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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-12-28

twas too late; the mass Of stone-
work, fifty feet long by twenty in
breadth, was falling. It fell, taking
Molas with it.
With roar like that Of thunder II
struck upon the stairway. and, burst
ing into fragments, swept it from end
to end
In less than minute it was done, the
sounds had died away, and nothing was
left to tell Of what had happened e4-
cept little dust and some remains that
had been men. OF ell those who stood
upon the stairway only one sur
vived, Don Pedro, who had run
forward But he was too late,
for though the mass had missed him a
single stone struck him across the mid
die. breaking his bones and sweeping
him to the foot of the first fight, but
leaving him alive.
When all was finished and the dust
had fallen to the earth again, the senior
spoke, saying:
LET us go and search for the body
of our deliverer.
So we went, the three of US, leaving
Zilbalbay in the temple, but we could
not find it; doubtless to this day it
lies buried beneath some Of the larger
blocks of masonry. There were other
bodies, indeed, from which we did not
sornple to take the rifles and whate
else was likely to be of value to us.
Better still, tied, among some trees near
the foot of the pyramid we found four
good mules, one Of them laden with
ammunition and provisions, for Don
Pedro had come out determined to hunt
us down even if he must follow us for
days.
Having picketed the mules where
they could Craze we returned to the
temple, bearing with US food and drink,
of which we stood in sore need. On our
way up the steps Don Pedro called to
us from where he lay broken and bleed
ing against an uprooted tree.
water" he cried. ''give me water, )"
and the senior gave him some mixed
with brandy, which we had found upon
the sumpter mule.
II am DYING" moaned the wretch;
"my presen timent has come true, and
death finds me among ruins"
s'Give me dissolution" he went on.
'''For the, love of God give me absolu-
ton
81 cannot" said the senior. II have
no authority. Pray to heaven to shrive
you, for your time is short"
Then he turned and went, but for a
long time we were troubled with the
cries and blasphemies of this most evil
man. Indeed, they did not cease until
sunset, when the devil came to claim
his own.
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A CURE FOR HOUSE NERVES.
An Ailment That Is Superinduced by Too
Much SecIusion.

Energetic, care free individuals laugh
at the suggestion of such an ailmcnt as
house nerves and say it is only imaginary.
But thousands of women will testify 9th
erwiso.
People of scdentary habits who spend
all their time indoors frequently become
morbid, brooding and irritable. The fail
ure of any memEer of the family to reach
home at the usual time brings forth gloomy
forebodings of disaster. The absence of
any one at night causes floor walking and
tears, even though such person be of ma
ture years, sound health and abundant
ability to care for himself. A projected
journey is overcast by recitals of horrible
accidents Meals are unsatisfactory, clothes
never fit, no one sympathizes or condoles
with the sufferer.
The reasons of house nerves are legion
Introspection is one. Let woman sit at
home day after day, week in and week
out, and analysis of everything and person
within her ken naturally follows, herself
included A woman who studies herself
her wants and desires, her ailments and
loneliness, is on fair road to an asylum,
did she but know it.
Some women, it is true are tied down
ny CnlluTtu anu uOuScuOlu cares W Il v 'usS
less indoor life, but they are not generally
tho ones who suocumb to house nerves,
one reason being that, forced out of CON
tact with others, they yearn always for
the privilege of mingling in some sort of
society, embracing every chance thrown in
their way toward that end But the wOm
an who stays at home because she might
get sick by venturing out in the cold or
because her neighbor can entertain better
than she can or dress better or perhaps
the habit has become fixed by degrees to
that extent that it is like parting with
tooth to get out of the routine-this is the
woman who broOds and fancies and cries
over mental pictures of catastrophes that
never happen and meets troubles which
never come.
Any parent who owns highly imagi-
native child owes it to society at large to
throw it in with healthy, merry compan-
ions, who always effect a complete cure,
for mirth is infectious. But If the unhap-
Ply owner is repressed and kept indoors,
some family in the future will feel the eff
fects.
The cure is simple, but few follow 1t.
Throw away your medicine and go visit
ing. Patronize all the gayeties that your
pocketbook affords. Take long walks in
tho sunshine, and whenever a morbid
thought comes think up necessary err
rand, and it will dissolve like mist before
the sun. House nerves can be cured, but
only by natural laws. Medicines dull,
but do not curo.-NGw York Press.
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TOO MUCH az. o. B." BUSINESS.
A Chicago Importer Who Favors the Eng
lish Rule of Charging For Everything.

