Early biographical newspaper clippings, clippings about local or foreign events submitted to local newspapers by Schmitt, and a description of the St. Meinrad's fire (21-38); "Sundfluth und Mammuth" (55-62); "Biography of the Great German Historian Rev. John Janssen" (63-68); "The Irish State Church: the Supposed Merits of the Irish State Church for the Education of Irish Catholics" (69-84); "Dismas, or The Good Thief," published in The Poor Soul's Advocate (97-120); "St. Odilo's All Soul's Day" (123-24); "The Didake, or, Teaching of the Twelve Apostles" (129-33); "Obsequies among the Eskimo" (137-38); "The Brotherhood of the Misericordia" (148-51); "End of a Great Life: Sketch of the Early Life of Janssen, the Famous German Historian" (161-66); "Sons of Alma Mater" (170-78, 211-18); "Velasquez and His Slave (179-81); "Dr. Shea's History" (185-94); "Ein Lebensbild von Johannes Janssen" (234-47); "Ilion" (251-55); obituaries for Rev. W. M. Bultmann (256-68) and August Hipp (273-82).