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. vot. VTn. BOURBONNAIS GROVE. ILL . MAY. 1891. No. 9.

The rosy-finger'd Eos did her part, Guiding the light to Phoebus' golden gates,

Who swift tight curbs his span of plunging start, That winds in speed outrate~

And courses 'long the azure curving vault, Emitting beams from out his bumish'd car

'£hat tinge his sister's tears to sparkling malt: On hills beneath so far.

'Twas May-Day, and the beaut'ous morn presaged A cbarming noon to roam in woodland dell

And chase the gopher just by spring uncaged,· Or nimble tawny squirrel.

Ere lung we sat upon the green hill-side, At base of which the lordly Kankakee

Rolls slowly, silently-a river wide­Through sylvan scenery.

The robin sweetly carolled on the bough Of aged oaken bole, the rabbit shy

Tripped lightly o'er the lea, or topped yon brow Of hill at faintest cry.

All nature seemed to live again and be, Hisen once more from Winter's f rozen tomb

The blade of griiSS, the daisy, flow'r, and tree,' Put forth in vernal bloom.

"Heed not the ehl\Se to day that we may cull Some tlow'rets sweet along the dark ravine,

Where munn'ring stream winds down 'mid shadows dull, And rocks below unseen;

For 'tis but meet that to the Queen of May "We give sQme token of reS'peCt and love, .,

Her altar deck with bouquets fresh and gay, Or wreathe the ar<:h above."

Thus my companion spake, anon we hied Toward the grim chasm, with its beauties wild,

Its rode-cut bowlders frowning o'er the wide Abysmal yawn lay pil'd.

Its dizzy, dangerous heights in close array A boscage held, with prickly arms entwin'd,

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And far on either side extends its sway, Huge elms and oaks behind.

We thrid t.he tangled warping5 of this brake, Unto the brink where blue-bells sweetly grew,

And cowslips pale, and daffodils that wake So rathe, March winds to woo.

But there theJbeaten path an op'ning gave Along the awful gorge ; and forth with care

I crept to pluck a pansy, but a cave-"The cave,'' I cried-was there.

And there it was! of which we oft hMrd told Stories romantic, tales fanciful and weird,

A grotto in the rock, but cheerless, cold, \Ve entered, and we fear'd.

And yet the trace of human hands was there, The indentation is the work of man,

They say a hermit given much to pray'r His earthly course there ran.

"Methinks he was a cynic crabbed, cross, A crank, of old Diogenes a peer,

His abscence from society no loss, His death not worth a tear.

That he should shun the social walks of life, And quit his kind, this wretched hole t~ keep­

A burrow'd covert, fit, when storms are nfe, For mottled owls to sleep-

Proved him a heartless misanthropic dolt, E'er whining with rheum, catarrh, and cold,

A shiv'ring wretch penned up in this dank holt, A miser, perchance, with gold."

''What have you said? uncharitable thought! Which ~:~hould forthwith be spurned, 'tis thus we go

,Judging from day to day, yet knowing naught How life's strange currents flow."

'Twas thus young Ernest, my companion chid, While still beside the grot we stood to view

The scene sublime beneath, those gray walls hid 'Mohg ferns that clust'ring grew.

"Mayhap he was a saint," he thus replied, "Whose vesper hymn was wed to angels' song,

As flitting through th' expanse ethereal, wide, They hr.ard, and round did throng.

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A J eromG neglected, ~nd unkn' wn t6 fame, . He may have een ';' and liere where now we stand 1

Is sacred from his footsteps, while his name Would honor this great land.

When at the midnight hour the stars shone bright, And Cynthia's beams upon these clifts reposed

In mellow beauty, as on Latmus' height To l!}ndymion disclosed;

He may.have lJ,eiif4eel) COlnmerce Witt'\. tile sl>:)t, View·ing Orion Ot'l' his west'ren march,

The Pleia,ds rising, and those Jixecl on high Throughout the spangled arch.

"When howling winds along the chasm moaned, And swept with wailful tone the N ) Olh around,

Riving the sturdy. elm that bended, groaned, And dying smote the ground;

Or when the lightning flashed with brilliant glare, And burst the pealing thunder from his clo nd,

The Hood-gates opened, tlwo' the sicken'd air A tempest patt'rlng loud;

And down the gorge with cataractic roar, The torrent rushed foaming o'er the rocks below;­

lie saw and heard, and still conversed the more With nature, his God to know.

Oh ! what a home for Muse, or bardic child, ln which to sing, wtile ravish'd to the skies

He sweeps tlle strings, and 'long the lonesome .wild The echoing strain replies.

Sweet, blest retreat! for him who shunned this cold, This hard, hard world, to reig-n in, solitude

Over his rock-bound realm, a warrior bold, ~ubdning passions rude.

Removed from cares and ternptings of the crowd, lie passed a righteous life, unknown, nncar'c1,

In pray'rful silence, save when torrent loud Or falcon's shriek v\•as heard."

"I yield a penitent, but let's away, 1<-,or ev'uing-'s lengthy shadows 'g-in to fall,"

I thus, nor will I e'er forg-et that clay, The tlow'rs, the cave, and all.

P . C.

ON THE BEAU TY AND EXCELLENCE OP

PSYCHOLOGY.

Virgil, of undying memory, ropresents Queen Dido, in li:er well kn own addres:; to Aen eas, as making use of these words: "non iyll(t'l"(t mrtli, mise1·i<> succw·1'ae disr:o," and the famous commeu tator , i:Ieyne, comment­illg onthem, advises that the youth who does not ling-

er IVith a·feeling o£~eli~ht:Upbn this~ _be ' ti£ul • }[n~~. should be excluded ·from ·a flirthenea&mg Qf th~ pt e . "Nae," he says, " itlum a poetae lectione statim · auigas s•J,tacleo." We too, participating in a likwfeelin g regard­ing the beauties of P sychology, would strongly re­commend that he, :who does not dweJl upon this branch of Metaphysics with pleasure and with a live­.ly sen se of ·happiness,· ought to be forthwith debaTred

',£rom furt her , p~rus~hl ancfstudy of"P.Jiilosophy: ,. · The b·~anties and excellence of P sychology ~eCOJ?lt! .

at once apparent from tl~e f act of its bein g, properly" speaking, the science of the soul- thescieuce wh~ch ·en­a l)\es ns to penetrate into, and so und to its very inmo. t depths ~;hat secret spring which is the principle of all our thoughts and actions. Compai·ed with this, othei· metaphys ical investigations and discoveriE's become of trifli11g si<ruifican ce and mere rel ative triviality . Tltis it

