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H. A. MAGRUDER. THE CLOTHER

JOHN G. l(NECIIT,

Solicits the patronage o£ the College Students and t each ers.

Merchant Tailor,

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ST. VIATEUR'S

COLLEGE JOURNAL

LECTIO CERTA PROD EST, VARIA DELECTAT. Seneca.

VOL. VIII.

BOURBONNAIS GROVE. ILL. ADDRESS TO

Ron. William J. Onaban, LL. D.

APRIL.

No.8

1891.

We are but young, susceptible of mould, And taking shape and character we'd fain Place you as type, by which to live, grow old, And leave a record shining without stain.

Before thy '!Visdom-crown'd, revered age We bow respectfully; the ear incline T o messages of truth, and be your wage Assimilation of our lives with thine.

Hu.KORABLE f:3m: -

With cordial welcome, and with greeting kind, \V e bail thee here to-night, our honored guest, Thy cheering presence and thy brilliant mind Aff~rd us pleasure which we deem our best.

Yes, thou art welcome to our quiet home, · H.emoved from cares and turmoil of the crowd, And dou :1iv You, who plead the causr of Rome-\)£ truth__:so nobly 'gainst impostors proud.

A faithful son of .Mother Church to stand Forth for her .honor and fair fntuc assailed, Of ·tate a servant h<'nest., trusty. grand, Thou art, and proof 'gainst which the bribe lm.'l failed.

How few. alas! how few, in this our age, Corrnption spurn, and hone~ty hold deai·.

How rare men patt.ern from ti1e shining page Thy life has writ. has pnblisheJ without fear.

Yonr glowing eloquence, your charming pen Are mach ,;ubservieut with 'pustolic zeal, To cultivatfl and teach the minds o£ meu To value knowledge, to promote its weal. vYe children of St. Viatcur·,; fe el plca:~ed To Rce him in our midst. who loves so \Vel! 'l'o foster learning, and from minds diseased With falsehood's bane the evil to di~pel.

In you we see the patriotic friend.

Thr inspiration of good noble dPe1l~.

The watchful , active citizen whose end Is servi!'e in the path wh ere houor lends.

Your love of youth we h eartily applaud, And for it we esteem thee still the more, Though great's thy strife 'gainst bigotry and fraud To serve the young th' occasion's ne'er passed o'er.

Once more welcome! and may thy words as dew Drunk in by the violet's leaves at morn, Be treasured in our mind~ as wisdom true, To ·make u~ worthy, and onr lives adorn.

And may this land of freedom lUld renown Pos:less thee long her honored so11 to be, May yet achievements great receive their crown From thee in union with sweet Liberty.

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YOUTHFUL OPPORTUNITIES. l3Y

REV. FRANCIS 0' REILLY. -~~--

C:ontinued.

Here, of course, the less sanguine will say, what can we do? it is an idle thought for any of us to dream of such unreal things as you seem to think not only our privilege but our duty a:' w~ll. Only the few may ever hope to rise above meclwc~1ty. What ~ am pleading for is the yenius of u:ork,-1s that ment111 unfolding, which come:> to every young man, who~··•

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vocabulary contain:; no such words as de spair and idleness and to whom college life affords opportunities not possible elsewhere. Marion Crawford sa.vs of writing, "There is, I believe, no greater fallacy than tn~sting to inspiration, except that of believing that n certain mood is necessary for writing. Ninety nme hundredths of the best litent>·y work is done by m en who write to live and who know tht1t they mu st write, and who so write, whether the weather is fine or rainy, whether they like their breakfast or not, wheth er they are hot or cold, whether tllPy are in l ove happil y or unhappily: with women or with themselves· '.

Succe.>s comes to him wh o labor;;. A-; to heaven so to wisdom's shrine there leads !w royal roml. Th er e was Athens City of :W,OOO burghers. Small compared with our hundred cities, which would f eel the blight of decay if limited to that number of souls. Insignificant, indeed as regard:> number s it appears to us livin g under the spell of a Magic City on th e plains whose million and a quarter of inhabitants entertain a hundred thou sand sbangers daily . A city, toQ, univiting was Anthen s in many ways; no modern land speculator would hazanl any re<tl estate booms there rmd yet this is the city that has made ih; impre,;s UJlOll the intellect of th0 world and whithe~; tod ay turn lovers of wi sdom \Yith tha-t · freshn ess and thanb;g il•ing <L'> when Hym ettus, Pentelicu;; aml Parnes, saw thou sa nd \Yorkers at their feet. 'l.' h er e was Boeatia, with its ri<·h r.narsh lalltl s; Sparta the hom e of a ra~e of soldiers: Corinth hetwee n her doubl e seas the qneen of Grecian com merce ; Arcadia, <11ltid whose gra1·es was wor;;}JipeJ pastoral Pan; tlw plain-; of Eli;; wh ere met the Hr·llcues in their snereLl gn.me:o-yet at Athe11;; in the h :uren hill:; of .\ tti('a npgrew n love of wif>clonJ that has Hwde it;;; p eople the di,•iuest, the .J e11·s alone exc:eptcrl. ifs giYen n.-; yet to think of. Phidins allil Anaxagoras, Plato niH1 A ristotlc. Po1vgnotus.

Sophocles or Aeschylus, L,vsias or Dcmo,;thl'Iw ..; were the re. ThitlH•r went the yo nth of the western 11·or' d for 1UOO y(•a rs. ' ·'I'hE' political power of' ) .. t lwts w ,tn E'<l nllll <lisappcnretl''- tu quote 1\ c11·nwn. ··Kin gel om,. ro"r <11Hl fp\1 : l'l'1Itnric:; ndh•tl nway,- -· thev ditl· hnt hring fn'sh triumphs to thP city of .the pt;E't nntl th~ sagr. TherE' at lrngth thE' s wart hy Moor and Spaniard were seen tn lllE'E't tlw hln E'-f'_)' etl (raul: nnd tlw C'appatloeian, late :>u hjed of l\Iithr iLlat1'"· gazed withont nlnrm at tlw hanghty eonLllll'l'ing Roman. HC'volntion aftpr rc ,·olutiou p a:osetl oYer the fa('t' of Eur1>]W. ;ts \\' Pll as of GreN:r. hut. still she \\'a,; tbt>rP.-- Atlwns. the city (lf the mi11tl. a-< r:11liant. as ;;plentlid, a,; tlt•licate. a>< youug a,; e \·er :<liL' h<Hl bPt'n."

In view , then gentlemen, of what I have been saying o£_ the opportunities ?f youth of the select company to whwh student days mtroduced us, ·what further pradical word may I add to yon, who hy ybfu~ very presen ce have taken the first step toward companiollship with the noble living and the noble dead.

A sturdy pion eer in the conquest o£' civilization.· is in my i11ind. He st ands alone in all hi.' rugged manliness, f eatures sharp, lines as deep set as tl1e billowy hills whieh reared eternal barriers. Yet there with purpose mistaken stands Pizarro. Drawing forth his sword, he traces a line with it on th e sand £rom east to west .

'I'hen, t'Jrning towards the ;;ont.h, "Friends and commdes !'' h e snys. •·on that side are toil, hunger, nakedn es,;. the drem bing sturm, desertion , ancl death; on / t~1is Hide. ease and pl ensm:e. There lies Peru with its nches; here Panama and tts r overt.y. Choose. each mam. whnt best becomes a brave Castilian. For my p art, I go to the sou th ."

Th e world recognizes the worth of the manly Pi zarro; P ern opens up h er treas ures ; Spain i.s enriched.

Snch danntless courage walk> in to t.he lire o£ every you n g mau to whom many \Yorlds rema-i-:H·- undisc-overed lmt which nnseal tlu~ir '1\'e:Llth to him ,;;·ho Pi za~ro;-lik e hn,;; enl?rgy, p:ttiencc, p erEe vemncc, r.:'SO· lutiun 'u n.shafce11: '· · · · ·.' ·, ' ' 'l'o }'Oil the llll'llll)('rs of the srH'iety by whose kind invitatio n [ am h ere. may r ndd jm;f. tlia t word of cn eonmgemcnt. which mean,; renewed iuterc:;t in tlw work sol ioty litc r .. ry and debati ng of its n ntn r e may be cxprdrtl to f,lrth er. Emer~on in a most-. t'10l]11t:11t and beautiful passage 11f his e;;f'a_Y Oll Nature gives expret:-· ~ion to th e Yal ne of e:1rl.'· surronudin gs when argniug the :HhantagP of l'Olllltr,Y life. h e says: '·The poet, the orator, bred iu tltl' IYOU\ls. "·lw"e .~· emrs han• l.H:'E'll uonrished by th eir fair :mel appea;:ing cha nges, year after year, with out design and \Yithon t heed, --~hall not lose t.heir less011 al togc~t b e r in th e roar of cities nr the broil of politics. Long h(' l'l'after, amitht ugitat ion " aJHl te rror in national council::;.~- in the lH;n r t)f' revolutinn.-these tiOkHm imag{·,.; ,.;hall rPnppPnr in their mumiug ]u,;tre, a,; tit ,.;ymbob: H!Hl wonh: of the thought. whid1 thr pas;:iug l' \'euts ;;;hall awake11. At. t lw l'<11l of a noble_se1Jt imeJI t. again ·the ~\'O()(b wave tl1e pine,; llllll'JJJUr. the ri n•r rol]:.; ii !Hl ~hint>:-;, anci th; cattle lnw lljloll the IIIOtllltains a~ he saw an d heard tlwm in his infancy. Awl with these forms the ,;pp]]s of JH'Pllwsion, the keys of ]HJW('l' an· pnt iuto his hand s." ' The l' ~)et \\'lwse :;ung;: yon ;:ing :tgain or whose whisper_ ings haYe aw;1keued weludy in your m\n ~>' on]; the ora to~· whn:-<t• Llee1_1-bH1ed 1oicc·. whn~'e ear111'~t pleading, Yt>ll n:<•' lH'o<poll"li'P to: tlw~P t>l' f'JJ Ill miniah1rr> wr~y.

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ST. VlATEUR'S COLLEGE JOURNAL. if your heart IS m your work, shall be "the call of a. noble sentiment" in the after-time.

Life cast in whatever sphere is monotonous. To g~t away from routine is the pleasure of all avocations.

Travel, I think, furnishes not full~t pleasure so much in seeing unwonted things, not in going over scenes where have been enacted the great dramas of the human race and which put into narrative we usually call history: not indeed so much in this as in getting away from our accustomed occupations. The same unceasing, recurring round of duties falls on us, grows tedious, dull. To be able to turn from these in the hour of leisure and hold commune with great minds, to stand mute in admiration at naturt>'s mountains, to hear her torrent in the rushing speech of waves in 'vild eager chase to the sea and watch the sinuous waving of her forest as if some unseen ' spirit hovered there; These are pleasures opened to him whose youthful days have found companionship with books: "The aids to noble life are all within."

THE HEART--THROES OF ERIN. Why have all these forms assembled; What has brought us here to-night; Do not other pleasures call us, Scenes where linger joy and light?

Why to-night do they not tempt us; Why those tearful, sadd'ning eyes; Why those sighs of tend'rest pity, Which from all o11r hearts arise?

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Ahl to-night there kneels a mother, And her head is .beudinglow, Bitter sobs her form are shaking, While the tears路of anguish flow.

Erin is that striken mother, Hers, that bowed and drooping form, Hers, that heart, so pierced by sorrow, That of ev'ry hope seems shorn.

She is mourning in this silence, For a brave one who has gone, And her pray'rs arise to heaven For her noble martyred son. "lii there not one ray of sunshine,"

Cries she in her deep despair, "Round me? I see naught but darkness, Are there none my griefs to share ?"

Come, my friends, and offer pity, To that poor heart rent with pain; Come and show her gleams of sun-light, Brightly shii).ing through the rain.

Rise up! dear old mother Erin, Needless are the tears yon shed, For to-night a million patriots Offer tribute to your dead.

A hi full well we know, poor Erin,

Thou hast stood the struggle long, Time has never touched thee lightly, Care has E>ver been too strong.

Well we know thy dauntless courage E'er has stood the test of years E'er has battled with the Tyrant, Crushing out all abject fears.

Will that courage now forsake thee, With sweet liberty in view, With thy banner floating proudly, Over millions staunch and true? i::loon shall rise the sun of Freedom, Over hosts of valiant men, For the iron heel i8 forging That shall crush thy foes again.

Soon shall Emmett's tomb be honored, His epitaph shall written be; Soon, Erin, thou shalt take thy station 'Mid the lordly nations free!

With true Irishmen for leaders, We will storm the Tyrant's walls; We will hurl the stones of justice, Till Tyranny in ruins falls.

Then, shall we demand our birthright, Not as slaves who cringe and cower, But as men free, in,dependent, U:>nsciou.s of our might and power.

Then, the hated links that bind us, Shall with scorn be cast away; Erin! thou shalt bask forever In the light of Freedom's day.

March 4th. '91

A. T. Higgins.

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THE CATHOLIC STUDENT THE IDEAL

O ITIZI~N .

Under 1he abo ve t itle w~s deli verrd a prt1ctieal ancl e n tertaning lecture by Ho n. "-'· .J. Onaban, C ity Comptroller o f Cbicago, in our C ollege Hnll; Sunday evening April 5th . Tbe prese nce of so dist in gu ished a p erson, t li e aptness of the subjec t c h()Een HIHl the foreibl e and convincing mllnner in w!licb the lectu re was d eh vered tended great ly to m&ke Lllis evening one to b e r emembered nt St. V ia teur's.

