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EDITORIALS.

EASTEP..-alkl nial

• • • APRIL Fool, April showers, new ~grass, tops,

marbles and balls.

• • * THE ELOCUTION contest is spoken of in ;very

class, a sign that the medal will be the prize of de­serving ability as in years past. Let us see a grand competition.

• * • DR. PEBORDE'S military medal (for officers'

prize driU) is a real work of art and deser ves the highest efforts of the gentlemen whose good for­tune it is to compete for it.

• * • WE ARE assured that otir picked squad will not

deceive eyen the.highest expectations of Kankakee­ana at the exhibition drill Monday night. We wish Co. IT. ano Oll l' boys success.

WE ARE indebted to :Mr. J. A. Wilsta.ch, the translator of Virgil and Dante, for the translation of the " Dies Irre.'~ which appear in thio. issue.

* .. * THE MULTITUDE of festivitie:=; and remarkahlc

events together with the weather capers of the last fortnight has filled our days with an amusing vari- · ety. Full reports of chief happening8 appear in these sheets.

* * * THE ORCHESTRA conred it:Self with glory at

ou.r late feasts and we heartily congratulate both lead­er and players on the high- toned an,msement they procured us and om' gnests.

* * * THE ALTAR Sodality, organized and directed

by Hev. M. Conlon C. S: V ., is· a decided success and deserves more than the passing notice we give it. The·memhers are now in the twenties, which ren ­ders their appea1;ance iu the sanctuary more effect­ive. In ceremonies the sodalists are a.ltnoHt faultless and their elegance in appearance and mo,·cment is both graceful and edifying. Withont douht the suc­cessfu l D irector and the willing memllers of this beautiful little association deserve lllliC'h credit for what they have done and are doing. :lliay they ever prosper.

* * * THE ST. PATRICK'S SOCIETY Heading room

has suffered quite a transformation, so much so as to be scarcely recognizable. The lighter eolors used by artist Dandurand together with the matting and elegant curtains, all so well adjusted hy onr decant­tors, Messrs. P arker and Condon, have gi,·en the room a really cheerful and inviting air. \V e congrat­ulate the enterprising .members of thi.s praisewortl1y association on the improYement of .their quarters, which bespeaks their appreciation of reading and com fort as well as their <: xec Hen t ta8 t c.

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TRANSLATION OF THE '' DlES_IR.JE"

JJYJ. A. WILSTACH.

DAY OF ANGER - Descn:ption.-

.P ·.ly of auger, 1lay ofbumiug ! All the world to ashes tuming ! D:wirl'g and the ~iby l's ]e:-trning l

On this rhy of QTiev<'us trembling l ,Judge and people ure assembling­Now's an end to all dis:;emhling.

Through tile gmves of ev(wy tntion Sends the trumpet animation-'Fore God's throne, each takes his station,

At the creatme's resurrection Nature groans in eyery section­Death is stunned at the defection.

Then the hook of records boaryv :Full of guilt and full of glory, Of the world shall tell the story .

Then tile Judge His seat assuming, All things hid His Light illuming, Good t:xalts-, while evil dooming.

· lV rekl'l~ me, what shaU I say then? Through what patron shall I pray then? Shall I see of hope a ray then?

J{ing of power and grace ur •. ending, Free salvation's blessing sending, Save me, on Thy word depending.

Jesus, Siv\or, 0 remember Pains ior me felt in each member, Save me from each dreaded ember.

Weary, you my burdenligbtened , Crucifie~. my dark sins whitened, 0 let my ~ad hopes be brigbtened~

RJ:ghteous Judge of retribution Grant me gift ofabsolution On this day of exetmtion.

Like a· wretc"b from Justice nrshing, Groans my heart, my face is blushi~g. Spare one whom his guilt is crushing.

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>,l "' • :0 .I ~ ,-4fi"f '- " :; ; . ··.. . . . ~' .. ~ , Mav , eontnte·, was fot·gt v·en,

On'· his cro~s 'the thiet earned he:wenl And I too wi th hope have stri veu.

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·worthy of reproach, scom, ire And perennial pangs of flee, Yet I to Thy love nspire .

. With thy f:tit hful sheep div!derl , ' '\Vlren the impious go:.t ts are ehi i'lecl , Let me teHrhy right be g'tlided.

W lten ·the: \vicl,ecl sink with curses Into fiet~j' ·hell 's reverses,

'Let t<ne :s({;u,'e wi tb sa i n~s 'r!J y m tl rc iea.

Low I suprilien.te Thy power·, Care for . ~nfl when tem pes t~ lowet·

·In tltis dt·ea;l ·s·upe·m al hour .

In tha t gritlVOHS day and fe~.rful, . Man wifl make the ashes t earful !

·· l\fny - hi ~ si"ns so he a veo-1hring, Find hi s Judge benign and sparing.

.IRISH RUINS AND SCE~ERY.

A land without ruins is a land without poetry; it is barren of tb.!:_t yvJ1i9h most d irectly spealis '"to the sou-l 'of ~·ot'h~7"time:> and of other men, a coustant arJd dear reminder .O.f-the doings of those who are no more. Every nation, howsoever young, has its rtJins; has these venerated places, monuments to which it looks u p with a sonl full of recollections and memorief> it loves to treasure np. These :u.igust w itnesses of bygone ages, enshrourleilas they genemlly a re in the soft mo.s.s and protecting ivy that mother natme twi't1es around"· and spreads over them, l.lave ever inspired the poets their ~weetest lays. Again of all the sonrces of pleasure which the :bounteous Creator has openec for ·man, one of the most co.pious is ·the scen ery with "'hich w~ are ·environed. Grand scenery, majestic mountains fo'r in­s.tance, or the mighty ocean, sloping verdant ·. val1eys, these uplift the soul, fill us with a sense of grandetll', and of comely orJer which we are wont to call sublim­ity and beauty.

Irelan€!, among other things, is noted for its ruins . and its scenery. In all · parts of it there are, besid es granr1 mountains, green meadows and ·beautiful rivers, ruins of .monasteries, gonvents, churchei! and castles. Those who made, and perhaps inhabited them, are dead, But the/ ruins themselves . shall stand forever, to show that Ireland was great ·in -days of yor·e and that h er op­TJressors arc not a-ble t0 prove .it othl"!rwise . ..

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To let. you comprehend the subject. more fully , we will imagine our·el\.""es in I reland. We are before an old m ' crowned ruin, emberlderl in ivy. I t i a church ns can be seen by the !ml.'lt east wL'1dow of the sanctuary, cuver~d with pi ·tore& of angel :md r.ints, and by the choir in which the religion once · ng hymns of love :twi pmi ,e t.o their Cren:tor and Re,ieern ­er. Outdirle of the t·llurcb are t.be ruin of the cloi. ter, which t.houuh humble, nre very beautiful principally. on account of their architecture. But the bu y burn of life i no longer bct~rd about the place and all is n­bu heel and till arouurl it. as its sole occupants-the de!ut

'We pass along a country road over h~dowtld with trees and come upon a tatt.ly church which rivnh perhnp nrp:1·:>e in glory, the magnificence of pa:Jt time . W.. see the s11iid buttr~es, til.e high tower, the l:11·gc wnll nnr\ the gra~eful spire, urmounted. by the ~:~ign of man's red"-'mptiun- tbe cro&s. "\Ye see the ma i ,-e, o!i•l, strong and delicate Lracery, which tells us that the natioa which made it, was vety great at no (,j tant ~wriud.

"\"le next comP- to au eciilice which is very tamilir.r to alL or at least, most of u the little, plain, unpre­tending nnd humble way ide chapel with its thatched root~ luw ceiling, earthen fioor and its small wooden altar, l•c:lccke,l with 1iowers brought by th~ country people who ofl~>n go there to pray. P assing under the <lark rrowniug slladows of the old feurlal castles- which show tons with wiHt. fear the people were seized when their land was invaded by foreign nations, shutting themt:el n•s up in tlteir trongholds or carrying on war among them~elves-we stand amazed at the scene which now presents itself to our view, in the ruins of Mellifont, Dunt.rodie, Holy Cross and Cashel, tuat now uplift thea· rn1je•tic heads in destroyed beauty, in grandeur marked with solemnity, over the laud of whicll they once were, and still are the chief adorn­men~. If.., re we .beholrl the vestiges of tbe most splen­did archilecture, sornb of the most magnificent buil­dings that were ever raised upon tbe earth eithE'r tor God or man.

We now come to the top of Tara's Hill and t>ee spread out all around u a vast territory dotted witlf ruins of churcl~es and abbeys. We ~ee a river slowly winding ils way through forests and fields. We also see the place where T:ua's Hall once stood, the place where the gr'{·~t Kings of Irehnd had sat enthroned in bygone centuries, where the wise men met, and the place where Erin's poets and bards charmed their hearers with the harmony Of the Irish melody. And a greatlrisb poet, "tbeswee\ son of song," has truly said:

"The harp that once through Tarn's lblls, The svul of music shed,

No~ hangs as mute on Tara's Wall­A if that oul were flecl ."

"\Ye now continue our _j. .urn<'.r pn~~ ing mr.re ruins and cro. ing many hill , V,l.)l~y and stream$. "\Ve cannoL but still nrlwire the scE:'nery as much a wlwn we stnrL­ed. We ee the brmrrs at work in the ti~lrl> singing ome lively son."' and k<'Pp ing time to it with thei t·

work. \Ye S~'e the po•)r man's little dihpidatt'll house , which he is nfrnid to rt-p:1ir, fur the lnndlord will runke him pay mure rent if he h :1 ;> :my impro,·ements made ou or about it. \Ye also come to t.he house, and I migh t say palacf', of the hndlorct, <,vcr whieh he is almo-t a despotic ruler; and t<J a church out of wbieh the people arc coming. b:t.ving assisted at the sacrifice of the mn.s·. At length we reach thnt most heaut.iful of all places, immortalizcJ. in sc•ng by tb~ <: •'lebrnkrl I rish poet Moor!', the place unequallerl in gmndeur, the meeting of the water"; a conjunction of two great rivers, in the " weet Ynle of A vo<'~'l.'' This C('llC is o grand and attrac:ive that n per~"n Cllll hardly take his t'J'I:'S 0ff of it, withon~ n Yt-ry great f'ff .. rt. But oue ndmires it more when he sees it at a great ciist:lnre th:u~ near the place itselt. The location is mo~t as~•tredly a fine one, for it is situated ,in a venbnt vnlley surrounded by gr€en hills eovered with flowers.

W e nnw ttun from this lJe:1u li fnl spot an<l direct ou r step townrrls the northem p:<rt of the coun try where. the Giant's Causeway is situ:-. ted. This causeway is made of a grent number of basaltic columns extending into the sea. Nob(fdy knows hc>w these were put there 11.nd the w·or'~ nnturnlly think ing thnt some ginnts mn~t have mnrl e them. gave them the unme they bear. We next climb a high bill anrl hebolrl, pbced at almost reg-ular ctistances over the lnnd, the mighty round tow­ers of Irelancl. They statHl to-flny ns perfect in their :ucbi­tecture ns they could possibly be, with e~·ery f't,one placed upon eement ns ~trong ns !tself. They stanrl perfectly straight ~nd as firm as on the day when they were built. W hen we sail along the plensant Blackwater we sec among the ruin5 of Lismore one of tliese round towers and the last thing that attracts our attention when leaving the green Isle is some round tower. There they stantl-

"The pillar towers of Ireland ht1W wonderously they stand,

By the rushing streams, in the si le:lt glens, and val­leys of our Iand-

In mystic file, throughout the is!(', they lift their heads suhlime,

Those gray, old, pillnr-temples-those conquerors ot time."

We Americans, with our granrl Rocky Mountains, our majestic rivers, our vast prairies and wild forests, our marvelous Ni11gara Falls and counties<; other won-

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clers, have everything that nn,t ure it l her g reatest efforts

ever ·, c iJ ie ve ; we nee d not l ook to other lands fur the wonderf u l, t he pi c turc~ qu e, tile beau ti ful, or the sub­

lime. However, were I offerocl the opportuni ty of' tmvel, there is not a t:pot o n e<trth I won!..! more d ea l'!y· lo ve to vi~i l; ti1:1n tlte home o f my fu re fa, t l H~ r~~ , t he ge m of

the se:t, t lt c Ll irest o f ull laud s, old , dcnr old mother lrrl:md .

IRI::,H H EROES.

Of a ll t hose who may lay a clai m to the admir:~. tio n

or the gratefu lrem ~mbrance of pos tE'r it-,)', ti113 m ost d e­serving seem to me tho~e fe :t rl ess hcroPs who h:we tl e­

fended the ir nati on 's ri g hts upon the b:tttl e-fielrl. In a hero w e behold a ll tha.t is manl y, hotel nnd g rand in

mAn, a ll t hat is magn~ nilll o u s, br<tve , undaunted; a power thrrt r lea ves thro ng h diftk ul tics wll ieh to ordi ­nary indi,, id ual s nppear insurmoull t::tblt, :;n(l wonld

dishearte n and unm ~Ln ordin:~ry men. The hero t!J ong h

is above these; he C!oes not stop to conside r th e cost to himself or others, but., firefl by some grand purpo~e,

"The ind ependence of h is couu try " pe rh :1ps, he rushes

into the thi ckest of the fi ght and wins for hi s laNl and countrymen liberty and for l.Ji mscl f, whetber lte s n r vi ve or rem::tin buried untl er a heap of sln.in,, he wins imm or­

tal renown. Every nation h::ts in the gal:~xy of the idols it wor­

ships, those who, in the clays of d anger, shield ed it from oppre~sion, rv1d r escued it from imt•encling ruin . Ireland is not witl.Jout her heroes, for she is not w ithout having experienced her trin.!s. You all kn ow how sad wonl(l be the recital of those long ce nt uri es of c ruel, heartless oppression an rl c lt ainel1 servi t nc1e wltit:l.J hnve

been the port.ion of Irel and si nce t.he 12th centmy. Irish arms lt :we not rested pe:ccerully in th e sh fll.' l<l es of Eng­lish tyranny during these lotw y e 'lrs. Otte n cl id th e

. proud spirit of this dow n- t r ndLlr>n n• ee arise, infl:tmed at their own o n t rageG us wrongs 31l d seek by a. snpreme effort t o free themselves. w ·ha.t subl im e spectacles of purest heroism were th en offered to th e world, every ­one conversant with Ireland 's tnle of woe may rem ember . Let us r epeat for we sh011 lei lov0 to r epe<tt t he n:1.m es of those heroes, who hav e we ilded their swords a ncl sacr i­ficed their lives perhaps 1mavni liug, yet fr eely, fo r o ld

In~land.

The primative tribes of Hibernia., as those fr om which all nations of Europe have d e velc,ped , w ere very w:n;­like in the ir clispositions nncl h :~b i ~> - I t r eq ui recl t l1e m enacing invasion of a fo reign fve to uni te them in to

one bod~' ; it wa.s for :\yurpllse J_ike this tbat we fin<'l [ them umted under Bnan Born In 1014, fig hting the

· D;> nes.' The Da nish po wer at thi s time had a s tron g:f,Jot ­

ing al l o ver Enmpe, they w ere victorious in France , in E tt ghnrl they hnrl gai ned t be dRy, and encouragerf by the .. e triumphs tb ey turned their atte'ntion to Ireland,

which they so fl es perately, yet vain lv· sought to ~in. Brian wn.s r encly for the emergency. He soon becn.me :Lw ;~ re or tllC se he mc of the D:tne8, to cr us}t b eneath tJ ,eir fc0t his n!itivc I:>le, n,ncl mus terin()' all the force!>

. 0

}l()S.; il>l c, u::trellecl fo rWI\,r<l to Clont•uf with the sworcl

iu oue hantl tw d the crudfix in the other. Tbe battle r:tget} fro m e:1 rl,y 11l(>l'll till RUUlown, when, by ::i SU­

pre me dfcnt on t he p a rt or' Brian and his Iri fl b ba nd, the

D.tnC's l1eg:tn to g i1·e wAy at every point and som~ tlis­pC'rscrl it t wild confu ~ i c; t l: such wa.s Brian's fnm o us vic ­

tory . I~ effecied the complete overthrow of the D:mes, a n1l t h1~ i r tyr: t.uni ._:ttl sclle me of subjecting a ll Europe was

buri ed on tl! e plains of Clontarf, but. sa.d to r elate the g lo ri ous hero of t he day , Brian, was brutal ly murderecl i11 his ow 11 t·e11t, he wr;o bad made such a valorous at­

taek fo r lt is Gvr1 aucl native iele was called by his mn.s­

t er to rece i\·e 1.he re wa rd of e ternal life. Following on in I ri sh hi sto ry; we se~ worthy sncces­

::iors of Br ian. I reb nd w~th a just pride treusures in he1· heart fund m emo!·ies of- O'Neill. This able C<)mmand­

er; whe n lrel:1 nd was threatened with utter destruction

fro •11 tbe hands of Puritan r ebels, Englanct l<>yalists and ha.lf- hefl_rteJ cont:~. d er>ttes, a ppe:m :d at Benbu::;t nnd utter­ly r o u ted the insurrection ists and for a timr: at ieast

r esc ued li berty for his countrymen and religion. Aga!n

wlJen ' V illiarn mnrching into Ireland witb an~ army of forty thousand m en determined to subdue her, and w he n .J<~me~ , w eak imbecile, gave np the fight attlie

B ·>yne, bvlto lLllre l:tn cl'sb eroes O'Xeil and Sa.rsfielrl, with that immort:tl v a lor which characterizes a!! her heroes, str.•. nd no bly and <hive William from the unconquered

walh o f Limer ick. S uch are the heroes of Irelan• !, such are the men we honor to-11igbt. On the battle-fields of Europe, iu the nrm ies of France and Spaill, her heroes ba,ve been counted, and even in our QWn dear America

mnny an Irish hero has shed his hear t's blood and a~ he lay cl o wn to rli e in fnr off land~, tur11ecl in thought to his

Ii [tt iv e la nd, a nd r epeated like the noble Sarsfie ld when

fig6t.ing fo r King L ouis: oh, God! that this blood were

' she<l for Irebntl! I t wo ulLl be h:nd ly fair_ to end this short notice of

Ire bmc1's brave ones without a word of pl·aise for the heroes of Fontenoy, j,be Iri sh Brigaile. The best effort of the F re nch hacl been made and things were becoming

very doubtful for L ouis when o ne of the officers, Mar h:t: l Sn xe, finall y tnrned to the command of the Iri sh

Brigafle sHyi ng: Come up Lord Clare, with your Iri sh clear th e W<'.)'! In a mom ent thousands of brave English men lny ~lai n upon the fi eld and a glorious victory was won for the French. ·well might the grand monarch , the

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magnificent Louis XIV call them "his gallant, his fa itb­£ullrish." Thus has theimmortal poet sungofthem;­

'·Like lions leapi~g at a told, when · mad with hun­ger's pang, ·

Right up against the Englsh line the lrish exiles spn ng. Br ight was their steel, 'tis bloody now; their guns

are fiiled with gore; Throngh shattered ranks, and severed files, and tram·

pled flags they tore. The Engl ish strove with dt:sperate strength; paused ,

rallied, ~taggerect, fl ed-The green hill-side is matted close with ctying and

with dead. A crose the p1ain and far away passed on that hideou:-

rack, While cavalier and fantassin dash iri upon their track OQ Fontenoy, on Fontenoy, like eagle;; in t.ht: sun, Wi th b loody plumes the Irish stand-the field is

fought and won."

D. Ricuu.

LOCALS.

