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think that in short time they will
be more than cousins: he is perfectly
devoted to her. while she-weH
Happiness has SO changed the poor
girl. that one would hardly recognize
her as the same. OF course YOU will
be glad to hear this, for know Your
heart has often achcd for the poor
child even Is mine has done
Mr.. Ncrtncr never told, even to his
wife, that DR.. Forsyth haa asked
permission to pay kis addresses to
Helen. The boy may change his
mind. or Nell may not care for him.
80 will keep my own counsel" said
the old gentleman, and he did so,
whether prudem,ly or rot We shall
see.
The beams OF the August sun fell
aotly on city and country. on fields
and roads, Oh gay Watering places
aud the huts Of the poor, hut failed
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FAST MrN-llc vicious die early.
They .:.l! like shadows, and tumble
like wr,ci> and riIiH- into the grave.
often while quite y"nn@. generally
H. side - forty. The wicked ",lIail
:.ot liy.. ont h,i their days The
word Il; o,.,.r :';'y~ the truth. and
simply cali Item fast mcn'-rhat is
,l.ry live fat. getting through twelve
in ,ix hours. .Tlt"ir sir "oc, down
willie it is yet day" They might
ha.r lclvei it. Many u man. hu-
manly speaking. dies long before his
time. EuT:-. Eyrom, Edgar Poe. and
u,l.rr obscure and uamclcse ..wau,lcr-
:m- -;..:>." died oD the very thresh-
hold of life. Such men must die
carly. They put on steam till they
blow up the boiler. They run at
such :. rate that the fire goes out for
want Of !uci. The machimcry is des-
troyed by reckless speed and rapi,,
wear. Nuthiu" can save them but 4
total hangc OF heart and life.
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Tie L. c. News in speaking OF the
result of PassivisE, truly says:
Since the adoption of the passive
policy by the Democratic party is
now an admitted fact, i, may be well
to Inquire into its logical conscqucn-
ceS as affecting the party in general.
The VERY recommendation of this
policy IN the inception. by influential
Journals and leaders, precludcd any
successful opposition to its accept,
ance by the party. Once urged ana
respectfully endorsed, its i"t"fc III
umph over the party became assured.
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ri"-y got into Il large y:;:d whcr,
!.r did nu: !'rl"u", and try.n- - get
out again lac stuck fast uEtcr a high
board fence. aAt tic.r began to hick
and >qvca. in the rood Old way. l!l>
mia,lrr. 81 hi". fat lri-l man. llcariu.
the Lubhub. ran uut or h;> house ucH
10y. and caught lii Ii" hy Tie c%rs
rut! ,avogimg 10 nUil him through tli'
!!rlo Before hi :.&-rass "a> detected.
INT :ai> treatment h"d no effect bu;
20 make the li" Yell tlr more. Al
old ram in the lard hearing the noise.
and seeing pi~"y'> himH lee, and tai,
l!ouri,hing awar in Il nIcliarin% man
nrr, accepted what he thought was =
challenge. and lowering his l.caU
charged with all his might. lie
struck his mark sIuarcly and fairly.
and the pig shot through the hole like
pork cannou-ball. and striking his
master full in the breast knock ing him
tlut on his back. The only person
wh" witnC>,rI tbs dosing scene was
Just entering the ward. and not bCin"
aware how many actors were en-
gagged in il. waa very much surprised
10 l:car what he supposed I" be
the pi". swearing in Irish on the
other side of the fence.
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Mrs. Snruh Newcoubc, Of illinn;s.
killed her husband. the other day, by
striking him on the head with bed
post. How long are we yet to wait
before the laws will arouse them
selves to the dangerous privileges of
carrying concealed weapons?
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1t is recorded Of q venison s"o
turtle. fed alderman Of London that,
OH being importuneti for aims oy
,s,aryins woman In the street. he cx'
go sway, NV good wo.
m,, Won don't know how YOU dis
..ss n,c. I'd give ten pounds to
have your appetite ."
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y Dutch woman Kept ii to!!-g:.tc.
One io=gy day 4 Traveller asked her.
Madam, how lar is il 10 H----
"Sliost little WAYS was the reply.
Yes. but how far" again asked the
Traveller. ''Shust Il little waye:
more ctupiaticai!y. MADAM. Is 1t
one. two, three, iour or live miles:
The good woman imgcniously replied,
IL iiukS il i ~
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I'm Iowa woman los! her ihlTio!e
sast November. and on Pam Sunday
.ouid il ia her stocking. She wouiu
nu, have found il then had she not
mistaken the day, and under the I'M
preston il was Easter made her an
utlal change OF hose.
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The Liberal Republican Convcn
ton III Topeka WAS the largest ever
held in the state. The proceedings
were characterized by the greatest
harmony. One hundred and seven
delegates, among them three colorcd
men. were appointed delegates to the
Convention. GOV. Brown delivered
III eloquent address ut the evening
session. W hicl was greeted with M
bounded .cuihu>i:.-u,.
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y telegram from Con>tantimor!c
brings ths. intelligence that the rit.
of -lh'ioah in syria, has been fisI.c"
by an earthquake. causing tcrrio,'
loss OF life. Half the city .s to'"''s
ics strcvrd. and ! 100 persons h'''c"'
Grca, distress prevails III '''a' f"r'
ton of the city no; demolished. The
remaining inhabitants are sadly III
need of assistance.
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The local Of kankakcc Gazette
avs that lac doe. not depend upon
for his daily bread, but
raise. hens. Which moves the Dixon
r,l,-raph 10 ask whose hens no
raisCs.
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G,HDEy.-G LANDS.

