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VOL. VII

BOURBONNAIS GROVE. ILL. SATURDAY 1 May 311890.

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THE REL ATION OF PHI LOSOPHY TO TH E OTHER

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B~F O RE TilE

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God is tile so urce, tile fu untn.in of a ll wisclom and m an ns m a n, a creature accor din g to tbe im age of an nll wise Creator , loves, desires n.nd pursues that whi ch draws him nearer to his m aker. Tb is in born love of a nd s igh ing afte r w i ~do m , is callect philosophy. Philosophy, the n, of whose gen eral and p:wt!cnlar utility I purpose t o speak , develops one of tll~ nobles t instin c ts of 0•1r nature, th e iJ:stin ct to !w ow, and by ord ai nin g ·a ll t he f<tc ul ties of our being, makes us like God, ou r prototyp e· Let us co ns id er first how beneficial tbe study of wisdom is for a ll men and £or a ll t he avocatio ns iu which men a r<! e ngnged ; secondly, how in, li ~pensnb l e it is for t he Hthlime nnd godly sciet.ee of Tlwology. · Th e obj ec t of ph il osophy in clurl es th e universe, man a n1l Gocl, in the ir most essenti a l relations to each other.

H ence witb p,-.,pl'icty when co mpa rerl t o t he wl.Jo le collection of \i tJma.n sciences it is prono un ced to be, "as t he sun in tile pbnelary syste m, the li g ht of all. '' T he knowle dge of a thing stops with its immediate o r prox · i m nte en uses ; but wisd om, whic h is pltik><Ophical knowledge, seeks cames more remote, un iverfa l and hi ghe r, the ultimate causes of all t hings. i'.{oreover, it ~ee ks to expl:l.in t bings as t l1 ey nb~ol utely !tre a nrl could not otherwise bt>. Al l the ~cienee~ :tiH.l urts ll e penrl upon philoso!Jhy as t,) t he ir certai nt y, ns to t he ir prineipl«s a nd as to their methorl; an d therefore their existence is imposs ible with o ut it. Its sup re me princ ip18s are cer titude a nd evidence, by which our mind adheres to trutl.t wit hout fear o f error or of 1he op posite being tru e. Philosophy in thi s sense h:ts a certa in c hamcter o!" universality which places all t he sciences and nrts un de r its domin_ ion. The object of physi cd sciences is a ll that which we observe by th e senses But b that which fa lls under the obser vation of the ~e nses someth ing objectively true and re!d or merely a sensation an en.~ ntlionis? If there ai·e not r eal bod ies, which have in themselves the qualit ies <•f odor, color, figure and form; if these bod ies a nd quali ties hav-'3 no connect ion with taste

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smc·ll rltl d s ig ht; nJUSt not nil physical · science fall?

SeC'ronrlly, ft'iPnee a nd art must seek tbe ir princ iples i n philosoph y. Th e bas is of ph ys ical science is th e idea of ht~ i, g, of s u bstance, of mntter and qual ity, o£ cause and rffcct. Were these id eas wanting you eould not pr(ICI:'l'd one SlCjJ . But w!Ptt is being? vVhat is matter anrl wh;,t r! ist ingn is bes it fr om s ubstance? Go to philosop hy ;~ ncl your questions a re solved .

TJ ,e ~cie11ce e>f mathematics depends upon it. Arithmt:!tic is fo unded on th e idea of numb er, bence upo n t he ideas c,J u nity and cli ~ tinr:t i o n ; Algebra on tile idea of s igns rep resenting kn ow n a nd unkn ow n q u a n tit i e~; Geometry u pon the ideas of extension a nd space. Moral sc ience rests upon the ideas of the good a nd the i ust.

T l. erefo rc it has its depend ence upon philoso phy. And do no t tdl poli ticnl sciences clepend up on it? For how cnn he wisely govern wbo has no knowledge ofthe facul ties, nature, Jaws a nd rlest in y of tile hum a n so ul ?

M ed ica l SG ience bas its cl ependc nce up on th e highest of all sc ie nces. F o r the most perfect knowledge of t.he orgnns wo uld be almost useless to the phys ician were be t(l cl i ~rega r rl t he passions, the habits a nd thei r influen ce upon the human organ ism . Order a nd tranquillity in t!.e thougll ts aucl mental fun ctions of the patient co, del not bP. re- established. And does not philosophy Iurn ish us wit.h th e idea of the beau tiful, as well as of truth and goodness. A nd is not truth em inently beautifu I? What str ikes the in te ll ect more than tbe splendor of ev id ence. Tbe reforc literature nncl !lrt m ~t st also subj ect. themselves to the queen ofscience.

History cl epe ncl s upon phi losophy for without it, it would be a mere catalogue of events with out cause or connecti on. Finally ma 11 in his invest igation mu st u se certain rules tn di scover, explai n, prove an d defend truth and t hi s we call method upon which all science depends .

Therefo re e<'l ucation, with t ru e philosophy as its b1sis, is powe rful, iti mighty , is invincible: without it, it is weak , unsound and superfici:tl.

T he st udy of phi losophy a lso perfects the natu re of m an . It preserves the understand ing from error for it exposes an d ex plains objects in their very essence, by means of truths which are necessa ry, abso lute and immutab le. It suhj ects hts passions to right r eason a 1J rl dir er.ts him toward his eternal encl . Hence it exercises a g reat infl uence upon t he morals of man and the social

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order. B u t think n ot that phil osophy by beautifying life, elevating though ts , ordain in g the fa.c u ]ties, ten,ehes men self eonceit, teaches men to be satisfied with their own reawn ings and to refuse li g ht from above ! On the con trary sound philosop hy leads li S t.o the v ery port'l iS of revelatio n and te ll s m there i ~ a God- He :;lwakslisten- be li eve an d adore .

The ultimate end of man is etern;,] beatitud e; but philosophy ex plains the v irtu es, nature a nd prin c i p l e~ of mo rality which fit man for beatitu de; there fore a knowledge of it is necessary fur man in order tb at he may obtrdn his ultimate, enJ. P hilosop hy demunstrat('S truths whi ch pave the way to fa ith ; as the ex iste nce . veracity and prov iC.ence of God . Fa it!'J a lt houg h it ex poses many truths exceed in g ren.son, n evertheles~, it has some which do not exceed the li£'h t of reason, tor instance, the creation of the world , prov id ence, free will and the immortality of the soul. Rut philosophy demonstrates these truths. Therefore it is indispensa bl e in the study of Theology .

In the explaining the mysteries of our faith its aid is great. In the first place because supernatural truths are better comprehended according as nature is made more fit for receiving them; for the hahility of n:tture depends upon the gre:tter degree of natural cognition which i~ acquired through philosophy. Now through th e study of philosophy we perceh-e the dogmas ol faith more clearly, ltec~use it explains many conce pts co mmon to devine as well as human things: for ex. the concepts o f tr uth, substance, unity and a hundred others.

Allow me now to present to your co nsidemti on one or two examples which will demonstrate the usef:llness of philosophy in the study of Theology. T ake L!J c Holy E ucharist for instance. The unbeliever sees th e ho ly Tabernacle and exclaims in the pride of his ignora nce: · ' ·Her·e is a monument of superstition; here man .adores an absurdity ." Oh! my dear infidel, is this mystery so absurd and contradictory? DJ yo u not comprehend tbat t here is no near relatio n between bodies a nri ou r se n ~ i­ h ility? If you admit that it is not intrin sie Lily repugnant that there may be a n omnipotent God, must y ou not admit He has the power to lliake a body which sha 11 not produce the phenomena of sensibility. You mnst answer in the affirmative or place yoUt·self rn contradiction to all sou.nd thoughts. When the great teachers of philosophy, from Aristotle to St. Thomas 11re agreed upon holding that reason could not demonstrate, for instance ~he intrinsic impossibility of absolute accidents, existing independently ofma~erial substance, they cle:.red the way for some of the most, diffi cult of our religIous dogmas.

