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BOURBONNAIS GROVE. ILL. SATURDAY, Oct. 16. 1886.

ST. VIATEUR'S COLLEGE JOURNAL.

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EDITORS. MR. J. CUSACK ..... .............. ... . . . '87.

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out to the world yohr young ideas and make the world better! And you, our Seniors, now in the busy ranks of active life, outside in that wide, bustling world, how many precious gem~ of thought might you not note down which, were they only gathered, would prove so interesting and no doubt beneficial to us. For mutual entertainment, then, and betterment we should write to one another and for one another. W e-will not make use of the very literary expression; "shoulder your quills," but wfl would plainly intimate o.ur pleasure at receiving communications in the form either of correspondence, arttdes, poetry; person:1l notes, newsy scraps from your diary, any thing which you think another would be pleased to reacl. Rates for inserti on very reasonable!

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WE AMERICANS ARE A CENTURY BEHIND, Journal," Bourbonnais Grove, Kankakee Co., Ill. says Govemor Oglesby, in the question of languages: "vVe have always flattered ourseh·cs IYith the delusion EDITORIALS. that our native language, the English would swallow up all other tongues and that before long nothing but ANY ONE henceforth not receiving the Jom,NA L English would be spoken the whole world over. 'l'hc regularly, i. e. every two weeks, is respecLfully request- English, once, thought so themselves, but they have ed to notify this office. long since abandoned tbat hobby and taken to learning forc.ign languages, an1l we are just beginning to wake • * • THE READING OF THE NOTES, a new thing for to the fact that other languages, in spite or our absorbthe new boys, an old one for the old boys, but for all a ing A merican , are continuing to exist. In fact outside mighty good thing, is to come as a rule bi-monthly. the limits of Uncle Sam's do!Jlains, the beautiful French, Every earnest student ought t o do his utmost to head the rich German, the sprightly I talian flourish in unthe list and wear a medal. Medals are badges of honor , disturbed prosperity. We need not hope then to swaldistinction and merit, glittering emb lems of the wearer's low up the foreign languages, but if we want t o figure own brightness and genuine worth. As such they are to as an enlightened people and to become acquainted be sought earnestly, and when obtained, worn with a with and taste the gr ea t minds and the literary riches of other nations, we must study their languages." These noble, becc.ming pride. very apt r emarks of our late honorabl~ guest me surely ••• worthy the attention of young men who are building IT WERE A GOOD AND WHOLESOME their future and who have such excellent facilities for THOUGHT to remind the readers of the J ouRNAL :mel perfecting themselves in these special attainments: tbc through them all the present and past students of St. Vin- languages. Be up then an d doing, manfully to the t.a sk; teur's, ofthe important fact that they are one and all most the pleasures of tasting these languages and their ready cordially invited to favor this sheet with some con- use will soon be your reward. Learn then diligently tribution. o, you of the present roll who must be fair- principles, rules and declensions, the dry mechanism, ly burdened With thoug hts either of the great histori- and besirlcs converse in German and in French and cal characters, or of some intricate mathematical pro- read books. Association especially will be conduciH to blem, or of metaphysical subtleties, be not stinted; give happy results.

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t '·,t'l'.1.0lT:.I:Ll ~ Gov. Oglesby, a nswering the address of .t he student$ ma d e a tow remarks · on eth~cation W'hich bear th~ stamp of a hig h intelligence g;:Q~~H:l J:JJ.'_ tb..-e IllObt;., ex'cJ.liisite 'good sense. Amongst other P.ractlcal' hintl?, be .. ,. i' · tpoiJit'e¢!f.e~r) e~~filfly to t he dangers "oft~~ .f{i]sb hiloso'phy, which; 'we;·e it to b_:<:_C~lE-~ ..tJ1.:e.~~!il.£l_ ' JOl\l~g ·g,:erioi· at.r6~-i;-s~o.i.1fc1~t1·~~-c heronsl_y lF1d .i t tl~ron~~ .s.un1~~ lands to perc1lt10rL' rlre spOntanecl>tlseri.nt'l mkhuslastlC a ppl a use of the F ttcntty - and of the senior st ud ents, te::;t.ifi e~1 :su111eaentl;y ' lthehi . t.]:>'p'F &cik\ti~n.x t>f that wise r emark; ::tnd the authO'F of tb:ls articl e,, concluded to set off its im po.rtance _'l):y , r.. sf~:o\~t1JiiCci6:·1r exposition of the nature, valu e, anrl' ~ffe'cts 'of R~ttion~v.sm . , 1 R ationalism is ·not, properiy , s)),e~U,~ing, a ~Ilarticnlnr error; it ·is the · general error . 1hi <;~ ; pm}r'1.i4~ .all other err0FS. ] t is tl! e negation Of ' cohirllQ)l S~_lf§~,-.which • recognizes the continge_ucy, ·,anck.,;·onsequeutly t he dependency of human~ r.e.~ s~t~., , to ~ ,~hich!•i.L; , a: !)ribes de:G.n i te limits. Then wha t is R:atio:t taiig'm ?

Rationali sm i1 a kmct~of detfi'Catioi:i, 6T i111otlieosis of t he hm?1an · re_a:s_qp. A.cGQ.JLci.ing. to' its-tenchi·n g,- human reason is th e onl y fount.Rin ~ hl)cl ' t)l ~11 , qnJy possible judge vf tntth. l1.atio.naLists-l'oject fl;ny su-pernanrralinterfer eBce of God in th e J:r:n)'n ge17J.f3nt qf the ~utellectual and moral., :ts welLttS ..J.nate.ci.aJ....w.o.I?I,~, 1ol•J>i-el1·r ·'".:t;eeo'l:ding to tb.cm, are so nee;e::;s:HiJ.y:, ,apd so constantly subject to .

I ,, , ~ .• · I the natnral onl er, tlmt tbctt natural order "an never be intcnnpted or siisp.et~lcd.~~Sl ~s Di y. ip.e 1 I}er elation cannot rea0h us l'l!:it j)y a SUJ~Cl:n~tuml cha.1mel,. ~Q.at is besides the natt1ral or'Cie,:; Rdtb6~.a,fi~m: ~et~ies ' 't&e , fact and even the posibility of revelation; and by that negati on which des troys the basis o£ Christi ~ uity '· _a?sumes toward it th e attitude or an a zitagonist; And· rf~al. Such is that dt>,adly .philosophy. which nowadays, claims, as a right, the inteLlectual, moral, and ' n\Jlgioh~' clirec_ tion 0f mat~kind . Now :Jet trs see if• it ·possesses tt1~ -i:JqnL sit0S to fulfill the high· and ' atd nods . mis-Siot'i tbU:t it ql.airns. ··· · ,., . ' ,. '"

Huw strange is t hi s fact-t ho ug hts seek shelter \Vitllin us wlwn m ost we necc1 res t !

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· Truth is the inost imperious necesAity of ·a'B ' 'ihtelligent being. Tru-th is the nutriment of the · intellee't as well as of t he heart of man . As material food is · 'n'e'cessary 'to man in order to maintain and develop his physical life, and as without it l1 e langnishe:s a1ad di.:es, so truth is necessary to his intellectqaL mora1and re:l'igious life. And above all, three fundamental tr-uths !lire absolutely necessary to the maintenance qfthat triple life, viz: the truth about Gocl, the .trnth about thtj .SOii l, th e t he truth abo ut morals. In fa ct, these tru.tb:s <tre for man tlte s un which cnlig l:.\tens and vivifies him , the &u.n.t ain a nd t he reason . of his r igh t s ::cud du t ies. Thel'efore any

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~~n, dny school, any ~ystematic ins~itution which as'p,ires to the intelle<:tua), mora.~ !lilcl religious d irectiou Of mankind mli!'t p()S&ess truth about these three essential questi9M. But au expe'i·ience of fifty centurics tells us thal t lle hu,m ~~. reaso~ ~lepr~~ed ot divine revelatiou or rej ecting its help, goes not ·possess tqe truth; its researches about. th'ese. u'Jost vital questions lead. it to the most lamentable errors. It possesses such a fund of weakness, such a potency ·of error, that, if we speak in the m ain, it cannot kerp o.n the ground of truth; aud, furthermoa·e, the pa~sious of tlle mind ancl of the heart, hav e, on .:.:<all left to himself, sucil a power that they draw him to tile }:Jottorp of the abyss.

If we i-nquire from tll13 great phltosopical geniuses of Ethnic tim es the result of the researcilP-s of their reason about Divinity, CiCt\1'0, one of the most eminent amongst them and who knew perfectly the ancient philosophy, after condensing in his precious work "De natura Deorum," the fruit of their r esearches, as if he were asham ed of the aberration of human min<l, a.p ]Jreciates th Pm in the following term~: "Expo~ui ~e re, non Philosophorum judicia,. sed clelira!ltium somnia." "I have tried to expose, I cta.re not say the opinions 0f the philosQ]lbers, ]Jut the dreams of their raving brains.''

