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VOL. X X X I X . NOTRE DAME, INDIANA, OCTOBER 14, 1905. No, 5.

En Voyage.

BY ELMER MURPHY ( L I T T . B . ' 9 7 ) .

CUNSET and sea and the night again! "- The call of the land afar! NoAv do thej' la}- them down once more

AVhei'e the hills and the A'alle\'s are.

No\v do thcA^ lay them down to sleep 'Twixt the tides of the circling sea.

I wonder, in all the dreams the3' dream, Is there ever a thought of me?

Nothing to keep them Icin of mine, To bridge the void tha t bars

Our parted wa3'S, save the stars aboA' e, And Him above the stars.

—In the "Ave Maria.'"

Oliver Goldsmith.

HENRY M. KEMPER, ' 0 5 .

! E read in Shakspere: "Some are b o m great , some achieve great­ness, and some have greatness th rus t upon them." Wha t the poet has .,here w^ritten may be verified by a cursory glance a t

the history of mankind. In nearly every epoch there were men of genius, some of w^hom were planted on the pinnacle of celebrity wi th scarcety SLTXJ personal efibrt, and, as i t would appear, despite themselves. Ifprodigies are few those who had greatness th rus t upon them are fewer still. As a rule, the a t ta inment of eminence in any walk of life is the reward of earnest and persevering labor. Rome, w e have been repeatedly told, w a s no t built in a day ; nor w a s the mos t insignificant hamlet. Many men, however, of immorta l renown seem t o have sprung

into prominence a t the mere nod of fortune. Some of a precocious na ture were attended by fame in their you th ; others groped in obscurity, until< by a casual event they stumbled upon the pa th of supremacy. A character of the la t ter description w a s Oliver Goldsmith's, who, in point of development, ^vas w h a t the Germans might call a typical Swabian; t h a t is t o say, one whose talents lav" dormant until his thir t ieth year. True, Goldsmith in the third remaining period of his life did n o t flash before the world Hke a thunderbolt, nor did he win immortal i ty wi thout Avooing i t ; bu t his courtship w a s so cold,, so -indifierent, t h a t he himself regretted n o t t o have engaged in active life before i ts decline. In the words of his friend, Dr. Johnson: " He w a s a p lant t h a t flowered la te ." Needless t o say, his ear ly .days of wandering were no t wholly misspent. H e turns t o them repeatedly as t o an inexhaust­ible source of inspiration; thus identifying himself so thoroughfy wi th his writ ings t h a t most of his -^'orks read like an atitobiographj'-. Of few persons can i t be more t ru ly said t h a t no man w a s ever wri t ten down bu t by himself; of no poet can one speak w^ith more love and sympathy. Compounded of a bright and a blundering-nature , he Tvas, as an author , the composi­t ion of simplicity, familiarity and sincerity.

Goldsmith sprang firom an honest, reh'g-ious family, whose taintless blood coursed th rough many an Anglican clergymaii. His mother w a s a daughter of the Rev. Oliver Jones; his father, great-grandfather, brother, and numerous other kinsmen, were divines, and he himself stood on the threshold, of the ministry; b u t owing t o his fondness for gaudy apparel, w a s happily shut out of this profession t o create for us a deathless vicar, an undying pas tor . The obscure, ham-

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- t of Pallas in the Irish Countv of L o n a -ford gloried in having witnessed Oliver's birth, until in recent j-^ears her soli taiy claim was shaken bv the rival villasre of Elj)liin in the County of Roscommon. The best • authorities, however, assert t h a t - t h e ' Rev. Charles Goldsmith upon his marriage in 1718 resided a t Pallas and remained there until Oliver was tw^o A'-ears of age. A fl3'"-sheet of this clergAanan's Bible bears the following test imony: " Oliver Goldsmith w^as b o m a t Pallas, November, A^elOth 17—." The loss of the las t t w o figures wnth the margin of the leaf obliges us to conclude from other sources t h a t the date w a s 1728, and no t "1739 (Nov. 29th) as engraved by Johnson on the Westminster cenotaph. '

In 1730 the Rev. Charles Goldsmith moved t o Lishoy in the County of Westmeath, where in addition t o his humble living he cultivated a farm of seventy- acres and sup­ported a family of seven or eight children. The eldest son, Henrj'-, like the primogenitive Primrose, received a college education in preparat ion for orders; while Oliver, who w a s called "impenetrabty s tup id" by the servant girl, his first teacher, w a s intended for the t rade. At this time the Lishoy school w a s conducted by a retired quartermaster, Thomas Byrne, who, haAang laid aside the gun t o resume the birch, possessed an unlimited fund of stories and an incurable itch for na r ra t ing them. To these recitals Oliver lent a greed3'' ear, and if thej^ did no t inculcate a fugitive laiowledge of arithmetic, they instilled an abiding disposition for wandering.

Among other t r a i t s t h a t in y^outh mani­fested themselves in Oliver's character w^ere his shyness, sensitiveness, jollity, generositj--, love of Irish melodies, and a certain vacilla­t ion from manly t o puerile deportment. In appearance the poor boy iniist have been a Caliban. The wounds of a nat ional siege are for others so many badges of honor ; b u t for Oliver the marks of a continental scourge—the small-pox epidemic of 1735— had t o be a st igma of derision. This cruel defacement w^as b u t an additional daubing t o an unsightly background; for often in his vsrritings he regretfully intimates t h a t nature 's journeyman had made him, and not

m a d e him well. He had a round face, low foreliead, thick nose, large mouth, clums^'^

limbs and a chubbj'-, bungling bodj^ All these unavoidable" drawbacks, together wi th his dullness and awkwardness, combined to make him the laughing-stock of his unfeeling comrades.

When nine 3'^earsof age, Oliver was sent to the Rev. Mr. Griffin's school a t Elphin. While here he boarded- at : the home of his uncle, John Goldsmith. The story is told t h a t one night the la t ter held a dancing-IDartj'- a t which a blunt-witted Cummings XDlaj'-ed the fiddler—^for i t w a s more an imper­sonation t han an execution. This soi-disant musician on seeing Ohver's ungainty figtire dubbed him " ^ ^ s o p . " Fo r thwi th the plump little dancer stopj)ed in his hornpipe and extemj)orized this cou^Dlet:

Our herald hath proclaimed this saying, See -^soj) dancing and his nionkeA' plaA-ing.

Whether or no t some other versifier was guiltv of this rhvme is a ma t t e r of idle discussion. Irving, who owl-like discerns Goldsmith's minutest virtue, bu t sees naught in the sunshine of liis frailties, seems t o credit the storj ' under this reading of the first line: "Heralds , proclaim aloud, all sajdng." Goldsmith w a s no t the first nor the last genius t o have his grave decorated A\dth nosega3'-s of prettA'^ allusions t o precocitj^. No impart ial biographer can denj^ t h a t in repartee Goldsmith w a s inferior t o all, and

' in conversation all Avere superior t o him. Of this equal failure Garrick remarks: " H e wrote like an angel, but* talked like poor Poll ." Although Boswell—not wi thout a t a i n t of envy—^records an occasional smar t rejoinder made by " G o l d y " t o Dr. Johnson, still he multiplies instances -which bespeak for him no • better social t a c t t han t h a t possessed by young Marlowe.

