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The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-24

ThocEh EAr was declared only OF the 2l:t
the English have already woo s sc&.tsu:ial
victory over the AfEhars, snd tbs. witkout
the lots Of drop OF blood. T5rr-day they
advanced on Fort Ali Musjid au3 after xcsarS
ing some shots with the AfShsus .a:eee3zd II
dAnkiuG the pc.t ard securing AZ a1vA1tA-
Eeous position in its rear, The Afghan c,n.
mAnder evacaated the place Thursday -
and the English took Possession Friday u2,,--
ing. Bloody work awaits them, ho1eve-, BE-
fore they eau hope 20 advance far On ;he road
- Cabul.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-24

Thursday next will be Thanksgiving day,
Governor Nichols, in his proclamation i.susd
last Thursday says:
The President OF the United States haviug
recommended Thursday, the tweoty.eiEbt day
of Noveub Der, 1878 as q day of Th kssiyiuE
and Prayer, the Governors Of many of our
slater States have made special req nests to the
people thereof to observe the came. Ii is
especially proper that the people of Louisisua
should join in its Observance. In the day OF
their &c ferinR and distress they have received
the mosS signal evidence of the sympathy of
the people OF Ihe Union. Their voices shoald
not Be silent when thanks are rendered for the
many blessipgs which have been Vouchsafed
our whole country. The summer which has
passed has left many of orr households in
Louisiana deSolate, bat even tbrorgh the sad.
ness of the year there ls no one anon Us bat
who has cause to recognize Code kindness and
mercy. In humble recognition of that fact
do recommend TO the people OF Louisiana that
on the day suggested they unite With the peo-
ple Of the entire country in . common expires
sion of gratitude to their Maker.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-24
OCR BANKS.

Tie annual report of the Comptroller OF t9s Inc
Currency contains q table, in compliance WIZ
the acs Of July 10, 1873, showing the to!n
average capital and deposits of al State anu
wings ban ks and private bankers 10 the cou9, D.
try for the six months ending Ma, 3tst l-'o. -
shows the number of State banks 10 be oSS'
with an average capital Of 1924 $40 2o| 0"
posits $229 4S2 625.
TIE number OF 5 1vings banks with clpitsi -. ~
having an aggregate capital of $50 321 o3- y. ~
posits S26. .179 96S Number of savings Dsnns
without capital Cos, with deposits amounting
TO SSo3 .299 .3io. Number OF private bSnHess ~
2s56, capital 7,795 295, deposits SlS3 So 70
Whole number of State banks, sAvIrg5 oAnt.
and private bankers is AGO, WITH an aRgIeg1SnSS
capital of SECS. $50 600, deposits Sl,242 '9Igvs
The total mn Rber Of RAtiopsl banks in e1nf
ence on June 90 1873, was 2056 with a cSPIsSSo' cSPaso
of $40 $50 600, and deposits S677 loeVyS.
making the total number of ban ks and prlVSsss
bankers in the country 6456. with ao aEgreg5;@
capital of S675. .776 900, and aggregate dePosr.
81 919,954 600. Daring the past year fusTS1
eight banks have been organized, with, th,Ss59s 81
thorized capital of 81 755. 900, to which ''0'
500 in circulating notes have been iss7eo.
Fifteen banks have failed within tai: PEI, I'D
oaviug an aggregate capital of 2,7ls wv d
tortv.one banks, with q total cspltA
8 2o0. 900, voluntarily discontinued busin''
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-24

The Empress Of Germany has sent DIR.
Forester, Prince Bishop of BresIsu, an Ecce
Homo, richly sat- as q gift on the occasion of
his celebrating tie twenty nth anniversary
of his cousecrstou. BEts'su, his diocese, lies
both in Prussia aud in Austria, and since he
was condemned by the Prussiau courts D.:
Forester hiss remsiued at Johauuisberg, rot
setting foot on German soil, so that the git is
all the more commented upon
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-24

