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The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-10-29

FIRST CHURCH IN TEXAS DEDICATED TO ST..
PATRICK Wanted Immediately two hundred
subscribers, at ten dollars each, to help root
the first church dedicated to st. Patrick in
Texas This appeal has the blessing and APP
nrobation of the Right Rev. G. n. Dubuis,
Rishop of Galveston, and secures to every sub
soriber memento in the Holy Sacrifice Of the
Mass, every Saturday for fifty years.
Contributions may be sent TO Right Rev. G.
NJ. Dubuis, Bishop Of Galveston, or TO the Rec
tor, Rev. L. Canon Glynn, st. Patrick's, Gal
NB-ColleCting cards will be forwarded
with pleasure to poEsons willing 70 collect
SmonG their frieEds fOE the above good work.
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The Pail Mall Gazette, London, publishes
long statement. which it Gays is by a
person fully entitled to speak on behalf of
the whole body of American missionaries
in Turkey. The writer says the ProtestaDt
missionaries do not hesitate to say that the
Turkish Government affords better assur
ance of religious liberty than some forms of
Christian rule which might replace it. The
missionaries have such dread of Russian
aEcendancy that they have requested me
confidentially to lay before the German
Government certain proofs of Russian in
tolerance, and to solicit Germany to secure
from Russia guarantees of religious liberty
before consentiog to the dismemberment of
Turkey or Russian occupation. This mis-
sionary appealed to Germany because
Americas policy of intervention in
European affairs precludes her treating the
question by diplomacy.
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Decorations for All Saints Day, in great
variety and at extremely low prices may be found at
Mr. A. A. BOhneP, 96O DryAdes street, next above
Ersts. See adve. tisemsnt on fifth page.
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Elegant window shades can be secured q
Levy BEVthoruS 80 1aEAziAs street, fer y ".
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DR.. J. H. Maloney, dentist, Josephine, corner
Of Camp street. Fourth District holds the only gold
medal for dental work done In this State.
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i orn n Star andCatn otto q Messenger
PUBLISHED wEEKLYBY
tbs Ys,O Orleans Catholic Publication Company ed
~ ll6 PoydrGs street, corner of Camp.
be Directors Of { he Company are,
Most ev. NAPOLEON JOSEPH PERcHE,
Archbishop of New Orleans,
President.
VIM. j. CAsTELL,
Very Rev. G. RAYMOND,
Very Rev. c. MoYN1HAN'
Rev. T. J. KENNY,
Rev. T. J. SIXTH. c. NJ.
Rev. B. A. NErrHART, C. IS. B.
Rev. p. F. ALLEN,
JOHN T. GIBBONS,
JOHN McCAFFREY,
d. II. BUCKLEY.
All oomuunioation8aro to be addressed to tbs
Editor 0fTke Morning St6S 0nd O6t oltc Aeessnoay
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Morning Star and Catholic n sassaass

The MORNING STAR has been started
with the approval OF the ecclesiastical
authority of the Diocese, to supply en-
admitted want in New Orleans, and 10
mainly devoted to the interests Of eA9
Catholic Church. 1t will not Interfere In
politics except wherein they intSx1sRo
with Catholic rights, but will expoes
iniquity in high places. without reRaRA -
persons or parties. Next to the spiritaal
rights of all men, it will especially ohaEa.
pion the temporal rights Of tho poor.
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r.rn.-snslo Copy. Cents; BY Mail. ss-in Advance.
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Approval Of ne Most Rev. AraAbiaA11
We approve of the aforesaid unGag-
liking, and commend 1t to the CathaliaB
our Diocese.
~. NJ. ARCHBISHOP OF NEw ORLzA1ss;
December I2, 1867.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-01-27
Slang Phrases.

