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The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-08-02

DAY IN THE MooN-A lunar day com
prises period of twenty eight days like ours
the sunrise upon the earth that woudrous
Transformation with which night dissolves
in 20 the glories of the day Z; when the watch
stars close their holy. eyes as the timid blush
of morning kindles the eastern horizon when
the tide Of light flows in to fill the celestial
canopy, and when, climax to the changing
scene, the glorious sun bursts open the gates
of the morning and proclaims himself the lord
of rhe hav. How fearfuily different is the
vision of IL sunrise upon the moor No gentle
transition from darkness to light, no imper-
ceptible melting of night into day. Frou, an
horis,n dark moouless midnight the sun
slowly ascends-a lurid ball of brightness, in
fnitey dazzling than it can appear TO
an earthly eye, gliding the submits of the
forth like islands of light in sea of darkness,
| while their bases and surrounding valleys are
shrouded in impenetrable gloom.
Slowly the silvery food of lgh1 pours down
the mountain flakes, and the shadows, still of
pitchy blackness, slowly shorten the sun,
after the lapse of one hundred and seventy
| hours, attains its meridian height. If we look
aloft to the lunar heavens we behold the stars,
though at MONDAY. with steady lustre, un.
| sullied with the effect of twinkling or
| scintillation, for these phenomena are due to
! the varying currents of an atmosphere
For fourteen days the sun pours down his
! fiery .ys upon arid soil never sheltered by
a welcome cloud, never refreshed by genial
shower, till that soil becomes heated to a
water. Gradually the shadows lengthen
| and the declines, but crimson
! curtain of evening closes around the lunar
| landscape; and when the last rays of the set
| ting sun are lost beneath the horizon, no twi-
| light intervenes, but pail of fearful darkness
| falls upon the scene.s And then succeeds long
| and dreary night of three hundred and twenty
eight hours duration, and a severity of cold
! that reduces the tely-parched surface to q
| temperature probably three hundred degrees
| below the freezing point of water.
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Death of Col. Benzinger.
baltimore Mirror. |


Col. Matthias Benzinger, a we'll known and
residence on Madison avenue, on Wednesday,
July 18th, in the seventy-ffth year of his age.
He was born at Forchheim, Grand Duchy of
Baden, of an old and distinguished family, on
February &c. 1900 In 1874 he purchased sew
enty thousand acres of land in Elk county,
expense, and now st. Marys town, BenZipger
township, is a hourshing city of eight thous-
and Inhabitants, with it's monasteryS hummer
les, colleges, churches and foundries, where
thirty years ago there was nothing more than
o wilderness. By industry, energy, and an
extraordinary business tact, Col. Benz1nger
amassed large fortune, which he disbursed In
his liberal and munificent charities. He was
one of the trustees of the old st. Johns church
which stood upon the site of the new st. Al
phonsus' German church, and it was through
his efforts and his liberality that the present
prominent temple of the piety of the German
Catholics of Baltimore was erected. He
but his corporate positions and the attention
to his private business transactions have kept
him fully employed since He was the founder
of several institutions, president of one bank,
director in several insurance, mining, benef-
cial and other companies. He was active,
upright and good citizen, always readily m-
perilling his life to secure the property and
lives of his fellow-citizens. Particularly no.
ticeable upon two memorable occasions during
the terrible United States Bank riots of 1883,
he was mainly instrumental in saving this
city from destruction, and during the attack
upon the Carmelte Convent, his arm alone
prevented the contamination of q most horrl-
disgrace that bgotry and fanaticlsm would
have thrust upon her. Col BeDzinger was
twice married, and leaves many children and
grandchildren to mourn his loss.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-08-02

(Cathollc Review

catholic Review
The following is translation of the let
ter which the members of the Congregation
of the Sacred Heart of Jesus intend send
promise he recently made Father Chevalier
that he would dedicate the whole Church
to the Most Sacred Heart of our Lord, If
such was the wish of the Catholic world:
Most Holy Father We lay at your feet this
ardent appeal, wherein we entreat OF You TO
dedicate the Universal Church to the Sacred
Heart of Jesus. AS rivers retHrn to the ocean
which produced them, so the&Church returns
to the source from whence she sprang. This
divine source is the Sacred Heart of Jesus; 1t
ia your word, Most Holy Father, Cor iUud undo
pr0dirii Ecclesia From His Heart came the
Church. And your word is also that OF ST
Augustine: "The CHURCH was born of the
heart of our Lord as he Yied on the Gross - it
is the word of St. Jehn Chrysostom Christ
has used His heart TO fonnd the Church :" it is
the word of the seraphic st. l'anaventure
The Church was formed of the Heart of j esus
Christ )" it is the word of all tradition. After
eighteen centuries of hard work and of labo-
rious life, the Church of God has reached
time of persecution which makes you cry out
in the midst of the>tempest with a voice full
of distress iqdeeds but also of hope. - The
Church and society have no other hope than
in the Sacred Heart of Jesus it is He who
also will cure her of all her woe Propagate
this devotion everywhere. 1t will save the
world."- Since this is the case, Most Holy
Father, consecrate we implore you, the Holy
Church to the Divine Heart of Jesus. This
inviolable port will be the place where the
bark of Peter will find peace. And the solemn
day of it's conservation will open for all Ca
tholic nations, we feel convinced that era of
peace and prosperity which she has so 1ong
awaited.
These are, Most Holy Father, the wishes of
your most devoted children.
Issoudun, June II, 1874. Feast Of the Sacred
of Jesus. Ii e
Note-We requeAt the faithful to send
back their copies of this supplicatiop,
properly signed, to- Father Chevalier, Su,
perior Oft the Missionaries of the Sacred
Heart at Issodoun (Indre), France, before
October l, 1874. They will be then bound
in rich volumes and deposited at the feet
of his Holiness on October H,~the feast of
the Blessed Margaret Mary Alacoque, and
on the anniversary of the conservation of
France to the Sacred Heart.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-08-02

A TRUSTWORTHY DEv1CE.-A certain
French minister one day received a visit
from a friend, who, on sending up his
name, was shown into the great mans
sanctum. A warm discussion arose be-
tween them. Suddenly an usher entered,
and handed the minister q note. On OPEN
ing it he at once changed his tone of voice,
and assumed a quiet and Grbaue manner
by the marked effect it had suddenly pro
duced upon the minister, his friend cast
furtive glance at it, when to his astonish-
ment, he perceived that it was simply
plain sheet of paper, without a scratch up
on it More puzzled than ever, the gen
tlemau, after few minutes, took his leave,
and proceeded TO interrogate the usher, to
whom he was well known, for he himself had
been Minister of the Interior. You have"
said he, "just handed to the minister
note, folded up, which had most extra
ordinary effect upon him. Now, it was
plain sheet of paper, with nothing written
upon it. What did it mean 7" "Sir" replied
the usher, "here is the explanation. which
must beg you to keep secret. for do
not wish to compromise myself. My master
is very warm and very liable to lose his
temper. AS he himself is aware of his
weakness, he has ordered me, each time
that his voice is raised sufficiently to be
audible in the anti-room, without delay to
place sheet of paper in an envelope, and
take it to him. That reminds him that
his temper is getting the better of him,
and he at once calms himself. Just now
heard his voice rising, and Immediately
carried out my Instructions"
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-08-02

myself in Melbourne. in July, 1884, Mr.. O'Brien,
on behalf of himself and his two comrades,
declared that fact in his speech reported by
the Press. 1t was always declared by Mr..
OBrien, MT. O'Doherty and myself ever since
the escape of Mr.. Mitchell, that we three were
completely compromised along with Mr.. Nit
chel in the honor dishonor of that escape.
And l should be rejoiced to have that question
considered by q court of honor-of Americans,
or Germans, or Frenckmen, or Russians,
even English military officers. At present there
is the authority of the late Lord Palmerston-
though his words were merely an implication
of the charge of dishonor, and not a direct
charge-on the side of those who like you,
impute dishonor to John Mitchell. am con-
tent to let the world judge on question of
honor bet cen the late Lord Palmerston on one
eide, and VIM. $. OBrien, Kelvin O'Doherty
and John Martin on the other. am, sir, your
obedient servant, JOHN MARTIN.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-08-02

USE OF FLowERs.-Many persons fancy
they love flowers, they certainly like their
effective use. They like bouquets, and
baskets of hot house bloom, they like
flowers t., adorn the person and the table,
to decorate the altar aud the tomb, but
have no pleasure in their growth. The
student of nature, on the other hand, who
loves flowers. not only delights in their
decorative use, but also in his own
achievements. He sees the beautiful bios
som in the tiny seed when he commits it
to the earth, eXults in its termination,
watches with tender interest the develop
mept of leaf and stem, bud and flower, is
more than happy in fulfilling the condi
lions of growth. studies its habits aud pc
culiarities, the delicate organization of all
it's tissues, the subtle web of leaf and petal,
aud at last when it stands before him with
its browning glory, he can truly say 1T has
been to him a joy at every stage of it's ad-
vance. Such person is privileged to Sit
at royal banquets of which the former class
have scarcely hoard. Nature is ever true
to us, as we'll as to herself, and those who
love her much cannot we'll be false. The
story of Picciola is only a strongly drawn
picture of the pleasure experienced by
those who have genuine regard for her
work. Fondness for flowers is not given
to professional gardeners alone, nor yet to
women or poets, but cheers the heart re
CARELESS of condition. 1t often throws
bit of bright color into the poorest and
lands wreathing n stately column, it adorns
the highest ambitions and noblest purposes.
We may not become enthusiasts, but we
may have much enjoyment in our labor:
and the taste that is slight may be improved
by cultivation.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-08-02

Mr.. Brian, clerk at the patent office,
on receiving his discharge, deliberately re-
paired to the model-room, and there con
strcucted a formidable weapon Of a poker,
and sabre, and bayonet This done, he di-
vested himself of almost every vestige of
clothing, and suddenly appeared in the cor
ridors. charging upon every one who ap-
peared with the greatest fury. The poor
fellow was finally "verpowered and taken
to his residence. Another instance at lo9s
of mental balance was a brother of Que OF
the relieved, the appointment of which lat
ter it appears had been secured by Mr..
Blame. This worthy rushed to the tele-
graph Office and surprised the uroane SPEAK
er of the House, who is resting from the
fatigues of his congressional labors at his
home in North Adams, Mass by the fol-
lowing telegram "My brother is removed:
come. on at once" notwithstanding the
heat, thus party has probably endured an
atttack of chill Blame Washington Chron-
ic[e
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-08-02

PuILADE1PH1A-A flying visit, last week. to
Philadelphia revealed to us the glory of this
beautiful city, it's material progress and the
growth of the Catholic religion. The city
contains 700, 600 inha bitants, of whom fully 200
600 are Catholics. The Park, consisting of
300 acres, or more, is a marvel of beauty
four times the size of that of New York, and
surprising in rivers, views and woodland see
merry the famous Hyde Park of London. From
knoll in the center of the Park not far from
the Centennial Monument, can be seen at once
the noble Cathedral of IS. P. and p. and the
elegant Seminary of St. Charles B. This mag
nifcent structure, especially in it's internal
arrangements, is unique and unsurpassed by
ecclesiastical buildings, either in Europe or
America The professors for sound learning
and devotion to the theological and humanita
rian students under their care, are more noted
and praiseworthy than building, furnishing or
splendid surroundings. Hail soon to be Me,
tropolis of what was once the Quaker City !!
The Basilica erected by Rev. Mr.. O'Reilley to
the honor of God, under the Invocation of ST..
Charles Borromeo, a splendid edfce, is hasten
ing to completion, and cost $3.50, OoO.-Cincin-
natl Telegraph.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-08-02

ala the days of old Rome," says writer
in BelgrdCid, "when a senator was repni"d
of great wealth, he would receive Kind
permission from the state to undertake the
making of O new road or other public i'm
provement. Often, indeed, as u means of
perpetuatiug his name aud fame Jn rostcri-
ty, he would voluntarily undertake some
magnificent work of the kind. 1t is pity
that we cannot devise the means of bringing
to pass noble emulationI on the part of
. wners of enormous fortunes to distinguish
themselves as magnificent and splendid,
not 40 much in feast and furniture and
eauipages, as in public improvements
colonnades, picture galleries, statues-de-
voted to the good of their fellow citi7
sens"
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-08-02

TIE FRENCH SUGAR PRoCEsS.-A French
scientific writer cites the sugar manufac-
ture, as developed in France, as furnishing
one of the most interesting and beautiful
illustrations of the application of science to
industrial processes. AS is we'll known the
French make their sugar from the beet
root and in that manufacture there is a
residnum, and there is in sugar made from
cane-molasses, containing a great deal Of
sugar, which cannot be recovered but the
beet-root molasses has this serious fault,
that it is nauseous, having bad, dis
agreeable smell, and is utterly UNBEATABLE.
Now, it occurred to Mr.. Dubranfaut, that
this molasses might be compelled to give up
it's sugar, and he invented what may be term
ed the barytic process, in order to sc arate
it-thatis, to the otherwise useless molasses
of the beet-root, hydrate of baryta is added,
which combines with the saccharic acid, or
sweet principle, and produces saccharate,
or sucrate of baryta, an lnsOluble sub
stance. The coloring and other soluble
matters are then washed out ); and thus,
from this dark substance, acted upofa> in
tho first instance by the hr drate of barytp,
body lie obtained which is perfectly COL
orless. 1t is next necessary to get rid of
the baryta, it being poisonous, and tor this
purpose carboDic acid is used. On the in
trOdnction of the acid, q carbonate of
baryta is formed-the baryta goes over to
the carbonic acid, and the sugar is left.
The sweet fluid is now subjected to clari-
ficatioD, and becomes colorless substance,
extremely sweet and perfectly free from
barry ia, the final result being the recovery
of from thirty five cent to forty-fve per
cent of pure sugar from the original fetid
molasses.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-08-02

HINTS ON SLEEP.-To~ literary men,
preachers, teachers, doctors, Journalists,
aud brain workers in general, the following
hints are exceedingly worthy of attention.
The fact is, that as life becomes cOncen-
trated, and its pursuits more eager, short
sleep aud early rising become impossible:
We take more sleep than oar ancestors, and
W. take more steep because We want more
Six nonrs' sleep will d" very well for
plOuyhman ar hricklaN er, or any other man
who has u" exhaustion but that produced
by manual labor, aud the sooner he takes
it after the labor the better But for the
man whose labor is mental, the stress is on
the brain and nervous system, and for him
who ia tired in the evening with day OF
mental application, neither early To bed nor
early to rise is Wholesome. He needs
letting down to the level of repOse. The
longer interval between the active use OF
the brain and the retirement to bed, tn"
better his chance of sleep and Tetfreshment.
To him an hour after midnight is probably
az good as two hours before it, aud even
then his sleep will not 80 completely re-
store him as it will his neighbor who is
physically tired. His best sleep is the early
morning hours, when all the nervous ex-
element has passed away, and he is in ao-
sOlate rest.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-08-02
N ,rning Star and Catholic Messenger.
INV ORLEANS, SUNDAY, AUGUST .. 1874.
WORDS.

Words are lighter than the cloud foam
OF the restless ocean spray;
yainer than the trembling shadow
That the. next hour steals away.
By the fall Of summer raindrops Ill.,
Is the air as deeply stirred;
And the rose.leaf that we tread on
Will outlive q word.
Yet on the dull silence breaking
With lightning flash, word.
Bearing endless desolation
On it's blighting wings, heard.
Earth can forge 10 keener weapon
KS Dealing surer deaf tn and pain.
And the cruel echo answered
Z Through long years again.
I have known one word hang star.like
Ger q dreary waste of years, ~
And it only shone the brighter
Looked at through mist of tears;
While weary wandere1 gathered
Hope and heart on life's dark way, q
Ely its faithful promise shining
Clearer day by day.
have known spirit calmer
Than the calmest lake. and clear
AS the heavens that gazed upon it,
With no wave of hope or fear;
But storm had swept across it
And its deepest depths were stirred
Never, never more to slumber,
Only by q word.
have known q word more gentle
Than the breath of summer air,
In a listening heart it nestled,
And it lived forever there.
Not the beating of its prison
= Stirred it ever, night or day:
Only with the hearts last throbbing
Could it fade away.
Words are mighty, words are living: :
Serpents with their venomous stings,
Or bright angels, crowding round us
With heavens light upon their wings:
Every word has it's own spirit,
True or false, that never dies;
Every word mans lips have uttered
Echoes in Gods skies.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-08-02
The Mennonite Emigration.
IN. Y. World, July Isl


