The Irish standard., 1894-06-16
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PASSED In REVIEQ
The wedding dress Of the unfor tunate
Queen Marie Antoinette has lately been
discovered in the ancient church Of Kenn-
veg, near Vienna. It has for many gen 4
erations been the custom for Austrian
brides to present their wedding dresses
to church for adornment Of statue Of
the Blessed Virgin, or to be made into
vestments.
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The ring with the Catholic Church is
symbol of authority, each rank having
it's own ring. Although Monsignor Sa-
tolli's canonical rank is that of arch
bishop and he wears the robes Of an
archbishop, the emerald Of his ring ie
unique, for the reason that his authority
as the Pope's vicar in this country is
unique. The custom of kissing the ring
is very beautiful one dating back very
many years. 1t signifies in spiritual
sense the submission of the flock to it's
shepherd.
Captain Frederic Hussey of New Bed
ford died recently, aged 66. He was q
we'll known whaling captain, and played
the most prominent part, perhaps, in the
rescue of John Boyle O'Reilly. O'Reillt
was rescued by the whaling bark Gazelle,
of which Captain David r. Clifford was
master and Captain Hussey was first
officer In great measure the success
of the rescue was due to Captain Husset.
1t was on this voyage that Captain Hath
sway, who was second mate of the Ga
zelle, saved O'Reilly from drowning.
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All stars appear single to the naked
eye, but the use of the telescope has
proven that many consist OF two or more
distinct orbs. When the astronomer
Herschel first began to make special
observation of double stars, only four
we're known. He increased the number
to 500, and now about 1000 are cata-
logued by astronomers. Some have
argued that these stars only appear to be
double because they are on the same
line of vision, but Herschel, after man
years Of investigation, was convinced that
in hundreds Of cases they actually reyolve
around each other, thus proving beyond
doubt that there is an actual relation
ship between such pairs of orbs.
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The path which led Rev. Patrick f.
Brannan, of Dallas diocese, to the priest
hood was remarkable one. He is forty
eight years old and native of Georgia.
He was a drummer boy in Lees army
After the war he entered college and
afterwards studied law. In time he be-
came noted lawyer. He located in
Weatherford, Texas, years ago, practiced
law there, and was mayor for several
terms. His wife, who was convert to
Catholioity, died, and her loss was
great blow to him. He renowned the
law, entered the priesthood, and is now
parish priest of the city where he ofici~
ated as mayor years ago. He has one
son, who is business man at Weather
ford, and daughter who is attending
school at convent near Baltimore.
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Within the last few weeks, says the
Scholastic, it has been widely published
that the Golden Jubilee of Notre Dame
University is to be celebrated with
solemnity during the coming commence
ment. The announcement, so far as can
be learned, was wholly unauthorized. It
is true that the year 1894 marks the fifth
eth anniversary of the chartering of the
University. It is true, also, that the
celebration of the Golden Jubilee during
the present year was originally intended.
But the recent bereavement of the Uni
versity, by which within few short
months it lost at once it's Founder and it's
beloved President, have made it as i'm
possible as it would be inappropriate to
attempt an adequate solemnization Of
the anniversary. The deaths of Fathers
Sorin, Granger and Walsh have cast a
gloom over the students and alumni as
we'll as the faculty; and the officers of
the University, no doubt, felt that they
were giving expression to the sentiment
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