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is that tmnscencls them all in importance arid interest , in beanty and utility, anr\. which nobly demands of us our most fixecl ancl uncliv ideuattention. This it is that , introduces us to that Diety, who weighs in his hand the ; universe, who was, who is, who will be forever through the limit less aeons of ages ' vhich will form eternity. It introd uces us to Him who produ ces the sublime. con ceptions o£ the poet; wh o bears him aloft from earth like another Ganymedes, and allows him to taste the heavenl y sweetness of the divine n ectar-­to Him who elicited the heroic acts o£ will of the martyrs, and in:;;pirecl th eir minds with a fettrless, un­daunted courage, a calm nobility in their hour of trial, that enabled them to brave the taunts and tor­ments of their cruel pe ~'se ::: utors , and to behold with dignified compos ure the ravenous panthers bounding towards them in the arena. P sychology it is that a::;ks and answers the questions, what are we? wh ence come we? wh at have we to do? wh at is there to hope for? It proves to tho Materiahst, beyond the ;;hadow of a doubt, that h e has witbin him a rational re~;pon­;; ible soul, which will n ever die. but will be immortal, living after this life in <t ·State of happiness or misery. Can there be aught then more worthy and deservill g of our most attentive study , than the seienc·e which lmfolds the nature nnd essence of that wonderful e ffic iency, th at vit<Ll power which i ~ within us, · VIvi­fying , ancl enohl.iag us-the ::;oul- the scien ce which

iuvestig<ttes and peer,;; closely into every immaterial spiritual fa,culty an<l activity belonging to that soul , ancl to all the questwns connected therewith g ives an an swer r

Js there <L ~oul ? ·what is the soul :' ·whenee comes the son]? ViThere is t he ~oul ~ W h <Lt does the so ul ~

A nc1 what becomes of the ~Oll l ? Tb ese <Lre <Lll very

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interesting questions and of great moment-they have always been, and were never more so than at the present time-to the answering o£ which let us see what Psychology has to say.

Is there a soul? This same question troubled Ham­let in no small degree, when soliloquizing he uttered these famous words: "To be, or not to be,-that is the question." Jt is evident, as he develops this thought at greater length, t-hat he would be in favor of suicide were he not in "dread of r>omething after death," "the undiscover'd country," the thought o£ which caused his boldest resolutions to grow faint. The Materialist of to day with all possible impudence and sophistry exclaims that there is no such thing a~ t he soul, and with empty. false arguments goes •m to show that besides the body and its materiality nothing else exist". This he explains either mechanically, that is, by reduc­ing all things to mere atoms and their various mo­tions; or dynamically, by reducing all things to atoms and their natural, mechanical, physical, chemical, powers; or physiolo,qicnlly, by reducing all things to material organism. All t.his we simpl_v deny, and we hold in common with Pl ato, Aristotle, and all the Scholastics that there exists in man a vital principle, essentially distinct from the body, which is called the soul.

There are in man immaterial. sp iritual facultieP, for examp:e the intellect, the will , the memory; but such activities as these suppose the existence o£ a vi tal principle which is essentially distinct from physical organism. It is hardly necessary to prove the major, since each one is well aware that his intelli­gence or intellect bas a knowledge o£ things which make no i!!1pression on a corporeal organ: that it can by a reflex act louk in upon itself; that it <:an exhibit objects in an immaterial way; and that by under­standing t.hings immaterial, it becomes assimilated to immaterial things; this an organic faculty cannot flo. Respecting the minor it might at once be urged that a .~piritual activity 1nust proceed f1·om a sp1:rit­ual snbsta nee: but besides, it mav be argued that im­lnaterial faculties either sub~ist in themselves, and are already the principle o£ which there is question, or , they inhere in another principle which is proportion­ate to them, snch as the material body cannot be. Let one other proof be added to convince the incredulous. I£ there were no soul in man, but all his actions were reduced to the various motions and vibrations of matter, there would then be no moral difference between that which would be free and that which wonld be necessary, between good and bad, between merit and demeri.t~ bul., according to the unanimous

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conseut and acknowledgmeut of men of all times and of aH nations this is an al:>surllity. There is, therefore, a soul and the Materialist must admit this in spite of )

himself, even though the surgeo~'s scalpel cannot detect one.

The soul may be defined as the subject of our mental life, the ultimate principle by which we feel, think, and will. It is moreover a ~ubstantial principle, that is, subsisting in itself without being necessarily depPndent u~on the body as an accident thereof, _and constituting that ultimate source o£ the operations independent of matter. It )s essentially simple too, nor is it composed of integral parts. This is proved from the power it possesses of conceiving things as abstracted from all c:ompo'lition. The human mind or soul is capable of forming numberless abstract ideas, such as those o£ unity, eternity, truth, being, universality, all of which in their nature are simple indivisible acts, and it is only a simple being which can he thus endowed with such a faculty. Such a faculty must be simple, fori£ it were extenderl or composite,.it wonld then have to understand by means o£ an extended image or species, to use a phil­osophical term, and an extended species can represent only an extended thing which has location. Now, a simple facu lty cannot be unless in a. simp~e subject, for faculties follow the nature of the1r subJeCt. Hence it follows that the soul, which is the ~ubject or vital source o£ these abstract ideas, of thoughts, judgments, volitions acts of memory, in a word, because it is the subject of the intellect, will, and memory, is simple. Moreover, the soul pos~esses that ·wonderful power of entering into, o£ looking upon itself by the reflex operation which it performs in an act of s~lf­consciousness. In this act there is a perfect refl.exwn o£ an indivisible agent back upon itself. I am per­fectly aware of the absolute idenity between myself thinking, for instance, about. U lysses and his compan­ions borin()' out the eye of Polyphemus, and myself refiectinrr ~n that thinking self. The Ego thinking and the Ego reflected upon is the same. It is at once subject and object, agent and patient. Such an act conflicts with the most radical, fundamental proper­ties of matter. The eye cannot look upon itself; the atom, though it may attract and be attracted, possesses not the power to act upon itself. . 'rhe soul is spiritu al. We must not confound the simplicity with the spirituality of the soul. There is a di ·tinction which must be well attended to. When we say the soul is simple we m~an that it is ~ot . t~e product of parts or composing factors._ B~ saym?' 1t IS spiritual or immaterial is meant _that ~n. It~ existence and to some extent in its operatwns 1t IS mdependenl

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o£ matter. The brute soul., according -to the schoolmen was simple, but not spiritual ; because it absolutely depended t1pon, was completely immersed in · the ma­terial organism. Though there is a distinction to be made, yet the proofs and arguments above cited are quite sufficient to prove its spirituality. Since man possesses spiritual faculties, the subject of these must be spiritual, and besides, he is free and capable of de.termining himself, as we have proved in another pl::tce; but an organic faculty cannot determine itself, "'11eh au act as well itS that of complete in ward reflex­inn. being repugnant to the very riature of matter.

