Sr. V IATEUR'S CoLLEGE JouRNAL. L ECTIO CERTA PRODES T, V A RIA DELEC T A T . Sen eca.

VOL. I. BOURBONNAIS GROVE, ILL. FRIDAY, Oct. 12 1883. No. 12

T J tiE', . MIDXIGHT Y OICE.

CR~:AT\ON Jeeps. 'Tis as the general pulse Of life stoofl still. and Nature made a pause, An awful pause proph tic of her end.

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The bell strik " one. We take no note oftime, But from its loi. To give it, then. a tongue, Is wi~e in m'ln. A ifnn angel spoke, I feel the olemn sou mi. If bcarrl aright, It is the knell of my rl e p:~rterl hours. Where are th ey ? With the ye:us beyond the Hood ! It i the sign:1l th'lt riemnnds despatch: How m nch is to be done ! My hopes n.nd fe:~rs ~t:1rt. np n.hrmerl . n.nd o'er life's n:~rrow verge Look down-on wh·1t? n. fath omless abyss! A rlrc •rl eternity! How surely mine ! A n1 l c:m etcrn i ty belong to me. roor pen~ioner on the bounti es of an hour?

How poor, how rkh, how n.bject, how angust, How compli cate, how wonderful is man! Ilow p:~ssing wonder lie who made him such! \ Vhv centred in our make such strange extremes From different n<ttures marvellously mixed, Connection exqni,itc o t distant world : Di tinguished link in being's endless chain l\li rl wnJ· from nothing to the Deity : A bcnm ctherc:d, sulli ed, and ab orpt ! Tho ugh sullied, anclrlishonored, still d ivine Dim mininture of greatness rtb o lnte : An heir ofglory! a frail child of dust: Jldplcss immortn l : insect infinite!

worm: a god !-I tremble n.t myself, And in mysclfn.m Lost! A t home a stranger, Thought ·andcrs up and down, surprised, nghn.st. And wonrlcri ng llt her own: ho~ Re:tson reel.~: 0 whnt n mi racle to man is m>~n, Trium[ hantly distre~"-Scd: What joy, what dread

ltemately transported, :mel alarmed : Whn t can pres rve my life. or what destroy? An a ngel' s a rm can't snntch me from the grave; Lc<rions ot angeL c.~n't confine me there l Even silent night prochims m,r on! immortal:

EDWARD YOUNG.

E\ OL TIO:\ OF ~1.\.N A X D LANGUAGE.

During the Lll.St half century strenuous efforts ha Ye been made, and mu ch valuable time m1 ted by various persons in trying to prove their descent fro m the ape, or from some other nnimal who e length of e:us or want of bra ins might serve as a continual reminder of their own present condition. Evolution though it has sig na lly failed to prove the birth of an ancestor in a complete suit of fur clothing, has nevertheless shown us to wh<tt extremes mere conjecture can lead one. History and a cLose study of primitive nntiquitie are far n10re likely to throw a probable light on the matter thnn C.'tn nll the theoriC~> Rncl surmises of rrll the schools of evol u­tioni sts combined. The former gi \·es us something positive, the.v place us face to face with the records and people of e•trliest times. Mastery of ancient hieroglyphics is now almost a fi:x:ed met and the carving and inscription on t<tblets and temples of most ancient date can now be rend with e.<tSe nnd cert:tinty. A a proof of this we h'l.ve the writings of such men liS R1.wliuson, .Max l\1ncller and numerous others in E nglish ; :::lpiegel, Hang, etc. in German; Champollion, Burnouf, and comte de Rouge, in French ; Roselini nnd others in Ita lian. These works teeming with study and resenrcb and filled with facts nrc f~tr more sub tantinl ev idence of m:~n's early condition tbnn all the specula­tions and experiments ad vanccd with regard to somt\ new hound pottery mound or some strange hybrid ot recent clisco,·ery. Some -would-be luminaries in the field of thought n.nd science would have us believe that every vnriety of animal life owes i ts origin to :111

origin:~! fir;;t being by some law, indepencient--they guess-of any creative act. Evolution has yet to dis­prove the nbsnlnte distinction of species from the beginning, rrml until it does we are much safer in cling­ing to whrtt we know than in following chimeri ca l ~urmises. &\creel and profhne history both admit the pa.."Sage of three periods of time previou to the appear­ance of man upon the cene; Geology asserts the srrme. But the-."0 :une authoritie all agr · on one point, viz: that man was the crowning production of a ll things, and the arne authorities agree in placing him in the quaternary or fourth period. Previous to that time no

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tr:we of him can be fo und and thus tar all authorities coi nci cle.

'Vhat men requ ire to-(lay is f act, pbin, incontrover­tible fact, and tho ugh the science of evolu t ion lws achie ved some re~ ults in rese:trl:h, yet it is as filr to­day from a knowledge of primary ca use and orig inal effect as it was when the cl:ly-st:1r dawned.

As regards man so also in respect to lang uage; men anx ious to obta in cbe:<p notoriety seize on tlte slig lt­test pretext to rnsh into print, but when r ead cardully their works are found tv l.Je merely a summary of sevemlmincls al.Jler anclmore orig inal th:ln their Owll , or else a mass or s urmi~e~ and inlerences hav ing no otlter 1o u11dntiun th:m tlte fer tility or their own iwag it1at ion.

_ There are many , ltowever, to whom the present age is deeply indebted !or tl1eir patient research and !or the g reat fund of acc urate inl"Qnn:<tiou they ha ve given to the world with regard tn early man, his habi ts, customs aml laug uage.

