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The Irish standard., 1894-11-03

DEED OF VILLAINS.
They Blow Up Hungarian Railway
Camp Near Wilkesharrs, Pa.

Camp Near Wilkesharre, Pa.
WnKEsBARRE. Pa, Oct. ga das-
tardly outrage was perpetrated at 5
o'clock Sunday morning wherein it
was premeditated by the scoundrels to
sacrifice fifty or sixty lives by sending
them into eternity with a force Of
dynamite. The motive was undoubt-
eddy robbery, and it resulted in the
death Of three Hungarians, while a
large number were injured eight of
whom are in serious condition.
The dead are Frank Novalo, Mike
Calletz and George Silatslsi. Cal2etz
leaves wife and four children in Hun
gary, and Silatsk: wife and two chill
drep in Bohemia Novako was single.
Fastest Trip Across the atlantic.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27.--The Cunarder
Lucania has again beaten herself,
making the fastest trip across the At
lantic ever known, and lowered her
own champion record by twenty-five
minutes. The run was made in five
days, seven hours and twenty three
minutes. The best previous record Of
the Lucania or Of any other vessel
coming west was five days, seven
hours, forty-eight minutes. Her
highest days run was $40 knots. The
average per hour. 21.s1 knots.
The Irish standard., 1894-11-03
Rising sun Destroyed.

IosToR1A, O., Oct. 80, The town Of
Rising Sun, in Wood county, has been
totally Destroyed by fire. Rising Sun
2sallasld 3 pull alton Of 300 and is the
cent er of the III opera tionssin north
The Irish standard., 1894-11-03
CAPRIVI RESIGNS.
Tho Chancellor of Germany Vacates-
Prince Hahenlohe Succeeds Him.

Fr1HCe 7HnenIont SuCCtEus 117H1.
BERLIN, Oct. 27.-Thc report that
Chancellor Won Caprivi has handed his
resignation to the emperor is con-
frmed. Count Ia Eulenburg, president
of the ministerial council. has also re-
signed. DR.. Miguel. Prussian finance
minister, has been appointed president
of the council.
BERLIN, Oct. 29.-Prince Hohenlohe
Won Schillingfuerst, who was called by
Emperor William to succeed Ca priv as
chancellor. a first declined, but at 8
o'clock Saturday evening it was an
nounced that he had accepted the po-
sition. He will fill also the office of
Prussian premier, made vacant by Eu-
len berg's retirement.
The Irish standard., 1894-11-03
Heayy Lose at Pensacola.

PENSACOLA, Fla, Get. 90. "a sailor
was killed and three Others were hurt
during a. fire on the docks Saturday
night The loss is put at 5000 600
The Irish standard., 1894-11-03
Ten Horses Snffocated.

CHICAGO, Oct. 3o.-Ten horses were
suffocated Monday night in fire
in Fred Ross stable, IN the base
ment of No. 1926 Wentworth avenue.
Thirteen sets of harness and a guam
tity of feed were also burned. "
The Irish standard., 1894-11-03
Death of Calirornia's Seer,