At regular intervals there comes to
the surface some peculiar slang express
sion which the American people seize
upon and hold on to until they wear it
threadbare. 1t may be said, too, that
Americans are prone TO the use of slang.
For a long while the saying, THAT'S
so, johnny Roachl" had free sway, and
" Bully for YOU! - was equally favOrite.
+" You bet!n had its origin in the mines
west of the Rocky Mountains, while ''lf
Won don't believe I'm butcher just
smell of my boots!" emanated from the
old district of Spring Garden, and was
the pet of the members of the Fairmount
Engine Company. "I'll bet my pile ~
AZ can't see it," "Too thin!n and
A." How's that for high?" have " gone to
take rest' with ''every things lovely
and the "bully boy with glass eye. p"
The street Arab no longer asks, " Do
you see any thing green in my eye?,
but with degree of nonchalance such
as can only be obtained through the
nomadic life he leads, will hurl at you,
''Oh, take bath for fresh air!" "ShOot
itl'' was an importation and applied to
any Ouu SlNle Ol Ast0, Out tll0 CA Pl SSoiOH
never took firm root here. Occasionally
bore is saluted with "Oh, hush!n OF
''Go hire a hall" And the latest fol-
"Let's 90 see man" is Lets 90 have
a tooth pulled" The most popular
slang expression of the day, however,
is, " Pull down your vest" After do.
ing good service in the Western coun.
try, it has atlength reached the Eastern
cities, and is to-day as freely used a:
ever were any of the slang phrases thai
preceded it.-PbiladelphiQ Bulletin.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-01-27
How to Rent PeWS.

A minister on the West Side is an
acute observer of human nature. a few
davs AGO the annual sale of the pewS IN
his church took place, and there were
very gloomy anticipations as to the re-
suit on account of the stringency of the
times. But the devoted clergyman was
equal to the emergency. The wives OF
the two wealthieSt members of the
church are not so much celebrated Tor
outward cOmelinesS as for the beauty OF
the soul, and they are exceedingly jeal-
ouS of each other. Knowing that If he
could incite them to rivalry in good
works the effect would be advantageous
to the church, knowing also that
there was but one good pew
in the audience, he waited till the bid
ding had begun, and then slipping
round to sister A., said: 81 thought you
wanted that front pew?' eyes, said
the woman as she shut her lips with Il
decided snap, "and I'm going to have
it. too" "Ah!n said the pastor bland
", "Sister B. has made up her mind to
rent it. She said-this, of course, Is IN
cOntidence-that she could not worship
properly with red-headed woman un-
der the very droppings of the sane
tuarv.n "Oh, she did, did She?' an
swered his parishiouer, with long in
spiration; sthe creature!n Then the
pious clergyman went around to Sister
b., and told her that he had
overheard Sister A. say that she
would have that pew if she had
to Law her last dollar of earthly dross
on the altar of the sanctuary. Then he
went behind pillar of the church and
hugged himself in rapture while the
two sisters went on seeing each other
and going $40 better with a devotion
that would have warmed the heart of
Hugh Maher. BY and by, when the
price had reached 81 ,265, Sister b. weak
ened and took to raises of q dollar, and
when at 81 500, Sister A. said - ,5J9, -
she caved Sister 4. walked to the table
and drew a check for the amount, and
then, fixing her eyes on Sister B., OBJ
served, in Il tone of contemplative tri-
umph: 81 may be red-headed, but l
can not allow a bandy-legged woman
with wart on her nose to stand be-
tween me and my salvation" Result:
The pews this year brought considera-
bly, more than they did last year, despite
the financial stringency of the times
Chicago Tribune
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-01-27
A PerilOuS Adventure.

The Boston CalticatOr tells this story
of Captain Parker, of the whaler West
Wind: n good many years ago, while
on one of his northern voyages, just
after he had struck a whale, and the
monster was plunging down under the
sea, by some unlucky movement his left
hand caught in the sliding harpoOn line,
and he was dragged after the whale to
an awful death. He was perfectly con-
scious while he was rushing down, head
foremost, and with incredible swiftness,
and 1T appeared to him that his arm
would be torn from the socket, SO great
was the resistance of the water. Dur
ing these awful moments, he was well
aware of his perilous situation, and that
his only chance of life was to cut the
line. But how could he do this? He
could not move his right arm from his
side, to which it was 50 closely pressed
by the force of the element through
which he was being drawn. The pres
sure of the brain grew more and more
terri e, and roaring as if thunder sound
ed in his ears. He opened his eyes for
a single instant, and it seemed as though
a stream of fire was passing before
them. And now came that inevitable
activity of the brain which character
ICES all such perilous situations, where
ones whole life seems to pass in review
in an instant of time. Blu: the Captain
was a very practical man, cool
and courageous always, and con-
sequently still self-possessed. He be-
gan to struggle with all his muscular
power to reach the knife which he wore
IN his belt. He felt that he was grow
ing weaker every instant, and it was
now or never with him, though we
should say, parenthetically, that what
requires so long to describe occurred in
time which was reckoned by seconds
rather than minutes. o, if he could
but command his right hand for one
stroke upon that fatal line! Now his
heart began to fail him. He did not alb
sOlutely despair, but his brain reeled,
his nerves seemed to alternate before
his eyeballs, and his head felt as though
compressed in an iron wise. Were
those his last moments? He thought,
in spite of the agOnizing pain he en-
dured, he would make one more brave
effort. The line providentially slack
ened for a second; he reached his knife,
and, as quick as thought itself, as the
rope became taut again, the keen
edge was upon it, and by a desperate
effort of his arm it became severed.
He was freed, and then commenced his
upward passage, caused by the natural
buoyancy of the human body. After
this he only remembered feeling Of
suffocation, a gurgling spasm, and all
was over until he awoke to an agOniz-
ing pain of reviving consciousness, in
the arms of his boat-crew. Truly, one
of the most remarkable escapes from
death on record.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-01-27