Theology comes then in the footsteps of philosophy and affirms facts which are proved by the authority of competent witnesses - and when the skeptic exclaim s

" impossib le !" - the true philosopher says - "our reason does not prove it impossible; therefore it is not i:·rational to believe it." T hus does philosophy cpme to th e rescue of Theology in the ultim ate explanation of its thousand mysteries. It is not onl y the mother of Theology, butl,he handma id ofall the sc iences. Without it man would be in darkness sunound ed by c haos; with it all becomes clear as the . noond ay sun . We may therefore rightly exclaim with Milton: How charming is devine philosophy !

Not har&h and c rabbed as dull fools s uppose; But. musical as is Apollo's lute, And a perpetual feast of nectared-swee ts, Where no crud e surfeit reigns.

SOLITUDE

The mind wearied and exhausted by the tumult and harassing cares of daily duties seeks among ordinary d e. ights a longed for rest and refreshment. The com pa ny of m<:!n, the theater and ball-room give only a momentary relief. In vain does man wander through the pleasure gardens of earth; in vain is his ear charmed with music'.- harmony a nd his eye with nature's sul:>li:ni ty. After wandering through the bustling world a nd tasting the d elights co ntained therein , the soul is still di seontented. Soci11ty with its ch ~ums and allurem ents C:111110t bring to the so ul th e tran q uility tor which it sigl1 s.

The history pf men 's lives rev eals the f>J.ct that sweet delights are banished by society's stiff ceremony, and cttn be found only in the abode of solitude. Never d o the distant hours of the happy past appear so charming as when reviewed from sol itud e. The mind that h11-s onee discovered the wealth of pleas ure!\ containnrl in solitude seeks the same in time of trouble. It is in sol _i~ tude that the soul can congratulate herself on escaping fwm past dai1gers, and to reass ure herself of present securit.y. Every joy o£ lormer years and every expectation of the future like a treasure brought forth examined and replaced. No dreams are so sweet as those day dreams which we ex perience in solitude. The fltithful soldier passes slowly on picket. The night is J ark and no living being stirs, no sound reaches his ear save the chirp of the cricket. Wrnpped in thought this solitary sentinel dreams away the hours of vision far more exquisite than those of his sleeping comtad es in the camp. He thinks of his loving wife and darling children, and looks forward with indescribable j,oy to the day when he will bid a welcome farewell to arms and depart in haste to the bosom of his family. The exile no longer enjoy~ the nttracti ons of society. In solitude

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For the student sol itud e is a verit.able treasure; but tor a guilty con cieucc &olitud e is a little hell. The seeker is a] ways restless and thinking of the crime be co mm it ted : •·Then stirs Lhe fee lings infinite so felt., In. solitud e \'·here we nre least alone;'' Hut if solitude i~ a nelight to many , ;it mny be a heavy chastisement to oLhers. Wh en you visit a dungeon yo u tremble at Lhe si~;h ~ of a eell with its huge irun d b01s a nrl bars. Bring your thou g bts back to antiquity :tnd there see the del ight the monks experience in soliLude.

There it was that they wrvtB the ir books a nd prayed un ceas ingly to God. It, seemed to them to ue t.he onlr tim e they were happy . Ann so it goes. I co uld give innum erable ex am pies at presel1t, but think t hn. L I wi 11 le:we yo u to co nsult Byrv11 on this subj ect. He knew how unsatisfying are tiJe pleasures of the wodd ; bow sh'l.l!ow the praises of men: " If from society we learn to li ve, 'Tis solitude should teacl1 us how to rlie; IL bat.h no flatterers ; vaniLy can give No hollow aid.; alon e-m an with his God mus t strive.' ."But·'midsL the crowd , the hum, th e shock of men, To hear, to see, to feel, and to possess, "And<roa m along, the world 's tired d enizen, With none who ·bless us, none whom we can bless; i\iinions ofsplenclor shrinking fro m d istress!

None that, with kindred con sciousness endue d, Ifwe were not, would seem to smi le the less Of all that ll.atter'd , fvllow'd, soug ht and sued ; ThiM is to be alone; this, this is solitude."

AMERICAN LIGHTS , The United States the "L'lnd of Free and the Bra ve,'' great in t he eyes of th'3 world as the only true ty]Je Of government; respected and feare d oy the nation that cl1ims to be "J.\IIonarch of all it surveys;" the dread of the powerful Iron chancellor of the la nd t hat sent its rlespicabl e hirelings .o f Hr sse Cassel to hel p to overth row the ju ~ t cl ai ms of a peo ple fig hting for its rights; stands to-day as the fo remost nati on in point:; of civilization and scientific prog ress. Ame rica w as the t'ru it of great scientific research in the person of our zealous Colmnbus <l.nd as such was desti ned by Prov iden ne to be the crad le of discoveret·s ancl in ve ntors in all branches of sc i en eel'.

We need no t investigate very profoundly before we find the realization of the asserlion . An Erlison whose inventions enlighten the world by their bril liant scint: ll ations.

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A Mo r s~ wbusc eo nv enticnal electric soun ds trav erse the entire ci v·i li zed world.

A. Cyrus Fi eld whose cable wi ll announce the cl ownfull of Europea n mon archi es.

An Ericsou whose ft~lu a u s i\IolliLor or "Cheese box or. t he plank" went down to Httmp to n Roads on the 8t h. of March in the 2 nd. yea.r of th e ci vil wa r al1d the n ext day had all the wodd spea kin g its praise for hn v iu g defeated and bl ockaded the :nost. por tentiOLts, iron chtd the Merrimac. A F 1tlto n who p:wed the WtW to r,<pid navigation.

J ames D wtg ht Ua ua famous tluoug hout the country as a master oft 11e tlm?.e extensive c!epi!.r tmen t&ofknowledge tl1a t treat o l sc iences of min erals, of Lhe Earth or Geology, a nd Nat.nral history or Zoology.

Loui s Rud ol f Agassiz as our countryman Benjamin Thomso n <l esen·es a place a mong the great E•1ropeans who ha ving made th is Lhei r adopen co untry have done great 11·ork here ;tnd took ranks alo ng wttb the most famous Americ<tns , of these one ot" th e most imJIOrtant men of this century was t he S~Vi ss scientiot Louis R. Agass iz. Mr. Agassiz was born a t lVIoltier, Switzerland, lVIa~' 28, 180 7. He was fonf! of study and al most without kn owing it, as -his biog raphers say, he la id the foundation for becom i·ng a sc ientist while he .was a boy and a youug man, study ing· in the schools, and un iversities of Switzc r:and. He was you ng ·whim he became fam ous for his knowled ge of fossi ls and fresh water fish, from a wo rk written ii1 Latin and published before be was :.!5 years old. Sho rtly afterwa rds he was made professor of Natural History at, his native town. In 1846 he came to this country to lecture in Boston and to fill a commission from the King of Prussia to examine t he Geology and N atural History of the Unitecl States. At that time Mr. Agassiz did. not think of making his home here, bnt he became at last so attached to th is country that the richest offers of Monarchs could not induce him to leave it. The people found him d eligh tful company a nd a very able and agreeable teacher. The fo llowing year the Lawrence Scientific School, a branch of Hn.rvard and our distinguish ed naturalist Louis Agass iz was asked to accept the professorship.

In addition to his teach ing, he kept on with his study and in vestigation Eharin g with what he found out with any who wished to le~rn from him both hy lecturing and in his writin gs. H e was always at work, patient and persevering agrdnst any disappointments, for hio life was not at all <·n t he smooth road . He used to say "I can not uncterot~nd how any bony shoulcl be idle or shoul d have time hang on his hands. There is never a moment, Gxcep t when I am asleep, that I am not j oyfully occupied."

