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BOURBONNAIS GROVE. ILL. FRIDAY. Nov. 23 1883. LAW AND MORALITY.
Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft., familiar with her face , We first endure, then pity, then embracE:. There's not a blessing individuals find, But some way leans and hearkens to the kin<:i.; No bandit fierce, no tyrant mad with pride, No cavern'd hermit, rests self-satisfied: "\\rho most to shun or hate mankind pretend, Seek an admirer, or would fix a friend: Abstr'\ct wh:tt others feel, what others think, All pleasure sicken, and all glories sink: Each has his share; and who would more obtain, Sha.ll find, the pleasure pnys not half the pain. Know then this truth, (enough for man to know,) "Virtue alone is happiness below."
Among the most unpleasant signs of our ti'rlles is the increasing apnthy and doubt which people manifest with n:gnrd to the efficacy of personnl moral influence in restraining and repressing vice. Centuries of experience ha,v e taught the world that the surest wny to extirpate wrong Rnd uphold the right is by letting trnth and error, vice and virtue grapple with each other. Men are beginning to realize this more and more every day ; they are awaking to the fact that greater good can be accomplished, in a substantial way, by reason and persuasion than by fore>e and compulsion. They are beginning to see that the worst kind of skepticism is contained in the idea and e;1deavor to force people into morality by public sentiment and legal prohibition. Not that the sentiment and prohibition are not useful, and even neceB!Iary, but from the fact that social order and status sho" a nece~sity for each individual being perfect in his or her own sphere, and because the morality arising from persuasion and personal conviction is, and must be stronger, more faithful and more lasting than that enjoined by subjection and compulsion. That philantropists sometimes become discouragerl , and, in times of disappointment, doubt the actual ability of moral influence to purify and exalt the general tone
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of society, can be easily understood; b ut the fact is patent, and history proves, that r eform can never be brought about more surely by compulsion and by the strong arm of the law. F ew instances can be shown in which permanent and la sting r eformation has been accomplished in the social urd er except when every step was answered by appeals to the understanding and the will. Sear ch where we may among sumptuary laws and the fact is ever plain that what is gained by them ie merely temporar}': the gain lasts only while the agencies operate and is usually followed by a stron g reaction. Nations do not differ from individuals, and most persons, when compelled to do right against their will , generally resent such compulsion by doing wrong wilfully , wh erea~ they at first erred either fro m thoughtlessness or habit. Let the law prohibit or attempt to cru ~h oui some certain vice or wrong, and does it not as a rule re-appear und er a new guise and with old time vigor? The puritans oftb.e old E nglish Com m onw e~tlth , the progenitors of those who wou ld now make men virtuous by law, tried to stamp out certain customs by statutory prohibitions, an d what was the result r Chas. II. had scarcely ascended the throne when the nation, disgusted with the long faces, long prayers and unworthy actions of Cromwell's followers, and freed from tyrannical legislative restrictions, rushed to the opposite extreme of impiety ; as a consequence debauchery took the place of imposed loyalty, ribaldry and drunkenness the place o f compulsory piety , and a disregard and contempt for all the decencies of social life, became the boast and glory of unconscionable society leaders. Such has ever been, and , will undoubtedly continue to be the resu lt when persons are forced, whipped and crushed into morality instead of being persuaded or induced by argument or reason. It llllS been remarked , somewllere, when honest men infer from their wish to do good, that they haye the knowledge ::mel talents requisite to govern wisely, it is almost incalcuUtble what evil-doers they may innocently hecome. A French gentleman once said to the minister, Colbert, "You fJund the state carriage overturned on one side, and you have overturnefl it on the other." Very much like this is the policy of certain reformers, who, forgetting that a flame can be extinguislled without a
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delu ge, endeav or to overcome one extreme of evil by ubstitu tin g anoth er scarcely less obj ecti onable. Ev en if the experim ent were succe sful of makin g men moral by statute, t here is serious r eason to do ubt whether, on the whole, m ankind would be really benefi ted , for saints and models made by such soc ial or legal compulsion are neither men nor women , they are monsters i u human g uise. ·w e need and we look for nobler and more lasting r es ul ts, resul ts whi ch shall be more in kee ping wi th the t ru e di g nity a nd wo rth of the heart, t he intellec t and the so ul of man . God has endowed ever y human being wi th t he gift of fi·ec will ; fi·eedo m of choice and ac ti on rests entirely with c,teh indi v id u[1 1. On the proper use of this freedom rests the l>nsis vr all mon l improvement, and every fhc ulty, J•l cntn l or mon l, resent:; and revolts aga inst the idea of virtue by compulsion. T emptations, uncler the most pleasing as pect all(! invit ing fo rm , al.Jound on ev ery ha nd. Means of selfindulgence and selt~rui n are held Jb rth in boundless profusion with most persuasi ve and fa cinating invitation . T here is no person or no good thing that may not be lead into ev il or converted into an instrum ent of mi schi ef. H as not and d oes not God's word abused become heresy? V{e do not mutilate men's hands and chop off their fin gers beca use they are brawlers and thiev es ; neit ht r does God d~ pri ve us of t he ble sings and pleasures of liJe beca use t hey are made by us instruments of mischi ef', beca use life is not a final state, it is merely temporary and disciplinary; virtue com es t hrough self cont rol by r es istance to ev il , and it is far better, and more condu civ e to ul timate progress, to secure an indepenclant and r obust virtu e, even at t he cost of occasional falls and relapses, than to produce a sickly and feeble morality, whi ch needs cont inu al props and s upports, and which has been forced on us from withou t, rather than genera ted within . In the great struggle for supremacy betwee n vice and virtue, constantl y going on around us, who is regarded and looked up to as t he example of a truly moral person? Is it one who nev er hns and never d oes struggle wi th tempta tion ? Is it the indi v id ual who closes both eyes and ea rs, nnd huns every a venu e of enj oy ment . th at he or she may escape the nece ~ i ty of self-control ; or is it the on e who, boldly acr.epting nil the condition of ~ or r oundings a nd circumstances, and shunning neeclless occAs ions of temptAtion, bo ldly conh·ont t emptati on when assai led, an<l fights manfu lly t he battle of life? A notable IHi ter hn sa id '·The person who can apprehend, all(l cOni$idrr and clii$ling11ish vice, with a ll her snnn :s and cemi ng pleasures, and yet atstuin, and prefer thnt wh ich b better, he i the example nnd embodimen t of tr ue nlo r:l li ty. ne who "l nnot meet ·1 nd rcgi t vice is but half' a ma n :
a wretched apology of manhood. elf-denial, self-government and the ass umption of worthy responsibilities are the traits that have ever marked the true moraliet of every nge and nation. H ealthy and staltwart virtue can never be forced upon an individual or a people. The physical force of a higher power can compel an outward show or cramped, and , apparently, decent morality; but even under such a prohi bitiv e restraint effeminacy and moral cowardice stand read y and eager to surrender, uniler the lighte t pretext, when the law can be safely circumvented or evnded. A s fire p nrifies so does trial; where opportunities are not afford ed there can be no trial and therefore no positiv e knowl edge of the worth of individuals or communi ties in the scale of moral worth. Th e hardi est and most robust, ns well ns the most use ful and necessary plants of earth are renred amid wind and storm; so, likewise, in the midst of temptations and difficul ties, are produced intellectu nl and mom! at hletes and soul s of the highest worth. Stringent laws may compel a person or a people to exhi bit a kind of negative virtu e ; but the removal of incenti ves to evil CHnnot remove th e evil itself : the mind , th e heart, and the w ul, with their passionR still unm oved and unchanged , will live on in the culti vation" ancl enjoyment of their desires despite all re traiut. Voluntary restraint is 11. fAr more preferable and healthy sign than the most abject and perfect submission that legislation can compel. Our outward nature can be sh:; ped a n d form ed in whate ver WAY we will; but the carne t and las ting virtue that springs from personnl desire, will ever be as much superior to the superficial and transparent mora li ty which the Ia vr compels, as the mighty oa k is to t he weak nnd fading lily . Virtue i never so wea k nnd powerless !I S when she calls on the strong arm of the law for support , and never so strong and vigoro us as when she strive to attain her proudest a im s by means in harm ony with her o wn spirit. Civil and socia l laws may e tablish ru1 outward show or an artificia l ord er of condu ct, but con tant W!.tcht'ulness and self-denial , carne t desire ani! ceaseless personA.! end eav or, are of far gJ·enter nece,sity nnd importance to perma nent progre s and success in this dir ction, than all the method and re trietions whi ch the law eRn place. entim entalist may advance pet schemes; they may ind ulge in ubtiliLy and casuistry till they have narrowed t he pn th in which men mu t walk into the fin t po,sible proportion ; tempernnce and observance of precept8 kn own and beli eved to be undeninbly true, may be rc lnga ted to compulsory rnther than voluntary effort, and all the virt ue now displny d and exert d to bring nbo ut the fulfillment of th e end will r main pn;. iv e: morn li ty "·ill become small and undignified ;
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true, healthy v irtue 1'lill be r epl aced by insincerity and no warmth or fraQTilnce cheers the melancholy heart. aent imentali m; mer e elfi.sbn - and utilit.ariani rn . with The air i- cold and hill, and enry >~"ind hurls aJ ft the 1ta fine distinctions and elf mea ured idea -, will becom "itber d autumn leave . R uin and deCRy ha,·e ucceed tbe t~nrlard by which the conduct and .. ction of every 1 ed pomp and splendor. And thu " it h Rlwsy v b n: in dividu!!.l will be r gulated, and a flim y coYering of ummer com in all her glory but Ru tumn follo ws after outward rnor11lity will bide a rleprnved mind and a heart and •oon th:1t lory i no mor e. bon y c < n 1 ( d with vice. C ercive mes~nre are, unThu too it is witll everything; the changiuo- of the doubtedly a we have already ackno>~"led d, both es on and the falling fthe leaf are faithfu l pictu res of u eful and nee - ary. for ertain rea_on;o. but yet >~"e that univen!al ch::m" and decay whi ch i' constan tly cannot help thinking. mth th rs that the appearance oing on in all thin '" It wa well and wi ely ~ id, that and continuance of blotche , bow Yer rli ·n gt·eeable. i ··all the world ' n sill e nod all the men and >~"Omen preferable to any remedy >~"hich driv the di~e, e merely playen! ;" for the trappings of the st:tge and inwnrrl and e~fect.