bearing on the question. In Europe there
is spirit of caste, of eocial limits and
bounds, of stiffness and restraint. Mer
before them. Why should they fight
against destinyi They become more OF
less stolid energy is repressed, and men
tai activity is discouraged; routine work
is good enough for those who have no
hopes beyond 1t. In this country every
place is open to every one. Men wake
up aud become quick witted, because they
have more irdacement to improve their
intelligence.
At any rate, the result is there, whatever
may be the cauee. American mechanics
and factory hands can do more and better
work than their European compeers. The
United States is consequently undermine
ing England, and before long, at the pres
ent rate of progress, will completely fore,
stall her both in manufactures and in
commerce The commercial sceptre having
passed from her hand, England will Ger,
tainly share the fate of nations that have
preceded her in the same experience.
Venice, Spain, Holland, have all had their
day of maritime dominion and lost it. If
England wants to see the result of such q
loss let her look upon those nations to day,
What hope wonld either of them now
have of maintaining possession of the
Indian empire if it were theirs7
England, then, is doomed; her fate is
written upon page of the near future.
We have long contended for this view, to
the great merrimeut of sundry worshipers
of tie British idea, but now the hadow of
what is coming is darkeuipg the skes of
England. Her markets are filled with
foreign products, her factories are growing
silent, her operatives are striking against |
wages Some of-her- foremost
impending change
Bat old England is going to die game.
She does not intend to stand at bay like a
hunted stag, but like wounded lion leaps
lpon her enemy. She strikes the fret
blow. Russia failed in her attempt upon
he front door of India through CONSTANT
lople; che now knocks at the back door
brough Afgh anistao. England very well
Understands the ir sidious approach and
meets it with a coAtemptuous sap in the
ace. If Russia wants Afghanistan, she
must fight for it, aud fight right now-not
It her own chosen time, but now rot by
intrigue and chicanery but on the open
ield of deadly war.
There cap be 70 reasonable doubt OF the
wisdom OF this course, aud it will be i'm
'oseible for semi barbarous Russian rab
'le to contest the point successfully against
British science and British nerve. Russia
will have to bide her time little longer
Until American progress shall have eaten
mt the heart of British strength, then,
ike the barbsrians of old descending upon
Rome, her Lordes may fatten on the dead
arcase of the great Indian Empire.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-24

In reply to an inquiry from Messrs. Wheeler
4 Pierson, DR.. b. f. Taylor. Secretary of tie
Board of Health, writes 90 the 22ld inst:
l beg TO inform ycu thu; at q recent meetiu &
of the Board of Health resolution WAS pass
ed declaring the epidemic of yellow fever 81 an
end, an inviting sbseptees to return. Ia view
ofthese facts AN of the opinion that II is en-
!irely safe for all persons to visit the city, and
that there osn be no possible danger IN tae
shipmeut Il goods OF stsry description tc the
country.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-24

As We go to press We learn that His Grace
the Most Rev. n. J. Perohe, Archbishop ofNew
Orleans. arrived st his episcopal residence last
Friday evening ct abeu. : o'clock, after sn
absence OF several months in the country par
ishts of his large Diocese
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-24

BsaureGard recently said - am engaged at
present in writing q circu mstautial narrative
of the military operations in which l took
part, from the firing OF the fret gun at Fort
Sumter, in April, l-6l, to the close OF the war
nj Greensboro, \. c., in May, 1865"
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-24

Returns from sN parishes in the State ex.
oeptipg three show the vote at the last election
ON the Capital question 10 be- for New 0clears
4l,7S9 for Baton Rouge - 673 msj >lity for
New Orleans SIG. The returns from the three
parishes not yet heard from cannot materially
affect this result.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-24

The intrepid Gam mbetta, leader CT the Frer ch
Radicals, Tough. duel isst Thursday with
Fourtou, ex.Ains.er Of the Interior, the
weapons being pistols aud the distance thirty.
Ave PAGES; only one sa,t allo Sed. OF course,
no one was hutt, and the daIiog contestants
Joyful! shook hands aud probably took
drink
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-24

Though the State of Delaware has two rep
resent tAtives in the United States Seuste, ber
population is so small that sie is entitled 70
only one mem Der in the House OF Representa-
tives. Al tie recent election i1e Republicans
made no uomipatious, but unit with the
Green ubackeis. Tae entire State vote for Gov.
eFnoT EaS
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-24

Our city readers are requested to bear in
mind the fsct that the entertainment for the
benefit of St. Theresa's Female Orphan Asy q N
will take place next Thursday evening at 7:30
O'Clock, in Grunewad Hall Admission -
cents,
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-24

The next Louisiana egislsture, which meets
the fret Monday in January will stand: SEN
ate, 25 Democrats ard IL Republicans; House
Of Representatives - Democrats, Is Republi
cans, = Nationals and = Irdeper dents.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-24

Listening devoutly to sermons 10 q great
grace from God. To gain this grace begin with
paying for the preacher. If n man gets no
good from sermons, the fault is always his
own.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-24

chbishop Croke has invited Bishop Ryan,
of St. Louis, to preach at the dedication of
his new cathedral in Cashel, Ireland. Bishop
Ryan has accepted the Invitation.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-24

Speaking Of riddles. Mr.. Joaer," said Chi
IEo landlord, can you tell the difference be-
tween best steak aud . shiuRlei' No
Then I'll 0roil VOC shipgie hereafter every
n oTnipE for breakfast iosteAd CT beefsseat:
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-24

A circular of nuch interest fro III the HI oers
Of the st. Vincent de Paul Society will be found
among the Adverts. ments on our fifth page.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-24

To excel in any thing valuable is gresn,S
to be above oonceit on account of ones S'''-
plishmeDt is greater.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-24

Only . few more tickets left for the E'''
tAinnenI at GruneU AID Rail.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-24

Grand Concert Snd Uniques at Gruuevald
H1u Re1I Thzrs4Ay.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-24

See programmes of Ensertainment at Grupe-
vail Hall Eext TharsdEy.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-07-31
The Merm aids Song.

London Standard of June 81
1t is easier to account for the belief in
the mermaid as a sea nymph who made
her appearance in dangerous places, and
combed her hair so as to attract the un-
wary mariner by the beauty Of her tresses
than to understand the vocal powers with
which from the earliest times she seems
to have been credited The flowing locks
were as imaginary as the sweet voices
But one can see the former attribute was
suggested, and 1T is difficult to believe
That the latter can have been the creation
of absolute, unaided fancy. The poeti
cal notions on the subject of mermaids,
characterized by DIR. Murle as ''ridic-
ulous," and the result Of "oft told but
unchecked repetition of tales" can new
ertheless, as be asserts, be satisfactorily
explained. No explanation, however,
of the enchanting voice which this prima
dona of the ocean has always been held
to possess has yet been offered. What in
til lt-ical language would be known as
the 'pY,perties" of the mermaid-the
comb, the hand looking glass, perhaps
even the harp-may be accounted for. So
also may the womanly appearance Of the
uDI6A DdIb vi LnO
Without being 'JOanaosa superne,' in
the literal sense of the words, the man.
atee does present certain resem blance
to a woman from the waist upward.
No cue, however, is given to the strange
belief handed down from age to age as
to the mermaid's vocal abilities and the
irresistible Charm of her songs, and to
find the origin of the musical portion of
these legends it would, perhaps, be neces-
sary to fathom the mystery Of the rela
tions existing between music and the va
rious inhabitants of the deep, from mer-
maids to fishes, and including, in partic-
ular, dolphins, who have always shown
themselves peculiarly susceptible to the
| influence of sweet sounds. In London,
and in many of the chief cities of Eng
land and the Continent, fishes have of
late years been associated everywhere
with music. At every aquarium hitherto
projected musical performances have
been included as matter of course as
part of the general plan of the entertain
ment. If, then, the mermaid should real
ly be endowed with musical powers, which
have fallen into, disuses the position oc-
cupied by the one recently brought to
London, in close vicinity to a concert
room and to a theatre, where music is to
be heard at almost all hours of the day,
should have the effect Of calling its natu
raj abilities little by little into renewed
activity.
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The Wyoming Cave.

a new mammoth cave has been dis.
covered, it is asserted, in Wyoming terri
tory that bids fair to equal, if not to
eclipse, the famous cave or Kentucky.
A dozen herders placed a windlass
near the mouth Of the cavern, on Table
mountain, some weeks since, and lowered
one of their number, carrying lantern,
to depth of near 100 feet. A passage
200 feet long led to subterranean cham
bers and vaults Of vast size, too many
and too diversified to form any exact idea
of. The roof was from go to 10 feet
high, and studded with stalactites vary
ing from a few inches to 20 feet in
length. The floor was covered with
cones and stalagmites, the stalactites,
joined in many places, making quaint and
picturesque columns. The formations Of
rock are represented assingularly curious,
and varying in quality, color and shape
to a degree that has not been seen else
where. Some partial explorations indi-
cate that the cave must be of immense
size and full of the most interesting
geological phenomena. 1t is said that a
party of scientific men will soon visit it
and give an account of their explorations.
1t is high time that we had a new and
wonderful cave, for the Mammoth cave
has lost its novelty and needs rival in
the far West,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-07-31
The Mystery Of the Mind

The following psychological incident,
says a writer in the Louisville Medical
News, which was told to rue by gentle
man Of undouhted veracity, may prove Of
interest to those Of your readers who are
studying the occult phases Of nervous
phenomena. The narrator, a man of
fine nervous organization, was taking his
afternoon siesta; his daughter, a young
lady Of seventeen, sitting by his side, with
her hand in his, and reading. AS he
passed from the wakeful state into one Of
semi-slumber he saw, or seemed to see,
appear at the foot of his bed, tall man,
with sorrowful expression upon his face,
who, bending down tenderly, lifted up a
coffin and disappeared, He was so dis
turbed by the strange and unaccouutable
nature of his vision that, after tossing
restlesslY for few moments, he opened
his eyes and said:
tiDaughter, l believe l cannot sleep to-
day; and will get up"
Looking up from her book, in which
she was evidently deeply absorbed she
said:
rPapa, this is a strange book that / am
reading"
"What is itY' said he.
'eThe life of Marie Antoinette, she re-
piled, and then read from the pages be
fore her recital of the exact incident
that had just constituted his dream.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-07-31
PeriI- of the Telephone.

The telephone may prove dangerous
matter for some folks. One of our
leading merchants, whose home is not a
thousand miles from Brooklyn, and who
occasionally luxuriates in his leisure
hours in mechanical and philosophical
experiments, put up the other day an
excellent telephone at his residence,
connecting the parlor with the rear of the
house. On certain evening, while he
was at work at one end of the instru-
ment, there were couple of young
bucks being entertained in the parlor by
the young ladies of the family, and one
of them, whose wish may have been ia
Their to the thought, spoke-just for the
fun of the thing, of course-at the in
strument. The quiet old gentleman re-
ceived at his end of the wire this com
plimentary message: "Old Mr.. Wat
kins, isn't it most time time you went to
bed?"
The young sauce-box in the parlor
nearly jumped from the floor at the re
ply that came back: eyes, sir; and quite
time you went home, young man. Ed
itor's Drawer, in Harper's Magazine for
August.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-07-31
WOMEN OF TALENT.
Their Special Work and General
WOrL.-.Eheir Adaptation tU DO.
mRslic Life.

There are women of talent, says an ed
itorial in Harpers' Bazaar, to whom the
needle is hateful, to whom the kitchen
seems a Pandemonium of heat and hard
ware, hurry and horrid smells, whom
homework disgusts, and to whom house
keeping means slavery; but yet the
greater number even of these use the
needle frequent the kitchen, and keep
the house, not considering themselves at
all excused by reason of their dislike,
and however great her talent, thinking
but poorly of the woman who does not
do likewise. In fact, the greater their
own talent, the more do they apply 1T to
use in daily life; their coffee is clearer
and richer, and their bread Is lighter,
whether they made it or whether they
have it made, and their houses in
general are brighter, gayer and hap
pier because of the superior intelli-
gence brought to bear on the household
regulations, perhaps by reason of their
royalty of nature, touching nothing that
they do not gid. To be good mothers,
good wives and helpmeets, is an ambition
common with all the sex, whether en-
d0wed with genius or not; her husbands
praise is more to a woman than that of
all the world; but this desire and am
bition are not necessarily a check upon her
career, not only because the impulse to
a career, if worth anything, and capable
of bringing about any results OF value,
can be diverted altogether, and will work
out its own salvation, but because APP
premiership in her fathers house has
usually made the performance of home
ly duties as much a matter of course as
combing her hair, or buttoning her gown,
or breathing; while the great power of
love, the abandonment of self i'll care for
others, the decent between the gates of
life and death in the birth of children, in
the love of them, in the loss of them,
in their rearing, are all experiences
deepening the nature, strengthening the
powers, and enriching genius. 1t is
possible that there may be some question
as to whether, while so much more is
expected of woman of genius, than of
a man of genius the practice of har-
Messing Pegasus to a gravel cart is not
a wasteful one; but, however that may
be, it is very evident that Pegasus
can draw the cart, that it is not wo-
men of genius who are unfit for mar
riage and all its responsibilities, but
that, on the other hand, they meet its re-
sponsibilities the better for their genius;
and in spite of the ISLANDERS of certain
coarse souls who think the world was
made for men alone, we must declare
that in long experience and acquain
lance among literary women, We have
seen very few instances that did not sus-
tain our opinion.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-07-31
EANHIONS.
shora skirts.

One writer from Paris saws: VERY
pretty and coquettish are the new LdUeH-
diere costumes, made SHIRT, and fuller
about the hips than we have been accus-
toned to see tor some time. OF short
costumes, the Balasamo is one of those
which enjoy most success. A first skirt
coming down just To the ankle is killed
Scotch fashios OF course the short
costume requires very neat chduSsWes.
The high-heeled shoe, with large bow
and buckle, is very generally worn this
summer with this style of costume"
Another writes: Costumes for the Ex-
hibition are mostly made short skirted,
with deep fiuting la relgieuse round
the bottom; a pleated jacket fastened
round the waist with band and buckle
and a short lavendiere; second skirt
drapped across the front and loosely tied
up behind.
The third, who is indeed positive rau-
thOrity in all such matters, says: I'm the
first place, short dresses are the great
novelty, and although they have not yet
become common, all new orders to dress
makers for outs door dresses contain the
decisive words mo trains Still
another declares that with the reintro-
duction of short dresses, hort underskirts,
just litter shorter than the costume,
have become necessary:
And now for the other side of the
question. We find in fashion editorial
on London and Partisan styles that "the
short skirt has not been adopted by any
of the leading elegantes, either of Lon
don or Paris, nor does there seem the
slightest probability than it will regain
favor so long as the present close-ftting
styles of dress remain fashionable"
Thus we see short skirts are condemned
by only one out of five of our foreign
writers, and in the American magazines
of late date, the general verdict seems to
denote the adoption OF the compact and
comfortable short walking dress, in
which 1.-The skirt escapes the ground,
even the briefest of demi-trains being
avoided if possible" Then, after de-
scribing the disadvantages labored un
der by a lady wearing a train, the writer
continues: Remembering this by-gone
unpleasantness, every lady should be
thankful that Fashion has returned to
her good natured senses and provided a
skirt not to be trodden upon in public
highways
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-07-31
WHO KNowsl

Why must we. then, be sad,
When nature Is so glad:
Not half can utterance all her JOY unfold,
Though she runs Ger and DER
The strings tried long before.
To body forth the life that's never old.
Not for our sakes arrayed,
Though we Wonld fain persuade
Our foolish hearts that she IN servant guise,
Sprt ads all her varied show
Before us as We 60.
To win approving glances from our eyes.
All, no! Though in broad glee
She laughs where all can see,
In leagues of dandeliOns all dewy wet,
All TO herself she smiles
In far-off ocean isles.
And in dim hooks in shy blue violet.
And though she dances still
Along the sheer brown hill
In scarlet glow Of swi nging eolumbine,
In gentan she smiles slow,
as happy maid might go.
Who sings 81 love him, and his heart is
mine!'
She wants no added bliss,
No praise for this, or this;
Simply she is so glad she cannot rest,
But still must evermore
In every way out-pour
The exceeding bliss that stirs within her
breast.
Nocare for US has she;
And we, alas and we
Can look but sadly at her innocent play;
shut cut from Paradise,
We see with other eyes;
The flaming sword has rent all wells away.
Is there then for US too
No life forever new?
Or is that life new but in lying care,
Till on his far-oh throne
Our God must hear alone
One cry of pain uprising every where!
Yet had it better been
We still had staid within,
Nor tasted fruit that lets US not forget?
God knows if it be So
The days 60 on below,
And overhead the stars, they rise, they set.
Anna G. Bracket, in Harper's Magazine
for August.