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MRI SDUCATIONAL ISTABLISHMEENTS,

EsaJeuAL COMMassm EsaUrr AND axiaiIUOus.

The annual examination, distribution ofgrues and eshibitioo of the boys of S. Mary'seaeol.(l lgieus) will take plaoe on the g1shmSBth lb inst.

\Last Wednesday evening, 17sIh inat, ino 8i,.AJgtoonaus Hall, the annual exhibition of the

dqpls cf the parish boy's schbool took place.?be aeditorlum was filled with the relatives

-a fIrtiendsofthepartloipeants. The programmewcevery iteresaing, oousisting of soli, duets,

hsrnses,reeltatioscend dialogues. The salute.

eqg was delivered by Master Joo. P. Rowe,-e seeitations were spoken io highly credit-lemasaserby Master D.Oreban, oand the dia.aqse were Interpreted by the ablest scholars

Ta ibe-school- Master M. J. Kene, W. J. Jonesvii '8. Reams. It would be impossible toatsee the different pieces in which the above

eastioned boys took part, because oor limitil spaes does not permit as to do so. BSffioe

** Ut c may that the entertainment was most*wtialsfow to all interested therein.

Diplemss and ased' were conferred uponthe graduates and the valedlotory was spokena' -splendid style by Mastsr W. J. Jones.

S Several ascholars in othr cles wre made\` erecipientscl meda's Ths RedsmptoristPathes, the teachers and tLe puplls are to be

a talsated e.pnoo ithe oneuers of the enter.-itnlment.

The aters etof It. Joseph

diLe Morning Star:SHonored with an nlovitation to the an.'oJ

-steibution given at the Acaodemy of St.Jesph, on OGlives street, I attended promptlytar Thureday morning, with the design of

eting you and yoar readers know what tran.lised there.

The exercisoes on that day were given by thece.rders exclusively, end were quite as inter-

esting as coould be expected; but as anotherday bhas been set spart for the day-scbolars Ishall attend that also and then give you myiarpeseslon of the whole.

To-day I will intrude upon your apace no.arther than to say that the advantage of havyleg in our midst snob a teobaching order as theEsters of St. Joseph, seems to be fully appre-

eiasd by both popls and parents, and it will*eA happy day when branoch housee shall be'stablishbed in various parts of our State, as"ey are at present in Mississippi, notably at* tr charming Sea Side Convent at Bay Bt.`eels.

While witnessing Thursday's exhibition Iwas struck by several very noticeable features

eeontar to this institution and its government,rnd shall take pleasure in detailing them fully*s my next communication.

The annaal exhbibition of the yonog ladies of*t. High OClass of Et. Alphonse*' School, under athe direction of the SIet rs of Meroy, t ok place IfaIt Toesday. The exercises were opened with I

-veoluntary by Miss Pauline Ott. Then fol. Itewed a hymn by the pupils. The salotAtry, s

an elegant composition, was delivered by Miss tr. Murphy(gradustt ) with the atriteetregard I

ie elootionary requiremert t'. Miss M.Welch, 1Shrj'h' leelamiatiunn *Tr'eaanr,.. of t',a Daep" I

dtoiled coti;nuons applause. A farce, 'N.thart, No Pay," was acted with exceptional I

/ bilttyly the young ladies who psiticip.ted a4heerein. The Misses M. A. Byrnes, T. Jennings, 4A.Quloonn and E. O'Leary (all graduat as) were Ithaeleading spirit, in the play. The songswere very well rendered, showing oonaideraule.aste apon the partof the pupils and exqlaisit. I

,udgment upon that of the Shters. An iotur.iaAng dialogue, in wbhich Mieses M. A. Loucas, I

-W. Hannon, U Delaney, E. O'Leary and M (Welsh were the :haractlru, was very well aspeken.

'The .rrolan Bend," an roelieLt comedy, Iwas rtuived with onexpectod deligLt upon I

Abe .gait of the auditor. A declamation byMiss V. Oolden elicited great applause. A I

gergeoos tableau, with the usual acessories of

cage appoint ser tr, caloom and Bengal ligl t a,taerly "ethused" the audience. The sunbject I

eaE 'The Finding of Moses."'rhe valedictory wee spoken by Miss T. Jen-

nings. The awarding of medals came next inrdem, Miss Mary Ann Brynes (gtradustate) re-

asidvug tbe gold medal; Miss Kate McDonnell"ef the fret class) the silvrer one. Thereopon IabUowed the awarding of diplomas to Misses i

Kary Ann Byrne., Mary Murphy, EllenOLeary, Anonie Qlon and Theresa Jennings.AU these young ladies graduated with like

heaoerlneither being more prolent nor moreSenerviug than the ctbers.