The earliest and most auLhentic accounts, both histo­rical and tradiLional, clearly sho w tha t man loved aud labored in a sing le t;<mily or community t ill the time or the dispersion, and certainly such authori ty is prelerable to the mere eontradictivns of tlteoxists. To live under­staudingly , the entire species must hav e bad some intellig ible me,ms o~· con vers ttion, for re<tso u ancl thought ::ae a necessary conseq uenee o! human nature, ancl speet:lt is a necessary con seq uenee of thought and to end ea. vvr to trace out a wnut o r langu age or to cliscuss the pos­si!Jility o t the inv ention seems abo ut ilS sen~ible a::; an attemp t to place a bo umlary to space. Admitting speed1 both written and spoken, to have h:td u nnum berecl changes as to manner and form, still thb would nut cletr:wt from the t~w t of its o rigi nal vieini ty. Some evo lutionists assert that man, in tltc primary state, made use o r gnt­teral sounds and s igns like birds or an im ds; tltat still Ji.uther on the so unds ass t'uncd a more artie ttlate form - ' while the signs ad vance to a series of in tellig ible pan-tominc, an(l .iinnlly that j e~ti c ulation and soun d com­bined 10rmcd what we call specc:b; but they fail to give us a higher type or c:msc from which rc.tson and hn­g uage was evolved.

A cco rding to their system both t hese necessary ac­companiments oi man m ust come, either from mere matter alone-which t hey surely will not be fo olish enough to assert-or from t he in trinsic power ot" m incl itself, whieh from an a lmost absolu te nonentity is selJ developed in to an almost miracu lous inniviclua­lity. lLHl eed would not such a cle1'elopmcnt be far more mysterions than the creat ion of the ~ll1i verse by a uperior power ? It would certai nly be imposs ible, f()r

ex nihilo nihil )it-out of notl1ing there can come nothing . . \Vc. kno w from accounts of late re carches t int a

por tion of the tower of n~ bel is still ltl ex istence; scientists of our ow n t ime have hnn rll c<l t he bricks and deciphered the inscription.

IIcre it is pretty c:onclusively prov en tlDt on ly one langunge ex io; te<l nn<l that the di ::;persion took pluc:e beca use men conlcl no longer und erBt.:1ml one another· Ca nn ot some of our evolution ists ex plain this sudden change o l tong ues? _ If mnn had rea lly been evolved from the· brute

through a succession of ch:mgcs and in an indefin ite peri ocl of t ime, Zoology would , 1mclon btcdly, er e t his t ime ha vc throw n some lig ht on th e matter, for every different spec ies of li ving beings have been definitely class ified anrl we know there are some scienti sts whose knowl edge of the various structures was so ncute thnt fi·om a single l.Jone of any pnrticulnr one th ey eRn prorluce a ll tlhe parts wanting, even the entire original if necessary.

Not a soli t1.ry fossil yet di scovered Ins been founrl in an inc ipient with res pect to any of its til t nre orga ns. Not a single or.e or those innum erable org ·llliZ:lt ions ldti eh, accord ing to f) [tr winia n theory, mnst hnve existed prior to t heir reaching the well knom1 . ch·1rncters of spceil's now so well known to us, ha::; been f\Jt lnd in :m y rod : or clrift or stnt'l of p 1st nges. Th e thc•n·ie;; of nil p:1~ t

scient ists, Slleh ns Si r C.: h trl e5 Lcycil , Sir ,lulm Lul•hul:k and Baron C.: u vier not only cntirC'l_r di ci:lgrcc but h:tve been set down ns entirely valnC'l e~s by nn emi ne11t geo logis~uur own ti me and country ; wlt :tt then wi ,l t he vcnli ct or the next centmy be li kely to be in the matter when the present prove th~t mo~t of th e rese.1rches m[tr]e ~:ave end ed in mere theory :w cl g1 1CSS work ? The nsscrtion th :1 t primitive m·1 n was un cun,cions nnrl u n­lettered, th1t he w:ts cl cvoicl of speed1 ell:. must he taken tC..r a purely g-ntni to us nsser t in11 ; ancl, resting ns it does on n o se ri es or b:1s is or crecl iblc nrguments, must be rccc ive~l :1s a ll nssertions of a like charac:tcr sho1tld be. The prim1 cy or originnl cause of clitfcrenc:e of r.1ecs lnve never yet been acco nnte1 l fo r , nor hn s any pronr or nrg ument npproaclJing positivi m bern proclncecl. The self erln c 1ting principle is touncl nowhere either in history or tr:1cl i tion and those who SC't them elves up in opposition to thi s f:JCt cle:uly oppose the two grc:1tcst mHl most trustworthy teache rs of m tnkin rl.

As f:tr lnck ns scientific research c:ln tnrn the eye we find poq iti vc proof of letters and langu.1gc, nt that poi ut a ll sl'icnti sts in a ll bran c:hcs stand on an eq ual f(Joting.

The a4ronomcr seeks to so~r fiut hcr into sp:1ce, the Geologist seeks f()r new fie lds whcrei11 to cleave and the p:lieontologist and ethnogr:1pher alike endeavor to sc:trcb ont new monuments.

All nrc nncert:1 in , nll are at n loss as to how they sit 111 continue their rc ' ea rches nnd unveil the grcnt

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mystery that lies hi(iden beyond. We know from exis­ting monuments, that long before the time of Moses, the Egyptians possessed an alphabet, letters and the art of writing: buc the proof of what we know in regard to this matter is found in history that lives in ch~racters

in our own day, it is no mere theory or surmise, it is a positive, living evidence, and this is what we require ofmen who set themselvesup as teachers and leaders.

The time is fust passing away when men can assume an important air and lay claim to notoriety or ability in any particular science, from the simple fact that they have produced a lot of senseless prattle bound in cloth, called a work of science, with nothing to commend it save the fact that it is somewhat ridiculous and novel.

If the people of the present age are assured that their progenitors walked on all forms and climed trees, proof of the fact must be unfailing and indubitable, otherwise the father of such a doctrine, must stand alone i>1 the pleasing contemplation of the fact that by some chance or other his progenitors alone belonged to the specie> he imagines himself to so strongly resemble.

In man, in language, or in the various sciences, if an action or a fact is conclusively proven as tar as the matter can be carried for the time being, we g ladly accept the knowledge offered and are glad to have seen the forging of one more link to the chain of truth, but when men do not stop at the point where intellect and common sense assure them they ought to rest, when the positive proo.f t~ey holri, he it small or gre~ecomes obscnred by conjecture inserted for truth and surmise for fwt, then we suspect their motive, discountenance their work, and discard them from the list of those who hotel · place among us as credible and pr1.ise-worthy.

