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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-19

little imagined that when Richard C@ur
de Leon set out on one of his Crusades,
among the orders he issued to his camp of
soldiers was that any one who robbed a
hen-roost should be tarred and feathered.
Many man who lived in Connecticut
has repeated the story of taking children to
the limits of the town and giving them a
sound threshing to enforce their memory
of the spot. But the Burgundians in
France, in law now l, 100 years DID, at
tributed valor in the east Of France be-
cause it had a law that the children should
be taken to the limits of the district and
there soundly whipped, in order that they
might forever remember wheret he limit
came Wendell Philips.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-19

of pure truth, and great will be the abun-
dance of the fruit thereof
To that day we are to contribute,
Christian brethren. To that day every
man contributes who lives better life !;
who leaves behind him higher notion of
manhood who makes it plain to the poor
and needy that they can live better than
they are living. Whoever, by domes tic
industry, by fortitude in suffering, by
gentleness in trial, and by benevolent
self-denial which carries with it, and for
titles and makes sweeter, any of the other
Christian graces; whoever lives noble
life for Christ and God-he is one of Gods
workmen, working on that great building
of which God is the Supreme Afchitect.-
Beecher.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-19

LUCAS ADVENTURE IN ST. PETERSBURG
We clip from the Hartford Couram this
story, which, whether original with that
journal or not, is good enough for repeti-
ton;
lone day in the winter of lS6 an
elegantly dressed lady walked down the
principal street of ST. Petersburg, She
was evidently a stranger, and gazed with
lively interest on the stately and vast
buildings that distinguish the capital of
the north. The day was excessively cold,
though the sun shone- But the lady being
well provided with furs seemed to pay
little attention to the temperature.
Presently a fat old merchant passed,
and looking attentively at her head said
few words IN Russian. The lady smiled
and bowed, though she evidently did not
understand tie language. 4 few steps
further and the same thing happened, the
man being this time laborer. She smiled
again and passed on. The next that ac-
eosted her in this fashion was a young and
handsome Bojar, who repeated his phrase
when he saw no other effect than a smile.
The lady seemed not to regard him, and so,
in moment, he seized handful of snow
and holding her head with one hand vigor-
ously rubbed her ears with the snow in the
other. A scream and violent resistance
followed, but he held her tight and rubbed
fresh handfuls of snow on her little ears.
The lady called for help Justify, but the
crowd that gathered looked on without in
terfering At last lieutenant came near,
and recognising her explained the matter
in German.
Madame Lucca,' he said, your ears
were freezing rapidly One does not per-
ceive this ones self, but others notice the
purple color. This young man told you,
but seeing you took no notice he applied
the usual remedy
After this the prima donna kept very
quiet until her ears were safe, and then re-
warded their siviour. The same thing
had happened years ago to Rachel, the
great tragedienne, only in that case it was
the nose However, it would have been
as bad for a singer to lose her ears as for
an actress her nose
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-19
Best.

" Love is better than house or lands;
SO, Sir stephen, Phi ride with theeP'
Quick she steps where the courser stands,
Light she springs to the saddle-tree.
Love is better than kith or kin;
So close she clung and so close clasped he,
They heard no sob of the bitter wind,
Nor the snow that shuddered along the lea.
Love is better than life or BREATH
The drifts are over the horses knee;
Softly they sink to the soft, cold death,
And the snow shrOud folds them silently.
Houses and lands are gone for aye,
kith and kin like the wild wind fee;
Life and breath have fluttered away,
But love hath blossomed etemally.
-iffd1tir
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-19
Here is a specimen Of the hymns now
Iuite popular in Washington

From Hampshire's granite mountiins,
From Hoosier's swampy bends,
Where Pacific murky fountains
Roll down big dividends
From many gay deceiver,
From many Congressman,
They call us to deliver
Their name from Hoax Ames'Oap,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-19