- Racl icals. - " You are not worth a thuught"-"you lam e

duck." -"You ought to !Je in that crum Mr. JJ." -If Duffy ~ ho uld go to Ky. says Coo, G. D. he

would be consicl erect not a,s an individual, but as are­mote circumstanc:e.

- Up again the fence. - Oh,Germany ! where art thou !! !! ...,.--We will have blind-horse stories now that Gallet

has returned. - tita:fford is sick.-Waut ot appetite. - Pidge Fr. always greets us with a smile,-Happy

news. - Harry D., says Teelaire ought to study the Eng­

lish langu age, before he tries to put in locals. Poor Harry!

-Murray denies that he solrl De Lesscps one of !t is slippers for a cana l boat.

- •'Did y ou see fire in my eyes !!!" - ." I as;,ure you' ' :: ! - Shea it is said works by "Poetical Machinery." -Dan Me was observed looking at the moon througb

a telescope; he says he saw a few specks but that there will be a full moon in July, if he has to make one.

- Viateur L. it is S!l.id leaves his mind in Canada every week.

-What a gang in the infirmary. - Louisvilles have the nine. Eh Harry? - Sam's sickness has caused hin;J. so much trouble that

he thinks he will1·esi.gn. ••Oh ye god!> and little fishes!"

- P rcud ergn3t, " our p igmy," will iu a short time de­l ,ver a speecl1 on the be nefi ts ot latin. He will retaru in a ye11 r.

- D:cve lli ;J Jk,; that wns a f1a ncly on him. - H [/:.'!'e L. oYerph yed h : lll ~ el f the other (lay-the

cause of his s i c:i;:, , e s ~ .

- D .1 n l\f t: ~ny s Le co uld huld his own with any Irish man in t he bouse.

- Gus R. ~ :. ·; s be would like to have a p ocket gem like M:• . \>liP\' ' - . - J tis sai d he keep::; it near b1s heart.

-Dave C. ra n eig ll teen poin ts y esterd ay, so hesays, but nobody saw him.

- Tbat fe llo w has a lo t of cheek. -I am goiug t o ha.~· e my fun. - D <J il iH~ ~ lH · r.;C' r is off on parole. Duffy takes his

place nn d ]l , ;,,g::; np the rear in fine style. - 1t is c,n:.v a m u ~ I : J nl but i le .. C'onwny.'' - D~tn s~.y s L ouis is no w trying to raise a. pompa-

dour.- iJ e went so far as to lend ML L. G. tha.t m.edi­cin e that removes intellectwrl bnm ps.

- T be ' ·new sb irl .. , is Lhe l ;t le of a fine pla.y edited by our worthy g•'l niuses-Dilu Me and Bill Conway. Dan is the li eroe of the piece; lt e W<tuts Bill to be heroine.

- O'Brien w ~< ci rile fi rs t to do 1rn the gn:en. -13:1! 1 p l:>y r r ~ wi,hing to pu rchase t he latest in base

ball sui· s will fl o well to ex mni ne Sum's new spriug styles . ~ b op to be open un til a quarter of t~n on Satu_rday nigh t. Call and examine.

- D Pllnis w:ts very nffectionate in the reading room Thursd:<y ev t! ning.

- Coll:t r butt ons and suspend ers! - A mcr wan ts toast and _ warm water-be has the

COnSlllll p. ion ! - v\"lw says ~hea don' t need a padlock? - A t":er y<' ll on y our P oems, Dan! - F wzier is teaching French to Murray and Nor-

moy 1 e ; and in return is taught how to speak Greek cot·­recL!y.

- Maloney loves to go to the woods, because it re­minds him of the (Barren) plains of the west!

- l{ev. Dr. P elwn le wil l prt~:t c ll the serm ous for Holy ·w eek 11t t he Frenuh Church in Chicago.

- Mr. M. A. Roy, Mr. Bourget and the orchestra in the musical li ne, Rev. J . F inn and Mr. Lynuh in the Literary liue· were no small help to the entertainment on St. P ;>tr ick's eveni ng. Thanks.

- '\<Yhere :1.re your battons Coffee ? - Yo u doll't say so ! - L ess applause at supper. -The Verna.l blasts now permeate the "genis pil-

osis" of our beloved Prof. - V iateur say s he can not snore through Lis mouth. - Me D. had his wings cropped, he thinks they will

not sprout before J une.

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- Jack! Jack! My kingdom for my J ack! is the latest excl:un::ttion of Prof. I-L D onnelly.

- Mr. D. ne ver blows until he gets a solo.--is a re­mark made by Adj . D .

- 13:Hry would like to tell his p1.trons th:tt h e don't

sell cologne. - Foley woulll like t.o know why there is a P ope. - -The mecbl to be given by R ev. Dr. Peh onle to

the ( tll ce r who bns acquired greatest proficiency in di'ill bus ani ved. I t i ~ a real heH1ty.

--Among the visitors present at the en lerl:timent on St. Patr ick's .E1· ~, were th e f(,Jlowing. Very R e v. P. D.

L ajoie, C. S. V., Rev. J . L es:1ge, R~ 1 · . A. L :1brie, Mess rs. D e laney, S. r:tus;:, :\I:lluney, M or:tn, O'Co nnor, Su!li van, R oy, l\IcDo11:dd or Cbicil go; and l\11. K er r and cl:lugh­t er Maud of K:tlJ k ~,h: o' . Alw lVJrf. Ti erny, E:tnffcrcl, Prerlrlergns t', Mo:-::~ 11, Sewarth, O'Coll nor, MeDon.Jllrl; M is-;es. l{O:Ich , O'Connor, McDoualcl, Tiern ey , l\1ora.n,

all of Chicago.

EDGAR ALLAN POE.

Graven on the literature of his country, impressed with ind eli b!lity on the poetry and prose of t!Je new world is t he nfl me of Edgnr Allan :Poe. True iL is, that as Y('t Am e ric;L C<.Ln n<.t boast o£ such poets as Byron, Dryden or Pope, but when we cvme to think of those whose names throw lustre on the E 11 gli sh lit erature o£ the nine ree ntl..! centtt~'}' such as Ke:LtS and Sllelley we unconsciously say we have a.n American p oet whose genius, merit a nd private character closely resembl e theirs. Tbis poet is no other than the author of the "Raven." B· ·rn in Boston of parents' who survived his birth bnt t \YO J eRrs, brongbt up in atn uencc by a we:.dthy benefactor, tdu ca ted with the greateslc are possible a t a ,school than which none were considered better, yet, notwirhstanding all t!:e8e advnnt11ges, hi s nfter life wns s~chns 1.0 jus: ly ,m erit the conduct of his benefactor aud the contempt of the public.

The year 1809 was singularly favored in beholding the birth of this remarka ble man. His parents who, tol­.low ed the stage, died, ns I have rem:nked befor e, w hen Ed!{:H' was still }OU J<g, and he, with tile urothers, was thrown upon the cold cbar ity of t.!Je world. F ortu­nately or unfortunately, as it may seem to my re~ders,

young Poe was adopted by a. wealthy Englid! gentleman named Alleu. His adopted paren ts se11t ·h im to an English cullege and afLerw:<rds to a Uui venit y of Vir­ginia at nei t her of wbieh schools w :ts be no :erl for ex­traordinary Rbili :y. LeaYing college, he concoived ~

liking tor military life a.ncl sec:u red a n appointment. to ·west .Poiut. The m r•notonous rou t ine c•f milit ~t ry !if<! combim~<i with tLe strict disciplmary training crushed

his zeal for w a r-like pursuits an<t be longed for the sun. ny Sonth. :Finding no WiLY of escape he (leliberately vi­olated the rules to such a degree that he was E-xpelled. The d isgrace broug ht upon Mr. Allan by this a.ctiQn so iuce tJ secl that geutleman that he di sowned Edgar, thus f'urcing him to cut ouL a way for bim6elf in the busy world. Y onng Poe, wit!J the proud spirit of hi s father und th e sensitiveness of h is mother, cut out for him­se lf a way, peculiar y ou may say, Gut none the less bril­li n.nt and 1\ 0r thy of a genius. In sketching his career l would, indeecl, be pnl'tial were I llOt to rt::count the remnrknble f:Lets uf l..!is priva te life. \ •Vhi le attenlling college be contraeted habits of i m pruv idenee and w~yw:Hdness which i :1 after life stifled h is g enius in 11u ~1 n : tll d egree and brong-ht on tlJat mehweboly d i~po~ i ; ion which is sbaclowed fort h in every l ine of his

P" 'c tr,: ·. T!Je sudden ch:tnge frurn luxury to want was t.O •) rn ncb fur him, and the words which Dr. Jo ::t J!'0ll appl!erl to Collinm ~y be applied to him, " he eagerly sn ~ tciJerl tha t temporary r e li e f which the bo tt le flatters and serlue:ei<.'' Opium aud clrink Eeem to have t :< ken com­ple:e possesr:;ion of him, but he was l>y n o means an habi ­tual clrunk:lrcl, as l1as been assertect His persona 1 :1 ppe:u·­ence w as comely, his d eep blue eyes, dark hai r a.ud fair complexion rendered l..!im the most handsome man of his n;.:•' · 1-I·- married a. la.dy ma ny years his ju nior whose aftectiolls he had eng~tgecl when she was a mere child. His lo\·e for !Jis wife which he so pi teously and p:~th­ecically describes in the "Raven'' 11nd ··Ler,ore" mark the !Jar;piest part of his wayward eareer. lbvi11g sketch­t:d as well as able, altb011gh f:ll: from perf~etly,

the li fe o f this genius, It is not u<:Ct>S~ :o~ ·y tur a p erson to know his l ife, hfl h:~.s but to read his poems and immediately be can pieture a man, meiHnclwly in his di ~posi. tion, sensitive .to th-e sl igh test wound of.feel­

ing, wayward and improvicle11t. His raven is so re&.l that we &eem to hear it and so frightfu l.l that, "Quote t!Je ra1·en, ?\cv et more" >'trikes tlie l.Jenrt wiLh a seeret Jo . j.,~ • ·:· ,!rea d and terror. "Thelhunted Palace'_: uone the less realistic aud gbo~tly than its nam e, "Tbe Bell~"

::~nd "A nn:tbel Lee" are his best known works not already ment i••Mcl. Poe's ot!ter 1 itera ry proo uctions under the name ,.f Tal es sho w forth befl n t.y of style, det>p thought, but like the poems full of remorse, suffering and dis­cou~·agement. G·o lcl Rng, Black Cat, Murder ir. the Rue Morgue and the Purloinecl Letter are the most favora. bly received and t!Je mos t htsting of his prose works. At times he weilrl ed the critic's wand, but a.t no time di d be di~grnce the critic's name. Gentle to the mor!tl writer but pointed and cutting to the writer whose worJ{S t end ed Only to elevate cr ime ·and stifle virtue, P oe pat:sed away fi:om his earthly sonow at the com­paratively young age of fourty years. His poetical rep­u tation is on the increase aud bis name is now pro-

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nounced with respect for bis sufferings, w i~h p ity for his ' ruisfortp.nes, and wirh reverence for his genius.

