OUR MAY ISSUE.-Two of the principal articles in our last number have been copied by leading Catholic papers. The New York Freeman's Journal gives its readers Mr. L. W. Reilly's article on "The Conscience of Catholics," and the Baltimore Catholic Mirror copies that of Rev. Fr. Treacy, "Some Irish Authors of the Penal Days."

Charitable Bequests.

By the will of the late Denis H. Tully, of Boston, Catholic churches and institutions in this city and Worcester are enriched by the sum of $90,000. To the archbishop of Boston $10,000 is bequeathed to be applied by him toward reducing the debt on the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and for the benefit and improvement of the church; $10,000 is also bequeathed to the archbishop for the improvement and advancement of the Boston Ecclesiastical Seminary.

The president of Boston College receives $8,000 for the improvement of the college; and an additional $2,000 to be kept separate from the general fund, the income to be devoted to a prize to be offered at the annual commencement exercises.

The pastor of St. Mary's Church receives $10,000, to be devoted to reducing the church debt and for the support of the parish.

The association for the care of destitute Catholic children gets $10,000; the Little Sisters of the Poor, $10,000; Carney Hospital, $5.000; the House of the Good Shepherd, $5,000; Holy Cross College, Worcester, $5.000; the new Infant Asylum on Dudley Street, formed from St. Mary's Infant Asylum, $2,000; the House of the Angel Guardian, $2,000. This most thoughtful friend of the poor further bequeathes to his executrixes and executors the sum of $10,000, to be devoted to the deserving poor and destitute of the city and to be expended through the instrumentality of the several parochial conferences of St.Vincent de Paul. This bequest is given with special reference to the parish poor of St. Mary's, St. Stephen's, St. James', St. Francis de Sales. St. Joseph's, and St. Mary's in the Charlestown district, St. Patrick's and to the Conference of the Immaculate Conception. Mr. Tully ap pointed his sisters, Cecilia Tully and Margaret M. Tully, to be executrixes and Edward A. Kinney and Wm. S. Pelletier to be executors. They are exempt from surety. Holy hood Cemetery is bequeathed

$1,000, the income to maintain the burial lot in good condition. The house on East Newton Street is bequeathed to the sisters and they also receive $50,000 each. After a number of private bequests in addition to the charities above mentioned, the balance of the estate is bequeathed to the sisters of the deceased.

Father Mundy Honored.

A GRAND farewell reception was given Rev. Father John F. Mundy of St. Mary's Catholic Church, in Aquinas Hall, Cambridgeport, on the evening of April 29. Father Mundy has been connected with St. Mary's Church for more than fourteen years, and now leaves to take charge of parishes at Abington and Whitman in this State, and has commenced his labors at Abington. In consideration of his earnest efforts with the parish and its schools, Father Mundy was presented with a purse of about $1500.

Rev. Father Thomas Scully related in affecting language many incidents illustrating the labors of Father Mundy in behalf of his parishioners, and affirmed that all the great works which had been so successfully carried on in St. Mary's Parish and in Cambridge, would not have been possible without his invaluable assis

tance.

The response of Rev. Father Mundy, expressing his love and regard for the people of his beloved parish, and of his affecting. regret at parting with them, was deeply

The Pope's Jubilee.

MUCH doubt has been felt abroad by the donors of gifts on occasion of the Jubilee of Leo XIII., whether the numerous presents about to be sent to the Vatican would be allowed to enter Italy without paying duty at the frontier. The Italian Government has not as yet given any reply to inquiries on this point. But it appears that the law on this subject is clear enough. Anything sent from outside Italy to the Sovereign Pontiff, to be used for ecclesiastical purposes or to enhance the splendor of the Holy See, is exempt from duty. This exemption can only be accorded by the custom house at Rome. Objects entering Italy at other places will be sent under seal by the authorities to Rome for examination there. Among the presents to be sent to Leo XIII. for his Jubilee, France will send a splendid tiara. The land, whence

came Charles the Great and Pepin, La Moriciere and Pimodan, donors and defenders of the temporal dominions of the Holy See, has a just claim to offer a triple crown to the Pope. The wellknown Paris jeweller, M. Froment-Meurice, has designed the work in Italian sixteenth century style, and his skilled artists are already at work upon it.

Our Holy Father on Temperance. WE give elsewhere the Brief on Total Abstinence addressed by the Holy Father to Bishop Ireland. The Pope had already years ago granted Indulgences to Total Abstinence and Temperance Societies, so that Catholics were indirectly assured of the Holy Father's approval of these societies; but a formal Brief of approbation, and even of recommendation to the clergy to promote their growth and work by all means in their power had never been issued till the other day. Intemperance is at the bottom of many of our social evils, and the Holy See has now placed itself at the head of the great Christian and Catholic crusade against drunkenness, and has authoritatively and formally approved and blessed teetotalism.

