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BOURBONNAIS GROVE. ILL. SATURDAY, Nov. 30, 1889 CAR DINAL

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The w< •!ld ~trife never Ct':L<'C>'. T he 11etion of working mnlt.itncl es, the tumult o f striVIIli' C!Oruhat:t :t ts has i'en. dere<i t he eye ever watchful, tbe rninrl ever active. Now prostrated by r~efen~, nnw elated wit h victory, reverses anrl trinmphs :llike seem but to !' t irnn\a te man's anl o r nn<l i nrlo mitahle still, he prci' ~ es f(\nvn rcl. The W(•rk of humanit.y in•·rpasi ng with tlH! prog ress of ci vi liz;ttion is a. hard <>nd nevct' e nd ing toil. Invention and ciisC'W ery hnn'l corNb inrd to make the w orld n b••s.Y one ::md the~C' h:1ve todr.y rench('cl such !l, <l rg rce of perfection , that ~<Cienee and ind ustry b:tve been un ited to for m onr grSlnd nncl pmYcrfu l msl itntion-Trndc. Cnmbining all mcchani <;al ope ration ~, the f:ti lnre any of these will <li!'concert. :11vl impe<le the act.ion of all. Bn t m e n in thPir ~el fii ~ !Jnc ss ltnve 1 ~ 0 ~ trnuld c11 the mselves to nn<lerst.anrl this_fncl.. In t heir m:td strug-gle for wealth tlu•y h:wt' fo rg"i t.rn honor, ft·d ing, e ,·e ry I Ling-sn V•~ · self. fi reed hns led them to mo:10]Jolize nil ndvn.n litges :mel where .Jim monopolize mnny nEls t suffe r. T his oppres~ion. gr) lnng horne hy the wenl<er class L; now ' about to he thrown off. The s truggle bL•twee n wenlt h an<l pov erty, between the cmployPe nnd tu e employer, between cn pitnl 'anr1 ln.hor, has lately b eco me more t'fJilnl and has now assumed a t.hreatcni ng aspect. Ench pna·ty, nntkip'lting the imp3nrlin g struggle, hns s low! y but sn rel- nm,t:>serl its strcogtt1; an (t lJnt r ecently I'Unrlry cx11m ples have been furni sbed to sho w the parLies to he abo ut equnlly s1rong, wl ~~ttevc) r ad\'ntstng•lS that mnJ appcnr t o be possessed by tiac lnboring clement.

But n short time ago, the relative l"'sitions of thPse wl\rringfnet ions we re painfully dcmonstr~ted. Differe nces between the doek lnborers of Englnr;<l nn<l t.h('il' emplnyers ha rl thily become more prnn(\ unced. B otlt pnrties had their caul'es, and wen~ rl e tcrmineJ to uph old them at. any cost. Tbe laborer~, finding life no longer bearable unrler the circumstance:; forc ed upon th e m, threat.enerl to striko. Their warning was unheeded. Why should it not be disregar<!ed '? Whe n should the v oice of the labo1·cr ever be heard? T he capit!tlists were secure in theil· wealth; the interest of legislative bodies was cen~ered in rnil ro:vl corporations, million-rlollar

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trusts et1'; wha t ha d they to fe ar from the hardened son of toil. His co tnpl::tints tlH'Y despise d, his warning th ey rece ive<l with ta un ts and disdai n. His influence, howe 1·e r, wtts n ot seen, or was unwisely di sregarded No concession was made; and the d ockma n made good the ir threat- They abandoned work. Th e injustices heupecl upo 11 them in . t he past; the insults of many years standin g were voiced in one mighty complaint, which lra n~ r~e d nil Eng land, and vibrated through the entire corn m erc i ~\1 world, re-echoi ng the wrongs of th e st.1il<ers nntl dC'm:wrling justice. E ng land wns di:;t.mbed !lnr! ill at ease; L o ndon tremblect un<l er the impending stroke; the world watched all wi th absorbing interest. The storm so long gathering bad b urst upon her so u nexpectedly , had enveloped Ler so quickly, tha t .Eng!ancl, overcom e with surprise, could not awaken to the stern reality. She was aroused fr om her sleep of peace to find bCI·sclf s urroundect with difficulties,-thc victim of 0ivil <li sor ders. P adiam ent was powerl ess Paralyzed with fe Rl', it could not net. Affairn in tho meantime, became more complicated. D n.ily the breach widened. The !'trik<:>rs conti nued to grow in s tre ngth while, o n th e part of the government, fenr and inaction grew in the same propvr tion. Though s uffering through th eir own act, t he d etermination of the strikers never wearied b ut grew stronger with the desolation of their hearts and homes.

The capita lh.ts were secure in the protection the government yielded to their class; the laborers, as yet, bad remained com parati vely qniet; they committed r1 o b ::~sty or vi•Jlent actiom;, which so often distinguish t he strik er. The str nggle whi ch raged so fiercely i n their brea_;t,:, was admirnu:y controllect. But how long could tllPy thn~ gov ern themselves? Every one feared , dreaded Llt :1 t nn ture ,,·oul r1 at las t triumph over reason, and in .. m oment o f frenzy, the strikers, answering the dicLalf'S of it •jnrcd feelings, would by o ne gra nct out. lntrst, fo rget and destroy all. But there is a li mit to everything, and the patience of the strikers must soon gil·e way . This want of reconci liation, this appare nt disdain of their action, set yes to make them more desperate. D a ily they became more turbulent and restless.

A sort of im l•atience characterized all, and showed, bu t too plai nly, tLat every one yearned for action, If their innction was n ot fel t , perh:tps their strength

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might be brought to be:tr heavily 011 their oppressa t·~ . now ; the grc:1..L Cardinal, f:\tigu e<l b_y the accompHI!bSeeing their cletermiuatioll, ~lll d recog nizing their strength , ment of his great work, has ret unJe,l to b.is hO.ttH':. the worlcl called upon England to li Ct ere it be Loo Congratula-tion s pour in upon him , and millions w·{sh bte. But hefnre t his cnrs g ed mnlti turie Lhe state recoiled h !e~s in gs on the av erter of t his g-reat evil. For t rpJ y i n ten·,n· 11n d remained as bPfore -powerl e~ s. At b st, th e act was :• great (lli C, a.r,cl Wll.S ch"raetcri;; tic off.Jlf' whe n the indignation of tile strikers had pn.ssetl all res- Ul an. Th e Carrlin:tl, as her represc nt:l.ti\' e, ha~ l'etle£.ted tra.int, nnd they vented their rnge in nugry words, aud grea t honor o n the Chureh. As Catholi-city has iH p1.Ts t t:till fi <~ rcer thrents; wl1en feel i ng hud reae lt<:d its high- ages, come to the resc ue ot stiff'ering hum a nity , ! LS sJH" est pit c h and the inl'uri a.t c.tl nwb wus n•:orly -for action sa ved Rome from. the .fi.e rce Attiln, ~o, in th~ · persotl_-of. one wny or the o\.her, th e v ui ee 0£ renS<~JJ :wrl o f j nst ice Cardinal Mnnnit'g, ba s she s:tvc~ rl Englnnd from d N!tructiou fl t th e hnn rl s of het· o wn snhj< ~ ct~. · . , fell upo n the noi ,;y :tnd UtH it;;c ipli ncrl t hr ong, and Th e f' 1 J'tJ gg!e ju«t pa~L is hut :t skit·nd-h to nha t .t,hc, sternly comm a nded :1 ca.lm . From nmo ng the motly crowd, nr,Jse 1 he 1\) rm of au o ld Tll c~n lH·\ Jlt :11 1d wh it< ~ l:On fli ut will lw should it e ver become g(•ll~:<ml. with nge. an d Cllt.cred U] Wll the wi u t (~ l' ofl if". H ig h Su<:h n., rui~io rt.u11e however it . i~ hop<'rl will m•v·f;'r in teliectu :d powers fut tlHl r xp r e ~!; i<, !l in his eott Jt(t>IJ:JJJc;e; ilflppe''- llt il. if nnfort n11ntely , it sho uli'l he !'<•, ti.Hd!OJ,C. al! d llis fecJ h le ne;:. s of fur •n ga v<: e v idenc(· o f :1 life q><-lll nt eve ryo tJe . iii, that c:wh nation a.L that. ·(:l'·i t il::d lllOilJen t · in tbe pe rformnnec o1 a, grent. work . 'J he Fight o f ~uc h lllH_I' pr(! ilu ee a Cardi nal Mann in g-. an olrl lll'111 :l etn :d ly e ng:<ged :tm ung 1l: e t-lrik t·rs ~ u on IJ. F: a.ttmet<•d 1he n tlen t. ioll of:d I. E very wh e re cunui I iati ng, and soothin g the ir ruffl ed feelin g, his re:1,;0 Jl soo u became known . R.~cogn iz ing in him a frie nd :w <l hel!c fact or, the CHRIS'l'IAN ·EDUCA'rORS 8tur<'l y laborers treated th e old man wiLh t he greatebt l' ind ,, e1s allcl rnanit~s t e d, by th eir actiOil <- , t lt e gratitu<te ( Writt.enJor U11 itnl Canada:) t lwy fc. :t. for him in t heir heartH. Into bis willi ng ear When we retlect that, in this Cctnada of ours, the t hey po ure<l forth t. 1e story of their wro ngs , and like Rev. Clerics of St. Viat or have n o fewer than thirty the m}nister of j ustice tha t he wtts, he promised to exert highly flourishing education al establishments, which hi mself in their be halt. He sought interviews with the are frequented by some se':en or eight thousand principals, and implored grace ~tncl n. n admini st ration pupils, some idea may be had or what nn inportant of j ustice. A great change was nu~ taking phee., The factor they are to 'the future of the · Dominiml. The strikers no longer desired revenge nnd w(•re more subgratifying certa inty tlmt ev.e ry one of those seven dued and quiet; capital i~ts were now less haughty, and or eight thous,md is being carefully g rounded a.t:Hl were a.nxions to. concilia te. The situation bein~ th us trained by inst.ructoTs, thoroughly im hned >vit,h the fa vorab le, a settlement w<ts at length effected. Euglaud spirit of the saintly Querbes, will not detnwt from the and the world recogni~ed a nd blessed in th e person of interest and importa n ce of the faet. MorcoYer, wheh the olct IIJan; o ur great. prclate-Carclina.l M«nning. the public duly appr eciates how ,\rell and no.hly the Amidst the duties of his po~ iti u n , tbe g rent Cfl rdinal religious of St. Vitttor h·a ,,c realized the hopes of watched the progrf'ss of tbe strike, Hnd und<·rstanding the principles and defect:-; of each p:uty , he saw the Gregory XVI. who, whei1 approving and ble~;~ iug great ev il in a.JJ its e n o nr~i ty. Bu t unlike oth ers, he thei r foundation- in J 8B8, bade them "in crease <ni.d acted upon his knowle.~ge. Resolving lo qru ]I tile dis- multiply" we s ubmit that th~ history of t11e con1iii'uJ~­ tu rbances he a hand on ed t he cares o f P.Very d il.y Ii J'e, and ity, its progress i1i Camtda · esp~cl.ally, as well as its banist...mentof a <rt·eat highly pr omising future, must needs be of panim <:) u1~t itss'umec1 a more d ifficult task-the . public ev iL Aceonlingly he left the quiet ot' his home interest to the rt1ading CatholiG public. Religion an'tl · in Westminster, nrHl p lunged himsf' !f i~ t to tlw noice ld1 rl p lttriotism alike demand that '\Ve prompt]y tes'tify, ·. tum ult o f the angry mob. Ev ery dny f( ,uncl l1irn at hi.> our appreciation; to rel).clcr so .deser ving a comll). ~n1it), , ,'_... by voice, p en and purse, all the aiel and ene9ur~g(!- , tP.~ k, while en.ch action surv, ~~e<l tlw prf'cr rling one in ment eonsistent with our circum,sta.nces. Uu_cler ~od_, . kin<lec;,s a nd wot·th. He . ~poke n,lilre to t.l10 c:1pitalist::. an cllnborr rs; advi sing tbe f()rmr.r t ·.:> b e less li nug h ty; there is n o more effective means tostep1' the~ :tid~L teaching the .J:.,t tPr to be less ex rrc'. ing. 'F r ienrls sol ici- wave of irreligion no'~ threate1;1ing . ns th~n __the tous for h is hea lth and gPn eral W(~ lthn', wnnwd bi m establishment a11cl . propel: support of QhristJ~n. iiisti-:- _ :Jgn.inst this e xc l?~ s of work. But lw s mikcl on t!Je ir tutes such . as theirs. Its spirit acco~ds ~x.actly with a nx iety, :111d denf to nll ent.rcatie:'< , eunt. in uecl his the teaching of our l~oly mother tb:e Clu;trch; .a"nd efforts. H e labored inclef:Ltigably, n:over relaxing his most especially is such harmony d~sir~ble if!_,this th~ nt t empts until a final settlement was lttt.flinecl, an d evening of the nineteenth century when.;the bat-tle it;

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be~ween the "sons of God," on the one hand and the emissaries of "the lawles · one'' on the ot her. The Catholic press therefore, o:n which devolves the grand avostolaie so frequent ly blessed by Pius IX. and Leo XIII, is certainly expected to extend the most . 9lipport and advocacy to t hese chri-tian instru ctors. ' ln n~y}l:i!!g mm its efforts be more :fru itful. :Away .b~Wk in "the~. 'l;hii-ties a good, - holy ·aud . most zealous J?Jjest,:in · seein ~- wliat · havoc the· <mW:::hxistjan·schools '~ere ma.kiag ;t~ong the Catholic.ohildrtm ·of' the co ~try. bethought him of founding a commmiity .\vho··e· principle end wonltl be to counteract their evil in_fluence. Thi · priest, Yery H.ev. :F'a.ther 1. M. .Joseph (Juerbes, was hom at Lyons, in 179~, and witS parish priest at Vonrl(':<, France. H e died in 1859. H e founded the Institntc nf the Ciertcs of :-:it. Vi_a tor ii1 18i33. The iu£aun· of the institute was bElset hy m~ny obstacles, bnt. whieh, by the divine favor , soon yielded to the prayerful and persevering efforts o£ the holy priest. H e h ad the happines of seeu1g it approved and blessed in H531:3 by His Holi_ ness Geegory XVI, who, as already stated, used the words of Holy \ Vrit : ·•Increase and multiply;'' , a blessing which has indeed proved prophetical, as the institute to-Jay has 3 provinces: in France and ~ i'n America. The community n umber'! about. 1.100 \ lllem:bers, o£ whom there are in Canada, HUO: in the : United States, 70; and in France, no. This is truly a splendid rec~rd, and compares most £avorablr w'it.h ' that o£ any o£ t he ohlest. orders.· Its increase i1~ Canada has kept pace wi th the number of years it has been established among;;;t us--a ne w establishment havin. t>O' ;;pning up almost . every yea.r since its introduction . . Than 'thi:-: no better testin;ouy of its stability and efficiency cot!ld be add Heed, except that which const.itnteR the crowning glory of au.v relig-ious community or order, namely, strict and unswerving adherence to tlw inbmtions of it;;~ -£ounder. The fiolelit_y of the institute in this respect is all bnt unique. and well challenge:,; the imitation of all religious comi-uunities. \ Ve ll and faithfully have the spiritual c:hildren of the saintly Father Querbes observed the ia~t words of hi!'l la.<;t will nnJ testament: Me:; fl!/;1'1118 , 80!Jez jidetes it f'obl!:is.-;rwN. This is the grand secret of their success.

1 'othing mare the use£nlne:> of religious communities, male and female. mord than n. departure from their constitution or the intention of their founders; it is the dry.-rot of religious order~, 11nd is no less than flagrant disobedience to the Church.

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Nor is this surprising, as the institute imbibed, as t.h e infant does from its mother, much o£ the spirit o£ that incompar able order. In those dark clays when it was still doubtful whether the Papal sanction would bt' received, the . aintly Querbes had recourse to a fam ous p riest residing in Home, wh o, among other thing~' , advisetl F ath er Querhes ttnd his friends to make :t novena in h onor of the ever dear and sweet patron of youth , St. Stanislaus de Kostka, which having bemi done, and adopting at the same time, for their motto. ·the words of our Lord, "S uffer the litt le children, and forbid them no!:, to · come unto me," all obst aclefl yielded, every (liffculty was smoothed, and th e h eart o£ the h oly fou nder was gladdened by t he early aproval o£ thP. . in stitute by the Holy F ather. So cherished is their sweet little mottto, "Sinite parvulos venire ad me,'' that -llll the Relig ious have it on the buttons o£ t heir so utan es. The end o£ the institute is three £old: ( 1) Self-san ctification by the vows of poverty, · chastity and obedience; ( 2) Service o£ the Holy Altar and ( 8) the education o£ youth.

The following is a summary of the chronological history of the foundatio ns, ch anges, and establishments in Canada n,nd the United States.

In 1847, the first foundation in Con ada was made, 1inder Bishop Bourget, by Very Rev. Father Champagneur, C.;:-;, V. He h aving been transferred in 1872 to headquarters at Vourles, Fr.ance, was succeeded as Provincial by Very R ev. P. D. Lajoie, C. S. V. , Very Rev. C. Beaudry. C. S. V ., succeeded Rev. Father Lajoie, C. S. V., as Provincial o£ Joliette Province , and has as assistant Very Rev. C. Duch arme, C. S. V .

The Provin c:t'S, being as already stated 5 in number, are vourles, H.odez. and St. Flour in France; J oliette, P. Q., Cana.d a; and Chicago, United States. Among a few of the leading est ablishments may be mentioned, Bourbonnais University, Illinois; Holy Nrtme School.

Chicago: St. Michael':> College, Paris, France; Joliette College, P. Q.; Bonrp;et College. H.igaud; ~ t Joseph'H Collea-e. Bfrthierville; Deaf and Dumb Institution "' Montreal, P. (J_ etc. for boys, The writer of these notes possessing :u; he does. ext:eptional opportunities o£ kn owin g whereof he speaks, has no h esitation in saying, aft er a close study o£ the methods of the Rev. Cleries of the Institute that it is second to none of the teaching orders o£ the Ch nrch. A glance at their rules and methods should satisfy any conscientious Catholic that it should receive at the lmads of Canadians the most cordial patronage and support.

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'l' H E A ln' OF CONVEW:iiNG .

T r uly m:1y good conversn.tion he ca!l ecl :til art., lw c::use s t. u·!y, ob:;ervatiun nnJ pract.ice. are rcqnirHi be. fore one c:tn acqoire that usus loque;tdt w:1id.1 clnr 10ie r iz;·s a brilli»llt con versl\tionahst.

Our lexicographer defines conversation as a k i nd of discou rse, or an ear;y, free a.nd aff>~.blc iHt('rchange of · conceptions of Lhc mind. As for the derivation of the word convers:ttioo, ~orne contend Uwt it is from the Latin convertere, to change, while o thers mitintniu thnt it ii' from the Italian conversazione whi.:\1 implies, th:1t besides t he meaning of thougllt, it i~ use•l to denot.e n. social gathering, or a reunion, wherein so 111c enterta.illmcnt is provided, Although our pt·c:;ent tcnu, con versa. tion may have had its origin in the lt;dian word , yet from an etymological point of v ie1v, it ·is primarily d t~rive ci ft:om the Latin. Conven;a tion is tw Jr t so delicMe that it must be studied anrl practiceti with all possi bl e eare; otherwise ·it 'l'r onltt become u ~e lel'S to those who would fain desire to become di~linguished in this art. Among the various nation~, the It.nlians ure particuln.rly noled for the ir conversationnl abil ties and tor the precaution they tal•e l est they offt~nd ::tltyonc, eit.her by tone, wo rd, or gesture. Very <·rndully do they avoid those topics whieh would tend, in the leaf,t to disphy their ignorance or a supcrfit:Lll !; n.ml e:lge, Alas, how iliff.,rent ure we ill thi:> respe,·t. Through tlte sake of g, lf-iove o r ped<m t.ry, we W ;1.de i11to a sen. of conver:>:ttion, sinking a t esf! 1• '" '·'.J, leepcl' t'turl deepe r nntil we are finally submergf! rl.

Dr Johnson say s: ''That is th e happie;;t <.:<~11 vei'S~J Lion when there is no compet,ition, no vanit.y, l!llt a ealtn, quiet int erchange of sen t iment. ' ' W : th the a \'Crage AmP.!'ican it is quite the opposi te. H 0 eng:>ges i11 n evil· versrttion as if it were an imperntive rluty, ancl after deliver ing hi s lines ill a drumat.ic way, retires· until ng:•in summoned before his bearers. Ag tin, in OLlr conwer~a.t.iou we mu3t not explain too fully, ot.nerwisr. our hea\·ers will infer that we are pPd:tnti c; or else thn.t we

dep~ecinbe their amount of kno\llet!ge. We accus.e ~~~~­ of onr assr•ciat·e s of hein~ du ll anct i·nsipi1l in eouve.rsation . Too ofLeu n.re t.hosf~ ll.ec u!)a,tious errn11eou~ l!.lll'l ·t he f1ult may he r~ttributed to out'8ei\·N; hecause we ll.rl· t·est]Hll aarl s"em r,.. L;1.ke no int.•~re.;t iil the eon\·e-rs··t·t ion; o,r ~;l;e We Jnve a k ·JIIW-a.Jl.ah,lllt"'(t. 1<) J!\ li[)OH

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knowledge are of• f.') II let'.. un :~aicl or Jo~e tl.tdll' SWi;~l·f,ness ere they rea.c h :tl• uuattcntive ear. \VIHi t.lJ,~ ll :u·t! thr: . l<n;ers? UJJ d()uhterlly we Ill'·.-, het•:Ju e we might, havo l eumt l"fmlPlhiHg whi e h w"uld h an~ hf'en :uhm·;Jt:Jg'<HIIIs . to us, nlld pt>t h••!JS 5<>met·hing nvt to be ti,utl(l iu l•·!Jt·k~ o~ lea l'll<'d i u "dwoL. Sowetimes we mn:>t. ce11se to be ourselvc.~ a11d l:Hlen for pr<dit if n<~t f1'nJn pl'inciplt·. "'Vhen ~~.. mn11 ee;t:<C!l not the.ex<:h ~t11ge ofeivi li tie::;'' says the Ch ine.: k 1 rvv1·1'1>, Lltt ·re ig t.othing l• e lllfl}' 11<>t po:-~c~s." \Vit-ll too iii t he othl"r' prvver b. " M:my 1He igrwrnnt by uot !mowing how to I is teu." " SpetlCh is sit ver, Silence i:; go.ld" is a thread b:;re lll'l.xim yet got)d t'o1· time to com~. If when in convenmti;.)U .we hold the tLlreacl of' tho discourse wi:h naivet>J :t 11d spe:tk :tt the proper time :uvi li!Sten atten. tively t.o ti1e one addressing us, his tongue wou!d drop word~ ofstlver, :tlldsugg.! ..;t g )[,len ti tnu4hts n.u<l th~ treasures ol' his I;CJll't wouJrl be at, ,,ur di:spo~aJ. In our COJJVI'rs:;tion we lllll•t, lik1e tile ]!:tlb•ris, be ca.reful of what we :my :tnd h••W \ve ony it, lor Ofteu do words fn .m lips procee<l U:lll~ipg mnny r111 iJ{·.hillg lwllrt to hll'erl.

Anutlacr thi11g tv be gu trd erl :tJ!N.in.;t i ~, tlwt wh iJ•>. our superk>rs are speakiug nnd lll'Rit.ate we mu~t· .no ~ put wo·rd~ on their lip3. This pr"m!> Li;'•~ is nlway~ (, 11 r. of place and show6 a lack ot goud hreed , ,·~~ :wd a d i.<reganl r.,r th e spt!:tker.

J:i'inally in our conven! tLill:l ·w ~ :;h:w!•l nim to pl<·tt.;;e those aronnd us Never~ 1.yi n~ :1nythin!! 1\'llich would lw ve beeu b e ttPr unsai d ; nevet' saying :t.nvl.hillg "'lti!'IJ woulrl injure r.~m· neighbor's dPirauh' r, hut. ~pt~<lk ,, l otbe1·.; a.~ w ~ w l' tl•l wi;h· >~'t'llJ'; t,., ~pe tk .,f II'. Til.;n shrd l the rosy hours of t.he crJ/I?Jensazion ~ pas"' q uiekly and swec ' ly away on t!Je wings of pl easure nnd ofpr.,fit. l\f. 1'. M.

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" Hotubonnais Sentimental."

"Let's g o to · Kankakee, Jim.' ' ''Tl1e Moor's Revenge" by Michael.

Sleigh rides are now in order.

Profs whiskers ·'are just like that. " Now is the time for the winter poet?

In a week or so we sh all be in th e new Chapel.

Th ~ Raffle nex t Sunday ni ght. Who is going to the lucky number.

- Suow~Lalling are n o w · g reatly enj oyed by the M_inims. Both . ides generally win . . ~ Delegat~,.; ltivard awl Legris b<J.ve returned a.£ter a. p leasan t trip thron gh t he J~a::;t.

- - vVe are pleased to unwmn;_e that H.ev. Father Daly w h o b m; been seriously ill for some time is now able to be about. 'rhis will be welcome news, especially to his pupils.

- I n a geography d a,:s th e question was asked, " What are B arometers used _for r" The professor was somewhat sur prised to hear th e ans wer, " They are u::>ed in weigh ing the hemispher e:>."

- The following was overheard in the Junior hall last week, "Ke:t1'11f3Y ·you don't g et a t r ectt with the musicians." "Yes I do , I whistle." Twelve good h one:;t men will s wea,r to the truth of this .

R ev. Father Hi:v<ml1 befor e the Faculty ctnd Studen ts, gave.an informal talk on his trip. His discriptions ·of the man}' grand scenes whi ch h e witnessed on his joui·ney ·were indeed interesting.

-- On Friday last, Rev . Bro. Ka.leh ann, w as preKellted, by the Junior department, with an elegant :-:i having Case and a beautiful Toilet Set. Never was a gift bestowed upon a recipient more worthy nor was there ever a presentation accompanied by a more sincere and h eartfelt affection.

Auother soci e ty wbieh esc[tperl me uL io ,, in <ti l las issue is the G. E. ::ioeiety. Tllis o rganizrtti on is composeel of the non members of the D:tttalio n. lLs obj ec t is t o 11nitc in a perwfiJH' nt orgaui z tLi n11 }Ill tho:;c who do not f: J! I und er the military juri sdicti on. Th e society has selecLcrl n h:lll<bome llarlgc nnd will SOO II he in position t(> hold it,s own in our ~(>Cia ! c ircJ.,s . It is ofti cered ns fo ll co\\'f:': l\I odern tor. Rev. l\f! chnt; l Dool1 ng; President, A. F. Didi er; SPcretary, G. L. H auser; Tt'H:t::; urcr, 1'. J. Swigu1:l11.

It was ru roorecl nro und socie ty !lead<{Ll:lrtcrs last cve11 ing tb:t\, :;om et.hing entirely ue ·.~' Lo ll ii w:ts to sprin g in to cxistenet; . A reiJOl'ter in trying to run down the f>~cts cam e ner ns~ H.cv. Jos. Beueler, whu, in response t o th.e interrogation, ••Wll<lt do you ku ow eoncerning tbe new Scientific Society?'' said; ·•Well it is a fa<:t tbnt such a society is to be formed. We intend t o push t.he ma.tter through with all e: uucsLaes~ . The object of our

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St. P ,ttrick's Society, with its usual hospitality, issues the foll ow ing invitatio n to the Represent atives of the S. V. C. Press, th e Officers of St. Thomas', St. Charles' and St . .John B:1 ptist Soc ieties. "You nre res pectfull y and cordially inviterl to assist at t he celebrntion of our Fourteent h Aut~ive rsary, Thursclny , December 12th., 1889."

Mond ay last, t he men wh o have lleeu m~11111g i ng th e vruiec t of starting a scientific society of som" sort, formed a permanent o rgn.ni:~. at i o n by tlle election of th e following offi ce rs: Rev. Jos. Beuc leer, D irector; A. F. Didi er, Pres ident; D. J . Flavin, Vice President; J ..J. Condon, Secretary; M. T. Lennartz, 'Trensurer; T. J. Swigman, Ce nsor. Th e soc:iety wi!J be known as the A gassi :~. A1<socia.tion.

TH ANKSGIVING DAY A T S T . VIATEUR'S. 'rh~ exerci::Je:> opened with 8olemn h igh Mass at 0 a. m . which was s ung by Rev. Prest. M. J. Marsile, assisted by R ev. M.A. Dooling, as deacon, Rev. F. A. Kirsch , as Sub'"deacon.

The sermon appropriate for the day was delivered

by Rev. E. 1. R iva.rd. Father Rivard, abl y reminded his auditors of the manifold blessings which they had received by that it was hut just right to show their g ratitude therefore, that this obligation of showing a fitting regard for p ast favors, was recognized and adhered to, n ot alone by on e State or individual, but everywher e throu ghout the head of that motion was obey ed the American people with one acco;d assemble to give thanks to th e Supreme Being for all he had done f or them .

