Sr. · V IATEUR'S CoLLEGE J onRNAL. LECTIO CERTA P RODEST , VAUIA DELECTAT. Seneca:

VOL. VII BOURBONNAIS GROVE. ILL. SATURDAY, Feb. 11890. No 8

Dr~DICHADO.

"One other chance,'' the student ple1. 1s The Rector shakes his .• 1.1, l!TilY bead,

"The evil of your own misdt<crls Lie at your l1oor " he stern ly t>aid

•·Go forth an<l seek in other climes A purer life henceforth to lead,

'Yash out in pr:tyer your many crimes, Go forth; I wisb you, buy, God speed.''

The boy went forth; his heart was sore, Iiis rh~~t.iny W <t5 all unmrtde, ·

The energy of life was o'er, He cared not wllether now he stranged.

Tl e gambling bell, the vile saloon Oped wide their cluors ·he ru8herl wif1i :1;

But oh! he t._, und, abs bow soon Tllere is no peace, no jvy in sin.

With bendorl hearl anrl wearied limb H e wa.ndered on 'ne>tth snow and rain,

Not joy, but sorrow camt: to him And olt he tell but rose again.

• Anrl often in his darkPst woe He paused, and something seemed to see,

And hearrl in accent~ soft and low, "A widowed mother prays for thee"

Anrl Gorl w!ll hear that moth Ar' ' , .. , .. A11d guarcl her boy by night and day,

That. he may see e'er 1>he die, And chase ller sorrows far away,

Oh. ye who 'sC:ilJe the ill!~ of life, T n.ke pity on tue f::tllen man,

Turn not asicle-ai<l in the strife, And help him up\\-ard while you can.

Sunu.

CHICAGO FOR THE' WORLD'S FAIR.

New York bas indeed neatly playerl a g r1 od j oke on Chicago. She of conrse never expe.:!tP.d to secure the world '~ fair, but she knew how dangerous it would be to ber interests to let ('h i : g' think ~he could get it witlJOut an effort. t:ihe provoked Chicngo by b.,r taunts aro userl the ~leeping giant by her riv:dry anrl has com. pelleJ birn to ari~e, shake lnmsd f n.nrl make the liCCPS· sary p···· p •r·o~ · oc s for what will be the greatest world's fair ever held.

In tl.Je first place Cllicngo's eentrnl location is pecu. l i •rly favorable especially to those whose menns n.url i ncl i nat ions, won lcl prompt their attenclance to t.he f<ti r. A pat t fn>m t hnt importfmt consideration of centra lity the ahunci:Jnce of public spirit, coulrl only - to tb o~ e

features of abundance so prominent in her natural ad­vantage;;; the abundance of good nn·, pure water, •pnce for all exh ibi ts, bote! nccomruoc1atiu t t~ r'ti l roa.rl facili­ties as well n.s manr of th~o~ mos t desirable si tes for the exposi tion. Thtl tempern1Urc i ~ favorable, ttn,l Chicngo bas by far the most desirable climate in wmmer, nrl­vantJJges, with which other cities are not blesser1. The breezes from both Jake nncl prnirie tencl to hl'ing about t his happy result.. To this is rlue in n great rlf>gt·ee, the absence of decease and the gf>nera l he:t l t ful nes" or tl.J~ •·lirnate. Now this uuquestionab le f eL cannot be overe~timatecl, in considering : he pla~e of location for the exprcterl congn•gation of mil:ions in tbe lwttest tim e uf t.he year. They woulci be asstcrcd in ( :bicngo, frc ~ciom fro m 8Un stroke and su ch deseases as accorn · pn11y oppresti ive beat.

lu t he second phc·", th, f~it· shou ld not only be in ­ternational but distinctively and grandly Americnn . To be this it must be held where Americat1s <oan he bfs t 'iCCOmmodnted. The comft•rt and convenience of our own people should recdve the fi.n.t consideration, aud should r.ot lw surrenrlerect for t he supposed advan­tage of plensing of a few thousand foreigners Our bre tbren !rom ove r the ocean would ]mow less of this country hy merely seeing New York, than they ·would by vbiting the fair in the interior of the country, where they w •uicl !!' 1 an idea of the vast magnitude of our

h rritor.}' , our inland resourcM, nnd besides they wou.ld

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come into instructive contact wit.h our people. BtlL

the .,,. L startl ing- as well a.s t he mos t instructive of the tile exhib ition wo uld be Chicag ·• · '

Ciliengu's clailns are cham pi oned by the lake, by the t hPrno rm·Ler, by I.J er central locu ti on, by hei ~ IJ' ce of hotel neeomrnodations, by bP.r ra il reads, uy her collosal Au<l itl;rium . by he r vast inland resomces, by her ra1Ji •lly O'rQ>v [ w,. art i ~stitutes . by her extE:liSive

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Jil ,ra t' ies, aud by that citizeu's pr id e wh ich shows it-sel f in monmnents s uch as those to Lincoln , Grant a.nd Doughs, ~Lnrl t he one lately erected to L:< l':lalle. Tbe su rprising growth and prosperity of Chicago is the p rid e and glory of the west . .\ · th erefore l ~ t ll .' :<ll agree in th is t hat ()bit-ago is tlte city o l' ·•I I <·itic•" f. ' the lueation of the fair a. .td f:wor suc lt l ocat~on with a ll en thusiasm.

T . K.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND ClUTICAL SKET.) d 0 .:. ROBERT BROWNING.

l'~[an progesses with t_he advance of time. History shows in each age, a m arked degree of improvement over the preceding one, and knowledge, with the pas­sage of years, becomes more widly diffused. Every­where improving, everywhere perfecting, the arts ancl science, und· ·r man 's zealous care have become more perfect and man himself improves in all his works, in all his actions until today, the progress and discover­ies o£ centuries have placed him in an exalted posi­tion : th e possessor o£ countless resources, a being o£ intelligence ctnd power. Extraordinary times and cir­cumstances repeat themsel VI'S and especial] y in the present cen tury . The spirits of the warrior and ~.he states­m an o£ the artist of the critic, have been transmitted through succeeding ages, and robed in the success and experience of the past; and strengthen ed by our nineteenth century perfection, live today in the breasts of our general '3 pcliticians, artists and rev iew­ers. The arts· are now more perfect, and have become things subject to m an . Painting sculpture and archi­t ure are again prominent and promise to eq u.a,l, if not snrpass t he glorious triumphs o£ former t imes. Mu~>ic

is now more widely cultivat ed, and the benefits o£ such culture are everywhere seen . And Poetry, the flower of peace, nourished among the smiles and tears of nations, sheds its fragrant p_er£umes on all sides and though the production o£ todny, may lack the intense passion of a Homer or a Virg il, or the imagi­nation of a Milton or a Dante, yet. it h as a tour of delicacy and refinement which renrlers it quite as de­sireable as the less moral produ ction s o£ former ages.

Dry ben and Pope and m any othe1; cultivators o£ the gift di vine, have been su cceeded by many talented ingeneious writers, nnd the people of our time }nYe recognized as their 1vorthy followers, Tennyson, Longfellow, H1l.wtho'!':Je, Bryant, l: ancro.tt, and last, hut not least , t.hat greates ~ of r sychological · poets, . / Robert Browning .

The 11e tel o:l wl1at is c ·11w1 t1 e psychologica-l s ~.hool of poetry , B1 U'\\ ing first attracted · attention · in183El, and is again brought pr ominent before us, by the news of his death, t he knowledge that we m ay no longer look for another production £rom his able and gifted pen. Mr. Bro wr, in¢ was born in ( am berwcll, a suberb of London in 1812. From his early youth he di~playecl a love of poetry, and while yet young, vow­ed, in his own words, "to be a poet or nothing." Hi;; father made several attemps at the poetic in writ ing · which early puzzled the boy's brain, and R ~b< rt, him­self, at the age of t welve, was the author of countless verses, remarkable on ly for their flow of sounding words. He was educated at the London U niversity, and '~ hile at college, made Keats and Shelley his models. His. first poem •·Pauline" pu bli::;hed in his twenty-first year , was snccessfu l, in so much, that it gained f riends for h im among popular and learned men. After a period of -s tudy, Browning, in 1832, went t o Italy, where he lningled with uJl classes, ob­taining a thorough , knowledge o£ Italian life, and storing his mind with th e history o£ by gone years. This beautif ul and inspiriug land was Browning ide;J[ h :ne, so cCrntienial was it to his poetic nature. After a. '·:idenr £? of lhree years, and at the age of twen ty­four years, Browning published his first drama, Pa­ra,celsu ;, It cLcl not gain many admirers, but was ful l o£ promise, and prophesied the birth o£ a gen nine poet. The play resemblet; 1~\tust, with a hero of the same character, who endeavors to partake of all plea­sures, and at the same time to possess all lmowldge. It is a specim en of Br0\Yl1 ing's wr:t,ing, being . at times, sb·ong r:ncl passionate, while iu ot.her passages surprising by weak Like '·Pn,uline" it gained friends among men of in telligence, among whom was the talented ador Ma.cr('ady, \Yho asked a pla.y from Browning 's pen. In: answer to thi;; request., the trage­dy ••Strafford" was written . Despite many unfaYora­ble circumstances, t he work achei vecl popular success, and afterward appeared in a. small volume, whic.h was ·widely read. "Sordello,'' his next publication , proved the greatest puzzl e ever given the poetry-lov­ing world. It displayed that love of psychological theory. which a.tterward characterized his later works . It is obscure, and its s ~.ructure, is ungracef ul. It may live a.s a.cont.rast t o his fin er "·orks.