That 5evere j udgm eut of the great Roma.n orator and philosopher exempts me from reviewing their disgusting theories on divinity. Now it would be too long to ex pose here the aberration of the n~OdE'rn rationalist, from Voltaire, who, too intelligent to be an a.theist, Lecame however a 1\'Ianichea.n, with his theory of the poEsiLility vf a <~istiuct duality in Divinity, to Fichtr., with his "subjective Idealism." Hegel with his famous "to become." Scbelling with his "absolute realism ." lt shall be sufficient, in orc1er to show the imp,)te ncy of the h nman reason isolating itself from divine revelation, to quote the follo wing sentence of the most prvminent among the living rationalists, the sadly celebratecl author of the ''Life of Jesus." Renan writes in a paper published by "La Revue <'les deux ~ondes," on the 15th Oct. 1863 : "Before religion carne to proclairn tilat God W<tS to be relegated within the Ideal and AbstJlute, one only worship was mt.ional and scientific, tile worship of the Sun. The sun is Ollr mother country, the special God of ou r planet.'' Such are the wonderful discoveries uf human reason, wl.Jen left to itself, about the Divinity. Now what a.bout the soul?

Must I recall the matHialism of the old Epic;ureans the metempsycilosis of the Pytbagorians, that ignoble drollery which great minds, as Socrates and Pl>~to attemptect to_defend? H:we 1 to expose the absnrcl theories of onr modern ra.tiona.lists on the nature and existence.. of the ~ot~l? Mnst I expose the brutal materialism

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of Darwin ::md his followers? The history of modern rationalism shows that it lead fatally to materia.l:sm, that is, to tl.Jenegation ofeverything but matter, and consequently to the negation oftile sou l. We cannot tilen be astonisiled to see one of its modern corypileus define ·man: "A mamrnefe:rou~ animal of the m·de:r of pri?nates, family of bimano'us, distmguished by a skin with down, or ra1·e hai1·." Such is tilE' Llefinition given by tile celebrated Littre ; no question of a soul !

Let it be understoocl, however, that I do not mean to contend that the human reason is unable of acql1iring by itself the lmowle<lge of any trutll whatever. I freely admit that it cau rise to the knowledge of a few intellectual truths, such as the existence and un ity of God, the spirituality and immortality of the sou l, • the distinction of moral good and evi l. 1 acknowledge also, that it is able to demonstrate these truths. But these demonstrations cannot be understood but by a few, so that they remain useless for the greatest number of men; and furthermore, as said Lefore, a n experience of centuries demonstrate that human r eason, far from being infa.llible, bas a drea<lful potency of error. Such is the fact; ano a fact is indiscuta.ble. Then we may conclude with certitude, t hat Rationalism does· not possess the requisites for the intellectual, moral, and religions direction of m!tnkind.

Powerless as to truth, Rationalism possesses in its na.ture and principle, a power of expansiQn which renders it truly formidab le. Founded on pride, the most deeply rooted of tllC passions, its priuciple is revolt and ind ependence, tile greatest attraction of the human mind . The "Non servia;m" "l will not serve," that forrrmla of ration>d ism, olfl er than the worl<l, which depopn l<ttell the angels' heaven, is yet its r alla.ying cry, which assembles aro und it all the blin d seekers after independence ; tha.t same formula is used as a label for the sophisms with whicil it poison~ society, and it is under its covert that they penetrate everywhere. Social reliaious indifferent.ism, which presupposes political athe"'ism whence atheistc laws, atheistic scllools, which cannot form but atheistic citizens; such are tlle frnit of R~ttion ali sm.

In a fo~l o wing article, where we shall study its independent moral , we sh:tll prov e that Gov. Oglesby did not use any exaggeratiou when declaring that the suppression of reli g ion, the only harrier which preveuts the complete inva.sion of Ration alism , would be a. return to bf\rbarism.

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the inauguration of th e Cotnpany Il's arm ory i11 Kank~tkee and lhe authorities ft,·a iled themselves of the excellent o pportunity to invi te H i~ Excellen c:y to visit the Edueational 1ns titnt ion ut' Bour bonnais G rove.

Th u ugh p1·essed with b usin E--ss, he. a t t he ear nes t n~ques t of his accompanying party, g1'aeim 1sly _ yi e lded a~se nt.

Or co urse we were o 1·e r -joyed wluen t he r 0 p0rt came at 8 o'cloc:k, P. 1\1 .. that the novernur bad said: " A ll rig lJt.! we will be at the l'o lleg e a t H o'cloc;l; Lo-m<.HTO'' ."

The g bd uc ws ~ l ick like oil crept ,.t o n,·e t lmJu g h t h e c'Gra nd silen c·e·· whi ch with Llw q ni l:' t m oon.beam 8 hovered over our restJ1d solit ude. " T he (i-overnor is com ln g!!! Th e GoYe rnor wi IJ be he r~:' to -morrow morning,'' Sd<.•n passed !'rom lip t o lip.

All unprepaired a~ we were, it was ne,·l:'r th clc..;;s reg;{. ling tO see h< l W readily e,·ery body offered his services ¥0 prepare a becoming r er:e ption. --Sho rty' ' b.; took hirn >'elf to his chum stic k~; Phil., s t ill of a.,·ces,, r es umed his te nor, Al ex., his E fht, aild with like tiguri ng t h r. ban d lOoked an d began to ~ound a~ (!fold ; they ,;et in dead ea rnest at ·• Zethu~," of agree.>< bJe mem nry, and before 11 o'clock that ·night were prr ·tty well on the t rack.

Other ar ti ~t. ; weri: b11:>y wrc :l th in;:;- g :nh.nd,; aud unfurling w:J.Y G:3 of l.Jlue, l'!.!d a1Hi. white; some wrute. inscriptions. oth e r~ worded the addresses. It wa~> late 1 h c~. t Thursday night before the de corators, flora l, scenic, musical, literary, or other, fe lt t he mu scles ot Mor}l h e u ~.

Ea~ly too the ne xt moming. Oh : and ,.;•hat '' bri g ht :tn d gloriou s one it wa.~. they were a ll up aud doiug, adding finishing touches to th e ir tast y work. · ~; ever lou ked th e hall :>o g ay.

A t elephone w as announced a little :-tfcer 8 anJ eve ry body for a mome!lt fe lt a c;bi!Jing se use creep t b rough him that the Governor perbap:; cou ld not con1e. _ .. B ut, no, it was not . hat ... H e had to del ay h is com iug till 2 o'clock in t],e ai'le·rn oon . B e tter s :ill w.ts t ha c. Of cour-se an the boys had p ut on their ve ry b es t, and" sm il e to o (w bich lasted till)the b e ll Gal led chlfS, ;; n cl wit h ou r books the forenoon was soo n gone. A fter cl in11 er we me3.surerl the minutes we had still to wait a nd at l. 3~J we wete all ranged in out· rig ht order, th en ·at clow n in expectaLion first patient, then 1m patient. lt was nfcer t hree tl1:1.t the <..: arri a.ge was hea~· c1 to w h ~;>e1 about ::tnd th en every one h ied to hi s pla_cP. Tb e Rev. President a nd Director a nd othe r mern u e rs 01 the Faculty , met the Gov ernor at t he c ntra nc:e a ud esco rterl him into tlP p:nlo r. The Govern o r w:1s ucco m pauied by states Attorney Sw iger a nd son, Colonel C la rk, of t he first Nation11l Bank , and S her iff Geo. L etorn ea.u .

The party was not lo ng wit h-held fr om o ur a nx io us waiting and wh en t hey ente red the hal l all bean .ing w ith nahomd colors and i300 ent hu sias ti c: yo uu g ameri cans, a Yeritable storm of app la use g reeted t hem. The g ood Govern or cast a lo ng a n d cvmp r ehensivt•. g l ~ n ce

nron.ncl , bo wing o n each sid e noticirw as he passed th e St a t e m otto: ''Nation a l Unio n, Sta t e ~~-v~re~gn ty ;"on o ne sid e , a nd '' L o ng li ve oLI r G ov e rno r" on the o L-11e1:. Wbile t hey nscenllerl th e s Lage a n d sat, t he b aud r.ilay ed ;ijethns, it seemed as if th e very s piri t of old En terpe, 'oerself swayed t heir gay measures. A fter their overture)~1r.

J . D or e, acco mpa ni ed by m a.:;ler D etmis li.icou wh o eani erl a bo uq ue t ot flo we rs, came fro111 t he ra nks, a uc1 r end Lhe fo llow ing address.

MAY JT P L EASE- YOU R EXC F.LL'E NCY.

1t is w it h genuin e schoo l-boys d elig ht tha t we welc· t) tne a m ong us so di strng uisb ed a gues t as o ur G ov e r-

nor . Not only do we clap o ur hand s in hi g hest g lee, bnt we a lso feel in yo ur pr esence a thrill of p n.tri oti s m st ir ~ o nr yo ung hearts. The a uth o ri ty of ruling thi s vas t republi c is certainl y ves t ed in o ur head -c: b id the Pres id e n t. Bnt t he power o f sway i11g thi s J;ugt·, r ic h a nd prospe r u u ~ st,.t e o f Illin ui5 is rc prese u·tc cl in ~ onr Excell ency, o ur H ono ra bl e Gove ruer Og le:;by . \ Ve are delig ht"lcl to have tl1 e occas io u of' !)<Ly ing you our re8pectful hum nge and or ass uriu g yo u of ouT lo ve for o ur C<>U nt.ry .

