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Gus, because it is so widely extended as to

| oOcu NORMAL.
Some people scatter pain producing ele
sorry when they witness the suffering pro-
oaced. Others do it for momentary
pressure, without meaning any serious re-
sIlts; But now and then we find persons
VINO love to torment victim. They enjoy
| another's sufferings. 1t is their happiness
20 see some one made keenly miserable by
tnelr lance like tongue. They will smile.
and talk in low, sweet tones, and shoot out
qulVering sentences, poison tipped, and
cast look sideways, to see if they strike,
bright. e''"'
In part this is latent ambition. People
| thus assert their power over Others. II
raises one in his own estimation to perceive
that no can control the moods of another.
buG tnere 10 still more common exhibit
| tion of the love of suffering. 1t is seen in
the lgnoble, but universal, Art of Teasing.
we see 1t in its most unregulated form
among children, who nip aud pinch each
otner, MAKE up mouths, twitch each others
clothes, run Oft with toys, push and
Joggle," point WITH Insulting fingers, aud
In hundred ingenious ways strive to make
each other miserable. AS they grow mn. it
often happens that young people carry ON q
campaign of teasing, each one vieing with
another which shall be the sharpest.
1t does not cease with youth. Grown
folks, good -natured, kind, we'll. leaning,
and full of benevo!ence, often show this
perverse spirit in the midst of all their
kindness. By sharp speech, by yelled sar-
casm, by exciting curiosity which they will
not crafty, by narrating pretended facts,
by sinister compliments, by rallying one
when circumstances forbid reply, by
equivocal praise, by blunt telling of some
truth that had better been left unsaid, and
by hundreds of ingenious ways which time
would fail to tell, people infltct pain upon
each other.
Those who, in the main, are striving to
make friends happy will have one black
thread in the web of white. Those who
really love each other have a strange fond
ness for stirring each other up.
There is an innocent and even pleasure
producing method OF rallying, which if
deity and gracefully done, heightens the
enjoyment of society. One may touch a
discord if it iapses into true cord. Some
times, when we have good news to tell, we
are bewitched with desire to open the
m after as if it were great trouble that we
are about to break. There is a gentle
badnage, an innocent arrow-shooting,
which hatters and charms. But life is full
of the other sort. If Darwin is right in
thinking that men assembled from nomads
by gradual evolution, then it is very GER
tain that some men came up by the way of
the musquito, the flea aud the biting fly.
and that their ancestral traits still lipger in
the blood.
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The Venice Congress on Church Music.

The following propositions regarding Church
music, extracted from the Acts of the Catholic
Congress recently held at Venice may interest
our readers
"Section 5, part 9. Sacred Mus,c-I This
Congress, considering with regret the very
deplorable state of the music ordinarily per.
formed in churches, the almost entire absence
of Judgment or of religious sense in its selec.
ton, the constant preference given to dramatic
compositions, the ignoring of the sacred
language which tho music should interpret in
sound, the evident end of such compositions to
allure the senses, to fascinate the affections,
rather than to raise the mind aud heart to the
contemplation of God; considering, further
that these great abuses continue to exist in
spite of the laws coming from the Holy See,
particularly of the celebrated EncyclicaI, 22nd
July, 1749, by the immortal Pontiff Ben edi ct
XIV, and in spite of the legislation of 80
many Bishops this Congress recognizes as
true church music Gregorian Chant, with or
without organ accompaniment, and barmonized
music in the Palestrina style. 1t considers
further, that dramatic music is not SO suitable
Tor Church purposes; and it calls attention to
the fact that the Church only tolerates in
strumental accompaniment hence it expresses
its hope that those ecclesiastical and secular
authorities who have the charge of deciding
what pieces of music are to be Used in sacred
functions, will not admit any which are not
in agreement with the Ency clicals and notifica-
tions with censures annexed to Them referred
to above; namely-1st. Gregorian chant with
or without organ accompaniment End. Music
in parts in the Palestrna STYLE 3rd Music
with instrumental accompaniment, provided
the accompaniment be merely u support for
the voice, and not the principal thing, and for
this end, Instruments should be allowed sub-
ject to the sanction of a committee chosen and
approved by episcopal authority, 30 that the
ecclesiastical rules regarding them may be ac-
curately observed.
III: This Congress. recognizing the neces-
sity of reviviug the of Gregorian Chant re-
commends it being taught at evening classes
in boarding schools and colleges, in chapels
where pious reunions take place on feasts, in
order that the people may be gradually edu-
Gated into true taste in regard to religious
music.
III: This Congress, holding that theatrical
pieces for the organ should not be allowed, and |
keeping in view the wish expressed by many
Bishops that no sort of playing which is at
variance with religious IDEAS should be toler-
ated, considers that it would be very desirable
that q selection of voluntaries should be COM
piled, published in cheap form, aud dedicated |
to the Most Rev. Ordinary which might be in
creased from time to time by the periodical
of appendices.
:" Nv. This Congress charges the permanent
committee TO devote to this purpose the pro-
ceeds of subscription to be set on foot, or to
make arrangements with some publisher for
such work."
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WONDERFUL RESOURCES OF TExAs-One of
the Texas delegation of merchants recently
sent to St. Louis to consult in regard to direct
trade, remarked at the st. Louis Exchange that
no one is yet Thoroughly acquainted with the
vast resources of that State. Its wonderful
grazing capacity is indicated by the fact that
it exports 100000 head of cattle per annum.
1t is declared upon good authority that even
under its presenSmeagre System of cultivation
it can produce, with anything like Il fair yield,
one bale of cotton, twenty-five bushels of
wheat, forty bushels of corn and sixty bushels
of oats to the acre. Texas planted last year
100000 acres in cotton; Georgia 1,200000
acres Alabama ], 300, 900 acres, and Mississippi
$780, 1000 acres; and Notwithstanding the fact
that Texas planted a half million less acres
than Mississippi, it is now estimated that she
will make quite as much if not more cotton than
any other State. 1t must not be forgotten that
they have in Texas over 150,000,O0O acres of
land-a State six times as large as the State of
and as it's development may be
said to have just commenced, it may well be
left to imagination to say what her future will
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ga friend of mine," said Erskine, '.was
suffering from continual wakefulness, and
various methods were tried to bring him
sleep. AT last his physicians resorted to an
expedient which succeeded admirably.
They dressed him in a watchman's coat,
put lantern in his hand, placed him in
sentry box, and he was asleep in ten min
utes.n
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m,rning Star and Catholic Messenger.
BIZ JLoRENcE PERCY.

LITTLE FEET.
BIZ JLoRENcE PERCY.
Two little feet, SO small that both may nestle
In one caressng hand
Two tender feet upon the untried border
OF LIES mysterious land.
Dimpled and soft and pink as peach.tree blossoms,
= In Aprils fragrant days,
How can they walk among the briery tangles
Edging the worlds rough waysf
These rose.white feet along the doubtful future
Must bear q woman's load
Alas since Woman has the heaviest burden,
And walks the hardest road.
Love, for a while win make the path before them
All dainty. sme 9th and fair
Will Gull away the brambles. letting only
The roses blossom there --
But when the mothers watchfnl eyes are shrouded
Away from sight of men,
And these dear feet are left without her guiding
Who shall direct them thenq
How will they be allured, betrayed deluded,
Poor little untaught feet
Into what dreary maLes will they wander,
What dangers will they meet
Will they 90 stumbling blindly in the darkness
or sorrows fearful shadesi
Or find the upland slopes of Peace and Beauty,
Whose sunlight never fadesi
VIII they 60 toiling up Ambitions summit
The common world above?
Or in some nameless vale, securely sheltered,
Walk side by side with Loves
Some feet there be which walk track unwounded
Which find but pleasant ways;
Some hearts there be to which this life is only
A round of happy days.
But they few. Far more there are who wander
Without q hope f,iend-
Who find their Journey foil Of pains and losses
And long to reach the end.
How shall it be with her, the tender stranger
Fair.faced and gentle.eyed,
Before whose unstained feet the worlds rude highway
Stretches fair and wide9
All who may read the future? For our darling
We crave all blessings sweet
And pray that He who feeds the crying ravens
Will guide the baby's feet.
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ALL THE CANDoR OF YoUTH.-Aunt Bella
(who has just read out aloud 1.-THE burial of
Sir John Moore ny" Now, then, which of the
verses do you like best 7" Jack (with alacrity)
-"OL1know-'F Few and short were the
PRAYERS we said'D
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Gentlemen, do not conform yourselves to
this age, but reform it, and bend it to the
newness of your life. Do not assimilate
yourselves to the world ;-assmilate the
world to you that is your mission.-Mgr.
Pie,
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Success in life is very apt to make us forget
the time when we were not much. It is just
30 with frog on jump; be can't remember
when he was = tadpOle, but other folks can.
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TwENTY-FIFrH ANNUAL STATEMENT
Crescent Mutual Insurance Company,
MAY %. Is74.- ".'...' ID - .

iotai gIoss p premiums for tho year ending
April 80, 1874. e4o0 500 on
Earned premiums. less reinsurance and 70.
premlums- JI9 Asa a
Less losses paid and estimated. Si56 266 90 -
Less taxes discount In lieu of par.
ticipation, interest capital
less discount etc. 100 56a Oa-e56 e3 OF
Total gross assets of Company. ........ 6526I9 %
me Board Of Trustees resolved that after paving the
tSe eapa ssa interest res at and half
TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT be paid in cash on and
asef the twenty day of june next those par
same. w A0"oA'e h''
TRUSTEES:
SInomas A Adams, Samuel Newman
SamueI IL kennedy, 9 Il. Buddecke,
-1ohnl ;heips
nahm thomson, Henry Abraham,
Z. N STRONG, Victor Meyer,
Joseph lowing Edward j. Gay,
Sonn M sandidge. Simon Hernsbem,
Sinon rorcneimer Joseph b. Wolfe,
n - fsG Il. L. Torien,
coward Pisbury, John EssKing
Shaties n SiayD Frederick Came rden,
DaSN " alace. j. L. Harris
Andrew Stewart, Joseph Stone
THOMAS A. ADAMS President
HENRY V. OGDEN Secretary. my3i pm
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I lBERNIA INSURANCE COMPANY,
Office, No. 81 Camp Street.
JOHN HENDERSON, President.
r. IRWIN, Vice President
IHOS. +. BRAGG, Secretary.
At an election held on MONDAY the 4tb inst the
Following named gentlemen were chosen Drectors of
this Com pany to serve for the ensuing year:
lr%ih John Henderson,
Thos. Marley, Themes Ei,g
K. NJ. O'Brien, John a Ryan
Inos. GLmore. w. j. Castell,
John L. Gibbons J. A Girdner
William Hart. Edwid Sweenay
Il. Conery, Jr
HENDERSON, ESQ.,, President, and p IRWIN ESQ
NiSe-President, were unanimously reelected.
Inc Board declared ont of tho net profits of the
company for the past twelve months 10 per cent in
and - per cent dividend premiums pad Inv stoc h.
h9ders-said interest and dividends under the amend
charter to be placed to the credit stock noea
interest and dividends full paid stock to be paid in
next. - - ' O'J 'oS1
THos. f. BRAGG, Secretary.
tem orleans, may 10. 1873. my17 "a iy
NEW ORLEANS MUTUAL INSURANCE COM
PANY
Office, corner of Camp and Canal streots.
Capital, 100000.
Assets, December 81, S774.5O5 II
1nsures Fire. Marine and River Risks dividing tho
prohts on each department. separately the insured
For the accommodation of Its custom era tie Com.
pany Will make Marine Losses payable in London.
j. w RTNCKS Sacrat,rv --e' - 10 ~ ~,
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INSURANCE COMPANIES.
TEUToNIA INSURANCE coMpAN

TEUToNIA INSURANCE COMPANY
NEW ORLEANS.
Office, No. Ill Gravier Street,
insure Fire, Marine and River Risks at Lowest
Rates.
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u BOARD OF TRUSTEES,
Henry Aoraham, Elmer Bader N A Baum ganaeo
n q Del Bondo. Oh Engstfeld, Franz
T Fl Es1iere' ny taller Sigmund Stats
Ibeo Ltlienthal, b Miller, Rjctert
FRANK hoder, Louis Schneider, w Sc amids
H. Setg, Isaac Scherck Iouis ScS.rsst.
y Id Schwartz, r Wilderman, Weissanhach
Au2 u Nv
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A; Elmer RAIDER. President
"a, ESSSTFELD, Vice President,
GEORGE STROMEYER, Secretarv.
, 1874-07-06
No. Rnft8. Consideration.


THIS "Gtorioua Fourth WAS observed on
Saturday, in commercial circles, even moro
cloaoly than tie average OF former years. Tho
excitement In corn on Friday afternoon drew
fow members Of tho Board OF Trade to the curb
stone. but thore were scarcely enough to got up
IN enthusiasm either way, and they soon
scattorcl.
Corn sold in q small way at 571@o sol1or
August, aid 675ao seller July; cash corn vas
inactive, buttho "ring-master" bid 5511 and5 811o
Tor all TINT might bo oireiea.
Wheat was weak and BOLD very sparingly at
1l3l6o sealer the month, which was decline Of
1c from tho closing prloo Of Fiiday evening.
Seller August sold at 1O8y{c.
There was nothing doing in provisions or lake
frsghts.
The street markets were worry quios most ot
them inactive, aul without change. Henco We
do not repeat thom.
Lumber was quiet and nominal. A largo fleet
arrived at the sale-docls, but trade was s,s-
pended. All tho ofcos wore oIosod. There mas
no change at the yards.
rRoDuoE STATISTICS.
The journal Of C0mne7ce gives tho following
aH tho receipts of etain articles Ut domestic
produce at tile port of NoW York for the iirst
iEur rfiT ia
, 1874-07-06

