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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-03
THE CENSUS OF 1000.
How the Great Work That Is to De
Done Next Year Will lie
Distributed.

The census schedule for 1900 are I'M
der five heads, the individual, corpora
lions, agriculture, mortality and spe-
cial. The questions to be put to indi-
viduals are: Your age, conjugal condi-
ton, place of birth, parents birthplace,
alien or naturalizet, number Of years
in the United States, occupation, months
employed, literacy, school attendance,
and ownership of property. Every per-
son over 20 years is considered re-
sponsible representative to answer for
each and every member of his family.
The above questions are ones you will
be compelled to answer. If any fur
Their questions are put to you you may
safely ignore them. If you are out, your
neighbor next door must answer for
you, as he is supposed to know all about
you. Refusal to answer or any faisi-
fication of facts is misdemeanor, for
which the guilty one will be fined $500;
an alternative punishment, however,
providing for the possibility of the de-
linquent not happening to have the
ready money is not mentioned.
The schedule under individuals" is
rather modest, while inquiries pertain
ing to manufacturing establishments
are pretentious. Here are the ques-
tons that will make perjurers of many
an honest merchant or tradesman:
Name and character of organization;
whether individual or cooperative, or
other form; character of business and
kind of goods manufactured; amount
of capital invested; firm members, CO.
partners, OF officers; amount of their
salaries; number of employees; amount
of wages; quantity and cost of ma
terial use in manufacture; amount of
miscellaneous expenses; quantity and
value of products; character and guam
tity of power used; character and num-
Der of machines employed. The presi-
dent, treasurer, secretary, agent or any
direct officer of any corporation, bust
ness, factory or firm is answerable for
all. And any refusal to answer, or any
false statement, is an offense for which
the culprit must pay $4,000 fine or
go to prison for one year, or both.
The questions relating to agriculture
include: Name Of occupant of each
farm, tenure, acreage, value of farm
and farm implements, average quantity
and value of different products, num-
Der and value of live stock. Statistics
will also be gathered relating to special
classes, including the insane, the feeble
minded, crime, deaf, dumb and blind;
pauperism, Juvenile delinquents and
inmates of reformatories and benevo-
lent institutions; and last of all, in the
cities, social statistics relating to pub
lie Indebtedness, valuation, taxation
and expenditures; to religious bodies,
to electric light and power, to the tele-
phone and telegraph business and to
transportation-including steamboats,,
express facilities and street railways
Leslie's Monthly.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-03
MOVE AND SAVE RENT.
A New York Custom That Is Of Equal
benefit to Tenants and
TrucIlmcn.

Before the era of apartment houses
the ordinary tenancy in New York was
yearly one, dating from May i. Now
in many eases owners of apartment
houses have adopted the practice of
renting by the month. An objectiona-
bile tenant who had years lease and
continued to pay his rent promptly
could not easily be dispossessed, and for
this, and other reasons nearly as good,
the plan Of renting by the month be-
came general. One effect of it has been
to work considerable benefit to two i'm
portant classes of persons in New York
tenants and truckmcn. 1t is this
wise: A tenant vacates an apartment
on or soon after the first of the month.
1t is vacant for some days-perhaps Il
week. Inquiries are made of the owner,
agent or janitor. Prospective tenants
are, all of them, undecided. Then the
suggestion is made that the balance of
the month will be free to desirable
tenant. The desirable tenant pays a
months rent, which includes not only
the ensuing month but also the re-
manning portion Of the month preced-
ing, and is, thereby, one, two or three
weeks rent free, /; consideration which
is of considerable importance to those
who move two or three times year and
are, perhaps, believers in the plliloso-
ply of the well-llnown adage: sit is
cheaper to move than pay rent" This.
practice has led to very material re-
duction in the revenues of landlords
and to corresponding benefit to ten
ants collectively.
Tenants, however, are not the only
gamers by this new system. Formerly
the truckman enjoyed his chief harvest
on or about May /, and to minor de-
gree he had a harvest on or about the
first of each month. At other times
there might be little demand for his
services. He found business slack.
With the establishment of the present
method, however. all this is changed.
Removals take place at any time in the
month. The services of the truclmen
are in pretty uniform demand.-N. Y.
Sun,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-03
Strawberry Biscottes,