After mass the milibry exercises concl~cted by ColBall took place and as usual, succeeded in obtaining t h e undivided attention of the vast body of spectators .

At 7.30 p. m. all betook themselves to the commodious hall of the Academy of Music to attend the elocutiomtry exercises given under the auspices of St .

Viateur's Euglossian Association. This was the first public appearance of the members of this Association; and we lmow of no reason why we should not h ear from th em oftener . Each one was intensely intet ested in the rendition of his role and amply maintained his vigor and zeal to the conclusion of his part.

There w as an address read by Mr. M. Lenn artz . which we will publish next issu e. '

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good, fo1· it o fte n happen s th at we acqnh·e ft·om a teach er i n few mu ment::; wh at wo ld req nirc year;> of p atient to i1 if we worked nu asa isteJ .

PU BI, f S H E D SEMl-lUO N'l' HI.. Y, In t lti:;; eo nn try g reat opport un it- ies presenL them JlY THE i'iTUD ENT S. selves; th ey ean he g m<> ped onl y hy tb o::-e who m EDITOR S. eatio n ba:> q nalifi cd to fill t he dn t ies th ey i111pose. edn . f 5 J. MeGav iek ...... ... ..... ' !10 . ]•,.0 .t L or~ 111 c 111e J. B e un etL . . . . .. . . ..... .. '90 S nppoae we pursue st ndies we :n ay no t 11 eed i n 1 '!'. N or mP,· Ie . ......... . .. . '9 l on t· ac·tnal bn<>iness, is it a mi sfortn. n.e to k now Ass ist:t,,t Editors F. Dnncl n·;.anr1 . ............ · ~.Jl SO meth ing l)\ ' C l' and ftUOV8 t he lUC l'C tecJmi ca]iti et'\ L . F all ey ................. '!J;) of a un::; iness nr profess ion? \ V ill onr inte1·ests in $ 1.fi() .

One yea r our oce np ~ ti rms be les;;, OJ' om 1u at.c ri al p rofits be ~;(). / .~) .

TERM S. f'; ix mon t hs jm;::;e ned ? \ \'e cann ot !:lee why. A 1·e \\'C to lJe le,;s P ayn.ble in ad va.nce. pt·acti call)l' o' IICJ:;).-;; f tl l it t busi ne<Os },eca nse we lta,·e F or adverti sin g, see h~ t. page. st ud ied t lt e () la"sic-;, W wto t·ic a: tl H ig het· Math e~ ------------------------------------------A ll st.u<h-n t:s of t.h e (:o ll <•ge a r e i uvited to ~''"' ' ('O i lt r i hlt tl "" ' <·•!

JJJ atics? \Ve think not, and we kn o \\' o f li O l'.\ j>eri e nce uw Lt.t•r for the J ouH:s-A r.. to th e t-o lltrat· r .

A ll co mnluUi 0ation s s h oul<\ be arWressed "i::>t . \ ' iateur 's Co ll <·~c .Jo um a l," B our iJOn u ai s Urovt•, ICanlmkee C:o., ! II. This lack of bet. tet· ed twatiun is nutieeal>l e i 11 t he in abi lity of "u ma11 y 1uen to th ink for th e iu se l n~ ; Ente r ed at l11e Post Oft1ce at Bou rl.Jon n a is G t'<JY <'. J II.. as seeu 11tl class matte1·. a iHl who are tl wrefo1·e co mpell eJ to accept th e vag tw and m is lea:li nrr th eo r ic::; of so phi st->. H ow Jn <'L' t •.,.

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Jucn lad.;. in thi.; t'.}.;pc~\t. Tit'')' llHt.)' b.; e 1tp1bl<• bu siue.,;::; me H, yet on <] 11e~tio . t ::> uf im pot·t,mee O tt l side the untie::> of: th,; ir em ploy uuut t!w.r bdt!'a.v tlt t} · g r catt::,;t.ic>"il<Jl'il!lcc. and !'a il to rea lihetlmt t hCj' ar·e th e H TGHEH EDUCATl Ot:\. c dtlpcs of ~:dta l lu, l· :uul ,;(' l te rnin ~ 111eu. Jt: i,; said tltat the American~ are 11 ot a tl1 ink in g ptl;>ple; 110 ha lf: XO QUESTION is m ore worth y tlw ntt<'ntion o£ edneated pt''-' ]'1•: ean he thinker,;, for edt rcaJi•>I t th oug htful men, than the on e rclatiug to ed ueation. co n ~-;i,; t o; iu t rai n inu· th e mind to th ink C'O l'l'ectl Jv, 0 I n th is countt·y, the eage r p nrs u it of rich es bli nd::; " ·hich (1 11 1' people a.- a " ·hole fai l t.o do. T II ::J th e better spirit of our peo ple a.ncl n ,>hl e t· e nds are ll8Wi jY1p 3r' d .> th 3 tl linkin:.?; for th.: .'l•n ;ri ..: t r.; n eglected. rtnd t hei r itleaf' nt·e accepted ,t ill t itn 3 prove:; th eir You uo· men bE~.crinn ina a cou r::;e, desire on l): such wor th. There a i'L' m a ny rea~on s y ed ura.t io11 D b b ranches of .~ t. ncty as will he of imnted1ate 11se in sholl kl l•:• pnr ,;ne l \1-it lt n 1 on~ d ili geJl(~e J,y a ];rrgt!r the position they i ntenc1 to occmpy. ITeiJ ce few riBe u um ber of ou r eit i zeu~ . E .lll l'at io n ca11 aio ue d0\·do p to g reat pln0es, heea nt>e they a re not q tt alitied to ti ll a nd perfeet th ; r,;sOI Il'0C ..; wit lt \\'lti eh .:\ uw J·i eaJJ::>fll'l' po;itio:ls wllich pt·e::;ent · th ettL.;eh 'c,;. To tlti,; ~efi­ g ifted . T he peo ple of tl ti-; e:Jnntry a1· ,~ ll <tturally rec.i ency of education ean be tnwed the many !mY- ligioll ,.;, lmt they aren: ry ltll,;et tl ed in th e it·n~ li gious g rade profe.;;s ional me n, wlw eke 01 1t a 111ere exis- tenets, w ltie!J hard Iy L'XC'eed opiu io Jr,.;. E< l11 ration tence, when ]u,:;~ gifted per..;o ns go tu the f m nt , \\'OL1hl 0ai ,-c li<flr t on thi,- Cl ll e,tb• r a~ t 1 :;::-ttle Jtln.nr Co • becansr rltt>y ftm~ sa w the necessity 0f etl neation an d doubts \l·hieh di,;ttt rb th e p~ :t-::e of t ho.;c who ,.;eek p t·eprwed t l ~ein <>e kes fo t· tlw d u ties of l ife by <'Ollt- th e t t·rw pa th . pleting a tho t·ongh (:Olll'Se of st ndie,;. ~I orality dem ;uu]:.; rnot·e cJncatiut r in urde1· tlmt It i;; trne that many han; attained t lw !tiglJe;-;t the Ld ,.;t· a11 •l ,. ll'rttp ~e t lit .; ra.t u t·(~ of out· day lll ay place::; 011 the ladt.ler 01' fallle, who ktxc m·,·e r lJHd a reeei ,·e its death bloll' from refined taste, whieh true t.olle,re etlucation; l1nt these \\'en· nl e !l of bueniu .~ , etlucatiun wunl<l gi1·e. t""l the rwcr<tge lll!ln mu,;t depellll 011 till' ns::;i<>tanee of T lte.,;e at·t• itnp H't:1!1t <")u ;:; iu,li".tt ioa.; which :tl'e , uthl•r,;, If h e <lcsire,; to s nccect l itJ a profes~;iona l well worthy of Olll' cJose,..t :tttention f o r they COlllC i career.

Jle~tr to e\'et·y one of n,; and onl y when these ends 'But even when genin~ ,:tilll•tlnlt·~. edneation i ~ nre f' ouaht in ednc~•tioll will the American de:;ern; 0

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among its members and to en large the Oo1lege Mt'Lseum by the mutual co-operation of all those concerned iu its welfare. *' * * \ Ye can n ot cxtoJl t oo hig h ly the utility of ;; tH:h . J~ 0 o ·~ E IS AS great so urce of trouble to himself and others as th e indifferent boy. He is never an 01;ganiznton as this, since there is nothing that prepared to p erfo rm. his task and e\-er.y failure is fosters such a Jo1'e for st ndy, or affords better rnea,n s of success than ;aet na! investigation . ~ ettled wit11 an •I don't care. Hi s general lleh avior 1:\ )l emin ent scientists lut1·e become g reat from the i::; tiresom fil , if not disgu sting t o l1i s associates. His disease is co; 1.! agi ons am] ot hers become infected. siml)le fal'.t tlu1t they were m en of i n vestigation .