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The next six years Browning was most lavish in ' his prpductions. From 1841-46 he displayed the greatness of his mind and the diversity of his genius and proved a riva l to Byron in ex t.ravagance. The order of his works during this period was as follows: Pippa Pas€es King Victor and Ki~g Chm'les, Drau r. - ,, tic Lyrics. The Return of the Druses , A. Blot on tl e Scutcheon, Colombe's Birthday, Dramatic Lyricsand Rom:mces :mel a Soul's Tran-ecly. Thr:"e works areS' ­perior to the tragedies of Byron and Bulwer, and were written to revive or to perpetuate this f'or m of Drama. There are passages in Pippa Pa!>ses, and ill a Blot on the Scutcheon , seldom equaled aud never ex­celled by any English poet.

In this same year, 1846, Mr. Browning married Miss. Elizabeth Barrret, a writer whose fame, at that time, was greater than his own . . The union was in every way a happy one, and the congenial taste of these too great WTiters blended harmoniously. Mr. Brown­ing found in his wife a kindred soul whom, with poetic talent e:1ual to his own, aided him in his social and professional career. Underthe efavorable circum­stances the highest wedded felicity was the result. The first work after his marriage was "Xmas Eve," au. l "Easterday." Both are written in the same, slug­gish styles o£ Dorsello and being somewhat of a reli­t(ous nai ure. their theology it not of the highest order. The Ly-· ic M• n and vVomen next r ppeared and was made up of small poems writteu after marriage.

Iu 1861, after fifteeu :years of unalloyed happiness Mrs. Bro,vning died iu F lorence. For several years after the death of his wife, Browning wrote but litUe. In 1862, was published L ramatic Pe1:sonal, a collection of small poems writtf'n years before. In 1869, the first really finished publication after the death of Mrs. Browning was 'The Ring and the Book,' Un­bounded wealth of language, and descript.ion appears in this, his longest and, by many, considered his bes~

poem. In no work is his genius displayed to hf'tter ad-

vantage. l The daily pape:s at home and abroad, quoted freely

from this poem. In a word, it is an intellectual mar- : vel. To comment on all Bro,Yning's works would be a thing impossible. Let it suffice, therefore, to but men­tion them, and also to say that at this time, Brown­ing, by the production "In a Balcony, had reached ' his zenith, a.ucl was now on the decline. This most I emotional of his poems, is Wl·itten exquisitely and I full of intense passion, triumphant alike o'er life and death.

The principal of his late publications are 'Bal'ans­tion's Arhentnre'-1871. 'A Translation of the Age-

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mernnon of Aeschylus 1877, Fifine at the Faix- 18G2, Red Cotton Night Cap Country,- '73, Sun Album, '75, The bvo Poets of Croisic,-78, Dramatic Idyls 79-80, J oseria-83. Ferish tales Fancies, '84, Parleying with Certain Peop:e of Importance appeared in 1887. But there is no need of speaking further. Yon all, throi1gh his ' 'orb, know 2\'Ir. Browning, who among us, has not beat time to the music of ·'How the Brough, who, when yotmg has not 'listened with childish glee, to the Pied Pipe of Hamlin, whose cheek has not flu:-hed with excited, and whose h,eart has not beat highly at the dangers and triumph of Herve Riel. These are are poetic gems, which the most enthusia­stic admirers would not recognize as productions of his pen , so unlike are these to his general style but which nevertheless will live forever in our literature.

As a summary Robert Browning is undoubtedly the greatest genius and dramatic poet of his time, and whatever may have been his faults , he was certainly not an atheist. Though at times he is obscure, and ungraceful , yet this may be · the result of a want of expression for his lofty sentiments; and because he was ahead of the spirit of his age, intrenched him­self in the stronghold of philosophy, whith~rtheaver­age of reader wa,s not prepared to follow.

As a man, Mr. Browning was most sociable. No poet, who ha s ever enjoyed his fame has been more accessible. He was quite brusque in manner , and his loud but well modulated voice has often filled the fashionable drawing room and chained the atten­t ion of the most accomplished scholars. In Brow­ning, the world has lost a genius and a most amiable gent.leman. His death , which occured on the 12t:J. of last December, was a surprise, and a erne! blow to his many friends and admirers. H :3 bier w~~ s surrounded by the greatest and most popular men of his nation. His last resting place is in W estmillSter Abbey among the storied great of his exal­trcl profest:ion. To his hme, and to his genius, his contemporn ry Landors has most appropriately said:-

"Shakpcare is not our· poet, but the worlds,-There­fore on him uo speech :-

And brief for thee Browning: No man hath walk­eel our roads with steps so active, so inquiring eye. or tongue so Yaried in discourse."

* * * The JOUH~AL returus thanks to Mr.Dan. 1\1. Shea. wbo presented the prii.ting offi ce with a beautiful set of wood type.

We ftre also inrlebted tu .Mr. J os. D . Lnphnte for a full font of wood type ancl a German silver composing ~tick. The .Jol'RNAL ret n rn~ many t h a nk~.

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EDITORIALS.

PERSEVERANCE is the secret o£ success. The concentration o£ effort, though a power in its€'1£, is of no advantage, unless continually applied to the work to be accomplished. The power and determination o£ the will, to do and to overcome, is so necessary in every station of life, that without this r esolution, men will £ail in the accomplishment of their objects in life.

1 Determination in any pursuit, is the characteristic, o£ I a man. T o be vanquished by every difficulty, to shrink £rom every obst.ae:le is the act.ion o£ the coward and laggard. The strong manLy courage o£ self control the iletermined to surmount all obstacles and to com­pel s-·uccess, are qualities ever alive iu the breas t of the earnest man, t he man who sees life in its true light who recognizes the fact that he exists and acts f o1' a purpose, to the attainment o£ which he shall if necessary, sacrifice pleasure, and comfort. Failure, is t-he portion of t he weaker and less energetic worker; triumph is ever th e reward of the persevering. The great oharacter;; o£ history were not born great. Th~ greatest men the world has produced have known fa;ilure, hut have not been overwhelmed by losses ; have not bean balked by difficulties. They have gained fame

-' through their own efforts. Ever ready to sacrifice pleasure to duty, they have toiled long and resolutely, and by their continued effbrts, compelled success. Their motto was: •'Tr.v, try again." Let it be ours also.

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ONE AIM of every conscientious student in col­lege must be to make himself acquainted with the beauties and defects o£ the standard authors; and to increa-se his knowledge o£ polite litcratnre, so that when he is in the society of educated people he will be able to understa.nd th eil' conversation, to give him­self the pleas·ure o£ discussing the merits and demer­its o£ an author, and of bein g able to pass a just .cri­ticism on a work. Now if a st udent pays no atten tion to what he reads, but dives into every book that in­terests him for the time, he will in the end h ave a vitia.ted taste and will not be able to judge a good book. N' othing is more fatal th~m the practice o£ des­ultary reading . The student then becomes possessed o£ a morbid appetite for light literature and o£ a chronic dislike for his studies. But H he reads careful­ly, he soon learns to se~eet his matter and acquires a ta ·te for elevating and wholesome literature only.

h i> kind of reading acts as a mental tonic- intrin-· sify ing the enjoyment of the pleasures of the imma­gination and incit ing the young mind to the resear­ches and serious study necessary for the proper ap preciation of the works of genius and indespensable for the discharge of the g rand duties that await the student in future fields of activity. Let the thought­ful student then , n ot lose sight of this important aim, the acquirin g o£ a correct literary taste ; let him throw aside the trashy novel, the thousand sh apes of worthless li terature, and let him pore over the clas-­sics of h is lang uage.