ON t'I.E> t'trrt"GlHg i.arriz for j. (,
SV such iti- and ga such I ,iIis MS " al n,,r
Iril to- rii:i luTrii-or-- said lands situate au
..,lfi, al Lexington. IL "aHy aerc.s 10 city
'na,irs, 70. f"F pan'%y',aIaaITr,' nrr..;s,9G,
s.I'IUf HAtH' d MIL
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1 llpENl.N~ AND cot %~i.ILDH> Al
"A Law. I.rN!u.i III, Mo. D.Hr", Nn. -. M.In
street, over tHt store rI fu",vr,: \ jennings
Practice. III all III, courts "a. tN.> and niyIr. III
counties. :.nI ia f' ~ "'n,' Court al The STATE
ar Di>trirt 'uirt -! inr IH.t,". States. I..lrr-
tons lurl". t,lri-ly
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4 IIbH\El> A\D 60! \>ihLEi:> Al
"A Law, l., NIn2t"n. NJ" viii practice in ali
tv ''''Ii~ IA i...Ik rii' county tn. "IIr
UI is"'"F'i IN ..i!Diuin .t',: .JII'i ia the BIS
tIirt ONT "i iiI. STATE ,,.i',!":i> and nIi,l
ou>inr~> iuirn>t"d I" their promptly attended
-. bfiic", upp">u'- t..riItI~r, OVER IL, Ming
ION S.Nin-- HLnk, Nan street. lairj-lN
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Descriptions fnr.-; i:uy "a h!."d-hay, :.
wars I'D, SiNi", ..'.. Il i.li hands ign. a.
Wii:r tool '.iIi ...r rrIu and y 'l.s action. II
l., i..Ir G:,r!-r .sar. a ,utuIu:s 'ru:f'r.
I',d!-Ir,--t or y was S,t Ey EiS ErI'
its,i. II.lIi-T H. bs rii .s,ntiIyhy lIIutrr. H.
i. by n"gu-, t''- 2rand'! by iI'>s-,I-,r, ,l#i
!y IA. u i.-'.l4-4.T, ctli.,i WnS.i'.-' H:hti
,'r. i,",,. IL -. srl,r - I'D imported High
LANDER; hi 'i!n was bloc. q i'"I". iiUlnr
t"i Nancy 3u!~'t. '..,u'i iy |"l. FaiI..t-c, q.
New NUikt !t> III" ~r ..Tnf- '',It ni Il Gil
;Itrrr Ell,H ra'n s~ ir c!i.x"is DN Huit~!uyn
-'',d -.r,hs! 'laiT hN 'iir-. 4,,,..' rtnt d::n (!
y El.,.', - -.ri hating :. ~
'fn t.' !!usi i.'u .,..,I,,i ats. AIT f..i
.ii."r' - - !."., l.. .-l rrr h,I-,. II Z!
J.. -f 'iJiHrrtt't'n
Dam i'.dt.gI. .---'i. ,,s.- '.ey mar. l:,t
81, i'Irl-. h.r'i u, i..,: !t7s g, y uo'l-. "Nl
- i'N tri w. u .G.E1is, H.. .,,r,i, vi N'n:
":H!:En, sh' Nv '.l' ...'.r. N"r known 10 h.!N
d. n -" most ~ '''sii Il.tr' -: 'r day if"I
ia II ia t...s''- hil- .iu; -! LIrrrt u pu'i
'suh .'Jr by .:ni'- iirirIa, nHt q! MARY W..~t,
ini'r, uut Of 'usstt,,. sister to i.!nnr. VIII
81 ~ 'Hi- ~ tfir' 81 l.rr pedigree and I'rTiIi
'i.1',r. ~s- Iltf's u.si=rrI th he Il ,ilur..
B be-. It", iu !."gH.'G Tt. -.rp cost ul.,r,. thu
nn: "."t ''r-" 's'r :IntIptti Ioti, C,igrd ~ T,r
ma. IA Iktti> III FORD
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y HORRIBLE: p!:aIIi.-l..c Kansas
City Time. says: y ,ew weeks a,,s"
SIR. .Io>rr!l Evans moved from the
south part OF this city. whrir lac la~
.'r>itlrd Tor several ycAIS. Ia 81 tarin
,,u,,.I n,.... .I-s f-r1crt! road about
-!X miles from kau>a> CITY. lc>t"r-
iav about noon. his son, William
...van>. aged about Il wears. un!!it"hrd
paIr uf horses from Il wagon or
,rIow, and without removing the har-
.!t.>S. mounted one of the hor-c>, and
.rauilI9 the other, started tow ards Il
,priIl.E Ut wafer. with The intention Of
catering Tie team. l.. >u:!ic Esi.n>
Yet GucA. .::incd, Is III u!Ic WIS :.
witness 10 the catastrophe, the I";:!."
nam Was thrown iron! the bach OF lac
..ur.r ans. became cut;iIl.ir in he
u kick, AMI continued Ia Kick lie
.r.plr>> Nut.ng HAN until the upper
."rtion OF lis body, Including his
sr;.d, W., iit"raii: Ilc:.,a to pieces
.l'i I,:.o"kvi inio Il j.i!y. From hi>
vast upwards every bone i'll lt;>
oudy WIS broken, and that pu.t;n:i
ii the Your" man LETT without thr
east >crtbi;.cc OF humanity rrii:a.i!-
NJ. When rXiriv,trd from the h;;r-
:r-> and the .:".-,s driven away. iitc
ya- entirely extinct.
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The Democracy Of West Virginia
Ioy, called /. stat: convention al
porkcrsburg ola the 3Oth inst. y COVER
nor and camdiaa,eS ioc State o!iiccs
will be nominated. an electoral ticket
placed in the field, AMI delegates
chosen 10 the national convention.
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Attorneys. Bankers. &c.
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TUT a YOIiN6:

4 IinE\Ei> Ai LAM, LEXINGTON. Mo
"A "th lrL'iic" IN The courts ui I.Iiiy,ti,
'i'hiS amt IN ti.r courts oi r"cOu. IN ir ..djpin-
'n- '"'s.!'!'-. o.iIc" over ID. " Il. Tr>i>' Drug
N'"'' iarr'-lH
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"Onc thing" said an old topper
"was never seen coming through tho
rye. an that's the kind o whisky one
gets nova days
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How y S!IEHIrE's r"s$E: brpN'l
~Tui' \ TH.IN.-Ih" Hnn3uut Free
man relates that few id, since. "a
All eastward bound train om ihc Ron
huut ANA DsWc"o railroad stopped Al
a, SAokan the collector a. H." tuwt
Of Olive w:., "n hawd with Il l'"-s'
Of !ncm and chain 10 prcvr;.t The trait
proceeding ANY further. The chaiI
was l.:t>>rI Through Ike nrrn cmd o.
the ryarcar. but before il could l.:
fastened 10 ::m! thing substantial. ,h'
engineer was made aware Of how
matters Stood. and lie threw ihc ir"i-
Il" idc open and -.art"d the tralI
with jump. The ct!cct on the col
trctor's posse, who had hold OF the
."o,c end of the chain, was tic same
l. that OF the Indians who atiemptr'.
20 capture train "n the t.a5tir roaH
IL. Il lariat.
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"N'H"' y AIEN- 'hhN
RiEllRI'N a GRAVES.

