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The Little Rock upon which England
and Germany Threaten to Split"

A correspondent Of tho Pail Mall
Gazette gives to that journal the fol
lowing into. esting account ofthe little
island which Germany is now trying
to recover from England:
IL see the HeIigoland question has
turned up again, and few words of
description may not be without inter-
est to your readers, for there is no
place like it on the face of the earth,
ltis IL red hill, rising straight out of
the waters, with u sand bank on one
side. On the sand, and part Of the
way up the bill, is town, or rather
village. 1t was inhabited in former
times by sailors and wreckers. but
they have degenera,ed into lodging
house-kecpers. Heligoland is the Gar
gate Of Hamburg. Thither stream
the citizens Of that rich city to gamble
at rouge.et-noir, Cat least, they did
when l was there, J and to enjoy the
sea bathing.
"1here is regular season in the
summer months, and sometimes mauy
passengers that are brought in the
steamer are'obliged TO sleep on board,
and to 90 back again -th. island be-
Ing full. Every house probably takes
in Iodgcrs but then there are not
very many houses. Th: bathers re-
sort to a neighboring sand bank, a
cis island, which the Governor, it will
b. remembered, some time ago stock
ed with rabbits, which began eating
up the grass that held the sand bank
together, 80 that the H. ligol~ niers
became furious, and talked Of Sinking
off the English yoke. However, III
rabbits were all shot and the islanders
were paci6ed, and nuthing more was
said about their old Frisian constitu-
ton. :.
"Their language is German, but
they detest that nation more even
than they do ourselves. They. are
not English, though they are English
subjects; they urs not German,
though they speak German: They
are Heligelanders, the nobcst Of. .all
created beings; oil foreigners are
'skit,' which, in their homeIy dialect,
means dirt. The top OF the island
hill is fiat, and, as well as | csn re.
member, abouttbe size of .theIGreen
Park. There is a we'll known story
Of man from the fur West-and
therefore accustomed to see land only
on large scale-who paid visit to
England. When asked how he en-.
joyed himself, he replied, very much,
only he never went out ut night, for
fear of falling off, In ueIigoland,
there is really danger Of such aI'
accident happening to any one who,
from the force of habit, shauld contin.
ne to walk too long in any one direc.
tion." .-..... ......... e.. ..,. ~. ..a
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A French paper publishes start
ling report that although the Mont
Ccnis tunnel has been pierced and
locomotives have passed through it
there is still somc bouht as to its
being opened to travel for some
time to come. The trouble is in
the ventilation Of the tunnel. The
smoke evolved from the locomo-
tives is not driven out. Out of the
three engine-drivers who were en-
ployed ON The trial trip through
the tunnel, two died Of snff, cation
and the third was restored to life
with great difficulty. The temper
ature Of the interior is also very
high. The etfnrts to improvc the
ventilation of the tunnel are con-
tinuing, and smokc-c"nsuming ell
gines have bee, ordered from Eng
land to remove the difficulty aris.
ing from that cause.
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The Great Man-Milliner.