1t w<t..-· wit h p lea:; ur c we heard yo u 1rere go i11g to he pre:>ent a t t !Je in;tu g Ltntti o n of t he A rm u ry i.u K:wk:tk ee, a nother of those temples in whic·h is fost ered th e. mar t ia l sp iri t o t t he n ation, fo r a ll o w ns to t e ll yo u, we ha ve also a. mili tary c:om pnny wh e re in we Jearn i.o ll anclle. anu s, : ~nd if', t ho ugh we pray i t mny ne ,,c;r come, the ba rd ;.vo n ind e pe nd e nce o t' o ur cuuntry we re tli rca.tened, ou r nrms w o ulcl be r ea.cly to tl efe: td tlu g lorio us in be ri trtnc e tru. usm itte rl to U:3 l>y <>Ill' f'o re£a Lh e1·.;; ut th e cos t of so much battli ng a nti b let: di ng. B ut tlla 11 k heaven t. be wa r c:wno n' s r oar has lo:1g;; i:Jc .' beo nu ns lw d and in i ts stea<i is only h eard th e uu sy hum o f indus try, t h e gen Lle rn s~ l e of Lhe loaves t he s twlen1. tu r DS ove r in seeki ng o ut t he ri gh t a.nd th e t ru e. Yt..:s tlle sl, y d!.!;IL bcre learn s tu l.Je tTu e \.0 his co untry a nd t o · hon or an d resp ect th ose who a re t he d epos itori es of God ':; a uLh()r ity un ea rth . A nd th e tribute o t obed ie nce is th e mor e pl eesant a nd mor e fr ee ly pa id wheu :t:;keLl by s uc: h a worthy m a n called mo r e t ha u once t o t his hi g h office by th e s ntfrn ge of the p eo ple. Trul y , we of Illinois m ay congmtnla t e o urs.:.lves on tb e excep t ion ally prospe ro us conditi o n of o ur comru ercl:', Lh e t birft a nd in ~lu s Lry o f our p eople, o ur g row ing citi es, o m un iversit ies, school s a nd be ue vole n t instit uti o ns o f all kind s. And a.s thi s fl o urishin g condition of o ur st a t e both in materi al comm e nce a nd in tellectu al d evelopemeot!", dep end ~ a g Ten t cle:'tl upon a n apt administm ti o n of th e laws by tho,;e who a re c hosen t o g uard a nd e nfo r c;e th em i t j s fa r fr o m lJeing fl atterin g if w e say that t o yo u nr e we in rt g vertt m eas ur e incl euted for the ri1any blessings . w e enj oy.

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NOTRE FOI ET NOTRE LANGUE.

BOURBONNAIS, ILL. Samedi, 16 Oct. 1886.

VOL I.

No 19.

0 moments délicieux!

SEUL

Intime causerie, inexlJr imablc extase, Où le cœur se répand en cantiques

Je ne suis jamais moins

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Que lorsque je suis seul. Les vain• bruits de la foule Me glacent tint le cœur! c'est comme un froid liuccul Qui' la :naln de la mort sur la tnmh<' dénml<>.

0 sainte solitude où le fracas du moue!<,, ~eni!

\•lent mourir?

Tni, si pleine de chants et de paix si pro fon dr 1 Je

t'~time

Et vous, mes ciH.>rs souvenirs, En mon sein enctormis, voilli 1'heure bénie,

Olt vous vous éveillez, plus fn•ls que les zéphyrs,

Evoquant le passé: jouissance fnt!nll'!

Comment ne pas te chérir,

Orage menaçant, sur ton

jo~eux,

Connue le Ilot doré qui s'épanche du va el

comme l'oiseau

Venez, parlez-moi

longte m p;~

De ces jours disparus, cie mes

jenn<'~ ann<X·~,

Aurore du l>oullem·, sourir(' dn printemps.

Si !.>elles, <1 mon Dien! mais aujmtr d'bui fanérs!

Aime le nid <•il chante une voix hien-aimée,

Çommc le cygne blanc, le limpide ruissc:tu Et l'abeille au printemps, sa ruche par!mnée.

Ou i, parlez-moi, mais sa.us pleurs.

CommP chante, le soir, une voix maternelle l'our eudor1uir l'eulance, endormez Ill es dunlcurs: Ange des souveuirs, !.>erce-moi sur tou aile!

Sous tes humbles mnrs, j'f\.Ceours Chercher bonheur, repos et tout cc qui délasse.

let, je me sens vivre; ici, j'entends tolliours Ces ravissants concerts qui flott<Ont dans l'espace.

La nature a mUle voix

Et

,-ous, n'approchez jùJJmb ,

Rires fous ue l'orgie et Ici JaJssPz-ruoi

s~ul

bh~~ph8mes

du doute.

avec ceux qucfaimah;

Oh! taisez-vous! Dieu parl e: en silellcP. j'écoute .

SI pleines de doucem qui montent jusqu'à l'âme,

Ill ••

Comme nu écho de ciel; et je pense parfois Des ange.s entrevoir alors l'aile (le flamme.

AUX LECTEUR..S. Qu'li est beau, mystérienx,

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J..e l:~ngage muet qu'ainsi qu'une prière

Mtmnurent cm1stamment l'étoile dans 11'1! cieux, Kt tout cc qui respire et qui bnlit sur la terre! .Bruit.~

aux confus.t>s rumeurs,

Pleins d'accords éclatants et d'hymne; Vibrant tantôt parens à

ce.~ va.~ tes

triomphale~.

clameurs

\lu'en des grands Jours do fête emportent les rafales.

Puis soudain calme profontl, Partout, comme au désert, ineffable silenr.c, Versant au cœur l'oubli de ses maux, ct qui font, Sur les plus sombre.~ fronts, resplendir l'es]Jérallct'.

Combien il est doux alors 1J'Iibando11Der au cours des flots sa ri'verle.

De se sentir bercer par ces divins accords 1

L'Ame laisse la terre, et se recuclllc ct prie . . . .

L e Cercle L z:ttérai1·e commence avec lo prése nt numéro sa troisième a nn ée. Fond é pour encouragerl'ét.ud e d e la lang ue française, il a trouvé des lecteurs nonseulernent par mi les élèves de la maison, mais aussi parmi nombre d'amis du dehors. No us ne pou voDs que trop remercier tous ceux qui nous ont accordé leu r patronage ct espérons que no ns saurons Je mériter à l'avenir.

Les élèves d'origine française ne devraient pns sc montrer illCliffére nts à l'égard de notre feui lle. Il y a aujourd'hui un mouvement général aux ELnts-Unis parmi nos nntionaux ùans le but d'assurer la conser vation de notre belle langue !lu ssi bien que celle de notre religion sainte. C'est àcettefin que se sont réunies, dans le cours de l'année, les conventions de Ru th land , de Lake Linden et de l\:1eriùeu. Toutes ont affirmé la néeessittj de conset·ver notJ:c langne afin de maintenir

LE OEHOLE FRANCAIS.

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': . . ...., notre existence nationale. Voici les principales résolu- rie du bon vieux t emps. Je passé dans la chilmbre tions qui ont été adoptées clans la convention du • voisine et, penché sur mon bureau, j'écris avec bâte, Connecticut et qui ne sont qu' une répétition de ceLles quand une petite fille vint me demamler l' aumône. E lle qui ont été pas~ées par les délégués du Rh ode Islaml et me· dit qu'elle se nomme Bernadette et que l'on souffmit de la faim à la maison: elle te:nit dans sa main une du Michig::m: " lo. Atten<lu, que la langue fran çaise est pour le magnifique chaîne d'or qu'elle vou lait vendre pour Canadien-françftis b sauveganle de sa nationalité et de acheter du pain. Quand ·elle m'eut ainsi parlé, ·elle me reg:;,rcla d'un air triste et de grosses lannes, qu'elle sem sa religion, il est r é$olut qùe: ' La conventit>n recommande instamment t' usage ex- blait vouloir retenir, coulèrent sur ses j oues pâlies par clusif de la lang ue française dans la fitmille et dans nos les souffrances.

- Garde t a chaîne, ma fille, prenùs ees quelques so us relations sociales entre compatriotes partout où la et va t'acheter du pain. chose e~t praticable et les ét ablissements d'écoles franE lle partait en me remerciant, quand tille idée me çaises partout et aussitGt que la chose est possible."

"2o. Attendu, qu'aux sociétés de bienfaiS[Lnce est due vint. Si j e demandais Jean de s'unir à moi dans cette la conservation de notre langue et d·e notre nation alité œu vre de charit é.

- Laisse-moi voir ta chaîne, Bernadette; est-elle bi('n aux Etats-Unis, et l'union qui nous a rendus forts d'or? Oh! oui, s'empressa-t-elle de répondre. contré l'absorption étrangère, il est résolu que : - Attends-m oi ici un in stant, et je passai dans t'autre Nous recommandons à chaque Canadien et famille canadienne la réception d'un journal ou de plusieurs chambre. J ean était si absorbé par sa lecture qu'il ne j ouma u:x des Etrts-Unis, et smtout de ne pas oublier m'entendit pas entrer. J e lui mets la main sur l'épaule en disant, Jean, veux-tu taire l'aumône '? d' en pay er l'abonnement."

