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EDITORIALS.

OUR READERS WILL probably have noticed that the last page of the Jou·rnal, which until lately was de­voted to advertisements, is now entirely filled with literary matter. We are far from considering as in any way mis"ppropriated whatever space we reserve for Catholic or other notes. The preparation of these always requires a careful reading of papers and a judicious selection of noteworthy matter; again the boiling down of such elements into short and pithy paragraphs is an exercise which calls for an analytic and at the same time synthetic eye. It calls for a readines of perception

· anrl a power of literary digesting not inaptly displayed in College Journalism and indispensibly requisite in the wider fields of the weekly or daily press. We trust moreover that these news-bits may not be altogethe uninteresting to the m'lny catholic families our paper reaches.

• • .. S{) THE EXAMINATIONS are over and therefrom

we launch out into the second ' term of the scholastic ,year. Let us be

1encouraged! let us not drift aimlessly,

but let us roll up our sleeves and row valiantly for home 1 No more now must we pull again,;t the stream; we go

with the tide; the stream carries us onward; its banks present such v<1ried and varying scenery that we'll scarcely notice the distance of our sailing. We'll pass the pouring tributaries of thawing March, we'll cast anch­or at its Glorious Seventeenth!-then along the steep banks of April, dark at times but illumined too with that ever dear festival, the Pasch. Then we'll arrive at the green and flowery meadows of fair May, which, as all things sweet, is always too short. Already thence we can perceive from beneath June's luxuriant foliage, the smoke wreathing from our cottage in the blithe breeze. Then in excess of gladness the little crew will say a hasty farewell and that will mark t,he end of another year. (From the Journalof '86.)

• • • PART I. of Rev. Dr. Peborde's lecture "Eleven years

in the French Armies" appears in this issue. It compris­es history and anecdotes of the campaign in Afric.a. In the next issue we intend, if room permit, to publish P art II. of this interesting and instructive speech­treating mainly of happenings during the late Franco_ German war.

• • • THE TIMELY REMARKS, or words of encourage­

ment, addressed by Rev. Fr. Marsile C. S. V. to the several singing classes had the desired effect of uniting all the voices in one grand unison last Sunday. The responses to the Preface and Pater were especially well given. We trust that alike improvement may soon be.perceived in other parts of the ma.ss and in vespers.

• • • OWING TO THE FACT that several clru.ses are not

yet examined, the averages promised will appear only in our next issue. The results so far seen have been quite satisfactory to the examiners and a credit to the students.

• • • AS EVERY MEANS is taken to inspire a relish for

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FAREWELL.

The fair summer flowers are faded and gone

The woods flame with yellow and red

A shadow of gloom's on the landscape around

And da.rkens the sky overhead.

' . ' How fair were those evenings of su mm'er gone by

. ·whe;we spoke of friends dearest ariel best,

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And .. bandi!3d the story and jest.

. B.ut life's ,like the seasons, the sun cannot shine

,. II\ w\nte~· and summer the sawe,

And he wbo :to-day was· thought of as a friend I I '

To-morrow may be but a name~

Fair Summer is over, its pleasures are past

And winter winds blow o'er the lea,

Still do not forget me, when I too, am gone

Far away o'er the desolate sea.

'Tis true as the bards say, of all the Sttd words

-. That eve1~ on m.o1·tal ear fell-

Not one is so sad as the word I now speak

And that is the sad word-Farewell!

LECTURE II.

NINE YEARS AS A MILITARY CHAPLAIN.

PART I. CAMPAIGN IN AFRICA.

H.

· ·- . ' When yielding to a kind desire, I had agreed to tell ' you in a familiar ' chat of my nine years experience as a ''military chaplain in the French army, I asked myself

whether it· shoulfl not be cruel ty on my part to grate your ears, even for a few minutes, with a barbarous and l.n4armonious , l:.mguage in which yon would ha rctly .recpgpizy your poet(cal national tongue, And further­P1oreis i~- ~ot j:].\le~tionable, whether the interest attached .to a few ,anecdotes from which. it would be difficult to separate ·iny personali ty and to facts interesting only in as much as they are connected with a loved country which is not yours, should compensate for the torture imposed OP your ears? . B!!t I soon realized that you are Am ericans, and that

as such. you might .know the part taken by )j'renchmen in . , theenfranchisep1ent of your country from the tyranny of

; Engla~d i that p:~y _co~n~·YJD.~ fo~gh.t !lift~ l;>y si:de with the heroic founders of your glorious independence as a. nati9n', ~a~ Frepc;b., \>lqod. ._rpi~ed with the American blood of tbe Companions of Washington hus cementarl your imperi shabl~ li berties. I did also realize t-ha.t you are Catholics and that you know that ho'Vever great may_ Q_e 4.e.r :&~ults in m.Qde.rll .time.s, .. FI!\DC~ -~~.kt_l_gwn for centuries as the glorious solctier of God, gMta Dei per Frarwos, .as the eldest daughter of the Church, as tl:l~ .l!postollc nation, as the pioneer oi Christian .. m viliza­tiou; that even to-day despi.te th~ impiety of too many of her -~hildren she' is yet, to quote a ~ecent word of Leo X III, the heart of the Catlwlic Church !Ul Itome tS

its hea " In consequence I did conclude that as Americans and

C;ttbolics you might take some interest in anecdotes and events otherwise stranger to you, anr that at any rate your kindness would ma~e up tor the deficiencies ofmy l•arbarous English. .

The gre_atest part of my life as military chaplain has been expended in Algeria. When I was appointed , how­ever, the conqu est was already accomplished, so that I have no recollection of great battles to tell you for that period. Although I accompanied ::~s chaplain several ex­peditions in time of rebell ion, I could speak only of mere skirmishes which generally lead to the ~urrender of the rebels. But the country itself, the nborigines of every kinct, and the life of the camp, are subjects ofdescr1ption or ··of narratives which may interest. Of hattles we shall speak when telling you of my d istrcssing recollections of the Franco-Ge-rman war.

ALGIERS AND ENVIRONS.

Algiers, having been for centuries t he stronghold of those barbH-rous pirates, the terror of Christian nations became by conquest in 1830 tbe gem of t!Je French col­onies. I will not attempt to describe the incomparable, land that Tacitus sty les the granary of Rome and tbat Cicero forbade to the proscribed anarchists of his time because they would have sought there a sky even purer than that of fair Italy.-It Wf\S in December, one of these fine mornings to be met with only on the African shores of ttie Mediter~tnean sea that, as I gcJt on neck, I had a first glimpse of Algiers yet a few miles di tant. The sea was as smooth and unruffled as the blue of the immense, cloudless sky spread as a canopy over the ·landscape that unfolded to our view. Oh! the grandeur of that December morn breaking with all the splendor of a Summer day in the superb bay of Algiersl A tepid breeze freighted with perfumes of orange groves caresses us. We now behold Algiers, amphitheatre-like, built on the acclevities of a steep hill. It looks like a• huge, white pyramid whose wide base plunges into the blue water of the ·bay, and who e summit towers 800 or 1000 feet above level tide. Conspicuous on this elevation

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tes the Janrlscape towards the ·west. - · · " · · · · ~ign oNhe r.i:oss, tlie commaniling general'otders "0arry Is.J:all not' de sed be .the 'i1Jteii6t ' 'o( ·. t'lfe 6i~. : 1 :shall A1'ins ;'' the infantry obey's the COlllm:.'lind ;" whHe the cav­

not svell.k dfitS mosqu·es 'whtch· taf'Se bn tl1 ~ir ·'ruirra}ets ·· &lry, artiilery, "li.nd 'all vfficers of 'the stn4f unshedth the if th~ crescent ·of tl~e Turk, i{or b(its' chtrcbe' :W&·oie swords. :.A miliiary m ass is ind~ed an im'posiug specta­d(?mes and st'~eples t.ower abo;,e tlie tein ple . of !slam, ide. Iin;agitle tliis· petfect square formed by 10,000 men s~o~i11g prou ~lly the conquering Christian cr=o¥'~/1 shall :i.5' !!iletit ali and iw·movab1e a·s statues; the horses them· · not sny any thing of the nwiw.menial ! stre~t borde reel selves as motionle'ss as the riders, the bands play,ing . at with wide archer! sidew~lks in the new tbwn·, nor oftlie intervals, ete. But how can I expres8 ·what one fe .. ·at narrow alleys winding through the inext~{~ble pel-1m ell the 'rooment ofefe'VMiori !·The general loudly comm~nds ofrriauresque hous~s ofol'd Algie'rs. ' · · "Att~ntion ! Present arms! Kneel down!?' As one indi'f"-

IN THE CA111P idua1 the whole infantrJ; kneels; horsemen and officers . I h::~sten to ~eacl;l A•imale, a ~orlern t'own built on the lower their swords' and heads covering tlieir .eyes w1th