Beat four eggs, put the whites in
whipping bowl, and the yolks in
basin. Add one-fourth of pound of
powdered sugar to the latter and work
them with spoon for five minutes;
then add one-half pound of flour, two
eggs, small pinch of salt; mix the
whole thoroughly; whip the white of
the eggs and add them to the paste.
Take copper baking sheet, having q
raised edge, and line it with paper;
spread the paste on it to three-quar-
tiers of an inch thickness, and bake it
in moderate oven. When the paste
is done, take it out and put it on a
sieve to cool. Gut the paste into pieces
2h inches long, one inch wide. Make
some strawberry icing, as follows: Rub
one-quarter pound of Strawberries
through sieve into basin and add
sufficient finely-sifted sugar to form
stiff paste. Spread the icing on the
biscottes, put them in the oven for two
minutes to dry the icing, and then on
a sieve to cool.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-03
SHE WILL FIND OUT.
His Wife's Burning Curiosity Il Only
Temporarily Sup
pressed.

He had been out pretty late, and he
knew it. Where he had been, who he
had been with, and what the her fell
lows had been doing are matters not
germane to the story. Suffice to say
that when he opened the door with his
latchkey and made as quiet an entry
as possible he felt in his guilty heart
that the wife of his bosom would ask
him whole lot of things which he
did not care to detail just at that time.
He was not mistaken. AS soon as his
wife heard him enter the chamber she
knew instinctively that he was trying
to "hold out" on her, and she asked:
"Wherc have you been?"
Now, it wasn't part of his plan to
tell her where he had been. The idea
was farthest from his mind so he tenn
porized.
"Now, see here" said the husband,
IF you will let me go to sleep and don't
ask me any questions now or at any
other time about where I have been
will give you $50 in cash for your
self"
This was poser, and the dutiful wife
naturally started to reach for the $50.
But feminine curiosity was little too
strong and she did not at once acqui-
esce. The next morning. when she
arose, the first thing that caught her
eye was her husbands coat, with one
sleeve torn out by the roots and hang
ing by thread.
'Why. viii, what is this ?" she asked.
That's loose sleeve" said her hus-
band.
well how did it get loose?" she per-
sisted.
"see here" he said, suddenly, do
you want to lose that $50? If you do,
just keep asking questions about that.
If you want to get it, just let the mat
ter drop"
Being wise woman, she let it drop,
but his friends are making bets that
she will first secure the $50 and then
find out some way how that sleeve got
loose.-Kansas City World.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-03
lie Was Satisfied.