~ only a -urf..'lce cure . whi ch involves the act rs thereon are no le sil nt and shor t -lived the rli tin i ,-e chr~ r11 cter of virtue. nnd ]eav the roue than are tb institution and inhabitnn of ear th. and th mornli5t on an equ1l f ting and a ward to In tile great drama of life ver · mome nt brings its i her one An qual ::-hare of virtue an d morality. chan e'. To-day ti' one cene, to-morrow 'ti another Re~ nn ers who woulrl accompli'h definite, cteci ive and we, the player , come and go like shadows pa ing re~ul mu,t llr:o refo)rm thern~eh-e , and the gain arising to and fro. The flying moment a they h m ry by carce fr om :-uch a ~tep will ~ur1X1::-• a thou nd folrl any vRni h quirker than our llort lin , an d all the joys an d ad vance tint simple s '\ ut ry compu l•ion can ever fa ire t thing5 o n earth. To-day the banquet hall may hope to bring :-thout in the field o f tnH' virtue anrl ring with our glad ho u 'of joy nod m erriment. but rohu-t mornlity. like the flowers of ~umme r these too will soon pa~ away, and o ur bleaching bones and the banquet ball ~ ill lie commi ng led, clu t with dust. REFLECTJO); ~ tudy the innocent youth growing up all full of grace Bn n few month a o, how betutifnl W!l.S the app nr- noel loveline~ . ee tile happine and conteutment vi i:11l ee of n'lture: llow clelicat nne! how preciou were ble on hi brow. IIi gentle word and smiling coun th rnhe- f green a nd white th'l covered her fair form . tenance be peak an an els peace of so ul. A f w year-, Like n royal bride, t~he wore mos cu -tly raiment, and and he i old anrl gray; llis llenrt i burdened with trouher hrow w n~ decke I with gem the urig:1te t In the ble and anxiety, and. like th e naked tree o)f autumn, he !ami. Bu now. 1nw changed : ll er r"hcs nrc ent nnd ~tand- bereft of early joy and tripped of all hi youthwithered. and ,-he , ~ nels lone and de~ohte amid the ful gnce and comlin ~. Look, too .. nt the vain pomp of kin and princes. ' ee :\ll umn's glo<lrn. The hlo&~orn~ of c~rly sprfn!S, tile fre>~h green 1 ave~ 01' th e budding ye:~r, nnd nil those lonely the worldly grandeur di~played in every court and hall flower of summer on which the moP1ing de\1- so often of royalty. Pleasure sit enthroned and Grandeur mil shoo like bri~ht nnd parkling gem nllnre no w gone on Yery ~:oirle. But ah: the pompous bow. the royal paunci nnu •llt remain hu nnked wood unci drenry plain , geantry, i, like the meteor tln5h: it comes, but scarce is where life and beauty, youth and vigor seem to lie en- felt until 'tis past. The o-orgeou palace too that witne d all this grand display will itself si nk crumbling down, omb d. The birds that once sang s"·eetcst ong hav hied it hnlb de~erted, the sh rill winds moaning through its th m to !hirer climes anrl the only onnd now he:1rd is ruined con-idor5 nne! the night owl hooting loudly the rurle whi•tlE' of the wind 11 it swee1 round our from the ruin eel lattice. llow hort-lived then, ancl fleeting. nrc all things of ion ly d ,. llincr or monn throu gh the d olate gr ove. Look in wba dir tion you may , go wherever you earth? Beauty earce hns time to Bhow her cllarms, or will, the rye belwld n thing but n brond and dreary Grandeur di~play her proud mflgnific nee ere '·D truction be<Tins hi dreadfu l work." ~t , where. scntt 1ed here and ther , like th bone of "From hour to hour arth's tre.c'l ure ripe and ripe, fall n br ve , lie hroken bough and wi hered leaYe tb ll for b be ad remembrance o f like <T]ory pas ed and then from hour to hour they rot and rot." 'Ti bard indeed to think, and harder still to feel asy. Wnlk thro tgh th open field; once the grn ~ wa ured , that we who are here to-day, who sport ogether n 1•nd wavy. and the flock were grazing there; ingin bird 8ported b~nea h the mid llappine~ and joy, mu t soon or late take one ntle breez wep along, filled 1\DOther. le.cwe; anrl that 11ll this bright gay world, its citie8, throne and fair s scenes will one day sink into frngrnn of umrn r', pur fiow e . diffi r n 1 :Xo ~oogs delight the ar, ruin ond pa~ from ~ight fore>er. nd ye it needs ron t
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be. Like the ocean wave th::tt sweeps n.long and lev els the sandy beach, so time in its mig hty onward flow wrecks c iti e~, palaces, 1\ingdoms, empires, everything, and naught is left be hind but destr uction scattered far 1md wide. P eer into the past. What a specta cle is t here ! Desolat ion reigns sole monarch of the scene. Where are now the proud cities, the mig hty thrones, and princely dwellin gs that fl ocked and ad orn ed the anci ent world ? 'Where is Babylon with its wa lls and towers and brazen gates and hanging gardens? Where is Thebes? Nineve? all the roya l palaces of Isreal ? They are gone, and the traveler treads unconscious o'er t heir ruins. Rom e's walls an d temples too nre gone. The consecrated h eroes have long left, their thron es, and the thrones them selves have cr umbled to the earth. Troy , p owerful nnd mngn ifi cent, once wfi s; but now her stat ely d omes have perished, her towers and t emples lie mould ering in th e dust. H ector the brav e antagonist of A chilies is no m ore. The thunders of Cicero ant! Demosthenes ha-v e long ago di ed out, and the v ery ball s and galler ies in which th eir accents rung have perished from the earth. Xerxes, H annibal, Caesar , with their armi es and their fame, all ar e gone. 0 Time, thy march is bnt the march of D estru ction. Th e skelet ons of a thousand nations and t he dust of earths proudest cities are sca tter ed o'er thy rninons pafb. And as th e past, so t he fu ture. The gay to-day may pass contented, proud men may swell with wi ld ombitious schemes, rul ers may exult in the splend or of their r eign, and nations sound loncl th eir glory and prosperi ty; b ut their clny too will come, like th e lC'1fhC'fi ,r<' tlw '1 ntnmn l:> r eeze they'll perish one b.) one hef"re the l•ln <,t,.; of time. Le:1ru then•f(Jre, r,<uh•r ih•lll tlw f: tll < f the :1ntumn IP:lt: A 3£.
