters at his home at Orange
and although he does not hunt him.
self he loves to ride across country
and Is out every pleasant morning.
He Is often accompanied by his
daughter. One day recently Mr.. Dill
went out to ride alone and when he
returned to the stable his little
daughter came toward the stable to
greet him. Mr.. Dill was standing
inside the stable door, talking with
the groom and had the bride OF Jack,
the bay horse he had just been rid
ing, In his hand. Suddenly he heard
a scream. Jack heard it, to. Before
his master had time to turn around
the horse had jerked the bride away
and was running across the stable
yard.
Mr. Dill followed and what he saw
was calculated to make him follow
pretty rapidly. His little daughter
was being attacked by dog, a big,
ugly, yellow cur, that did not belong
around the place. Its teeth were
tearing her dress and she was vainly
struggling to free herself. Jack must
have had an appreciation of her dan
ger. Running until he had reached
the little girl and the dog ne reared
up on his hind legs and brought his
forefeet down with crushing force on
the vicious cur. The dog released its
hold on the child's clothing and fell;
but Jack had not finished his work.
Turning just as the dog was about to
rise again he let fly his hind legs and
gave the cur kick that landed it in
heap against stone fence full ten