M1.n is too 'weak and pnny acreature to standalone in any~fthe offices of li!e and there is no one particular work in which heappe:trs so truly helpless and insignificant when in his endeavors to wrestle with f'arth, with time and with space and the great mysteries connected with them. We are but 'ants tast passing on the sands of time and the tittle theoretical mounds that we labor to build up to-day are destroyed by a mightier power to-mofl'ow.

This bas been the experience of ages, this the teach­ing of history ami all can be summed up in a word­

" Man cannot cover what God would reveal."

Still tailing out with this and this, And finding something still amiss; More peevish, cross, and splenetic Than dog distract or monkey sick.

B uTLER's "HUDIBRA.s."

Of all the bores that society is compelled to endure, none are more disagreeable and pestilential than those ~who ar.e habitually discontented and finding fault. Such

persons, luckily for humanity are not legion; but, as two or three drops of acid will curdle a large quantity of milk, so a very few of these people are able to spread a feeling of discontent through a whole community. If they would only keep their grumbling and murmuring to themselves, and maintain a strict seclusion, they might be pardoned and pitied. This, however, they will not do. They thrust their grievances upon society, and render every one about them unhappy.

Wherever a number of men are gathered togethH, you will find at least one of these characters. You will see him in the workshop complaining of his tools, censuring his apprentices, quarrelling with his neighbors, murmuring against his employer. His influence is felt in our club-rooms. Every parish, too, has its quota of grumblers, who are always dissatisfied with the priest, and the rest of the congregation, for the manner in which the affairs of the church are conducted. The "Journal," however, not claiming to be a censor of morals beyond its own immediate neighborhood, I will no longer dwell on those of the tribe to be met with in the outside world, but shall devote the remainder of this paper to painting the picture of one of our sour students.

He is· sour from the rising of the sun to the going down thereof. When the bell rings in the morning he grumbles because it is time to get up; be can't see why be has to attend mass every morning, "for," be observes, "it never makes him any better." His steak _is always raw or overdone; his coffee, either too sweet or not sweet enough, too bot or too cold 1 He can hardly get a breath of fresh air after breakfast, before the 'hateful old bell' calls him in again for class 1 When in the recitation room, if frequently called on, he declares that the pro­fessor is trying to pnzzle him; if seldom, that he is losing his time: sliould the professor think the lesson as easy as not to require exposition, our crank will hint that he is not too well posted in the matter; or, should the teacher be accuRtomed to giving full explanations of every thing, be sets him down as one who wishes to show off. If his preceptor unwittingly makes a mistake, with what satisfaction be nudges his mate, and shakes his head , as though he would say, 'I got the better of him that time 1'

In recreation hours you will not find him engaged in any of the sports, as be should be, to keep up his health and strength, and work off his spleen. •He cannot con­ceive how so many are fond ofplaying base-ball, where one bas to work so hard, and rnns the risk of having his fingers broken.' •I-Iand-ball,' be thinks, 'is too warm,' 'Foot-ball is altogether too rough; and the turning-pole he never did like.' He slinks off to a group who are lounging on the grass, and, as is generally the case with gossips, the ordinary topics of conversation appear

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too stale for him ; so he casts his eyes around the yard, pass ing his remark · on everyone who seems at all cons­picuous. The boy who plays hard , studies diligently, is polite to his superiors, and attends to his relig ious duties is altogether beneath his notice.

H ere comes another lad towards the group. He holds in hand a copy of the "Journal," which has jnst appear­ed, and RS he joins the circle, g h'es it to our hero. With what mali cius joy the latter takes it and points ont every trifling et'l'Ot' ! H e declares he wouldn't write an arti cle for that paper if he were to get a hundred dollars a line; declares he'd ne\' er give a cent for the thing if it were not for the ple:t urc he takes in picking out the

blunders. The other day when the boys were given permission

to visit the Asylum at Kankakee, all were rejoiced, and clapped their bands heartily-except one grumbler. lie sat motionless in his chair, with face as long RS a coffin­lid; when the clapping was over, ho wever, he gave vent to his ill-humor.

" \Vhat are you clapping about?" he growled to a companion by his side who seemed rather too j ubi !ant. "Going to have a good walk," was the rep ly. "You must like to walk mighty well, wben you will go six or seven miles just to see a crowd of lunatics ." From that moment he tried hard to induce a few others to remain at home with him; hearing, however, that all were obliged to go, he felt g reatly chagrined, and , by way of excuse to his spleen, declared he would never go again.

H e Clme b ~tck ti red , ::mel dusty, and cross. After supper, seeing him alone in a corner, I w.<lkecl o ver ancl inqnired how he enjoyed the tr ip, and what he had seen. " I don' t think it was right," he remarked by way of in trod nction, "to compel one to go against his wishes. Like the trip? How do you suppose anyone could relish half-a-day's tramp merely to look at n crowd of lunatics? A big build­ing full of cmzy foliG ; that's nil I saw; I could have seen that much without taking a step.--1 wish the bell would ring for dormitory !-My feet are all blistered~"

\Vhcn, at lengtlt, the bell did ring, anrl all had repair­ed to the dormitory, he seemed in no better humor. For mere spite he ki eked his trunk np against his neigh­bor's bed, threw his boots hc:t vily on the floor, and made as much noise as he thought he might with im­punity . Then muttering an imprec1tion on the one who made his bed, he jerked off' hi co verl et , and shook n p the husks with a vcngcnce that scattered many of them on the fl oor, and raised a cloud of dust. \Yith a look of sullen de pnir he threw himself in to bed, and in a li tt le willie Jell a lee1, bnt as T imagined, only to dream of assylum , Director:>, long walk~ , professors, jou rnals, thi11 cofr e, hard bcbs, and other such eli ngrcablc th ings.

LOCALS.