The origin o£ the soul has been a very vexed qur.st­ion . In this brief essay we cannot, nor do we intend to enter at length into any thing like a full exposition of the many erroneous opinions and groundless hypo­theses advancedo:a this point. We have at once a clear and true solution of the question from revelation, he­yond which even the greatest geniuses whom the world has ever seen have erred, and disgracefully too, respecting its origin. But ap<trt from revelation let us see how far reason itself can _go in sr.ttling the dis­pute. And first, we assert that we do not agree with the pholosopher of Samos, even though it is said that he had a golden thigh, was present in many places at the same time, and had his ears soothed with the music of the spheres. Tlw doctrine of Pythagoras respecting metempsychosis or transmigration of the soul from one body into that of another is replete with error. In the first place it supposes the existence of the soul previous to its entering the body; hut a soul, existing anterior to its union with the body, either has an ex­istence in itself suffic~ent to perform its own opera­tions, or it has not, but has a natural need of the body. If the former, then the soul of itself would be a com­plete substance, without any necessary bodily relation·, and hence it would follow that the union of soul and body would not be substan'tial but accidental. If the latter, then the soul would he in a state insufficient to perform any action whatever, either vegetative, sen­sitive, or intellective (for it would not be possessed of a phantasm); and the consequences would be that it would existin a. violent, i.1selessstate; it would be a being good for nothing, in truth i.t would not be a goNl, it would not be a being. Agai1i the pythao·01·ean

' 0 opinion that the human soul it somethin g- produced from divine substance, an emanq.tion therefrom, is un­tenable, conflicts with the sim,plicity and absolute per­fection of God who is a pure act, is without imperfection, and cannot enter into, as their subject, various differ­ences. I£ this opinion be held it leads to Pantheism.

Even the Divine Plato's doctrine respecting the

origin of the soul muf;t be rejected. He heiq that the human soul formely dwelt among the gods in a ce­lestial sphere, a genuinely 1·eal world, from which . it was expelled for some unknown crime, and was in­carcerated in the prison-house of the body. This is a fanciful, but gratuitous hypothesis, which must sup­pose, nob only pre-existence of. souls, put also atone- , men t for a fault ofthe previuYs ]ife; a new co:urse to be entered upon; the body to be a prison for the soul; a.nd forgetfulMss of the old crime; all which are false and absurd. Of this unknown fault 1here is not even the faintest recollection, hut an in vincible oblivion; and certainly it would be very cruel and unjust to inflict punishment for a crime of which there is Cl)m­plete ignorance. It would be a melees, uncalled fer correction, and it is quite probable that even Plato's soul with all its divineness would resent "SUch an in­justice. Besides, in this new state o-f probation there would he no moral sanction of law, but tl1e . certainty o£ happiness to he attained at some time or other, after the soul had dwelt in a certain number of bodies, which would not he a punishment of sin, but a new occasion for sinning. And if t.he body be a prison for the soul. the consequence is that there is no substant-ial union between them, hut only an accidental and violent one which we know to be fal:se from experi­ence. Why, it may be asked, is there such a horror and dread to the so ul when about to separate from the body at the hour of death? Lastly, there is no reason 'vhy, or cause by which, there should be a total obliv­ion of this supposed past crime, if there were such, for, images formerly impressed upon the intellect become spiritual qualities and inhere in the :;:pirit, so that it would be not only very difficult to obliterate their impressions, but they would be lastingly concerved. Originating his groundless hypothesis of innate ideas, he maintained that our present cognitions ·are mere hazy reminiscences of the mental acts by which in

. that heavenly land the sou l eontr.mplated the real

.ideas-real unive'rscds,-such as truth, hauiy, good­ness, the subli111e, etc, but why has it not even a faint cloudy notion of that terrible sin, whatever it was, which deprived it of its Elysian home? These arguments stillmore clearly disprove the doCtrine of metempsychosis.

1'o be cont·inued.

Caraher.

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CAE~AR'S GALLIC WAH.

Caesar's Gallic Wm·, as ecliterl by Harper and T ol-, man and publisher! by . the American Book Company•

(Cbica:go) combines a ll that is cl esirab1e in a: text book of ·this kind.' H:mdsomely bourlrl nnrl profdsely illustra­t ccl; it iH highly at tractive, anrl !Vhile the maps serve to nssist the teacher in the explanat ion of the text the tnble of idiOm!> will fam iliari ze the ~lnssical novice with t be su bLile shncles of difference between hi s own Ian. gu£~ge and thnt of ~nc i en t RomP. The Jl(ltes, though concise, n.re yrt suffieiPntly TPpiou, to help t'·,e be­g inners t( surrnounL all the litt.le <~ h ,tncl es which he w ill inevitab ly meet .. ·whil e ot her erl it ions excel! in one or two points t.his excells in all. W e c·lll ~afe ly ]JI 'e<li ct for it the popnl:lrity it deserve:; .

The late~t n.ddition t0 our exchang E' list, is the Aca­delllia f rom St. Patrick' ~ Academy, Chicago. Al­though an infflllt in ex istence, it has .dready assumed au air ·of development pecu liar to maturer years. The article!! contain~d in the May number are well select­e(evety interesting ;l;ld 11ice ly whtten. What we like about Amdemiu is, that it is the pupils Olen paper, and we f eel s ure that the young l adies of St. P atrick's are r eall y interested in their journal an d i£ we are a judge vre feel certain that there is not a sch olar in the inl'ltitution t hat i::> not anxions to have her n ame ap­pear in the column~ of t he Ar:ar{emirt.

The fact that the paper eomes from an institution conducted by t.he Sisters o£ Mercy is a guarantee of its high moral tone and excellent literary merit. Bon ,~IU'f" C·'·

::11AC M1LL!A 1"'S ELt:ME:\TAHY CLASSI CS.

The co11 vcn ient Jorm in which the "elern ent<Lry class. ics" nrc ~uhnh· iti ecl by l\I acmillan unrl Co. of New York, mnkes t li e.m a Yery rlPsir:liJle collection. Their neat binding, tiiminutive siz:e, anrl am]'le notes 'make t.lwm nt once attractiv e, cunveu ien t, ami useful.

While c:1ch separ:1t.e volum e C:Ln be re lrlily c:ul'i erl in the j)ock et, it is )'f! t. a complete text book, necessitat i11g the use (Jf nl' i ther grammar nor cli cLionnry.

The ~:Jnw mny be t ruly snirl of " Macm illan's Pro· grps iveFrench Course'' and i\Incmillan's Progressive German Course''.