Last week we adverted to the exbibition of

SI. Uary' sohool of the 4th Distriot. As theiair ocoorred on Thusisay evening, 11h

dmt., end continued up to 12 o'olock mid.oight, we were unable to give it that notteswichb It deserved. The irst part conslted of

- equkartte semed "Rappelte Ranaoh," senusth exquisite taste, and en operetta entitledPRhe Lust Bon" (German). In this plee Mae'

ar Go. Weodliug bore off the honors. se woo-. dig sopported by Masters C. Wilt, O. Arm-' mster, L. Varenholt, Geo1sg Soheefer, H.dialsehCr, and esven young boys who pereon-

.. sd the"Seveu Deadly Bies."The ooompeanlst'inestl. Hank, orglsnt of St. Mary's As-smssptine Church. Parteecond was introduoed

* .arplane performane, "Varisties," played byilater oe. Jenevenl. The remainder of thisapertlon of the programme was taken up by a-ry interesting drame, in B acte, known as"The Capture of Major Andre," and written in:ecilgions vel by e yoeng Benediotine FatherA tls country.

;'be oharacters were oast to the best of the

rase*l' resourocs. We do not wish to indivi-

daslre where all did so weL The eatr' sreeeeme enlivened by plano pernformanes by Mas-ir Jenevesl, songs by Master Weudllng, and

'wtatin coli by Messrs B ank and A. 0. Oad-

tlkieuslaed -Ora beaueww i jmliem.iU s4 "fitArteelsobe Brnaesm la faete. The aelloo,delivery and gestieoolaio of the boys were sonatural and commedblie, that the andleosewas kept In one metioal uproar at the spiritin which the play was rendered, bence the par-taleipaots very often experienced difioolty inproceeding with their parts As into t ssondpart, the intervals were oharaeterisd by maico,vocal and Inetrumental.

Tbhe attendance was so numerous as to causedissalfaectieu, partiuoolarly at this season ofthe year when the thermometer Ie at 90 degreesFahrnnbeit and ie at $60 a ton.

Thursday eveoning, 2th itt, the annual ex*hibition of St Mary's Girls'sechool took place inthe ball on onetaoce near Josephins street.Te. more soild exerelees were varied withmusio, inatrumental and vocal. After the sal-statory by Mis M. Klrbch, the audience wastreated t, an operetta seung and acted in fault-less style and method The dramaltie personaen t only evidenced a thorough appreciation oftheb language and plot of the libretto, but alsosang their respective puts without the aid ofany score. Tilly Kroueoberger, a little girl ofsome four years, whose actlg and vocaliastioncalled for the greatest applause, deserves specialmention. Bsurprise st snob an aohieverentwill give way, when one reflects that she comesfrom a family all of whose members are notablefor musical gifts. 'Der Deuatsche Briefd byMiss H Kronenberger was highly ocmmended.AO Gr n play-DWeij eroicrhuiinj <olaimed the undividpd attention of the audi. atore for a considerable timr. The MisseeKropp, Spansel and Bhobler merit extra noticefor their respective performanoes. "The DambBell Ezerc'ses" by the junior clase, composed Iof children from 4 to 8 years o:d, was the leat- jore of the evening This lasted over one-hbalfbour. The grace of pose, symmetry of actionand variety of movement coumaneded express-lons of the highest eulogy.

A beautiful piece entitled "They Walk theEarsth ; Those Spirit. of the Past," opened thesecond part. The famous Qaeens of ancient d'and modern times were represented--saoi:re. moiting in musical verse her deeds on earth with rthe onosequent reward or punishment in the hiother world. Herein Mimes L. Gastel, 0. Kropp itsad M. Siegel bore off the honors. Another frplay "The School," followed, tshe Misses Birch- Ineier and Niermaun suetaining the leading Dsarts . A pretty doet,1"Moslk and her Sister, J

tong" was exoelleptly rendered by the Misses in1. Varenholt and M. Kirech. Diplomas wereS

awarded to Misses K. Varenhbolt, L. Schmitt 00and U Kirsch. Silver medals were conferred wIIpon Misses M Stork, L. Gastel, E. Aitkens, beI Kropp, M. Weber, J. Bohberer, L. Ruch and of