them with more than twice the velocity
of the swiftest express train on
railroad. To pass down the steepest
of the streets on long, trim-built,
steel-shod coasting-sled is the next thing
to being shot out of cannon. Toward
the end of the course the velocity at
tanned is fearful. The sleds frequently
leap from ten to fifteen feet when a
slight ridge is crossed. This in itself is
sufficiently dangerous, but the danger is
greatly increased by swarms of coasters
on all parts of the grounds, the fences
along the route, the posts planted at the
corners of the streets, and the teams and
sleighs that are passingin all directions.
Hallway down the run the sled of some
Impractical coaster capsizes; the sled
closely following strikes the wreck, and
its occupant or occupants are also cast
away; others follow, and there is a grand
''pile-up," in which several are more OF
less injured, some one, perhaps, getting
an arm or leg broken. When such ac-
cidents happen the wounded are carried
from the field, a doctor is sent for, and
the sport goes on among those sound in
body and limb.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-01-27
Andersen.

Among Andersen's peculiarities was
a mortal fear of dogs. He once wrote
to an intimate friendresiding in Geneva
that he meant to come to pay him q
visit, and would arrive on a certain day.
The family possessed a large but gen
tie and very intelligent newfoundland
dog, which, in anticipation of tine poet S
visit, was carefully chained up. The
day appointed for his arrival came, but
no Andersen made his appearance.
Days and weeks succeeded, and still he
did not come. At last the family re-
ceived a letter from him pOstmarked
Nice. "Dear friends" he wrote, " |
arrived at your house on the day |
stated, but when | got to the gate ! saw
such big dog in the yard that l did
not dare 90 in, and 50 l took the first
train to Italy,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-01-27
A Musical Prodigy.

A correspondent writes to the Des
Moines Register as follows: In your Is
sue of January Z, l see a short notice
copied from the Beacon Light about the
little musical wonder, Mamie O'Flyng;
You seem a little skeptical, but it is all
true and more. She plays the airs OF
twelve or fifteen tunes, mostly songs,
and usually with her left hand; not all
of them perfectly, but she detects mis-
take instantly When she hears new
tune which she fancies, she usually says
nothing to indicate special attention,
but after day or two suddenly breaks
out with the tune on the piano and play,
a considerable portion of it at the first
effort. If she makes a mistake she be.
comes much excited, crying out with
hysterical laugh "Oh, l can't get th'
tune right" then she goes at it agar
and generally brings it out. She viii
be three in February. Guthrie Count!
against the State, and Iowa against th'
world.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-01-27
WaShOe COasting.

As persons at a distance, says the
Virginia City (Nev.) Enterprise, may
think strange of so many serious acci-
dents occurring here among the men
and boys who engage in the sport of
cOasting, we may be allowed to explain.
1t is not that our people are more awk-
ward than those of other regions, or
that their bones are more brittle, that
so many arms and legs are broken, but
is owing to the steepness of the coasting
grounds and the reckleSsness of the
coasters. The cross streets that are the
favorite resort of the coasters are so
steep that loaded teams can only pass
up them with difficulty even in summer.
The ground stands at an angle ap-
preaching thirty degrees. These in
clined planes are now covered with
glare ice, and the sleds shoot down
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-01-27
How Emigrants are Swindled.