Timid and a w k w a r d as Oliver was , he must have inspired his parents v^dth brighter hopes, for in lieu of their original plan w e find them pursuing the w^ork of his educa­tion. In 1739 he lefb Elphin t o at tend school a t Athlone,. and after t w o j^ears came under the ferule of the Reverend Patr ick Hughes a t Edgeworthstown. With this pedagogue Oliver w a s better pleased t h a n wi th any he had had, and under his direction labored faithfully until he entered the University. At this period of Goldsmith's life occurred an event wi th which all a r e ' familiar w^ho have read its

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dramatizat ion in "She Stoops t o Conquer." then Goldsmith, as a las t resource, set t o Oliver on a homeward journex'- passed work a t composing street-ballads, which he through Ardagh—^twenty miles distant from readily sold, for five shillings apiece.- Many Lisho3^,— and being seized by his love of a t ime would the naive collegian s t ea l i rpn i ga3'^ety more t h a n b\^ the fear of dusk, he. his quarters ,by moonlight and .hsten -with asked a villager, in a lofty air t o be directed.;: joyful hear t t o the singing of his la test .lyric t o the "bes t house." The amused inter- bj'';a ragged vocaHst. Often the beneficent locutor mischievously led the guinea-proud . composer returned from the bookseller w i t h student t o the residence of Squire Feather- the price of his work in the hand of some stone. Oliver, firmh^ believing himself t o be mendicant. Poor Oliver's bounty :went a t an inn, did no t scruple .about lording bej'-ond his pui^se; for if he had no money over the proprietor and his family, who t o give t o a shivering pauper he would cheetfuUj'' continued the wag ' s deception, himself t u rn beggar, or relieve the unfor-In his usual wa3'-, as Dr. Primrose would tuna te wretch b3^ par t ing \\dth his las t coa t remark, "Gold3''" desired the landlord t o . or blanket. In this respect Goldsmith .was let him have his compan3^ over a bot t le of Mr. Burchell's counterpart , who w a s touched wine, and cautioned him n o t t o forget a t o the quick by the slightest distress, and plate of ho t cakes for breakfast. Imagine w^hose soul labored under a sickly sensibility the guest 's conftision the next morning of the miseries of others, when his host, instead of offering a bill. I t would be rash t o conclude t h a t Gold-presented himself as an acquaintance of smith'suniversity life w a s one of indolence, or Oliver's father! of such dullness as many of his biographers

This t r a i t of vanitv'- which Irving seeks would have us beHeve. In opposition t o t o minimize in the son he does no t overlook their s tatement is the fact t h a t he w^as an in the parent . I t can no t be denied t h a t adept versifier of La t in translat ions, a the pas to r of Lisho3'- possessed some of t h a t proficient scholar in Greek, a connoisseur, famil3'- pride which the Vicar of Wakefield if n o t of Parisian paintings, a t least of t h e in all his simplicit3'- confesses t o have. As ; French language, and a successfial contestant an instance, we ma3^ cite his daughter 's for the Christmas literary prize. At another marriage wi th a gentleman far above her competition Oliver j u s t failed t o obtain a means. To furnish Kat ie wi th an ample scholarship, and in h*eu thereof won the dowry for this alliance, the Rev. Charles second reward, valued a t th i r ty shillings, drained his resources and obliged Oliver t o , Alas! i t proved an ill-fated premium. Oliver, matriculate as sizar in Trinity College, June read3^ a t all times for a lark, could n o t 17, 1744. Menial as this position w a s i t , forego the celebration of this event by in no wa3'' prevented Oliver's jovial nature, gathering a coterie of boys and girls in his his love of song and story, t o make him a at t ic for a merry dance. His hot-headed read3'' favorite among his fellow-students, tu tor , the Reverend Mr. Wilder, w a s no With them in his gar re t he revelled man3'- sooner apprised of this firolic t h a n he an hour in sweet oblivion of La t in , and hastened t o suppress it . Blinded by passion Logic. In his mid-college career the poet the i rate instructor dealt his pupil a blow lost his father, whose place the Rev. Thomas t h a t hurled him before his cronies. The Contarine, an uncle and former sizar, humiliation w a s too much for Oliver. With a t tempted t o fiU. However indulgent this the break of day he sold his books, slammed relative was , neither he nor another could the college gates behind him and resolved long withhold Oliver from povert3'-'s door. . t o biiry the pas t on the shores of America.

If the poet had any weakness i t w a s his W^ith his wonted fickleness he loitered abou t obst inate improvidence, nurtured by his . Dublin until he had b u t one shilling remain-happ3''-go-lucky disposition, by his indiscreet ing and then proceeded towards Cork. This prodigali ty and, w h a t is more culpable, by journey, though never fiiUy accomplished, his irresistible bent for gambling. When visited Goldsmith wi th so many pangs of funds firom home were insufiicient; when fatigue and hunger t h a t he gladly consented borrowing, w a s sapped of all promise; when t o re turn t o college provided his brother the pawn-shop contained his non-essentials; could effect a reconciliation. I n this Henry

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^Yas but p a r t i a l ^ successful, for the recollec­t ion of their disunion widened the breach between teacher and student, and increased their mutual coldness until the la t ter ' s graduation, February 27, 1749.

Oliver pu t his baccalaureate degree in his pocket and dug his hands deep into its inner folds. He \Yas in a \Yoeful pl ight: wi thout purpose, \Yithout ambition, wi thout endeaYor. Plans of his own he had none; those of others he thwar ted . In this bedouin unconcern he performed odd chores for his mother, occasionalh^ assisted his brother in teaching a t a humble school, and fished, fluted, or drowsed the remainder of the da^^ Uncle Contarine suggested t h a t he enter the minis t r j , t o which Goldsmith unconcernedh'' agreed. We are told t h a t he iDresented himself for ordination before the Bishop of Elphin in a xDair of scarlet breeches and thus prejudiced his acceptance. Though Irving very charitabty ascribes this rejection t o Oliver's y^outh—lie being then tw^ent3''-tw^o years of age—^the t r u th is, as the poet born confesses, t h a t he preferred crimson paduasoj'-to clerical cloth. This a t tachment to gay at t i re clung t o Goldsmith th roughout his checkered life, and left him a t death financial^ indebted t o his tailor. Air. Filb3^ T h a t the poet w a s no t intended for the ministry ma3'- be surmised from his "Vicar of Wakefield," where w e must, on the one hand, reprove his theolog^'^, and on the other, commend his moralit3^ F o r him Olivia must never divulge a secret of iDromise; for him perfectibilit3'- must combat a vicious hydra ; for him heaven is little better t h a n a meeting-ground for opulent and indigent, for prosperous and miserable. Better for humanit3'- t h a t Goldsmith vvas spared t o minister t o our pe t ty grievances b3'' his cheerful, winning exhortat ions.

To Goldsmith's disregard for precision and u t te r aversion t o all restraint ma3^ be a t t r ibuted his second failure, t h a t of tu tor , a t which profession he labored a. wearisome year. Then of a sudden the liberty-loA-ing Oliver tore loose firom confinement, saddled his horse, and vanished — no one laiew whither, no one knew why. After six w^eeks of painful expectation the anguishing mother beheld a t her door a hungry, tat tered, penni­less horseman on the skeleton of a nag. I t

w a s only through the entreaties of his sisters

t h a t the prodigal was re-admitted into the maternal home. An explanation for this strange metamorphosis w a s in order, and Oliver was read3^ "to compty. He told how he travelled t o Cork, took passage for America, strolled about the cit3'' a^vaiting a change of Avind, and returned t o the harbor t o find his vessel and ki t far out a t sea. Thus circumstanced he planned t o ^o home after x^roviding himself wi th "Fiddleback," wdiich purchase left him bu t five little shillings. Needing more mone3', he iDethought himself of a college friend t o -^diose house he directed his wa3''; bu t pit3'' meanwhile dejDleted his purse t o succor an ejected tenant and her eight children. Goldsmith was warmty entertained b3^ his acciuaintance until he broached the purpose of his visit. His recital drew from the host a long- tale of recent illness, personal expenses, and unnumbered misfortunes. This pitiful narra­t ion concluded, the guest w a s coldh'- suffered t o share a scant3'- repast and a night 's lodging, -which the w a n t of a better alter­native made him accept. Before leaving, the w^anderer politety asked his friend for advice, and the la t ter suggested t h a t he sell "Fiddleback" and procure from him a cheaper horse. On being asked t o show the animal, his entertainer, wi th a sardonic grin, exhibited a .walking-cane. Goldsmith incensed a t this needless t aun t , prepared t o appty the stick on i ts owner when a neighbor chanced t o enter the roojn. In this newcomer the poet found a better friend, and b3'- his aid managed t o return home. Though this episode sounds strangeh'-romantic and draws from Thackerav the assertion t h a t if Mrs. Goldsmith believed it, she must have been very simple, for " i t "v\'-as a very simj)le rogue, indeed, who cheated h e r ; " still, w e have an indication in the Wakefield novel t h a t seems t o support i ts truthfulness. A¥e refer t o the Vicar's farewell and par t ing words t o George: " T a k e from me the same horse t h a t W a s given (3'-our an­cestor) by the good Bishop Jewel, this staff."

(To be continued.)

T H E R E w^ould be no real misery on ear th if ever3' man studied the life of the soul as carefully as he studies the life of the bod3^--jW§r. de Segur.

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R e t r o s p e c t i o n .

E. J. KEXNEY, ' 0 7 .

AX n T I I deepest grief im- mcinor\- doth recall The daj-s whose charm with me will live for a\-e.

When to the A'illage churchyard Avould I stray. And, silenth', a Ijoj-ish tear let fall Upon the grass}' mound of one Avhose small

And-feeble form was the,fairest rose tha t la\' Alonsr the innocent and flowery wav

Where I knew naught of life's most bitter thrall.

Though now I'm far removed from tha t loved scene, Still fancy often brings me back once more.

While drifting outward on life's stormv wave To that green spot—^most dear on earth, I ween.

0 would that I, when \\\\ bark runs ashore, Might sleep beside nn- dear old mother's graA-e.

"Beardology.

ROBERT A. KASPER, ' 0 7 .

I t was a beautiful da3^ Not a cloud decked the pale blue sk^^ The sun was shining and the birds sang sw'eetty as we wended our w^aj t owards the park on our after-dinner walk. We strolled on leisure^ and neither of us spoke. Hope's silence assured me t h a t he was debating some question in Jiis mind, the import of which I could no t imagine. Finall^^ he asked:

"Hal l , whj'- have 3^ou been so silent for the las t week or so? Sureh^, something must have gone wrong ."

Something was worrj'^ing me; but I did n o t like t o speak of it. I tried t o evade m^^ friend's question by saAdng:

"Nothing is wrong, Frank, except t h a t I have no t been feeling verA'- well of late. Was not aware of the fact t h a t I showed auA'- ou tward signs of illness."

I would have gone on explaining, bu t Hope interrupted me w i t h :

"Come, Bob, none of t h a t kind of stuff goes wi th me. You are no t sick, because j'-ou eat very heartily. H a s an^^one left: your apar tments wi thou t pa3'-ing the r e n t ? "

This w a s t o the point . I decided t o malce sure of my ground before spealdng, so L I replied:

" I f I were t o tell w h a t ails me you would say I was either crazy or had become

superstitious. Now I hate t o be considered crazy, and I do no t w a n t people t o think t h a t I am superstitious; so the best th ing I can do is t o hold mv tongue."

" H a v e v-ou discovered a perpetual-inotion machine," F rank continued ? "TeU me abou t it, as I had a craze on t h a t score once upon a time m^'self."

"No, no, you are off the subject. I am no t in t h a t kind of business."

"Well, then, tell me w h a t business are you into. I am all excitement. I will n o t call 3'ou craz3' or superstit ious."

With this assurance, I replied: " I am losing my rent, F rank . Six families

have moved out of mv flats, and the remaining t w o have given notice t h a t if I do n o t solve a certain problem before the first of the month W\&x will call all bets off."

"Solve a problem! What do 3-011 m e a n ? " "Well, there is a veiy mysterious gentle­

man living in m3' place, and the people say he is possessed."

" T h r o w him out ." " I can' t . He has rented three rooms for

one 3'ear. If I took the case to court I would be sent t o the madhouse."

"Wh3^ do the3' sa3^that he is possessed?" "Because when seen in his room he wears

a full-grown beard, bu t w'hen outside, i t is cut close t o his face. I t ' s alwa3'S the same old stor3'' in the same old wa3 ' ."

"Are 3'-ou sure the beard is r e a l ? " " I think so. I have never seen the man

in his room over five minutes a t a time, but the beard does seem real ."

" H o w long has this th ing been going on. H a l l ? "

"Well, I should sa3- abou t three weeks. The fellow—^Tarkington is his name, James Tarkington—was a t the place t w o weeks a t least before this change in beard took place, t h a t is t o sa3'- no one noticed the fact before t h a t time. If I don ' t settle this affair before ver3'' long, i t ' s me for the poor-house, unless I sell the place; and I will no t do tha t , because I could no t reahze a quarter of w h a t I paid for i t with such a m^-stery connected Avith i t . "

"Are you sure i t is the same fellow all the t i m e ? "

"On t h a t point I am positive, F rank . I would know ni3'- man iii a thousand if I . had seen him bu t once."

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" You are sureU' in deep water , Hall, and Ave must get after this thing as soon as possible. Wha t time does Tarkington ajDpear

•D n a t the house, as a rule, a t night '•'Oh, about ten o'clock." " W h a t sort of lock is on his bedroom

d o o r ? " " A spring lock." "Good. To-night, about nine, w e w ill slip

up t o his apar tments and hide in his sleep­ing chamber. When we are sure he is asleep we—^w^ell, 3^ou will find out soon enough w h a t I intend t o do when the time comes for action. I am the real burglar, and 3 011 my assistant, my fellow laAvbreaker. We must be careful no t t o be detected, for should w'C be discovered the Avhole thing would be given away, and we might be lodged in jail until w e could disclose our identi tv."

" I am Avith you, Hope. W h a t j'-ou saj'-goes."

About a quarter of nine t h a t evening Ave stole into Tarkington 's bedroom. I go t behind the AA^ardrobe and Hoj)e took t o the screeii. W e had provided ourseh-es AAath masks and rcA'-olvers. The masks might be of use t o us, or a t least mine might be serviceable, for should I.be detected i t AA'-OUM

not be A'-ery pleasant t o meet 1113 tenant face t o face. Tarkington did n o t knoAA'- Hope, or a t least I did not think he did. The revoh'^ers—

"Well, I guess the3''. are a good thing t o haA'-e about , especially Avhen one turns h ighwayman," said Hope. " T a k e A' our revolver. Bob, as i t 's better t o be prepared. Do no t Avait for some one t o j)ut the red flag before 3'-our e3' es."

I obeyed orders, as was my habi t Avhen Hope told me t o do a certain thing. W h a t I could no t understand w a s th i s : Wlw should my Mend Avait until the gentleman Avas asleep. If he Ax^anted t o search the room why no t do t h a t AA'-hen Tarkington Avas out. I could no t imagine Avhat F rank Avanted t o do in the room if not t o search it . Probably he AAdshed t o see hoAA' the man w^ould act.

These though ts -were interrupted b3' the entrance of Tarkington. He AA' alked across the room, and. after depositing his coat and h a t on the table, w^ent t o his desk and sa t down. The screen w as beside the Avardrobe, and I could get a glimpse of him by stretch­

ing niA' neck. Tarkinarton—he AA'-ore no beard noAA'-— took up a pajDcr and began reading. When he had absorbed all the news he threw i t aside and j)icked uj) a magazine. He laid the la t ter down after glancing huri-iedl3'-through it. He go t up IIOAA and AA-alked in our direction. I AA'-as fearful lest he detect us, for. he halted directl3'- in front of the wardrobe. He evidentl3^ Avished t o secure something from it, and had forgotten AA'hat he AA as after, because l ie lingered in indecision for some moments. Finall3'-, Tarkington opened one of the doors and took out a handkerchief. I t seemed as though I had been concealed for ages. I wondered AA ien the felloA\ A\'-ould retire. I looked a t Hope, and I noticed t h a t he also AA as becoming tired of the suspense. At last about tweh^e o'clock, or a quarter after, our victim sloAvty undressed, donned his eA-eniiig clothes, turned out the lights and Avent t o bed. \'\rhat I did n o t like Avas the fact t h a t he put a rcA^oh^er under his pillow. I t seemed queer t o me t h a t AvheneA'cr I had seen Tarkington in his room he had the beard, bu t now- i t A\''as lacking. Before many moments Ave could hear Tark­ington breathe lieaAdty, and after a half hour or so he sank into a deep slumber. AVe thought i t prudent to make sure t h a t our friend w^as asleep, so Ave lingered a A\diile longer. The moon shone brighth'- in the lieaA' ens and cast i ts ra3^s about the room, so AA'e did n o t experience an3'' difiicult3'- in watching our man. Suddenly Hope stole noiselessly from behind the screen, and moved toAA'-ards the bed beckoning me t o folloAA^ My friend bent OA' er the UOAA'-

unconscious form, and gazed intently a t i t for some time. He passed his hand across the face and examined i t A ery carefully. The man stirred, first slightty, and then turned over on his side, M3'- hand Avas on my reA'oh'-er. Finall3', he lay quiet once more. After another examination of the man 's face, Hope stole toAA'-ards the door and I followed. We walked doAAmstairs and soon stood in the fresh air. I Avas the first t o speak.

"W^hat have you p r o v e d ? " I asked. "Nothing, Hall. I am jus t as far aAvay

from the solution now as CA' er. I came here this CA' ening t o see the beard, a.nd haA'-e been disappointed."

" S o haA'-e I, and I can ' t understand i t . " " Well, Bob, to-morrow morning we shall

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go t o this gentleman's room, and jou will give nie an introduction t o him. I Avant t o get a glimpse of the beard before I give up the case."

The following morning a t ten o'clock we appeared before Tarkington. I introduced Hope, and the now bearded man acted xtry indifferenth'-, for he did n o t even arise from his chair when we entered. He most likeh-though t I had b rought my friend up in order t o show him the greatest wonder of the nineteenth century, or probabty guessed tha t " we were before him in order t o tr3' our hand a t solving the case.

Hope engaged him in a conversation, and I could plainly see t h a t Tarkington was anxious t o be rid of us. A'ty friend would no t take the hint, however, and talked the more. One thing t h a t aj)peared queer t o me ( I had no t noticed i t in previous visits, probably because raj t enant a lways showed by his actions t h a t I w a s tak ing up his time, and I like a good fool never remained longer t h a n a few momen t s ) ; b u t w h a t seemed queer t o me now w a s t h a t Tarkington sa t erect and very still. I could plainty see Hope w a s enjoying himself. Finally, after we had been in the room for about forty- • five minutes, mv t enan t said:

"Gentlemen, kindly leave me, as I have imf)ortant papers t o look over before dinner."

Hope answered: " I am sorrj ' we have disturbed you, and I beg a thousand pardons for remaining so long. We will g o ; b u t I t ru s t you will allow lis—Good heavens! Look! " This las t gazing intenth^ out of the window. The trick worked. Tarkington, caught off his guard, turned, and the beard w a s noAv on the side of his face. He realized his error the next instant , and became srreatlv excited. He had worked the beard trick by the use of mirrors placed about the room. A real beard was out in space, the reflection of Avhich was cast upon his face, and appeared lifelike and real. His chair w a s a lways a t the same fixed point. Manj^ of 3 011 have doubtless seen this done a t fairs, so i t is unnecessary t o go in to further details.

" W h y did y o u ' t r y t o ruin this m a n ? " Hope asked. "Be sure t o tell the t ru th , as I am a detective and have the r ight t o arrest you on the spot ."

" I . am a real estate man, and make i t

a business t o go t o different cities, rent suitable apar tments for a year, drive the tenants out hy the mystery t h a t surrotinds me, and then have a second' man buy the- : place for a very small figure. Later-I '"sell-i t a t a large profit." :•: ?..IJ

"Good. H o w much have you l o s t ' t h u s far. H a l l ? " " ' --

"One thousand dollars." "I ' l l give 3^ou your choice, Tarkington,

one thousand five hundred or the pehiteii-t iar j^ Which shall i t b e ? " ' . -

Battling for Triumph.

{Air: "'Marching through Georgia.") • .

CTART the good old rooting, boys, and s ta r t it with a swing.

Limber up your vocal chords and make the welkin ring.

Rouse oiar gallant fellows with each lust\- A-ell you fling As the^- go battling for triumph.

CHORUS.

Hurrah! Hurrah! for the glorious Gold and Blue; Hurrah! Hurrah! for our athletes tried and true I Stimulate their courage, bo^-s; it 's up to me and you.

As tliCA- go battling for triumph.

Pluck the}- have in plentA', bo^'s; they know not w h a t is fear; .

Strength and skill are theirs, besides, they've often made it clear; . • : -

Yet the bravest spirits may be heartened with a cheer As thcA- go battling for triumph.

Theirs is all the hardship, bo\-s, the toil, fatigue, restraint;

Theirs the stress of combat, too, with never a complaint.

Just to keep our colors free from any sort of taint As ±hex go battling for triumph.

AYhen they've -won their battle, boys, our hearts with J03' w ill thrill;

A'ou^'s the time to help them win; so, rooters, don't keep still; - =

Cheer them on to A-ictorj', and cheer them with a wfll As the3' go battling for triumph.

T H . E . DEECEY.

-•••-'

T H E hear t of youth throbs in the bosom of the future, and i ts life-current bears the / seed of richer harvests t h a n have ever been garnered. O fathers and mothers, O teachers-and . ministers of God, be mindful t h a t in your hands lie the issues of life and death," t h a t t o you are committed the highest: andi holiest hopes of the race.—Spaldiag, — < : '

8o NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

Evening Chimes.

LJEARKEN thou to those eveninsj: chimes Melodious floating o'er the air,

Their soft-toned mellow tinkling rimes Are soothing to the soul as praA^'r.

I listen till n\\ soul is fed BA' their sad, sweet, fading note,

And feel the music tha t thcA- shed "Will down my life forever float;

For thousfh the sound of those sweet chimes Shall sound no more in life for me,

Sureh' I'll feel their power sometimes While sailing o'er life's rugged sea.

J. L. CooxTZ. ««*^

Blind Tom.

BERNARD S. F A H Y .

I t is old lora, a negro, poor and blind. There in an out-of-the-waj- corner on a much worn camp stool he si ts; his head is bent forward, his arms crossed before him; he is asleep. Around his neck is a wire which suspends upon his chest a much-dented tin cup. At one side lies a cracked and scarred violin case, on the other, close t o his feet, crouches his faitliful guide, a frightened little black cur.

As the passers-bj'^ become more numerous, the dog gets up, softty rubs against his master 's leg, and barks as if t o saA': " T h e people are gathering; i t ^vill soon be t ra in t ime." The negro aw-akes, realizes w h a t the dog means, and w^itli a slow and painful movement stoops over t o pick up his violin case; he opens i t and carefully takes out an old grease-besmeared fiddle and bow^. Once he feels the beloved instrument in his grasp. Ids careworn, wrinkled b row relaxes, his head moves gravely from side t o side as he slowly passes the bow over the strings.

But as the old negro plaj'^s no one pa3'-s any at tent ion t o him. Men of the rougher class, w^ho are employed around the stat ion, hurry pas t wi thou t noticing him excepting a few w h o cast a glance in his direction, and then seem t o hurry on the more, as if they feared the old man might ask for an alms. Soon, however, there is gathered around the negro a crowd of old men and

boA'-s, little human sparrows of the street wi th their newspapers in hand. As the old negro plays, these boys, who a t first were ta lkat ive and trjdng t o sell their papers, become silent; now and then one is seen brushing a tear aside wi th his sleeve, while another is t r \dng to suj)press a sob. Pres-entl3'' wi th long-dra\vn-out chords the negro stoj)s. F o r a time no one moves, then a little black-haired hoj reaches into his pocket takes out one of his ten pennies, drops i t into the cup, and as if embarrassed hj his own generositA'- hurriedh'- skips aw^a3^ And so one after another these little fellows drop their mite into the cup as the old negro pronounces his benediction, "God bless A'-OU."

He begins t o plaj"- again, this time the loAv and plaintive notes of "Home, Sweet Home." But AA'-h3'- is i t his face is OA^erspread Avith an expression of thoughtfiilness; A\'h3'-are those eyes, bu t a moment ago glass3'' and A^acant, filled Avith a look akin t o life and feeling ? Does "Home, SAA eet Home," mean aiiA'^thing t o him?

Ah! again he is 3'^oung and in the happ3'' bonds of slaA'cry. He sees the old p lan ta t ion; he is 111 the fields, a bo3'- Avithout care. Again he hears the rich A^oices of the negroes singing a t dusk as they sloAxdy return from the fields; he hears them, gathered together a t CA'-ening around their cabins, again singing and laugh­ing—^free in their A-ery slaA'•er3^ He th rows liis Avhole soul into t h a t old fiddle and draAvs forth strains of exquisite music t h a t show the purit3'' and peace of the old negro's soul.

The men s tand around in silence. Does t h a t picture come before their minds of the old home of happiness and content t h a t AA'-as theirs ? But the cruel w a r OA';ershadoAA' s it— t h a t par t ing from home—the long and bloody struggle, the final defeat, the return and the finding of naught bu t a pile of ashes and ruins on all sides. -

The negro stops, the old men offer their little pit tance and sloAvly pass on down the street.

A Word.

Better far than book or sign

Tha t tells of science, of human ar t

.Is one kind Avord or. earnest Ime

Tha t gladdens one poor aching heart. McG.

NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC. S I

Virtue.

^ ^ I T H I N a plot of gruesome thorns With care I jjlant a precioxis seed,

And ere a leaf the bnlb adorns a Avecd. •Mv ncisfhbors sav it is

I t grows apace and blooms in turn; Alen come to gather of its seed;

Its beauty some have failed to learn, For them it blossoms still a weed.

