St. Viateur's College Journal, 1887-12-03

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-VIATEUR'S CotLEGE JouRNAL LECTIO CERTA PRODEST, VAIUA D E L ECT A 'l' . Seneca.

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·vaL. V BOURBONNAIS GROVE. ILL. SATURDAY, Dec. 3, 1881. NolO

A. H. PIIZE.

JL4.NKAK~:E , ILLINOIS.

STUpENTS ~nrl TEACHERS. A t tention!

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ThP f'an t'lgrarh E~t. J . T . JtO:-iEY. :'llanagt•r.

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NE'"'VV rCLEL:'ffC OEOGHAPHIFS.

ECLIDTIOEtEMENT.ARY ~GEDGRXPHY. E'CLECTIC COMPlETE GEUGRA?HY.

"ENTIRELY NE~V Acntrrrte Jfops, shmriHg latest Di.~ ­

ooveries and B mmclm·ies, Concisr:. Des-criptive T <'-xt 11:ith u1ujorm Topical Arrnngement, Suzwrb and AJ!1'rozwiute

[ tlustrcttions. JUaps.-THE :MArs. AltE Wnou.Y

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EDITORI L.

·ovt; BER paaee&oh gaily out.

• • • THK' CKCl LIA[1 expre,s their sincP.re thanks to nll

t.h~ir f'riemb.

• • • THK IUCH-L ME. TTKD )()()t!(lnt> of our sbee.~

bAs ~d. May it be to ~ comfort of llll our readers. • • •

~ E co,•oaATULATE our military boys upon tlte1r ta• purchase of" very ftne Americao tsg. Ld us oftt'n see it wa•e you gaily out.

• • • ALREADY WE HEAR the dia\ant tunings of the

Cbmtmas chimes, like tbe gay fore..Mtes of some grand Ot"Cbelka. Cbris\mas nttmben of m&gftt:ines, and the general announcements o{ holiday amusements all sound tbe cborcb of~ py festiTAI as near at band. M:~y the bAnnonia of t"Aftb unite with \be anglet!' song of gl&d· llfla and be beard in heaven as mao's lliCt of adoration.

• • • TllE CH R CTER of a oommooily or of a nation

het.nyt I I iu UK~ r.un.Ja obeer'fed by &.bat eommu. nity or aatloo. llo 'if mueh do we not gather as to llle

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Gree~rs>lrom· their Olympic G:tme n.nd other obscrvfln-0013? • we jutige of any nat.fon' pnlriotism h its veoeratioo of i greAt heroes, by it.s lemn com-memoration or memor abre victo1 ies; of )t.$ god lin b. its eonaeorating ds for the scknoyledgt>ment uf heavenly. fia Ol'S. Thanksgiving ia a holiday which e ery truf' ·American ought to ent.husiastically cerebrnte_ God hM given u. ·the largest., the riohett, n.ud in ev(!ry ay the best oouatry to live in and })rosper; and in iew of these bl 'nl{8 and•ofcountles other it seem, as Fr. Lesage-truly puts it, that. the day is not tong enough for u& to retnrn •im. -tbtmk t-l the gi v~>r of all gift!=. May Americans never cease l<• recognize their Goo­given privile~ -And Umsrle!erve an inerenseofl:renven's ~tgit\s.

• • • EVKRY NATION b-Jasts of a national emblt ·m (If

some kind or of f'mblems ol various kinds. The Romans venerated t.he goose &nd rightly too; Ute Engli b tamed the lion, wbile Americ.a. never tn be outdone, al\er stealing a piece of the sky for her banner (and paiut.ing iL red by way of variety) captured the brud.beaded e~~gle of ber mountain ummits and pert· bed the prourl bird upon her glorious flag staff! How many poets t.lte American e:"ite bas inspired, (a.nd how ma.ny he bas not in pirerl) bow many compArisons he has suggeste<l, how many a brave warrior he hiLl! lead to icwry, LI.JC ,·ictims (lf poetry ntUJ t.he re~uters of history can readi ­ly recall. Though our dear eagle ill uaeful. fbr incitement of poet aml hero. still he meet.!s with. a t(,rmidable t>ne­my in tbese dflys of pem.!C-the turkey. On thnnksgi.wng day, for instance, when the cnpt.i\'e eagle is left to mono­polize \.be t<lp of tbe ftag·pole or the pooL's roomy crn­ninm, and the nation rallies round t.he . turkey, who lies nearest the American heart? The gobbler.

• • • COM~IUr.ICATION ... of personal interest. from

pre.sent. and fiJI'mer students wilt be thankfully recch·etl by the stnff.

• • • THE ORA ATIC a.o4 elooutionaTy recita.l by Prof •

E. D. l>e.uny, of Kankakee, Jut Tuetday e tmingi waa an able .aDd app~w.ed.eo.tenainme»t. The etuden~ re. turn thanks lor l.be enJoy menlo prooured Lbem.

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t:iT. V 1ATl<.: Ul{ 'S CULL.EG.E JOURNAL . ::-, • t;' ~~ ' "f. '

GOD'S DESiG N IN Cg B;ATINU MAN.

It i<' nn iural l( >r t he C hr is t in11 to ('.0n ;; id E>r :tn cl recog~

ni ze Gocl ~~ s t be prim:try cHu :;c of .nllt ili ng~ . Tl!co log i­

a m; te ll u ~ that t.ll c S upn •me B e ing \\' flS <~ lt Ce :d one i11

his g lory nn cl tllajc::; ty , n ot.lt ing b n t him se lf existed , and tha t in t.hi :; g lory :t 11d m:1j es ty God's go0Hlness Lltirst ing

.I 11 finitc ly !l>r t he d cfus iun .o f itself i t d .:'te tmin cd t o c re­:tte bc i11 gs o n whom it wou lcl showe r Lbc alm ncl ance of

its ctcn htl Lo ve alld merey. T hese Le ings God a lo> t' d e­t e rm in ed t o 0re:cte to hi t- own imn ge a nd liken<.>ss, t hat

is iutellig~nt,.;\ ucl free , t ll a t Lhey mig ht be able to under. stand n.n cl a c1ore, conseq 'l on tl y to ·J·enrl cr g lo r.y.

For we must not om it t lmL God c ren ted fo r· his own

g lory fi rs t.ly , seeonti ly for tile g lo ry · of tb e c reat m es t bemselves. Io f:wt, when we C011S ider tk\t God a lon e

exb ted we C:111 11 0t u nde rstand that He c.oulcl have acte d

fur nn.r one but him self, si 11 ce He eoul ct.n ot have acted for noti.Jin g . Go\l's o wn g lory th en is the primary ob ject [(Df l m oti ve of c reation. "'

No <v, in t ha t grand w ork of creat io.n, of the univ (~rse ,

m :m may be ju st ly cn.!le cl t he p ivot upon wlliul:i eye ry ­thing turn s. T rul y , he is in him self a m icrocosm , a li ttl e worl d. I n his borly he represents a ll t he nnima l, vegetn.tiv e nnd inani m:tt e snlJs t.nn ces ; in hi s w nl be ex. bil•its tl •e r:ct. ional nn d sp-iritu il.l natures.

vYe must nqt be su rpr ised then th a t ( :X orl seems t o hav e ev er consiclerecl him h is mnster-p iece, hi s work o f precli l eet i o ;~ , 11 p c> n whi ch H e bestowed tbe mos t. p re ­

c io us of hi::; blessi ngs, the g rea test of~,]] h ono~·s , the I n­carnation of' hi s only Son, thro ug h who m He bas d rawn

t <' hi mself a ll c reati on, t ln1s mirnc nlo nsly j oin ing t he fi ­nite t o the I nfini te , the imperfect to t he Perfec t , the c reature t o the Creator.

A s this ne t of G od, namely t he I ucarnat ion of hi s D iYine Son, is Lhe most w:~m.cle rfnl of all hi s works a nd

as it w as t o t'ake pl ace am 6ng men, we must n ot feel as tonished ·to Lelw lcl a lL the his t ory of mank ind ord :J ined

r:rd Christwn, t o Cll!{;t. For , t hong h G ocl cre:ite<l n1 n.n free, yet H e C')n ld n o llelp creati ng llim fo r a cl efil)it c purpose, his own g lory. S o tba t in re~e lity rn ari is free as to tbe m eans by wh ich he mn.y render g lo ry t o God , b ut be is no t. f ree in t he sense t ha t be mny r enrl er g lory or not to h is Creator.

In fact, do what be HF<l' , man; whet her goocl 0 1; .Lad beli ever or mi believer, ljn.gan or · c hr is tian , will nev e1:

p8rforrn one action which will n ot i n t he en d r ed onnd to the grea t er glory of his Mak er. T il is may a p p ear pn­r a(lox ical ~mel contracli ctory at first sig ht.; hut when ·re ­

ft ect ecl upon may go some w~1y s in exphining t he t r it e expressiort, ''God a lways draws good o u t of ev il."

O ne cl ay ·\Viil cori1e when the Creator wil l ask the cr ea-

tmc t o g i v~ a n a~cou'n t of i ts ({t>it :g., , i t wllll>e the day o f tlt e t r iumph of Go cl , when th e wick ed will con d em n t_hem sel \r es t o l)erili'tio n fo r thl:! i~ o bs t.it HLC.Y iu r efusing·

t o g lorify t heir Mn k P. r by th e proper m eans poi11ted

o nt to th em , wheu the good will Ascend t o ll eavrn t o con­.Li.n ue t he ir work~; of in11oble · an tl d oc il e ob edi o;o ne to the vvice of conseie nee. Then i ud eecl will l>e u nd e ~stood

clenrly , t h6 \.J g h .n'ot to t l1 e ex tent thtLt God l1i insel f un­cl e rst:tnil ~ it, bow we ll th e~ d a inned ree d er g lo ry · t o

Lb eir· C i·eator 's jn;, ti cP; bo w we ll ib e e lect r e ndc"r g lvry t o their erea.tor's jus tice, lov e a ncl m ercy combin ed.

But the . . qu estivn a ri ses : t\oe.s no t m ,tiJ rend er tha t g lory to uis e reator e ven in tl;i s life ? lnrl eo d he d o es ,

thou g h not so strikin g ly us he wili on t il Lt a.wful y e t bea,t ifnl cl ay of the r eckon ing. w ... n eed b ut look rtbo ut

ns Lo prece i ve bo w even individual~ r end e r g lory to

t ll e it· C re:ttor's jus tice ftn t1 m e rey . H o w ha ppy_ s nd t ra nqui l of m ind lire the humbl e nm1 vi.rtuOul< s e ~va 11ts

or G od , ltow·trv ubl ecl nncl rlisqnie terl a re the prOll tl

a nd a mb iti o ns who qua rrel r eck less ly fo r t he fleeting vani t ies of ridws and o f powe r.

