The Irish standard., 1894-01-06
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Ireland has Isl, 600 houses of one roq B
each, 85g, 900 Of two 70 four rooms 9
3O4 600 of five or more
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The population OF Great Britain and
I Gland is 100000. and Of the entirs
British Empire 1926 600. 4
t- - s54s IL.
An energetic Snowman ia axious t.
tour the country with Cows. Pennoysr,
Lewelling, Waite and Altgeld.
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Though the United States Senate =
composed Of but SO men, its running ex-
penses are over 81, 100000 yearly.
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Rabbi Silverman recently told the
Protestant bigots of New York that '.ths
Catholic religion is the greatest power in
the world for good. and the greatest
power for peace greater than oil the
standing armies in the world"
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Father Phelap. OF the Western Watch
man, says: st. George Kill ed the dragon,
St. Patrick killed the snakes. At Chi
cago at the last election these two saints
met in the person of their respective
namesakes George B. Swift fell before
John Patrick Hopkins.
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United States Secrst Service Agent
Hszen ia searching in Cincinnati Tor =
gang of counterfeiters who are flood
ing The city with aluminium dimes OF.
the date of 1893. The counterfeit 10
au especially fue one. This is the first
counterfeit to be made of aluminium SO
far az the local Government authorities
know.
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Toe widow of SirJohn Pope Hennsssy,
whose engagement to Mr.. Thackweli, OF
ARhada, county Cork, has been an
nouncsd, is lady Of strikingly hand
some features and slight figures dark
eyes, and very pale complexion. She ls .
brilliant talker and delightful singer
She is the onld child of Sir Hugh Low,
g. G M. G.
The New Years edition Of the Jordan
Independent reflects great credit on the
publishers of that enterprising Journal
Few towns in the state of equal size and
population can keep pace with Jordan in
the march of progress and prosperity
and this is due in large share to the zeal
and ability shown by the gentlemen who
have in chnrge the destinies of the INDIE
pendent. /,
Prof Bernard o. Donnell, choir master
and organist of st. Patrick's church.
Brooklyn, recently made the discovery
that the great master of musical compo-
sition, Ludwig Won Beethoven. like all
masters of harmony, was lover and adj
mirer of Irish music. He found that
Beethoven made an arrangement OF over
fifty of the most beautiful of the ancient
Irish airs, collection of which is still
extant but little known.
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The story of Professor Tyndalls death
is one of the saddest of tragedies. After
reading the pathetic recital of Mrs Tyn-
dalls mistake and it's fatal consequences
the sympathy of the civilized world will
90 out to her is largest measure. Pro-
fessor Tyndall's father was shoemaker
in an Irish village and lived in very
humble style, occupying rooms in the
rear of his small shop. But like many
old time cobblers he had more than g
share of learning and was Witty and sar-
castle in argument. His son was sent to
the local grammar school, and one Of his
old chums there was M. G. Hennessey,
now Rochester, N. Y, shoe manufao-
turer. He says that young Tynaall was
an efeminate boy, who gave little prom
Use of living to be 70 years of age
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The famous leaning tower Of Pisa is q
campauile, or bell tower. The building,
which is cylindrical in form, is l97 feet
high aud fifty feet in diameter, made en-
tirely of white marble. 1t is called the
leaning tower from it's deviation from
the perpendicular, and it is not gener-
ally known that this inclination, which
gives the tower such remarkable appear
ance, was not Intentional. At the time
it was about half done the error in
measurement was perceived, it was
guarded against by the use Of extra braces
in the further construction of the build
ing and an adoption of the stone in the
highest portion. There are seven bells
on the top Of tho tower, the largest Of
which weighs 1900 pounds, and these
are 90 placed as to counteract, as far a.
possible, the leaning Of the tower itself.
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George Parsons Lsthrop, form erly the
editor Of the Atlantic Monthly and now
the editor of the Providence Visitor,
spesks as follows to the A. p. A. fanatics: