The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-06-07

Thr C.,tho." and r"yalist press Of France
ncId j.s annual session this year al Tours
Si>ty Nv" journals wcro represented.
Getting up in the night to give the baby 1
dose Of soothing syrup is not whht ono carer
about, bat its hitting a fellows nose on The
hall. open dsor that corrugates ms feelings.
1t is wonderful the amount OF shappishhess
and inciVility that can bo crow dod mo mar
row-mindmL bilious clerk. ion can only real
i've it 10y asking simple question: "NP'''""9
ifthc employer be absent
Retreats FOR men have been opened All over
France, aad me 1T Versailles has p'eh attend
Cd lly 10 les than 800 soldiers ana oiiiccls.
They appeared ut all its services III fnil UNI
form, aud walked in the grand procession
which marked rs close. Nearly 10000 men
approached tho sGcramcnts on this occasion.
"rapcr concerts" are the new est things out
1t is Methodist invrution. The audience
make their calling aud election sure by
donations OF old paper. The individual bring
ing the biggest bundle gets prize. The con
grcgut,l outIlbutions are sold, and the pro
cccds TUNED into the treasury Of the Sunday
school. And tn" raGmen are in despair
Advice 10 mothers in the habit Of taking
children into The cars: Dispose your Off
springs carefully in different paris Of the
vehicle when you enter, and sit for admiration.
The moment that you see th%t tho attention OF
the pablo il ilagg ing, call the smallest boy to
You and kiss him. Repeat the process at in.
trlrule.
Considerate: This man knew what he wa,
about. I!c lived i'll tho country, and in buy inl
an az" nc other day he was particular to sclcc
the smallest one he could find. An acluant
ance asked him why he did SO, and he replied
"N"ll, my wife isn't enjoy ing very good hcnlt
tins winter, and if get heavier one II
afraid she won't be able TO cut wool
Ohio laments n decluo in the mutrmoni:
market. In 1sGG, thirty thousand four hu,
dred and seventy -niuo couples were joined i
marriage, while in 1873, only twenty thrt
thousand four hundred and sixty couples wei
paired showing that in former years there ".
ono marriage to every cighty-two persons, NJ
in the latter year only one marriage to OF
hundred and eighteen persons. What ca
the matter bef'
There will be seven great pilgrimagcs II,
year in France. The first Mt tho end of Il
present month to Rome; the second, in Jul
to Paray 10 Monial tho third in July TO s
Ammo d'Auray: tho fourth in Angus:
Dame dc Ia Garde, Marseiles, aRd to tho S
Baumo, tho tomb of Mary Magialene; Il
sixth, in October to st. DE MIS- and the seven
to Tours in November.
There !. something remarkable. though II
unCOmmon, ~ the vital statistics of Conncc
cut. ih0t wtr, ~ drorctS yrGHicd last gtdr in III
State. lh" population has increased 100 ov
the preceding year; Lnt tie nmmit,. Of Ma,Jidg
has GcIcdScd by L.. More than half the ma
rnEcs were between foreign. born persons
one of TIL" rastirs WAS foreign horn. 1t is IL
hard I" turrt,N :hc Gate OF the Puritan rlrmc,
III Connecticut.
Naluah!" woIl, las been lost to the wuI
by All uccIGrut. Prof. Bu,scn of IIcid,Ibcr
the chemist, has been engaged for four Yea
PR l".'nE u now book. whose appearance WI
looked forward TO with great interest. II
professor, recently, i'll starting for sho
walk, l'it TIE manuscript, both the rough COP
and notes ami Tive copy Tor the printer, lyir
on IL. desk. GA his return hr found both Sc
u! par"rs with come oth,rr, in ilamcs al
hct"r" h" could put out the tire they we
burnt I" ashes. Il appears that some lucf
matches '.inG Lh"ut tllc desk we're iguitcd
the sun .Itd set tire {" the manuscripts.