Whvop-em-up ! Give them a Chicago! Bohn is the champion contortionist! "Gub" is a veritable "rattler"! Who saw Quinn's "Fire Escape"? Our Ethiopian Team the two "Gs". Who said Kelley was t :.ller than Quinlan? Mac is about to organize a'' Fire Brigade:" ye smo­

kers beware l Flanigan has taken to "singing" while Eddie Walsh

has taken to "talking"-.!'l"oble professions ! We never speak as we pass by; and they never do

except when they get a ch·;mee-"et hoc genus omne !" A minstrel troupe under the direction of managers

Parks and Quinn is organized. There is a good share of amateur talent says Prof. Mtupby though it should be •'colored."

"Dancing is like milk, it strenghtens the calves''-so says Mac and he is no mean critic.

A pitched battle almost occured in the campus the other day between Ajax and Achilles. Swords, but of the water melon sty le, were drawn nncl no lives were lost.

0 Dudes, if you exist any where in this lucality, bel'vare of us, as we are watching you clu:;ely.

Father Gosselitt of Ashlancl Ky . p tid uttr ·•S..t.nctum'' a visit last 1\t e~l .ty atl'l exprc~3e J hi rn ;13 lt' a~ highly pleaSOO,_with oar eaterpri:;in6 etfvrts. Hi~ apprechtioa of our labors WetS substantiated by the donation of$.).00 We thank the R~ v. Gentlem~n, who by the w ty is one of our old grctclu tte.l, anJ trust th tt til l! interes t shown by him to his "Aim t M: ~ter" and our "Juurn 1!" will be repaid by our prayers and good wbhes lor his future success.

Alderm'\n W ..t.lsh of Chicago was our guest on last Sundny, having come down to see his eons Thomas and Edward.

The Philharmonic Orchestra has been organized this y ear and notwithstanding the loss ot a few members is making rap id strides towards proficiency. The officers this year are as follows- Rev. A. l\fain ville President Rev. I. Oser Musical Director, P. O'Sullivan Secretary and Trensurer, Glen Parks Business Man11ger.

The Coll ege Band undP.r the efficient management of Re v. A. Mainville has already made it first appenr:1nce in music hall. Those sweet strJ ins of yore, now daily enrapture the mind of the lioteners.

Prominent visitors that p:~.id us a visit since ou r last issue-Rev. Father Go selin of Ashland Kentucky, Alderman J ames Walsh of Chicago, A. Q. Clark Chi­cago, Mr. and l\Irs. Frey of Fort wayne, fnd, Mrs. :Norfolk of Virginia, Tlls. Mr. and Mrs. Fourni r, Men-

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ominee Wis. Mrs. Lockwood ~farsailles, llls. and Mr. and Mrs. Hoff of Chicago, Ills.

A st:mding offer-two days recreation for every yonti6 se:nin1.rian thlt enters the Novitiate and two hours in the C1.Be of any young aspirant among the students. Boys make a goon retreat soon and see in what direction your inclinations tend.

The Morrison Brothers of Ft. Madison Ia. both Willie and Vincent d e3irt. to be remembered to the students of the college through our colu mns. They will be back after Christmas, sickness detaining them at present.

Mr Roh rhei~er has a select stock of clothing goods.

NOTRE DAME ACADEMY.

The scholastic year opened up under very favorable auspices.

The new and handsome chapel was dedicated on the 8th. ult. by very Rev. Father Beaudoin, who on that same occasion celebrated 1\Iass, and gave solemn bene­diction in the evening.

The new ac'ldition is now occnpied: the pianos have already been removed into the music ha:ll.

The Rttendance so far is good :-some new pupils are arriving every day.

1\fi~s M11gnan '83 remains Rt her home, Chicago. Mi.>> K K}iley '8 :} re'll tins Rt her home, Minonk. Miss Mallon of '83 remains at her home, Wilming­

ton. Miss Gravelin has returned ·to thB-,$nvent this

ye:tr 11nd has entered the gncluating course. Prominent visitors that han lately called at the

Academy Rre as follows : Rev. Fathers McShme of Wilmington, Clancy of

E'lsex, Kinselh of Chictgo, Gosselin of Kentucky, Dhmn of Crawforclsville Incl. Hon. M. C. Quinn of Peo­riR. Dr. D. Q. Scheppers ofChicago. Mr. J. E1.gle of Chic'1go Mr. and Mr8. Devine Chicago. Mr. and ·Mrs. Gauthier of Sorel C:u,<tcl t. rtf. C. Sweetland of Kalamazoo Michig m. Mr. tmd Mrs. J. Roberts of Mason City Ills Miss Henotin of Chicago and Miss Ch~trlotte Daily of Chicago.

OUR NOVITIATE.

Situated across the street from St. Viateur's College is a moclest two story wooden structure, which to all appear­ances is an abode of some humble citizen.

Removed some distance from the street, appro~tched

by a n11.rrow gravel w1lk lined at either side by a few variegated flower-hushes 1111d small shrubs, a few delicate grnpe vines clinging to the projecting windows, a .tiny brooklet gliding through the lower portion of the garden, · all are indicative that at least such a house is a fitting abode for happiness.

A correspolldent of the "Journal" had the pleasure to visit this modest dwelling a few days since in his official capacity and what he gleaned from conversation with the very Rev. Superior Father Fournier he justly con­cluded that, after all the outside world, a world compos­ed of men indirectly engaged in religious matter, can only faintly realize what supreme happiness must ne-ces­sarily exist in such an abode.

"In the world and not of the world" were here to be seen more than a half dozen young men and, strange to say of various nationalities, Irisn, ·French, German, English and Canadian bei:ng represented, a sort of Babel oflanguages yet devoid of confusion, all engaged in their varioug duties, preparing themselves to 1ead lives of sanctity, to scatter broadcast the seeds of sound Catlwlic instruction.

Though trained u.p ourseh:es beneath the shadow of the church, and not a little accustomed to meet religious in general, ~t was an agreeable surprise to us to find the cord.ial greeting we received from all.