AY. O'D.

Cleary.

Bill Cleaiy was a " cop , " and as such he was hated hj all the bo3^s in his district. The circumstance which made mat ters worse w a s t h a t Bill had a ver '- good way of using his fists, and upon the slightest provocation these weapons of defence were pu t into pla^'-. Man}'- a lad had felt the hardness of Bill's knuckles, and no doubt if he had had the choice he would ra ther have marched t o jail t han t o have undergone the t rea tment the big policeman w a s ever willing t o give.

Jack Meagher and Alfred * Rivard, t w o jolh^ 3^oung fellows, had unfortunateh^ come into the officer's clutches. As evidences of this, Rivard could pu t his finger on several verx'- sore spots, and Meagher was trjdng t o hide a black e 'C. Of course Jack's pride was hur t more t han his face, and so he resolved t o get even.

At an aiDpointed time Meagher and Rivard met for a council of war . Plans for plajdng a trick on Cleary were made and discussed, and in their fancA' these j^ouths alread\'- s aw the much-hated and dreaded " c o p " pa^dng the penalties of his pugilistic tendencies. The rest of the gang w^ere informed, and all were only too eager t o lend a helping hand.

About a w^eek later on a dark evening a small group of j'-oung lads w a s seen standing on a street corner. The gas lamp had been extinguished, and there in the darkness these bovs were awai t ing the victim of their revenge.

I t was about nine o'clock, and Cleary had not yet shown up. The boys began t o fear t h a t the policeman would no t run over his whole beat and t h a t their work must be postponed t o another night. Suddenly, how­ever, the J- heard the striking of a "b iUy" against the curb stones. I t was Cleary

announcing his approach. The boys imme­diately 3'-elled a nighth ' hurrah, and before thc}'^ were aware of i t Bill Clear\- w a s within a few feet of them. The boys of course ran awaA^; onh- one remained, and this one stood close to the lamp-post. When Cleary caught sight of the figure standing there in the dark his anger rose t o a high pitch. He could no t understand how anyone could have the daring boldness t o stand there. In a gruff voice he ordered the person t o move on, but seeing t h a t his command was not obeved he repeated his order, and, as if t o give emphasis t o his words, he drew back his fist and struck the figure a terrible blow in the face. The next minute there was a muttered curse, a stifled "ouch." In the vicinitj-arose merrv laughter, for Clearv had broken t w o knuckles on a wooden dummj- which the boys had borrowed from a clothing estab­lishment near by. F . J. ZERHUSEX.

B o o k l e s s L a n d .

{Air: ''Dixie Land:')

I Avish I was in a Bookless college, Naught to do but breathe in knowledge,

Look awaA", look awa^-, look away. Bookless land I The Bookless college I would enter, Has no prefect nor no mentor.

Look awaj-, look awaA", look awa^-, Bookless land I

CHORUS.

Then I wish I was in Bookless. Hooray-! PIooraA-I

Oh! Bookless land, it beats the band— I'd live and die in Bookless.

AwaA", awaA', awa^' out West in Bookless I AwaA", awa\-, awa3- out West in Bookless I

Professor X. asked Jones a question. The kid he pleaded indigestion.

Look awa3-, look aweu-, look aAvaA", Bookless land! But, once upon the festive campus, Jones he snorted like a grampus.

Look awa^-, look awa^', look away, Bookless land I

Two Juniors got their bills for Sorin, Sta3-ed one da^- and found it foreign.

Look awa3', look awa3', look awa3-, Bookless land I . But when the3' hied them oft* to Corbv,

Bet 3'our life their C3-es looked orb3-, Look aw^ay, look awa3-, look awa3-. Bookless land!

In Bookless land is no demerit. Or, if there is, 3-ou soon can square it.

Look awa3', look awa3-, look away. Bookless land! So friends and others, just take warning, To . Bookless land I'm oft' some -morning.

Look awa3-, look awa3-, look awa^-, Bookless land.

A . W H E E L E R .

8 2 NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC.

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Notre Dame, Indiana, October 14, J905.

—It will be noted t h a t in this Aveek's issue of the SCHOLASTIC we have received tw^o more contributions in the form of college songs. We hojie t h a t these shall ac t as a stimulus n o t onh'- for the students, bu t for the alumni and friends of the UniversitA'-as well. The class-iDoets of former j'-ears must surety have made marked progress in versifying abilitv^; and a song or t w o from them—as well as from former editors— wall be highfy ajDpreciated.

—Public opinion has again been just ly aroused on account of football fatalities, this time the chief source being the unj)leas-a n t incident w^hich haxDpened las t Saturdaj-

m a game. The usual outbursts against the barbar i ty

and brutal i tv exliibited in this chief college sport are once more heard. Some have been continually w^arring against the game, arguing t h a t i t should be absolutely pro­hibited; wdiHe others of better judgment seek only the exclusion of all bruta l and cow^ardly acts. This la t ter class wdiich should find an ardent apostle in QYOXJ

student, has i ts most powerful advocate in the chief executive of the United States . B u t laA-ing aside the fact t h a t he occupies "that first and highest j)osition in the,land, we must take cognizance of his views for other s t rong reasons.

I n - t he first place i t is know^n t h a t from his you th Mx. Roosevelt has ever taken an active p a r t in athletics and other manly sports. He advises students t o participate in sports w^hich involve; slight risks, and which; demand a display of courage, and . bravery; for he tha^i indulges in bu t parlor

games, etc., becomes little more than a milksop. He loves football as do the vas t majoritA'- of college men; bu t he heartily detests aiiA^thins' Avhich savors of brutal i tv. His is no t a cr '' against the injuries accruing froin the rough game, bu t it is an expression

. of abhorrence for the conduct of those who intentionally and w^antonh'- seek t o inflict injuries. Those who . commit, such dastardly acts as t h a t one of las t Sa turday are cer-. tainty deserving of ostracism. Spectators should show - their detestation of these malicious deeds. And let us hope t h a t the coaches and the .managers themselves wall t ake heed of the good advice tendered t o them by the President, and see t o i t t h a t football does not . enter t h a t domain of athletic combats t o which prize-fights es^Decialfy belongs. Footbal l is the spice in the life of the student during the first semester, and the prohibition of i t w'ould come as a death-blow t o i ts nianv admirers.

—^From Nebraska, land of wheat and cyclones, comes.the intelligence of a unique movement which in time must rival even Woman S.ufirage in the affections of the discriminating j)uhlic. This grea t movement is none other t han the formation of a Red Head's Club by such students as may be eligible a t iSTebraska University. The ends of tliis club, so far as can be learned, are t o IDromote frateniitj'- among red-haired men and t o compile a list of famous jDersonages

w h o m nature has so adorned. The impor­tance of this grea t movement should no t be underestimated. Indeed so deep is the impression i t has made upon us t h a t w e should like t o . assist the project by placing before the committee on eligibility as a candidate for honorary membership the name of Esau.

Of course i t is n o t t o be expected t h a t our candidate should come up t o the full require­ments of admission, for Esau sold only his birthright, whereas everA'- present member of the organization has bartered his reputat ion for comrnon-sense.

—There i s - n o t h i n g . m o r e . offensiA' e, more bruta l . in college life than hazing. In former years the Eas t ;had been ^the chief scene of, this..intolerable misdemeanor; b u t wi th the

NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC. 83

Opening weeks of school in our Western Universities we find t h a t the field of this particular sort of misconduct has been changed. Two of our largest colleges have received well-deserved censure for the actions of their students. However, there is one redeeriiing feature connected wdth these, and t h a t is the action taken by the presidents and faculties. In 3^esterda3'-'s paper we read of the expulsion of several students from the University of Michigan. The principal reason for which the action was taken, w^as the hazing of tw^o of the professors w h o m the students mistook for freshmen. In other places the assistance of policemen has been found necessary t o quell the rioters and prevent destruction of propert3'-. .The method adopted b3'' President Angell is highly com­mendable and should serve as an excellent example for others t o imitate.

