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DELECTA'J:. Seneca.
BOURBONNAIS GROVE, ILL FRIDAY, May 25 1883 A MIDNIGHT STORM.
Thou howling wind- thou moaning voice of me: Thy lnnguage is of one who weeps and grvans, As if his soul was doomed to flam es eternal. What seek'st thou in this abode of peace Where solitude and silence ever cl well? Why disturb me thus in my sweet repose And interrupt my dream of future joy? Sending up cries of lamentations, Making night hideo us with thy presence, Filling my mind with thoughts beyond description. Thou would'st clare turn this room of bliss I n to a dungeon cell or hermit cave, Where wicked culprits pine away and die, For fou l crimes done in their days of nature; Or where some pious Monk at midnight, Does tell ilis beads in silent adoration. Go take thyself to some abbey quiet And play around the tombstones of the dead, Climb the mountain tops and silake her stm路ci.~ous Or cast thyself on the ocean bosom, And face the billows to roar ::mel sigh But cease repining at my humble door , Tily moans and sobs bring sorrow to my heart, Hush 1 pray, thy sad and mournfnl story \Vhy torment me thus with words heart rending, As I were the subj ect of thy woeful tale. Thou sce m'st to speak and tell me of my [.J::tst Thou >rould 'st feign recall those clays of pain , That I hav e seen enclosed by other walls, 路where too I ott have he:1.rd thy mournful v oice, \Vou ld 'st tllou bring me back to tile scenes of my yo uth , \ Vhen tlw :tnus of a loving mother pressed me, And on my cheek affec:tion's kiss imprint, Calling me her love and all her future hopes? Or to tile fields 11 nd d ells where I have roved , \ Vhere so sportiv e and gay I once did pl::ty , And s wcetly co n versed with the friends I've loved, O!J: thou most crue l one, spirit oi the deep; X o! tltO\\ art most unwilling, to ha,ve me elwell On such pleasant thoughts of youthful bliss; l3ut seck to lead me to another sphere, T o other clays that were not mm路kc<.l with joy,
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Thou wouldst unfold tile pages of my life, And cause my poor !Je:1r t to bleed, and more Thou wo ulclst have me meditate and think, Oi1 days that never cease to giv e me joy: And thy lamenting voice does seem to speak And r emind me of that deadly blow, 路 Tllat has cru shed my heart, and sealed my fate Leaving me now ~ pine away and die, Like a tr~ e cut down by tile woodman's ax10. Oh ! that I co uld cast off til is heavy load : Whose weight no mortal man hath ever felt, And fling it far into oblivious depths, To perish witil the doings of tile past. Oil ! no tili~ is my fate, the late of all, Alone my sorrowful burden I must bear. Aml now Boreas, since thou wilt not cease To bowl and moan in wailing tones of pain, Cont inue thy lamenting groans and sobs, Moan on, moan on, thou has t my permission, F or soon thy cl ismal sound I'll hear no more ; Death seems impatient for its victim , The g rav e to fold me in her cold em brace. But wllen my fina l hour uf life will come, I will kindly welcome the hanrl of death Ancl roc:k myself to sleep in motiler eartl:r, Then thou fh.ther of t!Je winds may sigh and sou, L::tment and howl, wail and groan forev er, Thy blasts may f~tll as arrows on my heart. J t will i.Je dead and senseless to tileir stings A nd to my cars tily weary song as deaf, For in my silent grave I'll be sleeping.
Till~ Pl{ESKNT CO_NDITlON OF FRANCEDearing to many European nations the relati~11 of etfcct to en usc, or of children to parents, we, Amen cans, most natu ral! y feel in teres teLl in their proper concerns. If to Italy w~ must look for the genius who carried the torch of clisc:ov cry to o ur shores, til us leading our land fwm the clarknc~s of olJscurity; if to Spain we are inde b led for t he heroes who first scattered tile seeds of c:i l' ilization over our trackless phtins; if to Engl:tncl we m nst give tlle honor of lJeing our mo~t proximate parcut, and of having nwdt diredly c1 efin eL1 our natwnal
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charac ler; nnd if to the green Sod of Erin we must render out· tllnnks for utnny of our mos t heroic and patriotic defenders ;-to F rance we mu st ever turn with tm air of grntefulr emembmn ce, for she was our pillar in our tim e of trouble and despondency . lt would ue ditfi cul t for us to picture to ourselves nn ideal of n nat ion whi ch could carry itself through such a variety of vicissitudes as tllnt through which we may follow France. T o-clay we sec her mistress of the world, commanding the respect of the living universe ; to-monow we ~ee her sunk in the most abj ect cesspool of weakness and worthlessness. T o-day we see the sun of her glory and prosper:ty pouring his ray s down upon her in g lowing etl'ulgence ; to-morrow he ha~ sunk below her horizon and has left her in the darkness of misery-hopeless but for the dim twilight remaining, and for the long dawn precedirtg and heralding the new approacll of day. Taking a bird 's ey e-view of the present §!ate of European nations we behold France surrounded by riwuntains on all sid es . She no louger occupies, in European politics, those lofty summits on which we have seen her poised. The storm of the late Franco-Prus~i an war has swept her down to the level of secondary powers, while England , Germany , Austria and Pru5sia are left to g tride hers with the comm on lot of European destinies. France no longer plays ller accustomed part in the great European drama. In the late Egyptian question she did not meddle at all; and in the stilllater Conference of the Danu be, her ministers merely nod to the dictates of Bismark and Gortschakoff'. Since tile termination of the F ranco-Prussian war, France hns been decidedly retrogressiv e. The cause of this <lecrease in her prestige may be partly attributable to the fact that she must nec es~ari ly have been stitled for a time by the enormous indemnity entailed upon her in consequence of her late disastrous defeat. But this cannot be the important cause, or the und erlying principle of her rapid dissolution ; for the natumlresources and . wealth of Fance are truly astonishing; the rapidity and energy with which she discharges her national debt is wonderfully marvellous and beyond comparison with ~tny other European nation; uncl, moreo ver, if her national debt were such an irremovable obstacle to her welfare, she would long ago hav e ceased to exist. The cause after whicll we are inquiring is not an ex trinsic one. It has its source in the very vitals of the nation ; it is rooted in that very organism whose sole obj ect ought to be t he common good ;-the government of France is a bad one. Reading a lntc number of 011e of the most popular magazines of the world, we were forced to smile on the following stat ement concluding an :lJ'ticle of the "Sha-
