The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-02-14

NEW ORLEANS. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY ~. 1859.
ARTs, scrEEcEs. ETC.
y Il Neg Star--A few words about the new
star, which suddenly appeared, or rather,
svas Suddenly observed, IN a portion of the
bsavens where it was known that no such
star was visible up to d very recent period.
= The honor of this interesting discovery
IA due to a French engineer, III. Courbe-
baisse, who has already, as an amateur
astronomer, acquired some distinction, as
having called attention to the fact that one
Of the stars of the third magnitude, IN the
constellation known as the Northern Crown,
Increased occasionally in brilliancy until it
became worthy to be ranked as star of
the second magnitude diminishing again
in splendor until it almost, If not. entirely,
disappears from view.
observed by M. Courbebaisse in the Balance,
early in the morniDgof the Goth November
1865; and, knowing how many watchful
eyes are continually scanning the heavens,
at every favorable moment, he lost not an
instant in announcing his discovery to the
astronomical world. }~' - s
IL has been established, by we'll grounded
reasoning, that light travels at the enor-
NOUS speed of nearly ten millions of miles
in n minute. Astronomers tell us further,
that the distance of some of the visible
Z heavenly bodies is such, that y ray of light
from them requires two millions OF years
to reach this globe; SO That the extraordina-
~ fact is presented to us that countless ages
before the appearance of these starry phan-
toms upon this our earth, their bodies may
have passed into space and have ceased to
have their being and, as a(neeessary
coroilary, the whole Of the star spangied
vault may be but the image of that which
has been. Truly, ifGstronomicals ecisnce
is we'll cafcuiatedIto excite our admiration
of the power of mans mind, it is just as
we'll calculated to impress us with sense
= of his bitterness. a ls7sfs5
Make Note Os't--Mendelssohn during
his soujouEn in Leipsic, wrote- these true
and beautiful words to his sister All
that is good, and that we like in our trasssss;
is our wonred property at home, only We
there exact still larger portion. IL we
could only preserve through life the fresh.
confsnted, and lofty tone of feeling which,
for the first few days-on returning from a
journey, leads US to look at every object
with such satisfaction, and on the journey
makes us rise superior to all annoyance
if we could only remain inwardly IN this
buoyant travelling spirit, while continuing
to live in the quiet of home, how much.
happierand better would We bean --
Yoice.-TheFe are membJanous cords in
the upper part of the /@indpipe which
vibrate by the passage of air by their edges,
which is o tone of~yoice. Modified by the
nasal cavities, the teeth, tongue, lips, ETC.,
language, or articulate language, is formed.
Nearly every animal has q characteristic
voice, but no brain to direct it's modification.
Birds have p wide departure in the vocal
apparatus, Their larynx or vocal-box is
at the rost of the neck, instead of being at
the top Their musical nota is made near
the bfeast-bone, modified by opening and
closing the bill The size of the aperture
isIequivalent to raising the fingers over the
Hfnger-holes OF a flute or clarionets
Iuthese daysof engravings, photographs,
and Prang's chroHnos, few rooms but boast
their decorative pswer-few tables but ex
hibit the handsomely. bound albums, well
filed with pictures of family and friends.
The Fchromes find entrance everywhere
their cost is slight, compared with picture
or engraving, and the greater part OF them
are pleasing to every eye. Prang is really
. benefactor OF the rising generation. His
(" Easter Morning" would grace the halls
OF any mansion; mourners for the +" loved
and lost feast their eyes upon it Tits mar
BILE cross, entwined with the richest, rarest
flowers, whispers (" He too suffered life,s
woes.n Engravings rank high in the es-
timation of all--the eye never wearies of
q good engraving. If we cannot afford to
masters of that glorious art, give us en-
cravings. Engrayings are now iasded By
the thousands, infinite are their subjects
and groupings, and few are the fresides
that are without some one of them. We
know of family who this year appropriated
the money usually expended upon q variety
OF small Christmas gifts to the purchase of
one weh-seiected and handsomely amounted /
engraving, which will give enjoyment and
pleasure to the fafnil. and their friends for
many years. 1t would be well for Others to
initiate this example.
HUMoR AMI, SARcAsM.--It is not everybody
who knows where to joke, or when, or how
and whoever is ignorant of these conditions
had better not Joke at all A |