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1891.

And far on either side extends its sway, Huge elms and oaks behind. We thrid t.he tangled warping5 of this brake, Unto the brink where blue-bells sweetly grew, And cowslips pale, and daffodils that wake So rathe, March winds to woo.

The rosy-finger'd Eos did her part, Guiding the light to Phoebus' golden gates, Who swift tight curbs his span of plunging start, That winds in speed outrate~

But there theJbeaten path an op'ning gave Along the awful gorge ; and forth with care I crept to pluck a pansy, but a cave"The cave,'' I cried-was there.

And courses 'long the azure curving vault, Emitting beams from out his bumish'd car '£hat tinge his sister's tears to sparkling malt: On hills beneath so far.

And there it was! of which we oft hMrd told Stories romantic, tales fanciful and weird, A grotto in the rock, but cheerless, cold, \Ve entered, and we fear'd.

'Twas May-Day, and the beaut'ous morn presaged A cbarming noon to roam in woodland dell And chase the gopher just by spring uncaged,· Or nimble tawny squirrel.

And yet the trace of human hands was there, The indentation is the work of man, They say a hermit given much to pray'r His earthly course there ran.

Ere lung we sat upon the green hill-side, At base of which the lordly Kankakee Rolls slowly, silently-a river wideThrough sylvan scenery.

"Methinks he was a cynic crabbed, cross, A crank, of old Diogenes a peer, His abscence from society no loss, His death not worth a tear.

The robin sweetly carolled on the bough Of aged oaken bole, the rabbit shy Tripped lightly o'er the lea, or topped yon brow Of hill at faintest cry.

That he should shun the social walks of life, And quit his kind, this wretched hole t~ keepA burrow'd covert, fit, when storms are nfe, For mottled owls to sleep-

All nature seemed to live again and be, Hisen once more from Winter's f rozen tomb The blade of griiSS, the daisy, flow'r, and tree,' Put forth in vernal bloom. "Heed not the ehl\Se to day that we may cull Some tlow'rets sweet along the dark ravine, Where munn'ring stream winds down 'mid shadows dull, And rocks below unseen;

For 'tis but meet that to the Queen of May "We give sQme token of reS'peCt and love, Her altar deck with bouquets fresh and gay, Or wreathe the ar<:h above." Thus my companion spake, anon we hied Toward the grim chasm, with its beauties wild, Its rode-cut bowlders frowning o'er the wide Abysmal yawn lay pil'd. Its dizzy, dangerous heights in close array A boscage held, with prickly arms entwin'd,

Proved him a heartless misanthropic dolt, E'er whining with rheum, catarrh, and cold, A shiv'ring wretch penned up in this dank holt, A miser, perchance, with gold." ''What have you said? uncharitable thought! Which ~:~hould forthwith be spurned, 'tis thus we go ,Judging from day to day, yet knowing naught How life's strange currents flow."

., 'Twas thus young Ernest, my companion chid, While still beside the grot we stood to view The scene sublime beneath, those gray walls hid 'Mohg ferns that clust'ring grew. "Mayhap he was a saint," he thus replied, "Whose vesper hymn was wed to angels' song, As flitting through th' expanse ethereal, wide, They hr.ard, and round did throng.

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A J eromGneglected, ~nd unkn' wn t6 fame, . He may have een ';' and liere where now we stand 1 Is sacred from his footsteps, while his name Would honor this great land. When at the midnight hour the stars shone bright, And Cynthia's beams upon these clifts reposed In mellow beauty, as on Latmus' height To l!}ndymion disclosed; He may.have lJ,eiif4eel) COlnmerce Witt'\. tile sl>:)t, View·ing Orion Ot'l' his west'ren march, The Pleia,ds rising, and those Jixecl on high Throughout the spangled arch. "When howling winds along the chasm moaned, And swept with wailful tone t he N ) Olh around, Riving the sturdy.elm t hat bended, groaned, And dying smote the ground; Or when the lightning flashed with brilliant glare, And burst the pealing thunder from his clo nd, The Hood-gates opened, tlwo' the sicken'd air A tempest patt'rlng loud; And down the gorge with cataractic roar, The torrent rushed foaming o'er the rocks below;lie saw and heard, and still conversed the more With nature, his God to know. Oh ! what a home for Muse, or bardic child, ln which to sing, wtile ravish'd to the skies He sweeps tlle strings, and 'long the lonesome .wild The echoing strain replies. Sweet, blest retreat! for him who shunned this cold, This hard, hard world, to reig-n in,solitude Over his rock-bound realm, a warrior bold, ~ubd ning passions rude. Removed from cares and ternptings of the crowd, lie passed a righteous life, unknown , nncar'c1, In pray'rful silence, save when torrent loud Or falcon's shriek v\•as heard." "I yield a penitent, but let's away, 1<-,or ev'uing-'s lengthy shadows 'g-in to fall," I thus, nor will I e'er forg-et that clay, The tlow'rs, the cave, and all.

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ON THE BEAU TY AND EXCELLENCE OP PSYCHOLOGY.

Virgil, of undying memory, ropresents Queen Dido, in li:er well k n own addres:; to Aen eas, as making use of th ese words: "non iyll(t'l"(t mrtli, mise1·i<> succw·1'ae disr:o," and t h e famous commeu tator , i:Ieyne, commentillg onthem, advises that the youth who does not ling-

IVith a·feeling o£~eli~ht:Upbn this~ _be ' ti£ul • }[n~~. should be excl uded ·from ·a flirthenea&mg Qf th~ pt e . "Nae," h e says, " itlum a poetae lectione statim · auigas s•J,tacleo." We too, participating in a likwfeelin g regarding the beauties of P sychology, would stron gly recommend that he, :who does not dweJl upon this bran ch of Metaphysics with pleasure and with a live.ly sen se of ·happiness,· ought to be forthwith debaTred ',£rom furt h er , p~rus~hl ancfstudy of"P.Jiilosophy: ,. · The b·~anties and excellence of P sychology ~eCOJ?lt! . at once apparent from tl~e f act of its bein g, properl y" speaking, the science of the soul- thescieuce wh~ch ·ena l)\es ns to penetrate into , and so und to its very inmo. t depths ~;hat secret spring which is the principle of all our thoughts and actions. Compai·ed with this, othei· metaphys ical investigations and discoveriE's become of trifli11g si<ruifican ce and mere rel ative, triviality . Tlti s it 0 ~ is that tmnscencls them all in importan ce arid interest , in beanty and utility, anr\. which nobly dem ands of us our most fixecl ancl uncliv ideuattention. This it is that , introduces us to that Diety, who weighs in his hand the ; universe, who was, who is, who will be forever through the limit less aeons of ages ' vhich will form eternity. It introd uces us to Him who produ ces the sublime. con ceptions o£ the poet; wh o bears him aloft from earth like another Ganym edes, and allows him to taste the h eavenl y sweetness of the divin e n ectar -to Him wh o elicited the h eroic acts o£ will of the martyrs, and in:;;pirecl th eir minds with a f ettrless, unda unted courage, a calm nobility in their hour of trial, that enabled them to brave the t a unts and torm ents of their cru el p e ~'se ::: utors , and to behold with dignified co mp os ure the ravenous panthers bounding towards them in the arena. P sychology it is that a::;ks and answers the questions, what are we? wh ence come we? wh at have we to do? wh at is ther e to hope for? It proves to tho Materiahst, beyond the ;;hadow of a doubt, that h e has witbin him a rational re~;pon ;;ible soul, which will n ever die. but will be immortal, livin g after this life in <t·State of happiness or misery. Can there be aught then more worthy and deservill g of our m ost attentive study , than the seienc·e whi ch lmfolds the nature nnd essence of that wonderful e fficien cy, t h at vit<Ll power which i ~ within us, · VIvifying , ancl enohl.iag us - th e ::;oul- the scien ce which