One time when be was very busy sLudying out some deep question of Natural Hi5tol;Y, he received a Jetter

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from the ·west offering him :1. la rge sum fo r a cou rse o f popular le<:tures on N atural History; be sent back wo td : "I can not ufforcl to waste my time making mon ey.''

There wet·e ~great ma ny people surpriserl when this answer was made publi c; hut it helped to arouse a new a nJ different intetest in hi ::; work At different times l'l'lr.

Agassiz made tours throug h the vari o us par ts of tltis conn try , nncl into tbe Amazon region of Sou tlt America making the discovery of many fishes before unknown and writing :t book c.n bis .Jollt'ney in Brazil also ~ work of several volumes o n cont.ributio ns to Natural history of United States.

There is a very strange eoitwiclence with regard to the fact that men of genius have ~eldom been fvrtunate in their offspring. Neither Cmsar nor Shakespeare left children to perpetuate their fam e. In the a nnals ot Ameri can science there arc re markab le cxceptiOtl ~ to this rule. .John ,V. Draper was fortunate in h~vin g thrc·c sor.s who succeeded to his name anrl eac h of v1hom di sti nguished him self in some bran ch o£ scientific thought.

The elder Silliman gave p!ace to his son ofalmost equn] renown. Jas. D. Dana has an ab le successor in his son Edward S. Dana wbo at present is following the footsteps of hie illustrious senior. .

Louis R. Agassiz the subj ect of this essay, likewise had the happiness of having a great son not by reftecterl li g ht, but great in comparison, great in his own indi· viduality. It has ber:n well said of him that he is "the best authority in the world on certain forms of marine life."

Never before in the annals of the history of our cou ntry or even of tlte world at large was there a scienti~t who won more universal fame. Poets and orators have used their most eloquent strains to immortalize the name of the great Louis Agassiz.

The following is Longfellow's tribute: "And nature the old nurse took, The child upon her knee, Hay" Here is a story book Thy Father hath written for thee."

To-day over the broad expanse of our g lorious coun .. try the name of Agassiz is the household word of all scien ti fie circle~.

ELOCUTION.

Por sometime past preparations have been in progress for the elocutionary contest for a gold meual, by some of the members of St. Viateur's Euglossian association.

The rooms of different contestaJt!s ha ve rung with tlleir

practice effurt~ , a nd do wn the C(.JTi clo rs hav e roll ecl lhe echoes of their chquenc e. There we re fi ve contestan.ts for ~ h e pri ze, and each one am011g th em had hi s eoterie of fri ends a ncl ad mirers, ,v!Jo hoper! t.ha t he wou ld wi!J Lh e clesirecl tro ph y. Th e j aclges se lec ted w e re T. P. Bllnfield an d D. H. P.tdclock fr om outs ide and Rev. P' r ~ Dooling o f Lit e co llege. Th eir iii SI'.r cJC to r in e loe uLi nn during Llw yenr has been l~e v . J. ~o l o n, a r,cl lh e rx hibition las t ni g ht shows that he has, been ftitlrful to lri ;; clut.): · An e loc uti on ist of the first m:tgnitu rle lrirns elf, he has impanerl t •> th e stud ents m11 ch (,t hi ,; ge1lius in thi s linr , and tlt ey l>id f tir, sho uld they stny at St. Viateur'o untilllt eir eoll cge life is co mp le ted , to l.Jeeome sharp ri vnls uf llr e i r i nstruetor.

Tlr ~ hall was well filled with SL U' Ie nl s :~.t th e tim e sr.t for tltc o pening or t he cuntest, e;v·lr o ne as d ee ply in tc restecl in th e su.·ccss or f:ti lure o r !c is s pec i:d l:tvorito :1 3 t he co nL esL:t r1L~ t lrern selves, altlrouglr ea0 l1 one rece iv ed hi s d uc anJ hearty ap plau ~e n t the con e! tt.; i<>tJ of hj s efl'ort .

TI.Je e veni ng e ntertainment o pe ned with a seleet i(ln by th e lx1.nd , after whi ch the exereises follower! in r egtl· Jar order a~ g i,·e n in the progrrull below: Music .. .. . .. ... . ... . ....... .. . . ..... . ........ , ..... . Hand F ontenoy . .. . .. .................... . .... . . ..... J. Doheny Parrhass us and the eaptive ... .... . ............ G. 13on fi eid Piano duet . . ... . .. . ...... . .. :Wles~rs, McHugh and .13oylan...How He Saved St. ..Michaels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. Lennartz Supposed Speech of John Adams ..... . .. .. ..... ..J. Ule:-try Wounded . . .... . .. . .......... . ............ .. .. , B. Leroux Music. .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orchestra Eaeh one of the boys slr owe<l that he lwd labored to ~e c nr e th e prize. fi: ,tch was calm antl self . possessed , am! thre w into his recitati o n all th e power be conlcl c:ommand. As nearl_y us they could r11uli ze, they threw off their own inclividn:tlity an cl SlliTOunclings and placed themselves in put of those they represented. As the res ult of the d ec ision of th e judges will not be known until the meda l is awarded at cummer.cement, we shall not attempt any criticism o f the efforts. It is enough that all did splendidly, a r,cl each one may feel proud of his effort. Only bne can win the prize; but the others slwulcl not tee! discouraged or think that their efforts were not apprrciatecl. · At the conclusion of the exercises, Rev. Fr. Marsile, · the president of th'3 college, introduced Hon. D. H .

Paddock, who ::~ddrebsed the boys .for about five minutes, congratulating them on the advantages which S t.

Viateur's college held out to them , and urging them to so equip themselves with the lV~ itpv ns placed iu their hands by these teachers \hat they migi.Jt be fully pre pared, when their time s lwuld come, to take upon them selves the full duties and responsibilities of life, with honor to themselves and their tutors.

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Tl.e Catlwlic Church cmd ocialism, by Conde B. Pallen - B. Hertler P ul.J[i,IJer, 1, ··o uth Broad way ~t.

Loni, Mo. Pri<:eJ:lcts net.- In this es ~y. which among others has the appreciable merit of being bort nne! at the arne su fficier. tty com prehcnsi ve~· tlle au thor offer a solution ,of th~ social problem as it propo es it.self to u · het·c anrl now. The questiott is examined in the light of fir t principle3, w which we rnu~t always return in the covine of rellcction fur the solving of all important que tions.

The ::>olution i · emu that ~nl \"t'$. It i;; prc,cutell in a c lear and forcible ·1-y le :111d catJ he gra:<jJC,[ i.Jy all, l':>r it should be read anrl stu di e. liJy ,til. The problen1, as the writer rcmarl(s, is not a new one - 1t is olcl <t:> lturnan nature ; but !'or us it~ mearting is intcnsitiecll ,ec:w~c the ocial ~:onditit•us arc ueLLn kn''''"r•. The remNly howtwer is tbe r\DJe -the peri\:!C ting of the i nd i l"id unl wh o i the ;mit of society. This perfection is lo come thr•>ngh the Church whose mis ion is to make IUPD perfect. as the H eavenly Fatil<·r i~ [Wt li:·ct; in so far, of course, a.; men are suEcc ptiblc or snch perfection.

Thi ·~tcstion h¥ :dway uccupi•·.d the attention of Catholic writers and many of our most !toted thinkers !rave <'xprC'ssctl like ideas upou the Sttbjecl-Truth is CV('!' the aame-an rl great minds alwnys i,cc it i11 th e :-.arne li ght. Di ll Ba I me~, or Dot H.J~" Corte~, o;· Brown:JO U live to-day t.hcy would not write truer or dt:.eper ()r ITIOrC Ueautif'Ul [l:lgCS than th<JSP qf i'\lr. j>,!IJCII. "\\re therefore especially invite the careful attC;nUon "f Catholic tut!cnts tu this ~say. a more detai Jed acrount of which will appc;~r in another nnmhcr ot our .Journal.