G eo. E. Donne lly · "II 'Riletoric Class.

A VISIT TO ST. VIATEUR'S COLLEGE, NEAR

KANKAKEE, ILL.

0 ,. of the most delightful modes of enjoyment for city people is, as old Horace well says, a visit to the country ; nnd truly enjoyable and thoroughly eujoyed w~s the visit of ( HI I' party of some thirty or forty ladies and gentlemAn from Chicago to the little village of Bourbonn ais Grove, near Kankake4.', where are situated two Catholic instituti ons, Notre D:~.me Ac:tdemy and St. Viateur's Coll ege, which are a credit to the diocese of Chicaao and an honor to Catholic education. The littl e

(_ villag~ · is thom ghly French and Catholic, and is the qun,intest aud quiet little hamlet ever seen outside of romance. It is one of Northern Illi no is-older th:tn Chi­cngo, they sa~· . No ra ilroad disturbs its qni etude, the nearest station being Kankakee, three mi les d istant . The picturesque K:wkakee river winds its w:1y past t he col ­lege at a. •listan ce of ah• mt lt1.l fa mile, anrl a long its b[ln],s

· follow:;: :1, strip of thi ck wood s where tlie students find n great de[ll of tll :tt llealthy and exhilei'ating summer rec­reation so mu c·h needed for thei r developmen t.

The college is a spac iN1s building of four stories, and _can accommodate over 200 pupils; there are at pres­ent 175 students in the collegiate department., and twenty in the theological; and besides these about sixty'" d[i,v ~ l. ud e nt s ; in it is apparent how education is patronized in these p~rts. E verything in and about the C<) llege is neat and invi ting ; there reigns a particularly home-like air about it tha t makes onE:: at borne there from the first. Tile ~p l e ndid study-hall, wi t h its cheerful flowers, its fine paintings, its pure air and brigh t light is an especiall.v inviting precinct. The chapel is a veri· table gem, bothfor t.astefullness and the richness of its adornments, furnished mostly by friends of the institu­tion.

F ew students .can boast of a recreation hall such as the St. V1ateur's boys eu joy; it is large, neat and rev.lly ar­tistic. There are gymnastic appliances, b illiards, ~tc., n reading room off it, another ne;tt and orderly nook. In a word, there is at St. Viateur's everything that is d esir­able to make college pleasant for the students, and to induce them to study and to be good. We arrh·ed in this little world just in time to be present at the grand entertainment given on the eve of St. Patrick's, by the ~ramatic and musical orgaoi~atiQPS gf th~ twus~, '.fo

i llllx, t·t a just idea of tile brilliant soiree, at which we were e n te r t~i 1wd , I am, I confess, entirely in'arleqnate. I will let I he progr:1m speak for itself, and letevery one ju dge from its mere re:v 1i ng bow far the bt. Viateur's boys must h:w e advanced in tile fine and refining arts of mu sic and oratory to do justice to the pieces; for I must rem:1 rk that the execution of tuese pieces show not merely an attempt at them, but it was in every case a masterly rend ition such as one rarely witneEses, except among profess ie nals. Af'.er an excellent overture by the band, ca me a drama in that bngnage of so much sweet·­ness and refinem .. nt, the French;

LE :::iiEGE DE COLCHESTER

PERSONNAGES.

Lor• I Fa irfax; Gi nentlcle L 'a rmie clu Purlement Frazer. L(lrd ~_ · ,,, ,_. Gour(' m eur de Co lcheste1< . . . P. Granger. Erlmonrl, Fils de fai1jax ..... . .... .. ..... . A. Bet;se, Arthur, Fils de Capell ... . . .... ........... D. Hicou. Le l.. '•>l onel M or:~ :i ll. Ami de Fai?j'ax .. . F. Dandurand. Le Colonel Kingston, Ami de Capdl... 0 . U . un.cau Surrey, Capita£ne de GaTdes de Fa irfax .. . . A Lt- ~ :1~e

GARDF:S E T SOLDATS.

T l1r' nr- 1 ing of MesH'S. A . Fr ~ zer, P. Gr:lnger an•i D. Ri cou was espr~ (' i [l : ; _v good. Af!~>r the French pl::~y the orchestra, ot seventr.en piN·•~ 8 . phyecl •·Gems frcm Offen­b:1d1's Operas." Mr. \V. Prenr! t, rgast, a rising young elocutionist, spoke Emmet's Vltldi<'ating Spe4.'ch, and !~laste r Fr:1nk Mnran tendered on the violiu a ·selection from II Tn•V:tt<,~e.

Thm came the English, or better the Iri ;;h play, "O'Brien's Imprisonment," an entirely new nnd original drama com posed by the boys themselvesand this much indeed to their credit. The p!:ty was represented with the following cas t:

William O'Brien, :M'. P.-an Irish Editor, F . Dandurand Paddy :\I i les a happy-go- lucS.y I d sh lad, John P a rd Erod. Lord Ba.lfour, home fSec. for Ireland . .• . . M. l\fcSorly

M<1jorNfc Nab l Offi . · I' ,..., . · { Normoyle, L . c t II r ceiS111 '1 . m .• SCI VICe. . M ' 1\f' 1eut. an we J • u ·urry B:tiliff-Collector for Me Nab .. William Prender"'ast.

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Squire Egan-an hones t Iri sh Squire , .. 'Vm. ~ear,ney. Mich:wl Finnerty-a Country tailor .... _.Jos. McG;wic~~ .J : t ~ . Finnerty-bi s son ...... . .. . ... , ~ ..... . , .Ja~ .. Co~fiOI~

Tnm \V <: hb, ~ ! Wm. f'onway. D :ek ti · ~ i -:; s , fr iends of Finnerty · I?. McNamara.: P•'cer 0 lonnel. · l ra nk Cl~ary.

Sc t!gt . Coa:es-on g uard at Tnllamore, Sam. Saindon,. Hen:·y-~ ervant of Balfour ................ H. ~ke~ .. :!Sewsboy ...... . . .. . . . . .. ........ Maurice O'Connoli

Citizens, Soldiers, Peasants, e.tc.

T be rend ition of th is really fresh anrl funny Il'ish play by the we~ l nrilled Th espians wa& in eyery · sens~ a granr;ls u ~cess. ~o ~ive every on.e ~is due sh!l.re ~

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pt·aise would require more time and especi ally more space thrm can be asked. The p lay was thtB in t erspersed with .music;

A cT 1. L'Ecume de Mer (Pi ano Solo) , . ... . . Prof. E. Bourget.

AcT 11. Sc!':NE 1. La Jolie Cequcttc (Vio lin Solo), ... ... .. . . J. W~gner.

ACT II. SC ENE H. Selectiou from Strauss ...... .. . . .. . . . .. . . . Orc:lwstra.

AcT Ill. St. Patrick's Medley . .... . . .. .. . . . .. .. Collrge Band.

The day itself-the glorions 17 tb, · was religiously observed by all. A solemn High Mass was cba.nted at 6 o'dock by V. Rev. P. D. L aj oie, 0. ~- V. , assisted by Rev. J. Finn, deacon, and Mr. B. Flood, sn b-deacon. The sanctuary, besides being ta .. tefully decorate~1, was filled with the allar boys and abo a d etnehment of the college battalion. The music furni ::;hed by the college ch()ir was of a high order, the mass being that of St. Theresa. A patriotic sermon giv en by Rev. M. A. Dooling, C. S._ V., found a ready echo in every heart.

It would be endless to try to et,umerate the many ways th.it boys have of am using themst'.l ves, the various · games, base· ball, foot-ball, billiards, dumb. b~lls, etc., etc., to whi ch ev ery one rep:1ired from afcer mal?S until dinner time. When the dinner bell rang. though, everything was dropped and everyborly fell in line, and filed into the cheerful dining hall. A~ter the numerous guests, lay an~ clerical, had been shown to their seats, the blessing was invoked by Rev. P. Lajoie, who presided , and th~n ensued a busy half hour, dur­whi~h the boys and e·very body showed their apprecia­ti0n of the things prepared for them. Toward the end of this enjoyable banquc,t the genial director, Rev. M, J. Marsile C. S. V., arose and announced that as cu:ltomary the crown of the festive cake was to be awarded to the lucky one· who deserved it. After the applause whieh this ~nnonncement elicited, there marched to the front a brave little boy, a minim, with mili tary suit and gait, who .after his bow,, received the prize fwm the bands of his father, Mr. Moran, ot Chicage. Tlle li ttle hero's name is Master Patrick Moran, known among his mates by the ·famiiiar appellation •·Patsie." Such ;L college triumph l1e s.hall not soon forget. After the cake SeYend gentlemen w,ere called to speak, and among them Mr. Quinlan, of Chicago, distinguished himself for the ap­propriate.tribute to .St, Patrick and to Ireland, and for his warm-hearted ~banl~s. and congratulations to the Rev. President and Faculty, for the immense success of the ,institution and the lriendly hospitality tlley ex­tended us.