YOU ~G CA niOLIC WRITE1:{.,-.. .. Sincf' tlw 1a te co1 r .>n:~s ,, t B: dtitn or~ , tlle l:' Llbj eet " f

litera ture and Lh e pre:;s j, ,.~ lll:C ll frequent ly moo L" d ,

a nd ntten tio n called tu tilL' !- rnnllnumber o l'ollr C:~th o.

li e wr i:ers ll e re in A111eric:t in proportiun to our num ­

ber~ :r nd irdlr 1e t1ec. I t is l'l-' !'t.:linly somewhat s nprisillg­

tktt o f th e n1:tn y \ ' <lUll;.!' Ja,!ie~ ;uHl ger. tlen1~ n who lJ ttve

gmclualed with IH111 o 1 f'wll'l unr ncarl e mi es nnd co lleges

s0 few ~re a.uimal ed w it h the rl c~ ire of -foll owin g writ­

i ~~ "~ " prnfrssin11. c•r l, ,·e 11 aL tPmpt , :,fter they hnv e

entered 011 s .. ru e ut lr e r !-'111'>-lliL, -to e xercbe the li tf'ra­ry accomp!i shn 1ellt.ti t hey l1u\'l.J >pent so many years in acqniring. Amongs t. t be Ame1 h•:t ns wbo~e stnrs have

rben abo,·e the horizon in Llte worlrl of letters are

counted Brya11t anCI Longfellow, Coo per and Haw·

thorne, Lowell an d Whipple, Bancroft and Parkman

and a wh ole host o£ others all belonging to some Pro­testant d enomination , rc(;e i v ing much of their ~pirit

from their own religion, ami reflecting on it in turn

much of t he ir g lo ry a rHl intlu eJI C<·'; whilst in thisgn laxy

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."'UPPLEMENT 'm '· UEL .

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NOTRE FOI ET NOTRE LANGUE .

VOL. Ill. BOURBONNAIS, ILL. Samedi, 1 FEV., 1890.

1VIA CHAPELLE.

C'est une modeste chapelle Adossee a quatre piliers. On le vent passe, oi:t l'eau ruisselle, l~it qui remonte aux Tompliers.

Le portail merite unehalte: C'est un beau cintre surbaisse i3urmoute d'une croix de Matte U d'un blason fleurdeli!-!e.

5es co[ounettes a volutes :3'11la: tcent. grac1eu"eruen t Le long d~ pierres pre3que brutes Dont est constrnit lt! mon ument:.

Mais, a part cela, tout le reste Est Yulgaire, nn, deln,bre. .:ht grand chagrin, j e V<>Us l'il.tteste, Des paroissiens ct du cnrr.

Jam a is le.'l riches de Ia terre N 'ont fait ici le moindre do u: C'est la t.rist.e.""e et. la mi~en? . Ln solitude et l'aban.ion .

La vofite. sorte de soupente. Est faite de bois vennoulu; A travers on voit la charpente Et meme nn peu le ciel :\ nu .

Seule, une longue ne£ existe, "ans sculpture et san chapitaux: C'est froid, c'est humide, c'est triste. Plein de silence et plein d'echos.

Les fen~tre n'ont plus d'assise. Ell~>" l)nt pPrdn )Pnr<: Rpplomh<~ :

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La lumiere entre dans l'Eglise Par denx vitraux veu£s de leurs plombs.

'rrente banes et soixante chaises Y Sl)Ut offer ts a tout venant; Les tenons sortent d,es mortaises. Et le restP est a l'avenant.

Le tout est d'aspect lamentable, D'un effet tragique, eruouvant, Plus encore que l'huinble etable Ou naquit le divin Enfant.

Sur l'autel un grand Christ se penche. Si beau, si resigne, si doux, Qu 'on eroit sentir so us sa chair blanche Son camr encor bath·e pour nons.

A voir cette tete meurtrie, re flanc perce, ces bras en croix, Emu, ma1gre soi, l'on s'ecrie; ·'Mon Dieu! je vous aime et je crois !"

Par£ois le rouge au £ront me monte, Lorsgue j'entre dans le saint lieu; ,J'ai comme une sorte de honte D'etre mieux loge que mon Dieu.

Ah! que n'ai-je de la fortune! J e voudrais si bien restaurer Ma pauvre Eglise que pas nne Ne lui serait a cc.mparer.

J e la rendrais une merveille, Digne des tplus nobles cites. Une chapelle sans pareille Qu'on viendrait voir de tous c6tes.

Helas! durant rna vie entiere. J'ai vecu si peu prevoyant. Qu'apres vingt ans de ministere .Te n'fli pi!~ nn deniP-r vaillant.

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L.l£ CElW LE Ii'ltAN CAl S.

Et qu'il budm que le beau r@ ve Dont mon erour aim~· a se bercer, lei-bas trisbement s'acheve Sans jttmais se realiser!

COHRES PONDANCE.

L. Briault.

Ch icago, 8 J an. 1800. Monsieur l 'Editeur :

En parcoui·an t aujo~rd'hui le jouQ1:1.l cln CJlle i) St. V.i ,LteLl l" j 'y vo io avec plaisir, la tvrm Ltion d' nne 8:.Jciet5 Sc.ientifiqne. N aLlS n 'avons que des pti,roles cl'encourctgcr.nent po ur le maintien et la prosperite cb cette nouvelle Sc> !; iete et e'est de tout cm~1r que n ::nn a1ra.l3J:l3 n o3 JU )iil eares felicitat ions a ceux qui en ont pris !'initiative. 0utre l 'avctllt"t ~ ,, <

1 e tr:wailler a enrichir leur maison cl'un musee 'd'histoirt> naturelle et d'un cabinet de physique ces jeunes gens apprem ten r, sur ce plan rest reint, a accomplir les de­voirs de la vie sociale. Le noble sentiment qui les pousse a s'unir clans l' interet de leur Alma Iviater, leur in dique celni qui devra les animer plus tard dans l' inter@t de l'Eglise et de la patrie. J c mets ici l 'Eglise en premiere ligne parce qu'ils ne devron t jamais ou­blierque c'est gri1ce a l 'Eglise s'ils son t en mesure cl 'ac­guerir des connaissances historiques et seientifiques et le premier sentimen t qui devra snrgjr clans leur cceur, est eel ui de la reconnaissances erivers cet te divine gardienne de l 'Hiswire de::; sciences et des arts.

C'est l'Eglise qui a perfec tionne !'Esprit humain dans la connaissance fl u vmi, en respecbnt plus que tout aut re le but et les lois de l'H istoire. Elle a ete encore pour lessciences un m·che de salnt en sauvant clu nanfrage leur methode et leur principe; de plus elle a propage leur enseignement et conconru aux plus precienses clecouveTte~ . ApphqLlez-vous done plus b rd a faire beneficier l'Eglise de la sornme que vous anrez ~tcq uise sous sa bien :·a:sante eg[de. En t.ermi­n ant mille souhaits de prosperi:te au nouveau cercle.

Un ami.

INFLUE NCE SOCI ALE DES COlWILES. ( S nite et fi n.)

Le Christianisme n 'a pas seulement rcc;u de son cliYh · fonclateur la mission de tnw ailler au triomphe de la v:ertn sur la terre. J .-C., en envoyant ses apotres ala conquete du moncle, les a charge d 'instruire les hommes, d'etabli.r a la pl ace de l'erreur Ie regne de la vei.·ite. L'ancienne societe n 'avait rien fait pour popu­la .iser l'enseignement, e1le ne voy:1it que le ctlte m 1-

teriel de la vie sans s'occuper de satisfaire aux besoins de !'intelligence: aussi le peuple eta,it-il plonge dans une ignorance qui retarduit incleflniment la solut ion du grand problcme de la civilisation . A l'Eglise ap~ parten ait l 'honneur de £<Lire cesser cet etat de choses si degmdant pour ceux qui en etaient victimes. Quand elle ~ut assure le pain du corps a ses en rants pan vres ou inflnnes, qu 'elle leur cut procure la secnrite et la liberte, elle voulut leur distrihuer la nourritm e de l 'ame,l 'instruction !Voici ce q~'ordonne le six-i.eme de­cret du concile de Pt1ris : "Que pour l'honnenr et !'uti­lite de l 'Eglise les eveques mettent t ous leurs soins a ouvrir des ecoles, se souvenant de ce que dit le pro­phete Daniel : "Ceux qui enseignent 'anx ::m tres bril­leront comme des etoiles pendant toute l'eterni te." Qu'on remarque que c.ette protestation en favour d'un enseignement pnbl icremonte au neuvieme siecle, c' est~3:~dire· a Ulle epoque OU )e voile (le !'ignorance menac;ait d'envelopper le moude intellect uel. Le mfme concile demande a l'Empcreur ·qu'il soit etabli de 3

universites on ecoles publiqncs •l ans trois villes an moins de l 'empire. A nssi apres avoir exhol·te d'abord les eveq ues a ou vrir p~trtout de petites ecoles, ils de­man de ensuite au ponvoii" tempore! t on concour:ii pour )a creation de CeS etab)issements d'instruction supe ­rieure cl'ou devaient raycmner sur la soeiete tonte>s les 1 umieres.