—Nearty sevent3'--five years ago during a per­formance of "Othe l lo" in a London theatre, the "pride and glory of the English s t a g e " w a s stricken down. Las t night, in a manner hardly less dramatic t h a n Edmund Kean, t h a t peerless tragedian, Sir Henr3'- Irving passed out of this life immedia te^ after the conclusion of a performance of "Becket." His death a t the present time w a s unex­pected bu t - no t unheralded, for he him­self onty a few da3'-s ago remarked t h a t " t h e sands of m3'- life are running out ." And i t is a still more singular th ing t h a t up t o the moment of his death there seemed t o be no diminution of his power. I t is, how­ever, a most fitting end for a man w^ho accomplished such success in his lifetime, t h a t his last performance should be one of his best, his swan-song as he floated away fi'om the river of life into the sea of eternity.

The following ma3' prove interesting as an instance of the opposite extremes, which men sometimes reach on the same question. In the Sta te of Texas recentty a petition was received by the Governor requesting t h a t i t be declared legal t o l3Tich negroes. Although from the s tandpoint of the person aggrieved no punishment can fiill3'^ com­pensate for or equal such crimes as have usually been the cause of lynching, yet the general welfare of society forbids such an

illegal proceeding, and the Governor of Texas replied t o the petitioners t h a t the constitu­t ion of the s ta te would no t permit him t o acquiesce in such a proposal. The other~^ extreme is noted in the sentimental cry against capital punishment in the s ta te ^of Vermont. The condemnation t o death of a woman guilt3'- of an almost incredible crime gave the signal for certain effeminate and over - charitable personages t o hold up their hands in horror a t t he—to them— sacrilegious act of hanging a woman . Following her reprieve this condemned person showed her worthiness of such t reatment 133'- committing another mos t unnatural crime w i t h i n the prison walls. Defense of such a character is childish and foolish. The old Biblical l aw of "An eye for an eye and a t oo th for a t oo th , " which is regarded b3' some as cruel and excessive, can be righth^ applied in such cases as this, and the modern method of administering capital punishment is often an ill-deserved kindness.

— In the great metropolis of the United States there is a band of men, numbering one hundred, organized for the purpose of perpetuating the fame and gloiy of our chief American citizens. The club, w^hich holds quinquennial meetings, began i ts career in 1900, a t Avhich time twentr-nine names w^ere enrolled among the imperishable. Eleven were elected a t the last balloting, maldng the to ta l number of immortals forty. To enter the Hall of Fame i t is necessary t h a t the candidate receive a t least fifty-two votes. One mav imagine hoAV difficult i t is t o win a place when the3'' l ea rn , tha t such illustrious men as Andrew Jackson, Garfield, Blaine, Daniel Boone and Calhoun, were cast out as unfitted for the select. Practically, all Americans, men and women, are eligible after death, bu t more especialh- those t h a t ha^-e distinguished themselves in politics, law-education, literature. The organization is as 3''et bu t in i ts infanc3''; and we may look forward t o its far-reaching effects. I t shall be an incentive t o the latent ambition of the voting men and women to-dav; i t shall be a reward for a profitable life; and last ly i t shair keep continually before us the lives of men t o whom we owe an unforgettiable debt of grat i tude. - :.

84 NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC.

While McGlew w a s not exactly satisfied Senior Class Election. wi th the work he gave the men all the credit

due them, and feels certain t h a t if thej^ On AVednesdaA' evening the senior class follow- his instructions and work hard in

held a meeting in the Columbian room for jDreiDaration for the game, thej- will hold the purpose of organization. The following Wisconsin to a low score, and inaj score on officers were elected; President, J. F . Shea; them in the coming- game. Vice-President, A. J. Stopper; Secretaiy, The Aggies j)i*oved a formidable lot in H. P. -Fisher; Treasurer, T. A. Laity. •u'-eight and speed. In the first p a r t of the

Though tliere are maiw popular men in game thej promised t o furnish the Varsity the class of this 3'ear, probabty none are with a fierce contest; bu t after the first ten better equij)ped t o occupA^ the highest offices minutes thej^ lost some of their s tubborn than are John Shea and Anthony Stopper opposition, and al though bj- no means who are known no t onh'- as conscientious quitting—for they Avere a scraiDpAJ- team and Avorkers in the class-room, bu t as s tars of good fighters—^the Varsitj"- scored-28 points the baseball team. Both pla3'-ed their first on them. year on the VarsitA^ las t season, and distin- McKenna AA as the onty man who could guished themseh-es for their remarkable gain ground for the visitors. Time and again abilitA'- in handling the sphere, the former he squirmed through the line and cross scooping "g rounder s" a t short-stoj), the bucked for good gains. On defense he Avas la t ter taking in the "'pick-ups" a t first base, a toAA er of strength, and not a A'-ard Ax as

The class, as a AA IIOIC, • is much pleased made around him during the AAdiole game. Avith the result of the election. EA'-erA'- officer Michigan's defense Avas good a t t imes; their chosen is the choice of the majoritA^, as the ends AA-ere almost impossible t o circle, most member most fitted for the position t o of our ground-gaining being done first off AAdiich he has been elected. The selection tackle and s t ra ight line bucks hj CaxDtain of class-poet, historian and ora tor AA' as Beacom, B. DoAvais and Funk, suggested a t the meeting; but after a On defense our line shoAA'-ed AA'-CII. Thej thorough discussion, i t AA as decided t o laA*- charged faster and harder t han in the game the mat te r on the table until the next a AA' eek before; on offensiA'-e AA'-C were a t meeting. Judging from the Avork of the '06 times ragged and SIOAA'-, possibty due t o the men in the English class and from their backfield. Hill, Downs and Bracken, as the^'-excellent contributions t o the SCHOLASTIC, had ncA-er AA' orked together before. Once thcA'-i t is safe t o saA'- t h a t the remaining offices AA'-ere finalty settled thcA'' tore up the Aggies' Avill be filled by men as capable, if no t more line, and shot across and around tackle so, t han those AAdio haA' e held these honors for good consistent gains, DoAAms being in former years. The class is one of the especialty s t rong in bucking the line, while largest in the his toiy of the IJniversitj''; Hill's short end runs AA'-ere good for first and from the present outlook and their doAxm several times. Funk rej)laccd DoAAais AA- ork in the past , the members are t o make a t full-back in the second half and plaA^ed their last year the brightest and mos t in unusually good form. Several times he profitable. T o - d a y the class appeared a t a^Dpeared t o be down, bu t struggled along Mass in caps and gOAAms for the first time, for three and four yards more. Captain

^,^ Beacom Avas, AAdien called back of the line, a sure ground-gainer, and tore through the Aasitors' line for six and eight yards a t a

~ time. McAA'-oy's sixty yard run AA'-as the NOTRE .DAME, .28; MICHIGAN " A G G I E S , " 0. only real sensational work during the entire

Coach McGlcAv's men,defeated the Mich- game, as s t ra ight football"was plaj'-ed b --igan Agriculture College t eam last Satur- bo th teams. day b3'' the score of 28 t o O . - Although the , Due t o a misunderstanding a complete score is n o t equal t o the one made the week a.ccount, including; summary of the game before agains t North DiAasion i t nevertheless Av as n o t taken for the SCHOLASTIC, hence shows a decided improA'-enient in the t eam. . the w r i t e ' u p in full is impossible.

Athle t ic Notes.

NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC. SS

Notre Dame (28) Draper, Callicrate Funk Beacom Sheehan Donovan M. Downs McAvo\-Silver Bracken, Draper Hill, Hutzel W. Downs, Funk

Line-Up Mich. Agric. College (0)

L E Holdsworth I> T Strand L G - Fisk, Parker

C Burrows R G Boonsluter R T McDennid, Fraser R E Boyle 0 B Small R H McKenna L H Shedd F B Dotv

Touchdowns—Silver, Beacom, \Y. Downs, M. Downs, Funk. Goals—\<. Downs (2), Funk. Referee—Stude-bakei-. Umpire — Kilpatrick. Linesmen — StoccklcA-, Keefe, P. McKenna. Timekeepers—Hitchcock and Cosgrove. Time of halves—^Twent3'-five and twenty-minutes.

The three North Division men, Hill, Patipa and Rennacker, have received an tmdne amount of notorietj^ in and out of the school, due t o their so-called desertion of Notre Dame's football team. I t has been known t h a t for some time, in fact ever since school opened in Se]Dtember, t h a t the three men above mentioned were somewhat discon­tented here; i t is also known t h a t a certain Le R03'", an old North Division athlete, now a t Wisconsin, has been trjdng t o induce these men t o leave Notre Dame and join the Badgers. Whether or no t their intentions are Wisconsin is n o t knowai; i t is sufficient they have gone from here. Alleged reports in the newspaper have caused comment. Coach McGlew has been censured for his favoritism, so-called hj the newspapers. T h a t these men met wi th disfavor wi th the Coach has been circulated freely, bu t on its face t h a t is untrue.

