The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-05-08

cation. by means Of which every momber Of
the populStion ID Instructed but oven In
wholly barbarous Chinese Tartary,. we learn
Royal Geographical Society, that every street
in the numerous cities with which the country
is dotted contains its primary school, where
their first lessons In reading and writing"
DesonSaoal Possession.-Jas. Freeman Clarke
declares his belief in the reality of demoniacal
possessions, and that they exist at the present
day in the form of modern spiritualsm. He
says: have myself known, personally or by
credible witnesses, who, after having allowed
themselves to become spiritual mediums, seem
at last to have been taken possession of by
best way of rescuing them when they were too
far gone to help themselves, was to have some
other person possessing greater spiritual force
to do what Jesus did, viz order the spirit to go
away. believe that in certain places and
periodic the nervous condition of men is such
that the lower order Of ghosts may get con-
troll over them, and that when Jesus came it
was just such time and place as this"
Handel and the Country Organizations Sum
day, having attended divine worship at a conn
try church, Handel asked the organist to per-
init him to play the people out, to which, with
pOliteness characteristic of the profession,
the organist consented. Handel accordingly
sat down to the organ, and began to play in
such a masterly manner CD instantly to attract
the attention of the whole congregation, Who,
instead of yacating their seats as usual re-
manned q considerable space of time, fixed in
silent admiration. The organist- began to be
impatient, (perhaps his wife was waiting for
dinner,) and at length addressing the performer,
told him he was convinced that he could not
play the people ont, and advised him to relin-
quish the attempt; which being done, few
strains in the accustomed manner operated
like the reading of the Riot Act.
Caltirating the Cinchona in the East ladies
The efforts made during the last thirty years
to introduce the culture of the cinchona, OF
Peruvian-bark tree, into the East Indies, have
been crowned with signal success. Large for
ests of this tree, possessing such valuable pro-
perties, now cover certain parts of India, and
guarantee it's preservation, even supposing it
were to die out in Peru and Chill, where it was
originally found. In the Himalayan ranges
and in the islands of Ceylon, Java Mauritius
and Reunion, at attitudes varying from three
Thousand to four Thousand feet above the sea-
level, the quinquina tree has thriven admir-
ably, and is now q source of wealth and hap
piness to the hill tribes in those countries
About Hoyses.-Horses, general thing,
get too much licking and too little food. If q
man loses his hat while driving his horse, he
licks his horse to pay for it. If he runs into
other wagon through his own carelessness, he
ticks his horse to make it all right. If his
horse slips or stumbles, he gets licked for it.
he don't do anything, he gets licked the same.
A great many horses know sight more than
their drivers, and if they could change places
with them, society at large would be the gain
ers, and SO would horses.-Rochester Union.