The Omaha Herald of January 11th
says: For several days past emigrants
have been coming through this city,
bound west, who have exhibited gold
coin which was spurious, and which
they obtained in Chicago, at place
which they say is No. 100 Washington
Street, South Side. This coin is made of
rolled plate gold, filled with nickle, or
some other cheap metal. The emigrants
are worked upon by agents, who inform
them that their greenbacks will be of no
value after they get to California, and
that they must buy gold with them.
The agent then steers his victims into
these places where the spurious coin is
sold, on the pTetense that these are the
cheapest places to buy gold-that is,
the premium is lower. We saw yester
dav on the emigrant train, bound west
for California, two Danes, one of whom,
named Nels Lawson, had two five-dOllar
pieces of this base stuff, which he said
he had obtained at the place mentioned
above, paying for it Sl1.30, every cent
he had in the world after he had bought
his through ticket. His partner, Chris
topher Williams, had $50 Of the same
money. These scamps in Chicago even
have the cheek sometimes to put of
" spielmarks" on unsuspecting and ig-
norant foreigners for gold, taking their
greenbacks by the hatful. An old Ger
man, few days since, who was going
to California, went into j. B. Vandan-
iker 81 Co.'S, at 337 Tenth Street, and,
after making some little purchases,
threw down on the counter one of those
spielmarks for twenty dollars, with as
much earnestness as though he had
seen it fly right out of the United States
mint on the wings of double eagle.
The clerk told him it was no good
Wha-a-a-ti" exclaimed the horror
stricken German, him no GOO? Mine
Got, pys whole pag full fun him init
my money" And sure enough, he had
about a half-pint of them, which he had
bought for $50 gold pieces.
1t is evident that there is regular, sys-
tematic robbery of these poor people
going on in Chicago, and the thieves
get their victims from among the emf
grants, in preference to other people,
because they know they will be gone
before the fraud is discovered, and then
they cannot 90 back to prosecute them,
for want of funds, and have no friends
to aid them in the prosecution. Let the
| detectives look into this matter.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-01-27
Dignity Of the Boy King.

The story comes from Madrid that
two Spanish deputies were recently con-
Quoted to the frontier because they put
their hats on in a theater at which the
King was present. 1t is a Spanish and
French custom to wear the hat during
the pause between the acts, and to rise
and stand in the places, or to converse
in loud tone of voice. 1t was once
considered obligatory, however, IN
Spain, when the sovereign was in the
house, to remain uncovered, but this
formula was neglected when Amadeo
was ruler, and suppose the deputies
thought that Alfonso was not worth any
more consideration than the young ltal-
ian Prince King. The Alfonsists have
resented this in hasty manner, Just as
they resent the evident signs Of disap-
proyal shown them by the pOpulace II
the streets. But their time is short. The
young King is doing every thing that he
possibly can to make himself odious
and it does not require the gift ofproph
ecy to fOretell his ignominious eXpul
sion.-Paris Cor Boston Journal.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-01-27
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

AM A German chemist has obtained
ferrocyanide of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
by saturating ferrocyanic acid with
Observation-Disclosures.
"Prrs and calls" may be properly
defined thus: You put your money in
the hands of a broker for the purpose
OF speculation and call for the profits in
vain.
Nj. JANNET, a Frenchman of great
reputation for honesty in his own coun-
try, has written book about America,
in which he describes some curious Gus
toms, the very existence Of which is not
known in this country. For instance,
he saws the Sehoolmasters punish the
girls who miSspell words by having
them submit to be kissed by the BOYS;
and he adds that in consequence of this
punishment all the girls have forgotten
their photography, while the boys have
made remarkable progress.
LITTLE do You think, madam, IS you
turn over the gloves and inspect the
ribbons in apalatial dry-goods eStab-
lishment, that the modest, unaSsumiu%
citizen who waits upon you with so
much Difference may not have had
box of cigars in three days! Nay, per-
haps has been obliged to drink beer be-
cause hot rum was far beyond his hum
BILE means! Oh, that the rich would
sometimes give passing Thought and q
little from out their ample wallets to
their poor brethren! Oh, that-that
will doi-IHter- Ocean.
TIE BELLIES OF LSFAYETTE.
BB the Laureate Of a Rirgi Ios-Ji, IL the Terre
HGlte ErpresS.l
Hear the footsteps Of the bellies
Lafayette belesl
What torrent OF profanity their gathering fore
tellsi
AS they stump along the pave,
And with gutter mud Ocrsp inklc
Every passer in a twinkle,
While each footprint Is a grave;
Singing mud, mud, mud,
In sort of chronic flood,
To the utter CONSERVATION Of the promen2ding
sWes!
From the bellies, bellies, bellies,
Lafayette bellies
From the elephantine pedals Of these bellies.
A VERY pointed conversation was
overheard on Congress Street last tcven-
ing. A young man had just come from
the Museum and was in the act of see
inc his beloved to her home. As they
passed up the street the conversation
turned to the play which they had just
enjoyed. Judging from the CONVERSE
ton he was finding fault with the love
scene between Charles D'Arbel and
Hortense. Il could do better than
that myself" the young man remark
ed. 'Why in Heavens name don't
you, then?'' she replied. Then there
was long pause.-PortlGRd Press.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-01-27
A BereaYed Family.