Speaking ()£ t he future of ' yon ng men , the orator showed well tbe impo~tanee of early training, to bring out those qLH~lities necessary for future s u ccrs~. •·I am jus tifierl inasserti:1gthat the future ·ofthe United ~tates d.,pends l::trgely on ·the influ ences now in school and co ll f'g e -on the youth es1'lecially who are preparing themselveo for their re3pective parts in. tbe g reat d ram a of life".

know then Lbe wants 0 f our country and be patriot-ic · ono ugh t o!relievcthem. Catholic. young m~n. ought to he forerro st in this work of rf'gel!lPration, ~<s '1he ir brother rcligioni5ts were forrmost in the ·diseovery ancl settl eme nt of tiJis counny. 'ro quote a.l!& ;n: "Catholic· students especi3l1y have e xceptional reasons .for delight in thi s investigfltion . On e very p~ge Of' thfl history of Am e ric~. fl'om 1492, will be fiJII n<l rr:>er1rdl'd t he namrs. and serviees- the latter not fairly o r adr qq r. t e ly r s Lim::1t e rl-r•f cathnli e explorers nncl mi Fs ion. nr:Hs Colnrnbu .o, Chnmplnin, J\.!fiJ·qtH·ttr. LnSnlle, It -ivns n cathol ic who first penetmtffl into Jllin.oi>:; it. ~a s a cnthol ie governor who firs t. gave .t he exnmple of 11eligou s lib erty in Amerira. These f:wt.s arr> stu bborn anri selfassertinrr, in spito of prejniced on the !):;Jrt of some anrl suppression on the part of oLhers.

'Jj'he y0 ~1n g c a tholic will of CO;li'Se mef't oppOSitiOil, for !which he must now w hoo l himself. He must pre!:>~ bis jwayonwnrd into prominence:>, not by' ' brute for('e, lllllfOrthy of him nn rl his religion, but by his f!u lture nn d' refi11t' m ent, qnnltiir·s thilt 11re Pf>pre'c iated nne! respecter] by our Amt?ric:~n peop'r. Li~lcn again to the Ho~. ~rcnker: "lt is lm 1 nr t ,lnt :hnt. tl :c ynn( h of t he co u\1tn· sLon ld have before their mir.d .. e le vnterl i rl en s, I " and, st •Jrl y n.nrl take t.o· heart the lessons and the inspi. · ra.tiio n cl e riverl f rom lofty ~>x ·lmpl es . a ncl illustra1.ions of pat!·oLi~m :tncl public duty".

Tne g reatest ot)porlunities are atforclerl our young men for advancement, provided they h:1 vc the necessary reqlllren~ents. "It is easy to see thn.t in . this demoemtic n.ge an rl country, no place or lofty dr.:stiny i:, beyond the reach of the citizenthe aspiring yo:1L h, who possesses ed ueation, Utlents, energy and Catholi c yo 1tn-g mr~n sho1drl stn"'y well th e ir rl11tiP~ above all, chw·ar:ter". The land is free to a ll ; · religious and shvulrl perf.>rm tllem conscientousJt·. Th e cl u Lies liberty is given to every c reerl. vVe are not a gorl less arish1g from one do not c ln sh with those c•f the other. people. That we recognize God is nn as~ nran ce of our Jn 6oncln~ i on the ~prn l\ er said: "Your er•nniry Ju1s n safety. The nalions wbicli have rr:>jecterl Him, thongh right to expect thn.t thr youth of . Amrricn will P' "''C once flou r ishing soon fell into decay . .But th ere nre W(nfthy of cvrry pnb]i., and soci:d rl-uty. nll(l .eq 1Hd to gross ev ils here, which are most destntctive,n nd which ev eiry lngh P/lrleavor. The t.enching~ nf oqr ho ly tait h b ecaus e lbey assume a virtuons • llnr'l .worthy a:; peet tlic ' training :1nrl difeiplinc ncqnirerllh·' I'C u nd er the are most n.lluring. One esp ecially the ]()ve (>f wealth g ni dnnee ofot li cse profesmrs I sPc ~"" nnd mP, g ivn hns taken a lnJ•Jst complete' possession of our ]Wo ple. ass ~ranee that this confirlt nee wi l) not be mi .- plncerl , '·\Ve Jiv e In a matc·r ial m o ney- loving nge, when th e as far as you are cnncernetl , ~nrl that JO.u wiLl in due greed f L)f gain-the pmsuit of we;~llh-secm .~ to h .<ve time go forth f:·om th ~ institu•.ion to tit ke .rolll' plnces, become the uuiversn. l a 11 d ovr>rmas lering ]Xtss ic n" . in :iffniro:, prt?pared mx l equ ip ped to llC !,:( me ideal To teachers and t.o institutions of lenrning m11st we citi~ens. " I lou~< for a cure . of this- i 11 as much as tbese inst :·uc tors 1\ve r r:> grct. that space does not. allow us to wint in of youti1 have in their pow er Lo clirecL aright t.lle amt!'Ji s prnfit:1hle lef!tmc•. Rt it wP trns't tlillt. tlds &hort bition s of youth. Pass ion is a]w,(ys seltbh and t his love skr \ ch wil l give some id ea r•f th r. t rend uf the cli~comse of wcn.lth is the most selfbll of all. <Jur co nntry is bvore d ofal l othe r na tions. Pos~css­ and t.be fell' qnntr~.tinn~ an insight into the possibl·~ anrl . r:>legn.nt lang nnge of the SJ,eaker. It is n trubm thnt the i11g as it do cs the true spi rit of'libtrty. a good .eo11sti· dharacter of the sycaker does mueh to impr es~ hi s distution; f:tvor ed by nature , ns to e li mate, resourc es ancl all th<Lt goes to ·m ake a nation gre;Lt sr:cinlly, politic- course on his a ndito rs Hpplying thi t; princile as well as ally and financially, there seems indeed nothing more to judging from lh e at~ent ion given hy · stnrlents we em b e desirect. But there is mueb t o be desired- mueh to safily :lay that this lecture will leavt:l l::lsting impt·ssion accomplish, if this fttVOrerl nation is to continue peace· as it will furnish m U(:h bclp to t;hose .who w.isll to :fmow ro ·v to become good Catholi cs and good eit.izens.• ably on its march of progress. Onr you ng men mu~t

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We have reason to be grateful to Ron. W, J. Ouahan of Chicago for many remembrances in the way of ?ooks. We note the following kindly sent the College Library by Mr. Onahan:

It is engraved and printed in the highest style of art on heavy ena!Deled cardboard, every Catholic family shoulci have ont>. This picture is favorably recommended by eminent Catholic clergymen, uncluding His EminenP.e James Cardin:1.l Gibbons of Baltimore, Md.; also by tLe leading Catholic newspapers of the country.

