The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-11-20

AcSobGtic FeGtS.-ErOm the square OF I
in the early days of April, 1851, !
d spectacle-tbat of a human form strug- :
ling and swaying at the summit OF the
teeple. The form at that distance looked
lot larger than q mere speck, and ITS mo-
ions were only to be distinguished by the
id of an opera glass: The climoer-surely
of some evil spirit-was young
loldier, for whom lofty eminences had
,pecial attraction, and who loved his cAthe-
iral of Strasburg as much as QuasimOdO
loved the towers of NOtre- Dame in Paris.
BE mounted up to the steeple as Boon as he
had moment of liberty, and remained as
little terror at l42 metres above the level
of the sea, the elevation at which this SOL
der INDUCED in his awful amusement. One
Particular day the wind blew with a vio-
lence which gave one some Idea of what |
must be it's force in the higher regions, and
round the spire. There it was
not merely gale but q hurricane, and the
spectators shuddered to see the clothes OF
this daring climber blown about by the
aquall. In order to arrive at what Is known
as the platform, it is only necessary to
have goUd legs and strong limbs, but above
that point one feels 80 much carried away
by the air that surrounds him, that the
greater number of strangers cease their as
cent at the platform. Enthusiasts, however,
with good lungs and strong limbs, work
their way into the four turrets leading to
the base of that octagonal pyramid, 80
bold and light in design, which really con-
stitutes the spire. Those who are not over
stout, and who do not fear dizziness, may
CHAMBER up still further by ladders to the
lantern. Goethe accomplished this ascent
more than once, for the purpose OF getting
rid of constitutional tendency to vertigo,
and carved his name upon the stone walls
of the turrets, but time has already worn
sway some of the letters. 1t is with diff
Guilty that one passes the crOapn, and with
still more that other architectural wonder
the rose. Here the spire appears like
needle crossed with horizontal bars, the ar
rangement forming sort of cross. This
part being passed, there is, in the absence
Of cross bars of metal or projecting corners
of stone, but little support for the adven-
turous climber, who is compelled to creep up
by>his hands and feet. Finally, the splre
terminates in a button, which is less than
a foot and half in diameter. Formerly it
served as pedestal for statue OF the
Virgin, but it is now merely the end of the
lightning conductor that terminates the
edifice. But it was here upon this button,
at the height of 466 feet above the level OF
the cathedral square, that the soldier used
to take his gymnastic exercise. The
people assembled in the cathedral close
watched him with the most painful
excitement, holding their breath, and
trembling with horror, while the man at
the time was standing on his head on the
button, his legs in the air, announcing 10
Germany, that his feat was successfully ac-
compiished.
Profits of Bee Keeping.-Mr. Quinby
gives it as his firm conviction that bee
keeping, in the present advanced condition,
taken up by intelligent, enterprssing men,
will compare very favorably with most
other pursuits. The great danger of fail
ure is found in the mistaken impression
that seemssto prevail, that this 10 9 businese
that will take care of itself, that active,
careful supervision, so necessary in othel
!. nnrsuits. may be remitted in this. The
question is frequently asked, "Can bees b.
successfully, kept in towns and cities r
There il no question but what they can
A writer i'm the Annals Of Bee Calt'r
says: "The bees forage for q distance o
three. four, and even five miles from tn
hive, and lose but little time in makini
their excursions, as they are very swift II
flight. Lord Brougham estimates that
bee can fly over ninety miles an hour, o
one and a half miles a minute. he says
his Dialogue on Instinct: The accounts G
the swiftness of birds l can we'll credit
from an experiment which I made Will
travelling on q railway. While travelln
at a rate of thirty miles an hour, let fly
bee; it made it's circle rs usual ana SUI
sounded US easily. Now, If there was D
current of air or>draft to bear it along, tn
indicated q rate of ninety miles an hou
and even allowing for current, the swn
ness must have been great So that II
bee were compelled to go six, miles to see
honey, 1t would only require eight minute
in going and returning; and as we ma
safely average one fourth this distance
their usual travel, ave find that in maxim
ten trips, double the number each bt
makes in day, they would lose oni ha
an hour, or about thirty minutes each da.
know of numerous instances where be-
are kept in large towns and cities, with
generous return, 30 that there are but fe
persons so located that they may not kee
bees, if they have room enough to seS ii
hives, and they may be set on house top
on sheds, and in recesses In the walls I
houses, or even hung against walls over IL
street."
Horrors of War.-Since the creation
the world fourteen thousand millions
human beings have fallen in the BATH
which man has waged against his fellow
creature-man. 1t this amazing number
men were to hold each other 10y the hat
at arms length, they would extend ov
fourteen millions, five hundred and elgh
three thousand, three hundred and thirt.
three miles of ground, and would ehclrc
the earth on which we dwell SIX hundrt
and eight times! If we allow the welg
of q man to be on an average one c"
(this is below the mark), we shall come
the conclusion that six millions two hu
dred and fifty thousand tons OF hum'
flesh have been mangled, dlshgure
pashed and trampled under foot. j
calculation will appear more striking WIN