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The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1872-12-01

Fa1p FOR TEE HOUSE, OF THE GOOD cAkf-
arRp.-Is was quite pleasant to w'sseas sae
largo number Of people present at the opening
,f th,s Fair in Masonic Han last Thursday
evening. Judging from the crowd OF charm'ng
,sdiee, the eseat variety Of e,sicles ana 'ne
amussmenss TO be found at thasEa4r, We 90
not to;ak sry ono regsettedI his attendance.
Tre late hour ss which we write sns rePols
n, esea "a coy extended notice, 90 We v;amefesy
mention some Of tho articles to oe faned OF
| voted 70. among those ladies and gentiemen
Who have eaiered their names as canoioasee.
| At .St. John's ReSeeas," presided over os
| Mod aues OMesllio and Flynn, are TO DO seen
tho beaut:;ul vestuents for which hev. FasneiS
Kennedy fSs Johns Church) snd Jooers ls''
Aususs:ne's Charca) s-e contesting. lno pay
rnent Of fifty cents will eut'tie Neaon anu
averv enc, to the exercise OF franchise IN to's
lcommendablo rivalry among the two eier'cai
candidates There 10 also Silver lea Se'
, which some yeung lady will have chanee o'
, SECURING; besides . marble top table Oh e1
ouiy:ta wurkmanshii,.-
beautiful banner, having on one side
truo Iikeposs of ireland Euaucipator, Is OF
exhibition at "St. Patriek's Table" kept b!
o MIRA. John Farrell. 1t 10 to be hoped tne
= eome of the many oranches Of tho hoernta
. Renevolent and Musual Aid Association vii
II contest for this fipe prize, and while thus Oh
10 tan NJ beautiful parade banner, at the sam
a l,:me DO form o charitable work.
"a W.s. P. Kennedy, at "The Hisesn'a 6Aak'
= hsa splentlSd Silver puueh Bowl, with dozs
qob,ets liuod With gold which she will gi'
"a that gentlemen who will succeed in gett'r
'g the largest uumber Of votes Mr.. p. Acken'
NJ Zone Of the contestants) says that' in spite
n Messru. Gus. Richards aud WIN. Swan, his o
be Donouts, no will securo t. The hual evenil
n will tall. In the meanwhile let all Ws'
a. earnestly and faithfully. .-E-.
a. Miss Caldwell and corp0 Of lovely nSas
e,f ants, are rafting an excellent Irish Qsis at
al table Of sThe Immaeulato COacsPtioe." The
-. in aleo. as this table, . correct likeness OF
oa,obrased Dominiean, Father Burke. We
tO,d that 10 to be rafaed at atty cents chan
4 magnificent all painting of the Nativity
'as To be given to ths holder of the forum
od' number. Tickets may be had for fsty o"1
rO- Ma. Heth superintends this table which
ted called ''The Fusion"
the The Fair will continue THE week
will At the moment of going to presa. We reeei
cad a note from Father Kennedy, stating that
.ne- MANY reasons he has withdraw from the
NM test for the vestuaents
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1872-12-01

lcsa Lea;s ssreet, Philadelphia
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1872-12-01

ouee and insnbogdiDation, .esks eysrmose to
evade the laws By Which it. it. is sSnoaed SssGKeaa d
sosp the saIstary rein Of the fear Of God.
There nssy % fonad some nisguiaeo N na.sS .s.,s
own pride thsR 10 the Church OF GOD. VI no I,sA
tell Won that each Bishop in bic Aheceee nSo
auARcisns authority for the enassmeos = 2S Va
laws requisite TO ita government, ana 311se
thence conclude 70 the utter inutility OF rLo,
| yipcial Couucils- Bat the Church, ever g9iaed
by the spirit OF God has haa IN her a~,'
: which We should respect, taoagn We ooI.o nos
. nndoFssand them, hat which on refeOeaon ve
can ;dHns tSSt oussticno treated in Council BY
| pneu who bring all their Intelligence Aho eA
= periouco TO bear upon theu,, will DO more ~
= mere snthoritativeiv solved and the decisions
omapsainR from those profound discassions
by which uniformity Of discipline is naietaia =
is cd, carry with them q weight of conv1cs1on .
WSich 10 Isolated anthority eo0ld POssibiy la.
claim. Moreover, whosoever has particle o
/ faith mUst admit that Provincial Coanolss Do
or tions Of the Church, those engaged IN teSn Z;
receive apeciaI Rraces, and are enlightened o
supernatnral light, far brighter and porSr ina
ali Catholics must be aware that tbe DEGREES
ng Provincial Councils are not Promnigateo =.
mt after they have been sutjected TO ens scEos;u
~ PontifE: Then they have force of law onl
ks when oanctioned by that highest and hoiIe'
1r. authority known to the spiritual ana NOR
ss- world. .--.1 ,,~,h
y The special graces and suPernasIIrSSt 81 as =, .
'n- needed by the FatherS of the CounclI' uoG
me certainly grant, but the abundance an M TnI'
list He will bsstow them will, dear breshEen, 20 :
49,. proportion with your fervor in Praypp6 p66-a, !
osS them. Pray, therefore, dear felloW iaooce'
for the happy issue OF the conuc;li exPsrhe'11
in taught how GHls %@sssr sa app1 p
rin direction OF SONS sh eSrF1i responsibility Viii
int ~e;ShS 11on n BiahOP'a shoulders. You "
then OFos up 70 God yOnE fSEvsns p1Sssr. pTHSSS1D
Issns ChriSt whom tho vocation TO the rs
,,cy gious life invests with thas Peouliar Prlvlisl
], ana oiax A:es 70 that degree OF porteotion va
'An8 brinps yoa near unto God. You Will alse p
Star for S6e copncil, all Of yoo, deaE S5senisa;
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-22
To Young Ladies.

In marrying, make your own match.
Do not marry any one to get rid OF them.
The man who would go 10 destruction
without YOU, would quite likely 20 with
YOU, and perhaps drag you along also
Do not marry in haste, lest you repent at
your leisure Do not marry for home
and living, when by burning up your
corsets, and rolling mp your sleeves, and
taking care of yoar health, you can be
strong enough to earn your own living,
and provide a home tor yourself DO
not lets aunts, or fathers, or mothers, sell
YOU for money or position, into bondage,
tears, or lifelong misery, which You
alone must endure Do not place your
self habitually in the company Of any
sutton till YOU have decided the question
of marriage; human wills are weak, and
peoplc often become bcwildcred, and do
not know their error TILL it is too late.
Get away from their influence, settle
your head, and make up your mind alone.
A promise may be made in an hour OF
haifdelcious ccastasy, which must be
redeemed through years of sorrow, toll
and pain. Do not trust your happiness
in The kceping Of one who has no heart,
no head. no health. DO not look too
high. unless YOU wish a companion who
viii dcspise you. Beware Of insane
blood, unless you wish children that VIII
fiji your life with sorrow, and close their
own with suicide. Do not marry hastily,
contrary to the wishes Of parents, guard
ians and friends; you may refuse TO marry
Mt their bidding, but you have no right 10
rush hastily into welded life against their
counsel. Wait--a few months may make
YOU thank heaven for their restraint and
their care. Love can wait; that which
cannot wait is something OF very
different character Do not imagine that
because two persons are miserable when
apart they will he happy together. The
opposite is more usually true The
''happy" is in the heart. Those who are
happy when separated will be happier
when united. The Christian.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-22
CuriOsitieS of Animal Life.

"THERE can be no doubt, writes Mr..
Darwin, that dogs feel shame as dis
tinct from fear, and something very like
modesty, when begging too often for food.
A great dog scorns the snarling of little
dog, and this may be called magnanimity.
Several observers have stated that mon
keys certainly dsliked being laughed at,
and thev sometimes invent imaginary of
lenses In the Geological Gardens saw
baboon that always got into a furious
rage when its keeper took out letter or
book and read it aloud to him, and his
rage was SO violent that, as ! witnessed
on one occasion, he bit his own leg until
the blood flowed" Allanimals feel Won
der, and many exhibit curiosity, the lat
ter quality affording opportunity for hunt
tiers, in many parts of the world, to dccoy
the game into their power The faculty
of imitation, SO strongly developed III
man, especially in barbarous state, is
present in monkeys. A certain bull ter
rier of our acquaintance, when he wishes
to 60 out of the room, jumps at the handle
of the door and grasps it with his paws,
although he cannot himself turn the
handle. Parrots also reproduce with
wonderful fidelity the tones of different
speakers, and puppies reared by cats have
been known to lick their feet and wash
their faces after the manner of their fos-
termothers Attention and memory also
are present in the lower animals, and it is
impossible to deny that the dreams of
dogs and horses show the presence Of
Imagination, or that a certain sort Of rea-
son is also present. Animals also profit
by experience, as any man realizes who
sets traps. The young are much more
easily caught than the old, and the adults
gain caution by seeing the fate of those
which are caught. Tools also are used
by some of the higher apes. The chin
panzce uses stone TO crack a nut re
sembling walnut, and the Abyssinian
balloons fight troops of another species,
and roll down stones in the attack before
they finally enclose in handto-h hand en-
counter The idea of property is com
mon also to every dog with q bone, to ali
birds with their nests, and notably in the
case of rocks Nor can a certain kind OF
language be denied 10 the brutes. The
dog communicates his feelings by barks
of different tones, which undoubtedly
raise in his llowdogs ideas similar 10
those passing in his own mind. -Edt'-
buyUh I2Uielr
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-22
Marriage in Russia.

A RUSSIAN marriage is always a weighty
affair, the ceremony at the church con.
Stunning at least two hours; but that part
being the climax of the happy event, ii
is in nowise considered irksome. Not so,
however, the preparatory arrangements.
The trousseau and the collecting of house.
hold goods are affairs of serious moment
to the young lady's family
Not only garments of every descrip-
ton by the dozen, or, so to express it, bv
the gross, are required, but all manner of
crockery, silverware and household fur
niture in the bargain
For young couple, as in this country,
to wait until after their marriage to fur
nish the house, would never be counte-
nanced. The bride must bring every
thing with her as nearly as she can.
Among the indispensable articles are:
The house linen, kitchen utensils, table
services, and piano, and in order to
! provide these articles, parents of limited
means commence from their girls earliest
childhood to lay aside articles for that
purpose, and often, long before any at
tention whatever has occurred, undergar-
ments are made at odd times and reserved
for the hOped-for event.
Among the wealthy the outfit is tre-
mendous, the quantity of clothing, linen,
and tableware being sufficiently large to
last throughout the lady's own life, and
give some of her daughters, when their
turn comes, comfortable setting
up
The husband elect, however, contrib
butes his share in the way of jewels, or
naments, etc, and not unfrequently, in
the old days of serfdom, with maid from
his own estate.
After the marriage festivities are over
and the young pair retire TO their new
home, the chattels follow in the lumber
ing wagons peculiar to the country.
Eighteen for the bridegroom and sixteen
for the bride are the earliest ages at which
a couple may be married, and eighty for
a man and sixty for a woman the latest.
Fourth marriages are not lawful, and a
third is considered anything but proper.
To belong to the Orthodox church is
almost compulsatory in Russia, and con
sequently every act of a Russians life i:
more or less connected with his religion.
Therefore marriage must be religiously
legal to be legal at all.
A second marriage places the parties
under penance of two years, and inter
marrying can only take place under
special permission from the Archbishop.
Marriage between kindred, however
distant, even unto so-called forty Sec
ond cousins" is against the law, and con
sidered by all Russians as an abomina-
ton. Neither may young person marry
a god-parent, the latter coming under the
head OF spiritual relations
Priests marry but once, and although
there is no law forbidding priests widow
marrying second time, it is by no means
considered "the thing" and should the
lady persist in becoming engaged, she
may be sure of making sensation among
the clergy, if not in society generally.
Divorces are unheard of, and secret mar
riages, that are in nine cases out of ten
bigamies, are null and void, and also but
seldom heard of.-N J. WorM.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-22
How 10 Carve.

LADIES ought especially to make cary
ing a study; mt their own homes the task
often dexolves upon them, and they
should hc able to perform il with ease,
and not be forced to accept the assistance
Of visitors, who would probably dread
the operation. The platter should be
placed so near the carver that he has full
control over 1t; If far off nothing can
prevent an ungraceiul appearance. A
sharp knife is requisite, and thin and
wcll-tcmpcred blade.
In carving turkey cut off the wing
nearest To you first then the leg and
second Joint, then slice the breast until II
rounded piece appears insert the knife
between them and separate them-this
par, is the incest bit OF the breast next
comes the merry thought
Atier this t+4Ftii t+I4-t-f- bird fTttir,
and lust below the breast YOU will find
the oyster, which you separate IA you did
the inner breast The side bone line be
side the rump, and the desired morscl can
be taken without separating the whole
bone. Proceed the same with the other
side. The fork need not be removed dur
ing the whole process. An experienced
carver will dissect fowl as easily AS you
can break an egg or cut a potato. lie re-
tains his scat, manages his hands and ell
bows artiatically, and is perfectly Il, ease.
There ~ no difficulty in the matter IT.
only requires knowledge and practice, and
these should be taught in the family, each
child taking his turn. Chickens and part
tridges are carved in the same way
HeafM anil I0me
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-22
Rules for Dolls.

A wooden-headed doll shouldbe care
full not to hit her head against her
mammals, lest she should break it.
A doll should try to keep away from
the rockers, as the rocking-chalr may
break loose, and crush her. A crushed
doll never regains her spirits.
A wax.doll should avoid the fire, if she
wishes TO preserve good complexion.
A rag-dOll should try in every way to
improve her mind. knowledge is worth
more than beauty.
Often an old doll with cracked head
and sweet smile is more beloved than a
new doll with a sour face.
A doll should never be proud for
what is she, after all, but doll? Also Il
doll should never be jealous when she
sees another doll more finely dressed
Looks are nothing: behavior is all.
Ii is a bad plan for dolls to be stretched
out on the floor too often, as stupid and
heartless people are apt TO tread on them.
A doll that is troddcn on is sure to go
into decline
A doll should never go out without her
mammals leave. Once there was doll
who had beetle for horse. She had
riding-dress that swept the ground and
the shiny back of the beetle made beau
tiful saddle
This did very well while the doll rode
in the playhouse; but one day she
thought she would ride in the fields She
did not ask her mamma.
Well, when she got into the fields, her
beetle became quite wild He saw other
beetles at play; and he saw freiics and
grasshoppers, and toad that jumped ~
high as a dandelion, So he began TO hop
and jump too, and threw off the foolish
little doll under some clover leaves.
Here she might have lain until this very
day, and have been rained upon, and may
be showed on; but a chicken thought
her yellow riding dress was lump OF
meal
He pecked at her, and carried her to his
mother hen in the coop. The hen made
such "A clucking, that the dolls mamma
came out To see what was the matter; and
thus she saved her child.-7hc Nursery.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-22
A Mothers Love.

A THING immortal time cannot change
it: death cannot quench it Eternity
cannot waste nor destroy From the
cradle to the grave it compasses us about,
growing stronger when temptation besets
US, becoming heller when adversely tries
us, and more God-lke to save when the
blackness of despair gathers its horrors
around us. Forsaking us not, though de-
serted by all others, it clings to us with a
spell which no charm can dissolve, with
a strength which no power can sunder.
In the morning, at MONDAY, and at
eventide, it is always ours; and though
the dear heart whose every throb was ac-
tuated by it is hushed in that bosom for
ever though the once soulful eyes glow
not with it now, and the mute lips breathe
il no more,-yea, though the colin and
the shroud, the cold clods of the valley,
and the long grasses of many year nae
from our tear bedimmed eyes the sweet
form that was ever transfiguredin into angelic
radiance by it's presence, yet from the
shores of the receding past this mother
love drifts over to US with all the vivid
ness of the DAYS when she was with us ;
and 1t comes back to us from the beautl-
full beyond, in it's infinite tenderness
still warming over us, and bringing us
hope as we struggle in the close contests
Of life
Going not out forever, and setting not,
It's guiding. star by whose far-reachlng
light we may pilot our frail banks from
billow on to billow across the stormy sea
of Time, and anchor at last at the fade-
less shore of country whose mansions
are Home indeed, hallowed and made
pure by the prayerful vigils born OF a
mothers love. -Frances Ldnartine heeter.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-22
How to Make Set OF Chessmen out
Of Old SpOOls.
BY A. ID. MILLERD.

Many of the readers of Orr Young
Folks, no doubt, would like To know how
to make set of chessmen; and learn to
play that noble and beautiful game, which
has been a favorite pastime with kings,
and the great men of history, as well as
with common people and children, for
thousands of years And l want to tell
YOU how you can white empty spools,
such as are lying about by the dozen In
almost every house, into IA very good set
one which you will prize the more for
having been of your own manufacture.
Almost every boy likes to white, when
there is something which he wants and
can make; and don't see any reason
why girls should not learn how TO use a
jack knife too.
The first thing to be done is to sharpen
your taite. Then take the two largest
spools of nearly equal size which you
can find-those that measure an inch and
three quarters in length are good size
and lay them aside for the kings, to be
whitfield last, as they are little harder To
make than the others and begin the set
by making the two queens from spools
little smaller Whittle out each queen
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-22
The Gospel Of Comfort.

WE should be startled out of our pro-
,r;ety if some statistician could tell us
INST how many children are murdered
every wear in the midst of our Christian
civilization. We do not mean the affairs
technically known to the courts as
murders, though there are enough ofthem,
TOO: but the refined, fashionable, genteel
Filings to which children are daily sub
iected and to the preparation Of which
The dapper keepers of garish shops de-
vote all Their energies, while the fond pa
rents of the victims fee them handsomely
for their assistance. These and other
murders are being done daily all over the
land. The mother dresses her daughter
in white garments, which scarcely reach
her knees, leaving her legs unprotected,
save by the thinnest of fashionable stock
ings: and in this summertime costume
takes her shopping" in mid-winter, pre-
tending to keep her warm by putting a
bit of fur about herneck, where she ought
to wear nearly nothing, and encasing her
hands in a fashionably small mutf. And
so, with her cruel white dress, and crueller
kid shoes, and cruellest cotton stockings,
the child comes home in due time with
well-established consumption in her
system, and the mother asks sympathy in
that ''the poor dear is so delicate"
We see murders like this in the course
of preparation every day. All our
thoroughfares are full of them. Every
fashionable shopkeeper ministers to them
across his counter daily, and the only
wonder is that no cry is raised in the
streets for the suppression of such cruelty.
The mothers who do these things mean
well, doubtless and are often excellent
people in their way. They hear plati-
tudes every Sunday at fashionable
church, and scrupulously keep themselves
unspotted from the vulgar world. But
would not some missionary find work
enough to do in preaching the gospel Of
WOODEN stockings and linsey frocks and
thick -sOled boots among such people?
We say nothing of the still more barbarous
practices of pinching young waists with
corsets and sending children to midnight
parties when they ought to be in bed, be-
cause people who do these things already
know better The scarcely less dangerous
and much commoner habit to which we
have referred is often the result OF ignor-
ance. There are people doing it every
day. who, if they could only know the ex-
tent oft the injury done, would put thick
shoes on their children's feet, warm
frocks on their backs, and even make
their legs unfashionably thick with wool
en- stockings, though their hearts should
] ache at the vulgarism of all this comfort.
The good missionary would need but one
text and that short one: Keep your
~children warm" He could teach no
trer doctrine than this, that the first
duty of the child is to grow; and certainly
no child can grow BEAUTIFULLY or comfort
ably, dressed in thin goods, with legs
almost bare, hands benumbed by kid
gloves tight enough to stop the circula-
ton, feet with nothing but a bit of thin
morocco to shield them from the cold and
the damp, and neck mutiied up in furs.-
He0rM and Home
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-22
Orchard Planting.

We are on the eve of the new planting
season, and ii becomes an important ques-
ton as TO what and how to plant, The ex-
perielce of the past two or three years
has not been quite favorable TO fruit
growing as whole but this, instead of
causing withdrawal from the occupation,
should stimulate to greater cXertion,
deeper inquiry, more Intelligent culture,
and more economical management.
Among the first items To be considered
is that of economy-but that not in the
way OF purchasing cheap trees and putting
them into the ground in hurried, SLOW
enly manner. We advise to get the very
best stock, if il costs much more; entirely
reliable in quality, and, above all, reliable
in variety. Give the most ample, thor
ough preparation to the soil it is so very
much easier to get the soil into good tilth
before trees or any other crop is planted
than after they occupy the ground as
then they run great risk of sustaining in
Jury, as well as rendering the subsequent
culture much more difficult and ineffi-
cient
As to varieties for purely market pur-
poses, depend mostly on winter sorts ;
and in these, size, color, and keeping
must be kept much more prominently be
fore the mind than quality. 1t is unwise
to have many varieties. A hundred trees
of one variety are generally much more
profitable than ten trees each of ten varie
ties.
Again, calculate to have your apples
ready for market early in the winter, or
to be in condition to bold on 10 them till
spring-there is so much danger from
frost in December and January, in trans.
poration.
How to plant is quite nm important
point. We advise close planting. The
distance must very greatly depend on the
character of the soil, but plant close If
il IS an orchard that is intended, have it /;
if "A .feld, with Il fer trees in it, all well;
but maintain the distinctioHs
We have observed for fifteen years some
orchards planted forty five feet apart, and
find the trees suffer more from insects,
climate, etc, than those planted fifteen
feet apart. Plant the trees SO that while
they are young they will protect each
other, and bear enough to pay for them
selves with interest; then thin out from
time to time as is found needed. Some
few varieties, as the Northern Spy, will
grow SO large as to crowd the ground be
fore coming in, but this is an exceptional
case, and can be easily avoided. To illus
tratc the manner of planting and thinning
out more plainly, we refer to the diagram
bplow.