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'·M(lyor's Message and R eports of the City of Chicago for the year 1891." All the imp~rtant acts passed by the City Council are c;ompiled in this handy and handsome volume. We noted e~pecially the description of the City Water Works of Chicago whi0h will ever be a monument to the engint>ering skill of Mayor C'regier.

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•·The Comptroller'" R eport" for 1889 is a study fur one who wishes to get a good clear idea of tile vast monetary system of a great city like Chicago. Here we find it staterl in concise way aud uetween the covers of as neat a book as we have seen. vV c felt a little disappoit,teci that this exLerior did not eover a Shakcspear or a Di ckens

Another thoughtful remembrance came in the four beautiful volutnes, published by Wm. H. Hughes, Detroit Mich . commemorative of the late "Catholic Congress, held in Baltimore Nov. 1889", of which Mr· OtHJ.llan was the prime motor. T!Jis ollicial report Of tlle Congress, is a real tre .. sure, containil1g as it dl•es so many txcelleut speecllcs dcltvered , as well as the numerous excellent paper5 read, by the foremost Catholics of this country. -~s tbe questiqns treated at thb Congress were living issues, many of wllich sti ll remained unsolv ed, this book must have a great value fur those would post themselves on t be principle questions of the dny. The sounn reasoning, elevatiug thought a ad he au tiful style shown in many of tbe papers containen in thiti work, give them an intrinsic value thnt will make them interesting and instructive lor•g yea rs hen<:£>.

THE HOLY FAMILY. Tldti beautiful steel-engraving, ~iz:e 2!h23 inches is a line reproduction of the celebrated pninting by Raphael.

Th" Holy Virgin holding witll both hancl s Our Lorrl Jesus, while Juhn the Baptist is kneeling by his side ]wlcling a mininture c:ross. In the back ·ground the Val.' icy of Hcbr•m, the T emple and the City ol Jerusalem .

The Catholic Chzwch and The American Republic is a much needed pamphlet, by Wm. F. Markoe Esq. Secretary of the Catholic Tntth Society.

The writer addresses himself principally to the younger generation. He shows them how the true Catholic is the true citizen, the ideal American; proves that the church is the pedestal of our promising Re.public as long as they work hand in hand. He explodes the fallacy that they are antagonistic and finally declares "that as God, in his Providence, creates a new soul for every human body that is born in the world, so the American Republic was no soon er born from. the womb of time than He, in like manner, created a spiritual repub.tic to be its companion, its protector, and its infallible guide through all the years of its existence. As the soul can live without the body but the body cannot live without the soul; so the church can live without the republic but the republic cannot live without the church".

How to make the study of lit.erat ure interesting to the young, is always more or less trying to teachers.

The books that do this are the ones to be sought and welc.omed. "Kellogg's edition of Sltakespcar's play 8 is abo ut as near the ideal as one would wish. In the first place the editor has arranged a thourough plan tor ''perfect possession" by which methoci it is his dt:-sign to lend the student of Shakespear to a knowledge of this great author by a path at once interesting anrl ea.si ly t.wd. There are notes critical and explanatory; plans for studying; examinations based on the English Ci vii service commision . But what makes this edition of Shakesp<'ar, the best is th:1.t the author took great pains to eradicate any passages w~ieh ought not to be pre_ senteLI to young studunts.

Tllis neat and practical edition mu5t meet all the requirements of beginners, for its merits arGJ at on8e apparent. The price is cheap 35cts. Each play is seperate and bound in cloth. Effingham Maynard and Co. New Yc.rk.

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There is scarcely any theme ''hich can more frequently and with more pront be brought before tl1e minds of theyonngthan that of "books," i.e. the anthon> yonng p eo ple form an acquaintance with, thereby leaming to love the noblest of mankind.

JJoY:ing a <lignined, a noble, a snlJlime object ennobles the Jo,·er. The mere contact with, or introLl net ion into the company of, the Lest authors begets a higher ~e n se of that \vhich is worthy of adxnimtivn, of :ove, of illlitation. It enlicrhtens the 0 intellect and train:> the affections. One thus becomes easily s usceptibl e of the thrills of genei'Oll S enthusiasm which genius awakens in sytnpat.hetic mi!1ds .

• The second Annual Covention of the "Catholic Pre:"s A);sociati.on of the United t\tutes" will convene in New York City on May ()th. An invitation to attend has been sent us an.cl we regret that circumstances will not permit us to be present. VI( e extend congratnbtions and hope t.he m eeting will he productive of much good to Catholic journalism. 'rHE WORK OF S'r. VIATOl=t'S NOltMAL INS'l'ITUTE .

A movement which the students of St. Viateur's College nail with delight i;; the work lately undertaken uy the Rev. Alf. Belanger, C. S. V. of builJ.ing up the Viatorian Nonnal In stitute at Irving Park, Chicago. This is a work which appeal;; to the generous sympathy and hearty support of all lovers of yonth ;md friends of complete education. Father Hehmger, to whom was lately eommitted the office of soliciting the uece:;~ary funJ.s for this great and good pnrpo;;e, has receired large donations from prominent clergymen of the Archdiocese. God blesses . he good. work. We will be mu;;t happy to publiRh

Thn s c:>nc 'rill readily fnnc·y himse:f in the Ronntn Fonlttl li:;tening to the eloq uent outhnrst& of Cicero; will l1imself lJe mOYed with the · Conscript Fatltet·s, :md with the whole people lw wi II Hpplaud the nohle dmtupiun of the common '"eal; with Dante he will pas" beyond the narrow l.Jonn ·derics of this life allll explore the ,·a::;t and nuied regiono of a life beyond ou t· totllbstones; h e will be transfixed with terror :~.s the magestic p0em draw;; the sable cnrta.ins frolll the darker recesses of h ell where cri1ue suffers its me1·i ted pnnhdullent; he will hal'e l'ealized hctter pedw.ps than fl'om philosophic deu1on tra.tion or religions dogttla the truth of a fntnre life and will mon~ clearly apprehend the f<limebs, the exc-ellence of a faith, a r eligiou, tliat lead::; to happiness unending. lie will then he no! only on r-peaking tem1s w·itb the he"t min<l" the world lws seen, but be iu tlwit· intimaey, their particnlar friendo- qnit"' a dis ti net ion!

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will, of intuition into, the best thought of the world's best thinkers is in it>~self no mean accom plishment. It marks a mind sufficiently broad and deep to take in that which is gTeat and not only that which is small and common, and a heart that can love more excellent things than the paltry matter in whose clutches we are lteld fast on all . sides. To seek to make oneself capable of these higher and better pleasures, I deem, should be the chief a.im of every student who studies not for filthy lucre alone, but for that completeness of knowledge, which makes the complete man.

