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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-12-25
BOB BURDETTE IN BOSTON.
The Prevailing Custom Among Young
Men of Wearing SpectaclcS.
Burlington Hawkeye.

One thing else about Boston people
before | close: The old people have all
the good eyes. All the older musicians
scholars, authors, composers, whose
names have made Boston famous in
the world Of letters and art, whose fame
is as broad as the continent. appear to
have excellent eyes, and get along on
the street and in the library without the
use of glasses. That is, SO far as | have
been able to observe. On the othe
hand, the younger class CT Gterateurs
and students are unanimously short
sighted. Young men here wear eye
glasses as young men in Montana wear
revolvers, and young men in Chicago
carry samples of cordwood for canes.
/ have seen boys eleven years old come
along the street glaring at the timid
stranger through huge eyeglasses that
beamed in the distance like big lamps.
Once in a while, when you are just
growing accustomed to the white glasses.
a tall, slender youth will suddenly loom
up beside you and glover down upon
you through pair of blue eyes, and
the effect Is very startling. Do you
know, | believe there are babes born
IN Boston with spectacles on.
| do not positively know of such a case,
but when you see child Is months
old riding along in its cab with pair
of horn eyeglasses straddling its nose,
you can't resist the impression that the
baby WAS born that way, and would
bleed to death if the spectacles were
cut off. But have got acquainted with
two or three pairs of these spectacles,
and 1 find they are just a part Of the
rounded face and the unsatisfactory
photograph. | find the most delightful
young fellows behind them, warm
hearted, generous, manly young fellows,
impulsive and earnest under all their
welI-bred reserve. / have found a
thousand things to make me think
better OF Boston than / ever did before,
and haven't found thing that will cast
a shadow on the pleasant impression |
have formed Of it; | don't wonder that
Boston people are fond of their city,
and that Boston people who move away
into distant states believe that if they
are good they will 60 to Boston Com
men Wuen tney ule. ana tnat reminds
me of another thing. A BJstonian who
has emigrated to some other state will
talk more about Boston in five minutes
than a resident BJston1se will talk in
six weeks. | haven't heard man
speak about Boston since | have been
here, except IN anSH er to my questions.
In conclusion. | may say that Bos-
ton is considered the Burlington of
Massachusetts,.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-12-25
YEAS.

Mr. Blaine's resolution in regard to
southern e ions was then called up
and ELECTED a long debate. An amend
nent offered by Mr.. Butler, of South
CAROLINA, that the proposed committee
d investigation should sit with open
doors was defeated by straight party
vote, democrats in the affirmative, re-
luoHcans in the negative. A similar
amendment offered by Davis. of West
Virginia, met the same fate. As other
senator's desired to discuss the resolu-
-2n the senate adjourned.
MONDAY, Dec. 16.-House.-Bi
we're introduced: Providing for the pay
'uent OF duties on imports IN United
yates notes; reducing charge for post
Gree money orders ~ five cents; to
pace James Shields on the army re-
4red list AS a brigader-general; Tor ex-
mango OF standard dollars for trade
H9,'ihTs; to limit the coinage of standard
>4Ner dollars to five dollars per capita,
&c, )rdlng to the census about to be
'ahen, and make them legal tender TO
me amount Of $50 for all debts; propo-
a'AS penalty of 81 900 TO be imposed
ipoh any national banking association
~ each Otfense on refusing to receive
VI pay out standard silver dollars, same
y y 9lher lawful money; to appropriate
s''ooV'U0O for improvement of the Mis-
s...:saipp; to remove political disabil-
."ts' TO provide for the circulation of
48nonal bank notes of less than five
loiIars; to abolish the bureau of mill
,atiIy Justice. The District of Columbia
. IN wa then taken up, and when par
lazy W. considered the house adjourned.
EsDAY, Dec. Il -Senate.- con
s-.''f aud diplomatic bill, with various
.."ehdments, was passed. As the bill
s = NY, from the house it Appropriated
1 ~, 100, and the senate added So
lie salaries Of ministers TO Great
britain, France, Russia. Germany.
pam, Austria, Italy, and other places,
b. sfe restored to their former figures.
.,,& &'Ae resolution regarding the con,ti
',.oAai rights OF citizens, with amend.
r. rms, was passed 10y vote OF ST to 6.
III .0 aouSe resolution to adjourn over
~ aoiidays was taken up, after
aS amended to make the recess
'''1 Dec. 20lh to january 9Th. wa.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-12-25

An old lady in Glasgow was left a
legacy Of $4,000, having already a
small fortune of some Is 900 or 10000.
She invested the legacy in the City
of Glasgow bank, and when the
crash came went distracted at the
thought of beggary that was awaiting
her. To her surprise no call was made
upon her, and on investigation she
found to her delight that her agent en-
bezzled the money while pretending to
invest it in the shares desired.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-12-25

THE microphone has been applied, in
conjunction with the telephone, to the
science OF terreous meteorUlogy, by
Professor Rossi, with satisfactory re-
suits. The shocks Of earthquakes,
otherwise imperceptible, were regist-
cred, and three distinct and periodical
classes of sound made out, though their
special origin and significance must vet
be established.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-12-25

Us the lake coast IN Essex, Canada,
in small shanty built Of boards, with
out a floor, aud only haIf-roofed, live a
WON vi OF 10 and hcr children--a boy
of 10 and IL girl OF II. They are lepers,
or, rather, the mother Is. They live on
food which the children beg from the
neighhorhood. and the ire Is kept by
drlftwood gathered from the shore.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-12-25

The state department has received
from the president OF Chill a life.size
portrait of Washington, by a native ar
list, which has the traditional face and
figure, though the vest and breeches
are white instead of buff. Also, from
Samoa, a mat of a cocoanut fibre, six
feet square, three hundred years old,
and valued at $1,000. 1t came as the
outside wrapper Of the Samoa treaty.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-12-25

The salt wells at East Saginaw, Mich,
have been very productive this season.
The total amount of salt inspected dur
ing the year ending November IL, was
l,S55,6S4 barrels, an increase of 1884,
9O7 barrels over last year The rev
enues Of the state Inspectors office
amounted to 50 ,279. aud the expenses
were 50 267, against SlU,053 last year.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-12-25

Woman may revere mans powers,
his intelligence, and, mayhap, his super
iority; but when he comes to taking up
pan OF ashes, she covers up every
inch Of floor around the stove within a
radius OF ten feet with bits Of old car
peting, and arm9 herself with a dust
pan and broom before she lets him be
pin the lob -EAk0n Ilnes.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-12-25

THE Rev. DR. Thomas, Of Chicago,
was Swallowed at Yorkville, Canada,
last week, by a shalp detective WHO
took him for a burglar, and who did
not relax his vigilance until he ran the
suspected wretch into pulpit.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-12-25
Sympathetic Inks.

The Scientific american prints the fol-
lowing article:
Under the name OF sym pathetic inks
are designated certain liquids which,
being used for writing, leave no visible
traces on the paper, but which, through
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-12-25

THE trial Of the famous Belgian for
ger, I. kint, lasted one month aud cost
the government 500 The jury
were gwen 59j questions to consider
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-12-25

VERY promising nickel mines have
been discovered III New Caledonia, aud
~ English company has been formed
To work them under encouragement
from the French authorities Of the
island.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-12-25
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

FRIDAY Dec. 13-Senate.-Bills were
,,rndnced; to provide for temporary
: .i.,, of tie army in an emergency;
=, .,,r regulate attorneys fees in pension
y to more efficiently collect rev.
&c ySna on cigars. A long debate fol-
awe awed upon the bill in regard to the
,Isctmal count. 1t was passed by
- fnllnNinp vote:
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-12-25

THE magician Heller lief. $4O0, 600 to
his wife and daughters.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-12-25

Mr.. STURGEON has declined a gift Of
S25, 900 from his congregation.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-12-25