- ?\ o mure congcs; lia rd work is now the order of the day.
- Onr detective· at Tucker bas been doing great work of late. - l've " braced up" to harper men the ever he dare be. - Live in hope boys y ou may go t o the " fair" next year. - The whi stlin g breeze which blows around Sanasock 's corner at a 2. 10 t gait bids you "put those 'lummer hats away" -The immortal trio whose ambitious designe were t hwarted at Tu cker exclaim in the words of the poet: "Good life be now our t1sk onr doubts are clone ." - Charlie F ay says he don' t know what to do with the doll he won at th e " fn ir." '\Ve think he m ight give it to his sist11r o r - - - G us M osset says he wi ll nev er play "Yankee Doodle" any more, since every body has so much to say about the "d nde" p:1rt of it. -lie wa s un cha ritnb le indeed who sa id that Tierney was "hot headed." - Paul \Vil staeh anc1 Bohn are orgamzmg a military company nnd er th e lead ership of Brossea u, which they intend calling Lhe " hungry army after dinner." - Burn s nn d Flanig1n ,yiJl soon be the riv nls o f Shafer and Slosson. - M essrs Brenan nnc1 Quinn will soon have a d ebate on th e all absorbin g subject of " Wimmins rights." A gold n1edal will be give by Prof. De veney. - The cold weather ser ves :1s n good exc1:se ~ r students to get to K. K. K. for overcoo ts etc. - P. C. Conway recently spent a few d:1y in Dwight I 'r it h h i ~ hn •ther D:m. TTe s·1 y s he livcct on ··po und c:1ke :11Hl tu rkey" while :1way. - F. E. l\fcA uliffe, te.1cher in the cli 8trict schoo l, LOCALS. attended the teachers exn minotion in K. K. K. the other clny. - Cabbnge~ -The college brass b:1nd, und er t he direction of -Mince Pic ! Rev. Fr. :Mainville, is ma king r apid progress: they -No admittance ! al ready p lay several ~e l ecti o n s with remarkable - What does T . E. mean? accuracy a.ncl spirit. - Where nr e y ou going Xmas? - "Fall is gone" ~ai d prof. D - - ns he r eturn ed - Our next big clay ts Thanksgiving. from the orchr~rcl lnst week wearing upon hi s face a look - H ave you ev r heard ·'Peck a boo ?" so sad, , o exem ciat ing ly disappointed that an inexpe-Can y ou tongue n note ? Yes sir, in a horn. ri enced physiognom ist could see that it wos the dearth -Kelly plnys" uwnnee River" with variations. of apples which wa g nawing at his heart. - Bonville still holds the "corn er" in billiards. - The attraction along the K. K. K. is increasing. - Quinlan, how dicl you like the "Art gallery?" -Conner has his gu n a t lost. Now ye du cks beware ! The boys say they prefer to stroll along its banks or - " Wild was the night yet a wilder ni ght" i com ing. sail upon its glossy waters when "chill K ovember's - M orrissey t hinks the K . K. K. Tim es man i too surly blast makes field and forest bare." - H e cometh not, he said. "flip."