*** - \Vho that lays claim to an education can be without the consolation of philol:lOIJhY and the pleasures of the imagination1 The solitary student, the contemplative in his cell, even the convict in his dungeon, people their so litude with living presences conjured np from silent oblivion by the magic wand of an educated wilL And in \vhat pure delight do they not then revel? ·what ennui can be possible "·ith a Milton unfolding before their waudering gaze the splendors and the honors o£ Paradise Lost~ What perplexing doubt will not be cleared by the reasoning;; o£ an Aristoile and a Thomas Aq tlinas ~ \Vhat brooding melancholy will not mysteriously bnrst into laughter in the genial presence of a. Dickens or an Irving~ Truly none can do without these great comforts through life. Then, make your friends tltese rich and rare geninses-t!te best--and hy your friends the world Rhall know yon.

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vVe C~tnnot in all tlliOj afford to remain Ullf•cquainted ,,-ith the best Cadwlic English litel·atnre. While we may read llf acanlay and Addison as masters of English style we must not refuse dne attention to oni· Catholic writers who to say the least, are ONLY A LITTJ.l': LESS THAN they.

Why should we he more familiar with the spirit and style of Bryon, Thackery and D ean Swift than with the spirit and style o£ Aubrey DeVere, :Marion Crawford and Cardin at Newman?. _What a preporterous question! some one may exclaim. Let that one consider that he cannot love or admire that of which he knows nothing. Then let hi:n ask him-

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Rarely do we ever find a friend so true, one that so thoroughly sees us through, one that is so free from ill-timed modesty that he will dare tell us our faults and point out the right path. Because o£ the paucity of these true friends we must fly to books, which, as the Thomas a Kempis says, frankly speak out to us needed words of correction and encouraging advice. Often when following the questionable doings o£ a novel hero we will, after the vivid description of his misdeeds, spontaneously exclaim in self censure with the candid Celt of the temprance lecture: "That's me!" Then reflecting upon the disordinateness of our past course of life we will the more readily place our acts in harmony with the rules of right and honorable living, more heartily despise that which is vulgar, c:ourse, ill-mannered, false, unchristian.

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Such books do we all want for our reading hours, our honrs of leasure, of sweet solitude, of rest from there toiL Every man, how little soever he thinks, has his ideals. A man's ideas give color and tone to is life. In the forming of ideals much depends upon the books we read-the society we keep. I£ we have much time to invest in reading and wish to stand firm on our moral feet, we cannot be too select about U'hat we read. I£ the personal friendship of scoffers and cynics, of skt>ptics, o£ infidels and liars is unwholesome, dangerous, if not always fatal, to fair virtue, then must the evil geniuses of Voltaire, Rabelais, Paine, and Ingersoll etc. not be admitted among our circle o£ friends. Wn must learn early to be discerning.

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Farrell says about books: "Almost my earliest plaything was a book; and probably a book shall be in my hand when the shadows deepen and it becomes too dark to read ever again. I have lived all my :ife amongst books: they became for me necessaries of life.

I began to read early, and being to a great extent my own guide, I read indiscrminately. It is a wonderful process, that indiscriminate reading-but forced ~ruit is not always the most desirable."

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'l'he study of character must ever be a pleasant work. "Nbn know thyself" is a, counsel which will always clo more or less good to man.

We f-ind around us men differing in dispositions, habib, customs etc. and all the>:e facts leave their own peculi ar stamp upon man. To study these in their varying course is a work which many have tried, but one in which few have excelled.

To one alone has it been given in an eminent degree to write well of man whether as the examplar of noble deeds or the villian that feeds on man's misfortunes. With equal facility he calls to the £ron t good ancl b;1cl, rich ancl poor, st atesman ~ncl literateur, king, peasant, each, true to his rol e, unveils his character with a fidelity to natnre found in no other writer. This is -the Barel of A von-the irumortalShakespear.

It would be usele's to call up in detail the innummerable specimens of character he gives us, showing as thr.y do the intricate workings of the human heart ; suffice that we choose one which illustrates that most beautiful of virtues- not too common in our clays-namely, filial affection, as portrayeFl so admirably in the amiable daughter of King Lear, Corr'elia.

Wefincl ithard to realizethat sheis nota principal eharact~r. Her bean ties are ~o prominent that, although she appears in but afew scenes, thereismateria,l enouo·h 0 in them to make twenty heroes. Her greatest charm lie > in her ad of uniting humility with dignity which she coustant;y portrays in her passionate love £or her childis'h father. Her every action wa~ t he expression ·of clut.y. lt was her god before which she was in continual worship; and her fa,ther, t,he altar on which she offered her sacrifices.

The first; time we meet her is at t he. trial o£ professions. 'With what hate sbe scorns the artful hypocrisy of her siHters. She knows the harmony of their rhebical speech with the hollowne' s of t heir love and she determines "to love and be silent." VVho other than th e childish Lear wou ld drink the sweetened poison 0 t her sisters speeches or he deceived by their '·oily art"?

But Cordelia will not moe:k her father . Sensitive natures like hers, speak li ttle but. feel and act much They are noE living deceptions. Cordelia cannot spea k wha t her l1 e11.rt cn,n n ot fee \ or rather, she cannot , peak what her heart £eels for it is too much, she can say nothing.

Lear, who ever loveclhermost., enraged ather seeming obstinacy declares "nothing will come of nothing; :::pea k

' again." With truth and simplicity she tell1$ him that she loves him as she loves duty and no more. She will not lie. Why do her sisters wed if they love their father all? Indeed her speech doth mar her fortune. . S~e accept::: her doom and with inexpressible pain recmves her father's curse. Yet she loves him and without the hope of ever seeing him again, · weeping, she leaves him; she who had ever done him so much good, pra~ed for his every pleasure; was his . on ly comfort, JOy, and by her magnetic eharms made earth for him a heaven; now in being most true, seems untrue. and is by him abandoned, cursed, impoverished.

But virtue is rewarded. The king of France, struck by her angelic beauty, manifegts his love, declares her "most rich in being poor" and welcomes her to grace the throne of Frar1ce. His love being true, is taken.

She is gone. · The depth of he'r sisters love soon pToves itself.

Lea•·, thei r father, king, (what a mockery ) becomes their ~ester. : iVith the forces of flattery having stripperll1lm of l11s power, and, after having purchased every . blessing from him, and lHt Vinono more to t><rain ' 0 the h1deousness of their true nature reveals itself.

Robing themselves in the very colors of crime, with ungrateful an:d harcle11ed liearts, they laugh at :the watered eyes of him that gaYe them all. Refusing him. the l eas~ tok~m of kindness, much less of duty, they wn•ck Ius pam ed hemt with Bonow , ancl fin al ly regardless of his grey hairs, turns his aged frame ~ut to the rough usage ot a stormy night.

