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VOL. XXXVII I . NOTRE DAME, INDIANA, A P R I L 1, 1905. No. 25 .

MR. THOMAS B. FITZPATRICK, Laetare Medallist, J905.

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New Life.

\ A/HEN the winter time is over

And violets bloom in the dell,

And the kine go deep in the clover,

Love-songs the bluebirds tell.

\Yhen the light of the moon is beaming

Far over the rippling lakes,

0 with joy are our light hearts teeming

As the spirit of spring awakes. J- J- F.

The Lastare Medallist of 1905.

HUS far in the history'- of the Lfetare Med al—Notre Dame' s su"preme distinction annually conferred upon a conspicuous member of the Catholic laitj^ in America—recipients of the

honor have stood for eminence in some specific field of literature, science or ar t , or for notable achievement in the sphere of broad philanthropic effort. Without a t all lowering the s tandard of excellence orig-inalh' fixed as the minimum upon which she would set the seal of her highest aiDproval, our Universitv turns this vear t o a field of human activity hitherto neglected in the bestowal of her Mid-Lenten tribute, and chooses her medallist from the commercial world. Any^ one of the larger sorts of legitimate and honorable business is unques­tionably, in our day, a vocation offering ample scope for the most varied intellectual povpers, furnishing a splendid tes t of the

righteousness t h a t is based on religious motives, and exercising a widespread influence, beneficent or otherwise, through­out the community in w^hich i ts functions are performed. Among hundreds of notable Catholics engaged in business in these United States, Notre Dame takes especial pleasure in signalizing one whose name is synonymous w^ith spotless integritj'^, unblemished -honor, and the highest sense of religious du ty ; a Catholic w^hose influence is uniformly exerted for the uplifting of younger neighbors and the betterment of his fellow^-citizens generally; a benefactor Avhose hidden charities are largely in excess of w h a t is credited t o his public generosity;

a faithfully consistent son of the Church and a zealous promoter of everj^ religious Avork; an illustrious representative, in short, of all t h a t is worthiest in the ideal Catholic business man,—Thomas B. Fitzpatrick of Boston.

Mr. Thomas B. Fitzpatrick, New England's leading Catholic merchaiit, is the senior member of the firm of Brown, Durrell & Co. of Boston and New York, the largest w^holesale dry goods house of i ts kind east of Chicago. He w a s . b o m in the small t own of Graftoiij Massachusetts, Dec. 17, 1844. His earl)' j'^ears were spent on his father's farm near Hopkinton. Man)"- a morning the s tars were still visible when our future merchant accompanied his father and older brother into the field, w^here thex^ spent the day digging out stumps or cultivating the soil. I t w a s also a practice of the indus­tr ious jj^outh t o collect berries from his neighbors and travel by night wi th his w^agon load t o the Boston market, a distance of some forty miles. This was the-school of industry t h a t prepared him for success in after life. His education was begun in the district school and finished in the village high.school of Hopkinton, He made the most of his opportunities, and w a s grad­uated with distinction—^the first Catholic boy^ t o receive a diploma from the high school of Hopkinton. His proficiency in English comppsition secured him the honor of vale­dictorian of his class.

At eighteen, young Fitzpatrick came t o Boston, w^here he began his apprenticeship in the dry goods business. We are told t h a t he star ted on the lowest round of the ladder, and worked a t first for t w o dollars a w^eek. The acquaintance which he formed wi th another boy of his own age, Oliver H. Durrell, grew into a s t rong friendship. During their spare m o m e n t s , and on their w a ' t o and from the store, they talked of their plans for the fliture. Bo th -young men advanced rapidly. In 1865, Mr. Fitzpatrick accepted a position as a travelling salesman for the Mason, Tucker & Co. Wholesale Fancy Goods. He worked for this firm seven years, confining his travels t o New England terri­tory . After the grea t Boston fire of 1872 the old firm of Brown, But ton & Co. w a s re-established under the name of Brown", Durrell & Co., wi th Mr. Fitzpatrick as a

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third member. He held an equal interest ^vith his t w o partners. For tune smiled on the new concern, and i t soon Avon its w^aj in Boston business circles as one of the foremost houses in the dry goods line. These three gentlemen star ted into business wi th small capital, bu t wi th great ability and persistent application. Temperance, integrity and industrj^ alwaj'^s win in commercial life; and the members of the new firm, notabh"^ the subject of this sketch, possessed these qualities in an eminent' degree.

To-da}"^ Mr. Thomas B.Fitzpatrick is one of Boston's most prominent Catholics and best known business men. His zeal for religion, his thorough knowledge of affairs, his administrative abihtj^, his untir ing energy, and the facilities afforded him bj- weal th and position, enable him t o achieve untold good for his fellow-men. His name has of late 3' ears been identified with all the great Catholic philanthropic movements in Boston. He Avas largely responsible for the establish­ment of the Working Girls' Home on Union P a r k St., in charge of the Gray Nuns. He is a director and one of the. chief supporters of the Working Boj'^s' Home. He gave the site and most of the ftinds for the Boston Cottage a t the Catholic Summer School, Pla t tsburg, N. Y. As president of the Boston Catholic Union, the raost prominent Catholic social organization of the city, he w a s instrumental in providing a stately building for t h a t society. He has long been one of the main props of St. Marj-^'s Infant Asjdum. He contributed generously t o . the Catholic University, Washington, D. C , and w a s the originator of. the proposal t o secure one hundred annual contributors t o t h a t institu­t ion. F o r a number of years he w a s treasurer of the Irish League. His support of the Irish Consti tutional struggle for over twenty years is ^vell known. In labor, time, and monejn his contributions t o t h a t cause have been estimated a t man}-^ thousands of dollars.

The particular esteem and universal recognition w^hich the Laetare Medallist of 1905 enjoys among his fellow-citizens may be gleaned from the fact t h a t a t the banquet on the occasion of Archbishop Williams' Golden Jubilee, at tended by Cardinal Gibbons and Archbishop Satolli, Mr. Fitz-patr ick w a s chosen to deliver the address of the Catholic laity.

He w a s one of the foimders of the Newton Co-operative Bank, of -which he is n o w vice-president. He is also president of thie Union Inst i tut ion for ' Saving in Boston. The good he has effected by his work in these co-operative banks is incalculable. His efforts along this line have made, mahy'^ poor families the owners of comfortable, homes which otherwise they w o u l d never have possessed.

Every public issue bearing on the good of the community receives Mr. Fitzpatrick's careful consideration and hear ty co-opera­t ion; b u t perhaps the greatest work of his life has been, and continues t o be, the active p a r t he takes in promoting the welfare of young men. He has a lways shown a deep interest in this port ion of the com­monwealth, particularly, as is na tura l , in, . those of his OWTI race and creed. He is assiduous in procuring suitable positions for them and lecturing t o them in Catholic associations on some such subject a s . "Business as a Vocation." He has spared neither monej'- nor energy t o bet ter the con­dition of young men and t o give them a s t a r t in life. He knows from experience the ro^-al road t o success in business. He knows, furthermore, tha t , if woman is the heart , man is the head,—^the pilot appointed by God himself t o guide the family barque of society; hence his special interest, in t h e 3';oung man. There are in Boston to-day scores of successful business men who owe both their first step and much of their subsequent progress in life t o the positive assistance and unfailing encouragement and advice of Mr. Fitzpatrick. -

The justness of his view^s as t o w h a t con­stitutes real success in the commercial world and the high sense of responsibility which he deems i t congruous for every business man, in the larger sense of t h a t word, t o entertain, are well set foirth in the following quotat ion from an excellent paper con­tributed hy Mr. Fitzpatrick t o Bonatioe\s ^ Magazine a few years ago.

And first of all, wha t is business success, and by, what standard shall it be. measured ? Is i t by t h e ; amount of money a man makeSjiregardless of the prin­ciples and methods eraplo3'ed and the character of the man engaged in i t? If it w^ere, then the a r t of doing business could no longer claim ain honorable place in t h e g r e a t p u r s u i t s . of life.v . , -. ... .-/ ;;

The business man,'by the very, nature of his. calling .

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is iiecessarih' an inipoiTraiit factor in the composition of the comniunitA', and is accordingh- as responsible to societA- for the influence he exerts in it as he is to his customers for courteous treatment and honest dealings. So general is his sphere and so broad the field of his operations, tha t he conies in personal con­tact, almost daih', with individuals of all ages and stations, and it is reasonable to assume that the result of this contact must be healtln- or otherwise. He buA-s, he sells, he measures, he weighs, he superintends storehouse and counting-room, insurance and banking, and it is his manner of doing these things, as well as the financial result of his servnces and investments, tha t determines whether he is a successful business man or not. First among these qualities (necessar;,'-for success in business) I would mention honestA- , temperance, and industr\^

If charity in itself—the mere giving of alms—^be a holy and AA^iolesome thing, Avhat shall we saA' of thoroughlj- w-ell-regulated chari ty? Mr. Fitzpatrick's charitj ' has alwaA^s been t h o r o u g h ^ well regulated. To quote liis own words : "Here let me saj--t h a t I believe the sphere of t rue charity'- is often misunderstood. In the minds of many i t consists simply in giving alms t o the needy,. helping mendicants and the like. This is onty one of i ts functions. I t has a broader and grander meaning than could be expressed \iij even this w^ortlw par t . True charitj^ means an unselfish service o± man t o man. Thus every human being comes under its swa3^ I t is a greater charity t o show^ a man how t o earn his living t h a n t o give him alms. Teach a man t o be self-supporting and he will be self-respecting."

There is another phase of this grea t man ' s work which should no t be forgotten,— the giving " in secret." F o r w^hile some estimate his charitable and philanthropic contributions approximately a t one hundred thousand dollars, " The, Story of the Irish in Bos ton" remarks : "The many charitable, generous and kindly deeds of Mr. Fitzpatrick w^iir never be known." He is verily a living example of industry, honest3'^, integrity and success in the w^orld of commerce, a t rue patr iot , a fervent Gatholic, a perfect Chris­t ian gentleman. His m o t t o i s : to influ­ence a j u s t and economical use of greater resources for the benefit and happiness of the many. .

Such a man is Mr. Thomas B. Fitzpatrick, the Lsetare Medallist of 1905; such is the solid foundation of charity upon Tvhich he has constructed for himself " a house n o t built wi th hands, everlasting in the heavens."

Pope Leo XIII.

J.\MES.J. CORBETT.*

When the w^orld was pagan, great men were looked upon as gods. After their death temples were raised in their honor, and sacrifices were offered up t o them. This admirat ion for genius and reverence for virtue is no t limited t o xDagans, i t is inborn in ever3' human heart . Christianit3'-, wdiich has bu t purified this veneration, teaches t h a t Christ was a person of flesh and blood like ourselves, and t h a t among men the noblest personalities are nearest aldn t o this all-perfect Man. In everj'- human creature there is much beaut3'^, goodness and power—the image and likeness of the DeitA'^—and this is w^hy all are stirred 133'- brave deeds and charmed b3' loft3' characters; bu t onl3'- in the great does this spark of the Divinit3' shine forth. AVe look upon noble men wi th boundless interest and und3dng admiration, because we see expressed in them w h a t lies hid within ourselves. Ever3'^ nat ion has i ts heroes, bu t I am no t going t o tell 3' ou of the great men of any one people. There is a small band, a galaxy of the few greatest, the exemplars for every nat ion and for every age, the inspirers and guides of all, a few around Avhom each generation gathers for i ts own enlightenment and ennoblement; and among these immortals indebted humanity places Pope Leo XI I I .

I do no t praise him because he Tvas the high priest of our faith. The highest praise given him has come from those w^ithout. At his death non-Catholics and even non-Christians, forgetting the high position he had held in the Church, w^hich many of them opposed and hated, and thinking only of his remarkable genius and of his lofty personality, united wi th Catholics in mourning over his bier and in calling him Leo the Great. The unbelieving Castelar has declared t h a t the nineteenth century has produced only t w o great men—Napoleon Bonapar te and Leo X I I L ; and Spuller, ex-minister of the French cabinet, has w^ell said; " T o enemies and friends, Leo XII I .

* Through mistake in last week's issue the authorship of "The Power^ oif the Papacy" was. credited, to Mr. Corbett, whereas it is the work-of John/E. McGinn..

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stands on the pinnacle of human greatness." The ninety-three 3'ears which show the

life period of Vincent Joachim Pecci are full of wondrous beaut3'^; bu t i t is .m '- purpose t o consider chiefly the twenty-five glorious A'-ears of his pontificate. The first eight y^ears of his boj'-hood Avere spent among the romantic hills of Carpineto, under the fair sk3'- of I taly. Earh"- he recei^'-ed the best education the age afforded, and finished his universit}'^ studies AAdth the highest honors, far excelling his brilliant companions. If his talents were remarkable, his virtue w a s heroic; for when the cholera swept across Rome, this nobty-born youth devoted his time, his labors, and ev^en exposed his life in caring for the victims. After his ordination t o the priesthood he w a s sent as delegate t o the papal province of Benevento, which Avas OA'-errun IDA' brigands, and AAdthin fifteen months he purged the district of lawlessness. The feat Avas so striking t h a t the king of

.Naples sent him congratulat ions; and AA'-hen i t Avas reported t h a t Monsignor Pecci Avas fatall}'- sick, the people, AAho rightty looked upon him as their liberator, marched bareheaded and barefooted through the t o w n supplicating heaven ~ for his recoA'-eiy. GregorA' XVI. sent him t o Perugia, Avhere the people Avere to rn by ciAdl strife, and wdthin

-five months he brought order out of chaos. TtAA'-ould be interesting t o follow him in.his Adsit t o London, and during the three" 3'ears he spent in Belgium as Nuncio. Step b3'-step he rose in religious dignities, until finalty he reached the summit of the lofty mountain—the Chair of St. Peter.

His AA ork during.this period falls naturall3'-under three divisions. We see him first, a Fa the r to all men and a loA'-er of human kind; secondly, the Scholar of a great scho­lastic e ra ; thirdty, a Statesman. We know how great his love was for all men. This w a s clearly shown in,his efforts t o promotie Christian unit3^. Through his labors all the churches. haA'-e been drawai. closer together. Bu t apa r t from religion, there is n o t a people t h a t haA'-e n o t . received from him tokens of loA'-e. Le t me give bu t one instance: When from St. Petersburg there came forth an edict expelling the Jews from sections of Russia, Leo. made , an appeal t o .the czar, saying t h a t he would regard anA"- leniency shown them as a personal favor t o himself

and a service t o humanity . Although u p ' t o t h a t , t ime the Russian government had rejected all petitions in behalf of t he Israelites, a t Leo's appeal the ; persecution ceased. ,

The grand Rabbi of German3'', called " t h e Pope of the Hebrews," sent t o Leo an ancient Bible ornamented AA ith costly gems as a token of the esteem and loA' e which Jews all OA' er the Avorld felt for His Holiness. T o his enemies he w a s the good Samari tan. After the bat t le of Adowa, Menelik captured scA^eral thousand I ta l ian soldiers, and despite the protests of King Humbert , the3' Ajvere about t o be reduced t o slaveiy. The powers refiised t o interfere. Leo used his personal influence and the3' were fi"eed. Cardinal LaAHgerie AA' as intrusted t o bring abou t the liberation of the African blacks. H o w w e U he succeeded! The burning letters Avhich Leo kept sending him h a d filled him with-zeal t o accomplish i t . In Brazil fiA''e millions of human beings Avere in slaA-ery. Leo lifted up his mighty A- oice and thcA"- became free. Yoii praise Lincoln and call him grea t because he w a s instrumental in the emanci­pat ion of four million sla\'es. F a r be i t from me t o lessen honor and esteem for

.him*! But Leo, directly and indirectly, has

. freed scA'ien millions of human beings, and t h a t Avithout haAn'ng shed a drop of blood, and Avithout leaving behind auA' vexing race problem. -