~:uuthern deciivit.}; of Mount A·tl~?· whei e a ct.lumn of the ;ight handin ·a:doratioti; ensigos 'a.nd colors bow ~~d 1 Q,OOO m'C n hils ,lie elY furmed to enter the Saliai-i't ih pur~u-ft . drums, bugles, and trumpets give foi-th a royal salute, . (irebel A•;:ibinnscomman4~d by a fanatic¥_uphty. Ite~·ch~ .Whi le the artillery fires nine guns. I dd ' not think one cd the 'camp on a 8atu~d:\y, soon after' th~ sitting of the .. can 'witness a in ore imposing S'cene on this earth. Stin. This was my first el\:perience of a miltf.'lr}' camp. It . JIIARCHING THROUGfr TUE SAHARA. would hardly be possible f<>r me to tell yoti'my impres- Next morning the rb•eille was beaten at 3 oiclock, sions. That escort offive Spahis,Ambiam{ar)tt'conseqnent- and a few minutes later the signal for brMking up the I.}: Mnsnlmans, to .ac~ompany a cathaHc'}ffre~t; the for- camp cimsed a wond'erful bustle all around: Jn·Jess '~~an malities before entering camp, the mystery ·~r; the p'ass- twenty minutes the army was i:eady to march off; the word 1 the bivouac fires illuroining the whole camp, thosE} tent.Q had bee'tt pulled · dowri, folded, and ·fastened long-slraight, p~trallel lines of tents f()rming wide s'treets, to the knapsacks of their tenants togt:ther with thos~ long rows. of horses ti ed by one foot to the . same' blankets and other camp . utensils, the horses had been rope ~tretched . On the groun<i, . the stackS of'musket.s groomed 'itnrl S(l.Jdled and the stores laden 011 dromadaries raised · in front of every second tent; the s~htinel vmlk- hired for stores purposes; every soldier haa taken his ing silently !J.round, and the gay chatting of the camp: place in ranks. Nothing remained of the camp but the alt tbes~ ·~. to me very strange, impr~ssiye.' · dying embeFs o'f the bivouae fires. You can hardly

]mmediately after my arri vall notftied headquarters realize the . picturesque aspect ofan army taking the field that I bad come, and I was then informed that the miT- · for an· expedition in the desert. Infantry -in en, cavalry itary mass would take place at 8 o'clock next morning. me~, at'tiilety irien, the stOres,amunition, carried by up­I thence returned to my quahers to p:j,SS ruy first night . wards of l,ooo· dromadades, the field hospitals with their under a tent in a military camp . . At ni~~ 'o;clock' tl:fe l~ng rdWs of mules carrying cawlets (kind of chairs . drums and bugles soun¢1. for. retiring; from that moment' hanging on each flank ofthe mule) the military surgeons the ,most p~rfect silence reigns ov.er tb.e ca~p; only from and chaplain. The chaplain wears s broarl-brimmed time to time the night w~~.tches are heard cryi1\g •·Sen· ~at tidornell with a violet and gilt cord and tassel, a long til}elle, .prenez garde !l vous 1'1 which correSpond~ t o the · black coat, ·and a large enamelled cross, and he ridPs on English "All's \veil!'' ··. - ·· · · a spirited Arabian horse. Imagine now tbe aids-de-camp ·

' . . ¥1LlTARY M'ASS. . . , ~ud I orderly otJlcets galloping in all directions to carry The next m~rni~g at 's o'clock, our whole 'little-army · th~ orders ot ·th(; Gettetal•iri-chief. At last the trumpets

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ately repeated by ·the bugles ofall the regiments. Then give me a, "<Tit~en pe~11Jit, ,eonsented tQ .jglil.ore IPY ab­by a r,api~ movement each corp~. takes its assigned rank: sence. I started immediately with my intrepreter galJop­of march, the cavalry gallo,ps to the front and wing& ing fast toward r agbouat ' eight miles dts~ant from our while some of the batallions are obligE:d tq take the gym- camp. We haft icarcely proceeded two J}liles when. my nastic pace (kind oJ trot) to take their position in good Spahis, ( af!lb orderly) approached me saying cool'ly, time-Thus the a!;'my followed by its stores, field.hospi- "We shall have our he~ds cut off." · .. :. Why? said I___: tals under the guard of a batallion of Zoua·ves ancl a •·rhe ;Bedouins are after us; listen, put your ear to ·the· .. squadron of Spahis, makes its entry into the deser~ at . pummel of your saddle, you cap hel\r t,bem coming,.t){ey''' about 5 o'clock by a splendid moonlight. Now the ~eat arn not far." A~d almost s{muitaneously he showed me Sahara unfolds before you its · shifting wa11te, its endless about half a mile away a party of insu~gents galloping horizon, the. deep blue of its sky, its 'Clear. ~nd diaphan- towards us. ous atmosphere, . the wonderful and oft-told phenomena . Flight was imposs~ble as they eoulc'l cut us off from ot- its mirag.e, etc. Shall I pass unnoticed its green oasis . the French lines. I thought it woold be the best policy with their groves of taH date palm trees? I shall not not to appear having noticed them a~d to slacken pace · enumerate the monotonous succession of breaking up as soon as tbey were within musket-r~nge. Directly . we camp, ~t.r\lggling in the wilderne!!s, and the fati- heard the war-whoop aqdsaw them aclju~ting their lon,g gues consequent upon their marching through the muskets. 1 stopped ami . awaited their coming. They . gr.eat sandy plains. A thing which in all these hardships came upon us at full speed and made a sudden stop; is ·qaite surprising is the sprightliDe"ss of tbe French one of them took me roughly qy the arm ; I then showed soldiers. I will not mention the several unimportant him my cross and through my intrepretm· told him I sku;r:nJ, hes of outposts, the campaign set on foot for was Marabout (priest) and that if they injured us in qu~kij· .g an insurrection, resulting in . ~he surrender .of any .wl\y God ""ould certainly punish them. "But you B01,J Waza, its instigator. are an enemy," said they. I explained that no christian

Now that you have some idea of an army on the ma'!'about could be the enemy of <1ny one on earth; field l shall not any more follow the order of events, but that the religion of which I was , a mambout was a reli­merely narrate a few anectotes characteristic of the gion of.peace. Then the chief invi.ted me to eat cons-Arahians, or of the French soldiers. couscous (rlish of peace) with him, gave, me a pass on

AMONG THE BEDQUINS condition that I should enter the douar blindfoldP.o. I You have no douht heard a great deal of the f.'\nati- objected to this ce.remony l\nd on promi~ing to reveal

cism and cruelty of the Arabians, and in fact it must he nothing of what I should see or hear in their quarters, acknowledged that they are often cruel and fanatic; but I was accomp-anied to the outskirts of the town were we it m111st also be conceded that not seldom they are capa- entered without any rlifficulty. bl~ €> generosity, of noble gratitude, and of fidelity. After ascertaining .that the pastor was not a prisont>r The•following experience which I shall briefly relate but was seriously ill, I visited him, beard his confession will prove it. During an insurrection caused by the famine and started to return. The same Arabs who had ove,r­of 1867 I was chaplain of a column sent to the release taken. us in the morning awaited us outside of town·, arid of Laghouat, an Arabian town situated in an <:>asis of escorted us within sight of the bivouac fires and towards the Sahara, 400 miles from Algiers, where a garrison uf midnight afteransweringthechallengeof 8 or 10 sentries 200 men aHfl 600 European colonists had been besieged · we entered our quarters. The next morning I related for several weeks. . my ad venture to the general and he could scarcely

I had received instrurtion froffi the Bishop of Al"'iers realize that my he!ld was still on m.r shoulriers ancl ' 0

to inquire afcer the resident priest of Laghouat who was wondered much at the unwonted lenity and generous-report~d to have been taken prisoner by tb e insnrgents. ness of the Arabs. /v3 our General, however, de.cided to pursue a different course and go southward to another oasis wbere, so he was informed, the chief of the insurrection was posted, I asked the general to allow me to cross the insurgent's lines and visit the priest before it would be too late. He laughed at my request and answered, "Why, my dear Monsieur, do you want to give these barba­rians the pleasure .of making you walk without your head? You would be going to a. certain death" ! ... As, however, I trusted in the fmnkness of the Arabians I ill!>i~ted and the genera~ at ~ength, . though ref~si1;1g to

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Arabians are not the only inhabitants of Algeria; there are other aborigines more · dreaded, and I must add, more fonnidable than the Bedoains. Allow me to narrate an unlooked for, and indeed quite unwished for, meeting with one of these African denizens. In one of our ex~editions, as we were marching along the skirts of a celebrated. forest said to grow Liban cedars, I was very desirous of seeing these famous trees, the giants of the woods, and I applied for a half-day permission. I stait~d with my Spahis who assured me he knew exactly

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NOTRE FOI ET NOTR'E LANGUE.

BOURBONNAIS;ILL. .Samedi, 12 Fev.l887.

M.ES PQE.TES.

Que je vous aime, ô mes poète~,

Et vos chants dérobés à.-la lyre des cieux 1

Ab 1 comme vos bonheurs et vos peines se.crètes

Résonnent daÙs mon Ame; échos harin'onieùx!

De l'hoinrne vous rendez la penséè lmÎnortellè

Quand vous la cadencez en sons mélodleUL

Vous touchez à peine la terre.

· · Aux célestes concerts, vous mêlez votre chant.

Comme l'algie emportant sa victime en son aire, ,·

Vous m'enlevez aux cieux, éperdu, triomphant,

Prêtez-mol votre volx BMrée

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Combien de !ols J'al tut la foule

Afin de me trouver seul à seul avéc vous 1

Pour entendre longtemps votre volx qui roucoule

Mieux que l'ols~au des chants si pénétrants et doux!

Pour exhaler mon !l.me en éternels soupirs.

Comment r endrai-Je sans votre langue Inspirée

Tout ce qui dans mon cœur n'est que vagues déslrs7

Vainement le monde frivole

Cherche à me captiver: to~oul:s vers vous j'accours;

0 doux cousolateurs, plus vite que s'envole

L'hirondelle l ég~re au n!d de ses amours.

Et comme se roule l 'abeille

Sur le velours des fleurs en s'enivrant. de miel,

Je berce mes ennuts1 quand votre volx s'éveille,

Sur des llots d 'hanno11le et crois ou!r le ciel!

n fait si bon de vous relire

Dans quelque retraite oll rien ne vient me troubler,

b'l ce n'est que le vent qui se plaint et soupire,

Et sous l'ombre des bols semble vous appeler!

An monde vous' prêtez une Ame;

Tout VIt quand vous parlez: la nn!t verse ses pleurs

L'étoile au ciel bleu ceint sa couronne de flamme,

Et la terre s'endort sous s.es berceaux en fleurs.

An gal révell de la nature.

.La brlae épand sa joie en suaves Mcords,

L'oiseau bénit le jour sous la verte ràmure

Et là vague des mers vient caresser Bès bords.

car toute chose prend une alle . ·.

Panoù.•trdoux ~nie, 6tlnœùe.dèll cteuii ··

MaJs vos l(lorieuses phalanges

Nous conservent encore un reste de ce feu

Dont la flamme là-haut embrase les arohanges . Kt qn! faisait frémir le barde devant Dieu!

Oh 1 vous ravissez la pensée

Dans le monde enchanté des songes et des rls;

Mon !l.me que de fols par vos hymnes bercée

s•èndormlt en r êvant à ses rêves chéris l

La colombe mystérieuse

Des célestes hauteurs semblait descendre euCOl'

Et secouer sur mol son aUe harmonieuse,

Pins douce que l'écho lointain des harpes d'or •.

De l'esprit la flamme divine

Sur !ll.OD front s'allumait en un profond sillon

Et, Moise nouveau que le ctt>l prédestine,

ùouime lui me marquait d'un Immortel rayon.

Songes dont je suis encore ivre,

Que vos riants espoirs à mon Ame sont doux 1

0 poètes almés, que je voudrais vous suivre,

Ne tnt-ce que de 101n et chanter ilomme vous1

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... .....::... ~~· .... . L'ETUDE FAIT L'AVENJR.

Rien n'est pluR. vrai que cetLe devis ~:;. En effet l' é t~1de

a pou r objet l'instruction, et l 'instruction · es t im . ' t~es'o'r sïpi:?cieux qu'on peut regarùcr son avenir; 'céirnni.è a~~ uré; dès qu'on en est possesse ur. Le j eune · )1omme· ~n q~i _rés id.e l 'a_mour de l'étude fera infaillib l~me1Ïtson·. chemin <ians Je monde. Quelque .m6diocres qn e l'on snppose ses talents, s'i.l est studi eux, il fin ira par vnin­cre to ntes les difficu ltés qui s'opposent à sa bonne vo­lonté. Il fera honneur <'t tous ses devoirs, et fournira sa c:nrière a vec dist inc:ion . Il y a deu x mi lle >tn s Virgile écr ivait :" Labor irnproclus mu nia v ineit." ·Pcrsonne, je pense n'osemi t r-ontester la vé rité de üette asset·Lion, qui d'ailleurs est appuyée sur l 'expé rie n c~. de tous les siècles. Qui ne sait que clans le domaine cl e l' étucle, les gr:tncls efforts ont été toujours t·o uronués cle grnncls succès. Comm ent les Descartes, les Pascal, les Buff'on, et tant d'auLl'Cs son t-ils parven us à l' immortalité? C'est en se çon clamnant à rl e gran<1es et labori euses études. Frays~i nous, dit-on , ne dormait que cleux heures par jour; il consacrai t le reste de la jonrnée à l'étude.

De nos jours c'est le seul ehemin qu'on puisse j)l'<'J1 Clre pour arriver aux lionncnrs, aux dign ités, au x em plois l ucratif-; ;j e ne veux pas dire en cela que ce soit Je oeul bu t que le jeune Lomme doit se proposer dans ~es étu<'l es, bien loin de moi une tell e pensée. Non, le Chrétien porte plus llaut ses regards, ses sentiments · sont plus clig nes d e lui. P ersonne n'ig nore la parabole des talents. No ns y trouvons l' obligation où nans somm es rl e faire fr uctifier les talents que nous avons reçus, de cult iver notre intel l igenee. Autantl e.- in térêts de l' étern ité· l'eml)orten t sur ceux du temps, autant Je chrét ien doit s'attacher avant to ut, aux devoirs que sa relig ion lui impose. Je d is ctonc q ue le talent perfectionné par l'éturle est la seule aristocrnhe r econn ue des temps mod ernes, car ce n'est. ni l' or ni 'l'argen~ qni élèvent l'homme e't le rende nt estimab le, mais b ien les richesses in tellectue ll e;;, sur les· quelles les ca.prices cle b fort une i1'ont auc une prise.

L'éLude fait non-seul emenL l'avenir cl es indi vidus, mais aussi l'avenir dessoc iétés. Lorsqn'on vo it lajeunetise animée d a noble désir cl e s'in:;tr uire,on pent sans témér ité prés~ gE r rl tl::; jonrs rl e g loire ponr l'aven ir cle son pays; car c'est au sein de l' étude que l'adolescent puise les principes d' ordre, cet amour elu beau, ce t esprit de patrio tisme qni plus tard le mettent en <;ta.t cle se rvi r u tilement sa patr ie. P ourquoi ln. F r:tnce e8t-ell e pR-rVCJJUe à un cleg ré si élevé clans l'échelle cles peuples? Pourquoi a-t.el le prodnit et produ it-elle eneore auj onrcl'hni tant d'hom,nes illustres? C'est que le Françf\iS naît avec le g;oC1t cle l'étuùe joint à une granrle nptitucle ponr les sciences ct les arts. C'est cette nation qui la premi ère, onna au mon:1e. civilis :~ l' exe .nple de ces institu t-s

li t téra ires dans lesquels se r éunissen t cles hommes studieux ; c'est clans ces sénats de la rép ublique des lettres qu 'i"ls se communiquent leurs pensées, leurs lu­mières , _leurs conn:tissances. Les étudiants de cette maison en s'cmôb nt sous le dxapcau c1'11ssociations an~.logues In:lrChént SU J~ ' lès tî:·aces- de ces gran ds modèiës êt -à.ssÙ= rent leiu avenir~ '

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CUEILLETTES. -N-i - C'est fiui! - Qu'on r<>.8pire bieu après les exn mens! -Bonhom me se plaint de ses examinateurs. - Al!Jert nous apprend que PiLou cloit être ùientôt

de retom. - Jules esL tombé malade dans Je bon temps et est

, reven u <1 temps. i - Georges sontien t qu'il peut en fai re .autant que i Ti lai re à la cha.isej on est curieux de savoir comment il ~ s'y pr end r:1it. ·; - La pnroisse de :.\Ianteno a t:tit un bn:-~r au profi t j du Rév . P . Cbouinnr<l . Les rece ttes nettes ont rlonné ; :.·ti0GA5. U n pare il résnlta t fait l'é loge de la p~roi ~se

i a us.>i !J i en que cln Pas té ur. , ...,... Ou a cé lébré clans l::t même p~roi ssc, le jour de 11n St. Ig nace, u n ser vice an11iversai re pour le re po~ de

:l 'âme elu très r<'g retté Evêq ne Bunrget. Le ' R~v. P. Cboui11nrrl offieiait, ns: isté clcs RR. PP. L:mglais et

·Beaucloi u r.om me Diaere et Sou$-Di acre. Les RH.. PP. ·P onli n, Maugé, H.ivard C. S. V. , et 1\fr. T bérien ét<tient aus:;i présents.

- Rév . .i\1. Gonn.nt rloit. retourner en F1·ance, vers le ·viogt du mois. Nos meillc1trs onhait.s l':lCcompagnrn t au pays rle ses père~ .