In the afternoon, after the arrival of several visitors from Kankakee City, and from the li t tle vill~1ge of Bombonnais, the college battalion "fell in'' and we

( '' were pre~ entect wi rb a really woJHlerfu) speci Ps p~ en-

- tertain ment. E ach company. en tered the hall 'singly -and w ~nt tbrol.Jgb countless nliJ itary evolutio11s wi th per­fect order , preci!'ion, and accuracy. Well might our R ev. l\1ahoney, the instructor of ou;r liLi-le f-; up5,t ves, sny at hi s Jnte revi e·w of the St. Viateur's cadetll, that Uwy <Ire the best dril led bat talion of a ny colleg e in the Un itecl ' ta les, for iL would be next to irnpossibiA to fiud an y boy s that even equ ,j them. After the m ~ gnifi­cenl d tess p:1rnd e, tlJe ph:kect Equad drill, and Lbe dis­pers ion of the mi !i ti n, a. pi ece offine mu sic was r-endered by the urdH:>s tra. The orchestra is tmd er the leadership of Hev. G . Leg ri s, a gentl emnn of high musical abilities and of rd1lled taste. Tlle college may be proud of its on ·hes tra . A visit to the N. J). Academy occupied the rest of the afternoon.

In th e ev"ning, un<'ler the direction of Rev. E. L. R iva r<l. C. S . V., a literary seance was given whi0h plainly told not only the patriotic sentiments of the yc,ung gentlem en who spoke, but also the maste-ry of th e EH glish Jangunge th ey ha ve alrea<'ly attained. Every one of the addresses or essays was a gem. Following is the prog ramme:

Overt ure ............... : . ....... . ..... Orcbeslra . In troduct,)ry Remarks, .. Rev. E. L. Hivard , C. S. V. Irish Orators ........ -............. Mr. J. Condon Irish Exiles ........... . . . ....... Mr. J . O'Connor: Iri sh Heroes ................ . .. . .... Mr. D. Ricou. Piano Solo ........ . ........... .. Prof. M. A. Roy. Jrisb Ruins and Scenery .. . .... Mr. J. O'Callaghan. Irish Saints and Scholars ............. Mr. J. Ricou. Piano Duet .. . ......... . . . j Masters M. O'Connor·

· . ( .M Moran. The Irish Lflng,wge .............. Mr. M. Lennartz· Iri sh Wi t and Humor ............ . . Mr. F. Cleary· V io lin Solo .. ......... . . . ....... Mas ter F .. Muran. I ri;;.h Puetry .................... Mr. J. i)1 cGuvick. The Irish K a ti on .... . .. . ...... . .. Prof. T. Lynch. Closing Remarks . ... . . . ............ Prof. J. Finn. Piano Duet ........ : ......... J Pruf's. M. A. Roy.

1 Ed. Bomget. The next cby , Sul1lifly, was devoled to t.he recepLJOn

given by t he pa ri ~h and tbe college to tbe eloquent young French orator, j1r. E. Tardive!, whose . passage in Cll ic:1gu b ielY ~t ·i1-red the p•t.triotbm of our French C::tnadt :•. il ele ment. The gifced orator made one of his best and grandest efforts before the audience at Bour­bonnai '> , and his discourse, from the enthusiasm it cre­ated, was a ,, eri rable triumph and presag~s well for the sure su ccess of IJis noble cause. The programme of the day co nsisted of a selection by the college band; an ad­dress by t.he Catholic F<>resters; an address by the Fac­ulty and stu<lent.s of the college; the response; aselec­ti cn by the orchestra; the discourse of .1\Ir. Tardive!. A

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gentleman from K:1nk:lkee, M. G. Letourneau, al so 0 " m<>ncl •Y Evening last th e Commissioned Ofikers being c:1lled upon . poke w:~.rmly for some twenty m-,, _ assembled at hcndq'l :nters :wrl formed a socieLy with the utes. The reception and discourses were brilliant and inten tion of pE·rpetnnting :l n:lme d e:1r to tbr m fill, and have marie an impres ion. for th is end or~an i z e d undertbe title oiDool ing Knigbts

Just as r~as preparing to leave this Cri un rl:•J) oftbeSword. A i'l't'" f,.,,. en thnsia:;tic speet:h es com­morning many of the vilbgers and eo11ntry pe(•ple were mend ing th e object thP- fullo l'l·ing tlllk ers were elected already a!'riviug at the Church to pertorm their devu- ReY. l\L A. D ,>O I' n_g·. C. S. V ., S.D., D. K. of S. Col· tions to St. J oseph, tb is beir g h:s fea:st clay, tbe l !Jt b J ohn P. Dore C. D. K. ur :-:' . Licn t. Gr:ln .-lch:tmp, P. D. of March. I a! o sho:-tl.v before Q'\Y departure recri ve<l K. of S. C:qL C' 1:1 ' · B IIi . V. P . D. K. < • ~· :-' . L ie u· . Tllos. an invita tiun to be pre eot a t nn en t erl:~imen t at K o:.rf' X <.11·moyle T. ]) _ K. <•f ,..;, r, ·,., l . IJ ·nisl1. 'cou, A·lj., S. V. Dame Acn<lrniy this evening. I iim sorry that I cnnno t ·· C. B:l'.t:t :ion, t-1. D. K. 0l' S. The :3ocil~ ty will !.told rPg­be present nnd I wbh 1 i1P young ladies all success· ular weekly meet ings at wll itb d i, cussiOJtS in Military Their programme is to be as follows : tactics form a conspicuous pi!r t o f the evening's exercises• :M:usiqne .............. . ....... Black Key (Mnznrk:-1) Chanso'l ............... , .... "Come When you W ill'' Drama ........... . .......... " Le Coeur d'unel\f ere'' Mnsique .............. ; ........ . .. "Convent Bells" Drnme .....•............. . .... •'Ce n' est Pas Tr"t•"

FIRST ACT. Chansvn ........ . ..... . ........... "Starry ,,~aves"

bECO:\'D .ACT. Musiqnc .. . ....................... . ... "Pizzicnto'' Chan t ........ .. . ............... . . ••Can tate Domino Addre~s .................•.................... . .

A Vi , itor. (The Catholic Home, Chicago)

SOCIETY DOIKGS. F inis! Are you on a com mittee ? Winter sessions of meetings ended on the 23rd. inst· Jim C. and Hal. P. would like to have you read the

editorials, .... carefully. I

Frank C. think~ the fellow who decorated thosn cui·-tains ought to have studied Greek writing at least one more year.

Public Opinion still holds its place liS the most popu­lar periodical in the reading-room.

The beauty of the reading room ~iuce its refurnishing is admired by every one who enters. It is the cosiest room in the bouse, a plea~anter phce could not be found to spend a few hom·s in perusal of all the current literature always on file in abundance. .

The generous gift of our Rev. Moderator was wel­come ind~ed an .i greatly appreciated. The sincere thanks of the soci~>ty.

As will be s~n by anot.ber column of this issue, rep­resentatives of St. Patrick's held the boards on St. Pat­rick's evening with a select literary programme. The young men did themselves and the society honor. The subjects were purely Irish. Our thanks to those who kindly 'lSsisted us, especially the orchestra.

Regular meetings are suspended for the rest of the term.

ROLL OF I-IO~OR. LATI~ COGllSE

GolrlMeclal award ed to Mr. Murl'y 7 Chsses. l st. Silver Medal .Ml'. Tynan 6 Classes. 2nd. Silver l\1e,1al equally del'e rved by Mr. Grand­

cuamr. Granget·, O'Cal!nghan, 5 Clnsses. Di~t.ing ui shecl-Do;l tle lly, LeP.nar tz , 4 Cl:\sse.s, Con­

don, Ricou, I'rend<'rgnst, F ortin, Frnzer, l\luGaviek, J. O'Connor, Lnp lante, 3 Classes ; Daudumnd. Carlon, Lam arre, N ormoyl e, Saiudon, Krnnmer, L. L egris.

CO;\f.\lERCIAL COURSE. Gold Medal: equally deservetl by Mr. Gross, B. and

.Maurice O'Connvr, 5 Classes, 3rd. Silver Medal equally deserved by Hartwell and Drolet, 4 Cbsses.

Disting uished, 0' Lenry, Collette, Boughen, 3 Classes; Foley, vYestney, Parker, Ricou, McDonald, Delaney, Quinlan, Rivard. ,

French Composition Mrdnl equally deserved by Grandchamp, Fraser, Dandurand, Lamarre.

GUILFOYLE COMPOSITION MEDAL. Deserve<l by l\1. Murray.

,CONWAY MEDAL. Martin Murray, William Ty nan.

ODE TO AN OFFICER BY A FRJEND.

Ye Nymphs o£ God begin tue song, And sing it in a strain both loud ancl long, For Leumas Noc!&ain-Jupiter's clwice, Hath now a cause for to rej oice: No more will he shoulder those heavy musket guns, But a dandy light sword will be given to bim. "Now," quoLh Leu '·supposing Charles suould die, T o Captainship would assuredly be prom oted I; And when in future ages lVIr. Dare's course will be

ended.

Why my simple but graceful snppo~ing is mended-

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'Vith 'l Colonel' all will be well." But let Leu remember that pride is the surest way to

bell, And of all the causes that conspire to blind, ~1an 's erring judgment and misguided mind, \~T hnt the weak bearl with strongestLrassrule:;, Is offices the ncYer failing vice of fods.

ResJ)eetfnlly­Dnke ofvVdlington.

ANCLKt\T LAY.

0 Sabilia, hreres ago, Forti bus es in auro ! NocP.s Mare, Thebe trux, Vot is innem? Pes and dux.

M ODERN LAY.

' '0 Say, Bi lly, here's a go,~ :Forty busses in a row!" ''No," says Mary, "they be trucks." " Vvbat is in 'em?'' ''Peas nnd ducks."