Many love t o :StudA' him in his poems, from the one he w r o t e as a boy of twelve t o t h a t one which he dictated shortly before his death. Others seem never t o t ire extoll­ing his epoch-making encyclicals, which, for their elegance, puri ty of style and proftmdiiy of thought haA'-e so a t t rac ted men. Some think t h a t mankind is most indebted t o him for his grea t apostolate of education Avithin the Church: H o w strenuously he labored t o instill into the hierarchy his enthusiasm for higher education! He is g rea t w h o founds a universit3', a fountain-head of life, Avhere men may drink of Avisdom and be filled. Let us. do homage t o Leo, the founder of three universities—^Freiburg, OttaAva and the Catholic. University of, America. At LouA'ain he created the school of scientific philosophy, and in the Vatican he fitted u p . o n e of the largest and best-equipped observatories. Leo stood for progress. The

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desire for t r u th was the great passion of his life; and actuated soleh'- \y\ this motive he threw open to the scholars of the world the secret archives of the Vatican. Those price­less treasures t h a t had there been j)iled up and hidden awaA' during the pas t centuries, he x^laced a t the disposal of the Avorld of learning. He has done eveiything to render less difficult historical research, and a great historian has said: "Through Leo's initia­tive histor\'' wall now be rewrit ten."

The nineteenth centuiy has gone down in histoiy as the age of grea t statecraft. Towering above all the statesmen of t h a t centuiy s tands Leo XII I . Before his accession t o the iDontificate, the PapacA-- had passed through one of its greatest crises. Histor3^ tells us t h a t during the closing 3'-ears of the reign'of the illustrious Pius IX., the Papacj'-seemed t o be nearing i ts destruction. The ant i -Chris t ian societies, which had united and combined their forces, made a mights'-effort t o sweep Catholicism off the face of the ea r th : and so well xjlanned w a s the a t t empt t h a t the veiy foundations of the Church seemed t o have been shaken. Her enemies proclaimed her downfall: " T h e PaxDacA'is destroA'-ed! The Church is dead ! " The Piedmontese A'andals desx3oiled Pius IX. of his temporal power. The x^i'isoner of the Vatican could see from his window, floating over the Ouirinal, the hostile flag - of a throned power whose dominant note w a s hatred for him, v^diose dominant x3olic3'- w^as the destruction of his Church. Through the influence of i ts godless statesmen, almost every nat ion w a s unfriendly. In German^'-, in Russia and in Swizerland, Catholics were oppressed. To add t o all this the Church was to rn bj'- schism. Germanx'- had her Dollinger, France a LoA^son, Italj'^ a Curci and SAAdtzer-land her schismatic priests. In Germany Bismarck Avas making CA-erA' effort t o destro3'- Catholicism, and the famous " M a y Law^s," AAdiich x^i'oclaimed the sux3remac3' of the s ta te in mat te rs of religion, AVere x^ut in force. Large numbers of the clergy Avere shut up in prisons or banished. But w h a t need t o dwell on the sad effects of this cruel laAV?i When the s torm A\' as a t i ts highest Pius IX . died, and men said: "There will never be another p o p e ; " bu t -the cardinals : met in catacomb-like secrecy and elected Cardinal Pecci, who had already at tained

the A' enerable a^e of sixtA'^-eight. Immediateh^ upon his accession he began 133'- his masterful diplomac3^ t o open up friendty intercourse AAdth the na t ions ; and through his unriA^alled t ac t Russia ceased her barbarous t rea tment of the Catholics, and the SAAHSS persecution, AA hich had lasted fifteen 3'-ears, Avas brought t o an end.

Leo's greatest x^olitical achicA^ement AA as his Adctor)'- OA- er Bisinarck. I will no t dAvell on Leo's patience and t a c t : how he kept on in his Avise and skilful polic3'- until Bismarck's " i ron AA'ill'! Avas broken and the Ma3' LaAA' s repealed. So kind Avas the A'ictor t h a t he AA-OII also the loA e and con­fidence of all German3'', and CA'-en of Bismarck himself. In the end the " I r o n Chancellor" AA' as forced t o admit t h a t the Ma3^ LaAA' s AA'cre a blunder, and t h a t the greatest liAang s ta tesman AX' as Leo XII I .

A AA eight3' disxDute had been going on betAA' een Germaii3'' and Sx3ain about the Caroline Islands, and AA-ar AA' as imminent. But a t Germaiw's request Leo sa t as arbi­t r a to r . His settlement of this quarrel is unique in history, for though the dispute AA-as one most difficult t o decide, he solved i t Avith such remarkable fairness t h a t ne\'-er has a Avord been heard against his judgment either in Sx3ain or German3^ So great AA' as the admirat ion CA'oked b y the august per-sonalit3'^ of Leo t h a t the s tates of the Avorld Aaed AAdth one another in paying him honor. With the exception of the Shah of Persia and the kings of I taly, eA er3' grea.t ruler has gone in person t o the Vatican t o offer homage t o Leo.

Such AA' as the xDrodigious and manifold genius of this trul3'' g rea t man. More remarkable still Avill his achicA'^ements appear AA- hen AA'e consider t h a t the seat of his exalted mind AA' as a body continually racked b3' much X3h5' sical pain. He slept hardly a t all. During the long 3'-ears of his pontificate, the first four hours of each da3^ AA' ere given t o pra3'er—^to communing AAath his God; and every midnight this venerable man looked out from a Avindow of the Vatican and blessed, the sleeping city; and CA- ery day from a still more exalted eminence he looked out upon the Avorld and blessed the Avhole

mul t i tudinous family of men.

O Leo, how appropriate has been t hy title—Lumen in Ccelo! Thy light, AArhich for

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ninetj'--three years shone wi th such great brillianc3'- has given forth a lustre which will forever remain undimnied. The pride and glor}-- of our generation is no more. Upon his tombstone indebted humanit^^ maj^ well write the words of the poe t : "Here lies one 'upon whom ever\^ god ha th seemed t o set his seal, t o give t o the world assurance of a m a n . ' "

Leo has passed away^, b u t his memory and .good deeds endure. At his grave the human race still s tands hushed and awed— profoundest t r ibute t o his moral grandeur.

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The Elixir of Life.

RICHARD BARRY.

On the outskirts of the dxty stood a house somewhat apa r t from the others. I t was surrounded b - an old board fence well covered wi th showy advertisements. At one end of this fence w a s a ga te which groaned and sc[ueaked as the wind swung i t back and forth. The pa th t h a t led t o the front door w a s overgrown, wi th grass and the whole place was ut terly desolate. But on entering one Avould a t once see t h a t out\vard appearances were deceptive, for in the far end of the room could be seen an old man seated a t a table in deep thought . His hair and beard were ragged and everything about him wore a look of untidiness and neglect. The tables and shelves of the room were studded wi th bott les and phials of every size and shape, and over all the dust lay an inch thick.

The old man w a s examining a liquid of some sort which Was contained in a smidl phial. He carefully tasted some of the liquid and the effect was start l ing. His eyes seemed t o recover some of the brightness of j^outh, his form seemed t o grow more erect, and when he spoke his accents were no longer cracked arid broken b u t clear and melodious. Something seemed t o have possessed his soul, for he cried out in ecstacy:

" A t l a s t ! At las t I have discovered the secret! All the efforts t h a t I have made dur­ing these long years are a t las t crowned wi th success, and my fame shall now resound all the w^orld over. Not only will this discovery

bring me riches and fame, b u t i t will bring back the golden days of youth t o me and my beloved Emity. I t w a s for her sake t h a t I toiled on so earnestly, and n o w how-glad - she wnll be and h o w happA-- I will make her Avhen I restore t o her cheeks the blush of girlhood."