Plus tard Philippe Auguste ct St. Louis r eleverent l 'ancienne ecole palatine de Charlemagne et fonderent l' nniversite de Pn.ris de concert uvec les Papes et les ev&ques. Pendant que e:ette celebre universite et les mltres universites de b Fnmce s'uccnpaient de b haute education , l'Eglise cont.i.nur- jusque dans le sci­zicme sicele de promouvoir les plus chers inter&ts de l 'instruction primaire. Les conciles suecess&; de Ca-m­bray, de Houen, de Bordeau decret.,, :~t qn'nn concile ne pent ricn faire de plus saint que de propager la bonne edu cation parmi lajeuuesse qui est !'esperance et l'u,.. venir de la nation. La vul garisation de l'enseigne­ment primaire don t se g1orii1 e notre siecle ne date clone pas sculem eut d'au jomd'hui. L'Eglif;e a par ses nombreux coneiles, sur ce point comme sur tant cl'au­tres, donne l'exemple aux ' gouvernements seeuliers. Comme nn' phare eleve, elle a eclaire les bas-fonds de la science au.ssi hi en que les plus hautes cimes. Oui! ne l 'ou blions jamais lorsq ne la barbarie repandait par­tout sa. sombre nuit, c'est. elle qui conserva dans les cloitre~ les chefs-d'muvre de la Groce et de Rome; et · dans ces temps n~fast es si le_flam lE au c'cs lethEs ne s'eteignit pa'> completement, si le ill de la tradition ne s'est pas entierement rompu, le monde le doit aux frequentes assises de la cathol icite. . •

Par le peu que nous avons dit des Conciles, il de-

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meme-etabli qu'ils ont cxeree sur la civilisation des differents peuples moclernes une influence dont il est aise de saisir les pricipaux camcte:res. Ils ont d'a1ord commence par poursuivre la reforme de l 'orclre montl en £aisant regner ht vertn en sonverai11e dar.s nn n1onde anparavant csclave de tous les vices.

Ils ont ensnile tr::waille au perfectionnemen'G de l 'ordre social, en appelant t oube3 }es c1::t338S a jouir defl droits religieux et civils qui avaient ete jnsqn'alot·a l 'aprmage des classe3 elevees. Ils ont enfin a ide [:. ]a

transforruation de l'ordre intellectuel en rendant b science accessible a toutes les intelligences.

On le voit, leur hist oire est une ch aine infinie de bienfaits; mais qne de g lorieu:s: chatnons out ete for­cement hisses de cote ! On a passe so us silenee le bean r ole que les Cnnciles remplirent dans la querclie des inYestitures et l"her oi"que eJan des croisades; 1 a par'tqn'ils prirent a 1'abolition dn servage, a 1\~tablis­sement dn droit d'asile et de Ia jurisdiction ecclesiasti­qne Em m <•tierc ci\'ile et crimine1lc et combien d'au­hcs ' Les regles des con ciles on t ete nne semence qui ;::, produit une gnmd ::: rlre clon t les r~menux muHi­pl es ont convert toute Ia terre: a son ombre ont fleuri 1a chastete, 1[1, justice, b llberte, 1es sciences ! Eh bien! cc sont des services m1ssi incontesbbles , aussi ecla­tants C}Ue les acl versa.ires de l 'Eglise meconnaisscut tcc.s ks jours! Oes eruels, ces ingrats dechirent.twec nne ]oi .:: barbare ce sein qui les ::t enf~mte a b vie sociale! 1\,Iais comme l 'astre gc)ant, l 'Eglise immortelle pour­snivra jusqu'a la fin des siecles sa co urse bienfaisantc i:1D~1cbnt ega1ement ses en£an t8 et ses ennemis de lu­mierc ct de vie !

Lna.

ALBAYL

Notre cl iv :t. C: 1!1arlic·n11e :1. p:c rt.:~g; :tn·c P.ttt i ct T"­m~.;J;IIO les h oniH'U r~ :1 eeprcl~. ' ;~ux :~1·1 i~t.e~ qu i oni. pri-\te

leur concuurs a l ' in :lllg llr;Jfillll r]., l ':tltd it (ll'iltiU rle Cbi­

cngo. A lban i s 'c·st sur lt> IIL di ;; ti11g1tc'·(' d:t ns l:L creati on du role J e Dt)srltl rn 1111 ,·:e i'Otr?llo cle Vercli qtli etai t re pr~se11 t<l e11 Am eriq11 e p'in;r h iJI'P. In iere fuis. Sa voix se mbl ~~ it ~. v •ir I' 2ouv c:· h 1·1' id1eur (lu ses premieres annees et son acti on et:LiL <ltl p!n s h·u tl; tr:1gique. Elle a

r c·:n porte un trion1plt e c'·gn l ;\ edni de T omagno. Ec cc qui est propre ~~ IJ Ous f:ti t· c pLti ~ ir , e'est que l' e.

1:< cl:t.t ..l e scs l aurier~ ne lui ont. pns fait. oubli er s:~ n::ttio n:di te et ~a foi . J '~1i lu av<oc plni sir 11ne lcltre par die ecriteen frnnc;nis :111 Cun2cle NotTe Dnnle d ;~ n s htquel l!'l elle envoy nit pl11 sieurs billets rl 'opera ct. signifhit so n i nten t i••n d'Dssisler :l l n me:-se~'\. l' egli ~e cnnncliennc·. Aussi

Je jour de Noe l se tro11vait-olle avec les sie11s pour ce .· lebee t <:ette j uye n ~e fete et contribu a:t genereusement

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:l ].t. c C> lit'eie dtt jo ur. Bd Pxcrnple cl nnu e a ses compa_ t ri OLc:s cl o1tL qnelqucs uns rl e oe cot0 clcs li gn•~S onb licnt h~ lll' r .. i, Jc· UI' l:tli gttl', h >lH Jll' ils nequ iercnt Ia f()~·t.nne.

Allt:t!li, r.I trin J~1nma L· l j t' un ~::s.oe, nnqnit :\ C l1nrnbly

t,ros d e ~f,:tlr\-:tl c 11 1R51. Bi le n :c:;ut son 6clncRtir,n t·ltrz !e:- D:ltllc ·s cln Sacr (: Ccenr, nu Sn.ul t B.eeo ll et. Elle

I:CHlit. S'l. II !(~IC, (, tnnt j f' llll C CIICOI'C t-t prit SC3 prr,rn ieres

i l'((lll l~do"Jll ;i qne tl e ~on p r~ r e, hnbil c lllliSic iell. E 11 'J8G4 l'ilt- r (:.,i .l;: :l Alkuty, N. Y. oCt sa voix fut remarq uee ;\ \1 <·.1iltc·d r:: l1•. <: 11 ' >1·g·:u1i>n. 11 11 ~:onet' rl; dottt ~es reee~le3

]ni pnmin·nL tl'nlkr con:plt~tt>r ses (:t n cle~ mu s i c:~les en Et ll't>! JC nt't ~I-1d:111Jie hl B .tronue Latl tLe dev int s:1 pro­