Mr.. Blaine tried to bring his resolution,
in regard to citizens being deprived of
their constitutional votes, before the
senate, but a motion to adjourn
nh Monday was carried.
FRIDAY, Dec. 13-HOuse- A great
amount of routine business was trans
acted by the house in clearing up the
sneakers table. The bill to reimburse
William and Mary college, VT, for
property destroyed during the war was
considered in committee of the whole,
but no action was taken. Another bill
was introduced 70 make trade dollars a
legal tender.
SATURDAY, Dec. 14lh.--Senote-The
senate was not in session to-day.
SATURDAY, Dec. 14tE.-House-The
bill passed authorizing the issue Of du-
plicates of the registered bonds stolen
from the Manhattan savings bank of
New York. The committee on apprO-
priations agreed to recommend $780,
zoo for expenses of the fast mail service.
The senate amendments to the mil
itary academy bill were adopted
Mt. Ll.lpS SuDllittcu IL itSolutlOll
reciting late Indian raids in Kansas
and Nebraska, and the capture Of ma
auders, and calling on the secretary of
the interior for information as to where
he had not surrendered guilty and re-
sponsible parties of such Indian bands
to the authorities of Kansas anu Ne
braska. Adopted.
MONDAY, Dec. 16-Senate.-A resolu-
ton was introduced instructing the judi
cary committee to enquire into the
eypediency ofrepealing all laws provid-
gng for compromising U. S. attorneys by
lees. Bills were introduced: To repeal
sections $50 and S21 of the revised stat
utes of the United States, providing that
Jurors for the United States court who
nave borne arms against the govern
ment may be challenged; and also re-
curing iron-clad oath of jurors in Uni
ted States courts; to appropriate Sl5,-
WO Tor the improvement of the Mis-
solHHver at Sioux City. Mr.. Matthews
nyyed 10 set aside all other business
and proceed to the consideration of the
IeIa, Pacific railroad Dill, which mo-
ton was defeated oy the following vote:
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-04-14
FIR MORNING STAR Aeb CATHOLIC ARP a. 1878

slender, with thin face, gray eyes and
light brown hair, began bis lecture last
evening as follows:
"Tbe Count de Ma!htre said that
tury, with ell their shrewdness, msde
very great mistake. They had set
about remodelling the old faith, and in
pursuance of that plan selected and REJECT
ed just what they pleased. They had
grand chance then to put together pop
it. Among the old doctrines of the Church
were the doctrine Of pugatory and the
doctrine of hell. In going over the list
these short sighted Protestant 'reformers,'
as they called themselves, struck out the
doctrine of purgatory and retained the
doctrine of hell. They should have re-
versed this order of things, and u venture
to say said the philosophic Count, shat
the time will come when the leaders of
Professionalism will discover this mistake
and will seek to substitute the more COM
Portable idea Of purgatory for that ef
hell My friende, We have lived to see the
day when the Protestants are trying to
make jost this change of base. The time
has como when thoy have passed through
the initial stage of doubt, and are begin
ping to deny. declare to you that it is
my honest belief that before o generation
has passed away the belief in eternal
punishment will exist only in the hearts of
thO56 VINO are kept uTEi III tuo SosaoiAS
faith. All the discussion that has been
going on of late, both in newspapers and
from the pnlpit, has been simply in further.
ance Of the plan to cut down he'll to pur-
gatory. This is one of the eigns of the
times. It is critical time for the true
Church. In no age has there ever before
been a general movement of the human
| intellect against the doctrine of eternal
punishment it has been held by all
nations, and has been up to the present
time doctrine assailed by no heresy, that
is by NO man who has been able to obtain
such following as to create a sect. What
does the present questioning of hell
meant It means eimply intidelity. The
doctrine of eternal punishment was too
plainly taught by the founder of Christian
ity to admit of any doubt of it's literal
truth and importance, as long as the divin-
ity of Jesus Christ was admitted and I'M
questioned. Protestantism has progressed
towards rationalism, and the denial of a
hell has followed as a natural consequence.
1 state plain thesis. If the doctrine of
eternal punishment is to be given up or
denied, we must give up the Bible. The
| ground has been seen and taken advantage
of by one man who has, if he has nothing
else good, the virtue of candor-s man
who is epoken of in the public prints az
Bob Ingersoll. He says, Il shall go for
the Bible.' And he is going for the Bible,
poor man.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-04-14