A Scotch farmer, celebrated in his
neighborhood for his immense strength
and skill in athletic exercises, very fire.
quently had the pleasure of contending
with people who came to try their
strength against him. Lord d -, a
great pugilistic amateur, went from
London on purpose to fight the athletic
Scot. The latter was working in an in
closure at n little distance from his
house when the noble lord arrived. His
lordship tied his horse to Il tree and adj
dressed the farmer. Friend, have
heard marvellous reports of your skill,
and have come long way to see which
of us two is the better wrestler" The
Scotchman, without answering, seized
the nobleman, pitched him over the
hedge and then set about working
again. When Lord D. got up the
farmer said: "WelI, have you anything
to say to me?" NO." replied his lord
ship, "but perhaps you'd be good
enough to throw me my horse."-Chi-
cago Evening News,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-03
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Cincinnati has the largest tannery.
A 1lo-acre burial ground for animals,
and birds has been established at Cox
sackie, N. Y.
A new rifle, just introduced in the
German army, fires from rs to 30 shots
in a minute.
Three robins got in the pipes of a
Bournemouth church organ and caused
discordant music. a
large hailstone cracked as it struck
the sidewalk in Louisville, KY, during
a hailstorm, and out stepped two
inch lizard.
A new system of advertising is in
voguein San Francisco. A.poultry deal
er has an intelligent rooster which pa
rades up and down the street, before
the market, with his owners business
card displayed in his bill, and COM
mands attention by frequent growing.
Near Grobogana, Java, there is alake
of boiling mud about two miles in cir
conference. Immense columns of
steaming mud are constantly ascend
ing and descending, and on the west
ern edge gigantic bubbles are con-
tinually forming and exploding at
the rate of three minute.
1--WE Tell the Truth" was the motto
displayed by western paper. The
editor one day published unpleasant
truths regarding two gentlemen, who
soon afterward called upon him and
, wiped the floor with him. The next day
the motto disappeared from the paper,
and the following notice was con-
spicuously displayed: Until we re-
cover from the injuries recently re-
ceived this paper will lie just like the
rest of Them"
A novel idea in insurance is about to
be put to a practical test in San Fran
cisco. 1t is against unavoidable loss of
employment, the policy holder to be
paid three-quarters of the amount of
his salary for a month, should that time
be required in which to find new po-
sition. In case he should be offered one
on trial at n less amount than his for
mer salary, the difference will be made
up by the company. The company has
the authorization of the state insur-
ance commissioner to do business in
California.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-03
WANTED TO MARRY HER.
A Discharged Hospital Patient
Writes His Nurse an Unusual
Love Letter.

Perhaps more good-looking. we'll.
bred. intelligent and earnest young
women are going into trained nursing
nowadays than into any other business
to which the sex has turned its atten.
ton. 1t would be mean and also untrue
to even intimate that they were taking
up nursing in the hope of getting hus-
band. AS matter of fact, many of
them take up the work for the very rea-
son that they wish to walk softly" all
the rest of their lives. And yet, curious.
~ enough, no class of women receive so
many proposals of marriage. There are
several reasons for this. In the first
place, many of these nurses are attrac-
tive enough to please any man, no mat
ter how fastidious in the matter of re-
fnement, education and physical beau
ty. Then, too, the nurses costume is
the perfection of neatness and cleanli-
ness, and much more becoming to many
women than their ordinary dress. But
the secret probably lies in the circum-
stances. We all know that propinquity
has much to answer for, and it is espe-
cially powerful at time when man in.
stinctively yearns for sympathy and
tenderness.
To many sick man his kindly, light
footed, good-looking nurse, in her spot
less costume, is no doubt revelation.
To others, for thousand and one rea-
sons, she may appear yeritable angel.
Here is a case in point. a young wild
over from the country was in Chicago
hospital. He was rough uneducated
and uncouth, but he was genuine after
his kind. He fell violently in love with
his nurse, and, though he said nothing
to her except with his eyes and prob
ably resolved never to break his silence,
:. a week after he was discharged he wrote
her this letter:
dear miss-i sot down to tell you that i've
arove hum an wish l was somewhere els
i've got bully boys an they are helpin
about gittin the garden sass in the ground
| but they haint got no mother an i've got
a horse an a kau an i thout you'd be kinder
handy to take care Of EN- if you'd stupe so
much i've thout of you ever since cum
from the horse pittle an how Jimmy you
ust to walk up an down them wards you
had the best gate ever seen an my first
wife STEPPED jis SO an she paid her way 1
work and 1 kno you do an so ide like to
jine if you haint got no ohjecshuns an now
i've made so bolde to rite sich but was kind
err pushed on by my feelins an so hope you'll
excuse it an rite soon / shant be mad If
you say no but its no harm to ask an as l
say cant help ritin an the boys names are
peter Zebulon an John an they want to
see You as does your respected friend
which owes his present health to you.
JOSEPH c."
Of course, ones first impulse is to
laugh. But, after all, the poor fellows
letter is rather a matter for tears than
laughter. 1t is genuine, and any genu.
inc confession of love is too sacred fol
laughter. Will she accept? Probably
not. The very truth OF the missive
paints too graphically the unloveliness
of the suitor's surroundings and the
narrowness of his horizon, even when
expanded by the broadening influence
Of love Oh T,{
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-03
ing with pain, and trying to get on his

