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Sr. V IATEUR:s CoLLEGE JouRNAL. LECTIO CERTA .PRODEST, VAIUA DELECTAT. Seneca.
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VOL. IV BOURBONNAIS GROVE. ILL. SATURDAY, April. 17 18 8 6. No 2.
A. H. PIKE.
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ST. V IATEUR'S COLLEGE JOURNAL. LECTIO CE~TA PRODEST, VARIA DELECTAT. Seneca.
BOURBONNAIS GROVE. ILL. SATURDAY, Avril. 17 1886. No 2
ST. VIATEUR'S COLLEGE JOURNAL
PUBLISHED SEMI-MONTHLY, BY THE STUDENTS.
EDITORS. J. CUSACK, Editor in chief. P. SULLIVAN, Assistant. P. LESAGE, A. GRANGEU,
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All communications should he addressed ·'St. Viateur's College Journal," Bourbonuais Grove, Kankakee Co., ld .
-~· ·-· ~ · -THE FRENCH SUPPLE.MENT. very kiurlly grants
us right of way over its paper and type in the monthly i::sues it does not appear. The favor is a cour teous one; the notion of asking the favor was not n bad scheme either. We will now have room enough for an exchar.ge colu mn every month, a.Iso space for more detailed spurting and personal notes. The remaining columns will be filled with contributions from our friends of tlu~ little Corridor and of the Third Floor. if we cannot as we would wish make the .Journal better looking and more consistent we will try to give it more variety.
* * * AN INVITATION is tend ered in to-clay's J ournal
. by Professor .Joseph Murphy to t.be gmd uates of the three last courses to make arrangements for a l'Ommcrcial alnrrmi reunion and banquetoncommencementday. The idea is a most happy one, and could it be realized, as it is to be hoped it will, tht>re would be another bond to unite together the chilt~ren of our Alma Mater. All those who still love St. Via-leur's, nnd who
would like to leave for a day the care-worn faces of the busy world and see the glad smile of youth should by all means come here on the- 23 (?)-when vacation begin!?. Read the Card and tell us yon~Il all come. •
* * * THB ELOCuTIONARY CONTEST will soon be
at hand; already a certain animosity, a declamatory enthusiasm posse.'>ses our youths . Tbe prize is one we:! , worth the efforts that are being made to sceure it; besides, the ad vantages derived from merely preparing for the contest and dfldairning in public amply compensate for the trouble of lt>arning by heart and rehem·sing a. few time:o, without mentioning the medal.
* * * EVERY SCIENCE has in its inner c~epths beauties
which the superficial student will, and can, never taste. It is only a thorough, an earnest seacrh that will unveil these trensure~, the delight ot a mind that loves the beautiful, the grand, the etemal true.-By dwelling upon these such a minrl becomes possessed of, 'llmost enraptured with, tho science it persues; this it assimilates and makes one with itself. Every procede which tends to develope in the student that desire for research or ~~ tse creates the necessity for thorough investigation, is a potent lever and Citn effect wonders. The frequent theses, the dispntK'ltions, public declamations, areall in this line and, as incentives for deeper study of tile various subjects treated, they are unsurpassed.
* * * BUSINESS HANDWRITING is an accomplish
ment that all ccmmercial students shculd strive to acquire, as a good hnnd is now in itself a recomn.enclation. Not only it sp~aks well for the writer but it also spares the reader the ordeal of deciphering. Once acquired the habit of plain, legible and eleg:mt penmanshi p i3 an almost inamissible good. But it requires in the first p!l:Ce patienee, not necessarily a natural aptitude for the art; n. practical course of !essons from au apt instru tor, ordinary diligence, time m1cl practice. Your opportunities, boy~, here are grand and it is yours to improve them.
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ST. VIATEUR'S COLLEGE JOURNAL.
Have you noticed how a shadow
Clouds your path, when e'er yon feel,
That for you, life holds some sweet~ess
Then t'will o'er your spirit steal,
Robbing you, perhaps of pleasure
When you deem ed the cup just filled;
Or perchance, the heart most valued
Most on ea1;th, in death is stilled.
"Why is this"?- You asked in anguish f
When this shadow crossed you first,
But as time rolled on, full knowledge
0£ the truth upon you bnrst
"Whom He .loveth He chastiseth.''
Blessed be His holy will!
In this thought seek consolation
.And calm peace your heart will lill.
Yes and though the shadows deepen
O'er your life, obscure from sight
All life's pleasures-all your loved ones,
All you deemed would make life bright.
Do not murmur! Just that shadow
May have tempered sunligh's glare
May have-this way proved a blessing
Which, perhaps, had been a snare.
Do not murmur! In His wisdom
God who doeth all things well,
In His own good time, will give you,
Reasons, why these shadows fell.
Do your best. Be not impatient,
If you ask strength from above,
T'will be given, to sust::~.in you
Proving to you-"God is love."
G. M.
THE LEGENDS OF LIMERICK BELLS.
On the summit o£ the .Alban hill in Italy there
• stanlls a eon vent whos"e walls rear high their heads, so that £rom afar they are an object of remark to the tra-. -' veller. 'Round their base the olives grow in wild pro-
. ftision. The tangled lemon trails along their sides, ·cov
ering them with a coat of green . .All is Jri1rl and grotesque in and around . these once sacred precincts. Below, along the brow of the hill lies the quiet iittlEl : ,, , town of .Albans. Still lower clown tqe fields ,,f the Cam- ,: pagna spread out for miles, with here and there the re-lic of a ruin to break the monotonous eve~ness. Far in the distance the crosses of hundreds of cupolas gliste:-n in the slanting rays of the rising st1n, while in th~ back ground the gray mist of morning was changing to that indescribable blue of an Italian horizon. One cross stood high above the rest, and at such a rlistanr.e seem-ed to pierce the cloudlets that hovered.o'er it. 'Tis a ~
sight which only one. spot irr the world can present and that spot is )lome!
Such was the scene that presented itself to my ·View as one Se1:itember morn I was standing at the foot of those convent ruins. I hacl found the scene so enchanting that the morning hours slippecl quickly by, and now the noontide heat of an Italian sun forced me to retire into the shade of the sombre ruins. As I was refreshing mysel£ under the branches of a gnarled oliv e which grew all alone in the middle of the courtyard, I · heard the sounds of footsteps proceed ing hom the interior of the building. Presently a venerable lo )ldng ecclt!siastic vppeared at an entrance just opposit.e where I was seated, and seeing me came toward me. I rose at , his approach, and having saluted him, tolcl him that I came to look at these m'tjestic ruins, which seemed to have a history well worth knowing. •
".Ah! Signore", said he, as he turned down the corner of a lef~f in his breviary which he had been reciting, "there is a history of these walls and their past inmates , anrl the quiet people of the little t :nvn below, have handed it down religiously from generation to generation. If you would wish t p hear it, it will be my greatest pleasure to r ec ite it to you. I come here each day to spend a few hours in this so litude reciting my brevir.ry, and to-day I will .bestow t hese few hours to your pleasure anrl instruction." Having "expressed my desire of hearing the story of the convent, the old priest sat down by my side and b<~gan: "Centuries ago these walls were reared by masons who were celebrated in t.he art throughout al~ Italy. Their names and the date ' of erection were carved in different parts of the edifice but the mould and moss have long 'ere this entirely covered them, aD!1 no'w no one troubles himbelf about them. Once m-a while some traveller· "omes here and offers the shepherds money to take him through the ruins to discover these names rnd dates, but there is none among them to gratify his curiosity. They look
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" SPORTIVE. Put her to third. Joe made a very succ('ssful debut behind the bat l11st
week. Don't forget to nad tbe ohallei:Jge of the"Stalwarts". Prot'. has been bireCI . by the Philosophers at a salary
of $35,000 for the ccming game with the Theolog ians. What shall we do for a right fielder? The Deacon ha~
. refused. to play. The harmonious ( ?) sounds of "go it'', "you got to
go", "now you're off''. etc. make it rather pleasant ( ?) for those who like to tak" a quiet walk on the Campus.
It is' about time st1~ps were taken for framing the League if we are to have one. A meeting should be culled thb week to ,appoint a committee, to take action on the purchasing of our new uniforms.