For the first time in m1ny ye11-rs we breathed an atmosphere which seemed to us .full of piety and sl!-nc­tity, and above, about, ~round

"The holy time was quite as a nun "Breathless with adoration:"

for the first -time in -many years we felt ourselves as if situated in .the midst of truest friends each one yieing with the other, t~e pro~ptings of the .pnre13t · aif~ctions to make our visit the most e,ntertaining. ·

Profiting by such courte~y, we took a stroll tbxolf/S~out the small, yet, neat gro1,1nds adjoining .the No:viti;1te. Gliding into the apple-orchard with ,eageuner;s ·ljo ;eize some of the mellow fruit that h!fi1g from the ·ben~ng boughs, our appetite was soon satiated by .the kindnes~ of Brother Rivard, whom we trust to call '.'Father"' ~Jl a short time. In fact so loaded we,re ,our pockets when on returning that we resemble<;! the fretful porcupine,·erery scale an apple. We surveyed the grou~d .frOD;l cor.ner to corner, we saw where the bu,sy bee is per~tual'y en­gaged in filling his cellular habitation with rich and delicious honey. We flitted -around wit~ Paul Pry avidity to see the few domestic animals-all -1iviJ;lg in concert and harmony. And as tb,e matin .bell was sound­ing in our ears, we retraced our steps bid~i~g '!ill ,the yOtmg Levites an affec~iol\ate "good evel;ling" -and mm·muring .to ourselves the folly ~f mankind in seeldng to find .contentment without religion-in seeking rest without God. Here w:e forgot almost to mentien we .had the pleasure to meet our old ;friend Michael ,Angelo Dooling late of Pittsburgh Pa., who .received the •habit of the conmunity of St. Yiateur a few days since ft:om .the hands of the Very Rev. Provincial in .the ,midst of much religions enthusiasm. He .gr.asped our hand warmly

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a; it to ay-your welfare i our.- the welfare of the

W<Jrld i our:., would there were many that would come to enjtJj' the ble.' ing of this peac ful ParadL- - ·ould that many wcyu]u pum the perishable thing'l of the w•;rlcl and w ''\ \'C with their own bantl an immortal ~1'01\'D

of glory ,-would tlu1t many were divinely called to join lite rank~ of our little army, which bns for its

object th • l'urther:.ln~e of Chrbtian knowled!!e. \\'e can not refrain from COllgratulating the,e young

Xodce~ upon the holy ambition that actuate them: and we hope the day i not far distant when a stately

edifi<:e wii!Jllllrk the ~pot, wh re now re t this bumble

dwelling, wherein are h·ained a fel\· young men who have COtlbecrated their whole li \'es to the loYe and en· ice

of God.

BA. E BALL. Ln~t Tue.,tlay was a day of excitement around the

C:unpu , a~ the appointed hour for the ·wilmington

Nine to arrive appro·lcherl. Lovers of the ·· Xatiunal Game" were asscml>led in group on all ,ide eli'- ·u~sing

tlw pro pecb o!'the defe<1t or vietory. A' H O'ci<X·k ~truck and ll!> the ·wilmincrton hoyo drove up, the

exitewenl ran high; hat<: were then thrown into the air

ancl balb and hats were ftying- arouwl prumi-euou-ly. The ,.i,itor' met with a cunlial reception at the hand,

ot th ftteulty in general, iliHl were immediately e~cur­

te<llu th • rrf'·dorj' to have dinner. During m ·tl time the dark doutl th•tt ub-nired the

~till trom earl_\' morn began t11 grow thi('ker while gu~

of ,, ind lJl'!{llll to appear; and ju ... t a llany Pnrkt·r ntl Frauk l'criulat were betting two to onr un the re~­

pecth e dut>~, min lJe~an to l:tll. \\'hat tlt,appointmcnt itnnH·<liatd_,. fell on tht• fhce of

l'!tl'h! Fnuu J"\ and hihrity 11 ,!tort tinw hd;,,,. mauiti.•-tt•d

a dttllnt·'~ und ltt•al im·'' nnt.:lntllt•h-tl "II' th im­IIH'diate t•lt"ed. l imn•\ cr nutwitlt-tantlittl{ the pouring

min tlw t11u nim•< 'ltllke<l out tu till' '"iHamowl" the l wu t"t('l:tith to-,ing up li•r lllllill!.,", ami the g:uue

hq~tl\.

\\" ith tht• grt"llt•,t <lillleulty nwl l'l' ot tiiiH' on both

'ttk, thn·l' inniut.' 11en t·uulplt•tccl, wh~n :1 tlr:t11 \nh

tin:tlly dt·l'l:tn•cl tht• 'l't>ft' the11 -t:uulill!!; ,-, tu .J in t:\\ ur

ur \\ iltuin~;tnu .... L<>okiu:.! ut th~ pin.) iu •,.Ji-ph_, ed !.y l...,th nim·, tht·n i, nu (,•lJtn~ whit'h -h .. ultleum,• uut \ it'turiuu

thun"h it 'Ill' lll:tllill'-tt l1111 'lldt a tl.t} tht• 1 i-itor• h ,d tht• tttl 1 . nt:l!.:<', h.• 1 i11g -pil,,·d -he,. '• uf "hidt our nine

j, dt pril'·'l. .\t bt•,t it ,~w '"' ·<ill th• t,~lll<' -•· ' ut I du-L'Iy t'ul\k,lt• I · 11<1 \\"tlltld lot 'I l!;<lod ~>II<'.

rt''l t'l. ' l lt<"ir <' \.l<' rnal '' ith ,., , rythin~ d !!'IIIII•

regret that the g: m could not be eom plet d , ' hope we shall meet the vi ito oon Rgain and ha v a good game

of B~tseball ith th m- whether d . Y ia teur' boy ' win

a g. me or not , they alway fee l rejoired to meet surh young m~u ns rompo,e the team from " 'ilmino-ton.

T he German Catholic- of Mu~keo-on, Mieh., are build­ing a new eburcb.

There i , e ,·ery reason to believe that Ro<:klbt-d, Il l.

will ~hortly become a Bbhopric.

H i8 many friend ' will be g-lad to l e~ru of t he appoint ­

ment of Rt•v. Thomas F. Gallig:1n as r etur of St. P ius' Churc·h, hicago. Th ReY. Gentleman wns Ont'e numbt>r­ed among thL· ::-em [narians of • t. Y i teur'o, ba v ing

studied both hi ' Philo~ophy and Thl'Ok•gy bert-. W e

therefore feel a certain iutet·est in hi~ w W r , ntl tire

grently plea. l'd nt se ing him thu rais d to such R high po~itiun, and intru-t tl "·irh the clu r., of, L rg an(l tlour-hing 11 pari -h . _\!though ordained but 11 f w y ~~~.

his piety, ze:tl and ~ehoh rly att· inmem~ h. n• nlre. dy

pia ·cd him among the most popubr aiHl en rg tit prt'i,;t' uf the An:IHiio<: •,e, .ml we Cllrur-tly hope tlrH hi - hbor

in hi new po<ition to wbil:h he h:i~ lwen L"tll t! "·ill hi'

ntt ntleLlliy th~:: ~arne - ucces,.rul b,.nt'" thnt h:b ehar.teler­ized hi , l'\' l'l'.l" ptbt elliwt.

Tbe. 'ynodoftheCntholiclli -hot-. 11 the P rov inee

ot XL'" York d<>-<' <l on ~ept. :30th. 1\llltitit"tl Jl ig-h :\I '"'' wa:o '-II ~HI the Catbe<lr:ll ou l-- umlay morning to L<'it•­

br .• t • the t.·ondn , ion of the labor- nl" the t·oum· I. Tltt>

fullowmg we tpwte frum a letter t() oue ot" our - tudenh from }Jj, mother: .. The grc:.•:1t eonft•renL· ol the Hbhup~

i-. tndecl. lt wa' n lll:l~'llili("t>nt o;i~tht. t·qu I, I -hunld tbmk, to thL• ' l'l<'tHior o 1-- t. P ett.•r', of Hum . Th •

( :trcliwd l<~•kt~l Iii.. an an'-''l'l ' i- it<>r -o hol.1 tHltlt)<~l<'l.'­

litl '"'h hi-. eount nanLt'. 1 knr" him "ell dtt·n lw ""''~ FalhL'r ~It-Uo-l..y ttt .\.!ban.''. lie h. ' QTO n nh tl nntl l'll!"l'llorn: hnt tho,..e. whtnn tl•rttm did m•l l>IP,, to "l'l'

thP lloly F::~tht•r, ('Ouhl witue- th L"L'l'l'lllt>nit• of ye -

lt·nluy. IIJHI nlmo-t ll>l'l it 1\:' the gn·:lt 1..<'1> in- tt.td of our huml>lt• ( .trclinnl. Tht· ,,.,,monit•, "'' • 1 illll>l't --­il e: nd rlw -urronntlin~ -o m:t~l"lutit·t•nt th:~t ont' It-It tr.tn-t~Jrll I totlw ~rre t r<.llll t.,_, und."

Tlw <It p:11ture of ~lo-t lt•\ \td!hi -hop Ft h n f,,,. Hom \\hidt t<~<•k ph~.' pht"'-' I. -t -umll. '<'Hill rd~ 'I'· ly Ill••' •••I the h<.Jl of hi, <It'\ ott I dot ·, wl hr.lll:!hl

ST. \lATE R COLLEGE JOURNAL.

A. BABST, ll scnifvoo~v ~hr'h~~;:\1SM. MA~TFACTt:R.EP. A~D DEALER 8T_"-\... TI'D~ER"'\.~

Tn flll ki nds of IIouseholcl Furniture 13ool-i:S!> X e "'-vs!> i'\-J:u,..ic!>

I BA 'E-BALLS and BAT~. Ft~HflW TACKLE. oF TUE )fO ' T n. UIOX.'-BLE KI~D . KA. 1\ KA KEE. ILL.

DF.ALF.R l:'i

H ardwm·e StoePs n.nd Timrnre IRuN, NAILS AND ·wAUO~ TO( K

rio. 13 EA:>T AYE),TE, KAXJC~KEE. I l.L.

Jobbing D one In urder. ------

Snit' enmhinlng a P£RFECT FIT with Ele)!ance o! mak <· . Shape and :-lt)le. J>t-:<lralJility n[ Pattem, Gcnuin•·ness o[ Goods <I!Hl Durability in Wear.

ALL .Kl1'11)"'\ Ot~ ~·o•:wv.;c; lL\X' HfNt::-:..

DIVE HIM A CALL . 24 Court St .. 11a11l.:nkPe. Ill .

TOYS, CROQL-:ET. JJAJ3Y .\ TIRl.\ GES

R. J. I-IANNA, W HOLESALE & R~::TA [L

GRO ER AND

CO MMISS I O X M E R C H AN T 43 Court Street~

KANKAREE,ILL.

BRA l"TO~ & CHRl TI AX IH:AL~:ns in Men's. Wonwn·s. Misses' and

Childn•n 's ftnP and mf'dium Shoes; also all :o;.izcs and grades o! Boot . Special inducements lor

Students.

Two door north of Post Office.

Kankakee, fll.

CHA .. K~O \\-LTOX'S TTERR BRO'S P H 0 T 0 G R .\ P II I C S T C D I 0 , l\._ '

daot:~n F1.oon. 56 E .I~T roun HT. 1\:A:\"KAK EE. I LL.

fine Hetourhctl Phntos a Hpet· ialtY. Old Pictures ('oplerl a nd Enl;t,r)!t'd and f ini,iw(l in ln(Jia Ink ant\ Water Color". Photo o!Children and Groups by new rnpi<l pr<><'<·~·

a Sp<>cialt~-.

NOEL BRO~~E \{.;~ FIR E A ~ D L l FE J ~~'CB.Al\ E,

REAL EST.\ TE, LO.\SS r\ nrl Collections

XUTAR\' J'CBLIC'. ('Ot: RT ><T .. ~F.('0:-/1) HTOR\: • ·n~. 1 i and 13

I1.L..YK~1KEE, ILL.

D. Q. Schepp~rs, M. D. 2H2 L a rra b ee St. Chi cago, Ill.

Dr. ~C I! EPPER-.'3

will be in Bourbonnais on tbe lst. of

each mootb.

fJ. H. )L\LOCIIE. n~neml fllacksmtth.

Hnr"~ (' ~hoeing a sp"'cialty. Wood 1\ork of all kind .

R~tl<lartion guarantrrtl. ('or. Court St. & :Jr<l. Aw.

K~nka kN' lll.

~t) ~l. Jrasn, :B:l. ~· Y \ "KAKEE, ILL.

PHY ' T C I A~ AN 0 [JWEO~. All calls b::· Telephone promptly

attendee\ to.

HARD WARE, STOVES, IB O?\ STEEL. TIX\L\HE, NAILS, &c.,

.JolJ work done in nny; part of the County COR:\"ER COURT ST. & SCHUYLER AYEXUE·

KA~KAKEE, ILL.

C •• T. Lind n , DEALER I~

'VatclH'S, Cloc k s , J e w e lry, ::l\ii;rDSII.I'ER and P1 .. \ TED WARE,

)lt'S l CA L f:\"STJ{(' )[EXTS,SPECTA C LES. ,tC.

NO, 4ti COURT STREET, H:a nkakee, lL L .

Hepairing ofWatchc~. Lloch.ancl Je\\'elry Neatly Executed.

CHA . RIETZ BROS. LUi'IBER CO.

)1.\:\TL\ CTC'RERS & DT>ALEHS

In Lumber. Lath, Shingle~, Posts, WINDOWS, DOORS AND BLINDS.

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

l'o. 12 0 RT , TREET, KA~KAKEE. ILL

Dealer in Foreign and Dome, tic , FANCY GOODS, NOTIOIIS , DRY OOODS.

, l

N. BARSALOUX. No. 87

Fifth A Yenue Opposite ' ·THIES BUI L DING"

CHICAGO.

We h:we lately bought au immense lotfo

Chamber Set~ the whole stock of a

1\:lanufacture, 40 c t s . on the Dollar.

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

S-4Z.5H, whi ch ncYer \\-as sold below

$ 60.00. I f you wish to make a present to a.

ti'iend, com11 and sec us, we will give you the best opportunity you may ever be offe1:ed; we have n. few hundreds left, and they go rapidly .

If you are in the city, come and see our large stock of Parlor Set s,

Magnificent Mirrors 20 x 72,

Fre n c h Glass $ 2 '7.00.

~~utor ~urcaus, in great varieties;

BOOK CA 8EtS, Of"fi ce D es k s,

CHAIHS, ()ARPETS,

Loti -oEs, Sofas

&: ,t,t

ST. Vlr\TEUI:'S CO LLEGE .JOl H~ ,\L.

.1 . . J. S C' TIl BE H T. I'HOPRJETOH OF TilE

German, French and American Pharmacy. Cor. East A' c. & ,\lerd1ant ·.- t.

KA:-;IiAiill:l<' , I ll. f<Pc·p F COIII' I:IIlfl\" Oil ha11cl :\full Jill<' Of DRUGS. MEDI CINES , PAINTS, OILS .ETC, ETC. AJ~o a tin e line of T oil et , \!'llcl<>>' ol all

ki11clo. Fi11c Ciga r, nne! T obacco. JF l'Af.L ,\.:-.'JJ~F:F.!tllo:. - ~ :!

Preston Sanasack. llO U HBONNAIS GHOVE, TJ,L.

G c• J ~t-r:d Slore. U ealer in G,oceries, llry goo(],, I fa nlwar<' . C'ntlcry . G lassware.

;\1"1 kc<'p ' eo n,; tantly on ha nd a large HOCk of H I·:AD\'-)L\IH: CLOTIIIXI: ,

F.UIILY ~ JIWICI~ ES, An d W)lOIC'~ :tlP Liquo r~.

I.OU lH UIJUIJHEAU, Jr.

I-I A ll D \V A R E . Sto1·rl', 1 rOll , Nail s :\nd 'Vago n ,\·ood

~ lock. 'J'I l\\\"A J(E Al\11 TI N O F ALL 1\IKIJS.

No. :3 Co11 rt. Street, 1-i:anknl,ee~ Ill.

JI EIU>fC LT :'\E TI~IETAliLE. ('0 .\( 'H ;\o. 2. lcav<·s Kankakee for Bon!'lJonnnis

'1\~~~:(~1 ~--H~~· i;o~l\l::/sAio;1 ' k~~t1t7,/,jkl~~ ·;lf'd~' ·.~ .~~i: 1. 00 1'. ~ 1.. :l:IO l'. M., 8. 30 1'. M.

F AHE 15 C'EC\TH i'ill\'(;LI{ TH!P. C' OA C' Il :-o:o. I. wi ll C<•<IIH'd w ith nll th<· Trains

nnd (' iiiTy l'asSI'Ugcrs to any part of.tlH• City aud tu tl w Ea:-.tl·rll lllitwi" Jwmn(' H ospital.

( ' Jl A~ I B"HLAl); llH OS' f'l·oprlc·tors.

'l'l1osc in need of' o·ho e·• Confcctione ri e, , Canrwd good~, all kind~ of Fruit,, Fish a nd Ov ,t<>rs w. ll do well""" >a,·e money Uy (·H J!ing (• Jl •

T. O'GOR\IAN. Easl A veune,

I~nnlG•hee.

a Oil i\ G. K1\ECIIT, ?.f.t\ r n-l~m~± Q_Hator!

U I ~ AY -l\ 1 A J)E C lot ltin.g· J l a l ~ and < :.•JI·'· -nP11l', lln<l Pr \\·,.ar. 'l'l ' tlllk :->~ Y :tliH·~. Fnrni ~l1i11g Good:- .