THE YOUNG HERO.

'•Tlte death of rich and noLle men ,

I s soon spread abroa·d, · . But that of th•~ poor and humble,

.. Vo man kno·tceth, only God." lt was a beautiful evening in the merry monthofMay,

just as tbc king of day was rlisappearing behind the western skies, with all the colors of the rainbow, in its downward tendency, that a little boot-black loitered on the corner of a gl'and hotel, waiting impatiently for some one that needed his aFsistance, hut it was all in vain. The shades of nigh t began to envelope the earth, and the penniless boy was now to look for a place of repose. He crept beneath a side-walk a nd soon arrived ' in the land o£ no<l. But whi le he lay thne with all the ·jnnocenee of a litt le babe, -a robbery had been commit­ted and a policm~an saw him lying in a pencefnl slum­ber, awoke and brought him to the station. When he was brought Lefore the .co urt, the next morning, he was found guilty and fined $5.00. The tears he shed fail­ed to move the heart of the judge, but just then. an old man, w ith a heart as warm as fire, t<>Ok compassion on the little fellow and paid his fine. The poor creature then weeping with joy promised the old m:;~.n to pay him at tbe end of the year. About six months after,. the the old man lllld his family resolved to take a trip to England. They were on board the ship, but. the waves raged in wild confusion. Tbe hoat started and a pleasant trip \vas anticipated , but alas! to their great misery the

little girl fell 0vethuard and the boisterous billows Of the mighty ocean soon had her iu his now clasped hand. But · the little boot-bl.<~ck, with the courage of A lex­ander, Napoleon; and many others of ·which we bOliSt,

swam to her re:>cue; he succeeded in reaching her and as she 'as near the wheel of the steamer about to go under, he seized her with a fte ~ttb-like grasp, yet at the same moment was :,truck by the wheel oJ the bont. He sw<.lm ashore wjtb her a!ld lay down never to ri ::..e ngain. The father and mother oame back expecting nll ·the time that their daughter .had met a watery grave. But to their great tleligbt sl1e was sitting besi<le· the rescuer, consoling him. The boot-blacl{ seeing the fond­ly ca resses of the now happy :fiunily saw it 1vas the same man that saved him fro.m perpetmd disgrace. Father TimP- bad not changed their conntenn.nce beyond recog­nition. The boot-blaek wiLhdrew from his p(•cket a lvge handkerchief and payed the man the money he owed bien . But he had only $4:.85 which he g:tve to him freely say­ing that the :>:,wing of his daughter was well worLh the other 15 cts.

We b;1ve many heroic deeds for imitation, bnL what better have we thM this? History affords us many, but none can be justly ccHnpared totbis. If he had been

· a rich ·man's son his falne would bave trtke~ wiugs and spread throughoqt .the whole world. Well might we aPPlY the word~ of the poem at the beginning to him . But he has clo~ed his eyes in sleeLJ and he will receive a

reward far greater in the next world than could be Ia v ished by man in this.

D. A. Culliton. 2nrl. G l'amm:tr.

NEVER USE SLA~G.

"Mis!:i HauteUl'," said one of the pupil;; of an Indian boarding s<,hool for young ladies to the principal, "we want to ask you a qnestion before we recite."

"Certainly, my dears, ask as many as yon wish." "Would one of we girls ever be j ustified for using

slang?" ''You certainly would not," replied l\iiss Hauteur

with quite afi~·mness. "We frequently hear educated and 0ultivated people

employ it in tbei'r conversation," insisted the yonng lady.

"That may be only too true, but it's no excuse. '\Ve cannot fall into the ways practiced by even the so-call­ed educated and cultivated. For ruy own part." contin. ue.d the principal, as she sat up very straight on the edge of the chair ancl glanced at the text-book she held in her hand and again raising her eyes; "for my part I will allow th(: boreal blasts to whistle through my whiskers a very long time before I will indulge in the ~~e of slang.''

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.. R.~FJ.E ,SHOT-8. the pro~t: u.§e oLw.Drd-s. Notwithstanding the much . . ; Th~ ~urgeon bas;beetJ b,bsy ~f@r !the last civP"k li.ttend- that has 'been written upon .tlliS subject, there is some-

ing to the indi~pO\!:ition- of.se~emhof•tbe ltattalion. thing quite .fresh and orjginal.in 'thi~ modest\ little pam. The Quartermas.ter. h-.~.tiibeen: ulilrble :fu, attl:!ntl !to his phlet. We ree<Jmmendit to ·all) .espeqiall,y· to,-oung stu

. duties, fqr the p_ast fewr~s.-bu~is- oomilllesding. . ~ents.. · · · . The, ~a}:on~t; Squa,<l·ere ·,pnept.rmg-tor· :'thtl ! K. :K.· 'Jr. DMahoe's Magaz1:ne for March, that champion of Irish

trip. Work boys and •show-tbat..yoo c~n :do well. · rights and lib.erti.es, is an exceptionally : ~good number Capt. Qh~. H: Ball of Oo: A. Marsile Light · G.uilrds - containing many fine articles on -various · subjects. The

ba~ been given charge ofthe Bayon-et Sqn&·i ~ - tthEl w:Ul ~atter i@ always moral and .christian •in·every respect bNe:n'LeT command ·them nt all exhibitions. · ' · ·, and it is a periodical that should -find its way into every

-'l~he Acljul.;lnt .carries ub Alte e-verywhere. &'H~ plays' ' Catholic bousehoiJ. real nice." Rejlect.ions o/ t/1-e Month's Mind of Fath6r< Bened-ict ' ' Capt~ O'Connor evidently was out· ~f s6rt.s tlbe •other Joseph Spalding, by Rt. Rev. •James Ryan, . bishop day ~nd . by the )ooks £>fthe g111al'd .bouseihi&;mer. suffer- ele.ct .of Spripgfield, is an eloquent· .t.ribute: of -hrotherly

I eel badly on. p,ccoun~ o.f it. love and appreciation to the memory of-the late able P1:i vatc :LP.Imat;t?.~ ~oU3o •. _A.,bl'kes the -place of Capt. .Chancellor of the I!)iocese of Pe•>da. ·Everyone wbo has

Ball' fn ibe ,B.ty.oiJ-Bt. Squad, antt •Ptivate • St'Srid~e is 'known Father S1~a<lding will love to see bim--so fu.i-th1ully .- receiving ~. io.stl\l1qtiGn~ to ser~e as substitute. mirrored in these Jitejlectiont, the fuHnestH~nd ·gen~rosity

Lieut. McCart-hy-'s squad-of recruits ·are :flis't improv· o(hi~ sacrifice to Godls -serviee, -his .genial· disposition, .. .ing nnd wiiLsoOJ;l j oin t-h.e- Com\pany. : his science, his. virtue, his .patriotism, •in •a ·word, his true . · · At :the l p.s~:,r~g~ l~r Il)eeting · of-QollJfoiis!!ion~d office'ts character as a zt!Bilous and an abltHprlest, .. lind in every

an executive· com mittee df tbt,ee , eons·isting ·or Capt.. way an ami~ble _man. Chll.S. B\'\ ll Chai:rman, .Li~ut: 11. (ira.nd·ebatilp and Lieut. Tho~>. Normoyle ·-~~~ -appointed to arrange matt.ers for tbe Fir~t AnnualPrize Dl'iU which w:m take place in . .·, EXCHANGES. June.

The 11.1edal presented' by Father Peborde to b~ ocon- .!10tit·e:xdh'anges for Matbh are good on the whole, read-

tested for by . the Commissioned ·'Otficel'S" ·"'!lTlived 1 last able and peaceful:' We' :ni)tice less bf carinib~l spirit and ·oOnseq·uetitly· IJlO'r~ that is interesting to the reader.

week.lti~ . a p1agnificeut piece of work·manship. ]'be de-. · We ·bel'ieve in fliir' li.Iid ' honorable criticism as . some sigQ is that. of a .lblte:ie>CI'OS& whoi'Ch ·tmngs ifr&ltl' -s l11.rge · ·

- r!!Odd f'Ol' all C'dnCern~d, but when spite. or desire for no­,gold Eagle. The front of the •medal corrsi'S'tS of pemill:.efd ~ down by ,a gold, rim ;.on the baek·of the medll'Hbe ~rfiis · '10tiet'y controlsj' tb~n"t!6llege pap'ers will W)t meet . their

. o·f the cross are sui.tab-Ly inscribed. AWin··nU 'i4! 'i!l':i. per· aims, are of little servlc·e 'to any oiJ."e lind may even be · : hlirmfu:t. feet gem and shou ld inci-te the officers<to bllt'd1W6rk. ' , . , . . , ; _. . . . . _ .. . .

