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Year: 1875

We need scarcely remind readers that
the ease with which blind people steer clear of
obstacles, "by feeling their way" is truly mar
vellous. Their sense of touch not only enables
them to determine the form of objects but
also the difference in their color, while there
are many persons blessed with unclouded
vision who yet cannot distinguish blue from
green.


Now, "tact" is to its possessor what sensitiv-
ness of touch it is to the blind. In social life
the finer sensibility of men and women who
are gifted with tact enables them to discern
and avoid shoals and quicksands, among which
people of talent become embarrassed. Tact
not only knows what is the right thing to do,
but how to do it, and combines the eye of dis
cernment with the skillful hand of perform
aHce. 1t transforms antagonists into allies;
1t wins hearts rather than battles; and for
this reason we find women more largely en-
aoWeo with 1t than men.


Well has it been said "that talent argues,
but tact converts" 1t is the oil to the ma
chinery of our domestic life, making its wheels
everyday events of life that its influence is
most sensibly felt. A man returns home from
his daily work with an anxious preoccupied
at once seeks by thousand little acts to lure
him into temporary oblivion of his trouble;
while all the time she is soothing him with
her symPathy, and interesting him by her
tact. .---.E..-


Nor is she less considerate towards strangers.
Perhaps a visitor calls at inopportune
moment. merely well-bred woman receives
her intruder with courtesy, but with all her
politeness she cannot hide the disagreeable
fact, that she considers the visit iil-timed,
nor conceal her satisfaction when it is ended.
woman of tact site down with cordiality to
discuss the passing events of the day, disre-
gardiDg, with calm serenity, the Interruption
to her own plans. Such was the manner in
which most charming old lady acted on one
occasion, when n newly married couple she
had invited to dine on Thursday made their
appearance the previous Tuesday, just as
hor wn family dinner was about to be served.
Her quic k intelligence enabled her at once to
comprehend the situation, but she would not
distress her guests by apprising them of their
been expected, and during the meal betrayed
no symptoms of discomposure. It was only
when the ladies retired to the drawing-rooms
after dinner, the hostess informed the young
bride that party had been invited to meet her
on Thursday, when she hoped her guost would
be naindful of her engagement.
Year: 1875

TRUE WoRTH.-A really modest and
meritorious person will never make pre-
tensions of any kind. His manner and ex


pressions will always have a atendency to un-
derrate his real ability, not because he will
pretend to be less capable than he really is,
but as 30 many men have become preten-
tious in their manners and expressions, he
fears he may be considered as such. We
are, in consequence, too apt to consider the
extent of the capacity of those whom We
meet a little below the standard indicated
Ivy their acts and expressions. There


fore, true merit is seldom properly appre-
ciated, and its cultivation is never greatly
encouraged. On the contrary, pretence is
almost always successful. He who is pre-
tentiOUs affects the interest of society in a
similar manner as the swindler. He in
duces men to doubt the capacity of others,
and often to refuse aid and employment,
because they measure the merits of all by
those of the pretentious fop aud conceited
ignoramus. Many an bouest and skillful
man, and many valuable Improvement,
has been refused support and adoption be-
cause the pretentiOus swindler has pre-
viousfy misIed the people, and imposed
upon them outrageOusly. Pretentious of
of everV kind are the true indications of q
weak mind or a wouldbe swindler.
Year: 1875

contribute enough at least for their salaries.
Not only SO, but they would submit to
enough voluntary tax paying, at a reason
able rate, to carry on all the necessary
functions of local government. No matter
what would be the result, however, there
should be no timidity in meeting it.


We are inclined to think that the bond
holders are urging this action. If so, they
will do we'll to pause. The cut. throat po-
licy will be apt to react upon themselves.
Financially speaking, they may find that
they have cut their own throats. The late
election canvass has already developed the
existence of powerful feeling in favor of
Wholesale reputation, and another year of
tax-ssles will not have soothing effect
upon that feeling. If the Hives take
charge, the bond holders will regret their
imprudent obduracy.
Year: 1875

General Grant lie determined to get up
war. If he can't succeed in Louisiana he
will try it with Cuba or Mexico or even
England. He thinks that all his shortcom
ings will be overlooked in the enthusiasm
of grand conflict. Northera feeling is
working up toward boiling heat at the
sight of his tyranny and Of the shameless
violation by his party of all the dearest
principles of self government. That feel
ing must fnd vent in the clash of arms
and rage of battle, or it will sweep out of
sight the evil duers who aroused it and
who would be its more legitimate victims.