A fe_:1r of tlti ,; ::;tamp soon bring l1is or·der upon a: They we re not s~ti,13fied to accept a simple theory, a,; who le c~mlllllllity. \YltH,t !topes can lle e ntertained put fortl1 by som e philosopher of a preceding cen of ' teh ll1ly;:; 1 T lwse who neg lect pre;;ent oppor- tury; bnt proceeded to find oHt by t h e experimental t m ~ ics always regret it a11 d their futm e Jife i s method, whether cer tain ~auses \\·onld invariably nta · ~~~d ~f uot entire! y wa::;t.ed. ld leue:J::; is a gr~at produce like effects. It was by this imluctive process that .Ar . ch imedes detected the frau d in the go . lcan s,~· of i ndiffe re11Ce aml idl e ness always brings a train of disorders. The indifferent b oy is l1y no den crown of King Hi ero. · In like manner LavoisieR con vi nceu Von Helm out, m eans the dn ll boy of the hou se ; indeed h e may that h e wo n lcl not ob tain stone by boiling water. be th e l> rightest, who knowing the ease with which he leam:; pro 111 ises h im ,;elt t lmt. lte can soon overtake I•'inall y wa;.; it not by study and investigation that lt is fel low-stuclents, ·who mu st work hard for tlte our wo rld renowned Edi son conferred an in estimable kur)wledge tlwy acqn ire. Dn t thi:; all e uchoiu .promi ~es booH . on man lziml and r endered his own narn e imm ortal? a)lLl mau lwou over taL:e::; t lw boy ,.,iith out a ny thi,p g Th e a,; ,;ociation in tend s carryin g 0 11 its in vestigabeing done. The pi ct ttre i:; :;ad yet expel'iencc too ·. oft e n ma,kcs it a r eality and a life o pe nin g \Yitlt. t ion on alI spec~im ens it sh all possess; h ence the impo r , bri g ht h op<'i:i ii:> !Yreckecl i>y a want of applie:.atiou .111 tance of a good museum. The naturalist Swainton f'aid that; "The coll ection of.n atural obj ect s in public . ·early life. and private mm:~eum s is to the n aturalist wh at n ·Z * library i s to t h e critic and scholar, yet with thil'l THE HAJHT of 11ewspa,per read in g is an evil rem arlcctb le difference, one is the work of man, ::;eeo nd on ly to t h e r eadin g of dime novels. The and the other that of God" ne ws p <tper i:o no longer read as a pastim e, or for infor:Now let u s go still further- museums aTe of . mation on tile events of th e day; lJut is considered the greatest utility, uot only to the naturalist, as t lt e h ig hest ed ncator Hl lino· the .place of l>Ooks for b lmt to t he p eopl e at large. B esides b eing places of tlJ e scl toolboy ; and o£ r eligions instruction fo r the r esort for recreation and amn sm ent, they .are also man. \Ve 01-1-e m uch to the Hews paper l:Hlt we must an edu cation in them selves to toiling men:- who uot O\~ enLte its qualit ies. We ca,nnut dep en d oi1 it for hav e no .t im e f.or study at hom e. trLLtlJ, for it is too often contradictory; it is far from Th ousa~1cls of ol>j ect s brought together, from I. edifying, b ecause fi ll ed ,,,. ith cli scriptions of every all parts of the world, ar e invaluable in impartcrime committed; there is uo m odels of styl e because ing <1 ftm rl of knowledge n o books could give. '¥Titten too h ai:>tily it is mod el in llO point of view Every Oll e kn ows the difference between seeingan and i s the r ~£ore for exceptional n ot. for co n tin na1 object aHd reading abou t it, even when fairly ·. reading. Whe n we say exception a l, we m ean for all described, h ence the advantage t l1at will now b e old and young; for t he young, the cl ail)' is n ever affo rded t h e stndent;;, of applying in p ractical ingood. ves tigation th e theory of cla;;s. ·}.!-

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AMONG THE LAST b11t 11 ot least of our College Assuciat.ions is th e Agassiz. It s obj ect is to promote ;.1 lo ve for the s tudy o FN at urnl History and Geo logy

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::ST. V l A TIWl{'::S COLL.EG-.1£ JOURNAL. great patches of' blue n.n(l. gray sky np pear UCMl~'t, lJ , and a fe- w strnggling s unbea ms come timidly forth .

F in a lly iu one grent bur;;t of ma.gni(icent gh)r_r , the Elln himse lf', emerg es from the cloud ~; , H,H<'l Lhi.s time Willt lllCrcif'uJ, mod erate l.Jcam;;, he shiMlti lJ IH.Ill arc-

A RAINSTORM. T h ree o'clock. Th e bot blazing snmlllCI' snn Leats (1own upon a tirec1 llag g; iug world. For weeks uo cool rniudrop h:tsf:1.llen, no healthful bree ze blown. Th e elo~c ::, titling eity courts are like huge o v en~ ot· dragon's d e ns a nd the lw :1.t.ed fl:l gstoues l.ltn·o t'll e feet of th e

ire.S!tecl and invigorated world. The tlo1vers lift t,l),e ir brilliant !tends nnr1 se qd forth t.IJ eir frngr:-~ut p c rl'.um e.

Tuc cattle with :L •;o ntcmlcd a ir, start lwm ewn.r d the so nnd of th(·ir Littldill<>b bells C•d1oin0' .swcellv over the ' (""' ' .... . g rnssy hill. Happy childre n play_ in th e ~trec ts and paddle in the temporary lorook;; that Jl< 1W l•y.

Over !ill shi nes the sy •nl.Jo! of' God's er ,\' MJI:tllt wi!Ll mnn, rdleut i11g tbe glories (J f Lhe channing seeJJC b<!low.

Ttoree hours of g raud eu r :t11d the Still b : • ~ t ·e:~e lt ed the "''•!i t(n'tl li.tw , wiJ c r e lt c seem' to lin g-er J'nr a. h~t gl:l.nce (In Lhis sce ne of pence n1,<l joy , n n e looli: :tnd ltc :-:lt•ks to rest, nnd ui g ltt sw•tys t li e S\'eplre.

pa~S l'r- by.

Al v ng l be river a sl igbl breeze i:s playi11g, hu t iL is hot a:: d noxiou,;. Uj>Oll t he ron<1 th e du s t !lies RIJout, eilokvs t. h e tra v e ller an• l sett les Il l! Llw . droopin g tl•Jwrrs. A Je w lnzy iu:;eet s chirp n ui.lhr.ir ~; v n g, but man n tiLl lw a ~L ba ve <'uu g-lt t 1 he ;;J, elte r of tue wekome s lnde. X v thing hll t !Je:tt., ht>at, nnrl du st, <1n ~ t e verywhere.

A sm:tlll>hck cloud nppen r.> in U1 e WPst. (~raclu n lly it advances nl<• Jt g tli e Llnzing sl'Y inc re :• ~i r g in ~iz <· ns it goes,until it has co v e red ha lf th e lw:wcns and l!i0dt: tl the sun. Still the cl oud grows nnu spre:u!s;:tsli g ht lJreeze springs up, but <lies away ngn il 1. l\< •'" tl te ch.ud lnu; blacke oP.rl the whole h enveu, s:we a few f' pots here :l!1Cl tit er<> whieb only serve to mnke the seenc more gloomy.

T~e in sects cease their ehirpi ng, h irds hurry s i len t.ly hom e !llld nestle togetller on the.lJr:1.ncll(1.;. Ani 1nals gat her th e ir young r:.round t..he m and seck some place o !' Sctfet..y ..!\len hurry hitller fwd thith er through th e s tree ts; e verythiug seems preparing for the storm .

But soon a ll is quiet. The stree ts a re ~ol i t<~.t'\' and si lent, tbe city would seem d eserted, were it not 'f(H' an expectant faee l ooking tbrough a winclow l•c·rr, or :t clark form lounging in a covered arc hwn y \>V er th e re.

Even the very air is heavy an<l oppressiv e . .Krrture censr,s a ll movement a nd wa its.

A te w h eavy rn,in-clrops t. il upon the sidew:dk, nncl then again all is quiet, unbroken, expectan t qui et.

Suddenly there is a blinding fla.sl.t; s i letwe, :t tl d tl.ten a crash and a long lqw rumlJlir;g roll, as thuugh the heavens were l>roken as under. Th en wit h a rush tl1e rn in pours d own :.u::<.l the lightning and thunde r eu ut inu e more brilliant. and more awful. Hear Lhe chops palter upon the roof; see t l.t c water ntsh atJ <l Lu1nl.J!e, foaming and leaping frvm th e s pout, s pre:tdiug ove r tile stou es and running into tlt e s tree t where ic rollil along, a muddy minia ture riv e r. How t he min split~he~ against she window-pane, seeming to laug l• t1nd cl ance witl.t joy. Th e flowers a nd grass lJow down before th e storm au<l the leaves quiver and rustle in Ll: e e njoyn1 Cll l

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Little by little, the rain whi ch has Leen pouring d ow n in sheets of water, begins to grow less ; tl.te flashes Of lightning becom e less frequent and the thnnder-clap is now only a distant murmur. Then they Cf.'ase a ltogether.

Ti 1c clouds roll in heavy masses tc}lrar<1 tbe horizon,

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ably summed U}J tlwn by a writer in th e New York Hem/d. And we may :t(ld that the H em 1d rarely con. contain:; anythiug- so worthy of quotation as this short

paragraph: " ( ~ olumhu:; is alway,; a good suLje<Jt . for llledibot.ioll.

Hi:; piety, his c:uurage, his confidence in Providen ee and iu himself, his cea.seless industry , hie; enterpr.ise . and his indomi.t:.dJ le self-control, are strongly ma.rkecl in every step o£ hi s romantic a wl ex traordinary career. Had he been a man ·w ho co nld be t.nrnecl from his high J:>Urpose by clisco tmtgemC'nt his name would be unknown to~cl ay. His life ai1d work are <l monuw-;>ut to f aith cmd detenuiuation. H e felt withi11 him t.be power to do aml h e had the c:oumge to clare.'· A rr' :liu riu.

A Bl~fEF ~ K ETCil OF GHEAT EVENT~.

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Ti111e iu rapid lligl,t, lll'itJg:> :.toout mnuy a••:! grectt evcut. l\vw and Ll.teu li ke LI.J e deetric 'Park from Llw revo lving wltee l, tllere is n. glow of exeitet·ueut, .wiJJeh , . 'leaves upon nu r miud a11 ever htsti tJg impre.:-,ioll.

Otti,Y a very Jew yea rs kt1·c now e lap ~e d s i11t:€. we eel· 'e hr:l. tetl \\'iL I• g r e ;~L rcj ()ic in gs th e hundred tit anntversary of our it~ d e pcn .lt! !J Cc. B'rom !he four qu :lrters of Lllc "Uuiu11" l:luatt.d tb at emblem :tnd syJJJblll of our li berty, tlt M origuudit.y of which tl1e pc.et so bcnuL tfu!Jy spenks; 'Vhen fr ee dom 1r0m her mountain heig ht Unfurle d her Rtn.ndard to.. the air .