ing with pain, and trying to get on his
feet.
Take my arm and see if you can't
stand," said Tom. Are you badly
hurt?"
MY right arm is helpless, and my
head goes round like top" was the
faint reply; "but I'm coming round all
right, I guess. l got nasty clip from
one of them cutthroats. came to just
as that chap pulled his gun on you, and
I tried to get up, but everything swan
round so l couldn't. You're pluc]ly
chum-"
Can you get up?" interrupted Tom,
hastily. eff you can I'll just find that
pistol and we'll get away from this
place. If not, I'll leave you the weapon
and go after help. I'm cut in the side,
but don't know how bad it isl
A moments search discovered the
weapon, and after assisting the in
jured man to his feet they were NOV
ing slowly up the wharf when bright
ray of light suddenly penetrated the
darkness and a tall policeman appeared
before them, throwing the searching
beams of dark lantern upon them.
whats going on down there?" he
demanded. Didn't 1 hear shot just
a moment ago?"
Tom was about to reply when his
companion eXclaimed:
1.-Two men knocked me down and
would have robbed Inc but for this man
here, who pitched into them. They
both ran up this way"
81 passed two men," said the officer.
"One was tall and the other short. Were
they the ones?"
Upon receiving an affirmative reply,
he turned on his heels and dashed off
in pursuit OF the evildoers, who by this
time had made good their escape.
AS the avenue was reached herdic
happened along and Tom hailed it at
his companions suggestion.
''Take us to the police station on Bat
terry street," he said to the driver, and
in few moments they stood before the
official in well-lighted room telling
their story. Aphysician was in attend
ance upon prisoner and he soon made
rapid examination of their wounds.
"a few strips of plaster will fix your
scalp all right" said he to the elder
man, "and your arm is only numb from
the blow. You'll be all right to-mor-
row." Then turning to Tom, he added:
"You have had very narrow escape
from death, young man. That knife
was meant for your heart. As it. is, it
glanced on rib and there is no damage
done. It is only slight flesh wound,
which will give you no trouble what
ever"
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ny, and, lifting his smaller opponent
bodily from the ground, he shook him

ub anu, 1AAtluS MS SmalAeC OpPo0e0t
bodily from the ground, he shook him
as a mastiff would terrier.
Hands off!" painted the helpless
man, fiercely. Course you, what are
you trying to do?"
He was not long in doubt, for Tom
hurled him against the side of stone
building with such force that he fell in
an inert heap and lay motionless.
Tom turned to see what had become
of the taller man, but at that instant he
felt sharp pain in his side anda strong
hand seized him by the throat and bent
him backwards, while a hoarse voice
Kissed in his ear:
'Take that for your pains, you med
ding fool!"
With desperate effort he twisted
himself free from his assailant, SPRING
ing aside barely in time to escape an
other lunge of the murderous knife he
had just felt.
Again the fellow lunged viciously at
him, but Tom caught his wrist, and
desperate struggle ensued. Although
much the stronger man. Tom found it
no easy task. to avoid the blade, and the
two swayed back and forth over the
snow, the man trying to free his hand
for decisive stroke, and Tom bending
all his efforts to prevent it. Soon, how
ever his iron grip began to tell. and he
felt his enemy's muscles relax. Putting
all his strength into supreme effort,
he wrenched the knife free, exclaim-
ing:
i've got you now, you murderer, and
i don't leave you till you are behind the
bars!'
But even in the moment of his victory
he felt cold ring of steel pressed
against his ear, and these ominous
words sounded behind him:
Hold up your hands, mister, or
you're dead man! Quick, say, or I'll
shoot!'
1t was moment of fearful peril.
There was murder in the mans tones,
and Tom felt it. lie released his grasp
slowly, and the larger man pushed him
suddenly backward, crying:
Shoot him, you IDIOT"
His action saved Toms life, for the
other man pressed the trigger at the
same instant, the bullet passing foot
in front of the young mans face, and
flattening against the wall at his side.
Tom still retained the knife, and with
quick slash he struck the hand which
held the revolver, causing the owner to
drop it, with a yell of pain, and dash off
toward the street atfull speed, followed
by his companion, who had evidently no
| desire to face Tom alone.
AS the men disappeared he turned, to
find the stranger he had rescued groan-
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-03
ITO BE Continued
Why He Didn't Desert.