We are truly glad to find that be'friend-
ly and paterna! snlicitude of our good
President in our behalf is well understood
here, as well as at the North. We all know
that the presence of thousands of soldiers
in our streets is a threat. that standing
army is a standing insult to the people
whom it ia intended to bully, and that the
climax of insolent badgering is reached by
sending into our midst an agent so univer-
sally abhorred, 30 utterly devoid of all re-
spect in the community, as General P.
Sheridan. All this is well understood, too,
at the North. The game is 80 evident to
our friends there, that they are trembling
lest we should fail to see it.
We know that there are some misan-
thropes who deny that we have any friends
there. They come back from Northern
tours and report that the sympathy of
Conservatives whom they have seen
is only in words, while in reality they,
like the Radicals, are pleased to see the
South oppressed. These critics are of the
They can see nothing good in human
nature at the North, and, if they lived
there, they could see nothing good in the
South. But the great body Of our popula-
ton cannot be converted to any such
belief. 1t is a piece of small egotism to
think that no other people but ourselves are
susceptible of the finer emotions, of the
nobler impulses that picture of fraud,
theft, plunder and oppression by band OF
organized felons and of ruin and desola-
ton on the part of their victims will not
arouse in any but ourselves feelings of in
dignation and compassion. Human nature
bad as it j., is always affected, in greater
or less degree, by the sight of those objects
which 10y it's constitution are calculated to
excite it's various appetites or emotions
Prejudice often prevents men from seeing
things as they are, but we know that the
North has at last opened its eyes to our rea
condition, and that we now enjoy its
sympathies.


The fears of our friends ought, then, tc
weigh with US in arousing spirit Of wary
caution against being betrayed into any col
lision with the general government in the
persous of its agents. We, on the spot
have, however, but little fears Of the
kind With such men as Mr.. Marr aud Gen


Ogden in controlling positions, civil ant


military, we can rely on the absence of al


indiscretion. The character of these gen


tlemen is o guaranty that prudence will


control and that what is impossible tt
force will be left to the slower but unfail


ing redress of time.


With this confidence, we can join in the
prediction of the New York Herald tha


the "somebody hurt" will be at Washing
4 ton.
Year: 1875

Some one has sent us a marked copy of q
New York weekly containing a cut ridiculing
thee hurch. We suppose the object of the sender
was to elicit some remarks on the cut, and
an answer to the article which follows it, and
bility." For many reasons we do not propose
to crafty this person, the two principal ones
being, Gst), that by noticing such infamous
publications in any way, whatsoever, by name,
we aduertise them; and (2d), all the lies con-
tanned in the article have been refuted thou
sands of times, and not believed even by
Protestants of average intelligence.


Our only object in noticing the receipt of
this paper is to express our surprise and dis
gust at finding that any Catholic should SO far
forget his self-respect as even to look at papers
of this class. What ought to think of q
man who, knowing that in certain COM
pany his own mother, in the order of nature,
would be spoken of in terms of ridicule and of
the most brutal insolence, and being aware of
his impotence to prevent to avenge the
wrong, would still seek that company Words
are inadequate to express the loathing with
which such a man would be regarded.


The analogy is far from perfect, we know,
for owever great are the claims of our mothers
upon our love, respect and devotion, they are
weak compared to thtee of Mother Church.
Still, as appealing directly to the heart, we
make it, and ask: What must be thought of
those Catholics who not only look at and read,
but even purchase and take home to their
wives and children, the vilest of the many vile
! sheets which are ever IidiculDg, calumniatipg
aud insulting their God and their Church
Year: 1875

November lst 1874. y
The new Postal Regulations, which will be enforced
after the Let of next January require that postage
AL newspapers be paid at the Office from which they are
mailed. This will naturally transfer tho expense of
postage from the subscriber to the publication Office,
and hence many of our contemporaries have given
notice that in their subscribers send with
the subscription prco of the the amount required
for postage for the term of the subscription.