Death OF CaIiEornia's Secretary of State.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. Be. g. Waite,
secretary Of state, died at his home In
Alameda after brief illness brought
lon by worry over political matters
He was an independent candidate for
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This was repeated several times, the
mouse traversing shorter distance
after each spring of the lion. 1t was
demonstrated that lion is too quick
for a mouse, at least In large cage.
Finally, the mouse stood still, squeal-
ing and trembling. The lion stood over,
studying him with interest. Presently
he shot out his big paw and brought 1t
down directly on the mouse, but so
gently that the mouse was not injured
in the least, though held fast between
the claws. Then the lion played with
him in the most extraordinary way,
now lifting his paw and letting the
mouse run q few inches, and then stop
ping him again as before. Suddenly
the mouse changed his tactics and, in
stead of running when the lion lifted
his paw, sprang into the air straight at
the lions head. The lion, terrified,
gave great leap back, striking the
bars with all his weight and shaking
the whole floor. Then he opened his
great jaws and roared and roared again,
while the little mouse, still squealing,
made his escape. OF the two the lion
was the more frightened. 1t is fact
well known in all menageries that n
mouse will frighten an elephant more
than will locomotive. Let one appear
in an elephants stall and the elephant,
his mountain of flesh quivering, his
trunk lashing the air, will trumpet in
abject terror; and he will not recover
for hours afterward. The trainers say
that what the elephant fears is that the
mouse will run up his trunk. There is
tradition that mouse really did this
in one instance while an elephant was
sleeping and caused the elephant such
intense pain that he had to be killed.
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who would take it between his teeth,
brace himself and puff away with evil
dent relish-keeping the pipe lit until
it suited his masters pleasure to smoke
again himself
The weight of the pipe obliged the
dog to lean very far back to keep his
balance. Holding this absurd attitude
In itself was no easy feat, but far more
difficult was his maintaining the erect
position on his hind legs so long.
1t did not seem to tire him, however,
for watched him several times until
out of sight, and never saw him get
down on his forelegs at all, like other
and less accomplished dogs. Indeed,
he seemed to enjoy it and to fully re-
aliza the dignity of his official position
as pipe bearer.
There was, few years ago, boot
black who had stand on the bouls-
ward ,ies Italiennes. This artist owned
a large poodle, who, for professional
| reasons, never had his hair cut like
most of his dog brothers.
This remarkable dog would sit by the
stand in clear weather when business
was dull, his bright eyes watching crit
ically the shoes Of the passers-by.
If the dog saw q particularly fine
shine on some dandy's boots he would
dash out, and, before the astonishet
pedestrian knew what he was about
would ruin the polish with few quicl
lappings of his large, moist tongue.
Then in half apologetic and persua
sive manner he would try to drag b.
the coat-tails his victim towards hi
masters stand, so as to have his boot
shiped over again.
He never failed also to bark, to cal
his masters attention to the approach
ing customer.
This dog really conducted the Who'll
business. Curiously, If the weathe
: was bad and the streets wet, and ther
l were consequently shoes In plenty
+, shine, he would not resort to these 81
. treme measures.-Boston Globe.
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FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
THAT LITTLE GIRL.

I often hear folks talking, a-laughing and
a.talklng
About little sirl who "lives not very far
from here;"
on6-who's ''extrcmely mussy"
And "meddlesome" and 'fussy,"
Who cloves to wander through tho house and
get things out OF gear"
I'm glad I'm not 80 mussy
And meddlesome and fussy;
I cannot SEQ why any girl can be SO very
queer.
rve just heard mother joking, a'scolding and
About little girl who docs not live mile
away"
She says she is midget
Made up of mostly adg,t"
And from Monday until Sunday she does
nothing else but play"
I'm glad I'm not midget
Made up OF mostly fdget"
I'm glad I'm not so little that I cannot quiet
stay
once heard papa limiting, a-tallsing and a.htnt
About little girl who doesn't live up in the
MOON"
He says she's very silly,
And her hrst name isn't Billy"
That she "talks the blessed morning, II she
doesn't sleep till noon.
I'm glad am not silly,
Though my first name isn't Billy,
And hardly ever talk at all, and always get
up soon"
I've heard some folks complaining, assigning
and complaining
About q little girl who lives 'neIt door to folks
they know"
They soy she's ''very lazy"
She almost sets them crazy"
That she's always doing ing and does
very SLOW"
I'm glad nm not lazy,
never set folks crazy,
| And 1 work so very, very much I've hardly
time to grow.
Claude Harris, in st. Nicholas.
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A New Workers. Baseball Story.

A very fine social seance was broken
up, just as the good stories were being
told, by Serene Payne, of New York.
That eminent and popular statesman
appeared upon the scene, and said: II
want all of you overworked old boys to
go with me to the baseball grounds
this afternoon, and see the Washington
club get a drubbing from the New
York giants. Our club has suffered by
the loss of old Roger Connor, the big
first baseman; but it is GOOD enough
club yet to chaw up the Washington
leather chasers. Why, one day last
May" continued Mr.. Payne, II saw the
New York nine go to bat and they
batted all around the entire team.
twice. Conner made four home runs in
that game, Ward made seventeen base
hits, the bases stolen aggregated nine
ty-three, and"-here the entire meet
ing broke up in chatting row. Payne
was claiming more than any member
of the Ananias society could admit, and
the crowd adjourned to the ball ground
where the New York club received a
terrible drubbing at the hands of erst-
while tail-enders of the baseball league
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Neutrality-suspicious. TALK
Some Good Stories Picked Up by
Our Correspondent.
Sheridan and the Mule Driver-one OF Ben
Buffers Choicest Bits of Humor-Con-
Eressional Ball Cranks-Mr. But
terworths Bright Boy.
lspecial Washington letter.