Yet th ese manifesta tio ns of God's g lory ~ll' e not so str iking a ttd :lpp:w ent as we mig ht d es ire Lh em to l> e,

m ,d th ~oy r Pq (l ire f rum us lS peci:tl pa ius of o bsrrva tion

and stntl y. \Ve ::tre a nx io us for g reater proo fs o f our Creator's triumph and we feel somewha t wenri ecl by the t houg ht t k tt we sha ll ]1 a v e to a wai t t lJC day o f juclge me11t in ord er t o o~ tain Aatisf,tc tion on tb n,t r espec t.

A ll this b.o weve r but shows o ur· li ttl eness and im­

p ote nce. God , wlt o is etern a l nnd a ll- po werful, is n ot di st urbed by su ch tb oug hts. He r es t~ secnre i1J b! s e te r­

nity, eonti cl ent t!J a t no~hing can escspe hi s noLic.c :cn ;1 that-millto ns of y ea rs he nce will !JOt be hter t o !.Jim

t lmn is th e pre:3ent m om ent. This m iglJt ex pl nin to us !:: is tolerance of those w~ck t! cl an!l insol e nt persons wh o moek n.ncl curse H im. 1\lan wou ld like to l!a ve th em aunihi la te rl on the spo t, hurled cl ovrll into <h rkn ess; G od is pa ti en t and unruffl ed, H e has a ll t'lternity a t his disposal, there is no reaso n fo r hnri·j; or preeipi tn ti o n.

So mu eh for m ann s an ind iv iclna l. If he is so diffi cult to und ers tand an cl ifhe g iv es so littl e s:<ti sfuction wh e n taken sep:tra t e ly , we mu st be con sol e d by the tho ug ht that he beco mes qui te cli ffe re llt when considered as for­ming a tribe , a na tion, or n race.

Nation s li ve only in this world, for the re will be no need of tlwm in the nex t. when a ll ind ividuals will make but o.ne family in Chris t. H owe ver, since a nati on

forms n. ~incl of a pe rson , s ince it li ves and "c ts a s a r e ­ponsible 8gent, it surely deserves reward or pnqi:;hment according as it proves fa ithful or no t, to th e laws o f jt1S­

ti ce nncl morali ty, ancl t o tbe mission nssiguec1 to it by God. As tbi s r e ward or punishm ent can not be meted to it in tbe next world it must necessari ly b e d ealt o nt in tbis life, and · that in the presence of a world intent

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up:o-g beholding the executipn . o£ such ft. measure of just.ice._ . .. . .

History att;sts that as lon·g as a rmtion rem:tins vir­tuous it need not fear· de~truc~iou. On the contrary, the moment it becomes corrupt _no power can prevent it from operating its own .ruin. The str·uggles and the hardships which it bas to undergo before !·eaching a solid footing among the p::;wers of the world, the di.ffi­e-ulties it meets with in trying to holrl its rank and posi­tion, the emineo,t warriors and patriobs, the writers and statesmen which it produces in the course of its exis­tence, all these things · con::;iclered separately or as a whole assured(y afforu the most pleasant subjects of in­tellectual studies n.nd pastiwes.

Yet there is sometbi:Jg h igber ·and loftiet· still in the study of bistot·y. Not only shouLd we endeavor to under­"tand l;he intrkat~ vicissitudes of individual nations, but also the relations ann connecLions which exist be­tween all nations forming the great f<Lmily which we Clesignate by t.he name of mankind. Indeed it is onl_y by carefully considering the diff~rent peoples as they have existe<l and as they have supplanted one another from the beginning of t.be world. to the present day that we may come to seize the grn.nd unity of the ck~ign

, wlticll they execute on their solemn march through time on to etemity.

T:.en we uehold the unbroken succession of event~ and we see bow beautifully every link of the chain is fast­ened on to its neighbor, the history of tlle world be­comes the history of an individual c!alled humanity, and we can embrace and analyze and study that individual with~ satisfaction that becomes astonishing. A wonder­fnl field opens for the exercise of our judgement, our mind is tflken captive by the logic of fiwts and we be­como convinced of the suhlime workings of God in an<! through mankind. In fact, it is no longer man we consider, it is God himself, the uncreated wisdom, whose thoughts and designs we read in the wonderfully sublime drama of history, of which man is the actor, but God the author.

In that moment indeed we begin to comprehend the language of history and of wisdom, and of facts, and the succession of empires and kingdoms i::; no longer a mystery to our intellect. From the knowledge of the past we learn to conjecture the future for we have dis­covered that m:m, though fickle and inconstant in the extreme, is led by the mighty band of One who is con­sta-ncy and order itself.

Our conclusion then forces itselt naturally upon us tlrat man is destined for a fixed and immutable end or purpose, tbat is the greater glory of God, his Maker. Though free in every sense of the word, he cannot avoid that end, for it is t,hat which gives him a right to exist, it is the motive of his heing, it is his final

ca.tise. without which he would exist for notl;in<r ra tiler ""' be would not exist at all.

A. D. G. L ThP.se few thoughts rpn.y serve in some way to pre­

pare t htJ mind for a bett€'r understanding of history, wllieh consists in the. study of th P. lives of nntions and of the individuals wl;10 have made their mnrk in the world by influencing it i 1\ good or in ev il. w·e mny in the near future appl.v the few principles herein enunci­aterl in a concise review of all history, or of some p9rtion of it., or even in the stu <'I y of some great na.t;on or individual.]

ABOUT ~IILITARY COMPANIES.

Rev. 1\loclerator, Mr. Presi<{ent, and Fellow Members: Lend me your ears a11d listen tbP. best way yon can ... If we were all to embark upon au imnginary toboggnn and Jet ourselves clown the slide of time-away ciown into the dimmestantiquit.y and even across the high drifts of oblivion, the first thing we would tlo after passing an introduetor.r rem:~rk on tile weather of course, would be to look around tor a fire or something tbat has beat­ing properties. Well, let's supp(Jse it's a ll true, anc1 tllat we're all a'ctunlly after sliding down the headlong and almost endless chute. First we must ext1·icate ourselves from our vehicle, or in common parlaoces get off the train-and after a little manual friction for want Of bd.ter comfort in the way of anything heat-giving, we must begin to explore the quasi Siberian waste which stretches before our vision. What are we looking for? The origin of Military Companies if they ever had an origin.

Now do you descry in the dim and cold distance an aged form approaching towards us? The ghostly appar­ition advances nearer. It is a real living sorD<>thing, it wenrs a bald head and a long white beard, cn.claverous. musty and useless ns a lost Greek dictionary as it works its jaws in a delightfully writhing movement, it emits the following hollow ·sou nels: " '0 An trope, dia ti eisi anthi ?'' which in plain Anglo Saxon menns: Man alive, what are yon coming here for? . . .. I being the only p rofound Greek scholnr in the cr<)wd, quite struck with the classic dialect of the old gentleman, cuter into a conversation with him, and explain our motive for thns intruding upon the 1:>3cred territory of whieh be seems the lone and lonely guardian. He i'llvites us to his ca­vern which we reach after several tortuous windings th~ough hazy ~pace. (Tremble not at these Haggardly expressi<:>ns)- He strikes a match, lights the electric lamp and presently produces what be calls chronicles of ancient times wherein we see that the origin of military compr.nies rlates still farther hack. They were first or-

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g::tni zed among the angels n.t the timr of Lu cife r's revolt ns is apparent from tllese folios. Some have ulamea Milton for m::tking the angels fi ght b:Lttle~ ; but he is perfectly j ustifi<Lb le. I$ there anything more subli me than to behold in imagi n:\tio!1 these two ho~ t s of hostil e~ pir its .

the good fig hting the bad- in an awfu l contest! or co urse the hlind poe t was right. The reason why some critics censure Milton i.; because he makes th e angels 1ight with spears macle wi th t eleg raph poles. r agree with them-in say ing that this W <tS pretty rough. So you all see very plain ly that mi li tary companies origi­nated like other human. miseries, in sin.

We len.rn from tile sam e books that the fit·st bat tles fought on land we re single-haud ed combats-like the one between Q;Lin and Abel. Bu t military companies were not slow cropping up and we ob;:;erv;e that. the G reeks and Romans and later on , the Freneh, the Eng­lish anct the Germans raised lots ofsoldiers besides thei ;: ord.inary ca ttle, as Sallust tells us.

The armies of Alexander used regular P eruvian spears exclusi vcly, a:~d the Roman soldiers handled the catapult very dexterously. The moderns, as you all know, use heavy old army muskets-and the qtJicers dandy light swords. (brand new.)

Alex"•nclee learned his trade as drummer boy in his f,,ther's armies and after promoting himself to the t'ank of captain, a position always very desirable, he led his companies against the enemy and became the m;ts ter of a v •tst empire. L:tter on Oresar, a Roman, tllought he'cl do the san-.e thing: so he drilled up n. nice company and came in to Gau l. He looked around and conquered. His ,sJldiers never fi red a shtlt. They g rumbled ::tnd sairi iL didn't pay and ~bat conq nest was a ll onG-sideo. Ann it was too. Then Oresar turned around and clid the meanest thing out. He went to work and· wrote a book for the amusement, or raLhcr the torture of school-b oys. a ll at the expense (>f his soldierS to:). It's g~T.l :· ll througu, I reao it.

Now gentlemen, if you'll turn your intell ectuc~l

head-lights towards Greece you will learn from the philos·~phy of Plato that the Athenians had a most ex­alted idea of military companies. They came into this world for what ? for no other purpose than to join some milital'y com p::tny or other. It was the sole en<l of their existence. So much so that according to Xenophon, as Mr. N ormoyle here can vouch, those who were lame or otherwise un::t.ble to. be!tr aL"ms were thrown in the gutters or cast into the se.1, fl.S being of no e arthly use. Unc'ler penalty of ex treme torture they were marle to undergo the rlrill even from cb il~ booo, so that if oc­casion offAred itse lf, they would be at any moment ready to defr.nd the rights of their country. For this reason we find among the ancients many able-boc'lied men as welf as men of gAnius. On the battle-field they are represented to us by Thucidides and other historic

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al writers, with their g litteri.ng ~h i elds ~ntl spad~'ling helmeJs presenting a scene at once magnificent and ter­rible.

The model'l1s have tried ha.rJ to imitate the ancients in this as well as in other arts. We do nothiug but :ape the ancients in everyt lling a riyh ow; and it is no wopder poor D.trwin began to think man was a lineal descend­ant from the monkey. The military comrJanie,5. of mod : ern times are not ~ati sfied with tbe c it~1.de l s, battle~fle lds ancl stro'lgbol<ls of the nation, but they want the earth, th e whole earth, an<l we find them ramifying into every little one-lton:,e town Jilie Kanktdree, Ln/ '-tyette, an rl Bombvnnais, and they even sprc~d into the co ll eges and country schools. Of tlliS assertion we h ave ·bere a living proof.