dows which threatened France:" -"The reader cannot fail, we think, to perceive that the Republic has been gradually gaining strength and n permanent hold upon the French nation for the ln st twelve years, and that every additional year of exiBtence adds to its permn.nency ." This is really amusing, and, fh.r from giving n correct notion of the present condition of Frn.nce, it only serves to show how foolish we, the people of the ninetbenth century, can prove ourselves when we try. Ever since the inglorious burst of th e Revolution of'89. Fmnce has been in a state of fermentation nnd dbqnietude, and at no time can she be snid to hnve been inn more critical condition than she is nt the present clay. Split up into at least five fiercly ant1goni ~ tic politicnl p;,rtie8 1 no nation can be imngined more tmhnppy than erring France. It is not necessary to enter into the ' details of the transactions of her present governm ent ; 811 mce it to notice two of the important reslllts which fiow therefrom , and in which are implied nil the other miseries which can befall a civilized nntion. It is needless to remm·k thnt the leaders in the govemment nre, for the most part, n set of unprincipled nnd impious men , nnd their actions lamentably accord with their chnrncter~ ; They hav e destroyed both civil and religion s liberty in France. They !lave ignored the form er by completely up5etting the scales of justice,-by unscrupnlou 8l.}' overruling legimate magistrates elected by the suffrngcs of the people of the land. They lmve nbolisbed the httter by the appli cation of the inf:•mou s lnws of '93 for the silencing of <:!!i£holic Bishops ; by depriving of his snloti'.Y rmy Ri~hup who dares to protest, ns wns done in the case of Cnrcli n:' l Guibert of P:nis ; by cl espoiliug Tllonks and nuns of their colleges nnd sch o ol~; by introducing into the schools their own ath eistic t e x t- b o ok~; and by fining Bishops who dare to declnim ngninst .thesenbominable >tcts of tyranny. The gre:1t nltject in ~ctting aside the monarchial and the imperial p1m·ers wn~ to establish a republican government whieh should ~ e cure liberty to the people; yet ttl! the liberty they enjoy today is merely a political liberty. The Repnu lic promissed prosperity and happiness to the nation ; yet we ~ c c that these were empty promi ses and h'1.ve in no wny been fulfi.lled. The Republi c is like the cloud whicll foreshadows a delightful April- shower, l.ut which won impetuously precipitates hail-stones. The st11tistics of!:~ st year ~ how a deficiency in the nnti onn.l re venue nmounting to the startling total of ninety one millions of pounds sterling ! Commerce is tln gging; industry i~ lang uishing; and people me starving. During the ri ot last March, there might be seen moving through the streets of P aris, n black banner,that of the rio ten:, . . bearing the inscription , "Tm vnil on du pain,"-"Give us labor or giv e us bread." Little
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things like this sometimes signify more than a littl e spirit; pretty surely one change or another will soon take and this very banner shows in what a state of despera- place in her government; and we think that the return tion the ln boring classes of France are groaning. It of the Bourbons would be universally welcomed as a shows also what a p ermanent lwld the Republic hn s upon glorious restoration. France will never be happy, as the French nntion. The framers of the Republic seem to long as matters continue in their present condition. have forgotten that peoples are not mnde for gov ernBut, when the Bonapartists, the Bourbons, the Orments, but governments are made for peoples. They leanists, the Republicans, and the Socialistsshall have seem to ha ve forgotten, also, that a nati on is not free joined hands in Christian brotherhood, when divided to choose whatever form. o f government the people's interests shall have been made common, France will f:111 cy may sugges't, but that it must adopt thnt form again taste the glories of her Augustan Age in which she which is fitted for the peo pl e's character, and which ri ses was revelling when the tocsin of the great revolution Rponta neoualy out of the people' s nature. On nccount of woke her from her dalliance. E HUAT U M . Page 50 , 2nd. column, 6th. line from the end, read francs this mistake France to-day is tossed !tbout in a whirlInstead of Pounds ~te rlin g. pool of confusion, and her Ship of Sta te would long ago . T.K. have been shattered to pieces were it not for the skill of the pilot whom we see patiently and silently g uiding BOTANICAL EXCURSION. the helm. This pil ot is the Ca tholic Church. It i8 clear On last Wednesday afternoon, Professor Deveney, in comthat the misfortunes of France are ultim ntely attributapany with his botany class, took a trip to the woods, for the ble to religious disco_rd, and it is at religion that the purpose of gath ering some specimens and discoursing in the nefarious acts of the Republic nre mainly aimed. Yet , fl oml language. Immediately after dinner the members of the in spite of all this, the Catholic popul:-1tion of France class, numbering about fifteen, attired in straw hats and dussuppo rts :tt, least six free uni veisities, besid es the other . ters, and well p· ovided with baskets, knives, and microscopical schools which they • maintain at th eir own expP.nse. instruments, made th eir appearance in tile recreation hall. The Their d etermina tion is, " We can pay , a nd the de vil 0 ' her students, in the collegiate department, ''tumbled'' that cann ot ha ve the so uls of our children. " Honor n.nd glory the botanists were going to take the laurel that afternoon, as to such n determination ! No ble sentim ents! There is th e poet of th e class beautifully remarked; "Some