Pedee says that he could straighten ·Oflt the eotttpan Y, .: . . -~~ ~: glad ~o ' n~t!c~ t~e gradual l~se.~tng of this V

"l "'t • r t " , . r lfeelit~g artd hope that the Golden Rule will be more . ery east y: 1 go on:1Y .our 1m e. . . ._ . . , ,. , .. Company D. will be: fonned ' this ·week and -Ml :the Uttfor_~tl ~u~n~ ~he ~~st o~ .thts ye~r. tli~ . . . . .

non commissioned o,fflc~l'S -·apptJmbetl . .'The '16Uow!iog r · - ~~Tlie_' Thrrff_ 'ls ·~~nf~ M~s1de~ed .m H~g~ Scl~ool gentlemen have heen comnrissi:onoo r~ ·aet 'as 'futtows ~ "W6rld ·~?r.iirch,_ ~b.r.~ . tune 1h .~nswe~ to the wrtter

C Pt F a I Cl . 1 t . L" ,...., J .... ,. M"'n. ,..., k "' .J ~. whose artiCle on 'tard'f appeared 1t1 the Feb. No. of the . a . r O{ eary. s .. ·· te .... l . ""'· "'"""a.1e, ~na. . . . , , . , , . . . . L. t D c llt • san:te \')a:per. The W'r tter of the first was mr1dently poor-leu . .ave u on. . . . ,

The Band indulged -in ·• ,Jiflt.le m~hiug '(f.kerc'ise in ly informed and his ~istakes are c~:;~~bl~ :pointed out

the 0 . tl . tb· .. d y by his critiC' hi the "last 'No. 'of the rr ortd. He would do