In our schools and colleges vre ba ve them for the purpose of exercising the body and de veloping ou r mu;:;culnr powers- :t purpose which, I as .~ure y ou, is . a lw >1.ys fully attained, when for instance, your captain makes you march and eany arms for fully two hou rs, while be himself with a light sword (uew) saws the a ir ancl cuts a great figure! He delights pRr ticularly in keeping the b ~)ys out a good long spell, as he has the authority-But sometimes it happens some one gets llis

. Irish up and prodig;1lly bestows llis cllatter upon the. chi lly a ir .

Om· companies differ from the · Greeks in many re-. spects. They are not composed of brave, he ~tlthy and strong men, for they take in any skinny dttde that wears a su it. I could give you many ex:tmples e ven in this · society. But I don't want to be pet·sonal ; no noL at a ll.

When they go on their exped itions to the woods they man.ully trample the dead leaves, and possibly may even scare a dog, or a horse, and make' it . run :.n ' holy fr ight. Then they will shout and yelf as if they had gained a great victory . On one occasion ho wever, the enemy proved too many for them a.nd they were cvm.pletely routed. They encounterecl a <'!rove of oxen which at once set to kicking and jumping and bellow­ing so at the militia that tbe heroes ran all over the field in wild eonfusion . I should like to see them ex­posed to the fiery eyes and dreadful roaring of cannons on a real hattle-fieH. W vuld 'nt they run? .

Now, I dont want to be partial or to appear preju­diced. I mu~t confe;;s that our boys execute many gra- _ nefu l movements and they know it too. Th~t tbey look well and smart I also g ran t. They furnish amusements for us and our visitors, anrl we ahvays likA to bear the clrum and see the boys fall in. I, belongiug to the awk­ward squad, have less occasion for displaying myself &ncl more tor adm iring others. I would certainly join the regular army of military du<'les if the drills did not require the precious time which I must consecrate to my favorite study, Greek. As it is I must remain your

admirer , No. 4 of the awkward Squad .

SUPPLEMENT MENSUEL.

NOTRE FOI ET NOTRE LANGUE.

VOL IL BOURBONNAIS, ILL Samedi, 3. Dec. 1887. No 9.

LKS BEAUTES DE 'ROLLA.''

Comment trouver des beautés dans uu poëme qui con­tient tn.nt d'horreurs? T el est cepenct1.11t le cas, et com­mune la nuit la plus noire lnis e parfois luire une blttn­che étoilè et qu'un amas de fange voit s'épanouir une

' lieur virginale, cette œu vre de 1\Iuo.set a des pages Jumrneuses à côté des pins sombres, l' image hideuse <ln vice r.e s'y ét:lle pa.~ seule : l'âme est souvent t>mbaumée des parfum.s les plus exquis du bean, de l'idéal.

B.olla personnifie notre siècle ou plutût c'est l'homnie tel que l'n fait Volk'tire. Il n'a d 'autre souci que de jouir de la vie. Son père lui a his,é juste assez de fortune pour s'am userpenèlant trois ans. Voihlle terme de son ex isten­ce qu'il terminera par une derniè re tete, par un infàme outrage;\ l'innocence, par le cr ime du suicide!

Les premières stances de ce t riste ouvrage ont toute l~ grandeur et l'inspiration d'un poëme épique:

''Regrettez-vous le temps où le ciel sur la terre Marcbait et respirait dans un peuple de dieux; Ou Véuus A~~art.é, fille de l'oncle amère ~ecouai t, vierge encore, les lm·tues de sambre, Et fécondait le monde en tordant ses cheveux? Oü les sources \.remblaient des baisers de Narcisse; Où du nord au mid i, sur la création, Hercule promenait l'éternelle justice, Sous son manteau sanglant taillé dans un lion; Où les Sylvnins moqueurs, dans l' écorce des ehênes, Avec les rameaux verts se balancaient au vent, .b:t sifflait dans l'écho la chanson du pass<mt; Où tout était di vin, jusqu'aux douleurs humaines, Où le monde adorait ce qu'il tue auj~urd'Lui, Où quatre mille d :eux n'avaient pas un athée; Où tout. était heureux excepté Promothéc, Frère aîné de Satan, qui tomba comme lui ?-

Et qûaud tout iut changé, le ciel, la terre et l'homme, Quand le bCl·ceau du monde en devint le cercueil, Quand l'ouragan du Nord sur les débris de Rome ~ne sa sombre avalanche 6tendit le linceul.-

Regrettez-vous le temps 011 d'un siècle barbare naqnit Un siècle .d'or, plus fertilè et plus beau; Où. le vieil univers fendit avee Laïl:ll'e

D <,l son front r11j cuni 1:1. pierre du tombeau? l{egre ttez-Yous le tf'm ps où nos v ieill es romat .ces Onvraieut leur~ ailes d'or vers leur monde eneha.nté; Où tous nos monuments et toutes nos eroyances Portaient le manteau blanc cl ~ leur virginité; Où, sous ia main du Christ, tout venaient de renaître Oü le pnlais elu prince eth maisons du prêtre, Portant. la. même croix sur leur front radieux , Sortait rle la montagne en rega.rdant les ciPux, Où Colugue et Strasbourg, Notre D.11ne et Sn, int-Pierrc S'agenouillant au loin dans leurs robes de J.li erre, Sur l'orgue u niversel des peuples prosterné~ Entonnaient l' I.J osanna des siècles nOU\'ea u - n é~;

Le temp~ o1t se fa isa,it tout ce qu'a dit l'histoire; Où sur les saints <tutels les crucifix d'ivoire

-Uuvraifn t cles bras sans tache et blancs coù1m e le l ait~

Oü la vie était Jeune,- où la Mort espérait?

l\In.iutenant le hazard promène au sein des om_urcs De leu rs illusions les mondes réve illés; L'ebprit des temps passés, errant sur leurs déco mbres, .Jette au gouffre éte rnel tes anges mutilé::. Le5 clous du Golgotha te soutienne à. peine; Sv us ton di vin tom beau le sol s'est dérobé; T a gloire est morte, ô Christ! et snr nos croix d '~bèn e

Ton cadavre céleste en poussière est tombé !

Eh bien ! q u' il ~oit permis d 'en baise r la pouss iè re Au moin" crédu le enfant de ce siècle sans foi, Et de pleurer , ô Cltrist, Hllr cette froide teere, Qui vivait de ta mort, et qui mourra sans tvi! Oh ! maintenant, mon Dieu, qui lui rendra la vie? Dn plus pur de ton sang tu l'a vais rujeunie; J ésus, ce que tu fis, qui jamais le fera? Nous, vieillards nés d'hier, qui nous rajeunira ?

Nous sommes aussi vieux qu'au j our de tn naissance: Nous attendons atltHnt, non~ avons plus perdu. Plus livide et plus froid, dans son cercueil immense Pour la seconde fois Lazare est étendu . Où donc est le San veur pour entr'ouvrir nos tombes? Où donc le vieux saint Paul haranguant les Romains, Suspendant tout un peuple à l'les haillons d ivins? Où donc est le cJnacle? Où donc les Catacombes? Avec qui donc marehe l'auréole de fen ? Sur quels pieds tombez-vous parfums Je Madeleine?

Où dotw v ibre clans l'air une voix plus qn ' llllm ai ne? qui de nous, q tt i de no us v:t de veuir un D ieu ? . ' . .. .

·E n li ~au t ces pages , le 1':1ganisme ne ::;emble-t-il pas revi vre avec. ,:es mille di eux? Et le môll(le chrétien u'apparnît-i ls pas:\ nos regnrcl s cornme a u j our où il sor tit des main:; <l e J' Egli se, to ut é t in ee la nt de l'Ge lat d' une pureté sans t:1 che? l\fnis cett e d on bl e vi sion n'es t q ue pour amener celle ct e nos temps. Comm e le po~t~

sent donloures~m ent le v ide q ue l'i mpié té a fa it parmt nous: L' idée d u ct ivin a é té effacén du code cle to utes nos inst.ituti<,ns socia les, et l'homme éto uffe d nns cet âge sa ns espérance q ni pèse se r lui eom me le co uvercle de la tombe. Nous, fils de l'Eg li se, enrég istrons ces regre ts et ces a ve ux qu e la muse a so upirés dans une lang ue im­mortelle.

D ors-tu content, Voltaire, et ton l1i 1leux sourire Volt io·e-t il encore sur tes os décharnés ?

"' d ' Ton s ièc lb é tait , d i t-o n, trop jeune pour te 1re; L e nôtre doit te ~l aire, et te::; bo mmes sont nés. Il e<L tombé sur nons, cet édifice immense Que de tts larges mains tu sapais nuit et jour. La mor t <l evait t'attendre a vec impati ence, P endant q natre-ving t ans que tu lui fis la cour ; Vous devez vous a imt·!r d ' un infernal a.tnour. Ntl qui t tes-tu jamais la conche nuptia le Où vous vous embrassez ct am; les v ers du tombeau, P our t 'en a ller t'out seul promen er ton front pâ le Dans un c loître désert ou cl ans un vie ux cllâtea n ? Q ue te di sent a lors totts ces grn. ncls corps sans vie, ües murs silencieux, r:es aute ls déso lés, Que pour l'ét ernité ton sonflle a depeuplés ? Que te di~ ent les croix ? QHe t e ùit le Messie? Oh ! saign·~ -t- il encore, quaud po ur le déclouer, Sur son arbre tremblant, comme u11 e fleur fl ,Hrie, T o n spec tre d ans la nuit revient le secouer ? Croi s-tu t~ï: mission dig nement acconplie, Et comm e l'Eternel, à la eréa tion, Trouves-tu que c'es t bien, et que ton œ uvre est bon? An festin de mon h,ôte alors je te convie.

Cet apostrophe à Volta ire est sublime et vivra auss i longtemps qtw la langue fra.nça.ise. Mais qu oiqu'ait rôvé Volta ire et qu'en pense sor1 disciple, le Christ n'est pas mort. On a pu déd1ristiani~er un monde fa it à son im­age, mais l' ég lise, l'œ uvre d e sa vie, est toujours jeune impérissable. Hier encore sa faib lesse triomphait du plus grand conquérant du j o ur. Qni v it et meurt au­jOurd 'hui pour Vulta irc ? tandis qtte l'Homme-Dieu compte partout d'innombrables pha langes dont. l'amour s'élève jusqu'au srtcrifice o:uprêmc du sa ng .

Lua. -(A contin'l! CJ' .)

