The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-03-10

PASSED Il LEW. 4.
f Only q Per cent. Of Boston 9 population.
which i half Q million, are members of
evangelical churches. e
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The present Chaplain Of the House Of
Representatives OF Washin ton is The
youngest one who has ever filed that
office He makes the shortest prayers
that have been heard in the House for
years. He is said to be great athlete
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There is many slip between the cup
and the lip. Such was the case with
John f. Gibbs, ex- superintendent OF the
Ohio public, schools. a few m ments
after his death letter was received from.
England apprising him that he had fallen
heir to $5,O00,OOO. 1t requested Mr..
Gibbs immediate departure for the old,
country. but the lucky heir had taken
his departure to that bourne whence nc,
traveller returns. !
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The divorce laws of Oklahoma are very.
lax and great latitude is given the
courts. Two courts grind out divorces
the District Curt and the Probate
Court Most of the applicants rush into
the Probate Court, as it is more speedy
agency for obtaining the desired result.
In Oklahoma county alone, from the
opening of the territory up to date, ia
DEGREES have been granted. Logan
county has granted as many, and tho
other counties in proportion. 1t is safe
to say that 500 DEGREES have been granted
in Oklahoma since April 70, 1889.
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MI. Mitchell Henry Was at one time d
very prominent figure in Anglo Irish
politics. He made his wealth out OF tho
sale OF "Henry Magnesia," which he ine
vented and patented. Tits not generally
known thst he practised the medical pror
fession for some time; but the greater
portion of his money was made in the
Manchester cotton trade; and that he
was wealthy was shown by the fact that
he was able to expend 9350000 in the
construction of Kylemore, his Galway
residence. One of his brothers became
Catholic, and is now a prominent
Jesuit preacher.
The North Western Witness of Duluth
has been valiant oppo ent of Apaism..
Refer ing to Archbishop Ireland's advice
to ignore the fanatics VINO hold sway in
the Zenith City and other places, our.
esteemed contemporary says: It's all we'll
enough to advise people to "ignore the
attacks of any anti Catholic party but
it takes the charity, the forbearance, the !:
humility of q saint to be accused of do Z
ing those things we're battling so hard
against, and for the eradication of which {,
we are making daily sacrifices, without I.
raising voice or pen in self-defense. How e,
ever, we'll try that sanity advice for
awhile;--as a Lenten modification for :
instance.
Captain Boycott, who will live as an
active verb in the English language long
after he will be forgotten as an Irish land
agent, has sold his property at Tough
Mask, Ireland, and will remove to Eng
land, where he is appointed agent of the
Foxton Hall estates of Lord Waveney.
Captain Boycott has been for many years
a patron of the Irish turf, and kept some
famous racers. He was agent for the
estates Of the Earl Of Erne in Ireland,
and his harshness and cruelty helped to
the recent Irish land war
Since he was boyootted some years ago
he has lived in peace with the tenantry.
and has grown ae nearly popular az an
Irish land agent can hope to be.
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Everyone in Copenhagen has heard of
the Cars double, banker of the name
Of Carlson. He SO strongly resembles the
Gear as to have been frequently mistaken
Tor him. This fattered his vanity, and
he endeavored to counterfeit his illustri-
Gus model in all respects. When it was
that Alexander was on his
way to Copenhagen, Carlson would ap-
pear at the mead Of the procession in a
launch exactly like the Cars, and later
On would drive his ur-in-hand through
The crowded streets, bowling right and
left to the cheering populace. Being
rich, he scattered money freely, which
act added TO his popularity. But the
adulatiouIhe received was too much for
The poor man; his reason tottered; he
imagined that he really was the Gear
and that Nihilists were plotting against
him. He finally became insane and was
sent to mad house. where he will re-
main while life lasts.
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