4 llpR\I.l- Nr LAW, iENI\'.IbN. MO
IA al lTLrtcr IN AL I.I, ,r,lrf, t.! the ~I>ih
i"s'riai 'trruu, b!~rrIri aud / =. Courts
If+!id attention gwen To COLL ";l"M-. bL.Cr
stairs lIpIJ-!y
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y gentleman WAS chidiMw his son
.Or being GU: late 1T night, and said :
Why, when i WAS oi your age, my
!Ithcr would not uliow me to 20 out
If the house after dark "Ihcu YOU
'Iad Il nice sort of Il father, YOU had,
aid the Young proili"atr. W her. upon
'Er father very ra,nly rociirrated ::
i had con.oumhc;. sight bette: one
ti!an YOU have, You young rascal.
Olive Logan cvmulc:crd one uf her
,rrtuIcs 1T Newark, recently, with
NE remark, "WAcncvcr see !, pretty
-irl want to clasp her i'll III! arms.
50 do wc," shouted the boys III the
-alicry. For moment Olive WAS
;.onr!ussci, but recovering her self
ro>sc>>io!, S;ir replied Nv ell, boys.
/ don't blaine ioU.'
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TDNIINI Is TIE NENt tIll I. OF NfDiilNl
~ III i">'nEt'n. NJ a''t lis Vicinity. II.
r>ii'n''' = on lr.i -ir.'t. ai.i "IT... mar l.
ti,- al! .!'I""~ i:.f.k !,r iH i.lI,.n.Ii."! e.
~il.uI-'r-. H.. w'it -r.'. ..,; IL. It- .n r>I,r-
rn'~ d. ~ !rt"'I'" -! =, profession "i iiuirs
nN" r'.u- lnrt,-l.
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Y young lady III Il i"Hncct.rn'
own la, taken up d"uIi>iry tor :;
wing. AZ the Young gentlemen
,Jatrouizc her. Wi.cn >hr puts her
,rm aruund ;Lc neck OF Il patient. AND
,.arc>>cs lis jaw for TIE o.!c:.,!:.-
member, the scm>:,tion i ujyu: u
.ncc as they can make en-. uac
oung man has become h"l'>icssly
infatuated viii. her, ccn-cVTcntly he
.iIe not Il tooth Ill his head. She li:s.
.,uiIod every blessed one OF them, :,!!,!
.u;itr him two new SETS and pui.vG
hem. She is now 1T WORT, on his
.tl!.crs saw. He holds the saw.
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SINGLE COMBA1S.