We do not propose to adopt this pan but shall con.
nue send the STAR to all subscribers at tho old
price, THREE DOLLARS YEAR, WE PREPAY
ING THE POSTAGE.


At the time, ths increased expense will render
imperative stIcter adherence to rule of insisting
upon PAYMENTS IN ADVANCE for all subscrip
1ions-


We have heretofore been very indulgent with
Subscribers In this matter feeling assured that ali those
taking the paper considered themselves in conscience
hound pay up their indebtodness at sacrifice
fhamselves, whenever such payment reasonably
practicable. Experience has shown that confidence
not misplaced In regard to the vast majority Of our
sahscribers but tho exceptions have been numerous
70 entail heavy losses Justice and prudence there
faro, require that after the st of January tho cash
rule DO enforced regardless of persona Commencing
zrom the present date will send ont bs, postal
cards. to all subscrbers giving them two full months
opportunity for remtting advance payment


All whose subscriptions shall not have been paid in
advance by the FIRST OF JANUARY, will then be
neoeasariIy DROPPED FROM THE LIST. At tho
Rsme time, the postal card will notify them of past
auss. II any. which earnestly request will be for
Warded.


It must also be distinctly understood that the fact
nf dropping subscriber who does not prepay docs
net imply that relieve him from the obligation of
paying whatever arrears no may the contrary,
NO rely upon receiving what is due payment
is possible Il would therefore. be we'll for those who
eaanot settle to keep their bills reminders Of
the.r obligations.


All postofhoe money orders, drafts, ETC.. should be
made payable to tho order of the


EDITOR MORNING sTAR.
Year: 1875

FAIR FOR THE CAMP STREETAsYLUM-The
Sisters in charge of this institution COM
PEELED to adopt plan by which to secure
something towards defraying tho expenses
attendant upon an establishment of it's kind.
The readiest and most feasible medium that
presented itself was o Fair. Accordingly the
Hall on Erato street was fitted up for the pur
pose. During the past week the people of st.
Theresa's and adjoining parishes visited the
place of entertainment Besides the attrao-
tions incidental to Fair, there is perform
ance every night, the participaters in which
are the young men composing the st. Louis
Literary Society, which association is under
the immediate direction of the Rev. Father
Massardier. The majority of the players
are well-known to our people and need
no mention from us. Their programmes are
excellent and diversified. There was one face
among the performers which seemed to rs o
new one, but judging from the manner in which
the owner of it so sweetly sang the ballad,
"Touch the Harp gently" it will not be long
before it will be a looked for sight by the
audience. Tho Fair will close this Sunday
evening.
Year: 1875

Referring to the above notice, we wish to
remind those of our subscribers who have re-
eeived bills and have not settled, that this is
the last number of the paper that will be
mailed to them. During the ensuing week we
will send them duplicate bills, in the hope that
each will remit at his earliest convenience.
Year: 1875

We adverted the other day to divers threat
enng grumbles from American Artists on the
ignoring of their claims by the Centennial
Commissioners. In consequence of these grllm-
blings q Committee on Art have come to
light and announced their readiness to receive
and properly dispose of such pictures Us may
be submitted to them. When we copsider
that every town of any size in the country
has its embryo Michael Angelo, as yet known
only to local fame, but waiting for this chance
to unvail himself before the nations,
We can begin to understand the pains
and penalties of the task which lies be-
fore the Committee. In older countries, the
decision OF an authority i'll matters Of art ap-
pointed by the Government would be quietly
regarded as final here, the qualifications,
character, knowledge, and private history of
each member of the Committee will be as hotly
challenged by cOntesting artists "a though he
were a candidate for President If he be him
self an artist, we shall hear him accused of
blind partalty to some school If he he a
gentleman of leisure, who buys with ease, he
shall be asked satirically how dealings in sugar
and stocks conduce to a knowledge Of the
finest of fine arts.