TIH.; IIAG.--1..' ELOC:('TIO:\Alt\' CO:\TEST. The routine of life at ~t. Vtatcur's during- the la~t few wcei{s of the scholastic year is greatly cnlinJJerl compe•itive exhihitions of vnrinus kincts . The tempting prizes rtonated by kind frinfls of the college c.all fonh the tudent's nobl~t efturls i1: each llarticular study and much latent talent i thereby cteve lopecl; bnt the mo t interesting and perhaps tlte mwt useful of tbese exhibitions is thl\t in wllieh the future Demost hencs fir t speaks "in public on the stage." )[any thus made their first appearance last \Vednesdny in Elocutionary co11test for the Gold M edal pre en ted hy the H.eY . .James }[. Ilag:m Hector of Maple l'rlrk. TJJ. The progrnm was a.s fc11lows:

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PART l l I nterlude. :,th. Air Vnrie .... Prof. U. 1\I.\HTt:\hAU. The Polish lloy ............... . . .. U. O'CoNKOH. Th e Collier's Child ......... .... V'{. W oooW.\HD. l\Iuch Ado about 1\otl.Jing ....... . .. lLum-r JoN& The Ioquiry ..... ........... EL-GE Nt:: O'CoNNOR Gr:mdhther ...... .............. . ALLEN lliAHEl{.

Til e Engineer·s Story ......... Ht CIIARD BRADLU:¥ 1Jare and Do ......... . .......... .JlrLTo.:-r AHHEY Perri ition's Ride .............. A .:-rTHONY NonTON Pacldy':o Excelsior ........ . . ..... .. P. DANHmn. Finale . Yalsc <IC's F ee~ . ....... COLL!WE Oncw<:STA

.\I I of tl1c boys cl icl well and many gave e vidence of rttrc native talent wbicl.J ba(l been fostered by \.!!tl'efu l cui!Avatioll. They thus reflect great credit -on tl.Jeir pro· l'e;-sors who must haYe Jabore<l intelligently and assiduo usly to bring about uch flattering results. The gentlemen whose untiring efforts have aecompli;;hccl so lllUCh good are tbe Hev. Bros. 1'. J. l\lcCormiek . aJJcl .J. J. O'Cal lag ha n C. S. V., :mel Professors l\ orrnoy lc, ;Hc !Jevitt, Concl on and McKenna.

I t i ~ not well to d epart froni established usage and ~1s it is cu tomary to withhold the decision until commencement Da y, we rnnRt refrain at present from hon_ oring those who fought for prominent places so valiantly and 'O succes fully. Without disclosing any state secrets however. an <'I may mention that the sweet- voicccl l\linints elicited the most enth usiastic app lau se. The "Leap" was well described; another John l\Iay narcl stood before us in the brave little lad who impersonated t!Jat cbaraetet· ;a humorous Longfellow told huw "Excelsior" heights may be attained without however losing an op port unity, "Be .Taoers;" the " Inquiry " was answerecl in r:ch, mellow tonPs and the plainti\'C voiced " Li ttle .Jim" seernerl almost a realit-y.

The judges chosen to decide tl.Je contest were Dr. Schubert of Kankakee. Alexius Granger LL B. ol Tucker and .Jno. T . Bennett of N. Y. City. When the last contestant hacl retired the genial D0ctor rose and entertained t.he audience with some pleliSing i·erniniscences of his boyhood clays rlt St. Vin.teur's after which a ll withdrew well pleased witJ.t the evening's enjoyment.

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F or phy:;i(·.nl impw 1·eme11 t every vecao iuu i ;; offer ed; e1·ery 111au, e1·en t l1 e loii'L';; t ltm; rn eans affurd ed !Ji n1 ol' g ro11·i11 g ::. truug, l!ltt l'or n1 enta l eulture there tl.ltt:; t l1 e fa vor i11 g e ir c nm ~:> talt <.:e;; ~ts rega n.! ,; Lilllc <u 1d pl aee; a11d g rea t dil ige11 ec a nd d e~:> ire of i Il lpro veIJl t.: ll t u11 t he part of 111 a u. 1\ ,; to ltinJ yo nth, ic lJy all :tw:w r-; th e n w ::; t; exccll eut a nd as to pl ace, th e cv ll egc hold ;; t!te Jir:; t rardc Front' thi ,; it. foll o1vs tl1 at t lw sciHJrJ ! l1oy, of all uth ers, i;; the li tO ·t fa1·ored . E ve ry oppJ rt tlltity j ,; afforded lri111 . •\ t <:o ll ege, IJc::; ides n. tea.clt er a nd boo ko, 11·ltich he nti g l1 t IHLI'L' lmd at lt0 111e, he bali lllltii J chance,; to :; t ltd y ll ll! ll ; ul' lear nin g front <to::io -' eiat ion llt ::tll V thinu;:; wl1i c!t ,,.ot t!d IJe Yery difiie ttlt 0 i11 t:i ll l<t ll er <:O illlllllllitl e~. if W t! W-.l i'.J ~m Jti e ie n tly a li 1·e to Oltt· rt ee J::;, or if we ,,.e t·e deeply penetrated wit!t ti re g rande ur u[ our bein g and fu ll y reali zed th e g reat des ti11 y ,,·Jticlt i;; Ottr.>, \1·e wonlcln e ver need lJe remind ed of th e adl'::ut ta.ges o[ study, a,; W t! WO llld 11 e1·et· mi ss ~w y oppv rt llnity of g oin g towa rd s thn.t ltig lwr ·ph ere, in which tl1 e cul ti,·atecl rn au re 1g 11 s ::i llpt·elll e . .J\ot! Ji11 g u11 g h t to g i1·e 11 · su n111 clJ pail! a" tu re:tli ze that ,,-e are i r1clift'erellt to ;;ueial impi'(JI'L! JII Cll t, a:nd it 11·o nld see n1 that no 11·onl::i arc strong e nung !t to eo11d ernn thos';) 11·ho arc t' O lost to th eir o1n1 inter·e;; t;; :u; tu de,; pi:;e or ll t·g lect : LII )" a11d all elt n11 ce,; toward <>ocial c ulture. !)t 11cl e nt ~ arc· oftcllremi11tl ed of th i" deliiH]u cncy un th eir part. yet strauge tfJ ~ ay th erea reaiii'H.)' " tlw:; e wlw need tilt <:h rej) rcrww cb , and ~ n dd e 1 · ::; ti II their nuntber is 110t few.

If t!J en 0 11 e fee l::; th at t hi s alJ[lea l,.; tu !ti lll . ll' l1 y uot IJe uuw ly <lll (lruu::;e htlll :;ell to a<:tion . w ·jth de sire wi ll eo ute t l1e mea t! » and .' ll t;Ce,'< :; is in e1·it.a iJ ie.

Be;; id es tl1 0 ple<Lbure o[ Btt td y lw wi ll he ::;;wed from JtULll j evil 1;;; !te ll'ill lw in,;trum e11tal iu dui11 g much g(_:)Qd ; and Jw 11·il l lJe ,; ure to <Ltt aill a wortl1 y p!a<.;c in t hat grand t miu vf intell ect ual ll'arri on; vl'll() fo11 g ht th e lmtt les uF progress and who h a1·in g de. thronecl the king of darkuet's, ltal·o mad e kno11·! edge th e rnl cr of the world.

i;; l1y uat11re a perfectib le bei 11 g. Jli:;; life i.;

a seri es of act;:. ea.cL -u cceediu g act infl uenced i11 so me meas ure by the p receedin g one. Th e hi story of man is a recoun ting of ste ps toward s prog ress.