Having thiis expressed himself the old man took another phial similar t o the one which contained the much-valued potion, and measuring out one-half of the liquid poured i t into the empty phial. He then t ightty corked both bottles, and t ak ing them Avith him hurried into an adjoining chamber Avhere sa t an old woman . . H e r face w^as wrinkled and her hair was snowy white. She was bent forward, her right elbow resting on her knee, and her hand supporting her chin. She w a s rocking t o and fro, all the t ime crooning some old song, entireh'- unconscious of the things abou t her, so t h a t when the old man entered she seemed no t t o notice. He w a s flushed wi th excitement and his A'oice quavered as he shouted:

"Emilv! Emilv! I have a t las t found t h a t which will make us bo th young and happv^ and bring us weal th in abundance. Here in these phials is contained a pot ion w^hich if we drink will bring us back over the long, w e a r y years and leave us young and happy once again ."

But the old w^oman heeded him n o t ; she still rocked t o and fro and crooned a w a y as if nothing had disturbed her. He pleaded wi th her bu t all t o no purpose, and then in a final effort t o arouse her a t tent ion he drank off the contents of one of the phials. A star t l ing change immediateh-took place. The unkempt hair and beard fell from his head and face. His head w a s now covered wi th a thick shock of curls and the ^ w a r m blood of y o u t h glowed on his cheek. But there w a s also another *. change brought about . I t w a s his u t t e r forgetfulness of his life-long companion. She w^as now entireh^ forgotten, and the d raught meant for her w a s n o w eagerly swallowed bv" himself. -

H o w well i t ftdfiUed i ts purpose mav- well be imagined when the form of the robus t you th w a s seen t o g r o w smaller and smaller until a t length i t became a little mite. I t s sriiothered cries seemed -to keep tune wi th

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the old Avoman's crooning, and presently i t crept from under the pile of clothing it, had but lately w-ora.

Thus i t laj^ cooing and crowing a t turns and the old woman constantty droning forth her senseless wailing w^hen the landlord came t o collect his monthlv dues. He w^as much surprised a t seeing these examples of the extremes of vouth and age. He went immediately t o inform the police of w h a t he had seen.

Both the child and the old woman were taken t o the countA' hospital. There the child was tended t o b}"" the nurses, bu t despite all efforts i t grew smaller. The old woman too Avas fast losing consciousness, and one bright morning they b o t h passed away, the child vanishing into a speck and the "vvoman overcome with the burden of Years. The elixir of life killed u^bere i t should have cured.

A Hare in the Balance.

JOHN JI . RYAX, ' 0 6 .

Official Correspondence.

AGOO, UXIOX,' NOV. 9, 1904.

The Division Superintendent of Schools, San Fernando. DE.\R SIR:

For seeds I speak Of giant teak , .

And seek to make in3' accents meek.

My box of loam Is safe a t home

And onh' Avaits the seeds to come.

In after-3-ears— If it appears—

Convenient to ray successeers—

Its relevant That, they should wan t

A pachydermic elephaiit '-' -

•' , To pile tlie teak We sow next week I

AVith much expression in techniqiie.,

_ . Oh, send the. seeds. And, like good deeds, , .

We'll cherish them ahd^-kill the weeds. -

. ' " ./ JAMES D. BARRY. ;_.

'-•—Pbiljppme Teacher.

NOTE.—James Barry, the wri ter of the above, w^as a student of Notre Dame, being graduated ^ t h the degree of Al B. in 1897. He is now a supervising teacher in the Phil-lipine service, stationed a t Agoo Union, and acbieving marked success in his. profession.

Charles Edgren, the onlj^ son of a very wealt lw banker, had been given b}' his father a large t r ac t of land in the northern p a r t of France. This land w a s no t only fertile and rich bu t contained immense woods on both sides of the River Maine. Here Charles \\ath several companions w^as accustomed t o spend his vacations. The woods abounded in game of all description and the river w a s especially favorable for fishing. Every sport was open t o the boA'-s; and Charles in all bu t one surpassed his companions. He could dive from higher ground, out swim, run or jump all competitors. In fishing and riding he w^as unanimoush'^ accorded pre­cedence. Hunt ing alone w a s his Aveak point . In this each and all wi thout effort could defeat him. Although, he had the best of rifles and equal opportunities he had never been able t o shoot either a squirrel or hare. He would practise for hours a t a time and have the t a rge t distance almost perfect, bu t w^hen he shot a t either hare or squirrel wi th a fair chance of their escaping he invariably missed. This ill-success w a s a source of grea t amusement t o his companions, and thej'- often told him t h a t the hare knew his footsteps and the squirrel recognized him a hundred j'^ards away .

One vacat ion evening Edgren had become separated from his chums, and, empty handed as usual, w a s walking slowly homeward, \yhen suddenly there came t o his ears the terrified tones of a w^oman mingled wi th the noise of a barking dog. Edgren hastened t o w a r d the . spot from which the voice, proceeded, and on arriving a t the road beheld a s t range sight. A 3'^oung lad3'^ w^as crouching against the fence crying in fear, while before her, jumping backward and forward, w a s a little dog barking and plajdng. The appearance of a new - comer immediately changed everything. The dog stopped his gambols t o gaze an ins tant a t Edgren and his rifle before he skipped quickly down the road ' The young lady straightened up, her fears gone in an instant . Edgren struck by her exceeding beauty w a s for an insta.nt bewildered, bu t quickly recover-

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ing himself volunteered t o accompaiiA'- her t o her home, a favor which w a s most gracioush'' accepted. This chance meeting, together Avith the fact t h a t their fathers were old chums, made the 3'oung people friends, and soon put a different meaning t o Edgren's frequent tr ips t o his countr3'- home.

Long before it was announced t h a t Mamie Labriche and Edgren were engaged, his friends had made her acquainted w^ith his skilful marksmanship, and she too teased him, asking him, in the presence of a large gathering for the first hare he would shoot.

Mamie's consent t o inarr\'^ him caused a change in the careless disposition of Edgren. -The eas\''-going, pleasure-hunting A'-oung fel­low of former daj'S now suddenly appeared anxious t o settle down. He urged and coaxed Mamie t o hasten the marriage,, bu t she alwaA'S had some good excuse for delaj'-ing it. One evening he w a s more pressing t h a n usual, and received an answer t h a t left him in a strange dilemma, for she told him unless he should bring her, within twenty-four hours, a hare killed by his ow^n shot he must wai t eight months t o marry her. In vain Edgren begged, expostulated and raved. She declared t h a t he deserved this punishment, and w^ould onty promise t o -marrj'- a t his date should he succeed. Edgren tried t o drop the hare question entirely and set an earlier da te ; bu t even this she would no t gran t . If he did n o t bring the hare, Avhether he at tempted t o shoot it or not, he must w^ait. Forced t o accept a condition his own impatience had caused, Edgren soon hastened home t o prepare for. a supreme eifort. All night he tossed and planned while hoping and praying for success.

• Before daj^break he w^as up and had break­fast. Determined if possible t o win an early bride he entered the woods w^ith .the first light. In vain he stole upon the hares, for jus t as he was ready t o shoot something alwaj'^s frightened them away. About nine o'clock a hare bounded high in the air after he shot, bu t when he arrived .where i t was las t seen there was no trace of it.

Swiftly the morning and afternoon wore a w a y wi thout a single bullet t ak ing effect. With the sun jus t setting despair a t . l a s t conquered his will, and Edgren turned despondently homew^ard. But fate had n o t deserted him yet. Edgren had hardly gone one

hundred yards Avhen he saw coming toward him a 'poacher carrjnng a live hare under his arm. With a: bound all hope returned, arid he hastened forward t o hail the successful hunter. Jo3',it is true, had conquered despon­dency, but .despai r immediately vanquished jo^^ The poacher w a s an unsuccessful rival for Mamie's hand and bitterly jealous of Edgren's success.' Driven by necessity, how­ever, Edgren asked to ' buAT the hare.

"Buy- i t , for w h a t ? " asked the poacher. "Do you think I 'm t rapping game t o sell t o 3 011 so t h a t j^ou.may tell her you caught it? Not much. You can no t buA-- this one.".