- Mon rôle serait d'en recevoir.

L'importance de la lang ue française est solenn ellement / . .

Bernadette, je suppose, craignar.t pour sa chaîne, enreconnue et bien cou pable seriüt la j eunesse de nos maisons <l' éduratwn si elle refusait d'accepter cette tre dans la chambre. En voyant J ean, elle co urt se jedirection que veulent lui donner ceux qui sont ici à ter da ns ses bras. C'était son enfant ! Ilia serre sur sun cœur et l'arrose de ses larmes ..... bons droits les pères de la nation.

La -:!loche venait de tinter l'angelu s du soir. La neige Apprenons donc à chérir notre langue: étudions la tourbillonnait et fouettait les fenêtres avec fur eur. J e dans nos meilleurs auteurs, parlons la en la respectant, Je marchais à pas précipités dans la rue et j e sortis. qu e notre plume l' écrive avec amour et qu'elle soit toujours pour nous l'expression de tout ce qui nous est pensais à c eu~ qui n'ont pas de feu pour se réehauffer par un froid pareil. J'arrivai à une petite maison qu i le plus cher: foi et patrie.

Lu a. ouvrait sur la rue. J e sonnai: une petite fille, pied:s-nus, vint ouvrir. C'était Bernadette. Fntrez, Monsie ur le médecin, dit-elle.

- Mon enfant, j e ne suis pas le médecin.

L A CHAINE D'O R. -Entrez quand même ; papa va venir bientôt. Com me elle parlait, j'entendis un chant j oyeux qui venait Je venais d'accepter ~111 emploi dans les btJreaux du du logis et j e me dis: "On est encore heureu x ici gouvernement. J' étais à l'ouvrage, quand quelqu'un malgré la pauvreté.'' En ent.rant, je voi~ la mère p!Ue et frappa à ma porte. C'était Jean D u Manoir. J e lu i serrai tellement faible qu'en essayant à ~e lever pour me salula main cordialement car il était un de mes amis de er, elle retomba dans son fauteuil. Elle était v êtue de Collège ; nous avions lu ensemble HoracE' et Virgile; en: blanc et portait à son con une çhaîne d'or. C'était la sem ble nous a vions bit ti bien des chateaux en Espagne. malade po ur laquell e on attendait le médecin. Elle était _:_ Et comment te p01·t·es-tu Jean? en proie à un affreux dé lire. T antôt elle se croyai~ dche - Oh 1 assez bien, se ulement on viellit vite et bien- ot demandait si j e eonnaissms quelqu ' un qui souffrît tôt nous ne vaudrons plus rien. de la faim: elle voulait le soulager. Tantôt elle se croy- Allons, est-ce qu' il y a quelque chose quine va pas? ait en prison et voulait briser ses chaînes. Enfin l'hom- Tu as bien de la chance toi; tu as un hon emploi me Ch l'art arriva et, après avoir examiné la malade, et pour la vie; tu es certain que tn fam ille n'aura j amais prono~1ça la sentence fatale: plus d'espoir ! de misèr e.

Le printemps est revenu avec tous ses charmes ct sa - Voyons, Jean, je sÜis sûr que tu n'as pas lien de gàieté, mais il est une fam ille qui ne prend pas part à la t e plaindre. Mais excutie moi pour un instant, il fa ut joie univer~elle, c'est celle de Bernadette. J e rencontrai que j'écri ve un e lettre. PreJlCls un de ces livres et amuse- alors l'aim able enfant dans l' église de N otre Dam e, à toi; .ie te rej oindrai bientôt pour reprendre cette mwse· la tombée d u j our. Bernadette, toute v êtue de noir,

LE CERCLE FRANCAIS. ,. s'approcha de l'autel et déposa une chaîne d'or aux pieds de la, Mère des douleurs qui parut sourire. Et je crus entendre comme un bruit d'ailes autour rlu tabernacle ....

Le sacrifice de Bernadette fut agréable à Dieu et, quelques jours après, Jean trouva ùe l'emploi. Maintenant l'aisance est revenue dans sa maison, et quand de petits mendiants viennent demander du pain, il dit à Bernadette: "Donne, donne librement, mon _enfant, afin qu'aucune autre mère ne rneure de faim."

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- On aBnonc·e la visite du Rév . P. Lajoie, vicaire ,

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L'ancien Provincial du Canada est en France depuis Lientôt se_pt ans. Tous ses amis et ses nombn,ux enfants en religion seront heureux de le revoir.

- Le Cercle Molière représentera "La Chaumière Bretonne," la veille de la St. Viateur. Les principaux acteUl's sont MM. Amb. Granger, C. Harbour, M. Roy, H. Legris, W . Convey, L. Grandchamp, J . Rivard, E. Rageotte, F. Dandurand, A. Frazer, etc.

- Phil. est encore aux trois fourches du chemin: Slow, b·u t l'ure.

- Plusieurs exc:ursionistes du Canada, tous anciens élèves du R év. P . Chouinard, sont attendus vers le vingt de ce mois. Nous espérons qu'après une première visite payée à leut ancien Directeur nous aurons le plaisir de les voir au milieu de nous pour qui ils. sont d'anciennes et chères connaissances.

LA CRAVATE BLANCHE.

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C'était en 1862, Georges venait de faire sa première communion, et il l'a vait bien faite. Il avait 11 ans, et il :Otimait le bon Di~u comme on l'aime à cet âge, quand on est pur et heU:reux: Le lendemain du beaù jour, Georges alla trouver le directeur des catéchismes pour le remercier de ses soins et lui cammuniquer des résolutions qu'il avait prises.

"Comme symbole de mon innocence, et pour m' aider à la conserver, dit l'enfant au prêtre, j e me suis engagé à port~r toujours une "cravate blanche," en souvenir de celle de ma première communion, je ne la quitterai que dans le cas où j'aurai eu le malheur de commettre une f a ute grav-e."

L'ecclésiastique trouva bien un peu étrange larésolution de Georges, mais comme il connaissait la pureté de son cœur et la générosité de son :îme, il ne mit d'autre ' condition à l'approb:ttion de son pieux dessein que le

consentement de sa mère. Celle-ci hasarda quelques timides obsorvations, qui cédèrent vite aux instances et aux caresses de son _fils.

Six mois s'étaient passés, pendant lesquels Georges s' était montré le modèle des enfants et avait atteint sa douz_ième année. Ses parents pensèrent à lui faire commencer ses études. Il fallut s'arracher aux douceUl'S et aux baisers de la famille. Notre future écolier n'hésita pas. N'est-on pas heureux partout où l'on porte la paix de l'âme et la grâce de Dieu? Il prit donc courageusement le chemin du colt'ège, où il entra avec son innocence et sa "cravate blanche.''

Là il fut le modèle des élèves, comme à la maison il avait été le modèle des enfants; ce qui ne l'empêcha pas d'arriver vite aux premiers rangs de sa classe. Toutefois, bien qu'il fut' d'un caractère sympathique et doux, peut-être même à cause de cela, la tenue obstinée de première communion ne manqua pas œattirer l'attention de ses condisciples et leurs railleries. Ils épuisèrent sur lui, en manière de qualificatifs du reste peu injurieux, tout le répertoire des "carrières à cravate blanche.'' Georges laissa dire, Georges laissa faire, et il garda courageusement son innocence et sa "cravate blanche. L'orage passa vite cependant, car le persécuté, à un physique avan~ageux joignait ces heureuses qualités de cœur et d'esprit, qui finissent toujours, en dépit de l'envie, pnr désarmer tous les Jl!auvais vouloirs et conquérir toutes les sympathies. Ce n'était pas seul_ement un enfant aimable et vertueux, un élève distingué; il était de plus l'héritier d'un beau nom et d'une granoe fortune, toutes choses qui auraint pu lui permettre de caresser l'espoir d'un glorieux avenir. Mais il n'y pensait pas, et sa seule ambition était de contenter ses maîtres et de rendre sa mère heureuse. Reçu bachelier à dix-huit ans, après un brillant examen, il quitta le collège comme il y était entré, avec son innocence et sa "cravate blanche."

Cependant, la guerre venait d'éclater entre la France et la Prusse. Georges qui était aussi bon patriote que bon chrétien était à peine rendu à sa famille qu'il pensa à la quitter pour l'enrôler dans l'héroïque bataillon des zouaves pontificaux de Charette. Il savait qu'avec de tels ii·ères d'armes il serait toujours en bonne compagnie, et qu'avec un tel chef, il serait toujours au poste de l'honneur et du danger. Du reste, quepouvait-il craindre, lui qui en venant combattre pour la 11'1-6.nce sous le drapeau du Sacré-Cœur, avait gardé son innocence et sa "cravate l•lanche." Plus d'une fois déjà, il avait rougi sa jeune ·et vaillante épée dans le sang des ennemis quand il prit part avec les héros de Patay à la grande bataille du Mans.

C'était le 19 Janvier, 18'71 . Après une longue résistance, nos troupes foudroyées par l'artillerie prussienne a v aient lâché pied, abandonnant d'importantes positiol)s

et laissant sur un t errain jonché de cadavres des ca nons et des dr::tp3aux. L:-t j oumde é tait perdue, mais l::t cl éf:dte pouvait devenir nn immense désastre, si on ne jetait aux mitrailleuses de l'ennemi quelque r égiment décid é :1mourir pour couvri r la rP.traite et sauver l'armée. Leg généraux Collin ct Gougeard comprirent le danger, Charette comprit le devoir. Les zouaves pontifi0aux ne sout qn e 500; mais pour combien fallait-i l compter le courage q u'in sp irait à cette poign ée de héros le besoin pressant de l'éta,t, le souven ir de Patay et un gé néral qni portait b vi ct oire dans ses y eux. Ils mourront tous s'ille faut, mais l'llonneur sera satisf<.tit et l'armée sera sauvée. A peine l'appel du sacrifice a-t il ét é proposé à CharP.tt.e que celni-ci p:u-aît ;) la tête de son bataillon, et, montrant. de la pointe de: son ép ée les ha.ntenrs vü il fallait aller mourir, s'écrie sn blime de fiert é et d'audace: ''Pour Dien et pour la patrie: zouav es pontificaux, en avant!'" Un imm (;nse hourrah porta jusqu'aux oreilles des vainqueurs ü<l cri de l'héroïsme ch rétien. Le bataillon s'élan ça et bientôt disparnt sous un nuage de fum ée, au milieu d'un ouragan de mitrailles et de balles. Il laissait derrière lui au flanc de la montagne, un sol labouré par les obus, baigné tle sang et semé de cadavres; mah les rangs se serraient et le bataillon montait toujours. Bientôt lies Jrapeaux sanglants et mutilés flottèrent sur les hauteurs au milieu des drapeaux allemands.

Alors, s'engage 1me mêlée bonible, un combat corps à corps, qui dure jusqu'à ce que l'ennemi, effrayé de tant d'aucla t·c, r ecule enfin devant les bayonnettes des pontificaux. Drapeaux et canons, tout fut reconquis, et l'arm ée avait opér é sa retrrtite sans ·danger, sai1s confu sion et s::ms pertes. Le succès était complet, mais qu'il fut ch-èrement; acheté, si l'on peut aclleter cbèrement ce quî n'a point de pri x : l'honneur du drapeau et du pays.

Parmi les morts on compte trois capitaines, deux lieutenants, soixante so ldats; les blessés hors de comb J. t sont au nombre de deux cents.

Georges se trouvait parmi ces derniers. Il avait fait bravement son déYOir, et tout mu tilé qu'il était, il se sentait heureux d'ètre tombé sous l'étem1ard du SacréCœur, avec son innocence et sa "cravate blanche."

Ses compagnons d'armes le tmnsportèreJJt clans une . ambu lan ce voisine établie sous le hangar d'une ferme.

Là, étend u sur un e paille fro id e et rougie de son sang il passa la nùit au miliieLl d'atroces souffrance, qu'il supporta a vec une sainte résig nation. Il pensait; au Dieu de la crèche et au Dieu de sa premi ère cmmunion. A pein e comptait-il dixh~it printempts, et il fallait mourir, mourir avnnt le t emps, avant la gloire, mourir loin de sa mère. Le calice était bien am er, mais le jeune héros, en revêtant l'uniforme. des pontificaux, avait fait d'avance tous ces sacrifices et il se consolait de tout, se souvenant cl e la parole cle Charette: "Pour Di eu et pour la France" "Sentant venir sa fin , Geoges n'eut bientôt plus qu'un

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Le lendemain rnation, 14 Janvier, un a umônier mi.lit:1ire entendait sa .facile confes·sion et lui admii-:J!.strait le sacre- . · ment des mourants. Puis tout-à-coup le blessé cessa de soutfnr, ces traits' irrités par la douleur 'ét par la fièvre prirent une sorte de douceur m ~lancoliq ne et fatiguée l et son regard q~1i semb lait, voir au-delà des llorizons, terrestres, s'i1lumina des sainteti joies de l' espérance chrétirnne.

Cepen dant ln mort s'approcl!ait doucement, c0mme ., . une amie de cet auge de la terre, à ·qui elle allait ouvrir les portes rlu ciel et le sein de Di eu. Le. prêtre qui avait donn é à Georges le secours de son ministère était resté à son côt é pour recevoir son dernier soupir; celui-ci lui · demanda avec instance de vouloir bien lui apporter la sainte communion. L'aumônier, craignant d'arriver ·trol5 tard conrut en toute hâte jusqu'à l'égli se voisine. Un quart d'beure après il était de r etour. En le voyant venir, le mourant se souleva .a vec peine sur la pa1lle où il était étendu et recueillant toutes ses forces, il lui adressa ces paroles qui arrachèrent des brm es à tous les assist::mt.-: "Monsi0ur l' aum onier j e vous en supplie , veuillez prendre dnns ce sac troué de balles, qui me sert d'oreiller, un brassard, un chapelet que vous me mettrez au bras et une cravate blanche qu e vous me mettrez au cou. Ce sont les reliques cle ma premi ère communion qui m'ont accompagné partout sur les b anc~> <le l' écule et snr les champs de batai lle. C'est paré. de ces in signes elu plus beau jour de ma vie que je veux faire ma dernière commun ion. Quand, tout à l'heure , mon âme a ura quitté ce pauvre corps déchiré, je vous demande en grâce, monsieur l'aumônier, d'envoyer tous ces objets à ma mère en lui disant que la " cravate blancge de son fils .n 'a reçu d'autres taches ici-bas que celles de son sang versé pour Dieu et po:::r la patr-ie."

Georges seul ne pleurait pas. Il communia avec la ferveur et l'innocence de ses 11 ans. C'est ainsi qu'on elevait communier et mourir aux catacombes pencla11t les premiers siècle.de l'Eglise. Après quelques instants d'un profond r ecueillement: ''Je me meurs, mnrmura-til, je sens bien, mais nous sommes. ici à Bethléem, la, crèche est un hien doux tombeau. Je ne mourrais plu& heureux que si ma mère était là. Mais vous la nmplacez. auprès de moi, dit-il au prêtre qui tenait dans sa main la main glacée du mourant; remplacez-moi aussi auprès d'elle en consolant ses derniers jours, en lui disant que je vais l'attendre hi haut."

En prononçant ces paroles, les yeux levés vers le ciel, il poussa un faiole soupir et s'enrlormit doucement dans. les bras élu -prêtre. I1 y avait un ange de moins sur la terre, mais il y avait un ange de plus dans les èien:x.

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our charter, a privilege o graeiously accorded u by the goveminent of our shte. Accept, then, the ex pre sion o{ tmr sincere t gratitude and respect and be a..."Sured that your vi it to thi the home of our youth hall ever be :·s ociated with the dearest and most pleasant souv enir· of our College life.

M!N'IliiS' ADDRESS READ BY, lrlASTER DENNIS RICOU .

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Dear G o vernor, In the name of my comrarles I present yon t.hese gay flowers e mblem of o ur joy to-da.y . My friend here hRS spoken great words of patriot1sm, of a.otbority an d of government, but in all his speech a very choice word failed to greet my ear. It is the word H oliday. You. G o vernor, who have all power, grant ns what can to-day make us ha ppy as the day is lo ng, a holiday; Fa.ther Ma rsile t.hen presented :\Jr. Dore anrl l\Iaster JJ. H.icou to the Governor who kindly thanked ihem .

The ausw c r to the address was then in orJer and his Exceliencv n.d vance•l. to the front of tile stage thanking all preseut ti n· Lhe g ran ;'! reeeption they had g(,·en him .

His won!::; were the kin1lest, his ex pre~sions the sincere~t that coulrl h:we been d es ired :lS IJc proccc,led in his reply which turneci out to be such a s peech M wou ld tlu hvnor tv any g reat oratnr. \Ve much regre t; th:tt 110 n >porter, nr nt leMt no stenographer, was present to tnke d ow n, as it was spoken, that bea utiful speech replete with knowledge, souncl all vice , good principles and pr}l.ctical common sense. Though we h<tve it nr)t on tablets c•.l ~tone CJr ol nnrble we have it and will have it long erwraycu uu u1e mory' R wall. \Ve will pnrlea v nur to gi;e in r>lll' wnrtb the. substance of thatsplenclid oration.

H will indf'l)fl be but a feeb le counterfe it of t.hc reality . as we <.':m not introd uce tho.-:e ph·asing :w d attra.ct:ve cxp•·e""i•Jti~ wllieh Hi s Excellency alone kno~'<s how to mlmng~' ~, on~ tn d raw the attentio n o f' hi s hearers 11.nrl imprcos iu tucir minds a ud irn<~gin nt i •ms tb e tr uth of what he sny~ : Rev. l'n:::;idrnt , Fac ulty, PnJfessqrs and Studen ts of :St. Viatcnr's College:I thank you most cordially fur the Leautiful rccq>· ti nn yon h:\Ve give n me a nd fo r the kind word:< yo u have spok;;n in your address so full uf l<>fty ideas and noble ~enl irnen ts. I must tell you that I nm a lmost at n loss what to say in presence even of these small boy s on my left, how mueh mor e at a loss nm I not in pre$e nce of the yo ung gentlemen at my rig h t., in pre.sence of the professors, in presenc~ of the Fnculty, of this institution of learn ing! Yo u m u.,t know that in my days to acq uire >tn eclucntion, was nt'l as f'asy 11 task as it is to-day . I was born in Kentu ck ,·, in that land to which any one would be proud to belong, but of a fumily in humble circumstances pertaining to the great mass of the MOJJle. Left an orphan at the age of eight

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yeru , I was thrown upon the kindnc· s of a few friends here and there, until I became a youth, when I emigrated to this beautiful country of TI!inois. Here, with a. six month's common school erlu .::ation, 1 began to read law many years n.go. Iu my profession, I met all eorts of men; I jostletl with some of gre:tt lea.r ning, with others of trong common sen>;e, a nd with the help of my own experience and my continual endeavors, I picked up whate ver of good and of sense I wou ld meet on the rough path of life, a nd arrived at the position whi ch I now hold. It happened sometimes as t o-day th:tt I picked a bunch of flow ers on the way. You also, young boys, young gentlemen, shall one day rec.eive bouquel,t<, but, IJelieve m e, that fortunate time will not com<~ till you have learned to know what it is to bear the weight of responsibiliti es, wilether social or r eli g ions. Th ere is no roy al road to learning; indeed there is a great dis~ iance fr om tile dark valley of ig norance below, to the sun-cappe1l mountain of knowlellge ahove, and all that distance must be traveled up bi ll. How fortunate, then, for yo n, my young fri ends, to IJ e in su ch an In stitution as this one, wh ere e very one trie~ Lo r ender tha t st eep as~e nt easier by pointing out. to you the means by which you may seale it. How glorious our country with its system of public schools whi ch th rows open to all the •~11trance to the great temple of education! How glorio us our republic with its equality, with its countless chances for every one of distinguishing himself! Here, ~t least, no }!lace for castes or royal preferments. Every man l:Jns, in our la nd, t he opportunity to show what he is, nnd if he knows h ow tn Jive lw nestly a nd decently , this iutelligeut people of o urs will soon perceive wuo f' houlcl be elected to positions of trust an d r esponsibility.

There may be mn.ny wickerl men, m any dishonest persons in our society; but, b ey ond their thin ranks stand:; the great host of om people ruled by common sense.

They are truthful and just and will always be such, for the good 8ense implanted hy the Creator in the he:trt of t he mnltiturles will always be no urished t here by his all- ruling Providence so as to enable them to foll ow t he right path by discerning the t rue from the false.

Protit, then~ you ng gentlemen, by the many opportuni ties afforded yon. There is no greater blessing than a goo(l education! I would consider myself the mo~t crtreless of pa rents, t.he meanest of fa t hers, if I did not see to it that my ehildren receive a t least t he best edncation that my means will allow. Yes ! I belie ve in the common school, in t he academy, in the college, and ultimately, Rev. Presid e nt, in the univ ers ity ! I r epeAt it, young men , ilV11.il younselves of the advantfl geR :ttforrled yon. Prepare yourselves for th e future, so as to be fitted for the p ositions to which you will very soon be assigned. Responsibilities grow :1pon you, and you cannot shake them off. Ju st as th~ people emigrating

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from the Eas t t o lllin o is many yem·s ng o, w ere ca.rry- po1·tant ·pm·•t · o f Lhe'11fogr'l!-mrrre, nam ely, the gtariting of~ ing un a wares with themselv es tt1e rcsp onsi!Jili ty of · a h o liday t o tll e stnclegts iu..b..omor 0 f his visit. Ret•uning ; he pleasant ly sa id: I ;:tm sprFy: t h:;\'t J con1d not.·come _to . hav in g- to orQ·:l!1i ze hC're a D(;W .s htt ~, a new govemm ent, · · · I· rl l I ld th tl ~ ~ V I S l~ yoL: t 1liS 1,110l'DI~1 g ,_n . ~Pt<'!lilry,C. ,)'(OU . ~11 WI l ;; so you , g rowin _;- to nunhood e;<rry witll. yo urs elves tu c the pr c~ Lc1ent's permiSSIOn have . ~rapte\1 YSHl thi,s day -• r esp onsibilities of gov e rnin g; an tl or Lc in g go.v em e d. · th e Stb. of Oct o uer, · as it is the tlit~tlld'aY': 'o f ,m y son ~~~' P.e rh:1ps som e of y on will have to b ear r el'igi o us r es- Robert, w!Jo is jus t now, twenty:-o~·e ' y e~us o l•d'.' ·How- ' p o ns ibilit iPs. Tllink or t bei r w< ~ i g!Jt o n a Lishr>p, on a . ever, I _wlll ~ppoint ::mqth er J ay which, I hope, will b~ well enJ oyen by you alL; I n,a m j:) to-morrow as you r mi-n,istc-r, who is r esvonsilJle for hi s fioek. Aur1 l et Loli rlny ., , m e tell yo n here , yo nng gentlem en , th at mini st er s , The liall rcsunncled on ce m ore ~v ith t.he cheerful clapprea cb ·~ rs of the Gosp el, a re no t unnecessary . G rea t pin g o f hands, tll e ba11d stru cl.: ui) on e · of its martial heav en s ! \\b <lt w ould hecom c o f <L1S if'tlye pnlpits wer e s.t1:nin s, whiLe our guests saluti'Jqg graoefn'lly• ns they t o b ecom e empt y, if the church d oors. were t o b e close<l ? pn~secl, we .Hl ed th eir way: to tb e pnrlor. After. a J0 w · minutes' fri en cl lb' conve.rsati on, F athe): ,B,eauclolll a nd W e wo ul d rnn Lack into bnrbar isrn , in t o th1at cl e.g-rachd h ~ tl1 e F :1.ettlty acco mpani erl therr~ to the Aca e!Xl:y : 'o/ ere tion iu whieh we wer e plunged , when tbe g lor ious .-; un t l1cy were o;ree tec1 with a seeond rec ep~iOl! · An . addre~s ofTr ut ll1:ose t.o enli ghte n us ! Ah! d o 11 0t, yo nu g in v e r:;ew:fs r ead to His Excellency n.nd his distinguishg en-tl em en, clo u,o t li sten t o thnt ('! ISeinaho g philoso- ell fri end s, and ra vishing music flow ed in m e lhnv strains.

The Go vemor was m ost h appy in his rep·l y to tbe a cl phy w hich yo u will sm ely m eet at every step wb e11 ch·ess. He s pok e lllOSt Leaqtit'u l thivgs of Mn sic anJ ~f y.o u q nit tl1ese sacr ed wall s, thn. t. fa tal Rati o nal'isti c P oetry, and cong ratulated t he y oung Jarlies on then· t.·· phil0soplty which promises so mlich a n<1 yield s s o littl e, su ccess in the r endition of'their charming piC(;CS. l~e! which bnt flatters onr pricle. D o not l·isten t o it, I sn.y, tu1'niu g to his earri a g e, the G ov ei'JJ Or expr esseJ Lit~- i, 1 for its onl y iute ution is to des troy in you all elev a ted self hi g hly plea~e cl with his visit t o th e Grl!ve nuc1 saJd l that be had learned a great clen.l by HHct vi s i.t !J,boqt h is · ~· thou g hts, a ll sn perb um an aspira ti ons, a ll itl eals of. the o wu state o f Illinois of wh ich he h ad been heretofore , , , I n ext wor k1, t bc world o£ Tm th, the world of G od . ig norant . H e h:1cl alrearly heard .:-om e1hing of BourlJOll..

