St. Viateur's College Journal, 1883-10-12

Sr. VIATEUR'S

CoLLEGE JouRNAL.

L ECTIO CERT A PRODE S T, V A RIA DELEC T A T . Sen eca.

BOURBONNAIS GROVE, ILL. FRIDAY, Oct. 12 1883.

VOL. I.

T J tiE', . MIDXIGHT Y OICE. CR~:AT\ON

E \ OL TIO :\ OF

No. 12 ~1.\.N

A X D LANGUAGE.

During the Lll.St half century strenuous efforts ha Ye been made, and mu ch valuable time m1 ted by various 1 persons in trying to prove their descent fro m t he ape, An awful pause proph tic of her end. or from some other nnimal who e length of e:us or The bell strik " one. We take no note oftime, want of bra ins might serve as a continual reminder of But from its loi. To give it, then. a tongue, t heir own present condition. Evolution tho ug h it has Is wi~e in m'ln. A ifnn angel spoke, sig na lly failed to prove the birth of an ancestor in a I feel the olemn sou mi. If bcarrl aright, complete suit of fur clothing, has nevertheless shown us It is the kn ell of my rl e p:~rterl hours.

Where are th ey ? With the ye:us beyond the Hood ! to wh<tt extremes mere conjecture can lead one. History and a cLose study of primitive nntiquitie are far n10re It i the sign:1l th'lt riemnnds d espatch: likely to throw a probable light on the matter thnn C.'tn How m nch is to be done ! My hopes n.nd fe:~rs nll the theoriC~> Rncl surmises o f rrll the schools of evol u~t:1rt. np n.hrmerl . n.nd o'er life's n:~rrow verge tioni sts combined. The former gi \·es us something Look down-on wh·1t? n. fath omless abyss! positive, the.v place us face to face with the records and A rlrc •rl eternity! How surely mine ! people of e•trliest times. Mastery of ancient hieroglyphics A n1 l c:m etcrn i ty belong to me. is now almost a fi:x:ed met and the carving and roor pen~ion e r on the bounti es o f an hour? inscription on t<tblets and temples of most ancient date H ow poor, how rkh, how n.bject, ho w angust, can now be rend with e.<tSe nnd cert:tinty. A a proof of H ow compli cate, how wonderful is man! this we h'l.ve the writings of such men liS R1.wliuson, Ilow p:~ssing wonder lie who made him such! .Max l\1n cller and numerous others in E nglish ; :::lpiegel, \ Vhv ce ntred in our make such strange extremes Hang, etc. in German; Champollion, Burno uf, and From different n<ttures marvell ously mixed, comte de Ro uge, in Fren ch ; Roselini nnd others Connection exqni,itc o t distant world : in Ita lian. These works teeming with study and Di tinguished link in being's endless chai n resenrcb and filled with facts nrc f~tr more sub tantinl l\lirl wnJ· from nothing to the Deity : ev idence of m:~n' s early condition tb nn all the speculaA bcnm ctherc:d, sulli ed, and ab orpt ! tions and experiments ad vanccd with regard to somt\ Tho ugh sullied, anclrlishonored, still d ivine new hound pottery mound or some strange hybrid ot Dim mininture of greatness rtb o lnte : recent clisco,·ery. Some -would-be luminaries in the An heir ofglory! a frail child of dust: field of thought n.nd science would have us believe that Jldpl css imm ortn l : insect infinite! every vnriety of animal life owes i ts origin to :111 worm: a god !-I tremble n.t myself, origin:~ ! fir;;t being by some law, indepencient--th ey And in mysclfn.m Lost! A t home a stranger, guess-of any creative act. Evolution has yet to disThought ·andcrs up and down, surprised, nghn.st. prove the nbsnlnte distinction o f species from t he And wonrlcri ng llt her own: ho~ Re:tson reel.~: beginning, rrml until it does we are much safer in cling0 whnt n mi rac le to man is m>~n, ing to whrtt we know than in following chimeri ca l Trium[ hantly distre~"-Scd: What joy, what dread ~urmises. &\creel and profhne history both admit the ltemately transported, :mel alarmed : pa.."Sage of three periods of time previou to the a ppearWhn t can pres rve my life. or what destroy? ance of man upon the cene; Geology asserts the srrme.

An a ngel' s a rm can't snntch me from the grave; But the-."0 authoritie all agr · on one point, viz: Lc<rions ot angeL c.~n't confine me there l that man was the crowning production of a ll things, Ev en silent night prochims m,r on! immortal: and the arne authorities agree in placing him in the EDWARD YOUNG. quaternary or fourth period. Previous to that time no Jeeps. 'Tis as the general pulse

Of life stoofl still. and Nature made a pause,

:une

ST. VIATSUl{'S COLLU:GE .JOUH.NAL. tr:we of him can be fo und and thu s tar all authorities coi ncicle.

'Vhat men requ ire t o-(lay is f act, pbin, incontrovertible fact, and tho ug h the science of evolu t ion lws achie ved some r e~ ults in rese:trl:h, yet it is as filr today from a knowledge of primary ca use and ori g inal effect as it was when the cl:ly-st:1r dawned.

As regards ma n so also in respect to lang uage; men anx io us to obta in cbe:<p notoriety seize on tlte slig lttest pretext to rnsh into print, but when r ead cardully t heir wor ks are found tv l.Je merely a summary of sevemlmincls al.Jler a nclm ore orig inal t h:ln their Owll , or else a mass or s urmi ~e~ a nd inlerences hav ing no otlter 1o u11dntiun th:m tlte fer tility or t heir own iw ag it1at ion. _ There are many , ltowever, to whom the present age is deeply indebted !or tl1eir patient resear ch and !or the g reat fund of acc urate inl"Qnn:<tio u t hey ha ve given to t he world with regard tn early man, his ha bi ts, c ustoms aml laug uage.