A Chicago Importer Who Favors the Eng
lish Rule of Charging For Everything.
When Chicago importer gets bill for
goods shipped from London, he finds
charged up to him the carriage and the box
in which the goods are shipped-perhaps
even the nails and the iron strip with
which the box is held together.
II think this practice is the correct
one, (" said local importer. 1T is the
product of higher commercial develop
ment than ours-a better, more thorough
ly organized system. 1t is system in
which the element of guessing in figuring
up a years income and expenditures is
practically eliminated. The practice prev
alent in this country of selling goods f. O.
b. is not the sound one, and every neces-
sary expense which is thrown in by the
seller as an inducement to the buyer marks
a step in the wrong direction. And II
there is any profit in this way of doing
business it goes not to tho buyer, as he
may imagine, but to the seller, because
tho latter in figuring the price of an arti-
Gle is sure to make liberal allowance on
his side of the fence to cover the cost of
this concession. He has never estimated
exactly, what box of given dimensions
uOUS COSU nlllli DllU uO Will IldhO d gums hu
it in establishing prices which is sure to
cover it and a little more,
1.-THE practice comes not from any dc.
sire to make money in boxes, ! think, but
from the large handed way of doing this
in this country. In older countries like
England, men are content with earning
smaller percentages on their investments
and they figure more closely, while in the
United States the average business man
looks for much larger returns and thinks
it waste of time to be getting the cost Of
a box down to the very nails and then
charging it up. If he did this, moreover
his customer would probably think him
small and closeflsted and be inclined to
take his trade somewhere else
Il believe in our glorious Institutions
spent three years fighting for them some
80 odd years ago-but l am not blind
to the fact that our British cousins do a
good many things, particularly in the
commercial line, better than we do. 1t is
this very closelistedness, if one chooses to
call it so, this dealing on close margins
that has helped them into their domina-
ton of tho entire commercial world
Science is accuracy in business as in
everything else. The man who succeeds
is tho man whose aim is true, who, like
the Benjamto singers, can throw at II
hairbreadth and not miss. He doesn't
guess or approximate, particularly in the
matter of expenses. Chicago Tribune
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The Turkey stopped the Train.

Swarms of locusts are well known to
have stopped railway trains, but up to
this time it was probably never heard that
a single turkey had power to accomplish
that feat How it was done, in Oxford,
Pa, is described in the Philadelphia Led
ger.
The engine was putting hard on an up
grade and passed under an overhanging
limb of a large tree in front of farm
house. On the limb were several turkeys
at roost. The exhaust steam was so
strong that it knocked a hen turkey from
her perch, and she came down upon the
bellrope.
The bell rang, and the engineer brought
the train to a halt. Then of course the
conductor FASTENED forward to know what
was the matter, and one of the train
hands discovered the bird still fitting
upon the rope and giving utteranoe to
notes which, it is fair to presume, were
expressive of surprise.
The men set up roar, the bird took
wing, and the engine again began to puff.
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Lillian Russelrs French.

Lillian Russel's French is an accom-
plishment of which she is as proud as she is
of her beauty or her voice, and she delights
to air dainty little phrases all her very
own. She can say 'champignons sautes''
with a charming accent, and as this is the
blond and buxOm singers favorito dish
she often has occasion to sound her accent
"aigue" and her clear "u."
But pride must have a fall even Lillian
Russell's pride, and when she visited Au-
dram, the composer, at his country house
near Paris the catastrophe occurred. Miss
Russell sang to the composer in his own
language an air from "Girohe- GiroQa.
The gallant Frenchman when she had fin
ished cried rapturously: "Oh, madame,
what heavenly voicel The song has
never been properly rendered before. But
what pity could not have tho pleasure
of hearing you sing it in French" 1t is
said the fair Lillian was borne to her car
riage on a shutter.-New York Journal.
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A Cruel Wrong Inflicted on Sailors.

A sailor on trooPship informs me of
curious grievance from which he and his
mates suffer. Tho ships company is
limited, "a he writes, ito two parrots for
each mess of about 10 men, and if these
are not in uniform cages they are thrown
overheard" Tastes, of course, differ, but
/ should myself have thought an allow
ance of one parrot to every six men on
board a troopship was not an unreasona-
bly, small one. "A. B. " evidently thinks
otherwise, however, and this is not strange
perhaps when it is remembered, on the
authority of Mr.. f. C. Burnand's once
popular lyric, that Jack s heart is true to
his Poll. London Truth.
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Set Great Store on Apples.