there were with smiling faces, s till French blood in Frnnce, and nil the peopl e ltn. ve But with heavy hearts below" not fo rgotten th ~. t they are Frenchmen :mel Christians! A go vernment which treats its s ubj ec t~ \1f'.the mnn- because, they knew th~t. th e pleasure of an afternoon in the wood s, was only for the fa vored few. ner in which the French Republic has been rtcting for Shortly after, the j ocund youths headed by their professor the h st twel ve years c:1nnot rRtionn.lly be said to ha ve wend ed their way through the corridors and emerged from the a P.l nim to pe rm ~. u e n cy; a nd , moreover, th e frequent front door. Taking the most convenient road, which led ch:<nges h the C:;binet of the French Republic sufficien- through the moss-covered village of Bourbonnais, they soon tl.Y demonstr:1.tes anct manifests the palpable weakness arri verl at the scene of their labor. Here they rested a short tim e. during whi ch they occupied themselves in analyzing some of her present g ov ernm ent. The peopl e are anct mu st be growing tireo of it ; a nd s pecimens, ·which they found convenient. Mr . Gibbons arose its o verthro w appe:trs to be but hictde n in the mi st of a to a.rldress the c h1-~s, on th e multifvrm and multifarious heneHts to be derived from the study of Botany, but was not fe w month's ;-perh:tps a few week' s fn tnrity. all owed to proceed far, when he was interrupted by Mr. 0 'CallagThe Repu blic is not n s nit~. hl e go vernment for Fmnce. han, wh o claimed that Mr. G's doctrine was heterodox in the Monarchy gre w o ut o f the nature of the nntion, nnd extre me. Mr . McAuliffe was appointed sergeant at arms, and thnt form of goverment should ha v e been retn in ed. 'Ve orcler was soon restored. Mr. G. was allowed to proceed, being ca nnot belie ve that the French, as n nati on, were e ver vociferously app lauded throuhgout. After this piece of practical av erse to Monnrchy. They may hav e had just rensons instruction, the group divided into several small parties, and for di sliking t~i s or that monarch's proceedings; but, started out in search of flowers and leaves, which grow in rich in carry ing theirresent ment too far , in striving, !Is they profusion throughout the many vales in the neighborhood of the tho ught, to r liberty, they suffered themselves t o be blind - Kank akee. Thoug h it was somewhat early, and many of the ly swayed by hnno s far more ty rnnni ca l t hnn t hose most beautiful and interesting specimens had not yet made their appearance, the boys soon had their baskets well filled under which t hey groaned in the Bourbon regime. It. with a curious and odori ferous collection of the many floral Reems to us that the French peopl e always cherish mon- families. Now they all met again under the wide spreading archy in their breasts, although t heir actions, on account bran ches of an ancient oak, which partly overhung the historic of their fickleness of character , would v ery often give Kankakee. H ere, some busied themselve11 in learning the rise to an opposite opinion in the mind of an observ er. technical terms of their specimens, while others, less studious, One thing certain is t ha t F rance is not a Republic in but more poetical, lost themselves in admiring the beauties of
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nutu 1·e wh ieh th a t love ly s pot furni shes in ~ u (' h '' 1Jum1ance Ge ntly flowing <tt our feet cuul<l be see n tltc plac id wawr.> ot' the ri ver pursuing, undist urlJcd, thei r eou rse to the lllin oi:;; to the r ight is tlte cave which lt>ls eve r exeitc l the e ur.o -ity uf the stu dent anti clici t"d fromltim tl1c following<] uc:;tion s : How loug ha:;itbeenh erc '( ll1cl any one ever Ji ve in it ? and holl' furunrlerthc g ronnd does it ex te n<l? Ne11r by i:; the canyon with the pe rpendi c ular W>tll~ of :;olicl stone whidt r e:;e miJles uwre tl1e wo 1·k of man thaH IHLtlll'C':; handi - work ; the hill s unrl vnlleys in the di:;tancc dotte r! witlt quietly g razing ea t tle atHl the 11Hll1J' shade Lrees of ma p le and l>ox elder wl 1ich seem s to ri:;e out of 11 ea r pet of gn1ss and flowers all >lro um1. afforded pleasing sce nes wl1il:h coulcl not fail to warm the imaginati on o f tlw m ost s luggioh 'l'h c party slak ed th ei r thi rst in the p ure pmling waters of tl 1e limp ill st rP.am which issues fro m a c re vice in the rot;k an<l p un;u cs itti meandering course to the· rive r, ki ssing with impnnity t he l il ies and violets which g ro w along its ellgcs; lHUrmnring ·at:' thelJChiJics-,l·hi-chform its becl, and at las t , >tsifin d es pair, losc•s itsel_t' in th e dee p wate rs of th e river . Now th e rap idly declin ing SLlllll'arnecl th em that the hour for returning to their college home was mpidl y approaching. Jnl>ilant in ~ piri ts• tho ugh somewhat fatigued in IJo<ly, tl1ey tnrnell their fa ees in t'1c direetion of the '' Grove " am1 after a IH·isk walk of twenty minutes, arrived at tb e college, just as the villnge chun:h-bell was " tolling t he knell of parting- duy. '' T h .-y all cnjoycll the trip inllllCnscl y, and say tl1 ey will go again.
CATHOLIC 1'0TES. Bi sLwp Gilmore intends to erect a relormatOl'.)' lor g irls, in Cleveland Oh io. Under the supervision of Father Anto nu cci, a Chinese Catholic M iss ion has been founclccl at San Fmnciscu. A rch bi sh op Conigan celebrated t he Lcntlt ani vcrsary of his clectio11 to the episco pacy of tllc Catholic Church , l\lay 4th. Miss Mary E. Stewart, a niece of ({cn eral Rosecrans has been recci vctl into the Catholic Church by th e B ened ictines at Gervatis, Oregon. A grand national pi lg rim age, uncl cl' th~ anspiccs of lYfgr. FaLre, hns been organized in MunLre:1 l to visit Notl'e Dame D e Lourdes, in Fmncc early in July. l\liss Kirwin, who is first cousin to the Du c hess o f Norfol k, has j o ined the Sistcrh ooll o!' the P oor Chtrcs at Bayswater , Engla ncl, in the Archdiocese of 1\rcs Lw inst cr. There is a Chinese Catholic sclwol on Clny ~tl'c t:L San Franci sco, in which fifty six Chin ese arc und er instruction. Fnthcr Tom Burke lw s so litr rccUI'Crcrl hb henlth ns tv be ahlc to visit R ome, where he is now nwaiti ug t he co nscc r~l tion or his olcl Ct·icllll , th e \'cry He v. .1 oscph F . C:trhe ry, 0. P. , who h:1s been appt~inletl Bishop oC ( ~ :d wny.