John C. Fay, prominent lawyer OF
this city, formerly member OF the
First New Jersey cavalry, narrated
the following interesting story con-
cerning Sheridan, the greatest cavalry
general the world has ever known. 1t
was Just one week before Little Phil
won immortal fame by his victory at
Cedar Creek after his gallop from
Winchester, twenty miles away" Sher-
idan was in Washington upon impor-
tant military business and took supper
with party of officers at prominent
restaurant in the national capital. The
dinner was progressing in satisfacto-
ry manner and everybody was happy,
when suddenly Sheridan, the guest OF
honor, arose from his chair, looked
towards the center of the table, raised
his right hand to his temple, gave a
military salute, and resumed his seat.
Everybody present called in chorus
for an explanation of the remarkable
performance, when Sheridan responded
with a laugh: Il always salute in the
presence of my superiors. 1 am a ma
jor general and am commanding the
army of the Middle Military division
but that butter outranks me-"
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wide. With these two shelves and the
sides form the framework of the cabi-
net, and fasten it together with long
steel wire nails or slim screws.
Next make an upright division piece,
as shown in the illustration, and
fasten it at top and bottom a distance
of six or eight inches in from one end;
make another shelf and fasten it lit
tie above the center, between the top
and bottom shelf, making one end fast
to the upright division and the other
to one side of the cabinet, as the draw
ing shows.
Get from a carpenter a piece OF
cornice molding about two inches wide
and long enough to go around the
front and sides of the cabinet; mitre
and fasten it around the top, and with
the addition of few coats of paint the
cabinet will be completed.
A curtain across the front, arranged
with rings so it will slide on rod, will
add greatly to the appearance.-N. Y.
| Recorder.
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Congressional Ball Cranks.

Senator Hill attends the baseball
games sometimes. Big Tom Reed never
goes to see game. He says: when 1
was boy we used to play ball. We
would hit the ball and chase it. Now
adays the game seems to be how not to
play ball; how not to hit it; and how not
to chase it, There is no fun in that
for me, and hence do not go to see the
games" Congressman Cousins, of Iowa.
Casey, of Delaware; Shaw, of Wiscon-
sin; Jack Robinson, of Pennsylvania;
Speaker Crisp; John Allen, of Missis.
sippi. and many other statesmen attend
the ball games.
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CARPENTRY FOR BOYS.

A Wall Cabinet Which Can BE Made In n
Few Hours.
The illustration shows simple and
useful wall cabinet that can be made
by any boy. 1t should be made about
thirty inches long, twenty inches high
and seven or eight inches deep, and
below the bottom shelf the ends of the
sides should project about five inches.
Make the two sides first twenty-five
inches long and eight inches wide.
With a compass saw cut out the brack-
ct effect at the bottom of each side,
and then make two shelves twenty
eight inches long and eight inches
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TWO CLEVER PooDLEs.
One Smoked Pipe, the Other Ran
Boot-Blacking Stand.

One Smoked n Pipe, the Other Ran
Boot Backing Stand.
Like all representative dogs of diff
ferent countries, the French poodle
possesses some of the characteristics of
his nation. Vivacity and quick intelli-
gence are the dogs most prominent
traits.
The brightest poodles have ever
known, says Stuart Travis, were all
proteges of shopkeepers, old soldiers
and the bourgeois in general.
used to see very often veteran OF
the French wars This old soldier had
a poodle who was his pipe bearer.
1t was funny sight to see the dog
walking gravely upright on his hind
legs, and taking quick little steps to
keep up with the martial stride of the
veteran.
Every now and then the man would
take a very black meerschaum pipe
from his lips and give it to the dog,
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MOUSE AND LION.