LA F RANCE CATHOLiq UE

A L 'ETH ANGER

D ans tln récen t a rti cle sur l 'é tat <le lu, lang ue fra n­ça ise a l' étranger , nous a vons constaté, sillon ~.a déca­de nce, du moins, le mouv ement cle rPcul qu 'e lle a sub L

S i no tre influ ence n'en a pas été ruin ée si le nom français continue d 'ê tre le symbole de tont , ce qui est géuéreux et che valer esqu e, à qui le de vc ,n8-n ons. Sn11 s ihire de tort au Drn.gon v ert et ne l' ave u même d~s pi­res en nemis du n om chréti en, l' influ ence fnw çaise , con­siùérée au tripre point de v ue de sa f0nd a tiou, J e so n mainti en et d e sa propagati on, est l'œuv re de nos é vê­qu es, de nos misbiOnnaires , de n ot~ c ong r?gations reJi,­o,ieuses vig ila nts o·a rdi ens du poste que le ur a confié la b ' 0

provid r nce avec ce mot d 'ordre: Dien e::t la Fra11 ce ! Ce qu'o n ft dit du carclimll de Lavigeri e, en Afri4ue,

on peut le r épé ter Mg r, Pug inin, a u TOiJkin , de ce11t a utres en p;tys barbares ; de te ls horn mes ~a le ut à la F ran ce cles arm ées, mieux que des ar mée::> , car les peu­ples périssent par l' épée et rena issent par la c roix.

Il n'y a pas d' ex emple plus frappant de cette véri té q ue celui du Canada : le sort <les a rm es no us l'a. fa it per­clre, la croix no us l'a rendu. No us le posséuom; plus surement que si nous y tenions ga,rni son.

Chaqu e j our nous apporte une preuv e de l'infatiga­ble fid élité de notre a neienne colonie e nv ers la patri e fi·ança.ise catholiqu e. P our qui ne connaît p:t s le Cnunda, p our qui ignore les scJJtim ents catb oliqn es ct fra ns;n i:; de nos compatriote~ , un livre sur Fréderi c Oz.·m:nn, édité -a Montr éal, signé d 'un Canadi en-frança is est nue id ée inconc evabl~

Pour no us ce tte, id ée devait t ont na turellement ve­nir a.u fi ls c1e l'bonomble P .. ]. O. Chanveau, membfe de la Socié té R oy ale du Cauad a., l' un des clescend a 11 ts le>; p lus ilntre~ de ces Françrtis de . fot'te race q ue Co lbert choisit comme instrnment de la colo ui sation chrétienne dont il von lait do~ er le Canada. L e spectacle des bi en­fRits du christianisme, hé rit11 ge de ses an cêtres, a :;;uggéré à M. Cbau veau, fi ls, la pensée cl'é tud ier dans les œ uvres d'Ozanarn l' histoire de la c ivilizati on chrétienne à b­qne lle le Canacla français doit tout son triomphe.

Il a su s'aq uitter de sa tache avec un in con testable talent d'écrivain et une pa triotique émotion elevant l'ac complissement des desseins de DieLl opéres pnr les Francs. Il ne peut s'empêcher. avant de citer là bel le

P~we d'Ozanam, sur le baptême de Clovis, de s'écrier: "' "lei, sur les "bords du Saint-Laurent, un tel récit mé-

"rit~ de faire battre les cœ urs de près de denx milli­"ons de catholiques d'origine française qui n'y doivent "pas être plus inser.sibles qu'on ne l'%t, où qu'on ne "devrait l'être sur les bords de la Seine. ''

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LE UEHCLE .FRAi':CA1S.

'Cette simple phrase démontre mieux que les plus longs discours de quels fastes de l'histoire de France le Canada aime à se réclamer combien il est attaché au titre rle fils de la fille aînée de l'Egli se.

'sans cet attaehemE=:nt, les deux millions de C:lllnc1iens françni , dont parie M. Chauveau n'rxi::;teraient pas au­jourd'hui: ils auraient été absorbés par la vivtorieu'e Apgleterre.

L<J. foi catholique a donc san v?. le nom frau cais sm· les rives <lu aint Lau rent où tant de noms catl:oliqu es {Tançais s'épanouissent sous les yeux irrité des bron­ches orangistes.

Sait-on bien en France de que lle nrmc usèrent les ca­nad iens-français pour garder leur nationalitt-, menacée par le despot isme de leurs mnllrcs? Ils fondèrent., en 1834, la société Saint J ean-B:1.ptiste, ct sous les a u picr.s du patron du Cnnar.la' ilsjnrèrent c1e mourir plutôt que de lais er enta mer leur fui parl'an!J1Uication protestante Et 1884. cette Société célébr'l. son cinqu:wtenaire, ses Jtoces d'or.

"Que ~·est-il pnssé clur:mt ce demi siède? s'écrie "Louis Fréchette" le poële nrüional (·anndien-frnnçnis. ··Luttes homérique3 de la tribune, batailles à main a rm ée •·per.;écntions et tchafauds; mais auss i triomphe fin<tl. · · ~os libertés conquises, nos d roi ts reconnus, la paix et "la COitcorde ncclamées par tous sous l' P.gid~ d'noe cons­"titution libérnle; notre langue ct éfinitivement consa­'·crée comme hngue offieielle devant les tribunaux e t " le p~rlement; le pnys prospère, cle\'elor-pant rnpidc­"rnent ·es resources et offrant chnqne jour cle nouveaux " .lomaines à l'envabi ~semcnt de la colonisati~n; nos "campngne parsemées de maisons d'éducation primaire "ct chssique, nos villes dotées d'unive rsi tés floris5antes ; "nos nntionaux, au nombre de deux· millions, jouist:ant "de leu r part IPgitime du patrounge public et fai,ant ''sentir leur influence j'usqne dBn~ les <"Onflit<. po li tiques "Je la Rf:pu hliqne voisine, et par dessus tout, nos deux ''gran ch titt·es de Cathol iq nes et cle Fran ça.is uni ,.erse!. "lcment reconnus et reRpcctés pnr tous ceux qui nou " entourenl,, voilà le bilan glorieux des cinquante cler­"nières nnnèes de notre histoire,-voilà l'•euvrc des fon­"clntenr~ de la société Saint Jea n Bapt.ist!''

J:~mais peuple chrétien ne fut plus fidèle à sa mission à cette mission des races baptisées de baptiser les tribus infidèles et de tra>ailler sans rel âche a l' extension elu rovanme de Dieu.

Toujour~ en é\·eil pour sc fortifier !le non veaux moy­ens d'action, il s'empare tout aussitôt cle l'illée éminem ­ment chrétienne qui conduisit Ozanam à la création rl e la société de aint-Vincent de P au l; les premières con­férences, fondées à l'étranger, le furent à Québec et à Montréal. La charité, d'e~sence toute chrétienne, devait. trouver chet ces grands chrétiens, se8 premiers adeptes, sons le patronage d'nn saint rlont les œuvre::; sont plus

profitables à l'Eglis~ qne celles cle Bos~n et.

Cette pensée e~t cel le de l'Egli se ellemême; ell e a é té développée en un superbe langHge p!Lr M. ]'nbbé Bon­gaud , à la célébration elu c inqna.ntennire de la soe ié té Saint-Vincent cl e Pa ul , à QrJ .~ans. Après un éloq uent. parallèle entre Bossuet et S:t int Vincent cle Pan!, ces (leux lumi èrPS du christ.i anif'm e mocterne, d'un éclat si puissant, "qu'à ceux qui trou,·ent le e;hri stia ni sme !1 6-"rll i onnable, nous n'a vons qu'un mot à r6pondrc; c'est ''la foi de Bossunt;" "qn'à ceux qu i ctisent le ehrisÜ:1 n­·'isme impnissanL ou stérile. nous ne n~pondrons q1t'unc cho~e: c'est la religion de Saint Vineent cle P<tul." l\f.

BDuga ud s'exprim e a insi: "Et cependant, messieurs, oserah=-jc le elire? s'il fal­

"lait éteindre une ne ces g rnr.des influences, je n' !tési­"L<'•·nis pns : j e sacrifira is Bossuet. Privé-e cl f's inn ombra­•'ble;; ouvrnges de l'nig lc de 1\Ienux, l'Eglise sonffriraiL "llloins q11e si ell e YOyait cli sparn itre !P.s ins t i tutions de "sainL Vincent de P a ul. Ah ! c'est que l'Egl ise se pn~se "plus a isément cte génie q ue ,-~ 'nmour! L 'Eglise est le ''royn um e de la cllarité."

l\1. Chnuveau ue s'est pas trompé. Ozanam, (1isciple de la charité et npôtre de ia ci vilisation chrétienne, devrait ètre compris et admiré nu Canada mienx qu'en a ucun Rutre pays du monde. Si l'Eglise est le roynume de la Cbarité, le Canada est le royaumeù u christianisme; il est clcvé nu catlJolique par la France et demeure fran-

çais par le catholicisme. _ EDMOND Jor-uN~<:T.

LA FETE-DIEU A I-IENRJ -CHAPELLK.

Aaréablement situé sur une émi nence d'environ 750 0 .

pieds, Henri· Chnpelle est l'un des points calmin"nts lle lt< Belgique et se t rouve dans l' an o ndi sf.ement de Verviers province de Li ége. Ce joli v ill~rge d oit probablem ent son nom à celui qui y fonda la première chapelle: H enr i Duc de Linbourg. JI est trave rsé par ln grande route m~cadamisée dite de Nnpoléon et qui conduit à Aix-la­Chapelle, Cologne, etc. Bordé de grands arbres, ce che­min form e comme uue espèce de bonlevnrd dont lu par­tie qui passe sur la crête de la pins haute élévation a réellement quelque chose d 'enchnnteur. De lù le r egard plonge dans de vastes bassins llont tou t l'immense horizon semble soumis à la haute s11rveilfance de H en!·i Clwpelle ! D'un côt•~ vous découvrez la Gilcppc et le magnifique lion en pierre qui décore Je b:trrnge rle cctt.e rivière. Au loin vous apparaissent les hauteurs de la Baraque l\ii chœl sur le som met ùe l'Ardenne et qui s'6-lève, dit-on à 1122 pieds. De l'autre côté, la vue sc porte su r des collines, des vallons etc. et s'étend même jusqu'à Tongrcs, la ville du fam eux ''Veni , vidi , vici"

L E C.llilW L E .B'H.AN CATS.

cltt romn iu ~t b plus an<.: i <'n n <~ de la Belg iq ue. D e uha­q nc not.6 se dét: t(:hent tl es v ill :1ges eL cl es r;tu riq ues au nJili cn d ' une abon<l :~ n te vercl ttre, ct j e se rais c urie nx de connaî tre le nombre d c~s clochers q ui su1gisscnt de t outes par ts en nffec;tn nt toutes ics J'i.n·mcs <l es pi èces cl' uu je u d'éehecs ! 11 u'y a pas tle toUl'i st,cs qui ne con­vienn ent qu e I-Ienr i-C IJ :-~ pe ll e pos:;ùtl e l' u11 cles p lu~

beaux poinLs de vue de l' E urope. J31Li en piE'1Te et e t• b ri que, ce v ill:tgP n. nn e (·gli se asscz an~ i qn e , nne ma ison communale, c1 cnx ôcoles, un jt t .·é ti;tt rl es F rères des J~ -ole.s Chrétiennes, n n ltospiee pour les v iei ll arrls et les orphelins, nne ma ison tle san té, une station cl e che­min cie fer, ete. Aj ou t.ons q ue ce Lte loc:tlité es t essent iel­lement c:tt holiq ue comme le prouvent ses nombreux monuments publ ics : chal ell e tle St. Hoch, a n tels per­mannnts en pi en e t'le t aill e pom les processions, calvni ­res. etc. De plus un citoy en, au que l j e rlcm <:~ n dn. i s s 'il n'y nvait pas tdle 11 uancc poli tiq ue cla ns l'endro it, m 'ayan t r épondu :1. vcc u ne cer taine ironie : " nous n 'avons p:tS besoin de ç:1., savez-vous," j 'en eus assez pour me co n­fit·mer dans l'opinion que j e lll 'é ta. is formée sur Henri­Chapelle. c-à-cl , qu e ce villflge es t fo ncièrement catholi­que. On d it rn sus par le diocèse qne c'est une paroisse modèlé. D'a illeurs j e me suis t rouvé à mê me de consta­t er l e~ sentiments chr0t iens de ce vill age et cl ans les circonstances que v oici en pen cl e mols.