Fm Angeli co's cclchl'nlcd fr esco or the cruc- ilixion h:1s just been :1 cq nircd by the Louvre, J'nris. Thi s
pninLi1 1g wn s hLc ly disco ve red in the refectory o f Lbe convent of Sn n Domenico, nt Fiesolc, whic h hncl lJecn con ve rtetl in to a cow-stnble lJy an ignora nt peasant. LOCALS. Oo hoo! ~ W hu is Bertha? J c:1n 'L brace up. C:• n Con phy lmRc-h:tll ? Civc it to him Gihuon s~ \V ItO was in the do l' mitory? ({ranrl Society picnic June GLh. II ow f}tr bnck can we Lracc Uw n cg nw ~? The bani st er was mca11t instcnd of tl1e :11'111. The e:uly bird cntches a cr11mp, on these m o r ni n g~. Yes we wi ll hfl \'e a mntinee, next 'l'uesclnv nt 2 P. 1\1. Did he in tend sui cide or d id he think the bank wa s nenrer? P. Lesnge m:trle the fin e~t catch t>f the season lasL S:1turr! ay. Tn the An erb:wh C:lenson contest lhe umpire <l cci de<l no co nnt. Prot: Cosgrov e, who h:1s b een intl isposed iiJr a few rb_ys is ag::ti tl on rluty . Yes I can hunt withont:l g 1m; bnt ctnnot phy my "game" so well yon know. Th e contest for the " fl ng:~n Eloc· 11tiun Meda l" ''ill take pl:l ce on Fritlny .Jun e ! st. That ~cy.· m " The ho use th:1t l'}tnder IJuiiV ', is a very goorl efi'ort, but we cn nnot p11h lish it. Pnul \ Vil stneh is m"king strenuoti S cnde:ll'ors to introeln ce the Osc:w 1\r ilde styl e o l' pnnt". Th e ne w b ont hn s come nnd the Fmnll buy s cxJn·e~,; their delight hy sny:ng: '·:~in't she n <l:~r l ing~" T oh ncco is n plant, width if not hn ud lee! 1,_ ,. an exper t, will prodnc.;e serio us con,eq uence,; , Eh , Ed? A r ny o f sunshin e struek Frnn cis yeste rrlnv and causerl him to cxclnim: " This is t he kind ol' " 't•nthcr that c:1lls our nttention to Vanilb h:1ts nnrl l\ [anilh lia \'Orc<l i<;e.crenm ." ·•Oh lnrher spare Lh·1t young mu ,:;L-le hc~ Ton ch nut n singl e hai r , Let not thy hl'mh o r other trash A moment enter there. Tf t h_,. rurl c bh <l c sho uld ere S ll'~ep o'l'r Tlt:tt ehrk lip's ~lindowy mi st, Those tender sp r out~ wwilrl shno t 1111 lll orc. Then h·n·hcr oh : rl cBist." The rc~t o!' tit i~ 11·i II be g i n•n to-11I01'TO II'. Th e Tl wsp i :~ns nrc c.unc~t l y :I f 11·ork pre p:tri ng- f(n · the ente rtniml1C'nt whi c· h ii' to lnl;e pl:we nPxt we(ln esfb_y eveni ng- in hono1· of \'cry Ti ev. E. (:uun et. Supt>rior
ST. VL-\TEUR'S COLLE-GE .JOURNAL. General of the Order. No doubt thr. concert will be a grand success. We now have our new St. Louis Press and if onr readers will gnmt thei1 kind indulgence for the many d efects in the pRst numbers we will promise to · give something neater for the future. Among the visitors, at the college last week, we noticed Rev's. Dunn , Dorney and Cote, JHr. and :Mrs. P o wers, i\Irs. Col. Cnrneron, .Mr. nnd Mrs. Dee, J\Ir. Kelly nnd i\Ir. Fortune, .Mrs. Dev oy, 1111 of Chi ergo. Fntll r.rs .i\IcSbm1e and O'gan1 , Mr. and Mrs. T. Maher nud Mi~~ McShane of Wilmington , Mr. and J\Irs. Brady of Ra nsom , Ill. , Mr. and Mrs. O'Gara o f Ot tnwa, 111. L ·LSt Tues(hy , the time appointed for the Ib gn u 1\Iedal contest , had for a long time been looked fo rw:~rcl to with a feeling of pleasure and anxiety by both the f:!culty and students of the bou se. Its nrrival created much excitement and gave ample room for spec ulation ns to '"ho would be the winner in the contest about to ensue. During the early lXlrt of the e vening many str:111gers gathered in and th e hall for some tim e bore :t fhip t res em blnnce to its customary appen ranee on a gl:1 d c<>mm cnce ment dn y . The judges nppointed to r the occasion were Rev. P . A. 1\i:<dden, D. lJ. , Re v. Father McShane and Mr. M. P. 0 ' DriscolL' A t a iJout ~ . 00 the cro wll lvwing sutliciently assembled the judges and Rev . clergy entered the hall and took th eir pl~ ces imm edi ately in fl:ont, the band in t he mean time sounding forth its grand melodious strains. Then th e io ur contest:1n ts accompani ed by Mr. D)S,. Jl cGratb wh u w:1s to pres id e o ver the debate, npp~n.rcd upon th e sta ge. Th e pr e~ id e ut stated the question: '' Resolved tl11 t the l':~tri o ti s m oftb e Andcnts is superior to thn-t of the i'l'lod erns ;" g.t ve th e nam es of the ad vacates of each ~ irl e : l\I e~s r~ . l'vlc0a vick and i\lcKinn ery uphold ing the An c i e nt~ IYhilc Messrs. Con w:1 y and Sadlier that of the i.\lqrl crns, :1 nrl lin1lly called upon the first affirm ati ve, l\I r. Md;u vick to open the discuss ion. Th e yo ung omtur appear ed mu ch interes ted in the subj ect and becamc so thor oug hly W>ll'ln ecl that be often seemed transported b:1ck to the clays of ancient spl endor nnd to li ve nml ben t' cum pany wi th the gallant heroes of Greece nud Rome. Then \.he first negativ e, .i\Ir. Con wny :wose Illlccl nnd bu oye d up with ::dl t he zeal of a pntriot a nd g.. , vc for th 11s grnml and beautiful an nrg um entn.tion as nny audi ence "·ordcl wish to bear. After ltim came the ~ccv nd nilirm ati 1·c, .i\l r. .i\l cKinn ery '" ho well nne\ zealously upbelrl the beroes of olde n times au d was second lo 11011 e in strength of arg ume nt or IJeau ty of th ought or del ive ry . Finnlly .i\[r. Sad lier the secoucl ncgntive, do~e d the disc ussion with a beautifu l and cogent speech which comm ::mdell great applause and did honor to t he c:w se which be upheld. The quest ion was well i.J nndlecl
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by both parties and all present seemed highly pleased with the evening' s entertainment. The whole occupied something over three hours; but the speakers were so enthu si:l stic and the d ebate throughout was so hotly contes ter\ that the attention of the judges or audience nev er for a mom ent flagged . The generosity of Rev. Fr. Hagan will be surely long r emembered by the students of t.he house. The annual medal which he h::~s promised lo the best debater has become a great stimulus to those who would aspire to eminence in oratory . We hope that in years to come the interest which it has alre:i dy excited will go on increasing and that before v ery long the contest for the '·Hagan Medal" will be looked upon as the most pleasing and interesting fen.tu re of each schola stic y ear.