Mean wl~il e Cordelia, the prized jewel of prond Franc(·, enJoys unbounded happiness m a rr~d only by the thcught of a father's curse. U nwelcome is themesseng·er that tells her of his troubles, of her sisters deeds.

Happiness is banished. Her father! He that stripped h er of his benediction, gave Iwr rights to her stonehearted sisters, banished her,-what grief it causes her to learn of his discomfort, much more of his distress!

"And 110'W and then an ample tear trill'd cown Her delicate cheek: it ~eemed she was a queen Over her passion, whu , most rebel like, Sought to be king o'er her.

Faith once or twice she heaved the Dame of fathe·i· Pimtingly fo rth , as if it pressed her heart; Th ere she shook The holy water from her heavenly eyes And clm110r-moi tened, then away she started To deal with grief alone"-the outcome of her love and pity. Lear crazed with passion, insensibly, throug.h the· aid of f a.itbfur

ST. VIATEUR'S COLLEGE JOURNAL. and they came more anxious than ever to win. Their new uniforms are very neat and attractive. The Shamrocks anticipated new uniforms for the first game, but could not procure them. Perhaps we may have them in a short time. A large crowd was present for everybody knows the battles of the past between . Cordelia bids her courtiers seek him and imploringWilmington and the Shamrocks. Many pronounced ly yet almost hopelessly asks: it the best game, save the memorable one of '89, that "What can man's wisdom has been played on the college grounds. The score is In the restoring his bereaved sense? far different ,but there was pretty playing and hard He that helps him take all my outward worth." · work from beginning to end. The Shamrocks win ma?y games by the earnest way they get at play Soon there is brought before her the shadow of a whiCh is a very good mark for a ball team. From the king, a. piece of dried earth with life but not reason. beginning of the game the College team held the How lovingly and patiently, like a ministering anand played very steady ball for the nine innings. lead gel she hovers o'er her father's senseless head and The field work was the bestthey have put up for three begs the "kind gods" to cure bis sickness. She kisses cono;isted m faulty throwino· to baSeS• years.

The errors him and when he wakes, finding some reason has re· The batting also was something extraordina~y. Bissonturned, with her soul bursting with rapture and Cannon did excellent work with the stick. In nette and anguish joined, she kneels and prays him hold his fact every man hit the ball well.

The Wilmingtons play" hands in h>enedicti:on over her. 'rhe .action done she eel a good game but were not equal to the Shamrocks makes him master of her kingdom and her heart.

Fortune or rather fate i:s too changing. Strangdy al- either in batting or in fielding. Not until the seventh tered is the scen.e when we meet them again: Lear inning did they bat a ball into the out field. They buried in grief over dead Cordelia. Thus this briO'htest hav.e good material and their presence in the race jewel o£ Shakespeare's workmanship, the living ~irttie will he felt before the season i;; over. "Bud" Carroll pitqhecl a very fair game, but his "out dr;p" was Cordelia, has acted her part and what a notable im-' not: the proper bait and he did not find many to bite pression she leaves upon us! ·-w e think we have seen a Do11sey a new man in the Shamro<·ks pitched a great vision of something supernaturaL, some celestial spirit ga~e. All were anxious to see him in the box and dressed in matter, endowr.d with virtues powers. Yet every body is satisfied that he will do great work. He "every thing in her seei:ns to be beyond our view is a.hard worker and not one that can be easily excited, and affects us in such a mallner that we rather feel His, catch in the sixth inning was the feature of the than perceive." 'rhe beauty, love, and majesty, o£ her: ga~1e. All in all the Shamrocks are stronger this year disposition ; the height of her pity and devotion, her than last,. and when they go to Wilimington they exfiery flashes of dignified determination; imd above all pect to wm. The many games to be played this year the heavenly sweetness she displays, when attacked - will keep the interest up, and it is to be hoped that with the devilish taunts o£ her ·sisters all are · in- they will do a great deal of practicing. The materihl evitable charms which strike fire of love in every is there, work j_t up. H . Durkin umpired the game t~ brea~t. Shakespear-;- has indeed proved the magnitude the:satisfaction of all. The Shamrocks play in Kanof his powers in his creation of Cordelia which truly _ kakee Friday (May Day) and at the College Saturhas the stamp of his unbounded genius and may be day May 9 and in Wilimington May 14. The followcalled his grandest lady character. ing!is the score: Kent, . ~ir.ected his steps to Dover, where arrived concious of the place, will not, through a burnmg shame of his treatment of Cordelia, yield to see her.· \'Lest his ungoverne<;l rage dissolve the life That wants the means to lead it," ~alf

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THE POETS ON FLOWERS. Beauty is ever the song of poet. Real and ideal .e ach in turn receives a tribute from his pen. Flower~ reaching so nearly the irleal, because containing s<• m:1ny qualities of the beautilul, ought, we shou ld think, receive tile poet's closest attention. And such is really the case. The beauty of flowers so apparent to even the casual observer cou ld not be lost on the poet whose life work is to ~earch out the beautiful.

Why should flowers attract man so much? The first answer lies deep in man's nature: because there is in the soul of every one a love of the heautifu I, not a mere fee li ng the result of study or cultivation, but a cleepseatecl passion, implanterl in the soul hy its Creator; the first. fee ling that causes man to yearn for purer anrl holier things tl1an those of earth. Now flowers meet all or nearly all the reqnirements of the beautiful as they also appeal to the tenderer feelings in the human breast, consequently they not on ly suggest the most beautiful sayings of the poet but. these same sayings meet a most responsive chord in the human heart.

Let us hear the poet express himself on flowers find. ing SQmeti1ing in every flower to correspond with certain emotions in the human heart. He dreams of Love and chooses the "Rose'' as it~ emblem: "We plainly read the zephyr's stolen kiss In your sweet blu&h; so where's the use to seal Your lips so cunningly , when all thew~rld Calls yo u the flower of Jove?''

A tender tribute to love's emblem . But the cour~e of true love ·di<i never smoothy run; it is fickle, shortli ved : "Love is like a rose, And a month it may not see Ere it withers where it grows."

Love's emblem is moclest withal; it bears not the rudt: glan<!.e of prying eyes: ••Ah! see the virgin rose how sweetly she Doth first peep forth with bashful modesty, That fairer-seems the less ye see her may."

And now in one burst of enthusiastic rapture the poet sums up the grandeur of the rose: ••Rose thou art the ~>Weetest flower 'l'hat ere drank the amber shower; Rose I thou the fondest child or dimpled spring, the wood-nymph wild!"

But sadness comes to man, though unsought .and never welcome, •·Then 'willow garlands 'bout his head, Bedewed with tears are worn."