III duNdHtt, VIZ pioi'Si pui HlhIpd'ih'o
are not with the scores of unsuccessful
painters but with the Draconan judges who
shall be forced to say them nay. There is no
escape that we can see from this hubbub of
dissension and wrath 80 far as the art of the
Centennial is concerned, simply because the
artist stands, of all men, the most dOgmatic
and iirmeSt in his own theory. Bring a ma
chine or web of silk or Il book before the
public, and its common good sense promptly
pronounces verdict on it. But q
picture is like the rainbow. mat
ter which no two human beings see
from the same point. Our artists may console
themselves with the reflection that where there
will be so many thousands of worthless daubs
presented and rejected, one with any merit
whatever viii be sure of its chance to be seen,
The great difficulty indeed in the way of all
Centennial Committees will be that the Expo
sihon throughout tho country is regarded as a
mammoth county fair. TO which patriotism re-
Year: 1875

The Rapid Transit Commissioners expect to
make their report on the plan of a road to-day
or tomorrow. They intend to hamper capi-
talsts interested in the enterprise as little as
possible, but insist on ample precautions for
safety. The organization of new company
to build a road in accordance with the law
creating the Commission has occupied the at
tcntion of the Commissioners for several days
This company is intended to make sure that
rapid transit shall not fail even if the Gilbert
and Greenwich-st companies do not carry out
their plans. But these two companies under
their special charters escape largely, if not
entirely, the necessity of obtaining the con-
sent of prOperty-owners for their work, and if
New-YOrk is to have rapid transit speedily, it
is to be hoped that there will be no necessity
of relying upon new company to carry out
the scheme.
Year: 1875

One or two of the Grant organs OF the interior
seem to act upon the theory that their readers are
fools The latest man whom they grayely declare
to have been bought up by Gov. Tilden


is the Agent of tho Associated Pressall because he


instructed the local agents to send reports OF The
Governors speeches. The TRIBUNE is bought mp
in that way a great deal Theodore Tilton bought


it up the other day. because it gave two or
three columns to an event Of such local interest 40
his first appearance on the platform in New-York
since his late experiences. Henry ward beecher
bought it up, few days later Dc
cause it printed q full report OF his reap
pearance in the Plymouth prayer meetings Inc lnna
tiOnists bought it up fortnight ago, because IL
printed the only full report Of their meeting at Cooper
Institute. The Grant party in Ohio bought 1t up
few days later because it printed full report OF the
most effective hard money speech in their campaign,
that of Carl Schurz. And all the while, let the vr-
tuous but dscOnsolate organs in the interior take
notice, tho people kept buying it up by tens OF
thousands. But the virtue of the organs
shall not go unrewarded Let them
stcadfastly refuse to print the news, and
they will not be troubled in the least with this
mercenary business-the people will not buy them
up Meantime, rs Mr.. Smonton seems to be IN hot
water on the subject-for the first time in his LIE
we shall charitably lift him out. We have not used
the Associated Press reports OfGOy Tden heretofore,
preferrng to send reporters. But Mr. simon
ton shall no longer rest under the charge OF being
bouebt up to get the newshe shall have the excuse OF
postiye orders He is therefore and hereby instructed
by THE TRIBUNE to procure fair reports OF every
speech Gov Tden may make for the ensuing
month.
Year: 1875

movement at the outset, and began to belittle
it as soon rs they saw it was likely to give
tho Governor an inconveniently good reputa-
ton. tako it hard that some others of the
most notorious canal operators are not
yet in Jail. Well, the party Is III
difficulties, and its organs must find
something to complain of. 1t seems to us
however that it is rather too early for these
criticisms while the Investigating Commission
is still at work and the law officers are busily
following up thcir disclosures with suits and
indictments. The people may rest assured
that the movement so actively begun will be
vigorously continued, and the Canal thieves
may prepare themselves for pretty lively
Winter
Year: 1875

Philadelphia is likely to have Moody
and Sankey first. Nothing is yet settled about
their visit either there or to this city; but the
arrangements here are incomplete, while in
Philadelphia a suitable hall can he had at
once. and there is an earnest desire on the
part of many of their best people that the
evangelists should come.
Year: 1875