PERSONALS. Rev. A. Martel, who was one of the early founders, and first Director of St. Viateur's College is at present Director of Salabery College St. Tim othe, Canada. Rev. C. V. Gamache ' 78 has charge of a flourishing cong regation at Melrose, Minn. N. Saindon ' 76, who is principal of St. :Mary's public school, paid his Alma JJ1ater· a flying visit last week. He expressed his nclm irati on at the rapid progr ess and many improv ements which took place since his Coli ege days. Rev. J. Legris '78 lately fi·om the Propaganda at Rome, where he completed his Theological studies, is at present, owing to ill health, remaining at his home in Bourbonnais. E. McGoe '70 occupies a fine position in the Chic.:ngo and North W estern freight office . .J. Fitzm aurice '75 has charge ofth e W estern Union T elegraph Office at Chatsworth, Ill. Jn s. Kane '76 is a prominent grocer, and business man of Braid wood , Ills. E d. Gosselin '77 is the owner of an extensive stock farm nen r Concordia, Kansas. W e are sorry to learn that E. Geer '8 1 is lying dangerously ill of consumption at his home in Sumner , Ill. A. Filmucane ' 71} is among tl•e graduates of '83 , at Ru sh Medical. J ohn .i\lallon '7 9 bas gone to seek his fortune "among" the Black Hills. P. Me Go wan '76, a member of the famous Diamond Cross Society is a prosper ous farmer in the neighborhood of Peotone, Ills. S. Meehan '82 persues his Theological studies, at St. F rancis Seminary Milwankee. \Vis. LrTGRARY NoT ES. Port er anrl Coates have just received the concludi ng s lwet~ of. til e third volume ofthe "History of the Civil '\Var in America.". Til e prize hequeatJ ,cd hy Shiers to the Academie Francaise has hcen awarded to M.G. Tiotluw for his two books upon the ' origin of the Franco-German war- "La Politique Frau~aise ell 1866,," and L'aifui re cl n LtJXembou r~. "
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"Auth ors and Publishers." a han dsomely printed octavo recently issued by the Messrs. Putnam, is a book whi ch deserves a wide circul ation, and which is especiall y useful to those who wouhl acquire reli able inform ation as to how to r<>ach t be publishers and throug h them, th e public. "The Life of Oliver Wend ell Holmes." written uy E. E. Brown, which has been some tim e in preparation, is now almost read y. The author has been kin dly favo red uy Dr. H olmes with such data as will rend er th e vo lume full of fresh and auth entic matter. ''Books and H ow to Use Them," i s u recent work uy J ohn C. Van Dyk e. It tells very clearly and concisely the advantages and bes t methods, the best places and tim es and the best uooks for reading and the manner in which best to get access to the knowledge contained in a library. The views of th e auth or are clear, sensible and practical and the work as a whole seems worthy of much commendati on . MusrcAL. Arthur Sullivan, the eminent composer of English Opera has been knighted. Santley , a disting uished baritone, has j oined the Passionist F ath ers, and will hereafter lead a reli gious life, Those who have once heard th e heavenl y strains ot Lisz t breaking forth from th e solitude of hi s Monastery will lie grieved to hear th at his fin ger j oints have g rown qu ite stiff; and th at he now plays very li ttle. Exc HANGE.
Among the various college j ournals which have found t heir way to our exchange table, none presents a neater appeara nce than the " Boston Co llege Stylus." The Stylus is a bi- monthly paper which contains a large quantity of excellent reading matter, and is written and edited in a style whi ch would please the most exacting. May its car eer be as prosperous as its commencement is promising. Since our last issue the "College Index," of Kalamazoo College, Mich ., has greete<il us with a call. It is a well gotten up sheet, and whil e most of its departm ents are handled in an interesting and lively manner, we would wish for more ma t ter in the line of essays. The Bethaney Collegian is the ti tle of a new venture in college jomnalism. It is a neat monthl y journal, edited by the Students of Bethaney College, and contains severn] i nteresting art icles written in a pleasing and attractive manner. \Ve arc pl eased to number it among our exchanges. The Chaddock is a lively little paper, pub lished at Chaddock College, Quincy, Ill. , whose columns arc almost devoted to mat ters pertaining to the college. The Amateur Athlete is the titlt' of a hamlsome, twe lve-page weekly paper published by i\Iessrs. Oli1er & J enki ns, 22 New Cltureh Street, N. Y. It is devoted to the encourage ment of athletic sports, not for a mercenary motive, but for the benefi t which is to be derived fro m man ly exercise. We cordially wei· come it among our exchanges. The Academian is a monthly jou rnal published by the Students of Canandaigua Academy, N.Y., whose columns give us a fair insight of the doings at the Academy . 7
ROLL OF HONOR. CLAssiC AL Cou H s ~<:. J ames O'C'allah a n . Ambrose Granger. Thom as Hug hes .