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became bright and pleasant and the roads too, were in The old liberty hell, which f,r Out' hundred years had splendid condition considering the season of the year. h~Pn hu!'l1e1l in per.ceful silenc<>, ~<wung to ancl fro· in The celebration commenced with solemn high mass ! l\! ll .. r of that grer.t event which it lnt•l proclnimed at Maternity Church. Rev. Peter Beaudoin R D. "Wa~ IWLIIJ )" f': lrS lwfOI'('.

J~ut tlo sooner h'\J the ever memor:thle yenr ~f 1876 celebrant; Rev. F. A. Kirsh, Deacon; Mr. P.M. Clann:t.!l;secl tb!l.n w<• lookNl torwarrl to two other great cy, Sub-Deacon. The voice of Father Beaudoin is t• \' (;'llt~· whi~h will ever Le pre-e111 ine.1t ~>n tlte !l.llnals of always beard to good advantage, but on Sunday last time. The one which we have c<'iebmt.ed so very recellt- it seem to-' rise_ even above il;:s excellent stalldard. As ~Y- The eeiJt.t>nfll'J" of tLc Tnnng-ttrllti<•n <•f George \Va~h­ for _the Choir, we have nothing but words of praise. lngtuu the · Fat.!ier of our Countrv' tw <l the worthv heacl in the Ma.ternitv Never have we heard such singinob uf t.hat. lint~ ••f nwn who h11v e fm1·pe with hon~r the Church. A select choir o£ about sixty voices rendered 'chid nt:tgistt·y or t.lte n:tti""· t.he music. Prof. M artin AndP-regg directed. This gen\Vh:Lt n dPiightfnl pil.:ture it i ~ t.o pn~sent before our tlemen who has been with us but a short till.le could im11gi11Alioms t.he stately figure 1h:-lt :<toorl ou t.he bRI- ·not bring with him a recommendation which would . eony ,f Ft<d<~ rd Hall to take the (lath ·of office. have more weig4t tLan the singing of Sunday. He has

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" The office which meant the 11dol'1ion loy the States shown that he is a thorough master of this particular of the New Com;titntion, :mel the ir1augun1tiou of the branch. But he is not only to be praised for his directnew government giving into prneti.e:t! operation." ing but also for the admirable manner in . which he 'Va~;lliPgtou w:~s the first to inHill t.J.e iove of Amerirendered his solo during the Glmia. After mass sports can patriot. i~m a11tl to Ret -t(,.th the high stunclnrd of were indulged in and continued without intermission, American lit;J.t<•.Smltnshi p. save for dinner, during the remainder of the day.

The la~t bu't not the lea~t. , ,f til<~ great I<~ veil ts, we The cwwn of the celebration was the ConcErt ard commemorated on the 11th o~ NoYeml.er: the Hundr~dth Comedy which took place in College Hall in the evenAnuiveri.ar.r ol ~he Cu.t11olic Chnreh in the United St.tt.c~. ing. The entertainment was under the control of the Jt is ·with great plen!;ure, nuda deep :-ense of pride that St. John Baptist Society. A programme of rare muwe_cadwlic~s of t(>-oay \::•n J, o1{ lmck 11ncl see the gre>li. r,~ical excell em:e was opened by the Philharmonic l!tl'ldE· S winch our Church !1:1::; mnde; n11 d whilst Orchestra, rendering the Overture, La Dame Blanche. me.dit:,tinQ' <>n t.he iJJ<:ro a~e . of ir !-< r11nk;:, :1nrl espechl ~ v The second number o£ the Programme was a Hymn during tbie great eveuv o'f 'Eighty Nine' we 1boui(l t 0 St. Cecilia by a chorus of thirty voices. This wa~ f've r ancl nnon ehcri, h :n PUr minds t.he memorable marred by the sque~ling "of a so called small boy von:•me of ;1ohn C:'•rroll first hi ~hop in t'te Unitecl Stntes. calist." The following number, Flute Solo, F. J. lt. is tn:1e t.hnt th e Americnn people clnring the pa~»t Dandurand, was splendid. It was as choice a rendition <·e111.ury hRve hnd their fnlse pi'(Jphet.s who strove to of instrumental music as has ever been heard in the <:rent.e· prejndic~ :1gainst the CaLIHolic Church, but She college.

The piano duet, Pro£. Edgar Bourget and W. i:~ nl' 1he pod e xclni ms: J. McHugh was a pleasing effort. To make particu"A m.!lk-wltit.e Hind immortal :~.nrl unchang-ecl, lar mention of each selection, we have not the ipace , Ferl ou ihl') lawns and in t..h ~:: filrest range;l_ but the unmentioned numbers were all o£ a character Wi t hout. unspotted innocnoel', wit·.hill to deserve prai:;e. But the star attraction is yet to be ~he feared . no 1:anger f01· She k11ew no sin." noticed, Vocal Solo, Miss Victoria Graveline. Miss In eonelusion should we not be thankful t.o the "0mGraveline is a vocalist of no ordinary ability. Possessed nipoteht One" for living in a tirue when exists that cio£ a sweet, ((lear voice, a pleasant appearance, the vil ancl religions liberty, as ha!! existed for the past rendition of her song was all that could be desired. hunrlrecl ycnrs? Anrl we t:houlcl evf•r prny that in time Again we are brought to mention another memher. to corne the true spirit of both mny eontinne.

This time without praise. A Vocal Solo by the same Gaud cam us, ''small boy vocalist" who marred the chorus. We are sorry to say that the boy was not up to the task. The piece was too difficult and we could see plainly that ST. CECILIA'S DAY. the boy felt uneasy about it. As for the comedy, Les Brigands Inv isibles, it was amusing. A carefully selected cast presented it with ability seldom seen in amatures. ·The celebration o£ St. Cecilia's Du.y was postponed The entertainment. was in genera.! a success. until Sunday the 24th. Every thi'ng favored a fest,iva' ,

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ABOUT THE CADETS -Better - Than ever - Th e Bfttt.: i]ion .

- S t:ll improving.

- H UJ;rab for t he S . B. C. -Everything is thriving.

- L<)()k out for th e n e w armory.

- T he Mi li tary B~n1l is do ing we ll.

- Tbe BL1gle Corps sniLs a re immentw.

- Another appearance Th:tn ksgi vin g Dny. - A ~ple ndid corps of officers t. hi s ~' en. r.

- 'Vatd1 for the "Ponies" ex ibi t io n tl rill Th:tPk•. gi,· ing.

- ·An in terestirig competition betwce11 cornp'1"ies A .'. an d B. .:_ Cu. Cis su8t.ain i ng its old position ne:n~ tl;e··fo p.

- C:tpt. L. A. Falley hns r et urned from a t\~r; weeks le:l Vb o t absence.

- C'o. D. is doing splend idly. Its "manua l" work is bn rd to he::~.t.

-The Battnlion was the gem of the St. V ia teur's nt).• celebration.

- Major "Jay" takes t he <>ye of eve ry one · by his

soldier-l ike' ::q )pe·amnce.

- The two Junior compa.uies :ne larger tlli s yeM than ever before and are still increasing.

- Oue of the . hardest workers in t:• e Ba.ttnlion is Capt. George Dostal and he is also meeti ng with gre:1t snccese. .; , - While Capt. Falley was away Lieut.. Lcnn[Jrfz was iu commando( Co. B .M::l.l'tin makes a good comruand er.l ....,... The discipline t hi s year is very g ood. This is ns it sl10uld be and we hope that it will eonti nuc until the eud.

--:- .Snrgeon Bergeron reports that there h:1s bern but littl~ sickness this y ear considering whnt the climate bns been. · ·· ·'.

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-Edward Arlams has been appointed ·seq,:-P:wt of the Bugle Corp.s. Ed . is a good musici ~n nnd wi ll n1ttke a splendid officer. ·· -Capt. ,Jos. O'Connor is doing ve ry we!! ~virh Co. C He is d etermin ed that his compa:ny will nut b~: lnr behind when the pennant drill t n k~s place .

-The military overcoats :we certainly vet:_y lt:in<'lsome. Not only are they very <:o m fort:1ble bn t they ad (~ greatly to the appear[lnce of onr cat.lets.

- Serg. Mark \Vi ~ ernan bas been promoted to the · r~nk of 21 .0 . .Lieu tenant and as!'igned t(, dut ies in Co. B This a pLJOi 11tm ent ·will ml'et with g eneral :1 pproval. ..::..._ Rev. J. P . D orc, our old instru ct or, bpeaking Of tbe np pea rance ot t he Battalion on St;, Vi a. teur's l>:ty, sa id : ·' Indeed t!te boys did splendidly . In fnot , I have

never seen them do better ariel when yo u think that hey harl but one month\, dr·illing, ..thr.ir perfonnatlee seems alm ost m r.t rvel.lous. " This is but a n &c. h.o (>f wha ·ev.,,·y One g:>id who witnessed the flrilling on t\~:1 ~ d:ty ~ ' - l'ri vnte P . A . Bisson eLte hnsbee'l pi·n mote-1 to the j)v8i tinn of 2nrl Segt. or Co." A. _.. i'he. eom JHlll ,, il'! t.o h congraLuhterl . upon . this appoiAtnw1it beeause b,y it ti1 0.Y receive-:t go(>fl, hnrdworking utlker. ~OCTETY

CHATTER

ltoll Cnll.

-All pn':,t· nt.

- New hll:<:·inos"'· -All ivi>rking li:il'fl. : - l 11t eresLin~ lllee tin~'· · - l\IN;t i fl g -ruun1 s loci!\ ·niee.

- A l lsoc i elie~ 01i tlH-l i!lc·re:.~s<· .

