The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-09-24


xill he is dead.
within Eve years 1900 square miles OF Pales-
tine have been measured, the position of three
o sne ss o sbs Of Aasam
and the ford of baptism of the Jordan have
been ascertsinet.
Red wine is so generally oolored in France
with cochineal and fuchine that the Govern
Nent has ordered investigation. Sufficient
fnehine 10 imported into Bordeaux to color
third Of all the wine produced there, according
70 report by Lyons physician.
From Chicago comes word thst rents have
already out for several new blocks for use Of
Eastern frms. Confidence seems to be entirely
restored In mercantile circles, and the pros
poets of . ine iaif trade were never better.
A farmer.like man and q oommon-looking
horse have come from Canada to mako money
at the county fairs. The horse is called Little
Ethan, and can trot mile in about $3.50; but
that fact 10 kept secret by the man, who is thus
enabled to enter the be est In races intended for
elower ones.
"A Berlin correspondent says that Bismarck.
when he addresses the Houses always an.
nounces his plans in the ealu,est, dirsctest and
most oracular way and that his argument is
merely an adroit, but explicit, assurance that
however the members may vote. their votes
will not exercise the smallest influence upon
the action of the government.
They are expelliug the Bibles from the schools
in Greece The Protestant Missionaries had
sueceeded in many places in introducing trans
schools. The matter was brought to the no.
tice of the government, the Bibles were exam
ined, pronounced false, incomplete and hereti-
cal, and rs such were banished from the
schools.
The Paris Exhibition of 1873 already pro-
snises to be o great sucoess. 1t will be in the
heart Of Europe's favorise capital; all foreign
countries have through their am moassadors, s S no
AZ Wales has accepted the Presidency OF the
English committee, and other princes are ex
peetsd to follow his example; The eonstruo-
tion Of the building has already begun.
The usrketmen of Boston have had public
dinner without wine, and the Journal says.
eontrastingly There Was class supper, not
long ago. IN fhis city, which the papers, next
morning, characterized as brilliant and sue
oessful, bat they omitted to menton that some
of the yoang men who attended it were carried
away in such 8 stats OF intoxieatiol that they
made their journey back TO college lying prone
apon the door Of the car"
In the second cenST1ta Of tte Irish College IN
Rome, Father Prout," Rev. J. OAAhoney J
wrote the rnelodious " Bells OF Shanoon'
Daring the sissta hour Of sultry umrner noon
Ae pencilled on the wall beside his bed the
original poem. Unpopular as this genial priest
afterward became to the heads OF the college.
tha stadents have never allowed the oim pen
cillinE 10 be covered over or erased, potWltS-
standing the apartment has been paPersd many
tinss since 1he writing.
Disraeli is not "prophes in Israeli il we
may 5sdSe by the London JsStsA Warld. Which
tAHs SpoSe when he became Lord BsScons6sid
ave 40 not think car community has any
reason to be proud Of sin. With some persons
seehinS, urredeaEed by . angle unAfscte5
xsaersos, and dlsintsEesssd asVSrAtiOn; hAre
heea and uoseruPGloas ruieoekD, AID trHeolsnt
insClenes: nonse1sscai eeArAAGaaIszn, silG =
hated to attack the sansineaE1l aud weak
minded readiness 10 pzotess any opinion
political or religions, 70 sssye = tnrn /; are 60
The sort of qualities whiee EEeet the spProS1
ton of men Of sense, honor, and Soad feeling
Even among those who have focnd Ii neo<ss ~.
10 nse Mr., Disraeli, VIC 90 ros believe EaS
SAere is single uAn OF ss1ss ~So respect
aim
One OF the most recent important discover
les is that of 3 new explosive, known IS esFso'
SunPoUGsT. TIE FIRST presses Of is mA1atsc
Ture, which is carried on at 0Ars, il EaEA&n6
is 20 steep cotton in q mixture 81 nitric AZ
salphurie acid. Alter tie acid ess beea Presse'
cut the cotton Is dried and yrlcprSteS (rs5 nee
TO pow6erl and mixed with certain olhe
chemicals To show how safe it Is, Dot TO sI
Dsoae with Ere or presszrc, the following exP<
Tiuent were lately made Two barrels Of %
poSsisr we're placed in the middle OF . roA<ir
sonfre. The barrels were consumed, AID IL
powder bl&Ee3 array without exploding Tie
sn iron pile-driver, weighing half ton. Sa
allowed 10 fall ffteen fest on box coasAaniu
Ssn Poands of the powder. TIE eax Was siu
NY crushed. and the powder scattered Aboc
Exploded with fose, the cotton EuEPordt
broke four steel iososS, Ss'S@SiSS gang ssssEa, n ss'
seat up 9 column Of water tTo hundred f.
high IE ~As also made 20 explode when Te
With twenty per cSnS- OF NateE.
An interesting essay in favor Of Information.
arbitration has bee9 issued by Don Art0ro {
AGarooaEsu, ressntly member Of the SpAniL
CoEtss Abiding 70 the assertion Of the k1
peror of Germany, jost 6ef0re the r1roo-Se
campaign really opened, that tie peace Of B
rope Was As calm as that eDiayed tTenty yea
YrecedinR the reconstruction Of the German
Empire, MArcoartG writes: "AoS yet c1lGvAt<
and religions EproPe arms and arrays no
than ) 90 o0o Of soldieTS, or many IN nQu
SeF a. the waols population of Belgium, o
npally exPSnds in war about $3.50 ooo. q
sserling and IL 20 this We add ESQ coo 600 il
teress on national debt. chiefly contracted Il
war parpoSes, We have an amoont Of Dore thn
$65ooCo 600 per year 80 the s1m which EuroE
ee6icAtes 70 her own determination and d
asrrcsion. The deaths ocoAsioned By the di
Ssgent Wars during the present century in 5
rope. Asia, Africa and America, exceed in nun
hsr the whole population OF Londoo. WhilO
Snfmpossible to estimate the oost OF pAuperiE
n Edrope, 10 is we'll to remember that in Eni
land and Wales alone $50 600 0oo have bes
,a,.l chat 0a~d within eha In