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They thank Hudson for calling attention to the mistake in his bill. They send a corrected bill, and also one for Columbus. They are sorry the Madonna picture is not satisfactory. William R. West, president, signs. :: X-3-m A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo.

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During the month of October Bohn has done good work for the angels. He asks Hudson for some of the old cut or the new cut, if he has any left. :: X-3-m A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

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By the advice of Archbishop John Joseph Williams, Dana asks space in the Ave Maria for a devotion, that of the Blue Scapular of the Immaculate Conception. She sends a sketch of the devotion. :: X-3-m A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

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Hammer has no more copies of Ben Hur at his disposal. Perhaps Lew Wallace at Crawfordsville could accomodate Hudson. :: X-3-m A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Walton can get the pictures or Madonnas in six weeks. She will send copies of three orders she has recently filled. She filled an order for Mother Annunciata, C.S.C., from which Hudson might get some suggestions. :: X-3-m A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Parsons can prepare "Richelieu" and "Louis XI". He wants to have the 300th page included. He has intended to write a paper on the religious side of Columbus' career. :: X-3-m T.L. 1p. 4to.

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Brother will be sojourning for a few weeks. The Bishop readily gave his imprimatur. The suggestions Hudson made may be inserted in a future edition. Brother's paper for the International Journal of Ethics is completed. :: X-3-m A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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He sends three other prints of Mother Inviolata Langlois' Visitation and Annunciation after Holbein. :: X-3-m A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Van Dyke asks Hudson to come and spend Christmas with him. :: X-3-m A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Wile explains the delay in answering Hudson's favor. Several years ago Father Sorin presented Wile with a book entitled "Missionary Labors of Fathers Jacques Marquette, S.J., Rene Menard, S.J., and Claude Allouez, S.J. in the Lake Superior regions". Wile spent the last two summers in that region. While on Mackinac Island he stopped with a prominent Catholic family named Murray. This name is mentioned in connection with the discovery of Marquette's grave on Point St. Ignace. Wile asks...

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Donahoe asks Hudson to send him some beads. He sends $1 for his intentions. :: X-3-m A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

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Stoddard sends the copy Hudson asked for. He will get a half dozen letters from Scotland ready in the Christmas vacation. Hudson can arrange the Irish letters to suit himself. Stoddard has a jolly letter from Robert Buchanan, a copy of which he will send soon. :: X-3-m A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Walton received Hudson's favor. She is not quite certain if Hudson takes for granted that she knows the object for which he wishes the pictures. She could be of better service if she knew what she is working at. :: X-3-m A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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The Prioress of the Caremlite Convent, Boston, has urged Donnelly to write some lines on the prayer of St. John of the Cross. She sends some lines to the Ave Maria. :: X-3-m A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Brother is to remain at La Salle Academy for some time. He is replacing one of the brothers, Brother Josiah, who died. He will send the paper containing the funeral oration of Bishop Harkins. Archbishop Corrigan read Brother's article on the encyclical and was pleased with it. :: X-3-m A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Vigroux gratefully received the addresses of the different Catholic journals of the United States and Mexico. He will send to each journal a copy of the report which he sent to Hudson. :: X-3-m A.L.S. French 2pp. 12mo.

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Hudson's note with the article on "Our Lady of Guadalupe" reached Tiernan. She would have liked to write a longer article on the feast. :: X-3-m A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Mannix is glad Hudson liked "The Florentine Mother". She will look for "Bouquet" among old papers. She feels that her children lack advantages there. Mannix does not forget the serial, but wants it to be good when it comes. She likes the "Pilot", and one does not miss John Boyle O'Reilly as one would have thought. Mannix believes the hero of "An Unfinished Story" in Harpers was Archibald Forbes. Richard Harding Davis has a career before him. William Dean Howells has not fulfilled the...

Scope and Contents Paradis was a little spoiled at Notre Dame. He thinks he is alone at Paris, and he does not live in great luxury after the disappointment at Neuilly. The government will not allow him to teach, but the Fathers found him two lessons a week. He spoke twice to Father Gilbert Francais, C.S.C., and found him amiable and accomplished. Paris offers invaluable advantages for Paradis to pursue his art studies. Could he do any drawings for the Ave Maria? He sends a letter for Father Walsh. ::...

Scope and Contents Hudson ought to have received the post office order from Paris. What grand news that the Ave Maria has 25,000 subscribers. The Franciscan Sister Collecta, O.S.F. nun who was arrested for poisoning a girl is still in prison. In Turkey there is more justice than in Catholic Portugal. The government appointed a commission to investigate the state of affairs in convents. Two weeks ago a young lady from Brooklyn offered herself as postulant. Sister sends a list of six new subscribers. ::...

Scope and Contents O'Kennedy received Hudson's letter and the brother's enclosure for two pounds. He got Hudson's relic of the Cure of Ars. He is thinking of Father Reuben Parsons because of an article for the Irish Ecclesiastical Record on the Church and divorce. The Dublin Freeman during its Parnellite rabies played hell to their morals. The hatred of the Revolution for the clergy did not exceed the hatred of the Parnellites today. Father Matthew Russell, S.J., is very unwell. :: X-3-m A.L.S. 2pp....

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Tanska thanks Hudson for all his kindness. Best regards from Mamma and Thea. :: X-3-m A.L.S. 3pp. 16mo.

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Tello asks Hudson to send stamps for his collection. They are deficient in Mexican and Central American specimens. :: X-3-m A.L.S. 1p. 8vo.

Scope and Contents Cologan's attention has been called to a paragraph in the Ave Maria condemning the Catholic Truth Society for publishing the Life of the Cure d'Ars without stating it was a reprint from the Ave Maria. He did not know that acknowledgement was required. Father R.J.C. Wolseley, O.P., says he did require Kathleen O'Meara to acknowledge that the Life was a reprint from the Ave Maria. Cologan expresses his regret. But he protests against the disparaging paragraph in the Ave Maria. :: X-3-m...

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Stoddard can not afford to go anywhere this holiday. He lunched yesterday with the Bellamy Storers. He hopes to get the Scotch letters off this week. He does not know if Flora Haines Loughead is a Catholic, but is almost sure she is not. Father O'Brien sent a copy of his "Robert Parsons" and asked Stoddard for a few lines of recommendation. A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo. Enclosure:

Scope and Contents Buchanan sends his "Outcast" along with the picture Stoddard asks for and some other books of his. Stoddard will notice that in "Outcast" Buchanan has treated him as a real friend and borrowed some phrases and ideas. He is sorry he missed Stoddard while he was in London. The autobiography Stoddard speaks of would be a morsel for the gods. Buchanan would be grateful if Stoddard would send something for the new review he is floating. Robert Louis Stevenson has been sending from Samoa...

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Hudson's remembrance was a delightful surprise. Griffith's health continues to improve and she hopes she will be able to return to school in a few weeks. :: X-3-m A.L.S. 3pp. 16mo.

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Mannix received Hudson's picture of Saint Elizabeth. She expects to make her First Communion this year. :: X-3-m A.L.S. 3pp. 16mo.

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Stoddard thanks Hudson for the book of poems. He does not like Watson Gilder personally - he is a prig of the first water - but he is a poet. :: X-3-m A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.