Edgren argued and begged, bu t i t w a s of no avail. He offered double, treble, even ten times the value of the hare, but ,a lwavs received the answer " N o . " At last he grew desperate, and threatened t o have i t whether the poacher Avas A\-illing or no t . This brought his riA^al t o terms, for he Avas a coward a t hear t and feared Edgren might carry out his threat . He too AA-as Avell aware of Edgren's poor marksmanship, and he cunningh'- contrived a plan bA- which he AA'-as enabled t o t ake adA'-antage of i t .

" I AA-ill giA'-e you the hare for fiAfe dollars, on one condition," said he. ;

Eagerly-Edgren demanded Avhat i t Avas. "You must take the hare and fasten it so

t h a t i t can no t escape! Then stepping back ten paces* shoot it. If v^ou hit i t in three shots A-^oumaj'- t ake i t home as yours ; b u t in case you miss you must promise t o let me go unmolested. Avith i t and the fiA^e dollars!

Edgren though t for an instant , and then agreed. He paid the money, receiA^ed the hare and tied i t Avith a str ing t o the limb of a small tree near by. Taking careftil aim from the required distance he fired and missed. Angered because the poacher laughed he loaded his rifle and again aimed, this time Ion ST and carefullv b u t the bullet went Avide. The third shot Avas equally deliberate and w a s instanth'- followed bA"-two cries: one of tr iumph, the other an ins tant later of dismay. The hare dropped upon .a sharp-pointed stick Avhich pierced i ts heart . The falling hare caused Edgren's t r iumphant cry, bu t t h a t of dismaA"" came from the poacher Avho saw the shot had missed the hare only t o cut the string. *

M arc!

AVind-wed anew is the earth - . , :c

Rain-fed the- hidden;seeds,' - . - ' .

Spring w i t h the spnngtide's":t)irth, : "

Store for our Avinter's needs. . C.L.O'D.

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—^Too many people are prone t o ignore the Ijlrysical, moral and intellectual good t h a t comes from the proper observance of Lent. •Least of all do they^ see the benefit physicallj'" which is derived, a l though the wise regimen of diet and ireedom from social y^''orry during the Lenten season are established on well-defined hygienic principles. The mouth of March is the mos t trxang period of the j'^ear, for our bodies are then striving t o accustom themselves t o the sudden change from the rigors of winter, Avhen the plwsical and. mental activities have been taxed t o their limit, t o the milder weather of a freshening springtime. Wha t wx)nder then t h a t coming as i t does a t this season of the y^ear Lent should so help us in the process of " t r a in ing d o w n " physically and mentally. Moreover, as a writer in the Chicasro Chronicle observes: " W a l t Whitman talked about Adsiting wi th his soul. .Lent is peculiarty a good time for tliis visit. There is leisure for communion wi th self." Herein Hes the moral value of Lent. I t affords us a chance for medita­t ion] t o recall the pas t and think of the future; t o do penance and resolve on amendment. Let ns then enter in to the spirit of the hoty season wi th more earnest­ness and wi th the secondary purpose of achieving the physical as well as the spiritual good t o be obtained.

—The question of success or failure has ever been, and will continue t o be, a topic

-Uppermost in the mind of ever^'- man from the self-made millionaire magnate down t o the humble and indigent laborer; though i t especialty recommends itself t o the college man because he has spent, or is spending, so manv of the best years of his vouth in X)reparation for i ts solution. Our magazines and newspapers have spent much time and gone t o grea t lengths in discussing the ma t t e r and giving the opinions of many men qualified t o know. Whether i t was prejudiced cy^nicism or a sincere love of t ru th t h a t dictated the penning of these S3aiipo-siums everj'^ man must decide for himself; bu t the fact remains t h a t the3' created an}---t h i n g b u t a favorable impression. Therefore, doubty interesting is the result of the editor of Bradstreef s statistical work on the subject.

According t o his finding the proport ion of failures in the business world is reall3'^ less t han one per cent. His figures extend over a space of main- A'ears. He thinks t h a t most of the new^ enterprises w^ere begun bj'-men w'ho failed in other lines. This state­ment has furnished a peg whereon is hung much . editorial comment relative t o the proverbial "Yankee" pluck, the "never say die" which characterizes and ennobles the American race; for if a rnan in this countrj'-fails in one occupation, his faith in the multitudinous other openings presented t o him is in no w^hit shaken; wdiile on the* other hand he is "never t oo old t o learn," and, figurativeh'- speaking, would ha l t a t the edge of his grave t o embark in a new scheme which seemed t o him t o promise a larger income than i t had been his previous good fortune t o enjo3^

Of course these figures refer only t o success or failure in the world of business; b u t then t h a t is the onlv kind of success t h a t is relative anjd capable of ju s t judgment. Nevertheless, though this moral success, this t r iumph of conscience is the highest, and the noblest and the purest end t o which we can aspire, yet the material success may n o t be neglected; and i t is in this regard w e declare there is good reason for every young college man t o feel confident of success, or t h a t if he does fail in his first a t t empt t h a t failure will n o t be permanent.

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Death of William Seton.

Fortified b\' the hoh'- Sacraments of the Catholic Church, of which he has a lways been a most humble and devout member, Mr. WilHam Seton of New York, and the illustrious reprcsentatiA^e of the Setons of Parboath , Scotland, departed this life on Wednesday, March 15, in St. Vincent's Hospital , New York. This distinguished gentleman w a s born in the city of New-York on Januar} ' 28, 1835, and w a s one of the first students of Fordham, and later, of St. Maiy ' s , Emmittsbnrg, Marjdand. After travelling extensiveh' through Europe, Mr. Seton returned t o the United States, and having studied law for three A-ears passed the s ta te bar examination and was admitted t o the practice of his profession. The Civil War breaking out jus t a t t h a t time, he answered President Lincoln's earliest call for volunteers, and becaiue first lieutenant and afterward captain of the Four th New Y' ork Regiment. In the bat t le of Antietam he was conspicuous''for his braver\'^, being twice w-ounded on t h a t bloodj"^ field. Hav­ing recovered from the effects of his injuries he was appointed a captain in the Sixteenth Artillery^^ and served u n d e r , G r a n t in. the campaign against Richmond. The close of the w a r marked for him the beginning of a life of stud3'- -and literary^ occupation; the fruits of which time he embodied in several works of fiction, the most notable of which are: / "The Romance of the Charter Oak," "The Pride of Lexington," and "Rachel 's Fa te , and Other Tales." A poem of his entitled "The Pioneer" won the admirat ion and praise of William Cullen Bryant .

In a few years he abandoned the world of fiction in order t o devote himself entirely t o the studj^ of Natural History. Bj^ his lectures and his Avritings he did much t o popularize the discoveries of the Natura l Sciences, for he pu t them in clear and interesting English and freed them from ultra-technicalit3^ Mr. Seton w a s a member of the Loyal Legion and an LL. D^ of Moun t St. Marj.'^'s College. Mother Seton, the foundress of the Sisters of Chari ty in the United States w a s his grandmother ; and he himself was a brother of the late Colonel Seton and of the Most Rev. Archbishop of

Rome, who undoubtedly knows more about the Eternal City and i ts antiquities t han any other living person. From such illustrious connections, then, comes Mr. William Seton, who has so unselfishh"^ bequeathed his val­uable collection of family heirlooms t o the Bishops' Memorial Hall of Notre Dame; for among these treasures is a unique original por t ra i t of Mary Queen of Scots, which t h a t unfortunate princess ga\-e t o one of IsHr. Seton's ancestors; a dagger datingfi-om ] 334, together with some quaint snufP-boxes and ivor}-^ miniatures of several members of the famous family. To his many friends among the Faculty of the University, t o hear t h a t he w^as dead w-as indeed sad news; b u t their heartfelt sorrow is tempered, as is t h a t of his bereaved famih-, by the knowledge t h a t through his exemplary Christianity he triumphed in death even more glorioush' t han he had ever done in life.

TTie Story Beautiful.

Las t Wednesday' afternoon we had the rare t r ea t of hearing Fa the r MacCorry in his illustrated lecture, "The Story Beautifiill" The tit le of thc lec t t i re bu t vaguely expresses the grandeur of the subject as handled by this eminent Paulis t Fa ther . The s tory of the life of Christ can never fail t o be interesting, bu t seldom has i t been portrayed wi th more intensity-. This zealous priest has no t only ransacked the a r t galleries of Europe in order t o procure copies of the very best paintings for his 'slides,' b u t has also covered almost the entire field of English literature on the life of Christ in order t o perfect his theme. The result is a grand t r iumph on the lecture platform, as w a s plainly testified by the prolonged applause of the students.

The speaker has a very pleasing voice, and although the house w a s in complete darkness his everv- gesture and facial expres­sion w^as made perfectly visible by means of a small calcium light. His method of delivery w a s very dramatic, perhaps a little too much so, and he broke forth wi th volcanic power over the injustice t h a t condones a man and condernns a w^oman fallen in sin. But this fiery speaker could also make the chords of sympathj"^ vibrate, as w a s demonstrated in his description of

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"Hoffman's Virgin in the t omb . " Accord­ing t o press comments, " F a t h e r AlacCorr\'-'s effort is quite be^^ond aiiA'thing of the kind attempted on this side of the Atlantic." I t i s , ]Derlia]3S the nearest approach t o the "Pass ion Pla3^" of Oberammergau, and i t brings us l^ack with a thrill of realism t o the scenes enacted uearh'- . t w o thousand rea rs ago.

Book R e v i e w .

T H E R E D INN OF SAINT SYPHAX. B^^ Anna T. Sadlier. Benzijier Bros.

Those who are accustomed t o expect something good Avhenever Anna T. Sadlier offers a new work will in no waj'^ be dis­appointed with "The Red Inn of Saint Sj-phax." To the A'-oung readers who are already'- well acquainted wnth Miss Sadlier's srreat abilitv as a storv-teller this w^ork will especiallj' appeal. The fact t h a t the scene is laid in Brittaity during the French Revolution gives i t first of all the w^ar setting wdiich is a charm in itself. Added t o this w e have the plotting, na r row escapes, deeds of braverj'- and loyal devotion. There are few authors indeed who could present wi th - such vividness the mock t r ia l "where " '-e have the t ragedv and crimes of those aw^ul days w^ithout the repugnance we are accustomed t o feel; or the w ild ride t o escape in the " Revolutionarj'^ Tumbril. The mysterious power of the Vendean leader, Jambe d'Argent, wdiich makes him uncon- • querable, and the love and ] self-devotion of the Breton x^easants show^ the au thor t o be a close student, of character and lend a delightful charm t o the stor\^ I t is thoroughly interesting, wholesorae and cleverly wri t ten. In reading i t one finds himself .hurried on wdth an irresistible eagerness, and the end conies all t oo soon.

Athle t ic Not e s .

Notre Dame w^on the dual meet las t Sat­urdays afternoon by the score of 66 t o 47. I t w^as - the first meet held here this year, and i t w a s . all the " roo t e r s " could ask for. Every event proved .to be a close and interesting contest. " T h e quarter^mile run and the rela:3' veere

the sensations of the meet. Kasper set a wonderfiil pace in the quar ter ; and when Keefe and O'Connell s tarted their sprint i t was certain t h a t a fast quar ter was t o be ran. Keefe won in 55 flat and O'Connell finished a few feet behind him.

In the relaA^ O'Shea's run clinched the event for Notre Dame. He ran second; and s tar t ing a t least five \'^ards behind his man caught him, and finished about five Awards ahead of him. O'Connell made a great sprint, and wdien Keefe took up the last quarter i t was all over bu t the shouting; and the spectators had witnessed one of the best relaj^ races held here in A^ears.

Drajjer as usual w^as the s ta r of the meet and won 23 points for his team. He won the 40-vard dash and the 40-A-ard high and low hurdles wi thout being pushed in a iw of them. In the low hurdles he equaled the world's record, and came within one-fifth of a second of it in the high. The shot put also w^ent t o him, and wnthout aiw practice he won second in the high jump.

Reed of Wabash had an easj'^ time of i t in the mile and t w o mile run, running as he pleased in both. At no time did aiiA'-one else have a look in, and Reed made his own pace and finished t o suit himself.

The 220 - ya rd dash proved t o be an exciting race from s t a r t t o finish. Donovan won his heat in fast time, and Sparks of Wabash took his heat wdth ease. When the tw^o came together in the final a good race w^as assured, and i t came up t o all expectations. Sparks w^on in 24 3-5 wdth Donovan a good second.

Scales' w^ork in the m e e t w^as far better t han anj'^thing he had done las t A' ear, his running in the hurdles being of high order. He will prove a valuable successor t o Draper. Scales w^on second in the low hurdles and -third in the high and also Avon third in the high jump. EA' ahs' injured leg did n o t giA' e him a chance t o show his real w'^orth. His leg has been troubling him for some time and he w a s in A'erA' poor condition t o enter a rneet.; ^

Keefe and O'Shea r an a. good race in the half mile, Keefe running second, al though he should have done more; for he is better t h a n a 2:07 man, b u t the fast pace in the quaiiier took all the steam out of him. O'Shea's riUn gaA e all kinds of promise. This

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w a s the first meet he was ever in, and from the manner in which he handled himself he promises to make as good a half-miler as the famous UfFendell ^vho a t one time Avas Notre Dame's s tar .

The meet as a whole proves t h a t we have t rack men, and t h a t there is no reason why we should no t have a t rack team t h a t could compete in aiw meet in the AVest. Captain-Draper can now point his men for the meet wi th Michigan "Aggies" t o be held in Lansing, Mich., on lAacj 6; and judging from their work in the meet against Wabash, w-e will send a team up there which will m a k e the "Aggies" " g o some" t o beat . Bracken surprised himself and everj'-one else \iy going 10 feet in the pole vault.

ENTRIES.

40-3'ard dash—Draper, Notre Dame, first; Sparks, Wabash, second; Guthrie, Notre Dame, third. Time, :04 4-5.

440-5'-ard dash—Keefe, Notre Dame, first; O'Connell, Notre Dame, second; Diddle, Wabash, third. Time, :55.

•One-mile run—Reed, AVabash, first; McKinity, Wabash, second; Paupa, Notre Dame, third. Time, 4:57.

Shot put—DrajDcr, Notre Dame, first; Guthrie, Notre Dame, second; Spaulding, Wabash, third. Distance, 39 feet 8 inches.

High Jump—Pierce, AVabash first; Draper, Notre Dame, second; Scales, Notre Dame, third; height, 5-5^/4.

220-yard dash—Sparks, AA^abash, first; Donovan, Notre Dame, second; Lallj-, Notre Dame, third. Time, :24 3-5.

40-3^ard high hurdles—^Draper, Notre Dame, first; Andrus, Wabash, second; Scales, Notre Dame, third. Time, :05 2-5.

40-3'^ard low hurdles—Draper, Notre Dame, first; Scales, Notre Dame, second; Bracken, Notre Dame, third. Time, :05 1-5.

SSO-3'ard run—Thomell , AA 'abash, first; Keefe, Notre Dame, second; O'Shea, Notre Dame, third. Time, 2:07 1-5.

T w o - mile run — Reed, Wabash, first; McKinny, Wabash, second; Powers, Notre Dame, third. Time, 11:47.

Pole vault—Bracken, Notre Dame, first; Miller, Wabash, second; Guthrie, Notre Damej, third. Height, 10 feet. r ^

Broad jump—^Pierce, Wabash, 1s t ; Bracken, Notre Dame,; second; Evans, Notre Dame,

third. Distance, 20 feet V\^/i inches. Relay Race—Keefe, O'Shea, O'Connell and

Kasper, Notre Dame, first. * *

Captain Draper, running under the colors of the C. A. A., won more points t h a n anA^ one man in the big Illinois Athletic Club Meet held in Chicago Tuesday- night. He competed against the verv^ pick of the AA est, men whose reputation have gone from coast t o coast, and bea t them. In the low hurdles, Draper won from such men as Catlin of Chicago, twice a conference winner and " t o u t e d " as the best hurdler the West has ever produced, and Baily of Y. M. C. A. in the shot pu t wi th five io&t handicap he won second, defeating "Coe, the king of the put ters in the Eas t . " Not satisfied wi th this he won third in the high hurdles. Catlin of Chicago and Steffcn of the F i rs t Regiment ran a dead bea t in the * high hurdles, wnth Draper a close third in :OS flat.