9. spansel. beThe ole sing address was delivered by Miss co.Varenholt,one of the gradat es, after which pO

be customary "farewell" was sung by the po- air

ils. areole

Jesuits CoeIge. ol0

teOn Friday evening, July 26;b, a very large thad select audience assembled at the Jeenaita' at[all, corner of Baronnq and Common streets, dieo witness the annual exhibition of the col- evage. All, no doubt, expected that an agree in

ble and Intelleotnal treat was prepared for airhem, and they were not disappointed. The meotion, grace and dietinot enuncistion of the lieoung actors were all that could be desired, tno won for them continuou aplae. T dielob and elegant dre a ses, admirably nsuited to Onhe times and pereons represented, added con- s 1iderably to the eff, ct, and most have awaken- bnd not a little the anliosity of the gentle and w'efled portion of the audience. net

The music, under the direction of Professor WEIreating. was snoob as we had reason to expect tiorom a full orchestra conducted by so able an eis

rtist. The songs and, choruses with which soahe different act were enlivened belped to 1ispel the gloom and sadness that the painful oafceow a of the play were calooulated to produce. yoLod then the tragedy itself, "The Fallen thionarob," was, in our opinion, extremely well a

adapted for a college exhitition. It was at the thiame time instruootive, interesting, literary and *P,eligions. The captivity of the Jews during anhe reign of King Sedeolas is fall of the mostragio interest, even as it is recorded in Scrip- syeore- We were consequently delighted to see thihis beaudtiful and thrilling page of history heoetically represented on the stage. The lea

writer of "The Fallen Monarch," whoever be teo

nay be, deserves the highest credit. He is, in is

nor opinion, a true poet, and should con- wetuine to cultivate his gifts. The striking char- pOaoteristio of the different actors are very owlearly and beautifolly developed. Sedeoias is th.

inch as we would expect the last of a long Cains of kings to be-bold, reckless and unbend. upng even in the presence of death. The poet, to

bowever, true to the instincte of nature, repre- mi

muts this cold and apparently heartless moe-hob as a most loving father, weighed down onwith unspeakable anluish at the punishment ofreserved for his sons. Joelas, a youog and m

beroic prince, generously exposing his own

life an oder to save h'a enemy frcm a cruel Pdeath, .e so graphically described, that his ofoebes enoduct foeces the tears to our eyes.Led Nebeehodonosor, a petfest type of pagantyrsesy, Is described with souh force and sim- P'plietty that bhe character instinctively 811 poar mindd aiLth horror and makes the

blood rem cold in our reins. The prophet diJeremle., wlib hi. bold denunelation agaiost aeta, with bie farles coudoot before bhe king at

and hia opes contempt for Nebuohodouceor Pand his threats, is heantifolly portrayed, and almake. us almost ful that we ar in the pre.-once of the great prophet of Israel, whoae flamentations have freqaeutly moved uo toteare. In a word, the whole tragedy isa work bof art and deserves the highest praise. Plays Isuch as thie cannot but improve the taste and Pinstruct the minds and bearts of the young. aWe therefore congratelate the author who has iiprodoued with such euocess on the stage "TheFallen Monarch." We could hardly expect ii

that young boys would represent fully or nato- arally a play of this charatesr. We have been, qtherefore, delightfully sorprised to dud how v

[ei thoua aswele w ast iad how ably -Mesuveged by their words this spirit to others.

e It would be alOset eres to make dietinetlamsa as to the relative merie of the leadsing sactors

t 1. this play. We essoot, however, but remarkSthat the bold yet eray delivery, together withthe very lear and dlet esuseiation of

i Masters Toledase, Fawg sad Fisher struek,as most foreibly. Maste J. Datiho, as No-bnebsodonesor, sad D. Craven, as Jeremi

Salthough they had very difealt, if not thef most dieaicl, paerts tosapport, pleased s verymuok and, like the above-mentioned actors,did great honor to themselves.

Bet whilst we congratulate the 3 oang ga-tlemen for their decided suoess, we also thankthem oordially for the great pleasure they haveafforded as. Although the distribution of

I prisee ha be t little interest for many, yet eahobis not the ease with all. The eager looks andnervous exoitemen observable among theboys whilst the prize list is being read out,plainly tell us that many a throbbing littleheart is anxiously awaiting the reemit. It is aIreal satisfaction to behold the happy faces ofthe successful competitors as they step firwardto receive their prisr, or as they preecot ibenwith triumph to lolg pateblts. nBut then itis equally distressing to witness the honbleand downcast looks of the unfortunate whosenamee are passed over unnoticed.