Of "NVorth," the Partisan "man.
miliner," a correspondent writes:
Ambassadors wives and court la
dies used to 20 and take tea with the
fellow, and dispute the honor of filling
his cup or putting sugar into it. l
once went into his shop-a sort of
drawing room hung round with
dresses I found him lolling on. a
chair, his legs crossed before the fire.
Around him were bevy of women,
some pretty, some ugly, listening to
his observations with the rapt atten-
tion of the disciples ola sage. H.
called them up before him like school
girls, and, after inspecting them,
praised or blamed their dresses. One,
a pretty young girl, found favor in
his eyes, and he told her ho must
dream and mediate severa da 3 over
her, in order TO find the insplratoin
! worthy IF h"r. "Why do you wear
these ugly gloves ?" lie said 10 anolh-
er; 'never let me SEQ you in gloves
of that color again" Size was very
grand lady, but she slipped off her
gloves and pat them in her pocket
with guilty look. When there was
going to be a bail at court, ladies used
to go down on their knees to him to
make them beautiful. For some time
he declined to dress any long ger tho
wife Of great imperial dignitary
who had not been sufficiently humble
towards him; she camo to him in
tears, but he was obdurate, and he
only consented at last TO make a
gown for her on the the condition
that she would put it on for the first
time in his shop. The Empress, who
dealt with him, sent to tell him that
if he did not abato his prices she
would leave him. '"You cannot" he
replied, and, in fact. she could not, for
she stood hy him to the last. A MORN
ing dress by this artist, worth in real
ity about four pounds, cost thirty
pounds; an evening dress; tawdry
with founccs. ribbons and bad lace,
could hot be had under seventy pounds.
There are about thirty shops in Paris
where, as at this man-milliner's, the
goods are not better than elsewhere,
but where they cost about ten times
! their value. They arc atronized by
fools with more money than wits, and
chiefly by foreign fools. The propri-
etor of one Of these establishments
was complaining to me the other day
of what he was losing by the siege; l
told him that sympathized with him
about as much as l should with q
Greek brigand bewailing a falling off
Of wealthy strangers in the district
where hc was in the habit of carrying
on his commercial operation.
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Cn1BBINe. -Cribbing or crib-biting
in horses is really vice or bad habit,
although many have called it dis
easc. The courts have decided it's
unsonndness. 1t is caused by idlenes,
indigestion, and is readily acquired
from other animals addicted to it
and standing in the same stable: In
your case, keep. the horse in the sta.
BILE as little as possible; feed regular.
ly, and give. him regular work or ex-
ercise of some kind. Do not con6ne
Linn in stalls in which are hangers
or feed racks Keep him in a box
stall and feed hay from the floor.
Give grain in loose box as SOON, as
he is done eating. Keep him at pas
tn re this season, as much as possible.
In this way he may be completely
cured Of the habit. RI .,4,. taH
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A farmer in Southampton. Mass,
who has u place for everything, and
everything in its place, sold = few
days ago q horse for s24O. aud on
going home put the money in it's
place, q dilapidated drawer in an old
bureau. His place for matches was
in the drawer. A few days after,
using the whetstone, he threw it into
its place. in the aforesaid drawer A
few minutes later he saw smoke com.
ing from the drawer. On a hasty
examination lie found that the whet-
stone, as he threw it down, had igni.
ted the matches, and the matches set
fire to the grcenbacks, and the green
backs had burned to ashes. Moral :
have separate place for matches,
whetstones and greenbacks.
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The Insane Captain.
TcoNcIrDED.1

The Mary Burton, detained by the
bad weather, had already been twen-
ty-one days at sea; the passengers
were beginning to get impatient, and
wanted much to know of their where
abouts. But to inquiries on this point
the second mate, young experienced
seaman, could not give them IN an
swer, and the captain apparently
wonld.not. There was only ono ex-
pedient. CAPTAIN Powell had always
shown i'm et' 70 a niable towards
the young lauy-the only young lady
on board-that-it was thought if she
were t. ask him directly. he would
not refuse her the information, Miss
Ellis VAS s.ron glytr. ed TO make the
attempt, and .consented-she herself
being to know how soon they would
reach their destination. When she
came next morning on deck, and
found the captain as usua' pacing the
starboard side of the quarterback,
she went up to him with a pleasant
smile.
"How is it, Captain Powell?" she
asked. "Shall we soon see land? Or
is there yet no hope of it ?" ..'.
"Are you already tired of US ?" re-
turned the captain, a. melancholy >ex-
preston on his drawn-in-lips. Are
you in need of anything?"
t'Ccrtainly not" replied Kate. ."Yo GU
have cared for us we'll, that we can
scarcely miss our usual land comforts
so much as you do yours. But
yet"
"But, notwithstanding, you want
to leave the poor ship as soon as pos
sible?" -.
"You won't blame passenger for
that" said Kate, smiling. salt wa
ter is not our element; I am afraid
Of even those little waves when l
think how soon they may grow into
fearful giants"
Bat the questian remained unsatis-
fed, for the captain did not answer it.
Miss Ellis ventured to ask again.
"Whereabouts are we now, captain
/ hope it is no secret. Please tell Us
for we land-folks understand nothing
ourselves. One wave looks like an
othor; and to me the stars seem to
standin just tho same places as they
did in New York
"You know | would do all in nv
power to please you, but 1 cannot
alter the wind, and it is dead ahead,
said the captain then. "You mus,
resign yourself to put up with our
ships fare little longer: I cannot
help it, Miss Kate" ~:
"But in what direction are We sail
ing now?"
up to the north"
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Housekeepers should never allow

