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ssHS T's ss pspss ns 's g. rss
chae or Malachi. I can not clearly recall
the prediction. Can YOU Furnish any insefrss r..
prophst was and when be liysdg
You doubtless refer 10 the predictions Of st.
Malachi 81 Ireland We can not sive space y
al OF these. for st. Malachi was most prciine
IL making tbcm. He predicted the various
pantINs from hts own time to the end Of the
worie in nm eplgrammatio way. Pope Plus
VI teee,ed IN lT7s he designated as Pere-
srinus Apostollcus "the apostolic travsier;'
rius VII lsoo,, Aquila Rapax. "a rapscious
cagle;' Leo XII tiSss), CAMS ct Coluher, "ths
dos and the serpent Plus VIII usso), vir Re-
lieitsus. "a religious man. Gregory XVI
CisSi, De Dainels Etrurlae. from the baths
o. Etruria;'' Piux TX rsie). ''crux dc cruce.
"c,oss upon cross.r Leo XIII us1s). "Lumen
de coeio. 'iisht from heaven" Those who
are acquainted with the history Of the popcs
will md soma strange verdcations OF the
prophecy The words crus de cruca ntted to
the letter the career OF Plus TX. There was
some doubt of the prediction coming true In
the case Of Leo XIII until II was learned that
! Cardinal Peoci's coat Of arms showed comet
literally verifying the words luinen de coelc.
| or blight from heaven" The pope who will
sue, ced Leo XIII. according to st. Malachi,
Will be Isnis Ardena, "a burning are and
then In order Religlo pepopulato. religion At
O low sbbi" Fides Ipterpida, tbs intrepid
faith" Pastor Angelicus. the anselc shep-
held" Pastor ct Nanta. shepherd and sail
orr Flux Florum. "the lower of howers;"
De Medietatc Lunae. ,irom the eclipse Of the
moon'' De Lahore Soils, from the eclipse OF
the SUM" Gloria oivae. 'the glory OF the
oltyei" Petrus Romanus, Peter the Roman"
and so forth. st, Malachi, tho prophet. was
born In Armagh in the year 1904 and studied
In France. where ST. Bernard. who knew him.
called him ,angel and prophet" In 1859 St.
Malachi went to Rome, He died November :.
ii4s, aged "a years.
Was the word Pharaoh proper name, or
was II q name applied TO all kings ruling
Egypt during certain period?
Tho matter Is somewhat In dispute, though
lit is generally thought Pharaoh was com
mon nppellatlon for all the Egyptian kings
like ozar khan or Caesar. In the Bible the
term lie applied 10 different kings of Egypt
and many etymolosies have bsen offered in
O. PLANTATION, such as para, "the sun pi-
i ouio. 1.-THE king" pcr-an. "tho great house"
pa-ra-anh, 1.-THE living SUM-" and so forth.
IiCwever, none OF these have been accepted as
wholly satisfactory. subsequent to Solomon a
time, tho ttuinr name Pharaoh never occurs
a'tpe and than only as a forennme, After the
division Of Alexender's kingdom, the Esyntlsn
monarehs were all called Ptolemy, It has
been noted that the Ethiopian kings OF Dgypt,
2trah and SO. mentioned in the Bible. are
never styled Phsraohs,
hare Mcyieaa ten ssatavo.; on one ,Ide
Mexicann," and the eagle with serpent in
its mouth. The date ie l2lI wish to know
II you. think the coin 10 really s22 years old
and what Is mo value OF the eoin' The coin
: is not worn much, as y was buried, The date
--l2lI-is perfectly pain. MT.
As Mexican Independence was for the FIRST
} time proclaimed in 1873. It is hardly necessary
: to answer your question, Your coin Ia either
a ridiculous forserv. or the data has boon
changed thereon in como way. America, you
know. was not discovered until 1as2. and the
spaniards did not nnd their way Into Mexico
, until the Sixteenth century. The Aztece ruled
. Mexico In the Twelfth century, and they GER
tainly didn't have any coins inscribed In
Spanish.
: /. what stA,eb etili have public lands ,
Inm qau become
r from the public landsY Az.
4 !. There arc many acres Of public lands still
5 remaining IN Alabama, Arizona. Arkansas
California. Colorado. Florida Idaho Kansas
Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada. New
Mexico, North and South Dakota, Oklahoma
oregon, Utah. Washington. Wisconsin, Wyo.
ming and Alaska. g. Write to the general
land Office. Washington. d. c., for this infor'
nation.
In last Sundays Pest nnticed a person
asked you the direction Of the Philippines ant
you said east. Now, have been figuring or
ii ut and can not make Il out as you do, 81
would ask you to explain how you rrri.s a, y
! " you will take globe you can easily ng
; ure out that Manila IL east. II looks 81
though 1t we're west on fiat map or atlas
You must look at the degree OF longitude. Tit
extreme western limit Is on tho is0th degree
, All nearer that appears on nat map Is west
beyond Is east. 1t is the dividing degree
Who made the first American nagY
a N.v.w.
George Washington gave Betsy Roas pen
J. eli drawing. made by himself. OF the desigr
: OF the frst American Gag. II had thirteel
: stars and thirteen stripes. Mrs. Betsy Ros
was a widow. living In Philadelphia, who
. after her husbands death, carried on hi
I trade OF upholstery. she is credited with hsy
a Ing made the first American Gag,
What Is the correct pronunciation Of bric-a
bfacs C.G.C
: In view OF the fact that this appropriated
: from the French language has been in II
bcty OF every English dictionary for NOR
than decade, as Il compound word. 1t woul
now be very strained to pronounce It oths
than as an English word. viz. brick-a-brack
What are the various branchss Of th. Cath
Ollie faitb7 Moe.
In tables OF church statistics. the variou
branches Of the Catholic faith are given a