Nor has he been defi cient in thio respect e1·erythiu g poi nt:; to the g reat results attained in thio directi on.

However we are not to ass ume thM. lt e is phy o;icall y more perfect to-day than he \·1-'ai:i in past ages. l \ !rb aps t he co ntrary i s t ru e ; not that mental prog i'C:bs is detrintental t o th9 phy ical llHlll, for it was though t long ago tl1 at" u1 eu,; sann. in co rpore ,;ano'' wa. the de:;iraiJle t ltin g for 1u au. B11t a;; Jll a n g i l'e them seh cs more to reiin em cut, ljotlt c nlti1·atio11 of those fin er q nalities less time is left f.or n1erely pllysical itJL]Jl'OI·ement.. C Limate and rn ode;; of livin g have clon e their share toward making 111 a11 less strong in a physical point of 'riew. Eh tfn ce it tl• say that man ba~; for long ages steadily sought illtprovement in his mental faculties and of the res ult ~, ;.: o evident' we need uot speak.

While we sh ould neYcr lose sight of our physical culture which couduces so much to bring out much that is good and attracti ve ill man, yet mental cu lt ure being so far superior should claim our first at. tention as it :ohould receive onr uucncli11 g Jahor.

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* * GHEAT GHEDJT j;:; clu e Mr. A. F . JJidier £or th e many nseful addition s he has made t o the JYI useurn . Besides gi viu g mauy specim e11 s of cliffere1 1t kind s, :Mr. Didie r has prepared and mou nted sever al skeletow; of l)irlb, tuice and in ,:;eet:; . Hi s latest

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1\fork in this line, is :;~, ,;keletou of a rooster, which Worlcl, desc ribing "S~ude t;t life at t he University." vVe fm- many lotig years h ad proudly strutted among ltis have reacl it with much uvirl ity and pleasure aiJd have pee rs of the barnyard a~td who is now 1leuceforth to exu lted in the prec ious bappiness of those fortunate grace the Jviuse11111 by h1::; stately fnnJJ e, as .al;;o to ones whose goou lot it is to liY e in an 11tmosphere so · eminently intel lectpal and so elevating-where the tes tify to t h e arti,;tic skill of Mr. Didie r . W e eon desirr: to excel is contagious. There is comfort in the g ratu late the rua tt agen; of tlw mn;;e um on. having t hought that those receptive miuds, aft.e r .imbibing the i:mc!.t an untiring wo rke r an<l we feel snre that hi s truth in all its bea ut.y and g•·ancleur from the lips of ·labors a!'e appreciated by the Ill as they :,:tre ad mi reel ab le nJ [:sters, will return to 11 s converted into its eloby the friend~; of the Co ll ege. quent a.post!es. W e are pleased to see that Sacred "' Eloquence receives snch merited attention .... May it *''* BLOOUTIOl\ is a ,; tt~d y well worthy the atten- be the gnocl fortun e of some of St. Viateur'" sons soon t ion of s tudents and we JJliJ ~t ::;~t.)' tlrat t lte t; tudents to enter Lhe lists of t he Crrtholi c University! of tlt. \ ' iate ur's are a, li n J to it~ <tdl"fttt tages. The tin:;t * ** cJ u te:;t came off lac;t wee k: a ::; vecial c:la,,;::; umler A good Ll1it1g is the D ~;rective L ist of Cathultc Books the care of Mr. J·. Bo lon , a f"t~ll ac<:O ttnt of w·bose and Catholic Author.<, issueu by J. Mu rph y & Co., Balgood work will he £ou1td itt anot l u~ r eolum tt. The timore, Md. The pampldet is profaced by wme sound contest for the "Hagaa G·olcl :Medal'' took place, rem:<rk-; !rom t he Rev. Tlt omrrs Hughes S. J., in which \V'ednesday anJ wa:;; no le:;B creditab le to the stu- 1i1'8 exposed the reasons why such a Jist is offered and de nts. In this stud y tlte IH)y,; ~e e m to r ea lize that shoLl id be used. Thi s catalogue witnesses the fact that t he supposed deart h of Catholic books, as the supposed much depends o n the ir iudi1·idual effo rt::< aucl im· sca rcity of Catho li e Society, is rdl a mistake . English pressed by this they hav e 11·orkecl hard. T hi s is the and American Catholic .literature has receiv ed apr <)lJmper spirit and it is tile prin cipl e t ltat :;houlclrule digious increase in t he last fifty years, both from original in every branch of lea ruin g. \ Vithont the stnclent's write rs n.nd from translators. "For tbe present, _ ~ay s the exe r t,~qn litt le c~.n \J(;l.,done; with it a ll things are pt·ef:tce, we only ~•clvn n ce thi:o catalogue to show that posc:; i ble. Tlte 0 t·a,torial C<J II test takes pl ace next there is in ex iste nce a m11ss of excellent literature on week aud we luwe reaso n to expect mu eh hulll the C:1tholi e stthj eets, or of books, at least, by .good Crrtholi c : 11:th o r ~ ." The Ji st is a Catalogt(e 1:esonne ; ancl the participant ~. y\Tork 1 hoys, \1"(>!} 1 i t i ~ t ] w signal of ord er in wltielt the. books are presented is very helpf ul s ueeess. for se leetiotL * -A r err~on is off ~ r e d why this list contains non e but '" ke:; p l<tee .J uu e l'Jth. THE l,'L\ AL contest* ta catholic authors: because owi ng to huma n perversity, There is iittle time left a!lll : > t llcle nts s ltullld draw on if there is mixture on our shel ves, the better works t heir latent power.:; for a gmncl tt troke at th e cud. w i II suffer di~paragem e nt and will be discred ited by the There is always a clt<mce to score a ''icto ry if onl y pt•ofane and t he wo rse. Let ns have something that will try . Listen to Shake<>peare : foster Cathol ic enli ghtenment and piety. Let us have " There i,; t• tide in the affair;; o[ tll ell , something select. I'Ve sllalllose nothing by not being acquainted wi th tha t which is com mon, vulgar, or ·w hich taken ctt the flood leads on to fort une; vvb rldly. If we :nust borrow, then let u ~ have only tbat Omitted , all the voy <tge of t heir life which is good rrom works which are not all good.

I s hound in shallows >t nclm iseries. " - T bis <,at:J.Iogue is especially intended for sodaTwo C+old M ed als have heen wou; the Oratory liti es and reading circles, and it is hoped , w ill prove Medal wi ll he co mpeted for oa Tuesday, .I nne lOth. helpful to many in maki,]g a judicious selection of There are rnany others, l-ltri ve to get on e ! It will be b-ooks "which will help them." a great victory fo r yo n , an<'t a plea:mre to yonr k ind * * Century a very amusing parents, aud the 1uore effo rt yo ll make wi ll 80 e n- Th ere appears in the *June courage you that you wi ll atte mpt greater thing::> sketch on tbc Anglomaniacs. "The women of the French in the fu tn re.

Salons" is also quite entertain in g.

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The May B lossoms still lead, with the Colonels second. The Dew-Drops are pushing ~ll, and are now A very interesting at tic1e appears iu lhc June Catho lic p laying a killing game.

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L OCAL S. -Jim, d o yo u see tha t tree'?

- B is ho p is v e ry promine nt a t s hort.

- Nertr th e pill r.r, l\hc . D o yo u see tbat fell ow be's ve ry ta lkative.

- Dun' t giv e the m pe rmi ss ion , Fat her , th ey wo n th e treats of me.

-Jim, wha t did you d o wich th a t c hec k $9. HD? - Who is tb e traveller?

- S ti ek your fee t out th e window- bO:}'!

- ·whe n is th e band f:omiug ont with th ose evening o pen con certs , Eli lead e r D a ndurand ?

- Say , Mac , where was M a rk? We were l> o tli on "g ua rd ."