Young men, you )1avc n.lso i11 tbis in stitution th e n,,i,; Grove and its in stitut ions of lea rning, hnt he hncl . oppo ~'tuni ty of leaming for e ig 11 t ong ues. 'v\T c Am erien. ns ne ver th o ught them so pr osperous a ud so ad vm~ced RS are un fo r t un at· ely beh.i nd the age in this r es pect. ~.,."' e th ey r e:tll Jv are. After rn >my as::; urances of his ])Ieasure f 1 ne ·or and satisfaction in r t:\gan l to all that h:1.cl IJeen <o. .took fr om th e English, I suppose, this silly notion -tllat him and ·wi t h many t hanks on the parl of the Faeulty our tong ue was dest iJJed t o b ecom e t he la ng uage of the for th e honor con ferr ed by his visit t o St.. V~ate ur's, tl10 worlcl. F ifty y ea rs ago we ·wer e certa in that in hall' a G ovemor and h1s ciisti'nguish eJ fl'i end,; embarked and ~' ·century o ur En g1i~b would u~ spoken Jluently in the w ere ~oon out of sight on the ir way to K anlmkee. Th e ~streetH of P a ris a mi Constantin opl e, so there was no exeitemeut is no w over a nd t h e G o v emor's v isit is ;_, smnethi 11g of the past. use of troubling oursel ves with learning any t uin g but How ever, t.J1e 8 th of Oet ., 1 886 , "·ill lung be rem e mEnglish. l iVe hav e b een b ad ly mi sta.k e11. No lang uage lJcr ed a~ o ne or the glorious days i11 the cxi st,' nce ()f \ in partieubr is clestincr1 to b ecom e th e lang uage of S t . Viateur's College. Empires, ki11 g<l uws, stnt€!~, ttJJd •: the univ erse. All m'c .g ood in t heir respec t ive coun tries cor porations, have their hi stori es nnd t,heir nrehiv <"s i n w hi ch are enter ed events worth y or t; o• <'. So h <~ Y e Coljust as o ur cer<"als ar e g ood, and grow in th eir r es pec- leg es, 11 0 m atter how y o ung, their historic.;; allll r ecords ti ve zon es. The Frep eh tw c1 the G erm a ns speak onr in whi eh arc treasured llappening s :o.pt to ple:l;,e t he language and enjoy its beauties and ad vantages , while niemory in future y ears. H appy shall we be t heu, it~ . r ·.~ we speak but Eng lish a nd ar e .thus cl eprilr ec1 of ~h e m a- cas tin g a g bn ce ov er the preceding y ears of our coll eg e ' nifold b ea uties oftu eir classical Literatmes. It is uigh tim e Ji Ce, w e~ can b ehq ld therein m umerrts uf triumpl1, of suethat we should b ecom e wist·. r. Engli shmen ha v e already cess and of enco nm ge ment. \V h ~tt hn.s happened in Lite beg un to sec th eir mistake and t o-J ay th ey study th ose past, may talw place in the future, n.ncl <" ven in 11J e pre!'lang uages whi ch they so l:tte ly des piS(!d in their ig no- en t. Our co urage is n ;vi ved, our energy renewed, ancl ranee. L et us l<'::trn to r ei ish t il e Lea u ti ful French, the we s t art n.u e w o ur arcl uous eli m b lng after kn owlerlge, ri ch Ge rm an, the spri g htly I talia n, a nd tl1e nob le Spa- eonfi clen t tha t success w ill again ~mi le upon <nJr effo rts. nish ln.ng uages. Seize, y o un g gentlemen, se ize e l'ery It will d elight us to hav e treasured up these things. occasion of d e v eloping your miolll, of p er fe cting yo ur G. soul ; imbibe kn owledge, from \l'hatever so urce it m ay come ;,g[v e y o ursel ves wholly to y om nob le occupat ions BASE BALL. in this qui et G ro ve, d estin ed l;!y · n at ure t o h e a r etrea t for stud y , and o ne cl ay , when we w ill have go n e fr om On Tu esday Oct. 12, th e Profs. adj o nrned to the camt.llis ·w orld , yo n will be fo und aL le to tnkc ou r places, JH IS t o set tle t ile i:~1 por t a.n t qnesti on of sup1·emncy in to work ior the good of society ti.ncl of yo ur co un try . Base Bn.ll bet ween tbem sel ves aucl the students, whic:b I thank yo u, ge ntlcm e1 1, for your ki n d a.nrl g-c_ner o us th ey did in a very fin e' ma nn er. The greate~t inter est \. attention. prevail ed thi'o ng ho ut th e g am e. In t he first im1ing the \ The G overn or w <es r eturniu g, to ]lis sent when he wn.s P rof.s , t hro ug h clev er b:tse r u nning, scored three talli es, r esp cctl'ull )r r crnind etl Llm t he k<L1 fu rgoUen a v ery hn- two l.JeiJJg earn ecl . This lead g ave tl.lem the gam e ior

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Lesage pitched a good game throughout and was ably sa'pp<Yrted by Bennett. It looked very much like a string· of ·'goose-eggs' ' for the stndents, but in the · eveilth int:Jiog through a costly enor, Leggett. ~en red · · ' arn"fd loud cheering. Both nines are well matched, and if tney play in the fu ture, a good game can be expect. ed. Following is the score:

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W ith g t'eal pleas ure we recet vecl thr~ latter of l\lr.

J,yon's 'productions which is but another of the mn.uy excellent plays he has arrange<l <luring the past few y&!\1'8. Tbis . arrang~ment of P izarro is worthy of all commendation: the p lot is well presen·ed; the character of;E~vi.ra well c~~traleu and in tbe elimination nf Corn none of tht> pith and interest of tue Drama i ~ lost. Thl'

works ot Mr. Lyons arc well worth tl1e eonsiderntion of our College Dmmn.tie Societies when in need of Then. tricals. We trust that many more will be added to tue so necessary list of College Drama .'.

THE TRIUMPH OF .fUSTICE. The plot of t.his play is intricately woven but is nicely unravelled in the 3rd. Act. The character of Estemn the wrongly accused, gives ample scope for the display of strong dramatic talent. The part of Mytillo ihe Dum Orphan is touching and beautiful, and Rigolio is an accomplished villain. The other characters fit v ery well in their respective situations. On the whole we think tliat Prof. Lyons uas not in some time produced a dr:m1a abound ing in so many striking situations and so well adapted for the college sta.ge.

CATHOLIC NOTES. The .Jes uits have written 2,207 works in honor of the Mother of God .

The Pope has published a letter relative to the history of Catholic Missions in India.

Pope Leo XIII has all'ea<ly created 7 arch!Jishoprics, 25 bishoprics, 21 apostolic vicariates, ancl 7 apostolic prefectures.

Tbe Am erican College in Lnuvain, which lately entered upon the thirtieth year of its existence Jus supplied the Church in this country with 2 archbishops, fi hishops, an!l :1:18 pnest-s.

The Union rles Ewles Cathol1qttes of Paris maint..'lins 1!1:-l schools, with 70 ,000 scholar; and last year spent 2,370,000 francs or nearly $iJOO,OOO in their su pport.

How noble for Catholics to hear such sacrifices rather than send their children to Godless public schools.

Father Ludden, the new bishop of Syracuse, is fifty two years old and was ordained in 180-±, in the Grand Seminary ofl\lontreal. H e came from Treland when he was eighteen years old. Of late be has been Vicar Genral of Bishop l\1c'N erny of Albany.

Right Rev. Bishop ~hanahau, of diocese of Harrisburg, <li ed at his residence, Sylvan Heights 1 Harrisblll'g, Octol,er 2. Bishop Shanahm1 was born at Silver Lake, .Subquehanna County. Pa, July 17,18:3-±. H e made his theoogical studies at St. Charles' Seminary and was admit. ted to holy orders iu lX.)~I. lie was selected by the Pot•e as the first lJishop of the new see of Harrisburg in l 8ijt\.

He was widely knnll'n as one of tbP most eminent of pulpit orators.

Mich:tel Eugen e C!Jevrenl a distinguished Frcnc.u chcm. ist and a Catholic ~· !Jose dcYotion to tl!C interests of the church has nhmys been eamcst alHl practical, attained tlte age of nne hundred years, and was ff:tccl hy hi s •-onntryllH' ll r•ll the :n nf Au g u ~ l. It willlJc interesting

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to t otal abstainers to learn tba-t t hroughout the c;our. e of his long life, lVL Chcvreul ne vm· tasted strong drinl\.

H is prolhtlJle ~Lud !10 himself cv nsider~ it more tban " Ilrobability> t hat hi s abstem iousness has promoted his longe vi ty . Cntlwlic Times.

Rcw. Jmmf<\1\Hl l vV. Casanowiez, prul'essor ofl::Iebrewin the P resbyteri an Theologica l coll ege at Bloomfield, New Jersey, w:1s r eci cved into the Cln1rcb on the 3rd. in st. Tlle conversion is a striking one and has given rise t o no end of cmnment. As the professm· is unrnaniecl it i ~ Uwng ht th at he will fin i~ l1 hi_s theological studi<:>s aL Seton Hall with a v iew of t·ec;e iving H oly orders.

Ou Tu esday then ult. , the festival of St. 1\-htthew, the solemn ceremo ny of the consecration of the Rt. Rev. F. X . K atzer ns Bishop of Green Bay t ook place i n the cfl th c<~ ral of th:<t city. Th e consecr'lting prelate was the l\Iost Rev. Archbishop Heiss, of Mil waukee, assi'stcd by the Rt. Rev. Bishops Irehncl , o£ St Paul, antl V crLin , of J'\I n.rq nette. Th e other prelates present were t he Rt. Rev. Bishop Flasch, of Lacrosse who d eliv er ed the serm on on the occasion; the Rt. Rev. B ishop Seidenbush, of t;t. Cloncl, and the Rt. Rev. Al1bot E !dcrbrok. lVIor e t han one hundred priests wer e in :cttcnthnce.

F ather L:tboul'mw, pari sh pri est of Penetanguishene Ontario, CatJ:Hla, lt ns undertaken to b uilt! a memorial chureh over tl1e spot where many J es uit priests, companions of F .'tLhers 'Lall ement and Brebeu_f, were pnt to death hy the I nr1ians in 1643. The corner stone edifi ce was lail1 with gl'eat sPl emnity and the church dedicated to G od on September 5th. Th e pri ests whose memory tllis edi ll0e will recall snffel'e('\ a most glol'ious martyrd om. " Tue ir tiesh was cut away in stri ps, roasted and

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eaten before their eye§; they were in mockery with scalding w at er; wlren. they attempted .to speak - · their li ps \\- er e cut a way, theil:. to»gU,E(S torn ot\t, arrd li v-e coals 'f orced do wn their b lef)diog throats."

