The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1878-09-29


the electric light.
1t would be hard for 9 stranger to fad tht
spots whereon some Of the ost hourishing Of
the Pennsylvs nia Oil towns once stood Scarce
ly trace is left of Petroleum Centre, which
ten years ago had population off, 900. will
| banks, big hotels, machine shops, stores. snd
! churches.
The following table shows the approx at,
average consumption of tobacco for severs
different countries per head and per amman
| Pounds. Pounds
T5ssss 8 & E Eassis ::
DR.. Baxter, Medical Parveyor of the United
States army, was busy in his off &c. His chief
clerk said, ''Here is a com N nicstion from New
Orleans what shall do with it 7" Without
then bring il to me" He was surprised to
| find, on receiving the comm unication again,
| that it was a telegraphic despatch.
In q Sabbath School Convention held at
Worthingtop, Pa, by the United Presbyteri-
ans, the question was gravely discussed will
q true Christian use t oe word Sunday schoolf'
These good people are so sure they are rig ht In
saying Sahb sth that they cannot understand
do exactly as they do. They regard the use
of the word Sunday as heathensh piece of
business.
Methodist clergymen in Chicago are much
concerned about those of their brethren who
run for office At spirited discussion of the
question of minists rial oftioeholdiDg, it was
unanimously decided thst the vows of the
ministry disqualified a man from holding poll
teal CT flee. The assertion was freely made
that politicians take hold of ministers only to
make fools of them, and them for flee
only to defeat them.
The Irish Catholics Of Oata,io petitoned / lie
Queen t. refnse her assent 20 any enactment
granting special charter TO the Orange So
ciety in Canada, and sent their petition through
Mr.. Butt. He has just been Informed that it
should have been presented to Lord Defer D.
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due course, and an intimation is added that in
any case the matter falls within the exclusive
powers OF the Provincial Legislature.
Twenty.eight dishonest tradesmen recently
came before the Paris Tribuna of Corrections al
Police. A coal merchant for cheating in
weight was fined $40 and imprisonment for q
week grocer was fined $40 for selling goods
Of poor quality; fifteen tavern keepers were
liquors nine milk dealers suffered like pun
ishment for watering their milk, and two
bakers were fined s. for using light weights.
Members of the French Assembly get IS a
day. but not till their elections have been de-
clared valid. If the election is declared valid
the member is at once entitled TO back-psy
from the date of election, but if it is qusshed
he gets nothing. The present Republican
Chamb with the true instinct of French Re-
publcs nism, has already vacated the seats of
sixty-four Inpersiists aud Monarchists elect
ed at the last election, in this saving 1900
in salaries and making their own ma GRITTY so
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There is an associ alton in Eogland called the
Lords Day Observance Society, which is now
using earnest eff to put a stop to Sund sy
excursions. They have succeeded in obtaining
the guGtcres of over 1000 OF tie stockha 6ers
of a leading railway company TO a petition
against these excursions. TIE managers
however, say that they must apage the road
as y make it bring II the largest possible
stock holders who sign the petition would be
dissatisfied if the receip's Of toe road should
fall of because of the discoutinuance CT the
| Sunday trips. Toere is resson to believe that
| Sunday trains will run as before.
1t is very refreshing to the ignorant to find
how deeply ignorant the learned some
times, even lawyers of rep utation. When an
Kenyon, for publish ing PGines Age Of Reason,
the Judge enumerated many celebrities who
professed the Christian faith, and especially
referred to Locke and Newton, who were both
Unitarisns, and consequently not, in the ortho-
dox sense, Christians. Then be proceeded {:
Nor, gentlemen is this belief conf ned to men
of comparative seclusion, since men the great
est and moss Distinguished, both as philoso-
piers and monArcns, have enforced this be-
lief and shown its inf by their conduct
Above all, gentlemen, need name to you the
Emperor Julien, who was so celebrated for
the practice Of every Christian virtue that he
WAS called Julien, the ApostleP
The intelligent Mr.. John Morgan recently
returned to London from the diamond dig
ginRs, aud met two men, one Of whom said be
could show that he was worth E10O. Mr.
Morgan went to the bank and got 500 note
and having won the premium by exhibiting il
went to lunch with the two men. One Of The
men said to the other, "Pll give you G2 il
you'l trust Mr. Morgan and myself to -1kt
your purse and 20 out of the house With it,
The other man accepted this generous offer
and gave him puree apparently foil of notes
I and gold. He and Mr.. Morgan t1ok it oot auC
5 returned in alfa-mlnute and gave it back L
, it's owner. Then its owner said to Mr. Nor
gan, "I'il give you IS IL you'll let this gentle
man and me do that with your money" Mr.
Morgan thereupon gave them his purse con
tanning the 800 note and other money, ant
they went out aud did not return.
q The Court Of Morocco has an indescribabl
air of romance about it. 1t is hung With lat
. and scarfs Of gay, warm colors, and display
an endless variety Of attractive knickkuAcka
; delics1ely embroidered silk handkerchief
cigar and cigarette cases and holders, brilliant
ly illuminated bracelets aud neck lacee made O
Q an aromatic composition, alphabetically em
4 broidered slippers, delicAts pSstilles, and 81
astonishing variety of gilt and tinsel orne