We are full of conceit. The develop
ment of the ages accumulating upon US,
have filled US with what we think to be
knowledge and certainties Much of it will
prove to be false. But when we come out
after having been put into the alembc,
the little that we shall bring with us will
be worth more than all that we carried in
For the truth, in its own self, is immutable
universal, absolute-not relative. A lit
tie of that truth which is true, and univer-
sal, to human thought and human con-
sciousness, is worth mountains of truth
which is only relative, and which is believed
to be true by men of particular organi-
zation or conformation.
We are coming on to an age when there
are to be great trials in regard to convic-
tion of faith, and statements of orthodoxy.
We are coming on to times when there
are to be great trials of doctrine But
the word of God standeth sure. When
we come to that ground where we make
no more pretensions for this dear old book
the Bible than it makes for itself; when
we take it and hold it just as it presents
itself to US, as an epitome of the ripest
experiences of men down through a long
period of development; when to bring to
the knowledge of our fellow men, as it has
been made known to US by more scientific
methods, the dotrine of the sinfulness OF
man-that is to say, such condition as
needs divine unfolding, and has a divine
Revelator that has the power to re-
generate and sanctify, and declares the
doctrine of the relations of this life to the
other life, in respect to God, spirit, ne
cessity, weakness, inner want, supplica.
tion, help, Observation-Disclosures we do
this. the teachings of Scripture will be
summed up, l think, and will be the voice
not of the Calvinist, nor of the Arminian
nor of any sect. nor of any man outside of
sects, but of God. speaking in the world,
and in the conciousness of men, in the ex.
perience and knowledge of the school, and
in nature itself. Great will be the powe,
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The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-02-23
NEW ORLEANS SUNDAY MORNING FEBRUARY % 1S73

Loeai suppression OF the Jesuit and of the
Generailtial Houses in Rome. The Ministers
Jesuits has been very ill, confined even to
ms bed, but is now up and much better,
though weak. It is said that M. Theirs
has declared that he will protect the Ro-
man College, though he cannot the Gesu ;
but 1t seems to me that the Foreign Pc wers
with their honour. They ought to protect the
property of their respective subjects, be
that property where it may. The English
Government has many British subjects di-
rect1y Interested in the Gesa, the Roman
College, Saint Isidoro, the English, Irish,
curious fact that the wife of Sir A. Paget is a
Prussian, as we'll rs the wife of the Austrian
Minister, and the sympathes of those at
tached to the Kings Court are probably
as Prussian as they are anti Catholic, and
therefore anti Roman.
BLESSED B. J. LABRE.
suppose you have not heard of the won
derful miracle wrought upon the daughter
OF Garii'aldian by B. Labre about ten
decree published for his cauonization. A
Gari6aidlan read tne article, and knowing
that his daughters life was entirely de-
SPARED of, said, "Well will try this La
bre and see what he can do'' He got q
relic and placing it on tue breast of his dy-
Aho uesoSuOSA "SHO lu6O Ou0 ueXG room. In
a few minutes he heard noise in the room
he had left, aud on returning found his
daughter up and completely cured. She
said that man ''looking very dirty had
come In and had declared her cured, and
SO she was. The Garibaldian has since be-
come converted, and has had triduo cell
ebrated in honour of B. B. j. Labre, whose
intercession has preserved the life of his
daughter.
THE IS APOSTOLIC
The bodies of IS. Philip and James have
recently been discovered in the IS. Apos-
toll. 1t was known that they were there
by tradition, but the tradition had not
been verified for many long centuries.
The Pope has contributed a large sum to
wards the Alter under which they are now
to repose.
The Bishop Of Stafford confirmed Mr..
Bradley Cately Protestant clergyman in
the United States) in the English college on
Friday last.
The following Reuters telegram has
been received since the date of our cores
pondent's letter:
Jan. 29.-The Pope has given an audience to- |
day to Baron Hubner. His Holiness has also re- |
ceived Bishop Strossmayer, who opposed the
dogma of Infallibility at the Gcumenical
Council, but who has this month formally pro- |
claimed the DEGREES of the Vatican Council in |
his diocese of Diakovar. The Osserratore Ro- |
n.ano denies that the Vatican has given per- |
mission to the italian Bishops to ask for an ex-
equatur from the Italian Government.
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LETTER FROM SHREVEPORT.