U11 ex-vicaire c1e la paroisse meur t a u milieu de n~grets

uni versels. T out bon, zélé, chari tab le, affab le, cP p rê­tre était passé en faisant t elleme tJ t le b ien, laissant uu si g rand nombre d'amis q u';\ ses obsèques ce fut un clenil génén ... l dans ln localité. Tou~e la paroise, maire en têle pri t par t à la eérémoni e. Beauco up d' é t r~tngers même se j oigni rent à Ire comm une pour uni r leurs reg rets aux pleurs des ei toyens c1e I-Ienri-Cha.pelle. Lorsque la cer­cueil fut descenclu clans ln fossse et q u'on eut terminé les prières d e l'Eglise, à l' instar de ce qu'avait fait Monsieur le Curé à l 'égl ise, Monsieur le BJurgmestre De L ièg<:> parla en fmn çais. JI prononça, a u nom de la paroisse, et :'i. la satisfacti on gén~rale , une adressé conte­nant les ad ieux les pl us touchauts et les seut.im ents les p l us cbrétieus. Or, comme ce rl isC<•urs se faisait en présence cl n clergé, des sociétés, d e la bande q ui a va it fa it en­t endre ses me ille urs accents et d'u!le foule q ui a pplau­d issait par son émotion v isibl e, j e conclus nécessaire­ment que ln ré pu tati on de H enri-Chapelle n 'était pas 'Volée !

U n v isite ul'. (A conf i mœ J' .)

CUEILLETT ES. - De h neige! -Mais nous n'avons fait que la voir! - V ieuncnL la glace, les patins ct les t r::tîneaux!

-En :1. ttenclant on se contente rl e j oucr à l njoot-lH~ II.

- L:t dé votion nnx âmes d u P urgatoire sera un des souvenirs de Nove mbre. U n ::t 11 tel d e la clin pell e a :· té. tout le moit>, drapé de uo ir et <l e.; eommuui uns out \Sté offertes chaq ue j our pou:· nos chers rlôfun ts.

- La v is ite d u K u,~~ .., . T li errien n 6tt~ un e c~ 6 J ic i e u se

snrpri , e ponr tons. Il a cha11té l:t gmnrl 'mcsse à l'ég li ~. e

où la ftml'are e t l'orchest re ont fa it ' entt-n th c leurs airs les p lus bril lants.

- Le Ré v. P . Duzé, O. M. I. éloq11 cnt et .z6l.é mission­tw irc, prêche uctnel l<-ment une re t rrrite à Manleno. JI rloit ensui te ve11i r ù Bo urbonnais et à StE' . l\1 a ri <~ .

- Bo ~t rhonn a i s aura lJientô t·. son hotel-de-viTle. I l s'é­lève sur le lot de M r. P . Sénésrtc en h ec elu Coll ég P..

-On est tl poser des clocl• cs élE>c tr iq ues 'entre lPs chambres cl n Di recteur, du Maître de d isc ipline, t1u P rocm eur, rl e l' Econome et de l' In fi rmi er.

- La réception donn ée a u Ré v. P . L::~j oi e, V. O. S. V. :\ J oliette, n é té de~ plus e n t ll ousia~Les. On es t a ll é juoq ll 'à déte ler les chevaux . Il y a <.>u ill umin :1. t iun gé­ném le cle ln. v ill e, séanep, et banq uet a u Ooll ége. A q uand notre tour?

- Victor soupire aprè8 la neige de St. Cl et : la I'Ll­

menr es t qu' il prencl m so n vol vers b mi-D ?cemb re. -On' a comm elt Cé, le dernier de N ovembre, un e

neuvaine prép:uatoire ù la bell e fê te cle J' Im ma culée ' Conception.

-Les MM. Gnlllger ont p:1s~é ln soirée du " 'J'hauks­g i ving dflJI" dans leur famil le : ils y étaient appelés pour célébrer un joyeux anniversa ire: les noces d 'argent de l<:urs bien aim és P arents. -Lès mnsiciens attaqnent déj à ln. Pastom le: q uo

c'est gai! N oël et la vacance! - Ls. B rosseau et G. Cyrier viennent de nous ani­

ver. Bien venue ! - Rev. P . Marsile a gngn é un ~n:wrbc gâteau a u

bnzar de K tnkakee. T ouE" les é lè ves l'ont déclaré a ns­:;i bon que beau.

- N ous apprenom, q ue notre éminent com patriote ct musicien, Mr. Oali xe Lav ::d lée, a é té choisi par l'assoçi­ation nationale de m usique de Boston pour représenter les quaranLe Etats de la Répu blique voisine à la g rande convention musicale qui doit avo ir lie u ii. Londres, A n­g leterre, le trois J a nvier 1888.

Le choix de l\1. Lavallée à ce poHte élevé lui t~ü t le plu s grand honneur. V7Jici comment il s'est fBit. Le pré ­sitlcnt de l'associati on a écrit à chacun des 40 vice pré­sidents des quarantes Etats pour la nomination d ' un délégqé et 39 d'ent-re eux ont unanimement désigné M. Le vallée. ' C'est un bom mnge renJ u ô. sor. t alent en même tem ps

qu'un honne ur pour lE) Cauada. M. Lavallée part ira pour l'Anglet erre v ers la mi-déce mb re et sc rendra d i­r êctement à Londres.

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ST. CECILIA'S DA. Y.

There arl' on the panorama o~ the student's l ife ma.ny scen~>s painted iu the brig!!test colors of A rtist Pleasu re •. To these sce11es of . unclouded merriment memory ofteu fondly travels back; upon thl'se t4e meo ­tal eye loves to feast itself after hours of dull stucly Of ffi_QOqy lei!SU!'~,. ~o_(i fnrlPe,d i~ _is 110 ~ore _ d,esirable tban possible to forget . tll~se . harmless _ all(l d el iciou~

hours of onr boyhood happiness. St .. Cecilia's d::ty of'87 is one of those sunlit scenes we even now love to Cull­

template as it quickly recedes from view. Let us describe it before it entirely disappears.

Het·e the realcontrast'!asomewhat with Lhe figurative, for, to say the truth, the day was a trifle cloudy and chilly, ll'1t, though the outsi1ie wns uninvitit'lg, the fto,lse wr-.s cbeerfi.1l and fu tl of music, of miliLary moves, of taffy and goo(i-humor. The music which had been in preparation was rendered at t.he early mass in the happi ­est style. There was a violin overture by 1\lr. Sullivan accompanied by Prof. J{ Bourget at · the organ; then followe.d an uniso~ choir in the grand hymn to St. Ce­ci lia t.be music of which is by the famous Lambi!lotte; here Mr Sullivan p layed an int.erlurle in G. minor and th ~n the quartet sang, nnd to their credit be it s::id, sang beautifully the '·0 Salutaris". by Rossini. Mass enderl with three im·oca.tion'l to St. Cecilia.

As Fr. Mahoney was expected thatrlay, tbecon versa­tion t urned to military drill an<i when we were calle~ fcJt d_inner we ~a.d tile pleasure of .-1pplauding om fri ends Rev. Fr. Zeland, Fr. Mahoney, and his little Adjutant, Master Harry Scult.z a.s they pas:;ed tllrough the refec­tory ... .. As the blessing of the new fhg and other in­teresting doings belong to the mi lit.ary erlitor, I must rl'fmin from encroaching upon his dou~ 1. in: so pleasP, for these, see another column.

After drill Rev. Fr. M. J . Marsilc C. S. V. treated all the companies and the musicians to most relishable re­freshments. These, he explained were the giftll of Rev. Fr. Crowe wl10 had visited the college early in the morning and generously pro\·irled for tlle boy's enj oy­ment. We return ruany thanks to ou t· kind but unkn0wn friend.

The musical stmlents were then inviterl up to the music ball where the taffy war was carried on for the greater part of the afternoon, muP-h to the delig-ht of Cecil, and of his Seniors. Frs. Zeland and Mahoney were also there entertained by t.he orchestra which played several of its best selections.

The band made its u~ual serenading rounds, encoun­tering everywhere open doors, smiles, compliments and cigars. Supper was next, in orcler.

About half past · seven the b:::nd played an overture which was the signal for thP. op~ning of the evening's

enteitainment. It wonhi be too lengthy to make p:ntic­ular note ofe:tch number, suffice it to say, that each one did his share in a manner which proved a cred it to him­self and most en tert~ill i ng fo r h i~ hearers.

·Following is the Pl'Ogramme. Overture .. . ........... . ... . .... .. .... . .. .. Ba.ncl. Piano D uet-Jeunesse Doree . . .. J Prot: Bourg~t.

· 1 H. J. Legn s. Pirates of Penzance· . . .... . . . ........ . . . Orchestra. Piano Solo- Alice . . .. .. .. . .... . . ... Prof. Bom·get. Song- L'oiseau de France . . ..... . . . . Rev. C. Rivard Piano Duet- E lectric Light ...... . . J Prof Bourget.

( H. J. Legris Guitar Solo . .. . .. .. .... . ...... .. •. . Master F<~ llq.

Sy I pbic!e Polka . . .... . .... . ... . . . .. .... Orchestra. French Operetta-Tlle two Bliud men J E. Gr:u:dpre.

1 J . R1vard. Watcll on the Rhine . , ......... . .. P rof P. Sulli va n. Adress . . .. . ....... . . . .. .. .. ... Rev. l\1. J. l\farsile. Bou langer 1\:Ia·ch . ....... . .... . .. . ... . .... . Ba.nrl . It would hardly b.:. fair to dism iss tllis subject witb-

out bestowi!'!g :tword of merited praise upon the or­chestra wbioh fairly surpa:;sed itself at thts mu ch enjoy­eel entertainment. Never before has this musical body att.tined such exact ensemble, snell cart-.ful exer·.nt ion of t he fortissimos and pianissimos and general directions. Verily they were the wonder, the f eature of the evening and they deser ved richly the two encores they receivet-1, both tim es thep played .... The enthusiasm with wbicll some of the vocal and instrumental pieces were received argued a refined :;ense of the beautiful on the part of the aud ience.