a bbey In Dorsetshire, stephen entered the
BenedicLine house at Moesme IN BuTguhoy,
then in all the fervor OF new fouuuatioh'
Bot with the increase OF aims Tue ooseis
ance relaxed and Stephen, having in vain
protested against the growing remiesness,
followed st. Robert with twenty one
monks TO Citeaux. There he became aooot
and strictly carried out the rule oil manua
labor and poverty. No irdustry oil tne
monke, however, could supply Vbe neooe-
sary food. When only threepence remain
ed. Stephen bade brother go and my
three wagons laden with provisions. His
faith was rewarded. The monks starved
looks moved q dying man to give tue
required sum and henceforth aims howco
in. Still novices shrank from go severe
life. A pestience carried of monk after
m onk. and Stephen, fearing that his strict
ness was displessing to God, bsde one VINO
Was diving return if possible to enlighten
him. A vision reassured him and before
long there stood at the gate OF the convent
the young st. Bernard and thirty noble
youths, begging admittance as novices.
The trials of Citeaux were now over; amli-
ations went out far and near, and stephen
became, with st. Robert, CO. founder OF the
great Cisterciau Order. He died A. D. ll34
In the Cistercian abbeys nothing was
allowed to interfere with the allotted por-
tion of manual labor. The priest on hn-
ishipg Mass exchanged his chasuble and
stole for the picka1e and spade. st. Ber-
nard broke off one of his sermons on the
Canticles because the monks must go to
work. Tire choir. monks cultivated the
lands near the church, and the lay brothers
the distant farms. When the bell rang for
the Office, the latter knelt down in the
fields, and said such prayers as they knew
by heart. SO acceptable to God WAS their
lowly service that, as St. Bernard was
preaching on the Feast Of the Assumption,
angels brought him tidings of the humble
lay brother who in lonely farm was
repeating the Ave Maria with extraordinary
devotion.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-04-14
April 81.
ST. ANSELM, ARCHBISHOP.

Anselm was o native of Piedmont. When
boy of fifteen, being forbidden to enter
religion, he for a while lost his fervor, left
his home, and went to various schools in
France. At length his vocation revived,
and he became monk at Bee in Normandy
The fame of his sanctity in this cloister led
William Rufus, when dangerously ill, to
take him for his eehfessef, aHd te name
him to the vacant see Of Canterbury. Now
began the strife of Ausslm's life. With
new health the king relapsed into his for
mer sins, plundered the Church lands,
scorned the archbishop's rebukes, and for
bade him to go to Rome for the pallium.
Anselm went and returned only to enter
into q more bitter strife with Williams
successor, Henry I. This sovereign claim
ed the right of investing prelates with the
ring and croEier, symbols of the spiritual
jurisdiction which belongs to the Church
alone. Sooner than yield the archbishop
was obliged to submit to the feeble bnt
inHexible old man. In the midGt of his
harsssing cares st. Anselm found time for
writings which have made him celebrated
as the father Of scholastic theology; while
in metaphysics and in science he had few
devotion to our Blessed Lady, whose Feast
of the Immaculate Conception he was the
first to establish in the West. He died A.
d. IIO9.
The worldly prelates did not scruple to
call st. Anselm . traitor for his defence of
the Pope's supremacy; on which the Saint
rose, and with calm dignity exclaimed. "1f
any man pretends thas violate my faith
| to my king because 1 will not reject the
authority of the Holy See of Rome, let him
| stand forth, and in the name OF God will
answer him as ought" No one took up
the challenge; and to the disappointment
of the king the barons sided with the Saint,
for they respected his courage, and saw
| that his cause WAS their own.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-04-14

by the holy virgins prayer. She governed
the community with marvellous prnoehce'
and bore years of illness with heroic pa
thence. In the hope of restoring her health
she was sent under obedience to some
medicinal waters. As che entered the natn
miraculous fountain sprang up, oiess
with healing properties; but her hour had
come. She had time to return to her CON
vent, and died, as she bad lived, in state
Of ecstatic prayer, on April Goth, l2l7.
Our Lord deigned to say to st. Catharine e
of Siens, 'If thou ask Me, .Why didst
Thou keep that sweet virgin st. Agnes in
in such want y should reply that did
this that 1 might satisfy her by My provi-
dence for having been three days without
bread, she said to Me, my Father and Lord,
hast Thou taken these daughters out OF
their fathers houses to starvef Provide,
o Lord, for them.' Then inspired crea-
ture to take her five small loaves. They
sat down to table, and gave her 80 much
virtue in breaking the bread that they
were all fully satisfied, and it sufiiced them
q second time"
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-04-14
THE SUPERIOR GENERAL OF THE
| JESUITS.
n. 7. Tablet.

N Y. Tablet.
A despatch from Rome announces the
illness Of Father Pierre Jean Beckx. Cen
eral of the Society of jesus since 1853, and
now approaching his eighty third birth
day. He is beat known, perhaps, to Cath
olics in this country as the author OF 1.-The
Month of Mary" popular book of devo-
tions for May. This was written in 1s43,
before Father Beckx had been sent on his
Austrian mission. He was born at Sichem,
in Belgium, and at twenty-four joined the
order of the Society of Jesus. Proving to
be q wise counsellor, and ofskilful address,
he was employed almost at once in deli
cate and important missions. When
Duke Ferdinand of Anhaltko, and his
duchess were converted to the Catholic
faith IN 1875 Father. T3eckx, then but thirty
years old, was sent to be his confessor, and
after the death of the duke accompanied
the D Dachess Julia. who was Countess of
Brandenb burg, to Vienna. In le47 he was
appointed procurator in Austria to the
society, but the revolution of l94S obliged
him to leave the country. He was for
time rector of the College of Louvain.
Subsequently he WAS superior of the socie-
ty in Hungary, and eventually provincial
for the whole Austrian Empire, except
Galicia. He was an important figure in
the advance of the order at this time, and
it was with his help that the Primate of
Hungary, Cardinal Szcitowsky, secured
the rehabilitation of the Jesuits in that
part of the empire, and founded the inn
portant novitiate of TyrnRn. In 1853
Father Beckx succeeded Father Roothan
as general of the aociety. The "Month Of
Mary" written in German, has been trans
lated into many languages. Father Beckx
has published other works, among them, in
December, 1871, an appeal to the repre-
sentatives of foreign governments on the
question of the seizure by the Italian Csbi-
net of the great convent of st. Andrew on
the Quirinal. At that time Pope Plus TX
had just pronounced the greater excommu'
nication againet slI concerned in the an
nexation to Italy of tho pontifical territory
and the Chamber was talking of making
the expulsion of the Jesuits condition oi
the guarantee given the Pope. Plus TX
defended the Jesuits as faithfully as they
supported his claim to temporal authority
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-04-14


I've wandered to the village. Tom-iVe sat oenSA'n
me ,hs hons. paynE ground which she ored
sut none are lett to greet Tom and few are sf to
That played with urou the green just twenty J"af'
ago.
The just as green dear T'm 'S'''00''' Oo''
Are sr srtnG Just then. with 'pri''ju's a.
Blu, master sleep, upon the hill. all coated DER with
That afforded us q aiding psce Just twenty years ago.
Tia old sohoolhsuse altered some, tho benches are
BY new oDss, very ho the p'nknivs' had de-
Bu. the same bricks in the WALL the boil 'winEs
III. nnsio Just the sane dear Tom twas twenty years
ago.
The boys arc playing some old game. beneath that
do forget the name Just now. you have played the
On that sane spot twas played with knives by threw
The iSsdors had task to do thero twenty ysars ego
Tho river is running just atil-the Willows by iss
Are iTgsr than they wsrc dear Tem-ths stream ap'
The grapevine swing is ruined now. whore once We
And swung our sweetheArts pretty Rirs Juss twenty
years sRe.
Tho spring that bubbsd meath the hiil oo'e by the
very hich-swa' once low that we could aih''''
But in ineong down to get drink dear Tom. star.
TO soe bow sadly am changed since twenty year. ago
D0wn by the spring, upon elm. you know oat your
Your sweethesrts juat beneath It, Tom-and you did
mine the saFae;
some heartess wretch has peeled tho barktwas dying
Just As the one who're you cut did twenty years
ago.
Ny lds have long been dry dear Tom. but tears come
in my eyss;
thought Of her loved 90 well-thOos early broken
ties,
visited the old churchyArd and took some flowers TO
strow
Upon the graves Of those We loved twenty years
ago.
Some In tho churchyard laid some sleep beneath
the
But few ara left OF our old olAss excepting you and
me,
Bat whom time shA come. dear Tom. and We are
called 90 20.
hopo they lay us where played Just twenty year.