The single combats tha, occur in
ShakeSpear's plays are very numcr-
Gus. There is little uced to remisd
the reader. for instance. of the hand.
.tO-had encounters OF Macbeth and
Macduti. l., thumuS and Iachimo.
lIotspur aad the Prince of Wales.
Richard amt Richmond. Romeo has
his fierce hrawl with T>b bait. Hamlet
his famous fencing scene. aud there
is serious crossing of swords il
Lear" anI Othcllu." English audi.
cnce>, from an Inherent puwuarily, OF
L natural inclination tor phN>ica.
lrats, were wont To esteem highly
the cuinbat> otthc stage. The PLAYERS
were skilled in the usr of their wca
ponS. aud could give excellent effect
10 their mimic conflicts. And this
continued long after the wearing q.
swords had ceased to hc Il necessity
or 4 fashion. The Nuuihlul acton
acquired the art of icucisg Il, an IN
di>prnSabic step in his theatrical ed
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'"'&' Ii i nothing '"'i.'' "' '"F'"i''r'
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seven S"l"ra- aM" Il !A!' !"r rr'hii>N-
'"H !" """'''.A" ''!'ri''''''"r, in>'rlG
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lac '''' ''''" "' '"' h.-"' was q
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.And all the world broke into bloom.
The air broke into singing,
And ali th. tr.. spires mad with Joy.
st little belle, ringing
There was uaught but Siinmcr IA" grace.
There was only giarinrss and Tory.
Only the sweets Of earth and heaven,
Were mingled with the story
About this time Mrs. Lorrimer
wrote to Helen. After mentioning
the relationship between Forsyth
and Lydia, she said, "And now
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-04-07

THE soMNAMBuL1sr PoEr.-some friends
visited La Fontaine one evening, and found
him fast asleep. While talking with his
wife, La Fontaine entered in his dressing
gown. and night-cap, without shoes or
stockings. His eyes were half open, but
be evidently saw no object he crossed the
dining.r room, where the party were sitting,
went into little closet or cabinet that
served him for a study, and shut himself
up in the dark. Some time after he came
out, rubbing his hands and testifying much
satisfaction, but still asleep he then went
through the dining-room, quite uncon-
scious of the presence Of any one, and re-.
tired to bed. His wife aud friends were
very curious to ascertain what lie had
been about in the dark. They all went
into his study, and found there a fable
newly written, the ink being still wet,
which brought the conviction that he had
composed and written it during his dream.
The admirers of this most distinguished
author may wish to know which fable was
composed under these extraordinary cir
cumstances. 1t is one that is replete with
the most natural and touching language
it is that which unites the utmost grace of
expression language is capable of-in a
word, 1t is the celebrated fable Of !" The
Two Pigeons"
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-04-07

THE RIVERS OF CHINA.-From time imme-
mortal the rivers of China have been united
by canals; and there is no country on the
face of the globe where the advantages Of
such q network of canals are so manifest !;
for these canals, with the natural water
communications, render the tonnage of
that country but little less than the COM
bined tonnage of the rest of the world.
The Grand Canal of China is the most
stupendous work of the kind ever executed.
1t was commenced in the tenth century OF
our era. 1t is nearly seven hundred miles
in length, and extends from Hang choo foo
to Yan-liang river, forming an unbroken
connection between fifty cities. 1t joins
the great rivers Yang -kiang, two thou
sand nine hundred miles long, and Ho-ang-
no, two thousand miles. This and other
Chinese canals are not constructed upon
the same plan as the canals of Europe and
America, nor composed, like them, of
standing water, fed by reservoirs, elevated
aud lowered by means of locks. The
want of locks obliges the Chinese to con-
duct their canals around the different
elevations encountered, and to lift the
boats by means of chains and capstan. The
irrigation supplied by the Grand Canal
renders the country through which it passes
exceedingly fertile, and, in proportion to
its size, the most populous spot in the
world.-Erchange.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-04-07