·while fu rn bhing the stu .lcnL pracLical exe rcises

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these little books at the same time supply him with the elem ent~ of grammar, and a vocabulary sufficiently comprehensi ve for all orrlinary occasions. In both works frequent reference is mad e to id iomatical diversities and vernacular phra~~ology . In fine, they are a veriLahle multwn in parco.

i:lHH l NE OF ST. ANNE DE BEAUPRE.

HISTOl~Y 01•' THE SHRI NE.

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MRS . ANXA T. SADLIER.

There nrc few Cathol ics who have not heard of St Anne de Beaupre. But then there mn.y be wany who are not tho roughly posted 0n the · sub ject !lnd with this thought in mind th e wr iter ha~ published the abov e tract., in t be hupe of spreading devotion to St. Anne.

Tlte writer 1irst describes the real pleasu re there is iu rr.aking the trip from l.VI011treal to Quebec, which may bt • done either by boat or rail. But i t would ~eem that the jou rn ey by bon.t along the St. Lawrence , is far more preferable ns it is a g reater help to one who would euter into the spirit of hj8 journey.

It is really as tun ishing to bear related the wonders which take place at this humble shrine of St. Anne. A I[ the wonders of the Apostolic times are again renewed: "the l.Jlincl see, th e deaf hear, t he lame walk." The , pion~ and graceful pevplc of Canada have atteste.l their g ratitude by the erection of a beautiful Church, whi ch h a8 been raised by hi s ho~jness the Pope, to the cli gniLy of a Basilica. Here relics of St. Anne are kept and ore ex posed on solemn occasions for the ve neration of the f:d thful.

W ewould li ke very much to print the history of this famo11s sh rin e, did space permit, but must <:on tent oui'· sel vcs with these few remarks >lllr, g ive ·instead some figures to ~how the cl cvoti<'•n that is manifested by the peop le of the United States and Canada towards St. Anne de Beau pre:

"Dnri ng the las t t en years then: have been at this shrine ~J84 organized pilgrim ages; 777,6 94 pilgrims ; 675,445 Communions, and 25,014 Masses.

The number of pilgrims du ri ng 1890 was 105,672, anrl of the~e 20,000 were from the United States . In t he same year there were 108,575 Communion s ar.u 3,6\16 Masses.

Most of t.l:ie "-p il gri mage~ take place Augu~t and Septej;llber. Ovc:r 60,000 the Fhrine in last Jnl y anrl Augttst .

in June, Jnly, pilgrims visi terl

Quebec, 180 miles from Montreal, can be reached by boat or rail. The v ill£~ge of St. Anne, which is 21 mi les from Quebec, can also be reaebed by buat or rail."

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matter .

The Shamrocks return sincere thanks to the kind patrons, who generously donated money for the pur­chase of the new baseball suits, Great credit is due Rev. Bro. Cregan for his untiring zeal in gathering the funds; as also for the good taste he showed ill selecting the .color, and material of the suits.

W e dare say that it is almost impossible to surpass these beautiful outfits purchased for the Shamrocks· The material is of the fin est flannel , a rather dark green. The pants are of the loose patt.Jrn, adding greatly to the appearance of the suit, while detract­ing in no 'vay from their utility. The caps are trimmed with white fl annel. The belt,; are white web. On the breast of the shirt are the letters S.C. V­nnd a fin e hamrock the emblem of the club.

W e saw, with great pride, our boys leave for Wil­!uington, the first time they put on the'r new clothes ; but when we heard that they had won the fir t game, in which they appeared in their new outfi ts, we act­ually wept- for Bud, who was struck by a whirl wind when he came here-- and drowned when the

shamrocks went to see him. Again we extend our thanks to our generous friend'

and nope every one of them may have the pleasure of seeing our suits before the year ends .

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THE SPECIALIST.

It is the exl'erieuce oE m tnkin 1 tlut.t snccess confines itself to narrow s pl1 eres. :M:an, although limited in power, is capaqle of the g reate t efforts; we c~n hal'dly concieve the extent of bis } Ower, but this does not mean that sncl1 powel' is unh'e 1·sal in him or that he could succeed equally well m se'' · eml pursuits,

Time, if nothing else, demand;; that he c:.mfine himself to a certain l>ranch because life, so short and iieeting, will not permit of extended efforts in many ·works.

Bnt there is danger iu pnrsuing one thing to the exclusion of everything el,;e, becan . .;e by snell a com· e

mm1 narrows h is views, cultivates but on e side of hi s brain , so to speak, an d renders in1possihle that £n1lllnfoldin g of his mental powers.

Now what i . .; nece sary, it would se·em , is tlmt •• man t>l1onid take a .thorough course ; not ~kim

lightly o,·er the surface of things, but aim to be deep and well g rounded in his acquirements, as a

p~'erat·ation for his chosen calling , for that which he prefers and for which he seems best adap~ed , and which he is sure to find ont as he progresses i n mental trainiug. Having completed snch a cour,;e1

one that embraces the lang uages, mathematics, hi story and philosophy, tl1 en it LelJCO Yes ]Jim to seek hi t:s chosen field for wlli ch he again 111 11< t

make a special preparation .

Bnt to many this see111 s to be .,ituply a wa te of time, a loss of mental force th at we ongh t to bring to 0\11' pr-ofession. It may seem ~ nch to tho e who have not ye t leal'll ed to appreciate a full education or wlw see nothi11g greater than tl1e almighty dol­lar. Bnt to tl1e scbolat·, to hilll who 1.no\l's the g lm-y and transcendan t power t1Ja t accrne to the

learned ; to him who has at hear t the bettering of his fellowmen, tl1e adnl!lC:I.:'llleut of ildence, art,

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v.irture and whatever goes to make men noble a~d great, to such a one no time spent in prepa~·a­tion can seem long, becanRe be realizes the import­ant work there is to be done and the short space of time given to accomplish it.

We are aware that this theory does not meet the approval of the average st~ldent, who sees in college only a prison, which seperate him from the "·oriel of pleasure beyond. But we know too how lofty iil the ambition of snch young men and it is not hard tO see how common place will be their · li \·es and what a faint mark they will trace on life's page.

.Anothercla';; will object that, to witit so long, is to les en our chance of , nccess, since men '"ith small attaiument , and little education succeed in 1ife. It is tnte that many ha\·e attained renown hy force of their nati~·e geuins, and whhont the help of a good education. Bnt how few they are when com­pared to the countless ones \\·ho ha\·e been swallowed up in fai lure. How few haYe the energy and per­se\·erance to O\·ercome the obsta,cles which beset the path of one \\·ho 1Ja8 to fight the battles of life unpre. paeecH Few, very few. On the contrary with a tlJOr· ough edncrtion we can go forth armed ft•r the conflict, hence with greater self reliance and wit L fat· greatecl assurance of Enccess.