Savannah, Ga, is setting a nQtabie example of fair dealing with the question of popular e~neat,if!~ .•;Jn pursuance of an arrhngement entered into - between. the Catholic rri ests and leading C:ttholic lay)Jien on t.he one part, an d 'the county authorities on the other, the Catholic schools became part of the publ~e s.c:hool s.rstem. They have the benefit of. the public fu'nds, their · teachers are elect ed by the county board of education ' . ' but must be practical Catholics; Catholic t ext-books are used and Catechi5m is taught wit.hout · trenching upon the honrs devoted to study by reg ul ation of the board. The school houses are tl;le prop,e rty of the Catholics, but ar e kept in repair by ,t he board .(Con- . necticut Catho lic.) ;, A notab le evynt in current Cntholic history was the National council of the Church in Scotland, whic.h was held at the Benedictine Abbey of Fort Augu~tus, beginning on August 17th., and lasting ten days.

Archbislwp Smith, of Edinburgh, pl'esided. There were present Archbishop Evae, of Glasgow., and four other bishops, wl th (heir theologians, representatives of the six diocesan chapters, ancl of various religious orders and congregations in Scotland-Benedictines Franciscans, .Jesuits, Passlonists, Oblates and Vincientb,ns.

The Church is rapir1ly regaining her lost possessions in Scotland thanks in large part to the notable influx of the Irish into that co untry. The council above .noted is . the fit·st held in ScJtland since the so called reform ation .

K. EAGLE.

LUMBER..

A large ancl complete assortment lVIannfac tnrers and Dealers of Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Posts, S:1.sh, D oors, Blinds and Mouldings Iu LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES always on baBel .

F illing large orders for Dimention J>OST S, WINDOWS, DOORS, Lumber a Specialty.

Yards, on E ast A venue, Kankakee, BLI~DS AND SALT. IlL, 2nd. Yard N orth Court Street, and at Mom ence, between C. & L. I. and River. Adclress, Opp , Ill Central It R. Depot.

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J. FORMAN, B. R COON. Office of

DRAZY & SON.

Ge oer:1.l Bl<Lr::ksm ith , Repairs of Machines, Wagons, l >ntcti crtl ilous<o L'aintc r~ . a nd Dea-lers i n Wa.ll P lows, an rl Horse shoeing.

Pcqwr >tnd Window Btnv les , Painters' :>tock and All work done on short Tool s , Notice an d g uaranteed.

Paper Uang·iHg- a.Jl(l Dccol'ating.

On e door :-;o uLII Or l ,ust OJ'fi(·t~ . KA~J< :\K J I.: l ~ , n .. L. Near Lhe R iver.

Kankakee, lJL

FORMAN & COON.

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LUMBER AND COAL J First Y a1·d North of Court Street, 1 Opposite Johnson's Gra-in House.

Hard Coal Dimt from

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WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.

Hard Wood Wagon StoClk a Specialty.

S.M.DAVIS.

KANKAKEE, ILL. GREG VIGEANT,

ARCHITECT. Roms 5 and 11,

45 U SALLE STREET, CDICAGO, ILL.

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FOUNDED 1869.

THE CoLLEGE affords excellent facilities" for study, and the acquirement of a thorough knowledge f ;MODERN LANGUAGES, MATHEMATICS, CLASSICS, MUSIC,. SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY, and THEOLOGY. 'Most CfJ,reful attention is paid to the business training of young men, and a thorough practical B:nowledge of BOOK~KEEPING and COMMERCIAL LAW is imparted by skilled Professors.

T,he b•Jst authprs and most approved' system of teaching afe adopted in all grades of the College. Students ~may enter a~ any time. Term and tuition will begin with date of entrance.

Terms for board and tuition $200.00 per annum.

Catalogues, and any desired informrttion will be carefully given on application to the Director.

REv. 1\'L

J. MARSILE, C. S. V.

St. Viateur's College, Bourbonnais Grove, Kankakee Co., Ill. SCHOOL BOOKI;l.

LEGAL BLANKS.

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DEALER · IN

!STATIONERY~

No':'12 COURT STREET, ; 'Booli:s. Nevvs~ Music~ fANKAKEE, ILL. B,ISE-BALLS aud oBATS, FISHING TAC.KLE. Dealer in Foreign and Domestic KANKAKEE, ILL. ,

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GOODS TOYS, CROQUET.

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ERZINGERS .

Is hl..te pJ~ to get choice Ice-Cr~am, Fruits, Ntrts, Candies, Oysters, C1gars ~a Tobacco. Tl e large;;t .Ice-Cr~am ib:c'LConfeotio:nery Parlors 111 the c1ty. .~ Cor. Court St. & East Ave. KANK;I.KEE, ILL.

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BABY CARRIAGES.

R. J. HANNA,

Ha11'£lwn1·e, Stoves and Timoa1·e, IRON, NAILS and WAGO~ STOCK NO 13 EAST A VENUE, KANKAKEE, ILL.

Jobbing Done to Or·der.

D. Q. SCHEPPERS, M. D. 292 Larra-bee St. Chicag·o, Ill. Dr. SCHEPPERS

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL

GROCER COMMISSION MERCHANT

Will be in Bourbonnais on the 1st of each Month.

43 Court Street

J. W. BUTLER PAPER Co.

AND KANKAKEE. ILL.

Wholesale Paper Dealers.

GHAS. KNOWL'rON'S NF:W PHOTOGRAflHC

STUDIO,

Dearborn Avenoe; 1st., Door South of Court St. East Side, ·1 KANKAKEE, ILL.

:PBTER W ALZEM, )

Grower of

:PUI-tE ALTA:I;t WINE.

Wa~saw, Hancock Co., Ill. REFERENCES. Rt. Rev. J Gs. MEJ,O,HOR, Bisnop of Greeullay ltt. Rev. 1111'. lti fik, Bishop of Leavwottll.

BRAYTON & CHRISTIAN

A full line of Cards and Wedding good DEALERS in Men's, ·women's, Misses ' and i>ej1t coustautly on hand. children '<> fin e and medium Shoes: also all sizes Nos.173 & 175 Adams Street, and grad es of Boots. l:\pecial inclt~cements for

Chicago, Ill.

Students Two doors north of P0st office.

Karnkc~kee,

FRED ZIPP. Dl.

I{ERR BRO'S,

HARDW .ARE, STOV~, IRON. STEEL, TINWARE, NAILS, Etc., ,Job work done in any part of' the County

Cor. Co urt St. and Schuyler A venue.

KANKAKEE, ILL

The oldest Boot & Shoe House in the City, Customers will always have good Bargains.

No. 17 ConrtSt.l!eet, Kaukakee, IlL

FARMERS,

Buy your Coal of and sell your Hay to

A. F. MEYERS.

Office and Yards at Bourbonnais Crosamg of I. I. & I. :R. R.

Telephone No . 131, KANKA.KEE, ILL.

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HOl l j tBU~NA L ~ HlW\'E, LLL.

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llooks, News, lVI mde, Window ~.hades.

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J raYin g adopted t.be Une Prl(;(' Foundry, & Printers~ Supplies .

S p oci rnen. Rook ancl I~s t.im ~;~.tes upon Sysl.clll tu a ll lll.)' l':Ltl'c!II S, l will g in~ ~.;pplicH~tic• ~. \~lr 1tt~ for :Second-hau.d lis-~ of Pressefi and 11/IachiHe:$. :c furth e r di sc<nJJJ t <!/' 1 (I Pv.t· cC· Ilt to 5-:. & 5 6 F'rankl'in St.., Chicago, Sill':, :1.ll Cle rgy mr·n, l) l' <>fe s~or .., fi. Ji d SLll!\;,n d.;: ;l kh • ~H. flll l' ;1\Jtl l.i ! lll! ( 'o1ll]l <t.lly.

1 :'\('0H I.'OHAT i;:p F J: H. :n: rd. l l'lt31. <1en ts of Bu ur bun n n is College. C all l'rotn·i durs nJ' 111 v ('l'.lelJrilk t.\ l{a nk ai\ Cu fl aL J.Lm !c;du·c, HJ. at t.l1e I>!Jibd el plii:t O ue l'riee C l oill- LiilH ' :-:ftl ]ll' :-' (,)t: ; HTil• f'. in g llall Kor th IV. C<! l'. of Co urt ;-; t_ - - L. JJfWL l~T & BlHYrrrt<: R. Frr·sil i\'"'"''1 IJJil'JJc d Lin~e R.ll(l E :~ st Ave. Kankah,e , J IL :dw:: .r s 0 11 ltnn:l.

Buy t he Emery $3 Shoe l\'I. l\ollr!Je iul c r , 1'1'(11'· E.A :'\KA KE <, ILL. 1

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