The Irish standard., 1894-06-23
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y The most singular serial pheno menon
is the fata morgana, II sea mirage seem of
the coast Of Calabria, and between Italy
and Sicily. It presents the phant oms Of
cities, houses. temples, palaces and ahips,
sometimes in their proper positions,
sometimes inverted, occasionally at an
angle The phenomenon has been known
for many ages, and formerly occasioned
great and vide spread alarm, being re-
garded as an evil omen that betokened
some general and severe calamity.
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The first three days Of any season rule
it's weather. When there are three days
cold expect three days colder. There is
never Saturday without some sunshine.
Sunday clearing, clear till Wednesday.
Rain on Easter gives slim fodder:
Rain on first dog-day, it will rain for
forty days thereafter. Have on Candle
mas Day February p half your wood
and half your hay. Bells are heard at
greater distance before rain. When
corns ache, rain follows. When smoke
doesn't rise, there's rain in the skies.
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Everyone has heard that mahogany
railroad ties are used very largely in
Mexico, but not many people are aware
that on one of the lines the ties are Of
ebony, and that lew grade of silver ore
is absolutely used for ballast. OF course
the explanation is that the ore did not
pay to work, but this does not remove
tho impression of lavish extravaganza
which the first glance at this luxurious
roadbed creates. More remarkable still,
perhaps, is the beauty Of some Of the
marble used in the bridge construction.
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After January /, 1895, no more days Of
grace will be allowed in New York State.
on notes, drafts. checks, acceptances,
bills of exchange, bonds or other evil
dences of Indebtedness made, drawn or
accepted by any person or corporation,
and no grace, according to the custom Of
merchants, Will be allowed after that
date unless there is q stipulation to the
contrary. There is nothing left for the
debtor to do but call at the creditors Of
fee and settle or let his obligation 60 to
protest on the day the obligation natures
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In consequence of the illness OF two
persons who had eaten canned pumpkin,
DIR. FL. w. Weber recently undertook to
analyze large variety Of canned fruits,
bought at random. Tt was found that
all the samples tasted contained poison.
The milk was pure, which is consola-
ton, but all the solids, and they included
pumpkin, tomatoes, "Hubbard squash"
peas, mushrooms, blackberries, salmon,
pears, peaches, cherries, sweet potatoes,
beans and pineapples, contained poison,
the tin taken as chloride, varying from
u to sd grains per pound.
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O'Donovan Rosa has arrived in Iro-
land after the expiration of his twenty
years of Punishment. To reporter in
Cork he said he was the same O'Don-
ovan Rosa now as he was when
Judge Keogh pronounced him felon
twenty.nine years ago and deprived hi1a
of his liberty for attempting to free his
native Land by physical force. "Even
my Irish brogue has not changed" said
the irrepressible rebel. The name of
Rosa will live in Irish history, and the
generations to come will bless his name
and revere his memory for all the cruel
ties he suffered at the hands of the Brit
ish government. Rosa is in favor of
peace between the contending Irish fac
tions.
The veteran Irish patriot, Very Rev.
Father Anderson, O. s. A., Limerick,
having seen the references to the grave
at Sydney of Michael Dryer, of '98 fame,
in the interview with Mr.. John Campbell
of Auckland, says an exchange, has
kindly forwarded us the following copy
of the inscription on the brave Dryers
last resting place: "Gloria in Excelsis.v
Sacred to the memory of Mr.. Michael
Dwyer, late of Liverpool, formerly of
Imaal, county Wicklow, Ireland, who de.
parted this life August %, 1925, aged So
years, leaving wife and seven children
to lament his loss. Lord have mercy on
his soul. Also his wife, Mary Doyle, died
June II, 1860, aged IS years. RI. Pr
It is an inscription that no Irishman will
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