NO\\. of course ·due allowance nlltst be made for snclt as are not able 'to take a pi"Oper com·ee. \Ye speak for those \dlO ha\-e fa\·orable opportunitief' and who do not appreciate them.

But why plead for specialists; what ad\·antages can he lmJnght fonrnrd fur them? Starting fron 1

this pri nci pie that can best sncceecl in one branch we hol(l tlmt t!te best results come from clevDtion to one occnpation, provided a man hll.s fir<>t prepared his mind by long and proper training in the leading branches.

To de\·ote oneself to a certain branch, without knowledge of any other, may perhaps do f~t· some, but there is to much danger of producing the genns crank, a creature ne\·er clesi rahle.

We want men who willlJe leaders, men who will do honor to om Janel; men who \rill follow trne principles in the affairs of go\·ernment, be honorable at the bar, skillful n.s doctors, and high in the literary Peale '\VB need men who have higher aims than the acquiring of wealth, in the race for which so many precions lives are crashed ont, ir1 which peace finds

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no place and all the nol)ler faculties of roan become dimmed and lost.

We need such men to take a leading place in the world of science and thought, that "-e may denr onstrate our capabilities in higher pm~nits as ''e have shown thE>m in mechanical kill. A nation which has made such progres , which has o many resourc­es, proYes that there i plenty of latent forces, plenty of sn peri or talents, which need but a guiding hand and directing thought to bring them to the highest perfection.

Men thtn \Yho 1neet our requirements must de­vote themselves exclnsi vely to a chosen profession; they must give their time and ta:ents to their work, in other ·words they must make a specialty of what they consider best suited to them and ptlr­sne such a choice with an energy that mnst be second only to their lofty aims.

Our progress as au intellectual people must be retarded till we shall ltaYe become impressed with on r need of eminent men, and the means required to form them. ·with the dawn of this ideal period, which must inevitably eo:ne will begin an ageof prosperity, then will n1en earnestly pursue the noble exalted paths of human endeavo!·, thus join­ing material advancement to that true progress, which alone leaves lasting traces of its preseuce

among men.

CHARAOTISTICS OF IIUSH WOMEN.

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In viewing the sky wherein all that is fair and good upon the earth is reflected, Wt' are attracted by a star of surprif'ing beauty, a star whosl3 mild lustre pleases more than the too dazzling brilliancy of the greater planets. This star is not the reflected loveliness of childhood, it is not the crystallized beams of mother­ly love, it is not. the enshrined heroism of strong man­hood, it is not the humanity and faith of the oaints exalted and rewarded in heaven, it is not in .a word, the reflection of science or of generosity alone, of heroism or of purity alone, but it is the concentrated rays of all these fair qualities of heart and mind, of body and soul found in these angels who tread the earth, the Irish women. It may be allowed us to be partial, and as we pass through a world studded with

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gems of beauty dropped from heaven, we may be par­doned, surely, £or stopping to admire Lhe noble grand­eur, the excellence of Irish womanhood.

The bnwery of these women is not exhibited alone in •their family circles, but, as the rest of their good qualitc>s, it is used for the benefit of all mankind. Who has ever read the history of onr own Revolution witll­out remarking the bravery of Iri~h women who mnid­et the shot and shell of bc1ttle took the part of their

Let us then ee some of the more remarkable traits of the Irish woman. She surpasses the matrons of other nations in purity and generosity. Then bravery, wit, and beauty ate not to be forgotten as they con stitute an element which ispeculiaralonetothedaugh­ters of Erin. They are ever innocent, their great desire being to bring up their daughters in purity and love. The children of the Irish ttre watched over by their mothers who realize that they are taking the place of God in providing for their welfare.

'fhe daughters are ta,ught a strict sense of purity which is so highly loved by all -even by the lowest of their class. They are ta,ught \\;hat pure girlhood should be [md by this training, they are instructed into the lives of noble women and watchful and pa­tient mothers.

, ~lying hus.bands.f; In the bl'llttle of L;merick we als.o, find a glowing example of their bravery. 'rhe women · seein g the danger to which their city was ex.bosed. rur,hed in great crowds to the scene of conflict ana there, regardless of the dangers to which they . were exposed, fou ght the opposing forces with stones and other missiles which they hurled at the E-nemy with such an effect that their foes were soon comrelled to retreat with great losses.

'fhey are taught the obligations and duties of their religion and as they liv.~ among women who ttre al­most saints they seldom forget to put into practice their lessons of piety. The piety, patience, and love of these women. command the respect of not only their own but all other nations. Indeed 1f virtue has de­served recognition and admiration it is the steadfast faith of these who, like the martyrs of old traversed not only three but eight centur1es of cruel persecut­Ion.

It i.s natural that the weak should succumb· when exposed so long to the rack. But they have stood finn and have given the world another example of religious heroism such as was witnessed in the early ages of t.be Christian era, ·when faith was new and fresh from the mouth of the Apostles and strong enough to make martyrs. In our clay and coun try our good Irish moth­ers teach us to say onr prayers and show us the way to church by going there themsel ve~. They luwe a faith that lives and makes fearless of comment , makes them fit educators of t.heir children . .!!' rom them let us learn to love the faith and to res pect like them . those who seek to support it.

Struggling for their daily bread in the lowest of

1 neighborhoods, surrounded by all temptations and · inclinations to vice, or occupying the first places in society__:_ they are always the same. 'l'he gen~rosity of the poor sernnt girl who sends the greater part of hei' hard-earned wages to the support of <Lll aged fath­er or helpless mother, or the more bountiful donations of the women of better means show th<tt there is in­deed imbecldedin the lri;;h heart <t great spirit of grat­itude and charity.

My shetch of Jrish women would be incomplete if l did not speak of anoth~r charactist ic, which i8 the consequence of their wit, that is their talkativen ess. rrhey love to speak- and it is natnrnJ- all women do. It's woman 's besetting sin- to bllt. Biddy Moriar­ty is a one of this type of Irish women, who, how­ever, are sometimes downed by s t.ich formidable ad ver­saries as Daniel O' Connell.

All in [ LJl there is much as you see, to be adm ired in the subject 1 hav e present<:d to you and I feel that you will agree with me in saying · Hi<tt Irish ' womanhood is not far from the ideal type of perfect

christian \\'Onwnhood.

Frank FitzGeral1'.

(Fin t Grammar)

THE li:LOCUTJO:\ CONT EST.

Tbe regular elor:ution~try Ct>ll I est fvr I he "H:'g'" 11

]l.<fedal" c.:tme off · \ Vednestl;l)' eve 11ing J\lby 20th. Tl1 ere we re fomtee1\ cr.nle~tants, wiJO strove for t he nrize, and without fb.tt t> ry we cnn say tb a.t ever_y-en e cJis­tingui sli crl himself, as be :dso did erer1 it to hi :; prcd·ess" r.