An American recently returned from
England calls attention anew to the high
appreciation in which choice apples are
held abroad.
Il had occasion" said he Ito repay a
few courtesies received at the hands Of
some English business acquaintanCes and
did so by giving dinner. In the course
of conversation the subject of American
fruit, and apples in particular, was men
toned.
AT once my guests became most en-
thusiastiC, and that led me to send over
here for some. They arrived-choice Sc
lectcd Northern Spys-before 1 left for
home. don't think in all my experience
l have ever received more hearty and sim
cere thanks for any present l have ever
made
"Of course our apples are exceedingly
toothsomc, but it was almost impossible
for me to comprehend the delight they af-
fordod my English friends and their &C
quaintanCes In two cases special dinner
parties were given, just exactly as one
might be given here if you were presented
with a fine saddle of venisOn, a wild tur-
key or some other rare game.
From my experience you can state pos
itively that if you want to make an Eng
lishman your friend for life and at IA COM
paratively light outlay just send him a
barrel of choice American apples, and
might add just one line to that-be sure
that they are well packed for export. -
New York Herald
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English Women at the Forge.

There was long shed, with eight or
ten FORCES in it, worker and blower to
each forge. Toll was being carried on
with feverish energy under the eyes of the
master, who promenaded up and down.
There were as many women as men. The
heat was great and the smell baddish and
suggestive of its extreme badness in mid
summer
At one forge one woman, aged about %,
used the hammer with her hands and
worked the oliver with her feet. l tried
to do as she did. She settled nail in two
or three blows. 1t cost me seven. The
force necessary to make the oliver do its
duty is very great. The whole power of
the body must be concentrated upon the
leg muscles. At one forge a man and wife
were at work, both just over 20. l won
dered what their home life must be after
such a days work. A more jaded couple
one could hardly imagine.-All the Year
Round.
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Wealth and ignorance make a queer
team, especially if they are hitched up
suddenly. Not long ago woman whose
homo is in one of the villages down the
valley came to this city to do some trad
ing. She had heard much about souvenir
spoons and proposed to buy some. She
asked for dozen in one of the leading
jewelry stores.
"A dozen souvenir spoons?" repeated
the clerk in surprise. "Er, what kind of
spoons did you sayf"
Maybe you don't know me" she said,
noting his surprise, and, thinking that it
was occasioned by the size of her proposed
purchase, she added, II am Mrs. Suddens
of Valley Town. We keep a team. Yes,
want dozen souvenir spoons to eat sou,
venirs with, you know My daughter
makes beautiful souvenirsl''-UticaO OBJ.
server
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Cigar Store Figures.

Cigar store and other figures used for
show or advertising purposes are made in
small way only in this country. There are
only three firms in New York city that
manufacture them. Metal figures COM
plete, with whatever printing that is or
dcrcd on them, and in ordinary designs
and shapes, can be bought for from $50 to
$50, but foot Indian with paint and
feathers and in artistic design, is worth
500. When the figure NEe made of metal,
they are first moldei Nclay. They are
then cast in plaster, and from the plaster
are cast in sections in the metal In ad-
dition to the New York firms making these
metal figures, there is factory in Chi
cago, one in Detroit, another in San Fran
cisco and two in Philadelphia. There is
good export trade of these figures to Aus
tralia and New Zealand. Hardware
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A College For Monkeys.

The Garner idea of monkey language
and general humanlike intelligence is to
be given a thorough test at Calcutta. At
that place college for the cultivation of
the higher ensos of precocious monkeys
has been established, and some wonderful
results are confidently anticipated. The
school" is the result of an agitation on
the part of some very advanced evolution
lists and naturalists, who know enough
concerning the monkeys characteristics to
firmly believe that he can be taught to
talk" in a way, enough, at least, to ex-
press wants The method to be employed
is known by the name of the letter
block" system. A block alphabet, in which
the letters are all highly colored, is ar
ranged before the monkey student With
these he will be taught to arrange some
simple word, such as pie" and as soon
rs the word Is completed he will be given
piece of pie as prize. The promoters
of the scheme are confident of success
Exchange
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A Good Testimonial.
From Haverhill. N. H. Courier 7


II have had for ~ years past a badly
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dy's Favorite Remedy and his Salt
Rheum Cream healed it when all other
medicines had failed, and medical au-
thority had said the limb could never be
used again.
A sore broke out on the ankle bone,
and for ten months the aged writer suf
fered day and night beyond the power of
words to express. A friend advised me
to try Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite
Remedy. | had no faith that any medi-
cine would help me, but suffering as |
did l thought / would try it, and pur-
chased some, also a box of DR.. David
Kennedy's Salt Rheum Cream. used
these medicines but short time when
my limb began to heal. / will further
add, among the many medicines / have
tried for disease of the kidneys and
liver, none has ever proved so helpful as
Favorte Remedy. BY stimulating and
strengthening the enfeebled organs, even
the encroacbments of advanced age seem
to be checked by it's invigOrating power.
have thoroughly tested its true worth
and know whereof l affirm, hoping all
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aged writer has, by using Dir. David
Kennedy's FavOrite Remedy, been given
very comfortable health for a person 70
years of age. Favorite Remedy is an in
valuable medicine for children as well
as adults.
This testimonial is given from my
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cines." Mrs. BELINDA HoPsDoN, Haver-
hill, N. II.
No tribute to the efficacy of medi-
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of Mrs. Hodsdon, who voluntarily tells
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need DR.. David Kennedys Favorite
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Ireland's Loss by Emigration.