The earliest and most auLhentic acco unts, both historical and tradiLional, clearly sho w tha t man loved aud labored in a sing le t;<mily or community t ill the time or t he dispersion, and certainly such authori ty is prelerable to the mere eontradictivns of tlteoxists. To liv e understaudingly , the entire species must hav e bad some intellig ible me,ms o~· con vers ttion, for re<tso u ancl tho ught :ae a necessary conseq uenee o! human nature, ancl speet:lt is a necessary con seq uenee of thought and to end ea. vvr to trace o ut a wnut o r langu age or to cliscuss the possi!Jility o t the inv en tion seems abo ut ilS se n ~ ibl e a::; a n attem p t to place a bo umlary to space. Admitting speed1 both written and spoken, to have h:td u nnum berecl changes as to manner and form, still thb would nut cletr:wt fro m t he t~w t of its o rigi nal vieini ty. Some evo lutionists assert that man, in tltc primary state, made use o r gntteral sounds and s igns like birds or an im ds; tltat still Ji.uther on t he so un ds ass t'uncd a more artie ttlate form ' while the signs ad vance to a series of in tellig ible pantominc, a n(l .iinnlly that j e~ti c ul ation and so un d combined 10rmcd what we call specc:b; but they fail to give us a higher type or c:msc fro m which r c.tson a nd hng uage was evolv ed.

A cco rding to their system both t hese necessary accompaniments oi man m ust come, either from mere matter alone-which t hey surely will not be fo olish enoug h to assert-o r fr om t he in trinsic power ot" m incl itself, whi eh from an a lmost abso lu te nonentity is selJ d e veloped in to an almost miracu lous innivicluality. lLHl eed would not such a cle 1'elop mcnt be far more my steri o ns than the creat ion of the ~ll1i verse by a uperior power ? It would certai nly be imposs ibl e, f()r ex nihilo nihil )it-out of notl1ing there can come nothing . . \Vc. kno w from accounts of late re carches t int a

por tion of t he tower of n ~ bel is still ltl ex istence; scientists of our ow n t ime have hnn rll c<l t he bricks and deciphered the inscription.

IIcre it is pretty c:onclu siv ely prov en tlDt on ly one langunge ex io; te<l nn<l that the di ::;persion took pluc:e beca use men conlcl no longer und erBt.:1ml one another· Ca nn ot some of o ur evolution ists ex plain this sudden change o l tong ues? _ If mnn had rea lly been evolved fr om t he· brute through a succession of ch:mgcs and in an ind efin ite peri ocl of t im e, Zoology would , 1mclon btcdly, er e t his t ime ha vc t hrow n some lig ht on th e matte r, for every different spec ies of li vi ng beings ha ve been definitely class ified a nrl we know the re are some scienti sts whose knowl edge of t he vario us stru ctures was so ncute thnt fi·om a single l.Jone of any pnrticulnr one th ey eRn prorluce a ll tlhe parts wanting, e ven the entire original if necessary.

Not a soli t1.ry fossil yet di scov ered In s been founrl in an inc ipient with res pect to a ny o f its til t nre orga ns. Not a single or.e or t hose innum erable org ·llliZ:ltions ldti eh, accord ing to f) [tr winia n theory, mn st hnve existed prior to t heir reaching the well kn om1 . ch·1rncters of spceil's now so well known to us, ha::; been f\Jt lnd in :m y rod : or clrift or stnt'l of p 1st nges. Th e thc•n·ie;; of nil p :1~ t scient ists, Slleh ns Si r C.: h trl e5 Lcycil , Sir ,lulm Lul•h ul:k and Baron C.: u vie r not only cntirC'l_r di ci:lgrcc but h:tve been set d o wn ns entirely valnC'l e~s by nn emi ne11t geo l ogis~uur own ti me and country ; wlt :tt then wi ,l t he vcnli ct or the next centmy be li kely to be in the matter when the present prov e th ~t m o~t of th e rese.1rches m[tr]e ~:ave end ed in mere theory :w cl g1 1CSS work ? The nsscrtion th :1t primitive m·1 n was un cun,cions nnrl u nlettered, th1t he w:ts cl cvoicl of speed1 ell:. mu st he taken tC..r a purely g-nt ni to us nsser t in11 ; ancl, resting ns it d oes on n o se ri es or b:1s is or crecl iblc nrguments, mu st be r ccc i ve ~l :1s a ll nssertions of a like charac:tcr sho 1tld be. The p rim1 cy o r originnl cause of clitfcrenc:e of r.1ecs lnve nev er yet been acco nnte1l fo r, nor hn s any pronr or nrg um ent npproaclJing positivi m bern procln cecl.

The self erln c 1ting principl e is touncl nowhere either in history or tr:1cl ition and those who SC't them elves up in oppositio n to t hi s f:JCt cle:uly oppose t he two grc:1tcst mHl most trustworthy teache rs of m tnkin rl.

As f:tr lnck ns scientific research c:ln tnrn t he eye we find poq iti vc proof of letters and langu.1gc, nt that po i ut a ll sl'icnti sts in a ll bran c:hcs sta nd on a n eq ual f(Joting.

Th e a4ronomcr seeks to so~ r fiut hcr into sp:1ce, the Geologist seeks f()r new fie lds whcrei11 to cleave and t he p:lieontologist and ethnogr:1pher alike endeavor to sc:trcb ont new monuments.

All nrc nncert:1 in , nll are at n loss as to how they sit 111 continue their rc ' ea rches nnd unveil the grcnt

ST. VIATEUR'S COLLEGE JOURNAL. mystery that lies hi(iden beyond. We know from existing monuments, that long before the time of Moses, the Egyptians possessed an alphabet, letters and the art of writing: buc the proof of what we know in regard to this matter is found in history that lives in ch~racters in our own day, it is no mere theory or surmise, it is a positive, living evidence, and this is what we require ofmen who set themselvesup as teachers and leaders.

The time is fust passing away when men can assume an important air and lay claim to notoriety or ability in any particular science, from the simple fact that they have produced a lot of senseless prattle bound in cloth, called a work of science, with nothing to commend it save the fact that it is somewhat ridiculous and novel.

If the people of the present age are assured that their progenitors walked on all forms and climed trees, proof of the fact must be unfailing and indubitable, otherwise the father of such a doctrine, must stand alone i>1 the pleasing contemplation of the fact that by some chance or other his progenitors alone belonged to the specie> he imagines himself to so strongly resemble.

In man, in language, or in the various sciences, if an action or a fact is conclusively proven as tar as the matter can be carried for the time being, we g ladly accept the knowledge offered and are glad to have seen the forging of one more link to the chain of truth, but when men do not stop at the point where intellect and common sense assure them they ought to rest, when the positive proo.f t~ey holri, he it small or gre~ecomes obscnred by conjecture inserted for truth and surmise for fwt, then we suspect their motive, discountenance their work, and discard them from the list of those who hotel · place among us as credible and pr1.ise-worthy.

M1.n is too 'weak and pnny acreature to standalone in any~fthe offices of li!e and there is no one particular work in which heappe:trs so truly helpless and insignificant when in his endeavors to wrestle with f'arth, with time and with space and the great mysteries connected with them.

We are but 'a nts tast passing on the sands of time and the tittle theoretical mounds that we labor to build up to-day are destroyed by a mightier power to-mofl'ow.

This bas been the experience of ages, this the teaching of history ami all can be summed up in a word" Man cannot cover what God would reveal."

Still tailing out with this and this, And finding something still amiss; More peevish, cross, and splenetic Than dog distract or monkey sick.

B uTLER's "HUDIBRA.s."

Of all the bores that society is compelled to endure, none are more disagreeable and pestilential than those ~who ar.e habitually discontented and finding fault. Such

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persons, luckily for humanity are not legion; but, as two or three drops of acid will curdle a large quantity of milk, so a very few of these people are able to spread a feeling of discontent through a whole community. If they would only keep their grumbling and murmuring to themselves, and maintain a strict seclusion, they might be pardoned and pitied. This, however, they will not do. They thrust their grievances upon society, and render every one about them unhappy.

Wherever a number of men are gathered togethH, you will find at least one of these characters. You will see him in the workshop complaining of his tools, censuring his apprentices, quarrelling with his neighbors, murmuring against his employer. His influence is felt in our club-rooms. Every parish, too, has its quota of grumblers, who are always dissatisfied with the priest, and the rest of the congregation, for the manner in which the affairs of the church are conducted. The "Journal," however, not claiming to be a censor of morals beyond its own immediate neighborhood, I will no longer dwell on those of the tribe to be met with in the outside world, but shall devote the remainder of this paper to painting the picture of one of our sour students.

He is· sour from the rising of the sun to the going down thereof. When the bell rings in the morning he grumbles because it is time to get up; be can't see why be has to attend mass every morning, "for," be observes, "it never makes him any better." His steak _is always raw or overdone; his coffee, either too sweet or not sweet enough, too bot or too cold 1 He can hardly get a breath of fresh air after breakfast, before the 'hateful old bell' calls him in again for class 1 When in the recitation room, if frequently called on, he declares that the professor is trying to pnzzle him; if seldom, that he is losing his time: sliould the professor think the lesson as easy as not to require exposition, our crank will hint that he is not too well posted in the matter; or, should the teacher be accuRtomed to giving full explanations of every thing, be sets him down as one who wishes to show off. If his preceptor unwittingly makes a mistake, with what satisfaction be nudges his mate, and shakes his head , as though he would say, 'I got the better of him that time 1' In recreation hours you will not find him engaged in any of the sports, as be should be, to keep up his health and strength, and work off his spleen. •He cannot conceive how so many are fond ofplaying base-ball, where one bas to work so hard, and rnns the risk of having his fingers broken.' •I-Iand-ball,' be thinks, 'is too warm,' 'Foot-ball is altogether too rough; and the turning-pole he never did like.' He slinks off to a group who are lounging on the grass, and, as is generally the case with gossips, the ordinary topics of conversation appear

ST. VIATEUR'S COLLEGE tJOURNAL. too stale for him ; so he casts his eyes around the yard, pass in g his remark · on everyone who seems at all conspicuous. The boy who plays hard , studies diligently, is polite to his superiors, and attends to his relig ious duties is altogether beneath his notice.

H ere comes another lad towards th e group. He holds in hand a copy of the "Journal," which has jnst appeared, and RS he joins the circle, g h'es it to our hero. With what mali ciu s joy the latter takes it and points ont every trifling et'l'Ot' ! H e declares he wouldn't write an arti cle fo r tha t paper if he were to get a hundred dollars a line; declares he' d ne \' er give a cent for the thing if it were not for the ple:t urc he takes in picking out the blund ers.

Th e other day when the boys were given permission to visit the Asylum at K ankakee, all were rejoiced, and clapped th eir ba nds heartily-except one grumbler. lie sat motionless in his chair, with face as long RS a coffinlid; when the clapping was over, ho wev er, he gave vent to his ill-humor. " \Vhat are you clapping about?" he growled to a companion by his side who seemed rather too j ubi !ant.

"Going to have a good walk," was the rep ly. "You must like to walk mighty well, wben you will go six or seven miles just to see a crowd of lunatics ."

From that moment he tried hard to induce a few others to remain at home with him; hearing, however, that all were obliged to go, he felt g reatly chagrined, and , by way of exc use to his spleen, declared he would never go again.

H e Clme b ~tck ti red , ::mel dusty, and cross. After supper, seeing him alone in a corner, I w.<lkecl o ver ancl inqnired how he enjoyed the trip, and what he had seen. " I do n' t think it was right," he remarked by way of in trod nction, "to compel one to go against his wishes. Like the trip?

How do you suppose anyon e could relish half-a-day' s tramp merely to look at n crowd of l unatics? A big building full of cmzy foliG ; that's nil I saw; I could have seen that much without taking a step.--1 wish th e bell would rin g for dormitory !-My feet are all blistered~" \Vhcn, at lengtlt, the bell did rin g, anrl all had repaired to t he dormitory, he seemed in no be tter humor.

For mere spite he ki eked his trunk np against his neig hbor's bed, threw his boots hc:t vily on the floor, and m ade as much noise as he thought he might with impunity . Then muttering an imprec1tion on the one who made his bed, he jerked off' hi co verl et , and shook n p the husks with a vcngcnce t hat scattered many of them on the fl oor, and raised a cloud of dust. \Yith a look of sullen de pnir he threw himself in to bed, and in a li ttle willie Jell a lee1, b nt as T imagined, o nly to dream of assylum , Director:>, long walk~ , professors, jou rnals, thi11 cofr e, hard bcbs, and other such eli ngrcablc th ings.

LOCALS. Whvop-em -up !

Give them a Chicago!

Bohn is the champion contortionist!

"Gub" is a veritable "rattler"!

Who saw Quinn's "Fire Escape"?

Our Ethiopian Team the two "Gs".

Who said Kelley was t :.ller than Quinlan?

Mac is about to organize a'' Fire Brigade:" ye smokers beware l Flanigan has taken to "singing" while Eddie Walsh has taken to "talking"-.!'l"oble professions !

We never speak as we pass by; and they never do except when they get a ch·;mee-"et hoc genus omne !"

A minstrel troupe under the direction of managers Parks and Quinn is organized. There is a good share of amate ur talent says Prof. Mtupby though it should be •'colored." " Dancing is like milk, it strenghtens the calves''-so says Mac and he is no mean critic.

A pitched battle almost occured in the campus the other day between Ajax and Achilles. Swords, but of the water melon sty le, were drawn nncl no lives were lost.

0 Dudes, if you exist any where in this lucality, bel'vare of us, as we are watching you clu:;ely.

Father Gosselitt of Ashlancl Ky . p tid uttr ·•S..t.nctum'' a visit last 1\t e~l .ty atl'l exprc~3 e J hi rn ;13 lt' a~ highly pleaSOO,_with oar eaterpri:;in6 etfvrts. Hi ~ apprechtioa of our labors WetS substantiated by the donation of$.).00 We thank the R~ v. Gentlem~n, who by the w ty is one of our old grctclu tte.l, anJ trust th tt til l! interes t shown by him to his " Aim t M: ~ter" and our "Juurn 1!" will be repaid by our praye rs and good wbhes lor his future success.

Alderm'\n W ..t.lsh of Chicago was our guest on last Sundny, having come down to see his eons Thomas and Edward.

The Philharmonic Orchestra has been organized this y ear and notwithstanding the loss ot a few members is making rap id strides towards proficiency. The officers this year are as follows- Re v. A. l\fain ville President Rev. I. Oser Musical Director, P. O'Sullivan Secretary and Trensurer, Glen Parks Business Man11ger.

The Coll ege Band undP.r the efficient management of Re v. A. Mainville has already made it first appenr:1 nce in music hall. Those sweet strJ ins of yore, now daily enrapture the mind of the lioteners.

Prominent visitors that p:~.id us a visit since ou r last issue-Rev. F ather Go selin of Ashland Kentucky, Alderman J ames Walsh of Chicago, A. Q. Clark Chicago, Mr. and l\Irs. Frey of Fort wayne, fnd, Mrs. :Norfolk of Virginia, Tlls. Mr. and Mrs. Fourni r, Men-

ST-. VIATEUR'S COLLEGE JOURNAL. ominee Wis. Mrs. Lockwood ~farsailles, llls. and Mr. and Mrs. Hoff of Chicago, Ills.

A st:mding offer-two days recreation for every yonti6 se:nin1.rian thlt enters the Novitiate and two hours in the C1.Be of any young aspirant among the students. Boys make a goon retreat soon and see in what direction your inclinations tend.

The Morrison Brothers of Ft. Madison Ia. both Willie and Vincent d e3irt. to be remembered to the students of the college through our colu mns. They will be back after Christmas, sickness detaining them at present.

Mr Roh rhei~ er has a select stock of clothing goods.

NOTRE DAME ACADEMY. The scholastic year opened up under very favorable auspices.

The new and handsome chapel was dedicated on the 8th. ult. by very Rev. Father Beaudoin, who on that same occasion celebrated 1\Iass, and gave solemn benediction in the evening.

The new ac'ldition is now occnpied: the pianos have already been removed into the music ha:ll.

The Rttendance so far is good :-some new pupils are arriving every day.

1\fi~s M11gnan '83 remains Rt her home, Chicago.

Mi.>> K K}iley '8 :} re'll tins Rt her home, Minonk.

Miss Mallon of '83 remains at her home, Wilmington.

Miss Gravelin has returned ·to thB-,$nvent this ye:tr 11nd has entered the gncluating course.

Prominent visitors that han lately called at the Academy Rre as follows : Rev. Fathers McShme of Wilmington, Clancy of E'lsex, Kinselh of Chictgo, Gosselin of Kentucky, Dhmn of Crawforclsville Incl. Hon. M. C. Quinn of PeoriR. Dr. D. Q. Scheppers ofChicago. Mr. J. E1.gle of Chic'1go Mr. a nd Mr8. Devine Chicago. Mr. and ·Mrs. Gauthier of Sorel C:u,<tcl t. rtf. C. Sweetland of Kalamazoo Michig m. Mr. tmd Mrs. J. Roberts of Mason City Ills Miss Henotin of Chicago and Miss Ch~trlotte Daily of Chicago.

OUR NOVITIATE. Situated across the street from St. Viateur's College is a moclest two story wooden structure, which to all appearances is an abode of some humble citizen.

Removed some distance from the street, appro~tc hed by a n11.rrow gravel w1lk lined at either side by a few variegated flower-hushes 1111d small shrubs, a few delicate grnpe vines clinging to the projecting windows, a .tiny brooklet gliding through the lower portion of the garden, · all are indicative that at least such a house is a fitting abode for happiness.

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A correspolldent of the "Journal" had the pleasure to visit this modest dwelling a few days since in his official capacity and what he gleaned from conversation with the very Rev. Superior Father Fournier he justly concluded that, after all the outside world, a world composed of men indirectly engaged in religious matter, can only faintly realize what supreme happiness must ne-cessarily exist in such an abode.

"In the world and not of the world" were here to be seen more than a half dozen young men and, strange to say of various nationalities, Irisn, ·French, German, English and Canadian bei:ng represented, a sort of Babel oflanguages yet devoid of confusion, all engaged in their varioug duties, preparing themselves to 1ead lives of sanctity, to scatter broadcast the seeds of sound Catlwlic instruction.

Though trained u.p ourseh:es beneath the shadow of the church, and not a little accustomed to meet religious in general, ~t was an agreeable surprise to us to find the cord.ial greeting we received from all.

For the first time in m1ny ye11-rs we breathed an atmosphere which seemed to us .full of piety and sl!-nctity, and above, about, ~round "The holy time was quite as a nun "Breathless with adoration:" for the first -time in -many years we felt ourselves as if situated in .the midst of truest friends each one yieing with the other, t~e pro~ptings of the .pnre13t · aif~ctions to make our visit the most e,ntertaining. · Profiting by such courte~y, we took a stroll tbxolf/S~out the small, yet, neat gro1,1nds adjoining .the No:viti;1te.

Gliding into the apple-orchard with ,eageuner;s ·ljo ;eize some of the mellow fruit that h!fi1g from the ·ben~ng boughs, our appetite was soon satiated by .t he kindnes~ of Brother Rivard, whom we trust to call '.'Father"' ~Jl a short time. In fact so loaded we,re ,our pockets when on returning that we resemble<;! the fretful porcupine,·erery scale an apple. We surveyed the grou~d .frOD;l cor.ner to corner, we saw where the bu,sy bee is per~tual'y engaged in filling his cellular habitation with rich and delicious honey. We flitted -a round wit~ Paul Pry avidity to see the few domestic animals-all -1iviJ;lg in concert and harmony. And as tb,e matin .bell was sounding in our ears, we retraced our steps bid~i~g '!ill ,the yOtmg Levites an affec~iol\ate "good evel;ling" -and mm·muring .to ourselves the folly ~f mankind in seeldng to find .contentment without religion-in seeking rest without God. Here w:e forgot almost to mentien we .h ad the pleasure to meet our old ;friend Michael ,Angelo Dooling late of Pittsburgh Pa., who .received the •habit of the conmunity of St. Yiateur a few days since ft:om .the hands of the Very Rev. Provincial in .the ,midst of much religions enthusiasm. He .gr.asped our hand warmly

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it to ay-your welfare i our.- the welfare of the W<Jrld i our:., would there were many that would come to enjtJj' the ble.' ing of this peac ful ParadL- - ·ould that many wcyu]u pum the perishable thing'l of the w•;rlcl and w ''\ \'C with their own bantl an immortal ~1'01\'D of glory ,-would tlu1t many were divinely called to join lite rank~ of our little army, which bns for its object th • l'urther:.ln~e of Chrbtian knowled!!e. \\'e can not refrain from COllgratulating the,e young Xodce~ upon the holy ambition that actuate them: and we hope the day i not far distant when a stately edifi<:e wii!Jllllrk the ~pot, wh re now re t this bumble dwelling, wherein are h·ained a fel\· young men who have COtlbecrated their whole li \'es to the loYe and en· ice of God. a;

BA. E BALL. Ln~t

Tue.,tlay was a day of excitement around the C:unpu , a~ the appointed hour for the ·wilmington Nine to arrive appro·lcherl. Lovers of the ·· X atiunal Game" were asscml>led in group on all ,ide eli'- ·u~sing tlw pro pecb o!'the defe<1t or vietory. A' H O'ci<X·k ~truck and ll!> the ·wilmincrton hoyo drove up, the exitewenl ran high; hat<: were then thrown into the air ancl balb and hats were ftying- arouwl prumi-euou-ly.

The ,.i,itor' met with a cunlial reception at the hand, ot th ftteulty in general, iliHl were immediately e~cur­ te<llu th • rrf'·dorj' to have dinner.

During m ·tl time the dark doutl th •tt ub-nired the ~till trom earl_\' morn began t11 grow thi('ker while gu~ of ,, ind lJl'!{llll to appear; and ju ... t a llany Pnrkt·r ntl Frauk l'criulat were betting two to onr un the re~­ pecth e dut>~, min lJe~an to l:tll. \\' hat tlt,appointmcnt itnnH·<liatd_,. fell on tht• fhce of l'!tl'h! Fnuu J"\ and hihrity 11 ,!tort tinw hd;,,,. mauiti.•-tt•d a dttllnt·'~ und ltt•al im·'' nnt.:lntllt•h-tl "II' th imIIH'diate t•lt"ed. l imn•\ cr nutwitlt-tantlittl{ the pouring min tlw t11u nim•< 'ltllke<l out tu till' '"iHamowl" the l wu t"t('l:tith to-,ing up li•r lllllill!.,", ami the g:uue hq~tl\.

\\" ith tht• grt"llt•,t <lillleulty nwl l'l' ot tiiiH' on both

'ttk, thn·l' inniut.' 11en t·uulplt•tccl,

wh~n

:1

tlr:t11

\nh

tin:tlly dt·l'l:tn•cl tht• 'l't>ft' the11 -t:uulill!!; ,-, tu .J in t:\\ ur ur \\ iltuin~;tnu .... L<>okiu:.! ut th~ pin.) iu •,.Ji-ph_, ed !.y l...,th nim·, tht·n i, nu (,•lJtn~ whit'h -h .. ultleum,• uut \ it'turiuu thun"h it 'Ill' lll:tllill'-tt l1111 'lldt a tl.t} tht• 1 i-itor• h ,d tht• tttl 1 . nt:l!.:<', h.• 1 i11g -pil,,·d -he,. '• uf "hidt our nine j, dt pril'·'l. .\t bt•,t it ,~w '"' ·<ill th• t,~lll<' -•· ' ut I du-L'Iy t'ul\k,lt• I · 11<1 \\"tlltld lot 'I l!;<lod ~>II<'.

rt''l t'l. ' l lt<"ir <' \.l<' rnal '' ith ,., , rythin~ d !!'IIIII•

'O LLEGE .J CJL' AL. regret that the g: m could not be eom ple t d , ' hope we shall meet the vi ito oon Rgain and ha v a good game of B~tseball ith th m- whether d . Y ia teur' boy ' win a g. me or not , they alway fee l rejoired to meet sur h young m~u ns rompo,e the team from " 'ilmino-ton.

T he German Catholic- of M u~keo-on, Mieh., are building a new eburcb.

There i , e ,·ery reason to believe that Ro<:klbt-d, Ill. will ~hortly become a Bbhopric.

H i8 many friend ' will be g-lad to l e~ru of t he appoint ment of Rt•v. Thomas F. Gallig:1n as r etur of St. P ius' Churc·h, hicago. Th R eY. Gentleman wns Ont'e numbt>red among thL· ::-em [narians of • t. Y i teur'o, ba v ing studied both hi ' Philo~ophy and Thl'Ok•gy bert-. W e therefore feel a certain iutet·est in hi~ w W r , ntl tire grently plea. l'd nt se ing him thu rais d to such R high po~itiun, and intru-t tl "·irh the clu r., of, L rg an(l tlour-hing 11 pari -h . _\!though ordained but 11 f w y ~~~. his piety, ze:tl and ~ehoh rly att· inmem~ h. n• nlre. dy pia ·cd him among the most popubr aiHl en rg tit prt'i,;t' uf the An:IHiio<: •,e, .ml we Cllrur-tly hope tlrH hi - hbor in hi new po<ition to wbil:h he h:i~ lwen L"tll t! "·ill hi' ntt ntleLlliy th~:: ~arne - ucces,.rul b,.nt'" thnt h:b ehar.telerized hi , l'\' l'l'.l" ptbt elliwt.

Tbe. ' ynodoftheCntholiclli -hot-. 11 the P ro v inee ot XL'" York d<>-<' <l on ~ept. :30th. 1\llltitit"tl Jl ig-h :\I '"'' wa:o '-II ~HI the Catbe<lr:ll ou l-- umlay morning to L<'it•br .• t • the t.·ondn , ion of the labor- nl" the t·oum· I. Tltt> fullowmg we tpwte frum a letter t() oue ot" our - tudenh from }Jj, mother: .. The grc:.•:1t eonft•renL· ol the Hbhup~ i-. tndecl. lt wa' n lll:l~'llili("t>nt o;i~tht. t·qu I, I -hunld tbmk, to thL• ' l'l<'tHior o 1--t. P ett.•r', of Hum . Th • ( :trcliwd l<~•kt~l Iii.. an an'-''l'l ' i- it<>r -o hol.1 tHltlt)<~l<'l.'­ litl '"'h hi-. eount nanLt'. 1 knr" him "ell dtt·n lw ""''~ FalhL'r ~It-Uo-l..y ttt .\.!ban.''. lie h. ' QTO n nh tl nntl l'll!"l'llorn: hnt tho,..e. whtnn tl•rttm did m•l l>IP,, to "l'l' thP lloly F::~tht•r, ('Ouhl witue- th L"L'l'l'lllt>nit• of ye lt·nluy. IIJHI nlmo-t ll>l'l it 1\:' the gn·:lt 1..<'1> in- tt.td of our huml>lt• ( .trclinnl. Tht· ,,.,,monit•, "'' • 1 illll>l't --il e: nd rlw -urronntlin~ -o m:t~l"lutit·t•nt th:~t ont' It-It tr.tn-t~Jrll I totlw ~rre t r<.llll t.,_, und."

Tlw <It p:11ture of ~lo-t lt•\ \td!hi - hop Ft h n f,,,.

Hom \\hidt t<~<•k ph~.' pht"'-' I. -t -umll. '<'Hill rd~ 'I'· ly Ill••' •••I the h<.Jl of hi, <It'\ ott I dot ·, wl hr.lll:!hl

COLLEGE JO URNAL.

ST. \lATE R

l scnifvoo~v ~hr'h~~;:\1SM.

A. BABST, MA~TFACTt:R.EP. A~D

8T_"-\... TI'D~ER"'\.~

DEALER

Tn flll ki nds of IIouseholcl Furniture 13ool-i:S!> oF TUE )fO ' T n . UIOX.'-BLE KI~D .

I

BA 'E-BALLS

X e "'-vs!>

and

i'\-J:u,..ic!>

BAT~. Ft~HflW TACKLE. JJAJ3Y

.\ TIRl.\ GES

R. J. I-IANNA, W HOLESALE &

DF.ALF.R l:'i

GRO

H ardwm·e StoePs n.nd T imrnre

- - - - --

R~::TA

87

Opposite ' ·THIES B UI L DING"

ER

AND CO MMI SS I O X M E R C H AN T 43 Court Street~

CHICAGO.

KANKAREE,ILL.

BRA l" TO~ & C HRl T I AX

Snit' enmh inlng a P£RFECT FIT with Ele)!ance o! mak<· . Shape and :-lt)le. J>t-:<lralJility n[ Pattem, Gcnuin•·ness o[ Goods <I!Hl Durability in Wear.

ALL .Kl1'11)"'\ Ot~ ~·o•:wv.;c; lL\X' HfNt::-:..

DIVE HIM A CALL .

in Men's. W onwn·s. Misses' and Childn•n 's ftnP and mf'dium Shoes; also all :o;.izcs and grades o! Boot . Special inducements lor

CHA.. K ~O \\-LTOX'S

P H 0 T 0 G R .\ P II I C S T C D I 0 , F1.oon. 56

E . I~T

roun

HT.

Two door north of Post Office.

Kankakee, fll.

T TERR BRO'S' l\._

HARD WARE,

STOVES,

IB O?\

1\:A:\"KAK EE. I LL. STEEL. TIX\L\HE, NAILS, &c., fine Hetourh ctl Phntos a Hpet· ialtY. Old Pictures ('oplerl a nd Enl;t,r)!t'd and f ini,iw(l in ln(Jia Ink .JolJ work done in nny; part of the County ant\ Water Color". Photo o!Children and Groups COR:\"ER COURT ST. & SCHUYLER AYEXUE· by new rnpi<l pr<><'<·~·

a

KA~ K A K EE,

Sp<>c ialt~-.

I LL.

DEALER

Chamber

Set~

1\:lanufacture, 40 c t s . on the Dollar.

We can sell you the most beautiful set in the city for

S-4Z.5H, whi ch nc Yer \\-as sold below

$ 60.00.

