Sr. · V IATEUR'S CoLLEGE JOURNAL. LECTIO CERTA PRODEST, VARIA DELECTAT. Seneca.

VOL. I. BOURBONNAIS GROVE,.ILL. FRIDAY, Oct. 26 1883. No. 13

False Greatness. .A.s cedars beaten with continual s torms, So great men flourish: and do imitate Unskilful statuaries, who suppose, In forming a Colossus, if they make him

·'- :!traddle enough. strut, and look big, and gape, Their work is goodly; so men merely great, In their affected gravity of voice,

;t Sourness of countenance. manners, cruelty, Authority, wealth, and all the spawn of fortune, Think they bear all the kingdom's worth before them ; Yet differ not from those colossic statues. Which, with heroic forms without o'erspread, Within arc nought but mortar, flint, and lead.

CHAP~fAN .... WORI\S AND AUTHORS.

Of all the accomplishments that shine forth with• pleasing lustre in cl11ssieal English authors,' the supreme gift; of manliness, \be faculty of "Titing like men is the ' oue that comm:mds our admiration and gratitude. There is nothing dandyish, nothing of frippery . or foolishness :cbout them. Whatever they pndertake is entered upon with em·uestness by them·f ' no matter

' what pa5sion, what virtue or vice they attempt to unfold they do it with most commendnble sincerity. All likes nnd dislikes, all wrongs 11nd prejudices, and the various workings of he11rt and soul have ench 11n adopted plnce nnd ~pace in their works. The topic of love and border warfare, of long haired cutthroats and love lorn maidens finds but a mere p11ssing notice ; they feel that there nre higher nnd more absorbing topics to be denlt with, subjects that require more study and deeper thought than is ever found in persons who are never in their proper element unless they are caresiing a fashionable waiste or wntching the fitee and motions of some one of the gentler sex. Certainly their time w11s not or cannot be spent in idle gossip and cheap flirta­tions; on the contrnry, they must pass their time in feeling the public pulse, in studying society in its different ph11ses, in w11tching closely all the various feelings that swny and control it; by tills study alone and the knowledge derived therefrom are they enabled to touch the heart nnd teach and lead the public mind. Their works are pictures of life in every grade, And the simple pleasures of the humble mechanic's fire-side, the follies nnd fripperies of fashion's votaries, the disgusting manners of society shams, the political trickster :md

the abject miser , together with the feelings and aspira­tions of all ages of either sex, are painted with a fidelity true almost to nature itself. Every one, wheneve'r an opportunity offers, is sure to spea.k or wdte on whatever topic is most absorbing or pleasing. Young persons generally write on love, courtship etc.; but only because such tA:.pics are to them the all absorbing fuctors·ot their present existence and it would be 11- difficult matter for them to write on the sterner or more weighty . subjects of life which have thus far escaped them. But those days p11ss and old ideas fade with them; then comes the hour for thought, deep thought, on the vital questions of the day, on the all absorbing topics of the hour; the ocean of time, stretching far out into the unknown beyond brings him face to face with the fact that life is something more than a: dream. For him now to look back, to try to retrace his steps, to live over again his dreamy days of youth, to con over old thoughts and customs, to endeavor to renew by force of -mind each petty p1an lllld detail of boyish fun and folly is but to waste · the sacred hours of study and to call in question the earnestness and worth of true manhood. He steps down from his niche in the world of earnest workers and resumes once more the boyish place which years ngo he so anxiously hoped to resign, he casts behind him both his labor and his co-workers, he spurns the world with its busy hum and strife, its tender cares, its earnest necessities, and all the great que&tions nnd struggles of the time~, and tries to amuse both himself and those around him by traits of nonsense and inability he ought to be more glad to .hide than expose, nnd leaves no effort untried whereby he may show to the world at large his absolute inability to fill a manly part in the literary world. He is indeed unworthy the name of a man who can pass his hoursi in our day and time, in momentary frivolities, and he is to be looked upon with pity and contempt who can find no higher nor more engrossing subject than a description of dovelike eyes and golden hair, damask cheek(?), and the elegantly disposed make up generally found only in dreamland, or in the imgination of some Byronic brain.

There is not a state in life in which effeminacy is not found to some extent, and writers and authors form no

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exception to t ili ~ rule, and as a res ult effeminacy will show itself i;1 choice of a subj ect as also in treating it. vVhoever is nanow brained enoug h to choose a low rate topic and gauzy matter will of co urse tre:t t them in acco rdance witl.L the amount of bmins rtnd common sense ·t iL:1t prompted him to choose them. H e wi ll t rifle with phrases and plrty upon 'vords much after the mmm er of a rl ucle stt'i ving to impress the importm1ce of his attitude o n some gi ·lly dn llelet. He is in f:tct n. li tera.ry clttde, and tho sp:we bet ween li terary ducleship nnd literary m:tnlLOocl c1.n eas ily be me:ts ured without tlJe aiel of e ither Microscope or T elescope.

The dude believes that wom1.n and lo ve, aocl kincll'ed subjects, are the on ly ones in this world fi t for the pen ofthe poet or no velist; but general op inion illclities rather to the contr;t ry if we m·ty trust to such writillgs as Sh1.kespe.u·c, Scott, Di ckens, Thac kery and a host of otbers; in these and kinJrecl works we 1lnrl tlnt the princi p~l cbanwters, and the most interestin g as well as the most imporbt1t events rebted a re tll0se in whtch love nnd its concomttants have but a very small space.

It introd uced it was subordi n[l. tecl to something llig her and more important. It w.LS the sot: cl, sincere, an<l cvn­sistent m1.uhood of these wrtters which h t9 m d e them great and popular. I·h cl they sp::nc t !1etr m Ll1hoo :l 's hours in dre1.my leisure and effeminat e t houghts, hnd they ig nored tile stern and impressillg re:di ties of life and their necessary relat ions to those with whom they came in d ally cont1.ct, they w,)u ld uncloabteclly ho lrl place to-day amid the great throng of the unk nown and forgotten.

Literature, like art, cn.n never be effccti ve in engaging and holding the interest of those who study its works if it stmys from the JntLir;t l foant·1tns of ('eeling a nd life, of truth and honesty. The rose is a be:mtifnl aml fragrant f1ower, b ut h fi elcl of t hem, taken in anx point of v iew, wonlcl make but a son y show by the s ide o f a wheat field where every stalk is weighed duwn with its sweet burden watching and filling the substantial wants of man. vVhtcll is the better prorlm·.tion tl1e wheat field or the rose-field? \Ve acknowledge t he beauty and fragrance of t ile rose, bttt we a re c::> mpelle:l to admit the necess tty of the w:13 tt . S) in th:l s tm3 ligh t do we look upon liter:cry clncltes and wri ters ot' merit. If a m1.n's ab ility or gen ius b not eqtn l to the setting for th of t lte mont or idee he wishes to convey, (he surely must b3 :tw.t re of the f: tet for he ought to know the scope of his subj ect as well as the pre~ise nnnner in which it should be brtnclled ,) and if he finds on close scrutiny of' his work tlnt he does not rc1.c b t he stanclarrl of his own concept ton, then he is not enLit lecl to the name of author.

Tl te LuHl to-<iay is teemi ng wit!1 Lonncl up trashy

wri t ings o r such kind. that t o cn.ll th~m novels, or works of any kind, were to confer too great honor on those who fooli8hly jwa~te 1 l valtmble tim e np0n them. M:my vices, m ~ny ev ils, oppress the country to-cln.y; b nt we strong ly do ubt if a ll t he! vi ces and a ll t he ev ils combi­ned, have go ne so f:tr , or done so much towards enfee­bling the intellectual, and enervating the morn.! and physical clnmcter or the youth ancl lTI ''Lnhoorl of t he nati on, ns have the thought and wri t ings of the effem i­nate ancl worthless writ ers and noYelists of th e present century .

Public nnd pri ''ate librrt rtes, the y oung and old of both sexes seem to v te with e1.ch other in their e1.ger desire to devour th is mental poison, this henrt corroding litemtme. T l1e merc: lnnt in his office, the stnrl ent at his desk, the wile n.nd mother in t he honseholrl; all are equally ready anrl an x: i'ous to sc:cn t he pages of the latest ltovcl where the action of the specions villain anrl the weak but too wi lling v ictlm ofhis viles are pain ter] in c0l ors well c:tlcuhtecl to enwrrtp the thonghts of Lhe weak ::mrl feeble. The cnrefnlly worded senten ce~, with their ghring immor:cliti es b ut too boldly implied , the hngnirl air of ple·cslll'e anrl sensnot'lsness, the In x nrions snrronnd ings, in a word, all that crtn tonch t he prtss ions or the imagination is placed before the re::trl er~ mind in most improb<tble an rl exaggemterl w .. L~' ~; re·1son nnr1 common sense ar e allowed to go by the bo~ r cl anrl the mtnd revel'l rn 1 the hear t l11x nrin.te~ h the mire of nn i magi~n co,;jnrerl np by snch reading.

Ltke some 'hnge reptile or immense m~ storl on this wretcherl species of litemture works its wrty tht:qugi{o· heart and minrl leav ing in its tr11.ck n:mght bnt sorrow n.nrl cle~trn cti on. i'I:I:my a broken heart anrl many a gloomy fire- sicle can trace t he caufe of their misery to irl e:-ts enge ndererl in the read ing of dreamy, trashy anrl effeminate works : fortune, wealth, e:cse and lu x ury lvwe been theclream of their whole life; manhood and womanhood were :1ll cast as ide ; but the d re'tm is ever short and the aw.tkening to the re:tlity terr ible. For nil this there seems to be no realremerly; the trashy works of onr ch y constitntP­a deep se:<tecl consumption for which t here is no real remedy, ancl is slowly bttt surely sapping the ment:.l lite and v igor o t' all cb sses orthe present day . Fathers a!}(] mothers of fitmtlies do not hes it:cte, in the presence o f their children, to show an all engrossing interest in a work that modesty anrl m::mli ness should forbid entrance to the fh.m ily circle, and when the totmtain hefLcl is muddy , how can the stream be other wise? T here seems to be no posit ive r el ief; the minds of

·men will doubtless go on exhaling aml imbibing this rlebilitat ing ment:1l p<tbn lnm while t he world lasts, but there is much consobtion in knowing th1.t we c:~n turn

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to those whose works and te:1.chings awaken in our hearts and minds pure thoughts and noble aspirations, who c:m teach us to love the sunshine of pmity and domestic honesty and happiness, to rejoice in earnest labor, and revel in the bright reflections of true man­hood. Wben we read such works our hearts are raised , our minds refreshed, our thoughts attracted upward to the real and ideal good, and we thank God that from amid the dross we at times c:tn sift the gold.

Miles

Chicago Oct. 1883. Dear JouRNAL.

Wilile re;;lining on a rustic chair in Ltl< e Park yesterday morning casting my eyes out o ver Michig tn's w,tters reviewing e:wh succeeding wave cro w!led with fo·tmy whi te-c:tps cln.sing one another tow:mls the receding shores, memory immediately c dlel up the IJJG ~ : " R >II 0 .1 thou deep an:l duk blue oce tn roll." F_tr out as eye coult re:tch white-winged messengus, filled with hum tn life and various commo­dities essential to the preservation ot the same, could be ~eea ·~liding 0 :1 driven by a f'rctgrant Northwestern g>til. Fishing-sm wks, s'l.il-bo:tts, pleas ure y achts, the pon·-lerous steamer, the expansive b1.rge-:tll were there fio:tting by in g raceful confusion, forming a passing p m Jr tm t of In t:1ty seU J ,n witnessed by your corres-pondent. _/

Tuming m_y at tention from this picture I retracerl my step., throuz h the princip1.l th oroughfctres aad found, str,tuge to s lY, at le LSt so far as other cities are con­ccr~t ed , that self-sam e principle of activity underlying all busiaess afl\irs, as in the 1nst, without any apprehen­sion> of fe tr for th ; sm 1.lles t ce '!s atio ~, of the same. From Lincoln P ark in the North to Hyde Pctrk in the South, t'rom Doughss P ark in the West to Michigan's blu~ waters, can be seen by the stranger the most striking e vidences of the continuous ad v:tncement of Chicago enterprise, Chicago industry and Chicago skill.

Though Chic~go h~s been termed the Garden City I think it might rather be c tlled the "Future Gre1.t City," judging Ji·om that magnificence it now possesses com­p~re ~l wi th its ru;teness and b trreness of 40 y e1.rs ago.

H owever, no matter how beautiful the city , no mat­ter how m \ny st ttely m msions appe u· to gratify our sens~ of vision, no m 1.tter wh tt n 1.t ure and art m ty be able to do, to ch1.rm ·our every affec tion-friends a nd true fr iends are those that completly enrapture the soul-and indeed, in the meeting of m1.ny of those, onr visit was made at a very auspicious period.

Here we h~d the gratification to meet not a few of my old college associates of day s long gone by. Here we had the pleasure to meet an old C~n1.clian college companion Rev .. James Crumley of Grand R1.pids.

Rev. Fathers S. Sullivan, Fr. Foley and Erman, Notre Dame friends and Mr. O'DTiscoll professor of Greek at St. Viateur's last session. To say that our reunion was a glad one would be only to portray the smallest portion of the affection one lavished upon the other.

For kindness and favors bestowed also I can not forget to mention the names of the following prominent citizens-David Wylie; :M:r. and Mrs. Brandle; :M:r. and Mrs. Quinlan; Mrs. and the Misses Killcoyne; Messrs. Quinn and O'Connor and Mr. and Mrs. Conley, all of whom are thoroughly acquainted with your institution.

Leaving the Metropolis of the west to-morrow, I shall direct my path southward. Sending all sincerest regards and wishing the JouRNAL all possible prosperity I remain ·

Yours Sincerely J.P. M.

CATHOLIC NOTES. Rt. Rev, Bishop Marty 0. S. B., has secured six

Marist Brothers for his Indian schools of Standing Rock and St. Michael's of the Lake.

There are 185,000 catholics, 118 chnrches and 162 priests in the Archdiocese of S'tn Francisco.

The p'tpal ambass:tclor is now on his way from Rome to 1\iontre~l to inquire into the rapid spread of Free Mtsonry among the Catholics of Canada.

The Rt. Rev. Bishop of St. Louis, Mo., has been a priest for thirty years. ,

There are 150,000 Catholics in the diocese of Provi­clence.

The Rev. Father .J. Kelly, who was recently Vice­Presigent of Mount St. Mary's college, Emmitsburg, . Mel. is now one of the assistants of old St. J;>atrick's New York.

The Archbishop, co1.~jutor of his Eminence the Card­inal, Most Rev. Micl11.el A. Corrigan, sailed from the port ofNew York 0 11 Wedne~d ·ty, the lOth en route for the Holy City where he will represent the Province of New York at the forthcoming Conference of American prelates. Among his fellow passengers were Most Rev. J ames Gibbons, Archbishop ofB:tltimore, Most Rev. P. A. F eeh1.n Archbishop of Chic'Lgo, Right Rev. Edward Fitzgerald, Bishop of Little Rock and Bishop Cleary of Kingston who is nuking his first visit ad limina. '

The latest estim 1.te places the catholic population at 250,000,000.

A Dioces'Ln Syno:l was held in Kingston, Ont.,last week.

The Episcop:tl See of S3.n Francisco, will not be rep­resented at the conterence at Rome.

Bishop Ch"'.t«rcl, of Vincennes, Ind. , has gone to Rome as a represent1.tive of Archbishop E lder.

The Rev. Bishop O'Hara of Scranton sailed for

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Rome on the 3rd. inst. H e will r epre ent the Archdio­cese or Philad l phi~t at the coming con f~:o rence.

Mgr. C:tpel wil l lecture in D<ltroit ne x:t Nove mbar, on the subject " The church ancl its relat ion to Art.

V ery Re v. Wm. By rne, V. G. Pre; icle-1t of Mount St. Mary's College Emmetsburg hns r eturned to Boston of which Diocese 113 wi ll be administr .1.tor during the ab­sence of Archbishop ·willi ams in Rome.

Right Rev. Monsig nor Lc011ard B ttz celebrated his Sil ver Jubi lee on last Sunday at St. Mary's Church, Milwaukee, ' "'is.

LOCALS.

- Ifnot ; why not? - St. Viateur's day is p:tssecl. -Who won the ' ' ~ightm ·tre w.tlk ?" Ask prof.

M urphy. -Mo rri ssey continu es t o b1.ng! b 1.ng! b1.ng! th e base

drum and Su lli v:u1 to sang ! s1.ng ! s1.ng! the T. E. - Eel. Kniery speaks only P arisian French. - What noble look ing men you are! - Who d id'nt win a g :uue in th e to urn1.m ent? - Arrag h ! mll.n walk down the street till we see you. - The Rock villes fa iled to a ppear o n the day ap-

poi nted for the g :tmc. I gLless they heu·d of o ur work at Wilmington. • '

- MeA. says his "Guardian Angel's story" will not appe:tr for some t ime. Its place will be s npplieel by "Quinn's D etective."

-Glenn honored K. K. K . with his prese:1cc for a few hom·s h so Sttur;:lay. vVe are inform :1 th t t his vis it was Of ll. purely bn3iness . IHture. vVe' ll lose a cigar on the new "tog."

- The frac tious s tudents who l ttely " went on ly as fiu· a~ the g1.te" r eturne-1 to the ti mJ of" F tther forgive me for I bave sinned."

- The late retre1.t w ts of the g reatest impor tance to m'lny of the students who h 1.d not yet de:) icl. ed wlnt voc::ttions they would pursue. We unc1erst'tn l from good authol'ity MeA. will follow the st age, Quinn h'ls resolved to fhrm in N ebt"<1S lm, G lenn P a rk will enter the regular army, P ,tt Sn lli van will m1nipaltte the spheres, Wi ll-stach and Baker will travel ns a p :t rody on the Siamese

twin's." - Profes ors T oomey a nd Mnrphy spent the p'Lst

weel~ in Chicago. They report every thing sere:1e nncl lovely in t he "Gnrden City."

- l\Iessrs. Dooley and J ennings recei vet1 the habit last snnday morning. The J o R:<AL wi hes them success and happiness in their holy 0alling.

- Jt is now t ime for reorganizing the various Liter­ary a oeiat ions. \Ve hope tll'U e1.ch one will j oin t>me society and av11il himself of thi s opportun ity for 11mn e­ment 11nd instru ct ion.

- Prof'essor T oomey wns l 1.st week presented with a n eleg·tnt p~nlwlde r of ivory ancl go lrl by ome of his pupils.

-The milit::try comp·my is progressing. Comp1.ny movements will shortly be the ord er o f the tl lj'.

Our Military Company is no w organized und er t he directorship of Prof. T oo mey. At the l11st meeting the following offker; were elected.

Prof. D. B. Toomey, Drill master, Fra nk J . Quinn, Capt. G lenn P ark, 1st. Lieut., P. J. Sullivan, 2nd., Eel ward Kni ery, 1st. Serg-eant,---·?ncl., P. J. Tierney, 3rd., J os. Kelly, -±th., J ,uues Q ninhn, 5th. Clns. F <ty, l st. Corporal, E. Fox: x:, 2nd., J <l.mes D 01nhoe, 3rd. J ohn Morrissey, 4th. -As '·St. Vi1te:1r'.; Day" fell on Snncl 11y this year

it was not celebrnted nntil l\[ oml ay . The morning dawned ele1.r and lovely . di speliing all t he fen rs which were entert::tined lest it should not be a good day. At 8 :30 A.M. Solemn High M1s3 w~t'i celebnte l in th e ch'lpel. Rev . l\L J. l\hrsile ce le brn.nt, Hev . . J. Lesnge de:lCon, and Mr. l\1. A. Dooli ng s ub de:tcon. The a ltar was v ery ne1.t ly decorated and bri llhntl y lig hted. Rev. Fr. Oser's M:'tSS exce ll ently rend ered by the Phi lnrm oni e Orchestra together with the well trained voir·es of the choir rendered the ceremony grand and i mpo in g. After l\LtSs the sports o f th e day commenced whi eh wc1 c very well patronized by all th e boys. The g:1mes consi~ting of bnse ball , hand ball , toot ball , walking, jnmping, running,

kickil'l.&__ti tek r.wi ng and various other amt1 ,;e ments con­t inued until dark.

In the even ing Prof'. Murphy nrnm gecl nn impromptu e ntertainment which wn s highly appreciated by nil And reflects great credit on the mann ger :1 s well ns the pro­fessors and students who took p:u-t in it. Thu ended

t. Viatenr's Dw 11n rl we a ll wish with Fr. 1\l eC::-~i r ihnt it wi ll come Rroun rl three or four times a month. The following are the 1nmcs of those who eli t ing ui shec1 them6elves in the vAri o us games.

F. E. McAuliffe l st. Premium in

~ncl.

E. Gallet. ] t. Premium in

:2 ncl. F. Conroy. 1st.

~ n d.

SENIORS.

Stan ding jump. Ili g h Kic:, B:1~e Ihll throw. Tug of war. Foot ball B lse b~ll.

Bunning jump

Running jump. t mile race. ThrO,\'ing ball. ln throwing weight. Stant ling jnmp.

"''f . YlATECR'

Ch<t.". 13 1ker, bt. )file ra ·e. :?nrl. .l , .

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Glenn PMk. lst. Cnn•1 bti n rnre.

P. · ullh·an. 1~ . II:mr l ball.

E. Kn iery. ·!nrl. o)n-•)1: tion r:1ce.

P. Terry. bt. 1\"heelharr,w; race.

.lC"XlOR . T . 1\- tbh. ls . ~tanding jump.

Three legg tl race

:?nd. Running- jump. .J. R•>:1Ch ht . in t mile 1lasb.

Three legged r::~ee .

:?nd. " )lile race.

Connor~ lA. " Running jump. Legri~ 1 t. " H igh kick.

,;\II X DIS. ForYillry 1st. in , ack race.

Throwing IYeight. Three legged race. Team race.

)I <:: K~y J>otatn rnce. Ed. Fo~t<'r :?nd. " Potato race. -.\Ir-. T >·C/l }[ 1ln ·'1~ of K'lnk'tkee struted for Detroit on the :?:!nd in-;t. to i CC hn •)l! l father :md mother fh ti.Jer­i 1 -I· 11· both o f ; .-, o rlrl yei<r--. A reunion of th e whole t; mily j .. : nti!'ip:· tecl. - Y <'ry H<'l'. C. Fnmnier ProYinei:d C. !'i. Y. preaehed :1t .\fn-krg-un )lieh. on SniHlny the 14th in-t. on tl~e oc· 1· -inn of the laY inc: ol' the c~>rner 5tone of the French Canarli~n Chm~·h of which Fr. Letellier, \\·clf\nown in thb 1·i <·i i ty j, the nppointerl pa,tor. B'p. R it'hter preacher] in Engli-h. - Pn•mincnt Yi~ itnr~ at the cnllcgr ~inee our 1:1-.t b.suc were ~'" lollnw": Re v. Father~ Paracli~ of Kankakee, )£e'-'lnne of 1\'ilmington . O'Gnra of 1\'ilmington. ".\Ie(;nir nt Gilmnn. Le~i'!!'<' ot f't. George. Bergeron of )[:lntenn, Clement. L:mg-lais . !". Y. of ~t. )[:U'} 's (' h"uina rd C'. ~- Y. of Auror:l. Dr. B crgeron ot Conconlin K·1n~a~ . P. P. Pcriolet of Chien~o and )!iss Dec of ('biengn

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Game \1':1' e~1Ued nt about 2:30 l'. :JI. nncl lasted till .\ when the innin

0- were deel:lred in f:I">Or of the

eolleae nine. The se re ~tood 3:? to ~) . Cap. Dise nf the \Yilmington elub propo~ed three eheers for the -- Bnurhnnnais h~>y.s" whieh were gin'n "'i t h a he~u·ty

goo<l will. C·q1. Ct)nwa_r called on tlw eolle"'e team to re:'pnml \\·hieh the~- ditl w·ith an e:1rn <tne&; and ~iucerity that spoke YOlumes in f:l YOr of the e:nncst and

I friendly feelin<N they eherish for their Wilmin()'ton friend~.

. \. fl:er arranging tor another game to he pla_Ycd on the C'(>lle!:!C gruund.s. in the near futme, and t.'l king le:1 YO of the many large henrted friends in the town all onee more wended their \\·ny to the residence of Rev. Fr. :ue. hane where an excellent oyster supper was in waiting a1Hl to "·bich, all including Brother Berunrd, did justice.

The R Y . gentlem:m JWYer doc things by hal Ye ; he hn~ eYer proYed, him~clf a warm friend of learning. The ~tndents and . t. Yiate ur's eannot but feel grateful to him for the kindly interest be e \·er manif' 'l:s in its \\'ell being.

l n his temporary absence, during the evening, the wants nnd pleasures of all were attended to with a care :mct solicitude that were truly pleasing.

To the \Y_ilmington ba -e ball club and their mnny fi'iends we tender our sincere thanks, also to the Rev. Fr. :\IeSbaue. for their carne t eneouragement and kindly trentmrnt.

lie regret the absence ot ReY. Fr. O'Garu whose e:1mest gra;.p n1Hl kindly ::-m ile we bad bopNl would ree~ll to ~nme of us the days of Auld Lang "yne. We eYer bid the ReY. gentlemen nnct our 1\~ilm ington

friends a sincere nncl heartfelt welcom to our college home.

Will. l\Iington.

I.nEtL\RY NoTEs.

The '·Prinec~-." tho famon poem of T enn eyson , has jn~t heen i~,ue rl in exquisite shnpe by .J. R. Osgood & ( o.

)f r~ .. T. R. G recn, the widow of the historian, has On Tul.'~rh.Y, "th in-t. 011r ho,,-- pl:t,Y<'Il n gnme of her,.cJf he en completely rcYi, ing her hmband's "Con­

h,lw hall with the gcntlemnnly dub of that city. The qn<''l of Engl:mrl'' nrcor<ling to his l n~t instrnetions. rl:lY w:" all th:1t ennl<l he <le-irc!l hoth n~ to wrnthcr nn;l :unn~enwnt. TIH' morning w·l~ <hrk nn<l thre:1tning. The hnok c:u-ries on the story of Engbnd up to the hut :1t 1hr.nt 10 n'dnck the elnud .. broke nml nt noon pcriorl of tho Romnn Conqnrst. all ·a, l.wrh· and the ficltl re:1tlY for action. Aller )fr. E<l~nr L. \Yakemon, thr weiJ.known eorrc«ponclcnt p:nt-lkin!:! ot' a -uh-t~ntial mefll, e;.,nsi,ting of nil the of the Lnui~villr Cuurier-.Journal is nhout to hegin the p-nn•l thinQ'" nfthe '<''1' 011 • with n plen i~'ul •upplr of Hlhlieation here ofn weekly liter:uy jourJln l. Jt i to be .lim \\ nJ,h', .. llnvann~ .. hy V1Y of retre,lnnent. the I · ' : . , tndt'nh callt'rl on ReY. Fr.' ~Ir~h~ne hy whr>m they I c,:11l?rl the ( urrent. fill(\ the fil , t l~,ue "1\!ll appear

Pre cntrr ·in <1 in hi;o ll"ll:lll:lrC:!' he:HtNI1ml !:!t'ncrous Chn~tm'l~ dn_y. l;:-.8.J . tn'lnncr nnrl inYitcd to p·n nke of an oy~tt'r "llf']•er in I ···t:he _\·oyngc of.th~ .Jemmctte." cont.1ining. the hip th, en·tling. and ICC' J oumnl;; (\J Lwntennnt ( r>mmnnrler r. rorgc \\ .

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102 ST. VIATEUR'S COLLEGE .JOUHNAL.

DeLong, has been published by Houghton, l\'Iiftlin & Co., in two octnvo volumes, numbering over nine hundred pages each.

"A Dicti onary of Quotations from Engli sh and Ame­rican Poets" hlls just been issued by Thoma s J. Crowell & Co. It is a book of about 750 pnges nnd is un Ameri­can production of Bohn's ''Dicti onary of Poetical Quotations," rev ised and corrected with the addition of 1,200 quvtations from American authors.

Mr. Henry J ames is about to publish a new volume of travel speeches, entitled, "Portraits of places."

"Adv entures of two youths in a jo urn ey through Africn" is the t itle of the fifth part of Thomas W . Knox's "Boy Travelers in the Fnr East , and two mc•re_ ins t~·nct­ive ancl f:1sci nating juvenile co uld be _sca rcely I'll agmed. The volu me hns been lately published by Harper Brothers.

Mr. G. S. Macauley will soon pub I ish a monograph of Frnncis Beaum ont, one of the specialti es of ·which will be an endeavor to ascertnin and separate the share of Beaum ont fi·om that of Fletcher in the composition of the tnwedies and comedies which were proclncccl during their lite time, and have since lived ns t he joint work of both.

" The R[\,ven" P oe's immortal poem, has been issued by Hm·per Bros., in a large square folio, superbly printed, and illustrated with twenty -five full-pnge eng ravings. This poem is one o! the e[trliest , and still remains one of the most remarkable of American literary works. It possesses th e rare qu[tlity of seeming better, the more it is read and the more we become fhmiliar with it.

ROLL OF HONOR. CLASSICAL CouRSE.

Pal.ri ck Tierney. . .... . .. . .. Gold Medal. Glenn Pa.rk .. . .... ..... . . .... . 1st. Sil ver u

J ohn Meagher .. 2nd Paul Wllstach .. ~rei

co~niERCI AL COURSE. Thomas O'Kieffe. :Edward Gallet .

............. Gold Medal. ... . l st . Silver

James Quinlan. . .. . 2ncl Lesage Mecl<tl 111 eritcd by Philip Lesage and Ambrose Granger. Good ConduchGold Medal. ... . Ambrose Gm11 ger Politeness- . ....... . Edward O'Con nor Distingui shed in Deportment-Chal"i es Baker, Michael O'Byrnc,

Ja.rn es Cusack, Patri ck Conroy, Frecleri ck Danaura.ncl , .Ph ilip Lesage, John Larkin , Horace Mathieu. Michael Naul(hton, Patri ck Tierney.

Exc HANG I,;. Owing t.o a sca rcity of exchan11es, this clc p;<rlmcnt has been absent

from the three numbers of the JounN AL" published thus far during thi s scholastic year.

Our table is being rapidly ftll ed up , however, and hereafter , wha-tever our abili t ies for d i~charg- ing the dutiE"S incmnbcnt on us may be, we shall a.t least ~uard a.gal ust this column bPiug totally neglected. In our Cfltt cts ms llunng the present ye<:~ .. r, we t;,lm.ll endeavor to treat onr con­ternporari cs with as much moder:lt ion an(l fairn ess as Justi ce will all ow

·and hove that tll c ... Jo uHNAL" will receive s inli lar treatment at the bands of our brother edi tors.

Bes id es our old fri e uLl ~ of the p;:tst year sevc t·ctl ne w exchanges have found th eiL' wa.y t.o our sanctum; we bid them welco me, ancl extend a cordia.! invita.tion to all others who ma.y wish to formotu· acq u::t in tance.

The first number of the "College Message." Ca pe Girarcleatl, is dated Oct. 1st. l wo lengthy, but interesting essnys, whi ch were delivered on Commencrm ent Dcl-y, last Jnn c 1ill up most of the colum.ns of thi s nunl ber. The exch ;::wge ma.n on f.he ''JVlessa.ge" in speaJdng of an arti cle ent i letl Science a.tHI ltevelati on, which a p/warcd a short tirne a~o in til e J OURNA l,, is of t-he opiniou that sue 1 subjects shoulcl be left for older.:tncl w i~e~ il e~Ld S, ::tn d sagelyac_Lvises the youthfu l writer, not to soar too l11gh lest h'" w1 ngs slloulcl be clipped at the outset.

J( the on ly rule s in ned against in the article mentioned be the a.g·e, or ra.ther the non age or th e author. we see no thin~ very cleplora.ble in it, a-s tim e wi ll correct the fault. The young genttenutn who wrote the <~rti c l e begs the Ex, Ed. of t-he '·Message" to forbear, to ha.ve pity on his

~?.~ '~:lgi !~.~s~~ ~~c~l ~~~~,1 ~t-~d ~\~' ~i~~g ~~~rf:~~gs,~~~t~tb~1~~~ ~1:1~~~7 a~11lh~1ekd',~ own.

The Reptcmber and October numbers of the ·'Phllomathean Review" lHwc nwclt~ Lh c ir ap\)ear;-tn ce on our' tabl e. Th e "ltPview" is neat in ap\>rar;:w ce, co nta 11 s exeell e11t rca.dlng matter, a ncl we cordiall y we cOJ tJ C it amon g onr rxchanges . AmOTJg oth er artic les cont ai11 €'d li-1 the >tbovo meutionetl numbers, we no ti ce excell ent biographical sketches o[ Gen. ·w. T. Sil er111an and J. S. Black, tile late eminent Juri st .

Sin ce til e last issue of the .TOURI(A LOur Sauctn lllhas been brigbtcnecl by a- vislt from th e 11 Hunbcam ," of \.Yhiby, Ontario. Tlw "Sn nb~· a. rn " is a ne;ct- little sheet and evidences til e care bes towect· on it by its pu b11:;11rrs, we s lmll be pleaseecl with a. contiu ua.nce o( its vis its ,

The Sta.te as Rup reme Educator is til e title of an essay In the last nun1 br r of St. Mary's Senti nel Marion Go., ){ y_ In til ls articl t~ the wntr!· ad mt ntbly pol'Lrays t·he fn< o rn/)e t. ency of til e stnte ct-s Supreme. Ednca.tor, ancl traces th e majority of he crimes committ.ed in the Janel to the inli !IOJ ctlity wit l1 which our youth arc impregnated lJy th e Godless ~cll no l s o~ . '.H1r day. In the sa.me llurnhcr of th e scnt.iu cl is a biographical ~ket.ch of. Hawtho rn e, the g rea.t American noveli s t and an interesting philsophical essay r.utitled the Life of Man.

NOTRE DAME ACADEMY. The littlo vi ll age of BomlJonnais has crept out from its soli­

tml c andrctirc Jn ent during the past week au rl has put on its holid ay attire, tl1 e con.,equencc of a "Fair" being in prog ress fo r th e lJCneflt of tl1 e above nam ed inst itution, which has late lv bee n compl eted a.cco •·d iog to the orig infll plnn, an d li as tli erel ;y lJccome a.n orn auwnt IIJ Kankakee County. A re presentative of the •·Jo uRNAL", a t the kind invibltion of Sister Jose ph, paid tbe "Fai r" n v·isit a few evenings Rince, and if full justice could J,e done in clesr.ri bi ng t he nmttl y a rranged t>lhlcs loaded clown with choices t de licacies in th e Notion as we ll as the Confec tionery l111 e, i f our h ancls <:oulcl not tire, at least our litt'c p a.pe r could not conta in a full account of the sa me. Tl te ta.bles were presided over by tl 1e vm'!o us Sisters of th e institution ably assisted loy the young ladl es of the Academy. A love r of thr .finerf'rtH om se lYcs. wlw t gave us th3 most sati sfaction wa,~ our ,,j ;:it to the "Art Gall r ry ."

Ente ring with om fri end lYJr. P< ·r iolat ot Chi c:ag-o. tl1 e tn· tc nncl delicacy di splayed inllnecliatcly attractecl ou r Mtc:nt io11 s The yo Ltng arti st <> in charge, th e Misses Duggan a.m1 Clcar.v, uctecl as interpreters of the various co ll ection ~ of curiositic~ gathered from afar and portrayccl with rea l artiHti c la ngm1g-c tbe bea.uty gf ea<.:h scl' ne. We s toocl with a 1n azem~nt at the pi c­t ure of "Bona] arte crossing the l~hin e . " But "hi!<' em1< ·avc.r­ing to catch a stri king resemlJl ance between the gr· at Fren<.: h comm an,1er a nLl the sketch, ou r soul was enraptu rr<l ll"l th true Byronic fire as we were s h o'>~· n the ·•Su nse t iu G rr:ec<> . ., anc1 while IYaiting to catch a last linger :ng my of that goro·eous sunset , we were sudde nly hurle<1 back to the ' ·Scenes of our chil dhood "' mutte ri ng to ourselves, ''come aga:n brigh t cl ays of hope and pleasure gone.'" The climax, hnw cnr, " -as not r etiCh?d till we were c rossing the" Andes" when suddenly and a.l>ruptl y we tumb led down against the "B larney S .one" situat­ed opposite th e "Red Sea," Pdjacent to Lot's wife's Finge 1· and the "G rea.t Sult L ak e." Rising a.nc1 endeavoring to recoil from the dazzling scene, we found the tas k impossible. as our impress­ion sh ou ld lJe lef t. if not on the sands of time at least on a 'Ca iJ ;nct Ph oto', according to the new system, no nega tives preserved.

The principal yo11ng ladie;, of the Academy who have taken such an acti ,,e part to mak e th e " Fa.ir"' a success and whose dforts <1r e ce r tain ly worthy of commendation arc th e following: Mis,l'S A. Beuur1oin , N. Eag le, V. Gra.velin, D. Bergeron, C. Betourne, E. Swee tland , A. Manni , J . L anoue. K . Cleary, M . Dnggan, M. P ay ment, C. L esvegne, A. K eegm'l,M . H . Boisvert , L . Fl eming and Mis~ H cnrotin.

\Vhat will be the financia.l results of th e ''F .• ir" we can not a t thi ;; honr stnte, !Jut we t rnst a consid erable sum simi! be real­ized,

'!'he Sisters of Notre D ttme are worthy of a.ll possible asRist­ance . They came to Bourbonnais a few decades past with little rnenns an d startecl to build an institution, which has within t bat period ed uca.tecl m any a catholic la.dy. And now when the dream of their la lJors is realized, the completion of their love ly con ven t hom ~, their efforts should certa inly !Jc apprecia.t<:d and th at appreciation, on an occasion like this, sho uld be manifest­ed in a ve ry substantia l manner. " 'e hope the "Fair" held at the Academy has been a. success.

J . P . Jlf.

ST. VIATEDR'S COLLEGE JOURNAL.

MA-.'i"UFA CTURF.R AXD DE.\LEU

In all kinds of Household Furniture Books~ Ne"'>vs~ Music~ B AEE-BALr.s and B L\TS, FrsRING TACKLE.

OF TilE )10 T FAH U OXABLE "KINDS. KANKAKEE, ILL. WAREROOM8 Ol\ EAST A. v~xuE . To> , cnoQ.uET. BABY CARRUGES

DEALER IX

. . I-fardw_are, Stoves ancl Tinu·are, ·JIR0N; NAILS A:t>'D WAGON STOCK N·o.- l3. EAST A , .ENUE, KANKAKEE, ILL.

Jobbing D one to order.

N. BERCERON,

C,uTiage nnd Buggy Man ufacturer.

Li very and Fe~d Stabl e.

TERMS MOST REA SOX ABLE STAT[():\ ST. Oppos' te KANKAKEE H OUSE.

K rml,;akee, Ill.

------------~----------------

R. J. HANNA, WHOLESALE & JlETAlL

GROCER AND

COMMISS ION MERCHANT 43 Uourt Street~

KANKAREE,ILL.

BRA. YTON & CHRISTIAN DEALERS in ]):len's, 'Vomen's, :Misses' and

Children 's fine and mediLUn Shoes; also a ll sizes and grades of l3oots. Special inducements for

Stude n ts.

Two d oors north of Post Office.

K ankakee, fll· ------------~--~--~---

CHA~. KKO\VLTON'S KERR BRO'S PHOTOGRAPHI C S TUDIO , . '

GROU:<D FLOOl't. 56 E.\ST COURT ST. KA~KAKEE, ILL.

F ine Reto11chrd l'hoto,, a Hpeeialtv. Old Piclttr<'s Cnnircl an<! F:nlar)!ed :>nd r inish•' cl in Indi:> Ink and Water Colors. rhotos of Children and Groups by n ew ra.pid pro(·es.-.;

a Speci alty.

NOEL BRO~SEAe, FIRE A~D LTFE INSURANCE ,

HEAL ESTATE, LOANS And Col lections

NOTAitY Pi:Jl3J.l('. COURT ST •. RECOXD STORY Nos. 11 and 13

K . l NK 1KEE, ILL.

D. Q. Scheppers, M. D. 292 _,Larrabee St. Cllicago, Ill.

Dr. SCHEPPERS

will be in Bourbonnais on tbe 1st. of

each month.

~J. R. :\1ALOCHE. General macksmtth.

HoNe shoein~ a specialty. Wood work of all kind.

Satisfaction guaranteed. Cor. Court St. & 3rd. A. Ye.

Kankakee Ul.

T \rf'Y t <¥,¥1 :trill jf) d_,~ . Jmscr, &L B.

t1t"ANI{AKEE~ ILL.

HARDWARE, STOVES, IRON STEEL, TINWARE, NAILS, &c.,

J ob work done in any; part of the County CORNER COURT ST. & SCHUYLER A VENUE·

KANKAKEE, ILL.

· C . • T.: Linden~ DEALER IN

'¥a tclt~ Clocks, Jewelry, ::lmAn13n.vER and PI.ATEo WARE,

~lC:SlCAL INST~uMENTS 1SPECTACLES, <lC.

NO, 46 · COURT STREET~ n:.aukakee, ILL.

Hepaicing.ofWa_tches, <.;Jocks,and Jewelry Nea-tly Executed,

CHAS . . RlETZ BROS. LUMBER CO.

MAN UFACTURERS & DEALERS

In Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Posts, WINDOWS, DOORS AND BliNDS.

K AN K A K E E, I L L . Opp. Ill. Central R. R. Depot

No. 12 COURT STREET, PHYSICIAX AND s RGEON. KANKAKEE, ILL

All call by Telephone promptly Dealer in Foreign and Domestic attended to. FANCY GOODS, NOTIONS DRY I!DODI'

N. BARSAL\

Fifth A~, Cl ll. -·

Opposi te l'i..Y.tl:.~ .,CILD

CHICAGO.

We have lately bought t · i D1lll n ...

Chan"l.ber Set:s the whole stock of a

Manufacture, 40 cts. on the!Dollar.

( '

We can sell you the most beautiful set in the city for

$-42.5"1l, which never was sold below

$60.00. If you wish to make a present to a

friend, com11 and see us, we will give you the best opportunity you may ever be offered; we have a few hundreds lett, and they go rapidly.

If you are in the city, come and see our large stock of Parlor Sets~

Magnificent Mirrors 20x72~

French Glass $27.00.

~adnr ~urtaus, in great varieties;

BOOK CASES, 0 f"fi ce Desks,

CHAIRS, U ARPETB 1

LoUNGES, Sofas

&&&

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104 ST. VIATEUR'S COLLEGE .JOURNAl.

.J. .J. S C H U B E R T. PROPRIETOR OF THE

German, French and American Pharmacy. Cor . Bast Ave. & Merchant :.-t.

KANKAKE~:, Ill. Keeps oonstantly on hand a full line of DRUGS. MEDICINES, PAINTS, OILS ETC, ETC. Also a fin e line of Toil et Articles of all

kinds. Fiue Cigars and Tobacco. ~CALL AN D SEE ME. ~

Preston Sanasack. BOURBONNAIS GROVE, ILL.

n.~ n Prrt l Stol'('. n c:d r•o Jll nrorerics. () r y i-!t•t Jd ;-. . ll :t: ·d\\·ar(·. ('lllli·t·y . (;bt .... .... w :-tt 'l'.

_\ h •J kee11> <.:uii .S La lltl y u 11 IJ<t lld "Ltrge stock of READY-MADE CLOTHING,

FAM ILY MEDICJNES, And wholesa le Li<]u o rs.

J~OUID GOUDREAU, Jr.

l-IARD WARE. Stoves, Iron , Nails and ·wagon " ·ood

stock. TINWARE AND TlN OF ALL KINDS. No. 3 Court Street,

I-i':anh:al~ee., Ill. HERDIC LINE TIME TABLE.

COACH No.2. leftves Kankakee for Bourbonn a i~

fJa8~~ ~o~~bo~,t,;;7sAio~ 'Jl~,;~;k~z. ;,U0tl A.~i: l. 00 P . 1\L :J: IO P.M., 8. 30 P.M.

FARE 15 CENTS SI NG LE TRIP. COACH No. 1. will connect with a ll the Trains

and carry Passet)gers t£? a ny part or .the City a..nd to the Eastern Illinois lnsa.ne H ospital .'

CH AMBER LAIN BROW Proprietors.

'l'hose in neeil' of choice Confectioneries, Canned goodR, all kinds of Fruits, Fish and Oysters will do well and save money by calling on

T. O'GORlVIAN. East Avenue,

I-i:anh:a.l~ee.

JQI-IN G. KNECHT, ~htdx~~~t ~~1iUorr,

RE AY -MADE C lothing Bats and Caps. -Gent's underwear. Trunks, Valises; F urni shing Goods.

"Wilson Bros' F ine Shirts . NOS. 2 AND 4 COURT S'rREE'l'.

J{ankakee, Ill.

L. DROLET & BROT H ER. DEALEHS IN

'F)ofn Jnmi' 'lt:all~ntl]. DIRECTED BY THE SISTERS OF THE

CoNGREGATION oF NoTRE DAME. This Institut ion affords every advantage to

Young Ladies desirous o! obtaining a solid and 1\nish~d ed ucation. For particul ars apply to

Mother Superior, Notre Dame Acadern.r,

Bourbonnaiti Grove, KANKAKEE Co., Ir~L.

SCHOOL BOOKS. lEGAL BLAIIIII, F R A N K E . BEL LA M Y .

DEALER IN

:-: T " \.. 'f' T 0 N T~ R "'\:'" . Huulco;, 1\ e w s , ~lu sh:,

Wall-Par)er, Win<low S h ades. KA NKAKEE, lLL.

TOYS, PICTURES. BABY CARRIAGES'

lQli.om~murrd~~ ~~ffl Opposite I. C. Depot.

FinST CLASS ACCOMMODATION. FllEE 'l lUHS TO AND FIWJ\1 DEPOTS.

c. G. U BELLAR, P tWPR H:TOR.

A CARD.

T o all whom it may concern.

~taudmmp & ~abtl, KANKAKEE, ILL.

Druggists and Dealers II'{ ALL KIND S o~· FANCY AN D TOILET

ARTICLES, Choicest Brands of Cigars, etc. ~All shou ld give them a call.~

A. Ehrich EAST COURT STREET

KANKAKEE. Dealer in choi cest Groceries, choicest

bi'H ncl ; of F lour. K ePp~ on hand constantl y a large assortment uf Feed and Prbduce.

P lease call and ~et me before going any place e l~ e.

H. L. Crawford & Co., WHOLESALE a. RETAIL

GROCEI~S. No. 36 Court Street.

Kankakee, Ill.

Foundry, • PrlntePS' Supplies. S-pecimen Book aJ:ld :Jlstimatfoa upon

"P.plicoti<•• . Write lor-Bec.ond-hand lia$ of l resaea and M.achiu.ee •. ')~ & 56 Franknn: S.t,. Chicago, lila. Outfits thr CoLLEGE PAPt•: tHI.

Send for est illta trs .

(' , WHJ .. F . Barber Shop

Und~F Uou bach 's Harnr.s Store f{ an kakee. !II

First <·Ja~R work g-uarantePrl Htudcut.s es pecially in,·i ted.

P. L l\IU~AST , l\1. D. Ph ysic ian and S urg eo n.

llou rl.lonnal• Grove, Ill . : q-All call• promptly a ttend ed.~J

L ll . JH:Ho~:lW:'< , M.D. Assistan t Surgeon, Merey Hospital '81 Resi dent. P hysicia n, Alex ia n H ospttal Chi<' ago 'R2

Residence. B01uoonnais Gro1·e Ill.

The "JOUHNAL" a bi-w(•ekly paper devoted to SCI ENCE, Ll.TEHAT UHE and ART, pnbllshed bv the fltu<lents of St. VIAT~:UR'S CO I~ LIW E, BOUHllONNAIS GHOVE, ILL.

The "JO UR NA L" is a first cla~s m edium for "A DVERTISING." A special attention pR id to the printing of

Boots and Shoes. A Large Stock of W omen's, Misses '

Children's Men 's, Boy s' rmd Youths'. Bargains in Cr ockery and G lassware.

25 Co m tStreet, Nex~ to F irst

Hav ing adopted the One Price BUSINESS CARDS, Sy stem to all my Patrons, I wi ll g ive BILJ_. HEADS. a further Discount of l 0 Per cent to

National Bavk. all Clergymen, Professors and Stud ents KANKAKEE, ~ ....:_ - I LLINOis, of Bourbonnais College. Call at the

.James :I-I. Fellows. iPhi lladelphia One Price Clothing cand ies, Ci ga rs, . Nuts and Fruit. Hall No. 8 Court St. Kankakee III.

I CE- CREAM a nd SODA. 3rd . Door north of P . 0 . K AN KAKRE, ILL. l\1. R ohrh eimer, Prop.

~ T erms the most reasonable.~ The " J OURNAL" shall be mailed

to any address at the rate of

$ 1.50 PER ANNUM $ 0.75 SIX MONTHS

THE STUD.t;NTS, Erlt'lor.~·Prr']>f'l:etors