- A fiT O I'Jl f: I'Oll .~ ye,tr nnticipate·L - AJJ<i:l..lt<•r m .• w onf>, "The l'le:ts ure Club. " - ~t. Patrick's Society now number~ twent.y-five.

- The ,Ju . li nrs ha ve nn.rried t hei r soc iet..r, :St. Clml'lt•s Literar.Y .Hnrl Deba.ting t;ocier.y. It numbNs fdgbteeu .

- December J:ith., S t.. Patrick 's ·" oeiety will. zive a select literary I'J!t(')'tninment,_ A i·e~v iPvi t,;•ti ons '~ill be SSlll~(i,

· -The St.. •kd111 Botpti_~t Snr· i<>t.y .. ~rn·e a mu~i\':11 n·nd r'lrantatic e ntert.H:inm e nt Sunday \'\"f'idng- l'i<>V. ;:!4-th. ~Success, as usua.l, lias erow ued rlif'ir <'tforL~.

-- ~t Char le,;; ~IW>l: ty h:1.s S(:c nr< ~ d a. :splendid :tp·t• t n:ient for a readi::g-ruu!JJ. Tile uJerulJ e t·~ i t•~eurl to 1-.1r nish it handsonH·ly. ' - 1 t is mm<•n~ d that the l'idnviek (;J,,h int.<• nd~ t., gi.vc a minstrel perfi>I' JJI :tnee sometime in Deeember. (; , ori boys tlte JovJ~.:-.'AL .is wiLI1 .)'11!1.

-Messrs. T ..J. _:)wegma.n and G . L. Ila-!Jser l·1av ,. been eleet'e d tu Lll.e ppsit.ion <•f As.,i~Laut SPeret.ooJ·~· aw l Assistant Librarian <>f St Pat.ric!;,'sSucieiy, re~pc c \. ivdy.

Bnth will 1t1:1ke sterling <>ffieers. ~A rt>pre:iC iilutivc uf t he .JoUitKAI. iu couv er:sll li •Jil with Direct<>r Mar~il(·, wns surprised to hear that th<l conduct iu rcadiu!.!; ruo11 H; is nut always . w!.1at it sl:<•uld be. Boys, he c:treful HJ.<l mnke proper use ,>f your rootu~, because oLherwis e ,rou ca nnot expect to L'J•joy the gn~:• t benefi ts they nlfiml.

--In our l:< st is~ue we forgot to mt-Jution t;t .. Tli<•m:•s Ph'ilo8orl1ic,1.\ <tni"l 'l'ileoll)gieal Lit.<> r:t l'Y and D"'h'u:ing· Soeiety. Jt is c •">allY>:;t~d, a~ tile n ~llllt~ indie : tt•~~ . ol' r.l .. ~ members of the Phil•>~npbic:tl and 'I'iwolugieal riep:u'Lment. :\leetings nrc hfd(l eVI:' l'.)' 'Vedn e~dny eve11i11g· The officers are fl~ f•)llow::;: Moderator, L~ev. Jos. L:~l> rr . ge D. D.; President .•htmes Solon; Vice-Presidenr, Albert Fmmnn; H.f•cord i ug Secret:try, Frederick K ir~h.

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-Sa id L ibrarian Wiseman to a Journal reporter last evening. "Y<;Hl would be s urprised to ~ee how many. of q 1r boys ure reading historical works :md books of a l1eavy naturf', Bu.t nry fe w are clinging to the light IHJvel." This is i11def'd n ·g ot d reeommendation for the . mem bP.rs of ::;t. Patri<:k 's.

the way th a t almost auyone interest ed would do viz: with great care that they are favorable to the side one holds.

The Cota'lf31' , has a lengthy a t'Licl e on Lbe authorship of tl1 e Te Deurn i1 1 which the writer wishes to prove tliHt :::it. Ambro8e j:; not its a uthoi·. Many quotations are adduced in support of th e c lnim . However C(•nclusive the proof mny b< ~ , ancl th ere see m8 t (J be room lt-.ft for di spn te, ns t.he an thorsh ip, it is certain that the hy lllll will have a la ~;t i ngrll vl'<: i 11 C:1.t h0Jie won-hip, wh il'b being the most co mpl e te <Ill! ] worthy o f God, h~s produced ::d l th a ~ is worthy of Him in tbe w ~y of C hure h music.

Th e S. ·TV': P. J ounw l co wes to IJand aft.er H. very long ::~bsen(:e . Howe ver it i,; the first ISs ue of the present. schoht stic year. It precl ic ts a boom for its school t~nd l:tt.er it gives rensons " \Vhy we publish a JournaL." Afte r trel'u bl i ug· a whil e o v er the tho ught of t he criticism it may reePiVP, ~n cl finally convincing itself that it iH al l right :-tncl cau ·~ t~J.lHl theshock,it comestothequestion and says, speaking to the students;" It is your journal.

It should be st1pported by you and b for your imJWOvement. It (JIJens to you a means of culture. and improvcment that noth ing else can give." Now that is putting the cas") in a pretty strong light is it not? W e could not :.gree to that if sairl of any college journal and we b e li e ve their exists many college papers superi or to til l-' S. lV. P. Journal .

The Jmmwl is filled with local matter that is interesti ng to its students and has advantnges over many papers, but it wants a little too much, if the writer was serious when he wrote the article from which we quote.

The Adelphiun has a weakness for continued storie!>.

The Novembe r number hns one. The story opens anywh ere yon wisb, on }~ stormy nig!Jt. Thunder and lightening are 0 11 h:-tucl so is a band of solriiers to catch the bird who comes to the ilou·se of so1hebody ' s sister, to tell her that he is followed by ''S tone Heart'' who is a feu d al lord, wuo he ld Colin , tuat is tb e hero, and who want~ to take lliru back to his farm, but Colin is not built that w~y . So Knren, that's his g irl , tetls him to go ton. cave, he goes and that's a!l ·thi s tim e. Now after all the little b oy~ a nd g irl s around the Adelphian headquarte rs read this tragi c n.tte mpt, t.he ~tory can be remod elled for the "~ieke l Libi·ary" by hav ing a few In dian;, i 11 stParl of those knig h ts, because the knights are . pre tty well used up by this time and do n't draw so well witll the s mall hoy. We think this windy s tuff is no L proper matter for a college paper, or for colleg e stud e nts e ither, but it will hardly be kept out when the cro IV(l in the schoo l gets too gushy, and there is gush behind this article. The Adelphwn is a loose pa. per, o ne in which we find more joKes on the professors and :J, greater lack of seriousness, than ought to be found in a college· paper.

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BOOKS AND PkR.IOD!< ;ALS ,,." bav~ n ·t;ei veri a Co!Jy of A. l\l.tdvi li e. Bell ',$ VisiSpe~ch and Vocal Physiolo{ly, a work treating of the· elements and com hi.1.1:o.t1u: ·.s i:ti : v. ;t,:tl souilcls. The llllthor lous a.l'rnug.-ecl hi:; work on I }, e· I;ilouo11r'1phic plnn gh· ing p:ir.t ictd"r cliaracter:o to .'epl'~s~·.ut dilf\oreut~Ollllds t:,ese bei!1g COillhill.erl ann arrauged w n<:eot:d with tl1e various s·h;ul es <>( spt>ech. Th.e vn.lut' and rn e:t11i11g of the~e m nrks mu st be le:l.rBcd by t he student, no small tnsk, by the. way and with little jli'l> lll ise ·of more 8LW<:ess than·- -othei• ru ethtHl;,; ill~ll· l '\_' ;. it l.Jeing difficult tO h•:orn tile reitl' ~ouncls.

Tlie book i.s cli~tri,bqted Hn·(>llgh t.he Commi ss ione r n{ Educat.i on., .\ V:ashington 1). C. to the eoll~g es and U niversities. Publish·erl by N. D. C: Hodges, 47 Lafayette place N.Y. · The .No:.:Pnibt~r Tuble 'Tttlk is · a very e11tertaiili1lg numher awi will be most u ~e ful to many. hQO.J Sf' k ee pcr ~ aroLHHl Tb;mln,g-1 vi11g- t.iJ1le sugg-esti;lg innumerabl~ good thir.gs for this h appy.;se~t:<O II in t he way of ·menus, an(t · -uiirticnlar dishes ·that rnnk e o uc dance 1vith rlelight. Any t hing in the way of cooking ·or helps for· the household which Table _Tcdlc does n6t point 'out, h{l:> not been discovered. This excellent .m1mher contains; ''l\1enns for November;'' .'' Ilow . Mr~. Ru~k in saved Herself; •·All around t.he-Ifouse ;" •'Table Philsophy ;" "Sngges ~ iOnd for C!Jri s trn~s 'Nork ," cte, ete.

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THE J{MElUOAN ECO_\ICMISTaj•mrnal devott~d to the protec~ion ~fA mPric~tn L:~.bor :t~~d .Incl us tries comes to our tabl~ with grea t r~gularit y, we might say with persistency .:The question of Protection is one that is lutrd to settle definitely, and the arl vantages of protection helrl forth by the Econonust are perha ps m0re apparent · to itse lf tliai~ ' to otht>i·s. Figures a nrl facts are brou g ht in

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ROLL OF liON OR. CLASSICA L COURSE. E xcellenc" :Medal awn.rdcd to ·Mar ti n Le nnn,rtz ; ~ ml l\lecl al eq ually dese r ved by D . Flav in , ,J. Cleary a nd G. Hau:\er; Disting,1i:;hrd, M. Br:tcly, J L npbnte, .J. St. Aubin, J . O'Connor, 0. Marcotte, A. Ru ell .

CO l\L lEHCI A L coum;E Exce llence Medal awarci ecl to E. Laurie; r<ecu nd l\'Il'rl nl eqnally cic~crve d by P. Ckrl <11 , ~~ . }'t·tl.;, :•nd E. O'Conno r.

Gu ilfoyle Medal aw ::trdt~ d to L. Fn.lley. Ccmwny l\1edai eq uall y do?scr vecl by G. H :ttiS t.: l', D. F lavi n, l\1.