Lt:et ri c:P. A1•n~s rtV•·ir 61.u cli e d r ux Rns ;\ P:lri s sous b ,'Jirec­

l.iou dt; ]);q>I' C:' Z el. Pll HUi te a. i\Iilrlll :-' flUS L'lllli•CI'l i, elle fiL so11 t1 ,;1 1u L :1. !\[ef:sin e en 1870 et cxcit:t un grnn (l en­liH • n s i :tsl u ~:; . l\l;iciCin nisdle L :•j :w nesse prit nl'JI'S le nom

ci'A ilJ ·11 :i ]J il llr re1tdrc lwmrnage ~~ Ia v ill e q1.ti la IJI' P.­

trt it:r·t: r cc;()PllUt ,;011 talettt ct l'e nco ur:•g"a gell~ret;se­

llt vtl' . i':llr, C' IJ :L ilta :\ i\lali.e c t Ct iSUit.P, i" ' ltd :t nt flti ver

cit> I ~ 71 ': 2 nu tll t:·at 1·e de L :t Pergo l:tt\ Flore11Ce. lJl igoon d'Aml>roi .-P. TltiJill :I S qui tt\';'li t ete t:Oucl:lmne

p:~r fJU:ltl ·c tlic~atrcs i t:~ lic:u s (>btl n t Ull g nwd suc.:ces :!VCe t·l k; i J <'II t uL :ti ltS i cie t.Ol ' S Je,;; rol es qu 'e ile C.: ! en . Qt1 :1.11d fOi l :,<Il l\ fut t~l:li > l i E'lt li,:J.ii•·, ni iCIIJ> P'Il'Ut - ,l _ l' u­i' ': r:t r"y :tl it:1li e n de L111tclres, p~ss:t e1tsui1e :l ~t. Pe­l<·r,.b,, n rg-, ;\ P:~t· i B, :1 B~ rli n et aux Et:Lts Unis. AILani "'iiii.CI'J>r(;: (• p ·: s se ul em•~ 11t Its op0r:~s it:di ens, m:tis a us­

~i it:~ c:\ l,. f ;. cl·muv n; f'rn.Dq:1 is et alle m : Ln cl ~. S i sa vo ix l •':t pn s ltml, 1\~ciaL ct h frnlch eur de cel le deb PaLli,

eJ'., 1\·m ]ll> l L> ,,ur ce l lc -ci par Ia chnleur d e son acti on

<1 .-: tllllltiquc:. On n dit q ue Ja. Ptltti vocali~e, m ais

q t ' AII,:JIIi eh ·wtr. E ilc • (•j iiii::'H eu l 8'18 Ernt'Sl Gye, le clirec teu r clu Con­

\'l' lll C•tn l{'ll ct a t.on j ou r~ garcU un e r6 pu tation irre-1" ncli:tl>il'. Eli <~ c.:h,wtc so u vent pour Ia g e iue d'AIIg le­l.vl'l' tJ et est s ' u ve :Jt ac lm ise cbns son intimi!·s. Ses com ­i•:ll;·iD l !·~ ont r.1ioO t> t1' (Lre (i J re tl'el(c : a.ussi lo rsqu 'e lle vi , i t :t. lc: C:lll <l' b r('c:;ut-elle part.out les plus tLtttenses I I Vat.ii)!IS

M.J.

CUETLLETTES.

- Benu tempt ! - l\l:t.is q1wb cbemins !

- •·George est rcss uscite.

-La Grippo nous quitte. - L'Er:tble n deux representants, cette annee; 1\:Il\'I.

Benti r r ct. 1\-lL it.

.- Le P. Duga <t et lcs FF. Roy et DanJurand uous ont vi si I e~ pe nrln,n<. les fetes.

- Les n ·vresentations qui devaient avoir lieu pen. d n.nt Ia vacance ont et(, remises, ll rai son des manva is ch emins.

U:: CEIWLE FRAJSCAi::l.

Les ForestiersC:1tholiqncs ont en nne gnmrle ns­sey lJJ6e a l'<Jpera de K:~nk:1kee . Le Dr. L:tbcrg •~ " .~te

t1ll d!'s om L(· nr~. ~ ons ··~j : ·.'· ron' a vo ir lc p luisir cle pll bli(:r s :w dJSC:t>ul'5 prn(dJ:Iilll'lll<'llL.

-- Ll' H ~ v. T. Oni met acbev l' lliiP joli e eg I ise ('Jl hriq llC

:1 1't .lln1a n. - Lt· Ue1'. J. Lc81ge, cure de Br i·_r' on l':trk, P~t. eu­

t ::· d: us sa uuuvelle 6glise, lejunr de ~vel.

A PR~)l'OS DE GRA;\L\1AIHE.

(Suite.) Ah! Georges, pas cl'insulte au genie de no::; gnmds

maltres, s'il te plait. Iln'y a pas un seul de ces plus petits d'etails qui n'ait son n tilite et qui ne contribue a l'hannonie et au charme de la m nsique qui no ns ra­vit et nons transporte da.ns des spheres sans limites, dans un monde tout celeste." Bravo! Gustave, dit Georges, je te reconnais bien la. Ton amour, j'allais dire ta passion pour la musique se montre clans toute son energie.

1 J e suis loin de t'en f aire un crime, car, bien que D ieu ne m'ait pas donne, comme a toi, les m~mes ap­titudes pour cet art vraiment divin, apros un beau di;;cours. la musique est ce que j'aime le plus au I :monde. Puis s:tisissant le moment propice, Georges ajoute: puisque tu reconnais l 'ut ilite de cette infinite de details dont les compositeurs ont enrichi la. musi­que, et que tu tiendrais pour une insulte a leur ::tdres-8 3 de taxer tout cela de bagatelles et de niaiseries, pourquoi done fais-tu si peu de cas de ces mille petits details, de ces nuanees sans n ombre dont les savants ont enrichi notre langue iucomrarable? :!liais ee sont pn3cisement ces nuances, cette fl exibilite qui sa pre­tent a tout, qui font son caractere distinctif, en mon­trent la b:nut-3 et le g~nie et sont la cause qn 'e lle est aujourcl'hui, non-seulement admiree, mnis en cor<' pm­lee d:tm tomles p ays du monde. Que pansentis-tud\m profeElo€ Ul' cte mmique c;ui Ee CCD1Entcn:it cru1~·ei­

gner a ses eleves le nom des notes, lenr valeur, le nom d'nne cle, d\me mesure, et. s:w tera.it tout le rec;te a p :c ds joints?

Je dirais, n3pliqne Gustave aussitot, que ce n 'est qu'un croqm:~notes et que ses eleves ne seront jamais que de3 croc1ue-1u tes comme lui. Fort bien , clit · Geor­ges. Or, cela etant, crois-tu bien fonclee t.a critique aigre douce de tout a l'heure, conhe les fautes mar­quees pour un accent, une cedille, nne apostrophe, etc?

Mais as-tu oublie qu'un accent grave, par example p 'ace sur la conjonction ou, en fatt un adverbe de lie't.1? et en change completement b signification? q<le la m~me faute exist.e dans le sens eont.raire qu 8 nrl

1 'accent grave est omis surou adverbe? Il en est ab­solument de mGme pour a preposition et a verbe. Si l 'on omet les deux points sur les mots Moise, Isaie, Sa ul , Isra~l , Joel, .Jai:r, ces noms sont de£gures. Si !'on oublie la cedille sons le c des m ots rayon, tron <;on. ran c;on , ga.r r;on , le~on, ce3 ll1l)ts n'ont plus de sens.

Le mot mft; on s:.1m cedille ne designe plus nn on­vrier, mais nne ville de France appelee l\Hcon. Dans

·cette phrase : j'ai visite les c6tes de F'rance et d'AnO'le­terre, l ::t cedilla placee par megarde sons le c du ~lOt c6te3, devient injurieuse pour ces deux n at ions. Sane; accen t ci' conf!exe, les mots jeiine, mftr, sO.r, ont une toute autre significaliou . En effe.t, jeUne signifie ab­stiuenr~e; jeune signifie jeunesse; m'Ur signifie maturi­te; mur, mnraillt:: ; 1:1Cir, veul·. dire eertitu<le. snrete. acid_e, a igre : su r ~ ignifie a ln surface, Ex: ecrire ~n r lr~ papter .

Enfin, si ron r.lit. a quelqu'un: leve-!oi mel.ti!l Pt v-a. prendre le fr ais, cela te fera, du bien. Cette expression est loin d' ~tre polie. C'est tout simplement l11i dire: leve-toi chien ! E 't supp:innnt l'aGt:ent circonfle xe fh · mot milth1, an. lien d'tm animal, le m~me mot n'indi­que plus que ia pmmiere p:wtie du jour.

Done l'omi,~i0ll et 1'•3ll1pl. ci a bux dPs signe.> or­th 1 ~rr phiqnl•s f' rmt des faut.e:-J auso;i conf:lider :{ble.~. ., qu e. n'importe quel ln.rbarisme on solecism ~.