The inquisitorial magisterial inquir-
les have ELECTED some humorous an
swers. An old sailor of Is, who re-
minded the magistrate that he had
helped to work the ship that took Sir
George Gray and Bishop Selwyn to Eng
land, was asked had he ever been in
prison. Not to my knowledge" was
the reply of the ancient mariner. The
court smiled again When, in answer to
the query whether he had ever deserted
his wife, the ancient mariner indig-
.nantly retortcd: II never had no occa-
sion to-" "Some do it without any oc.
,casion," dryly observed the magistrate.
london Chronicle.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-03
Shredded iErru.

Boil four eggs 20 minutes. then put
them into cold water; when cold re-
move the she'll, cut the eggs into very
thin slices, put in a frying pan four
tablespoonfuls of butter; when hot add
one medium-sized onion, sliced very
thinly; let simmer On back of range
five minutes lido not brown; add four
tablespoonfuls Of -four, stir; add one
cup of warm milk, one-half tablespoon
full of salt, a little pepper and the
shredded eggs; pour ON Ito a hot plat
ter; sprinkle over the top chopped pars-
ley.-Philadelphia PreAA
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-03
Then the Father Stared.

The Brides Father-I can't give you
a positive answer to-day. I must first
make inquiries about you in the mer-
camille agency.
The suitor-Well, we might go there
together, for want to make some in
qIiries about. you.-The Rival.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-03
Betrayed.

she-Why haven't you told me that
you had been married?
He-Who said was married?
II can tell by the way you take all
the umbrella for yourself. Indian
apolis Journal.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-03
His Intentions Serious.

do you think his intentions are seri-
ous?" asked her best girl friend.
Altogether too Serious" was the re-
ply. HE asked me only yesterday If
lwould' consent to have my life insured
in favor of my husband when mar
ed.''-Chicago Post.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-03
Much more Emb.rra..,nr.

Hoax-I was thrown off trolley car
to-day because I hadn't my fare;
tell you that makes a fellow feel en-
barrassed.
Joax-You should be glad you
weren't thrown under the trolley;
you'd feel more cut up about it then.
Philadelphia Record.
The Monticellonian., 1899-04-14
pr. Roscoe C. Jennings.

Dr. R. c. Jennings, one of the oldest praeticipg physicians in Little Rock, and well known throughout the state, died at his home in the above city April 5th of pneumonia. Dr. Jennings was for years secretary of the state board of health, and as an expert on con tagious disease ranked with the most learned physicians of the United States. When yellow fever was raging in the south in 1878 and 1879, Dr. Jennings gave his time to the duties of directing a state quarantine against the infected points, and often exposed himself to the dread disease in Investigating suspic- ious cases, in order to afford the peo- ole Of Arkansas protection.
The Monticellonian., 1899-04-14
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The Monticellonian., 1899-04-14
Escorted by "a Brass Band.

Mayor Pickard and Marshal Coffey, of Eureka Springs, were arrested for contempt of court and placed in the county jail at Berryville. The officials shut off the water from bath house in violation of the courts order. The court offered to release the prisoners on bail provided they would allow the bath house to use water until a final hearing of the case. This offer was flatly refused. The officers rode to jail in hack, and were escorted by brass band.