Housekeepers should never allow
the plate of mirrow or even their
window panes, to be cleaned with
newspaper. Almost all newspapers
now use paper containing straw as
a component, and as the substance of
strav is largely composed Of silex
(Hint,) which cannot be entirely elm
ihuted in the progress Of manufacture
the result is the congeries OF min
ute scratches on tho face of
glass, not always visible to the
naked eye singly, but in Il mass pro-
ducing a cloudy and dull appearance
ruinous to thu glass Chamois-skin
kept in drawer free from dust, and
delicate tissne-papcr are tho best ma-
teria!s for glass-cleaning. '."
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gone, they reached LiAerpool in safe
ty, where, the ship had beer given up
for lost. Miss Ellis found her loyer
shortly to to her husband, waiting
for her; aud all on board were thank
ful to come off no worse -,s-
Captain Powell never recovered his
sanity. His passionate love for the
young lady; combined with the rcjee
ton, acting on a well-balanced mind,
had indeed driven him mad. He died
in an asylum not long afterwards
And when the good sbip'sailed out o1
port again, NJ. Metsam was in COM
mand.
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Thirst Quanched Without Drinking

It may not be generally known to
our rea lers that water-even salt
water imbibed through the skin ap'
.peases thirst almost as well as from
water taken inwardIy. In illustra.
ton of, this subject, correspondent
has sent US the. following abridged
quotations. from,a Narrative of Cap.
tain Kennedy Ebsing bis Vessel, and
his Distresses Afterward,' which was
|, noticed in Dodley's Annaul Register
for 1869: ..
II cannot conclude without making
mention of the great advantage i
received from soaking my clothes
twice day in salt water, and putting
them on without wiring 1t was con-
siderable time before 1 could make
the people comply with this measure,
although from seeing the good effects
produced they afterward practiced it
twice a day Of their own accord. To
thi discovery I may with. justice at
tribute the preservation OF my own
life and six other persons, who must
have persisted if it had not been put
in nse.
The hint was first communicated
TO me from the perusal of a treatise
written by Dr.. Lind, the water alb
sorbed through the pores Of the Skin
producing in every respect the same
effect Us would have resulted from the
moderate drinking Of any liquid. The
saline particles, however, which re
muined in our clothes, became incrust
ed BY the heat of the sun and that O.
our bodies, decorating our skins and
being otherwise inconvenient .but
we found that by washing out these
particles, and frequently wetting oul
clothes, without wrinying twice ir
the course Of a day, the skin became
we'll in short time. After. these op
erations we uniformly found that The
violent drought went of, and the
thirst was cured in o few minutes
after bathing and washing our clothes
and ut he same time we found our
selves as much refreshed as if we l,aG
received somee actual nourishmont
Four persoes in tho boat who drank
salt water went delirious and died
but those who avoided this End fol
lowed the above practice experienced
no such symptoms" Ef"
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4 DREAMS FULFiLLMENT.