But this is is it should be. Indcstry andcontinoous application will generally, if notalwaas, come cf victorious, whilst negligence

ond idleneos will be certainly difested in therace.

Among the most suoceaelul in the higherclasses we remarked the names of L. D'Aqcin,E. Deville, J. Fisher, J. MoPhillips, J. Bnckley,D. Craven, A. Enferle, J. Grant, J. Henry, P.Mortlmar, J. MoEnaney and C. Doize.

The Claslng Exeriss of the Academy of the Visits-lion, Summmarille, near Mobils.

On the l8;h of July we bad the pleasure ofwitnessing thbe cloelig exercises of the Aca-demy of the Visitation situated about threemiles from the city of Mobile, on the Spring Hillroad. The audience in the spacious hail of ex-hibition though not large was select, consist-

ing of thes parents (f the pupils, some specialfriends and benefactors of the institution, theRight Revar. John Q ainlao, D. D , Bishop of theDiootes, the clergy of the city and severalJesuit Fathes from Spinog Hill College. Theinstitution is one of the oldest in the UnitedStates, having been founded in 1832, and isconducnoted by the Sisters of the Visitation. Itwould be difficult to dnd for young ludi sbetter guides and teachers than the daoghtersof the seraphic St. Francis. The Convent isbeautifully located, and so far as the health,comfort and the necessary exercise of thepupils Is conoerned, nothing more could be de-sired. Here and there throughout the groundsare a few of the live eeks, perhaps a conturyold, spared by the bloody haod of war. Anonclasive evidence of the bhi theloses of Ithe Visitation Convent sad vle ty is the factattested to by old residents that no epidemiedisease has found its way within its walls,even when such spidemice were meet virulentin the city. The Academy of the Viesitation

aims at instrnucting joong ladies intellectually, ymorally and religioeusly. No words in the EDg-lish language give a cleirer exposition of the Itext of the Psalmiset: "Teach re goodness and dislcipline and knowledte." Soodncs, notonly in the sense of piety towards o, ncs binding on the pupils at all times eqeally,but in the sense of kindness or gsntlenees to-wards their neighbor, which excludes selfish-nees. In this sense, goodness tois a virtue ofwhich there is great need, and at the same

Lime there are special opportunities of euer-sising it amid the trials cf a convent or

sacademic life.

The sound of the word disoipline carries tour thoughts back in spite of ourselves to oar

younger days. It is admitted by ail soholursthat discipline enters into the very essens of ia solid education. Knowledge Is, of course,the end of all systems of instrouction, and thespecial acquisition looked for in all conventsand academies.

The good Sisters know but too well that a nsystem of education whihob aims at developing cithe mental faculties without training thehuman beart is utterly worthiese. They havelearned that God Is the first term, the middleterm and the end of Christian educaotion. Itis the fact that the Sisters see God in all their VTwork that enables them to impress upon their Rpupilsa'minds the leading idea with which their zown minds are charged. The Sisters look upon pthe new pupil placed under their fostering Tcare as Miobsl Angelo, on one occasion, looked Qupon the block of marble which he was chisel- 8ing. "There is an angel," said he, "hid in this Amarble, and I want to met him free'" T

A taste for reading light literature-the Tourse of this age-is not oreated in the minds tof the pupils of the Visitation Academy. The Lmorbid crariog of the society in which theymove, after they have graduated, for pltorialpapers and exciting and vloionu stories toooften obliterates the taste acquired in the '

convent for sounder studies and clearer views.It is sad to reflot thatlight literature is better apatronised throughout the Bouthern 8States, in 'zproportion to the population, than in eitherthe Eastern or Western States. This is un-doubtedly a danger which parents do aot re-alise. The Sisters arc not blind to the noose- acities of the age. They do not teaoh their opupils how to appreciate and talk alippantly babout Charles Dickens, Jules Verns, Ocida, 1Mrs. Henry Wood and other prollic writers of I,fiotion; they try to onltivate in them a tsste ofor solid and useful reading, sech as history, h

biography, the natural solenes, so that their eyoung minds may not become dwarfed by '

perusing the diluted and sickening thoughtssad ideas of aothors whose personal moralityis more than snspicious.

It would be interesting, not to may astonish-ing, to compute the numbers of yong ladygraduates in our day who continue to read or aqiody with profi to themselves. We would 1venture to asaur that not one in gfty graduates

a. aftsr the eahptioe b oi e. 3ew many orme them realise the feet that their luentaalesoare begie jest where they think it endea There

hrk are, of coarse, ezeeptions, and as regarde theith pptpile of the Visitation Aeademy, there areof many exceptionse, when their oirocmstancesek and snrroendings favored the continuance ofge. the work begun in the academy. Many of the

old pupile have labored to improve themselves,he and are to-day in the eoelety in whiobh theytry move, tie best poseible argument to urge thern, elaime of the Academy of the Vislitation on

the patronage of the pob'io.p. The exerolsese on Thureday last conslted ofnuk vocal and inlstromental musio, and muesical

e critices who were present declared that theof execution of several dlooult piano piecesoh could not eaeily be excelled. The valedlotoryad wasee pronounced by Misst Jolla Edwards, ofhe Mobile. At the conoloelon of the exeroemeut, the Right Rev. Biatop distributtd the prizes,lie crowns and cards of merit, and spoke a fewao worde of kindnese and enooouragement to poplil

of and teahobers. ""rd-

LaE r oaro vZoUrsvIo, xz5.It VIcXsvaeG, )uly1j5, 1878.

Ile Editor Morning Starta I am surplised that amongst your various

oorrespondents and contribatore there eshouldid be none from Vickabmrg, and especlally that,aoS although yeo have many enbecribire here, so Ioe few items of interest ever appear in your col.

e amnas concerning the "Hill City." As an ex-iample of this. I do not remember to have seen

or any refererce Iln your paper to the Annual Io. Comnmynoement of the Academy of the 8Seters Ir, of Mercy on Jone 27th. I had hoped that aP. pen more able and accomplished than mine

would have eagerly embraced the opportunitycf doing some small measure of j ntice to the

. good Sisters olf Mery in return for their antic-log labore for the good of this community, aswell as to the young lady graduatee, who gave eevidence of the fact that they had profited ISwell by the opportunities afforded them for athorough education, and were fairly entitled rto the bonors conferred on them. By una- Ivoidable circumetanoes the Right Rev. Biahop tt-ISElder was prevented from being present, ashad been expected, and in his absence the Ret. S

e J. H. LMcManus, our esteemed pastor, presidedover the exercisee.V

m1 lThe saliotatory address by Miss Noland wase

of a style, both in composition and delivery, bfar superior to the expectations of even her ts 5beat friends, while for deep sympatbetic efeeling and profound study the address byMiss J. Kearney has been pronounced by all wwho heard or read it ae"admirable, and rarelyeexcelled by a young graduate." Miss Black Ifalso gave most convinoing proofs that lis,he knew of what bshe spoke in her eassy on A'Mind Colture, and bthat what she spoke wasnot a quantity of empty and meaninglecsphrasre. Bat the gem of the evening, and a eireal gem at that, was the Valedlotory of Mise BM. E. Morancy on tSe liF fruitful theme qj" Rome." It would be grose lajitice to the tlfair young graduate if I were to attempt ever wso brief a synopsis of her aIdress. I will winclose you coples of the fouear essays, and, ifyou can fod room, I am satisfed, from your oknown appreeiation of merit, you will give at wleast one of them-it not moie-rplace into yourcolomoen. In addition to-the honusre a a grad- innate. Mis J II. Kearney was awarded a bean- ateit.al galA .m".A1 f~4war""'ti t'tnni4ettumental c

tomusic, and to Miss M. Shaw a medal for being at"the best girl in the sobool,"an honor to whichbshe was finully entitled, and whieb met the la

cLquallifei approradof all It wouald run my incommorication to an oundue length if I wererto allude to many other points presenting m,etrong proofs of the care and suocess of the ccatRood Sisters in impleatiig in the minds of ectheir pupils the 1i-m bseis for a goad Chrie- dl

tian education. Our people should feel proudof having socb an institution in their midst as A

inthe Convent hcbool,sud they cano never sae- oreiently manifest the deep senseof gratitude to Wwhich the Sisters of Masey are entitled. wYours etc. o a.

[The addressee sent us are good, bet we can- pnot spare the space necessary for their publi- lileation J to

THE NIQHT-BLOOMING CEREli& fu

TO se J .s. s ftbi

Just bidden, we his to a neighboring bower, tiTo witness the opeaaing of nlghbtblooming iAwer: teWe And the fair blossom, all sptiessely white, itExhaling its life on the breath of the night I 5I

Chaste as the sunbeam and pare to the core,.Tne heart I revealed throngh.the petaline doeor. tQa 'en Flora. perceiving the bloom on the stem, toStrives vainly with Time for the coronal-gem r

SA Agnre of mrtala tbhat heed not the warning.The nightbltoemtng Cereus eupirse baore manning I pTrae to Itn mieslon, to tesob in Itnsphre, diIt preachen a sermon to each of on here I ld

Ikthe the Ilfe of the friend that cell. ao bIn guest, inThe fame oS the Cereue os loveliness reeses ci

As a moment hegcts for etsenttya yearn, mThe moral reamnl when the Bower disappeaert hli

Thu., when the night-time f ago suooeed, the bright

And life, Ike the Verean is peshag away,May our spiriti go forth to the Meting Above,

a To he wlesomed, as bete at the joireef Trie Love. gr eM D

ImPiANos AND Oae.a. -The oard of Mr. Philip I

Werleln, on onr Afib pegs, is eo eonspicuoue am to oem. Stmend the sitention ef avery reader or the BrAl. We itr eoberfully surrender the heat place in the paper to him 5

heboame we know that, in addtion to being sue of heleading denlere in the oeuntry, he i. serpulealy jutinsand oeaeoentioun in all the details of boniness and bliheral in all bLn dealings. Ibse aalitiea, naturally pSommanding the coeadenee of the publio. have brought g

,him a large and steadtly growlg trade, and noone Ur now thlnkn of neklng a purbcase of pinnem organs, t

viollas, or ay hind or musical innircumnt or ehbat remusic, withoat erst calling at hi. maeganilot eithb Pliahuans, 130 aenal street, Tuoro Baildlnge, and en. Dsmining the complete and magniacnt skok he h-- Ralwage on head. di

The high tepintlon and g elt enperleace of thattasonted musician, Prof. Eelohcihelm, who L ene of dithe oontrolliog spirita of the hono,, has gresily addedto ita popularity, for that gentleman has hesta of aj

b Lends and admirer., who look to him fer advsie lall e;5 mumical matters sat with whom hia word in law. ci

Iseaauadoe .w.188 wf-er epal.s' 4

187i . eetwjstantinrg the ienlgtion wa3x,503.

Oat of 4 S389 men admitted into the Prenebarmy in 1877, only 4999 were unable to readand writes

Among the sseehanioal toys at the Paris E-position, are dlloU that swim, dive, and trendI water, after the meet approved bhuman style.

The stakes i the fortheeming match be-Stwen Capt. Bogarde and the uen Club atLondon. have been ineresed to 500 gaineas.or $13.125.

Two thbousand Amerlica eattle is the ave-I rage weekly number arriving at Liverpool persteamer, and in that oity's cattle market theAmerlican animals have for weeks greatly predominated.

Over fifr-three million gallons of waterfrom Artesian wells are daily used in irrigat-ing lands In Iroquois county, Ill. There are900 wells in a radius of twenty miles, none of'bem over 75 feet deep.

This is the bkind of literature thabt BrotherMurphy has to combat in Boston :

Little bits of Lemon,Little chunks or ice,

Little water 'a' sgarMeke*aman feelrice.

Prof. Lwvitenx. a Pole of Warsaw, has justdiscovered a method cf taking entire olay ceastsof the living body without the slightest in-jury. Hitherto such could only be had ofcorpeses. and heno the boew discovery prom-fisees to be extremely advantageousne to sc.aolp-tors.

New Jersey takes the lead in the States inthe manufacture of window glass. It has 34factories. Pensylvanlahas 30; New York 11;Msssachusetts, Illinoise, and Maryland, eech 6;West Virginia and Mie auri, each ; Indiana.3; and Michigan, Wisoonsls, and Iowa, 1

The training of carrier pigeons is still ener-getically pursued in Belginm, and durinog thelatter part of May some 3.086 baskets ofpigeons, containing in 193 440 birds, erossedthe Franoo-Belgia tier, so that thepigeons might learn their way home fromFrenoch territory.

The Mobile and Ohio Ra i:road is to be soldunder a foreclosure, at Mobile on the 19:hAugust. The mais line is 472 miles long with46 miles of branches; all equipments and ap-purtenances, the lease of another line omiles and about 1,000,000 oacresof land are alsoineluded.

Doring the ftat three monthse of. this yearthe number of persons killed and irjored onrail ways in Great Britain in thecourse of pub-Ilo traffo, as reported to the Board of Trade bythe railways, were 232 killed and 837 injured.In addition, by accidents occuarring at stationsor on the railway premies, 11 persons werekilled and 493 injured.

Twelve hundred and sixty-Li is Commodiats,who had earned indulgence by '"contriton,esubmission, and diligence," have been allowedremiessioa or commutation of punishment inbonor of the fete in France on June 30. Sincethe present Cabinet took cfiloe 890 prisonershad previously been objects of clemency, 433of them reosiving a fell pardon.