Ills understood that on Alunday next, July 6, The
rates OF freight llvc-aock trom Chcago 10 The East
will 10 advanced The nsw schedule Of sasea has not
cATTLE-rho week ending tonight may bs clsssea
among the ules and most unprottAbo Of tho present
season. Although the receps, IN compared with last
week and tue preceding ona, show falling OF Of eonie
5ooD eud ths market been oversloeked the daily
msnts q Ss rade Ths tho deres
sion hers ia fo.nl in the denorazcd condition Of tho
sn msr s'sns s. s eseessys s sps.
view. Now York, DnIao, Albany. and Pttsburg have
declined from Nc to 10 p il. and tha market has re-
have autfcral most, but tie decline In other
descriptions waa sufficient to insure losa to
@ raS %asss s s oas a s
eatts aud hnii i.fastsued natives The bulk Of the4a
not suited to tbs wants Of tho Eastcru markets.
and after the wants Ok feeders and Chicago butchers
had bccn aasfed the remainder had 10 be psadled cut
spoaaS To- oer, Ths weeta business WIS ons CHEF
iy At "a 0c@323 for through Texas cattls at $j25@
4b0 for atosksrs; At @3oo for inferior native
t75 for Gom1non 10 good shipping beeyeB, aud at
a25 for cllocs to extra shipping steers. Several Of
yaSerav and oSaE to to meagrs Receipts ths
market displayed somewhat irner tone but no part
Of tho decline has been regained.
Extra Deayes-Gradsd sssers. Rvesaging !, 400
ohoiea o5 aIa fat veil sofns year
400 lbs. 5sn@e.1o
steers. averaging ilso to ,soO lhs soo@575
aging 1850 to LILO u.s. 4.7s@5.4o
putchcrs' Stock-Common to fatr steers,
AMI good to extra cowA for cAty slaughter,
averaging $50 to ,l0U hs... :........... 375@4,7s
Stock Cat;le-Comnon cattle, in decent
Heah, averaging TOO to $50 lts...... 100
InGeriur-Light and thin cow, heifers,
stays, buls, aud scalawag ateera. 900a3 90
Cattle-Texaa, choCe corn-ted ........ b.0Dt55.1D
Oattla-Texas. wiMtered North ). 350a4 "a
attle-Texas. through droye4. ........ l.50G3,2 %
HOGS-The market has ruled quiet mud easy Ut Q
hght reduction from the prizes current at tue close of
last week. THO waula OF shippers wers peEhaps "a
urgent AZ usual but tits two liberal receipts Kara them
tue vantage ground, sud tey experienced little dlh-
Guilty III filling their o.ders at 1U@l5c "oH" Our re-
cepts continue uuprecedenetiy heayJ for this stage
OF the seuso The ntriyaa from May 10 date this year
exceeding by somshng Ike lao 900 leh the recelptR
for tile Sans period luat year, whils In comparison
with former seusons tile difference IL evcn moro pro-
nouncod At the closs Of tue week the narkct is firm
er-lue to the light arrivals OF yesterday and to-ay.
We quote closing prices at 60 for inferior to
rontlon; ut $3dat951a for medium to good, and at
81. .85t96.25 fnr choice Ia extra.
EHEEP-TAe trade In this clat6 Of stock has been
nbont as dull we'll could 10. but tho ama amount
Of stock sen In enabled seera to keep up nrces. Gnl
tho market may be quoted steady at $300Gs2.76 for
Inferior to common NJ II. .00332s for medium, and
at for good 10 cisolcu Sales Of laba wore
repnrtod At 81 .6q93.7b por head-prlnctpay IT. -76
R2.25.
, 1874-07-06
MONEY AND COMMERCE,


6ArunDAr EvENrrn, July 4.
BuBinoss At the banks was uuuucstiouab,y
more sotiye during tho week just o!oaed, Tho
demand for snonoy Ii reported to lnyo Increased
In noarly csery direction. Moro commercial pa-
por ia boihg offered for discount, aud bettor
teellnR 10 TO he soen among investors. Not to
oxaggerate this favorable turn of etfaira It muBt
bo admitted that 1t does not Indicate any
7cry groAt development Of bus,ness. but
ia rathor the effect OF the hopofulncss for the
future TINT follows tno Adjournment OF Oou-
groas, a,d tho promise Of early aud abundant
orops,
The rates Of discount at the haulta havo been
1rmer during tho week. at tho nominal rates OF
8@l0 per cent. Tbs prospect Of speedy and
ample use for funds IN the fall trade has created
an indspoaltEon to mako tho exceptional rates
offerot fow weeks ago. On tho street money
is a@l8 pcr cent; real estate loans, 06910 psr
cont.
Now York exchange opened weak at par, bo-
tween banks, for 81, 900, mud sold during tho
weoL as low ~ BOO discount. It closed firm
at par.
Carroney haa bcen going to tho oouutry in
small but humorous amounts: mnat OF It for
corn aud wool.
Tho raturna Of tho Clearing- House for tho
wcok aro not At hand, but tho daily clenrings
showed q smaller volumo OF business than would
have been expected from tie July selt1emcuts
This ia due to tho fact that the Bettlsmonte were
largely nlale by dllerencea instead Of dotiv-
orpa.
bonds AND GOLD FOE THE WEEK.
Preston, Eenll Il Co. furnish tho fn(nwfnfr
, 1874-07-06