. ....... Conway Medal. .Gold . .. I st. i;ilvcr
Tn umas hfcKhlll e ry
.. 2nd.
"
Dlstin gni s hed.-P atr ick Conway, Patri ck Bym es. Mi chael Mullen. J oseph K ell y, F lor ence McAuliffe, Alexander McGavick, Cha rles F a y, Pa ul Wils tac h , J ames Cusack, Hl chard i:ia dli er, J oseph Lamb, P a tri ck Ti ern ey.
CoMMER CIAL C ou R s~<:. Adjut.or lli onnc ...
. . . . .. Cold Meda l .. I st. i:i\l ver . .. .. 2nd.
Ed ward W ood w ard .
Ormas i::! mi t h . .. 3rd. " Willia m Convey ... Di stingui shed. - Edmun d Gallet, Albe rt Ne uholi, Hobert Ne uhoff, Arthur J>esjardln s , Will i~cm Hart, Ald eri c Pra ir ie, F reelll an Child, H enry Brad y, Charles Cameron, Tholll as Wa lsh, Thomas Glbl!on s , Ueorge Co t-rNc, Thomas Cll11ton. UU ILFOYLE ME OAL-Meri ted by Messrs. Richard i::!adli er , A lexa nder M.cGavick , J tt mes O'C'a1laghan, Thom as Kni er y, Ambrose Gra nger , J oseph Lamb , J ai11 esC us ac k. Jlra.\\11 by J a mes O '~alla ghan .
UOOD CON DUCT 11-IEDAL- Pa trick Tiern ey. LEG HJ S l\JF.DAL Full l'OLITEN ESS-P a trick Byrnes. Are eq ually disting uished In D F.P0l l 'J'111TI;N'f
Alcxa.nde r McGavick, ]{l char c\ Sadli er , Pat,rl ck Conwa y, Philip Lesage , F lorence McAu li f!e, J ames O'C'allagh a n, Patri ck Sull iva n, J ohn 1\l orissey , Tholllas 1Vl cl<inu e ry, A m b rose Gra nge r, J ose ph La m b, .Ja mes Cusac k . Edwa rd Ca ron. Cha rles Fay, E d wa rd Fox, Edm ond Le be:-w, 1-loral'e Mathi e u , C' ha.rl P!; B a ker, J a mes D onah oe, Alex . l ;ra nger , Jose ph Dandurand, John lfogau , Th omas Hughes, .Josl· ph 1\ell y, \ ' ln el'nt 1VI orrisson , Gle n P a rk , Fra ncis F ox, .M il es La n r·a ste r, ~Ji c ll nP1 l\·lu1l t n, Alex ius ]~ivard, G€o rgc Correa, H enry 1\f m·ph y. C'ha rh\s B all , Au~us tu s F raser, ~llia m Powers, Orm as Hm it ll , A ld eric Prairit", .Jo hn ·w Hish, T hom as W~sh , Leon P age, ' Villi a m J\l or C':tU , U olH' rt Nen11 o ll , n eo rge Gra nger, Ral ph Hin ckl y, Frcc num Child . In th e Di s ! rict ~ch oo l
Mr. :F rede ri c Da.ndu r:ultl
W}•s
first a nd 1\lr.
Artlm r Besse second.
Bourbonnais Gr·ove, KAl\K A K E E Co., 111. Fou nded A. D. 186.;, rabecl ln tlw rauk of Un ii'Prsity A. IJ. l BH. Two COti i'Ht S or Study, ti ll! Clas~lca l Hll d the C'O IIl lllt 'r('itt l. 1
ExcellPnt farilit ies fo r learning 1\fu sie , Telegra ph y, Phonog ra phy an d Painti ng. BOOK-K EE PI NG accor(!t ng to the '1 P rac ti ca l llu :-\int·ss Hystent '' a spee ialty.
T er ms fo r Board and Tui tion. $200.00 per annnm. F o r fur ther infor mation add ress.
Rev. M. J. l'I:Iarsi le, C. S. V. Director. Til e College can be reached !Jy t he Tll\u ois Cent ral, the Cinci nn a t i. St. Louis & Chicago, or the Tn dia ua, Ill inois & I owa R a il roads.
ST. VIATEUR'S COLLEGE J01 RNAL.
A. BABST, MA:'i liFACTURE.R
A~D
SCHOOL BOOK s.
!,EGAL BLA>'iKS.
!L <it.,
~1h.tthttm~
~TXTIC0NERY
DEALF.H
In all kinds of Household F urni ture Books, N e V\7 8, BASB-BALLS
WARB1W0~1B
Music,
and BAT8, Fr8IIING TacKLE.
KAt\KAKEE , ILL.
OF' THE l!OST FAFHIONABLE KINDS.
ll.\.J.JY CARH!A0£8.
TOY><, c HOQ"CET.
ON E.A.ST AV.NCE .
R. J. HANNA, NU
AND C OMMISS ION MERCHANT .
WAllON STO• K
43 Uourt Street,
13 EMiT AY:EXUE, KANKAKEE, ILL.
)(u.
l{ANKAKEE,ILL.
Jobbi11 11 lJune lr, ,,rdo-.
BRA YTO:\ & CHRISTIAN
IW. DESLAU RIERS.
IlEA Lt~n~ In Men's, Wom e11's, Mls8PS' and C'hlhlre11's fin e and nlPdlum Shoes; also all sizes a11d gmdes of Boots. Special lnducement8 Cor
,\HTI STl C 'L\IL OB. llulh romblrllng n PERFEGT FIT with Elq;allrf' uf make, :-ihape alltlllt~~e. Deslral>i llty <'[ Pa!wru, GenuirWIIP~:i of f~on<ls nnd Dur:thilit ·In '\V(.'ar. , \ l_.f_.
