The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-13

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Berlin correspondent writes: "In 1870 the
German women decided that thereafter they
would never use ohignons and other French
modes and fashions. The decision was main.
| tanned during the war, but that once over, ana
the fashions mill again started, the German
fair sex couldn't Withstand the pressure, and
again applied in the proper quarter for bonnets
aud dresses. The male purists of Germany are
quits beside themselves over this feminine
tickleness"
Dowry Voc of Shetland in pursuit of herrings;
they were numerous and largo, and caused
great commotion among the fishermen, num-
Der of whom set out in boats to try and capture
one or more. But the whales showed fight and
drave the fishermen back to the shore, capsiziDg
| one boat, the crew Of which was saved with
difficulty: After disportiug themselves trium-
phanily in the bay for while the victorious
whales moved off msjestically.
Civil service reform is being carried to ex-
tremes in Canada. About a month ago the
Premier abolished the lnnch hour, and COM
PEELED the clerks to attend at their offices from
| 10 to 4, whereupon they began taking their
| luucheons with Them and making coffee in the
Offices with gas-stoves This has provoked
furnished by the Government for cooking pur.
poses. Cold tea seems to be the only hope OF
the Canadian department clerk.
The simple m ethod of guarding againet losses
by the robbery of coupon bonds Is to cut the
| entire sheet Of coupons on and place it in one
| depository. while the body of the bond is kept
| in another The bond without tbeE coupons
being unsalabe, and the coupons beipg collect
| able only one ny one as they mature. the thief
| who fails to secure both gains comparatively
| little by HIS crime, while the true owner, by
| proving title to the part which remains iE bis
possession, has good groond for dem Andlng
| cate of the other. The plan IL followed by q
number of capitalists.
The London Standard, In an article designed
ta show the general nnfitness OF Englsh
/ Co., ali ~ in IL f.f
above actual land labor, says: "a clergyman
! hes told in or columns how he advertised for a
| goveruess who must pretend AZ a rule TO muoh
| higher acq uirements than those of q National
| school teaoher), and received applications in q
flood which perfectly overwhelmed him; and
how, when he advertised for cersihcated
the rudiments of an English education, but
whose competence must be proved and moi
asserted-he had not a single reply"
Ruropean hotel keepers and tradesmen com
plain bitterly of the decline of American Gus
tom since the panic of 1873. As the foreign
steamship lines show q considerable falling of
| in the number of passengers, and as those whI
DO go abroad are more economical than for
merly, the complsint is probably we'll founded
The case is, however, not one to DO depioret
by us here at bona Americans have for year
been spending too much money on foreig
luxures, and a little retrenchment will do Their
. | good. Besides, even the necessary expenditnr
of the thousands of families, who have bee
accustomed to live more or less in Europe,
3 of Importance to our domestic industries, an
will I've Welcomed in these times of depression
Napoleon the possible Fonrth rises at daw
t and works hard all day. His programme
a study, which he now pursRes in the classic r
f tirement of Golden Place, is rather sever
"a On Mondays he studies the facts of history
d the morning, and the philosophy of history
% the afternoon. On Tuesdays geography, al
after simple geography, the manners. climst
- and wealth Of various regions. On Wedneeda
- he looks at the administrative organization
y, France as compared with that of other Ratio
y, 20 On Thursdays he studies judiciary orgaoiLati'
70 On Fridays French politics, past and prese
~ On Saturdays he INDUCES, with competent p
no fessors, in profound examination of conte
porsry events On Sundays no rests.
ns In Venice, as every visitor knows. the bea'
"o of the city has heen increased by. the Hse
," color on plaster and brick walls, of n sol
IN, hut delicate pink-red, which contrasted
~ quisitely with the green waters and the g
'o| grass green shutters of rhe windows
COMMITTEES of Taste" now forbids the us.
It'll this color, and orders that whitewa ash - al
DIS. universally substituted for it. This amaz
fiji committee displays q thoroughness in it's
Idy deav ors to destroy all distinguishing feat
Wy of the oity which mast excite the env
hat many other municipalities and n1mber
be artists. 1t ia about TO make II lew street Il
the Piazza dc San Marco to the railway sta
the that will sweep away several churches
rhe houses of ancient date and of the highest
nile terest.
200. The public school directors are in troub.
niO- New York CITY. The Germans insist upon
sral ing the German language taught in all
ate classes, decidedly objecting to having to
Ian private teachers for the instruction of t
children in the mother tongue. The Ere
md, aided and allotted by all Shoddydcm IL
ans upon having French placed in the lis
ills, studies, and now the Herald talks ahont es
q of fishing Glasses in drawing, painting, etc
900 public expense Nothing is ead about M
teel because SOME time ago the schools were
and vided with "a large aud efficient corps of to
hua ers of music, the six superintendent of
] department aioue costing the city 100000
IA, anuum. For all this the poor are taxed eQu
nlie with the rich, though all the benefts accrr
se[. the latter, few families not in easy Giro
,,aSs stances afford to keep their childrt
i. .n school long enough To profit by the advant
4 We S offered.
, "t Our enterprisng friends, Messrs. j. Th
son & Bros, carriage aud wagon makers, ContiI
;t prove in quiet way, that success and prosperity
az result from energy intelliGently directed and
,sed however dull the times generally, thero is al
ound plenty do for the skillful, the knowing an
the faithful Their reputation carriage and v
we'd. nv ponn md hard a