The Irish standard., 1895-04-06


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lassi fs1t that ,is probably not generally
Ilknosw.nl i That t(seorge Vsshingt ton was
Iths richest man - the United States
when 10 died. His property was worth
about s06O, 600 There we're no million
aires ia the country Is those days.
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lt has been decided BY the genersi con.
lcurrenoe 81 lawyers that ii rec istering for
municipal elections in Kansas, women
Iars not required to state theirexact ages,
Ibut will comply with the law BY simply
stating that they are '.over twenty one.'
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Although the mother Of the great grand
heir apparent to the throne of England,
the Duchess Of York's place in the royal
circle Is quite low ID the ranks. The
Queens daughters and daughters .in-law
tall haye precedence Of the Duchess Of
York, WHO'S placed alta drawing rocm,s
between the Duchess Of Albany and the
Duchess 81 Teck. She takes precedence
OF her own mother, however, IL there is
any pleasure or comfort in that.
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Frederick Douglass often laughed over
q witticism Of Mrs. Fred Grants at his
expense when they met at the Chicago
Convention Of 1883. II was sitting with
Mrs. Grant and her party, watching the
balloting, said he to friend. ITO my
surprise, one vote was cast for me for
IlF ,z,dent Of the United States. It had
- poner been announced by the tellers
thanf Mrs Grant turned to me, and, with
the most charming smile Imaginable,
said: you must be the dark horse Of this
convention, Mr.. Douglass.
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An English clergyman was preaching
in country town in Scotland. He had
as his subject .The Prodigal Son. "And
the prodigal son went away from his poor
old father and remained in tar country
for years aud years, and his father
incurred his absence for years and years.
But after years and years he came back
to his poor old father, and h1s poor ola
father said unto hisservants, Bring fort}s
the fatted calf which has been kept for
my son these years and years. An old
farmer in the audience could contain
himself no longer. eyer le'er, it wud
haze bin COO" he exclaimed.
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William 81. Walters, Of Ellis Post, No.
I6, q. A. r., Of Germantown, Pa, who is
an old ex-prisoner Of war;, has placed on
exhibition perfect model Of old Libby
Prison. The model is made OF wood
taken from the famous original, and the
cobblestone walk and brick pavement
are also formed Of material from the OLD
prison. The miniature flagstaff on top
| Of the building is q stick from the genu~
inc pole that bore the stars and bars over
the old historic tobacco house. The
model is complete in every detail, and is
backed BY scenery painted on canvas.
The model is admired by many old veter-
ans who were imprisoned in the ola
prison, who at once begin to tell their
tales Of woe and i'll treatment at the
hands Of the rebels during their oonhne-
ment there.
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One Of the oldest war vessels in the
world belongs to Holland. 1t is canal
boat ironolad, q perfect and completely
equipped war ship in miniature. The
mimic war ship is valuable part of the
defensive armament Of Holland, and
would be very effective in some emer~
gencies. The whole country is crisis.
crossed with canals only few hundred
yards apart, and about every street OF
every town, except Utrecht, has g canal
running through the middle Of
il. The canals il the country are every
whore several feet higher than the sur
rounding land, and warship in the
canal, OF 81 regiment on the towpath
would have strong vantage point OF
course, Hollands navy Is by no means;
confined to canal bosts. She has about
$50 men-of-war, Of which about twenty
five are ironclads,, and some Of them rank
with the best vessels of other navyies. =
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A.western Rennsyl vania man has pat.
ented 9 new style Of sleeping en-. Each
car is TO contain rubber bags st various