The Catholic World.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVI, Issue 21, 29 September 1898, Page 6

The Catholic World.

ENGLAND.— JubiIee of the Brompton Oratory.— The Fathers of the Brompfou Oiatoiy (says flu JJa/h/ Trlcijraph') are already msiking extensive preparations tor the celebration of their Golden Jubilee in May next. On Alay 2l'», IS4l>, Father Faber was sent to London by Cardinal (then Dr.) Newman, to establish a branch house of theOratorians. A temporary church wan opened with the consent of Dr. (afterwards Cardinal) Wiseman, in King William street, Strand, on the site .-irtervvanls occupied by Toole's Theatre. The only surviving members of the oiumal foundation are Fatheis Stanton and Gordon, who are still at Brompton. The community remained m King V\ iili;iui street until ISSK when they removed to Brompton. Ah a fitting celobr.uiou ol the Golden Jubilee the sum ot C2ODois b 114 l.iised. which will be expended on the boys- school The Duke ot XonclK v chairman of the Committi c.

UNITED STATES.-A Jubilee Presentation -On the occasion of his recent Jubilee the Archbishop of Xew York was presented with a crozier ot Ameno.ui workmanship. The urnier is six feet seven inches high, sterling silver, richly jewelled, with the figure ->t St Michael the Archangel by Guido lit in, in the crook. Iv the canopies under the crook ;ue the figures of St. Augu-tmo. Sr. Patrick, St Poter, and St. Monica Underneath, at tho head ot the B,taff, are ihe arms of the Aiohbi-hop with the presentation in ciiption. ,The 0.-t .gou.il sides ot th> rrook are chased with w i e<n, graphs, olives, and lilies.

Indian Sisters as Army Nurses.— Probably the first instance in the United States in which persons of Indian blood have volunteered to go to the front duiim> the war and administer to the wants of the wounded, says the Tablil, has occurred in the diatiict of Cham bet lain. S.D. Father Craft, Chaplain of the Congregation of American Msters, with five members of that Order, all of Indian blood, are wait ng at Fort Pierre for transportation 10 Cuba, tor which they applied to the War Department Rome time ago. It was

their intention, it permission can be obtained, to go at once to the front and care for the wounded boldierc on the battlefields of the island. For this they ate all eminently fitted. Father Crafi^wus educated as a physician, and is a man of unquestionable courage. At the Battle of Wounded Knee Creek, during the last Sioux war, he was in the thickest of the fight and saved the lives of several men who would have bled to death had ifc not been for the prompt medical assistance rendered by him. In the fight he was wounded six times, three times severely, but continued his work until all the wounded soldiers had been taken to the hospital or otherwise cared for. Father Craft has had an eventful career. He served throughout tho ' ten years' war as a Cuban officer, entering the Cuban army as a captain .if artilleiy. He gradually rose to the rank of genera), which rank h held at the close of the war. He is, therefore, well acquainted with Ctibu and the work that would naturally fall to the lot of his party. The five Sisters, being of Indian blood, are accustomed ro lives of hardship and privation, and would unquestionably be able to render more effective assistance than any other female nurses now in the field.

St- Catharine's Hospital, Brooklyn-— One of the first if not the only institution to opt-n its doors for the free treatment of soldiers wounded or made ill in the war with Sp an is St. Catharine's Hospital of Brooklyn. This action was taken in response to an inquiry from Dr. George R. Fowler, who started from Cuba about a week ugo. and before going he received from Dr. Maurice Enright. secretary of St. Catharine's, the following letter in reply to his inquiry : ' We can accommodate at a moment's notice at least 100 sick; and wounded men. This, in an emergency, can be increased to r>UO by occupying the pavilions, tents, corridor.--, and all vacant spaces of the hospital buildings, providing perfect sanitary arrangements, together with nursing, medical and surgical attendance. Tne maintenance of same will be without cost to the Government. The Sisters of St. Dominic, physicians and surgeons will cheerfully respond to a call upon their patriotism , to the above extent.' There arc at ached to the hospital at present about 25 Sisters, who are competent nurses, and this quota can be increased at once if the occasion demands.

CUBA —The remains of Columbus — The Spaniards are just now wringing their hands (says the Daily News) at the idea of the ashes ot Columbus falling: into the hands of the detested Yankees. The remains of the great discoverer lie buried in the choir of the Cathedral of Havana. The dead body of Columbus has never been able to h'nd a quiet resting- place. The great sailor died at ValLdolid in Spam, on Ascension Day, 1506. He expresssd a wish to be buried in the island of San Domingo. Joannes, his wife, took incessant care of the dead body of her husband. She carried it about with her when she travelled. For three years the body was deposited in the church of San Francisco in Valladolid, where it t und its first resting place. In 1513 it was removed to Seville. There it remained for 23 years. When the body was again disinterred carried across the Atlantic. It found its next resting place in San Domingo, as Columbus had wished. The island being ceded to France the bom s were taken to Havana and solemnly buried in the cathedral in J,ni nary, 1 71)15. What remained of the body was placed in an urn in a n.chu in the left wall of the chancel and covered with a marble slm ili tently the inhabitants ot San Domingo have claimed that the bom s ot the discoveier of the New World still rest in their soil. i'lie L.oi appt ar» to be that when r.2ie bones were removed to Cuba ilu' priests of .sau Domingo kept back half and hid them in the south ot ihe sacristy ot their cathedral. Here they were discovered in I<S77. It the Spanish Government again claims the ashes of Columbus, the restless spirit of the explorer will have to return to Spain, lor every inch or the teiritory which he presented to his adopted country will have passed from her rule. The Havanese v\ ill probably, however, not surrender their principal relic without a struggle.

Mr. Gladstone may be claimed as a Scot, but the Spaniards have ju-t as good a right almost, from genealogical deductions, to claim Lord Be iconsfield as one ot their own. Although Mr. Gladstone's giandtather was a Scotchman, his lather was born in England, and he himself was born in Liverpool, educated at Eton and Oxford, and married an English lady. Mr. Gladstone is ot Scotch extract ion simply.

lUtA'scn of the London Dental Institution thegioundand first fluors of the Government Lite Insuiance Buildings revolu tinnibin" dentistry. Sets from thieo guineas are supplied. First pn/c gold medal U ei.h at half the u-tial cost, guaranteed 10 years ; money refunded if work not satisfactory ; a nurse in attendance for Indies ; the lntest appliances. The residing principal studied under Or. Tatton, of tho Great Northern Hospital London University, and has the highest qualifications. —^ +

Why should everything be qunint in Holland ? The cows are covered with a canvas coat to protect them from the cold. The stork is considered a lucky bird, and when one builds its nest near a house the t nants m question are considered to be extremely favoured, ly tor Mine. On the roof ot nearly every house and projecting froinfthe gable, is a beam with a large hook at the end of it. The reason of this is that the doors of the houses are so narrow that the occupants are compelled to hoist things up and take them inside the window. Even the best and latest houses do not lack this fault. There is one particular profession worth mentioning. It is that of the Aan&preker, whose doleful business it is to convey the news of the death oi a person to the friends and relatives of the deceased. He is a sorrowful-looking individual, dressed m black, and is gradually becoming extinct.