SHREVEPORT, Ia, Feb. 9th, 1873
To the Editor of Morning Star:
Ii seems the Fates, Fnries and Elements
have all gone against up here this winter !:
LOT tne past six or eight weeks we have had
little less than freezes snow, sleet, rain and
continual cold weather. The heavy snow we
had fortnight ago, with the rains SINCE has
rendered our streets and roads next to impassa-
eled in many muddy places and times, but I
do say, earnestly and unhesitatingiy, that
Shreveport has been the muddiest place have
ever come across Like our State Government
ana politlcs, we have been and are yet most
completely n,ad-dled. Every warehouse in
town is filled to the rafters with cotton, and
the streets and sidewalks in, the vicinity of the
levee SO piled with it as to leave SCARCELY n
navigation is now good and we
have plenty of boats at our wharf; vet. thew
seem slow to load, and there ia ootnparatively
little cotton being shipped, for the reasons
first, the weather and condition eli our streets
have been such as to prevent delivery-sec-
ond, (and principally, believe, for "vhere
there's will there's a way,") the boats and
to beat the former down, and they the latter
up in freights-which will be successful is veto
be seen-I believe am safe in saving faere
are at least 40, 900 bales of cotton in Shreve-
port to- day, awaiting shipment. The feeling
OF our community is against the boats for the
reason that, vampire like, they never fail to
suck the blood and fatten on tho necessities
OF the shippers and community when oppor-
tunity affords. Nothing short of O rail road
from New Orleans to Shreveport can regulate
and settle these commercial troubles that an |
nualiy disturb us. Tho boats, by the competi- !
ton of such n road, would be shorn of their |
independence and forced to regular and reos- |
enable terms.
By the death of Mr.. Hugh McCloskev.
Shreveport has lost friend, and New Orlenns |
Dne of her best and most philosophical citi- |
zens. We read, with qualification and pleas |
nre, his articles in the Picayune on the subject
ot rail road to Shreveport, and only regret, J
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10 us, children of Washington, and close
cousins to Brntus, William Tell and all other vindica
tofs OF popular rights against aristocratic oppres
son. the sight Of 1.-Two nohleman is a novelty In
iact' these rarG ares seldom seen on this
side the Atlantic that when ono does venture
among us, though divested OF ali his lordIy tran.
Pings and without any of his external ATTRACTIONS
as stars and garters ribbons crosses he never
theess immediately becomes object Of intense inter
s&o the republican mind. How grateful tberefore
should We DO to His Majesty Rex, wbose gracious an
probation OF our little peculiarly has led him to mot
only give us duke, bat has ind aced him to give
ono VINO resides among whose castles battleneusa
iroWn down in feudai grandeur upon our broadcast
avenue and whose knighs esqnires and reoiners NAV
De seen through the archway that leads to the
ducnl hall busted with their respective oocupationa
his Grace tho Duke of Wexford better known to fao
rs b. l. Walshe, of Ito Canal street. and to whom We
aiude Is, however, churlish Duke No grim sentry
access to tho wondering stranger and the draw
bridge down and hoisted portcus invite tho curioua tn
come and see not only His Grace himself but also tb
wonderful curiosities in the line novel and graceful
furnishing goods, which at expense he has sue
ceeded in accommodating says through his favorto
troubadour:
Como one, come ALL his-steck shall av
FROM lis nrm base, df you come and buyJ"
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-02-23