We should not omit stating that Mr. E. Bourget is not on ly a musical artist, but also a tasty and artful decorator. The sta Q"e was but one wave of bun ting of various colors in t .. <! midst ofwbich bung a golden harp and silver lyres auu the inscription "H onor to St. Cecilia'' the wlwle presenting a scene at once suggestive and beautiful to behold ... . Mny such days of joy ofttn visit us l

WELCOME NOTES.

vVith the pleasure of fond recollections of our genial friend, Joseph M. Hunt, '78, we publish the fo llowing lines recently recei ved. May others fo ll<nv his example by Jetting us hear of themseives and of their friend s.

Kewanl'!e, Ill., Nov. 25th. 1887. Editors J ournal ;

I notice an item in the J ournal aski ng for comm uni­cations of personal interest from present, a)ld former stndents of St. Viateur's. I was a form et· student, if t.bat is what you would call a person who ate three meals a day thpre, and awaited impatiently the corning of vaca­tioPs. Tndeed, it would be most agrcealJlc and save a

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goqd deal of guessing if our former· associates would tell us their whereabouts nnd how Lhe 'world is using them.

Come to think of it, I ilave recently met quit.e anum­bet· of my classmates of '78, and otber children of St. Viateur's. I11 Chic11go a few weel{s 11go I bad the pleas­ure of seeing Hev. D. E. McGrath of St. Malachy's church, Rev. Fl'ancis Rieley of Gilman, Lawyer James Maher of Chic11go, and James Walsh, boot and shoe drummer for a Chicago bouse, all of whom were lively boys in the olden day:>. At Brimfield last wintCJ' I met Ed McCabe, who is now a storekeeper in tl:te U. S. rev­enue department at Peoria; also George and E1isha Mc­Cabe and Joe Culler1, who are farmi:ng. In Peoria I found Fmnk Quinn working on a newspaper. gome one rlown t.here told me that Tim Ryan was a book keeper at Lamarie City, Wyoming. Does an.ybody know where James Curran, alias "Judge," of Dixon is? He was my boon companion, and· no one seems to know where he is. Patl'ick Keatitig vi's its Kewanee fteqnently from What Cheer, Iowa, where he owns a groeery store. In later years Bourbonnais knew Phil O'Grady of Kewanee, now a machinist, and John and Tom Brady who help their father in the saloon and bottling business. Revs· J . J. Re11rdon, Thomas Devany and Fitzsimmons, all known to you, have been pastors in Kewanee, but I do not know where they are at present. I am farming, as bad be alth h\nders me from following the news­paper and printing business which suits me well. Bad health and Satan have been on my trail for lo these manyyea.rs, but I hope to fool both of them yet. I could tell you of many more students, and have men­tioned only a few so as to give the other boys a chance. Next.

Yours Truly, J o"eph M. Hunt.

N. B.-The laLe~t naws the Journal bad of ''.Ju~ge' Curran, '8.0, was in the spring of 1883. He was then lStudying law in San Francisco, California, and was feeling well though . thinking of days gone by, as the following extract irom ·his letter may prove:

"While at St. Viateur's I never imagined, that in a few years after leaving it, a letter from an old comrade still there would cause a tenth of the delight I experi­enced on the rece.ipt of yours. I feel as though I had lived a life-time,- it seems so v.ery long ago &ince I left there; and, while looking back I think that truly roy happiest days were spent at St. Viateur's. I do not know what makes the memory of my college days so peculiarly pleasurable, unless it is the pleasant rec­ollection of old associates and friends, or the contrast

. between my life then an<l since. Whatever the reason I am certain that my presentjug of happiness is a broken: handled thing with a crack in the side and ~ few big

ni0ks in the bottom, wholly pnlike what it W!}S OJ'\ de parting from my Alma Mater, with the n'nconsciousness of what the future hurl in stl)re for me."-Let us hear from ••Judge" again by all ro~·ans.

'Ve are unable to give any satisfactOJ'Y infonrrrttion concerning Rev. Fathers Heardon, Fttzsimmons n.ntl Devenay. We are ignorant of their wh~I'·eabout~. (Jour­nal)

FOR THE THESPIANS AND CECILIANS.

The <lramati·c and musical abilities displayed by the students at thei1· late presentation of Pizarro in Kanka~ kee have been the subject of much wonderment and congratulation from the part of their many a<lmi!'eJ'S. It is not well to flatt.er-nor is this iutended for fbttet·y; but the Lruth may be told; it sometimes must, and som1:times should be told. We must then Le · aJiowed to say that it appears from what people and papers agree in statirJg, that the Thespians :<>layed "excee<lingly well," and the Cecilians did "~till better." "These young gentlemen are not amate'Jl'S; they are artists,'' that is what they say, "and they reflect great credit up­on the institution which they represent." Let every one be modest enough to take his share of these compliments. They are yours, ye artists, uot .oms.

The costumes were much admired, probably because they were r~ally fine an<l especiallv suited for the ren­dition of Pizal'l'o. Thanks to the· constant care ·of the Thespian's Rev. Manager and to the valuable assistance of his iriends, the society's wardrobe is sutliiciently equipped to render any play. This is a very material advantage .... We join the popular sentiment, thereby al:>o expressing our own feeling, and sincerely congrat. ulate the Thespians and Cecilians, and wi~h them like frequent successes in the future.

On Lookers.

BEHOLD THE FLAG.

All Hail to thee! 0 Banner bright and fair, The sight of thee sets all -my soul un fire; Thy stars and stripes, when floating free in air, My feeble words with strength sublime inspire; My God, My country, are thoughts that to me brino­Tbe poets flame and make my spirit sing. o

Chorus. Behold the Flag! Our country's pride and joy! Behold the Flsg, nor admiration hide; For beneath its stars and stripes we will abide, In guarding it our life we will employ! Ob 'bow I love to Sf.e thy waves unfold, To catch the splendor of the sunlit sk.r; And how I l·mg thy beauty to behold When flags of other nai,ions wave on high Ye stars and stripes, of ted and white and blue How great the pride the minstrel finds in . you.

Chor. Behold. the Fin g. etc ..

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'T.V f ATEUR'' COLLEGE JOUR~AL. 1"­) I

OUR NEW FLAG.

Tbe ceremony of t.he bles ing and presentation of our new 1lag which took place Tuesday Nov, 22., .' t Ce­cilia's D:ty, wns one that will leave a lasting impres­sion on all who witne, ed it. The Flng was prcs~::nted

to the College Battalion by t.be Faculty aud memberS of tbe diff<!reut companies. I t wa. seleetecl by Rev. Fr. Mahoney Drill- I a ter of the Chicago Catholic Zouaves who with hi~ Anjutant Stephen hultz vi ited us and ~·ssi ted at the pre entation. The B tttalion wn drawn up in the long hall near the Arn.ory, under the com­mand of 1nj . Legris, Fr. Mahony vested in cass< c' , nrplfce and ,tole anrl assi.:;ted b~' hi little Adjut:tu~

in full clress, proceeded immediately with the blessing. After the benediction the color guard marche<l from their post to the clergy whe1·e wit..h the kiss of peace the flag wa! entrusted tu tbe care of our coior sergea.nt. Then with colors flying the battalion at present arms arul the bmlfl playing a martial strain the color guat·d n:tur11erl to their plnee in tlre centre. Fe. l\lahony then nddre~ect the boys, who alrea.rl_v showerl by their coun­IE"l.'lnce that the cerE>mony bad touched their tender ftoelings. During his remark-, he urged I hem to love those ~t~rs and stripes under whose gq i dance they now en­j •.r the pre<:iom; boon of liberty. He showerl them the HC«~essity of discipline; the ll(h·antages whieb a mn.n of di~cipline has in the battle of life; aud conclurled by say­ing that to enconrage them in the study of Military Tactics, the Chicago Catholic Zouaves had agreeecl to present. at the Annu~d Commencement a golrl medal to the man passing the best practical and· theoretical ex­ami on ti 011.

At this point a choir of students unrler the supervis ion of Hev. Dr. Pehorrle rendered most exqni:>itely a s011g prepare.! for the occasion entitled B )hold the Flag! The wm'•ls were composed for the occasion hy 1\fr. Juo. S. Finn and set to music by Fr. P eborde. After the rendi•ion of this derlic1tory song the Rtttalion proceeded to the parade ground where the ceremony {,f rlress~pnnule wa::. performed under the command of Arljutant Schultz. This little fellow, only elven years of ngl:', is ~ur<:>ly a wonder. The precision and soldierly manner with which he performed his dnlks was surpri­lling.

The pnrnde having been rlistnissecl the mP-mbcrs of Co. A. betel a competitive drill for a vacant sergeantcy which was won by II. Olson, who shnwcd his superiority over his fellow soldiers. Fatller Mahony and t.he litt!l:' Adjutant bade adieu to the boys promising another visit in the near future. Out guests departet'l, three rous­ing cbeenl were given for ''Father l.iahoney and the AdjutanL'' after whieh each company w:~s dismisserl.

ROLL OF I-IONOR. 'E~IOR DEPARTi\IE~T.

Gold Medal for Conduct and P olitene equally de­served by E ctmund Hartwell, P . Granger l\1. Murn1y, T. Whalen, W. Cleary, J. McCambridge, and Jo eph B. Gallet. Drawn by Edmund Hartwell.

D jsti ngui;:hed- W. Powers, T. Nor rooy le, D. Me Namarn, H. 0 1 on, J . ~ nm·th, l\I: O'Byrue.

JU~IOR DEPARTMENT.

Gol<l Me11.tlfor Conrl uct and Politene s cqu11 ll y des~rv­ed by F. D illon, Lcwi Legris, Lewis Falley , E. Kelly , J ames exton and J acie Rin er. Drawn by Lewis Lt>gr i~ .

Di tingui bed- V. Cyrier, V. Lnmnrre, S. A. MaLer, C. Ruy, '\V. Shea, J. O'Co11nor, A. Kerr, E. \V!J eeler, J. Barry , F. Rowland, Capt. J. am pson, F . How~mi ,

J . Cox, M. Fortin, B. l•'rnzier, 'vV. l\1cCartliy.

MINIM DEPARTMENT.

Gold Medal for Conduct and P oi it eness equally <le­sen'ed by L. D rolettc, R. Kerr, P. Morar., B. Elwes, Fred Richard, B. O'Connor. Drawn by Robert Kerr.

Disting uished-David Gi'anger, .M. O'Connor, R. B radley, .Jos. Rivard, Leo G. N apier, Hiram Li0gle, Armanrl Granger, Arthur Cyrier, J. Laplan te, J as. Mc­Mahon.

