T. IATEUR' CoLLEGE JouRNAL. LE TIO EBT.\. PBODE T YAIUA. D ELE T . T. e n e a .

VOL. I. BOURBONNAIS GROVE. ILL. FRID AY. Nov. 9 1883. No. 14

HAR .\ CTEfL The gre~ nnrl e•--enti~l quali y which men of the pre ­n flay m tn adlv lnck i:- charncter. I i~ the high~t

fac or i~ life. he on .nee s:ny requi ite "hich time :md humani y baY d clar d to he of supreme "or b. ~o one can ~h-e that whi h he rl no p0,•C:"s: no ignoramus nn ~'" him:< I f otf 11 a ~cholar any more than a llottcn­

, r~cimen of ci\·ilization. and nothin« is han be uppo~ition ha a per.oon of

w ~k nnrl c:uele• mornl nnd ~pi ritual chnrnct r Clln

prod nee any bin r nf rcnl Ynlue or ~wbility in life. A per,nn mny. in 11 mnmen oltHHl'Ufll excitement. perform a work which "Ill'! n•,e• the g"l'nernll.Y acct•pterl iclcn of nrdinnrY ac inn.•: nnfl mnr . for the time heinz create 11

fpeJing ~~r wondl·r or :-IP'J;ri•e: hut the nh,olute rnlue.

the g nninc wnr h of the work perf.wmed. "ill nlwRys he mcn<nrl'd hy the puri tr of the tlwught. hy 'll'nrthine~~ 11 ( the intl'nti ll. nnrl by i • nhility nr fle,it o rlegmde nr xnl . Jn li ratur . th Ar nml . ience•. m1n'~ true charnc cr i:' hon1Hl o ~how it-elf ' nonrr or btPr.

We do no holrl h1 :Ill evil he: rt or min<l i> inc::~p:1-

hll' nf perfhrming a Yirtunus nnd "~~"nrthy t1l'tion n~ far ll" extcrnnl np~·Mnnc~> gn. we only in•i- that wlwre depravity nml enrruption or n portion ot the bidden ehnr:•c· er nf a mnn nr ;o; nman. eontinuou- cnnce:1lment b nn ah~nlntc impn•,ihility. for -we·1km'" in hi~

directinn i a <li-en-.e. which. wh<'n it J'l:'acb a ert'lin ~hge N gn1w h. will -how i •elf nnmi-t;Jk::~hly. either

hy wor•l• or nrt-". nnd. perhn1• hy hotb. The work~ of J yr n nml lwr kindr <1 'Pirit- -ct forth their true c l~nnwter in tl ir work". :.ml many writer f•f he time of llcur · nnd Eli7A'l h >how hut t• ) ele.nrly the train of thou~bt awl h<' ·cnkne'-' f>f rbartH'ter thnt w:h urg-ecl 1, the nbl t min fl., nd uphdd h) the high<''t nuthority.

• l n onr nWll day we have tM •:~rl mi•fi>rt1me to he , url'< uud :r1 h.· Jar!!{' ch: of) ~on." pf the nme hen :

·h p -en b ir l1ou ht• and charnl'ter>< in ·ubI •; nrl injuriou• m nncr: and th ~ 1 r.-on•

w nld h v u l •lien• ht>m ~, -c•l nf rharnctcr. nnd fooli •bly cl ri•h b ide· ha them

, uthors up for the delecrotion and e xample o f r>aders . nnd yet cont~in or be uppo ed to cout-~in any thin of .-nlue in their rrorks or in th m·elY~. P ersons who "ould hnve their lh· ' and works cstim'ltcd a c r din« o tbt>ir true value, are careful n Yer to rle_cend in th

moral anrl intellectua l senle: their tendeney is eYer u p ward . and the result of t hei r works and t heir te.~rh ings

i earnestn~s, vigor and he'\lth. both o f hear t and mind· " -bo, for an instnnt. would think of com p.'l r ing the characters of Longfellow with that of Byron, f '1\rh it t ier with Poe. or Bryant with i\bitman ?

·w orth Of chnrocter. cUTely, must make the ID!\ 11 , and where thi worth doe1< not trend upwnrd the work can ­not ri,e n bove the worker, nor can thought shape itself into more ennobling idea, lhan the general tendenci of the he:nt and mind permit.

R11re and exceptionel cn~c mn · occur in wh ich the gcniw of the mind will succeed for a time in concealing true charac ter, ncYertbele.>s, subtleties, sopbi sm and ingeniousn~~ of intellect, must eventually give way to natnr·e it!elf, which c'mnot and will not be perm:~n ntly controlled by uch artifices: then character in it true fnrm, nt its true <alue. stnnds rev al rl.

It may be a hold a ertion . yet we do not hesitste to say thnt there are comparatively few persons of real worth or ~lrengtb ol character to-clay; and, in lhi ntlim1ation we include all cla.~;: "and condition~ of both ,.exes: Fnshion, orl na11.~eam in dr ~: political trickery and trnrlc.'\manship; a loose and nnst~ble litcrnture; nfTcct.'ltion in society and in it' manner· ;laxity of parents in the n~e of authority; carele sness in religions affairs, nn<l enmest de~ire and effort t amn • riches even at the co,t of all thin el e. tb e are the sign of time~ that point out the inclinations of a people. The hi tory of the pa,t two decade~ in finao i11l, in political anrl soci:ll cirde' b~-• not been such a w can fely point to and

'IV thAt in them character has been a leading k'lctor, or e\,en a secondar:r c n irlerntion: Fir~t a\·aric and nm­hition next. seiC lo,·e and con it: tinnily pride. nod Wlltrhfu llnc.'-s le~t our ~in ;;houlcl fino u;o out: h •e twve been thl' grrnt oYerruling ch:nact ri:otics of all ·ircles riurin the pa~ nty ~-enrs.

)len preach pOYerty and ch:1rity. but bow many in,t:-on · " will th chnrnct r of the-. men hear on hi~

t"·lching > P:~trio i•m i~ hnrlerl. nnd polygamY rll'cricd.

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yet the one find s few exponents ancl the other fewer oppo wnts among men whose character should be bold enough to se t the example ot the fo r mer and pure enough Lo suppress the lat te r. The better and purer t he ehw:wter an :l p ttron 1.ge of" any peo ple may be, the higher the tone of lite r.tture an<l art, and of e very influence which their surrounding cnn exert.

Art, li te r:ltnrc and the dram~., know that t heir pop n­lnrity depend s on their nbi lity t o plea:e t he public,­at least a certHin portiun of it,- they strive, therefo re, by every eonsid er:ttion or interes t to portray the moral sense and the moral cultnre of those upon whom they rely Jo r t heir support; rmcl if, in either of them, anyLhing unwor thy iinc'l s nught of success, it is because th ere is not moral sense nor character eno ugh in t he com munity to r ebuke rmd ch·ive it from their. midst. L egislators and i tlclges, fTamers and ex pounders of' our civi l law, hav e not and clo not hesitate to pass and constrne laws directly aimed at the destruction of society's foundation, and the divorce courts of t he present clay t ell a story that speaks not over well for chnracter either it1 legislators or people.

Municipal goverments silently witness infringement of the laws by certain political favorites; and the cond uct and conv ersati on of the law-maker and the Jaw-breaker alike, but too often show the close relati onship of each and the great want of character in both. High and low ; rich and poor ; the would-be dign ifi ed person and rake, all , are equally wantil1g in character. T hat the world improves is a fact thnt few persons will deny, and the man who cannot see it has good reason to suspect that there is so,netbing wrong in himself; yet, in comparison to its numbers and abilities, .our social organization is to­day vastly inferior in character to that of a century ago. Time was when men pledged their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honors in behalf of the Republic, an d the nation and its govcmment were safely gu ided by men of character. Time "IIRS when family ties nncl the social foundation rested secure in the cbarnct cr of those who were too pure to countenance laws tendi ng to corru pt indi vivicluals and t hreatening the disr uption of society and of nil legitimate social ties.

How often is it the case that persons with little pretension and no claim whatever to charac ter have entree to the h ighest circle (so called) of society; they enj oy the friendship, and somet imes even the confi­dence of ambitious Mammas :mel despcrntely strnitened Papas. Good, precious so uls, overflowing wiLb chnracter ; they llave enough for themselves and nn ab undance to spare, and , in their great sincerity of heart and worthi­ness of character, they look for ward with commendable anx iety to the sn le of a fhvorite son or clnnghtcr to some characterless nobody who is not so bnrl , perhaps,

after nll , ns be or she may be represented ; and besides, money covers a multit ude o f faul ts. A W ebster a Phill ips a Sumner or a Garrison : men who spent their whole lives in earnest endea vor to benefi t their country, to a vert danger, to ad vance the in terests and assert the rights of their fellow men ; they , indeed , are men of character, men of untold worth , whom neither greed nor fear, nor soc ial nor politi cal favor conld turn from th eir self imposed tnsk of rebnking injLlsticeand championing the cause of freedom and r ight.

Among our statesmen ( ?) of to-day we look in vain for names t hat can show HS bright and fHir a record as those j us t mentioned , and , as a rule, we look in vain for men in whom chnracter is not made subserv ient to all other er. cl s; SLl reJy this speaks poorly for a people who shoul d make character one of t he first requisites for social or poli ticnl preferment.

·what can t here be of value in the character of those who control the press and use it to deba uch the minds of olcl and young by a recitnl of the lat est murder or the d isgusting deta ils of the latest scandal? what is t here of worth in the character of a people who fin d their greatest pleasure in greedily de­vo uring this mental filth ? The popnln r preachers of the day-outside the Roman Catholic church-cater to t he des ire for novelty on t he part of the people, and th is is charncter. Men in high places will punish an infraction of d iscipline on the part of one subj ect, while another·,- a favorite-may be repeatedly guitly of t he same fau it'without tear of repmval ; one has · but to err slight ly and his fate is sealed, the other may fa ll as far as man can fa ll , yet his lapse is condoned and he continu es on the even tenor of his way t rusted and petted ; this, too, is charncter. Yes, all are characters, nll have charncter, but of what kind ? what is its worth or its value to men ?

T housands of persons ar e kept cont inually weary in their endeavors t o npholcl soci11l relations with each other t hat do not contain the sli ghtest element of trienclsltip. '!'heir labor consists in making calls, and is, ~s a rule, most pleasant in its experiences when the caller fails t o fi nd the one called on at home. What we all need in our cby is, more stability, more character. The P ress, Literature and the ministry; P olitics, the Drama and Socinl li fe, are the indicators that point with signi­fi cance to the fact that character, absolute, real, inherent character, is the one thing needful above all o thers; and yet it is the very requ isite in which men are sadly cle_ficient. Every thing in the life anrl history of the present clay shows plninly thnt cul t ivation and brains are not su fficient, when unaccompanied by character, to give claim to leadership, or even conpanionship, in the va r ious callings :m el conditions of life . Nothing needs

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regeneration so much as our social and political systems they need a throughly cleansing process to make them significant or endurable. At present they are unbearable and are wearying alike to heart and mind.

How this regeneration shall be brought about is a problem for older and wiser heads than ours. It rests with thinkers and thoughtful people to ascertain the cause and apply a remedy which instead of making uharacter the slave of every caprice, will make all things subject to nobility of c~aracter.

AMID THE GRAVES OF THE DEPARTED.

Yesterday whilst pondering upon the uncertai~ti es and v;~ni ­ties of life we found ourselves wandering amidst broken columns scattered here and there, fragments that once constituted what W>l.S ueautifu l to behold, but now, like those remain•, whose resting pl ace they serve to mark , crumbling into dust. The twili!;(ht hour was alri'ady filled with solitude and silence. Nothing broke the dull monotony save the occasional rustling of a fa lling leaf, or the unexpected shrill shriek of a bird of night g liding by with dark pinions fluttering. Passing along with an atti tude of reverential awe our attention was attracted to the south-\\·est corner of the grave-yard where an inclining slab half-broken stood like some phantom spectre . . On i t were engraven the words H . S. R. age 13 years.

It was evident that this was the resting place of what was once u beautiful and blooming flower cut down a few sut11'tners since by relentl ess Death. A heap ot f ot ll en leaves encircled the ba-~2 of the monument a• it they were nature 's tribut<> to the young departed ; a trellace of vine-work surrounderl the top uniting and lh·oop ing gracefully towards the corner~resembling those silent mourners that annually return to weep over what is lost but cannot retnrn. Exam ining the slab carefully, endeavor­ing to decipher sev~ral wind and rai n-uea ten characters, that evidently bespoke the love of a fond fath er and mother, we were startle•\. A lit.tl rJ bird, whose white downy feath ers ruftlecl in the breeze, fl ew out from an oblong crevice, ascended into the a1r with terrified rapidity, hovered o,·er the silent tomb, as if lone watch keeping, anr1 began to sing . W e listened to those sweet yet sad strains, we paused upon their meaning and thought these notes must say "sleep on thou happy one, thou at least art free from the turmo:l and cares of life."

Continuing our silent tread amongst the sepulchres of the dead and watching the circumambient ga les of eve chasing the brown and yellow leaves of Autumn, at one time uplifting them to cr0wn some lonely everg reen, at another, catching them up, as they descend like large snow-fl akes, and whirling them again into mid air, we abruptl y came upon a wooden cross plan tell on a slightly elevated, gra s-cov.,red mound . Endeavor­ing to make out who was he whose remains now herein repos­ed, after some delay we succeeded in deciph ering the word "France''. And thus it is! we muttered . Horace was righ t, was only repeating the testimony of ages, and hi s voice was only the distant murmuring of great truths that were to be proclaim­ed to the world a few generations ~tfte r, when he exclaimed, "Palida :Mors aequo pulsat pede pauperum tabernas Regumque

tunes."

Death, in its merciless onward stride, spares none, much less leaves behind even a simple trace by which he can be recogniz­ed. The cradle that once contained the dust that lay before us was, to all appearances, rocked amid the vales, or vme clad bills of La B elle France, the first words of our sleeper were gleefully broken mid the sunbeams that dance on the banks of tbe Loire or Seine. It was there that a mother sang him to sleep with true native French melody: it was there a father gazed with anxious pride upon his son a.nd looked forward to his bright future career: and they, too , alas! must have long since c.losed their weHry eyelids and sunk into that eternal repose that now wraps their darling \ooy.

Death, thought we is the great divider; the strings of love and friendship can never be said to be snapped in twain before its resistless force fall s upon life's harmonious chorns.

Oceans may seperate, seas may divide, mountains may lift their snow-capped peaks between, yet hopes of a reunion upon earth may be entertained: but once death with its shadow stand­ing as a colossal obstacle, our aspirations become the shattered pl anks of the bark of Hope, all is still- " not even a bird in the solitude singing" .

Farther on we ca me to a tombstone on which were the simple words ''Our Moth>or." Aromatic flowers that scented the even­ing air were carefully and gracefully planted upon the mound; a few trinkets characteristic of love and child-like simplicity were suspended in the vicinity and each and everything were st•mped with those magic words engraven on tbe marble slab. She too was taken away from the guardianship of her little ones. In the prime of life, we understand, in a season, when life seems to possess an inmate principle of perpetual earthly activi­ity, wh en nature smiles in the sunbeam, in the laughing brooklet in the velvety, g reen sward, she was carried away to meet her

God. By her departure a hom e was made desolate, the cottnge

roof began to decay, the embers that sJ,arkled in the g ladsome hearth died out, the faithful watch-dog ceased to bark, a whole family became wanderers, each was compelled to seek shelter wh ere chance placed him, while "cur mother'' rests beneath the sod, her soul communing with its Creator, and continual· ly petitioning him, to look after those clear ones that have been left behind.

Retracing our steps we walked b ack through the leafy paths now and then stopping to obse rve some hitherto unexplored resting place . ·what we saw in our short ramble affords an abundance of material for reflection, and what impresses us the most forciuly of anything is that strange inconsistency of man in his 'actions when beholding himself as be truly is. No matter bow hi gh, no matter how low, no matter how intellectual, no matter how st.upi fl, all must return to the black slimy earth from whence we sprung, and once gone, distinctions cease to exist and " man dressed in little. brief authority" can not be recogni zed from the mendicant that ate the crumbs that fell from his table no1 can he be di~sociatcd from the hireling, the slave that was c0mpelled to lick his empty platter . .And as sure as Spring returns, Summer succeeding, Autumn following, and Winter hurrying after, so sure are we passing on towards that goal, where a g rave lies open to receive us, to hide us in obli v­ion. And amid all thi s dreadful , fearful paes of things, the only consolation we have, am] that is a g reat one, is the teachings of

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our holy religion, that we sh:tll ri se and live again , breathjng a Jl''rer , a heavenl y atmosph ere with Gvd if jugecl worth y of the same from our earthly actions. It is certainl y worthy of our consider9tion to medi tntc upon th ese truths clming this month of November which the c,hurch has espccifdl y set aside for cle ~'O ­

tions and prayers to the fa:thful departeu . Let us not forge t the poor souls in Purgatory and they shall not forget us, so th a.t when we are called a11 ay we can truely and really say,

0 grave wlwre is thy victory 0 Death where is thy stingT'

LOCALS.

- Pork and Beans. ---;I will hit y ou ! tn, ta ! - 0-o-h ! y on coy and giddy boy .

.J P.M.

-Prof. Murphy won a box of c:tndy at the "fair." we thought he 'd secure something sweet, " twas ev er thus."

-All persons desiring to insert matter in the JO UR­N AL must benr in mind that contributions not having the author's signature will receive no notice.

- A petrified foot, a turky 's tooth and a lively lizard have been add ed to P rof. Mnrphy's collection.

-Has the eclitor of the " J ou RNAL" bought that candy y et?

-The meJiibers of the cadet company are beginning to realize the fact that there is'nt much nonsense about the military Instructor.

- Prof. Toomey 's notes "broke the Hhetori c classes all up." They are slowly convalescing.

-Dean concluded that hi s cranium was sufficiently stored with the dead languages and "no more he will converse with those mighty minds of old" ·

-"Sic, sic" , yawned Conroy when Dr. M- asked him how he felt.

- The military company is making rapid progre~s to­wards perfection, Lieut. Park say s they will so on rival the illustrious " Skidmore Guards."

- If our boys cannot rnn as fast as those of some other colleges they will hold their own in "kicking."

- P. Lesage tiays that Colentus is one of the dead langnages, all the class add "amen brother Phil.''

- Th ings seem dead around the college since St. Viateur's Day and we don' t know of anything which would be more effectual in bringing abont a resurrection than the organization of the ''Dramatic Society". Boys yon have lots of talent and it ought to be used. We hope this hint will be sufficient and that we may y et have an entertainment before Christmas.

- Messrs. Golden ann Bernier were lucky a t the fair ; the former winning a handsome tidy the latter a beauti­ful butter dish.

-Willie Reaume says y on may talk about your big cities Chicago, St. George, and Tucker but there's more fun in Indianapolis than any place he has ever been.

- Profs. McGrath and Cosgrove spent sunday with Fr. McGair of Gilman, of course thl:'y had a big time

- vVe are happy to learn that St. P atrick's Literary Association has reorganized under the direction ofProf. Toomey ; he has had a wide experience in society work, and is, besides, an earnest going young man who will zealously perform his share of the work. With the support whi ch we know he will receive from the mem­bers we prophesy a golden year for "St. P atrick's society."

At the opening meeting the following officers were elected. Prof. D. B. T oomey Director; F. E. McAuliffe Presicl t nt; F. J. Quinn, v ice-presid ent; Philip Lesage, Secretnry ; P. Tierney, treasurer; E. Kniery , sergeant-at­arms.

- The Rev. Pres ident M. J. Marsil e, hnd the pleas­ure of listening to Mgr. Capel la st week, l-Ie expresses himself as more than pleased with the ef!'ort of the learned speaker and its impressions.

-Keep up your spirits boys. Its only about six weeks till Christmas and then---

- W e notice with pleasure that few of the students honor the "prefect of studi es" with visits on " l)rofessio­nal business.' ' This shows that the boys are working, for the more work t hey cl o the less business he has. May thi s state of af!'n irs long continue.

- On·-ffist Thursday the K. K. K.s fhil ed to appe1.r on our g rounds as agreed . We suppose the chilly weather scared them, at least we felt somewhat "blue'' Our boys hoped to hrw e a game with them bnt suppose it must be postponed until next season when we will try to acomoclate them nnd all neighboring clubs.

- Hunting is all the rage now and on every recrea­tion day a party of bunters m:ty be seen wmcling their way to the neighboring woods where they wnge WEir against the fur and feathery tribes.

-The "Gubbins Teny combination" will travel during the holidays. They in tend holding a forth a t Manteno, St. George and all the cities along the I. C. RR.

- Don't let them run yon in ! -When are K. K. K.s coming? - Who stole Kniery 's apples? -Show me the elude and by the " Powers" I'll sl:ty

him. - M. and Q. have resolved to study French since

their little difficulty of last week. Q. says all he could sAy was " oni mousier" and M. declares that he did 'nt know whether she wns talking about apples or cider as he could un derstand nothing but " ,Jai ne pas".

- We think t hose boys who go to the infirmary jus t

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.. ·-· ~ NOTRE FOI ET NOTRE LA.l.~G -E .

VOL. I.

LES FE ILLE ~IORTES.

!As pre:mi rs ouffles de l'automne Gla.çaient déj,\ le front des ombreuses forê ,

Et le fi euron.s de leur couronne Roulaient ur le gazon, si parfumés et frai

L ' feuilles encor frémi sante 'nr~cbaient ;\ regret de leur rian éjours, Comme c :imes gémissante ,

Pleurant sur des amis qu'on lais e pour toujours.

Ah: c''tait bien leur tri te plainte ue les ailes dn vent portaient jusqu'au ciel bleu, Quand. dans une suprfme étreinte,

Elle jetaient nux hois leur éternel adieu.

c qne. ~ur la hrnnche pos(es, Elle dormn.i nt Je ~oir dan de ~i doux berceaux!

An matin, les blanches ro ées Les decoraient toujours de si brillant joyaux:

Pourtant Jenr beant{• virginnle ?'i'a pu Mchir le ~ort. Elles sont là gisant,

Couverte de pourpre royale, Etincelante d'or, soug le pied du passant.

Hél s! rumn ce l Iles m0rt , Que cl'autr " sont tomb 1 : Yi erg s, ad ole ents

nx fronts pu!1', joyeu•es cohortes Que condnit au tombenu la froide mnin du temps!

lA rr •' ngnü •e des cenclr :s uc tout Nr ain i mêle aux diYers éléments.

n ne peut sur l s ~zons tendre Fair un J:k'l' • an~ pre, er de_, acré ~se ment.~.

Tont ce qui r pire. t\ mystère: Doi monrir comme l'homme et le vert rameau.

endredi, 9

T oute les splendeur " de la terre Ne ont que l'ornement d'un uperbe tombeau.

Mai lor"que la bri e bénie Du printemps revienclra, les forê reprendront

Leur feuillarre et leur harmonie, Et les cœurs d'allégres e et rl'amour frém iront.

un jour aussi la triste tombe, u le souffie cliYin, emblem tre ":ùllir, Et les corps, comme ln colombe,

'envoleront aux cieu x pour ne jamai mourir.

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27 Oct.-18 3. M."*

TOTRE FOI ET NOTRE LAl\'GUE.

Nous ajoutons aujourd'hui, sous forme de supplé­ment mensuel, une nouvelle feuille au JoURNAL du Collège . t. Yiateur, en faveur des élèves qui parlent le Français. Nous le fai ons dans l'espérance que la lecture de cette feuille par les étudiants ain.si que la publicité qu'elle offrira ;\ leurs productions littéraires sera pour eux un des moyens les plu puissants de conserver la langue de leurs Mère . La devise du "Cercle Français" sera: "?'iotre foi et notre langue." Voil1\ le noble héritage que nou ont légué nos p res et que nous ne voudrion.s perdre pour rien au monde. Le éléments constitutifs de toute nationalité ont avant tout ~a religion et sa langue. "Notre nationalité est toute faite de Catholicis­me." Depuis le moment où St. H€mi verse l'eau régé­nératice sur la tête du " Fier Sicambre " jusqu'au jour où Brébœuf baptise l'enfant des boi , nos tradi­tions religieu e sont invariablement les mêmes. e ont elles qui ont fait la France grande et glorieuse sous

le" règne de Charlemagne de Louis X IV et de Napo­léoll I. e sont elles qui ont poussé nos hardis pion ners et nos héroïq ues mi ionnaires depuis les rives du t. L1urent jusqu'au golfe du lexique et qui, à. l'heure sombre ct épreuYes, ont sauvé du naufrage notre nationalité menacée dans eon exi tence par un impitopble vainqueur. Comment ne pas les chérir ce

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traclitiors Rngustes, ne pas les tran meltre de g 'n(ration m génération?-

Quel a H6 le canRl des iMes religieuses pnrmi nous? N'est-ce pas ceLte langueqn(' balbutièrent les fils de Louis le f) (bonnnire, qne les g'nies elu grand sièCle impos(rent :\l'Europe et qui a re.;u un nouvel(clatdnnsle œuvres d e nos jeunes i:crivain qne leurs Rin(s ont couronn(s? Comme nous devons l'aimer et en &tre fiers: Nos p·rP.s ne rendirent leur ép' e à l'Angleterre qu'à la condition qu'elle leur a. sur.î t la conservation rle leur l11ngne ainsi que de leur foi. C'est en vain qne les succe8seurs d'Henri V 1 TT essny<'rent de nous anglîfier nfin de nous protestnntiser, l' ( loquence de nos hommes d't:tat força l'ennemi à reRpecter tous nos droits.

Pins d'un peuple a perdu l'idiome dont les chants bercèrent son en thnce. l\Iais la France, mnlgré qu'en SI\

longue carri .::re elle ait heurt·~ bien des ruines, 11 conservé int.'lcte sa langtH', qui, aujourd'hui eommt autrefois, est le v(hicule rles id(es qni remuent le monde. Et le clilf~rents groure.s de t-es enfants jet(s, il y a p)us de trois siè·clcs, sur Je continen t Am{ricain n'ont pns encore oubli é les doux nccents de la l\f(re Patrie. 'on Je chmid soleil rle la Loni~ianne nnssi bien que ' Ur les neiges du Cannela, on parle encore ln langue de Iùlcine. Et ce qu'il y a de remarquable c'est qne les patois, qui sont s i com muns en France, n'ont pas pu, quoiqu'on en dise, prendre racine eu Amüiqne. Notre cln~se illet­tr(e, de mtme que celle de 11ntrt>s nntion~, ptche Assez hOu vent contre la grammaire, ID3is elle comprenrlrn un orateur de ~ 'otre Dame auFsi bien que le plus obscure pa y nn. Les honneurs que l' A cact(-mie fr11nçni~e a '\Ccor­d(s aux "Flelll boréale " a donné un fclatant d(menti nux dHractenrs de notre litt(ratnre.

quand ,, notre prononeintion elle-même, nu sujet de ln­qu ell e nous ommes souvent blnmés, l'un des 11utemc le, plu di~tingu(·s de la Fm nee, Paul Fév11l, n'a-l-il pa ' dit, en reprochant;\ e comp>~triote, leur-; accents provinciaux que si l'on voulait retrouver le ti·nJH;nis tel qu'on le parlait sous Loui s X IV, il thllait retourner nu Cannela? que là tleurissait HU rnmeau de la l11ngue lrnnç::IÎ~e cunserv(e dans sn pureté primith·e. 'ou5 ~ommeo certninement Je pr mi<:r ù reeonnnttre l'exngll'ntion du compliment que nous fait l'un de no cotJ:.ins d'outre-mer; mni~ il et Lll1 rait aujounl'hui n •eunnu pm· tou~. qui e-t à

l'honneur lle 11 ot re rnce et !(moigne de sa vitalité merveilleuse, c'e,,t qu'elle c;.t re .. tt'e inOmmlnblement nttneht' ù ln langue que pnrlnient s pü - lorsqu'ils plnnlt'•rl'IÜ hî croix flllX UOrtJ- du • t. l.llttrent et flu l ·~chnc{· hé.

·-

LE BERCEAU.

A MA 1\fERE.

Que ce doux nom réveille dan l'âme de fntiches et su11ves pensées: Un berc~au, c'est une nacelle, où A

l'ombre d'une bl:mcbe voile, un ange d'innocence commence à voguer sur la mer du monde; un berceau, c'est un tendre olivier dont la nai sante verdure parfu­mée d'esp~rnnce et d 'amour promet un fruit de bonheur; un berceau, c'est un lac paisible, ou un frêle roseau, A

l'Rbri des gr11ndes herbe~. n'a pas encore plié sous les fureurs de l'orage.

Qui n'R p11s SIIVOuré le parfnm d'innocence et d e pai x

qui s'exhale du berceau! Qui d'une mère, agenouillée au pied de !11 couche de son enfant, n'a p:r entendu mur­murer la brûlante prière? Qui n'a pas vu briller la couronne de bonheur d ont s'illumine son front et ne s'est senti heureux de SI\ félicité? C'étnit. un besu soir, la nuit nvait ceint sn cou ronne d'étoiles, et J'astre du

mystère vers.~it 1mr la nature endormie 81'S douteu es chute. P ilr une fenêtre entrouverte entrnit un jour tremblnnt: une mère, debout, pr s de la corbeille où repu •1it wn enthnt semblait le contempler diii'S une muette ext11se. Oh~ qu'il étllit ravissant 1111. i ce doux enfant, thli~ comme un bouton de ro e: Un de es bras disparaissait Bous lui; l'autre sortait de d ou un l'Oile de gnze, s'arontii~san t autour de SI\ blonde 'chevelure comme un nrc d'iYoire; ses pt\npières doucement f!'r­mé YOilnient l'nznr de e yeux; ses l~vres du plu tendre c:umin souriait le plaisir et sur sa douce figure pn . sait une pure rèveri , un songe d'or~ Qne son vi nge était serein : Que son sourire ressembl11it bien:\ celui d'un 11nge : L'l mère ine de joie, à la vue rlu p.'lisible , m­

meil de son fils, se pencha ver celu i qui vintit de d\

vie et d\>po sur son front Pm·ore vierge rles chllgrins un b·1i~er brûlant d'nmonr, et l'enfant "\Svpillant tenrli t les bra il SI\ mèr et prononça le premier mot qu b(_

gaient les petit enfnnts. <:'6 t'b nt tle h pi~ til:alt>, plus joyeux que Je gazouillis de l'ois n dan la fi uill plu doux que le bmit <'ri,tBllin de !11 onore ra t lie: )[amnn: .... . ....... . .... Mam11n ! ..... , ........ , ..

• ·•avez- 7 us jam i ,·isité 1 gr tte de 1 Kankake ? Sinon, veuillez. bie.1 m

rdrai IIUjourtl'hui dt> cie rone. EU Je rocher d'1m pror. nd T'li in qui n' tlts n e du villqre tie Bourbon

1. J. f.

LE CERCLE FRANCAIS.

des élèves du Collège St. Viateur. Ils aiment toujours :\ retourner à ces lieux sous la garde de leurs maîtres; tout les y invite: la limpidité des eaux, les vertes pelou­~es, l'ombrage des grands arbres, et la beauté si pitto­resque de tous les alentours.

On s'y rend en suivant un chemin bordé d'une haie qui conduit jusqu'au bois. Après une demi-heure de marche, on arrive à l'entrée du ravin. Au premier coup d'œil, on aperçoit de beaux rochers, de beaux escarpe­ments et de belles ca-scades. A quelques pas un petit sentier un peu incliné nous mène droit à la grotte. L"ouverture en est étroite et si basse qu'il faut s'incliner pour y entrer. Le joÙr pénètre stfisamment dans la ca­verne et laisse voir une chambre d'une dizaine de pieds e&tP'és; la pierre des murs et du plafond semble avoir été travaÙlée par la .main fantastique des génies; aucune plant"e, aucune fleur n'y croit. C'('st en vain que l'imagi­nation y cherche les vert.es tentures qui pendaint au murs de la grotte de Calypso; celle-ci ne fut pas habitée, p!!.r une déesse mais ce. qui la rend intéressante, c'est qu'elle fut autrefois le s~jour d'un ermite. C'était vrai­ment une hèureuse idée que de venir s'installer ici: car ainsi que les ermites et les solitaires qui se cherchaient une retaite dans les déserts ou au sommet des monta­gnes, il s'était choisi un site poétique, une solitude où au­cun bruit ne venaiL troubler ses prières et dont la beauté était propre à élever ses !)(>USées vers le Créateur.

Le ravin, d ·mJle tl mc duquel la grotte est perçée, a un ljt très profond et tortueux; il s'élargit et se rétrédt en certains endroits et forme de véritables chambres. En passant de l'une à l'autre, on se trouve enfer~ entre cleu,1 murailles de pierre qui surplombent et ne laissent apeJ:eevoir qu'un coin bleu du. ciel. Ces rochers sont parwut couverts de verdure: d'un côté ils sont tapissés de mousse, de l'autre, ils sont garnis de fougères aux longue feuilles denteUes: ici c'est la vigne sauvage qui s'encline sous le fardeau de ses nombreuses grappes: là ce sont des lierres qui grimpent, s'entrelacent dans les branches des arbres et retombent en gracieux

festons. Un charme manquerait à ce tableau si un ruisseaq ne

venait animer tout le paysage: il axri ve de la plaine en mêlant son doux murmure au chant des oiseaux, bouil­lone parmi les cailloux en descendant la pente du ravin e.t jaillit ça et là en blanche cascades ; plus loin, sa nappe 1impide s'étend et forme comme un lac où viennent se mirer les fteur,s et les étoiles. Au printemps, le ruisseau se cha~ge en · un torrent qui gronde et bondit avec impé­tu<v~ité, mais en été, il n'en reste plns qu'un mince filet

arg,Tnté. E,n sortant du ravin, on aperçoit la rivière de Kanka­

ke~.qui roule silencieusement ses ondes; à quelques ar­pents, elle tourne vers l'oue!t et l'œil qui la suit dé- .

couvre avec ravissement une petite île qui flotte dans le lointain, verte comme une émeraude. Les bords de la rivière sont très accidentés et offrent les aspects les· plus variés; d'un côté, c'est la plaine et les bois; de l'antre ce sont des rochers qui dressent fièrement leurs pics couronnés d'arbrisseaux.

Tout près de la grotte, coule une source dont l'eau claire et intarissable désaltère le visiteur. Plus d'une fois au milieu de mes courses, je me suis arrêté à cette source et, comme Diogène, mettant la coupe de côté, j'ai puisé l'eau dans le creux de ma main pour étancher ma soif.

Je ne puis me lasser de décrire ces sites charmants et leurs mille bèautés. Partout on respire la paix et la fraîcheur, et l'âme y reçoit comme une nouvelle vie. Bien des fois ces collines et ces vallons ont retenti des cris et des bruyants éclats de rire de jeunes écoliers qni aujourd'hui portent nn front soucieux; un jour aussi viendra où il me faudra dire adieu à ces lieux enchanteurs, mais toujours je me rapellerai les heures joyeuses que j'y aurai passées et ellea compteront parmi les plus belles de ma vie.

Phil. Lesage. Rhétorique.

BIBLIOGRAPHIE.

lllustrat.ed Historical Atlas of Kankakee County, fllixois. Edited by J. H. Beers &; Co., Chicago.

La publication de cet ouvrage était impatiemment attendue. Enfin nous l'avons. Les souscripteurs n'ont pas été désappointés. La partie typographique est ex­cellente. Les gravures dénotent la main d'un artiste. On y reconnaît avec plaisir let! principaux citoyens du comté et leurs résidences. L'église, le presbystère et le collège de Bourbonnais sont parfaitement bien reprO­duits. Les anciens élèves verront avec plaisir cette page qui lenr rappellera si fidèlement leur Alma Mater. Nous prenons occasion d'annoncer à ces mêmes élèves . qu'ils peuvent se procurer cette gravure à un prix minime, en s'adressant aux Editeurs du JouRNAL.

La partie géographique est tout-à-fait complète. Les · divisions des terres, les noms des propriétaires, les petits ruisseaux, les chemins de (er, le site des écolee, le plan des villages, enfin tout ce qui se rapporte à la géographie du comté est indiqué avec une grande exac­titude. La partie historique est des plus intéressantes et contient des faits encore inédits. L'histoire du comté comprend naturellement trois époques. La première traite des premiers explorateurs; la seconde, des tribu11 indigènes et la troisième, des fondations de nos villes et de nos villages.

Il y a plus de deux cents ans, l'intrépide Cavalier

LE CERCLE FRANCA1S.

De La Salle, anx ieux de décon vrir la source du Missisip­pi organi za une expédition qui devait partir de N iagara, et se rendre aussi loin que possible par la voie des grands lacs. Cc ne fut pas sans beaucoup de travail et de dépenses qu' il parvint à construire un petit nav.ire qu' il nomma le ŒnJfin et dans lequel il s'embarqua av ec tren te compagnon-, pour Green Bay . (la Baie Verte) En s~éloi gn ant des charmantes côtes de Niagara, cette va­lcm·euse troupe chanta Je T e Deum et assista au saint sa­crifice de la messe. Bien humble et bien imparfaite était cette _embarçation comparée aux palais flottant s qui au­jourd 'hui fendent les eaux de nos lac8 et de nos fleuves Ils nav iguèrent lentement et avec dift1culté et arrivèrent à Green Bay vers la fin de l'aùtomne de l'année Hi69. Ds y firent la traite avec les Indiens et renvoyèrent leur bateali chargé de pelleteries au fort Niagnra. lis con­timièrent leur voyage en légers canots et atteignirent bientôt la partie sud elu lac Michigan, là où est aujonr­<i'hui Chicngo, et remontèrent la côte Est jusqn'ù l'em­bouchure de la ri v ière St. Joseph, Jls séjonrnèrent quelque temps: en cet enclroit où ils élevèrent un fol't en attendant le retour de G?·~tfin qu'ils espéraient voir appa­rattr c à l'hori zon de jour en jour. Mais ils attendirent en vain , le Gnjin ne revint pas.

· Après avoir donné qu elque t em1)s aux rep~s, La Sàlle remonta lH rivière jusqu':\ l'endroit où South I3end est maintenant situé. I ci comme pnr instinct nos braves explorat eurs changèrent de direction . Charge:1nt leurs canots sur lem·s épaules, ils en treprirent leur pénible marche à, travers la prairie entrecoupée de ' marai s fvn­geux, lorsque tout-à-coup ils aperçurent les CntlX limpides d ' une petite rivi ère, c'était la rivière de Kankakee qne l'œil d' un Européen contemplait pour la premiüe Jois Les frêles esquifs fnrent lancés sur les eaux de la rivi ère Kanlrakee et les braves découvreurs - s' em barqnèrent, r emplis de joie à la vue des beautés qui se multipliaient sur leur chemin. La Salle erra qu elque temps dans cette belle -vallée afin d'y jouir des amuse'11ents de la chasse et de la pêche.

-En ,Janvier de l' année suivante, il se rend it au lac de de la rivière de l'Jllinois. 11 n'alla pas plus loin cette année. Après avoir construit un fort , sans cloute pour marquer son passage, il remonta iusqu'ù l' embouchure de la rivière de Kankakee , y laissfL ses canot8, et retour­na au fort de la 'rivière St. Joseph , traversant ce qui est aujourd'hui le comté de Wi lL Dans ses autres excursions , La Salle voyaga plus à l'Ou est et, à une seule exception p rès, ce ne fut qu'au dix-neuvième siècle qu ·un atltre blanc pénétra ·dans notre vallée et y lai ssa quelque marqu e de son passage.

(A con ti-nu et.)

Ambroise Granger , Belles Lettr'es

CUEILLETTES~

-Vive, le Français toujours 1 - Ecl . . . Car ... et M .. Cam. . . ne hantent pas les

Américains . ... Souligny soutient qu'i ls craig:nent ' de perdre leur beau françai~ .

- Brosseau maig rira, , dllt-il pour cela garder l'infir­merie jusqu \\ Noël. ,

-P. Les ... et Ecl. C .. qui se sont si bien acqgittés de leurs charges aux ex amens.,du. Couvent, l'an pa!iSé, ont dt't t enir table.pendHnt 1~ dernier bazar, .. Deman­dez-le à Am b. G . . . . , - Depuis qu e A. Riv ... . est fl llé à l'Erable, il ne

parle plus cl ~ _wve11ir Htl collége après Noë). ~·

- F .. Hébert lai8se à savqi?· à HS arn,is-flu!ils le .rever-wnt bientôt an C'ollége Otè au . . ..

__ - Le Marqui s cie Lorn e a répopd-n en fran çai8 à

l'n dre8se qui lui a ét~ présentée par le Maire de Québec, fl l'occ11 sion de EOn dt part. Quaod wn Exceil ence eut fini , quelqu es v oix cri ( rent: "ln lj:11g).~sh 1 , In English !'• Mais l' ex-Gouvem eur Fe contenta de ~aluer, ; comme s'il eut v culu dire; Faites,: comme, moi, apprenez le

Français, puis re11tra dans, Je, wag(-m q uLcHsp~rut bientôt.

- - Le Mm-quis-de Lansdowne, le nou vet~:u' Ge:U<verneur ou Cnnil da , parle pnrJaitemenJ le Français. Pes œnditeurs qn ébecqnois ont ét é chmmés de~, censtnter qu ' il pl'C­

nonçait leur langue comme un Pari8ien'. ll e~t-- français

par sa mère, la Comtesse de F lahaut.

- Re v. J . Lesage Curé de St. George, cl ont la gêné. rosité · ~st bi en conr.t1e, a fnit rr(sent d'u11e croix en or qni cloft 'etre portée par l' élève qui écrit la meilleure composition frnnçr ise. Il y n lectmr <lrs li8te~ toutes.: lC's denx sf'lnaines et ln. croix est fllors donnée publiquement ù l'heureux com·nrrent, en mime t err·ps qne les ilUtres croix d'honneur. · ,,

-Le "College Jonrnal" cl1e'' Georgetown mmonce qu'on vi ent de fonder un cercle litt(nire frrn<,ais flu collége cle Wood stock sous le nom de Société Philologùp te; (' )1 favem ci e l' él( ment canr dien frn1Jçais qui rten<f lll1

développement consid érable clans l'Etnt du Massachu -setts. r, r .

-Nos lectenrs nppremlront avec plaisir que le ; t't't:s Rév. P. G01met, Supérieur GtJJéTal des Clercs St.' 'Via~

teurs et Je Ré v. F. Saulin, qui -oilt laissé ici -\ un si agréable souvenir, ontf.~it une henreù8e traversée. On elit qne par suite de son long séjour aux Etat8, le F. s~ ulin a grf'!1cle clifficnlté " fe üdre ccmrrendre de ses confr~ 'res . Tantôt illenr lance un All'right! hi11tôt' c'est : Don' t y ou f orget it! 1 am go i:ng back f7J Botttbonnaîs! Le Rév. A. Bélanger, C. S. V., qui accompagnait nos Vénérables Visitenrs et dont la santé lai~se beancon p à

désirer, commence à prendre des forces. Nous ftlisons d'es vœux pom qn'i l se r tSta hlissè p1:omptement:

T. \'JATE(R' '"' OLLEGE JO RKAL 1 9

becarue the weather · chilly ~hould be "tired". - P. J. w· · knee breech ~ are lineal decendan

'·0 Brien' bi"b wa er p:m ·" . - The two Pauls ba>e be n mon

Owin fr m him ha;;

brother and moth r in the ,roYe.

- Owin to tb fact tha . the ffice of :?nd. r . was made Yacant by the dep_'lr ure of the officer formerly elec d all ffice lower in rank were pr moted one :rrnrle. anrl )lr. Amhn e ranger. elected 4th. corporal. Drill• will hereafter take plnce on ~u.ndnys and Tu :!rlnys.

- , I. Prtlrirk' ,...iety wa..~ or ;mized Thur:,day 1\ whi h th following offi •er;, w~re eJected for ro-nin,! year. Dir · or .................... Prof. D. B. Toomey l'r ~i<lent ....... ... ......... )Jr. F. E .... Ic.Auliffe. Yice Pre-iden .............. ,. F. J. Quinn. :--.. IT\.' :uy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " P. Le:<age. Trc·1-m •r ................. • . " P. Tierney. , · rg •·1nt-n -nnn- .....•....... Ed. Kniery. Lit rnrinu .................... T. u-ack.

:He,~r . Fox .. " ulli ·nn. C:rnnger anfl Kniery will de<'! lim nt h next mce ing. man_r ll'Hne.• · re propo~cd fnr meml~~hip. nml will he ac e<l upon the n t meet­

in"'· Thr TIII'.'J'inn .J .•. ~ ,.-irtl•nn wno reor~niz<'d on Tm•.::day

rn• .. ·ov.l,.. fhc f"llowing offie('r:o; w<'re elceted. Dir · or ... . ...... . .... .. . PrPf. D. B. Toomey. . :tnge • [:m~grr.... . . . . . . . . ,J. P. )lurphy. Pr ident. ... . ........... "Ir. F .. J. Quinn. Vice-P~·idcn . . . ..... . ... " F. r:. )fc Anli~ , · net.1ry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " P. LesRge. Tr ur r. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " .J. Cu,~ck. Gr n-R()()m-.Ian ger ... . .. ,Jenn I'11rk.

)lr. E. Fox . .

~[r. J>. , ullivan. I '~<'ll" 1k idt>ll t() giYc on nter ~inmen ~ on D .

I '!th. (The nnnivt>~<\ry of lhe nrj!Rniu ion of :--.. J>flt­ri 'q , ( icy if 1 -ihle) ~everal n w lll{'ml rs were

nn>lled. - Thr J'/,i/l,nrmnnir nrrl!r, Ira unrlerthcdire<>ti >n of

\·er _ Tu •d11y, nnrl Thnn"ctny CH.

i h the follo"~V-

, •re ~n· ............... . Tr "'"f ·r .•.. . . .• .... . . . .

The m mbers of the Grammar cl~· should follow the !roOd example given by the Rh tor i a,nd or~ize

~ t. tani bus ~ociety. The- iety of th cred Heart and s.l o t, Aloy ius

, ociety will b ,bortly organized, and -bould have a full lit ofmembe

The l:>romineut Yisit rs ince our last i ·ue are th following.

Yicar Genernl Brouillette ofOregon.Alderman Walsh of hica o. Mrs. Willey. Pt~ge, Mtm and Harbour of

hica o, l\Ii · Hartley of hic:~go, and hlr. Halloran of ShelbyYille. Indiana.

A handsome lithograph '.20x30 inch of t. Yiat~ur's

College i ready for sale at the 'Journal' office. Be· ides it con ain two beautiful portrni of Yery R v

Fr. Be.audoin pr ident and Fr. Roy first Rector of the olle e. The parochial church and residance can be seen in the

back ground. A lithograph ent to any address postage prepaid on

receipt of .1.00 'Now is the time to procure a han~ome lithograph of

. t. Yia eur' ColJege and surroundings. E-.ery tudent should han one.

PERSO:XALS.

Thomas F. Ryan ' 3 is stopping at hi home at Emmet Mich.

,John E Hogan' "3 has begun a course of medicine at tb college of Phy icians and urgeons, Chicago, Tils.

Philip Moran' 79 has determined to become a machinist and lbr tha pmpose started las week for cbenectady N.Y. .J~eph L~mb ' 3 is attending the Seminnry of Our

L'ldy of Angels, u pension Bridge, •. Y. ,Tum s Fitz Iaurice 'Hi has become b ad hipping

cle1·k for the P. D. & E. R R at Peoria, Ill.

ln China the Catboli chu~h has 41 Bishop~. 1,006 pri~ts ( 423 native Chinamen), 64 colleges, 34 convents and a eatholic popula~ion of 1.0!12 000.

reb bishop Fe han of Chicago had seT era! eonf rene with Cardinal ;,\lanning, .•ince bi arrival in London, one of which to•)k place a Wind or Hotel, and lasted two hour:;.

Th • [ o.t Rev. Archbishop Riordan let\ bicago for , an Fran ·isco he .)th. in t.

Re\· . ,JO"cph E. Kell r .... . J. has been elect rl assistant of th En lish A~si tan y, which includes England and Amf'rica. Thi i< the fi.n> time lha .-.n Am ric.an was enr clcc ed o the po:<ition.

In thr e mon h lim Melina! ... 1 · I ey will h ye

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110 ~T . \'1 .\TECIL' 'O LLEG£ .l<H'IC\.\L.

C<JJnplcted the fiftieth nrniven:nry of his onlinntiun to I Rrticle 0n ll 5Ul•jl·et which should receiYe the nttE'ntion the prie !hood. lie has been a Hi.Ehop thirty-nine ye~trs. 1 ofeYery college tudent, Mnwly, Phbicsl culture.

Mgr. Capel b to visit Wa-llington n the g-uest uf the .Fe•.,olour e.xch:.1nges pre.>ent a neater appearanre.

banker~. Corcoran and Rigg~, and ~tny long enough to I fewer 'till t·onbin so mudl rt:>adiog matter, :lllll J•<·rh:q s

·ee congres I none~r all are so entirely. d_evotetl t~ es. y~ ns thE' Hanulfo,, (),ll"'l" J£u,zlltl11 L1nna-ston. Kv. All th de­

ll.lllrtments of tbe illunthl~y edd:nee th,: work uf nhlt• Profes.-or .J. A. Lyom, A. 1\1., L. L. D.,of::\otreDame niversity, 1ndiana, hrsjusr giYen to the public, a sixth

edition of his exc-elllnt work on eloeution under the title

of ··The Amcrie~n Elocutionist.'' lt contains a clear and precise e.~ planation of voice, its producing and modify­

ing apparatus. Yoice culture, regi;,ter and expres~iun, as also emotion and gesture, are treated at length in a masterly and pleasing manner.

The work is the rewlt of earne.,t nnrl long experience

on the !,art of the worthy Prore~ or. The selection., in prose and poetry are f.i' the fiJ-~t order. The pro­

duction ;,penks for it-elf. and, taken a, a whole, we haY('

no he,itation in ~nyiugthat it will fully meet thc demands of the most axacting critic . It eont:tin, l>\' er f<1ur hun­dred jlilg-cs of rearling watter. The buuk j, nierly g"tten

up and llelltly aud setTiccnbly boun1l in cloth. " chools, A<·l\(h·wie,, College~ and private indidduals wbhing copie, will do well to addre s the Prute-,or ~t - ·otre

Dnflle, Iml.

E:xUU\<.E.

The 0Jllr')F' J,ule.r. ofKalama;.oo, .\1 idt,, h ~~ uudergutw

a ehnuge in the editorial looartl th 1n•ll :•' in the mak.• up of' tl!t· p~tper it-e!t: The [tt({t>J.' nuw de\ ot ., lll tJre

~)Jaee to ·~ay, than herdofun·, :1 th:mw· whkh ought

to 1uetit thl· appre('wtioi• <Jf ih n• "•'h. TJ.e an iel1-- ut lhi~ .Juurua!Hn· th a rule up to the ~t ,ln<l a nl.

'fhc lra--.J c;1litor \If the lndt·X, huwe1er, IIJ'l'' '' t (l

hnn· turue1l hi-. dL>JlHrtuH ut illtll antllh u ·tl-mg tllerlinm.

Tbi-< j, not quite :bit ,huuld loe. " 1 ''l•e.-t to M•JUite :1 l-.li0\1 !L·dge of the <loin!!" ahuttt tltL cullt·.,:<' tluutt sh th1• !m·nleolunm, and .. re di-a pJ o int,•d wlll'l l \ll' Rrt•

inli•rull'd in-tt•t!<l "' to wlwre il will lw to our ad L !It ;.!'•'

to lHt)', hoot~. !tnt .. conf•·l'lion:ny ' LL'. ,

Tlw :-..tylt~<' frulll lS<"t n (. .. !h•:r•·, i- utw ot tlw 11 :1!•·-t

and mu-t altt . vti1 ,. ur t·"llegt• j unrm 1-. It i- th' t!J pri nt­ed oli l•»eelh·ut 1~11 •r, aud 1, r•·pkte " itlo iutu•-t in..:: n .1diug lll 'tlter. \\'l• n·ttumlh· "'-tll·d n l!''-''t dt< .t fr .. rn

a l 'ull(·~·· jo11rn:lJ puhlj,Jtp, j in tlll' "l'il)' t~t'• • nlt u ll•;" lnl!

the " l) !11 tully -a t i-til-, o11r '' '-I'' t . t i<>t •'· n tl "' ' ll rtl;

rl'g-l"lt th 1l it i- nut pnl•li-ht" l nfl.,•!Wl th 11 .. n t w<~ moutlo•.

' l h lit ltllltl •t·t'oltd 1.\llt l •·r- 11 •! , 3, •·III tt•. l!llJ lHu, .. •h·lphi . \ :11h·u1 \ , B, <•okl.) 11 , h '' tt dtl'< l u - '!Itt Atl.-IJ'hi:ln h !~t l :.:ht. 'l'i : j •Urt o tl. '' '" -• ' ritn ' t.>. l tlllll'llh n· h u•llt•d '' i th -k ill. I"' I •\ nu ut l r .

" , lliOll~ otltt·t thin~ \\ • llltl ul 111l i u , ~'{) Ill it ' -.kdeh ,,('"nth', 1 't , l\uw- , 11tl l1_1

I hand-. The litentn· articles are w-rineu iu 11 cle•tr : nd

plea-ing -tyle. :111<! coubins m:my thonght• worth pre· serdng.

Tbe OJll"f!e CZr-.n.-clt is the title of a news~- E>ight-pRg shE>et publi-bet! month!~- J,_,. the srndent.s or ::\<..•rth 1Ye,r­

ernCullege, ::\t\j•enille. llk Judging inm theChrtnide ::\ ortll ,,. e-tern (\ollegv [, :. lively phtc,• and ha,. a hrg<>

:lttenr!Hnce tbi;; _Yt':n·.

XOTHE D.DfE .\.l.\.DDIY.

HOLL OF IlOX()H.

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OF TBL lJO::>T L ·IIIOS.I..BLE KISD' .

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TER)l, )iO"T Rt: \"!1::\.\BLt: STATIO~ ST. 0Pf"'' • .. K.\:\K \Kt:t: Hill -.g_

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PH 0 T 0 U R .u~ H 1 C ~ T l' D I 0. GBOl"SD FLII<I'R. 56 E ,.,. \ '" lt'f .,,._

K .\'\1\ ,Ui:U:. lJ,I. FloP fu> otrlwcll'l"*'~ .1 'I" dlliiJ. <ll•l Ph tnr•' CoriMI l'nd Enl•f'Jl•·•l "'"I ~ ini•h"'l in ln<lia lnk And Wa r ('nlnr<. Phnt• n( ( hlltlr n aml (;miiJ'' b) n""' mph! l'"" "

a ,'p•··ialty.

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D. ' heppcL. ~1. D. 2H2 Larr bl:'e f't. ('h iengo, Jll.

Dr .. CIIEPPER~

~iH be in Bnurh<..'llll:Li- t>ll the 1:-L of

each mon h.

,J. R. :\L\LOC'IIE. G n• r~ f•l "~" tfh

Rnr-~ h ill a 'I' ·L11!,, \\ L~•l" rk uf all klntl

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l3ooh:8~ X 'Y~ ~ B.\-~-B~u '.-n•l B \T• . F1~lll~1; T .KKL£.

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R. J. ll \.XXA Wllnl.t>.ll.f' RET\IL

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HIU YTOX & CIIRlSTIAX llF \I f·n_ .... in )lt·n· .... "·onnn· .... )fi,, ~· and

rJdldrt'll·..., f.n lHf h ·dlum ':'--hn,,...,: :\.1:--.n tlll "'ll('Q 1 ·dal iudth.'\ mt•llt' h r

Students.

Two dnnr- north nf Pu-.t Oflice.

l\_El\R BRO' lL\.RD\L\TIE. ~TOYT·::.'i .

:--TE EL TL '\L\1 E, .·.\lLi', &<' .. ,J nh work <lone in an~ pnrt nf the County

CPR. Flt I Ol'l:T -;r '" -.nn·\1 Ell.\YLTE·

K.\ '.\ K ... \ KEE. I J ,L.

C .• T. J _,iJ d"'n., DE.\ T.I:R IX

" "nte hc-., Cloeks, ,J e w elq·, ;-oo; T],l....~ II YEH and !'J..\Tf.D \\' UH:,

'11'11 Ll'o,THl \II 'oT-..-.eLI.-T.\CLF . • tC.

~ "() L.to conn :--TREET~ · H:nnknkc<",lLT>. -

H•p .iring nf\\ .,,, !11·•. t ln<"k,.:m•l .Jcwrlry Neatly Executed.

CIL\.'. HIETZ BHO ". IX..\rHER (0.

\I\ \F\ITl.l:tl:~ ,t I>f.\LFH~

Tn L1unl• ·r. L:1th, :--hindr•. Pn-t,, WINDOWS, DOO RS AND B liHDS.

K .\ •. K .\ K E E. I L L.

n. 1:! COl HT ._THEET . . ·n ,'('Jt(;J<:o:. K.\.-1\.\KEE. ILL

D :1ler in Fnrr•i!!n :~nrl Dnnw ti f4 CT llOODS , liO s DRY 0000$.

111

X.B R 1 X. X.

F'iftb ..t-\..,- n u e

Oppo•ite •·TDIE ... BGlLDI'SG"

CHI AGO.

\\'e hnn• lately !>ought an immense lot of

CbnnJ.be:r ~ts the '\Thole clock of a

l\.Ianu:Cactu1·e, 40 cts. on the Dollar.

We can sell ~-ou the mo~t \x>autiful se t in tJ1c city for

which ncYer wa~ ,old below

... 60 .00 . If you wish to make a presen to a

friend, com11 and ee us, 'lTC '\\ill ive you the hest opportunity you may ever be offered; we hoxe a few hundred left, and they go rapid! ·.

If you are in the city, come and ce our large tock of Parlor "" "' t~.,

l\Lagni1ic nt l\.Iirrons 20 x 72

1:. r n b G ·las ""27.0

:tJ arlar

C'ARrE:TR,

Lotsrn:~.

Sofas

112 ST. V1ATEUR'S COLLEGE tJO HNAL.

J. .J. , C If G B F: H T. PHOI>HIETOH OF THE

German, French and American Pharmacy. Cor. Em,t Ave. & ~Jercltaut >!.

JL~~IC\KEE, IJJ. K c><'P·" cow,tantly on lland a full line of DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS, OILS ETC, ETC. Abo a tinP lill P of 'J'oilet Art ides of <11 1

kiml.,. l•' ine (;igar, and Tobacco. :-1li C.\LL A.'\'JJ :-.E J~ :ME.~

Preston Sanasack. BOUUBONNAIS GHO VE, ILL.

GcnPral Store. Dealer in Groceries, Dry goods, H ardware, utlery. Glassware.

Alw keeps com-tanlly on hand a large ~tock Of HI•:ADY-)JAOE CLOTIIIX G,

FA~IILY JIEDICIXES, Alld wholesale LiquOrB.

LOUTS GOUDREAU, Jr.

l-IARD WARE. Stoves, Iron, X a ils and " ragon \I'OOcl

Stock. 'l'IKIVARE AXO TIK OF ALL KINDS.

No. 3 Court Street, I--i:n.nh:alt:ee, :rn.

JlEl~DI C LINETDIETABLE. COACH ~o. 2. leaves Kankakee for Bourbonnal.

f:a~·'e~ k"~J.iio:,'n'fl/ro~1 ·k:.',',t\'I{~! ·;,i o30J' A..~~i; I. 00 1'. M .. 3:10 J• . M., K 30 1'. ~1.

Jo'AHE I5C'E~TH HlXGLE THIJ'. C'OAC II Xo. l. will <·on nett with all th1• Trains

n11d ('atT y Pao;sPngPr·~ tn an , part of the City aud to the Ea~tf'J'II Illiuoh ln :-,aue H ospital.

Cll AlllllEH LAI N lilWH' Proprietors.

T l1ose in nee•l of choiee Conl'ectionerie,:, Canned goods, all kinllH uf l<'ruit•, Fish auil Oysters will do well and "ave money u}' calling on

T. O'GOR:\1 \.N. East Avenue,

:r~nnknh:ee .

JOHN G. KNECHT, rJHnrlnwt r !lltn·1

HE A Y- L\.UI,; Cno1 h.ing· ll al.; and ( 'ap~ . -G('n(', unllt>n1 ear. Trunk~. ,,.~di-.:.<l:o-., F'urni~hing Good"'.

1\' i l >ull Hro,' Filll' ~hirt,. NOs. ~ AX I> ~conn snmET.

RankalH' (', m. L. D 11 0 L E T ll: D H 0 'l' Il E H .

1)1.:.\Li.HK I\

Boots and hoes. A L:trge Stock ol' \\'u tnt>n'.;, :J[i"<'.>'

Childn•u', ,\ [ l'n'~, Ho1· ~· and Youth,'. Bargai th in Cr<H·k,•r.\· :11111 (; l:t•'Wlll'l'.

:!;, Court Str<'l'l, X,•,t to Fir•t Xatiotwl Hank.

KANIL\KEE, - - - TLf.I:\Of~.

.T:nru.~,... TL ] ,"'4.·llo'"""· Candles, C igars, Nut s and Fru it.

JCE-CH E.\ 1 11 1Hl SOD.\. 3nl. Door nortltufP U. h''"'"' E. lu

1/oln: J);nnc JiraO~llll1· DmECTED BY T H E SI:>TERS OF TIH~ CoxGI<EGATION oF NonH: D AME.

This ln~ litution a!font<, erery adrantage to Young Ladit·s dPsirous of ohtafning a solid and linislwd education. For partitttlars apply to

~ ! other Bupcriur, ::-\otre Dame A~ademy,

Bouruonnais Grove, K.,sn..~KEE Co., I u ..

SCHOOl BOOKS. lEGAl BlANKS. F H A X K E. B E L LA ~I Y .

DEALER I N

STATIONERY. Hooks, News, Mu s ic,

'Vall-Paper, 'Vindow Shades. K.\XIL\.1\EE, 1LL.

TOYS , PICTURES. BABY CARRIAGES'

{tvmmrui 11 [ \,lrfcl Opposite I. C. Depot.

FIRST CLASS ACCO~DWD.\.TION.

FHEE ' Bl'HS TO AC\D FHml DEPOTS.

C. G. UBELLAR, I'tWPHIETOH.

_.\. C' .. \HD. --' I'" :~ll wlwm it may <:ontern.

ITn 1 ing- ntlnpte<l the One Price

S_'~t<•m to all Ill,\' I':H 1'011~, ] will gi l'l'

~cf.!uthnmp \. ~abd, K.~NKAKE.E. IL L.

Drng·gists and Dealers IN ALL KINOS OF YAJ\CY AND TOILET

ARTICLE , Choicest Brands of Cigars, etc. ~ All should give them a ca ll.~

A. Ehrich EA.._ T Cot· HT STREET

JL\~KAKEE. Dealer in choicest Groceries. choicest

brands of .Flour. Keep< on hnnd constantly n large aswrtm<:>nt of Feed and Produce.

Please cal l and see me ]){>fore going any place e lse.

H. L. Crawford & Co., WHOLESALE .t. RETAil

GROCERS. No. 36 Court Street.

Kankakee, Ill.

Foundry, & Printers' Supplies Specimen B ook and Estimates upon

Fr~~,:';:'~~d ~c~~~~: Second-hand list of

'14 &. 56 Franklin St., Chicago, 1111!1.

Ontlit~ 1br CoLI.EG~: PAn: ns. Send for e;tinutlt',;

C. \\'OLF. Barher !'hop

l'nder l""mbadt 's Han1PSS Store Kankah t·~. Ill

~ir .... t l'lass \\nrk gua_ran.tf'Nl Shull"nts (•:-.pN'Ially lllYJted.

P. L. l\lO-:\ A~T, M. D. PhYsieian and Rurg-e-on.

· Bonrhonntlb <~nwP. 111 . All <'nll< promptly atletHlt'd.

L ll. llF:llU EHO'\, ~[. ll. A-.:--i-.tant ~urg-PoJJ, 'ft>r<') J-l o ... pltal 'I'll Ht'~idt~nt Jlh) -.,idHn, Alt ' \.ian Jlo-..pual Chi(·H~tl 'X".?

R e;;id('nee. Bom·bonnai~ Oron.> Ill.

The "JOt' H); .\ I. " a hi-weeki) paper dt•\O!t'd 10 f;('!E);CE, LlTEHA'fll llE and AllT, pul!ll•ht'd ll\' the SIUUPIIh of "' · \ ' [.\Tlil'H':l OLl. _(;£, IlOL' HI~O::\:-.' HR G HO\'E, 1LL.

The •·JOCRX_JL" is 11 tin-t rl~U me<linm lin· "_\DYE HT I:-il:\ G." 'lwei:! I :It tent ion pni<l to tlw printing vf

BC~L "ES.._' C' .. \HD~._',

BILL liE.\DS. a further Di-eount of tO Pl•r cent to :-1:.- Terms the mo-t rea~onnble. ~ · r nll Ch•rg-.\ mL·n, l'rufe•,or' :m<l :-itmlent' I The> ".!OCRX_JL" ,Jt:l!l l~e mnilcd

of B<>urhonnai' CollL•gl'. C:t ll nt the to nny a(ldre'~: t the rnte ol

Phill:Hh·ll'ltin One Pri(·e Clothing PER ~\ .... ~ .... ~ r ~I ll<tll :\u. ' Court ~t. l\:mkak,•e lll. ~L T :\[0 ... 'TIJS

:'If. Hohrlwimcr, Prop. TilE. TrDr_. 'TB, A'dit .. ,. •• p,.,,prittvr.