Loud they sang, those minstrpls old,
Eyes of blue and hair of gold;"
s.Shining brow and dainty hand, =.
Sweetest lady in the land"
Slow she folded back her hair,
Saying. Men may call it fair,
(And the smile grew round her mouth.
am glad, and yet in sooth
I am only glad for this,
1t is never fair US his.
Cried she, Roses bud and blow!
o my lilies haste to grow!
Give all your sweets to me,
Who soon bride shall he.
When roses bloom, he said,
Sweet Il We, We shall be wed,
When lilies with their grace
Can shine about your face.
o, tagging lady moon
Make haste to call the sun
And bring the day to me,
Who soon bride shall be.
EYES of blue and hair of gold,
His to have and his to hold.
Her lips shaped to a prayer
Fold all your tenn rest care
Sweet saints, round him tonight
Whom early morning light 49,.
Will bring to me, and keep
My face before his sleep.
y
Loud they laughed in stormy glee,
All that metric companie;
Loud they cried, My good Sir Knight,
If tomorrow morning light
Brings your promised weddiDg-day,
You are slow to haste away.
Then a sudden snow of shame
Swift upon his red lips came.
Low he answered, She is fair,
With her shining eyes and hair;
But tomorrow I shall ride,
With fairer at my side
Higher born and gentler bred,
Aud her only shall I wed.
One said, Alas for her :.
Whose smile grows tenderer
At thoughts of him tonight;
To-morrow's morning light
Will bring the welcome sun
And find her dream all done.
Alas, that she might sleep
And never wake 10 weep.
Il
The lark's song on the lawn
Came ripping up the dawn,
The sunlight with its grace
Lay close about her face,
Whose dream so grew in sleep,
She never walked to weep.
December, 1858.
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CURE FOR SNAKE-BIrE.-A poultice
Of Night Shade bound to the bitten
art will neutralize tho poison and
assua:;e the swelling. 1t is said by a
resid, mt Of snaky country, who has
been twice bitten by poisonous rep
tiles, to be q sure antidote. -
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Queen Victoria has urgently en-.
treated tile Emperor William to
appoint to all vacancies in the Ger
man public libraries the widows OF
the soldiers killed in the late war,
and the Kaiser has determined to
do so.
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A farmer named Watt Carr, re-
siding near Hamilton, Ohio, while
conversing with some friends on
the stoop of his house concerning
the manner in which Mr.. Vullan-
digham shot himself, it is stated,
attempted to illustrate it with a
loaded pistol, and succeeded in the
illustration precisely as Mr.. ValIan-
digham dip. He fell instat tly and
died in few hours. ! F.
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The New York papers announce
that nineteen wholesale boot and
shoe stores several large dry goods
houses in that city closed on Satur.
day until Wednesday. The gold
and stock exchange will also be
closed till Wednesday.
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nr Cooon recnntIv arrl

DR.. Conan, recently arrested in
New York, charged by Heury
Bergh. president of the anti-cruel-
society of that city with killing
cats, las been discharged from ar
rest, the justice believing him fully
justified aud guilty of no unneces-
sary cruelty.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-02-12

STRAY NOTES ON IRELAND. - Distant
abont seven miles from Westport, and
rising over the southern margin of Clew
Bay, stands oroagh Patrisk, the notable
10 osSn feet. and from its top view of rare
beauty is obtainable. But what gives it
chief interest are the old traditions of ST.
f Patrick which hang about it. In the life of
that saint, by Jocelln of Fnr1ness, we find
recorded an act of the saint, having for its
scene the same mountain-top. Sven from
the time" says Jocelin, "of its original in
habitants, did Hibernia labor under three
fold plague; swarm of poisonous crea-
counted; a great concourse of demons
visibly appearing; and a muitltude of evil
they the eztirpation Of the three;fsld plague;
And at length, by his salutaTy doctrine and
fervent prayer, he relieved Hibernia Of the
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What are We to think of the following
inst reported at Chicagof Mrs. Mills, wi

