FROM THE'"NORTH-CHINA Darcy NEWS"
or January 10, 1879
The French have been asking themselves. why they eat goose at Martinmas. It would seem that the bird is roasted for services rendered to the Church. St. Martin lived in à monastery, having really and truly renounced the world and all its vanities, when the bishopric of Tours became vacant. Forthwith the people came to offer the mitre to St. Martin, who refused it, being. in his own opinion, unworthy of so high an honour. Of course the people were of l a different opinion, but the saint was quite in earnest, and at at length n away anB hid himself to escape further solicitations. A rigorous search. was li stituted;-which, however, seemed destined to remain fruitless, till some geese. which had apparently joined in it, set up a preternaturally loud. cackling outside a stable. It did not at first sight appear a likely place in which to find the holy man, and yet there he was, and no longer disposed to resist ST, RAPHAEL-QUINQUINA, sap. and blood of the finest wines of France, nourished by the Mediterranean sun, is above all an excellent liqueur.wine and an aperitif of incomparable flavour, with tonic, revitalizing and strengthening properties, which can be drunk. by all, in all seasons and in all climates. effect from: Dec. 23. d has handed over to people more Corps ^as - under:—Corps tioned are taken. for this work.
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