The jnrlges we re Mr. AlP:xi~ G rnn ger; 1\Ir. H. L egri 'l anrl :\1r. .]. C. GiPse ler. Tile two f, ~ r rner were eilosell by t he fa enlW wit!.,tlw right oi eho"~.ing a third l! t< r.p n. ThE')' h:lll chooscn !1on. IV. H . lliJntcr of Knnkn k<'e StitLc's Atton1ey for l':::ll .k:d.;rc Co. l1u t owing to s ick -

11c~ s in hi s fam ily tile genllc n::~ J l COl nld not attenr1. l\fr.

Granger renrlLhc follo,,·ing letter from hi m which ex_ pre~scs the nob le sc ,Jti,nelllS of tiJ is worthy mal , ·wll 0 owes hi s success in l ife to ilis e nergy anrl t o his p11Lting

in practice the arlvice he gives the stnclent. '.Ye g ia(lly g iv e hi 5 letle r ~ p::~ ce for thi~< reason:

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Friend &ranger: .

I wry much regret, at thi~

l.1te hour, to ct'isappoint yor1, and our friend~ at Bour­bC>;lp:;tis, but circumstUHces over which I have no con. trol, m3!kl;l i·t al:J~olutely impossible for me to atten\1 the e{{ere'ises to-night .. ].\iy wife wa8 taken sick to-day noo.n, and I ·owe my first-duty to her. I ~honid very much eJ,joy, a-talk to the boys of the chs•, f\lijd hope that at some flature time, I may be n.hle to serve them.

Y.ou may tell tho$e boys wl1o rtre 'struggling up the hill, that they s houl\1 remember the worrls of the im­mortal Bmke. '·The rond to emilience and power, from obscm'ity, ought not to be made too easy. The tem pie Of tame ought 1.0 be ~eater! On 1111 emiii!' IICC--Only tO be gained by some diffi~n l t.y n.11d some struggle". Sny to them, not to be discouraged; lhat tlH'y must pass thtotwh this r.1 ucial tes~. in order thnc they ba fitterl f.,r

the <ri'~at hattie vf life, w·here the nnprepared must gi VC' 0

wHy to the mn-1~ who is duly and truly prepare~ : Re-ndnr1 them of the fact th~tt. "l-Ie who wrestles With us, streno-thens us'' nn11 that thP-re can be n'> great vict•Jry.

. excej~t by a great w·uggle; objects en~ilv attained· as a rufe, are of little ·vn I ne to 1 he po~~e~~ or. H there be any of the boys struggling along life'" I'11g,zerl pHthwny, with but little finan cial aiel, tell thcrn to he of good c·1ecr, fur to lDY mind , in such cr.se~, pov~rty is a hless­i1,o- in CJifguis<>. ~< - me m!'n ~ - l , CC'( 1 rl l•y 1!1 ( nt tnlents, somp b; high connections nnd infl,Ien1-ial frie r'H1~, some by accir1enl,, hut thll gren.t mnjority sneceerl by eommenc­ino- life without a dollar. No man should consider him­~elf po•lr, who -can -:by any honornhle means., take a

course in Bo111 bonnais Collrge. Sunoun<lecl n.s they . HrP, hv evP.ry ·influence which gMs to moulrl n.nrl per_

f, •ct h~th the mental Hnrl th e rnornl man . 'Vn.tehecl ovH nnrl gni tlefl hymen whose Pxnmple is worthy of em_nln.­-tio11, men mho hn.ve abjured there home~ and gtve_n ti) Pir Jives 10 the worlrl -for the be-t.Lerrnent of their

fellowmen.-T ell those boys t l·at 1 he y(lung men of today , in a few

years, will occupy the high phces ot trn5t ann honor tn this great republic ; that in the rlissolving processed of thing~, rlnti es ot State mn.v f all npon them; that the golden opportunity for preparation i_s now at han~ , an\1 if they do their duty, as well as thetr teachers will do theirs, il1' the near f11turc, the voice8 of some of them will he he:trri in the hall~ of congres~, wh!le others ·will a1lorn th~ bench n.nd grace the altar, but don't get vindic~tivt', frienr1 Gr!lnger, and advise them to run fo"

the LEoislature.-Hoplng that thi s disappointment will not mar the

pleaRure of the occasion, I have the honor to remain

your obt. servant W. R Hunter.

A DELIGHTFUL DAY.

On Thursday May 7, The ''Picked Sqmtcl" . ~nd Band visited Manteno Ills. about eight miles from the College when they were hospitably received by Rev. F. X· Cb6ui.oHrd C. S. V.,

The boys arrived at Manteno about 10 A 1\1. and after tt1e snlute by the Company and a piece by our J•1stly cdebrat!icl Military Band all hands went to Mnss. During Mass the "Squad" assisted in military style, n. treat which the people of Manteno never enjoyed and one which they appreeiated most highly.

Mass was snng by Father Chouinard, assi~sted by Rev. E. L. Rivnrd, C. ti. V., Deacon; Rev. A. Des­j flrdin. C. ti. V., ~ubdencon and Bro. Williams. Master uf Cermonies.

A fine sermon wa~ delivered hy Father Rivard, who made some rractical points from the least itself as wdl as from demonstration given by our students.

It was noon when the Mass ended and all hands about forty-five in 11umber gathered around the festive board of Father Chouinard who was there &s usual with his Kind word and welcoming smil·cs, fullassurance of generous hospitality. To say that, the boys enjoyed the llinner and made sad havoc a~nong the delicate viands served up, would be supe.rflaous.

If you know tbe extent of a students appetite we need offer you no ex planation of tile destt·uction they can do at the table- if you are un able to measure the extent of thPir digestive capabilities, go and Watch the "CODSUm­ing powers of the gentle sawmill or the·. sweeping effect5 of the hustling torrent and you will gain some idea o'f the devastation that forty or fifLy of this genuB can accomplished . It may iake a student some time to reali ze that he is not sitting down to college fare but when the spell is broken, the after effe1•ts are something terri.ble. Being as we have said an idPal feast, it was ap­preciatect in a most practicrtl manner. After dinner the Band began to chase the wonted quietness of the staid old town. The first notes brought forth the urchin from his lair, p11rsued by the relics of bygone days. They all seemed to like the music and as tbe banu marched onward to m~·ke its calls the admirers increased. They carne, staid and seem ed satisfied.

Mr. l\-1.-~rcP.au, himself a distinguished musician , was called on -and when he showed his apprecia tion of the boy's efforts we knew tha t the music was good. Several other persons of note w ere serenaded and they showed their delight in a most substantial way.

