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LECTIO CERTAPRODEST, YAU.IA DELE(.;TAT, Bcucca.

VOL. I. - BOURBONNAIS GROVE, ILL FRIDAY April, 27 1883 No. 5.

WHAT SITA LL IT HE1 Whersoever we turn, or whatsoever we contem­

phte in the whole range ofthc history of civilization, ; we C:-tnnot screen from om·s~Jves th,.c ever visible lH'ln­ciple of universr~l instability in nll that human agency cnn rlevise. Hi~tory and dn.ily experience incontrover­tibly ns~ert th~t this world is all a fleeting show,-n. world o.f emptine~ and vnnity. Troy onC'e W!l,< ; but all her glory n.nd grn.ndenr h1"18 long n.go dwindled into the f:1int echoes of hi~<"tflricn l reminiscence, :mrl her ldng:> no w become hutfitsnhjccts formythic:1l romnncl'. :E very thiug hnmn.n, under the n.ctirm of inllnence.;, :::ilcnt or tmnnltnon~<, serene or npp11lling, Is str~mped with the se:1 l of cha11gr>. F:1 in would we mort·tls ndvocntc the strengt.h nnrl dnr" bility of our institutions, were it. not thn.t· we nrc confronted with f.'lcts (rmrt f: :otl' nre stn bhorn things) which 1'et forth i .1 bold 11nd dnzzling relief the mnt" hili ties of the re.st1lt-s of CVHn whole li vcs of t.h_ought r~nd toiL W e h:1 ve seen I'Ocieties shaken, g<wcrnmentl' crumbled and nntiont~ oblitcl''' t.eri.

Society, it nppe:trs, cannot rem11 iu 8t~ b r.;'. It either Hclvnnces or re~rogradcs; nnd Tor every vi~ci!ll'itn<ie

there mn~t be wme efficient cnu~e. Somctime11 thill c:tnl'e, by its ngent, preeipit,tc!l i t..~clf like the fierce nv r~ la nche sweeping from the heights of the mountnin top nnfl c:trrying devnstnti011 in it-11 conr~e; and some­times it em ~ nntes from obscurity Rnd gradnnlly in­cre~sel' in proportions n.ccomplishing its work lil•e the little wnter l' t.re:tm whi ch !< prings from I!Ome fuir hill· side, at fir~t speeding ~ilently nnd neglected through its nnrrow chnnnel, incrensi ng ,by contributions from either side, until ft.nil lly it pour~< itl'elf with irresistible force into the broarl e:xpnn~<e of th P- mighty ocerm.

Of nll the iufln encCB which tend to re volutionize I'O<: icty there i ~ none more potent than current li ter;ttnre. Ittrleed the Press is now Lccome the mnst po"'erful ex pres~ ion of hum:tn 1'entiment ; nnri whether it nppe:1r in the form of a flrtily or a weekly newspnperr or of a hi- weekly or monthly m~ g:1 zine, or whether it li Ss ume the name of fl ctioll in the ~b :t pe of the 8tu::tll p: ~ per­

covererl novel which is ~old on om counters fur the t.r ining snm of hnlf n. dime, or is bound in gilt or morocc:o,-it is the Coon for the millions and never f<Lils to prod ucc, l'o r !:Jetter or worse, a momentous and

lasting impre...~ion ou the generality o"f the reading public.

_ The people ot the United Stntes n.re pre-eminently a n11tion ofrearlerl', Their const-1nt cry is for the me;, 118

of grntify ing their r:> venous nppctite for re:•rling mrttter; nnd i'tis with di~m1y that we 8Cf' thei r dem ~ nrl s s:-t ti.-~ fled by antl.wi.q, mnle nnrl femnle, who write, not for the ~nke of hono-r, or th.me, but fHr the nc-qni ~ition of filthy hw'ft>. n is •it.h rli~>mn .v t.hnt we see the cnnnt.rr teeming with n. lit,erat ure which i .~ a living port rn it.nr~, n living rlclinention of mor:tl c-onnption, silcnt.Jy s:•r­ping nt the hn11il'l of whnt constitnte8 t.he fit Rt cletncnt.q nf n. good christinn people nnrl of n zcnlons p1triot.ic people. Tt ilt with rlir-mny thnt we see the P.Mcnce of dir~ holi c:tl Vf'nom nnder thegn i,~e nfn ple:tsing tnleorof a chnrmingly conrlncteri roma.ncl'., rn venously devoured by n. pcople, -b_v our JlMple., with ns, mn~h rn.pnci ty ns they l:t f'k prnrlen('f'., nnrl wit.h :~~ mneh engernr1's fiR

they 1)"\ck jnrlgement. Finnlly , it i1' with diBm:ty th:1 t, for enC'h ~onnd nnrl mor:t l hook which i ~~ ~~ e~ from the PreFs, we ~ce t-he Evil Bpirit instign ting llis FPrvfle genin11e~t to 11end" forth two or three rotten nnd eorrnpt ones, We oo- not ItO mtteh l11ment the want of good, ns the 11npernbumhm~e of bad liter"tnrc. ·

·we h r~ ve ll'tirl t.h,.t t.he prople of the United Rtnt ' 8

nre ·n. nn.tion ofren.<ll'rs. This is inrlcerl tru e; but whnt klnrl of renders r~re thl'y? ThrcP. fourth s of the rending mnt.t.er nnnnnlly rli 11trihnterl r~mong the penple consist$ of works of fi ction , nnrl of these we nee<i nnt., nnd f< r shnnw'~< ~r~ke we will not., ~onj ectnrc how mnn.v :n·P. works of irreligion nml Godle;:.sness, "'hr~t is still more revolting, their works nre not fonnrl, ns mnny sn pposl', in the h n.n rl ~< Of the bad boy only, but RIM! they consti­tnte the dclicnd as on which the imr~ginn.tions of ot'r young- m r~ id ens , n11<i even of our fnthers n.nd mother:·, delight to fenst. Novels

"Are the books, the n.rt.~ , the ncnrlrmf's, That show, contrtln, nnrl nouri gh nil the worlrl ."

W e do not mcn n to cenwre fictitious composit ion con~irlcred in itself: This would he not onlv fnreia n to onr purpose, hutrnsh on onr pnrt. \Ve hn.ve i)recedc~ts in the history of li temtnre which clcn rly d em on~<t.rr~tc thr~ t

fiction, when prnperly empl oyed, is one of the bes t mean~ both lor irnp:t rting instruction, and for incu lcating

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UOURJH)NNAIS GROVE, ILL. FRIDAY APRI 27 1883

mor.di ty . Dnt it i~ not our obj ect to ~xl_)~ tiate Of! the !n nttrilmt,i_n~ to the lat~er. The tendencies of the age ueuefi einl iutincuces of fi c'tlti6 t'! s wJ rRs.

1 WJ) ~ t pcrfectlf ure bnd. Philosopbers incline to ngriostieism, skepticism, n ~Lonu cb- tt S is, th : t.t; · in · tlti-iH~i-neteenth ccntury._uf.. .U\ll:~.L .n!Jdinlidclity ;'c:-~ pitnlists instigate nncl eJJ COurnge the in thi s so called age o f ci v il)~ :-ttion nnd intell cctwd~ .. nto~ t 'rrlghtt'ul monopo lies~;: secret societies carry on-the cui ig h Ll!npt cnt. ,__th~. AmcriQ:),n J)O~ el ·o tot;t!ly eJJV irons · work of the devH in ' ev.ery shnpe. nnd form; ;m~~ .~he

· tit ~ ;ttlend(ni vi' tlie big ?tnct"thc . lit1jl e~ , the·yld-Jln<l t!Je pevple, wrjters nnd readers_, sink themselves ilito mcn­·.)' uh tig. lt ·is t.i·tily · ~t s tuni·~hing: thmt'-i .h.e: novel i~ tlte tal sensuality. The enemie:; of society n.re sprinrii'ng np vuly rc:dly .popu..Jar b.ouk in th~ U n-ited .. -I:Stnt'?S, an1l· . on a-H ~ides, ::_re is~uing f01•th froin every corner,. n.nd that tl~o u q(l!n.ds i-i\lV.er rm1d ailjti;lalug lllsel r , • · ; are ~:-rmiug thelll~lv~s [Qr the upproa~!Jing social revo-. . b:.illi _tiii ing~ui: pop\Jlar noV-el we discover th t1t, kt1

, _l,\1ti6~: - Ifsocl13 ty in the UfitedStates docs not resus-. nl togetlie? · :·¥(,int'~> '-'re:1!'. sulJstanee: 1 u ·nh•e, Mture uf"th e I ¢.~~'1te h~r A~iing ern uers, if spe dqes .not vigOJ;onsly set . . ... I . ' , . .

iwvel consti-'a\ijs . ns {rom - consid~Wi1tg' it pOsitive1y l.J~d, _a.bout checlting the 'grlisimess of the times, if she allows ~ , , ;tl ;e_ nio~t \ve 'd,ii siy 'iri it~ lfav.o.l' . is that i-t is, ·absol~J,tcly · i1e,· enerriies _to hli.~~tii1ly : !1-l'Oi.u)d be.r, , if sh,e docs not

!'uo)isb.. Jts ,at.itiwr nvows tluiti his obj.eet is , to gl"Ve his j en1ploy thl! sn'lutni-y meaJll! of social reform, she ,will · r~nders.n clear ·and Heneficjal ·. iilirght :into the realities ; _.ine,v.itllllly ~rish in s~ei'ai ~ :~.~olution .. of life. But -i!h8.!-we ;IDity- safel-y ·'ffrLY -tl:mt i1Cf.t;:more . thap . ,Although tb_e ' t})s.k, of soc~r(ll'egeneration may at first

.. OJ~e nove( put· oi'lJ: thaushuc! 'can h'n.ve ~ny pr-.et.en~e itO . ~j~pt a1wear it"ri:hiOl,lSj i:t is by ' no means jmpossibl e. ,~he: iicq~{TI_ ti ]i,~pin-~n~, Of''tni~ en{!:- · ]f,·t4\') chn.raeters .em- . · ~~~ , have' . the · ~'e::ii1s at om· d:isposal. We . have the ~loyed_·8 ~i.(i?ot." 'Y~~rd ~re.i·s' , or r~bbers;·;o.rln<lirmvillain_s , , . f:t9iliti~s f~J.r · giving om: children · a good christian or demotiwcal :) gents• -of some other •stamp; they nre, 111

1 · edncatwn; we have , .plenty of sound · and . useful

. ·'"·--·--.. · . . . . . . . . . I • l . . . . . . . t!Je _lnrg¢ ntaJ9r!tY i>f'1lllltu 'n·q~f!; .a .. clas;s .of J~~&in?-ry J;ie- · .. bppl~s to put in~ tp~ir han·cts, always bearing in }ngs so r~ir O-!J:tsij:le; tl;i(i ',li llle :of.huirran·ity .. os to·,e:x,iiit.only ; mii1cr tliat cru:lY, impres;;ions nr.e the. most .lasting. The ·ln imp·ed eet CO!lCep tiofi · pnd · extm vagant f!lJJt~ sms. _;Fqr ~!ady christil-llls used to Mty. that the only way to effec­the corroboi'·atiqn oi·.the· truthfulness ot our a'ssertion~,_ tually' aLc:ilish the horrid spes 0cles of thcnters WflS to we nripea!' to anyone ;iio hns -peru sec~ a doz.en ur tv.·o of refrain !i·mn frequCI.tiJ1g those pbces. They went on the works to ~hf~n iVe nJin tle-.· Ex tUnd. dfsce innnes. the. prinyipJe :-"'N" 0 f})CCtntors, no nct_Ol'S." . -We o,ught

Taking ::i"ll tbes~ thilrgs· itit o C{)11Siderati{)n , -we wonld to 1\'0l'k on" a simil:u principle. 1f we Ce;J ~ e te encour:t ge ask the candi'd \'ea·der., ·tue· t'oll'Owiog• .. quest.ions: Cnn the . Lad nnd incliff'~r¢nt writers l.Jy uesisting f1·om re:~ diug r n.pad 6us ,gormanilizilt1g dNhris .specieS'of printed matter. the procl u · ~ions v:t;their unn;,t turn.l gm\iuscs, we ru :ty be fhi~ to m~denuili.e; ~'61: itt'1~1s1r ; i'lTClJ.Ji~t pi ate_ the OJ-1era tivn a;;9nrcd that ii-i n shu~t' time t.!Jelcuullt;y..; wjll be clcnrcrl of th ose fac~~lt\~s.'~yJ'l.ich coi1'stttU:tc o'ur p«;op-Je intpUigeut o_f its Jitcr:iry nrbLish·. ,,, ·, .. , . · b~ t'rtgs ? ' Cit~- lt ;f~i ~i :t0'. 1)~0(l:TJ c.e ·· m"i- "€ffe.ct ... ,tenrtillly at . · lf w~ iook bnck ,;p~nth~ brief hi story of .Lhe Unilcd v"arial1ce 1Vieh :u}eJt.lture' prospects ot:our,. c.onntry ?·-C:m £:; tate~, we m:ty notice" that shy, li-ke :t\1 OLhcr pro<lu cts it frtil to im b,u& the" -i"i~ing· gelieTa ti011· with.mi-8(1\.ilJCei vecl (Jf hnm:;ll 'b:.tndiwork, is subject to change. Our nati on and filntn.&tical 'riotions .ot·rea:l: life ·! · Lh a wonl ca u it do · of t q-(by is ~nly in nnme our nation of yore ;.and if site ·aJ)y thing .bi:it'c1ecclve !Mid ·misleacl? !'. : . . . . ,s nbsi~ ts 9ne hundred yeilrs hence, it will be only in

•·b' j~dgeu\.ent· l'tliou n1·t1lcd to '\ml_tish beasts, name. Hc_r f'oun<lers nncl first supporters nre fa st . bee-ow-. J\.ncl. m'm{ have lost their reason I" ing ancients, nnd their deeds, antiquities. When we

The 'y cnitlFof .the . .perl.ocl is~ saillng ;in ~ sea of tlti s reflect on the morality and pntri oti sm oi our ancestors, · lit cr :: rj; h nsh ;' llndi, if he ha,s no.b-tbe )uck to _dlfmge.hi s we are fill ed wi th nntional pride. When we . reflect on ·course iri time, he--· ,villjump the· gulf. whic)1 . separat~,s, , _the pre~ent condition of society our Entionnl nncl ..him from hopeless lnnncy .·_-There can .. be no do-~,~-bt' of-it. christi:m pride is humbled. And when we look fo!"W:mi The cunent li terature tif"Oni" times· is for the most pf!rt , into the obscui·ity of the fvti1rc, we are fill ed with fc ~ r

·the wo.rk of the de\ ' it;and woe to tl;:ie writer , who m~kes for qur ~a tiona) _welfi11"e. Sh:tll vnr conn try n hundrerl himself' a t ool in the lihncls Of the crafty archrebel,-,-·woe y ears hence, be bh~sti ecl"-with the -hc:llthful and invigo­_to the poo;· deluded indi:vidnal who a11ows him scff to b~ rating atmo~phere · of mornlity nnd p:-t tri oti sm? or ~lt : d 1 duped lJy the chi can·cry of the sam~ n.rtful demol'l L'Tbe the '•L:md of the . Free·· llnd th e H ome of the IJrnve"

· '~d«,utsd.d· : Ci i'me':nov e( is ·to -modern · s.ori ~ty .)v~ni the stigmuti zc itselfwitb clegener: tcy nne! ~ h n m e? :::ih~ll th e Roman amphitheater· and the festiv :~Is of-. Venus .. a nd the Ullitcd St: tles I.Je a model of nnt it n:tl < 1 g:,nif n .;. ? Bncchi1 s were to th e· society of their times ;·nor can we or what shn.ll it be? anticipate that the results wlticb ·hall have l.Jec n pro-dtt C' Nl by the former, if le ft nnhrid[c(l, will \Yid cly t1il l"cr !'ru nt Lltusc whi ch pllil .,~ u [! lt l' r :; ul h i~ l liry :t g l' l'l'

CO ~ HBO ~.\ A l 'GRO\-E. iLL. }RlDAY APHI 27 188 3

A. ( concfudcd.)

Jn s.'ying: ·']Jut the Engli. b W CJC :m imlu.; rious p •opl wbo luv t.l. lil rty a1,d e~un d -uce by ener­getic t >il in the field ' sod u tbe . e.1 ." our :wtbor we ulcll'eeru to insinur~h' tint he pro~pcri y nnd gl ry of the ~nil d • tnte, gre1.ter lh1n tb·1t of .'pa ni ·h Ame ri ca.. i wholly due to lh nol>ler nnd gr •:tter in­

du ·t ry of the Engli:: h colond . Ib thi ru1.nner. hy com ­pa ring the eontluct f l<~ughnd. in the !'<cw \\" orltl, with th:: t of "p ·1 in, a f, w prejudi · cl writ 'I"S ::~r• wont

to sneer ioctircctly a the- ':t holi e Clwrclt. " ' b:tt were he indu~ r.Y :1nrlpcr·ever.mec vfthc tipani:1 nl iu cid­

lizinrT the l ndi:m,, w h1.ve a lren.d · -cen. A - for ~n"­

land: he rc:t l!y did no hing. It W:l' her xi!cs . h •r ontc 1 tb·\t hid the toumbtiun orthis great republic;

i~ nd :ur ·1 · the merit o f their lauc.r, ought not to IJc nt ril >ule l tu the goYernment th:t t hnrl tli:,i nhc ril cl tit ·m. \\"hc•n E:tghud h Ld t...•sum rl eoutT l o f i.!te A mer­ie .tl cn louie, cli tl ·he not. by he r tyrunny, endeavor

tu r ·rluc them a lmo t to In very? lt' nt lat>t, whcu col­

O'll ~ from Jrel:\ncl, (~ rnnny :~uri Fr:lllce bad llecl•lllC miag-lcd witll th 'or i;ji u d Britbh ,e tier:>, th e ro loni::,~

ltcc;uu lrce . nnrl <•rg:1 ni1..cd Lhem;;ch-c.s i11to Lhi · glo­n .. u:, uuivn, wllieh J•rombcs to !c::td the y,'orld . w :t::; it

o wiug tt> the e:m·ou r.•gelJICnt of Gre:1L lJriL ·~ in? ~o.

Ltd ee<l: If in ··I ;," il >ii.tania h Hl h:Hl h er o wn '~'·'.\"• he r •k:•r d:n:.!!lt•r ·, .[nml>il wonl•l to-d ty he Iter sl.t ve.

'1 h•.• :-pwi .rd did unl like Li te Ea!S!i.:~h. rc:;olvc npun ,, w··r o:· cxlermillf>li• m ag:.iu L the Ullfvr ,u ll!;ta H.cd r le11 . T l.cy, on the conlr.u·_r . :tllimnted l>y tru ly dn·i;,­ll .• n n.nt: 1 c:-. re('c i \' l'd llw <'<•l)qnercrl iJ,to their o wu

111id,t. intl'nu:~rri<·d 1rith hLlll . :.ud i,ric<l hy e very

u.c •n:< t<~ r.:i_,.,. ti: .11 li> th •ir uwn ll'vt> L 1t !L ts l.ceu

j11~ ly n•n' ·'rl-.,"1 l>y l'r •-;u.tt th 1 the British ~cern Lo hn1· ·,., ,me hc r • p;1iy to h~ttcr tl:cir otnl ~nndi tion, while I.e :--p • ni 11<l~ 'llllC ehil•tly to <:i1· ilize the bnr­l,.u; .n~. H C'i l('C. whit-t tn .:nr:h Amcric.~1. the dc-.pcr.,te

rcnm .. nt 11f tile hnn <'d l n<ii:ll'" nre e xpeller! from tb<• i'Pcic~y of the wide m·•n, an<l !(•reed to fc •k s1 fUy in n fc'V ll'liT<•W rli-.d·ict~ nf wr.rthlc:-- tcnitt.ry; the Jn­

.!i ·-n.; < f ~p~Bi -. h Americ:1 h:lY lo.-.t their b·>rhn rnu·

<:h .r .• d •r. lliHI h '' e h'l'"ll ,of> :>rnniQ":lnw tctl with lh ~~ · ni tf!b tlt·1t we no longer rcco<rnize tht•m : s cl ·~ct•n-

11'11\ • nr the :0\1 l!.{l'" · on:,~ trn llllllion iuhnl>i -\n ~ or ,\ l''-L<'P in ii-/U. 11•• n.c r• h ·· n h1!1";1 milliPn n-crC' of Jll •rt' I' ;;i•l '·!, ,.<\: be :.rl'l'.•ttJ p rt I dng of mixed . p·.ni·h: nd Indi 1'. r 1•f jH:rc lurli· n hlnod. Jncl< eel

hi' ..tw·t 1 .. n in tlt·.( er·nn ry :.re nf Jndi:1n rll'-.ccnt.

< h ,. , I' the I· tc! r -irl cnt• nf ;\lc'\:i<·n '~ .., an !ndi-.n.

I' •rtt 1 i 11 priw•c.

!.

x ico) the cr uelty of the pnnbrd " dro Yc t he Indi:ms

back into b~rbarism. " H ow an :1ny n wj t h hi tory

Oj)@ b fo re him , nud the ~Iex icn1.1 R cpu b li o n t.be

Yery border;, of b is own co nut ry, mn kc ::; n rmou n St.,tc rnent: Fir!;t f al L it wns imp ~ i blc to dri \·c

th rn b:- <:k illto h:T b:ui::-m, for t he · we re aLre:Hly

groping in tho,c hcnigbted regions. T r ue, o r Le.r: fuuml lln ext •wive kin<nl\•111 :)lld a c- r t,'l.i n adv nncmn ent tu­w:tnL civiliz:o tion; but wh:~t ki nd o f : ki ngd o m >1":1.5 th :~ t

in whi ch the li1c of every ~ u hject. wns nt the di~pus:d o f the ruling lyranl. nud wh:1t k ind nf n ciYi liz,1tion mu~t

th: t h:1 1·e been which ommanded t he s:tc ri ficc of hu ­m::\11 v ictim<' ! ;\lcx icc) , under M nntcznma, cou ld in uo w:•.r he cumparcclln l\I exieo of Lhc pr esen t <l:ly .

In eot:clwiing. let m sum up briefly wbat 1 h n Yc

S:Jid. I h:1 v e shown th:Jt the ~p:1n i :Hd · were actuntc<i hy the nohlc~ t moti 1·cs in com in<r to the \\csteru con ti ­

nent: thnt tlwy wc:> re not so cruel :t nd :wnri c ions il~

J>mc wo uld h: tYc us believe : :md that their ze:d for the coovcrsion nf the native~ . and their indu ·t ry in im ­

proving tlte sL.1te of the country were tru ly wonder f1 1L

J h:wc ~l1fnvn tbnt nt't.er mnking nllow.,n ces f<• r th e nn ­

tur:d <li«n<h·nnVlgcs o f the cUmnte :tml country , agri ­culture. m:mu f 1ctu ri ng :mrl c-omme rce arc in n fiou ri~h ­

ing n coJHlition :1s 11·e eoul<l re.1mnn. hly <'Xpec t . I h:n •e ~ho ,-n. Lo0. th :t the hc ·\llt ifil l citil'~. and the mnny H'­

li ~in u ~ :m•l ed uc:< tion:<l in .·~i tuticlll ~ . ]11'0-<e t he p ople

of~p·mi~h Americ:1 ne ver to hnYe hcen. n r to he now, "i<ll ' , ignn rnnt mHl corrupt." Finnlly, I hnve ~:<hO IY il

th1t the f'p., nb rrlR did infinitely more g od to the

Tnrli:Jn:c< th ··n di•l the Eug ]i , h, nnd thflt in~terrl of driv ­ing lhcm b:;ek into hnrlJn ri ~m, they hronght "" l10le nfltinn. 0f them u t of th('~C l •enighted region~< , nnd tllll;; lcrl a pc0ple in o t he grand march of ciYiliz:ttion.

PE ltSOi\ALS.

.Jn0. ,]ul·lo·.rncy 'l(ii,Hww 1111 cntnpri.iug •l"<>Cl'r m ik;.d­<li<k tit is ~tat.•.

E. l i.P ·rry'..>[J llllsnnncpo..,ition inthc fhm ofJ . Y. Fun~t·ll

& C'o. ('hitngo . u . \,·. :.I r:\.co:l "lti acts HS n n. ofllcinl for the \Y. t. & P. in

Lafn1 ctte Ind. .]a~. ~l cGavir·k ·.-.2 i~ at p~c,cnt in ?'o><: Lake Ill, when! he lin·s

nl ca~c an•\ rctrb lh<' .Jomn·d. L. Cnm:annon "7J h.-t4 :1 g•>wrmcnt ]>1.,: tion in tl ,c otlk • ot P...

H. Lin<·tllnat Wa,nhiglon Tl . t' .

,J ''· D•J•I'!'t~rty · ) v.-!1., ~ "'"~~" r'rincipa! of one n: ll•c Pul>l!c "Ch<Y1l. in f'hnn'l '· i• g·1inin:1 • 1 nit~ a r•pnlation as an in,trne•nr.

.J E. D: i.-r·>ll ·; h ·" In .. ,r. .. : in Vawnport, l vwa an.l h::s c'taf~{.~ (,r 1 !"ir~f elM. ...... nrn~-~~~;:"tl.

, ~.... r 11 .. \ ·-;I wJ,o ...... n:t1"':H' i~

1 11.1 • • ·, 111" ·' • n ! · l .' 'II I

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)J,:IJJ in \\ ilm P;._don

BODlWONNALS GLtOVE, lLL. FIUDA Y APRiL 271883.

Ed . McCabe '7!) who 'vill ue remumuercd n~ the "Sampson of tbc '' rena '' is now an ~;:--t~nsive Furn1cr nnd Stock ruiB~r in l.l , imficlll, 111.

T (; mw,la '78 whr> for S·11ll '~ time j)'t i t has been l<ee ping books ju Oni:.n:;-1, is t,1kin.:; 11 few W··Cko recru~>tion with his rebtivcs an ! frie:1 · l ~ , <tt S umuc r,[ll .

W. L :tp Lrlo '7S ll"ok ·K 'J•Jpc t· for Lap:~rle and Funk Chi­c:Jgo. p;ti ,J ns a very pleas;mt visit on Tn c;,duy of latit we, k ~ n uom puny withJ. J.Scbnbcrt of Kunkakt·c. \\ nlfn recu lkd W 'LllY of hi;; oltl tri cks and the punish :>. tent due to tlte tn , in that p ica ; ing a•td in tcruo tia:; m.m tter ·.vit ic!J is ]'eculiar ly l : i ~ own.

P ruf .K l'u :·u ·r w]w durin_:s the cour3u of Lhi ; year, wus ncees­sit.ttc-1 to ti ll3pc ud hi .; dutie~ oa :tce:>u:1t of ill - lll'a l Ll •, will sail fur Bu.ro pc in u f'ew woe it< t :> try the r!l'cc t of th 1 E•L>tern c linwtr .. llfay Jo e huvu a plc~suut Yoy~gc and lll <~Y the obj ec t of hi s j uuruey be r<~:.ll izr-cl. w~ r.;..:•J.I t ly rcc: ·J ~ V.J· l . ~ very intc rcs ~ing letter fro m our old

fr icnLlB. 1\iullon ' 18 who at pr08C t1t is a 1n0m lier of the lirw l\1ailo.1 and Butler in Dloomi11gton Il l. We nrc happy to hear tli /lt he b j)l'OJpcrin-s s0 nice ly :mJ at'<.) plc:l<\ull to auuex Ius utune to th e !i;t of our snl ·&crib l'rS.

A. few da_1s ~i u ·~e we rct:civccl a long nncl iu!c-rcsting le t ter from .J. Curran 'ti() who io sojourning alon~ I li e Pu.cifk co&st a ·,d m J king!tfc•as p!ca.saotaspoBSiule. W ecHn uot l(;Jertobim \\'itliout reca lling mu ny of Lis witty re 1~nrks and npt sayi ngs in variably n.-socia ted witb a ulnnd smilr lind un expression uf dul gi ,r th t~t eheen; J t ltc hearts ofull his anditors . In hi.< lett er l1c toucbing ly 11llull~slo the days that are J•ast, us follows: '· WLi!e at St. V ; >I~Cllr ';; I never imag.ned, tL:1t in a fe- w years alter leaviJJg'

i l , '' lc ttur l'rom an old comrad e sti lllltcre, wo" ld cu nse n tenth o l I he delie:ht I experienced on t he rcreipt of yours . I fee l as t]JoHgh I had lived u li fP.-time,-itsecms so very long ago since I left there ; and , wJ ,ile loo kiJ ,g back I t!Jink that truly my ltap pi est clay; were spent at St. Vi atcur's. I clo oot know what m~ikc~ the memory of my collcgr Llays so peculiarly ple8su raule, unless it is tltc plea.qant recollection of old associates and fr!cnds, or tile (;ontru.::;t bcf:'...,·een my lif0 tLe o und Gince \\-lwteYer the

rcasr-u. I am certain that my pt csen l jus· ofhnppiness is a bruken b·mdle,1 til in6 with a cr.1·;k i:1 ti1e $i-\e and a few big oicks in the bottom, whol ly unhk~ w hat it wns on t lrp>~rt i Dg l'n ·m my Alma Mater , ·;v ith the uncon:Jcieu,;ncss of what tbe future had in store for me."

Tile m " ny fricnl1s of Hcv. J . :i\1cCarthy '70 "i:I lea rn with sorrow 1'11at afte r thr()C yc·ars of n iF,ic ·n~r) l1d c•r in }.rk anFas, he p~ seq peacefully av.-ay in the home of hi s yo uth, at l 'itt,IJurg h 1':1. 11 few weeks siuce . He w:~s a mun of exh·aordinnry ahi litico, ancl.thc followi ng line.; taken from the Pittl>urglt " Despatch" f ,lrnish an i llu, tration vf hi s indefatigable zeal and heroic !ldeli ty:

"Fnther Ill cCarthy hncl to unclergo muny h ~ rchhips '' bile cloiHg mitio nrrry "· ,,rk in 1\ J b:: . nurs. At one t.Jne. aft, ·r he IH:cl tra­velled m:wy m ,les to :.ttcnd u sick-call, he cnme tu a river. He f6uud oa tile b:mks a nati Yc wi th a dt<g-out, 1. nt 1 hi s tD t1 ll rcfu8ed t<> ferry hi m ucross because he was a H.llnHl n CRtholic. Tile priest remonst1·ated wi th bm in .-ain. F inally l: c saw ak'g fl oating in th8 river, and, placing hi s cl oihing upon thflt, swam witl1 it :wro~o l.hc ~trC'a lll , hnlcling the pyx hctwern 11 :~ tee th to k ePp it out 0f1.l u.~ ''att·r. l !t..· ~u li\l:'d at lii ::. tl< · ftinat i ~,. n ju:--t in tillll' to

aclmini.tcr th e l>t6l rites ofthe C'lturch to the sick person. The one wilorefu , ed to !Hike h im ncros.~ the river wn~ an employe o l a ntilrond . When the mnnngers of the road h~<Jrd ,,[ t~e inciden t they di ~dltlrgecl J,itH ."

=~====~ OuH E xcn ANOE.

\·~'cure in rctript of the ini ti a l numlJcr of a JH.:ll t weekly sheet, pul!liollcd in 1\cw York, and entilletl the 'fJh1dcnt ancl St.atlHllDJJ. " T hi s lll'W n ·nl ure in I he j o urnnli~otic fi<-lrl, wi ll ue clevotccl to afl'orcling th at vast numl ,cr of young nwn, whom our public schools and coll eges ycHly t um into active life, a means of neq uir.i ng n wuncl and 1 •rac lical k nowlcclgc of pol if ical $C irn(·" , tmcl thns ena!, Je lit em to exert a beneficial inJitlCUC<' un IIJC nation's rule.

The fnrt th a t o lll' politicnl system needs regenera t ion, j S

ev iclencccl u.v t lte t1·ials ancl inve9li(;1Ltions which continua ll y

occu py the attention of onr cnmis; tmd if th e Student 11nll StatesmA n be insh·urn cnt.a l in snpphmtiu3' those de magogue~, sycoph ants un rl s ta r 1'on t.c thieves, who now hold the re in:> " f

goverll)~nt, with a pure nnd hcnllh y clcnwnt of am· people, wlw have suflicicn t. honesty to ];ecp aloof from politica l rings and th ievery, it will hnvc pelformcil o t: t l: , f, r "J:;c J; t l c nation at !urge muy Wl'll feel gr:deful.

Si nce our lnst issue the C<Jilogc M es&ngc. of f:. t . V inCI' nt College, 0Hpe Gimrdeau, l\·Io. hns rmwecl our table with ita prl'scnce. l'l1 c 1\'fessr:gc contai ns a nice :;nlcetion of nrticl<>s which amply com pensa te fer the time spent in the prrns:d. The exchange co lnmn, of the nund >cr whil'h we ha,·e rC"cc ind con t:<ins n f:tvomblc criticism of the .Joumal toe-e th er w i th~

few words of enconm;ement, for a ll of whkh we rc tum thnnks.

The St . Mary; s College Scntjnc l, Mnrion Connty, Ky ., comeR to us, a., brigi'it ' and chc-!1')' aR the grecnow>~rrl of its on-n nati ve l:ill sicles. The Scntin<l l is an A-dmimbly gl)ttcn up coll u!..(C j o urnal and reflec ts no suJ,dl cnJclit oo i ts pu blishers. T itc nu :nhcr

dated A prll 7 th, has se v-Pral ex eel lent arti clcR, among which '"e may m enti on ·'Can Pricnce sch'c l\1:,n' s Dcft! I:J' ,' ' ·we , !Jail . be always plcasecl -with a visit from the Sentine l.

The nr:ltrc D·unc ScholastiC · p1ys ns a reg• ilar viai t nn<l a lways brin;s someth ing choice in th e litemry li n<•s. In the Jnst issue til e leng hthy but nr1mi rahl y wr:ttcn art ic le on H awthornr, portions of wl ti c!1 h:1,vv l,een pul>l 'shed i n p:·ccecl ing nu mbrrs, is com pleted . It is n. criticism of th e writings of Hawth ornr , written in a pleas-ing mnn ner nncl cone;! t1(1 e~< with a lJer.u tifJ;l tribute to the American noveli st.

CATHOLI C NOTES. P . Qu inn , o f E~st Dubuqu e, I own., who died recently ,

left all his money nncl property , whi ch wn s C011S icl eT:l bk, t o Archui s ll o p Fceh:m of Chi en go.

Bishop Dwenger of Ft. ·w nyne, i s nbout to stn rt for Europe. H e willle.1.ve New York o n S:1turcby, 28 in st.

Very ·Rev . P. IIcnry Droes, C. P . 1'. ti., wi ll ttccompn.uy

him.

lligilL Hev . .T<~llll Tuigg. Hi.-llu[' ul i'itt.~lJt il'g'. w s

BOUlWO~NALS GRO VE, ILL. FRIDAY APlU Z7 Hl83 37

stricken wit,h [H• rn l_ysis on tile liJtb inst; he is not ex­

p ected to recover.

The catholic population of ll.risconsiu is 360,000, a fnwtion over one fourth of the e1itire population.

The first Cath o lic Goven w r of ~ew Y ork w:1s

Thomas Dougan, an Irishman. lli~ cou:wissiou IJe:1rs

<late :::iept. i:llJ, l !:i82.

T he Nuvitinte bnmch of t,be C'!1 puchin O rder :l t

Cal vary, ' Vis. will be r emoved w Detroit,. Bishop Ma,rty dcparLecl fvr Yankton J -. ~t week. At Rome, nvt long s ince, F.tthc1· Armellini, l::iccretn rj· ­

General of the :-lodety of J~a;;, reuc.i vacl i:1to the OllC

fold of Cllri~t i\fr. M cNu t t, of I ndiana. U. ::;. A., '' gra-. <.lua.te of H a.rv:u:d University, and n. youug m :Hl lrun1

Ohio by the u~u:U<! uf Cary. TLte oorcillony of Llw lurwe1· took phce iu the l"OOJUS ul" ::it. Aloy s ius in Lll e 1<1 Le Jlowa.a Colle1:,>c, <Wd tLat of Llw laLLu· iu Ll.;e H>VIJ..:; vf

tiL. · t:.w..i.~ln..s.

Willn lny h, I'icbtcr :md :-l"ic!!l"Lillt were :tiTto:l J Lhu~e

tha t l;ore Wngner 's e0ill u Lu tile grave.

J',l,,:;ter J~rncst :::iehclli.ng, sevcil }O<Ir:; old , o ·e::tecl

q11i ;,e a sens:1tioa iu l'ari,; ::i<Jilte LiiJJe agv l1y l1i,; 1\"0il­d \-r fu lly precocivus al; ili ty :~s a viauisL. llc i <:< li:ow

l ' hiladelphi:l. The mo;:;t rom r. rlmble concert tour ever m ndc in tllb

cuunLr_y will uc IJegllH with Thcodvre 'l'hvm:1::; :1ud lli,;

0n.:he:;Lr:t L!Jb woutlt. lt IYi.l cxt.ea<i fro lll .l.Llli;iuure Lv

:)·:u Fr.mei~eu, will incJudc in it:; circ uit LhirLy citie:,, :1 1Hl wi!IJ ,st Ji·om Ap<il i(i tv· ,July 7.

V irgiHia',; lllUllllll1Cil L tu l ;uLer t i~ . .Lee will lJc un­vei iccl .•t .Lexingwn on June .Jth . . )ciJ.\:r:;vH D:.vb 11·ill pre~ idc, Get:er:d Joseph .E. Jvhn::'Lvn 11·ill Le Chiei" 1\l : : n;b;~l, nud .7\l:·jor ,John \ V. l);,niel, o r:ttur.

Cmmectie ut OWJlS Lhe Jir::;t replica vf!:itu::rt's o ri gin ·· I

pvrLr:dt of ~~·: .;:, hingLvn, uwtlc fur Du Lon. It w :.;:; pai ut,­

ed hy .'itl>~rt in .t::!Ull, :dill LrvuglJt hin1 :iloUO.; dw

ii::.me co;:;t ~iilJO. A lbrt:0rLl p •[Jcr Liliuks iL 11·cnh

$ -J0,000 nt proFcnt.

A 11ew p u rtrait IJf ox-pr~ iclc!!L Cr~w t b · 13 latrl.r lH:en

pi::cccl in the K ::; t H< ,oJll o f llte WLi Lc nonse . .i. L is :.

l r;;c. lik-~iz<; rcpre;:,eilt·itiun uf Lin: JlUJl u l: r hen>, ll lHl

w., Lc_;u11 l1y .LeClerc ~ ; nd li;;i"!:ecl l_;y JJier~L. dt. A~

u il' 'r~r .. it it i, n:r:~t li.i l!J Cul : J,d cxccill'llt, nnd """ y. ( rk t :• l L it \Illites tl:e j •U"l (:clit.l.!:l vr tLL-~e LII"V

lll :JSLer hnnrb.

LOCALS.

~ii c esL vit:1. 1\'r hnrl :1 night nf it. 1!\Y:

"\V e sh:.1 ll s weep but we will miss him. So sings Oscnr. Willie Ru:: el.t feeling recites " The Patter of tbe

Shi11gle."

" There's life ::md s tro11gth iu eve ry rh·np," so s:1ys F ;;_y the pi t.<·.her.

'l'h ·1t IJe ll w:1s not n fire nhrm; lwt it w:1s rlllS \\·_crml v e ry fra. •1 k.':;.

KJiiery is m·:ki ng rc..;e·• rcbe:; in Lhc l'l1ilu l"gy of Lh~

lrish hngu"gu.

J:II· :.~ ter ~V. 1\fnrr i"13on d~«e1·ihes n l·q·gc "cirkcilioJ· "'' ~"~

r.s wns in Chicago."

· i'll r . E ugene Ber ni er of Lh-.: d i:;trict sd:vul w ;1~ !lr::: t

in tJis c l H3~cs !:1st week.

The wnrblrr h::s ccof'cd w (k ] ig-hL ns wi th his S 1'.··2ct

mGlodics. Me. wh:.1t is Lbc. matter?

l'. I,. very npt!y rcm:' r.k!< tll~t he r11jnn- 11 w:' rJil

winrl wlten it is ;~curnnp:Jnied by a cool brc<' <::C.

Those w i:\lJing to l)(~C<) illC :leqn,-, iHlc cl ''"ith the hn­gn::gc of Lhc ilowers, ~ b o1il( l c:1 II u1 1 T. (:; i huon~.

ll enrY, n h r. n<lkcrchicfltc ld Lo the nM<:l l org111 is nut

not rcg :.rdcd :1$ n. sufficient rc.c son l\.1r Je, v ing cL!ss.

Another :• rid iLion w:1~ m:1rl~ t o Lil c B. B. c lub~, J· s t

week, J,y J. E. Hog·w. 1'~:1 men i:1 c very niuc, 111l

fielder~ .

1\ron~icnr l' ·•gc sc y ~ ! ~0 rl nes not :1 <ln~ i rc bp-r1"g~ .

1\light we :lt'k when nml l:vw did U:e g rc;1t c h:lllg-c t:die

phec?

IJc:T Co'lW''.Y lns rccnvcre ~ l rrr>nl hi ,, ehmn ic i11di ·· ­

po~ i Lir;n ~ !H i i~ :•g-:1i:> :Li ! lC (O rcJ:1te im;idents o[" the f:unon s Bill Qll li tl:.

Floren ce s::ys he wi t! net in ~ !;r. o~p ·•cit.y of srrgcn nt

nt :1 1'111~ in thl1 le: ·. gue during U:e prc~cuL su ·; ::;uu, iC

111-fOh! l l'i_y J~ ('C"Cf:'<:1 l".)'.

D::n 1\I:~ckin trir·:l th e " •1rcp :'l nd r~ l c !(" e n th e

t.nrn ing-pole <). lew cl ·;ys ngo, in consequC'nce or whie lt

he h s hi :; rigilt optie rlrc~~cd in mourning.

1.Ye will not v<>uch for the truth o f nsscrtion , hnt ,,-e

c;c :ol• l lhnL " Tug . "\Yi lffill will ~r.on ~tnt 011 a

juunwy to Fl (lri tl :1, fen· tltc benefit of' hi s lle d ch.

Still nnr 1\"C" lilor pn•pl1et is to he f( !uncl , nt midnight

in Llie oh~er v: • tory. ::: in rly i ng the s1 <lrlll.)' hen ven~, ti·orn 11·hit ·h be rleri 1·c:; kl,U\Ylcdgc ben·fit;i :, J fo r bvth m :· n

n nd Le:1st.

The l:m·~ '1·\'rr V<' l'.Y h ~ pry nn Frirl :' y hl'<t 1Yhen R ev .

Fr. l\!n r~i!r ('J : t ' red the rrlccl<..ry, nft.1T lli s extended v i ~ i t t'J ',\·i~c-n' · ~in. AftN din~:cr we he:ml lo ud 8u cl

clltl ll l~i= • f'l i c che('ri-\ f(>r C'o11 .. l. ( 'onfpic·uoc~ :ncong the JTr·ent rlon n1 i on~ to lhc

C~d~(l~·r Lil•r:•ry. ~~r0 't'h r H!li '-' !n r_v pf thP 1'"\nrld'' in

ei . ·~·:Lt !1 i l:l:i.--:~ . :Iii ! t,·; u ~Yi'r'~ ~· in Fr~J : ch w:!!t.:~l tL· Ye

38 UOUHBONNAIS GIWVF, lLL. FRIDAY APRIL 27181:13 .

!wen pri: rted f< >r upward~ of two centuri es. These wo rks

W(:r e g i ·fen by Eev. A. Bergeron of l\1nn teno, lll. ":·,[i lli•:us for de:em:e hut not one pbce for t;-ibute,"

s:t id W. More:~ u ,,· ith ::n »ir of triumph :.:~ lw (lrovc

l"' p i: l ly aw:ty , whi le n volly of otonell aml a fe v l!room­

~Lick~ h ·t ttercd the buggy. Thcro i,; n tr:un e to b e phyed on th e diamoncl, bc­

tw,;(:l\ the members ot' tl1e Geo metry chss an d th ose of

Uw fin;t A rith metic. Whil e t bc f(Jn nc r think the ir kuuw­

ledgc of n ngl e~ will nssu re them vi ctory, tlie Jntter :l !ii'C r't with eon li<lence that t hey wi ll eli v i(]e them in to i'r :1eL iun~, r ecluec t he m to the ir l owc~t t e r ms, and m :tke

th em (ed ns i f they weig hed o nly t wcl ve ounee:; to t'he

}JUIII1d.

~i<;~ ne one S=')'S t hat we are to h :1.ve a rnmli ng l'>We

suou , between o ur racer and Zcph. To the !:1tter w e

wu ultl s:·y , th~ t it requires less ~,eti on to piny ehcekcrs Umn tu SC.t'< . tel~ !J1'ctVelin Lon is' face.

?.[r. llratl b ury, uhicf engineer at the A Ry l um c:dled Jn~t week t o con:; i,1er th e expeLlicacy of nsiag steam M

n. mot i vc pow or fo r om·. Pres~ .

md£F 'J W:UT~nt t o tot1JJy e ra dicntc ever y C{ll'll and

Jli..Jt Jc:iv c one ge rm to cause s ubsequent pnin or incon;•cnicnce. H.. KA oLnm, Chiropodis t.

L t TEHA!l Y OT ES.

0 . T'. Pntn·1m 's So n will soon issn e a hei\ ut.i fnl ly

i l hl~tr: ,ted ecli t :on of Mbs l\lcM: •hun's tr:.: J;slutiun uf

" Gvlde .l Lnnc1:." R uv .. r. G·n tne r , forme rly E .Ji t o r of "Milwau k ee

Colnmbin," is J1(J W prcpnr ir:g "A Ciltholi c rcvly to

l ngersul's A s~ertion~.' '

T he Catholic P·t~bliwtion Sod<'ty Cb. ltflvC iF~ne<l in book fo rm "A vVomnn of Cu ltu re" wh ich o r i;?,·iwl]ly

nvpenerl in the Catho lic TV01·lcl. F a ther L :1 mbert's l iitle book, "Notes on hgerso l,"

is n1ccting wi t h cl c~erv ecl popnl:tr ity . The He\'ercnd gt'ntlemn.n i s a skilled <1 ialectician am\ pricks t l1e bublde

"DoL' ' " ·itll a very sha rp p en . IY. D ' Ar-hoi s de JLtv nnv illc, pro fessor nt t he '·Coll ege

d e F t·nnce" who h~.s j nst pu bl is hc(\ :w ' ' In trocluction to the st: 1cly o f CcJt: e· Liter:1 tnre," hns \ in til e press :~ ll c:qv..:rim on t:d c:cLu log u e of the e pic lite rature of

lrchncl. F:1ther Colerid ge\; "Sermons on tho L ast D<l}' nil(]

,lu (l gn~('nt" will be j)ub l i ~ h ed in t h is country in nbo ut

two months by Bcnziser Brothers . A eo mplete c< dl e('ti:m nf the poems o f the lnte Denis

Florence l\1-ccC:trthy !ns j us t no-.v been eclitctl by hi ~<:n :1nd i ~' ncd hv ll:e ol<1es t Iri t h pn bli< her , Gill c f' Du i; !in . The p( ,ctry o f tl1is C'L'lc·L r: .tecl writer is the

l lidt'.'"'t ;:1 111 :--\\- lTtl·~l tli :1l t ·:-, 11 !,(1 / ~ . t : 1 t d ill t i ll' wlH ~ it \

r ;: 11g·v ut'lit ,_ r: : l Hl'l'.

IlEn FouNDI!:R aND I NBT f'l' U'I'ION>.

Extract from "Les CunRrliens <lc l'Oue;t'' by fl•>I.J . . J. Ta,;so

l\1. P. - Tnw81atcd hy J . A. Funning-, D. D ..

The tmvele r going sonth on the t;hi ca.:;n l.H·~nch of the Illi ­nois Ccnlrnl Ti tJi lroad will scarcc l.v !nil to observe before r endt ­ing tl1e city of J{ankakce, the t>Lll spire of the clmn:l1 ,,f Bonrl>Onn•is Grovr·. the gl ittering roof of the Universi ty, the eleg~nt Com•cnt bnildings and the sp~cious parsonage, fl8 the

no vel ist. won lrl have th.cm , all nestled hack amnng the trees.

Tl1e villngr: of Bomhonnai~ . to which they serve a snbstanti>l i

hacl<grounrl, is olrler than Chic~go and althoug h less sfar lling in i ts h·istory, r,oupp lics early reminiscences which wi ll be fonnrl of infC'r<'Rt to many nfyonr rea<i.ers. To m :1i< e a record nf a few of t hose facts, an<l th <'rehy nicl in preser vi ng f rom forgetful nt'RS

t.he l1 :story r>f A point. impod .ant in the anna !s of our S tate, ns w<:l l 3R to cr>rrert I he mi~tn kts of ccrh1i n w l'il<"rs who haw> nt rlifli:>r<'n t timc>s tn nd iCd this pn r t of Illinois, is the subject o f

th :s (·omnnn!jc r~ tion .

Peforc tonching t·hc rli r cct. history of 11onr1Jonnnis, i t, may h0 wel l :;]ir;htlv to rcw:rt lo c:ertftin ci rcumstances which prc­cPrkrl its in., titnti nn and whic.h have l1 nd a <1ircct influence on its

Rn l>sN] tWnt fortu nes Men iu U'r,>:;Teg-ate arc often >< lnw t n nd:nnw!N1ge the <lehts of gTa titmk wl 1ir-h we O'YO to jll(] jy i_

rluals. w!w . fn rgr·t ~'nl of th ei r o"·n COln:'nr t·~ , h:H·n breved the rlrn."(C'l'R of the wi l<ls, >< n•l tl 1endJy oprncd tlJ> <·nnlln l'nicnth•n with t ~ rritory hitherto unknown, or knuw n 1-· P fon~ on ly to l ·o drc:t rlcrl .

A rnnnf.' tlw rinn('(·rR ,..,·l!o hn'\e lrampNl nn h itl•c rt0 nnh·orl,l"n

Rr>•l in .~ tl;.~n·iC"r. . :mrl t l.rnngh ll 1 ~ir inilr'fntignh! C' ••norg i<'R g·1 in-

0rl for t l1 C' m r.8sr s useful knowiPC!ge of a va81 nnrl prol ifir: t<' r­ritnt\' lw!'orl' np1:n nwn to civilization . preccrkn r-e mnst he pi vr·n t0 thP FrPnCll 1\R n p<•0ple, nnrl tllt:ir r- n:crprising ( 'nn,;rli:.n r1,..s­P<'nrlnnfnvho hr.x·r nt nii ti nw s I: ~ Lnrcrl tn riYnl r-vr n the useful r xplorc.t inr, s of !lwir fRthcrs. Of thoR<· e;~rly p i ronPrrs in tl :o \\'('st. t hr·rP H'' Lnt frw whose hi~t11ry liS i n<li,·idna]~, is m ore vn rierl (II' fnll of thri lling inci<:(!lts, tl an ih ~ rra l fppnrkr r>f 'Rourh ronr.n's , 1\ Prl r ( ' \'i oSS<' l l l'. F<'l'n Ht tl e litt le ,,i llnge Lf

Ht M:irl•r l n'Ynmnsl-: a r>n the 2:~t h rl;ty of IlrcemLcr, 1'1!'0. I.e 1\'DS bnpti7C'tl, nnd frnm the c'rcnmstancc of his hirfli on ('hr'Rtmns J lr1Y. wfi~ r:•llc<1 J\"r>pl (Chif.ln ~s) At tl r cnrly nge of seventeen, fill crl with a spirit of ad 1·ent ur~. nnd in fac t Ct•n­

tmr~r to the wish< s of his parents, fiR br himfrl f tr l !s us he fo i!O\Yc<l lhe exa ll!ple of n~u ny c lhers v.l ·nsc <·ourR• WHS

\'{rstwn rrl.

H e icft 1\rnntrc:ll nn tl 1c 1fith of ilr>lc', l 17. in n h nr::e r<' n ­

tnining a for(·e of 81l nwn Pllb~J!."'l iii tl 1e scnkl· <.!' M . Oe Hoc h­ul a vP an CS!ellSive fur t rnder of thnso d:J\'6: Jn <]U(' time tile p a rty an<v<·:l nt Ma t:kinac. then r. n imr0rhmt trnrli np: point, :1n'1 frnn1 thence: f CY:JS~<'nr with fonr l)ihcr (';- l P l~ cll{ n~ t1c fc! n­dcu tho \ri~rnn ~i n J'',·e r ns !'ar ns rr nd <' u J f f', wh r<• t l•cy

wintrrctl jn :1 ru(~f' Rl ~: : I dy, '"hid1 1o HdP (l :'l y f=U[ pHcR ~1 s1Jl'.~crt

fn:· mnny of t! •l' ri r n<•er's joke~ . Tn. tl c f(1il<·win!:!' ~J ' rin , I P rr•t\Jl'l\':'\1 lo :J\f :.·H·1-:in:w ,,·IJ ert\ for som e 1n ont h:-:., l •r W '1S t · ng·n~ ~ · d

in prc·p~ringfurQ f(1 r tra n ~pfwh·lfion fn En.~~·!:' rVl.

( '/ ~ • lw r·r;:..ti:t {(n/. )

BOUHBONNAIS GROVE. lLL. FIUOA Y· APRIL 27.:1883. 3!) _-..-..._,__.,.___ _____ -:..:..__ ____ . ---·-· -. -- __ ___.

~t ~i!d~UJ};/' ~· ~£\Ut~e. :--. ~~~~ BOO~&. ' . ;· . · 0

I .EOAL ~LAmiS . · - · . ~~ -Jml~ 8,> ~u~~J.~~n:a,. _.

llQ,lrbonuals· Grove, · , · . ·

· KA~KAKEECo., Ill, '' STAT l-0 N E R Y · · · · ' . _ : B~:Jbl.:s~ :News~ · :ru:usic~

Fonuded A.· D. 1865, ra.[scrl to the BAsE-BALi.s and B,\Ts, Fr~ar;-.;a TAcKi.E. rank of University A. D. 1S74; ,_. ' · · ' ](A_:\ KAJU;~~. · 1LL. · .·

Tw<J courses of study, ·' - - ToY><, cno\fuwr. · BAUY cAnnrAa~<;~.

The Giassical ,and thB cununercial~ Excellent fucilities . for lenm.'ing ·

l\1 USIC, TELEGRAPH):" alld l?1~l'NTINQ. · . . BOOJ{-KEEPING: nccor(ling ' to the , ~ Practic;il Bu~i ni-ss System" a · Rpec.ial t,r. tF..R\lS l!'OR BOARD AND TUITION

' J .1"

$''200. PER ANNU~L ·

.( '

· CO~IMl~tilON l\1T~RCUA NT. ,: 4:3 C<'>u:r1; Streetl' ·

. I; IRANl\.AREE,lLL:.

. Fvr rt~rthe;· information address, :·' . ·:- ---------·----

Rev. n. J. Mursuc,·c. s. v. - · · · ·- JTEI>I) ,:nu· . .=: •0·. '·S. . · Directoi: l\. _\; t fU

The C(lllege Crlll be re~chc~i by the UAm~wX tU<;, S'L;(rvli~,'. &o~' Illinois Centml, the Cincinnati, St . .. s·i:.E i·;L, TiN\V'A1~~' NAILS,·&~ ..• Louis & Chicago, or the."!hdbna, 1 ili-· Job. work <lone in any p art of the Ununty.

·no is & Iowa, Rnili:o:t<ls. . ' · c.~rner Court St. & Schuyler Ave.

nve no hund n. ·Supply VVTJ..A~'liNGT~·')N ~

STRE,L\.'·roR AND Al.L KINDS OF HARD COAL

SENECA COAL. OfJ:cc 'm;d Y: •rd" fl t n •. urbonnnis CroRsing. 'Cp ·1'own iHficc opposito th•: Po,t-office.

· Orclcrs icy TPJq,hnnc promptly ,.t.tented to. Suti ~faction gua'nmtced .

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KAN ~CAKEE, ILL.

. -...~ •• T ... :r ... .inden~ ·', · DEALEH IN

.,Yatche:o;, Clocks, ,Jewelry, , ~lll >JD f'.J r. v t.; l>. end l' J.,\Tgn IVA Jn:,

M,l' f< IC/1. L l NSTRU MENTR,SPI•:CTA C LJ•:s , &e.

NO. 46 COURT . STREET, I(Ml kn.kee, I J,J~.

Rqoniring ofWt! lcheR, ( ·Jnni,{>' ,"n<l ,Jewelry · Noatly Executed • .

CHAS, RJETZ BROS. LU .MBEH C'O.

)1.\Nt: t·: AC'ft:RERS &' DEALEHS

In Lultlh(•r, Lnth , S lll ntdt1fl., Pnst:-t, WINDOWS, DOORS AN~ 3LINDS KANKAKEK ILL.

Opp. Irl. Central H.. R. D e pot.

KANKAKEE, 1 LL. No.1~ CO()({'l' l::i'l'HEET,

J'HYSICIAN AN II ~UHGEOJ". KANKAKEE, lLJ.

;.\ 11 C'n ll ~ 1 y T \ lr· ph<otic J•r• ·ll ']'ll y allclldcd :o. ·· ·

Jl"" kr in r. •rr·i::n ~nd D omr;:t i<·

I FA NG\' foc os, liii~IQ~s . Gf\Y r:o ~ o s . ! I

- ~ ·

N. BAl\SALOUX. No. S7

J.1'itU1 .c\. VCJ'i u e O!JP\'.:oitc· •'TlME:-:i lJU lLDIN G"

We linvc .]ukly lo~ught. an in.•lll• nse luL of

<Jh~.ui1be1· §cf:s

the ,j llvle s~vclc o f u :ru.u:u'ut'itei u~;~ ·~·:

. ' . . ; .. :j ~ ' . : . ' •

40 cL8. on t.hc DoH'i'1i·. ~ r · • , : · . ~ 1 ~ , · 1 ; ; ,

· w c cim eell you' tiHJ ],' ,.[)~~ [;et~L~t iful !let ' lu :tlle ei:y ·r'ui . · .. ··- ., .-

$-£2.5H, wltich llCVCI' WaS ~oh) IJeJuw

:n;Go.ou . H you wish tv m:tke a present to n

(rieud, cvme mid oCe U S, WC will gi V C

yvu Lhc Les't oppvrtunity you mtty ever be o(t'orcd; we Ita ve n few hundreds leit, and they go rnpi<Hy .

lf you nre iu tbe city, co111C and 8t<e our hrge stuck of Jl."arlor ~>?e1 .s~

1\.!u.gniHcent. ~1irror!S 2Ux 7~_.,

1~·.cnch G las<";;

~~7.00.

~}en-lor '!}ttnaus, in great var 'e tiP~ ;

13 (:) ( _) Jf~ C A ~ 1.!: 8 , 0 1Ti c e ]_) c"' 1.:: l'i, ·

UIIA IRH , C ,\ltP E'rR,

I Ol':t\( ~ 1-: S,

Sofas &&&

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40 BOURBONNAIS GROV [~. ILL. FHIDA Y APRI 27 1883

.J. .J. s c H u B E ItT. sc~oL eooK~: . CYr _mAL sLANKS.

1 -~~ R_0 P Jl I ET 0 R ,-0 F THE ~ ;-c:~l~11l ~"> ~Jtl~mm~.,

GCtillail,FrenchAndArn8llcanPharmacy. li!IAL!([( IN C11r . l!:ast A1·c. & .\lervilant " t. 8 TAT .I(_) N E R Y.

KAI'IUKF:F., I ;J. Boolu;, News, M u sic, f{ rrps eo nr<ta ntly on hnncla fu ll ' l!tHl of 'Vnll-Papcr ' Vi n dow ShlldCK. 0?/UCS, M~OICIIHS, PAitJTS, OI LS, HC, ETC. I' \ \.[ i.· A ·irr ' lj' I r l Also a li11 <: line of Toile t A n iclcs of aU \ r l ' ll t~ \ ' ,, ' ;,

ki11 rl <. F'ine C i g•tr~ :tml Tobucco. TOYS, PICTURES. BAB 'I CARRIA9£a --- (;all liJHl see me,. - - -

~~nston ,§curn.sa th. BOVHBONNA lS GROVE, ILL.

0 011 •ra l S l·ore. Oc:ilcr in G rocer ies, Dry ~roorls. Hnrdwar(l, Cut lery, Glus~wnre .

A l!'o keep!' con ~ ta11tly on hand a large . stock Of K I·:AlJY-•IADE C LOTHING ,

FAMILY MEDICINES, And Wholesale Liquors.

WM. tlEL!NQ. lOUIS GOUDREAU, J r,

GELINO & GOUDREAU.

HAffb~ W1\ff1f. Sl·ovt>P . Iron, Na il ~ nnd ' Y11g on wood

StOCK, 'fl)I\YAitE A)![) o' l~ Of' ALL KIND S. No. 3 Cott rt Street, Kanh:ahee~ I ll.

Those in neerl of choice Confectionarie· ,

Can ned goocls, all ki nds of Fruit~, Fi~h

and Oysters will tlo well anJ save money b · calli nll on

~. ~· ~.ormnan East A vennc .

Kanh:aket=".

JOHN G. KNECHT, ~~e!rth~nd Z®:ki.UJO'JC, . )

READY-MADE Clothing Jlnts au(l Cap~. -rtenf·'s nncl envear. 'l'run'cs. Valise, Fnrni shing Goods.

Wilson Bro.' Fine Shirt~.

NOS. 2 AND 4 COURT RTREET. l{ctnkakee, 111.

L. DROLET & BRO., D EA LERS IN

~~®Qt~ ana ~~@f~ A II n·gc Stock o l"\Yomen's, M isses'

Children's l\1en's, Boys' and Youths'. Barg ains in Crockor.v and G ln ssw:tre.

25 Cour t Street. N ext to F irst National Bank.

RANK A.KEE, - - - ILLINOIS,

~:OmmHthd ~~cfd Ot)l>OBit.e I. c. Depot.

F irlST CLASS ACCOMMODATION.

Free 'Buss to and from DriDots. c. G. UBE LLAR, PHOPRII'TO!l.

-k~& 'Vatultc~ aucl J e welry carcJuJJ .\ .cpaired

by best workmen and Warrante d. l'AST AVENUE, 1 DOOR SOUTH OF KNECHT'S BLOCK1 Kankakee, - - - - Illinois.

MOSU.:S IWRHHEIMER.. Dealer in

READY·MADE CLOTHINC, Ha~s, Caps and Cents' Furnishing Coode. Stock n e w and complete,

P rices as low as the lowest .

Call and examine my Goods.

No.8 CounT S-r ., KANKAKEE, Ju.,

P. L. MO~AST, l\1. D. Ph~· sicia.H and Snrg-cou. Bonrbounais G rove, Ttl.

r::-;r All C3 1JS promptly attended . .£l

E. D. BERCERON, M . D. .:T an1.es I -I . FellO"\-VR. As~;~t;, n t sur !!<:nn. 1\lercy 1-:1 ospi t.tl '81

Candles, Ci ga rs, Nuts and Fruit. Rcsitlcnt physiciu n, A.lc·xi.m Hospita' f CE-CR .EAlU :wcl SODA. \'fJi!'d!!'" 'RJ

3rd. D oor nortll of P. 0. KA:<"KA K ~o:E, IJ.J .j Ite~;tdcu c c , Bul!rbunll:li< t• t·o,·c Ill.

~flUath~mlJ & ~nbd, Kankal<ee, Ill.

Druggists and Dealers t..'i ALL KINl>S 0~' .t' ANCY AND TOILET

ARTICLES, Choicest Brands of Cigars, etc.. J3H~ All ~hould give them a call.~

~.~hdth EAST COURT STnEET

KAN KAf<Ef~ . Dealer in choiceBt Grocerie~. choicest

brands of l"lo11r. Kcc·p~ o n ha nd conBtJtntly a Jarg.e a~sort.m cnt of F eed ~nd Produce.

Please call and ~ee me before going any l'lacc elt;e.

~· ~· ~ntw]f~r.d & ~c., WHOLESALE &.J,ET AIL

~~{If;)~~~~ No. 36 C otll't l:ltreet.

Kankakee. Ill.

!Foundry, & Printers' Supplies. .Spec•men Book a.nd E stima-tes upon

" Pllc".,..,, , . , Wnte for Second-hand lis~ot · 't"esses and M.a.chi~es .. 4 &. 56 Franklin St., Chicago~ Ills.

Outfi1s fi>T" Co_LLEG~: l'ArF.ns. R~nrl for rst inuttes.

C. VVOLF. BAIWER ~HOP

Under l' ml lfH :h '~ narrws. Store KANKAKEE, ILL

F I r s t c I"' ~.- v o r k g u a r a ., teed Stude n~s"'J~peciR IIy inYitcd.

The ".JOURNAL" 11. h i- ~-veek l!' p:~­per devoted to SCIENCE, LITEUA­TUHE nnd ART, pnhli~hed by t he Students of St. V JA TEUR'S COL­LEGE, BOURBOl\NAl.S GROVE, ILL.

The ".JO URNAL" is 11 first clrt~!8 medium for "ADVERT !i:il1\G." A spec in] attention pftid to the printing o (

BUSINESS CARDS, BILL HEADS.

;:jf/ T erms the most rcn~onnlJ!o. ~ID The ".JOURNAL" ~h n ll be mniled

to Hny nddrcss At t·he ra te of

~ 1.00 PRR .A 1\T.!'ZPM $0.7f) SIX ~ fO , 'TRS

TllE :STL' lh. ~TS, .t.:,!,'tor•-l'ruprie!.c·u .