Georges apercevn.nt R obert lni dit: approche Ro­bert, tu n 'es pns de trop ici. Tu arrives memc fort ~~ propos. :fifes mnis, repond Robert, je suis parfaitcment au courant de vo bre coaveraation. el; je vous felic.itc de VOUS OCCL1p C.1' de V03 etud e:> U.U lieu de bttl ivernes et de bil vesecs ou de qnelqne ch o"e de pire, comme on ]p

f ait malheUi'eUS0111Cll t Cj l1elCJU P foiS pellCl:tnt Jea l'CC'l'C­rtti0l1 . .

.J e suis tout a fait de Ltv is de George;:. q u 'il rant p;·eferer Uil 111 rtltre serieux et soig neux jnsque dans l er< plus p.'Gib cl~t.ail s, parce que lcs jonnes o-ens qu 'il fo r mera devienchont a leu r tonr des homm~3 d'ordre cup <1blcs et 1d;iles ala Societr . Tnnclis que lr ma~trc qui man q ne cl' orcl re c1 '6nergie et dr fcrm etr~ : c u i ,,

f- ' , , " ' 1 l . - ' .. con ,enre r, a p .0 11 }1/'t! .> r e a p:1rt, de ~es ('I eves. n'en fera que des homm ·~s sttperfi ciel s. sinon clc3s lln llites qui f~ront triste fig~u·: dans le monclc. N'ebnt pro.:.:· pres ,a aucnn empl01, a cause de leur incapa.cite, on ne ponrra jamais leur confier rien d'important..

Combie.n ~e j e~mes gens. aujonrd'hui, insou cian ts ·de let~r avemr, ~tud:en~ en amil,teu~:s, com me on dit vul ­gmrement, c es~-a-cln·e po~u· la ~orme, sans se donner bea:ucoup de peme. Ausst, apres Mre restes plus ou moms de temps sur les banes d\me maison cl 'in«truc­tion, ?\.1 ils disent a voir sui vi des cours de c~ci ~ et de cela,_1ls en sortent ,_le p~us souv~nt avec un sim 'Jle vermfl des chos~s qu 1ls d1s~~1t <Won· apprises. Ils ne sont forts sur n en parce qu ·11 n'ontrieu approfondi.

(A <"f)nl.inue1'.)

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~T. VIAT:E(Jl~,S UO LLEGK JOURNAL. ' 69

Qf AmeriGan writers, the number of Catholics is so smnU nt> abl}O~t to be counted on our fingers, including the one or two who have attained to any thing gt eater Lhan a loea l reputation, or wllo reflectioll our rel igion a:ny appreciable glory or esteem.

The remedy for this is, to a gt·~at extent., in the fmnds of our stud ents and graduates themselves, ol tho ;e ladies anct gentlemen who IH1Ve cultivated their nat uml endowmeuts by a careful training and are now O;:tpaule of usi ng them to their honor :1nd profit. A more favor11b:e opportun ily thll u they havtl ever bad before i:! now olfered to them. It may be tha t in th <> pas t they hav~ not recei vcd the aid or encouragement from our Catholic editors aud publishers which was. expec ted ; but we must remember tha t the latter were often so en­guged in tue strugg lti to keep afloat themselves when receiving no nclequate SUJ ·port fiom their unsy mpatbiz­ing- eo- t·~ l igim~i s ts, that they were not able to aict those who wi;,h to j o in them . Now, however, Catholics are begi nning to rl'a<l thetr o wn literature nnd encourage t,heir own writns; anti uncler the impulse given at the late co11gre:'S, they wi ll con tin :.~e to do so in the future ev(•n with grenter zenl aud · energy. If this be the case. an<l !'nch it cert~in ly i ~, it is likely thnt our young writers sh:1l! have their chance: their labo r& will be in (Jt..onnd; their works wi ll be nppreciated; anct they may confirlently expect to receive tbe encou rngement they nlf!J t<quire . C:ttholic rrlitors, see i11 g the nt>cessity of training up as~istmJts anrl successors, will not fail to I hdp tllt>m to ~h!Jt. prominence in the literary world 11h ich they tun y merit.

Again, it may be th :• t in the pa,; t our you ng writers thcmse lve~ have been clcficient i:-. the requisite qualif­caHons, <'Sj)('Cial ly in thn t energy : nti laudable ambi­tio n without which there i~ posit ively no success. It <'<'e:ns to us that nl!lny nf' t.1in'1 who are capable of dif­tinguish ing th• ·t' s ' vr~ in the paths of literature haY e not an nJequn.te i<le:1. of the nobility of the writer,' pro l'es:!i(m, or of tLe imtuense goo~l that can be accom­plisheo in it. Tlwy do not know the benefi ts which tl e Catholic 'literateu t·, who is animated with the principles of his ho ly f;tith, can bestow on his fellow men in gen. ern I, and hi~ fellow Catholics in particular. Tiley do not know the powerful ann salutary Influence which he can e,x:ert in co•mterncti ng the trash that is daily and hour­issuing from the press, ann in rai:; ing our curreut l iter­ature's tone and standar1l; or of the still more pnsiti ve influence in favor of Holy Mother Church, by defend­ing her rights in making known her doctrines. Why is it t L!a:t so mnfly nre gmping in the darkness of enor, ;tnd burdened witht.heir I< ati ofprejudice and misun­derstandings? They are misled by the calumnies of the JOurnals aad periu•:i )·tis of the day, and stand in need or the light an d assis tance which onr young '''l' iters cn 11 1

easily il f!'Or«;l. These· are not a ll the motives which mig llt ·be adrluced, but they suffice to s'10w how noble is the Pnd the Catholic writer may propose to him· self.

This end, moreover, if ever kept in v iew, will sng. gest an importan t requisite for success-one whose di­ficiency bas been probably the cause of many a writer's shattered hopes nu d pitiable fai lures in the past. We mean the com mon scn ~e, the lofty tone, and the honest s tmightforwnrct manner, or in a 'word, that earnest.ness which will a} ways win for nn author attention and res­peet. Commo11 seuse in writing, as in eveything eltie, is the best preservative, and rule, and indication o f snc· cess; yet it is ·the common fault of young aspirants to intellectual reuown to <l.im far to high, and, as it were to walk or ~tout on literary sti lts. This is a fault that is of't>n Requ ired eveu when undergoing the process of a

c.>llegiate form ation; but nothing re1~ ders a composi­tion so insipid or distastefu l, or so greatly di€qunlifies a writer for success.

As the Catholic R eview has recently 'said : " There is plenty of room for t !tosc who can write plainly and pmctically on the common things of this life, which rn ost of us hear aLoat but have not the time to see."

G. in Catholic Home.

b<; IENTIFIC NOTES.

Acoording to the " Western Electrician," a New Jer­sey inventor thinks he has hit upon a me;,hed of esta. bllshing peace permanently upon the earth by means of electricity. H e does not propose to remodel human na­ture, but ex pects to make warfare so deadly that it will he sheer madness for one nation to 11ttack another According to his plan, warfare would result in the sub­stantiA.} extermination of all who ventured to engag(' in it. The inventOJ: describes his ideas thus :. " In a word, my scheme is to produce artifieial lightning. Thus for tile experim ents have been confined within n~ fi'OW limits, but with the of a small dynamo attached to my invention a slight shock can be produced, effec­tive . enough t<) kill the flies in a t.went.y by t wenty room. I claim with the ust of powerful <lynamos, Ull

der wy plan, a fl ash of lightning can he directed against an army a mile or more away and without injury t9 to the party operating the gun, scattering death and consternation among the troops. wi th powerful dy namos thousands of soldiers can be killed at a flash, and a number of flashes are enough to destroy an army.

It can be used at any timo except on rainy or damp days. If the effect of gi vi ng this discovery would be, as I hope ~o pn t ~. n 13nrl t0 war I should feel repaid , bu t I

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dread to thinkof deut.r ic it.y being usect in -;var und er this plan . The conseqneroecs wo ul rl be enormous. It means noth ing less tl.J a n the ex t e rmin n~ i•1n to tl ou op­po~ in g nrrny.