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mark as singers, the Squad, the Band and singers prepared to return home. • 'l'he journey homeward was no less pleasant than the morning trip. 'I' here was plenty to talk about, and with an occasional soug, the way was made short and the time enjoyable. A happy, ~miling crowd of boys reached the college at 5.30 after a day which will be recal!.ed with pleasure long after 90-91 shall have dropped into time's unfathomable abyss.

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BASE BALL. AT WILMINGTON.

Thursday May 14, at 7 A. M. the Shamrocks started for Wilmington. Never before did the team leave with such determination as W!J.S noticed this time. Every man wanted the game, so as to recover th'e laurels 110 long lost. For the last five years the Shamrocks suffered defeat in Wilmington and consequently the boys were aware thr~t victory meant work. A few hours drive foth1d the ·crown in Wilmington and a call was marle on Fr. O'Gara. He received the boys ' with his usual hospitality . ·T he time spent with him was most, pleasant. At .twelv e oclock dinner was had at the Wilmington hotel. Shortly after we were taken to the Club Rooms of the vVilming. ton Athletic Club and donned our neat new uniforms for the parade. Soon the two clubs were behind the Wilming. ton Brass Band and a street parade was in order. Crowns of people and many carriages were in line and a ll went to the ba~eball park. It w~s a great day for Wilming­tqn. Such a crowd had never been assem::, led to see a ball game in that city . At three oclouk game was called, by Umpire Durkin.

The Wilmingtons went. to the . bat, something un­usual for the home team and were retired without a . run. In the las t half of the first inning the college boys made one run and in the second made four.

Wilmington wa:; unable to hit the ball at the proper time. Twice they bad three met~ on bases, but one man out, and Dorsey kept them ther~. The game was most interesting throughout, both clubs exerting every e:tfort for v ictory. 'Fbe Wilmington people applauded their players wildly, but failed to get the · Shamrocl{ players rattled. On thfl other hand t.hc coaching by the Shamrocks had some influence on the 'Vilmington players, particularly the catcher and to some extent the the pitcher. Canoll, for the Wilmingtons, pitched his best game and utilized eve1·y bit · of s t1·eFJg l11 be

posessed. rn fac t the whole team played well. Dorsey pitched 1:1.

great game. His record in thi s game is about equal to Carroll'!> but his ability a t criti cal p:uts of tlte game . g ives Lim the hor:ors of the day.

But one dean hit. was macl·~ off his . rl elivery . 'l'be others recorded against b1m were ~a fe, but. ·!'twit owing to the uneven ness of the ground. Only two · ba lls we.nt into the ou t fieln on him. His support wos l.'xeellent· The new unilorms gave the boys a new vim ntHl errors WPre few. I n the ninth inning when the Wilmingtons had been retired in one, two, three order the cullege boy~ with happy henrts rnn to the hl.lme pliltf' anrl g:we the sh!lmroek yell with three rc using dH' I.'l'l' .

'Voros cannot ex press the joy felt anrl soon the news wa~ sen t to the college where it was reeei ved anri great cheers went up for the cha;mpions of 90 -91. Aftl.'i· the grtme, the t en m~ went to the club rooms where the Wilmington boys showed their good ~pir ·it hy roynl trenbnent. It woul<i be a hard matter to find n. more gentlemanly and ho~ pitn.h l e crown. The Sh~mrocl{!~ will ever remember the treatment rece ived at their hands. Before seven oclock the h(lys were homewanl . bour,rl and made the trip n pleal!ant onP. ~on~?s to nv eml were enjoyed an rl perhaps the most rl eli ghtc1l crowd that ever rflturncrl was thi s one.

Frs. Beaudoin and Mar~ile, w ere nt Lhe g:1tc on our return an1l complimente1l the boys on theit· hnrrl fough t­victory. The orchestra phlyed a triumphant mnrch for the victors nnrl 1 hen the . ~hilmrocks repai red to tluOJ rnfectory where nn Plegant. spreacl Wall served Hnd HI!

anxious to learn abcnt the gamr. The long cherished hope was realized and now Fncult.y, .Sturlents anJ :Sham· rocks are happy. Following is the score

Wilmington 0 i 0 2 0 0 1 1 0- 5

Shamrocks t 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 X-7

Brrse hits Wilmington (6) Shn.mTOcks (8) Douhle plays Wilmington (1) Bases o n Ball~ off C;~rroll (I ) Dorsey (2) Struck out by C>~.rroll (7) hy D.>rsey (8) Batteries Carroll and Keeley-Dorsey and Condon­Umpire H. Durkin-Time 1 hr. 50 min.

AT KANKAKit;E.

The following is the .~core ofLhe second gflme, plllye1l with the Kanknkees on their owr. grounrl,., Tuesdny May 19 :

Kankakee 4 .10000100-6.

Shamrocks 2 2 1 1 0 5 1 1 0-13.

Base hits Kanknkee (8) ~ham;ocks (8) . ErrorR Kan­kakee (8) Shamrocks (6). Base on balls Ingersoll (8) Dorfey (2) . Pa~secf l'>aHs Kuntz (7) Conrlon(2), Bat­t erie:; (K. K. K.)\ Jngersoll and Kuntz; Sbamrocks Dor. sey and C'oodlon.-Umpire, H. Durkin.-Time Z hrs.

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LOCALB. · ~~G?,)'!O'~P;~.:q;.~y~ .~-:v. :Q;~:b;:O:.!Jo/~~~:Q')~~-~:..('T-eQ:.:Q:o:rr..

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- Out. -Quit. -Give~.

-Racing.

- Ca.tu met. - l\l ustache. -Town pump. - Hello, Osc:~r·.

- .H:e is . .\f<J cutr . - Luth;lll: iLheri : - Tbis is unlucky. - Gh·e me a kodak. -Bu rls and n :o;~orns .

-Did ithunyourar01? -Who is yourfavo;it~? - Who stole the lobst(·r.,? -Green snit and reel hair.

-One more i s~ ur, tl1en :•rlieu. - A hole in the l otto m .,f 1 he SPll ,

-bay, Frauk h:1; your ,·i~ iL"r heen :-~mund yet?

- 't\"110 is that young man with the beau ti ful !1air?

- If· tbe supt. of str eets saw you he'd hire you fora street. ~priokl er.

- •The Hagan elocuti~n r:ontest Cline , ,If the 20 inst. the Om'torit-::d ·conLPst took pl:u:c 1\lay :2 7t,h.

- I)id'nt s~y auy thing :•gainst tl:c Chicngo's they nrc the bo;s team in tlJC lea~ue.

- S11y, brother, I don't want to ~('ore anymc•rc. Th;tt'.:; Llu\ W:ty he rf'sigrierl.

~ Tnkc that Ll•lscb:\ll crank l•lf n11tl lose him some wiH'I't' and you can ha ,.c the freedom ot tile wbole ttJWIJ.