- Well , I guess I sha ll go no w; he re co mes my pap a , say s the man ol ax-handl e fam e.

- The bugle saddened man y hea r ts o n D ceo rati o n Day .

- U nd e r th e barb wire fenc e!

- \Vho sa id th a t there w as an y hay tieed v n l\J. W· and W. Me. '' We a1'e the people.''

- Bo uqu e t ! Bouquet ! The only thiug lacking to mnke him one of the committee was a dress .

- S econu hand merchandise!

-G. and N. ha ve sent applications to an Uuele Tom's Cnbin troupe for ehara c ters. Th ey a re ta ken with the pre tty personages in th e compa ny and ba ve bee n y earning for an answer.

- A scene most splendid and also lll ost appre c iated was the military mass on the eampus Deco ra tion. The sermon by Rev. Fr. Mursilc C. S. V ., to tltc batta lion was a gem; high thoughts and g e nero us, patriotie fee ling.

-The varions soeieties of the bouse are Lreatiug themselves to ice cream and strawberry banquets. Lt~ not th e f. taft' forget to reminrl the gen~rous presid c n t of an important duty.

-Work on the c~t.>l ogue is going 011 aetively in the printing ofllcc.

-Rev. J. Bollman, of Sag Bridge, llL wittnessed the base ball g a me in Wilmington last week.

- Mr. James Welsh played with his o ld home nine -the time we were beaten!

-"Do they allow you to smoke? vVhy you' re ~> till damp behind the ears."

SHAMROCKS 22 ; KANKAKEE 5.

Tuesday May 20th., the Shamrocks, accompanied by a large number of friends, left for Kankakee whr.re upon the grounds of the Hospital, they scored an easy v ictory over the represP.ntative nine of that institution .

The Hospital boys were not in the game from beginning to encl. They could not bat and their playing in the field was n o t of a s uperior o rd e r . Th8 S hamrocks hnd

n o t th e leas t tr o uble in hitt i1 g Haym ond and . pou n d ed til e ball wh e ne ve r th e y fe lt lik e it. All o f th e !Joy s go t a hit exce pti11 g Vi a te ur Riv :<rd . Bisso nn e tt e (l i( \ no t pin y hi s us ua l ga me in the fit·ld , but with t.liis exce pti o n every un e cl id g o od work . Th e llos pi t:d peo ple s ho w wa ut o f prae ti ce and 11 eccl lJe tlcr IJiLLc r ~'. Th e boys we re se nt firs t to b ttt '"'d l.Jro ug ht : n o ne. Tile K~utlw k e e marl c a blank. Seco nd innill g, :S lw mr oek ::; e rossed th e pl a te t wice a nd K ·,nk a kee r e pen te J Lll cir firs t inning . Third, blanks fo r bu Ll! . F o urtl! , ~ l!a m r oc k s, two; K a nk:tkc es, notl>in g . Tl1 e fit'Lh , eaeh sc ure tl t wi Cl'.

In t he s ixth th e Hos pital pcopl'.l we n t :o pi e<.;es nn(1 til e S lwmroeks mad e e ig ht run s, while in th e las t ha lf the Kank a kees add ed o11 e .m o re to th e ir s trin tr. Th e Sha mr oc ks scored tw o mo re in til e se venth n n•1 f'o ur in th e e ight whil e the K :udc 1kees wen: bl:tnke rl in bo th . Th e ninl.h \.he ho me boy s sco red nga in n11rl t.h e Ka11k:tk ces c rossed th e plate twice . Th e g am e wn ~ tO\> mn c h o ne sid ed to b e i11te restin g but tl1 e ir were so me prett.y pl :1y ;; made during its prog ress. Th e followin g is th e fol U~ n!AHY.

E-trned run s - ~h a mr o ck s, LO : K a nkAk e P, :; . Ldt 0 11 l>ases - S hamroc ks , 10; K :Lnk a k<>c, 0. Base o n halts :::ihaml'Ocks, J ; K •wl<"tkee l. S ~ ru e k o ut- l ly L e3 ~1 gc, ~ ;

by H nymond , "(_ Stolen b as es - Bi s ~ onnette (2 ) , Lesage, Co nd o n, Le ro ux, Flavin, F e rgu son. nf,r ga n, F e uton . D o ubl e pla ys - Le ro ux Lo Flavin to C lP: u·y; !H e Inty re t o "'Y:tl sh. Two !Jose hit s - C le:ll'_\' , Lay 11 Cl1 .

Wild pitch es - Lesage, 3 ; R1 y rnond, 5. IJ mpire Mr. Da ndnrtt!Hl . Time- l!. l .) ALte nfb.n ce ~ ~::!.

WlL'\IIN G TON 18; C OLLE<+!<: "/.

A o day f.,ll o w..; night; so in th e m oral ord c:· ri cfeat i11 e vita1Jl· follows victo ry . Our fa mo•1 s :-; h : Lmro c k ~ wh o had go ne forth but to co nqu e r ; who;;e C0111ing m e:tr.t s ure d e feat to th e nine whi c i1 rece iv ed t.h e m , hav e th e mselv es m t. t th0ir vVa terlo o at tl:c hand s o f the '.Yilmingtons. This latter ni11 C harl los t a gnrne o n the College grounds, bnt this had only s put'I'Nl th e m o n to grea ter effvrts nncl thu s th ey end eavored t o make 11 p for their loss, wl1 e n tiH! b oys should go to ·wilming ton .

The Sham roeks me t then, last T'.tes-:lay and we re no t only d efeat e d, hut nctua lly s wallowed up. No me tTy was shown. "Bud " had longed fo r this day nnrl gl oate d ove r his triumph. This might. b e said in d efen se of . th e C ollege boy s : that the gronnd at Wilmington is s imply a cow pasture in th e last 'ta g es of d ecay; be,;irl es the !;oys we re pre tty tired after t heir lon g driv e : th e weather bein g wn rm nncl the road s rl11 s ty. At the e lo ~e oft he battle the sco re s t ood 18 to 7 in favor o f "Bttds Buffaloes.'' But if th e Wilmington folks are t y rants on the ball field , th ~y nre the kindest of people otherwise.

The boys recei vee! a royal reeeption from the v ic tor s which made th em realize how noble the victo r whe n kinclues:o if~ rulin g powe r.

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- 'P leMe give me a pencil with rubber on i~' ­ saiLb tbe tittle Joe. L. - I t wns wondered why the catcher didn't pay" attention t.o tile game at Kmkakee. _Ic i · said he will be taken o_ff of the pay mw (l) if ~t !Jnppens ngaiu.

-:- Collier harl a: good prompter; we do not know which was most nnxiou to ;<peale - Fmnk Collier dubbed Pete Right Fic\<1, "Beans."

What do yon think of Pete?

- Only t\\ o weeks fr 111 next Tlmrsdll y and the great day will he here.

-The lo nge t and bigcrest hit that was made at vV il m i ogto;~ w :\3 made by the three '' ubs," ::l.t least so thought the young-.

- l ben little Frauk 1\l. puts on bi s n~al cute spring vvercont it ls saifl he ca rr i~"' a curling iroa for defen ce again t IUJY who may try to ste:1l him.

- .Prof. olon, of St. Via leur's college, g:we an eloc utionory entertainment in the oper:t hou~e, nt Pullmnn, Monday evenil;g the 26th. The bailding hRS 1\ Sf!ating capacity of 00, and 011 the occasion ofl'rot. ·:,Ion's appearance there every scat wns ta ken and e\'eu standing room was not to be ht1rl. It i need less tu nc\ d that the entertainment was a complete ~uccesi', from the fact that 1'.r0f. "oton is an elocu tioni t of f:tr mnre than ordinary nbilily, although a young man, and wiLh n reputation yet to establish; but the xcellent chnracter of the work be is rloing will not make tllif' a ditl1c u lt t~~l<. He COIDbines rare judgment and apprecil\tion of !Ji:; theme in hi renditions.