Two prisoners in the jail at Newcastloe, Ind,worked together in tdigging through the wallof their cell. One was lean and the other wasfat. The hole was made large enough for thelean man to squesez through, and then, as thelabor war hard and slow, he refused to remainand enlarge the opening, but escaoped at once.The fat man was detected and secured.

Mr. Charles Rose, chief of the Parliamentaryreporting staff of toe London lines, in givingevidence before a select commirtee of theHot"s of Commpons, wshoi Is codeidering theujeseion of hawing an fi Etiat report of the

proceedings made, stated that he bad been inthe gallery fiftyeight years, for twenty fiveofwhichb he oad been leader of the imes corps,which consists of fifteen men to the Commonsalone.

The great sannual tea-bship raue of over 10,-000 miles, from China to London, has beenwon this year by the Gleneagie, which broughtnearly 2 000.009 pounde of new tes with her

bShe made the ran from Hano-Kow toGravesendin thirty-seven days one hour and four min-atees: rbe best time on record. How oloes therace was may be inferred from the fact thatcr1 iover che .Glenesggl wee cwouuby-uevnu mass

etea behind the Gleofonlas.

The royal family of Italy assisted at thelaunching or the Dandolo, the sisrer monsterironclad to the Duilio, at 8ptzia, on the 10thinet. The British navy has no vessels so pow-erful as these two, and the Italian Govern-ment is about to build two others even moreeolo-sae. which will be each 14'060 tonnageanmd 36 inch armor. The Italian navy nowcomprises 16 ironelse. 3s acrew. -and 32 pad-dle steamers, with,/6O guns.

That titled patron of pedestrians, Sir JohnAtley. who presided over the O'Leary walk-ing metbch at Islington, lent his friendly offoease,on the 1lt of the month, to a one-mile run, atWest Brompton, between sundry famous fleet-footed athletes. Cumminge or Paleisley, thewinner of the belt, made his mile in four min-utes twenoty-eight seconde, Heeooti, his near-est rival, being twenty-one seconds behind.Perhaps some Americon roounner would now 1likhe to go after Comming'sge bolt and his titleto the world's one-mile onampionship.

Franoe has a new flag. lassieeal and elegant,for her troope Tha stff is blue, surmountedby a small rectaongolar blook, like that whicbhformed the pedestal for the Roman eagle,bearing on one face the number and designa-tion of the regiment and on the other the let-tere "B. F." A gilt laurel crown surmountsthis, topped b 1 a lance head. The iReg is ofsilk instead of bunting, and has a fringe ofgold. The colors will probably be presentedin September, at a great national festival, totte troops composing the garrieon of Paris andto delegatses from the territorial foroes.

The following aneodote, now In circulation,is bcharacteristic of the state of the Sultan'smind at bthi moment. In a farewell visit ofPrincess Rese, wife of the German Ambmas-dor, this lady congratulated his Majesy on thedeep reverence and affeotion entertained to-ward him by hib subject., gently and adroitlyinsinuating that so much aevontion should berewarded by the Padishab showing bimself Imore frequently in publio. The Padishab Ilisoened with a long and eatonished face, and :when the Prineess left remarked to the by. -standers, "I should very mueb like to know Iwhat interest this woman oan have in onsingme to be assassinated."

The superintendent of a home for boys inSan Franesio, harlvg named it the Youth'sDirectory, was overwhelmed by local gram-marians with protestation against the locationof the apostrophe in the word "youths" Hethereupen wrote to twenty learned authori-ties, in various parts ef the United States, tosetale the question beyosd dispute; but theydiffered not less than the Pacifo coast sages.President Barnard of Columbia College, Preseident Eliot of Harvard. George P. Qnacken-boas, the author of books on rhetore, etc.,;Prof. Schele de Vere of the University of Vir-gnale, Chanoellor Crosby of the New YorkUciversity, Boni, W. Dwight and Prot W. D.Whitney prooousoed "Youthe' Directory" cor-reot and *"Youth's Directory" wrong: NoahPorter, President of Yale, deolared ' Yonth'sDirectory" correct and the other wrong, andRioi-ard Grant White and Dr. McCosh of Prin-cOton urononuced both correct, while Presi- tdent Galman of the John Hopkins Universlbiysent a reply from whiob it was impossible todetermine on whiuh side be was.