-The set.ond compet.itiun h;,s iust been fini shecr, now luoy~. prcp:1re for Lite tltirrl and la st.

- l\lr .. Julm ~u<'rllt spent a. few clHys in Chicngo visiting his friends.

-Cui. is j<>olous over the success "Bu(l" ncloeivcd with hi 11 mnstache nnrl is now trying to cultivate a gmwth or hair upon his own lip.

- A eh·1nee fC>r soooe lJrigltL g\!nius to wt n fame and immor~diry.

- "\V':Ult~·~ a name for the new atltlition.

-Mr. John Cle:<ry vi~itctl ht s sister, .\Ii ss Alice, of St. Patrick's 11cademy Clticllgo, nnd wns very well re. ceivetl. 3Ir. Cleary speak• in Llle highest praise of 0t. Patrick's.

- )Vc rPgret to anuoy.nce that ''cur young and talent­

ell edit.m·" will be unable to :\Ltend the clo~ing ex e rises .l (F. M.)

- .r .. e. Carlon nn•l IIngu Duffy were recently pro-

moterl tothe ~en ior department.

- Commencement will take place on Thursday June, 18th. The exercises will open .at 1 P. ~.f. ParentS and frienrls of the stmlents arc in vit~d t o be\ present.

- I think thalman is a voter, and be thought thusly 1.) tim<'s, but the Doctor, where was he? .Kew pills ... .

- A new atldition of 1:! n•onJ8, has been made over the refectory. thr)· !'Ire well lighted nnd ventilated a no fiLted up with nil the mndern impro,·ements.

- Bro. C'rt>gnn sn,rs that the g raduating clas~ is hard at work. Kee p it np boy . Hope yon will succeed .

- SomP. f1end put. the place in an uproar by spring­ing this: If your f;nher 's fntller i, m.r father's son- If you are tired of life nsk some ,·ictim to >:'olve this r iddle fvr y0n-anrl get ridrlled.

-~Iessr~. i\nwn , Cleary and Moody, hnve decided to nnter the dramatic fie ld, their first attempt in this li ne will he tbc prorlu ction of a three act comedy, e n titlcrl, '·The Eminent A g!·iculturist.." The scene of t be play is laid in r< northern city, the principl11 character, c. H omer Brarli, becomes enamored of the beautiful black ·iJaired " P retty", who hn.; been reared amidst. lnx ­ury ·and refinement., who.reci p rocatcs h ts affections but is totally averse to passing a m onotonous ex istence in the cnpal!ity of a milk. mald. The cast, an exceptionally strong OJlC, is made tl !) ofeigLt cbnrncters, the first pro­duct iOtt promises to be a great success. For further in . fonn::iti {in apply to room ·oo 11ue de .Jacques.

.A new addition made to. the bocicty Halll.as been de_ voted to the mtHe nni. R ~ \'. Bro. Beucler, C. S. V., 'Who has charge of'it has given us the following very inter­esting list of donations received from our kind fr iends .

. Rt~v G. i\1. Legris, Credentials from Archbishop Feehan , cr•ut•t .... rsignerl by :til the Bishops of the Eastern we r id. Hev. F .. \rar tel, number of very rare Europeac coins, SJWCimens from Mammoth Cave, and facsimile of mon­ogr~rn nf Charlemagne. Rev. A. B elanger, C. S. V., a bronr.e nwJ:1l bearing the likeness of Pope IX. Mr. R. F. Flynn facsimile of F irst Insurance Policy ever

. issut:cl. Prof: A. F. Didier, beautifully mounted rooster, nne! m inatur~ bale vf cotton. Mr . H. Gurney, Wilmington, Ill. two splendirl specimens of glass snakes.

N vtwithstnn<ling the warm weather 'orne very in­teresting gn:11es nrc witnessed daily upon the several ball alll'ys. EnclJ <'lcpartment bonsts of a number of good play ers, 111ul we sugge;;t that a series of games be arraugcrl between a senior three and a junior three. we feel ~onficlcnt titat the games would be both interesting antl . cx'citing. What tlo you think of it boys? The Cro­quet club is flourishing and some good games are the orrkrof the cby and many visitors ha ve been seen hand­ling tlle mH.llet of late. A benevolently disposed aentlema.n wlto wishes his name withheld Las offered u ~~·ize fur tlle dwmpion player. Whoop\~m up toys !

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SPORTS:

Oh! the bat.

Jay compl:l.ins of a lame arm.

We have met the Wilmingtons.

The rt'sult was 7-5 in our favom·.

S. V. C.-Kankakee-Shamrocks-Rah!

The first time in five years. Bravo, BoyR.

We have had a large audienc11 at. every game.

When I went to look for the bat, I found that another fellow had it. Oh :

N. B. You are request.ed to observe Norton's coach· ing, also Mac's yell.

The leagues are in good rnnning orcler and phying good ball.

The Maroons, after having lost two games with the Shamrocks, are still determ ined to win and have ehal. lenged the b )ys for another game.

Dorsey pitched a great game at Wilmington, strik. ing out many vf tile best ba.tters, nod keeping the hits scatlerect. McCarthy at fint was remarkable, nothing pas:,ed him.

The Shamroeks desire to retum thanks for tile suh. stan tial favours received from ti:eir many frienrl s, at present we recall: Revs. M. J. ~Iarsile, G. M. Legris, O'Gara, FosLer, Wal.~h. Messr~. Byron, Houdr, Gear, Maloney, Kelley.

The Shamrocks made their first appearance in their new sui ts at WilmingLon. The suits are of a dnrk green color trimmed in white aml on the fron t of the shirt is S. V. C. with &. Shamrock. Th~y are very neat uniforms anct greatly enhance the appearances of "our" boys.

McCarthy, who was ;n the box for t!,e first Maroon gamr;excecded any of the expectations that his friend• had for him , not having pitched a game in :1 year or more, and with a lame arm he pluckily went to the box and mowed the K. K. K'S. dcwn one after anotber.

May 12th. the ~iaroons of Kank~kce crossed bats with the Sbam rocks on college grounds, tUb game result­ed in a victory for the latter, the score wns l!0-8. Tbe game was exciting np to the fifth inning when the Sham­rocks made a COLip le of run~ which d iscourage1i the l\In­roons, after that the game was devoid of interest. 1\leCa r­tby the twirler for the Shamrock's did some very goorl pitching as also did lngersol for the Maroons but the latter did not get the support tlwt the fOJmer had. The fe:ttures of the game were Nortons left field c'tLch, Con­don's hack stop work and the steady team work of the Shamrocks. Ingersol would undoubtedly have done bet-ter if Kuntz was able to hold him . 1

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