WAsHrNGToN AS A FARMER.-The farm of
tained ten thonssnd scres IF land !" "ua hoJ1
equal to about fifteen square miles. 1t was
divided into farms of convenient size, at the
distance Of two three and five miles from the
Mansion House. He visited these farms every
day, in pleasant weather, and was constantly
provement Of agriculture. some ides Of the
extent Of his farming operations may be formed
from the following facts: In 1857 he had five
hundred and eighty acres in grass sowed six
hundred bushels Of oats; seven hundred acres
with wheat-and as much more in corn, barley.
potatoes, beans, peas, etc., and one hundred
and fifty with tnrnips. His stock consisted of
one hundred and forty horses; one hundred
and twelve cows; two hundred aud thirty-six
working oxen, heifers and steers, and five
hundred sheep. He constantly employed two
hundred and fifty hands, and kept twenty-four
plows going during the whole year, when the
earth and the state of the weather would per-
nit. In 1880 he slaughtered one hundred and
fifty hogs for the use of his own family, and
provisions for his negroes, for whose comfort
lie had great regard-Er.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-04-07

Tennyson, London gossiper writes,
grows more and more popular among his
old friends, and adds {: ''For, much as it is
Plain as a Quaker in his garb, blunt but
cordial in his speech, humorous and full of
good stories, kindly and truthful, his an
nual sojourn in London (he is here now) is
looked forward to as literary and social
festivity, and the sight of his long head
and genial face, and his curious long cloak,
Is enough to make one forget the fogs
which just now are thick and cold enough
to increase the traffic in razors."
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-04-07

MOORE AND CAMPBELL.-Sir Henry Holland,
in his recent work, "Recollections," speaks of
recollections of Moore and Campbell are some,
what saddened by the gloom which came over
the latter years of these two men, whom sa W
Of their greater prospersy The ef
character, national as we'll as personal, were
strongly marked; but there was some c:rcum-
stances in common, impairing alike the happi-
ness Of both-pecuniary need more or less CON
slant, and morbid sensitiveness to the opin-
ions and admiration of the world. To this
was added, in Campbell, a fastidiousness of
taste which gave exquisite point and polish
to his poetry, but rendered composition Ia
borious to him, even in those shorter pieces
which seem struck off in the fervor Of the
moment, and by which he will be best remem.
bered hereafter. Moore had more wit, ease and
elasticity, and with his Irish temperament
better cOnfronted the cares of life.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-04-07

A NOVEL FRAUD.-Mr. E. b. Osborne,
one of the Post-office Solicitors, at
tended at the Police Station, Lon.
don, to expose n wicked fraud. He
said rumor had been circulated that the
Post-"ffice authorities had guaranteed to
date of 1864, for the purpose of buy ing
them all in. The method adopted was that
the authors of this rumor first went about
offering Cd or, Sd to the newspaper boys
and flower girls for pennies bearing the
date Of 1864, and subsequently selling
them to these poor people at the rate of Sd
to be an excellent mode of making money,
eagerly bought a penny for sd whenever
they could get it, and t*e General Post
office during the past few days had been
completely inundated by them.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-04-07

How To ACQUIRE A COOP MEMoRY.-As a
general thing, VIC read too mnch, and think
about what we read too little; the consequence
is that most of the people we meet know some
thing, in superficial way, about almost every
thing, and very little in a thorough way about
nything,, Not tenth part of what is read
is remembered for q month after the hook
magazine or newspaper is laid aside. Daniel
Webster, on being asked how he could remem-
Der so accurately, replied that it had been his
habit for years to reflect for a short time on
what he read, and to fix all the facts and
ideas worth remembering in his mind. ANY one
who does this will be surprised to find how
good his memory will become, and how long
best portions thereof will remain.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-04-07

We pity those who do not and never
have "worked." Ennui and safety sooner
or later are sure to be their portion. Like
the child who is in possession of every
new toy, and who has snapped and broken
them all, they stand looking about for
something-anything new and amusing ::
and like this child, they often stoop to the
mud and gutter for it. 1t is an understood
principle of human nature, that people
never value that which is easily obtained.
Bread which has beenIpurchased with I'M
earned money has never the flavor and
sweetness of that which is won by the
sweat of ones own brow.