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- Our tonsorial art ist has re-fit ted his rooms and is now ready to g ive yo u a winter cut. - Some of t he boys say t hat Quinlan is noticed more now since the cold weather set in, as his over coat casts a hadow large enoug h to be seen by day-light. - It was a false report t hat H enry B. was married , his brot her says t he boy will ha ve not hing to do wi th matri mony for at least a y ear. - The F rench supplement which made its first appearance in o ur last issue i very popular among t he r esidents of t he v illage and consequent! y t here was a greater demand for " J ouRNAL " t han usual. It will be issued monthly hereafter as a supplement to the ,JoURNAL. - Our printers are deserv ing of great praise for their earnest and unselfish attention t o t he interests of the Jo uRNAL : with the experience of a few months t hey t.urn out work as bright R.nd nea t as ro nny wh o hav e spent t ears at the bus iness. -Th ere is o ne a mong us ll'ho wo uld like to kno w "'her e Bro. . y nagog ne is. - Prof. T oom ey, who is so m e l"l"b ~t of ::m au t hor ity on such mnt te r~, snys t hat t he Orche< tra, und er the direction of Rev. Fr. Oser, is fully equal if not su peri or to t he best a mateur organizatio n of a ny si milar institution in the coun try. - '· l crmnot pl ny the orgn n but I nm v ery good on the pi .mo ns 1 nm t he big man in the band ," was the ex clamati on of a b1.s bfi.ll juni or . - " Oh barber spare t hat yo ung mnstache" ejaculated the seni or Henumc as ·he passed thro ugh the orclt.al o f c his first shave. - M e.-- '" ~s hc ud to say the other clay: " \Ve never spe · k ns v•e pnss by ." - 'lrhere 1"1":-ts Comeree wb .n the l iJht went out? - Th e members of the first gmmmar cl ass want to know the me1.ni ng of the word "omndhaun ." - F ra nk K. says that in t he backw oods of Ke ut ncky tancls an old and. neglected hvuse which was once t he nbode of [ar t in Lu t her. vVe ne ver kne w " 1\far t." was a K entu ckian before, b ut Mr. K - - is an a utho rity on matters of hbtory. - Rrce is the Longfellow of t he ho use althoug h Kelly dispu tes it. - E . Caron says that Thocleric t he Great bad a fhtherin-law of the fem inin e gender. - The other evening while looking over some CO]Jies o f the J ouRxAT, in the press room we were startled by a noise lil<e t he ru bing of many waters or the ru mbling of enrth which herald an ear thquake or a volcanic eruption. The noise proceeded fr om above and s lowly it approached. "nearer, clearer , deadlier t han before." 1:nth every individual hair on end , our eyes star t ing fr om their socliets we stood aghast. P aralyzed with
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fear onr muscles contracted and our fingers closed as with a deadly gri p on a hand ful of nothing. I n that state of min d and body we wai ted the d read s um mon as we though t, l"l"hen lo ! it was not the destroy ing angel b ~a ring death and c1 estr uction on his wings but a classic rat which makes nig htly excur ions up and down t he steam-pipe. --;- In the corn ing deba te mathematics vs. classics, t he mat hematicians sny thnt t!.!ey will pla ce classical learn ing on the horn s of a dilemna and red uce it to zero by " reduction ad. absurdum." W hile the votaries of t he cb<:sics will burl all the irony and satire of H or ace J uvenile and Swift at t he head of t he r ule of three. - A uerbauch says be can't get sick and go to the infirmary to ha ve a nap without the whole school ha ving something to say about it. - Rev. F n.tbers Beaudoin and Mainville spent a few days in Chicago last week. During their stay t hey had t he pleas ure of listening to 1\fgr. Capel with whom they pron ounce t hemselves highly pleased. - T he ban d is making rapid strides towards perfection. The boys should be enco uraged in the good work and we wish t hat all wo uld foll ow the example of prof. Murphy who set " em up" to the members the oth er clay . - On last Sunday Nov . 18 the Rev. Bro. Bernard celebrated his fifty first birt h day ; though a few traces . of the wintry snows can be seen among h is locks t he good bro ther is otherwise little fa tigued over his long journ ey and we hope that each returning eighteent h of ~ove m be r will find him the same ki nd hearted a nd bcloverl proc ura tor. - The • ociety of the Sacred Hear t at th eir regular meetir:g on Friday evening last elected the following officers : Spirit ual Dir ector , Rev. l\1. J. ~Iars ile , C. S. V. Pres id ent, Ambrose Granger ; First Counselor, James C u ~ack ; second Counselor , P hilip Lesage ; Secreta ry , Edwar d Kniery. LITERARY NoTES. T wo more v olu mes of Sermons by F ather l\fenneger have lately been published ; one nddressed exclu sively to men, the other intended for women only. J ohn l\Inrphy & Co. have published l\fonsig nor Capel's pamphlet ''T he Pope, hi s office, our dut ies to him ," They have alw nearly ready, "The Eternal Priesthood," by Cardinal l\Ianning. Re v. L. A. Lambert, of W aterloo, N. Y., the well kn own a nt hor of "No tes on ingersoll ," bas sold the r emainder ofthe ecli tion with the copy rights of his "Tbesaurns Bi blicus" to Benziger Brothers who are now the exclusive pub lishers of it.
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CATIIOL1C NOTES. There nrc over Soo students in the theological SemiJlflries of Germany. According to the CcGtholic T imPs, of Liver pool, one tlli rd of the popnbtion of thn,t ei ty is catholi c. Nearly half of the bn s in e~s and property uf the city of IIa li f;~ x is in the hand s of catholics. The single paris l1 of St. Stani slaus Kotska's church, Chi cago, coun ts 4,000 fnmili es. Ther e are in C hicago abont 70,000 Pvles. Ex CHANGE.
