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BOURBONNAIS GROVE. ILL. SATURDAY, Dec. 3, 1881.

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Gree~rs>lrom· their Olympic G:tme n.nd other obscrvfln0013? • we jutige of any nat.fon' pnlriotism h its veoeratioo of i greAt heroes, by it.s lemn commemoration or memor abre victo1 ies; of )t.$ god lin b. its eonaeorating ds for the scknoyledgt>ment uf heavenly. fia Ol'S. Thanksgiving ia a holiday which e ery truf' ·American ought to ent.husiastically cerebrnte_ God hM given u. ·the largest., the riohett, n.ud in ev(!ry ay the best oouatry to live in and })rosper; and in iew of these bl 'nl{8 and•ofcountles other it seem, as Fr. Lesage-truly puts it, that. the day is not tong enough for u& to retnrn •im. -tbtmk t-l the gi v~>r of all gift!=. May Americans never cease l<• recognize their Googiven privile~ -And Umsrle!erve an inerenseofl:renven's ~tgit\s.

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EDITORI L. ·ovt; BER paaee&oh gaily out. THK' CKCl LIA[ f'riemb.

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expre, s their sincP.re thanks to nll

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THK IUCH-L ME. TTKD )()()t!(lnt> of our sbee.~ bAs ~d. May it be to ~ comfort of llll our readers.

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

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

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TllE CH R CTER of a oommooily or of a nation het.nyt I I iu UK~ r.un.Ja obeer'fed by &.bat eommu. nity or aatloo. llo 'if mueh do we not gather as to llle

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

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

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THE ORA ATIC a.o4 elooutionaTy recita.l by Prof• E. D. l>e.uny, of Kankakee, Jut Tuetday e tmingi waa an able .aDd app~w.ed.eo.tenainme»t. The etuden~ re. turn thanks lor l.be enJoy menlo prooured Lbem.

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

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It i<' nn iura l l( >r t he C hr is t in11 to ('.0 n ;; id E>r :tn cl recog~ ni ze Gocl ~~ s t be prim:try cHu :;c of .nllt ili ng~ . Tl! co log ia m; te ll u ~ that t.ll c S u p n •me B e in g \\' flS <~ lt Ce :d o ne i11 his g lory nn cl tllajc::;t y , n ot.lt in g b n t him se lf existed , and tha t in t.hi :; g lory :t 11d m:1j es ty God's go0Hln ess Lltirst in g .I 11 finitc ly !l >r t he d cf us iun .o f itself it d .:'te tmin cd t o c re:tte bc i11 gs o n wh o m it wou lcl showe r Lbc alm ncl an ce of its ctcn htl Lo ve alld me rey. T hese Le in gs Go d a lo> t' d et e rm in e d t o 0re:cte to hi t- ow n imn ge a nd like n<.>ss, t hat is iutelli g~nt,.;\ ucl free , t ll a t Lh ey mig ht be able to und er. stand n.n cl a c1ore, conseq 'l on tl y to ·J·enrl cr g lo r.y. Fo r w e mu s t not om it t lmL God c ren ted fo r· his own g lory fi rs t.ly , seeonti ly for tile g lo ry · of tb e c reat m es t be mselves. Io f:wt, whe n we C011S id er tk\ t God a lon e exb ted we C:111 11 0t u nde rsta nd th at He c.o ulcl have a cte d fur nn.r on e b ut him se lf, si 11 ce He eoul ct.n ot h ave acted for noti.Jin g . Go\l's o wn g lo ry th en is th e prim ary ob ject [(Df l m o ti ve of c reation. "' No <v, in t ha t grand w ork of c reat io.n, of th e univ (~ rse , m :m may be ju st ly cn.!le cl t he p i v o t upon wlliul:i eye ry thing turn s. T rul y , h e is in him self a m ic rocosm , a li ttl e worl d. I n his borly he re presents a ll t h e nnim a l, vege t n.tiv e nn d i na ni m:tt e s nlJs t.nn ces ; in hi s w nl b e ex. bil•its tl •e r:ct. ion a l nn d s p-irit uil.l nat ures. vYe mu st nqt be su rp r ise d then th a t (:X orl seems t o h a v e ev er co nsiclere cl him h is mnste r-p iece, hi s wo rk o f p r ecli l eet i o ;~ , 11 pc> n w hi ch H e bestowe d t b e mos t. p re c io u s of hi::; bl essi ngs, th e g rea test of~,]] h o no~·s , th e I ncarnation of' hi s onl y Son, thro ug h who m He bas d raw n t <' hi mself a ll c reati on, t ln1s mirnc nlo n sly j o in ing t he fi nite t o the I nfini te , t h e imperfe ct to t he Perfec t , th e c r eature t o the C reato r. A s this ne t of G od, na mely t he I ucarn at ion of hi s D iYine Son , is Lhe most w:~m.cle rfnl of a ll hi s works a nd as it w as t o t'ake pl ace am 6 ng m en , we must n o t fee l as tonishe d ·to Lelw lcl a lL th e hist o ry of mank ind ord :J ined r:rd Christwn, t o Cll!{;t. Fo r , t hong h G ocl cre:ite<l n1 n.n free, yet H e C')n ld n o llelp creati ng llim fo r a cl efil)it c purpose, his own g lory. S o tba t in re~e li ty rn ari is fr e e as to tbe m eans by wh ich he mn.y render g lo ry t o God , b ut be is no t. f ree in t he se nse t h a t be m ny r enrl er g lo ry or not to h is Creator. In f act, do wha t be HF<l' , ma n; whe t her goocl 0 1; .Lad b eli ever or mi believer, lj n.g an or · c hr is tian , will nev e1: p8rforrn one action which will n o t i n t he en d r ed o nnd to t he grea t er glory of his Mak er. T il is may a p p ea r pnr a (lox ical ~mel c ontracli ct ory at first sig ht.; hut when ·re ft ect e cl u pon may go some w~1y s in exphining t h e t r it e e xpr essiort, ''God a lways d raws good o u t of ev il." O ne cl ay ·\Viil cori1e when t h e Creator wil l ask the cr ea-

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tmc t o gi v~ a n a~c ou'n t of i ts ({t>it :g., , i t wllll> e the day o f tlt e t r iumph of Go cl , wh e n t h e wick ed will con d em n t_hem se l \r es t o l)erili'tio n fo r thl:! i~ o bs t.it HLC.Y iu r efu sing· t o g lorify t h eir Mn k P. r by th e proper m eans poi11ted o nt to th em , wheu th e good will Asce nd t o ll eavrn t o con.Li.n ue t he ir w o rk~; of in11oble · an tl d oc il e ob edi o;o ne t o the vvice of co nsei e nee. Th e n i ud eecl will l>e u nd e ~sto od clenrly , t h6 \.J g h .n'ot to t l1 e ex te nt thtLt God l1i in sel f uncl e rst:tnil ~ it, bow we ll th e~ d a inn e d r ee d er g lo ry · t o Lb e ir· C i·eator 's jn;,ti cP; b o w w e ll ib e e lect r e ndc"r g lvry t o the ir erea.to r's jus tice, lov e a ncl m ercy combin ed. But th e. .qu esti vn a ri ses : t\oe.s no t m ,tiJ rend er th a t g lory to uis e reato r e ve n in tl;i s life ? lnrl eo d he d o es , thou g h no t so strikin g ly us he w ili on t il Lt a.wful y e t n ee d b ut loo k rtbo ut b ea,t ifnl cl ay of th e r eckon ing. ns Lo prece i ve bo w eve n individual~ r end e r g lory to t ll e it· C re:ttor's jus tice ftn t1 m e rey . H o w ha ppy_ s nd t ra nqui l of m ind lire the humbl e nm1 vi.rtuOul< s e ~v a 11ts or G od , ltow·trv ubl e cl nncl rlisqni e terl a re th e prOll tl a nd a mb iti o ns wh o qu a rrel r eck less ly fo r t he fl eeting va ni t ies of rid ws a nd o f powe r. Ye t th ese m a nifesta tio ns of Go d's g lory ~ll' e not so str iking a ttd :lpp:w ent as we mi g ht d es ire Lh e m to l> e, m ,d th ~oy r Pq (l ire f rum us lS pe c i:tl pa ius of o bsrrv a tion a nd st ntl y. \Ve ::tre a nx io u s fo r g reate r pro o fs o f our C r eat or's triumph a nd we fe el so m e wh a t wenri e cl by th e t ho ug ht t k tt we s ha ll ]1 a v e to a wai t t lJC day o f juclge me11t in ord er t o o~ ta in Aatisf,tc tion on tb n,t r espec t. A ll this b.o weve r but shows o ur· li ttl eness and imp ote nce. Go d , wlt o is etern a l nnd a ll- po werful, is n o t di st urbed b y su ch tb o ug hts. He r es t~ sec nre i1J b! s e te rnity, eonti cl e nt t!J a t n o~hing can escspe hi s noLic.c :cn ;1 th at-millto ns of y ea rs he nce will !J Ot b e hte r t o !.Jim t lmn is th e pre:3e nt m om ent. Thi s m iglJt ex pl nin to us !:: is tolerance of th ose w~ c k t! cl an !l in s ol e nt pe rson s wh o moek n.ncl curse H i m. 1\la n wo u ld like to l!a ve th em a unihi la te rl o n the spo t, hurled cl ovrll i nto <h rkn ess; G od is p a ti en t and unruffl ed, H e has a ll t'lternity a t his disposal, th ere is n o reaso n fo r hnri·j; or preeipi tn ti o n. So mu eh for m ann s a n ind iv icln a l. If h e is so diffi c ult to und ers tand a n cl ifh e g iv es so littl e s:<ti sfuction wh e n taken se p:tra t e ly , we mu st be con sol e d by the th o ug ht that he b eco mes qui te cli ffe re llt when con sid ered as fo rming a tribe , a na tion, or n race. Na tion s li ve only in this wo rld, for the re will be no need of tlwm in t he n ex t. when a ll ind ividuals will mak e but o.ne famil y in C hris t. H o we v e r, since a nati o n forms n. ~incl of a p e rson , s in ce it li ves and "c ts a s a r e po nsible 8gent, it surely deserves r eward or pnqi:;h m e nt accordin g as it proves fa it hful o r no t, to th e laws o f jt1Sti ce nncl morali ty, a ncl t o tb e mission nssiguec1 to it by God. As tbi s r e ward or punishm e nt can not be mete d to it in tb e n ext wo rld it must n ecessari ly b e d ealt o nt in tbis life, and · that in th e presence of a world intent