Every man in school has always, and has now, only t o prove his ability as a better football plaji-er t h a n any man on the Varsit3'^, and the position is his. A discussion on such a subject is n o t w o r t h time spent in so doing, suffice i t t o say i t is absurd t o think t h a t these men, or an\'- other, would be kept off the team due t o personal likes or dislikes. I t has, moreover, been proven t h a t such was n o t the cause for their leaving, as the men themselves denied t h a t they left because thev Avere no t receiving fair t rea t -ment as has been said. I t is an ttnfortuate affair from beginning t o end, and for a time will hamper the iprogress of the team, a s ' these men were work ing daily in actixre

positions, and now new men will have^ t o be developed t o fill their places. Yet a l though the\^ will be missed, the Varsi ty will no t disband, or in anj- other w a y be corrupted bj^ these desertions; in fact, Notre Dame has and can play football under mos t any condition, and this case, al though the first of its kind here, will make bu t little difference in the team.

Lawrence AIcNerny, Captain elect of the baseball team and for the pas t t w o years end on the football team, has been compelled due t o injuries to give up football for good. Las t 3^ear in the W^isconsin game McNemy was injured, and among the other bruises he sustained the most injurious w a s wa te r on the knee. F o r a time las t season he though t of giving up the game, bu t as his knee grew better he again made his appearance on the field and played in the last game of the season against Purdue. This j-ear hereturried late, and when hardty in condition went in the second half against North Division High School, and again injured his knee. As a result he has been laid up in the infirmary for more than a week, his knee being in a dangerous condition, and although there is no doubt as t o i ts recover}^ in the proper course of time, he has played his las t football game for Notre Dame. McNemy will be missed as he w a s a good reliable end, a hard worker, a sure tackier and above aU a heady plav-er; b u t as he intends t o plaj- base­ball and is captain for the coming year, any further a t tempts a t football is liable t o p u t him out of baseball as well as football, so i t is expedient t h a t he give up the la t ter . All unite in wishing him speedy recovery, and in thanking him for his services for the p a s t t w o 3^ears.

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" J i m " Keefe, the s t a r quarter-miler a i d " s u b " end las t year on. the football team,, made his appearance on the field, for t h e first t ime this year, Tuesday. Keefe has had bu t one year 's experience a t football, b u t ; proved t h a t he could be relied upon whenever > he w a s called t o fill a position either in the.V back field or a t end. '- ; ;

The lights have been , installed ., in. i t h e j. " G y m " and every night the t eam liheivmp j and go . through the plays and signals )by;.

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electric light the same as thcA^ do" in the dajiiime. Ever^- means possible is being emploA'cd by Coach AlcGlew t o fit the men to meet Wiscoiisin Saturda^'^. If hard work, care,:and untiring energy'- on his, p a r t can make a team, Notre Dame should have as good a team if no t better than ever before. All the , available men on the squad are being worked hard. Men are being devel­oped t o t ake the j)lace of reg-ulars. Those who s t a r t in the game next SaturdaA'-can feel t h a t there are men Avaiting on the side lines t o take their places who can creditabh'^ fill them. Heretofore t h a t w a s one thing Notre Dame lacked—^good, i-eliable " s u b s ; " but this 3'-ear she is most fortunate in having men T '-ho can go in whenever called upon and pu t up a game nearh'- as good as the regular Varsity'- men.

Since McNernA^'s injurA' , Callicrate has been Avorking a t left end, and he will probably s t a r t the game there Saturda3''. This is his fii'st year, bu t he has proven t h a t he is Varsitj^ material, and is pu t t ing up a good steady game in his position. Munson, Eggeman and Joj'^ce are working hard in the line, and all can be depended on should their services be required.

Although greatty handicapj)ed for w a n t of a camjDus on which to practise, Captain Iveach is drilling his men well, and they promise to. rival the famous team of las t year.

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« -v The Corby Hall football team is working

hard in preparat ion tor the game with Benton Harbor next Thursda3^ Ambrose O'Connell has been elected manager and is a poj)ular favorite, energetic and capable, and is conceded b\'' all t o be the r ight man in the r ight j)lace. The squad of candidates has been largely increased during the w^eek du6 chiefly t o the efforts of Captain Keach. Quinn and Scales made their first appearance as half-backs and are showing up well. Thej'-are fast and aggressive and can be counted on t o do their share.

Nabers . a t , centre is playing a good game, and will m a k e a valuable lineman. Bertehng is pu t t ing up _ a s ta r game a t quarter aiid shows good judgment in run­ning the team. Altgelt and Magnus are the ends, and bo th are fast and sure tacklers. Paine i s successfullj'' filling the hole left vaca^nt by -the retirement of Henning.. :

The defeat a t the hands of the ex-Juniors, has put. new life into thie team,- and the men; hope t o p u t lip a creditable showing against the fa;st Benton H a r b o r aggregation.

EX-JUNIOR SECOND TEAIM IN D E F E A T .

The CarroUites, captained b3' Hilton and backed bj^ Bro. Vital, won 6-5 in a fine exhibition of football from the ex-Junior second team. Although outweighed con­siderably, the lighter line held w^ell, and the ex-Carroll Hallers' end runs alwaj'-s resulted in losses. Hilton, Petritz and Garri ty plaj'^ed a fast game, bu t Garri ty in making a tackle back of the line in the second half sprained his ankle and had t o be taken out of the game. After the touchdown Long kicked the goal from a grea t angle and Avpn the game for Carroll. The ex-Juniors need coach­ing and practise; Reilty, Sorg and Mc-Aleenan, however, played a s t a r game. The ex-Carrollites missed kicking goal, thus fail­ing t o tie the score.

Bro. Vital says the prospects of winning from St. Columbkille's on his team's second annual t r ip t o Chicago are good; Carroll, Petr i tz and Rice, new men, giving the backs tussles for their positions.

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The following will probably be the Notre Dame line-up in the game with Wisconsin tliis afternoon:

McAvoy Right End M. Downs Right Tackle Donovan Right Guard Sheehan Centre Beacom, Capt . Left Guard Funk Left Tackle Callicrate Left End Silver Ouarter-Back Draper Right Half Bracken Left Half W. Downs Full Back

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— M r . V a m u m A. Parrish, Momence, 111., paid a short visit t o the University las t week. Vamum's old iriends among the Faciiliy and students were very glad t o m e e t Mm. He is now teaching school in lUinois^ In his student days, Vamum w a s

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always among the foremost in his class. Ma^'' the success t h a t attended him here follow him through life!

—Mr. Edward Opfergelt, a former student of architecture in the University, stopped over here las t Tuesday on his" wa3r Eas t . Mr. Opfergelt w a s a t Notre Dame from 1900 t o '04, and-during t h a t , t ime-he was active in . athletics, developiiig into a fine pitcher. L a s t spring he w a s on' t h e University of. Illinois team, and he is now going t o Ford-ham, New York. We wish •.him success in his new A'cnture.

—^We are in receipt of a' card announcing the marriage of Miss Bertha Adele, Mont­gomery^, t o Mr. J. Francis Corr. This glad tidings is especially interesting t o old stu­dents who w'ell remember Mr. Corr as one of their number. We are a lwavs glad t o hear of old* friends joining the ranks of the benedicks, and the SCHOLASTIC joins in washing them eveiy happiness and success in their new sphere of life.

—Mr. Peter McElHgott (Law '02) w^s a ver}'- welcome visitor at" the Universitj^ las t Sunda3^ Mr. McElligott left his home in New l^'ork Q^tj t o spend two weeks' vaca­t ion wi th friends in Chicago. He rightlj"-deemed it dislo3'-al no t t o stop off a t his Alma. Mater on his way back. During his entire collegiate course Peter was a stead3'-, hard worker, a fact which now counts for his gi-eat success a t the bar .

—Mr. F rank Petritz (E .E . '02) ofRockford, 111., paid a brief visit t o his brother and t o his manj^ friends a t the Universitj^ during the jDast week." F r a n k w a s alwaj'S a hard, conscientious worker. The excellent record in class work established bj'- h/m will no t soon be forgotten. He is rapidty progressing, and mav his success continue.

Card of Sympathy.