LA T IN COU RSE

Gold i\Ie(kl awarded to J . l\1,·Gavick. Silver 1\lerlal equally de,erved by S. Saindou, P.

Granger. 1\L Mnrry. Distinguished-Donnelly, Grnndcbam p, Len nartz. L.

Legris, A. Gt·nndpre, H . Lingle , Frnzer, R ieou, L1.pln.nt .... , Cyrier, Normoyle, M. Fot·ti n, Bissonnette, Mc~amam, Dandurand, Conclon, McCarthy.

COM.\IERClAL COU I·CE

Gol.i Merlal equally deserved by F. Lesage, Hal't­well, D. Ricou .

Silver Medal equally deserved by Carroll , T ynan, Drolet.

Distinguisbed- Gallet, Prenrlergast, Shea, E. Morau, Elwes, F. Baker, B. O'Connor, B·mfield, Creighton. Bar­ry, Graveline, Boisvert., McCann, T. Legris, P owers, '\V. Bradley, ~I. O'Connor, l\1. Pa lm, Vtwlet·, Delanq.

Guilfoyle Composition Medal equally deserved by Donnelly, Grandchamp.

Conway Medal equally deserver! oy F. L~:sagc, C. Carroll, \V. Tynan.

130 ST. VlATl:WH!.S COLLEGE JOU H NAL.

CATHOLIC NOTES.

Many wi ll lear n with sorrow that the o ld Nov itiate of Notre Ditme, I ucl. , was destroyed l>y fir e l ~ <..:e . Jt l y .

The Ita lian royal t~nni l y will present tbe Pope a golden chalice for hi s Jubilee. Would t hat they co uld present. hi m hi s li berty.

lVlr. J. Cowles of t he 1'-ime~·-Co wrie1 ·, a ne wspaper of Pamonn., Cali fornia, lw.:; re nounced EpisCOl•a.li au ism and (•ntercd the Catbulic Ch m cb.

The collection taken up in the dioce~e of Newark, N.J., for the I ndian and Colored miss ions amouuted to the bea•.1tiful sum of $:~,414.

An excellent suggestion is made to his fl ock by tll e B ishop ofOiinda, Brazi l, to t he effect that they should set t heir slaves at liberty at the oc casion of the Pope's Jubilee.

T be ''Peter Pence" coll ect ions in tbe A rcbd.iocese of Philadelphia aggregate about $:W,OOO, and are estimat­ed in New York, thi s ye:w, $35,000, the larges t ever kno1n1 in the history of tbe A rchdiocese.

The ce remony of t he canonizn.t ion, to take place <lur­ing the Papal .Jubilee, is transferred to J anuary 15th 1888, the F east of H oly Name of J es us ; the Huly F ather hav ing determined to open the Vatican exhibition vf gifts on January Gt.b, the feas t of the Epiphany.

A Belgian nobluman who li ved in Brnges, t he Baron de Negri , has quitted the world to take tht~ habit of the Tmppists in the bouse of that order at 1\Ionte-des­Cato, F ran ce. T be new rel ig ious is remarkable for his multifhri.ous acquirem ents.

The Hungarian Catholic assembly of Presth has vot­ed to present to the Pope an add ress signed by 1,500, 000 me.n anu 86,000 women The Church collections ­to be presented amount to t'he beautifu l sum of $85,000. This mam mot l1 address favors the restoration of temporal

power of the Pope. A young g irl of the Sioux Indian tribe recently

made her profession as a nun in the convent of tbe G ray Sisters, T h1:ee R ivers, Canada. :::ihe was brought to the sisttrs by missionaries and received a good . ed­ucu.tion. She now b ears the name of Sister N e­

braska. Tile clergy of the diocese of B uffa lo pt·esented the ir

B ishop with a purse of $20,000 on the occasion of the 19th. anniversary of his consecration, Nov. 8th. 2 uch a trihute ass ured ly manifests a g reA t attachment between the priests andtheirsuperior , Rt. Rev. S. V. Ryan, D. D.

At the consistory to be held in December, the P ope wi ll confer the carCl inalate upon Archbishop Richard, of Paris, and Mgr. Persico, r ecen tly occnp1ed with the Papal missions assigned to him in America and Ireland.

A fine oil painting of the R0v. Simoil Petit Lalumi-

ere, t he first native of the State of Indiana to be raised to the dignity of the pries thood, is among recept addi­tions to the his toric::-.] collectiolls of the D"niversity of Notre Darue, Indiana. He Wt~s ordained by the Rev Bishop Fbget of Kentu l!ky.

The St. L 'mi s Catholic JtVorlcl recen tly puulislted a not ice of the Eluet' fam ily of seven ur'Jthers amoqg whom dom inates the fig ure of Archubhop E!Uer of C in ciun;tti. We learn from the same that the pious mother of that noble fami ly often prayed that in 1)re f~

erene<~ to rie ltl:lS i1er chilcll'en shou lei keep the Faith. Her fervent prayer has been heard , a ll are prac tid"a l Cath-

1' O. L C~.

Tile Re v Father Levy, Dom iniuan, lately created a sensation by his preaching whi le givillg a r etreal at the Cathed ral of St. Deni5, in Athens. Among8t those who carn e to bear him were the Queen and l\1. TriQO U­pis, the Prime lVIini.-;ter. Before leaving Athens the preacher had the pleasure to recei ve a presint from hl:'r Majesty.

The Apostol ic vicariate of DAkota has at present 90 priests, 103 Chmcbe>:, 100 stations without churches, ~0 diocesan students, 24 parochial schools, 4 convents 4 academ ies , 10 I 1tdian schools, 1 hospital~ a nd a' Catllo lic poplllation of 80,000. The vicariate will proba bly soun bH raised to the .:1ig nity of a See.

A ll the memhers of the Quebec cabinet, inclucling the Protestant r epresentati ve, Ross, have contributed to a magnificent testimonial to the Pope on the occasion of his jubilee, in the shape of a rich missal, ornamented with a crucifix and clasps in solid go ld. An em inent eccle­siastical dignitary wi ll be ihe bearer of it to Rome.

It is not generally known that ,a great S:tnctuary of Reparation for the whole of North Am erica is now in comse of construction in the eminently religious city of Montreal, the Rome of the new world . That sublime edifice of piety is situated on the declevity of'th~ Roy­a l l\Ionnt as the great monum ent of Montmarte in Paris, on the hill known by that name. lVlontm arte towers over France and Emope, Villa M~ria towers over North America. Let us turn our hearts to that lovely spot which shou ld be so clear to all Catholics of America.

Many conj ectures have been marie, in the past f<•Ut' years, to explain how the American Catholic College in Rome had been saved from spoliation a t tlle hands of the Italian Government. It is now assm·ted as tru.e that the Catholics of this country owe the preservation of that sanctuary of truth to the generous action of Hon. George Bliss, of N PW York, then a protestant, but now a Catho lic, who, immediately on hearing of the barbar­ous intention ofthe Italians, se t out for Washington and obtained from president Arthur the telegram which prevented the Italian Government from executiug its design.

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FOUNDED 1869. CI-IARTERED 1874.

Tm~ CoLLEGE nfh rcls (>X I c :cnt f:ci li t ics for i'turly, :1n <l the :IC'(] IIircmcnt or a thorOII&"h kno wledge o1 MODERN LANGUAGES, 1\IATIIEMATICS, C LASS ICS. l\I US IC, SCIE:\CE, Pll I LOSOPH Y, and THEOLOGY. i\Int>t C': lrel"ul . ilHCIJ tion i:< pni d to tile 1Ju~i1w~s training of j"(>tlllg" lllen, nnd a thorough prnctical knowlerlge of BOOK-K E~~l' l :\"(~ nnd C0 .\1 .\1 EHC L\ L LA\\' is inq>:1rted hy ~ kill ed Profrssors.

The b'~St n.utbors and mo:;L <IJlJll 'll\"l 'd \ \>tern of t.c:whiJlg :• re adopted i!l :d l gr.ll lcs o r Lhc College. SLudent3 may enter nt nny t im e. 'l't·'l'lll and tu ition will l wgin wit-h dale o l' Clll r :llJ <.;C.

Terms fi >r bonrd and tuition ~:!Oil.l)ll J><'r <lrllllllll.

Catalogues, :wd :wy de;:;ired i;JlvrJU.tt i on wiiJ he e:~rc :·n!ly g il·cn o n nppl i<.; tt.io n to the IJi rc<.:ter.

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No. 12 COURT f:iTREET. KANKAKEE, I LJ,

Dcnlcr in Foreign rmd Domc~ti c

l~Ev . .\l. .J. MA lbl LE. C. S. \'.

~ t. , . i:ll eur':-; Cll il<'gf', n o urbonna is G r OYC, K nnkakee Co., Ill.

.-;(.' JI I\1\ I. fl<l<li\S. L EC ; .\I ,!: L .\ :\ 1\.S.

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K .\:'\1\: .\KEE, ILL.

~f ;p it' ~· f ' d· eJ.llv.A

I> I' A LER f:->1

!lf/!'diCiil'r'. 8/m;e.• nnrl l' ili-ICfl'l'e,

ll ~UX,' i'<A I LS nnd WAGO:"[ STOCK. :>o 1:! EA,;T AV I" ' iUE, I{A:</KAI<~: E, I LL.

DRY GOODS TOYS , t.' ltOI) L'ET. l~AJ.;): ( 'A I~it l _.\UE0. ___ -~'''" £.!'·(/ Don~_!:!!__Or_dc_,_·. __ _

D. Q. SCHEPPERS, M. D. FANCY GOODS NOTIOfJS

C. H. ERZIN GERS Is the plncc to get choice J ce-C rr.:\ll:. Fr11its, Kuts, Cn nclics, Oysters, Ci g: 1r~ un(l Tolmceo. The largc,;t l <.;t•-C:·e:nu

anrl Confeetioncry Pttrlvrs in t.he cily . Cor. Court St. & Errst A vc.

KANK..\KI, I·:, I LL

CHAS. KNOWLTO'N'S

NEW PIIOTOGRA l'lllC STU l>IO,

Dearborn A vcn l• C,

1st. Door South of Comt. St. East Side,

KANKAKEI~, ILL.

PETER WALZEM, Grower of

l•URE \ ·urAR WINE. Warsaw, l.Iancock Co., Ill.

:UEFJ-:RENCES. Rt. Rev. Jos. MELCHOH, Bishop of Green Bay Jtt. Rev. M. ~ink, Bishop or J,eavworth.

H. ,J. IJ:\N?\ ;\, \ \ ' I IOLJ·::-< ,1 1.1•: A;'\ D I: I(T A I L

C HOCEJ{ ..\.I'll)

C0\1:\IISSIO:\' .\ IEI1C IJA:\T 4:3 Court ~1~·~Jet.

1\ A~ K AKEE . ILL.