a colony of 600 Mennonites from the
Crimea reached Castle Garden Friday from
the steamer Hammonia. The newcomers
are members of religious sect who left
Germany generation ago under strong
inducements from Russia. and settled in
the waste lands of the Crimea, occupying
the lands of the Grim Tartars, who emigra-
ted at or before this time to Turkey to
avoid furnishing the annual contingent to
the Russian force of irregular cavalry.
Quiet and peaceable, witlaas creed limited
to few cardinal articles of the reformed
faith taught in the sixteenth century by
Memo Simonis, of Holland, the sect differs
from most Protestant denominations ia re-
thai Of Quakers, II peculiar dress, and entire
exclusion from the world and its interests.
Patient and industrious, they steadily grew
in wealth and comfort in their Russian
settlement without molestation from the
Russian Government up to within II few
years, when the Government began a series
of petty prosecutions which aim at extin-
gushing their religious faith. An emf
grafton to this country was at once decided
on, and a large number Lave come aud
more are expected. About 1913, 900 mem
bers of the sect are now in this country.
They constitute class superior in wealth,
intelligence, and morals to any other cm-
grants, and in the last particular to any
class in the community. The colony which
has just reached this country lelt the Erie
depot yesterday afternoon for Elkhart
Ind. Atchison, Kan. i; and Yankton, Oak
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-08-02

Religion is one of the most important parts
of patriotism; it is that which renders ones
country 30 dear and so sacred; tits that which
preserves the respect for our ancestors, which
blesses the soil that bears rs, and which pro-
tegts tho earth that will one day receive u.s.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-08-02
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
TWENTY FIFTH ANNUAL STATEMENT
Crescent Mutual Insurance Company,
MAY 81, 1874.

Total gross premiums for the year ending ..a, -
Earned premiums, less reinsurance and re:
Less losses Is I paid and estimated si;6, 800 70 ''''
Loss taxes, discount in lieu of par
ticipation. interest on capital,
Total gross OF Com pany ......... 6S2649 -
The Board Of Trustees resolved that after paying the
fourth quarterly interest at two and shaf cent on
S ssa in cn
after the thirday of june next 10 those par
ties nsurinG with the company entitled to receive tho
rRusrEEss
Samuel II. Kennedy. g I. Buddeoke,
Adam Thomson. Henry Abraham.
Joseph Bowling. Edward j. Gay.
SGhn f. sandage. : ,nn.as H 1, wl,s
3's = It "'"''"'' r. \. T % Mo"''
.tl". .','shrv John E. King
''H'I-- !. =, >h.,k, Frederick Camsrden,
l,vl' w.tl,.r j. l.. Harris,
sn':ew .rt, Joseph Stone.
THOMAs A. ADAMS, President
UESlY V. OGDEN, Secretary. my3l 2m
t,ibERNIA Insurance COMPANY,
Office, No-37 Camp Street.
JOHN HENDERSON. President
+ thus ts% +: bk RAG fff sseSs,ary.
At election held Monday the 9TH inst the
this Company to serve the ensui ing year u
p. Irwin, John Henderson.
Thos. Marley, Thomas Kag.
X. NJ. o Brien. John q. Ryan
Thos. Gilmore. w. j. Castell,
John I. Gibbons J. A. Girdner.
William Hart. Edw'd Sweeney.
Z. Conery, Jr
And at a meeting of the Board held May 18th. JOHN
HENDERSON, ESQ, President. and p. IRWIN, Esq :,
Vlce-Presdent, were unani mously reelected.
The Board declared out of the net profits Of the
Company for the past twelve months 10 per cent in
forests also per cent dividend on the paid up capital
and 81 per cent dividend pI en- INNS paid by stock
holdsrssad interest and dividends under the amend
charter be placed to the credit of the stock
Interest and dividends full paid stock to be paid in
cash the office of the Company and after July 18th
next.
THOS. F. BRAGG. Secretary.
New Orleans May 10. 1874. myi7 "a ly
NEW ORLEANS MUTUAL INSURANCE COM
PANY.
Office. corner Camp and Canal streets
Capital, S5oc.Ooo.
| Assets, December 81, 1873. S77A,503 II
Insures Fire, Marine and River Risks dividing the
profits each department separately the insured.
For the accomm Odaton OF its customers. the Com
pany will mako Marine Losses payable IN London
| 49, j. TUYES. President.
j. w. HINCKS. Secretary. mh29 ~ "
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