- Allons! am is qui cnl tivrz 1 ~ ' lnnguc de Racin e, ne pensez-vo us p~s q ue qn elq[les revu es etjourna.nx écr it-s dans notre idiome national a uraient lenr ph1ce dans la

·nouvelle salle de lecture? A vous cl e prenrlre la ch l'Se }t

cœu r. -Les RR. FF. Groe et .Creg::tn qnittr ront hienlû t J:J

France : le premier pour rev e11 ir a n Ca11 acl :~, et Je clf'r ­ni er pou r se rendre à n .m rbon nais. No us soull:1itons 1:t bienvenue à ces <'leux dévoués fi ls de St. Vi:iteiJJ',

- Une lettre elu Rév. N. Gos&e lin au Rév. P. Marsi le contient d' intéressants détai ls sut· la mission de notJ'e .excellent ami; nous en publi ons a vee plai,; ir que lq nés, ex­traies. CeLte lettre contient 11u ~s i ur: j oli bill et de banque, géné reux elon offert pour l'érection des a~1te l s latc';raux .ll e not re chapelle. Grand merci!

".fe mc rends bien volontiers à .vo tn~ prière tou chant .Jellieo. Heureusement pour vous et pour moi, la des­cription ne sera pas longue, le v illnge ~La nt si jeune: il n 'a que quatre ans d'existence, le cher peti t! On parle rarement d u p::tssé de J ellico; qu elques uns déploren t

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s.Q!!H~tat p~:ésep_t, plusieurs nourrissent de grandes espé­ran,cP-s, qq1, selon ces d~rniers, devron,t se réaliser clans un tutùr peu éloigné . Actuellement le village de Jellieo oeuvre de très mbdes~es tracti®ns des tenitoires des états. du .Kent~rck~, •et d til Ten,.n.essee, etse tro1we presque perdu dàns les flancs d,es .ro,ontag.oes. dites C~tmberland. P+u~üenrs de ces _mqn:tagnes atteignent une altitude de 1,200 pieds au-dessus de. la ville n1tissanJe, ce qui donne à cette detuière un aspect sauvage et piqtlai1t. Jellico possèd.e nne }~opulation ,de '600 habi~àl'lts. Il y ~tune ég'}ise Catholique, deux temples. protesta.nts, une école, et sep~ ou huit stores. C'est içi aus'si où .se rencontrent deu:s: lignes de chemin de fer : le Lou is ville et Nash­ville qui fait le .servièe entre Lou isv ille et .Jelliêo· et l'EàSt 'fennessee Ta., e.t Ga., qui nous mène à Knoxv'iile Tenn., eu troi·s heures.

N<%ts av',ons aux enviro.ns de .J érllico qùatre grandes , ru ines de cl.larbon,, donnant dJ~ l'emploi à, près de 1000 mineurs .. Ces derniers reçoivent en moye mJe $2.30 par j o ur. Nbüs alll·ons ·bientôt une immen se tanneri.e qni dotinera dé !''ouvrage à bO familles. J ellico, quoique jeune, sait déjà lire et écrire. Il vient d'ache~er une pres~e à im pd-mer et la SC'maÎJ,e prochai ne on v eut ré· pandre par tout l'univers le premiér numéro d u "Jellico News.'' Nous avons ici tille église, peti te, mais tout-à­fait coquette. Eile mesure 60 su r ~2 (pieds) avec sacrist ie q11i me rend le service tl' une mflisonn ette pour le présent. Urâce à l'initiative et an patron:tge (,e notre év@q,ue, Mgr. C>tmiJ)e P . .Mae.s, ninsi qu'au zèle et au ç]évoue­!Tlen t du Rév. Paul Volk, mis8iOmtaire tien connu tl u di ocèse de Louisv ill<', 'l'Eglise Cn.tholiqne n'est plus 11 ne d t:;tllgère <bns les montagn'ls · du Curnberlan(l. nOliS S(Jl1) ll1 CS peL1 rtombreLlX ici, mrtiS la population uoas SfH:ü.llk $:_Ymp:ttllique et as~ezbien rlisposée. A part d'ut)e trelt !.aine de minenrs cathoLiques, nos. familles sont très dispersées, ce qui bit qne je ne manque pas cl'exercice-je ne manque p:~ s cl'apéLi t 11011 plus . . J'ai .six mîssions 'à visiter, qnelqtwS unes le: nt près de Knoxville, 'l'enn., d'autres à qnclque qnnra: :te inilles clans le Ken­tucky. Je rencontre p:trtout rle;: Irlanrlais, des Alle­lli[],nds, des Italiens, des Fran9a is et même des Cana­diens. Tous me ser:ilblent b~en diqJos0o." •

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LES ORDRES RELIG TEUX.

Le Président. MM. Depnis plüs d'un siècle un cri de hûne,un cri de

proscript.ion et de mort re·tentit de l'uu à l'autre hémis­phère contre des hommes qui ont consacré leurs vies à

là prière, leurs lcrmières à l'instruction de la jeunesse, leurs membres an soulagement de toute~ les misères. Dans éètte gHerre implaeable qu'on leur a déclarée, toutes lee, forces, toutes les· énergies semblent. s: être réunies pour les écraser de leur poids et les balayer de la face de la terre. Les horn r11es cle lettres les ont accusé de perpétuer l'ignorance, J:e, pe1aple de favoriser sés oppress.eurs, les diplomates de )?Pêcher la révolte, les républiques comme les monarchies .se sont entendues pour les annéantir. La catholique Italie, la Suisse, cette terre classique de ·

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la liberté, ont donné la main à, la despotique et protes­tante Prusse dans l'accornplissement de cette. œuvre inique.

P.eüples èt gouvernements, tous ont proféré con~~·e eü:JC ce. "Tolle'' que là nation juive, il y a dix-hg.it sîèèles, élevàit contre l'Homme-Dieu, le Sauveur de l'humarlité. Et l'écho de ces vocifération>. infernales n'a pas expiré sur les rives du vieux monde où se ~ont. per­pétrés de pareils 9,ctes d'i11j ustice. Non! Son sou:ffie impur a franchi les mers et souil'Ié ce sol de la libre Amérique! Oui, les jeunes républiques du Guatimala et du Pérou n'ont pas voul u J;e.ster en arrière de leurs aînées et elles ont ç!lassé sans pitié les descendan,ts de r.eux qui, dans. des siècles de barbarie. apportèrent à

leurs ancêtres, le code sacré de l'évangile et de la civi­lisation.

Pourquoi nne filrem ùn déchaînemelit àttssi général contre les orches religieux? Sont-ils coupables des crimes dont on les accu~e? Ou bien auraient"ils failli à­

leur mission et mériteraient-ils d'être ensevelis, comme tant rl'autre.s institutions humaines, sous la poussière des âges?Nous ne le croyons pas, et nous voulons autant qu'il sera en notre poU voit, vous présenter, au flambeau de l'histoire le tab leau de leurs bienfaits, les merveil­les de leur charité et de leur héroïsme, et vous verrez qu'au lieu des ineptes accusations qu'on leur lance, ils ont mérité et méritent encore cl'êtt'e appelés les apôtres de la foi, les protecteurs des lettres, les bienfaiteurs des peuples!

1er. ORATEUR.

MM. Le flot toujours envahissant des barbares avait finipal· miner le colossé rle Rome. Cet empire que les lé­gions victorieuses des César a vaie.nt formé des dépouilles de. toutes les nations était tombé, ébranlant la terre du hruit cle sa chîlte. De cette puissance autrefois gi­gantesque et redoutable, il nè restait plus que des débris et des ruines~ Les Barbares avaient bien su détruire, mais ils étaient incapables d'édifier u n nouvel ordre soci:lJ sur les dévastateurs dont ils avaient marqué leur passage. D?jà ces races Jeunes et vigoureuse coœmenç.aient à per-~ dre leurs forces et leur vitalité au co nt act d'une civili­sation conompne.

Qui doue utilisera cette puissante somme d'énergie qu'elles df pensént follement da11s des courses vaga­bondes? Qui adoucira leurs mœms encore sauvages sans les énerv8r? Qui leur dévoilera l'art suprême de vi~re eL de gouverner? Qui leur apprendra à fonder des ,royaumes et des sociétés? Ce sera l 'Eglise, mais l'Eglise à l'aide des ordres religieux. Ils surgiront de toutes pa.rts paT millit:rs; ils viendront des sables brû­lants de l'Afrique et des campagnes embaumées de l'Italie, de l'aurore et du couchant. Et quand aura sonné l'heure d'accomplir leur œuvre civilisatrice, ils accourront se ranger sous l' étendard de l'illustre St. Benoit, qui

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porte dans ses plis l'amour du travail, le secret de la continence, les principes du droit, l'avenir du monde l

L'Empire Romain sous les Barl:>ares, dit Montalem­bert, c'était un abîme de servitude et de corruption. Les Barbares sans les moines, c'était le chaos. Les Bar­

. bf1.res et les moines réunis vont refaire un monde· qui s'appellera la Chrétienté.

Ils commencèrent d'abord par fixer aq sol ces hordes guerrières, qui n'avaient vécu jusqu'alors que de pilla. ge et de massacre, dont les seuls titres de noblesse étalent la rapine et l'oisiveté. On vit des monastères sans nombre s'élever sur les cimes superbes des monta­gnes ou se cacher dans les frais abris des vallées. On les vit surgir des déserts et des forêts, sur le bord des tor­rents et des grands fleuves. Bientôt des routes s'ouvri­rent au milieu des bois immenses, les forêts disparurent, les déserts se fécondèrent, les marais furent desséchés, les landes et les savanes se convrire~1t de moissons dorées.

Subjugués par de semblables exemples, les Barbares déposèrent la framée et leurs mains, qui n'avaient sn que rougir la terre du sang des peuples, s'employèrent désormais à défricher son sein pour y faire germer l'abondance, la richesse et la vie. Pen à pen ils se grou­pèrent autour des maisons religieuses, formèrent des villa.ges, des bourgs, puis des villes. Que de cités grandes et populeuses ont eu p.our berceau quelques cellules de pauvres solitaires! 0 v,ous, Lucerne, Zurich, St. Omer, Mons, Domfront et vous toutes, nobles filles de ces héros inconnus à qui aujourd'hui on ne voudrait pas laisser un coin de terre pour refuge, ouvrez vos portes toutes grandes et accueillez avec transport ceux à qui vous devez le jour! élevez des arcs de triomphe sur leur passage et que vos mains leur tendent des palmes et leur tressent des couronnes, car le dévoue­ment qui vous a faites ce que vous êtes était trop grand, trop généreux pour qu'ii ne puisse trouver au-jourd'hui un asile dans vos enceintes.. '

Les prodiges que les Religieux accomplirent pour le monde ancien, ils les renouvelèrent pour le nouveau. monde. Quand les Européens, qui les premiers foulèrent les rives de ce continent, traquaient les indigènes comme des bêt.es fauves, et qu'ils courbaient leurs fronts libres et fiers, sous le joug abrutissant de l'esclavage, ce furent eux qui firent entendre des paroles d'humanité à ces malheureuses victimes d'une sordide cupidité, qui les suivirent jusqu'au fond des forêts, jusqu'au plus haut des monts; qui les fixèrent malgré leur inconstance et polirent leurs mœurs malgré leur cruauté ; ce furent eux en un mot qui leur donnèrent tout à la fois une. morale, un cul te, une patrie l

Et si vous ne m'en croyez pas, li::;ez l'histoire ou plutôt l'épopée des merveilleuses réductions du Para­guay; de cette fleur vierge de la civili:~ation chrétienne

épanouie au sein des déserts et. de la barhàrie, de cette société de saints et de héros aupr~s de laq·uelie les Républiques de Sparte et d'Athènes ne sont que des jeux d'enfants!Etvous.,Canadiens, revoye~ laNouy~lle­France et vous ne ferez pas un pas sans admirer les traits subi~mes de leur dévouement qu'lis ont écrits en caractères de sang depuis nos grands lacs jusqu'a l'errl­boùchure du St. Laurent.

Les moines avaient réussi à attacher au sol des na- · ti ons jusqu'alors errantes; mais ce n'était pas encore aHsez. Quanq les terribles .enfants du notd fondirent sur l'Europe, comme un ouragan, qui sauva du naufrage universelles trésors de l'antiquité? Ce furent ceux que l'on proclame aujourd'hui les ennemis de la science. Leurs monastères étaient comme a~tant d'arches provi­dentiels où furent recueillis ces écrits qui font l'admira­tion du monde. C'est là que ces infatigables ouvriers de la pensée multipliaient à l'infini les copies qe ces che~s-d'œuvre où devaient venir s'éclairer les générations . futures; c'eo:t là que s'écrivaient, au jour le jour, ces mémoires précieux avec lesquels les peuples modernes ont composé les annales de leur Histoire. C'est là que se préparaient les secrets de ces découvertes nom bren ses dont nous SOillmes aujourd'hui si fiers! C'est rle là qqe partiren.t. ces architectes qui, inspirés par la foi seule, lancèrent jusque dans les nues ces fl èches superbes des cathédrales gothiques, è.ignes et glorieuses rivales du Panthéon. C'est de là que surgirent ces génies qui, comme autant de flambeaux lutniueux, dissipèrent les ténèbres de l'ignorance l Qu'il nous suffise de nommer St. Thomas d'Aquin: et les ordres religieux n'eussent­ils produit que ce s~nl homme, ils mériteraient la re­connaissance éternelle des siècles.

Elle est belle, n'est-ce pas, ~lie est admirable la mis­sion que les ordres religieux ont accomplie dans le pas­sé l Si je ne craignais de lasser votre patience, qu'il me serait agréable de dérouler devant vous le panorama sans fin des bienfaits actuels des ordres religieux! Je vous les montrerais encore hardis pionniers de l'agri­culture dans la personne des Trappistes qui fécondent de leurs sueurs le sol brfllant de l'Algérie; je vous les montrerais vainqueurs de la barbarie nans la personne de ces zélés missionnaires des régions glacées du Nord­Ouest, vainqueurs pacifiques, mais autrement puissants que nos armées exterminatrices; je vous les montrerais éduca.teurs infatigables des peuples dans la personne de ces trois cent mille Religieux qui distribuent, à cette heure, et sur tous les points rlu globe, et à toutes les 0h1sses de la société, le pain de la science, de la religion . et du véritable progrès. Mais je sens qu'il est tout à :fait inutile d'appuyer auprès de vous sur des faits dont la grandeur et l'héroïsme sont encore tout vivants dans vos souvenirs et je laisse la parole à mon estimable confrére.

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tb~t~)?Ot ;w:lo!~f~ t)Ie l!!:rgest of tl:wm were to be found and that ,tt '-lr!CiS: &nzy so.me 6 or 7 miles ofi' of our way. we ro<te .. sewera;~ hours thtough the woods, saw superb oaks, be,~ch:es, pitl.es, but not tl'\'() tneF.e$t sh~dow 0f the. looked fot cedars. My Spah~s, t~ough he felt conf!Gien·t th~se coqld not }q_(l ~e~y f~r o~, a,cfm0wleelged that be. i~new nQ

lo'\)g~?r wbich ,way ~o turn;. ir)! fae.Q . vie were l0st in the ·• WQQcls, Tpe suq . ,h!l<tJ disapp~~red in the . thick fbrest • and the ·sbp,rlows gathered f?st, Oar horses w(lre tired; I ·

· IDJtdfol up my mind to c?)llp for tbe night undH a splei:l­di'd we.eping-beech. We uJfsll>d.dhtd our,bol'ses, fastened tbetn .by .tlle tvot or th.e he.ech atlfl provided them with a.n afuu·ndant supply of young branches; and determined as· we. were to. sleep off om: appetit.es,. we lay on the bare .gro:und not at a.ll apjlrehending to be distnrbed by those dis.tres~ing nightmares: which visit the sltunbers of th0se w,howuta.ke oft~o , suce.u1ent suppe:rs~ / • But af~er .an hour or so offr.qitless eff'orts to persuade myself tlia1; sleep woul-j{' l!>e an acteg;uate substitu ~e for a subs•tll:ntiallunch, I was sui'ldenly sta.rtleil bythe un­usual kicking and snorting of our horses which were tryiag to get loose. I got up and ttied in vain to qwiet them li>y kind w01'ds and caress.es. I noticed. that ihey were tr~mbling ~J.ll qver. I. ,called my .Spahis who was soul(ld asleep. A,.s. soon a·s he saw tbe horses he told me, , "the Lord is no.t far,." and almost at the same tim.e a tremenHolts roa:r apparently confirmed the 1;;tatemeni of my AF.al.l gl!ide. The tord of Uie desert was indeed ·too near us. Q~lt' horses became wikl a~td we were obliged to fet.ter them. Htmger, sleep and aU left us to make room for other feehngs. Happily Ih:td a box of matches; we hu.rriedly gathered up :fitgots and >.tarted a good fire so as to keep the lion at bay. Again and again we heard the blood-curdling roar apparentiy nearer. At last day­light broke upon t.ha t night certainly the longest of my life. ,WitJ10ut a thought ·Of breakfas·t we quickly saddled our hor.ses !!,nd were off tryll1g to :find our way back to the camp.

We had scarcely proceeded 200 yards when my horse began to prance and to rear .. I spnrred him sharp­ly, l;lut he only made a bound sidewise and looking a­heap I perceived !!bout oO feet in front of me a splen­did Numi~ian lion, lying lazily with hen,d on his fore paws, loo~ihg at me wit~ apparent indifference an<l even contempt. But notwit.hstanding his magnificent­ly royal mien I did not stop very long to contemplate his beauty or sublimity, but vigorously urged my mettlesome Arabian pony an(l 45 minutes later I was in the camp narrating my adventure.