Whereas, God, in His infinite goodness and merc3'', has seen fit t o call t o Himself the stepfather of our fellow-student and friend of Carroll Plall, Pascual Orozco; and

Whereas, we feel heartih^^ sorrj^ for the great loss he has sustained; therefore, be i t

Resolved, t h a t we, the undersigned, on behalf of his friends and companions, tender him and al l . the members of the bereaved family'- our sincerest sympat lw; and . also t h a t a cop^-- of these resolutions be printed in the SCHOLASTIC.

Luis Pa lomar Luis Villanueva Xavier L. Carcuera Gustavo S. Trevino,

, Samuel Guerra • Benjamin Enriquez

Sincere sorrow^ has been expressed, on account' of the sudden demise of M r . T . L . P a r a d a w h o departed this life in Chicago while on his journey t o his home in Mexico. The ftmeral took place in the Sacred H e a r t ; Church a t Notre Dame, Oct! 5. -The Very-Rev. President, Father , Cavanaugh, sang- the Requiem High Mass, after which the Lat in-American students, numbering abou t one hundred, marched in procession, accompany­ing the remains t o Cedar Grove Cemetery, where the body w a s laid t o rest. -Father Mar r oflEiciated a t the final obsequies. The pall-bearers were: Ignacio Caiiedo, Evaris to Batlle, Samuel Guerra, Juan, L. Carcuera, Manuel Moreno, and Manuel Ouevedo.

Local Items.

—Found.—A fountain-pen. Owner niay obtain same b "- calling a t Room 36, Sorin Hall, and proving ownership.

—^Lost.—In the Main Building or t runk room, a long, light-brown ra in-coat . Please leave in care of prefect of Brownson Hall.

—The tal l and short Hoosiers met in the the Sorin Hall reading-room last evening t o . organize for the ensuing year. Owing t o lack of space a frill account of the meetings will no t appear till next week.

—^Have j'-oii seen the new picture of the Rev. Dr.Ivilroy,' '49, one of the first t w o graduates of Notre Dame? I t hangs in the second corridor of Brownson Hall. Dr. Kilrov's classmate w a s Fa the r Gillespie, C. S. C. .

^ W h a t about a kodak club ? I t certainly ought t o take . Will i t develop ? Let ' s t ry . Afread3^ the firm, Thomas, Leo & Co., have been tak ing the eye of the close observers, and, incidentally, they have caught the siin.

—^The Sorin Debating. Society met in the smoldng-room this week and held a debate on the question: "Resolved, T h a t we need some. s team." The contest w a s very one-^ sided and resulted in a unanimous decision for the afiirmative.

—^Last Tuesday evening the first rehea.rsal of the "Merchant of Venice" w a s held by the Senior Dramatic Organization. The cast , is under the capable direction of Mr. Frederic Carr, Prof, of Oratory. I t is p lanned- to stage the play some time in November; :, :

—Several valuable historical .works have been recentlv- added t o the library shelves. These books were selected bj^ Prof. Edwards during his recent sojourn in Europe, and their addition t o the present historical section w^ili greatly increase i ts efficiency as a source of unimpeachable reference.

— T h i s , morning the little men/ of Saint Edward ' s Hall held their annual

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games, in pa r t celebration of the feast-da3=" of the Founder of the Universitj'- and of their hall Avhich received its name from his pa t ron saint. Running, jumping, hurdling and bicA'clc races constituted the amusements. The ]3rizes will be distributed this evening. A full account of their sports ^vill appear in the next issue.

—The fourth regular meeting of the Philo-pat r ians was held las t Wednesdays evening, Oct. 1 1 . A motion was made t h a t a new j)in for the society be adopted. The motion Avas not carried. A veiy interesting and enjoA^able program was rendered. As usual Mr. Hilton made the hit of the evening in his recitation. New reporters were chosen. There being no farther business before the house, the meeting adjourned.

—Amazed and bewildered be3^ond all hope of expression ^vas one peace-loving Sorinite last week when he discovered t h a t an unorganized band of White Cappers demanded $25 t o be pu t under the stex3S of the Main Building a t twelve midnight. But Con an, a sleuth of Sorin fame, traced the odious jDerpetrators of the villainous infamj^ to their lurking-place, and to-daj '- they lie impris'oned in the Tri-countA- jail.

—The experiment of forming a circulating librarj^ of the best contemporaneous fiction, introduced las t year ^y\ Prof. Reno in his English classes, has proved an unqualified success and wdll be continued this year. The fund for the x^^i'chase of these books is provided bj- the monthly assessment of a small amount on each member of the class. At the end of the school y^ear the accu­mulated volumes are distributed among the class members, and become their permanent XDropertj' .

—'5>y mistake an account ' of the Senior Law' Class election A\' as omitted from last w^eek's issue of the SCHOLASTIC. We hereby'-wish t o aiDologize t o the members of the aforesaid bodA"" for our seeming dereliction of dutj"- and subjoin a list of the officers as chosen by the class: President, Law^rence A. McNerny; Vice-President, Clayton C. Golden; Secretary, A¥illiam. F . Perce; Treasurer, Ralph C. Madden; Sergeant-at-Arms, Albert A. Oberst. This class has a t o t a l membership. of seventeen, and bids fair t o r ival the best of the classes of former years. -

—Mr. Andrew H u n t canvassed Brownson Hall for subscribers for the SCHOLASTIC and increased the number t o fiftj';. Brownsonites wiio do n o t t ake the SCHOLASTIC inay get a firee copy from Mr^ H u n t t o judge of the character of i t s contents. If they do no t find i t of varied excellence, they w ill be less appreciative t h a n many outsiders.. In a certain convent school the SCHOLASTIC

Avas found so interesting and instructiA^e t h a t the directress had mauA'' of the articles read iDubliclj'- in the refectorj^. Let us then support our college paper by subscribing for it, ^yv furnishing i t AAath items of IICAA S, and bA* making its merits knoAAm t o others.

—Last WednesdaA^ CA^ening St. Joseph's LiterarA'' and Debating SocietA' held their regular meeting. The leng-tliA^ jDrogramme AA as AA ell rendered. The debate: "Resoh^ed, Tha t Canada be annexed t o the United Sta tes ," was , upheld IDA'- Messrs. Wolfe and Schmitt on the affirmatiA'-e; AAdiile the negatiA'-e AA'-as upheld bj^ Messrs. Kelty and Dojde. Judging from the keen interest AA hich A\'-as manifested throughout the debate, the success and stabilitj'- of the society is assured for the coming year. After Messrs. Cleary, BroA\'n and Collier had contributed t o the carrying out of the programme the success of inter-hal l debating AA as again discussed.

—The Ohio Club met last Sa turdav CA^ening and organized for the A'-ear with an increased membership. The foUoAAdng officers AA' ere elected: President, A. Alton K o t t e ; Vice-President, A. W.. McFar land; Treasurer, C. Leah DcAane; Recording Secretaiy, F . A. Zink; Corresponding Secretaiy, H. L. Danemiller ; Sergeant - a t - Arms, W. A. Hutchins. The RCA'-. Fa thers Cavanaugh and Crumley AA'-ere unanimously elected Promoter and Spiritual Director, respectiA'-ely. Prof. J. F . . Edwards , t o AA'-hose efforts the origina­tion of the CIUID is due, A\'-as made Honorary President. Plans of entertainment were dis­cussed, and a year of social profit and pleasure is anticipated. RcA'-erend Fathers Cavanaugh, Crumley, Regan and Aiolonej'-, and Profs. Edwards , J. J . Green, R. L. Green, and S. Steele, w^ere made Honorary members.

—^The BroAvning Literary Association reorganized for the coming year las t Wednes­day CA'-ening with great pomp. Mr. Van Dalia of Alabama w a s elected t o the office of club elucidator bu t w^as unable t o accept the position owing t o his failure in passing the necessary examinations which consisted of the reading of a section from the U. S. Constitution. The elections A\' ere held OA' er again, and this time the balloting resulted in the choice of T. Aloysius Hammer of KnoxviUe, Tenn. The remaining time of the evening w a s devoted t o social pleasures. Mr. McNearland rendered scA' eral vocal selections in his own pleasing Avay, and W a s followed by Mr. William Robinson who recited for the delectation of his admirers a selection entitled "Regulus t o the Cartha­ginians." Mr. Robinson had his subject well in hand, and this together Avith his well-modulated voice and ease of gesture won A!\rami applause.