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iuv estig<ttes and peer,;; closely into every immaterial spiritual fa,cu lty an<l acti vity belonging to that soul , ancl to all the questwns connected therewith g ives an an swer r Js there <L ~ o ul ? ·what is th e soul :' ·wh enee comes th e son]? ViThere is t he ~oul ~ W h <Lt does the so ul ~ A nc1 what becomes of the ~Oll l ? Tb ese <Lre <Lll very

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ST. VIATEUR'S COLLEGE JOURN AL. interesting questions and of great moment-they have always been, and were never more so than at the present time-to the answering o£ which let us see what P sychology has to say. Is there a soul? This same question troubled Hamlet in no small degree, when soliloq uizing he uttered these famous words : "T o be, or not to be,-th at is the question." Jt is evident, as he develops this thought at greater length, t-hat he would be in favor of su icide were he not in " dread of r>omething after death," "the undiscover'd country," the thought o£ which caused his boldest resolutions to grow faint. The Materialist of to day with all possible impudence and sophistry exclaims that there is no such thing a~ t he soul, and with empty. false arguments goes •m to show that besides the body and its materiality nothing else exist". This he explains either mechanically, that is, by reducing all things to mere atoms and their various motions; or dynamically, by reducing all things to atoms and their natural, mechanical, physical, chemical, powers; or phys iolo,qicnlly, by redu cing all things to material organism. All t.his we simpl_v deny, and we hold in common with Pl ato, Aristotle, and all the Scholastics that there exists in man a vital principle, essentially distinct from the body, which is called the soul.

There are in man immaterial. sp iritual facultieP, for examp:e the intellect, the will , the memory; but such activities as these suppose the existence o£ a vital principle which is essentially distinct from physical organism. It is hardly necessary to prove the major, since each one is well aware that his intelligence or intellect bas a knowledge o£ things which make no i!!1pression on a corporeal organ: that it can by a reflex act lo uk in upon itself; that it <:an exhibit objects in an immaterial way; and that by understan ding t.hings immaterial, it becomes assimilated to immaterial things; this an organic faculty cannot flo. Respecting the minor it might at once be urged that a .~piritual activity 1nust proceed f1·om a sp1:ritual snbsta nee: but besides, it mav be argued that imlnaterial faculties either sub~ist in themselves, and are already the principle o£ which there is question, or , they inhere in another principle which is proportionate to them, snch as the material body cannot be. Let one other proof be added to convince the incredulous. I£ there were no sou l in man, but all his actions were reduced to the various motions and vibrations of matter, there would then be no moral difference between that which would be free and that which wonld be necessary, between good and bad, between merit and demeri.t~ bul., according to the unanimous

conseut and acknowledgmeut of men of all times and of aH nations this is an al:>surllity. There is, therefore, a soul and the Materialist must admit this in spite of himself, even though the surgeo~'s scalpel cannot detect one. The soul may be defined as the subject of our mental life, the ultimate principle by which we feel, think, and will. It is moreover a ~ubstan tial principle, that is, subsisting in itself without being necessarily depPndent u~on the body as an accident thereof, _and constituting that ultimate source o£ the operations independent of matter. It )s essentially simple too, n or is it composed of integral parts. This is proved from the power it possesses of conceivin g things as abstracted from all c:ompo'lition. The human mind or soul is capable of forming numberless abstract ideas, such as those o£ unity, eternity, truth, being, universality, all of which in their nature are simple indivisible acts, and it is only a simple being which can he thus endowed with such a faculty. Such a faculty must be simple, fori£ it were extenderl or composite,.it wonld then have to understand by means o£ an extended image or species, to use a philosophical term, and an extended species can represent only an extended thing which has location. Now, a simple facu lty cannot be unless in a. simp~e subject, for faculties foll ow the nature of the1r subJeCt. Hence it follows that the soul, which is the ~ubject or vital so urce o£ these abstract ideas, of thoughts, judgments, volitions acts of memory, in a word, because it is the subject of the intellect, will, and memory, is simple. Moreover, the soul pos~esses that ·wonderful power of entering into, o£ looking upon itself by the reflex operation which it performs in an act of s~lf consciousness. In this act there is a perfect refl.exwn o£ an indivisible agent back upon itself. I am perfectly aware of the absolute idenity between myself thinking, for instance, about. U lysses and his companions borin()' out the eye of Polyphemus, and myself refiectinrr ~n that thinking self. The Ego thinking and the Ego reflected upon is the same. It is at once subject and object, agent and patient. Such an act conflicts with the most radical, fundamental properties of matter. The eye cannot look upon itself; the atom, though it may attract and be attracted, possesses not the power to act upon itself. . 'rhe soul is spiritu al. We must not confound the simplicity with the spirituality of the soul. There is a di ·tinction which must be well attended to. When we say the sou l is simple we m~an that it is ~ot . t~e product of parts or composing factors._B~ saym?' 1t IS spiritual or immaterial is meant _that ~n. It~ existence and to some extent in its operatwns 1t IS mdependenl )

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o£ matter. The brute soul., according -to the schoolmen was simple, but not spiritual ; because it absolutely depended t1pon, was completely immersed in · the material organism. Though there is a distinction to be made, yet the proofs and arguments above cited are quite sufficient to prove its spirituality. Since man possesses spiritual faculties, the subject of these must be spiritual, and besides, he is free and capable of de.termining himself, as we have proved in another pl::tce; but an organic faculty cannot determine itself, "'11eh au act as well itS that of complete in ward reflexinn. being repugnant to the very riature of matter. The origin o£ the soul has been a very vexed qur.stion . In this brief essay we cannot, nor do we intend to enter at length into any thing like a full exposition of the many erroneous opinions and groundless hypotheses advancedo:a this point. We have at once a clear and true solution of the question from revelation, heyond which even the greatest geniuses whom the world has ever seen have erred, and disgracefully too, respecting its origin. But ap<trt from revelation let us see how far reason itself can _go in sr.ttling the dispute. And first, we assert that we do not agree with the pholosopher of Samos, even though it is said that he had a golden thigh, was present in many places at the same time, and had his ears soothed with the music of the spheres. Tlw doctrine of Pythagoras respecting metempsychosis or transmigration of the soul from one body into that of another is replete with error. In the first place it supposes the existence of the soul previous to its entering the body; hut a soul, existing anterior to its union with the body, either has an existence in itself suffic~ent to perform its own operations, or it has not, but has a natural need of the body. If the former, then the soul of itself would be a complete substance, without any necessary bodily relation·, and hence it would follow that the union of soul and body would not be substan'tial but accidental. If the latter, then the soul would he in a state insufficient to perform any action whatever, either vegetative, sensitive, or intellective (for it would not be possessed of a phantasm); and the consequences would be that it would existin a. violent, i.1selessstate; it would be a being good for nothing, in truth i.t would not be a goNl, it would not be a being. Agai1i the pythao·01·ean ' 0 opinion that the human soul it somethin g- produced from divine substance, an emanq.tion t herefrom, is untenable, conflicts with the sim,plicity and absolute perfection of God who is a pure act, is without imperfection, and cannot enter into, as their subject, various differences. I£ this opinion be held it leads to Pantheism. Even the Divine Plato's doctrine respecting the

origin of the soul muf;t be rejected. He heiq that the human soul formely dwelt among the gods in a celestial sphere, a genuinely 1·eal world, from which . it was expelled for some unknown crime, and was incarcerated in the prison-house of the body. This is a fanciful, but gratuitous hypothesis, which must suppose, nob only pre-existence of. souls, put also atone- , men t for a fault ofthe previuYs ]ife; a new co:urse to be entered upon; the body to be a prison for the soul; a.nd forgetfulMss of the old crime; all which are false and absurd. Of this unknown fault 1here is not even the faintest recollection, hut an in vincible oblivion; and certainly it would be very cruel and unjust to inflict punishment for a crime of which there is Cl)mplete ignorance. It would be a melees, uncalled fer correction, and it is quite probable that even Plato's soul with all its divineness would resent "SUch an injustice. Besides, in thi s new state o-f probation there would he no moral sanction of law, but tl1e . certainty o£ happiness to he attained at some time or other, after the soul had dwelt in a certain number of bodies, which would not he a punishment of sin, but a new occasion for sinning. And if t.he body be a prison for the soul. the consequence is that there is no substantial union between them, hut only an accidental and violent one which we know to be fal:se from experience. Why, it may be asked, is there such a horror and dread to the so ul when about to separate from the body at the hour of death? Lastly, there is no reason 'vhy, or cause by which, there should be a total oblivion of this supposed past crime, if there were such, for, images formerly impressed upon the intellect become spiritual qualities and inhere in the :;:pirit, so that it would be not only very difficult to obliterate their impressions, but they would be lastingly concerved. Originating his groundless hypothesis of innate ideas, he maintained that our present cognitions ·are mere hazy reminiscences of the mental acts by which in .that heavenly land the sou l eontr.mplated the real .ideas-real unive'r scds,-s uch as truth, hauiy, goodness, the subli111e, etc, but why has it not even a faint cloudy notion of that terrible sin, whatever it was, which deprived it of its Elysian home? These arguments stillmore clearly disprove the doCtrine of metempsychosis.

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Caesar's Gallic Wm·, as ecliterl by Harper and T ol, man and publisher! by . the American Book Company• (Cbica:go) combi nes a ll that is cl esirab1e in a: text book of ·this kind.' H:mdsomely bourlrl nnrl profdsely illustrat ccl; it iH highl y at tractive, anrl !Vhile the maps serve to nssist the teacher in the explanation of t he text the tnble of idiOm!> will fam iliari ze the ~ lnssical novice with t be su bLile shncles of difference between hi s own Ian. gu£~ge and thnt of ~nc i en t R omP. Th e Jl(ltes, thoug h concise, n.re yrt suffieiPntly TPpiou, to help t'·,e beg inners t( surrnounL all t he litt.le <~ h ,tncl es whi ch he w ill in evitab ly meet.. ·whil e ot her erl it ions excel! in one o r two points t.his excells in all. W e c·lll ~afe l y ]JI'e<li ct for it the popnl:lrity it deserve:; .

The late~t n.ddition t0 our exchang E' list, is the Acadelllia f rom St. P atrick' ~ Academy, Chicago. Although an infflllt in ex istence, it has .dready assumed au air ·of development pecu liar to maturer years. The article!! contain~d in the May number are well selecte(evety interesting ;l;ld 11ice ly whtten. What we like about Amdemiu is, that it is the pupils Olen paper, and we f eel s ure that the young l adies of St. P atrick's are r eall y inter ested in their journal an d i£ we are a judge vre feel certain that there is not a sch olar in the inl'ltitution t h at i::> not anxions to h ave h er n ame appear in the column~ of t h e Ar:ar{emirt. The fact that the paper eomes from an institution conducted by t.h e Sisters o£ Mer cy is a guarantee of its high moral tone and excellent literary merit. Bon ,~IU'f" C·'·

::11AC M1LL!A 1"'S ELt:ME:\TAHY CLASSI CS.

Th e co11 vcn ient Jorm in which the "e lern ent<Lry class. ics" nrc ~uhnh· iti e cl by l\I ac millan unrl Co. of New York, mnkes tli e.m a Yery rlPsir:liJle collection. Their neat binding, tiiminutiv e siz:e, anrl am]'le notes 'make t.lwm nt once attractiv e, cunveu ien t, ami use ful. While c:1ch separ:1t.e volum e C:Ln be re lrlily c:ul'i erl in the j)ock et, it is )'f! t. a complete text book, necessitati11g the use (Jf nl' it her grammar nor cli cLionnry. Th e ~:Jnw mny be t rul y snirl of " Macm illan's Pro· grps iveFrench Course'' a nd i\Incmillan's Progressive German Course''. ·while fu rn bh ing t he stu .lcnL pracLical exe rcises

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i:lHH l NE OF ST. ANNE DE BEAUPRE. HI STOl~Y 01•' THE SHRI NE.

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Th ere nrc few Cathol ics who hav e not heard of St Anne de Bea upre. But then there mn.y be wany who are not tho roughly posted 0n the · sub ject !lnd with this t hought in mind th e wr iter ha~ published the abov e tract., in t be hupe of spreadin g devotion to St. Ann e. Tlte writer 1irst describes the real pleasu re there is iu rr.aking th e trip from l.VI011treal to Quebec, which may bt • do ne either by boat or rail. But it would ~ee m that the jou rn ey by b on.t alo ng the St. Lawrence , is far mo re preferabl e ns it is a g reater help to one who would euter into the spirit of hj8 journey . It is really as tun ishing to bear related the wond ers which take place at this humbl e shrine of St. An ne. A I[ the wonders of the Apostolic times are again re newed: "the l.Jlincl see, th e deaf hear, t he lame walk." The , pion~ a nd g raceful pevplc of Canada ha ve atteste.l their g ratitud e by the erection of a beautiful Church, whi ch h a8 been raised by hi s ho ~jness the Pope, to the cli g niLy of a Basili ca. H ere relics of St. Anne are kept and ore ex posed on solemn occasions for the ve neration of the f:d thful. W ewould li ke very much to print the history of this famo11s sh rin e, did space permit, but must <:on tent oui'· sel vcs with t hese few remarks >lllr, g ive ·instead some figures to ~h o w the cl cvoti<'•n that is manifested by the peop le of the United States and Canada towards St. Anne de Beau pre: "D nri ng the las t t en yea rs then: have been at this shrine ~J84 organized pilg rim ages; 777,6 94 pilgrims ; 675,445 Communions, and 25,014 Masses. The number of pilgrims du ri ng 1890 was 105, 672, an rl of th e~e 20,000 were fro m the United States . In t he same year there we re 108,575 Communion s ar.u 3,6\16 Masses. Most of t.l:ie "-pil gri m age~ take place in June, Jnly, Augu ~t and Septej;llber. Ovc:r 60,000 pilgrim s visi terl th e Fhrine in last Jnl y anrl Augttst. Quebec, 180 miles from Montreal, can be reached by boat or rail. The v ill£~ge of St. Anne, whic h is 21 mi les from Quebec, can also be reaebed by buat or rail."

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It is the exl'erieuce oE m tnkin 1 tlut.t snccess confines itself to narrow s pl1 eres. :M:an, alth oug h limited in power, is capaqle of the g reate t efforts; we c~n h al'dly concieve the extent of bis } Ower, but this does not mean that s ncl1 powel' is unh'e 1·sal in him or that h e could succeed equally well m se'' · eml pursuits, Time, if nothing else, dema nd;; that he c:.mfine himself to a certain l>ran ch b ecause life, so short and iieeting, will not permit of extended efforts in many ·w orks. Bnt there is danger iu pnrs ui ng one thing to the exclusion of everything el,;e, becan ..;e by snell a com· e mm1 narrows h is views, culti vates but on e side of hi s brain , so to speak, an d r end ers in1possihle th at £n1lllnfoldin g of hi s mental powers.

The Shamrocks return sin cere th anks to the kind patrons, who generously donated money for the purchase of the new baseball suits, Great credit is due Rev. Bro. Cregan for his untiring zeal in gathering the fund s; as also for the good taste he showed ill selecting the .color, and material of the suits. W e dare say that it is almost impossibl e to surpass these beautiful outfits purchased for the Shamrocks· The material is of th e fin est flannel , a rather dark green. The pants are of the loose patt.Jrn, adding greatly to the appearance of the suit, while detracting in no 'v ay from th eir utility. The caps are trimmed with white fl annel. The belt,; are wh it e web. On th e breast of the shirt are the letters S.C. V nnd a fin e h amrock the emblem of the club. W e saw, with great pride, our boys leave for Wil!uington , the first time they put on the'r new clothes ; but when we heard th at they had won the fir t game, in which they appear ed in their n ew outfits, we actually wept- for Bud, who was struck by a whirl wind when he came here-- and drowned when the

Now what i ..; nece sary, it would se·e m , is tlmt •• man t> l1onid take a .th orough course ; not ~ kim lightly o,·er the surface of things, but aim to be deep and well g rounded in hi s acquirements, as a p~'erat·ation for his chosen calling , for that which h e prefers and for which h e seems best ad ap ~ed , and whi ch h e is sure to find ont as he progresses i n mental trainiug. Havin g co mpl eted snch a cour,;e 1 one that embraces the lang uages, math emati cs, hi story and philosophy, tl1 en it LelJCO Yes ]Jim to seek hit:s chosen field for wlli ch h e again 111 11< t m ake a special preparation . Bnt t o many this see111 s to be .,ituply a wa te of time, a loss of m ent al force th at we on g h t to bri ng t o 0\11' pr-ofession. It may seem ~ n ch to th o e who have not ye t leal'll ed to a ppreciate a full edu cation or wlw see nothi11 g greater than tl1 e almi g hty dollar. Bnt to tl1e scb olat·, to hilll who 1.no\l's the g lm-y and transcendan t power t1Ja t accrne to the learned ; to him who has at hear t the bette ring of his fellowmen , tl1 e adnl!l C:I.:'llleut of ildence, art,

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v.irture and whatever goes to make men noble a~d great, to such a one no time spent in prepa~·a tion can seem long, becanRe be realizes the important work there is to be done and the short space of time given to accomplish it. We are aware that this theory does not meet the approval of the average st~ldent, who sees in college only a prison, which seperate him from the "·oriel of pleasure beyond. But we know too how lofty iil the ambition of snch young men and it is not hard tO see how common place will be their · li \·es and what a faint mark they will trace on life's page. .Anothercla';; will object that, to witit so long, is to les en our chance of , nccess, since men '"ith small attaiument , and little education succeed in 1ife. It is tnte that many ha\·e attained renown hy force of their nati~·e geuins, and whhont the help of a good education. Bnt how few they are when compared to the countless ones \\·ho ha\·e been swallowed up in fai lure. How few haYe the energy and perse\·erance to O\·ercome the obsta,cles which beset the path of one \\·ho 1Ja8 to fight the battles of life unpre. paeecH Few, very few. On the contrary with a tlJOr· ough edncrtion we can go forth armed ft•r the conflict, hence with greater self reliance and wit L fat· greatecl assurance of Enccess. NO\\. of course ·due allowance nlltst be made for snclt as are not able 'to take a pi"Oper com·ee. \Ye speak for those \dlO ha\-e fa\·orable opportunitief' and who do not appreciate them. But why plead for specialists; what ad\·antages can he lmJnght fonrnrd fur them? Starti ng fron 1 this pri nci pie that can best sncceecl in one branch we hol(l tlmt t!te best results come from clevDtion to one occnpation, provided a man hll.s fir<>t prepared his mind by long and proper training in the leading branches. To de\·ote oneself to a certain branch, without knowledge of any other, may perhaps do f~t· some, but there is to much danger of producing the genns crank, a creature ne\·er clesi rahle. We want men who willlJe leaders, men who will do honor to om Janel; men who \rill follow trne principles in the affairs of go\·ernment, be honorable at the bar, skillful n.s doctors, and high in the literary Peale '\VB need men who have higher aims than the acquiring of wealth, in the race for which so many precions lives are crashed ont, ir1 which peace finds

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no place and all the nol)ler faculties of roan become dimmed and lost. We need such men to take a leading place in the world of science and thought, that "-e may denr onstrate our capabilities in higher pm~nits as ''e have shown thE>m in mechanical kill. A nation which has made such progres , which has o many resources, proYes that there i plenty of latent forces, plenty of sn peri or talents, which need but a guiding hand and directing thought to bring them to the highest perfection. Men thtn \Yho 1neet our requirements must devote themselves exclnsi vely to a chosen profession; they must give their time and ta:ents to their work, in other ·word s they must make a specialty of what they consider best suited to them and ptlrsne such a choice with an energy that mnst be second only to their lofty aims. Our progress as au intellectual people must be retarded till we shall ltaYe become impressed with on r need of eminent men, and the means required to form them. ·with the dawn of this ideal period, which must inevitably eo:ne will begin an ageof prosperity, then will n1en earnestly pursue the noble exalted paths of human endeavo!·, thus joining material advancement to that true progress, which alone leaves lasting traces of its preseuce among men.

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In viewing the sky wherein all that is fair and good upon the earth is reflected, Wt' are attracted by a star of surprif'ing beauty, a star whosl3 mild lustre pleases more than the too dazzling brilliancy of the greater planets. This star is not the reflected loveliness of childhood, it is not the crystallized beams of motherly love, it is not. the enshrined heroism of strong manhood, it is not the humanity and faith of the oaints exalted and rewarded in heaven, it is not in .a word, the reflection of science or of generosity alone, of heroism or of purity alone, but it is the concentrated rays of all these fair qualities of heart and mind, of body and soul found in these angels who tread the earth, the Irish women. It may be allowed us to be partial, and as we pass through a world studded with

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gems of beauty dropped from heaven , we may be pardoned, surely, £or stopping to admire Lhe noble grandeur, the excellence of Irish womanhood. Let us then ee some of the more remarkable traits of the Irish woman. She surpasses the matrons of other nations in purity and generosity. Then bravery, wit, and beauty ate not to be forgotten as they con , stitute an element which ispeculiaralone tothedaughters of Erin. They are ever innocent, their great desire being to bring up their daughters in purity and love. The children of the Irish ttre watched over by their mothers who realize that they are taking the place of God in providing for their welfare. 'fhe daughters are ta,ught a strict sense of purity which is so highly loved by all -even by the lowest of their class. They are ta,ught \\;hat pure girlhood should be [md by this training, they are instructed into the lives of noble women and watchful and patient mothers. 'fhey are taught the obligations and duties of their religion and as they liv.~ among women who ttre almost saints they seldom forget to put into practice their lesson s of piety. The piety, patience, and love of th ese women. command the respect of not only their own but all other nations. Indeed 1f virtue has deserved recognition and admiration it is the steadfast faith of these who, like the martyrs of old traversed not only three but eight centur1es of cruel persecutIon. It i.s natural that the weak should succumb· when exposed so lon g to the rack. But they have stood finn and have given the world another example of religious heroism such as was witnessed in the early ages of t.b e Christian era, ·when faith was new and fresh from the mouth of the Apostles and strong enough to make martyrs. In our clay and coun try our good Irish mothers teach us to say onr prayers and show us the way to church by going there themsel ve~. They luwe a faith that lives and makes fearless of comment , makes them fit educators of t.h eir children . .!!' rom them let us learn to love the faith and to r es pect like them . those who seek to support it. Struggling for their dail y bread in the lowest of n eighborhoods, surrounded by all temptations and 1· inclinations to vice, or occupying the first places in society__:_ they are always the same. 'l'he gen~rosity of the poor sernnt girl who sends the greater part of h ei' hard-earned wages to the support of <Lll aged father or helpless mother, or the more bountiful donations of the women of better means show th<tt there is indeed imbecldedin the lri;;h heart <t great spirit of gratitude and charity.

The bnwery of these women is not exhibited alone in •their family circles, but, as the rest of their good qualitc>s, it is used for the benefit of all mankind. Who has ever read the history of onr own Revolution witllout remarking the bravery of Iri~h women who mnidet the shot and shell of bc1ttle took the part of their ~lying hus.b ands.f; In the bl'llttle of L;m erick we als.o, find a glowing example of their bravery. 'rhe women · seein g the danger to which their city was ex.bosed. rur,hed in great crowds to the scene of conflict ana there, regardless of the dangers to which they . were ex posed, fou ght the opposing forces with stones and other missiles which they hurled at the E-nemy with such an effe ct that their foes were soon comrelled to r etreat with great losses. My shetch of Jrish women would be incomplete if l did not speak of anoth~r charactist ic, which i8 the consequence of their wit, that is their talkativen ess. rrhey love to speak- and it is natnrnJ- all women do. It's woman 's besetting sin- to bllt. Bidd y Moriarty is a one of this type of Irish women , who, however, are sometimes downed by st.ich f ormidable ad versaries as Daniel O' Connell. All in [ LJl there is much as you see, to be adm ired in the subject 1 hav e present<:d to you and I feel that you will agree with me in saying · Hi<tt Irish ' womanhood is not far from the ideal type of perfect christian \\'Onwnhood. Frank FitzGeral1'. (Fin t Grammar)

THE li:LOCUTJO:\ CONT EST. Tbe regular elor:ution~try Ct>ll I est fvr I he "H:'g'" 11 ]l.<fedal" c.:tme off · \ Vednestl;l)' eve 11ing J\lby 20th. Tl1 er e we re fomtee1\ cr. nl e~ tant s, wiJO strove for t he nrize, and without fb.ttt> ry we cnn say tb a.t ever_y-en e cJistingui sli crl himse lf, as be :dso did erer1 it to hi:; prcd·ess" r. The jnrlges we re Mr. AlP:xi~ G rnn ger; 1\Ir. H. L eg ri 'l anrl :\1r. .]. C. GiPse ler. Tile two f, ~ r rner were eilosell by t he fa enlW wit!.,tlw right oi e h o"~. in g a third l! t< r.p n. ThE')' h:lll cho osc n !1on. I V. H . lliJntcr of Knnkn k<'e StitLc's Atton1ey for l':::ll .k:d.;rc Co. l1u t owing to s ick 11c~ s in hi s fam ily tile ge nll c n::~ J l COl nld not attenr1. l\fr. Granger renrlLhc follo,,·ing letter from hi m which ex_ pre ~scs the nob le sc ,Jti,nelllS of tiJ is worthy mal , ·wll 0 owes hi s success in life to ilis e ne rgy anrl t o his p11Lting in practice the arlvice he gives the stnclent. '.Ye g ia(lly g iv e hi 5 l etle r ~ p::~ ce for thi~< reason:

ST. VIA'rEUR'S COLLEGE JOURNAL. Friend &ranger: . I wry much regret, at thi~ l.1te hour, to ct'isappoint yor1, and our friend~ at BourbC>;lp:;tis, but circumstUHces over which I have no con. trol, m3!kl;l i·t al:J~olutely impossible for me to atten\1 the e{{ere'ises to-night.. ].\iy wife wa8 taken sick to-day noo.n, and I ·o we my first-duty to her. I ~honid very much eJ,joy, a-talk to the boys of the chs•, f\lijd hope that at some flature time, I may be n.hle to serve them. Y.ou may tell tho$e boys wl1o rtre 'struggling up the hill, that they s houl\1 remember the worrls of the immortal Bmke. '·The rond to emilience and power, from obscm'ity, ought not to be made too easy. The tem pie Of tame ought 1.0 be ~eater! On 1111 emiii!' IICC--Only tO gained by some diffi~n l t.y n.11d some struggle". Sny to them, not to be discouraged; lhat tlH'y must pass thtotwh t his r.1 ucial tes~. in order thnc they ba fitterl f.,r the 0<ri'~at hattie vf life, w·here the nnprepared must gi VC' wHy to the mn-1~ who is duly and truly prepare~ : Rendnr1 them of the fact th~tt. "l-Ie who wrestles With us, streno-thens us'' nn11 that thP-re can be n'> great vict•Jry. . excej~t by a great w·uggle; objects en~ilv attained· as a rufe, are of little ·vn I ne to 1h e po~~e ~~ or. H there be any of the boys struggling along life'" I'11g,zerl pHthwny, with but little finan cial aiel, tell thcrn to he of good c·1ecr, fur to lDY mind , in such cr.se~, pov ~ rty is a hlessi1,o- in CJifguis<>. ~< - me m !'n ~-l , CC'( 1 rl l•y 1!1 ( nt tnlents, somp b; high connections nnd infl,Ien1-ial frie r'H1~, some by accir1enl,, hut thll gren.t mnjority sneceerl by eommencino- life without a dollar. No man should consider him~elf po•lr, who -can -:by any honornhle means., take a course in Bo111 bonnais Collrge. Sunoun<lecl n.s they . HrP, hv evP.ry ·influence which gMs to moulrl n.nrl per_ f,•ct h~th the mental Hnrl th e rnornl man . 'Vn.tehecl ovH nnrl gni tlefl hymen whose Pxnmple is worthy of em_nln.-tio11, men mho hn.ve abjured there home~ and gtve_n ti) Pir Jives 10 the worlrl -for the be-t.Lerrn e nt of th eir fellowmen.T ell th ose boys t l·at 1he y(lung men of today , in a few years, will occupy the high phces ot trn5t ann honor this great repub lic ; that in the rlissolving processed of thing~, rlnti es ot State mn.v f all npon them; that the golden opportunity for preparation i_s now at han~ , an\1 if they do their duty, as well as thetr teachers will do theirs, il1' the near f11turc, the voice8 of some of them will he he:trri in the hall~ of congres~, wh!le others ·will a1lorn th~ bench n.nd grace the altar, but don't get vindic~tivt', frienr1 Gr!lnger, and advise them to run fo" the LEoislature.Hoplng that thi s disappointment will no t mar the pleaRure of the occasion, I have the honor to r emain your obt. servant W. R Hunter.

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A DELIGHTFUL DAY. On Thursday May 7, The ''Picked Sqmtcl" . ~nd Band visited Manteno Ills. about eight miles from the College when they were hospitably received by Rev. F. X· Cb6ui.oHrd C. S. V., The boys arrived at Manteno about 10 A 1\1. and after tt1e snlute by the Company and a piece by our J•1stly cdebrat!icl Military Band all hands went to Mnss. During Mass the "Squad" assisted in military style, n. treat which the peo ple of Manteno never enjoyed and one which they appreeiated most highly. Mass was snng by Father Chouinard, assi~sted by Rev. E. L. Rivnrd, C. ti. V., Deacon; Rev. A. Desj flrdin. C. ti. V., ~ubdencon and Bro. Williams. Master uf Cermonies. A fine sermon wa~ delivered hy Father Rivard, who made some rractical points from the least itself as wdl as from demonstration given by our students. It was noon when the Mass ended and all hands about forty-five in 11umber gathered around the festive board of Father Chouinard who was there &s usual with his Kind word and welcoming smil·cs, fullassurance of generous hospitality. To say that, the boys enjoyed the llinner a nd made sad havoc a~nong the delicate viands served up, would be supe.rflaous. If you know tbe extent of a students appetite we need offer you no ex planation of tile destt·uction they can do at the table- if you are un able to measure the extent of thPir digestive capabilities, go and Watch the "CODSUming powers of the gentle sawmill or the·. sweeping effect5 of the hustling torrent and you will gain some idea o'f the devastation that forty or fifLy of this genuB can accomplished . It may iake a student some time to reali ze that he is not sitting down to college fare but when the spell is broken, the after effe1•ts are something terri.ble. Being as we have said an idPal feast, it was appreciatect in a most practicrtl manner. After dinner the Band b egan to c hase the wonted quietness of the staid old town. The first notes brought forth the urchin from his lair, p11rsued by the relics of bygone days. They all seemed to like the music and as tbe banu marched onward to m ~·ke its calls the admirers increased. They carne, staid and seem ed satisfied. Mr. l\-1.-~rcP.au, himself a distinguished musician , was called on - and when he showed his apprecia tion of the boy's efforts we knew tha t the music was good. Several other persons of note w ere serenaded and they showed their delight in a most substantial way. And now the boys turned toward-s headqu arters. After vespers, duri ng wliich several of the party m,.de their

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mark as singers, the Squad, the Band and singers prepared to return home. • 'l'he journey homeward was no less pleasant than the morning trip. 'I' here was plenty to talk about, and with an occasional soug, the way was made short and the time enj oyable. A happy, ~miling crowd of boys reached the college at 5.30 after a day which will be recal!.ed with pleasure long after 90-91 shall have dropped into time's unfathomable abyss.

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Thursday May 14, at 7 A. M. the Shamrocks started for Wilmington. Never before did the team leave with such determination as W!J.S noticed this time. Every man wanted the game, so as to recover th'e laurels 110 long lost. For the last five years the Shamrocks suffered defeat in Wilmington and consequently the boys were aware thr~t victory meant work. A few hours drive foth1d the ·crown in Wilmington and a call was marle on Fr. O' Gara. He received the boys ' with his usual hospitality . ·T he time spent with him was most, pleasant. At .twelv e oclock dinner was had at the Wilmington hotel. Shortly after we were taken to the Club Rooms of the vVilming. ton Athletic Club and donned our neat new uniforms for the parade. Soon the two clubs were behind the Wilming. ton Brass Band and a street parade was in order. Crowns of people and many carriages were in lin e and a ll went to the ba~eball park. It w~s a great day for Wilmingtqn. Such a crowd had never been assem::, led to see a ball game in that city . At three oclouk game was called, by Umpire Durkin.

posessed. rn fac t the whole team played well. Dorsey pitched 1:1. g reat game. His record in thi s game is about equal to Carroll'!> but his ability a t criti cal p:uts of tlte game . g ives Lim the hor:ors of the day. But one dean hit. was macl·~ off his . rl eliv ery . 'l'be others recorded again st b1m were ~a fe, but. ·!'twit owing to the uneven ness of the ground. Only two · ba lls we.n t into the ou t fieln on him. His support wos l.'xeellent· The new unilorms gave the boys a new vim ntHl errors WPre few. I n the ninth inning when th e Wilmingtons had been retired in one, two, t hree order the cull ege boy~ with happy henrts rnn to the hl.lme pliltf' anrl g:we the sh!lmroek yell with three rc using dH' I.'l'l'. 'Voro s cannot ex press the j oy felt anrl soo n the news wa~ sen t to the college where it was reeei ved anri great cheers went up for the cha;mpions of 90 -91. Aftl.'i· the grtme, the t en m~ went to the club room s where t he Wilmington boys showed the ir good ~pir ·it hy roynl trenbnent. It woul<i be a hard matter to find n. more gentlemanly and ho~ pitn.h l e crown. The Sh~mrocl{!~ will ever remember the treat ment rece ived at their hands. Before seven oclock th e h(lys were homewanl . bour,rl and made the trip n pleal!ant onP. ~on~?s to nv eml were enjoyed an rl perhaps the most rl eli g htc1l crowd that ever rflturnc rl was thi s one. Frs. Beaudoin and Mar~ile, w ere nt Lhe g:1tc on our return an1l complimente1l the boy s on theit· hnrrl fough tvictory. The orchestra phly ed a triumphant mnrch for the victors nnrl 1 hen the . ~hilmrocks repai red to tluOJ rnfectory wh ere nn Plegant. spreacl Wall served Hnd HI! anxious to learn abcnt the gamr. Th e long cherished hope was realized and now Fncult.y,.Sturlents anJ :Sham· rocks are happy. Following is the score Wilmington 0 i 0 2 0 0 1 1 0- 5 Shamrocks t 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 X-7

Brrse hits Wilmington (6) Shn.mTOcks (8) Douhl e plays Wilmington (1) Bases o n Ball~ off C;~rroll (I ) Dorsey (2) Struck out by C>~.rroll (7) hy D.>rsey (8) The Wilmingtons went. to the . bat, something un- Batteries Carroll and Keeley -Dorsey and Condonusual for the home team and were retired without a . Umpire H. Durkin-Time 1 hr. 50 min. run. In the last half of the first inning the college boys made one run and in the second made four. AT KANKAKit;E. Wilmington wa:; unable to hit the ball at the proper The following is the .~cor e ofLhe second gflme, pllly e1l time. Twice they bad three met~ on bases, but one man with the Kanknkees on their owr. grounrl,., Tuesdny out, and Dorsey kept them ther~. The game was most May 19 : interesting throughout, both clubs exerting every 4 . 10000100-6. Kankakee e:tfort for v ictory. 'Fbe Wilmington people applauded their players wildly, but failed to get the · Shamrocl{ Shamrocks 2 2 1 1 0 5 1 1 0-13. players rattled. On thfl other ha nd t.hc coaching by the Base hits Kanknkee (8) ~ham;ocks (8) . ErrorR Kankakee (8) Shamrocks (6). Base on balls Ingersoll (8) Shamrocks had some influence on the 'Vilmington players, particularly the catcher and to some extent the Dorfey (2). Pa~secf l'>aHs Kuntz ( 7) Conrlon(2), Batthe pitcher. Canoll, for the Wilmingtons, pitched his t erie:; (K. K. K.)\ Jngersoll and Kuntz; Sbamrocks Dor. best game and utilized eve1·y bit · of st1·eFJg l11 be sey and C'oodlon.-Umpire, H. Durkin.- Time Z hrs.

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moterl tothe ~e n ior department. - Commencement will take place on Thursday June, 18th. The exercises will open .at 1 P. ~.f. ParentS and frienrls of the stmlents arc in vit~d t o be\ present. - I think thalman is a voter, and be thought thusly 1.) tim<'s, but the Doctor, where was he? .Kew pills ... . - A new atldition of 1:! n•onJ8, has been made over the refectory. thr)· !'Ire well lighted nnd ventilated a no fiLted up with nil the m ndern impro,·ements. - Bro. C'rt>gnn sn,rs that the g raduating clas~ is hard at work. Ke e p it np boy . Hope yon will succeed . - SomP. f1end put. the place in an uproar by s pring ing this: If your f;nher 's fntller i, m.r father's son- If you are tired of life nsk some ,·ictim to >:'olve this r iddle fvr y0n-anrl get ridrlled. - ~I essr~. i\nwn , Cleary and M oody, hnve decided to nnter the dr amatic fie ld, their first attempt in this li ne will he tbc prorlu ction of a three act comedy, e n titlcrl, '·The Eminent A g!·iculturist.." The scene of t be play is laid in r< northern city, the principl11 character, H omer Brarli, becomes enamored of the beautiful black ·iJaired " P retty", who hn.; been reared amidst. l nx ury ·and refinement., who.reci p rocatcs h ts affections but is totally averse to passing a m onotonous ex istence in the cnpal!ity of a milk. mald. The cast, an exceptionally strong OJlC, is made tl !) ofeigLt cbnrncters, the first produ ct iOtt promises to be a great success. For further in . fonn::iti {in apply to room ·oo 11ue de .Jacques.

.A new addition made to. the bocicty Halll.as been de_ voted to the mtH e nni. R ~ \'. Bro. Beucler, C. S. V., 'Who has charge of'it has given us the following very interesting list of donations received from our kind fr iends . . Rt~v G. i\1. Legris, Credentials from Archbishop Feehan , cr•ut•t.... rsignerl by :til t he Bishops of the Eastern we r id. Hev. F ..\rar tel, number of very rare Europeac coins, SJWCimens from Mammoth Cave, and facsimile of mon-The set.ond compet.itiun h;,s iust been fini shecr, ogr~rn nf Charlemagne. Rev. A. B elanger, C. S. V., a now luoy~. prcp:1re for Lite tltirrl and la st. bronr.e nwJ:1l bearing the likeness of Pope IX. Mr. R. - l\lr ..Julm ~u<'rllt spent a. few clHys in Chicngo F. Flynn facsimile of F irst Ins urance Policy ever visiting hi s friends. . issut:cl. Prof: A. F. Didier, beautifully mounted -Cui. is j<>olous over the success "Bu(l" ncloeivcd r ooster, nne! m inatur~ bale vf cotton. Mr . H. Gurney, with hi 11 mnstache nnrl is now trying to cultivate a Wilmington, Ill. two splendirl specimens of glass snakes. gmwth or hair upon his own lip. N vtwithstnn<ling the warm weather 'orne very in- A eh·1nee fC>r soooe lJrigltL g\!nius to wt n fame and teresting gn:11es nrc witnessed daily upon the several immor~diry.

ball alll'ys. EnclJ <'lcpartment bonsts of a number of good play ers, 111ul we sugge;;t that a series of games be arraugcrl between a senior three and a junior three. we feel ~onficlcnt titat the games would be both interesting antl . cx'citing. What tlo you think of it boys? The CroPatrick's. quet club is flourishing and some good games are the - )Vc rPgret to anuoy.nce that ''cur young and talentorrkrof the cby and many visitors ha ve been seen handell edit.m·" will be unable to :\Ltend the clo~ing ex e rises .l ling tlle mH.llet of late. A benevolently disposed (F. M.) aentlema.n wlto wishes his name withheld Las offered u e. Carlon nn •l IIngu Duffy were recently pro- ~~·ize fur tlle dwmpion player. Whoop\~m up toys ! - "\V':Ult~·~ a name for the new atltlition. -Mr. John Cle:<ry vi~itctl ht s sister, .\ Ii ss Ali ce, of St. Patri ck's 11cademy Clticllgo, nnd wns very well re. ceivetl. 3Ir. Cleary speak• in Llle highest praise of 0t.

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Oh! the bat. H so, you can go by the MONON ROUTE via LouLSJay compl:l.ins of a lame arm. vrL~E and MAMMOTH C.A.vE,orCrNciNNATI and CHAT· We have met the Wilmingtons. ',; TANPOGa; Br1U!INGHAM, MoNTGOMERY, MoBILE -and The rt'sult was 7-5 in our favom·. the gulf coast for that will take yo u through the S. V. C.-Kankakee-Shamrocks-Rah! dreary, uninhabited MISSISSIPPI SWAMPs; we are confiThe first time in five years. Bravo, BoyR. We have had a large audienc11 at. every game. dent you cannot select another 'line to the SouTH When I went to look for the bat, I found that another enjoying half the advantages that are possessed by fellow had it. Oh : the MoNoN RouTE and its southern connections. N. B. You are request.ed to observe Norton's coach· No one should think of going south witho&t ing, also Mac's yell. visiting the MAMllOTH CAVE, the great natural wowThe leagues are in good rnnning orcler and phying der of this continent. So much has been written of good ball. The Maroo ns, after having lost two games with the thi~ world famous wonder that it is impossible to say Sham rocks, are still determ in ed to win and hav e ehal. anything new in regard t o it. It cannot be described; lenged the b )ys for another game. Dorsey pitched a great game at Wilmington, strik. its e-averns muat be explored, its darkness felt, ita ing out many vf tile best ba.tters, nod keeping the hits beauties seem , to be appreciated or realized. It is the scatlerect. McCarthy at fint was remarkable, nothing greatest curiosity-NIAGARA not excepted. Or, FLoRpas:,ed him. The Shamroeks desire to retum thanks for tile suh. IDA-WARD pass en route over the old HrsTO-RlC.AL stan tial favours received from ti:eir many frienrl s, at BATTLE FIELDS along the line of the W. & A. or the present we recall: Revs. M. J. ~Iarsile, G. M. Legris, O'Gara, FosLer, Wal.~h. Mess r~. Byron, Houdr, Gear, E. T.V. & G. Railways. From MoBILE t o NEw O~,t Maloney, Kelley. LEANS ( 141 miles) the ride a.lo11g the gulf coast is The Shamrocks mad e th eir first appearance in th e ir new sui ts at WilmingLon. The suits are of a dnrk green alone worthy of the entire cost of the whole trip. In color trimmed in white aml on the fron t of the shirt is fu ll sight of the way , pass OcEAN SPRINGS, MrssrssiPPI S. V. C. with &. Shamrock. Th~y are very neat uniforms CITY, PAss CHRISTIAN, BAY, ST.LoursandBEAUVOlR anct greatly enhance the appearances of "our" boys. McCarthy, who was ;n the box for t!,e first Maroon the home of Jeff. Davis. gamr;excecded any of the expectations that his friend• When you decide to go south make up _your miwl had for him , not having pitched a game in :1 year or more, and with a la me arm he pluckily went to the box to travel over the line that passes through the b~st and mowed the K. K. K'S. dcwn one after anot ber. co untry and gives you the best places to stop over May 12th. the ~iaroons of Kank~kce crossed bats This is emph atically the MoNON Rot.:TE, in connecwith th e Sbam rocks on college grounds, tUb game resulted in a victory for the latter, the score wns l!0-8. Tbe tion with the LOUlSYIJ.LE and NASHVILLE, and the game was exciting np to the fifth inning when the Sham- CINCINNATI SouTHERN RAILWAYS. PULLMAN palace rocks made a COLip le of run~ which d iscourage1i the l\Insleepers and palace coaches, double daily trains. The roons, after that the game was devoid of interest. 1\leCa rtby the twirler for the Shamrock's did some very goorl best to CINCINNA'fl, Loursvn,LE, NEw ORLEANS, or pitching as also did lngersol for the Maroons but the · FLORIDA. For full informations, deseriptives books, latter did not get the support tlwt the fOJm er had . The fe:ttures of the game were Nortons left field c'tLc h, Con- pamphlets, etc. address James B!trker, General Pasdon's hack stop work and the steady team work of the sengers Agent Monon Route. 183 Dearborn stre~t, Shamrocks. Ingersol would undoubtedly have done bet- Chicago. 1 ter if Kuntz was able to hold him .

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