W1th tll.e permiss0n of the general a hunting party was immedi~tely organized by Colonel D(;l Sonis then the best mar~S~Ill~Q: in the French army and afterwards a brave letJ.d~~ (jfi"tl!e hattle field ofPatay. We (after brel\i~f~t ofco~rse) stealthily retraced our steps toward

the .forest and found our lion in the same place and at­titucle; however the nuiform or perhaps tlw number of his visitors seemed to interest him. He slowly raised his magnificent head and began a roar which was inter­rupted hy the report of a rifle; the head sank back P,eavily to' its fo~·mer position no more to rear itsei£ so proudly and spread terror over the dese.rt and forest, wilds. A lit tle con{cal steel bullet admimbly aimed by Colonel De Sonis had been lodged between the two eyes of king lion and he was deid. A few feet from where he was comfortably co1.1Ched were the yet reeking remains of about half of a young steer: this was the re.asen why be so contemptuously refusPd to make a light break­fast out of us when we passed him by so tremblingly that early morning, and recieved us. so meekly on our revisiting him. The gloated beast was satiated and lay meekly _digesting. ·

(We interrupt the intresting lecture at this poin:t, purpostng to give in our next issue t)le remaining part which treats of the war of 70 between France and Germany.)

LOCALS. - "Yemen ofHoopston!" - "0h! Roach, here's a little marble.'' -"We can't be with you always Tim." - "Shakespeare'' now studies by candle light. -The four o'clock walk8 'bave again been resumed. - Da11 has take!1 three partners in the smile business. -Alex G. now towers as president of the "Big four." ~ Panl now manipulates the bn,se-drum stick in the

"College Band." ' - 0 Ye Gods! Th(:llatest intelligence is that Joe bas

become a musician. - "\Vho owns that little dog that was bai'king in the

Study~Hall the other day ? -Rev. F. Dooling C. S. V. sang high Mass in the

parish church last Sunday. - Some one ought to lend a helping hand to the Bil­

liard club or else it will sink Into oblivion. - Paul has a part in the play. He was seen in the

Recreation Hall the other day copying his lines. - Mr. Ballinger's Lecture on ·'Oratory and how ac­

·quireil" is expected this evening; all are very anxious tor the hour.

- Jvhn says if Roach clon't like these ·boots he can turn his head when the representative of the "lee­Palace'' passes by.

- Rev. Fr. Berard, of St. Anne, IlL, paid a visit to his father and mother, and spent a pleasant afternoon with us last Thursday.

-Rev. Fathers Marsile C. S. V., Berg-eron, Legris, l).nd Perry enjoyed a healthful ride and a pleasure even­ing at Rev. Fr. Lesage's at St. George last Wednesday.

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·- Mr. ahd Mr~ . Baker, of chi cago, HI., are visiting tlieil'" son Fran cis who has beeil unwell for some time. W e h ope Frank m~y soon join. th e' ranks ngain.

·_ The register of the "Hotel St. Viatenr's announces the following late.arriva:ls: Eugene Graham, of Chicago, Mike Prendergast, of Streator, John Golden, of Minonk, and John Halloran, of Rftnselear, Ind.

- We un tlerstand that a la'tin elass is being organiz- · ed at the H oly Name School, Chicngo, with a view to preparing those who contempl ate a college course. We hope the under taking may prove a grand suocess.

- A very .s pirited d ebate took place ·at the 'last m·eeting ofSt. Patrick's Society. The sul>ject was, re­solved "That the American Sports· are more pleasure giv'ing than were the Olymic Games." The pnJ"tidpants were Justin Ricou as ·the upholder ot the " affirmative," and S:tmuel tiaindon as the defender ·of the "negativ ~:·· ·

•__:__ Rev. Fathers Bergeron and Perry, of Chicago, agreeably spent a few days with us this week. They as'­sisted at the orchestra rehearsal last Tuesday evening '' and considered it quite a musical treat. Fr. Perry w11~

invited to the piano and regaled the musicians with his brilliant mcn·eaux. -Thursday morning the first elocution class pealed

forth :in presence of the examining board. Fr. Bergeroi1 who was present complimented t.he students on their speaking and hinted at the indispensableness o:f at lea,st ''a pleasing way of s::tying what we have to say.'' Fr. Mar­sile C. ~. V. added remarks which, it is hoped will be remem bered - "Earnestness, 'Forcibleness, Variety- ;'

- The programme of last Sunday's entertainment consisted of an overture by the band, a declamation by C. Harbour, a piano and violin duet oy L. Falley and Mr. P. Sullivan, a song by D. Cahill, the Lecture by Rev. Dr. Peborde, :>ong and chorus by quartet, vioiin and piano duet by H. O'Neil and J. Suarth and closing remarks by Rev Fr. Marsile C. s: V. The evening was a very enjoyable one. We all thank the Rev. Doctor for · the pleasure and instruction he furnished us.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

We thankfully acknowledge the receirit of Mr. Bail­large's late and already world-famous geometrical work, The Ster·eometr·icon. The great merit of this book con-

. sists in its being short and practical. The w·hGle s:Ystem for the me::tsurement of an infinitude of 'solid bodies revolves on "one rule!" This new ruLe, of Mr. Baillarge's own invention, is as foll ow s : ''To the sum of the paral­lel and areas (of the solid or Vt>,Ssel whose cubical con­teBt or capacity is Tequired) add four times the middle area (half way between t.he ends o.f bases) and mL~ltiply the whole by oue sixth part of the. length or height of diameter of the b"ocl.y, perpendicular to the . ends. or

bases." A stereometr'i'cq,! tabl~aJ and' n:ece:ssary explana:-~ : tion for the application of the rhlem'riJi:e up tbis intetdt.:·· ~ ing work: It is adopte.d as the best of 'itskirltl 'in ail coun­tries even the remotest, such;as :Rus'sia,' J~ri"an Brazn.:..:.. ·

' . . ~ ., . ' . , all over Europe, and hei·e in r:nany places~ For {lie prlj.n-tical bent o:l the American notl1ing ceultl o.e c> bdtier calculri.t.ed. We thank 'tne author v~ry ' much · artd hopEi · pis work 1'1-ill soon be universally adopted th'rdughout · the ·States. ·

Patr'ick KenncJck in L' Etu:diunt rof Johette> College, Canada,. treats the Irish question v:e'ry ·intelligently. He consid ers H in a tri·ple point ,of• vi~w-, t:4e ~elitic.al,·: t!;u:\ . a­

r;rarian, and the religio·us. Here follows a translat-i<Jn. of the development of the fi'rst point, ·''The politieal t]>tre·s- .· tion WOJlld be this: to graBt two · millions of Oa-thoHcs the same privilege and, powers 0factministrati.on as· are aet·ua,Ny ·in the bands of one million •of Protesta;rits. The Emancipation Act gave the Irish •the rig@ts .to: a.H these p0wers but the ·present ol'ganization dtebats Catholic lrishmen of the enjoyment of tpem. : ·The Judiciary- administration, t.hat of the .. Council Chamber, the d'iPtction of local affairs, all these are the monopoly of a Protestan-t body. 'Orangist c:andidates b·e­siege Dnblin Castle, obtain the posts they .seek and rule over the most Catholic departments of Ireland:. Notw~i.thstanding tlieir talents, the 85 Nationalists are not hui·ard; not understood in the English Parliament; the vote •of a l~ ostile . mnjority crushes all questions; whereas a·single Ulster mag istrate,: by mean's of Prutestant in:fiuence may.obtain trom the loc-tl administration the mos.t tyrannical powers.

!fhese political situations truly apply to all Ireland but .espe<;ially to Ul·ster, where the Catholics a.t'e actu­ally ·most oppresoed. There the Emancipation Act is a farce. ' Imagine a jailer saying to p'risoners: 'By order o·Hhe Queen you have the St>me liberty that I hav·e' and then closing witll double lock the iron gates! To 'this day this ~as been and is the picture of Iri·sh liberty' ' .. .

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••HUGUENOTS AND OTHF.R FRENCijl\'IEN"

At a banquet given in Paris not l,a9g ago by Gen. pelisseur to the united Stat~s Mini~l~r. Mr.' McLaue, and th~ French delegate~ to: the Ceremony o(the dedlca~ tion of the statue of Liberty Enlight(mfP,g the ~orlil , our Minister (n the course of his response to the ' Gene~al' who expr~ssed deep emotiop , ov~rthe kind x:e.cepi.i~'n accorded to the delegate$ by ,t,Pe people of the United States, is r~i)orted~~ haryei~g ~p~k,e'n a/ ~bm Et . l ,e~gt~ of the great obligations of America to·' ;Huguenot~ a~d· oth- ·

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;~ot. h.a:Frq\}et, · and that Mr. l'dcLane.in recounting the , s~piceti re.ndered us by France was influenced by

, ; the~ np.j;~re of his audience, or, ip. other words, that he SLI.ll,ply applied the old saying, "when you are in Rome do .as: ~l;le Roma,ns do,'' and. therefore when you are ap10ng H 90guenoU3 spelJ.k like a H qguenot. This may do in some ~cruses but assuredly not in alL If France is to he lauded for the good she ha-S done to America, why is all the

.. praise to ·go-to Huguenots -and not other Frenchmen?" Why not say simply Frenchmen; or if religious castes are to:be mentioned why not givtJ eveu cast~ its due? Does America itcknowledge no obiigations to the Catholics o"f Franc€>? Certainly she does ;. and our Minister be­yond the sea does not represent the .feeling ofthe people ~ho sent him there when he lauds the Huguenot and h:1s no words of praise for the Catholic.

It is strange that at this day tbere .. still are some evE-n in high pl~ces, in whom religious bigotry is not yet dead, and who, when occasions present themselves, do not scruple to publicly manifest it. It woul,d have been easy tor Mt·. McLane to speak of Frenchmen in genernl, without alluding to their religion, which we think he sh~uld have done; but when he makes special mention of the Huguenots and has no praise for the Catholics we nntur:<lly conclude there is an implication that the Catholics of Frnnce nre not deserving of praise. Now our , Mini stPr knows bette_r. He and all t.be world knows that in' the hi story u£ America tl!ere are many pages bearing bright. and glowing tribute to the noble, generous, brave Catholics of Frn.nce. Look at the early pioneers of the West, tl10se truly great souls who first penetrated the deep dark forests of the Ohio, the Illinois and the Mis­sissippi, wbo made the first ]JCrilous journeys into the wild interior of America, 11le home of savage beasts and still more savage men, discovering and exploring rivers, establishing trading postsamong tile Indians, and, in many instances, laying down their lives in the endeavor to Christianize and civilize tile barbarous natives,-look at tllese and see how many of them are Catholic Frenchmen. Will history ever forget the names of such men as La Salle, Father Marquette aad Father Hennepin? The soil of many of our rich, western states is hallowed by their footprints, the first of civiliz.eo men; the banks on many of our large western rivers, wllich to-day carry on their bosom a nation's merchandise, is consecrated to Catholicity by their blood and bones.

Ill the days of the Revolution, the din of bat~le no sooner echoed on the shores of Europe than Cntholic Frenchmen girded on their swords and hurr{e(l across the 8ea, ready and determined to risk their fortunes and their li'ies 11ri the cause of America. Pre-emi,nent among them stap,!!~ the gallant Lafayette, ''the hero of two hemispheres," "the tutelary genius of American Indepen­dence,'' who: at his own request .served without pay and

as a volunteer. In •the .Spring of1778 when our prospects where gloomy indeed, and our soldiers at Valley Forge wh!=lre dying of hunger and cold, the heart of the nation was ebeered and its hopes brightened by the generous action of .the Catholic sovereign vi France Louis ~YI who concluded with us in that hour of need a treaty 0f de­fensive alliance, binding himself and his country never to lay down arms until our independence was secured . An eloquent p!ea(ler for us at that time in the French cou.rt was the Catholic Maria Antoinette.

,From that day forward the cause of France and Ame­rica was one, a whole :fleet and a large army were sent to us and loans of money granted. We can easily judge what part of the army was Catholic when it was com­manded by a Catholic general, Count de Rochambeau, when it was led through the streets of Boston by Catholic priests bearing in band a crucifix, and when upon its arrival in that city all the ancient burgesses, turned out and wep.t to the Catl!olic Church in com­pliment to the French.

But why say more? Let us close with the .closing scene o£ the war. Look to Yorktown. Who are they who standby JVashington's side when the sword of Corn­wallis is presented to him,. They are Lafayette and Rochambeau. Who are they whose names free America shouts, whose memory will ever be associated with the last solemn scene of the war which gave us liberty and inde­pendence? They are Washington and the French Catho-lics Lafayette and. Rochambeau. _

Now what have the Huguenots done for us? One thing they helped to do-to their disgrace and the injury of America. It was to deter Canada in a great measure from joining the colonies in the struggle for Independ­ence, by the bitter manifestations of their bigotry and their bitter denuuciation of the law, known as the Quebec Act, which granted religious liberty to the Catholics of Canada. But for them a.nd their bigotry Canada might he a state of the Union.

These facts with many others, so palpable in Ame­rican history, Mr. McLane no doubt knew, and we can­not see how anybody will excuse him when he comes out in public and thanks the Huguenots for their kind services without a word of thanks f(,r Catholics. Ameri­ca undoubtedly is under great obligations to France;

. but it is to France and not to the Huguenots. Her ser­vices to us in the day& of our national infancy when perils beset us on every ,;ide and when manacles and cpains seemed our inevitable lot will not soon be forgot­ten by those who enjoy the liberty which the war of the Revolution secured; the gallant generals of France who fought side by side with W ashington will ever have their names side by side with his emblazoned on our· country's history.

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EXCHANGES.

St. Mary's Sentinel is always weleome; in its J an uary issue it contained such elegant selections, that we anx­iously look for its next coming. The article on Self­Education is replete with solid thought and sound in­struction. The rhetoric is such as betokens a thorough knowledge of our language. Such an nrticle alone is sufficient to satisfy the exacting and critical mind of any ex-ed unless he be a confirmed chronic. The poetry is also good. "And Then?" pleased us most for its strength of ideas. Our Kentucky friend will always be gladly greeted.

The "College I ndex" in an article on '·Johnson and Voltaire," says: "Voltaire was indifferently educated at the hands of the J esuits, at the college of Louis-le­Granrl," now there is equivocation here. Voltaire hl!-d been indifferently educated-this is beyond doubts­but not at the hands of the Jesuits. To him alone is to be ascribed that indifference, for he was essentially an indi fferent man. So tottdly indifferent did he become later on, that he plowed into scepticism, the next pit below in Scott. Don't be so careless, t.ben, in the essay of expressions; nothing like exactitude in details. You are all right aside from this little break. However we ob­ject somewhat to having Cicero given as as a model, as D. C. H. would wish. Yet his article is deserving of praise.

We do not quite agree with the writer of "Scepticism of our day," in the South Carolina Collegian, some of his ideas are rather turgid, others a little t oo extrava­gant. We do ~ot wish to tear them apart in order to expose them, but we can not read and pass them unno­ticed. In the sentence: " Th e scepticism of the French revolutionists was more a revolt from the depravity and rapacity of t~e Church as exemplified in the conduct of its priests than from the truth of the religion which those priests disgrace<'! rather then represented," we have here a mere a..~sertion whose supposition is entirely false ; and such a sentence savors of ignorance. But enough of this! There are many other redeeming feat­ures-in fact t his is the only one worthy of blame- to be found in our contemporary of the South. The article on the "First novelists'' is filled with strong thoughts. That on the " Poetry of to-day" is of a like nature. We admit with the writer that the ::iouthern poets are far more emotional than those of our colder North; but poetry does not wholly consist in emotion. On the whole the n1.1mber under notice is an interesting one, and its very appearance and title rather prepossesses the reader. B ut it is purely Southern, and breathes the balmy air of that sunny land.

The North Western Chronicle contains several int-er­esting essays, among which that on the "influence of great men on history'' pleased us exceedingly. The

cristicism of the men of ''Lockslcy Hall" by Zeta, is in judgement pointed and true. Critics have expected too much from 'the old man on the brink e>f the gt:tve; But if they look well into the poem, they will find there still alive the fire of the Poet's youthful emotion; even though it begins to flicker anu wane. The Chronicle deserves especi~l notice for its neat and practical edi­torials.

CATHOLIC NOTES.

A little less than one-fourth of the people of Australia are Catholics ..

The P ope has thanked the Canadian Catholics for their adherence to the views expressed in his recent encyclical letter.

Congress has appropriated $11,000 for a Cathol'ic church, a Catholic school-house, and Priest's house, at Forth Leavenworth, Kansas.

One hundred and fifty-seven conferences of St. Vin­cent de Paul Society were founded last year, being thirty-oix more than those founded in 1884.

The United States Catholic Historical Society, of New York, have establ ished a quarterly to be known as the United States Catholic Historical Magazine.

In 1886 the deaths of four cardin~ls were recorded. In the United States three bishops passed to their eternal reward and 107 priests ended their earthly l:tbors. 52 sisters and 11 brothers also passed away.

The sacred Congregation of Rites is now deliberat­ing concerning t.he beatification or· the learned and virtuous Father Lieberm ann, one of the converts from Judaism who have most distinguished themselves in their earnest, sincere love of the Church.

The German College, at Rome, founded in 1555 by P ope Julius Ill, has since given to the world 5,580 priests, among whom 011e Pope, Gregory XV, 27 Canli­nals, 28 Archbishops, 27 Bishops, 68 Vicars General, 62 Abbots, 64 Chapter Deans, and 1,30ti Canons.

Mgr. Robert, of Marseilles, has sent a letter to his clergy in which be recommends them to adopt the Ro­man collar instead of the mbat of J :msenistie origin. Other dioceses in Franee have given up the rabat al­ready and no doubt their example will be followed.