BOSTON DAILY GLOBE. - The editor and manager of The Globe opened its doors for the reception of the press and others on Sunday afternoon, May 1, from four to seven o'clock, P. M., to view its premises. The crowds were more than surprised at the extent and arrangements of the new building. It is, with few exceptions, the most complete newspaper establishment in the country. A bountiful collation was furnished the crowd who assembled on the occasion. Col. Taylor was in his glory and stood manfully to be shaken up. The issue of The Globe May 2 was a wonderful success. 294,330 copies were printed of that issue. The colonel brought about this great result by placing at the head of its first page a card or coupon, which, by cutting off, entitled the holder to a ride in any and every horse-car in the city and suburbs. The car people charged the full price, thus realizing from the sale of The Globe on that day some seven or eight thousand dollars. Not more than half of the buyers of the paper of that issue made use of the coupons. Col. Taylor cannot be outdone in newspaper enterprise! Long may he wave!

Patrick Denvir's Bequests.

THE will of Patrick Denvir, late of Charlestown, contains the following bequests: To the Most Rev. J. J. Williams, archbishop of Boston, $500, for the Cathedral of the Holy Cross; to St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum, $500; to the pastor of St. Mary's Church, Charlestown, to aid in establishing a Catholic school, $300; to the Home for Destitute Roman Catholic Children, $500; to the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, $300; to the Little Sisters of the Poor, $300; to St. Mary's Infant Asylum, $300. The residue and remainder of the estate, after some specific bequests, is given to Archbishop Williams.

A DOMESTIC TYPE WRITER.-A very simple, convenient, durable, and ingenious device for lettering show cards, tickets, labels, directing envelopes, and a hundred other purposes. It is very durable, will last a lifetime, and is the most useful and attractive toy ever invented. Price $1.00 each. Howard S. Ingersoll, 46 Cortlandt Street, New York.

MR. T. D. SULLIVAN, lord mayor of Dublin, and nationalist member of parliament for that city, has written a letter to the Times on behalf of the Nation and the Weekly News of Dublin, in reply to an accusation of a correspondent of the Times, who charged the nationalist papers with having refused the government advertisement offering a reward for the arrest of the Phoenix Park assassins. Mr. Sullivan in his letter says, that although the nationalist papers declined to receive the castle official's money, they announced the reward in their news columns in leaded type gratis.

WE regret to learn that Rt. Rev. Bishop O'Reilly, of Springfield, Mass., met with an accident by being thrown from his carriage. A gentleman who witnessed the accident said he cannot understand how Bishop O'Reilly escaped serious if not fatal injuries, as the fall was appar. ently a forcible one. We are glad to learn that the bishop is gradually recovering.

REMEMBER THE POOR! It would not be a bad thing if more of our wealthy Catholics emulated the generous and public spirit displayed so very often by, wealthy non-Catholics in contributing

large sums to charitable, educational, and religious purposes. We scarcely have got beyond that stage now where it was necessary to struggle along in an existence from hand to mouth. Our poor give more generously, as a class, according to their means, than our rich.

Right, Catholic Review of New York. The best will we have seen in our day in Boston is that of the late Mr. Tully. God rest his soul!

ASSISTING IRISH INDUSTRY.

TIME and again our MAGAZINE has called the attention of Irish-Americans to a very practical way of aiding Ireland, viz., by assisting in the development of her manufacturing industries. This can be effectually done, as we have pointed out before, and do so now, by purchasing textile goods manufactured in Ireland. Aside from patriotic feeling in the matter is the materially important fact that Irish fabrics are unsurpassed and rarely equalled by any other for intrinsic excellence in point of durability and of finish.

Among the Irish industries which have commenced within the last few years to make substantial headway against the fierce competition of long-established British manufacturers, the woollen trade stands out prominently.

The measure of success which it has already achieved has been owing, in the first place, to the natural advantage of having the best wool in the world at the very factory door, with unlimited water power to drive machinery, and secondly, to a new generation of Irish manufacturers, men of genuine grit and enterprise, backed up by a profoundly stirred national sentiment. The fierceness of the competition with English manufacturers may be judged from this fact, that the English-made, shoddy-filled cloths of precisely the same patterns as the Irish goods, which they placed on the market at a lower price, of course, than the genuine, necessitated the adoption by every Irish manufacturer a few years ago of a special trade mark, which is stamped at intervals of three yards on the reverse side of the cloth. Without this stamp, the forging of which is a very grave crime, no Irish woollen cloth is genuine. It is hardly necessary to say that no Irish woollen manufacturer uses either cotton or shoddy in his goods.