The "Marigold,'' as well us the w'e eping-willow, speaks of saduess "She droops and mourns, Bedewed as 'twere with tears, till be returns;" and in hours of Eadness recalling pleasanter days as is his 'Yont ,the poet addressing the "Harebell" sings: ''Thou art th e flower of memory ; The pensive soul recalls in thee The year's past pleasures; And led by kindred thoughts will flee:,-

Till bock to careles:J infancy The path she measureF.'' Then speaking of modesty the poet seeing its beauty finds its emblem in the "Violet," sweet flowel' "'-ortby of his sweetest lays, ••The violet is for modeilty ," anrl trulv it has called forth his most musical strains.

The highest encomiums are not too much; "Violets dim, But sweeter th!ln tbe lids of Juno's eyes, Or Cy tberea's breath."

Nut yet content the barf! continues: 'No fiowers grew in the vale, Kisserl by the clew, wooed by the galeNolle by the clew of twilight wet.

So &weet as the deep blue violet.''

And who can outdtl Byron\. tribute to the modest violet?

"T he morning star of all the fiowe1s, The pleclge of dny li ght's Jength'd hours.

Anrl mid the roses ne're forget The virgin, virgin violet."

Bu.t how recount al l that bas been said of flower<; M types of virtues nncl of human frailties. Shnkespe.ue· speaks of the "Daisy."

•'Whose white investments figure innocence."

•'The Snowdrop bringet.h Hope anrl spring.''

In Ham let, •Opbeli~,' s in g~: "There's ''rosemary" fo,· yon: that's for renrembrrance''.

Wordsworth says ofthe "Li ly", the type of purity: A Lily flower, The olrl Egyptian's emblemetic mark Of joy imm ortal 11nd of pure affection''.

Thus ma.n finds tmblems of every movement of the his heart, among the flowers; and the poet. weaves these into song. How nntural too! What more henutiful more angelic, more heaven-like thnn flowers. They come at earliest dawn of spring Lv cheet· man on hi~ weary pilgrimage. We cal l that sen~on ~pl'ing, which gives in the first flower. How anx iously we await the df.'parture of winter's gloom anfl the approncb ol nat.lll'e's first smile, the tender violet.

Providence ever kind is most profuse in His distrL bution of the beautiful. How natural too that He should give such eternal manife8tntion of thnt which makes Him so greatly desirerl hyman-His infinite beaut.y.

Do we wonder then that the poets finrl in flowers such apt comparisons and that they ~!honld have ex~ presserl themselves so beautifully in speaking of fiowers?

Then it is ours at all times to revel in the beauties of flowers, whether we feast om eyes ofi the realities; ot• our mi nel s on beauties of the poet's description!! wlleu tlowers are the object of his laysAnd now let tile poet close: ••When this I meditate, methinks the fi·•>Wers Have spirits f~Lr more generous than c urs , And give us fair examples to despi"'e The servile fawnings and idolatries ·wherewith we c•)tlrt th"se earthly things below 1 Whrch merit not the service we bestow".

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m ent; cast his weather optic upon, The I-lon. J eremiah Elyoria G oode trying tv play ha ll if you d on't laugh well we will resign our position . ~V".,.r...-.Q= V./.tQ;>e.Vo eQ':o:Q:>Vfl t.er. ::l:!n·..cr. :Q').:/,r.0?r.Cr.-~:.Q;lu;nW';l.:.0~e.t7J t.Cr- U!'n ~ :Q'> . .

- W e respectfully call your attention to th e fttCt -,-I that v acation is just; two m onths off, th e comm ence.:c:'rA rh men t w ill t ake place on ,June 17 and 18 th 1890. This Tbe '·· : b written p arLi~ ularl y for Jenny.

Oidy,·.· . - vVe were en tertain ed la~ t we(~k b y a l'ect ur e upon C u pid. the evils of s moking by J ay Bird.

Th e Boss.

Dr. M cCab e delivered a very eloq uent discourse Li b rary . th e oth er' a ~.y in favotir of "~o bluffing the umpire on H ad it p nt. the ball a lley .'''

- My br0the-r.

- Mess rs. D"rand, and Burke visited their hom es H e!Jo Qscar. la tely.

Y e b ig li g bt heads.

- L as t Tuesd ay a numb er of citize ns · was piloted I t ook '.' s ix" o n him. o ver t o t he polling pl ace a nd. showed iww to ca.st their Wl1atd o you think ? v ot es. The boy ' ~ votes coun ted, a s their man was I il m a boss sco r er. elected.

P ax tecum , Thank .yo u.

- Se v ernl ot the Juniors have cle 1·eloped quite a Gl?o rg P was s urprised. t ale nt for s printing as was illus trated in a ra in storm .

"0h the head I hav e o n me ." not lo ng age . fT ere is ·yO Ur t ll til b nHh. - Th e g rea t problem is bow shall we find tim e to Ye~, I not ice(l th e ~ pur ~ h ()w ing to me as I passe ,\ work out our poll-tax. W e have to do the job. l' <J brenk t~~ e mnn in t wo if. I k11 cw who c1ir1 it . .....:~.~~~~.:~:.-:.::.::.-. ·1\l y ,co l'l sci.ence is nt. <·no.r Fin ce,yo n nr" around .

To mm ie nnrl the Dr . m·c, o nt., t.he l:tttc.r has bee n i ,,r·,r!·r rrl 1•.,,.,:;·y,'{mnfi'e · h,,,_n:tt'i l!Jl'etl ro n t)'. t o· ·h e : 'a. bali T he· ~v:1 1: m weath er does not se,em to eff:ect the good p laye r hence tl~ e spli t. earnest, wor k of til e compn.ni es. ___: • Oh wn it e t' 'th~t na uii: i ~ r a in , iui cl t hen lie w ~ nt Wh oe ve r wins th e m ed a ls this year will ce rta inly b e in sirl P. T h i~ is fr o m th tl soli.oq ny o n " whitber" hy t be Th e T ac ti c c lass bas bee n changed fr om Sund ay Col. .Go py ri g ht nppli ecl fo r. . mornin g to w ·edn esday Lig ht.

- ' V ill th e b 0.y who wr o t e thi s ~tn le m e nt, " th nt if Mn j or G r :u~clcham p '89 has charge of a battalion in .you ~ m el] n. ·~ tn ellthn ts .m P," pl ense co me np anrl receiv e Vi'isconsin. He is v ery successlul and we wish our old thi s cnke. J. G. t.nke noti0<'. maj or ever y success.

• - IV r hn v'e bee n r rq n r~ t cr l not t o sny a:nythin g T he rah ing of th e Am erican flag will b e conclucteq w ith nl1t•n t t.lJ (' " q no tat.ions' ' hea rd in tl w co rridor 3 e ver y hono reu. !.1 th e offic ers c ontes t th ere are about ten , e v Pn in a. who are as near eq ual as it is possib le t0 have tb em. The - 1\.T nr . (·'.not om geni 'tl Ben.") bu t the learn er! sa me ca n be saicl o f tb e p r iva t es. · l\f!'lr . i ~ ~ h o n t t.o oru·n ni r. e a r on.rclatiS fo r t.he fur therance 13-lll u mas ter D <wdura n rl d ese rv es m u ch p raise for of th e Shnk <" FpP nrnn ,;l rn mns. ' ' Il r re m e for my caws" t he mnnner in whi ch he has trained t be band . The ir is t he Q'rnn rl mu tlo .