I witneesed the first game of the year and noticed that the boys were somewhat rusty; buL a little oil, in the way of practice, will obviate t!Jat difficulty, and aL though not a first. claos judge of Ball-tossers, I think I can safely say that we will put nino men in tile field this year, who will equn.l, if not surpass, our champions of '·85" Challeng<'S will soou appear from all sicles and we must be prepared to answer them on the diamond. Let not onr wre;ath of victories be broken; and as one of <>ur eulhu~iasts remarkecl to me the other day "seven years have we got there and let this be the eighth". This thought alone, that we have never suffered a defeat in seven years ought to encourage us. Witil the kind nssistance of the Thespians we will enter the field this sen son with new uniforms. The grounds need a little repairing but with a gootl mannger, and good will on the part of tile players we wi ll have a good nine.
The f:unous fishing excur~ions have already begun nnd lovers of this pastime are bnsy preparing their tackle with which to haul in the trout and pickerel so plentiful in the river. Tlle first fish of the season, a sucker, was captured from the Krmka.l\ee, Thursday, April 8th,at 3. 30 in .the ~tfLernoon by Glenn Parks, of Troy, Alabama. Size of animal 3 oz. The season ·promises to be au exceptionally fine one for the tackling sport.
In the cleparture of Mike and "Party'' a sudden fa! in h~nting stock was felt. The words were scoured this Winter and weinrlulgt!d in many a day's sport, especially the "cbieu" hunt. Ourhoosiermarksmenhavegivenitup probably onaccountoftheclose slJave 0ne of their party bad with that dog during the hst trip.
Billiard club to the frontl Where is your annual tournament? There is the "Deacon" anxiously awaiting to cross cues with any man in the club; and our friend " loss(lu'' claims be "can't be beat." The only way to settle these difficulties is to have a tournament. Arise ye Scbrefers and Vignuuxs and g ive us a week's sport; it is not too late. Have it by all means.
Are we going to row? or drift .... ? Give us the oars! where are the locks? here boys lets launch the old canoe!
A vety popular game of the moment is the after supper "Spanish Fly" captained by J. Roach, which winds up with a couple of whirls of "Crack t he Wh1p.
The sporting editor recci ved the following in his box the other dny;
St. Viatcur's College, Apr. 9th., 1886. We the undersigned, c~allenge the first nine of St .
Viateur's College to a game of Base ball, to be played on the 25th. of May, 1886 for $25.00. The game is to last for nine innings without interruption and each playeL' is obliged to do his best, otherwise the money will be forfeited by the nine that does not comply:
0. F. Knox Catcher. Sam. Umbach . Pitcher. Arsene Brosseau Perry Parker Eugene Dory A. Muehlenptordt W. Prendergast August Dory Sam. Saindon Dr. McGrady Mr. Dum
1st. Base. 2nd. Ba.se. 3rd. Base. Center Field. Right Field. Left Field. Short Stop. Umpire. Scorer.
BY ORDER OF 0. F. KNox. Capt.
One of the strongest nines that will enter the field this year will be the celebrated "9 of Clubs." The material of the nine is excellent in every resp·ect. They present a first class bat~ery, are exceptionally fine in field, and the out field contains three well known players. At a meeting held by the above nine the following officers were elected; Pres. Wm. Mohr; Fiel~ Capt. Wm. Quinlan; Treas; vVm. Convey; Sec; Thos. Normoyle. They are awaiting any challenges from the clubs of the college as well as from any outsiders that will give them a game. The positions of the men are as follows. E. Bennett C.; Wm. Quinlan P.; D. O'Neil 1st. Base.; Wm. Mohr llnd Base. ; Thos. Ryan 3rd. Base.; J. Roach S. S.; Wm. Convey R. F.; Thos. Normoyle C. F.; T. Walsh L. F.; All communications can be addresse1l to Thos. J. Normoyle,
ST. VI.ATEUR's CoLLEGE. BouRBONNAIS GROVE,
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NUNC TEMPORJS.
This is ex projesso on the weather, not strictly, though, an astrological treatise, only every day reflection., handy for all. This premised, I begin- "How long, 0 dire Winter, wilt thou trifle with our patience? When art thou going to leave us for good? Cannot powerful Sol, tile new moou, the wishes o!'nll us good boy -; move
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thee? What more canst thou clo with thine array ofblizzatds, unwelcome frosts, stale snows and chilling aqui•lons bnt. make the ,;mall boy put his hands in his pockets··? .Dost th6ti not feel that thy conspiracy is seen through, that thou must go? banishe<~, banished from Bourl!Jonnais Grove!''
Oi1f. might well exclaim, 0 tempora, 0 the slush!. .. To resume within the narrowest space the story of our thraldom, here I will subjoin a weather score for the lnst decade or so-
Sunshine ...... one peep a day, some day none. Blizzards ............................... 3t Snow ............................ too much. Frost ............................. '''' Rain ................................ some. Hail. . . . . ..... . ........ . ........ a few tons. Mud ...................... a foot and a halt. Total . . ..... . ....... .. ......... disngreable.
Such is the weather which elicited the f9llowing ; ery just remark from one of our exchang-es: "this is the sen.son when a hen, ptlton guard over fifteen egg~, either smnshes every egg in the ' nest getting off to cackle or etse brings out a solitary chick that appears to have every ailment mentioned in a patent medicine almanac." It brings the old man his rhumatisms and makes the little boy cry, for he can' t spin his top in the hous<>, the:floor! -
The birds hilcl made an appearance; already the busy robin !.opped aroun<'l, the swallow sought the eaves, the voicy blackbirds swarn.ed the buddy tree top, the jays of pron6nncerl verve played their: graceful curves across the dull meadows, even the harmonious crows, ·and other mode~t bird lets had come, we thought to stay, when one of the blizzards nrrived \mkindly to to tell them they came too soon. They went. The crows alone remained-consoling!
The early little violets had already put forth their beaming faces fr0m between the mossy crevices of the "rocky" cave and gladly laughed in the warm sun, some tiny blades of grass had ventured from their turfy couch, the little boy clapped his hands in wild glee and bought a new top, the big hoy batted high flies and organized the nine, chickens cackled gaily and the farmer was hitching up for a good "pbugh" when indian, I shonld say savage, winter which we thought gone for good, came back like the bore that comes but never goes."' It's still lingering at our threshold not knowing . whether it should go now or torture us another week. As it is spring poets are left with unfinished poems and with nothing to console, to feed . their aesthetic souls but the f:ided flowers on their old slippers.
I trust that ere this compliment comes fOJ·,th our Yisitor will have left. Already it seems to clear up and with this little bunch of violets cullen under a snowbank I
am s.omewha;J; ~.o£tened. 1 Jl}Ust admit, yes a trirle mollified. Nevertheless it is whh a cHsfr,ustful hope that. I . ~" . v1ew t.he eqsterly be..'lk of the weMherco.ck:. That bow"'
ever, only means April showers which . bring out the grass in all its verdant glo~y; they soften the· willow tree, and the bov may make his anl)ual whistle; tll.e flowers, too, will strike for "fresh air" and we will welcome the grand reveille of Nature.
Wait.
PICTURES.
A RKliHlHSCENCE.
When I was a boy (this is a true story, n0t to be, continued, but whole in one chapter.) I say when I was ;. boy, a little fellow to be amused with toys and picturebooks and strange stories, I remember once sitting i.n the warm sun as it peeped gaily into a large room we used to call the "front room." I wns carelessly going- :
• over the pages of an old mng~zine which had · dropped from behind a long ''french glnss" it served to hold at a right i.e. correct, 11bout ri gilt, nnglP.
There were many pictures iu that book, nnd it was a busy yuart d'heure I spent in ~cnnning its int<>resting pagrs; the horses were very nice, I thought, and the ponies looked real smart,, anct the dogs, Ob! that little one loolwl so like my Oll'n little Dicki e. I loved the book jnst for that picture; I was young then you know and my fancy that day was ('ll clog" ... Bnt the story? you'll nsk. Here then, let's begin. That mngazine hnd a last pnge as all books havr, and it ~vas that last page which in spite of the other pony, fighing and dog pnges, made a most lasting impression on my mind. .
There were on that same last page three little pictures with some writing interspersed. The first one ~t the top represented a room, nicely furnisherl and comfortable looking; some per6ons sat reading, others chatted nnd langheCI cht-erily: a couple of younger ones played pony-there was a hobby horse. There were also a rosy full cheelu>d little ba.by and a little dog and playful pussy-in all, it looke.d so homelike, you could not desire more to form a picture of perfect happiness.
Right opposite this was the second pictnre, one which I shall never forget. I'll describe it yori just from memory, for it lives there as ftesh yet as the day when, a prnttling boy, it amused me with its strange expression . The picture was one of those effective, I was going to say happy, combinations of colors, light and shade, etc. which are so life-like, their delineaments so clear, they otrike. Such was the .artistic, or if you will, the material make-up of this picture. What was the picture though? A man in s~wage mien, wild staring eyes, ragged coat, was brandishing a three legged stool, not only menae-
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WI'I:H OUR EXCHANGES AGAIN. -· .... It affords us not slight satisfaction to be able to re
sume this desirable department of our Jot;RNAL which we bad been obliged to suppress for want of space and of time. M:any are the times that we have in our quasi compulsory silence gladly clapped our hands at react-
• 1ng some good essays; we applauded projects in the interests of education, the progress of tne arts, t he im pwvement of letters; sometimes we trowned at certain opinions, discountenanced certain modus clicend'i, etc. this was all to ourselves. Now, thvugh, that om hands are loosed we would in cordial friendliness shake with all the visitors of our table, anct with our restored speech welcome them a thousand times.
When we come to examine dosely t he pde mele litt le group that has crowded at onr door we gratefully notice some of the old, old and constant friends who first extended an am ical hand to the "Journal's" infant steps. We thank them ·au for their pleasant visits. But how many absent ones too, that we seek in vain l We will iu uLtr next notice mention such of our exchanges as have not been received so that we may not in the future be deprived of the plenbure we ever tock
· iu reading them. Of the Journal's literary friends the Notre Dame publi
cations arc the most regular coming. The Sc fwlastic is lively, news_y, well written , and acknowledged on al) sides a:; at tlle head of college Journalism. Its several well-filled departments evince the ac tivityof the nniver. shy. In one of the late Jlllmbers a stu<ly on the English poets t>y Mr. Hagenharth was interesting. The Scholaslic also adornS itf<?Jf "itb l'"J<LdJ 8TO fpBnhh rc etry, anrl Latin and Greek compositions. Such variety Bccessnrily makes the paper an interesting one and satisfies all tastes . .. . We remember tlH' time when the S cholastic used to upllold the "exchange-system'' and how Us appreciation of college j ourna ls was prizedT his d<>partment is the only one wanting to make the pap~r complete. There· are papers which might drop their exchange column without cfefraud ing their readers of any advantage, but with the S cholastic, to which we can look for fair criticism, 11ot mere flattery, nor co:1rse ridicule, the want of the exchange page is, we think, a loss.
. The College lt[essage is an ossiclnous comer and the more it comes the better it comes. Surely it is first to be commended o:a the m:Jrked improvement made in its. typogt·apby at least in the last few issues. Nor does it depart from the level of literary excellence which should be the first aim of a college journal. The last numbers are fil1ed with accounts of their celebration of St. Pat-
' tick's ·day which, we see, is fe::~sted at the Cape .much
after our own fashion. It is a good idea to accustom the boys to writeup the loes.l events and clothe them in good style, "Necessity the mother of Invention" is a true article. We like "Me>Sages" and a!ways anxiously open the Message.
In a recent arrival of The Oun·eJ}t we folllld the writers wrestling with some of the most mementous questions of the mcment. On the first page the labor and capital trouble is treated in a really original style; th~ a.nthor ·does not pretend to solve a question which will perhaps long remain a question. He speaks of a new word which threatens to overrun the literary as well as the politic~tl world and that word is "the hybrid laborocracy, or its synonym- the governement of the people not by the people but by the laborers- the men who work in ·their shirt-sleeves" .. . . We see the question treated diversely in all papers, from the humblest colle<Te courier to the lar<Te, million-tongued dailies. Some
b b
cry against the ex travagance of the working classes, others against monopolizing, dishonesty, etc. The Ou-r?·ent says: "The ethics of business for a generation has been enou<Th to make a Gomorrah ot this nation." There is a sore n~ed of reform. Will a compromise effect it? In this as in all social prob lems policy, we think, may go a certain ways, but if more christian idealS were brought to bear upon the question it could be more easily solved .. .. The essay on " Popular Education'' expresses sound ideas on the subject. vVe will reserve further quoting for some future opportunity. The writer holds that popular educ::ttion which merdy deverops the intellect without cultivating the moral senseis a failure, and by a trai~ of consistent reasoning he comes to the conclusion that "teaching in State schools does not include this essential element of education (i. e. ofinoral sense) to any beneficial extent." We hope to see the Current often. ·
In the last Peddie Institute Oh1·011icle the essay entitled ''The evils of impure literature" contained in a nutshell the bad results accrueing to the victims of trashy, sensational, immoral reading. Had the writer enlarged more on the various evils he enumerated the treatment would have been more proportioned to the subject. All that is there, however :s true, as v. g. the following : "A young man or woman whose only reading has been the ,lime novel or w eekly st?ry pa.per will find themselves in company without any thing to say. They can t alk of "Tiger Charlie,' ' or "Dick, the Indian Shooter," b~t refined and educated people know nothing of the wonderful exr•loits of these supposed characters. Hence, the reader of impure trash must, by his silence, show very little real knowledge he hns acquired, or make himself odions by displaying his ignorance." The "Hair
. Pin" essa.y was very amusing. The different departments
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o.J: the Chronic-le are well fill ed. ]fit mily ha<1 an ex·
change table! "l 'he Mm'o;· of Americc~n spm·ts C(>lll e here a few times,
and though uo,t .a cvllege or a literary · P'~ per we ar e always Interested in reading vf the sportive doings of nmatellr as well as of rn:ofessional cpor tsmen 111 the length and Lreath of the co un"t1·y mirrored all in the
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. to .press we cttnn0t help telling you ;what happenNone else than the KanKaKee Browns
ca]'be to play us yf'sterday. The score was .to 0 in favor of the boys. The collf'ge team dicl not · a single error. The Browns tetlredwrth vengeance
· .. in their eyes. -By to day's mail we hear that Mr. Jos; Ronmis has
.,;·.1~e;~e-ived s·qbdeaconship last Frid!ly and deaconship l:ia-1~!,~fi..tda.f and is to be ordained priest sooil. Our congra" ·tulations to our former Prof ..
· .. :. ·,.,._ H ;yill ~oon be time fot; every body and every ;:j ~l1!Dg to pnt on a spring suit. W e'll go . to ·John G. / Kpetch, and nature, she'll just warm · herself in the i'. Mn and her fine hangings, her daisy grass, the leaves,
"t\l-e fiowetets, the blrdlets, all will come forth to com·:J~FeteL.v satuTate our p_oetic soul~. · ~ L' Avenir National, a new and interesting french .i1aper published in Chi'cago, gives a biographical sketch
. 'yit h portrait of Rev. A. L. Bergeron now pastor of Notre ' . :pcLme Church, Chicago. Rev. A. t. Bergeron was born in
BJmbonnn,is Grove; after · persueing his classical and .fheo1ogi:eal studies at the college, he filled the p~siti'onof i :s.istant a.t St. Stephen's a.nd the Immaculate Conceptfan, Chicago. Thence be came to .Manteno which was :!J:JJ.f!lJ. iuvolved iu pecuniary difficulties; these he cleare(l. ::loou he w11.s recalled to the city to fake charge of the ~rench canadian parish. The zeal and activity he lk!!§ displayed in these various fielrls are well wbrthy ef t)le success he every where re1-1ps as also of the apprcci~\tion of his countrymen in the Avemr Nationc~l.
- The "Cercle Moliere" is rehearsi ng one of its l'.l}Ost laughable comedies for our May soiree.
- The rep::>sitory for the Blessed Sacrament will be prepared in the music hall. ~. The Uome Rule speech o£ the. Grand Olrl May
mad~ q_u.ite a sensation in our little world. ! ~ '--- .:'.Ir. George Franz our genial sacristan; extends tli~n:ks. to all for generous contributions which will en~hle ,him to provide the altar boys with handsome suits.
-Mr. Wm. O'D'---hereby notifies the public that he has no more tastf'foi' the classics and he'll try to sei·ve ~~e worlJ in some way more congenial to him than by ~profession fuu.-ilt ori latin roots and such miseries. ,. · - George Bergeron who -has been for some time in
' C!Jicago doing business in· Jos' store is at home on a I I·~.·'
' l?~gt:t vacation. George looks well as ever. · :,~ ;_,_ J:<Jht1 Golden has lately retumed from a visit to Minonk. John has improved. \;.__ Oh! Juvenes of close shorn locks, and of dusters (i'lf!i'lcll:ert~d. . how fresby you look!
We hear of Base Ball nmes organizing all around; .
nieans 'We'll bav~ a lively season. ·wilmington has a ... ManJe!lo one, C£~.gwin also, and Kankakee City
wl'Il have one (a good one) if the Ohieagoes come down . -'--- 0! Bro. Lauzon do you see that back stop? - Holy week is at hand and with its significant a11d
touching ceremonies the lenten season terminates. The silence of the bells and the hushing of all music remind us of the gloomy silentness of the tomb, which wiU again break forth in glad alleluias of triumph on the clay of the resurrection. ~ Billy Caron is learning the drug business at Bon
field 's in Kankakee. Bill makes u& regular weekly visits and still likes a game of hand ball, though he is getting a trifle fat.
- There i& a good deal of shooting going on; also lovers of the angling sport avai 1 themselves o£ the nicesunny claysto ''oax out the suckers. Still the birds sing their gayest chirrup and twitter about in wild merriJ:nent, even that fox plays his capers with impunity; nor does the finny tribe leave the purling waters of the Kankakee. Sportsmen, practice on t,he--;-Ball alley big enough?
- We ate the firs~ rh1.1barb pie last Thursday; when are the radishes coming? .... •mel the. strawberry short cake!?
-The town elections are to take place soon, great excitement prevails. .
- Mr. Lynch's minnim& an': on deck for a spelling match; next will come Professor Dore's Fifth Reader class and last but not least the grand general spelling tournament at the beginning of June.
- The reign of codfish is at an end; now for ham and eggs!
- Mr, Sullivan is to go to Chicago shortly for examining and. pnrcha;;ing base ball suits.
- J . Morrisson, of last year, has just returned for the purpose of preparing for his first communion.
-Bro. Bernard is very busy gardening, and improv- ' ing the grounds with new plantations, fences etc.
-Alex. Granger has been obliged once more to seek the healing atmostphere of home ancl its soothing in· fiuences.
-The sound of the small boy's willow whistle is again heard. That settles it; spring is here this time.
-All the offices of Holy. Saturday, Good Friday and Holy Thursday will take place in the college chapel.
- Boys, brace up with your roles! Wemust be ready for next week.
- ~P. S. is about jn this attitude: "Ye call me chief, and ye c:o well to call him chief who for seven 1ong years has met upon the diamond every shape of rimffer or catcher that the broad county of Kankakee coul<l furnish, Base-ballists of K. K. K. and other counties if ye are not prepared, brace up! if ye are ready, come along! " ... Captain.
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PERSONALS.
• 4all'
Quinn-Fnu1k Quinn,'84, whol:'e parliamentary tactics are still remembered by St. Patrick's society, i.-; now studying law in his native e1ty of Peoria, Ills.
Baker-- Charles Baker,'84, whose loss the baseballists . still montn,- has engaged in the drug business in Chicago.
Rheaume- Frank Rheaume, '85, is in business with his father in Indianapolis, Ind. I-Itl has cont[·ol of one of the business de_partments of his father's house.
Rafferty-The charm of that beautiful study of Jurisprudence, which to-day tempts so many young men, has brought J os. Ra~erty, •85, into the Garden City, where bf. is now busily at work.
Desjardins-Arthur Desjardins, '83, who visited us a few days ago, is now travelling agent for Bremner's and Co., Syrup dealers, of Chic:-1go. May Arthur be as successful at this work as his fatller has been for the past years.
G ibbons-There are rumors abroad to 1he effect tllat Thomas Gibbons, '83, of jovial memory, is now g iv en up, heart and soul, to the stud y of lliw in Chicago, whither he has removed of late.
Henderson-J. D., J~E. and W. J. H en(leri'on, all tLree of ' 85, are now buried in business In their native town of Troy, iothe sunny land of the Alabamas.
Lebrun-We a-re informed that ,Joseph Lebrun, '84, is doing fine business with his father in Menominee, Mich., where both are engagecl in 'the Lumber-trade.
Fox-We are happy to hear h11t Ed~rard Fox, '84-, from Chicago, is now pursuing his classics in St. Mary 's, Kansas.
Hughes- Thomas Hughes, '84, who visited us not very l011 g !lgo, is busy infusmg lwowledge into the young liDillclS of hi<> rural home ::>umner, Ill:;. All success to his efforts!
Bernier- '\Ve have tLe plensure of meeting quite often our young friend Engene Bernier, '85, of Ka11k~kee
who now clerks with llis fath er for Hanna, chief groce1:
of the city. Carr- 'We have noticed before R~ ~ert c~JT , ' 85, who
paid his Alma Mater a visi t last fall ancl wbo is now engaged rn tlle Stocl(-business with his brother in Troy Grov e, Ills.
Fay- Charles Fay, '84, of "famous" pitching reputation is doing bnsiness tor his falnily in Lacon, Ills. O'Connor-,. Willlarn O'Connor, '85, the phenomenalcutver is empl0yed i'il thl' Clncago Botud of trade.
Caron-E.dward Caron, 'o4, after lingering for a few ,months in Ka~kakee a;; a druggist, has also \aken his flight to Chicago, wber.~ he continues io, the same 1il1e of business.
Metty- News just reach us by which. we 1earu that George Metty, '8o,,is bec0.oo,ing q,uite enamored of St. Paul, Minn., w_here he is a mos.t saccessful clt-rk.
-.A CARD,
All of the graduates of the · Commercial Depal'tment during the past f0ur years !ll'e requested to correspond with .me as coon as po~sibje coi)cemifg the advisalJiJity of ha.ving a reunion and banquet in Commercia l Hall at tLe clcse of the scholastic term. .
Yours truly,
·Joseph Mnrphy A. M.
ROLL OF liONOR.
CLASSICAL COURSE.
Gold Medal awarded to J McGaviek, II. J. Legris and J. H.icou drawn byH. J. Lrgris 1st.. Sil vcr ~Iedal. ...... . .. ........ ... J. MeGa v ick. 2 i' l. " ,, ...... ... o • .. •• •. ••• . . · •• • ,,}
1.Ric0\,.1 .'
Distingu ished- V. Lamarre, A ~,!'nzcr,,V. Convey, P. Parker, .J. Meebnn, I<). Dandurahd, T. Normoylr, P. Wilstach, C. Harbour, T. O'Day. '
COMMERCIAL COURSE.
Gold Med,l l t E. B?nnett l D. Rwon Drawn by D~ Ricou.
Silv'er Medals deserved by W. Mohr, E . O'Connor, J. O'Connor, G. Parks,, H. McHugh and J. Duffy; drawn. by G. Parks :mel W. Mohr. Distinguished M. A. Roy, F: Brosseau, D. Carrol J. Dupqis, ¥. Dupuis, P. Kelly, J. Hoach, J. Smith,
· J. Kennedy ,C'. Ball, T. Ryan, M. Naughton, M. O'Beirn and J .. Altbman.
COMPOSITION MEDAL.
D d b. t P. Parker eserve y ) H. Murphy drawn by H. Murphy.
CONWAY :MEDAL.
Deservecl by J. McGil.vick, J. Meehan J. Ricou, J. Kennedy, E. O'Ommor, G, Pfll'ks. DrawB by J. McGavick. Condnct. . . . - . . .... . ...... . ....... J, l\Iullenforclt. PoHten~tss ... · ........... . ......... . ...... G, Park:
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'l'!·JlUIJ"theSe Wafls as something sacred, and wish to keep ~em ·fro.m .tb~ curious gaze of travellers. These walls, thQfigh ruiped they be, aff0rd the poor §hepherds shel. t.¢r from t'he rains in Atttu.tnn; and S}lQWS, quite frequent here upon the mount in winter. But qome, tl;lls is a po~r site from which to vi~w the beauty of these holy ·rhins. I wil! lind a more favorable spot". Taking the :lead the good pt'ies't bt'ought ·me through the entrance l:J,t w)li:ch I fii·gt saw him, ·and thence thwugh an interior corridot. As we wal~ed !],long he pointed on·t to me the variouS'· features o( the arehitecture of the building: .
. E.ere. the · pointed arch,. there the light clustered pillars; tlie bei\ttlfu.l windows with their mullions, .delicate foliations an~ light, graceful tracery' all indicated thai
. most beantifHl ofspecies-the Gothic. At last we anived :,~t ;J.nothet door which led out to what might have been long sir,c.e a promenade. Now the olives and briers had grown in such wild clisorcler as to . obliterate all ap-
. J)earance Of a walk. Pushing our w::~.y through these. we at length gained a knoll from which we could view the entire building.
"Thete'~ said my guide, "you see not only the massive walls moss-grown and ivy-covered, but also the great bel~-tower which forms the principal subject o£
~.my stnt·y. When the walls had been reared and the bellto,w:e'r fiili,;heQ., there remainerl but one great want to renclE(r perfect the st.ately convent;-no bells could be had which would match the grandeur of the tower. fiearing ofthi~, a wofkt'nan of the town, by name Gin·Seppe, offm,ed his scn'ices, and promi:;ed that in six months he would make some bells which would even &urpass the tower in grnYity and beauty. Night and day be 'toileo, till at length tlte mc>nths had rolled by, ·flnd he gave order for the bells to be carried to the convent. Seven there were o£ most rare and curious dcvicP, vnrying in size, yet all in proportion, bearing graven lilies ·tw·isted up and rlowJi around · their rims. AH. w·hQ sn.w them, prbnounced thern marvellont:. But the moment came when they had all been ass.igned their place in the tower, and the first peal •vas given. The peasant stood ib mute astonishment, the shepherd knelt in wrapt admiration, and as the melody was wafted over Campagna, its dying tones broke on the enraptured ear of the Roman, as the chords of the Angelic choir u'pom the dull ear of the shepherds of Bethlehem. Oft
:at .sqnset would the peasant await that heavenly sound calling him to hail the Queen o£ heaven.
In the meantime, Giuseppe the poor workman was spoken of far and wide. 1\Iany were the offers he received fo1: bells of'the same kind and quaJi,ty. But he had resolved to forsake the world, and enterthewaHso'·er .
. wbich his bells ever and anon sent forth their charming , "·pea:ls. There he wished to spenil the remainder of his ·· · days. He laid · .aside his workman's garb and donning
the monk's habit, dedicated himself to solitude and prayer.
But those were dark and stormy days for poor Itaiy. The spoiler came down from the N ortb, and desolation was cast over the face of our smiling land. Homes were sacked, the inmates driven forth; and evl)n the, convent& and the altars were prey to the despoiling hands. These sacred walls, rearing high there heads fnom afar caught the eye of the invader, and ere the sun sank into the 1\Iediterranean, the stately convent, the dwelling of hundreds of pious souls, ·was laid bare, and its inmates cast iuto the dreary w<>rld o£ which they knew naught. Those walls which had oft given back the echo of divine praise, were now doomed to. desolation and gloomy silence. The bell-tower was robbed of its pride and gloty. The sacred peals were no longer heard on the Campagna, and naught remained of the grand convent but these bare walls, which 4ave bravely withstood the blasts of centuries. The poor monks were scattered far and wide. Some rested by the far off Banks of the Danube; others found refuge on the hallowed soil of Spain; a few wer& sheltered by those convents which esca.ped the hand of the despoiler. '}'he Abbot,. aged and feeble, ·found rest on t)le banks of the Loire, in the "Great 1\Iohastery" ·Of St. 1\fartin. Here be peacefully ended his long life; and an old brother, who had faithfully attended his footsteps. to these foreign shores closed h\s eyes in death.
This old brother was he, who in his little town ~on
the Alban hill cast and chasl3d the bells for the grand and lofty bell-tower. Old and veverend was be now, with four score ~~;nd ten years weighing heavily upon him. His beard had silvered, and over his yet sparkling eye a snowy lock might be seen. The "Great 1\Ionr.stery" held him dear, and trusted him in all cases which called for comsummate prudence. Now it happened, that in the far off isle of Erin the sons of St. 1\Iartin had been transplanted, and the "1\Iother" house looked for great success in this distant yet sacred isle. By the river Shannon the off-sheo,t had been planted', !).Dd great was the anxiety at the "1\ionastery" until tb,e first joyful tidings would come, that the plant had taken root. They came not; and corrstemation filled the convent on the Loire. The old man, ):lC who had been Giuseppe was calle<l and entrusted with a message to a patron in an Irish court, who had been instrumental in the introduction of S.t. Mar.tin's sons into the e~erald isle. Away the old bmther weut, across the heath and the shining sand, until he saw the leaping billows that wex.e'ltO bear him around the Cape of Brittany into the Irish sea. Here he took ship, and under laboring sail crossed the waters, till far in the distance his keen eye could view the pale gray mist, under which lay the Isle of the Saints. Soon the vessel bore him thtough
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the low banks of the river Shannon up the stream. Soon too the tow.:rs of Limerick rose before lris· gaze, ano hark! a soun d of music that flo ats on the air, music tbnt ~eems to come from regions nqt earthy. 'Tis the sounc1 of olives .swnying in the breeze, musically murmuring to the winds. The heart .of the ol<l man beats fast and loud . The sound carries him bacl{ three scor·e years, to the stately convent on the Aiban hill. , Could these chimes be his? How coulr'! it be possi~J e,
~n r1 in this far la.nd? But t!i0y must be his! Had · not those sonn<l s oft times broken on hi s fancy in sleep? How cot1ld he he deceived? As the white-sfLiler1 vessel g lid ed np the strefLm the oln brother lay . with hands folue<l on his benrt. The Shnnnon glistened in tl.te su nset ben,ms, anrl the bells shook mnsic fr0m each lilied rim. BLJt tbe old mnn lay at rest! ·when the vessel moored beside the quay, there he lay ·as a chi ld lulled to sleep by song. Tenderly they took him from the ship, and buried him among the wild flowers and t he grass. Above his grave the chimes still ring out their merry music. Thus enrl ed the life of the good brother.
The bells bad been preserved by the spoi ler8; ~nl
angels guided the banr1s that bore them to the lovely Isle of the Sn.in ts. There· in the Limerick towers they sound the pr~ ises of the A lm igh t.y. and by thei r ~oft
southern melody waft the soul heavenward." P.M.
A TALE OF KILLARNEY.
A tourist v isiting the Lakes of Killarney cannot help observing a small island, plaeed li ke a gem np011 the bosou1 of one of those most befLutiful sheets of w~
ter which, · when ruffled by the wind, ki8s the pebbly shore; upon its highest elevation are seen the remains of what was once a stat.ely monastery which in centuries past ~as the refuge of n mu berless recluses, b ut now, thanks to the love of learn ing and piety of Cromwell's brutal soldiery, has become n. crumbling mass of ntins. At present it8 walls are overgrown with ivy mH1 trailing vines which seem as though they were end eavoring to protect them fwm the rncle attrrcks . of Father Time. It is now the r etreat of such animals as love t(>
haunt olu ruins. If asked at what time i t would be best t o vi'ew this relic of by -gone drtys, I wou ld answer in the words of Scott: "At the silent hour of mirlnight when the n1oon's pale rays are falling a:r·ou nd its sacred precincts. Then ind eed, is the scene tru ly pictnresq ne."
There is a legend, treasured up aiT\ong the peasantry concerning one of the re ligious of this· mot)astery which I will now endefL vor to relate though assme~1 , that it will lose some of its freshness and simplicity by my recital. As the story goes, some hundred years before a monk by name Patrick, wearier] of the trial s n.nd empta.t ions of the world, harl come thither in onler to
hold a more intir11ate qommupion with his crentor prepare himself for death. Wb.en not occupi.ed with·. religious duties he passed hi s spare mO'iJEmts in ing pictures of saintf', martyi·s, v i ~:gins, an.d especi~~l of Cl.t rist crncifiecl. Many m.oments.he stood en before t!Je productionS Of his industry, Vi~W•iDg complacency his different sketches, but still S(Jmethin appe:u:cd lacking . He coulr1 never depi.ct upon his vass in all their beauty,and freshness the ideals as existed in his mind.
The Abbot m cons id eration of his diligeJ.tce ann severance grmtcd him permission to arlorn the walls his cell with his rude clrn.wi11gs. But the ~onk I.Jowev was not sat isfied with this mere pri vi l egt:l : he deejr to produce somethi~g worthy of his 'heaven·ly sub aml deset~ing of being h.ancled down to posterity~ <1 esired the genius and Eldll of thr. old masters fO\' wit om a few strvkes · of the brush were sufficient to make their canvass breathe for th life anrl ; benuty. f:1te seemed to conspire ~~ gainst him: he yearner1 that which he cotl l<l not HccompHsh. · Ench sncceedi picture far from improving ·nppea red inferior to jWecerling.
In this condition nf aff; ti rs, }:e sat musing one evening while from a Slll all window penetrated the Jn rnys of t he clescend ing sun bathing his little eell in, fl•)Od o£ mellow sunshine. Soon, however, ti.Je roorn ga ined it s former ~ppen,renee in consequence ' of the su sink ing below tl1e hor i.zon. The monk still ~at in si t hi ukin:! if he cou ld ever n,ccomplish tbat which he much rlesired-the worthy representn,t'on on the vnss of his t horncrowne.-; mn,ster. Sudrlenly n !nigh . ligl1t illnmin es hi s ap~rtment. , nnCl he perceives in th mitlrlle of his cell that heavenly mod el that harl so hn,unterl his mino, and which in vain he had so mn.n t im es endeavored to sket<:h. There in truth was He who m:u1y centuries bef0re had climbed t he hi ll of Calvary bearing upon his shoulr1ers the heavy cross, which He wn,s· to im molrrte Himself for the reo em pLio and regeneration o.f mrrnkin rl. Upon his brow he wears the crown of thorns which men in their ingratitude had presented him. On his li ps -pln,yecl that heavenly smile wbich we ever associate with his SfLCred image. ,
The monk's rude sketches present no longer uJJconth appearan ce: t hey appear to have pn,rtake of that ineJfttble be:1ut.y and radiance that cha ize their saerecl Yisitor . . Soon the v ision <l epa.rted these eonsoli ng words greeted the ear of the mon lt: scorn no work th n.t's d<)n e for love of me." N nft.crwards wns goor1 Patrick disiui·bed hy the thoug of his ill -sucess. the words of the vision kept resound ing in his ea rs that nothing, how hnmble soe.verit migll lle, was valueless when per formed for the love and the service of his holy m<tster.
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.Jn~ bnt. actually going to kill his miserable.. wife who, in most pitiful helplessness, lay cringing at her drunken, beastly bn band's feet. She held in her poor arms a half clothed little thing, while an older lit.t)e girl in poorest garb also, was heroical1y, l must say heroically, exposing her lite to intercept the morhl blows from reaching lret.starved, defenceless mothE>r.
1 remember how I was almost afr.lid of the villainous faee of the wretch when I saw it, though I'm sure I did 110t then fully understand the picture. The house too was o. low r!lofed little hovel, a scene of utter want, of misery most crying. I wa:. soon disgusted at this picture and I looked at the last a little lower down. That one, I did not understand it at all. It was a confused group of doubtful looking figures; tltey sat"at tables; there *ere glasses, and a bottle here and there.
I did not of course understand the connection between these three pictures explained by the writing th&t fillf'd the space, I could not read. I ventured one more look at the horrible man with tom coat, scattered ba1r, brandished chair; be looked rnol'e wild ly cruel, more furious tban before. I hateil him. Again 1 looked at t.he first 1md most soothing picture; ft looke:l more lovely. I liked everything in it .. . .
I then cast tLe book there and ran out to meet l ittle sister May returning from school. The old magazine wlUl picked np and put at its old function of holding up the glass . .. I grew big enough to go to school and very often, 11S I sought the pictures of iny t<>xt books (for I was always fond of piutut·es) I remembered that page vf tbe mngaz·ne and especially the beastly mun with menacing air. ~ow I'm a little older; I've finished all the renders and almost my scJ.ool days too, and I've learned to know the lesson of these pictures.
You have perlmp3 a.lrea•ly guessed what is coming. P erhaps even you lnve s.-..id in your heart "Pooh, some old fogy tt·ying to :sandwich us a temperance lecture" ..•. ~ntly, frienrl. I do not wish to become a moralizer o1 my school fellows; but that page is in itself a moral. Let me e.xplain, for perchance 'tis not so plain to you after all as it is to me. The first picture is afamily wbe,re the father i~:~ temperant-the home is cheerful, the family happy. The second shows the effects of intempet•fmce. The painting is alas! but too true. Our age does not allow us to grow very old before these dreadful pictures in all their naked reality are exhibited to our youthful eyes. The third, that.'s the saloon, the gam· hliog bouse where .. be unfortunate victimsoftheir wasting vices ruthlessly squander the bread of f11mished wives and children ... tf you had seen tho\t page would you not gratefully remember it for the lesson it. gives? . . would you not cherish its impression as a pol'erful pre-ventative against. the fiend of drunkenness? ... I do.
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CATHOLIC NOTES.
There are 2,iiiG Catholic priests in England. A new Franciscan province bas been created by the
Holy Father with headquarters at Cincinnati. Prince Bismarck expresse his gratitude to the P ope
in warmest terms, an•l promi es to satisfy all the Church' demands prodded the Holy Father will assist him in repressing :Socialism.
More musses are offered at Lourdes than iu any other sanc tuary in the world. In 1884, notwithstanding the panic canse<l by cholern, which notably diminished the pilgrimages, ns many as 33,000 were celeltrated.
General Rosecrans says that the late Senator Miller of California, sent every year a handsomE' check to the Sisters of Charity who found him on the battle-fie ld with his e,Ye shot out, and nursell him so carefully that he was soon ngain at the front.
The holy Fat.her bas been plea.secl tv raise the Rev. J . de Coucilio, of St. 1\Iicb~rs, J ersey Ci ty , to the honor of l\Iousignor, Private Cbamberl11in of his Holiness . l\Igr. de Couci\io is widely known as one of our most powerful and lucid writers on tltcologh:al and philosophical subjects.
Rev. Father Dam ien, who twelve yenrs ago voluntltrily went as a missionary among the lepers of the isolated. iRland of l\Iolokai, one of the Hawa iian Isles, has at last fallen a Yict.im to the foo l disea&e, and a terrible death awaits him. He fears Ot>t however, and simply asks his friends to pmy for him. Thus the priest of God give8 up the comforts and pleasures of life to save souls knowing full well thnt he is to sacrifice health and life itself.
T here are hopes of St. PeLer's · Church, the future cathedral of 1\Iontreal, being completed at an early day. T he work is arduously pushed. This church is ajac stmile of St. Peter's in Rome , on a scale or" two fifths. I t is 330 ft. in length by 220 in breadth. The portico will be 110 X 30. The height of the cupola will be over 200 ft. and each of the four towers surrounding it 110 ft. When rompleterl it will be the most interesting piece of architecture in l\Ioutrenl and the grandest cathedral in Canads..
The Czar of Russia having ordered that three Doruinican Fathers should be imprisonetl for administering the sacraments against his wish, the faithful of the place resisted to the execn tion of such a tyrannical order and a sorrowful scene followed when the soldiers were commanrled to enforce the bidding of their cruel Emperor. They fired with reluctance at the peopJe, three persons were shot (lead and ninety wounded. Four of the latter have died since. All is now quiet, but it is the quiet of the cemetery.
Catholic priests have been civilizers and educators of the world. They are the first to explore dark countries,
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the first to master outlandish languages, the first to introrluce improvements into their mifsion1ry field s. A
recent. proof of tr.e worlJ.'s in d'lbtech~ ess to them i&. fu1:nished by the French Acac"\emy of Sciences, which . hn.s grn.ntcd its grand prize of 15,000 rhmcs _to f1tther Zotoli, 0. ~ · F., fo r the best wcrk extant on chi"hese li terature.
• tion had already been .given to these subjects in sem innries and conferences Of pi·iests convened for p1~ rpo~e: One ofthese con fer er.ues was hel·d lately in and proved a great success. lLwas a-ttencled by p1·iests. . ,
The Catholtc Umverse snys: A t tl;e dea'th 6f Dr.
In conseq uence of the EncycliC[Ll of April 20, 1884, 11gninst Freemm:onm·y, the President of Bolivia J·as taken all possib le precaut ions to preserve t.he army £rom the cvntagion 0f the sect. La ~atn·a, of that country, <l eocribl' S the grand mnnifestntion that was made in the capita l to congrntu lnte the bend of tlre Gcverilment, wl10 cl rc]ared his r t'solution to ad here to the l'f~ li gi o n of his ancestor~, and to bend nil his pow~rs to its support, protesting that he and his people, the go verning and the governed, would always cling to
Orestes A. lkownson t he Universe proposed th~t ~ tl;te Catholics <'rcct by public .subscription a momu.!'flent'· · his memory. The Catholic preos very general ly fwore<:l the suggest ion, but nothing practical cn me out o£ i:t. . . '\Ve fee l certain the money .'can he raised if the Catholi·c press will urge it. 'fhe memory of such a ~nan s.bould~ not be Jet die .... . -Le~ the ambition of O).lr youqg men be excited and inspir~d by tbe monuments of our heroes. Let the pen be not forgotten in tbe gleam _,.9.1;, the sword. Brownson deserves a monum ent at the ha nds of the Catholics o£ America. Who will ·head the list?
sound doctriMs. (Ave Mn.ria.) . What is known as .Les Cercles Catholiques have just
held their Fourteenth General Assembly in Pari s. The obj ect of these circles is a very laudab le one .. It is to lay hold of the workingmen and promote their ''soc ial" regeneration on a truly Chri stian bnsis. In the discussion which t ook place great stress wns lnicl on the importance of the pri est hood stu<l ying socia l questions and placing tbemsel ves at t ile bead of Christian s<•cial reform movements. It wns announced thnt mu ch atten.
The Kankakee Ga.zette srtys : Tbe .Catholic arcbrliocese of Chi c~ go is the youngest in line of e~t~blishm ef1t {If any in this country, and y<~t t he clire'Ctory of thnt church shows it to be _the most progressiv~ ·of th~ twelve. This nr('hdioccoe inch:.des Chicvgo and that portion of the State north of the so uth line of '\Vhite-8Ue, Ln', De Kn lh, 9nd Kflllkrli> ee connt.ies. The Chi <'rtgo Archcliocese hns 198 ch nrel! es- 2.2 more than :Kew Yorl;- ,270 prit'St8, nnct 30 ,0 00 < hilrlren nttending parf<'hi nl f<"t<i ol8. The Cnt.holic popnlntion is 425,000.
CHAS. RIETZ BROS. LUMBER CO.,
Manufacturers and Dealers
Iu LUMBER, LATH, SHI NGLES
POSTS, WINDOWS, DOORS,
BLI~DS AND SAL:r.
Kanl<akee, Ill.
Opp. Ill Central rt R. Depot.
J. A. l{OY, DEAU<:R IN ALL KINDS OF
F resh, Salt and Smok<:.d Meats, Sansnge, Poultry, Ele.
T. K. EAGLE: LUMBER.
A large anr1 complete ilSsortment of Lumber, Lnth, 8hingl es, Posts. SRsh, Door8, Blinds and Mouldings always on hand.
F illing lnrge or<l ers for Dirriention Lumber a Spec ialty .
Yn rcls, on Enst Avenn e, Kanknkee, 111., 2qcl. YRrd North Comt Street, and nt Momence, between C. & L. I. and Rive1·. A r1c1ress, J.K gAGLE, KANKAKEE. ILL
J. A. LANCLAiS. Bnoi< S<"llPJ', bt«t.iOn<·'r aml Wine Mer~lHtnt. 177 !:i t. Joseph ::>treet . St. l{orh , (Qnehec)
Propr ietor ol tl1 r. celr.hmt ed French Classies by 1•:. l{013 l•:H:r, <wrl a.lso of "A New Course of CaHacli an I>ennH.tnship" in D N u:o; . ( l i' rench a nd En~lis lL ) $ 10.50 a gross- of ·' La Henia.ine Saintr .. ," with nn" ic, l 8o. haU bou nrl , $6.00 'Ill dz.- of ·'Le Paroissien Not.e." 18o, full cloth: SlO.SO 'Ill dz;
Market North Sid <~ Court Street.. lmH bo unrl , $12.00 'Ill dz. . ' ' lias <tlwa.ys on lmncl. a1Hl >tt t he J ow~st priCes ,
K tcnlmkee. 1!1. . a.ll J<inds of French <t rtcl Engli sh chtssic<tl goods
L. ~<:. FOJ_n_1_AN- .- .-J. -F-o-m-.. r-A-N-. n- .-E-. -co_o_N_ . . - DRAZY & SON .. Office of
. FORMAN & COON . l'r:tctlettl house E'><i J.Jt.crs, mHI De<llers in ·wall
l' aper <tncl Window Bhades, J><ti uters' B!ook and Tools. P~tper Hangin g· an<l Decorating·. One door south of Post Ot'!\c@, KA N KA KF.F., .lLT,.
Genern l Bl;tt:ksmitb , H.0p:1irs of 1\'fachines, -'\Vngons,
Plows, nncl Horse shoeing. All ..,ork d•>n e on short
Notice anc\.gnatanteecl. Near the Riv er. Knnkakee, 111.
HEADQUAJ{'J'EH S FOlt
LUMBER AND COAL. j F i1·st Ya.nl Nol'th of Court Sttel!~, t 1 Opposite Johnson's Gmin I-Iuuse. )
D:ml Coal Direet from Breaker .at WHOLESALE AND RET AIL ..
Han! \Vood Wagon Stock a Specialty ,
S.M. DAVIS: ·. KANKAKEE, ILL.
DeJJOtof t.he Celebrated "GOLDEN CROSB " Fine Cut.' Establishecll 85(;. '
S. ALPlNER, Manu.f<tcturer of FINE CI GARS and
Bmol<ing >tnd Clwwing Tobaccos ancl a ll of Bmokers' Articles . No. 22 Ea s t Ave. Kau1rake~,
GREG. VIGEANT,
ARCHITECT. Rooms 5 and 11,
45 LA S~UE STB.EET, CHICAGO, ILL • .
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FOUNDED 1869. CHARTERED 1874.
Tnr: CoLLEGE affords excellent facilities for siuRy, and the acquirement of a thorough knowledge of MODERN LANGUAGES, MATHEMATIC , CLASSICS, MUSIC, SCIENCE, LAW, MEDICINE, PH.ILOSOPllY, anrl THEOLOGY. Most careful attention is paid to the business training of young men, and a thorough practicnl knowledge of BOOK-KEEPING and COMMERCIAL LAW is imparted by skilled Pt:tJfessors. ·
The b'!st authors and most npprovcd system of teaching are -adopted in all grades of the College. Student. may enter at any time. Term and tuition will begin with date of entrance.
· Terms for board llJld tuition *200.00 per annum. Cnt.'llogues, and any desired information will be carefully given on application to the Director.
~. <lt1ino. No. 12 COURT STREET,
IUNKAKEE, ILL. Dealer in Foreign nnrl Domestic
FA-lOY 80001 !lOTIONS DRY 80008
C. H. ERZJNGER.'i Is the place to get choice l ce-Crenm,
· Fruits. Nuts, Candies, Oysters, Cigars nm1 Tohacco. The Iar~t Ice-Cream nnll Confectionery Parlors in the city.
Cor. Conrt St. & EMt A vc. KANKAKF;E, Iu ..