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History att;sts that as lon·g as a rmtion rem:tins virtuous it need not fear· de~truc~iou. On the contrary, the moment it becomes corrupt _no power can prevent it from operating its own .ruin. The str·uggles and the hardships which it bas to undergo before !·eaching a solid footing among the p::;wers of the world, the di.ffie-ulties it meets with in trying to holrl its rank and position, the emineo,t warriors and patriobs, the writers and statesmen which it produces in the course of its existence, all these things · con::;iclered separately or as a whole assured(y afforu the most pleasant subjects of intellectual studies n.nd pastiwes. Yet there is sometbi:Jg h igber ·and loftiet· still in the study of bistot·y. Not only shouLd we endeavor to under"tand l;he intrkat~ vicissitudes of individual nations, but also the relations ann connecLions which exist between all nations forming the great f<Lmily which we Clesignate by t.he name of mankind. Indeed it is onl_y by carefully considering the diff~rent peoples as they have existe<l and as they have supplanted one another from the beginning of t.be world. to the present day that we may come to seize the grn.nd unity of the ck~ign , wlticll they execute on their solemn march through time on to etemity. T:.en we uehold the unbroken succession of event~ and we see bow beautifully every link of the chain is fastened on to its neighbor, the history of tlle world becomes the history of an individual c!alled humanity, and we can embrace and analyze and study that individual with~ satisfaction that becomes astonishing. A wonderfnl field opens for the exercise of our judgement, our mind is tflken captive by the logic of fiwts and we becomo convinced of the suhlime workings of God in an<! through mankind. In fact, it is no longer man we consider, it is God himself, the uncreated wisdom, whose thoughts and designs we read in the wonderfully sublime drama of history, of which man is the actor, but God the author. In that moment indeed we begin to comprehend the language of history and of wisdom, and of facts, and the succession of empires and kingdoms i::; no longer a mystery to our intellect. From the knowledge of the past we learn to conj ecture the future for we have discovered that m:m, though fickle and inconstant in the extreme, is led by the mighty band of One who is consta-ncy and order itself. Our conclusion then forces itselt naturally upon us tlrat man is destined for a fixed and immutable end or purpose, tbat is the greater glory of God, his Maker. Though free in every sense of the word, he cannot avoid that end, for it is t,hat which gives him a right to exist, it is the motive of his heing, it is his final

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

A . D. G.

LThP.se few

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

ABOUT

~IILITARY

COMPANIES.

Rev. 1\loclerator, Mr. Presi<{ent, and Fellow Members: Lend me your ears a11d listen tbP. best way yon can ... If we were all to embark upon au imnginary toboggnn and Jet ourselves clown the slide of time-away ciown into the dimmestantiquit.y and even across the high drifts of oblivion, the first thing we would tlo after passing an introduetor.r rem:~rk on tile weather of course, would be to look around tor a fire or something tbat has beating properties. Well, let's supp(Jse it's a ll true, anc1 tllat we're all a'ctunlly after sliding down the headlong and alm ost endless chute. First we must ext1·icate ourselves from our vehicle, or in common parlaoces get off the train-and after a little manual friction for want Of bd.ter comfort in the way of anything heat-giving, we must begin to explore the quasi Siberian waste which stretches before our vision. What are we looking for? The origin of Military Compani es if they ever had an origin. Now do you descry in the dim and cold distance an aged form approaching towards us? The ghostly apparition advances nearer. It is a real living sorD<>thing, it wenrs a bald head and a long white beard, cn.claverous. musty and useless ns a lost Greek dictionary as it works its jaws in a delightfully writhing movement, it emits the following hollow ·sou nels: " '0 An trope, dia ti eisi anthi ?'' which in plain Anglo Saxon menns: Man alive, what are yon coming here for? . . .. I being the only p rofound Greek scholnr in the cr<)wd, quite stru ck with the classic dialect of the old gentleman, cuter into a conversation with him, and explain our motive for thns intruding upon the 1:> 3cred territory of whieh be seems the lone and lonely guardian. H e i'llvites us to his cavern which we reach after several tortuous windings th~ough hazy ~pac e. (Tremble not at these Haggardly expressi<:>ns)- He strikes a match, lights the el ectric lamp and presently produces what be calls chronicles of ancient tim es wherein we see that the origin of military compr.nies rlates still farth er hack. They were first or-

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g::tni zed among the angels n.t the tim r of Lu cife r's revolt ns is apparent from tllese folios. Some ha ve ulamea Milton for m::tking the angels fi g ht b:Lttle~ ; but he is perfectly j ustifi <Lb le. I$ there a nything more subli me tha n to behold in im agi n:\tio!1 these two h o~ t s of hostil e~ p ir its . the good fig htin g the badin an awfu l contest! or co urse the hli nd poe t was ri ght. The reason why so me critics ce nsure Mi lton i.; because he makes th e angels 1ight with spears macle wi th t eleg raph poles. r agree with them-in say ing that this W <tS pretty rough. So you all see very plain ly that mi li tary co mpanies originated like other human. miseries, in sin. We len.rn from tile sam e books that the fit·st bat tles fought on land we re singl e-ha ud ed co mbats-like the one between Q;Lin and Abel. Bu t military companies were not slow cropping up a nd we ob;:;erv;e that. the G reeks and Romans and lat er on , the Freneh, the English anct the Germa ns raised lots ofsoldiers besides thei;: ord.in ary ca ttle, as Sallust t ells us. The armies of Alexander used regular P eruvian spears exclusi vcly, a:~d the Roman soldi ers handled the catapult very dexterously. The moderns, as you all know, use heavy old army muskets-a nd the qtJicers dandy li ght swo rds. (brand new.) A lex"•nclee learned his trade as drummer boy in his f,,ther's armies and after promoting himself to the t'ank of captain, a position al ways very desirable, he led his companies agai nst the enemy and became the m;ts ter of a v •tst empire. L:tter on Oresar, a Roman, tllought he'cl do the san-. e thing: so he drilled up n. ni ce company and came in to Gau l. He looked a ro und a nd conquered. His ,sJldiers never fi red a shtlt. They g rumbl ed ::tnd sairi iL didn't pay and ~ bat conq nest was a ll onG-sideo. Ann it was too. Then Oresa r turned around and clid the meanest thing out. He went to work and· wrote a book for the amusement, or ra Lhcr the torture of schoo l-b oys. a ll at the expense (>f his soldierS to:). It's g ~ T.l :· ll througu, I reao it. Now gentlemen, if you'll turn your intell ect uc~l head-lights towards Greece you will learn from the philos·~ phy of Plato th at the Athenians had a most exalted idea of military companies. They came into this world for what ? for no other purpose than to join some milital'y com p::tny or other. It was the sole en<l of th eir existence. So much so that acco rding to Xenophon, as Mr. N ormoyle here can vouch, those who were lame or o therwise un::t.ble to. b e!tr aL"ms were thrown in the gutters or cast into the se.1, fl.S bein g of no e arthly use. Unc'ler penalty of ex treme torture they were marle to undergo the rlrill even from cb il ~ booo, so that if occasion offAred itse lf, they wo uld be at any mom ent ready to defr.nd the rights of their country. For this reason we find among the ancients many able-boc'lied men as welf as men of gAnius. On the battle-field th ey are represented to us by Thucidides and other historic

al writers, with their g litteri.ng ~h i elds ~ntl spad~'ling helmeJs presenting a sce ne at once magnificent and terrible. The model'l1s have tried ha.rJ to imitate the ancients in this as well as in other arts. We do nothiug but :a pe the ancients in eve ryt lling a riyh ow; a nd it is no wopder poor D.trwin began to t hink man was a lineal descendant from the monkey. The military comrJanie,5. of mod : ern times are not ~ati s fied with tbe c it~1.del s, battle~fle l ds ancl stro'lgbol<ls of the nation, but they want the eart h, th e whole earth, an<l we find them ramifying into every little one-lton:,e town Jilie K anktdree, Ln/ '-tyette, an rl Bombv nna is, a nd they even sprc~d into th e co ll eges and country schoo ls. Of tlliS assertion we h a ve ·bere a living proof. In our schools and colleges vre ba ve them for the purpose of exerc ising the body a nd de veloping ou r mu;:;culnr powers- :t purpose which, I a s .~ ur e y o u, is . a lw>1.y s fully attain ed, when for instance, yo ur captain makes you march and eany arms for fully two hou rs, while be him self with a lig ht sword (uew) saws the a ir ancl cuts a great figure! He delights pRr ticularly in keeping the b ~)ys out a good long spell, as he has the authority-But sometimes it happens some one gets llis . Iri sh up and prodig;1lly bestows llis cll atter upon the. chi lly a ir . Om· compan ies differ from th e · Greeks in many re-. spects. They are not composed of brave, h e ~ tlth y and strong men, for they take in any skinny dttd e that wears a su it. I co uld give you many ex:tmples e ven in this · society. But I don't want to be pet·sona l ; no noL at a ll. When th ey go on their exped itions to the woods they man.ully trample the dead lea ves, and possibly may even scare a dog, or a horse, and make' it . run :.n ' holy fr ight. Then they will shout a nd yelf as if they had gained a great victory . On one occasion ho wever, the enemy prov ed too many for th em a.nd th ey were cvm.pletely routed. Th ey encounterecl a <'!rove of oxen which at once set to kicking and jumping and bellowing so at the militia that tbe heroes ran all over the field in wild eonfusion . I sho uld like to see them exposed to the fiery eyes and dreadful roaring of cannons . on a real hattle-fieH. W vuld 'nt th ey run? Now, I dont want to be partial or to appear prejudiced. I mu~t confe;;s that our boys execute many gra- _ nefu l movements and they know it too. Th~t tbey look we ll and smart I also g ran t. They furnish amusem ents for us and our visitors, anrl we ahvays likA to bear th e clrum and see th e boys fall in. I, belongiug to the awkward squad, have less occasion for displaying myself &ncl more tor adm iring others. I would certainly j oin the regular army of military du<'les if the drills did not require the precious time which I must consecrate to my favorite study, Greek. As it is I must remain your admirer , No. 4 of the awkward Squad .

SUPP LEMENT MENSUEL. NOTRE FOI ET NOTRE LANGUE .

VOL IL

BOURBONNAIS, ILL Samedi, 3. Dec. 1887. LKS BEAUTES DE 'ROLLA.''

Comment trouver des beautés dans uu poëme qui contient tn.nt d'horreurs? T el est cepenct1.11t le cas, et commune la nuit la plus noire lnis e parfois luire une blttnche étoil è et qu'un amas de fange voit s'épanouir un e ' lieur virginale, cette œu vre de 1\Iuo.set a des pages Jumrneuses à côté des pins sombres, l' im age hid e use <ln vice r.e s'y ét:lle pa.~ seul e : l'âme est souvent t>mbaumée des parfum.s les plus exqu is du bean, de l'idéal. B.olla personnifie notre siècle ou plutût c'est l'homnie tel que l'n fait Volk'tire. Il n'a d 'autre souci que de jouir de la vie. Son père lui a his,é juste assez de fortune pour s'am userpenèlant trois ans. Voihlle terme de son ex istence qu'il terminera par une derniè re tete, par un infàme outrage;\ l'innocence, par le cr im e du sui cide! Les premières stances de ce t riste o uv rage ont toute l~ grandeur et l'inspiration d'un poëme épiq ue: ''Regrettez-vo us le temps où le ciel sur la terre Marcbait et respirait dans un peuple de dieux; Ou Véuus A~~art.é, fille de l'oncle amère ~ecoua i t, vierge encore, les lm·tu es de sambre, Et fécondait le monde en tordant ses cheveux? Oü les sources \.remb laient des baisers de Narcisse; Où du nord au mid i, s ur la création, Hercule promenait l'éternelle justice, Sous son manteau sanglant taillé dans un lion; Où les Sylvnins moqueurs, dans l' écorce des ehênes, Avec les rameaux verts se balancaient au vent, .b:t sifflait dans l'écho la chanson du pass<mt; Où tout était di vin, jusqu'aux douleurs humaines, Où le monde adorait ce qu'il tue auj~urd' Lui, Où quatre mille d :eux n'avaient pas un athée; Où tout. était heureux excepté Promothéc, Frère aîné de Satan, qui tomba comme lui ?Et qûaud tout iut changé, le ciel, la terre et l' homme, Quand le bCl·ceau du monde en devint le cercueil, Quand l'ouragan du Nord sur les débris de Rome ~ne sa sombre avalanche 6tendit le linceul.Regrettez-vous le temps 011 d'un siècle barbare naqnit Un siècle .d 'or, plus fertilè et plus beau; Où. le vieil univers fendit avee Laïl:ll'e

No 9.

D <,l son front r11j cuni 1:1. pierre du tombeau? l{egre ttez-Yous le tf'm ps où nos v ieill es romat .ces Onvraieut l eur~ ailes d'or vers leur mond e eneha.nté; Où to us nos monuments et toutes nos eroy ances Portaient le manteau blanc cl ~ leur virginité; Où, sous ia main du Christ, tout venaient de re naître Oü le pnlais elu prince eth ma isons du prêtre, Portant. la. même croix sur leur fro nt radieux , Sortait rle la montagne en rega.rdant les ciPux, Où Colugue et Strasbo urg, Notre D.11ne et Sn, int-Pierrc S'agenouillant au loin dans leurs robes de J.li erre, S ur l'orgue u niversel des peuples prostern é~ Entonnaient l' I.J osanna des siècles nOU\'ea u - n é~; Le temp~ o1t se fa isa,it tout ce qu'a dit l'histoire; Où sur les saints <tutels les crucifix d'ivoire -Uuvraifn t cles bras sans tache et blancs coù1m e le l ait~ Oü la vie était Jeune,- où la Mort espérait? l\In.iutenant le hazard prom ène au sein des om_u rcs De leu rs illusions les mondes réve illés; L'ebprit des temps passés, errant sur leurs d éco mbres, .Jette a u gouffre éte rnel tes anges mutilé::. L e5 clous du Golgotha te soutienne à. pein e; Sv us ton di vin tom beau le sol s'est dérobé; T a g loire est morte, ô Christ! et snr nos croix d '~ bèn e Ton cadavre cé leste en poussière est tombé ! Eh bien ! q u'il ~oit permis d'e n baise r la pouss iè re Au m oin" crédu le enfant de ce siècle sans foi, Et de pleurer , ô Cltrist, Hllr cette froide teere, Qui vivait de ta mort, et qui mourra sans tvi! Oh ! maintenant, mon Di eu, qui lui rendra la vie? Dn plus pur de ton sang tu l'a vais rujeunie; J ésus, ce que tu fis, qui jamais le fera? Nous, vieillards nés d'hier, qui nous raj eunira ? Nous som mes aussi vieux qu'au j our de tn naissance: Nous attendons atltHnt, n o n ~ avons plus perdu. Plus livide et plus froid, dans son cercueil imm ense Pour la second e fois Lazare est étendu . Où donc est le San veur pour entr'ouvrir nos to mbes? Où donc le vieux saint Paul haranguant les Romains, Suspenda nt tout un peuple à l'les haillons d ivins? Où donc est le cJnacle? Où donc les Cataco mbes? Avec qui donc marehe l'auréole de fe n ? Sur quels pieds tombez-vous parfums Je Madelei ne?

Où dotw v ibre clans l'air u ne voix plus qn ' llllm ai ne? qui d e no us, q tt i de no us v:t de ve ui r un D ieu ? . '. .. . ·E n li ~a u t ces pages , le 1':1ganisme ne ::;embl e-t-il pas revi vre avec. ,:es mille di e ux? Et le mô ll(l e chrétien u'apparnît-i ls p as:\ nos r egnrcl s cornm e a u j o ur où il sor tit des main:; <l e J' Eg li se, t o ut é t in ee la nt de l' Ge lat d' une puret é san s t:1 che? l\f nis cett e d on bl e vi sion n'es t q ue pour ame ner celle ct e nos t emps. Co mm e le p o~ t~ sent do nl oures ~ m ent le v id e q ue l'i m pié té a fa it parmt n o us: L' idée d u ct ivin a é té effacén du cod e cl e to utes nos inst.ituti<,ns socia les, et l'h o mm e ét o uffe d nns cet âg e sa ns espérance q ni pèse se r lui eom me le co u ver cle de la t ombe. No us, fils de l' Eg li se, enr ég istrons ces reg re ts et ces a ve ux qu e la m use a so upirés d a ns un e lang ue immort elle. D ors-tu conte nt, Vo ltaire, et t o n l1i 1le ux so urire Volt io·e-t il encore sur tes os décharn és ? ' Ton s"'ièc lb é tait , d it-o n, trop j e un e po ur te d 1re; L e nôtre d o it t e ~l a ir e, et t e::; bo mmes sont nés. Il e<L to m bé sur nons, cet édifice imm e nse Q ue de tts larges m a in s tu sapa is nuit et jour. La m or t <l e vait t'atte ndre a v ec impa ti ence, P endant q natre-ving t a ns qu e tu lui fis la co ur ; Vo us d ev ez v o us a imt·!r d ' un infernal a.tn o ur. Ntl qui t t es-t u j a ma is la conche nupti a le O ù vo us vous e mbrassez ct a m; les v ers du t ombeau, P o ur t 'en a ller t'o ut seul promen er ton fro nt pâ le D a ns u n c loître d ésert ou cl a ns un vie ux cllât ea n ? Q ue te di sent a lors totts ces grn. ncls corps sans vie, ües murs silencie ux, r:es aute ls déso lés, Q ue pour l'ét ernité ton sonflle a d epeup lés ? Q ue te di ~ e nt les cro ix ? QHe t e ùit le Messie? Oh ! saign·~ -t- il encore, quaud po ur le d éclou er, S ur son arbre trembla nt, co mme u11 e fleur fl ,Hrie, T o n spec tre d a ns la nuit revient le secoue r ? Croi s-tu t~ï: mi ssion dig nement acconpli e, Et co mm e l'Eternel, à la eréa ti on, Tro uves-tu que c'es t bien, et que ton œ uvre est bon? An festin de mon h,ôte alors j e te convi e. Cet apostrophe à Volta ire est sublime et vivra au ss i lo ngtemps qtw la langue fra.nça.ise. Mais qu o iqu'ait r ôv é Volta ire et qu'en pe nse sor1 disciple, le Christ n'est pas mort. On a pu d éd1ristiani~ e r un monde fa it à son image, m ais l' ég lise, l'œ uvre d e sa vie, est toujours jeune impérissabl e. Hier encore sa faib lesse tri omphait du plus grand conqu érant du j o ur. Qni v it et me urt aujOurd ' hui pour V ulta irc ? t a ndis qtte l'Homme-Dieu compte partout d'innombrables pha langes dont. l'amour s'élève jusqu'au srtcrifice o:uprê mc du sa ng . Lua. -

(A conti n'l! CJ' .)

LA F RANCE CATHOLi q UE A L 'ETH ANGER

D ans tln récen t a rti cle sur l'é tat <l e lu, lang ue fra nça ise a l' étranger , nous a von s con staté, sill on ~.a d écade nce, du moin s, le mo uv e me nt cle rPcul qu 'e lle a sub L S i no tre influ ence n'en a pas ét é ruin ée si le nom fra nçais continue d 'ê tre le symbo le d e tont , ce qui est géué re ux et che valer esqu e, à qui le d e vc ,n8-n o ns. Sn11 s ihire de to rt au Drn.go n v ert et ne l' ave u mê me d ~s pires en nemis du n om chréti en, l' influ ence fnw çaise , consiùé rée au tripr e point de v ue d e sa f0 nd a tiou, J e so n mainti en et d e sa propagati o n, est l'œuv re d e nos é vêqu es, d e nos misbiOnnair es , d e n ot~ c ong r?gations reJi,o,ie uses ' vi g ila nts 0o·a rdi ens du poste que le ur a confié la b provid r nce a v ec ce mot d 'ordre: Di e n e::t la Fra11 ce ! Ce qu' o n ft dit du car climll d e Lavi geri e, en Afri4u e, on pe ut le r é pé ter Mg r, Pu g inin, a u TOiJkin , de ce11t a utres en p;tys barba res ; d e t e ls horn mes ~a le ut à la F ran ce cl es arm ées, mi eux que des ar mée::> , car les pe upl es pé rissent par l' é pée et r ena isse nt pa r la c roix. Il n'y a pas d' ex empl e plu s frappa nt de cett e véri té q ue celui d u Canada : le sort <les a rm es no us l'a. fa it perclre, la croix no us l'a rendu. No us le posséuom; plu s sureme nt que si nous y tenion s ga,rni son. Chaqu e j our nous apporte une pre uv e de l'infatigable fid é lité d e notre a ne ienn e col oni e e nv ers la patri e fi·ança.ise catholiqu e. P o ur qui n e connaît p:t s le Cnunda, p our qui ign or e l es scJJtim ents catb o liqn es ct fra ns;n i:; de nos compatriote~ , un livre sur Fréderi c Oz.·m:nn, édité -a Montr éa l, sign é d 'un Canadi en-frança is est nue id ée inc o nc e vabl~

Pour n o us c e tte, id ée devait t ont na turell eme nt venir a.u fi ls c1e l'bonomble P ..]. O. Chanveau, me mbfe d e la S ocié té R oy a le du Cauad a., l' un d es clesce nd a 11 ts le>; p lus ilntre~ d e ces Fra nçrtis de . fot'te race q ue Co lbert choisit comme instrnment de la colo ui sation chrétienne dont il von lait do~ er le Can ad a. L e spectacle des bi enfRits du chri stianisme, hé rit11 ge d e ses an cêtres, a :;;uggér é à M . Cbau veau, fi ls, la pensée cl'é tud ier dans les œ uvres d'Ozanarn l' histoire de la c ivilizati on chrétienne à bqne lle le Canacla français doit tout son triomphe. Il a su s'aq uitter de sa tache ave c un in con testable tal ent d'écrivain et une pa triotique ém otion elevant l'ac complissem ent des desseins de DieLl opéres pnr les Francs. Il ne peut s'empêch er. avant de citer là bel le P ~we d'Ozanam, sur le baptême de Clovis, de s'écrier: "' sur les "bords du Saint-Laurent, un tel récit mé"lei, "rit~ de faire battre les cœ urs de près de denx milli"ons de catholiques d'origin e française qui n'y doivent "pas être plus inser.sibles qu'on ne l'%t, où qu'on ne "devrait l'être sur les bords de la Sei ne. ''

LE UEHCLE .FRAi':CA1S.

'Cette simple phrase démontre mieux que les plus longs discours de quels fastes de l'histoire de France le Canada aime à se réclamer combien il est attaché a u titre rle fils de la fille aînée de l'Egli se. 's ans cet attaehemE=:nt, les deux millions de C:lllnc1iens françni , dont parie M. Chauveau n'rxi::;teraient pas a u jourd'hui: ils auraient été absorbés par la vivtorieu'e Apgleterre. L<J. foi catholique a donc san v?. le nom frau cais sm· les rives <lu aint Lau rent où tant de noms catl:oliqu es {Tançais s'épanouissent sous les yeux irrité des bronches orangistes. Sait-on bien en France d e que lle nrmc usèrent les canad iens-français pour garder leur nationalitt-, menacée par le despot isme de leurs mnllrcs? Ils fondèrent., en 1834, la société Saint J ean-B:1.ptiste, ct sous les a u picr.s du patron du Cnnar.la' ilsjnrè rent c1e mourir plutôt que de lais er enta mer leur fui parl'an!J1Uication protestante Et 1884. cette Société célébr'l. son cinqu:wtenaire, ses Jtoces d'or. "Que ~·est-il pnssé clur:mt ce demi siède? s'écrie "Louis Fréchette" le poële nrüional (·anndien-frnnçnis. ··Luttes homérique3 de la tribune, batailles à main a rm ée •·per.;écntions et tchafauds; mais a uss i triomphe fin<tl. · · ~os libertés conquises, nos d roi ts reconnus, la paix et "la COitcorde ncclamées par tous sous l' P.g id~ d'noe cons"tituti on libérnle; notre langue ct éfinitivement consa'·crée comme hngue offieielle devant les tribunaux e t " le p~rlement; le pnys prospère, cle\'elor-pant rnpidc"rnent ·es resources et offrant chnq ne jour cle nouveaux " .lomaines à l'envabi ~se mcnt de la colonisati~n; nos "campngne parsemées de maisons d'éducation primaire "ct chssique, nos villes dotées d'unive rsités floris5a ntes ; "nos nntionaux, au nombre de deux · millions, jouist:ant "de leu r part IPgitime du patrounge public et fai,ant ''sentir leur influence j'usqne dBn~ les <"Onflit<. po li tiques "Je la Rf:pu hliqne voisine, et par dessus tout, nos deux ''gran ch titt·es de Cathol iq nes et cle Fran ça.is uni ,.erse!. "lcment reconnus et reRpcctés pnr tous ceux qui nou " e ntourenl,, voilà le bilan glorieux d es cinquante cler"nières nnnèes de notre histoire,-voilà l'•euvrc des fon"clntenr~ de la société Saint Jea n Bapt.ist!'' J:~mais peuple chrétien ne fut plus fidèle à sa mission à cette mission des races baptisées de baptiser les tribus infidèles et de tra>ailler sans rel âche a l' extens ion elu rovanme de Dieu. Toujour~ en é\·eil pour sc fortifier !le non veaux moyens d'action, il s'empare tout aussitôt cle l'illée éminem ment chrétienne qui conduisit Ozanam à la création rl e la société de aint-Vincent de P au l; les premières conférences, fondées à l'étranger, le furent à Québec et à Montréal. La charité, d'e~sence toute chrétienne, devait. trouver chet ces grands chrétiens, se8 premiers adeptes, sons le patronage d'nn saint rlont les œuvre::; sont plus

profitabl es à l'Eglis~ qne celles cle Bos~ n et. Cette pensée e~t cel le de l'Egli se elle même; ell e a é t é d éveloppée e n un superbe langHge p!Lr M. ]'nbbé Bongaud , à la célébration elu c inqna.ntennire d e la soe ié té Saint-Vincent cl e P a ul , à QrJ .~ans. Après un éloq uent. parallèle entre Boss uet et S:t int Vincent cle Pan!, ces (l eux lumi è rPS du christ.i a nif'm e mocterne, d'un éclat si puissant, "qu'à ceux qui tro u,·ent le e;hri stia ni sme !1 6"rll i onnable, nous n'a v o ns qu'un mot à r6pondrc; c'est ''la foi d e Bossunt;" "q n'à ceux qu i ctisent le ehri sÜ:1 n·'isme impnissanL o u stérile. nous ne n~pondrons q1t'unc cho~e: c'est la religion de Saint Vineent cle P<tul." l\f. B Duga ud s'exprim e a in si: "Et cependant, m essie urs, oserah=-jc le elire? s'il fal"lait éteindre un e ne ces g rnr.d es influ ences, je n' !tési"L<'•·nis pns : j e sacrifira is Bossuet. Priv é-e cl f's inn ombra •'ble;; ouvrnges de l'nig lc de 1\I enux, l'Eglise sonffriraiL "llloins q11e si ell e YOyait cli sparn itre !P.s ins t ituti ons d e "sainL Vincent de P a ul. Ah ! c'est que l'Egl ise se pn~se "plus a isément cte génie q ue ,-~ 'nmour! L 'Eglise est le ''royn um e de la cllarité." l\1. Chnuveau ue s'est pas trompé. Ozanam, (1iscipl e de la cha rité et npôtre de ia ci vilisation chrétienn e, d evrait ètr e compris et admiré nu Canada mi enx qu'en a uc un Rutre pays du m ond e. Si l'Egli se est le roynume d e la Cbarité, le Cana da est le royaumeù u christianisme; il est clcvé nu catlJolique par la France et demeure français par le catholicisme. _ EDMOND J or-uN~<:T.

LA FETE-DIEU A I-IENRJ -CHAPELLK. Aaréablement situé sur une émi nence d'environ 750 0 . pied s, Henri· Chnpelle est l'un des points calmin"nts lle lt< Belgique et se t rouv e dans l' an o ndi sf.ement de Verviers province de Li ége. Ce joli v ill~rge d oit probablem e nt son nom à celui qui y fonda la première chapelle: H enr i Duc de Linbourg. JI est trave rsé par ln grande route m ~cadamisée dite de Nnpoléon et qui con duit à Aix-laChapelle, Cologne, etc. Bordé de grands arbres, ce chemin form e comme uue espèce de bonlevnrd dont lu partie qui passe sur la crête de la pin s haute élévation a réell ement quelque chose d'enchnnteur. De lù le r egard plon ge dans de vastes bassins llont tou t l'immen se horizon sembl e so umis à la haute s11rveilfance de H en!·i Clwpelle ! D'un côt•~ vous déco uvrez la Gilcppc et le magnifique lion en pierre qui décore Je b:trrnge rle cctt.e rivière. Au loin vous apparaissent les haute urs de la Baraque l\ii chœl sur le som met ùe l'Ard enne et qui s'6lève, dit-on à 1122 pieds. De l'autre côté, la vue sc porte su r des collines, des vallons etc. et s'étend même jusqu'à Tongrcs, la ville du fam eu x ''Veni , vidi , vici"

L E C.llilW L E .B'H.AN CATS. cltt r omn iu ~t b plus an<.: i <'n n <~ d e la Belg iq ue. D e uhaq nc not.6 se d é t:t(:hent tl es v ill :1ges eL cl es r;tu riq ues au nJili c n d ' une abo n<l :~ n te vercl ttre, ct j e se rais c urie nx d e conn aître le nombre d c~s clochers q ui su1gissc nt d e t outes p ar ts e n nffec;tn nt toutes ics J'i.n·mcs <l es pi èces cl' uu je u d'éehecs ! 11 u'y a pas tl e toUl'i st,cs qui ne co nvienn ent qu e I-Ie nr i- C IJ :-~ p e ll e pos:;ùtl e l' u11 cles p lu ~ b eau x poinLs d e vue de l' E urope. J31Li e n piE'1Te et e t• b ri q ue, ce v ill:tgP n. nn e (·gli se assc z a n~ i qn e , nn e ma iso n communale, c1 c nx ôco les, un jt t .·é ti;tt rl es F rères des J~ -ole.s Chrétienn es, n n lt ospi ee po ur les v iei ll a rrls et les or ph elins, nn e ma ison tl e san té, une station cl e chemin cie fer, ete. Aj ou t.ons q ue ce Lte l oc:tlité es t essent ielleme nt c:tt holi q ue comme le prouv ent ses n omb reux monum ents publ ics : chal ell e tl e St. Hoch, a n tels permannnts en pi en e t'le t aill e po m les processions, calv ni r es. etc. De p lus un citoy en, au que l j e rlc m <:~ n dn.i s s 'il n'y nvait pas tdle 11 uancc poli tiq ue cla ns l'endro it, m ' ayan t r épondu :1. vcc u ne cer tain e ironie : " nous n 'a vons p:tS b es oin de ç:1., sav ez-v ous," j 'en e us assez po ur me co nfit·m er da ns l' opinion qu e j e lll 'é ta.is fo rmée s ur He nriChapelle. c-à-cl , qu e ce villfl ge es t fo ncièremen t catholique. On d it rn sus par le diocèse q ne c'est un e paroisse mod èlé. D'a illeurs j e me suis t rou vé à mê me d e constat er l e~ sentiments chr0t iens d e ce vill age et cl a ns les circonstan ces que v oici e n pe n cl e mols. U11 ex-vi caire c1e la pa roisse me ur t a u milieu de n~gr e ts uni versels. T out bo n, zélé, cha ri tab le, affab le, cP p rêtre était passé en faisant t elleme tJ t le b ien, lai ssant uu si g rand nombre d'amis q u';\ ses obsèq ues ce fut un cl e nil gén én...l da ns ln localit é. To u~e la paroise, maire en têl e p rit par t à la eérémoni e. Bea uco up d' é t r~tn g e rs même se j oigni r ent à Ire comm une pour uni r leurs reg rets au x p le urs d es ei toyens c1e I-Ie nri- Cha.pell e. Lorsq ue la cercueil fut descen clu cla ns ln fossse et q u'on eut ter min é les prières d e l'Egli se, à l' instar de ce q u'avait fait Monsieur le Curé à l'égl ise, Monsie ur le B J urgmestr e De L ièg<:> parla en fmn çais. JI pro nonça, a u nom de la paroisse, et :'i. la satisfacti on gén ~ ral e , une adressé con tenant les ad ieux les pl us toucha uts et les seut.im ents les p l us c brétieus. Or, comm e ce rl isC<•urs se faisait en prése nce cl n clergé, d es socié tés, d e la bande q ui a va it fa it ent endre ses me ille urs accents et d'u!le fo ule q ui a pplaud issait par son émotion v isibl e, j e con clu s nécessairement que ln ré p u tation de H e nri- Chapelle n 'était pas

'Volée ! U n v isite ul'.

(A conf i mœ J'.)

CUEIL LETT ES. - De h neige! -Mais nou s n'avons fait q ue la voir! - V ieuncnL la glace, les patin s ct les t r::tîneaux!

-En :1.ttencla nt on se contente rl e j o ucr à l njoot-lH~ II. - L:t d é voti o n nnx â mes d u P urgatoire sera un d es so uvenirs d e Nove mbr e. U n ::t 11 tel d e la clin pell e a :·té. tout le moit>, dra pé de uo ir et <l e.; eo mm uui uns out \Sté offertes chaq ue j o ur pou:· nos che rs rl ôfun ts. - La v is ite d u K u,~~ .., . T li errien n 6tt~ un e c~ 6 J ic i e u se snr pri , e po nr to ns. Il a cha 11té l:t gmnrl 'mcsse à l'ég li ~. e où la ftml'a re e t l'orchest re ont fa it ' entt-n th c le urs airs les p lus bril la nts. - Le Ré v. P . Duzé, O. M. I. éloq11 cnt et .z6l.é missi ontw irc, prêche uct nel l<-men t u ne re t rrrite à Manleno. JI rl oit ens ui te ve 11i r ù Bo urbo nnais et à StE'. l\1 a ri <~. - B o ~t rh o nn a i s a ura lJientô t·. son hotel-de-viTle. I l s' élè ve sur le lot d e M r. P . Sénésrtc en h ec elu Coll ég P.. -On est tl p oser des clocl• cs élE>c triq ues 'e ntre lPs cha mb res cl n Di recte ur, du Maître de d isc iplin e, t1u P r ocm e ur, rl e l' Econo me et de l' In fi rmi er. - La r écepti on d onn ée a u Ré v. P . L ::~j oi e , V. O. S. V . :\ J oli ette, n é té d e~ p lus e n t ll ousia~ Les . On es t a ll é ju oq ll 'à déte ler les chevaux . Il y a <.>u ill umin :1.t iun gé né m le cl e ln. v ill e, séanep, et banq uet a u Ooll ég e. A q uand notre tour? - Vi cto r soupire a prè8 la neige de St. Cl et : la I'Llmenr es t qu' il prencl m so n v ol vers b mi-D ?ce mb re. -On' a co mm elt Cé, le dernier de N ovembre, un e ne u vaine prép:uatoire ù la bell e fê te cle J' Im ma c ulée ' Co nceptio n. - Les MM . Gnlllger ont p:1s~ é ln soirée du " 'J'ha uksg i vin g dflJI" d ans leur fa mil le : ils y étaie nt appelés po ur céléb rer un joyeux a nniv ersa ire: les noces d 'argent d e l<:urs bien aim és P arents. - Lès m nsiciens attaq nent d éj à ln. Pa stom le: q uo c'est gai! N oël et la v aca nce! - Ls. B rosseau et G. Cyri er vi e nn e nt de nou s a ni v er. Bi en venu e ! - Rev. P . Ma rsile a gngn é un ~ n:w r bc gâteau a u bnzar de K tnkakee. T ouE" les é lè ves l'o nt d éclaré a ns:;i b on que beau. - N ous a pprenom, q ue notre é min ent com patriote ct mus icien, Mr. Oali xe La v ::d lée, a é té choisi par l'assoçi ation na ti onale de m us iq ue de Boston po ur représenter les q uaranLe Etats de la Ré pu b li q ue v oisine à la g ra nde conventi on musicale qui doit avo ir lie u ii. Londres, A ng le terre, le trois J a nvier 1888. Le choix de l\1. Lavall ée à ce poHte élevé lui t~ü t le plu s grand honneur. V7Jici comment il s'est fBit. Le pré sitl c nt de l'associati on a écrit à c hacun d es 40 vi ce p résidents des quarantes Etats p ou r la nominati on d ' un d élégqé et 39 d'e nt-re e ux ont unanim ement désig né M. Le vallée. ' C'est un bom mnge r enJ u ô. sor. t alent en même tem ps qu'un honn e ur pour lE) Cauada. M. Lavallée part ira pour l'An glet erre v ers la mi-déce mb re et sc rendra d ir êctem ent à Londres.

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ST. VlAT EUR·s COL LEGE JOURNAL. ST. CECI LIA'S DA. Y. There arl' on the panorama o~ the student's life ma.ny scen~>s painted iu the brig!!test colors of A rtist Pleasu re•. To these sce11es of . unclouded merriment memory ofteu fondly travels back; upon thl'se t4e meo tal eye loves to feast itself after hours of dull stucly Of ffi_QOqy lei!SU!'~,. ~o_(i fnrlPe,d i~ _is 110 ~ore _d,esirable tban possible to forget . tll~se . harmless _ all(l d el iciou~ hours of onr boyhood happiness. St.. Cecilia's d::ty of'87 is one of those sunlit scenes we even now love to Culltemplate as it quickly recedes from view. L et us describe it before it entirely disappears. Het·e the realcontrast'!asomewhat with Lhe figurative, for, to say the truth, the day was a trifle cloudy and chilly, ll'1t, though the outsi1i e wns uninvitit'lg, the fto,lse wr-.s cbeerfi.1l and fu tl of music, of miliLary moves, of taffy and goo(i-humor. The music which had been in preparation was rendered at t.he early mass in the happi est sty le. There was a violin overture by 1\lr. Sullivan accompanied by Prof. J{ Bourget at · the organ; then followe.d an uni so~ choir in the grand hymn to St. Ceci lia t.be music of which is by the famous Lambi!lotte; here Mr Sullivan p layed an int.erlurle in G. minor and th ~ n the quartet sang, nnd to their credit be it s::id, sang beautifully the '·0 Salutaris". by Rossini. Mass enderl with three im·oca.tion'l to St. Cecilia. As Fr. Mahoney was expected thatrlay, tbecon versation t urned to military drill an<i when we were calle~ fcJt d_inner we ~a.d tile pleasure of .-1pplauding om fri ends Rev. Fr. Zeland, Fr. Mahoney, and hi s little Adjutant, Master Harry Scult.z a.s th ey pas:;ed tllrough the refectory ... .. As the blessing of the new fhg and other interesting doings belong to the mi lit.ary erlitor, I must rl'fmin fro m encroach ing upon his dou~ 1. in: so pleasP, for these, see another column. After drill Rev. Fr. M. J . Marsilc C. S. V. treated all the companies and the musicians to most relishable refreshments. These, he explained were the giftll of Rev. Fr. Crowe wl10 had visited the coll ege early in the morning and generously pro\·irled for tlle boy's enj oyment. We return ruany thanks to ou t· kind but unkn0wn friend. The musical stmlents were then inviterl up to the music ball where the taffy war was ca rried on for the greater part of the afternoon, muP-h to the delig-ht of Cecil, and of his Seniors. Frs. Zeland and Mahoney were also there entertained by t.he orchestra which played several of its best selections. The band made its u~ual serenading rounds, encountering everywhere open doors, smiles, compliments and cigars. Supper was next, in orcler. About half past · seven the b:::nd played an overture which was the signal for thP. op~ning of the evening's

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enteitainment. It wonhi be too lengthy to make p:nticular note ofe:tch number, suffice it to say, that each one did his share in a manner which proved a cred it to himself and most en tert~ill i ng fo r h i~ hearers. ·Followi ng is the Pl'Ogramme. Overture .. . ........... . ... . .... .. .... . .. .. Ba.ncl. Piano D uet- Jeunesse Doree . . .. J P rot: Bou rg~t. · 1 H. J. Legn s. Pirates of Penzance· . . .... . . . ........ . . . Orchestra. Piano Solo- A lice . . .. .. .. . .... . . ... Prof. Bom·get. Song- L'oiseau de France . . ..... . . . . Rev . C. Rivard Piano Duet- E lectric Light ...... . . J Prof Bo urget. ( H. J. Legris Guitar Solo . .. . .. .. .... . ...... .. •. . Master F<~ ll q . Sy Ipbic!e Polka . . .... . .... . ... . . . .. .... Orchestra. Fren ch Operetta-Tlle two Bliud men J E. Gr:u:dpre. 1 J . R1vard. Watcll on the Rhi ne . , ......... . .. P rof P. Sulli va n. Adress . . .. . ....... . . . .. .. .. ... Rev. l\1. J. l\farsile. Bou langer 1\:Ia·ch . ....... . .... . .. . ... . .... . Ba.nrl . It would hardly b.:. fair to dism iss tllis subject witbout bestowi!'!g :tword of merited praise upon the orchestra wbioh fairly surpa:;sed itself at thts mu ch enjoy eel entertainment. Never before has this musical body att.tined such exact ensemble, snell cart-.ful exer·.nt ion of t he fortissimos and pianissimos and general directions. Verily they were the wonder, the f eature of the evening and they deser ved richly the two encores they receivet-1, both tim es thep played .... The enthus iasm with wbicll some of the vocal and instrumental pieces were received argued a refined :;ense of th e beautiful on the part of the aud ience. We should not omit stating that Mr. E. Bourget is not on ly a musical artist, but also a tasty and artful decorator. The sta Q"e was but one wave of bun ting of various colors in t .. <! midst ofwbich bung a golden harp a nd silver lyres auu the inscripti on " H onor to St. Cecilia'' the wlwle presentin g a scene at once suggestive and beautiful to behold ... . Mny such days of joy ofttn visit us l WELCOME NOTES. vVith the pleasure of fond recollections of our genial friend, Joseph M. Hunt, '78, we publish the fo llowing lin es recently recei ved. May others fo ll<nv his example by Jetting us hear of themseives and of their friend s. Kewanl'!e, Ill., Nov. 25th. 1887. Editors J ournal ; I notice a n item in the J ournal aski ng for comm unications of personal interest from present, a)ld former stndents of St. Viateur's. I was a form et· student, if t.bat is what you would call a person who ate three meals a day thpre, and awaited impatiently the cornin g of vacatioPs. Tnd eed, it would be most agrcealJlc and save a

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goqd deal of guessing if our former· associates would tell us their whereabouts nnd how Lhe 'world is using them. Come to think of it, I ilave recently met quit.e anumbet· of my classmates of '78, and otber children of St. Viateur's. I11 Chic11go a few weel{s 11go I bad the pleasure of seeing Hev. D. E. McGrath of St. Malachy's church, Rev. Fl'ancis Rieley of Gilman, Lawyer James Maher of Chic11go, and James Walsh, boot and shoe drummer for a Chicago bouse, all of whom were lively boys in the olden day:>. At Brimfield last wintCJ' I met Ed McCabe, who is now a storekeeper in tl:te U. S. revenue department at Peoria; also George and E1isha McCabe and Joe Culler1, who are farmi:ng. In Peoria I found Fmnk Quinn working on a newspaper. gome one rlown t.here told me that Tim Ryan was a book keeper at Lamarie City, Wyoming. Does an.ybody know where James Curran, alias "Judge," of Dixon is? He was my boon companion, and· no one seems to know where he is. Patl'ick Keatitig vi's its Kewanee fteqnently from What Cheer, Iowa, where he owns a groeery store. In later years Bourbonnais knew Phil O'Grady of Kewanee, now a machinist, and John and Tom Brady who help their father in the saloon and bottling business. Revs· J . J. Re11rdon, Thomas Devany and Fitzsimmons, all known to you, have been pastors in Kewanee, but I do not know where they are at present. I am farming, as bad be alth h\nders me from following the newspaper and printing business which suits me well. Bad health and Satan have been on my trail for lo these manyyea.rs, but I hope to fool both of them yet. I could tell you of many more students, and have mentioned only a few so as to give the other boys a chance. Next. Yours Truly, J o"eph M. Hunt. N. B.-The laLe~t naws the Journal bad of ''.Ju~ge' Curran, '8.0, was in the spring of 1883. He was then lStudying law in San Francisco, California, and was feeling well though . thinking of days gone by, as the following extract irom ·his letter may prove: "While at St. Viateur's I never imagined, that in a few years after leaving it, a letter from an old comrade still there would cause a tenth of the delight I experienced on the rece.ipt of yours. I feel as though I had lived a life-time,- it seems so v.e ry long ago &ince I left there; and, while looking back I think that truly roy happiest days were spent at St. Viateur's. I do not know what makes the memory of my college days so peculiarly pleasurable, unless it is the pleasant recollection of old associates and friends, or the contrast . between my life then an<l since. Whatever the reason I am certain that my presentjug of happiness is a broken: handled thing with a crack in the side and ~ few big

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ni0ks in the bottom, wholly pnlike what it W!}S OJ'\ de parting from my Alma Mater, with the n'nconsciousness of what the future hurl in stl)re for me."-Let us hear from ••Judge" again by all ro~·ans. 'Ve are unable to give any satisfactOJ'Y infonrrrttion concerning Rev. Fathers Heardon, Fttzsimmons n.ntl Devenay. We are ignorant of their wh~I'·eabout~. (Journal) FOR THE THESPIANS AND CECILIANS. The <lramati·c and musical abilities displayed by the students at thei1· late presentation of Pizarro in Kanka~ kee have been the subject of much wonderment and congratulation from the part of their many a<lmi!'eJ'S. It is not well to flatt.e r-nor is this iutended for fbttet·y; but the Lruth may be told; it sometimes must, and som1:times should be told. We must then Le · aJiowed to say that it appears from what people and papers agree in statirJg, that the Thespians :<>layed "excee<lingly well," and the Cecilians did "~till better." "These young gentlemen are not amate'Jl'S; they are artists,'' that is what they say, "and they reflect great credit upon the institution which they represent." Let every one be modest enough to take his share of these compliments. They are yours, ye artists, uot .oms. The costumes were much admired, probably because they were r~ally fine an<l especiallv suited for the rendition of Pizal'l'o. Thanks to the· constant care ·of the Thespian's Rev. Manager and to the valuable assistance of his iriends, the society's wardrobe is sutliiciently equipped to render any play. This is a very material advantage .... We join the popular sentiment, thereby al:>o expressing our own feeling, and sincerely congrat. ulate the Thespians and Cecilians, and wi~h them like frequent successes in the future. On Lookers. BEHOLD THE FLAG. All Hail to thee! 0 Banner bright and fair, The sight of thee sets all -my soul un fire; Thy stars and stripes, when floating free in air, My feeble words with strength sublime inspire; My God, My country, are thoughts that to me brinoTbe poets flame and make my spirit sing. o Chorus. Behold the Flag! Our country's pride and joy! Behold the Flsg, nor admiration hide; For beneath its stars and stripes we will abide, In guarding it our life we will employ! Ob 'bow I love to Sf.e thy waves unfold, To catch the splendor of the sunlit sk.r; And how I l·mg thy beauty to behold When flags of other nai,ions wave on high Ye stars and stripes, of ted and white and blue How great the pride the minstrel finds in .you. Chor. Behold. the Fin g. etc..