Oharoslown, A1aBs., son OF tho 1ato Mr.
Hall. tho vol known dyer, who formerly LIVED In
Charlostowu, bnt had his Office in Of aomawlero
about tho hoad OF Hanover street, IN Dcston.
principioe, and a somewhat eocoptlio n1.'so. At
frat Tho song excited the nnoors Of the ungodly
Of those days. hut tho Hwaah~backlar tune to
whloi, 1t was Huug, together with tho lmpl,od
tho song itself, oa,,sotl It to tako firm hold Oh
tho puElio and military mind md It hooane ia
pont Of tact tic 'battlo-Lvmn OF tho 1lopubtio."
Anothor correspondent asserts in TUG Now York
was wr'tton by L. lIolbrook, and can be found
IN Frank Moorc's Boags Of lilo so,dtara,' which
formed ono OF tho quartet OF littlo volumes
otlitod by thai gcntlomah Into In tho war;"
, 1874-07-06
IOucAt
Washington Correspondence Of tho Cincinnati coner-

Senator Jones, tho man with tho financial.
Ideas attached, Ii creating quito splurEe in 3D.
ciety, md Ia possibly tho most Moueyed man
here. Ha is llviag in the house built aud ocou-
piod by Secretary Stanton, G5-foot front, tlroo-
story brick residence, situated opposite Fra,k-
lin Square, ono Of tho ,nauy beautiful GARDENS In
our city. After Mr.. Slantou'ndeath, Mr. Charles
Aator Dristed purchased it. 1t waa filled to re-
plot1on with superb furniture aud ra,e artcloa
Of vertu. among tllom exquisite patutings and
gracefully perfect ktatuary; altar tue dauth ol
this eccentric sonlal, au.I kinl-haastad man, ln
widow rented tue houHa and ita household gods
to JoneH, who llveB like q Lord. Ills house IL
illo1 with guests, who arc received by his sisters
Ills table IL magnificent, A,ld hls wines almost
prlccloss. Ills physician has not,tlod Jones that
Lin Senatorial digestion caunot loIg suryivo tue
tax Imposed on Il avery day, aud l.e usus. dict or
do. Jones III oorroBpondingly miserable, an.l
refuses to be con,forted. IIH stables are allntl
viii. ilno AorseA. nnl he keeps tor h.s guestY
tlroe or four carriages with dsags (not draya),
al,tl p!laetona without nllnlber. Hs IL aa goner-
ouH aH 4e IL rich, ulld most profuHo in that gen-
erOB.ty. II iH sud that hia prosant to iliss
t;ruut was chook for s5.0DD, with the statement
that, "Not bong much ofa lalY'sm man, hs did not
knnw what she'd like. an4 30 sont tl.s moncy
that She might purchase what boat suited hsr
taats."
, 1874-07-06
InstyuN,ents.


THE D. o. Rl1Hf Df HAts
The question OF the right of way OF the Daiti-
mora & Ohio llailrond through 0akwood Park
is htill undecided. Tho arbitration between tho
railroad ard tho proporty-ownors lla8 fallen
through. The award was such ~ tho railroad
will not even consider. Several courses arc opon
to them. They may traverse tie district be-
tween the South Parks and South Chicago over
tho 1ino Of lhh Fitch Dummy. Thoy may reach
tho Illinois Contral truck BY passing through
Stony lslsnd. They may follow their proaont
line with a deilecaon to the north OF Oak
wood patk. What Tho result will bs cat-
not DO told. No work is being dono on
tho line. It ia probably to tho uneel tainty
that has come 80 unexpectedly over the
plaua Of the railroad that tho BtAgnation Of real
ostats in that quarter il due. The activity that
seemed ready to start upon the announcement
that the Baltimore h Ohio Railroad would lay ita
tsacka between South Chicago and the South
ParkH has never appeared. Those who bought
land to subdivide hold 1t still In tracts; owllers
who got ready for purchasers are stlil expectant.
SUMMARY OF TNANsFEta ron THE wEEK.
The following ia tbs .oa1 amount ct city and subnr
BAH property within radius Of soven nflea Of tho
Colrt-Iose transferred during the week ending Fri
day, July 3: