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Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-10-24
MUD CREEKS rERRoR


asn- rheoasss na..sssis's stsrs ef .
D1ksts visaga
To-day several new spaper men came
IN 10 see him. among them one be had
kBown when he was running a ranch
out In Dakota The conversation
naturally drilled 20 ihe lynching Of
Qucoa Kate. aud Mr. Roosevelt
laughed a. be said Il met her once,
aud | didnt attompt any foolishae.s
while ! was there In my most polite
manner greeted her Ne madam. and
observed the utmost poll1ene-s while
was In her prescnoe You couldnt
fool with her. and she ai that time
wasn't such q bad woman after all.
bat there wAs q woman up on Third
Mud creek who was q second Kate
after her fAshion.
she was small. but % my she had
q husband about her own sisc. but be
hsdnt the nerve. and she ruled The
aouse They had q hid. soe; Rot their
owh child but q yoaRgsler they had
picked up and adopted Mr~ --- "a
iare not mcation her name becAuse she
is living yetl made hne buck.kin
shirsa and one day rode over 70 have
one made. As soon a. I reached the
house ] saw that there had been a fam
ily squAll, and acted accordingly. .
AT dowa oa the porch aud waited Tor
MrA --. She came along directly
aad stumbled over my feet Keep
those bSg feet out Of my road vas the
command she gave. and ! got them
under my chair quickly Aayhow I
left my order for the shirt and rode
away
some weeks Afterward I seat over
after IL Instead % the husband and
the hid I found Chcrokos Jim IN
stalled As the proprietor. alda't dare
ash Mrs. -- what vas the matter
bat pumped Il out Of Jim. "a seems
that q few days before q bull-whaeksr
Wagon came aloag and stopped for
dinner. In the wagon Vas . Jog Of
whisky. which the kid stole and drank
half Of 10 That spoke volumes for biz
eonstltution Then the kid started 10
clean out the old mAs. and was about
10 split ais bead opea. when he vas
shot In the side. but nos fatally. The
old man thea emptlea the jog Of
whisky. .aa. iesllas brave. thoaght "a
. good opportunity 70 assert HE rights
He tosk the wooden ramrod of his
gua and started Tor his wifs she walt
"a tlll he sas almost on her. and thea
wlth oos Of thoss things yeu lifs the
lids % . stove hlt hlm fuIl 10 The face
Thea shs iumped assFids the prostrsts
torn. took n by the ears. and bsngea
his head against the hoor tlil ne wss
rndaoed 70 . state Of insenslbilisys sil
this to the intense ammsem@nt of ne
bullwhackerA who we're watching her
hromgh The window. she thea plcked
ap the hody aud threw II throagh the
slndow. Ihs cd maa Illlea The aid
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-10-24
HousgHoco NOTES
nlts 20 Infarsaatisa on q Great Variety
of pam~@tte Matters.

Hits 80 infaFtnatioa on q Great Variety
sf Basn~.tte Matt~ra
When making over old dresses or
other garments. buy new linlngs II
is ''pehhy wise and pound foolish" ~
use old. and half-worn ones.
After all powders are tried genuine
use-keepers are quite likely to 50
back 10 old-fashioned washing soda
Tor cleanlng hoors. slnka Iron and
other metal work. There IL nothing
that removes impurity 80 rapidly a.
boiling hot soda aud water. applied
with a long g-handled scrubbing brush.
and rinsed on once with clear water
and dried with a clean cloth. A large
lump Of soda melted over the drain in
the sink keeps the pipe clear from all
grease. While soda l. a scrubbeF's
main dspcndoneo Il should never be-
used by the laundrcsa a. ls seriously
ihiures cloth.
Wells should be ventilated. As ths
water IL thereby kcp, fresh and free
from bad odor. The absorption Of air
by water renders IL pleasantsr 10 the
taste. and purihes Il 10 some eKteat, bat
the effect IL not very marked one
Use an under table-eloth Of eolorcd
canton flannel 90 your dinihg.tabls. II
not only will make the linen one look
heavier and hang better. but wili In
one year save lts original eost In the
added wear Of the linen ones. princi-
pally on the edge Of the table. whes.
they otherwise wear cut fret
Oll Of peppermint In vapor diluted
even 20 one part in ZOO 0o0. O0o will kil
cockroaches In an hour. they dying In
c0nvulsions. One drop Of the oil
placed under bell Jar covering a cul.
slvailon Of cholera bacllli win kill both
bacilli and spores In ioriY-elght hours.
ID is also regarded a. among the bee,
surgical antlseptica. and Of great value
In phlhlsls and diphiheriA
Tho lulce Of peaches. like that Of
cherries. does not jelly readily. but Il
inclined 10 make . sirup instead II
ons plat Of apple juice lie added to each
tao piats Of peach jules the jelly will
be much nicer. with no perceptihle
diiferesce la The shAvor Not having
ripe apples when ! canned my
cherries this year. heated the juice
and sealed u ap until | could have
apple Juice 10 use with IL Pieplani
Jelly Is better made In the same way.
have succeeded we'll In canning pie.
plant In cold walsr. II must be canned
while 10 IL growing vigorously, or Il
win be rather bitter
A cool cellar does not mean damp
cellar. The reilar should be veil
aired every dag. and also given = good
whliewashlng whenever u 10 necessary
10 do so Every portion Of the csllaI
should be thooaghly cleaned. and 4
II has . eemsal hoor n should even b.
well scrubbed
Buy hne copper sire by the pouad
ior hanging sictures II does MOI
cost half aha q twisted wire or oorc
does. and look far better. Take tims
20 paste light manllla paper over ths
back of every picture frame not NJ
ready protectesi In thls way. as ID ef
fecsuaily prevests duat from reaohln,
We plcsaFea -3oslon Dadges
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-10-24
Not wAreR TReArMEsL
ice nsasaes@l R~saia. oasllasa ~ Med
teal AathsrttE.

teal AathsfttF.
Opiaions differ as 30 the effect Of the
free ingcstion of water Al meAl-tlmes.
but the view generally received l. prob-
ably that II diluses the gastric juice.
and 80 rctards Indigestion. Apart
from the fact that a moderate delay In
the process IL by no means q disad-
vantage. a. SIR William Roberts has
shown Ia his explanation oi the
popularity of Tea aud coffee. n 10 more
than doalsiul whether any such effect
ls In reality produced. When iRgested
during meala water may do good by
washing Out the dlgesssd food. and By
exposing the undigested part more
thoroughly 10 the action Of the digest
I've fermenl~. Pepsln is = eaialytle
body. and a given quantity wili work
almost indefinitely, provided the
peptones are removed as they
are formed. The good effects
% water. dFunk freely before meala
have howevcr. another beneficial re-
sult--it washes away the macas which
IL secrsted BY ths macaos membrane
durlng the intervals Of repose. and
iavors pertstalsis Of the whole alimsn-
tmry tract The membrane thus
elesnsed 10 In a much better oondltion
to reoeive food and eonvert u Into
soluble oompounds The accumula-
tlon Of macas 10 specially marked ln
the mornlng. when thu gastric walls
are covered with . thick. tanaeioas
layer Food entering the stomach si
this time will become covered with
this tenacious eoaiiag. which
Tor = time protects n from
the action of the gastric fer
ments. sBd 30 resards dlgestios. lhs
viscia eoatenss. . normal condition In
The morning before breakfast ere not
suitable 20 reeaiye food Exercise BE-
fore partaking Of q meal stimulates
The circulation of the blood and f.cill-
tate. the Cos Of blood through the
vesssl& A glass Of watsr washes out
the mneas. partially distends the
stomach. WAKES up perlsialsis. and
prepares the silmentsry canal for the
morning. meal Observation has shown
that son-lrriiaslag liquids pass direct.
u through the tubular" stomach. and
even u food b. presenl they only mlx
With u 70 . slight exsesl --Mealeal
ClassieA
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-10-24

II is not e~onomy 10 Allow any thing
10 ~ out ~ rrpair. on the suppo-ition
that u l. less expensive thaa u would
b. to spead comparatively little from
day today n keep u up The day %
reckoaing will come in the end and the
sacrifice will b. Considerable As the
track l. tho fundamental feature. the
cros.ties Or sleepers and rails should
be the bos,, iron rails are practically
out of date. and Ia is fair ~ assume
that the time l. approaching when
wooden Ties will be thing. II the past
Where the trade /. light heavy steel
rails may nat be necessary. but Il has
becn generAlly found economical 10
put In u@a rails which DO not
weigh les than sixty-sevea or
seventy pounds 20 the yard an
even greater weight than this i not IN
advised they require fewer cross ties
20 the mIla and In consequence the
force Of msa required 10 keep the
track in coalition Il loss Light rails
are soon woFn and battered out on a
road over which heavy engines are
run and large trains are hauled Tbs
Powerfal locomotives now built re-
quire q wcll-kcfa trark and solid and
substantial road-bed. Heavier and
faster traiaa hasc tended ~ reduce tho
average lie of rails. even though the
weight u yle rails has been steadily
Increasing, Circumstance vary oa
the the difernt roads. but il l. safe 20
say tha, esht 70 tea per cent q all
rails IN tAe track must b. renewed
every year 4Bcnj njamin Norton. Ia
Arrfhuerta MarnYkna
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-10-24

Oliver Hamptoa saith was elected
senator from Indiana In IsSA when
the election was over. smith. who vas
. good lawyeF. and had been In Con-
Rress eight o. ten years before. took q
drove Of hogs down 70 Cincinnati. GO
Ing oa foot all the way. Oa the way
be arrived Al . tavern. covered with
mud. unwashea ana unshaxoa Zoe
msny days The crowd sarrounded
him. eager Cor news of the election.
Who's senatorg HendricksF" .Nos
'NobleP" Ma who. thenP" II
am" There was . dead silence for q
moment and thea one asked "Wh
are yoaF" A stump speech delivered
witA all The mud still clinging 10 hls
face and elosheA vas necessary 10 con-
viaoe them of his right 10 the title of
senator 10 the Congress of the DATED
States san Francisco Argonau1
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-10-24

CELERY ls not only very healihsal
Zoe man. but for beast also NJ doat
waste the leaves and root trimmings
Hardly any thlng gives a farm .
more sl0vealy appearance than = fringe
u bushes around every aeld. and
elumps Of brush growing In the middle
of them.
Salmon Salad. Cut some salmon
Into pieces the size of a dollar. garnlsh
wlth lettuce. chopped beet and strips
of lettuce. Put a salad dressing over
the whole aud serve
Keep the onions In he barn lofi
or some other dry place. When the
crop Is dug let them dry we'll Store
them free from dirt and loosely. as
they should not be piled. bat scattered.
TO admit the air.
--kock Cream Sweeten one cup Of
cold boiled rice and put In a deep dish.
lay on H. In different places. small
squares % ielly; bcat the white. oI
six eggs 10 a iroth with little pow.
dered sugar, add one tablespoonful Of
cream and pour over the rice.
The term breaking a. applies
10 the domestic animals has an un-
pleasant Specification. u indicates bad
management forclbly remedial A
calf OF a colt should bo trained from
lie birth. and u should be gradually
ed Ia the way Il should 90 N. y
Farmer.
Fish Croqucttes. Take dressed
hsh Of any kind. separate the meat
from the bones, chop. and season to
suit the tasta Add one wcill.ateB
egg. a very little aour and mis. and
make Into hallA Roll these g. egg.
thea In cracker crumbs. and FRY a nice
brosn
To keep well la the bale. to retain
its color aud sweet odor. hay snould
not b. baled until II has gone through
the second curing process In barn oT
stack. which usually takes ten or
twelve woess. Hay balod before that
must BE- used NJ once or IL will heat
and spoil. bat baled after second cur
Ing IL will keep for weeks N kept en-.
,irely free from moisture Country
Gentleman
Smothercd Veal. Place In the
bottom Of baking pan three or four
potatoes SLICED. one small onion sliced.
two slices Of salt pork cut into strips.
season With salt pepper aud sage.
place over this three or four Pouads oI
veal from tho breast OF any other part
desired. cover the meat with sliceI
potatoes. onion and other seasoning.
sprinkle over all = tablespoonful Of
hour. add pint Of water. cover the
pan with another one. aud place in the
oven and cook one aud ohe-half hours.
adding water II II cooks dry.
When cream is thick and ropy.
aud viii not churn. il is because Of the
presence " sn excess OF albumen,
whieh ls like the white Of an egg.
This also prevents the escape Of the
air. gathered BY churniag, as l. de-
noted BY the swelling Of the cream.
.empsraiare air--ss .ilasAhy. Too lo~
this way. while a too high q tempera-
tura makes the butter too soft and
poroua II Il we'll 10 raise the tem.
peraiurc Of the cream somewhat
higher than the churning poiaI and
let u lover at 10 a. Eat L. q bad con.
ducior and does not heat As soon a. tho
fluids In the cream.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-10-24
suANo.ALoNg SILKS
fhsy Wi o.. ia utsh Fsses wlth rhass
whs Gaa Amara rhem.

fhsy VIII ns b. utsh FsxeE vith rhsss
whs tan Afssa rhea.
AZ u 70 somewhat mitigate the ultra
iatncss OF the effect OF tna unpro-
tuberant. tournureless back draparies,
magnificent thick sllks aro imported.
Of tho ''stand-alons" quality Of our
grandmothsrs' time Luxury will
manifest itself tho coming winter In
superb silks and pompaAour brocodes
called s'cantenaiAla brocades this
year-and In the sumptaoas silk And
metal smbrolderios with which plain
silks will b enriched This lavish
use Of rare and beautiful embroidery
dates back 70 the arst empire, when
hardly any really elegaat coats
were seen. except military ones,
laden with gold embroidery.
and when the masculine dress
coat Fivaled those adopted By women.
both In richness Of quality aad decora.
tioa. One Of the modern forms of this
elegant garment IL the centennial, -
an almost literal reproduction oi tho
''csatennial" coat thai was revived Two
years ago Tha sqaare-cut fronis are
bordaFed With gold and silver pasae.
menisrie. and the vest 10 Of sllk on
satin. nearly covered wlth tho embrol.
derry. and iAsieaed wlth very expensive
gold buttons OF large sine There ars
dsep aaps a each alds also richly dsn.
GRATED with gimp and busaons. and
there ls labos or dachesse or polnl
applique laos. wlth deap frilla 10 cor
respond In the close. rlchly.srlmmes
sleeves. the iabos falling In graduate.
curves tom NE neck 70 poln. hsla.
sAs valal Chicago Tlmss
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-10-24

An English trader Al Ngevs. On tha
southwestern coast 81 Africa has had
for some time . yoang female gorilla.
whose docillsy h described ss most rs-
msrksbla Jssnnia ss The baby gorilla
hss besn named. sleeps with her mas
ies. and triss 10 follow him wherever
he xee& wssping ltks Q ehii6 n isfs
behind. shs recently accompanied
ban on . journey of twanty miles or
more. walking AL The way. She has
aoquired many civilized tastes ane
habits. and will drink tsa. ete. out %
Q cup or glass. displaying tie uisnn1s
earafalness got 10 break lhe sessol -
Clsvslal& Leader.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-10-24
THg LAWS DELAYS


s@mas Feed fas rhsaxht fsF Lswyers. Iay.
sa-a asa Ls9i.iatsr~
The impatieneo of the people caused
hy the law's delAys-an abuse older
thaa shakespeare-and the devious
and costly methods by which Justice &.
approached. although not always
reached. have made the courts a SCOT
Ing and the member. of an honorable
profession a by-word amoag the
masses. A In all such eases. the
shafts directed at abuses have some
times gone astray and wounded inno-
cent persons bat. while lawyers winco
and protest that they are misrepro-
sented. there Are few among them
ready 10 deny that such abuses In the
methods Of bench aud bar exist
IL Is not however. often that 80 frank
an exposure Of these evils has bocu
made by ona within the arcana oi the
profession - that given by David Dad
Icy Yield. the retiring president Of the
American Bar Association. In his ad-
dress delivered before that body al
a ~
~ sAad
,s.s ~ =. 80 s..s ,s = 70 W Sat ,n''.,
thsm w aass eaastial peopis. ws mass ne
ena q sayias wesa sFssi thinss ws have dose
.ss.. ,nsss -. sss'a :, a. 's,,.,.a'
sasA as 70 ~ - ssan IL as sshsg part u chfis
,saaem 70 - - ! aH aware ihsrs is ne
az. - ~. - ss,nsss t.s' ',s.ss 's, ~
nAay ycass q 90 : aaal 6ssisios bstwssa nas
saa mas Toy us may ssy ,hai issilcs
O. ~, -. s.,,s 80 ~ s.,'aA's
sras Isss &c ssasaeress are haas b uoes
ssesy Ieaf 80 ass sae, s'sa "a ihs eoarss q
- s.s Sa~,ss. -. -...,,. Fr..ss 80 -sas's
p pslaties "a as ass la~ysrs aaA
- . - ~oss oi a.ier
:. 'sne a., -. -, - - ss'ss...a ! s...
vs tssmrl zoe lsw.i sismsas ls ~
tAs u&.s TO 30 Tsklns al 'fieaR
assFss sess,sss = = 30 sGsssf ,haa sya.s
- -. -. =, : - =,
msn ksowa 10 ai-sar11
Here ls food enough for thought for
lawyer. layman and Legislator. What
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-10-24
claAaGTTf -smoslso.
ias n.as'@i ks~ss Upsa the Palate af Il

ias naassai ks~~s Upsa the ralsss ~ ne
tplesr~s
Ggarrtts-smoking tends 10 produce
thAi indlssrtmlaa.n and laateless con-
sumptien q Il4sex& hseh i thagrual-
est esh gf che aay We shall " lold.
% eourA thai elenrestep aAd s'rell@h~
10 wiae ana even chansoe.
que ,an, ssIal VIZ. a.lassnsa..
that aafioas rs iarg 10 prua 'eua
the ua kla,aa rsgafpss.s wlsh sn1lng
al arfs@zkf lfu~~iAss .bnrt@rlaa&
!. -. zass-.s ~. sss r. - = !;
a the conslsieace and taste - airun
snd kummel thai literally can dis@oi ve
70 sugar candy any loager. and whose
saeats. though So, 10 be despised. are
certainly not delicate; SpAaiards Ea-
ropcan and American. Who poison
every thing with garlic "a most ex-
telent servant In the kitchen. but a
horribly bad MASTERY South French.
men aud Italians. Who cultivate over
powering havors In the same way wiih
cheese and saffroa aud what not Of
course, = cigarette may be tolerable
enough, and. perhaps. q relief betwcea
. bouillahaisc and risotto (again 81.
eelent things. be Il ~ mcmbcred. bu,
harbarousl. washed down with saint
feray lagain an excellent thing Of lis
kidd er Astl spumAnte
But II any body says that he can taste
Nhitstablo oysters or salmon oat % q
kettle oi h-h. grouse kept and done TO
a turn. oT Venison Ia a similar condi-
tion. asparagus or sea kale. even much
more highly elaborate matters as a
good vol-aa-veht or sole q Ia Jola-
willie. better for cigarettes; n. much
more. he says that he eau taste better
or Ne sell for such help is7l Rauzan,
lsSa fichoh Loagnevillc. lass Romance
Conii. 1851 champagne. ls5i port. or
even. though the Rhine wines certain
~ do lend thomselve. with some kiad.
ness 10 tobacco, any Of the aner
Ausele.e hocks-why then we shall ba
Obliged 70 borrov q phrase and say,
Ny dear ehlldren. do not believe that
maa Tor he speaks not the truth" The
things may taste better 20 him because
the poor creature can not tasto nothing
but Turkish tobaoco hempcd or opiat-
ed or simply Perfumed. or whatever
u Ia But 10 say that they taste more
Of themselves. that their virgin virtue.
emerge untaintad from this ordeal. is
10 say wicked things which oaly the
late Mr. Bright has In our time been
allowed 10 describe as they merit
among decent folk SATURDAY. Rsview.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-10-24
A woMAss way.

fhrT al toweihes stie ~ slam
Aiauftiea in Uapia . uiaalaal
siiesf 1ahn. risase tell shs ssNs srlsA
~ hat was ulF pas aeeislaaFf
ALAS q sAia ~. q greatly trar"
hs suirs teEAn 70 auaysfi.
~ suh is not fenaFdsd deaf''
fiis hsaved . sirhl. vita favor
"NouF D. says b. csnt So 81 81"
fHs satiF sulantted hef trussesl.
'hu~ 4 eta suFh an tnruns smaA
Can eyeh huy yuuT dFrssss
a thiuA shs answrrcd fana hef eys
y his in trust sas eafftedI.
- niget lay in SD suppiy
hsfufvF ishs hlusheai ess'rs raarvtsA .
a=dum Massnn. in taaiias Weaf nsttas
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-10-24

Ia 10 ths glorious prsrogstivs oi
the empire of knowledge that whss n
esins Il never losea Ga the eonsTary.
Il increases b. The multiple u Ne ewn
power. al lts ends lecome meanss ali
iis attainmenis help 70 new conqaeats
Church rnioa
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-10-24

ard the empty eo ties Iato the wagon
and drove OF tell yoa. thoee women
have 70 ee treated with r~specI"-
Pittshurgh Commercial- tsAnettaA
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-10-24

--sipnge 20 say. the only way N
al Q las "a poi ~ exeeuls lt--fask
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-10-24
cosT OF RAlLRoAolna.

what % Cs@ts 90 naa H.e~@matlss q saev
OFdiaarr eesaitl@aa
The following statement ~ averages
represents fairly what IL costs 10 raa a
locomotive under erdlnary condltloass
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-10-24
PERTAINING TO POWDER.
improvements Made 10 Meet Mod.
ern Requirements

si"w nurains, osiea n~Faias. ssnaksie.ss
Noissis.s ana othsr laasse.tiaa bet tas-
stFastiss Powders That Wul msks
Iaturs Warfare nsngsrsaa
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-01-29

sociaies who became criminals after
indulging too freely in wine, but can
lie tell us whether or not their asso-
citation had something to do with
their downfallP
Some of our old associates have
become insane on account of too
much indulgence in religion and it
is fact that over II per cent. of
the inmates of the Insane Asylums
in the L. s. were placed there be-
cause they were intemperate in re-
ligious liberty. But / do not ask
legislative assistance on the subject
nor do l think that because there
are a few weak-minded people who
will over-indulge in religion that a
high license Or prohibition of re-
ligion of all kinds should take place,
but if such illiberal and fanatcal
men as Mr.. Horner shows himself to
be had their way they would first
legislate out of existence every kind
of drink, except what they liked
and then all articles of food except
just what agreed with their miser-
able sour stomachs, then would fol-
low dress and religion, and so on
until no one would be left for them
to reform, and still they would not
be happy.
Mr.. Horner processes to be a fol-
lower of Christ, but as Christ not
only drank but made wine for a
party after the entire stock of their
host was exhausted, ] for one can
not understand his views on religious
liberty.
But in closing this communication
l cannot avoid the risk of incurring
the displeasure of the Board Of
Health by making prescription as
| truly believe that it will do you
good: Take little wine for YOU
stomach sake. A wine glass full
! three times day,
Much Joy and long life.
FACTS.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-01-29

terror and exterior, works of piety,
works of charity and works of NOR
tiiication--temperance and even to-
tai abstinence not excluded. Are
our critics disposed to do as much
in order to obtain the forgiveness of
their sins2
Mr.. Horncr will perhaps object to
this definition and say that this may
he the doctrine of this enlightened
18th century, but that IL was differ
ent during the "dark ages" Here
sEhis mistake. There was no dark
age for the Church in the doctrines
which have never changed. The
writings Of st, Anselmus 9th CEN
tary), - of ST. Bernard Oath CEN
tury), and above all Of st. Thomas
(l3th century,. arc still held in the
highest esteem by the Catholic
Church, as being in perfect harmony
with the actual doctrine. In the
dark ages" the Church had diff
ticult task in civilizing and chris
tianizing the barbarous nations
which had ovcrthrown the corrupt
Roman Empire. Notwithstanding
the shining (hright) light in the
Church the darkness of the multi
tude disappeared only by degrees,
owing to various circumstances
Moreover, among those that under
stood and believed the true doctrine
many did not conform their lives to
it; abuses crept in even in the ranks
of the clergy. Therefore a reform
was needed in order to bring the
practise more in harmony with the
pure doctrine. This necessary re-
form was acknowledged on all sides
but, because of various obstacles, i
operated too slowly, and a revolu
tion broke out with the tendency tc
abolish even the constitution of th'
Church and make radical changes
in the doctrines. Hence the spill
in Christendom-a great misfortune
The question of Indulgences, whicl
seems to disturb Mr.. Horner
peace, was not the real cause, bu
only the occasion, the starting
point of Martin Luther in his so
called Reformation"
Hermann, Bishop of Olba.
Honolulu, Jan. 2G, 1889.