This is the third big indoor meet Draper has been in this vear, and in evervone he has proven his ability as a t rack man. In Milwaukee in the M. A. C. games he won first in the low hurdles, second in the high, and second in the shot pu t . In St . Louis, he won second in shot p u t ; and running firom the scratch in the low hurdles and dash, he finished third in the dash, and was unplaced in the hurdles. Dowm there scratch men star ted no t on the scratch but behind it , a scratch man ha^-ing but verv little chance t o win. Again Tuesdaj ' night he met the best men in the country in the biggest indoor meet ever held in the AA 'est. Indiana w^as well represented in the meet, as Yemer of Purdue, running for the C. A. A., ran a g r e a t race in the mile Irom scratch, and Barclay from Indiana Universiiy- ^von the event wi th 4S-yards handicap. Draper was easily the best, and i t seems no mat te r ' where- the meet, or w^ho the companj^, i t a lways ends: "Draper of Notre Dame was the s tar :"

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Corby: Hall defeated South Bend Y.M.C.A. here Saturday night by the score of 28 t o 14 ill the fastest basket-ball game pla^-ed a t Notre Dame this year. Corby's team-work w^as. the best of the v-ear and Hermann's playing w^as brilliant. " The game of his

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1 life" is the onh' way t o tell it. As an all-around basket-pla^'^er Hermann is probabh'-the best in the Halls; and his work Satur­day night s tamps him as a 'promising candidate for any basket-ball team in the country.

Seaman and Carr plaA' ed well for South Bend, bu t compared with the work of Hermann their work was only mediocre. The game was I3la3'-ed in the "Big GAMII" and is the last game of the season. Corbj'- has a team t o be proud of, and can truthfull3'' laA' claim to the Inter-Hall Championship, and, in its class, is perhaps one of the best teams in the countrv.

Li.\E-Ui». Notre Dame South Bend C. Winters R. G. Wagner Holida3% Wagner L, G. Perkins Pr\-or C. McCarthy' (Capt.) Hermann R. F. Seaman Brennan L. F. Carr

Timers—^Hufi'and Beauder3-. Referee—Quinn. Umpire— Fress. Halves, 20 minutes.

Captain O'Connor is hi t t ing the ball better than last A' ear, and besides having the work of coaching a green team is plajdng exceptionalh*^ good ball. The diamond on Cartier Field has been skinned about ten feet behind short s top and a steam roller has been used on it, and w e will now have one of the fastest diamonds in the West.

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" Ch ick" Antoine, last A'-ears' catcher, visited here over Sunday,

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The t rack meet wi th Michigan "Aggies" is t o - b e held on May 6, in Lansing, Mich., instead of a t Notre Dame.

Athletic Gossip.

* * The season tickets will be on sale in a

short time, and everyone should purchase their tickets earh'^ and get their money's wor th .

* * In less t han a week Captain O'Connor

will make the las t cut in the baseball squad before picking the team. South Bend comes here t o t ra in April 6 and s ta r t s the series wi th Notre Dame on the 12th. By t h a t time O'Connor will have, picked the team and Notre Dame will be prepared t o enter the college games of 1905.

The work of the pas t week has been confined t o ba t t ing practice, as when the men first come put of the "Gym", they are notably weak in hit t ing. . Within the l as t few days a decided improvement has been noticed, and O'Connor will now t r y and find the best order of ba t t ing for the men. Evans, Stopper and Monahan have been hu r t which greatly handicaps the w^ork of the out-field a t present. Evans ruptured a blood vessel in his leg and can w^alk only w i th the aid of a criitch. Stopper has sprained his ankle, and will be out of the game for a week or t w o , while Monahan sufiered an injury t o his leg. Fansler, who has been out of the game for over a w^eek because of an injuredfinger, is playing again and doing well.

"The newspajDcrs will have a t least one ball-player in the field this summer. D. G. Alderman, a reporter for the Bee, has signed w^ith Topeka in the Western Association. Alderman is a left-hander, and has pla3'ed a t Notre Dame, w^hen he twirled for the crack college team. He has been doing night police ' s t u n t s ' on the Bee all winter ."

— Omaha, Daily News.

" W. A. Phelan t ou t s Ruehlbach, the Notre Dame pitcher, drafted by Chicago, as being one of the best twirlers in the country. ISTo thing could bea t Notre Dame ^nth. Ruehlbach in the box, and during the summer he pitched in the Missouri Valley League under the name of Lawson. Then he went Eas t and pitched for independent teams. Players who have ba t ted against him sa5'' he is a f wonder."—iowisviZ/e Journal.

^_^ ^ __^ R. L. B.

Personals.

—Rev. Charles V. Lamb, S. J., of Spring Hill College, Mobile, Ala., wae the guest of the University during the week.

—Mrs. J . C. O'Connor of Delphi, Ind., recently visited her son John in Sorin Hall.

—Mr. J. W. Wankrauship, ' 83 - ' 85 , wi th his wife paid a short visit t o his old friends a t the University this w^eek.

—^Visitors' Registry:—^Misses H a n n a h J . Berghoff and Agnes Kasper, Chicago; Mrs. F a n n y C. Rucker, Independence, Missouri; H . F . Hudson, Chicago; Mr: and Mrs. B. F ;

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Springer, Trinidad, Colorado; Mrs. George M. Studebaker, South Bend, Indiana; Mr. Joseph F . and Miss Dorothj'- Beh, Harlan, I o w a ; Mrs. R.Brenneck, Somonauk, Illinois; Mrs. A. Weilema, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Mrs. Anna Dougan, Mrs. Estelle Kimmel, Mrs. LucA'- Finle3^, Niles, Michigan; Mrs. Margare t Smith, Chicago; Mrs. Edward Austen, Miss S. Simpson, Pokagon, Mich.; E. J. R. B. Roach, Frothingham V. MacLean, Baltimore, Marjdand; Mrs. Orville Curtess, Mrs. F rank Lamb, Buchanan, Michigan; Rev. Joseph B. Hill, Chicago; Miss Nellie M. Parks , Mrs. C. S. Austen, Mrs. J. Mears, Mrs. C. C. Bowman, Mrs. W.. C. Hobbs, Miss SuA^der, Mrs. H. H. Hutchinson, Mishawaka, Indiana.

Local Items.

—"Keep off the grass ." —A fair exchange in suit-cases is no

robber\'. —A meeting will be held in Sorin some

time next week for the purpose of electing a baseball captain and a captain of the crew.

—The Philopatrians of Carroll Hall will entertain the students of the UniYersit3'- on Tuesday afternoon hj s taging a comedy in AVashington Hall.

—^The hand of the ar t i s t has again mani­fested itself. Through the efforts of their genial director the members of St. Joseph's Hall can iiow boas t of as impressive an alumni photo collection as can be found auA'^where in the University.

—^The prospects for a good baseball team t o represent St. Joseph's Hall in the Intef--Hall, series this ytax are Yerj bright, the entire infield of last 3'ear being in good shape for this season. There are plenty'- of candi­dates for the outfield positions, and all are show^ing up w^ell.

—The early spring weather is appreciated by all the Halls. Reading-rooms, smoking-rooros and the gj^mnasium have been deserted, and the baseball diamonds have claimed their former frequenters. Nines have -been organized in all the Halls, and close contests may be expected when - the Inter-Hall series begins.

—St. Joseph's lake is lower this year t h a n i t has been for a long time. Many surmises have been made as t o the cause, principal among which are, the lack of rain, and the removal of *a vas t quant i ty of ice during the winter. If the la t ter reason is the cause of the great decrease i t-would be advisable t o prohibit the cutt ing of the ice, for in time i t would despoil the beauty of the lake.