- Mr . .Toh n Cn rl on nt ln rl i nn n poli ~, v:~ i t:crl hi s pl >ty ing is ve ry good a nd th e marchin g is much imhr oth ers .Jose ph :.1 nrl Gro rge wlH> :~rP sl nrlyi pg a t t he prov etJ . vVil h t he base ball scoso n co mr.s injured fin g ers; c oll eQ'P . .J ohn wa s wP]C6lmP. rl ri Q. ht hrn r l. ily. al reacl y m a ny hav e appli e d for an exc uBe, but sore fin1..i .. Tbn y:iiln g:e h oys r nm r. flV.P l' to pi ny th e "Shmnrocl<~'' tlH> ot.hAr rl:l y n.nrl wen~ gi v en ~. ve ry w1.rm r e·- gers h:l ve nothin g to d o with marc bing a nd th a t i ~ wh at th e co mp a nies need . Th e wint er montbs w ere f•rp ti o n. T wo in11in !!S WP r e pl nvP<l nnrl nt, th e e nd th e spen t in rn nnu al e xerd se an!l pa rtic ula r att en tion -scorr. ~ t oor1 11 to 0 , in f~. v o r o f t.hc - Shn mrock s.

- M r. ,Jo hn N n.wn v isited t';hi ca::r.n f•ll' a few clays, should now be g iv en to m arching. m iliLary ceremo n ies. A ncl it is most probable that m:1ny b n L is nu:~ in wit.h ns. mi lit:q·_v me n of note will be present. As y et t he d ay - I nm Ye r~' sorry s i r that yo u cl o n r.t nnrl erstn nd h:r s not b een d ecid ed a nrl the Colon e l ca n not say d efimy ln.t.in.

- If a ny h oll y wa n ts t o lil ng h lE:t t he m be take nitel y th at t he competitiv e dr ills w illtakeplace on th a t

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L et us meet tbe Wilmingtons.

H so, you can go by the MONON ROUTE viaLou:rs-

The Sham rucks are still in tbe ring.

YTLLE and MAMMOTH CAVE, or CrNcmN ATI and CHAT-

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the gulf coast for that will - take you through th~

Tbe crtne to be rallle rl 1or tlle benefit <•f tbe Sham.

dreary , uninhabited MISSISSIPPI SwAMPS; we are eonfi-

roe k Base B all club is :t beu~tty. Or in th e words of the umpire '•i ts Je b oss cane I can tell yes" .

dent you cannot select another line to the SoUTH

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enjoying halt' the advantages t.hat are possessed hy

Messrs, Durkin a nd L a ne will alternat.c in the (:apicity of umpires.

the MoNON Rol"TE and its southern connections.

No one should think o£ going south without

- The ba ne: hall alley.;; are by no m eans forgotten notwithstlLnding the warm weather . iUe:;srs. Bowtnnn, L e nert. Bnms, Haytlcn, Hauser, and l\it;Ca be arc prom-

visiting the MAMMOTH CAVE, the g reat natural won-:der of this continent. So much has been written o£

i nent a tnong tlte lead ers.

thi> world famous wonder that it is impossible to say

- H. ~L Stanl ey Durkin IS one of th e l• es t and • anything new in regard to it. It cannot be described; ii.tirest umpires that evt~r callerl rt ball or st rike. Tlis its c·.averm; muat be explored, its darkness felt, its work bas been most satisEw.tory.

beauties seem , to be appreciated or realized. It is the

- Capts. Fenn ell ant! Bowman thou g b in the m ~1; n nr1 ,·oc!\tes of h:tn rl b,.!J, tcstet~ th ei r powers as base bnl li s t.s anr\ wiLh eigltt m en be ltintl each of tbem gave a lm-ge auJietJCe, (about fiv e hundred trees) somet.bing to murmur about.

- Tlw Shamrocks ha ve re orga niz ec1 for the sen son wit h the 1nllowing playe rs: J. H. Caunon, S. S.; J. Dnrccy, P.: J. Cond\ln, C. ; "\V. McCarthy, 1st. B.; P. Bissouettt' , 3r,l. B; F. Moody, 2nd. B.; r. Houde, H. F .; F . N ortol), L. F .; G. McCa nn , C. li'.; ~Ir . Cnnuon Captni11s th e team and llev. J. J. Crega n, will nt.:t ns l\Jam1 ger.

The le:tgues, Se ni o r nttd Junio r, org mizLd lllr tl tt yc:~r attd IJ :tve already play ed se ve ral g: uues. 'l he ~ e nior l0ngL1e is otticercd by the t;,I Iowi ug gc utlemt:n: Pres. Rev. J . F . Ryan ; Sec. A. F . .J[uurly ; Tren s. \ V. B. :UcCart.hy. As b ot year i t i" co mpo~e d of three clubs ullh:ered as follows.

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Coluntbians: :'ll:ttJ. Yir .•l. Flyt :n ; Capt. P etP r B i~souc f . t •~ Sec. E. A. Cbilder,s; Trc:<s. ,Joh n Howlan d ; Etltelyns; l\fan . H.cv. J . F. Ryan; Capt. \\'. ll. l\Ic C:trthy; !;ec. Gcu.l\h·Ca n tt; T reas. A. Boylan;

Ed,•nias. !Ibn .. J. .J. C·mtlon; Capt. A. E. ,\Iuutly; Sec. (_i ,!o. ('arlt• IJ; T •·c:~s. J . lh rcey . · Tltc ,Juutor leagu u though it t the lield i; n •Jt yet prepar,,d lo plaGC thu n:uncs of its o t!L; ers hcf, >rc the publi c so we mn~t keep yuu in suspence a l:ttle lollge r.

greatest curiosity-NIAGARA not excepted. Or, FLORIDA-"'-ARD pass en route over the old HISTORICAL BATTLE FIELDS along the line of the \V. & A. or the

E. T. V. & G. Railways. From MoBILE to 1'\Ew OnLEAN:; ( 1-ll miles) the ride along the gulf coa:,t is alone worthy of the entire cost of the whole trip. In full sight o£ the wuy, pnss OcEAN SPRINGS, Mrssrssrl'P1 CITY, P .~ss CHRISTIAN, BAY, ST. LouisandBE.ATvom the home of Jeff. Davis. \.Yheu you decide to go sou th mah up your mind to tra.Yel over the line that passe:; thro11gh the best eouutry and giYes you the best places t o stop oYer

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