The l.irave Charette, General of the Pontifical zoua­ves, bas lately receiv ed a tangible proof of the love and gratitude of his former soldiers, who, by means of sub­scriptions among themselves, have bought and trans­mitt~?d to him the estates of Basse-Motte, where he ac­tually resides. In response the General said he intended to make the chateau the depository of the archives of the regiment, and to build a chapel ih which the banner of the Sacred Heart !>hall be placed "until the day when the Church and France have need of the assistance of the Pontifical zouave."

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FOUNDED 1869. CHARTERED 1874.

THE CoLLEGE affords excellent f:<tcilities for study, and the acquirement of a thorough knowledge of MODERN LANGUAGES, MATHEMATICS, CLASSICS, MUSIC, SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY, and THEOLOGY. · Most careful attention is paid to the business training· of young men, and a thorough practical knowledge of BOOK-KEEPING and COMMERCIAL LAW is imparted by skilled Professors.

The bP.st authors and most approved system of teaching are adopted in all grades of the College. Students may enter at any time. Term and tuition will begin with date of entrance.

T erms for board and tuition $200.00 per annum. Catalogues, and any desired information will be carefully given on application to the Director.

No. 12 COURT STREET, KA.NKA.KEE, ILL.

Dealer in Foreign and Domestic FANCY GOODS NOTIONS DRY 00008

C. H. ERZINGERS Is the place to get choice Ice-Cream, Fruits, Nuts, Candies, Oysters, Cigars and Tobacco. The largest Ice-Cream and Confectionery Parlors in t he city.

Cor. Court St. & East Ave. KANKAKEE, ILL.

CHAS. KNOWLTON'S

NEW PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO,

Dearborn A venue, 1st. Door South of Court St.

East Side, KANKAKEE, ILL.

PETER W ALZEM, Grower of

PURE ALTAR WINE. Warsaw, Hancock Co., Ill.

REFERENCES. Rt. Rev. J os. MEtOHOR, Bishop of Green Bay nt. Rev. 'M. Elnk, "Bishop ol Leavworth.

REv. M. J. MARSILE, C. S. V.

St. Viateur's College, Bourbonnais Grove, Kankakee Co., Ill.

SCHOOL BOOKS. LEGAL BLANKS.

~. ~o ~ttth~Ullo STATIONERY,

Books. Ne-ws, Music, BASE-BALLS and ;BATS, FISHING TACKLE.

KANKAKEE, ILL. TOYS, CROQUET. BABY O.A.RRI.A.GES.

R. J. HANNA, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL

GROCER AND

COMMISSION MERCHANT , 43 Court Street

KANKAKEE, ILL.

BRAYTON & CHRISTIAN DEALERS in Men's, Women's, Misses' and children's fine and medium Shoes: also all sizes aud grades of Boots. Special inducements for

Students T wo doors north of Post office.

Kankakee, fll.

KERRBRO'S, HARDWARE, STOVES, IRON. STEEL, TINWARE, NAILS, Etc., Job work done in any part of the County Cor. Court St. and Schuyler Avenue.

KANKAKEE, ILL.

J. ~~b~t DEALER IN

H MdwOIT'e, St01Jes an~ TinwOIT'e, IRON,NAILSandWAGONSTOCK

No 13 EAST A VENUE, KANKAKEE, ILL. Jobbing Done to Ord&r. ·

D. Q. SCHEPPERS, M. D.

292 Larrabee St. Chicago, Ill.

Dr. SCHEPPERS

Will be in Bourbonnais on the 1st' of each Month.

J. W. BUTLER PAPER Co.

Wholesale Paper Dealers. A full line of Cards and Wedding goods

kept constantly on hand. Nos. 173 & 175 Adams Street,

Chicago, Ill. FRED ZIPP.

The oldest Boot ·& Shoe House in the City, Customers will always have good Bargains.

No. 17 ConrtStreet, Kankakee, Ill.

F AR.:hl.r:ER.S, Buy your Coal of and sell your

Hay to

A. F. MEYERS. Ofll.ce and Yards at Bourbouuais Orosaing or

I. I. & I . 1!.. R. Telephone No. 131, K.A.NK.A..KEB, ILL.

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J. J. SCHUBERT. PROPRIETOR OF THE

German, French and American Pharmacy. Cor. East . .A.ve. & Merchant St. KANJ~~ij:EJJ;, llb

Keeps constantly on hand a fulllme of DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS ,_ OILS ETC, E~C.

Also a fine line of Toilet .A.rt1cles of all kmds, Fine Cigars and Tobacco. ~CALL .8-N·D -SEE ME,.~

Preston Sanasack. BOURBONNAIS Gl{,()VE, ILL.

General Store. Dealer in Groceries , Dry goods, Hardware, Cutlery, Glassware.

.A.lso keeps censtantly on hand a large stock of RE.A.DY-M.A.DE CLOTHING,

FAMILY MEDICINES, .A.Hd wholesale L.iquors.

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Those in need of clloi.ee ConfectimJ el·ies Canned goods, all ki nds of Fruits.' F ish and

.• .Oysters \vill <d'O well and save.money. by calling on .

T. O'efORMAN. , :'East Aveune,

. Kanka.li:ee. • ~ • y '

(JOl-IN G. ICNECI-IT,

Merchant Tailor,

READY~MADE Clothing

Hats and Caps.-Gent's underwear.

'l'run]>s;. Valises, FurnisJ1ing Gpods.

Wllson Bros~ Fine. Shi"rts.

DROLET BROTI-lERS. 25 Court St., Kankaltee, Ill.

. C. WOLFE. . Rarber Sh0p. · · .

: r Under ·Un\bach 's Harness Storet Kankall'ee,;IIl. First Class Work gnaranteea. ·

. li\tudents especially invited.

H.A.ND-MADE Pure Wax'Camlles perIL>, 45 cts. Moulded Wax Candles, " " 38 cts·

· .stearic ·wax, " " 20 cts· Hpecial J::rices to parties buying in larg~ quanti

. ties. .. -- --eatholtc ·Pr.ayer -Boolcs·zs·cts. upwards.

CATHOLIC F'AMILY! BIBLES, With two large clasps aad Fancy Edge $9.99 Sent . r ee to ·any part of U.S. on receipt of price. '

GRAHAM & SONS, - Importers of Church Good•, -Jobbers in School Books and Catholic Booksellers . lnD s .. nesplal~es ·~t. Col" .. .MODi".O_e, Chicago, IlK

. Oorre$;p.$.i:l{len.ce .. sollioited.

NOTRE DAME ACADEMY, DIRIWT ED B Y THE SISTERS OF THE

CoN.GIWGATION OF NoTR& DAME. This Institution affords every advantage for

Young Ladies desir ou8 of obtalning a solid and Jln islted education. For p;;rticul<J,rs apply to

Mother Superior, Notre Dame. Academy,

Bounbormals Grove, . K;mkakee'l0o., IJI ..

SCHOOL J3QOlCS. LEGAL BLANKS. FRANK E. BELLA 'M Y.

"DEALER IN

STATIONERY. Books, News, MusJc,

W:a.l~Paper, Window· SJ1ades . KA NKAKEE, ILL.

TOYS PICT{JRmi. :QAJ3Y 0.A.RRIAGES.

LOUIS GOUDREAU.

StQve's, Iron, N>tlls arid Wagon -wood,stock. Tinware and Tin. "\YOrk of a! I kinds.

No 3 Cmtrt St1·eet, • KA'.NKAKEE, ILL.

C. P. TOWNSEND. East .A. ve. 1 door so\1Jh of K1wtcth's mocl<.

KANK.AHEE, ILL.

A CARD.

WILLIAM DARCHE.

Groceries,

Dry Goods, Yankee Notions.

BOURBONNAIS GROVE, ILL .

BENZIGER . BROTHERS,

Printers to the Holy Apostolic See,

Publis lwrs and. Boolcsellrtrs;

A. Ehrich EA :-1 1' COURT STREET

KANKAKEE. Dealer ir. choicest Groceriel'l, choicest

· "brands ofF lOur. Keeps on hand constantly a large assL·rtm ent of Feed and Produce.

P lease call and see me before going l4-ny place else.

H .. l Crawford & Co., ~·I!QlEUL~ &. RET All

G~Rf}OE:RS No. ,86 Court Str-eet.

KANKAKEE, lLL

and hU! other. #y[P.-s may w hc/i nf all<Ualera throualwut the world.

Joseph Gillott & Sons, New Y"rk . i v-~--~------~~--~~)

Also manufacturers and importers of The "J0Ui:NAL' ' · is ~ ·first class ., medium for "ADVERTISING." Spe- ;,'.' cial attention paid to the printing of t ,~l!JtJttjl:~h ~t~~UUltd~ ~mt

. ~ttdmtut~ .-No. 206 South Fourth St.

ST. LOUIS, MO.

BUSINESS CARDS~ , BILL HEADS~ ETC.

·~Terms reasonabJe.~

·The STUDENTS, li:di tms-Prop.

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