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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XIV, Issue 46, 11 March 1887, Page 23

Wells' Haib Balsam.— lf grey, restores to original colon An elegant dressing, softens and beautifies. No oil nor giease. A Tonic Restorative. Stops hair coming out ; strengthens, cleanses heals scalp. ' ' There are now in Gieat Biitaiu 1,610 church, chapels, and station?, seived by 2.399 priests, as agaiust 1,575 churchfs, cnapuls »nd stations, served by 2.5 Vj priests in January, 1886 The Catholic Mirror of Baltimore, commenting on the death of Ex-President Arthur, gratefully says :-•■ Catholics will remember Mr. Arthur tor the brave and rn*nly stuid he tiok when tue Italian Government proposed to confiscate the American College in Rome. His decisive attitude on the question put the so-called Catholic Governments of Europe to the blush." The cummuuicaiione between Geiminy and the Vatican are now conducted in a mauner different from that used in the partial revision of the May laws. Then liur Schloezer, by order of the Prussian Government, made cojiruimication to the Holy Father in a confidential mannen Now the Vatican communicates with the German Government as Power with Power, aud both seek to come to an agreement before the presentation to the Prussian Diet of the new bills. This constitutes the full recognition of the absolute authority of the Catholic Church, and is i\ raarkable progress for the Prussian Government and the Vatican. — Pilot. " There's some strange goings on.' sajs the London Universe, ''in Protestant churches of the metropolis or England. In three of those churches the custom of pia> ing for the dead has been fully established. Lists of deceased are put into the hands of the members of the congregation, and the list is headed by a request for prayeis in their behalf. . . . One of the hymns snng has for its theme ' Rest eternal, grant to them.' To the Dies Ires the words are 'added • « Grant a Blessed Requiem.' " Words are also addeu in their "Communion Service " implying that " the sacrifice was received in memory of the dead," and also a prayer "for everlasting rest and perpetua Theie is in Ontario, Canada (says a correspondent of the Catholic Review), a town of ingersoll. the centre of a cheest-making district of consideiabu fame, Air. il.i 1 . D. Millar, the principal manufactuier of the article, having gamed uouorable prizes at Amsterdam Exhibition in 1884. and at the Colonial Exhibition now being held in London, England. Ingerboil was named after a respected gentleman of the Church of England who died last August, Col. James lugersoll no relative of the notonous " Bjb." Yot the infidel oigans wish to make capital out of the Ltcs we have stated, by representing them as a proof of infidel enterprise, Millar is a Presbytur.an • and ihe "Ingersoll District' is remarkably free from profebsois of infidelity. In the face of these facts let the following item be read which we clip from the Trutlweeker , a New York infidel organ of November 20 :— "' logeisoll Disinct choice cream cheese' which gained the first prize aud medal at the Amsterdam Exhibition in 1884, is being advertised for sale in London by E. R. Parker of 44 St. John street, Smithfield. Ingersoll District is named after ' godless Bob,' and is almost entirely populated by Freethinkers."