The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-06-28
EDITORIAL AND orHXR ITEMS.

remedy FOR hard times 1t consists OF ten hours
labor, we'll worked in.
Mr.. Tennyson is writing some new Idylls u
the Hing. One is said to be finished. The new
dy lis will probably precede Hssien.
Boston Globe: A Rochester man has discov-
cred q new comet. 1t is probably one of the
Rochester papers floating in an atmosphere of
it's own brilliancy.
Awell-known San Fran cisco dentist is having
a sign painted for his Office door, giving his
hours for business. 1t starts off with "Tooth-
pulling soirees will be held" etc.
Imagine the joy of Ira Curtis, of New Ha-
ven, who, while fishing for clans the other
day, hauled up pocket book containing sew
eral coins and a thousand dollar roll of bills.
The Young lady graduates are beginning to
part their names in the middle. The valedic-
tory at the commencement of the Louisville
| High School was delivered by Miss F. Emma
I Davis
Missa Defunctorum," or Mass for the
dead, was lately celebrated in st. Mary's Pro.
tcstant Episcopal Church, Soho, London, over
the body of the Rev. ]. c. Chambers Every
body in the church was dressed in black.
Dear George" said an Indianapolis young
woman, am willing to marry you if we have
to live on bread and water" "Well," said the
enthusiastic George, "you furnish the bread
and I'll skirmish round and find the water"
New England philosopher has discovered
that the dull times are blessing in disguise,
because there is probably no other way of
checking the feverish intensity of American
business life, and compelling the busy workers
to take it easy"
The Cincinnati Commercial thinks there is
danger that Mr.. Bancroft will go on with his
history. The bare suggestion makes the ques
ton as to whether he will take passage by
| steamer of the French Transatlantic Line
matter of the most thrilling interest.
At the fifty first musical festival of the
Lower Rhine held three weeks ago in Cologne,
Handles oratorio of "Samson" was performed,
with chorus of 500 voices. The oratorio,
which has not been performed for Eve years in
Germany, was received with enthusiasm. +
The London Lancet Every high authority,
| says that the great means of preserving teeth
| is to observe the most scrupulous cleanliness
! OF the mouth and teeth and to give to the
| liquids, which are used in rinsing, a slightly
| alkaline character which is done by the ad.
mixture of little soap.
In consequence of a fatal epidemic among
| chicken in Minnesota, ministers are receiving
| donations nearly every hour of the day. This
is beautiful and affecting fact, and reminds
us that no pastor can have a successful minis
try who does not enjoy the affections of bis
ongregation.-Breoklyn Areus.
! Ad:,,p5 Garden, of Paris, Frar.s has drawn
in the Course of his life, 447 drowned bodies
out of the Seine, and has saved from drowning
120 persons. His latest exploit was to
rescue man who tried to commit suicide by
leaping off thetPoutNeuf, and who was SO
! IND;
| off his prcserver's nose.
| We learn that Sister Mary Francis Glare is
engaged in writing a book on the education
of women, which will be published in a few
weeks under the title of g Woman's work in
Modern Society" One chapter will be devoted
to convent education, in which Sister Mary
Francis Clare will reply to n recent attack on
the system in Fraser's Nagd<ine.'
remarkable instance of family rotation in
office exists in the selection of Consul to Fal-
month, England. President WasLin gton ap-
pointed as our first Consular represent ative at
that place Mr. Fox, who held the Office ru,ny
years. He was succeeded by his son, who re-
Gently gave up the position, and this week
Howard Fox, his son, has been nominated to
succeed his father.
During his late illness, which, according to
| ~e'
never dangerous, His Holiness was mind full of
the poor and unfortunate. He sent several
donations to the suffering classes of Rome and
on the day when lie was too i'll to rise ne re-
membered the Affections of the lunatics in he
Roman asylum and sent them a large present
of oranges, lemons and other frnits from the
gardens of the Vatican, as we'll as quantity
of bright flowers.
The Portland (Me.) Press sarcastically says,
concerning the movement for cutting down
tearchers' salaries: "There are towns in tbis
State in which women are paid two dollar. a
week-and board-for teaching; teaching, to,
under circumstances which make it n posit We
pleasure, with the rosy faces of innocent chill
dren clustered about them, and the balmy air
OF June making its way into every corner of
the sohool-room through crevices in the walls.
permitted to remain there by thoughtful agerts
and committee men,"
DR.. Chomet, a French hysician, has discov-
cred a remedial agent in casa IF d;saoso