C ••T. Lind n ,

BRO~ ~E \{.;~

We h:we lately bought au immense lotfo

t he whole stock of a

Students.

24 Court St .. 11a11l.:nkPe. Ill.

NOEL

No.

Fifth A Yenue

[L

IH:AL~:ns

daot:~n

N. BARSALOUX.

KA. 1\ KA KEE . ILL.

TOYS, CROQL-:ET.

IRu N, NAILS AND ·wAUO~ TO( K rio. 13 EA:>T AYE),TE, KAXJC~KEE. I l.L. Jo bb ing D one In urder.

, l

I~

I f you wish to make a prese nt to a.

FIR E A ~ D L l FE J ~~'CB.Al\ E, 'V atclH'S, Clo c k s , J e w e lry, ::l\ii;rDSII.I'ER and P1 ..\ TED WARE, ti'iend, com11 and sec us, we will giv e REAL EST.\ TE, LO.\SS )lt'S l CA L f:\"STJ{(' )[EXTS,SPECTA C LES. ,tC. r\ nrl Collections you the best opportunity you may COURT ST REET, XUTAR\' J'CBLIC'. ('Ot: RT ><T .. ~F.('0:-/1) HTOR\: NO, 4ti ever be offe1:ed; we have n. few H:a nkakee, lL L .

• ·n~. 1i and 13 I1.L..YK~1KEE, ILL. Hepairing ofWatchc~. Lloch.ancl Je\\'elry hundreds left, and they go rapidly .

Neatly Executed.

D. Q.

Schepp~rs,

M. D.

2H2 L a rr a b ee St. Chi cago, Ill.

Dr.

~C I! EPPER-.'3

will be in Bourbonnais on tbe lst. of each mootb.

CHA . RIETZ BROS. LUi'IBER CO. )1.\:\TL\ C TC'RERS &

DT>ALEHS

In Lumber. Lath, Shingle~, Posts, WINDOWS, DOORS AND BLINDS. K A. N K A K E E, I L L .

Opp. Ill. Central B. R. Depot

fJ. H. )L\LOCIIE. fllacksmtth. a sp"'cialty.

W ood 1\ork of all kind .

in great varieties;

R~tl<lartion

guarantrrtl. ('or. Court St. & :Jr<l. Aw. K~nk a kN'

BOOK Of"fi ce

lll.

~t) ~l. Jrasn, AN 0

[J WEO~.

All calls b::· Telephone promptly attendee\ to.

CA 8EtS, D es k s,

CHAIHS,

:B:l. ~·

()ARPETS,

L oti -oEs, Sofas

Y \ "KAKEE, ILL. PHY ' T C I A~

Parlor Set s, Magnificent Mirrors 20 x 72, Fre n c h Glass $ 2 '7.00.

~~utor ~ urcaus,

n~neml Hnr"~ (' ~hoeing

If you are in the city, come and see our large stock of

l'o. 12

0

RT , TREET,

KA~KAKEE .

&: ,t,t

ILL

Dealer in Foreign and Dome, tic , FANCY

GOODS ,

NOTIOIIS,

DRY

OOODS.

ST. Vlr\TEUI:'S CO LLEGE .JOl

H~ ,\L.

German, French and American Pharmacy.

Cor. East A' c. & ,\ lerd1ant ·.- t.

KA:-;IiAiill:l<', I ll. f<Pc·p F COIII' I:IIlfl\" Oil ha11cl :\full Jill<' Of

Dm ECTEIJ Br T ill·: !-iiSTEH S OF TilE

Cosi:HE<:ATION o~· KoTHE D AME. Thi s Jn s lllution alfords P \"l' ry advaula~e to Y onn ~ L ;u lh:s t1 1~sJro u s of oh t:unfng a ~.tolu1 and l111iSIH'd t•tlura ri on. F o r part ieulm s apply to .\[other Superior, N<)tre Dam e, Ji <:arlc my , Bou rbo nn ais Grow•,

DRUGS. MEDI CINES , PAINTS, OILS .ETC, ETC. AJ ~ o a tin e line of T o il et , \!'llcl<>>' ol all ki11clo. Fi11c Ciga r, nne! T obacco.

rc .,N KA!i.EE

JF l'Af.L ,\.:-.'JJ~F:F.!tllo:. - ~ :!

llO U HBONNAIS GHOVE, TJ,L. G c• J ~t-r:d

Slore. U ealer in G,oceries, llry goo(],, I fa nlwar<' . C'ntlcry . G la ssware.

Co.,

FRANK E.

An d

~ JIWICI~

TOYS, PICTURES.

W)lOIC' ~ :tlP L iquo r ~.

Oppo s i te I. C. Depot. rqr.fH CL.\SS ACC0 ~1M O D.-\TION

Sto1·rl', 1rOll , Nail s :\nd 'Vago n ,\·ood 1\IKIJS.

JI EIU>fC LT :'\E

TOILET

Brands of Cigars, etc.

A. Ehrich

EAST COU HT STHEET in

IC-\ ~ KAKEE.

choiee~t GroueriP~ .

ch oiee;; t

of Flour. K ee•p on hnncl constantly a large nssortment of Feed and Produee. brand ~

Pl eaFe cal l and ><'e me before going

nny J)ln ce e l se .

H. L. Crawford &Co., WHOLESAL£

a. RETAIL

GllOCEl~. S. No. 36 Co nrt Street.

Kankakee, Ill.

Ill.

TI~IETAliLE.

1

1

!='oundry, & Printers' Supplies .

1. 00 1'. ~ 1.. :l:IO l'. M., 8. 30 1'. M.

F AHE 15 C'EC\TH i'ill\'(;LI{ TH!P. C' OA C' Il :-o:o. I. wi ll C<•<IIH'd w ith nll th<· Trains nnd ('iiiTy l'asSI'Ugcrs to any part of.tlH• City aud tu tl w Ea:-.tl·rll lllitwi" Jwmn(' H ospital. ( ' Jl A~ I B"HLAl); llH OS' f'l·oprlc·tors.