What are We to think of the following
just reported at Chicagof Mrs. Mills, wi
dow and keeper of genteel boarding
house, event for" Mr.. Knapp, Methodist
minister, because he had asked another
lady to 90 with him to hear Nilsson. She
assaulted him in bed with snuff and raw
hide, and being sued for the assault was
fined fifty dollars. Now why should Mrs.
Mills enjoy such Injuries at lower rate
than Miss thompson 1t is true that Mr..
Knapp had been a sutton for the affections
of the outraged widow-had indeed Pur-
sued her with importantly for more than
a year, and conquered her heart by dint OF
perseyering entreaty-and the original Of
tense of inviting the other lady to hear
Nilsson may have been set off against the
regular price of a Chicago horsewhipping;
but then it is also true that Mr.. Knapp has
a wife already and was only 1conditicnally
engaged" to Mrs. Mills, the condition
being not wholly unconnected with pros
tlective divorce from his present spouse !;
aud not even Chicago court can pretend
| that a widow has an exclusive claim to the
attentions of a married minister claim,
that u, of O. nature to be enforced with
raw-hidss. We can only conclude that
editors in Chicago are rare aud extremely
precious articles, and that Methodist minis
tiers are very little thought of indeed.
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increasing mischief. Therefore he, the
most excellent pastor, bore on his shoulder
the staff of Jesus, and, by the angelic alds
he gathered together from all parts OF tho
island all the poisonous creatures into one
place. Then compelled he them all unto .
very high prOmontory, which then was
called Cruachau-Ailge, but now Cruachan-
Phadruig, and by the power of his word ne
drove the whole pestilent swarm from the
precipice of the mountain headlong into
the ocean," At certain seasons we may
often meet solitary peasants, who pass from
station to station ON the mountain, pausing
IN earnest prayer at each, in practice OF
time-honored pilgrimage, dating back for
origin to long ere Dane or Norman cursed
this land. Very beautiful, indeed, is the
view which breaks upon the delighted eye
Of him who has mounted to raig-Patrick's
top. We suppose a clear day, and the
time chosen towards sunset. Let us try
and picture the scene. Beneath his feet,
half a mile almost sheer down, the mighty
swell of the great Atlantic is rolling in
upon the shore those waters which have
doomed along no other land since last they
ebbed from off the New Worlds strand.
Clew Bay, with its hundred isles, many of
these clad in Natures loveliest vesture,
covered with green trees, spreads Its vide
waters far in upon the land. Hill-top0And
mountain ranges are scattered on all sides
round, and all this glorious scene of water,
tree and ill bathed in the golden light of
a departing sun. The watcher on the
height will gladly linger until the shades
of evening have put an end to all the lovely
changes on the face of nature that witching
hour brings Out.-Irish Times.
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INSURANCE COMPANIES.

INSURANCE COMPANIES.
OFFICE/OF THE SUN MUTUAL INSU
RANCE COMPANY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Camp Street. --..6l
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THE ARROW TIE.

FOR BALTNCS COTTON the ARROW TIE Is the
most popular, being the best Cotton Tie in use-
Planters and Cotton Press men everywhere prefer
to all others $500. z-~ -,
The Arrow Tie was used to cover MOBE THAN
HALF THE CROP OF 1862 giving entire satisfaction.
The patentee and manufacturer Of the celebrated
ARROW TIE J J. McComb. formerly of New Orleans,
no residing in Liverpool having control Of the beet
and most Rolling Mills in Europe, Is CON
stautIy importing large stocks of this popular Tic,
of very best quality Of English Iron
to the increasing demand Tor throughout All the
Cotton States. . --.,,, -,-,, y. :,
planters buy order tho ARROW EIE OF al
dealers in Iron Ties and country merchants Rener
aiIy at the lowest market price and respectfully
solicit the patronage of planters and factors every.
wbere H I. BARTLETTE,
~ r. w. RAYNE
General Agents for the Arrow Tie
no27 Am 4s Carondelet etre0s, Ne& Orleans.
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The above statement is just true and correct trans
crint from the books of the company.
'ttpS THOMAS SL0O President.
THOMAS ANDERSON. Secretary.
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Is ESSENTIAL.
F.. LALMANT.

E. LALMANT,
DRUGGIST AND APOT CARY,
Corner of Claiborne and GasQuet streets
A full assortment of Fresh Drugs and Chemicals
always on hand ,---ss -. .-,,- ----.-,,r-
c,ans' prescriptions 1t ell hourA ty3Iy
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The Board of Directors have resolved to pay six
cent interest on outstanding Certificates of Prohts
@ and after the second Monday of February, 1871 also
fty per cent the balance Of the scrip of the year
iaSS pavabe on and after the third Monday in March
iS and they have further declared dividend of ten
per cent the net earned Participating Premiums for
The year ending December 81 1870 for which certificates
he issued on after the Goth day of March next
VI" " THOMAS SLOO President,
JOHN q GAINES. Vice President,
THOMAS ANDERSON, Secretary.
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DETER ROSS. BUILDER. RETURNS THANN
to the citizens of New OFieana their patruna2
additions to his workshops and introduced serers
Wood. working Machines, which will enable him a
tend rompty to any business in his line.
S ,pa and Office corner of Prytania and WashinGto
Bo No 49, au7 ly