They Scared Each Other in Turn Until
tho Little Animal Escaped.
One day keeper wishing to test the
affection popularity supposed to exist be-
tween a lion and mouse put mouse
In the cage of full-grown Nubian
Lion, says McClure's Magazine. The
lion saw the mouse before he was fairly
through the bars, and was after him
instantly. Away went the little fell
low, scurrying across the floor and
squealsing In fright. When he had gone
about ten feet the lion sprang, lighting
little in front of him. The mouse
turned, and the lion sprang again.
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appreciation as well as she possibly
could, and turning her head to the
doctor, licked his hand.
"Oh, pshaw!" said Ben Butler, who
was one of the guests at the dinner;
"oh, pshaw! DR.. Loring, the poor cow
merely thought that she had had twins"
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A LONG FAREWELL.
Why Private Doherty Bade His Sergeant
Good-By.

Why Private Doherty Bade His Sergeant
Good-By.
1t is said to be an old story, this of a
man named Doherty, who was drilling
with his squad of recruits in London.
Doherty was nearly six feet two in
height, and at that time the sergeant
major was man whose height was
only five feet four. On this day he ap-
preached the squad looking sharply
about him for some fault to find.
All the men squared up except
Doherty, and the sergeant-major at
once accosted him.
"Head up there, mani" called he.
Dohelty raised his head slightly.
"Up higher, sirH'
The head was raised again. Then
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the sergeant managed, by standing on
his toes, to reach Dohertys chin, and
he poled it higher, with the rcmark
''rhat's better. Don't let me see
your head down again"
BY this time everybody was interest
ed at seeing Doherty staring away
above the sergeant-major's head, when
a voice from above said, in a rich
brogue:
sam / to be always Like this, SER
geant-mnjorP
"Yes, sir"
"Then I'll say good-by to ye, sergeant
major, for III niver see yez again"
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A Noted Bridge.

Teacher-This poem refers to ''The
Bridge of sighs." Do you know what
bridge that is?
Dull Boy-Guess there amt anything
can beat the Brooklyn bridge on disc.
Good News.
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The BOY Knew His Papa.

While the ball game was in progress |
the other afternoon, jolly and popular,
pra1ny and powerful, big Ben Butter
worth came across the campus and
made his way to the section occupied
by his former colleagues in the house.
AS he drew nigh, John Allen said:
Here comes the only statesman who
ever approached the other world and
got back again to mingle with mortals
Tell us the story, Ben; and tell it so all
the boys can hear it."
With hearty laugh, and wiping the
perspiration from his massive brow,
Mai. Butterworth said: You can
watch and enjoy the game just as well,
while / tell the story which Allen
thinks everybody ought to hear.
| was so i'll four years ego that the ply ST.
clans said that l could not recover.
did get well, however, in spite of the
doctors and their medicines. When
was convalescing, a number of friends
called to see me at my home in LIE
Droit pork. One evening, several gen.
tlemen were in my parlor congratu-
lating me oh my return to earth and
my little ten-year-old boy sat by the
fireside, quiet listener of our CONVEX
sation. / thanked the gentlemen for
their call and for their expressions of
sympathy, and said to them that had
been SO near tho other shore that 1
could hear the bells ringing over
there My little boy injected himself
into the conversation with the inquiry:
Were they fire bells, papa?' The in
ference drawn from the innocent ques-
ton caused peals of hearty laughter
which greatly embarrassed the boy"
No Powder, But Lots of Patriotism.
Reverting to stories of Sheridan, Maj
Butterworth said: Ibid you ever know
that Sheridan was an Ohio man? / car
assure you that he was born in Ohio
: and appointed to West Point from the
t Buckeye state. Little Phil won the
0 heart of Rosecrans, on the third day o
: the battle of Stone river. His ammu
g nition was exhausted, and his brigad'
:. disheartened on that account, but dis
a cipline was maintained. Riding out o
J. the woods, into the presence OF oil
j. Rosy the young cavalry general sa
/, luted, and said: Hero we are, general
Il In good shape for long fight. Ou
"a cartridge boxes are empty, but ou
c. hearts are full of patriotism, and on
r blood boiling for fight Rosecran
h soon had ammunition ready for thos
d brave boys; and he always loved sher
If dan for his clipper and CHEEKY manne
il at that time of great danger and poss
~ ble calamity" SAITH d. FRT.
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Sheridan and the Mule Driver.

