The Irish standard., 1894-09-08
PASSED IN REVIEW.

The sponge tinged with blood, used at
our Lords crucifxion, is still preserved
at kome, in the Church of st. Join
Lateran, with much veneration. While
the malefactor hung upon the cross il
was customary, by means Of sponge, to
apply vinegar to his wounds, that by it's
astr1Dgent qualities it might in some de-
gree stannch the b God, and thus pro-
long the sufferings OF the victim.
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The words astarboard" and .lar-
board" as used in the nautical vocabu-
larry, are from the italian words, questa
borda. meaning "this side" and quella
borda, that side" Abbreviated these
two phrases appear as staborda and la
borda, and by the corruption Of Ian
guages were soon rendered as ssstar-
board" and cardboard" by English sail
ors. Years ago an order OF the ad-
miralty discontinued the use of STAR
board" and substituted sport"
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The affection OF the people Of Ireland
for our Holy Father, the Pope, is empha-
sized by the Peters pence collection Of
this year, which is larger than at any
time since 1860, the date OF the first col
lection for the Pope. The diocese of
Dublin alone contributed about $4,000,
which is 9 remarkable showing, when one
considers the peculiarly hard year
through which the Irish people have just
passed. The Pope appreciates the affec-
ton Of the Irish people and returns them
love fJr love. His intense interest in the
'island Of sa nts" has been manifested
again and again.
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interesting relic was handed around
Q group OF gentlemen recently. and there
was not one in the party who could tell
whether it was an old coin or courtroom
check. 1t looked more like the latter
however, but it wasn't. 1t was Of brass,
about the size Of a half dollar and quite
thin. The intention evidently was to
make it round in the first place, but the
periphery was irregular, either from age
or wear. Il was somewhat battered, bu,
not enough to obliterate the letters q
W., which stood in the center in relief or
a sunk background, nor the semicirculal
device above, Long Live Our President
After several guesses were made, the per
son who had the relic, explained that it was
button which the owner claimed wat
taken from coat Of George Washing
ton, and which had been handed dowr
in the family through three generations
The family to which it belongs lives ii
Minneapolis, and it is needless to say
that the button is regarded by them as
sacred heirloom.
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The bigots in Pennsylvania have re
ceised setback by the decision of Judg,
Barker in the famous Gallitzin schoo
case, which declares that sisters may
teach in the public schools. For som
Years the school directors of Gallitzil
borough, which contains about $50 Cath
Iolic families and fifty Protestant families
have employed sisters. as teachers i
some Of the public schools. Last fal
they employed six sisters and two othe
teachers. They taught until April, whe
certain citizens obtained preliminar
Injunction. In lis decision the judg
declared that there is nothing in th
constitution Or laws of Pennsylvania, O
IN the decisions Of any court ia tn
United States that would warrant til
court In announcing as an abstract proI
osition that it was violation OF the la,
or an infringement upon the rights o
conscience of any one for members Q
order of Sisters Of st Joseph or any sim
liar order to teach in the public school
IN the garb OF their order, in the absenc
OF evidence that sectarian instructio
had been impaired or sectarian inf1uenc
} attempted.
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NOW5 CUHGS LEOu .1r6lAQQ OF the UeaLl
OF William Real Of New Pallas, count
Limerick, one Of the greatest shot pu,
ters in amateur athletic ranks. Amer
cans will remember him as one OF th
most conspicuous and successful men
bers of the Gaelic team which visite
this country in 1888. He was virtual
, invincible in his specialties, and b
established a series of records which al
J likely to stand beyond the present ger
! Grafton. Real first became prominent 6
q weight putter ia 1884, when he put
2-pound shot % feet one-half inch {
Limerick, Ire, on June Is. A folio
was allowed, in accordance with Gael
rules, and Reals put still remains I'll
best record under the conditions. 4
the same grounds, on Aug. 6. 1883, Re,
Eput So pound weight, 7 foot run, wit
follow, % feet 9 IL inches. This DC
formance also continues as best on r