An afflicted family is that Of William
Little, ESQ, Town Clerk of Newbury,
Mass. On the 1st of August last he had
promising family of seven children,ap-
parently as vigorous and healthy as any,
and all uncommonly bright and amiable.
In that month the youngest died Of chol-
era infantum. Early in September Mr.;
Little himselfwas attacked with typhoid
pneumonia, and he was only rescued
from the very jaws Of death by the con
slant and watchful care Of his friends,
and the skill and faithful attendance OF
his physicians, aided by naturally
strong constitution. He had not recoy-
cred from his severe illness when all his
children were seized with scarlet fever
of a severe type, and three Of them have
died, while the three who remain are
not wholly out of danger.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-01-27
Man and Monkey.

The London Echo of Jan. 1 says: The
wonderful resemblance of some of the
larger apes to human creatures is es-
pecially remarkable when they are suf-
fering from illness, or from want; so
great is their intelligence, that we must
acknowledge it to be sorrow. An
ape of no common merit having lately
died in the Geological Gardens at DreS-
den, an account has been published of
its last moments, which gives an extra
ordinary idea of the almost human dig
nifty and pathos of its behavior on the
occasion. A few weeks of the destroy
inc malady, says sorrowing friend,
had been suf1icienttO change this being,
so full of life, strength, courage-this
magnificent prototype of all quadru-
mana-into spectacle of mis-
cry. The most complete apathy
had taken the place Of
eXuberant freshness and vivacity. Ma
fuka, as this interesting creature was
called, appeared TO suffer under dim
consciousness that she could expect no
relief, but only the alienation of her
pains, from those about her. This state
of things lasted until within few hours
of her death. Then, as Director SchOpt
(the director of the gardens) leaned
over his favorite, the ape drew him to-
ward her, placed her arm around the
neck of her kind friend, and looked al
him for some time with clear and tran
quill eyes; she then kissed him three
times, with short intervals between each
salute, motioned to be laid on her
couch, gave her hand to SchOpf-as
though bidding farewell to a companion
of many happy years-and slept never
to wake again. Thus died the quasi.
human Mafuka, fortified not indeed by
the rites of the church, but by those
common to the wider brotherhood Of
trusting and affectionate hearts.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-01-27
PEOPLE WILL TALK.

You may get through the world, but twill be very
slow,
u yo= listen 10 all that is said as you go;
You'll he worried and fretted and kept in a stew,
For meddlesome tongues must have something 10
90,
And people wiz talk.
II quiet and modest, you'll have IL presumed
That your humble position is only assumed
You're n wolf in sleeps clothing or else you're a
But donT get excited-keep perfectly COOL
For people will talk.
And then il you show the least bOdness Of heart
OR a slight inclination 10 take your swn part,
They VIII call you an upstart, conceited and vain
Blu, keep straight ahead-don't stop 10 explain
For people will talk.
If threadbare your dress and old-fashioned your
hat,
Some one will surely take notice Of that,
And hint rather strongly that you can't pay your
But don't get excited, whatever they say
For people will talk.
II your dress is in fashion, don't think TO escape
For they criticise then ina different shape;
You're ahead of your means, or your tail0r's un.
paid,
But mind your own business-there's naught to
be made
For people will talk.
Now the best way 10 do il is to do as you please
For yonr mind, if you have one, will then be at
ease.
OF cour. you viii meet with all sorts of abuse;
But don't think 10 stop them-it amt any use
For people will talk.