CONCERT At ST. ALPHoSsUs HALI.-The con.
cert given Thursday evening under the direc-
ton of Prof I. LaIIache for tho benefit of tho
poor relieved by the Conference of st. AL
phonsus, Society st. Vincent de Paul, was,
we are happy to state, success both imam
cially and artistically. The Hall was crowded,
no less than LOCO persons being present, and
Misses Theresa Cannon and a. Wagner, and
Mr.. A. Davis, acquitted themselves to tho sat-
isfaction Of all present. The selection of
pieces was most excellent, and as was fully ex-
peoted from the reputation of the perfor mers,
they were sung with much feeling and
taste We were particularly pleased with
the concluding piece, Q French Laughing song,
by Miss Cannon, which, as the last moment,
owing to some misunderstanding, had to be
substituted for La Rsine dc Cypre. We are
satisfied that mono of the audience, Judging
from their continued laughter and evident
pleasure, at all regretted the substitution. We
congratulate the Conference upon the success
with which their efforts in behalf of the poor
have been crowned, as also the kind amateurs
who, besides lending their services in so char
liable and worthy q cause, have afforded our
Fourth District friends opportunity of en-
joying fine musical treat.
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NUMBER 3.
LETTER FRoM NOBLE.
MOBILE, Fob. goth. 1877

MOBILE, Fob. Goth, 1873.
To the Editor Of the Morning Star,
The City Boards lately repeated into office
with largo promises Of "reform" aud "re-
trenchment" are now redeeming their pledges
in way we despise. They did, indeed, re-
trench in small way by making slight re-
duotion in salaries, but that has been already
moro than countersalanced. And now their
aggregated wisdom has discovered that our
handsome market building ought to produce
| enough revenue to replenish the depleted ex-
ohequer. The rental of the stalls, and the Ii
cense on green groceries have been rated so
high as to prohibit the market men aud Other
dealers from prosecuting their business. Our
handsome market and the green groceries are
now closed, tho butchers are on "strike,s
and unless some oomprsnise 10 affected soon.
We shall suffer muoh Inconvenience Both
parties have thus far manifested q disposition
to stand firm. The Council meets tonight,
and it is hoped that 1t will do something to
amend the situation.
The legislative situation at Montgomery is
SO protean in its shapes as to be utterly be-
yond the reach Of the art Photographic The
only consolation we find in their high fan
tastic tricks is that they arc euacting no laws.
That is much better than expressing US with
bad ones.
Year by year the festival Of Mardi Gras has
been growing in favor here. Apart from the
fun and general jollity which it inspires, it
brings with 1t O substantial return in business,
rs many strangers visit tho city to witness its
rare and beautiful sights. This year 1t prom
Uses to be more attractive and more universally
celebrated than ever before. The mystic soci-
cites have already issued their cards of invi-
tation, and rumor says that their displays will
be very fine.
Tho Tribune has failed to put in an appear
ance this week. do not know whether it has
been finally suspended not. 1t is another
Proteus which was unable to grasp.
hope the modesty of the excellent pastor of
st. Patrick's will pardon me for publishing him
in the STAR, but must tell you how he stepped
into the ring aud stopped prize fight. Last
Sunday evening two Juvenile pugilists, accom-
aied by the usual number Of spectators, went
'ut near his residence to determine o wager of
battle. As soon Ms he saw the situation, he
seized his horsewhip and hurried to the scene.
The lively interest which he took In the fight
was very astonishing to the youngsters.
Wo have reports of much rain in the inter,-
Or, and heavy rise in all the rivers. 1t be-
gan to rain here yesterday and still continues.
THEMIs.
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sit well established fact that low DWELLINGS
arc very unhealthy, especially damp climate like
TINS HoposSibe excuse be offered by owners Of such
awohns" ior not having them at raised unIess
DC inc Pita0ie one Of economy, and that one is
removed by the fact that Mr.. j. Lincoln man thor
competent and Trustworthy attends to all such
business at very reasonable ratea Mr. Lincoln is one
OF our best known and most Mighty esteemed citizens
ana parties engaging him TO raise or remove their
a"elnsS can do 20 with the fullest OF being
faithfully served Mr.. LlncOln's office ia at IIe Robin
street and his box in the Mechanics Exchange IL No.
1903. he sOlicits country orders.
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SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL-The Gem
eral Communion Of the members Of this So
ciety will take place next Sunday, March I'd,
at the Cathedral. at 8 O'clock Mass, which will
be celebrated by His Grace, the Most Rev.
Archbishop. The General meeting will BIO
held at o'clock on the Same day, at the Star
Hall, l24, Carondelet street.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-02-23