· arm . ty te 0 e • . a .. , . · 'We-l'l' to pdnder on these things, they wifl be a guide for

~~~~~~~~=~~~=======~, ''him in tb~ future-. '1-l:t~ paper is' good on the whole. , . . _ _ . . _ . , . · <Many good. ·articles ;l)oth 1in prose an4·~et.ry fill the

BOOKiS AND PE'lliODlCA.LS. . i, oohitrins ·(:)~the F'ordhatn Monthly for ltarch:·we always Lt Chmnin de La Croix (~t Viateur'a.College Fressj · wePeome ·With defigh't ' 'tbl.s estiiiuihle paper ·a.nd bope

IS' a 'serie!l of new ami original meditations oa. t~.e #1\ltf'er- we shall long bave ' thAt pleasure. 'ings ·of our Lord d ur1ug "the J»-assion, . by ' Rev. .F;.. X. I. Wi'lt t~ O:wl·kfn-llly explain w~t it means by Dop­Cltoulnl\rd C. S. 'V., the author .of ~be.MiJn~ldd~E'It{ant pel.:gcmger'as 'we do ·nonln,let"Stand patois at this. .end ·I!Jatholiq1il . ; and•bave· n6t gbn~'-"V~ry farin, Greek? · Words Correctly· Sr}okett (Burrow Bros. Co..,• Q4lv.e• ·, iJiliW lll8o t~iv~li t'he Ha1nilt0n · Col~.~ · Montltly,

- · ·tJ\rrd-, O'!tio.) By Elroy M. Avery, is a bright booklet ~rr 1 'J(mif(hn. 7T,.:I1e~. Yc'M'Ut.,u,· and n:iaity otbers. ·

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': · ' CATHOLIC NO"f.ES. . . , the ,hands of Father :F. X. W "3ninger, S. J., the illustri-_ " ~u~ Al~ssionary who Mmself imitates the devotion o£ St.

Alleluia !r Alleluia! Christ is risen! P,ltt~r, Gla:ver to the Negro race. Resurrexit 'sicut dixit, alleluia~! ,. . , M.r. ~Ba-rthelemy Saint Hilaire, :of France, wi''iti.ng to Card inal Newman recently e~~~ered . u P~I.J ' l1 i ~ 88th.{ ~- professor i(lf philosop-hy at the Propaganda in Rome,

year. . . . $(.\~·s a.mo-ng o.tber ·things: ••The Summa ('f St. Thomas H:t. Rev. Bishop Marly is sufl'el'in~ from n broken aqn, .. 1 . i$ ·OJH~ _ of tha ;g-l'eatest monuments of huma.n intellect, anrl

the result of·R. ·1a11 upon.an fcy"'sinew:dk. . ,· . · .. , .. , f~r · tbi:S ·l'.eason it is as fresh tb-d!ty as on the day when Katie CuHan, who died re6ently i1t Johns~own, Pa., it first appeared to instfUCt the Middle ages. AU hearts

left nearly the· whole of her fortune of $36,000 to the which ,Jove tJ:Je good, to whateve~ nat:on 1>hey belong, chu rch ofthat place. · must be deeply moved by the spectacle iust presented

On the i·eccommendatiori of Bi~;hop Ireland, the Hev. Lo the· wor.ld by the Jubilee of his Holiness Leo XIII. John F. Dolphin, of Hastings, has ·been · ::~ppointed by ~-I~1mnnity ha~:; nev~er seeti anything li_ke iL up to 'the pres~ Pt:esideht Cleveland post-r.h:1plain iu th~ U 1~ ited States · ent day. There is no trace in 'history of such homage

Army; . · · rendered to a pur-ely spiritual power by all peoples and · .· On Feburary 25, the Holy Father received a Jubilee by.!J.Il beliefs without clistiaction. This universal hom­

address and ofl'eril'lg from tire 351 ' hoJses . of lbe Little age wn,s due ·to so wise. and so Jlatific a Pontiff: <rt also Sisters oH-I1e poor, containing 8000 · Sisters who' are ~m- does t\le greatest h01wr to civilization in general, and r>loy:ed in the care of 30,000· aged poor P?Op!e. the most independent p:.ilosopby, no less than Catlwli-

The'- latest i~sue ot the Catholic Directory for Ireland cism i mut>t rejoice at it, ' It is a very significant symp-. · and (h·eR.t Britain puts the number of Catholics in Ire- , tom of a :better fl1tO:re."· ·

land at 3,961,000; Scotland, 326.,000; Engbnd and_ The pap¢r,s tire not of si.nging the praises of Dom Bus· Whales 1,3541000._ . ____ __ _ . co, that woadedu~ Catholic priest who died .recently in .. ·The pag;n -potentates ,.fho have sent special envoys Turin atter leadiug a most saintly life. ' His ·name will to the Holy Fathei"s Jubilee are the Mikado of Japan, live in the memory of all who ever knew him as well as the Shah of Persia, the Sultan or Turkey,:· the . Khedive in the annals of history. His whole life was devoted to of Eg:)rpt; th,e sultan of Morocco. the educat-ion .of poor childr·en· in the ciLies of Italy at

Like all the learned men of Italy, Pope Leo cherishes first, aft~rw,ards in the cities of almost all civilized an 'intense admiration tor D;mtc. It is . said · that he . countr·ies~ ev.en to those of Pata:gonh. In order to per­

. knows the ,;bivlna Corpmedia~ · almosC by heart . . A- p.et.uate his zeal apd devotion to ·youth, Dom Bosco

. mon~ his jubilee. present_s was a copy of it, small in size, founded a religious Society called the "0ratory 'of 8t. ·but most exquisitely bounn. Fra~wis of Sale.s," which now numbers over a thousand

Those who. think that religious life and mortification me.mb~rs spread in .t·he world as foHows and edncating ruins the health will please re.ad the following death- , one hun_dred thousand poor young boys: . Ital_y has roll of Ursuline Nuns in Q~ebec since the beginning of seventeen tialesian houses; Fran0e, four; Spain, three; the year 1888:-Jan. 14:. Mother St. Anne, aged 90 America, twelve. What a glorious continuation of the years, 54 of which had been ~o~secrated ,to God in the , ;nobJe wo.rk of the·.fouuder! How well those boys will reliaious life.-Jan, 18.--Mother St. John, aged 84 . b ess his name· forever! ~ .. . .

years, and of religious life 62.-Feb.-Re.v. 1\'IoJ.hcr St. . The gold medal which for some years past it has ., been Gabriel, a~d ,9i years, 75 of wP.ich had b.een p:ctssed in · the custom of the University of Notre Dame to present the commui1ity. · on L<ctare Sunday to some eminent and deservirrgmem-. The Rt. Rev. Dr. Verdon, who has so long filled the ber of the Catholic laity ofthe United State~, and whiclt

offic~ of vice-President of the Jrish CoUeg.e, wHl ,],eave has come to be known as the" Lootare ~ledal," was~nt this Rome to accept the position of President of St. Patrick's year £6 O'ommendatore P. V. Hickey, of New York, ''in college at Sydney, recently erected by Cardinal Momn recognition .ofhis servic\)s to the American Catholic pub­at ·a cost of £64,000 to accomrtlodate 150 stnd._epts. The lie." The choice of Mr. Hickey vras a happy one___:one, Re.v. gentlerriim will visit Ireland once more before ern~ , "· to<•. · by which the University has conterred honor barking for the field of his labor. - ,_ ! ,: •Ul)On itself. :fie is ~ gentleman of exemplary Chris-

It is interesting to Am~ri_can Catholics to kiJOW that tian life, full of zeal for the cause of truth, and as dis­the miracles which justf~e? the- Canoujzati.Qn Q.f .St.-. tinguished for•"his morlesty'~s for his worth. The service, Pet·er C1a.vei· were· wrought i,n the United .States 1,and which hi! has rendered to Catholic Literature especi<.1lly inve~tigated by the Metropolitans of )lil wauk.ee, Phila. , a:re beyond praise. (Ave Mc~r-ia) delpbta aucl St. Louis. They.are ttie cm•e 0f twv. caycers · ·

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FOUNDED 1869. CHARTERED 1874.

. THE CoLLr<:GF: nffords ex< e'lent f:.~cilities . for study, and the acquirement of a thorough knowledge ot

.MODERN LANGUAGES, MATHEMATICS, CLASSICS, . MUSIC, SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY, and THEOLOGY. .Most cnreful attention is p~irl to the business training of young men, and a thorough pl'actical knowledge of BOOK-KEEPING anrl CO~OlERClAL LAW is imparted by skille-d Professors.

The b~st ~tuthors aud most approYed system of te:whing are adopted in all grades of the College. Studellts may enter at any time. 'l\·rm aurl tuit.ion will begin 1rith date of er)trance.

Terms for boa rd ·IIIHI tuition $~00.00 per annum. C11.talogucs, and nuy desired iuturmation will he carefully giv~n on application to the Director.

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JCAlolKA.KEE, ILL. Dealer in Foreign and Domestic

fAICY 80001 NOTIONS DRY 800DS

C. H. ERZINGERS Is- the pl:tco to get choice Ice-Cream, Fruits, Nuts, Candies, Oysters, Cigars and Tobacco. The lnrgei!t Ice-Cream and Confectionery Parlors in the city.

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

CHAS. KNOWLTON'S

NF.W PHOTOGRAPUIC STUDIO, Dearborn A venue,

1st. Door So nth of Court. St. East Side,

KANKAKEE, ILL.

PETER W ALZEM, Grower of

.PlJRE \.LTAR WINE. Warsaw, J..lancock Co., Til.

RF.l' ERENCES. , a :ReT. Jos. MEI.<JHOR, Bishop of Green Bay -. Jtn. v. Elnit, Bishop ot Leavwortb.

P.r:v. M. J. MARSILE, C . .S. V.

St. Yiateur's College, Bourbonnais Grove, Kankakee Co., Til.

SCHOOL BOOJ<S. LEGAL BLANKS.

~~ ~. ~utluu~t. ST..A...r.I'IONERY,

Books. Ne-ws~ Music, BASF.-BAI,l.S and BATS, FISHING TACKLE.

KANKAKEE, ILL. TOYS, CROl~UET. BABY CARRIAGES.

I{. J. HANNA, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL

GROCER AND

COl\UIJf;SION MERCHANT 43 Court :oo;;treet

KANKAKEE, ILL.

BRA YTO ~ & CHRISTIAN DKAL~:JUl in l\len 's, ·women's, Misses' and children's l"int! and medium 8hoes: also all sizes and grades of Hoot.s . ::\i ll'Cial inducements for

Students Two dovrs north of Post office.

Kankakee, fll.

KERI{ BRO'S, HARDWARE, STOVES, IRON. STEEL, TI~W ARE, NAILS, Etc., Job work dcnc in any part of the County Cor. Court St. and Schuyler A. venue.

KANKAKEE, ILL.

J. ~ab~t DEALER IN

Hatrduxure, St()1)es and T£nware, IRON, NAIU;and WAGON STOCK.

No 13 EAST A VENUE, KA..NKAI~EE, ILL. Jobbing ])one to Order.

D. Q. SCHEPPERS, M. D . . 292 Larrabee St. Chicago, lll.

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 Wed d In g gooos

kept constantly on hand. Nos. 183 & 185 Monroe Street,

Chicago, Ill. FRED ZIPP.

The oldest Boot & Shoe House In the City, Customers will alw-ays have good Bargains .

.No. 17 Conrt~treet, Kankakee , ill.

Impediments of all kinds on AlQ'Icultural Imprements can be removed at JOSEPB BEAULIEU'S Blacksmith's Shop. Also Tools of dtilerent make or shape, coarse or line WOl'k,

Buggies, Wagons, Ploughs, etc., ere., may be repal.red at very low figUres at the uew Shop Oil GRAND ST. Bourbonnais Grove, IlL

HOi.'Se shoeing a specialty.

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2::39 ST. VJATEUln;. C<JLLEG.K JOURNAL.

.J. J. SCHUBERT. PROPRIE'rOR OF 'rHE

German, French and American Pha~macy . <..:or. East . .Ave. & Merchant \'t. J( AN I\ A KI':Jn, Ill.

Keeps constantly on lr and a. fulll i tH) of •

DRUGS MEDICINES, PAI NTS, OilS ETC,HC. .Also ~ ftne line or ToilP.t Al't.icles ot a.lll, inds ,

Fine Cig;ws a.!lll Tobacco. I:V'CAL!, AND SF. I; ;vm.-/ff~

NOTRE DAME ACA DKMY, Kurrasch and Staga, J)miWTIW BY .::r.m: Fl 113 ms O~' THik

CoNCHP~G-ATioN OF N.O:,Iihre D aME. 'Phis InstH ri t:ion <tft'(> • · JJV ,.. :v,~ntHge ton

J>ropri etors of The Old• Be}!.II C> il amp & lh bel. l

PRESCRIP T iON D R UG STORE, YOUllg hadi e. ir.o nb · · lini~lte(l edtw~ l~:n. • t.j'C!

. Moth er Supe " · No &·icl D<ll:il

· Bourbm ' .;.,·. -l; l{rt1l l$

'::;CHo.o;r, BOOJ.~(:i; . . .. Ll~

• Wli c• re) ou ca u tlud t.lle La rg.est assol't_ •; · '~b1Pnt of l!llir and· Tooth Brnshe~ Toilet adicles

t .•1

· P er fLun ery, tlo:tps, SjJougP.s an d a ll varieties of ·., Druggist 8nntlr·ies .

' l1 · · All slw ulc.l give them a call · 1ht. : . ~o. 5. C'o u rn HT. TJ•:u;J 'HO~Jt:. No. 10.

· 1' F B. A N . If E. - iiiB E L Those in nee<\ o[ choice Cnnfect.ionr1·i es A. Ehrich

Ca n n ecl goods, all ldnds or Fr·ui(R , Fish <Wll Oy~t~rs wi ll clo we ll and s ;we mon ey hy ca.llru~ ll)1

1'. O'GOR='ri-AN; East A VBilUB,

.I:Canh:al i:_ee.

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.JOI-IN G. ICNECI-IT, ···-------

Merchant Tai lo r ,

READY-MADE Clolhing·

Hats a u<l Cttps.- Gem 's underwear.

Trunks, VH.lises, Furnishing Good H.

Wilson Bros ' Fine tlh irts.

NOS. 2 AND 4 COURT STREET.

Ran lrakee, Ill.

DROLET BROTifERS DEALEltS IN

BOOTS AND SHOES .!.GENTS FOR'

T heN ew H om e Sewing 1\lachine. o\LI< O DEALERS IN

ORGANfil .A.ND "''ASI:IING MACHINES.

21 couRT•sT., K ANKAKEE,lLuNois.

C. P. TOWNSEND. East .Ave. 1 door south of K netcth's Block.

RANRAREJ)j, ILL.

C. WOLFE. Barber Shop.

Under Umbach 's Harness Storet Kankal,ee, IlL F irst Class Work guaranteea.

Students especially invited.

H AND-MADE Pure Wax'Candles per lb. 45 cts

IJJ':A J. Ir. H Hi c ,..f \l~J(. ::I."-, l~nv . . . EAST CO UH:r STREET ·~ 1-. · ' n 1-' n . 1.'- ~ · K!\. NKAKFE

- ~ ,.D o n]~ , _ N<". \1: ~, !~ln~1c, , .. J J>ealcr in-ll;oi ccs t Groc~ri~R choi cest \ t;\ lJ..Pap e~· ·~ ~l~l~!in~ Sh n<les. lJI':tii Cl ~-< or F JOlll' . K eepi! Onhan<l ~ons tantly

JCA .'\h.A !d ol•,. I~L. a la rge asst nrn ent of .Feetl an d Produce. Tov ::; l'lCT U llE::i. BA n \' <'AllltrA n g:-;_ l ' lea::;c ua l l allll see ure befo re going

~HI)' I> laee e lse, WALTERS. TODD.

HXTriT'WM fE. t; t oves, l ron . ~a,il s and \V:.q.! O!l wood stoc· k.

Tinw:ue flncl Tin work o f :til kind :;. No :J Com ·t Street,

K ANKAKEE, ILL. ·

CARD OF 'lTI AN K ;:) · .,

Hnving been in t his L: i-t.y for t h e JAi, t. ten years, and ba vi rr g re<.;eived a very libera l share of tb (ol patronag e of the people oftbis city and county I de­sire to hereby tender them my sincere thfln ks for the same, and having de­termined tQ retire from business I wisl! in. recogniti on CJf their past pa­trouage to offer tbein goods at pric es that will pay them a ll[lnclsome return on every investment. All are respect fully invited to tnken.<'lvant[lge of my closing out sale as my time in the ci ty is limited. Call at once and examine my stock and ge~ my prices.

~,M. Rohrbeimer m2,t3 :

WILLIAM DARCIIE.

Groceries,

Dry Goods,

Yaukee Notions.

BOURBONNAIS GROVE, ILL.

H. L. Crawford & Co., WHOLESALE&. R£T AIL

GROCEilS No. 3 .6 Court S t reet.

1( A K K A KEE, ILL ------------~-----

iL tnk:tkee t;to ne a ncl Lime Company. I XUOlU'Ol~ATED FEB. 23rd. 18G7.

Proprietors ol tile Celebrated Kankakee ftat Lime s tones Quarries.

Fresh Wood burned Lime always on ha11ct.

KANKAKEE, ILL.

KIMBER&EVA.NS PHOTOGRAPHERS,

NOUTH SIDE COURT ST. KANKAKEE.

SPECIAL RATES G IYEN TO

CLUBS. SATISFACTION CUARANTEE D .

· ~~~t?V~ G I LLoTT~ \ ~fee! YY~nz. l

GOLD MEDAL, PARIS, 1878.

Moulded Wax Candles, " " 38 cts ' BENZIGER BROTHERS, Stearic Wax, " " 20 cts:

H'w Celebrated .N'lt1nl:Je1'S, _

303-404-170-604-332, Special Prices to par ties buying in .large quanti- . Publishers, Manufacturers of ties.

Catholic Prayer Books 25 cts. upwanls. Oh urch Goods Regalia Just

CATHOLIC l'AMILY BIBLES, Published.

and hi8 other styles 'l?la.)l be haa' nf ctrt dealers . tkrou(Jlwut the u·orld.

Joseph Gillott & i:k~;:~;:, r•.-:cw Y m ·k.

With two large cla-sps aa.d Fancy Edge $9.99 Seut tree to any part of U. S. on receipt of price.

The ''JOURNAL" is a first class "Compendium Sacrre Li tnrgicre" medi um for "ADVERTISING." Spe-

ByR,~v.InnocentW[lppe lboi·stO.S . F. ci~l attention paid to the printing of

GRAHAM & SONS, , canonical Procedure in Distiiplina;·y and BUSINESS CARDS, B~~~o~~~[~~~~?~~~~~~~,~~~~~r~~bber& it; School Crirnillal Cases itdaJltcHl ~y Rev- S. Q. BILL IIEADS~ ETC. 113 s. Despbine~ s t . Cor. •-ron roe. Chi cago, Ill. ~JI\SSillllr D. D.. . g~Term s reaso11 n b !e .~

C<n'l'f\li'J)Ollfknce sollidtNl. J I K i\h NJWJ>: ST. C'm c .w o T u .r No ts. The STUDE~TS, Edito1's-Prop,