South Chicago and t he l:alu met region in genernl bas an able exponent aml a representn.tiv e in the Sottlh Chicago Tribtme, a hand some eight-pngc weekly paper publi shed and eclited by E. E. Gri swold. The talented yo ung ed itor of the Tribun e paid us a v isit a short t ime ugo, anrl in the lust issue of his pnper has h ~td the kindness t o in sert a discription of our College and its surroundings. That Mr. Gris wold possesses no small journalistic abilities is ev idenced by the tone of his paper, while his attractive and pleasing manner would win him fri ends in any locali ty. W e are happy to be able to place the Tribune on onr exchange Jist, and hope ere long to receive a second visit from its geni al eclitor. The October nnmber of the P ortfolio, from the "\Vesley an Ladies' College , H amilton , Ontario, is uetbre us. This journal is neat in appearance: but we d o not uuderstand, and cannot aclmire it. Of the twenty pages which compose th e P oTtjolio, ten arc devoted to ad ve rtisments, and the other ten to several short literary articles, som e of whi ch are deservin g of praise, and others-- - well they serve to take up space. In the editorial department we find a description of the College and gr ou nds, dissertations on epistolary correspondence and on the necessity of perseverance to insure success, all jnmbled together in such a manner that we hardly kn ow where one S ll hject comm ences and th e other end s. Our Canadian friend also seems determin ed to keep t he portion allotted to ad's occupied , as we noti ce several spaces in that department bearing the sig nifi<:ant word8 " T o let." 'Vc would advise the P oTtjo lio " to let" those vacant spaces to some of its writers, for instance, to "Art Master" that she might g ive u s a more interesting acco nnt of her trip to Scotland . N OTRE DAME ACADEMY. An Anniversary R equiem Mass for the repose of the soul of Sister Igwttiu s wns celebrated in the Convent Chapel on Monday tht l 8i.1st. by Rev. F ather Legris. The mu sic r endered by th e young ladies of the institution W tlS specially impressi ve. 1
A n improviso concert was g iven 'lt the Academy last week- the occasion of Very Hev. F r. Beau <l oin fulfilling a promise made to th e pupils some time ago. Th e exercises consisted of vocal and instrum ental selections. The yo nng Ind ies that took conspicuou s parts in the prog ram me were Miss Gravelline, :Miss Sweetlnncl, Mi ss Clea ry, M iss Morgan , , Miss Barron, M iss H oy ancl Miss LegTi s. ' Prominent vi sitors at the Acad emy during the past week were Father McShane of Wilming ton, Mr. and Mrs. Barron of C hi c~go, Mrs. De vine of Chicago, Mrs. Roberts of Mnson City, JIJs., Mrs. K oehl er of A yr. Neb., Mr. Gillespie of Chicago and l\1;·. Vigeint of Chicago. M. ROLL OF HO NOR. CLASSICAL
CouRst<:.
P ataick Ti erney . . . . ... Con way Medal. Ja.mes Cusack . . .. . Gold Alex is Granger.. . I st. i:;ilvcr John Meagher .. . . . ... . 2nd . " Phili p Lesage. . . . . 3rd. " D istinguished - F rancis Quinn, H or~c r Mathieu, P :ttrlrk Sulli1·a n, Edward Kni ery, Ambrose Granger , F lorence McAulitl'e, .John Morri ssey . Jose ph Kelly, Patri ck Byr nes, Gl enn I'ark. Paul \ Vi lst.ach. ,l:un cs ()u in_ l an, \ V illi am Convey, \ .Y illi arn ltea tLm c,
I~ e on
1\tge, Charl es Baker.
CoM MJciWJAL CounsE. Th omas Hugh es .. . . .. .. . Goi<I Mcc!al . llobert Carr ... .l f: r. Silver " Michael Koen . .2nd. " Francis Reaume . . . .. .. . 3nl. '' DIRTINGUIS HF:D.- .Tohn H allig::to ..Jam es Concannon . Lesage Medal fo r F1·ench Co;nposlti on awarded to I'. Lesa ;;e.
Goon qn;nucT.
P<ttri ck Fahey .
. .. .. . Gold Mcclal. roLI ~· rrc;r:ss.
Glenn Park . . . . . . Gold J\'Ird al Di st i'lgui sh cd in Deportnv ·nt-(' ha.,·les Baker, Edw:wl Brady,
C'h :~rks
B a.ll , Charltls Brennan , 1\1i r!1<1 C' l 13jT: l ~~, Edward Brow11.
Jt
9[gri~tttu; 7$1 c®~dle~t. Bourbonnai s Grove, KANKAKEE Co., Ill.
Found ed A. D. l &l5, ra isP-d to the r ank of Univers ity A. D. 1874. Two courses of Study, t he Classical and t he Comnwrcial. Excell ent fac iliti es for l ~arnin g Music, Tel ~grn p h y, Phonographv and Pa.intlng. BOOK·KEEI'ING accordin g to th e "Pract.ica l Bus iJws's Syste m '' a s pecialty.
T erms for Board and Tuition. $200.00 per nnnum. For further information add r ess.
Rev. M. J . Marsile, C. S. V. Director.
Th e Coll ege can be reached by the Illinois Central. the Ctnchmati St. Loui s & Chicago, or the Indiana, Illinoi s & I owa Railroads.
'OLLEGE J 0
ST. VlA1E
A. BAB T
I SCHif)O~o
In all kinds of Hou ehold Furniture ' 13oo1~ 01" TEE
LmAL
Ne''"""~
~.Iusic~
BAS<:·Rul..s and B.n;;. FI:"iiil'G TACKLE.
xo
.K..AKKA..KEE, ILL.
T FA.•HlO:'!ABI.E lil..'iDS.
ox
WAREROOM
EAST A.VEXGE.
TOY ' CBOQCET.