The intense fear addielikeof snakes whiceare felt by women have more than once beenspoken of by hiblal oommentators as a sortof unconecioes reminiseense of the days when

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and women who was trifsad by it.. A pNarty of maises wre sassmebled at eaor nosw Nowesstlein ahlodd,,and one ofto named Lst~ia dassd-.ao sr sasy B rIZe. plk off with pa la plose of white

she end of a small mtallie ease whrl eI" fSdooed. Brain sxpreassed his readiasesSof the paee of pap. and, a o pia hagSprocsred, be roceeded t perform tits

f In dolng so he did not observe thatmen, Inoluding Lavelock, hadroom. Presenty te pis penetrat theor whieb proved tbs a dynamite oartridan explosion at onee followed. Bra, onp hig bh n ases, foound bimela t yla o@ahiback inthe room his arms stret dout on

each side, and his left hand shattered, whiles,t the dight hand wae alsIjured. Ho h aeresto to his feet. and the other men came in, leek.Sla very much soared by the result o their

i j sf.. Brain was taken to a surgeone'. His* left hand had been blowa to pler e and he wa,. otherwise severely woanded.

n A '98 VFBIBZ N,; There is living at Thomastown near OldKilcalleno, county Kildare, a veteran of 'Se

r. named William Bermiogham, or, as he is"1 more familiarly called, "Billy Berming

-rHels- ow X986-years fr conseqaently was in the prime s

e manhbood in the bhistorlo but disaatrui'if year of '93 and is still In fall poeseaion ofall his facalties, with an intellect alngelaclear and vigorous, and amemory stoarwith anecdote and inciodent of thesceneelswhich he took an active part during thatSmemorable campaign. He recalls withb vivid and startling minateness the battleiSof Old Kilcallen, and tells with pride of9 the bavoe done by his faithful pike amonuti

o the English troopers on that occasion. Bespeaks of the trtbute paid by General

r Dundas to the valor, courage, intrepidity,a and bonorable dealing of the patriot people

-of Kildare on the historio Green of Kilcal.F len. His story of his escape from theSbloody and treacherons massacre of . the

Bath of Curragb is one of thrilling Iaterest,As he tells the tale he seems to live thescenes all over again, he identifies himselfso thoroughly with the youthfulness andvigor of his earlier years He remembersLord Edward perfectly, and speaks of his

with affectionate admiration. A visit tobhis cottage would amply repay historisai or patriot, as be is mach pleased and everanxious to give every information and the,benefit of his extraordinary age and expe.I rieace to any friend or visitor who mayScall on him. He never seems to wearywhen be has an appreciative lHateaner, andthe swiftness with which his memory filesback to his early days is only equalled byhis present lightness of foot and generalelasticity. His wife Ito living too. and bothare admirable types of the trne Mileaian.

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Hard times care many evils, and set manywrung things right For instasone, in oash timuesnslyoung and middle-aged ladies, amiable, no doabt sadgood in a general sort fa way, used to spend their fasIn absolute idleness depending upon theirfathetr,hs'bande spd brothers for the funds to buy every omesivable thing they needed. even to their undsrgarmests.This stimulated dealers to prepare and keep fot alesuch articles in great variety. But hard times haveforced these fair damces to oeconomlise, and aWmost of them make their own clothes. Hesce the kosP -tog of a stock of such goods 1 wnapoftab'e, and Uchants are selling eut at less than cost A. usual S all

new enterprise sad In every startling mpvemnat fthe trade, our wide-awake frlenfs, H. H. Ad*s tBro., lead the way, and, as wllU be seen by thsiredon ffth pge, offer their entire stock of ladtes'ledPmade undergarments below iheir original cost. Tht

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We have received a ciroolar from Mr. 8tawalt,msnufaotnrer of thst popsiar sewiug n maotlne hesfore known a Stevarts SinBger machline bat In fotaezto be clled Stewart's a mily Sewng Machine. hichange in the name is not made from compnlstLon.-'asome nIght think from the fact that snite wore laststuteiagainst Mr. Stewart, ollof whLih wore deeldedin his avor,-bet is mode purely fom hboetes asidestroy even the olightest ohadow of asuapclion tithe machLne needs snything but its own superior mceitsto commend It t the publio. The loot that a ISmanu'eoture Mr. Stewart arvsl hblieolf all madefimprervments cshracstrltie of the beet macklaessthat he selle at prices rangngLs from S up, places hmachines upon voantege gronad whichaoet**hre.toke from it. Ito great sad grewlug pepularllprved by the large mlies made sllevrthe secstrlss

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