KINDS
No. 87
Opposite " Tl.l\fES BUILDING"
G RO CE R
Hardware, Stove8 and Tinv:are, !Ru N, NAILS
N. BARSALOUX. Fifth Avenue
WOO!.ESA!,F. & RETAIL
DF:,\ LEU IN
55
Ol-"8 Jo:W J ~0 ) I ACH!~};:;t,
OIYE HIM A CALl -
the whole stock of a
Two doors north of Post Office.
Manutactu.re,
KERR BRO'S, HARDWARE, STOVE:-1, IRON ,
PI I UTUllHAPH1 C 'TCDlU, <I HOUND l'LOUJI , 156 1<:-\ WI' l'ol'ln liT.
Cban1ber Sets
Students .
Kankakee, fll.
24 Court St., K ankokee. I ll. ----(;HAS. Ki\O WLTO i\'S,
W e have lately bought n» illlmense lot of
40 cts. on tlte Dollar. We can sell you the most beautiful set in the city for
STEEL, TINWARE, NAILS,&c.,
KA:\1< .\l\EE,ILL.
Fine l{ etouched l'holo~ a Hpeelalty. Old Pl ctnres .] uh \\'Ork done in nny, part of the County.
C'oplrd ami Eular~t·<l and 1- lnl~hcd In ludl>~ luk and ·water Colors. Photo~ of Chlldrr11 tllld Ornupa by new rapid procc·ss
Corner Court St. &. Schuyler Ave.
a Specialty.
NOEL BROSSEA t ',
KANKAKEE, ILL.
whloh uever was sold below
C. J. Linde n,
$6 0.00.
DEALER I N
If yo u wish to make a present to a. FIH.E A:'> I> LIFE I.l\t:> UHA.l\CE, Sor.1u fu_!,VEH and PLATED IVAHE, fi·iend, come and see us, we will give HE .\L ESTATE, LUA~ ' ~!!; S I CA L TN THI,;)l£NTS,SPECTACLES 1 ,tc. you the best opportunity you may Antl Collect i on~. NO, 40 COURT STREET, ~OT.\lt\' i'UilL)( '. ('( •l:IIT WI'., ~F.!'ON I> ~TOllY ever be offered; we have a few H:ankakee , ILL • .No~. II and J:J Hr1 •airing ofWa tches, Uock~ ,antl ,J ewelry hundreds left, and they go rapidly.
\Vu tcltes,
K.J.NJ{AKEE, ILL.
d\lott &
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~1,ollb ·~ol:?
Neatly Executed .
CII AS. RIETZ BROS. LUMBER CO.
DEALI>HS IN
HARD
1\ ~D
UOA L
Clo c l{s, Jew e lry,
SOJ:1"1"
~L\ :\l;FA C Tt;H~~ HS
&
DEALEHS
ln Lumbe r, Lath, Shingles, Posts, WINDOWS, DOORS AND BLINDS.
KANKAKEE, ILL.
ll nxe on hnnd n Lar11!' t'11pjol\·of
Opp. 111. Central R. R. Depot
"VILMIN (:W-T() N, ISTR.EA 'J:'01l, AND ALL KINOS OF HARD COAL .
.
f; l~ NEC }\ COA L.
Parlor !!Sets, Mag-nificent Mirrors 20 x72,
French Glass $27.00.
~urlor ~ ureuus,
'
Hour\){)nll;,j~ cro~~iug. l
OJJic·· nn<l ,\' . rrl· Ht l'p Town , <_Hlicc OJl! •O"ite tj,,. Po, t-ofli cP, Ord n~ loy I ~k1•hnu~ pro1 11pil y .• tt~ntl'fl to _ Suli~fuctiun gu.,ranll'!~:
If yo u are in the city, come and see our large atock of
in great varieties;
B 0 0 Ii:: 0 t'Ci c e
1
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!). ,I . !rnsrr, ~fl. ~·
C A 8 E IS, De s ks,
CHA IRS, CARPETS,
L ouNGES ,
K "L ' KAKEE.' ILL.
PllYSJ( L\X
Al\
I)
l ' HGEO~.
All c:llb hy Telephone Jl ~o mptl,,J
attended to.
Sofas
0o. 12 COURT STREET, KANL\KEE. 1
D~1ler
! FANCY
,t&&
ILL
in Foreign and Domestic
GOODS ,
NOTIONS,
DRY
GOODS.
..t
~T .
VlA'L' EUH'~ COLLlWE t! 0 OHNAL. SCHOOL BOOKS.
,J. ,J. S C H U BE It '!'. 1' R 0 1' l{, I E T 0 R 0 F T II F
German, F .renclJ Aiul American Pharmacy. Cor. buBt A\\). & 1\l ercha nt >-t.
LEGAL BLANKS.
~~~Rl tlm~:tt)
F H. A N K E. B E L L A l\1 Y .
!'S".J:'A'1"'IO
NE1~
& ~a~~a?
H.:au kakee,
Ill. Drug·g'ists and Dealers
Dl£ALEHIN
Y.
lN ALL KINO S OF FANCY
nooks, News, ll1usie,
AND
TOlLET
J\J. '\Vall-P<LIJer, Window Shades . ARTICLES ~ .K!,\']!S CO II:i[a ntJy Oll li:tllcl a full ]ill() of KANKAKEE, ILL. Choicest Brands of Cigars, etc: DRU C M~DICI~ES, P~\NJ S , OILS, ETC, ET BABY CARR IAGES. !:t · All should g ive them a eall. .A l ~ o :1 l1 11 P llueoJ l o1leL \rti de,.. of aU TOYS, PICTURES. kiml s. Fine Cigars and 'l'viJae<.:o. [\.\NJC\li:E I•:,
-- - Call aud see utc . - --
Oppo~>itc
~nsto n ~u na.sh. 130 URllONNAf S GltOV E,
~;p a~xmf~'JC!nl
FIHST H~L.
Ul'neml Store. J)ealer in Groce ri es, ll1·y goodH, ff anJWH rc•, Cut lery, Ul;l:.;s wuru. ,\Jso keep.~ L'On ,..ta lltl y 011 !J :t ucl a large ~touk of .1 \EAlJl'-)l AVE CLOTJII NU
CLABS
[wleJ
2; . ~\1~dJC1~
I. C. Depot. ACCOMMODATION .
FlWE 'llU HS TO A:NU
FHO~l
DEPOTS.