Investigations ofscient1sts anti engineer,; corroborate · the sta tement t·ecently marle concerning tbe ~inking of the northern coast of Fnwce. Thus belwc.::n Marseilles and Lille a rlis tnnce o1 fiv e hundred forty miles-the sink ing am ounts to ten inches a nnually. If this move­ment con tinues, thH nortbem part ( f F ; ance may in :t

few cen turies become submerged. It may here be men­tionerl ' r a t. • ff' the coast of St. Mnlo, in fine weather, foss ilized trunks oftrees mav beseen a t thebottomofthe sea, innicating that. these part s we•e o nce ab.we water,

::\Ir. Franceeco Tosso a Venetian manufacturerofmir­rors exhibited in the Champs de Mars, a statue that at­tracted much att~ntion from •be visitors. It represented Goothe's Marguerite standing before a mirror. Tbis lat­ter gave by reflection the image of Faust. The artifice was well concealed by the scn~pto r , In reality it was Lot a duu ble ~t'ltue, but the figure of Faust was skillfully obtained by means of the folds of Marguerite's robe.

Marguerite holds her arms in front of her, and these same arms form those of Faust, who holds them crossed behind his back. Fanst's face is carved in Marguerite's back hoir, and the man's figur1:: is obtained, as before s tated, by means of the folds of the woman'srobe. ·This statue was of wood and nearly life size.

La Nature

,.*,. AGAssiz AssoCIATIOl'f· NoTES.

The Agassiz Association cordial !y invites the fac ul­ty, aurl the officers of' th e St.. Tho mal!, St. Patrick, ~t. C harles, and St. John Baptist soc ie ties to a~sist at the exerc ises of their g rand meeting to ue held February

9\.b. 1890. T he following nrc !lmong th e ln tes t donations re­

ce ived. Rev. M. A. Dooling C. S. V . the g enerous benefactor

of the sc ien tific dt>partment presented a $5.'00 bill with best w ishes.

J ames J. Conrlon of Bloomington is the <lonor of many curious and ra re specimen~, wme of which are a large pi ece of turf e igh t by ten inches ; a ped estal surmounted by a cross carver! from bog woor! ; lava Jrom 'the celebraterl volcano Vesuvius; a cross artistic­ally stnctden with p~eci ous stone~; ~e veral fossils , quartz anti ·gn.lena.

Mr. Fred Weslney handed ove r many beautiful she lls, th e rarer ·ones being the following : Pearly ear shell, Volute, Winged shell, P a lndina, Auger shell, Cowry, Chiton sqaar:r.osus, a star fi sh, rm cl a beautifully mon nted limb of sea 1rrect .

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- 1890 . -'-'In · hn' l .

-La Grippe. ·

- G us. got a box. - Get the Douto r. - E1·e nf P os t;e ri•y . -Who will be til e ti rst.? -How -about the Pnnch Jim ?

- Skati ng do ! Did Hug h get cold ? -Over two huntired boys e nroll ed . - n . 'Ar'' y o1 • si•·k? T ake three black pills."

Patient, "No Drwtor, I" m a vict,rrn, of the McGinty joke." - H:o>Ty .T•>~l es nud Alfonse nre ~; ith us ngain the

former has taken reso~utions to finish his m~als in the

refectory. - Soloist " What is the C horus !''' -Quartet-" Don't ]mow, let 's go off." Extent. - Tbree new Pickwit:ks. This has no refe rence to the

Junior d ep!!TtmenL

- J:1y makes quite :1 Colone l,. he is good in auy position. This is not a p fl id not ice.

- After ~eveml nn~uccessful attempts t o obtain guns, we are plettsed to inform the cadets that the gnr>s.,

h:we 11t last been promise<l and w ill be, here in tim e fur tbe next drill.

- '~re are pl ensed to see all tiJC prof,; ssors o n du ty a nd using thei r best e ffLJrt.s to prepare their classes fu r

t-he next term. - Tlw re seeu1s to be a g loollJ cast of lhe seniors H J<~l

t.he Pi<:ki nebrf hnve bee n go ing abou t Wit h :i look <• f sach1ess upon \.h ei r fnce~ . It is o wing to li te fJCt tlJ:tL their esteemecl prefect Bro. Cn>gfln ltn s bee n i ll , 11' P

bope to see Bro. Cregan l!Ol)ll eheeri ng th e boys lHJ d re­moving ti1ese lin e~ of suJT(,w from lhe ir hro w~.

Rev. Fr. Le~ e lli e r·. who i ~ lw ewn to d! the fri e ud~ <•f the college for hi5 ma ny roct~ o f ki ~: cln es11, h:1~ agnin prover1 that i.he ne w ye: or is to b e hnt :o rrpetitio n of the past one. H<: sen t Fr. l\Jnrs il e a ~pl eudid Missn land·book stnnd. The book is r idoly ~ bo tJt Hi , in fine lea ther and ornnmente(l with s ilv e t· ch sps. The s ta nd too, is a ren] work of art a nn when ~e~ n npon t he a ltar th e precious stones far out shin e any we ltn ve p~ t seen. Fr. Letellier has always bee u a frieurl and be nefactor of the institu­tion and, knowing bim HS we Jo, it would be useless to try to flatter him we simply sny , Thanks.

-Any person desiring info r •oJ>oti on in regnrds to the resources, (liabilities) und etc. o f th e LOJ•< · StRr S tate can obtain same by cnlling upon 1:-\olon Shingle E sq .. P a rlor 1. Poop Promenarl e.

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•Seholar' in Fra.nce most of all things be accomplished in his Latin nuthor. l r. England a great sc•,o;ar is a 111 '1. 11 wh.o i :! t.horo ughly fau>ilhr with Greek", Moral­study, Greek and L3.lin.

WHEN ?

pain will ever be reali4ed on . the shores of this life. Only in the other life shall our "When'' be answered and our temporal miseries give way to eternal rest.

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TH E NEW CHAPEL.

How many playful ehildren rollicking youth and I On the nwrnii:J.g o£ Dec. 6th. '89 We had the pleasure men have an anxious "When" to propose for solution ? of opening the new chapel. TlJe occasion was the first · When says the restless boy shall it stop raining Friday of the month, which day is dedicated to the so that I may go out to play; or later in life when Sacred Hear t of Jesus. Solemn High Mass was sung sb.all I be through with my books and cease to live by Rev. M. J. Marsile C. S. V., assisted by E. 1. uBder the continual gaze of an exacting teacher? Rivard C. S. V. as deacon; Rev. F. Kirsh as Sub-Dea­When, says the ambitious youth, shall I begin life con; and Mr. J obn Kelly as Master of Ceremonies. for myself aJid enjoy the independence tl ,at manhood Father Mar~ile who ~aw realized the plans which he brings? When, says the man of toil , way I hope for , has had so long in view, was happy to say the least; better clays aucl the prospect of an ear·ier life? and expressed his thankfulness to the old Students v"Vhen , says t he miser, shall my heart Lr satis :led in the bene£n.ctors and all the kind friends, who have so the coi1ten1p lation o£ its lucre? ·when , says the poor generously aided in erecting this gl'eat monument to wretc.h languishing in a felons cell, shall I gain my the gl<jry of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and the mem­freedom ancl begin life anew? \Vhen,says the con- ory of the saintly F ather Roy. All the students tlumptive, whom death has played with £or months, approached Holy Communion, after which Mass pro­when shnJl' I enter on my b::;t clay and bid my last ceedell. Pro£. Bourget, was not deficient in his mu si­fn.rewel r' to fri end~ and country ? When, says the Op- cal selections. which added no little solemnity to the i 1rn.'ist, shall men ceasr. to deride this lovely wor:cl occ,asion . made £or ma.n's enjoyment;'when pen.ce ancl content- '!'he sun shone brightly, its ray catching up the ment follow those who make life sweet by good gorgeous colors ofthe beautitul windows, spread them lives; or says the Pesi3imist >vhen shall men cease to be over the chapel with delightf ul effect. When we con­wicked and when may we hope to see one good ·or sicler that in t hese windows is £ouncl every color known dis'i11 tere:>ted man ? Or S<tys the Miuis ;:;r o£ God when to the artist, we may have some idea o£ the beauties shall I have seen the last members of my fl ock in t.bey present. It was eight o'clock be!ore the impressive peac~ with God and his own soul? When, says the ceremonies terminated. At the end of mass the Blessed IVIatetialist shall men cc~ ase to be priest-ridden ancl bask S:•crament was exposed in thanksgiving for the in the true light of science? \Vhen, says the man successhtl accomplishment o£ this glorious even t. eonsisten t with himself and alive to the proofs o£ a Benedtetion of the Blessed Saerement was given at Higher being, so evident to all whoare not wilfully 8 p. n1. Father Rivard and Prof Anderegg, our dis­blind, when. says such a one, shall men cease to rave tinguished vocalists, rendered a beautiful duet, £ol­about an omnipotent science and acknowledge the lowecl hv a select quartett. God to whom they owe everything ? And oh! when, The event o£ the clay however was the Conge says the pure soul shall the happy day of etemity given in the afternoon. Only a student can realize d twn upon me and the joy of the Lol'cl be mine ? the pleasures of a free clay, and Friday afternoon was