CHAS. IL. TOWLTO~'S
MF.W PUO'I'OGRAPitiC STt; OIO,
D rbor:n A venue, Ist. Door Soilth of Court St..
East Side, KANKAKEE, ILL.
PETER W ALZEM, Grower of
PURE ALT R Wl.~:'E.
Warsaw, Bancock Co., Til. RIWKRENOM
JU. Rn •• JO'II. :r.tKLCltOll. ftlshllp of Green Bay . KeY. M. Kink, Bishop o{ IA.ant'orth . .
REV. M. J. MARSILE, C. S. V. St. Viateur's College, Bourbonnais Grove, Kankakee Co., TIL
SCHOOL BOOKS. LEGAL BLA.L..,.KS.
Jil. ~0 ~uthtttu. 8TATIONERY,
Books. N e"vs, Music, BAHF.-13AI.LS and RATS, FISHING TACKI,Jt.
KANKAKEE, ILL. TOYS, CROQUET. BABY CARRIAGES.
R. J. HANNA, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
GROCER AND
COMMISSION MERCHANT 43 Court Street
KANKAKEE. ILL.
BRA YTO~ & CHRISTIAN DRALBRS in Men·~, Women·~. Miss~s' and childr~>n's fine and medium Shoes: also all s!z!'_q and grades of Boot-~. l:\pecial inducements tor
Students Two dovrs north of Post office.
Kankakee, Ill.
!(ERR BRO'S, IIARDW ARE, STOVES, IRON. TEEL, TINWARE, NAILS, Etc.,
Job work done in f ny -part of the County Cor. Conrt St. and Schuyler A..-enue.
K.A.Nli.KEJi, ILL.
DEALER IN
llwrdwart , St{)f)U am:l T inware, IRON, NAIL.') and WAGON STOCK.
NO 13 EAST A VEJii"lJE, KANKAKEE, ILL.
Jobbing Done to Orrkr.
D. Q. SCHEPPERS, M. D. 292 Larrabee St. Chi~ago, 111.
Dr. SCHEPPERS
Will be in Bourbonnais on the lit of each Month.
J. W. BUTLER PAPER Co.
Wholesale Paper Dealers. A full line of Carda and Wedding good•
kept ronstantly on hand. Nos. 173 & 175 Adams Street,
Chicago, Ill. F RED ZIPP.
The oldes~oot I< Shoe Honse In the City, Customers ~ always have good Bargains .
. No. 17 ConrtStreet, Kankakee, Ill.
F A.R.::bl!ERS, Buy your Coal of and sell your
Hay to
A. F. MEYERS. omee and Yards at Bourbonnais Croeehl& of
J. J. & T. R. Jt. 'hlepllotu! )(e. 111 . I .U ii.AIU, ILL ..
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Drr goods, liarrlw c-~re , C.ut.kry, Olasswttr e. A l so k !' ~T'~ <:enstautly ou hand 11 hnge
sL<Wk o [ ltKA D I'-MA.D E l 'LOT HIN U,
FA~H LY MIW ICI NES, AB tl \vlwlesale Liquors .
. rOI-IN G.· KNECHT,
Merchant Tailor,
READY -MADE Clo"Lhing
H~t·~ and' Cap~ .-Gem's under we1tr.
Tntnks, V~ li ses , Furn is lting Goods.
W ilson Brog ' Fine Shirts.
NO ". 2 AND * COU RT STREET.
n:ankakee, IH .
L. DROLET & BlW THER .
Buy the Emery $3 Shoe - AT-
·DROLET BROTHEHS 23 Conrt St. , Kanka.k e~. i:JJ .
C. WOI,FE. l~nrber S!1np.
Under Umbae h 's H a rn ess Sto re. KaHl< ake!'. 1ll . F il·st Cia' s Wo,·k ~· ~~~ r~ nt e~ d . ·
· StLtdents especia lly ·invited.
H AND-MA l iE 1' ur e Wa.x'\.'nndles per llJ. 4;, ctil Monl ded ' 'htx Candles, " " 3R ct s. Stea.ric 1.\'a.x, n , 20 ct8. Special l'r\ces t o v a t·tieg v uy!ng in larg~ qwwt it tes.
Ca.t lwl i<; l ' r-aycr Books 25 cts_ upw~n.ls.
CATU .lLIV FUlLY BIBLES, WH!J t wo lar!(e ela~ps ~;ul F anr.:r Edge $9.?1/ Sent
·rree to any part oi U.S. on r ece ivt of price.
GRAHAM & SONS, l111por tns or Clmrch Goorh , .Jobber s in Schoo
Books • n<l C~th o li c Bookse ll er s. 118 S. Despl~ines 51: Cor . Monroe. Chi r-af(o. Ill.
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N OTRE DAME A CADEMY;
-wmr Stoves, Iron .. !\ ~i l s and vVagou woo< I st ock . .
Tiuwnre rmd Tin work of nil kincl s. N o 8 Court Street ,
KAN KAKEE, ! LL.
C. P. TOWNSEND. EastAve. l d oo r south <rl' Kll etct. l il' .> l~lock.
KANILI\IU<:E, ILL.
:A. CAHD. T o a ll whom it, may conc<'r n.
H 11vin g ad opted the On e Pri ce System to all my P<l tro n ~, 1 will g ive n fnrth er clisconn t of 10 Per cent t o tt.ll Clergy men, Pr(•fess•,rs fl ltll Stuclents of Bonr bonn nis Co ll ege. Cnll mt th e Pbii acl e lphi ~t One "Pri ce Clothing tl:lll North W. Cor. of Conrt S t. nnd E ·:st Ave . KRnlm l;cc, Ill.
i\1. Robrb eimer, Pl'op.
WILL l AM DA I~C HE.
G roceri es,
Dry Goods,
Ynnkee No tions.
BOURBONN AIS GRO\"E, ILL. -
BENZIGER BROTHERS,
Prin ters to th e H oly A postoli c See,
P ublishrTs and B ooksellrrrs;
Also manu f: tcturers and impor~ers of
~Iuault ~numxent~ ~ml
~t~tni~ad~. _ No. 20G Soutll Fourth S t.
ST. LOUIS, MO.
I\ttrrasch and Sta~a, Proptietm·s of
The .OI<l. lleau ch a mrH!!• .Ra b P.I.I · PRESCRlPTfON DRUC STO
Where yon c:Ln find th,e Largest assott•·-•JII mem of H a ir a t\d Tooth B r usl tes·Toile t Perfum ery, Soap~ . Spon,ges >11\clall va rieties Druggist SutHiries. · . . . .
All she uld give th~m a cwll', No. 0. COUlt T ST. Tr,LEl'RONE:_N·O.) O
A. Ehrich EAST COURT STRJ;!:E'f
KANKAKEE. Deal e.r in choicest Gr,ocerie~ , ,
l!rnnrl s of Flo11r. Keeps on band consta · a Iaro-e assortment of F eed and Prpcluce. Pl~1se call and see · rne ~for~ going
· any place ell)! e.
H. L Crawford & Co~ WHOLESALE&. RETAIL
GROCEJ,{S No. 36 Court Str~et.
J~A l\"'TtAKEE,' IL L .
Out.fits for CoLLIWE l>A ~' E H.s . Send fur eotimates . .
W A I'INt:m , W E BE R ,E"' f ound ry, & Pdnters' Supplie;s . ~.
Specimen ] 3ook and E stimates 1;J.POn.. ··:. npli c'"~>i< o , W rite f.or S e cond-hand list pf ,
e resses and M achines . , ".C. & 56 Franklin St, . C h icago , :1118'•
J\ a nk a!w P Stone. nn<l Lill >C Com pa.ny . I , ~omu•oJIATED FEB. 23rd. 1867.
Prop•·ietors <lt thr- Celchral ed Kankakee ft at Lime ston<'s <~wuTi e s .
F n 'sh 'Voocl burn ed Lime
always on lt~ nd . , . . KANIL'\.KF:E, ILL
The '•JO 'JRNAL" is n first cl n,;;s
me\-lium for " -·H>VERTISING." Spe-
cinl a t tention
BUSINESS CARDS~
BILL I-IEADS~ ETC.
~Terms ,reasonabl e.~
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