' T.V f ATEU R'' COLLEGE

OUR NEW FLAG.

Tbe ceremony of t.he bles ing and presentation of our new 1lag which took place Tuesday Nov, 22., .' t Cecilia's D:ty, wns one that will leav e a lasting impression on all who witne, ed it. The Flng was prcs~::nted to the College Battalion by t.be Faculty aud memberS of tbe diff<!reut companies. I t wa. seleetecl by Rev. Fr. Mahoney Drill- I a ter of the Chicago Catholic Zouaves who with hi~ Anjutant Stephen hultz vi ited us and ~·ssi ted at the pre entation. The B tttalion wn drawn up in the long hall near the Arn.ory, under the command of 1nj . Legris, Fr. Mahony vested in cass< c' , nrplfce and ,tole anrl assi.:;ted b~' hi little Adju t:tu~ in full clress, proceeded immediately with the blessing. After the benediction the color guard marche<l from their post to the clergy whe1·e wit..h the kiss of peace the flag wa! entrusted tu tbe care of our coior sergea.nt. Then with colors flying the battalion at present arms arul the bmlfl playing a martial strain the color gu at·d n:tur11erl to their plnee in tlre centre. Fe. l\lahony then nddre~ect the boys, who alrea.rl_v showerl by their counIE"l.'lnce that the cerE>mony bad touched their tender ftoelings. During his remark-, he urged I hem to love those ~t~rs and stripes under whose gq i dance they now enj •.r the pre<:iom; boon of liberty. He showerl them the HC« ~essity of discipline; the ll(h·antages whieb a mn.n of di~cipline has in the battle of life; aud conclurled by saying that to enconrage them in the study of Military Tactics, the Chicago Catholic Zouaves had agreeecl to present. at the Annu ~d Commencement a golrl medal to th e man passing the best practical and· theoretical exami on ti 011. At this point a choir of students unrler the supervis ion of Hev. Dr. Pehorrle rendered most exqni:>itely a s011g prepare.! for the occasion entitled B )hold the Flag! The wm'•ls were composed for the occasion hy 1\fr. Juo. S. Finn and set to music by Fr. P eborde. After the rendi•ion of this d erlic1tory song the Rtttalion proceeded to the parade ground where the ceremony {,f rlress~pnnule wa::. performed under the command of Arljutant Schultz. This little fellow, only elven years of ngl:', is ~ur<:>ly a wonder. The precision and soldierly manner with which he performed his dnlks was surprilling. The pnrnde having been rlistnissecl the mP-mbcrs of Co. A. betel a competitive drill for a vacant sergeantcy which was won by II. Olson, who shnwcd his superiority over his fellow soldiers. Fatller Mahony and t.he litt!l:' Adjutant bade adieu to the boys promising another visit in the near future. Out guests departet'l, three rousing cbeenl were given for ''Father l.iahoney and the AdjutanL'' after whieh each company w:~s dis misserl.

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

Gold Medal for Conduct and P olitene equally deserved by E ctm und Hartwell, P . Granger l\1. Murn1y, T. Whalen, W. Cleary, J. McCam bridge, and Jo eph B. G allet. D rawn by Edmund Hartwell. D jsti ngui;:hed- W. Powers, T. N or rooy le, D. Me Namarn, H. 0 1 on, J . ~ nm· th, l\I: O'Byrue. JU~IOR

DEPARTMENT.

Gol<l Me11 .tlfor Conrl uct an d Politene s cqu11 ll y d es~ rv ed by F. D illon, Lcwi Legris, Lewis Falley , E. Kelly , J ames exton and J acie Rin er. Drawn by Lewis Lt>g r i~ . Di tingui bed- V. Cyrier, V. Lnmnrre, S. A. MaLer, C. Ruy, '\V. Shea, J. O'Co11nor, A. K err, E. \V!J eeler, J. Barry , F. Rowland, Capt. J. am pso n, F . H o w~mi , J . Cox, M. Fortin, B. l•'rnzier, 'vV. l\1cCartliy. MINIM DEPARTMENT. Gold Meda l for Conduct and P o iit eness equally <lesen'ed by L. D rolettc, R. K err, P. Morar., B. Elwes , Fred Richard, B. O'Con no r. Drawn by Robert K err. Disting uished-David Gi'anger, .M. O'Connor, R. B radley, .Jos. Riva rd, Leo G. N apier, H iram Li 0 gle, Armanrl Grange r, Arthur Cyrier, J. Laplan te, J as. McMahon. LA T IN COU RSE Gold i\Ie(kl awarded to J . l\1,·Gavick. Silver 1\lerlal equally de,erved by S. Saindou, P. Granger. 1\L Mnrry. Distinguished-Donnelly, Grnndcbam p, Len nartz. L. Legris, A. Gt·nndpre, H . Lingle , Frnzer, R ieou, L1.pln.nt.... , Cyrier, Normoyle, M. Fot·ti n, Bissonnette, Mc~amam, Dandurand, Conclon, McCarthy. COM.\IERC lAL COU I·C E Gol.i Merlal equally deserved by F. Lesage, Hal'twell, D. Ricou . Silver Medal equally deserved by Carroll , T ynan, Drolet. Distinguisbed - Gallet, Prenrl ergast, Shea, E. Morau, Elwes, F. Baker, B. O'Connor, B·mfield, Creighton. Barry, Graveline, Boisvert., McCa nn, T. Legris, P owers, '\V. Bradley, ~I. O'Connor, l\1. P a lm, Vtwlet·, Delanq. Guilfoyle Composition Medal equally deserved by Donnelly, Grandchamp. Conway Medal equally deserver! Carroll, \V. Tynan.

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CATHOLIC NOTES.

Many wi ll lear n with sorrow that the o ld Nov itiate of Notre Ditme, I ucl. , was destroyed l>y fir e l ~ <..:e . Jt l y . The Ita li a n royal t~nni l y will present tbe Pope a golden chalice fo r hi s Jubil ee. Would t hat th ey co uld present. hi m hi s li berty. lVlr. J. Cow les of t he 1'-ime~·-Co wrie1 ·, a ne wspaper of Pamonn., Cali fornia, lw.:; re noun ced EpisCOl•a.li au ism an d (•ntercd the Catbuli c C h m cb. The co llection taken up in th e dioc e~e of Newark, N.J., for the I ndi a n a nd Colored m iss ions a mouuted to the bea•.1tif ul su m of $:~,414. An excellent suggestion is made to his fl ock by tll e B ishop ofOiinda, Brazi l, to t he effect that they sho uld set t heir slaves at liberty at the oc casion of the Pope's Jub ilee. T be ''Pet er Pence" coll ect io ns in tbe A rcbd.iocese of Ph iladelphia aggregate about $:W,OOO, and are estimated in New York, thi s ye:w, $35,000, the larges t ever kno1n1 in the history of tbe A rchdi ocese. The ce rem ony of t he ca nonizn.t ion, to take place <lurin g the Papal .Jubilee, is transferred to J anu ary 15th 1888, the F east of H oly Name of J es us ; the Huly F ather hav ing determin ed to open the Vatican ex hibition vf gifts on January Gt.b, t he feas t of the Epiphany. A Belgian nobluman who li v ed in Brnges, t he Baron de Negri , has quitted th e world to take tht~ habit of the Tmppists in the bo use of t hat order at 1\Ionte-desCato, F ran ce. T be ne w rel ig ious is rem a rkable for his multifhri.ous acquirem ents. The H ungarian Catholi c assembly of Presth has voted to prese nt to the Pope a n add ress signed by 1,500, 000 me.n anu 86,000 women The Church collections to be presented a mount to t'he beautifu l sum of $85,000. This mam mot l1 address favors the restoration of temporal power of the Pop e. A young g irl of the Sioux Indian tribe r ecently made her profession as a nun in the conv ent of tbe G ray Sisters, T h1:ee R ivers, Canada. :::ihe was brou g ht to the sisttrs by missionaries a nd received a good . educu.tion. She now b ears the name of Sister N ebraska. Tile clergy of the diocese of B uffa lo pt·esented t he ir B ishop with a purse of $20,000 on th e occasion of the 19th. anniversary of his consecration, Nov. 8th. 2 uch a trihute ass ured ly manifests a g reA t attachment b etween the priests andtheirsuperior , R t. Rev. S. V. Ryan, D. D. At the consist ory to b e held in December, the P ope wi ll confer the carCl inalate upon Archbishop Richard, of Paris, and Mgr. Persico, r ecen tly occ np1ed with the Papal mi ssions assigned to hi m in Am erica and Ireland. A fine oil painting of the R0v. Simoil Petit Lalumi-

ere, t he first native of the State of Indiana to be raised to the dignity of the pries thood, is a mong recept additions to the his toric::-.] coll ectiolls of the D"niv ersity of Notre Darue, Indiana. He Wt~s ordained by the Rev Bishop Fbget of Kentu l!ky. The St. L'mi s Catholic JtVorlcl recen tly puulislted a n ot ice of the Eluet' fam ily of seven ur'Jthers amoqg whom d om in ates the fig ure of Archubhop E!Uer of C in ciun;tti. We learn from the same that the pious mother of tha t noble fami ly often prayed that in 1)r e f~ e r ene<~ to rieltl:lS i1er chilcll'en shou lei keep the Faith. Her ferv ent prayer has b een heard , a ll are prac tid"al Cath1'