INFORMATION WANTED.-If Charles Louch-
ran, from Carrickbracken, County of Armagh,
Ireland, is in the city he will please call at AZ
Camp street, up stairs.
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we commend the folio wing editorial. taken
from recent issue of the Philadelphia Catho-
nc Herald, to the serious considerati of our
readers. The want of Catholic associations
In many OF our Southern towns, and the state of
langor IN which most of those heretofore es-
tapilshed continue to exist from year to year.
some OF them barely preserving their organi-
cations and effcting comparatively little practi
cal good, are facts not at all creditable to the
faith and zeal of the 1aynlen of our Church.
AS this state of affairs, to a certain extept
may be attributable to a want of knowledge
concerning the several associations approved
by the Church, We propose giving. at Nh
early day, such facts concerning them. "a wa
judge NECESSARY for the instruction and edi6
cation of our readers generally.
QUESTION FOR THE LA1rY,
How can we contribute to the nrosno-it,, NJ
the Church What can we do, what ouaht we
to do, to make her the very soul and life of our
country To make her known aud loved and
honored in every howell and palatial mousion
In our Large cities, in our new settlements id
the far West, in our workshops and factorieg,
In our colleges and schools, in the newspaper
ever men are to be found, whether in The hioh
or or lower Walks Of lief Is this Q fair o1es-
ti9n on have We NO right to sgitste Isl
.1 II Is internationally the duty Of every Ca
formance OF the duties which asy owe to tie
Church. IL the Rev. Clergy are TO be- tho
guides, it does NOT follow that upon, them m ust
deVolye the duty of dragging also. Tie laity
nave duties to perform rs we'll as the clergy, 1
and if the latter sets the example and poiTfs
out the way. it is the duty of the former to
follow and do it's part in the work to be done |
The Church is divine, she needs but the truth
and protection of her Founder for her success.
but being established for men, she macs as in, |
strnments to do her work-not Priests alone. |
and Monks and Nuns, b1t the states man and |
the student, the merchant and the mechanic, |
tho professional man and the farmer. the MAJ
ter and servant, all, in fine, who have mind
and capacity to do any part of the immense |
work Tor the conversion of the world and the |
fought for the recovery of the sacred places. |
and to drive back the Turks, bent on tho de, |
strnctlon Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, carpenters, |
under the Church, for the erection of the grand
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Morning Star and Catholic MESSENGER
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
fhe Neto Orleans Catholic Publication Oompenv. nt
Lafayette streets. ~
The Directors of the Company are.
I Most Rev. Archbishop N. ]. PERcnE,
President.
Very Rev. g. RAYMOND,
Very Rev. c. MOUNTAIN.
REV. T. j. KENNY,
Rev. T. j. SMITH, c. M.
Rev. n. G1EsEN, G. SIS. R.
aJoHN T. GIBBONS.
9oHN MCCARTNEY,
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Yours, very sincerely,
SISTER M r CIARr

IOuIs' FeIy sTnceTeIy,
SISTER NJ. F. CLARE.
Sister Mary Clare states that sue will give,
In return, spiritual for temporal favors, OF, in
other words, that the prayers, etc., of herself
and community will be offered for those who
may forward her contributions Her address
is as given above, and contributions NAV be
sent her by postofice orders or back exchau res.
or, with your permission, can be left at your
office for me, and will forward them.
Respectfully, oh. BUCKLEY