.ll'il>< l ll III'!"' .Fill<' r;hill-. !\OS. ::! A:\D J, CUU HT STHEET.

lC a 111, a lu·P, 1 11 .

J '· J> 1< U L E '1' l~ B n 0 T II E H . DE.\I.FH~ I;\

Boots and Shoes. L~rge Stoel,: or " 'ell\IL'Il'"'· ;\[i <~ps'

C'hiillren ', ~l en' , , Boys' and Yuulhh'. lhrgniu.; in C'rocl<t•r.\· and (~1:<-"'ll'"re.

:~;, ( 'oml Stn•el. "'"" 'to Yi•·- t 2\ath)l)a] Ba11k.

KA l\ 1\ ,\.1\EE, - - - JLLI:\Oir;,

. JnnH',.; I I . ] ,-_c.-ll<n, ·,.;. Cand les, Ciga rs, N uts and Fruit.

l CE-CHK\ t a11d ,' On.\ . 3nl . J) , or llOJili oi' l' U. 1\ .\:-ldKl f , l1 L. I

1/olrn ;9nmc jlraotnliJ. Dm ECTEIJ Br T ill·: !-iiSTEH S OF TilE

Cosi:HE<:ATION o~· KoTHE D AME. Thi s Jns lllution alfords P\"l' ry advaula~e to

Yonn~ L;u lh:s t1 1~sJrous of oht:unfng a ~.tolu1 and l111iSIH'd t•tlura ri on. F o r part ieulm s apply to

.\[other Superior,

SCHOOl BOOKS.

N<)tre Dam e, Ji <:arlcmy, Bou rbonnais Grow•,

rc .,N KA!i.EE Co., I'·" lEGAL BlANKS.

FRANK E. BELLAMY . IJI·:A L E H IK

S'T'A'T'.IONEI-l.~.,.. . Hooks, News, 1Husic,

' Vall-Paper, ' Vin<l ow Sll afles . KAl\ J\.\1\ EE, ILL.

TOYS, PICTURES. BABY CARRIAGES'

~QV ,ommcxth1l ~).o·f.d Opposi te I. C. Depot.

rqr.fH CL.\SS ACC0~1MOD.-\TION

FHEE 'B UKK T O AXIJ FHOM DEPOTc;.

C. G. U llF:LLAR , PIW l'HIETOit.

.A CARD. --To nil 1rh<~m it nwy l'Oiil'C'rll.

1 Ia 1·ing IHlopte<l the One J'r icr

i-\y~tC'm to all my l':tiJ·on - , I will ~i n• n f'nrlhC'r Di~e<Hillt oJ 10 l'<'r eC'nt tn

~f}lluthnmp & ~nbel, K .\1\'KA KEE. ILL.

Druggi s t s ami D e niers Jl( ALL K l l\U OF ~'Al\ \ ' AND TOILET

ARTICLES, Choicest Brands of Cigars, etc. ~All should give them" call.~

A. Ehrich EAST COU HT STHEET

IC-\ ~KAKEE. D~aler in choiee~t GroueriP~ . choiee;; t

brand~ of Flour. K ee•p on hnncl constantly a large nssortment of Feed and Produee.

Pl eaFe cal l and ><'e me before going nny J)ln ce e lse .

H. L. Crawford & Co., WHOLESAL£ a. RETAIL

GllOCEl~. S. No. 36 Conrt Street.

Kankakee, Ill.

!='oundry, & Printers' Supplies. Specimen B ook 1\nd Eatima.tes upon

i'Pl icr<;i e• • Write for Seoond-hl\nd lis~ot 1resses and M achines. ' 4 &. 56 Franklin St., Chicago, Ills. Ontfit,... 1or C'oi.u:la: PAI'Eii~.

N'-n<l for t•,tint>~ l'S

C. \1 OI.F. HarhPr Khop

UndC'r UlnhNelt's ll arnt ·ss Ht<1rc K:>nk:d<•·•· . !II

First <'lass work ~uarHII h'f"il Stutl r uts P~JW·da lly invit t-(1.

P. L . 1\lO':\'AST. 1\f. D. J• II y s i e I a 11 :nul S u r ~ £• (Ill. r - . J!, ud'H11lnHis <:ron:.. ttl.

1 .-All rail> promt•tly :• tt ndPo . .....-:

L ll . 1\I: HI:EIW);. ~1. ll. AHslstaut Huq.w m1 , i\IPr<·y Jl o~pita J 'R t H <"·~i d t.' Ht l 'hy .... idan , A 1" \ia ullo::o;pHa l ( ' lti<·n~o ·~

Rcl'illt"nC't" . Bonrbonnai" Gron• Ill.

Till' " ,JOl' HX A!."" hi·IIT~i<.l,r p;qwr elevotM to HC IF.);('", LLTEHATUHE "' " ' AHT, t>Hhll~ l wt! hv th e· ,.;t11de nt• o ( ~'>t. \ ' t.\Tt: U lt'H COI.Lg(;f(, l~Ol' HBOX:\' .\Ii'i CHO \ ' E. II.!. .

The .. JOCR ... Y.11/' i ~ n firM d :'' " meclinm fur "ADY EHT!Sil'\G." A ~pcc i :tl n ttenti o n p:tid t o the printing uf

BC~I::\Et;S CARDS, BILL HEAD.· .

T e rllls tlw rno~t rea,omt hie. ~~

The .. JOCRX. IL" ~hall l.Jc m:~i le<l nll Clergymen, l'rnfp;:-e.r, nnd, 'tudenb • of Bourhonn·Ji, C'ullt>gC'. C:ill nt the

Philh<lc·lphi:l One Pr iet> Clothin g­to any :Hl<1,·c~8 :1t the rate of

.~ 1.;)0 PER \ ~1 ' C~f ] lnll ':\'o. C'onrt ~!. K:mk:1k<'e lll.

~ 0. 7.) SIX :\J O.L 1TH S ;.\[. H(lhrhei nter, Prop.