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Til e Re v F ather Levy, Dom ini uan, lately crea ted a sensati on by his preach ing whi le givillg a r etreal at th e Cathed ral of St. Deni5, in Athens. Among8t those who carn e to bear him we re the Queen and l\1. TriQO Upis, the Prime lVIini.-;ter. Before lea ving Athens the preacher had the pleasu re to recei ve a presint from hl:'r Majesty. The Apostol ic vicariate of DAkota has at present 90 priests, 103 Chmcbe>:, 100 stations without churches, ~0 diocesan students, 24 parochial schools, 4 convents 4 academ ies , 10 I 1tdian schools, 1 hospital~ a nd a' Catllo lic poplllation of 80,0 00. The vicariate will proba bly soun bH raised to the .:1ig nity of a See. A ll the memhers of the Quebec cabinet, in clucling the Protestant r epresentati ve, Ross, ha ve contributed to a magnificent testimonial to the Pope on the occasion of his jubilee, in the shape of a rich missal, ornamented with a crucifix and clasps in solid go ld. An em in ent ecclesiasti cal dignitary wi ll be ihe bea rer of it to Rome. It is not generally known that ,a great S:tnctuary of Reparation for the whole of North Am erica is now in comse of construction in the eminently religious city of Montreal, the Rome of the new world . That sublime edifice of piety is situated on the declevity of'th~ Roya l l\Ionnt as the great monum ent of Montmarte in Pa ris, on th e hill known by that name. lVlontm arte towers over France and Emope, Villa M~ria towers over North America. Let us turn our hearts to that lovely spot which shou ld be so clear to all Catholi cs of America. Ma ny conj ectures have been marie, in the past f<•Ut' years, to explain how the American Catholic College in Rome had been saved from spoliation a t tlle ha nds of the Italian Government. It is now assm·ted as tru.e that the Catholics of this country owe the preservation of that sanctuary of truth to the generous action of Hon . George Bliss, of N PW York, then a protestant, but now a Catho li c, who, immediately on heari ng of the barbarous inte ntion ofthe Italians, se t out for Washington and obtained from president Arthur the telegram which prevented the Italian Government from executiug its design.

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VIATKOH'::; COLLEGE JOURNAL.

FOUNDED 1869.

CI-IARTERED 1874.

Tm~ CoLLEGE nfh rcls (>X I c :cnt f:ci li t ics for i'turly, :1n <l th e :IC'(] IIircmcnt or a thorOII&"h kno wl edge o1 MODERN LANGUAGES, 1\IATIIEMATICS, C L ASS ICS. l\I US IC, SCIE:\CE, Pll I LOSOPH Y, and THEOLOGY. i\Int>t C': lrel"ul .ilHCIJ tion i:< pni d to tile 1Ju~i1w~s training of j"(>tlllg" lllen, nnd a thorough prnctical knowlerlge of BOOK -K E~~l' l :\"(~ nnd C0 .\1 .\1 EH C L\ L LA\\' is inq>:1rte d hy ~ kill e d Profrssors. The b'~St n.utbors and mo:;L <IJlJll 'll\"l 'd \ \>tern of t.c:whiJlg :• re adopted i!l :d l gr.ll lcs o r Lhc Co ll ege. SLudent3 may enter nt nny t im e. 'l't·'l'lll and tu ition will l wgin wit-h dal e o l' Clll r :llJ <.;C. Term s fi >r bonrd an d tuition ~:!Oil.l)ll J><'r <lrllllllll. Catalogues, :wd :wy de;:;ired i;JlvrJU.tt i o n wiiJ h e e:~rc :·n!l y g il·cn o n nppl i<.; tt.io n to t he IJi rc<.:ter. l~Ev . .\l.

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Will iu DourLouuais on tlle 1st of each Mouth.

J. \V . BUTLER PAPEl{ Co.

Wholesale Paper Dealers. A foJt 1111 (' of Cards ami Wedding :;ou<.ls l\ept n .utstanUy ou ua.lld.

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l•URE \ ·u rAR WINE.

Impl ements can be removed at JOSEPH II ARDW ARE, ~TOVES, IRON. BEAULIEU'S Blacksmith 's Shop. Al so Tool ~ STEEL, TJNW ARE, NAILS, Etc., of d ifferent ma ke or shape, coarse or fine work,

Warsaw, l.Iancock Co., Ill.

.Jol> work tl onc in any part of the County Buggies, Wagons, Ploughs, etc., etc., may be

Grower of

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

repaired at very low figures at the new Shop on

Cor. Co nrt St. and Schuyler A venue. GRAND ST. Bourb01~n ais Grove, lll. Horse shoe mg n. spe·c mlty. KANKA KEF, ILL.

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German, Frencl1 aml Ameri!~an Pllarmacy.

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DRUGS MEDICINES, ?A!NTS, OilS ETC, ETC.

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EAST COURT tiTREET

KANKAKEE.

Dealer in d1oicest Groceries, ciJOicest IJrn ncls of Fl our. Kcf'p g on band consta ntly a large ass, rtm e nt of J.i'ee<l and Produce. P lease cnll n.ll!l sec rn e l.Jcforc goi ng

any pla.ce else.

WALTER S. T ODD.

IIAJ{DW ARE.

H.· L. Crawford & Co., WH OLESA LE&. RETAI L

l:itoves, l r o11 . Na.ils aml Wagon wootl stock :

GROCERS

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

ILL.

CARD OF THANKt3 1-I:,v ing been ill this c ity fu r tile v1st te n yen rt:, nnd havin g rece ive d n v e ry lib era l s ll :l re of the patrun:1.p:e of t he peop le ort.his c. ity and co un ty I rlesi re to hereby t en d e r th e m my ::: in eerc tl.Hl nks fm th e same, an d h:1ving d ete rmin ed to reL ire from b us in ess ] wisl 1 in recop:n iLion of th e ir pnst patcr o lln ge t o offe r t he m goods :1.t pr ices thn t wi ll p:1y them a. hand som e retnrn on eve ry inves tm e nt. All :1.r e rcspcct fnlly iu vitH1 to t}1kea<lvantage of my closi nQ' o u t sale ns my timn in th e is lim it;ecl. Oa.ll at once ;tnd ex a.m it1 e my stock a nd get my priees. U. n (,lJJ'llc irn er m2L3

No . 36 Cotu·t Street. KA N K A I\E I•: , ILL

K a.nlotlwt• ~ t.n !H' anrl Lin1e C'O lll]l:tll )'. I N"CORPORATED F.En. 28nl. l XG7. Proprie tor~ t>l the Oel ebmte d E<Luk:dwe 11 <1t Lim e: ston f's C.JI• arrif'S.

Fresh w·oo<'l bum ecl L im e alw:1.ys on h aud . K A NKAKEE, JLL.

MICHAEL O'BRIEN. Succe ssor

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To iii\NNI\Ill~ lntY & O'llltll~N .

Waha.shAV(~n u e C hi ~ ag·o

G r oecri cs,

Ill.

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

a great relluctiun. - . ~, ~~ .,.....

WILLTAM DAR.CliE.

Tf,LJ>l•1i 0NE. NO. 10.

A. Ehrich .

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Dry Gooils, Y:mkee Notions.

BOUR.HONNA T~:l GIWVE, ILL. ll A.NJ)-}IfADJ•: l'ure \V;\ X'C;LIHI!e s pe1· !h. ·Iii <:ts l\1oulcl c d W;cx C;Uidlt ·s, " " :JH et.:; ~te<tl'ie VVa x, " " 20 c1s Spec·.Ial .Pd ce::; to pa r til~ ::; Uuyiug in i<tl'g t· 'luanti.

Pi·oprietors of The Old Beauchmn12 & Babel.)

rz AN Jr · E. .:n EJ. r. A l\1 Y. tmA ' S'"l'ATIONERY. t

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C. P. TO\VNSEND. li fLSt A Vl' . J d oor

Kurrasch and Staga,

:KOTRE DA l\IE AC ADEMY, 1h Trn: ~rsTEns 01• T ru~; CoN :tn:<:AT lO K Ol•' 1'\oTI:t•: D .utffi.

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

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: ~fecf YJ>cnz. G OLD MEDAL, PARIS, 1878. Hi s Cel eb'rated Numbo?'S,

BENZIGER BROTHERS, Publishers, Manufacturers of Ohurvh Goods Regalia Just Published .

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

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

Th e "JOURNAL' ' is n fi rst class m edium for " --\ DVER.TTSING." SpeH.)' 11-!:V. Ini1 ucent IY a ppel horst 0. S. F. cia! attention pnid to the p1:in t ing of "0ompeu dium Sncrm Litnrg icm"

f:anonicii.l Procedure in Disciplinary a,Jifl Criminal Cases ada.pttltl by Rev. s. Q. ~~t\~t~iuer D. D. 178 1\f .",N rw~o: ST. Cnrc

\GO lLLT NOls.

BUSINESS CARDS~ BILL fiEADS , ETC.

~=Terms reason:1.ble. ~ffi· Th e STUDE ' TS, Edlto1's-P1·op.