Since 1864, through Ireland generally,
and especially in the west, very early mar
riages have become less frequent. This de-
crease of early marriages, especially among
women, accounts, says the registrar gen.
eral, to great extent for the diminution
in the average size of families in Ireland,
and also explains in part the diminished
birth rate, which in the ten years from
1881 to 1890 had fallen from "a. 3 to 20. 3
per 1000 of the population. There ought
to have been an increase in the Irish pop
ulation in the ten years of over $50, 600,
that being the increase of births over
deaths, but this natural increase has been
moro than counterbalanced by emigration,
so that in the same period the population
sunk by nearly 500, O0O.-London News.
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SHE MARRIED FOR LOVE.
And Was Different In One Respect From
the Other Women Present.

And Was Different In One Respect From
the Other Women Present.
1t was dull morning at the boarding
house. The men had gone, and the mar
ried ladies had drifted, as usual, to the
third floor, back" for their matutinal
meal of gossip. AS usual also the chief
topics were the shortcomings of the land
lady and the absolute idiocy of their re-
spective husbands as illustrated by tho
latest in each instance.
Mrs w. really seemed to have a griev-
ance-that is, ii her tale were mOrtised to
facts, which her tales seldom were. She
exclaimed at the end of her narration,
well, never did know why l married
Mr.. W., and the mystery deepens every
year live"
Then the other women felt called upon
to beittle their own love stories to ridi-
cule courtship and marriage. Shrewd
sidelong glances seemed to indicate that
much of the banter was suspected of being
the truth.
At last Mrs. D., the popular hostess of
the third floor, back, said, well, girls,
married for love, and got itl''
There was a hush, and Mrs. ID. saw a
culver around the mouth of Mrs F., who
had married for love and hadn't got it,.
Yet Mrs +. was the only woman in that
room who had not ridiculed the man she
had solemnly pledged Ito honor New
York Times
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Wendell Holmsn on Hxmns.

1t is always interesting to have the
opinion of literary authorities upon hymns.
A little while ago we learned that, in the
Judgment of Matthew Arnold, the finest
hymn in the English language is when
Survey the Wondrous Cross" There
is an article in The Century which tells
us what was thought on the subject by
Oliver Wendell Holmes. "There are very
few modern hymns" said the Autocrat on
one occasion, which have the old ring of
saintliness in them. Sometimes when l
am disinclined to listen to the preacher at
church 1 turn to the hymnbook, and
when one strikes my eye 1 cover the name
at the bottom and guess. 1t is almost in
variably Watts or Wesley. After these
there are very few which are good for
much -
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His Story Outdoes NIunchausen.

While storming the first line Of forts at
Port Arthur a soldier belonging to the
Twenty fourth regiment raised his rifle to
fire at an unusually conspicuous China
man. just as he was about to fire a bullet
from the enemy's side came whizzing on,
and, marvellous to relate, entered the bar
rel of his own gun as smoothly and neatly
as If the muzzles had been placed mouth
to mouth. OF course there was an explo-
sion, and the soldiers piece was shattered
to the stock, but without his receiving any
injuries whatever A fractional variation
to the right or left would have caused the
hostile bullet to enter his head or face, SO
that his escape Ras nothing short of mi
raculous. He preserved the stock of the
now useless. weapon and afterward exhib-
tied it to his colonel, who permitted him
to keep it as memento of his narrow es-
cape. 1t is probably tho first instance of
the kind on record since Baron Munchau-
sens day.-Japan Mail.
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During the progress of the World fair
tired woman found herself face to face
with valiant guard who barred her way.
You cannot come through here; you
must go around" he said. There is a
Spanish princess coming, and my orders
are to keep everybody out of this en-
trance
Sir exclaimed the tired and indig-
nant woman, 81 am an American prin-
cess, and / have as much right to go
through this building as any titled for
eigner."
She then fixed him with glittering
eye, and while he was still debating with
himself her right of entrance she walked
past him with her head in the air.-Ex-
change
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1t would be most interesting if we could
get hold of statistics to show the increased
prospect of longevity of those who have
lately begun to play golf Unfortunately
these statistics require data whic> we have
not got, but it is very certain that the
popularity of golf ought to be factor in
the calculations of life insurance Compa-
MES When the Psalmist indicated three
score years and ten as the normal course
of man S life, he evidently took no measure
of the health giving influence of golf
Windsor MagaZine.