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R. J. HANNA
Hardu:are IRON, NAILS
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AND
WA.GOX TOC:J~
AND
1
IC0:\DII IO.X MERCHAKT 43 <..;ou.r t Street,
13 E ~T A n:~-.;E, KA~h.AKEE. ILL.
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Carriage and Boggy ){anufarturer. -
TER)l )lOST RE~c\ OX ABLE T TIOX :>T. Oppo ;t K. L"KAKEE HOt;:>E.
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.'. KXOWLTOX ' ~6
S t u dents.
I
Two d oors north of Post Office. K ankakee, fll.
KERR BROs,
TCDIO,
\HARDWARE, TOYES IROK K XK KEE. ILL. , " ~~-ialt y. ( lld PicturPs 1 EEL. TIN\f ARE, N AILR, &c., EAsT C'OI: RT
T.
Flue ae nclwl Pho~ Copied and F.nl «f'!!>'<l •md r lnl • lw•l In h " lla Ink ,Job work rl c ne in any" part of th e County nd Wa~r C••lors. Photos of Cblld.reo and Groups 1 ' by new rapid proc<"<• j CORXER COt"RT T. &: SCHUYJ, ER A YE.XUE-
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CHICAGO.
Dr.ALER..• In :M n ·s, Women's, ;IIi 8PS' and We ba,·e lat~ly bought an immense lot hlldren·s lin e a.nd medium Shoe" al~o all sizes and grades of Boots. ped al Inducements for Chamber Sets
Livery a.no~ t'<l ' table.
Ga.oc1m FVJO.R.
87
BRAYTO:X & CHRI Tl.A.:N
N . BERCERON ,
PHOT OGRAPHI C
No.
K~-:KA.KEE,ILL.
J obbing D r>r<e /,f) Qr da .
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N. BARSALOUX. Qppo ite 'TIME BUlLDING"
G RO CE R
Stot'e3 and Tir 1care
~
Fifth Avenue
WHOLES.U.E & RET.UL
DF.ALKR L"
11 9
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~TATID~ER.Y
'-'D DEAL.ER
ili!A.'HI:rAcn;&BR
2ln
fu~AJJ,
KAKKAKEE, ILL.
ialty.
~OEL BRO ' 'EA(\ I FIRE ' D LlFF L ' i:i.R ·cp ' ' ~ '' \
of
the whole stock of a ~.Ian.ufacture,
40 cts. on the Dollar . We can sell you tbe most beautiful set in the city for
&-4Z.50, wbicb neYer was sold below
C. J . Linden
$60 .00.
DEALERlX
'\Vatc he , Clocks, J e w e lry,
If you wi h to make a present to a
REALEf\TAT:t:. LOAS ::!(• ' u .>ERand PI.A.TEoWABE., .-\ntl Collections j Mli Sl(" ·sTRt:;)tElfTS,SPt::C TA C LES,&C. friend, comll and see us, we will give o-rARY r ·nuc. coL NT sT .. ~F..-O I(D •Ton• 46 couRT STREET you the be t opportunity you may
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' l(anknk ee, ILL. ~ ever be offered; we ha YC a few ILL. Hc paidog of'W a tches, (;Ioc k ~ ,a nd J ewelry hundred lett, and they go rapidly. -Neatly Executed. J
D. Q. che~pers, ~1. D.
292 Larrabee t. Chicago, Dr. HEPPER '
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Ill. lCHA
. RIETZ BRO LUMBER CO.
liA:>t:: F A CT · Rr.R s .t DEALERS
In Lum ber, Lath , hing-les, Posts, WINDOWS, DOORS AIID BliNDS. K A ~ K A K E E, ILL .
will be in Bourbonnais on tbe 1st. of l each month.
Opp. Ill.
entral R. R. Depot
J. R. )L\.LO HE. Ho
8.b
G ner3J Black nuU1. 1\ peelalty. Wood work o f all kind.
If you are in the city, come and see our large t ock. of
Parlor Sets~ Magnificent Mirrors 20x '72~ F're nch Glass $2'7.00.
~arlor ~urtauE,
lnp;
in g reat varieties; BOOI~
Kankl\.kCj' Ul.
C
C HAIRS, C ARPET S,
L ot: NOES,
PHY I IA . . ~
.· D
'R EO . . ~. ' KAl ::~~co
AD call by T elephone promp ly at nd d to.
I
Sofa a
-RT TREET , ILL
• FA CY
100111,
ltOTIOIII
<l.t..t. .t.
Dealer in 'Foreign and Domestic on
aDODI·
SES,
D es ks~
Of"f"ic e
ST. VJATEUR'S CO LLEGE .JOUHNAL.
120 .J. .T. SCHUBERT.
PROPRIETOR 0 F THE
German 1French and American Pharmacy. Cor. East Ave. & Merchant >·t. KA NI<AKEb:, Ill. Keeps constantly on hand a full line of
1 oln; J mtm J!oth ~ unl. DIJmCTF.D BY T H E SrsTEns oF THE
Co N GHF.GATION OF NoTRE DAME.
.i\Iother Superior, Notre Dame ,\ead emy, Bombonnai:> Grove, KAKI,AKEE Co., I r,r..
Also a fi ne line of To ilet Articles of all kinds. Fi ne Cigars and 'l 'obacco. @"" CALl, AND SF: I>. MF.. ~
SCHOOL BOOKS.