Lennartz and H. Clwr lton.

SENIOR DE P ARTMENrr. Go:d Medal for conduct and politen ess, equally cle:>erved by J. P. Ader, C. L. Brady , J. Betsner, J .

Cleary, P. Ch arron, ·F . Dandurand, A. Didier, A. G. Fortin, I:/1 • Fortin, P. Ferguson, A. Forr.in, P. Grange~·, ~.f. I.Jen nart z, M. Ryan, F. Bnrke.

D rawn by P. Granger.

DIS TIN GDISHED. P . B issonette,

-w. Clune, V . Cyrier, P. D;tndurand,

. F. Fitzgerald, J . Goode, T. Gallivan, G. Gnmger , G. · Hauser, 0. Harpin, A. Lesage, 0. La.b ri e. A. Mar cotte, W. M cHugh , V. Rivard, J. Slevin.

JUNIOR DEPARTMEN T. Gold Medal for conduct and poii tener;s, equally . deser ved by J. Betsner, H. Charlton, J. Howlan d, I. McCarthy, T. Pelletier.

D rawn by H. Charlton.

DISTINGUISHED. A. B oylan, S. B r osseau, J. Cosgrove, G. D osta l H. Finske, .J Kearney, 0. :!\Jarcotte, .J. O'Connor, H .

S wannitz, F. S mith .

MIN I M DEPAi?,TMENT. Excellence Medal eqnaJ: y rl escr ved by P. JJ,tnn.ll cr, P' 13ttrry . Second Medal awa rJc· d tv Cli ;.ts. G ~·lino.

LlTERA ltY NOTES. "H eroes of the Crusades," by A mandA M ·· nouglass, is a very accurate and iuteresti n ~ hist ory of the Cr·usades. '1'11e writer records many personal incidents and efforts of the Crusaders in t.heir bold attem pts.to res.cue the H oly Sepulchre f rom the hands Of tho barbarians, to · break up the .feudal system which, at that time, was spread over the most of Europe, and to increase th e inf1uence of the arts, scienc;es and Christian civili zation in general. The author deserves particular pra i~;;e for the many beautiful passages in which are described the her.oism of the Crusaders when exposed to the greatest dangers.

With the approval of hi;; Eminence, Cardin al Hibbons lVIr. William H. Hughes, the edi tor of the :Michigan Cath- , olic, has undei:'taken the task of publishing a full and authentic n'.port of the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in the Un ited States, ~ he proc'eedings of thE' first A merican C \tholic congress, inCluding the papers read, speeches made r esolutions adopted, ail Ll the ceremonies attending the dedication of the Catholic University at · Washington. In this work the portraits of the . ,Arc~tll ish op:; a.. ,_ d Bishops of the United States will be engraveJ in m~gnifi ce:ilt style. Major Henry F. Brownson. L. L. 'D, wl1g was C!J.airman of the comm ittee on papers of the American Catholic Congress will assist in editing the vo lume. H,ight Rev: Bishop Foley, of Detroit appToves of the undt;rtaidng and also offers the suggestion t~Jat the anthor should' publish a li st of the Catholic E1uc:ttional Lns titntions in tl,e country.

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ARE YOU G,OING '1'0 NEW ORLEANS OU l<'LOIUDA '!

If so, you cm1 go_by the Monon Route 'v ia Louisville and Mammoth Cave, or Cineinnati and Chattanooga, Birmingham, NlontgomeJ:y, .Mobile and the gnlf co·ast for the sam e that will t<~.ke you through tlte dreary, uninhabited Misgissipi swamps ; we a.re confident yon cannot select a.notller lin e to the South enjoying half the :1dv::mta.g,es that arc possesse(l by tl;e :Monon Tloute ;.cndits s'o ntllern oonnectior1:; .

No one should thi11 lt of going s6nth without visiting th e :1\:Iammotli Cave, the gTeat natural wonder of this continent.

So much ha.s been writtm1 of this world famous wonder that it is impossible to say a.nytlu.ng new in rega.rcl to it. It cannot be described ; its c·:wcrns must be explored, its darkness felt, its beauties seen, to l;e :tppreciatecl or realized. It is the greatest curi osity- Xiagar:t not excepted. Or, Florida \~ard , pass en route over the old H istorical Battle Fields along the line of theW . & .\ . or the 'E. T. V. & U. H.ailways.

From Mobile to New Orleans ( 141 Jniles) the ride along the gulf coast is alone worthy the entire cost of the whole trip.

Iu full sight of the way, past Ocean ::i}Jrings, 1\Ussissippi City, P ass Christian, Bay i::>t. Loui:s and Heauvoir, the homtof J eff Davis.

'When you decide to gv sonth make up yo nr mind to travel over the line that pa::;ses through the best country and gives you the best places to stop over. This is emphatically the Monon lloute, in connection with the Louisville and Nashville, am1 the Cilleiunnti Sou~hem Hu.iJways, Pullman palace· sleepers and palRce coaches, double daily trains.

The best to Cincinnati, Louisville, New Orleans or Florida.

For full information, descriptive books, pamphlets etc., address James Barker, General Passenger Agent Monon Ronte', 183 Dearborh street, Ch ica.go.

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Tm: CoLLJo:GE affords excellent facilities for study, and the acquirement of a thorough lpwwledge of MODERN LANGUAGES, MATHEMATICS, CLASSICS, 1\'lUSlC, SCIENCE, . PHILOSOPI{Y, and THEOLOGY. Most careful attention is paid to the business training of young men, and a thorough practical knowledge of BOOK-KIGEPING and COMMERCIAL LAW is imparted by skilled Professors.

The b·~s t authors and most a pproved system of teac hing are adopted in all grades of the College. Studen~s may enter at any ·tirne. Term and tuition will begin with date of entrance.

T erms l'vr lHJC1,J'ct. :-~ n d tu iti01.1 $200.0() per annn m.

Catalog ues , a nd any {lesired inlurmat ion will be carefully given on :tpplication to the Director.

H1,; v. l\!. J. MARSTLE, C. S. V. St. Via.teur's College, Bourbonnais Grove, Kankakee Cb., Ill. -,;· SCHOOL BOOKS.

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Jobbing Done to Order .

TOYS, CROt~UET.

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D. Q. SOHEPPERS, M. D.

Dealer in Foreign a n<l Domestic FANCY

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R. J. HANNA,

292 J.. a rra bee St. Chicag·o, Ill.

GROCER

Dr. SCHEPPERS,

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I?ir~ t. Cla~s \Vo1·k gn:~ ran tr <'fl.

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Ha1·dware, Stoves and 1''inwwre,

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48 Court Street, KANKAKEE. lLL. BRA YTO~ & CHRISTIAN PE ALi•:Ju; iu l\1 en':s, "\Von1cn's, .rvt isses ' an d 1:hilrlren 's fine a.n d nw cl'imn ::->ho es : al ~w all si zes a.l\(l g r ;td l's uf Boots. Hpecial inuu ce ll lellt~ for

St.ude n t:>J .

Two dovrs north of P ost offi ce.

Kan lcalcee, Ill.

TI-IOS l(ERI-t, HARDWARE, STOVES, IRON. STEEL, TINWARE, NAILS, Etc.,

J . W. BUTLER PAPER Co.

Wholesale Paper Dealers.

A full lin e of Cards and Wedding goods

kept constantly on ha nd .

Nos. 183 &' 185 Monroe Street,

Chicago, Ill. · Kankakee Stone a nd Lime Company.

INCORPORATED FEB. 23rd. 1867.

Proprietors ol the Celebr<ttecl Kaulcakee Lime s tones Quanies.

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J ob wo rk done in any part of the County. always on hmHL Cor. Court St. anrl Schuyler Avenue.

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OTTO C. KUI\RASCH.

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A. Ehrich

EAST COURT bTH.EE'l'

KANKAKEE.

l><•aler in vhoi ces t Grocerie,;, choicest uratHls of Flour. Keeps ouhand con!"tantlv Worth ot Music. · Gener al Groce r. a hrge ns~ < rou e nt of Feed and Product~.

Compris in g from .'i to 8 piPces , th e !:.test of ou r A. l::trge and well selected Stock of Best Pll~ a >;e call :wd see me before u·oi 11 ···· pui.Jli ce<tious, for Llw pur pose of intr odu ction.

W~Adtlress: Kun k el tiro ~ . , 6l ~ Ol ive i:i•reet, G<?Odl:i constantly on !land come get our auy place else. "' " t>T. LO U! :;, J\1 0.

HA ND -:IiADE l'u re \\' <t;( 'Caucll cs l\1ouilletl Wax Cl\ll dks,

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pnces on the best art1cles. \ Ve carry the !Jest quality of goods selected especially fo r this m arket and per Ill. 45 cts all kinds of smokers' articles the w ay to " " 38 ccs .make times easy. " " ~o c., ts .DeJ.I with the rella ule Fi nn of lfu·ge qu au t.J W. II . l >arche, Grand Street, Bouru onna.is (h'o ve, 111.

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Catholic rrayer no o k ~ 25 ets. liJHvanh.

BENZIGE R BROTH E R S. With two l nrge cbsps 1md F ancy E dge $D.DD o el •L free to a n y part of U. i:l. o n r ec eip t of pr ice.

GRAHAM & SONS, l lll pO!te rs of Ghnrcll Goods, Joll ll e r~ in Sch oo l l!<'Oks aod Catht>lic Booksel le rs.

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I•'illing ln.rge orders for Dimention Lumber n Specialty. ,Yards, on E :1st A venue , K~tnknkce , Ill., 2nd. Yard North Court Street, and at Momence, between C. & L. I. and River. Address, J. K . EAGLE. KANKAKEE, lLL

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Publish0r s, Ma nufactu rers of Ohurcll Goods, Re g-alia. ~ S u:s t Publi~hed.

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