W hol esa l e
L iq uors.
H. L. Crawford & Co.,
LOUIS GOUDREAU, J r:
WM. GELINO.
COU RT STREET
KANKAKEE.
Dealer in uhoiuest Groce ri c8, choices t bra nd s of Flour. Ke ep ~ 011 h and L:OII Sl:111Lly a large a ~so rlm ent of ]<,cell :.llld l'roclu uc. Please call anll sec me before goi11g allJ place e lse.
FA~l l LY ~JEDJCLNES, , And
EA~T
WHOLESALE&. RETAIL
QD:JBQ){!t~~~
GELINO &GOUDREAU.
i-1Air.o WARE..
N o. :3() Court Street.
Kankakee. Ill.
S toves , lroH, N:rils and ·wa o·o n \\'oo cl
~ Luck.
'rJ N\\'AHE AND T l N oF
ALL
JG N J> S .
No. 3 Coil rt Street, .l~anh:ah:ec~
Ill.
Tl 1ose in nee<l of choieu Conf'~ectionarico, Canue<l goods, :ell kind s of I'ru its, Fi Hh and 0 yslerti will <lo well ancl save money Ly calling on
'l'. 0 '001DIAN.
East Avenue
1 (:anh:n h ::ee.
~:g~
KNECHT~
.Sp~cim en B ook and Estimates upon n.ppltcr. Wnte for Seaond-h and list of Presses and M achines. 5<. & 56 Franklin St., Chicago, Ill€'.
1· .,
Out1it!--l ior SetHl for
l ~ns t AVPilliL\ 1 duorsoutll of Ku etell 's !:lOti<.
Kankakee,
tJOllN G.
Foundry, & Printers' Supplies
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-
ill inois.
jlOSES HOilHHEL\JEH.
g;n~vdn.nr\ Jt ~A-li\o~>,.
L. DROLET & BHO.~ D K\LEH' 1.'1
J\(l)(l)Qt~
nno
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'G(oln ;J;hnuc jrrabtJIIIJ . Du:Ju-:C"I'l\D ·BY Till·: S r s TEH S o F TilE
C o)( UHE(: \TIO)( oF ::'\oTHE D .utl·~ . Til ls Tu ~ t ituliun atlon ls t'\'L'f\' ad\:tll t:t 1 •P to \' oung- Ladit•s de:o~i rous ol ohtafning a :-.oli~ and li11i shcd t•dut<atiun. F ur pal'tit·lllal's apply to
:\lotill'r Superior, Notrr Dame AeatlL'IllJ, Bourloonnais Grove,
1\ 1i ~~(·~' C: hil<lren'ti 1\ l c n 's, Boys' and Y<Jilths'. B:ll'ga ius in C'r<Jt:kcry :m el C:Jn,.,SII'lll'l'. A Largl! Stock
u l' \\' on J e ll '~,
Comt Strr\'l , Xt·xt lo J<'i1·,t Xat iL>IIal B:1nk. K.\ T J\ .\1\EJ~. JLLl NO I;-4.
KA ~ KAiiEE
Co.,
LF .
The "JOUR.N . lL" :1 hi-wt:cldy pnfJer d evoted to SCIE:\CE, L ITEIL\TUH E mHl J\H T , pnldi~h c <l by the Stn<lc11b of' St. \' 1"\TEUH'S C'ULLEC E, BCH'HBO:\:K "\I S GHOYE, ILL. T he .. .JOI 'RX. JL" i ~ n fir~L cla~~ m c<linlll for '· , \1 )\'EH'l' IS ! ?\(;, " .A spccin l nLtl•JJtivn p ni <l tut li e prinLin gu C
BILL HE .. \DS.
T c rnt,; ll\C' Jl w ,, t r cn ~onn hie. ={,;~ :
L. l\[0::\ , \ ST , l\I. D.
Tlle •·J OC:HN.JL" ~hnl] l ,c to nny ~t<ld n"" :lt the r:1tc of
l' h y .... i<:i;tu ;,nul Suq.(l'Oll .
Bourhnnllai<.; Urm P. 111. ; {" .\11 l'alls !ll'"' '' l'li Y alll'!Hied._,:; ~
E. D. B ERCE RON, M.D. Nuts a nd Fruit. .\ :"!•·d•d:mt S urgvoll. ~\ll'tTY llospital
0
BCSl~E~~ CARD8~
•.Tanl.C!--l J. [. l.<"ell<n\·!--l. Candi es , Cigars,
"~v
Cml< 'l' L' mk1eh's l hnne,-, S tort • KANKAKEE, ILL. First class work g Lia Tanteed Stu(l<'n t~ P>-pecially indti·ll.
ILL.
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C.
J3A HJ3 ER SllOP
D ea ler in READY·MADE CLOTHINC, H ats, Caps and Ce n ts' Furnish in g HEA DY- l\{ADE Clothino· Coods. Stock t1ew and complete, llals aml Cap~. -Gc>nt'' \ llld<·nl·c·;;-;·, P rices ns low 8S t.liP loll' est. 'l'ru,,k ~. Val is(', l<' urnishi 11g U oo ll,;. Call lliiLl exa111i11C m v Good~ . \l' il ~o n Bro.' FinP ;.ihi r l'. 1t.-\~l\:.\I\EE 1 ItJL, 1\0S. ~ A't\D J, COURT STHEET. No. H Coca'L' S·r.~
ICa ukalu•p, 111.
Cou . r::o~o: l'.u'EHs.
c~ti n1alc s.
'H1
HL•sidl'nt l'hysiviall, _\l l' '\i~ ltl l losplt:tl ( 'ldvag:o ·:s~ I<..m -cltEAJU nu<l soDA . H<lllrhllllll:ti' Gro,·e 111. 3nl. Jl om nod h oi' P . 0 . 1\.\ :-. 1; .\I,I·: F, lu .. HesitlL'IlL't' .
1\l:tiled
$ L.50
PER Al\''N { T}[
$0.73
SIX :\lONTilS
TilE STC DJ!;NTS, Jtdilu1·.,. L' mp1·illur•.