Up to a short time ago whatever Irish

woollens were imported into this country came under the general head of British, and were usually sold as Scotch goods. But a new departure in this regard was made last fall by Messrs. A. Shuman & Co., corner of Washington and Summer Sts., Boston, one among the leading clothing manufacturing firms of this city, by importing in large quantities directly from the principal woollen mills in Ireland. They made into garments for men and b boys Irish tweeds, serges, chev'ots, and friezes in the most thorough and artistic manner, advertised them as Irish, sold them as Irish, guaranteed their superior excellence as Irish, and we are proud to know they reaped the decided success which they deserve from their enterprise. Their largely increased importations of the same manufacture for the spring trade are now on their counters. The visitor to their establishment who desires to see the large and varied product of Irish looms which they exhibit will be surprised and well remunerated.

PRESENTS TO BISHOP HARKINS.- The priests of the archdiocese of Boston presented to Bishop Harkins on the day of his consecration, as a testimonial of their regard, a purse of $3,500. The testimonial of his late parishioners of St. James' Church, Boston, was $3,000 presented on Easter Sunday.

Solemn Requiem Mass.

A SOLEMN Requiem Mass was said on the morning of the 20th of April at the Church of SS. Peter and Paul, South Boston, the occasion being the "month's mind," in connection with the recent death of Mother Catherine Euphemia, late superior of the Sisters of Charity, of Emmitsburg, Md. She entered the order in 1830 at the age of fifteen, and remained in it nearly fifty-seven years, dying at the age of 71. The deceased lady had been mother for about twenty-five years. Among those present were Sisters of Charity from various local institutions, as well as Sisters of Notre Dame in South Boston and their pupils, and a number of clergymen including Rev. Father William Blenkinsop, pastor of the Church of SS. Peter and Paul, and Father Peter Blenkinsop, S. J., of Philadelphia, the two brothers of the deceased. The sermon was preached by Bishop Healy of Portland, Me.

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PICTORIAL LIVES OF THE SAINTS, with reflections for every day in the year, compiled from "Butler's Lives" and other approved sources. To which are added Lives of the American Saints recently laced on the calender for the United States by special petition of the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore. And also the Lives of the Saints Canonized in 1881 by his Holiness Pope Leo XIII. Edited by John Gilmary Shea, LL D. Large 8vo. 538 pages, red ink and gold side, with nearly 400 illustrations. Price, $2.00. A good book is a mine yielding inexhaustible treasure. And in our day, when debased and demoralizing books are spread broadcast throughout the land, poisoning the hearts of both young and old, it is the duty of every one to help as far as possible in circulating a pure, ennobling literature. And what more elevating than the Lives of the Saints, which the great Bishop Fenelon has so aptly styled the "Gospel in Example"? Here may be found the most devcted selfsacrifice, the most exalted heroism: the delicate virgin, strong in her faith, facing death with more than ne soldier's courage; a St. Patrick, made prisoner and converting his captors; a St. Louis, seated on the throne, zealous for the glory of God and the happiness of his people; St. Zita, a servant, edifying all by her modesty and virtue; and St. Servulus, a beggar, praising God in the midst of poverty and pain. All conditions of life are here represented, teaching that, however humble or exalted our station may be, we can reach the golden goal if we but strive for it with the proper dispositions. The Lives of the Saints cannot be too highly recommended to Christian families as the best reading for the home circle; for if, as we learn, the constant reflection on these lives was the means of leading to sanctity such saints as Teresa, Ignatius of Loyola, and many others, may we not hope that, with the help of God's grace, they may at least tend to strengthen us in virtue and lead us to be truly Christian men and women? The present volume offers in a compendious form the lives of many eminent servants of God, forming, as it were, a book of daily meditations. Apart from the text, which, in itself, is sufficient to make the volume valuable in the eyes of every Catholic, no pains have

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IS THERE A God who cares FOR US? Translated from the French of Mgr. Segur.

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MISCELLANEOUS.

ONE of the literary sensations of the day is M. Taine's brilliant article on Napoleon Bonaparte, in the Deux Mondes. It is a long time since that review has published an article which has made such an impression. M. Taine's picture comes to this Bonaparte was not a Frenchman, but a mediæval Italian grafted upon a Corsican "sauvageon." Moreover, Napoleon was a being apart from the rest of mankind. In the words of Madame de Staël: "A being, having no being like him, could neither feel nor inspire sympathy. He was either more or less than a man."