Gen. Cyrus Bussey, late assistant
secretary of the interior, was colonel
of the Third Iowa cavalry, and served
for a time under Sheridan. Gen.
Bussey narrates an incident of the
pugnacious character of the greal cav
airy general, which occurred long be-
fore he attained eminence as COM
mander of troops in the field. Sheri-
dan was captain doing duty as
quartermaster in southwest Missouri
in the early days of the war. pro-
vision wagon with team of ten mules
was stuck in the mud near Springfield
and the driver began to unreasonably
and numerically belabor the unfort-
unate mules. Capt. Sheridan, in
fatigue uniform, without any insignia
of his rank, mounted on stout black
horse, was driving along the left of
the road when the blows and curses of
the driver attracted his attention and
| he demanded the reason why the AMI
| mails were being punished SO severely.
The driver gave no reply but lifted
! his voice in utterance of oaths and
| curses, while he struck one mule a
| terrific blow with the heavy butt end
| OF MS Wnlp. CdpU. oHcriudu shoueco
again to the driver and received in re-
ply profane threat that if he did not
mind his own business he would get
the same kind of treatment the mule
was getting. Without stopping to
state his rank and demand obedience,
Capt. Sheridan slid from his saddle
and grabbed the ruffian by the throat.
Although a much shorter man than
the WAGNER, Sheridan was more
athletic and scientific. In moment
he had the human brute upon his
back in the mud, and then, twisting
the whip from his hand, piled it hber
ally to the legs and arms of the mule
driver until he howled for mercy
Sheridan allowed the frightened bully
to arise, and, handing him his whip
said; ~ am Capt. Sheridan, quarter
master of this army, and if you dom
get this wagon out pretty quick l viii
thrash you again"
The wagner thereupon took hold
the wheel and called two other men 7
. his assistance, and In less than minut
) the wagon was on it's way. In tn
: meantime, Sheridan. having mounte
his horse, disappeared in the woods
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One of ben Buffers Jokes.

Amos Cummings, who heard the lat
ter part of the above story, said that
the beating which Sheridan gave to
the mule driver was not half SO humili-
ating as the intellectual drubbing
which was once administered to DR..
Loring. Mr. Cummings said that at
banquet of prominent people in Bos-
ton, DIR. Loring, who was the commits
sioner of agriculture at Washington,
entertained the company with several
stories to illustrate his belief that the
COW Is the most intelligent and affec-
tionate of domestic animals. DIR. Lor-
ing told in detail the story of birth
of calf on his farm, at which he had
assisted; and added that after the cali
was born, the COW looked at him with
her big luminous eyes to express her
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How the snake came into the posses
sion of the circus can only be guessed.
In it's long search for it's little human
playmate it had probably been cap
tured, when its beauty and tameness
made it an attraction. Naturalists
familiar with the species assured the
childs parents that the snake was as
harmless as kitten, and as it caused
the little fellows speedy restoration
to health, it was endured by Them II
not loved. That it had found Davy
by some powerful occult faculty seems
certain. 1t was soon known that this
was the attraction that had escaped
from the circus, but the circus had
gone its way and knew nothing Of its
performers fate. And Davy's prior
right to his Angel was never disputed.
Mrs NJ. L. Rayne, in Detroit Free
! Press.
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1t was circus day in the new town
TO which Davy's folks had moved, and
MIR. Pond tried to interest the child in
the street parade, but his sick senses
were wholly inadequate to the task.
The disappointed man bore the little
white-robed form back from the low
window opening on the lawn, and laid
him on the pillow with sinking
heart. He knew now, what neither
doctor nor parson could have made him
believe, that the hours of his boys life
were numbered. If the prancing
horses, the gay bands of music, the
wonderful ami mails could not charm