The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-08-22

radishee. Yet DIR. Ducaisne states Lhst 80
far from this hard fare shortening life, IL is
real source of health and longevity, par
ticnlarly when accompanied by plenty OF
open air labor and piOus exercises. Inc
brother physician of La Grande Trappe,
during a residence of twenty-eight years,
has not known q case of apoplexy. aDeu-
rism, dropsy, govt, or cancer. what 10
most strange, he adds, is that the most
terrible epidemics which have visited the
country around the abbey have invariably
stopped at it's threshold"
The last Mexican Congress gave a great
impetus to railway development in the
republic by it's action in granting conces-
siouss to several American capitalists One
of iS last acts was to ratify the contract
with Edward Lee Plumb whereby the great
sugar and coffee producing districts of
Central Mexico will be opened up to direct
com munication with the leading marts OF
the United States. Under the Plumb con-
tract road will be built from Leon in the
state of Guanjuato to the American frontier
at the Rio Grande, 700 miles long, for
which the Mexican Congress has granted
subsidy of $l5, 2S8 per mile. The Blair
concession is for a railway through the
State of Sonora to the Arizona border, and
it is expected that the line will ultimately
be extended to the important port of Mazat-
Ian on the Pacific. third concession was
granted for the building of short road
connecting Matamoras with the Gulf. The
shallow bar of the Rio Grande is the great
obstacle to the prosperity of Matamoras
and lite American neighbor, Brownsville,
and If this can be overcome by railway
both places will be vastly benefited. 1t is
gratifying to know that we are advancing
to meet the Mexicans halfway. The rail-
| way system of Texas contemplates ultimate
connection at several points with Mexico.
Wien the Texas International and the
4 t. Al NAl
nections are completed, it will be possible
to make the through all rail journey be-
tween the City of Mexico and New York,
by the way of st. Louis and Denison, Tex +,
OF New Orleans, in six days. This iron
link will bind the republics indissolubly
| together.
A letter from Metz in French military
paper gives details of the kind of drill
Prussiau troops are subjected to. Military
marches take place daily, no matter what
the weather or temperature may be. The
men are invariably in heavy marching
order. They start at A. M, after having
taken coffee, and return to quarters about
! ii or IL. The forces are divided into two
corps-one of them, in forage caps, is sup
| posed to represent the enemy. The cavalry
is specially trained in accommodating du
ties, and couple of troops invariably &C
company the infantry. The troops are
|
takes some bread and meat with him, and
when the halt is called, if near any town or
hamlet, each squad of twenty men detaches
two, who are sent 10 purchase wine or
| brandy. The men who have no money are
generally allowed to have pull at the flask
of their comrades better off than them
| selves. This is an understood thing. The
officers mostly do without eating the few
who require refreshments are content with
a sandwich. Each halt lasts three quarters
of an hour. At the signal given by the bu
gle the sentries and outposts, which are
stationed all round to distance of s0o
metres, Instantly fall in. The return home
wards is widely different from the march
ing out. There is no msseuvring the
body of the men march in two lines right
and left of the road with group of singers
in the middle. Patriotic songs are the rule
where the words KONG and .Vaterlaud
are of frequent occurrence. The Bavariant
are partial to warlke ditres in which tha
Erd fend seems severely handled. Eve
since last Thursday all the non-com mis-
stoned officers are engaged in making fas
ciues and throwing up earthworks. The,
start at 6 p. and remain out all night
On dark nights powerful lamp, like tina
OF Lighthouse, is used"