Specimen B ook 1\nd Eatima.tes upon Write for Seoond-hl\nd lis~ot resses and M achines.

i'Pl icr<;i e• •

1

' 4 &. 56 Franklin St., Chicago, Ills.

Ontfit,... 1or

'l'l1 osc in need of' o·ho e·• Confcctio ne ri e, , Canrwd good~, all kind ~ of Fruit,, Fi sh a nd Ov ,t<>rs w. ll do well""" >a,·e money (• Jl

N'-n<l for

C. \1 OI.F. UndC'r U lnhNelt's ll arnt ·ss Ht<1rc K:>nk:d<•·•· . !II First <'lass work ~uarHII h' f"il Stutl r uts P~JW·da lly invit t-(1.

Easl Aveune,

P. L . 1\lO':\'AST. 1\f. D.

I~nn l G•hee.

J• II y s i e I a

r- .

aOil i\ G. K1\ECIIT, ?.f.t\ r n-l~m~±

AY-l\ 1A J)E

1 .- All

C lot ltin.g· Good:- .

.ll'il>< l ll III'!"' .Fill<' r;hill-.

::! A:\D J, CUU HT STHEET.

.A CARD.

lC a 111, a lu·P, 1 11 .

n0

:n ul S u r

~ £• (Ill.

J!, ud'H11lnHis

Rcl'illt"nC't" .

J l a l ~ an d <:.•JI·' · -nP 11l', lln<l Pr \\·,.ar.

J '· J> 1< U L E '1' l~ B

11

<:ron:.. ttl.

rail> promt•tly :• tt ndPo . .....-:

L ll. 1\I: HI:EIW);. ~1. ll.

AHslstaut Huq.w m1 , i\I Pr<·y Jl o~pita J 'R t H <"·~i d t.' Ht l ' hy .... idan , A 1" \ia ullo::o;pHa l ( ' lti<·n~o ·~

Q_Hator!

'l'l ' tlllk :->~ Y :tliH·~. Fnrni ~l1i11g

C'oi.u:la: PAI'Eii~.

t•,tint>~ l'S

HarhPr Khop

•

T. O'GOR\IAN.

!\OS.

AND

sho uld give them" call.~

PI W l'HIETOit.

'1\~~~:(~ ~--H~~·i;o~l\l::/sAio; 'k~~t t7,/,jkl~~ ·;lf'd~' ·.~ .~~i:

U I~

\'

2. lcav<·s Kankakee for Bon!'lJonnnis

1

Uy (·H J!ing

~'Al\

OF

FHEE ' B UKK T O AXIJ FHOM DEPOTc;.

C. G. U llF:LLAR ,

No . :3 Co11 rt. Street,

;\o.

~ All

BABY CARRIAGES'

I-I A ll D \VAR E .

('0 .\( 'H

Choicest

D ~a ler

~QV,ommcxth1l ~).o·f.d

1-i:anknl,ee~

K l l\U

KAl\ J\.\1\ EE, ILL.

ES,

'J'I l\\\"A J(E Al\11 TI N O F ALL

ALL

ARTICLES,

IJI·:A L E H IK

I.OU lH UIJUIJHEAU, Jr.

~ l ock.

Jl(

BELLAMY .

Hook s, News, 1Hu sic, ;\1"1 kc<'p ' eo n,; tantly o n ha nd a large ' Va ll-P aper, ' Vin<l ow S ll afles .

HOCk of H I·: AD\'-)L\IH: CLOT IIIXI: ,

ILL.

Druggi s t s ami D e niers

I'·"

S'T'A'T'.IONEI-l.~.,.. .

& ~nbel,

K .\1\'KA KEE.

lEGAL BlANKS.

SCHOOl BOOKS.

Preston Sanasack.

F.UIILY

~f}lluthnmp

1/olrn ;9nmc jlraotnliJ.

.1 . .J. S C' TIl BE H T.

I'HOPRJETOH OF TilE

--

T II E H .

DE.\I.FH~ I;\

To nil 1rh<~m it nwy l'Oiil'C'rll.

Boots and Shoes.

Bonrbonnai" Gron• Ill.

Ti ll' " ,JOl' HX A!. "" hi·IIT~i<.l,r p;qwr elevotM to HC IF.); ('", LLTEHAT UHE "' " ' AHT, t>Hhll ~ l wt! hv th e· ,.;t11de nt• o ( ~'>t. \ ' t.\Tt: U lt'H CO I.Lg(;f(, l~Ol' HBOX:\' .\Ii'i CHO \ ' E. II.!..

Th e .. JOCR ...Y. 11/' i ~ n firM d :'' " meclinm fur "ADY EHT!Sil'\G." A ~pcc i :tl n tt e nti o n p:ti d t o the printing uf

1 Ia 1·ing IHlopte<l the One J'r icr BC~I::\Et;S L~rge Stoel,: or " 'ell\IL'Il'"'· ;\[i <~ps' C'hiillren ', ~l en' , , Boys' and Y uulhh'. i-\y~tC'm to all my l':tiJ·on - , I will ~i n• lhrgniu.; in C'rocl<t•r.\· and (~1:<-"'ll'"re. n f'nrlhC'r Di~e<Hillt oJ 10 l'<'r eC'nt tn T e rllls tlw rno~t rea,omt hie. ~~ :~;, ( 'oml Stn•el. "'"" 'to Yi•·- t nll Clergymen, l'rnfp;:-e.r, nnd, 'tudenb • 2\ath)l)a] Ba11k.

Th e .. JOCRX. IL " ~hall l.Jc m :~i le<l KA l\ 1\ ,\.1\EE, JLLI:\Oir;, of Bourhonn·Ji, C'ullt>gC'. C:ill nt the to any :H l<1,·c~8 :1t the rate of . JnnH',.; I I . ] ,-_c.-ll<n , ·,.;.

Philh<lc·lphi:l One Pr iet> Clothin gCand les, Ci ga rs,

CARDS, BILL HEAD.· .

N uts and Fruit.

l CE-CHK\ t a11d ,' On .\ .

3nl .

J) ,

or

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oi' l' U.

1\ .\:-ldKl f ,

l1

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;.\[. H(lhrhei nter, Prop.

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