· ·when, says the world ly one, shall I be content with all that could be desired, in fact more than could be what I have, or when shall these fleeting pleasures expected on the 6th of Dec. Altogether the day was a give me true delight ? memomble one. A great event was commemorated and

Thus the world goes. Nothing here is satisfactory every one was impressed in a way that will not soon or brings the pleasures we so earnestly wish for. Rich be forgotten. men lack healt.h without which life is pain ; poor men The Chapel is not yet completed. All the decoration sigh £or riches, and contentment is a stranger to all . is still'to be done, which when completed, will be one Whe1~, then may we expect to realize the boundless o£ the fin est, if not the very best Chapel in America. desires of our souls; when satiate ourselves in real joy;;; Let us hope that the generosity shown thus £ar, may that will never end, or when cease to suffer or behold not be lessened and that the day is near when our other's pain? Not here. No Fountain o£ Perpetual \ chapel will be finished, and that it will be no lel:S Youth to keep us young: no pn.n :=tce::t to relieve a.ll hea.nt.ifol th un t.he ide::1l t.lw founders have in View.

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EXCHANGES. vVe hHve rcceivrd S< •mc good Christmas number~<;

!!00•1 OS to th l:11 l'llp)lC!ll'fWCf•,

The p ,-rl<l r Cl.romcle 8f1 J>< Christmns number and . that .. i,s <:rl:>out. nll t.lie ~p··eia l H•>lid •tyl.less abo ut it. However

iL i ~ 11. g-nocl issue :IIJd r~acb ble.

The Otcl li ns 1111 <·XCAII E> IIt Chl'istmas i~sue one that dt·IC~ en·d it ~' '' ~'ri <',,to '··tLle Owl. Fo..t.bnll receives the

m:osr nttet tt iJ:ifl, fur .it scil'lll~ the •Owl' of O t tawa nre gJ'Pnt k ieh: l'l't< ·; foqtlhtll ki!'l_;:e rs <•f course. Some of t l1e

illmtnJ-t iOJIS :tre tn <•l'C prBCticnl than he;;utitlll, but nre CX re, si\•e t,f t\te prO IVP.SS Of tile men Of' 0 ~t:-tWU as foot.

halll-rs. The i ~sue o t the Owl for Nuv .- Dec. '89 was a

m .- tgn itl\: ien t is:- u o <le~igPerl to cumtllcmora~e tile Inau. gtlr · ti••n of Ot awa Utdversity.

St.Juhn's University Jlecm·d has its Chri~tmas issue. "A Cli r i,t 111: s L :·J I' t Itt> uuly Christmas nrticle, is a some­what l ~> J•g-hty po <> m.

The F. wcllwm Monthly comes out gs usual with the most C<> lllj) le te as wed as witll th e handsomest Huliday number.

Tl1e"(' are t lw pri liCipa l ChriHm~s uu 111 hers we recei vecl . 'J hr N W . Cluo •i•· 'e t l,inks it •·a downright ~hame" to

ml'i< lhe la.te Celltl,llt1i:tl <Jf \.Yashi11gton'ti In:lllgurntic•n

n~ tlr~t l ' r• .- id• 'lll of tlt P U1tited Stat.<-lS. It snys alFO, '•It is a kn ow n f:tct tha t the last. nnmect ins titnt.ion(Ca.t.hvlic Chmch) is not u, ly a n t:1gonistic to the principlt-s of our

blo,,d.Ju u;<IH l il ·e rty, but would, if able, ctestroy this boon from heaven Hlld 8ubs litute in its plnce an inqui.

sition worse thau Ft·ar.ce ever witnessed ." We woul•l )ike t.o kiiOW wh~·n France uad an iuquisition? If you

ref<·ri.o thcFrem:hRe,·ulu t io ll ,knowlhat it was Atheists

whv perpetrated a ll the horrors of th:Lt awl'td l'e ' ·" and tllnt nil t '·.eir ffurts were directed agains t Catholi0s. To

defenrl s nch butchers is to put yourself on the side of murde rers. To spe:tk ot the French inquisition is to show your ign<irn11ce S<Jmeth!ng which thE~. ex. mao or W• >~Jinn of the Ch,·onic In~ i•\ <Lb iAJIIl.lllce, l a~tly to com men .

on the Cutl,olte Cllllrdt ns the Chronicle does is cr:.z:i· nes~ well worthy of that ~b ee t.

\Ve l<>arn will! regret thnt St. Mary's Echo ha~ not

receiveci the JoURNAL r<>gulnl'ly. We ~ee to it tllat you are not rleprived of tha.t boon fur the future.

T i- ArJelphian i~ very ill•1gic:Ll to say the leas t. lL says of.U$ : .. There is no literary m:ttter" .. ,. further on it continues. ·•The 1 ri ntu lws blurred the must of this pnper so that it is positively unrenrlable." \Ve wondet· how

t he rwve!i,.t ot the Adeiphian <:oulrl judgP( ?) t.lw litern.·

ry m a tter of tbe JoURNAL if it wa~ not J.egillle.? \~e are . sorry to see om· fri end h ~L \' C such a sore head. N1)'W

tltat we know you r W·enkneEs we won 't tease you tmy more. Bye bye.

The Y oung Cnllegian, :1 ~ picy li t tle Monthl y co~•H)S t o us r<'gul nr ly from N<•w Orlen n~, La. The J :1twary

nutnber contnin s a good skett:ll of Archhi sliop Carroll hc~ ides poe ms :tnd nt lt<•r illt;~·rPsting matter.

LITERA.R Y N OTES. '•Hoffma·1's Catholic Directory" for 18)0 is the fif th ar nual edition of that publication. T :·ds ed t ~ : m i ~ rom piled with the great amount of information which may be received from it and t.he .extremely low price ::tt wh :c h it is sold.

The ".Magazine of Poetry" wbir.h has...ttained such a wide success among the literary people of the country is an excel­lent periodical which contains sketehes .contributed by emi· nent writers in prose and verse. The biographies which ap· pear very often are accompanied by portraits of tb.e poets or authors t::iscussed. The Magazine also gathers gems of p .; try from ilS <I 11 ttn .pvJ3rieS for republication under the h eading "Single P oe m >.'' Besides the:-;e in each number is a 1ist of tl.l utterance of m a1 y poets on same subject of gene· ral intnest. The publication ::- Hrely deserves t'Je g1•eat suc­ceJ it has won in the past and we Lope that t his, as well as all other works of the kind, may stili continue to spread around that pure literature whicb is so uncommon ln this country.

In the "Duel' , between Mr. Gladstone and .Mr. Blaine in t!w January number of "The N0rth American Review," on the subject of Fre<:> Tradf~ vs. Protection, Mr. Gladstone's argument on :Free Trade is a m odel of lucidity and logical arrangemeHt . .Mr. Blaine's tactics in his r eply suggest those of the small boy who, finding an adversary too strQngly entren '·h ·u f<.J ' •• Lt:· ck, puts his hands in his p:~cl>: t; ts , w .H.;.

t le8 ·tn 1 t':•u esa jig v, .Lit tl.l hope of briuging him out. rt will be of interest to 3ee wlle ther .vir. Gladstone will indtJ.lge by mal,ing a sortie: ·,aJ if .• e cb~ to witness what comes of i ~. · i' a~ L1n · ."

"The Souverir Volttm ) of the, Cr.th ·li e congress," by l\ir. w. H . Hughes is ahan·lsome WOlk containing a full report o'f the proceeding of the l~irst american Catholic Congre JS au d the centennial of the establishment of t he· C:?.tholic Church in the United ~tates. The speeches aud addresses delivered and tl;e papers r ead at tile congress, the sormon preached at . the dedication of the Washington University, t.he responses and addresses at tl1e banquet, the ora tions at the university, and the Baltimore festivit ies a re all reported in full. The volume is magnificent.ly i llustrated by many portraits of the · Archbishops a r.d B L L<;l ~ <Jf tte United :::.ta tes, there is one also of Pope Leo XIII. Besides the solid matter which the worlr contains it deserves special credit for its elegance and neatness. This book should be in the libra ry of every Catholic in the United States.

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