THE "Lives of the English Martyrs Declared Blessed by Pope Leo XIII. on December 29th, 1886," by Fathers of the Congregation of the London oratory, with an introduction by the Rev. Edward S. Keogh, priest of the same congregation (Burns and Oates), will be published shortly.

"LEGENDS OF IRELAND." - A new book by Lady Wilde ("Speranza ") is announced by Ticknor & Co., Boston. Its title is "Ancient Legends of Ireland," and no living writer could better handle

We

such a subject than Lady Wilde. learn from leading reviews in England and Ireland, where the book has already appeared, that this is a most notable volume. "Lady Wilde's latest work," says one critic, "is also her greatest and best." Here is a chance for those who not only admire but sympathize with a great Irishwoman to express both sentiments at once. Owing to the land-war in Ireland, Lady Wilde has of late been reduced to almost a condition of want. The estate purchased by Sir William Wilde, whose work for Irish antiquities can never be forgotten, has ceased to be a means of support for his patriotic and distinguished widow. Let her books take the place of her acres. A re-publication of all her works ought to be undertaken. The work now announced is in two vol. umes. The first volume contains tales and legends told by the peasants in the Irish vernacular, opening with a mythical story, translated from the Irish, and believed to be a thousand years old. The Horned Woman," illustrating a breach of old Irish hospitality, has its scene laid on the historic slopes of Slevenamon. Ancient and modern fairy tales, princi pally relating to the western islands of Ireland, are full of amusement or pathos, and will be read with intense interest.

There are 66 Traditions of the Dead", from the days of the Tuatha De Danaans to the present time. Tales are given relating to the four great Irish festivals, of which that in May was the most distinguished, being the feast of "Bel," or the sun; the next in order being St. John's Feast in Midsummer; the day of ancient Druidic worship having been converted into a Christian commemoration. The ancient mysteries of our Celtic forefathers are described with historic knowledge and graphic power. The holy wells and antique monuments of Ireland are identified and described. There are stories of the banshees, popular notions concerning the Sidhe (fairy) race, fairy music, and allusions to Irish national airs. Perhaps, however, the most interesting parts of these volumes will be found to be the legends which relate to animals and medical superstitions and ancient charms, and to the cures popularly known and practised chiefly in the west of Ireland, comprising, amongst others, some curious particulars regarding the "Mysteries of Fairy Power."

In the chapter on the "Ancient Capital of Ireland" the origin and history of the inhabitants of Dublin at various

periods are fully and clearly traced. Reference is made to archæology, ancient manuscripts, and the manufactures of Ireland, and the national spirit of the author pervades the work.

HERE is an interesting offer of $300 in prizes for naming the authors in a volume of literary selections. The book has two hundred and forty pages of prize selections from eminent writers, edited by Mr. C. W. Moulton, editor of Queries; and the publishers, Messrs. D. Lothrop & Co., Boston, make this offer

RULES FOR COMPETITORS.

I. Nineteen prizes will be declared. First prizes, $100; second prize, $50; third prize, $30; fourth prize, $20; fifth to ninth prizes, $10 each; tenth to nineteenth prizes, $5 each.

II. Every purchaser of the book is entitled to compete.

III. Answers should be arranged and numbered, written legibly in ink, on one side of note-paper only, and signed by the full address of the competitor.

IV. The poem from which the selection is made, as well as the author of the quotation, is required. The competitor who answers the greatest number of authors will be awarded first prize, etc.

V. Clubs and reading circles are allowed to compete as one individual, but not more than one member of the same club will be awarded a prize. Each winner will be required to furnish a statement that he has neither assisted, nor received assistance from, any other prize winner.

VI. In case of a tie in totals the combined prizes will be divided pro rata.

VII. Prizes will be declared March 15, 1888, and all answers should be received by the publishers on or before that date.

VIII. All answers and inquiries concerning them should be addressed, with postage fully prepaid, to the editor of Prize Selections," in care of D. Lothrop & Co., publishers, Boston, Mass.

EX-PRESIDENT EGAN, of the IrishNational League, denies that Mr. Parnell ever wrote him a letter in 1882 apologizing for having denounced the Phoenix Park murderers. Ex-President Egan cabled the following to Mr. Labouchere, M. P., "Saunderson's statements in reference to me are unmitigated and wilful slanders. Parnell never wrote me any such letter as that quoted in the London Times. The whole thing is a base fabri cation."