Bl{ A YTO:\ & ClHU STI AN tH~ . \ LI·:w·-; in i\ l en · ~ . -\YoJnt· n '!', J\lixse~ ' and dtilclrl' ll ·~ fil lt' a1: d nw<lit ll ll Shot'~: al so a 11 :-; izt·s and grades uf Hnot!-'. sp~·ciat iutlt~C l' lll f!.ll tS for

St ml l·n~s

Two cl ovrs noti.l1 of P ost office. J(anlwkee, Ill.

- I[EilR Bl\()'S, II ARDW ARE, ~TOVES, IRON. STEEL, TJNW ARE, NAILS, Etc., .Jol> work tl onc in any part of the County

Cor. Co nrt St. and Schuyler A venue. KANKA KEF, ILL.

292 I.arrabee St. Chkag·o, Ill.

Dr. SCilEl' l'ERS

Will ue iu DourLouuais on t lle 1st of each Mouth.

J. \V . BUTLER PAPEl{ Co.

Wholesale Paper Dealers. A foJt 1111 (' of Cards ami Wedding :;ou<.ls

l\ept n .utstanUy ou ua.lld. .to\ os. 1 ts:J & 18;) Momoe i; t.rcet,

Chicago, Ill. lfl~ED Zll:'P.

The oldest Boot & ShM House in th e City, Customers will ttl ways lmve good :B;trga ins .

No. 17 C<mrt:-ltn•ct, 1\aukalwc, Ill .

Impediments of all kinds on Agricultural Implements can be removed at JOSEPH BEAULIEU'S Blacksmith 's Shop. Also Tool~ of different make or shape, coarse or fine work, Buggies, Wagons, Ploughs, etc., etc., may be repaired at very low figures at the new Shop on GRAND ST. Bourb01~nais Grove, lll. •

Horse shoemg n. spe·cmlty.

.J. .l. ~C II U B E itT. PH:OPH!E'i' OH. OF' 'J'HE

German, Frencl1 aml Ameri!~an Pllarmacy. ('or. Eas t. J\\' (' . """' :\ l l 'l't'h~ l. llt S t. l\ :\ :'1' 1 \ A 1 \ 1 ~ 1 ·: l 111.

I\e<' PS <:Olls\.a n!l y <•II hand" full li ne of DRUGS MEDICINES, ?A!NTS, OilS ETC, ETC.

Also ~L ILH· liu v or T<>i!Pt. A rt ic ·lc ·s oJ ;LI] ki!His, F iue ( ' i ~n rs a111l Tob:H·eo.

t~ ..... 't '. \L1 • . \ :'\ IJ :-iKE 1\ll~ . ..,..~~.:lJ

Tllt1H<' in ll\'('d n J' ('\){lj(' (' ( \Hifec ti t)llfl1' i e~ Cau nl'd ~ood s~ a ll 1\tnd s o [ Fn11ts, F~sh a.u.d 0ystl1 t'S \~' iii do wel l :tnd ~; :\\J' C' HhH l~''Y by u; dliu~ uil

T . O'GO R~IAN . East Avsnne;

J:i:.:a.nl,;::a.l,;:ee .

~JOliN(}. KNECH1\ ----· --·- •10~ -~-·-"""-----

Merchant Tailo r,

READY-MADE Cloth ing J rat::; :uH..l Uaps .-<~ E> Jn, ·s tm lkt'\\' {'HI'.

Tru 11 lt~ , Val is.es , Furn! f~llin).( Uoods.

\\' il son Bros' Fine Shir ts.

NOS. 2 AN D ~:L COURT STREET.

n:ai1 kakee, Ill.

DROLET BROTI-IERS,

.BOOTS 1\NO SHOLS AG I, N'fS l'OR

The New Hmne Sewing :fil a chiue. A L~H l J> E .-\ L.KHS 1 N

ORG ,\NS AND WASHi NG MAClllNES.

2"1' COOL{T ST., KANKAKEE. lLLTNOil'.

C. P. TO\VNSEND. lifLSt A Vl' . J door sontll or KucLct.l! 's Hlocl;.

l(A :NRA KEE, JJ,L. --------- ---··-·- ----------

c. woum. Ba.rllcr Shop. .

Un<le r UI•llJ:tcl! ·s lhtrlll' SS i"i Lor 2, Ka! Ikakee, 111. l~irst Gl<ess \V ur i( C: Lla.nwt <·<> cl.

::;tndonts es pcciii:lly (u1·iLl'd.

ll A.NJ)-}IfADJ•: l'ure \V;\ X'C;LIHI!es pe1· !h. ·Iii <:ts l\1oulclcd W;cx C;Uidlt ·s, " " :JH et.:; ~te<tl'ie VVa x, " " 20 c1s Spec·.Ial .Pdce::; to pa rtil~ ::; Uuyiug in i<tl'g t· 'luanti.

ti e~.

With two l arge cla~ps aad FaM·y g tlg;r· S!J. !l!•Scut ft·co to ;my p:wt of U . R. on r ece ipt ut privv.

GRAHAM & SONS, lmpnrkrs of Chllrch C:ooLls, .Jubi><'rs in. :,· hnol

Buu!;s a·lld (intl!ulie Bool;sdle r s . 11 3 S. lksp1:1i11es :::i t. C'o1·. ,\[onn!l•, Cl! ieagn. lll.

CmT e:-;ponll c tH'(' ::;oUi<'it•' <l.

~T. \'JAT EU l{'::; COLLEGE JOUl{NAL.

:KOTRE DA l\IE AC ADEMY, D t tt i·:CTt·:·D 1h Trn: ~rsTEns 01• T ru~;

CoN :tn:<:AT lO K Ol•' 1'\oTI:t•: D .utffi. Th is ln stiL ll li<>Il aJrnrd s PV<'l')' a.dvant age for

You 11 g l.atiil·S tlesi1·ou:-- of ob t a. in .ing a snli d and ftubll<"tl <·d tum1<illll. Fpt· p;.r'ti cul a.r s apply to

JVtotller Superior, ::\otre .Dame Al'aclemy,

Botrrllonnais Grove, · J(;cnlta!\ee:co., Ill.

SUlLOOL l300 1{S. L.EGAL BL A:\' I(S.

F rz AN Jr · E . . :n EJ. r .. A l\1 Y. • t ...

· · tmA l /lll lt TN

' S'"l'ATIONERY. . lloHIH;, Ne''I'S, NI. u s i .c,

'V~tU-Pap er, ''-"illtlow Sh ades . KA .~KAKEE, I LL.

TOYI-i PT C: 'l' U H E~ .

WALTER S. TODD.

IIAJ{DW ARE. l:itoves, l r o11 . Na.ils aml Wagon wootl stock:

Tiu w:n·e nud T in .work of nll kin cls. No ;3 Cvnr t Street,

KANKAKEI•~, ILL.

CARD OF THANKt3 1-I:,v ing been ill this c ity fu r tile

v1st te n yenrt: , nnd having rece ived n v ery libera l s ll :l re of the patrun:1.p:e of t he people ort.his c. ity and co un ty I rle­si re to hereby t ende r th e m my ::: ineerc tl.Hl nks fm th e same, an d h:1ving d e­te rmin ed to reL ire from b usin ess ] wisl 1 in recop:n iLion of the ir pnst pa­tcro lln ge to offe r t hem goods :1.t pr ices thn t wi ll p:1y them a. handsom e retnrn on every inves tme nt. All :1.r e rcspcct ­fnlly iuvitH1 to t}1kea<lvantage of my closi nQ' o u t sale ns my timn in the is lim it;ecl. Oa.ll at once ;tnd ex a.m i t1 e my stock a nd get my priees.

U. n (,lJJ'llc irn er m2L3

WILLTAM DAR.CliE.

Gr oecri cs,

Dry Gooils,

Y:mkee Notions.

BOUR.HONNA T~:l GIWVE, ILL.

BENZIGER BROTHERS,

Publishers, Manufacturers of Ohurvh Goods Regalia Just

Published .

Kurrasch and Staga, Pi·oprietors of

The Old Beauchmn12 & Babel.) ' PRESCR I PTION D R UC STORE,

W I H'l'" )O il em1 ti11d t.ll e L a rgest as~orl' nw nL of Hair .wd 'J'ootl1 BrnslJes To ilet a r ti<:les P<•rflll l!Pr.V. Stmps, Spun gees a.ut.l ;ell v;wkti~H ur Dru ~,;g i ~t l'lll l!dr it·S.

A 11 shoultl give the1n a cn.n , No.5. GOUU'J' ::;T. Tf,LJ>l•1i 0NE. NO. 10.

A. Ehrich . EAST COURT tiTREET

KANKAKEE. Dealer in d1oicest Groceries, ciJOicest

IJrn ncls of Fl our. Kcf'p g on band constantly a large ass, rtm ent of J.i' ee<l and Produce.

P lease cnll n.ll!l sec rn e l.J cforc goi ng any pla.ce else.

H.· L. Crawford & Co. , WH OLESALE&. RETAI L

GROCERS No. 36 Cotu·t Street.

KA N K A I\E I•: , ILL

K a.nlotlwt• ~ t.n !H' anrl Lin1e C'O lll]l:tll )'. I N"CORPORATED F.En. 28nl. l XG7.

Proprietor~ t>l the Oelebmted E<Luk:dwe 11 <1t Lim e: ston f's C.JI• arrif'S.

Fresh w·oo<'l bum ecl L im e alw:1.ys on haud .

K ANKAKEE, JLL.

MICHAEL O'BRIEN. Successor

To iii\NNI\Ill~ lntY & O'llltll~N . 217 Waha.shAV(~nue Chi~ag·o Ill.

A large and w ell sel ect ed l::itocl< or Cat iJOiit: Pri1yer ~<u ri Staudm·d Books, Vest,III ent.s, Clnirch Uoocls ant! <tll thiugs usually kept iu a Fir st Class Catholic Book Store, whi ch he will soil at a great relluctiun.

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: l\J~~~\\ G! LLD T!&;: l

: ~fecf YJ>cnz. GOLD MEDAL, PARIS, 1878.

His Celeb'rated Numbo?'S,

3 03-404-1 70-604--332, a?Ut his oth l!'r styles ma.11 be h.o.rl qf all dealers

t/:.?'OU.'JIWUt Ike U'Crid.

The "JOURNAL' ' is n fi rst class "0ompeudium Sncrm Litnrg icm"

medium for " --\ DVER.TTSING." Spe­H.)' 11-!:V. Ini1 ucent IY a ppel horst 0. S. F. cia! attention pnid to the p1:in t ing of

f:anonicii.l Procedure in Disciplinary a,Jifl BUSINESS CARDS~ Criminal Cases ada.pttltl by Rev. s. Q. BILL fiEADS, ETC. ~~t\~t~iuer D. D. ~=Terms reason:1.ble.~ffi·

178 1\f ." ,N rw~o: ST. Cnrc \GO lLLT NOls. The STUDE ' TS, Edlto1's-P1·op.

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