BOUl'tBONNAIS GROVE, ILL.
LEGAL BLANKS.
& ~abd,
KANKAKEE,
ILL.
Druggists and Dealers
Thi s Institution afford s every advantage t o Yo ung Ladi es desirous or obtaining a solid a nd l K ALL KINDS OF fini s hed education. For p a rticulars apply to
DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS, OILS ETC, ETC.
Preston Sanasack.
~~~Mduunp
~' ANCY
AND
TOILET
ARTICLES,
Choicest
Brands of Cigars, etc.
m= All should give them a call. .,.,m
A. Ehrich
EAST COUH.T STREET
FRANK E. BELLAMY.
KANKAKEE.
VEA LER I N Dealer in choicest Groeeri es, choloest General Store. De a Ier in Groceries, S..--L'A'1-,IONER Y . bra nd s of F lour. K eeps on h and constantly Dry goods, IIarclwarc, Cutl e•·y . Glassware. a large assor tme nt of Feed and Produce. Books , News, Music, Also keeps co nsta ntl y on hand a large P lease call and see me before going Wall- Paper, 'Vin(lo'\ov Shades. stock of HEADY-~lADE C LOTH I NG, any place else.
KANKAKEE, ILL.
FAMILY JHIWf CINES,
TOYS , PICTURES.
And wJ1olesah• Liq uors.
({!U,omm~Jrd~~~ ~4JOfd
LOU T::i GOUDREAU, .Jr.
I-IAllD vV ARE. Stoves, Iron , Na il s and \ Vag-on wood stock. 'l'INWAltE AND TlN OF ALL KINDS.
OpposLe I. C. Depot. FIHST
CLASS
ACCOMMODATION.
H. L. Crawford & Co., WHOLESALE a, RETAIL
GROCERS. No. 36 Court Street.
FltEE 'BUSS TO AND l<lWl\1 DEPOTS.
Kankakee, Ill.
C. G. UBELL AR, P twPRmTon.
No . 3 Court Street, Kanh::ah:ee~
BABY CARRIAGES'
Ill.
CARDS. Foundry, & Printers' Supplies.
Visiting Cards may be had at the
Specimen B ook and Estimates nJ)on
fPr~~i,:'e":ia';,d M~~~~!~~ Second-hand list of ?;.:;; & 56 Franklin St.; Chicago, Ills.
J OURNAL OFFICE.
Outfits for
C. WOLF. Barh r r ::ihop Under Um b ac h 's 1-Ia n wss Stor e K a nk akee, Ill F irst d ass work gua.ra.ntePd t;tud el!t.s espec ially in vited.
T. O'GORMAN.
Avenne
Ea~t 1 I~anli::ah::ee.
P. L. MO NAST, l\1. D. Ph ysi c i an a nd :,; u rge n n. BourlJonn als Grove, Ill. ~·w~ A n call s promptly att cnded .'""'<J<J
JOHN G. KNECI-IT, m~tr;ehanat (®;~1Ul1r~ 1
RE AY-MADE
Clothing
Ratsand Caps. - Ge nt' s und erw ear. Trunks, Valises, F urnishing Goods. \Vilson B r os' Fi ue Shirts.
NOS. 2 AND 4 COURT STREET. Ji:ankakee, Ill.
•tim&
E. ll . BEJWF.RON , M.D. Assistant Surgeon, Me rcy H ospital '81 Hesi<lent Physician, Al exian H osp•t al Ch icago '82
Residence,
Bourbonnais Grove Ill.
T he "JOURNAL " a bi-we ekl y p a per oj evot ed t o l'!:ast Avrnuc, 1 d oor south of J{netch's lilocl<. SCIENCE, LITERATUHE a nd ART, p ublish ed Kankakee, - Illinois. by t h e Students of St. V I ATEUR'S COLLEGE, BOUHBONNAIS GROVE, ILL.
A CARD.
L. DROLET & BROTHER. DEALERS I N
CoL L EG E PAPERs.
8cnd for esti males.
Those in need of choi ce Confectioneries, Ca.nned goods, all k inds of Fruits, Fish and Oysters will clo well and save money by calling on
To all whom it may concern.
Boots and Shoes.
The " JOURNA L" is a first cla~s medium for "ADVERTISING." A special attention paid to the printing of
BUSINESS CARDS, BILL HEADS.
Having ado pted t he One Price A Large Stock of vVomen's, Misses' System to all my J>atron s, I will giv.e Children's Men's, Boys' and You t hs'. Bargains in Crockery and Glassware. a further Discount of 10 Per: cent to ~ T erm s th e most rea sona ble . ~ 25 Court Street, Ne::1.'L to First all Clergymen, Professors and Students The " JO UR NAL" ~hall be mailed Nati onal Bank. - .ILLI NOIS, of Bourbonnais College. Cnll at t he to any address at the rate of K ANKAKEE, -
J a1nes I -1. Fello,vs. Candies, Cigars, Nuts and Fruit.
ICE-CREAM and SODA. 3rd. Door north of P . 0.
lL~ N J,A I'EE , ILL.
Philladelphia One Pri ce Clothing H all No.8 Court St. Kankakee Ill. M. · Tiobrheimer, Prop.
$ 1.50 $0.75
PER ANNUM SIX MONTHS
T HE ST UDJ!;NTS, Edito1·s-Proprietor