In order to realize why so much bitterness of
feeling has been evoked by the Guibord case,
1t Is necessary to take into account the charac-
teristios of the French Catholic population who
have espoused the ecclesiastical side of the
quarrel. This information is given in the let
tor of Montreal correspondent on another
page. who describes lucldly the present situa-
Year: 1875

The tangled web of Maryland politics in the
pending campaign is unraveled to some extent
IN letter from Baltimore which we print to-
day. The party which is fighting under the
name of Reform is showing some strength, but
it is not surprising that voters generally are
distrustful of a Reform which is born of Sc
cret political organization of unknown aims
and fostered by religious intolerance.
Year: 1875

The letter from Mr.. John Jay, published on
another page, urges further reasons for making
the Centennial celebration at Philadelphia
national affair. He regards the country as in
some sense in honor bound by its earlier rep
resentatiOns abroad to give to the exhibition
the Governments full support. Yet simply
from a money point of view it would be mis-
take to leave the undertaking in an anomalous
position where failure is possible. Even if the
outlay exceeds the receipts, as was the case at
Vienna, the ultimate results of great exhibit
tion, full in all its departments and worthy of
the nation, must roll up profit by the devel-
Opment of industry in succeeding years.
Year: 1875

The Democratic candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania makes a much more satisfactory
defense of his loyalty than of his position on
the currency question. His conversation with
our correspondent, which is published here
with, shows that while all at sea on the finan-
cial issues of the day, he is disposed to put
into almost any port that is covered by the
Democratic flag. In electing Judge Pershing
Governor Pennsylvania would lose faithful
man from the bench, and it will be hard to
find in his transfer to the Executive chair any
adequate compensation for the loss. This is
no time for putting men of uncertain views
on the currency question into places of trust
and prominence.
Year: 1875

MISSISSIPPI Co, Mo, Sept. l, 1875


ED. SPIRIT: drop you a few lines
to let you know what this neck of the
woods is like. Mississippi County lies
in Southeast Missouri, in about latitude
81 and is bounded by the Mississippi
for about forty miles. The surface con-
sists mostly of river bottom and upland,
the upland being about ten or fifteen feet
higher than the bottom. The soil in the
bottom is very rich, and produces i'm
mense crops of corn annually, when not
spoiled by water. The uplands are also
very productive, but do not stand plow
ing as long as the bottom.
z Eorn is king here,as in nearly all parts
Of the west; still there was a large acre
age of wheat sown last fall and harvest
ed in good condition, but the heavy rains
in July rotted from onethird to one-half
Of it in the field, and drowned out good
deal of the corn with rain water. Then
the Mississippi became very high and
overfowed the low bottom Land and ru-
ined more OF the crops planted in them ;
still there will be about two thirds of a
full crop of corn in the county. .


OF cotton there will be about an ave-
rage crop; yet the great staple is not
very extensively cultivated, the seasons
not being long enough to make a full
crop. The sumner has been cold and
wet, but at present it is dry and warm,
and excellent weather for the preparation
of land for wheat, of which there will
be large acreage sown. Potatoes are
very plentiful here this year and worth
from twenty five to forty cents per bush


ell Chills and fever are bad here at pres


snt. NICHOLAS Roth.
Year: 1875

From Article W., Constitution of Ohio.1


The General Assembly shall make
such provisions by taxation or other.
wise as, with the income arising from
the School Trust fund, will secure.
thorough and efficient system of Com
mon Schools throughout the State; but
no religious or other sect or sects shall
ever have any exclusive right to, or
control OF, any part Of the School Fund
of this State.


From the ohio Democratic Platform
13. We favor the complete separation
of church and State; religious indepen-
dence and absolute freedom of opinion;
equal and exact justice to all religious
societies; and purely secular education,
at the expense of the tax payer, without
division among, or control by any sect.
directly or indirectly, Of any portion Of
the, public school fund.


In view of the admirable provisions
of or State Constitution upon these sub
jects, which are due to the energy and
wisdom of the Democratic party, we de-
nounce the Republican platform as an
insult to the intelligence of the people
of Ohio, and base appeal to sectarian
prejudices.