—Prepara t ions have already begun for the building of a porch for Sorin Hall. Upon the

erection of the scaffolding m a m ' remarks of. regret came from the members of the water- . throwing brigade. Others, w h o thought of the peace and comfort they could enjo\-in the good old summer time, smiled and expressed themselves in this wise: " H a , ha, h a ! good joke. Ha, ha, ha,", (continued).

—^The majoritj'- of the students were very sorr\'- t o find a t the meet las t Sa turday t h a t a few students had adopted an ungentlemanlv method of rootinsr. Such men would please man3' if the^- would either stsij awa j ' from the contests in the. future • or refrain from hissing or hoot ing a t an opponent. Every team likes and desires sportsmanlike rooting and a great deal of i t ; b u t neither a home team nor a visiting team benefits hj, rowdA-ism. Let those few take heed. A fair chance t o all and encourage-ment t o vour own side!

—^The t w o first Minim t rack- teams, captained by Yrisarri and Cavanaugh, held an indoor meet las t week, and so evenly matched were the teams t h a t neither could win supremacy'- over the other, and both sides left the t rack with 32-points t o their credit. The best work in the meet was done by Roe w^ho r a n the hurdles in fine form jtnd captured,more t han half of the points won, by his side. His work in the meet easily ^ establishes him as the best of the Minim track men. Peel, Cavanaugh and Yrisarri also did well. On the same day the second team held a meet in which Captain Heeb's men easih'- defeated those led hj Roberts. The final score was 48-29. The best work w a s done lk>j Kesselhuth and Cotter.

—Through the untiring zeal, energy, efforts, etc., of Thomas A. Hammer and . John F . Shea, a musk-bag diamond has been. laid out on the Sorin Hall grounds. These philanthropists ^Nash t o acknowledge their indebtedness and grat i tude t o several of the civil engineers who assisted them in their work. Practice will begin as soon as some one succeeds in appropriat ing a ball from an unsuspecting Minim. The first game:, is t o be plaj^ed Saturday evening, :April. 15 . The sport will commence a t 7:00 p . m. sharp. The president of the Buttinskis wi l l pitch the first ball. Tickets for reser\^ed seats on the Sorin Hall roof-garden are now on sale. These cool refreshing seats should ^ be., all sold bj'- the time set for the openiag, as the seff-elected officers promise a.very close and exciting game. Bring your umbrellas as the w;eather is a lways threatening in the vicinity of. Sorin—especially in the region of the roof-garden.- . . . -

—One, of. the la tes t organizations is the Boomerang Club. - The following officers were elected on account of the, ability mani­fested by them : Charles deXunden, president and coach; -Waldorf, Astoria, assis tant

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coach in dodging, and Joe Bucke (resigned), ofiicial chaser. The first practice was taken March 24. On this occasion one of the weapons of suicide left on a hurried tr ip t o the East . Inhabi tants of Germantown are hereby given, warning t o be on the look-out.

—^The St. Joseph's Literar\ ' and Debat­ing Societ}- held their regular meeting last Wednesdaj' evening. The program opened with the debate: "Resolved, Tha t the Pres­ent Tariff SA' stem is the best t h a t can be devised." The afiirmative side was upheld b3' Messrs. J . Y. Cunningham and W. P . Galligan. The negative was supported \y\ E. P . Cleary and J. W. Sheehan. The House acted as Judge, and their decision Avas in favor of the affirm­ative. The oration on "American P o e t s " \-ij Mr. John DempscA' w a s well prepared and enjoA^ed by all. Mr. A'lalloA'' sustained his reputation as an elocutionist in his rendition of "The Dream of Eugene Aram." Mr. Par-rish's impromptu speech on "The Stability of Our Const i tu t ion" showed him a veiy ready speaker. A motion was made to adjourn and was carried.

—A large and noisj'' bunch of fans saw the Colts do it. Thej'- handed the Juniors a bunch which thcA'" could no t untie and win the. game in the tenth inning b3' a timeh'- slug hy Heme. "Pe r too t , " the captain and man­ager, officiated in his old position a t short, and plaA'cd wi th all of his old-time form, missinsf everv ball bu t one. The other son of Ogle County held down third, and his position is secure. The remainder of the team was made uj) of green men, but all give promise of being ball missers. "The Golden Grai l" in centre field knocked four long fouls and made one difficult stop, the ball flj'ing wathin three feet of him, bu t calmly put t ing out his hand he speared i t and the runner was out. Denis Shelden in the r ight garden pulled down three long drives which would have been home runs, bu t for him gett ing his p a w in the road.

The new pitcher w^as the sensation; the rooters sang loud and often "Ain ' t he a Dream" and " H e Looks Jus t a Little Differ­ent t han are the Rest t o Me." But he fooled them, and onty nineteen hits were made off his delivery.

Captain " P e r t o o t " w ill make a cut in a few days, and only the men who have proven their ability t o miss everything coming their way will be kept.

John Bun, except the Ogle County Twins, is the only man-who has his position clinched. He has proven beyond a doubt t h a t he is a losing man on a losing team.. " P e r t o o t " . cautioned him time and again no t t o over exert himself—and he didn't . Not John, bu t his heart , is bad, and any ga i t faster t han t h a t of a snail would cause irr i tat ion of the ragus fibre. Do n o t miss the next game, all

come out and A\^atch " P e r t o o t " lead the Colts on t o defeat—or jus t on.

—When Colonel Oberst and John Bun, had their grass cut and Hank Simon had recov­ered from his St. Patrick's Da ^ celebration, the Corbj-^ braves, after a s t rong plea on the pa r t of Joe Bucklej'^, concluded t h a t the baseball season had arrived. Buckle^'- had been up t o Bertrand the week before in consultation with the editor of the Bertrand Eagle on the said subject, and had convinced t h a t head-l ight of-knoAvledge in- the most inductive methods of reasoning t h a t Ouig O. D. w^as the na tura l successor t o Joe of automobile fame. F o r t h a t and other s ta te reasons, he proposed the plan t o begin the work of the league. Year after year, six, t o be accurate, the widety-knowai " R a g t a i l s " and "Rudy^ JaA'^s" have lost games on the campus. But now all is changed; the guiding spirit of the league, J. Pierpont O'RelaA' , has deserted. However, let it no t be inferred t h a t he seeks fame in auA^ other league, neither has he been called t o the Happ}"^ Hunt ing Grounds,—simply, he is no t in the game. If his new business duties in Toledo permit, he will come here t o wdtness the annual clash of the " R a g t a i l s " and some team in the "Big Four ."

This year manj'^ new faces will grace the league. "Li t t le Eckie" will lead the "Truck W a g o n s " on t o defeat. His team w ill be made up of new rnen, but rest assured the games will be lost the same as usual. Joe Buckley, the debater, AVIIO held a position on the bench wi th the ba t s for the Elgin Standards will do the heavy work behind the plate, and in consequence the failure of the team is a ^certaint^^

"Bennie from the South," assisted hj "Smush Dick," will captain the ungainlj'^ "Highbal ls ," and the success of t h a t team in defeat is also assured. The old captain of the " R a g t a i l s " will captain the " W a t e r W^agons," and t h a t is enough. The3^ alwaj^s lost. .

The "Red P o p s " will be captained hj a man w^ho has been plajdng ball in Central Illinois under the assumed name of Geo. Brennen, and t h a t team is also a sure loser. A s t rong and timely lot of " h i t t e r s " thej^ will all be, and losing games can be w^itnessed free of charge every Thursdaj'^ morning. Miss these games and you are foolish. Never has anyone had the chance t o see so many high-class ball-tossers who are so bad t h a t the3^ are good. " T h e Man Who Made Milwaukee Famous , " is an a t t ract ion offered a t every game, and he, along wi th the game itself, should be enough. Come and see them, and bring your friends v ' ho are s trong wi th the hammers—the only' league in the world where every team loses and no one wins.