K. K. K. times.

DECORATIO:s' IJA Y .

Yesterday we celebrated Decoration DJ.y with a pomp and spirit born of t!J e occasion. F or many days preparation had been m:~.de by the College Battalion, which of course, leadil in uch dem onstrations . The day dawned bright and clear a welcome sign, yet everything predicted a warm day. Permission had been granted us by Rev. P. J . :Iul do0n, Chancellor of t he ArchDiocese, to ceiebrate Mass in the open air. The sacristan, Mr. John Kelley with his u ual good taste, had erected .:1. beautiful little altar on the campus and there with the battaliOI! drawn up in martial array anrl surrounded by the other students, besides many distinguished visitors, Rev. 1. J. Marsilc offered the holy sacrifice of the Mass.

This sublime rite uf our Church, always ~pea ks to the faithful in accents of love and grandeur, but on such occuione it leaves an impression doubly lasting, as it then s eems doubly impressive.

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During rhe fass Father ~Lusile opoke a few eloquent words on the Day: dwelling part.icularly on the gratitude which prompted the American people to remember their illustrious dead , a cu tom whicll is followed i11 no other country. The speaker reminded tho stude_nts of the great deeds wrought by our soldiers and of the immense advantages we enj oy today: the result of their pntri o tism . Hat first the students were not fully aware of tlle sentiment which prompts the c:elebration of tllis day, ~urely tl!e eloquent words of Father Marsile must have persuaded them, of the debt ot gratitude whicll America owe:; her illustrio11s dead.

After .\l ass tbe member o! the Battalion made the nece~ sa ry preparations for the part they were to take in the aftE>rnoon's celebration at Kankakee, where they l!ac: been k:ndly invited by the managers of the Day's program .

At lp. m. conveyances were brought -to the College and the boys took tbeir departure for Kankakee wllere they arrived at 1.45 and thence marched to the armory whicb was tbeir bend-quarters for the afternoon.

At 2p. m , the program wad open by prayer; Re v. fr.

Prestly officiating. After the prayer Rev. Con. H a uey, · the orator of the clay stepped on the platform and deli vered a masterly oration touching on the eveuts of the clay, in sty le peculiar to himself. At the close of Mr. Haney's speech the line of marc h was formed on Court St. and all we nt to th e grave yard. TIJe following is the ]inc of march: · Band .

Compa ny H .

St. Viatel'r's College Cnrlets.

So ns of Vet.erans.

• Drum Corps Whipple Po t G. A. R. Woman·s Relief Corps and tlower girls in omnibuses President, Orator and Chaplai n in carriages. .:.\Inyor and Comlllon Council in carriages.

Citizens in Carriages.

On the ground the G. A . R. formed in open order, the flowPr ·girls passed between the ranks and under the guidance of the committee on graves, proceeded to the work of decorating the soldiers wounds.

After the ceremonies at the cemetery were completed all turned homewn.rd .

The College Boys as usual commanded the respect and admirati on of all as 'lfell by their Military skill as by their manly behavior. By the time they returned to town and had partaken of some necessary and well earned refreshmente, evening was already come. At 0.30 Col. Ball gave the order for home and a happy crowd of boys mounted ~he vehicles awaiting them and were dri ven to the College, well satisfied the parL they bad ta ken in the day's doings.

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born e a rc enti ced away loy th e g llori o ns morning, whi c h h tS eve ry ind ic:ttion of bl'ingi ng 1'01 th a pleas.a nt <l ay , and in the course of a few hnurs hundreds of people l!.re SENIOR. DEPARTMENT . scattered through the city 11 11d the country .

Gold Mednl for Conclu ct and Polit e n e~s-E qmdly Toward noo n large clouds !U'e seen gatbe\ ing ju st deserved by A. Besst>, L. Brossen n, C. Bracl y , J. Conabove t.he horizon , which :1fter a wlnle · spreRd themdon , W. Clnn c, V. Cy rier, J . Cleary , P . C h :~ rro n, D . selves quickly over the e ntire ~ k y, a nd the sun that Desberger, F. Dandurand, P. Da ndurand , A. Didier rose so clear a nd brig ht. l!ut a t'ew ho urs befvr-e, is 1 o v M. Fortin , P . Ferguson , E. Fraser, A. Fvrti o, N. Frn .~er , co mpletely hidden !rom s ight, anrl they who are enjoyG. Hanl'er. A. Lesage , 1\f. Len nur tz, L. Lf'g ri 8, F. ,YJoorly, ing the rVty, realizing for th e first time that rain is nea r.

W . McHugh, T. Maher, D. Fl<tvin, J . S lav in , H. ~bea, hm-riP-dlr gather together th e different :~rti c les which J. Sto u t a nd D. Walsh. Ur>~.wn by ~' . Da ndnra. nr!. th ey have with th em a nd Hec from tbfl app!•oach(ng storm as a fu g itive flees fr o m jtldtice. ~ ·J m e find shelter, Dititi ng u is hed. hut many ::tl'fl caug'ht in the shower ; befo re they reach .]. Coyle , W . Caro n,.\ . G ra nclpre, T . I-i:.e ll_y , W. Lee, their d estin ation the ra in is n pun them, a nd the faces A . King, A. Norton, G . Reid , V . Rivarcl, M. Ryan, C. that but a few moments flgo were lit up with the appearRoy, T . Swegman, \<V. G ros.se, J . Dunnelly, •.1 . .Mahony , a nce of pleasu re no w ha,·e the same sad anrl gloc my G . F o rt.iu, 0. Labri ;;, A . Marcotte, 1. N o rm oy Ie. expres~ion as the day itself; a nd they say to themselves "l wish it ne ver rained ." But this expression is uttered JUNIOR DEPARTMENT. o n the impulse of the mom ent. anrl after some reflection, as a geneml thing, they are again in harmony with naGold Medal for Conduct and Po!itness-Equally de. ture, for they know that rain is as necessary as sunshine. served by A . Besse, J . Betsue r, H. Braden, A. Boylan, 1i it were not for the ra in , the seed which is now beH. Cha.r!eston, J. Culbertson, G. Dostal, J. Doheny, ing planted , would spring only to wither away ann die H. Finske, J. Howland, B. O'Connor, .) . O'Conn or , T . from the heat of th e scorc hing ray~ of tht> eun . The num Pelleti er. - Dra wn by J . Carlon . erous rivulets on hillsides whi ch bound over pebbles ancl rocks in their course to the valley below, where Distinguished . they meet to iorm the larger body of water, which on J . Cosgrove, F . Coyle, P. Savoit~, F . Westney, J. its way to the ocean turn s the wheels of prosperity , Laplante, 0. Marcotte, D. Granger, F. St. Aubi·n. would soon dry up and this beautiful earth on which we stand would in a snort time become a vaet deser t on which no being could live.

A RAINY DAY. How significant thP.n are the little mortifications we :mtfer on a miny day, compared to t.he immense advau_ tages wbiclt the world rleri ves from sut!h an occunence!

Wilen the first light of cl ay appears in the East, th e Like all the phenomena we observe, "'e &ee in rain the death-like silence that ha.s reignecl •)Vet• the earth tor .love of a beneficent C reatllr, who having made th.is beau the few houri! previous, is broken by m'l n ani beast: · tiful world, bas give~ rain ns a means of preserving th e plants and flowers which ofall things clo most to beaueach ct·eature of the world, preparing for the daily task wllich n~cessity compels him to pedorm , l•efure day tify the earth and to make man happy . again sink; out of sight and is g<tth ered 't<) th e sharl es AMBOY. 2nd . G ra mm a r . of etert)ity . · Th!;l tnerchant seeks his plaee of bu s iness, the scholar his books; wh-ile he who has accurn:ulatcll the n e ce~sary SCIENTIFIC NOTES. requirements sits at t.he window of his beautiful rur.nR.ion and looks with scorn and conteu.pt on the eomBa ron Liebig , the great G erman chemist, says that, mQ!l laborer wllo passes with a pick in oue han d, a t1in''as much £our as can lie on the point of a table knHe l)er-pail in the other, and a rubber-coat thrown across his arm to protect him from the ra in, of which at pres· contains a~ much nutritive constituents a~ eight pints ent t!lere are many signs; and prucience t"eaches him to of the best and most nutritious beer that is made." be prepared for the worst.

By this time the sun has risen high and shines forth The Canada Healtb Journal says : "We belhwe _there with splendor. People who can absent themselves from is no better direct remedy for intemperance than strict their duties and also those~ whose dn tied k6ep them a t vrgetariRnism. Sir C harles N ~.pier tried a vegetable die t

l{OLL OF HONOR.

ST. VIATEUR'S COLLEGE J()URNAL. as a cure for intempPr[tr.CE' in twt>nt.y seven e;asf>s nnd the cure was etft!c:ted i n every c::t,e, t h e tim e vnrying fr om thirty day s to twe lv e :nontl1 :> .

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T he ex pedition of Phi la delp ~> i :t Aca<l e my 0 1 Nat n nll Sciences lm~ su l:ct!ed ecl i n expl .,dir.g some v~> r y c rrone. ous )d<!as i11 reg u·d to Lh 'l height or Mexiean Volca nOPS. They_ Jou u!l -P opoca tn pt-t J to , neilr ly !'?!000 feet lowe r thl\n the me:~s ure t u e nt-~ t>i' Humboldt.· Th e total height of t he n10untai n, m:tki>•g a ll owa 1tC C for minor b~ r ometric correc:tion:;, is 14 /1 '0 feet above the ~ e u level. T lte summit ui· P"I''Jl'al: t 1,etl was des t itute of

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The sa lt uwuntains loeat~d un th e banks of the Rio Vergin, nn nffitwn t t·flh t> Colora(lo River in Lincol n county Nev:-~.da cover ::t it are:~ o f twenty miles extending to within seven mi lrs uf t he ju nctio n o r t!Jat stream with the Colorado. Th e salt. t l;ey co nta in is pure and white and clearer than gln,s, a nd it is said that a piece seven or eight inches thi c k is sometimes c lea r enongh to see through to r ead a pnp cr. Ovrr the salt ig a layer of san dstone from two to eight feet thick , and when this is torn away tbc sa l t nppears li ke a hu ge snow drift. ·H o w deep it is bas not yet been ascertained, but a single b1ast of gian t powder will blow out tons of it.

Under the cap r ock have bt>en discovered cnrved wood and c.h;~rcoa l , and matting made of ced a r ha r k, which t he salt b~ s preserve tl , probn bly the eamp vf prdJistoric man .

Pro f. R. H. Tilu rsl,on. iu a r ece11t a rti cle, gives a graphic description of what electr icity , will do in the near future . H e says it wi ll b r e:~k up the present fac, tory system and enable the home wor ker once m ore to compete on living te rms w ith g re:.tt oggregations of c>~ ptial in unscr upul o us ha 11ds. Grea,t steam engin es will unr'loubtedly beco me so urces of powe r in large cities a nd will send o ut the electric wire in eve ry con1H of tile town, he lping the sewing womau at ber machine, the weaver a t his pattern loom , th e med1a.nic a~ il is en_ g ine lathe, g iving every house-the mec han iea l a icl s needed in the kitchen , the lau11dry, th e elevator, and at th e same time giving light, and possibly beat, in liberal qannitity a nd in t ensity .

LITERARY NOTES.

Through the contribu t ions of kind friends, John G ilm ary S hea, bas been enabled to resume his work on the history o f the Catholi c Church in America.

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ThE' question, Di d Ln Lher t:ommit suicide? is ouce m ore accordi ng to L'U,I.tVe,·,q of Paris, cliscnssed in religious ci r cles in Eu rope.

The edito r of the ~ew York Sun when a~k e d t o name · th e finest eclit0ri a.l "'r it e r j " Ame riea answered: that .John O ' Con or of tile H.oc heste r Post Express came the~ nearest t o ht s id eq l of :t\\ edi tor ial wri te r .

"T be pub l ic l ibr:try i:; a n _nnqnn lifi ed ble~sing. Th a t .mr! tho- school hou se are th e g r eat.e~t agents o f c ivilizfttiou in o ur tim e; on ly wit.h their CO· t) per: ttio n c:a t1 the dream of the univPrs·d brvther lt oo (i oi hum a nity b e r ea liz ed . Tbe sm tll e ~ r. f,·e e library , if o nly its vo lum es are ()rop e rl y clwse n, c:t n r] ,' n ob le mi ssi(Jnn ry work. Y un t il c:1.n fiud thro ug h it th e wny to that knowlerlge wltich is power. Apart from th e menta l it:uprovem c nt it i mp li es, it is H. pe::lce±nl heav e 11 wil e re vulgar temptations ca n not ass:ti] - l l l t hou,··s e.'>cnpe from drnJgery-a glimpse r~fr eo J, i n g :tnd ins pir i11g, of npl ~. nds beyond the den.d levr. l w h ich is their di.tronl pnthway.

O r. James D. D ana':; great wo rk in "Co ral s a ucl (;o r a l Isla \Jd " fi rs t publi:- he<l nearly a score of years ::tgo hn s just been republished in a tilird a nd r evised edition The observations up on wbicil Dr. D:.tna's works were originally based were m:.td c by t.be author while with the Vvi lkis exploring exped itio n which started out upon its fou r j'l:!fl.r~' voyage aro und the wor ld in 1838, on ly seven years late r than th e ex pedition wh ich D ar win accompanied nncl P•ad e forever famous t hereafte r.

B oth D&na a nd D arwin, while upon .these expeditions, gav e much atte ntion to the s ubject of Cor:tl formation, and arrived at substa ntially sam e conclusions. Darwin:; work on "Coral Reefti" was pnblisbed in 1842, Ana D a na's report ie th e ~ ubje ct not long a fterward .

PERSONAL. A UEHBACH- The m a rri age of Herb e rt T. Auerbach '8 2 t o Miss Jinnie K Phillips i~ announced for the 27 inst. Tha t t hey m ay both be happy i5 our sincere wish.

EXC HA NGES.

The College .lYiessage, has jusL celebrated its s ixt.eeth birthday, and the anniversary number comes forth with that blush and grace peculiar to "sweet sixteen." vve wish yo u s uccess 0 Message, a nd we hope that your path will n ever be more thorny nor your pros pects less bright.

The Buchtel-ite is a ll dressed up and iu white, mind . you. This is to celebrate late victories on the diamond, we presume, a nd as of late we have been m owing down

t:i'f. V IATEUR'S COLLEGE JOURNAL. all tbe outside nin es witbit~ r:tnge ot u s, we rather app reciate the Buchteltte' s d isp!ay. However tbe B ne ed not expect a cbnllenge from us, thi.Q yem-.

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Sa mpl es of s ing in g bonks 'ent us by Gi nn & Co., (B••s- . t o n an-i Cb icagu .) see m lo u ~, to hnve th e necessary attrnc tion, hence we consider th e lll worthy the a t te ntio n of teachers. The se ri es is g raded t o meet the req uir e .. m• ·nts of the yo un g nnd mo re nclvnn ce d sL ndents. Tl1e books a.re prepa red fur bvginnrrs as well as fo r m or e a r]v; nced student.;. J'hey contnin nil thnt is useful nnd instructive without li a vip g nnylliing detrimental or prejudicial.

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