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IV ()f the ,Tou.n.NJH .. , ,trusting that.its Vftried contents-the faithful chroniqli-ng of .traditional op~ervatwes, the sig­nalling uf new bnrlmarks-, the essay;ings of our j u~eJ?;il.E> r pens ur,on subject~ . old ~~,_nd !ne.w, u1a.y not baye proven t oo wholly 1,111!pteresting _to those wh() nave lef~ lfS their fields, and too utterly unnppreciable ior the genera~ college .reader. As one who has j1.1st finished a c;lifficu1t, bpt not ~isagre~ab.le task, witll . a patisfaction ~()me what . jqstifiab l~., jocosely writes in hu ge cap~tal5 . on the mar­gin:,FJ,)~HS CQRONAT OPU i::l.! (\Yen so ,wouldwe des­p~~0h the present opw; by jlonr i ~hinghere an _el~gant .

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THE COURSE OF LECTtJlmS is to :be resumed shortly after Easter. ·or the lecturers engaged for this seaso-n there yet remain Rev. C. P. 'Foster, of Chicago, who we hear, is· .,to spea:lt' on · ·"Gerald Grifii'n;'' m1d Rev. F. Rielly, of · Gilman', who will treat 'o~ "N~vels ; and ·thei'r lnfl~elice." We are listening. We are ·anxi·ous•'· t o be given those titerary tteats which cheer us- on. i-n ol1.1' coilege c01irse and break up · the ·monotony- of the

habitual routine.

WE-FEEL CALtEIYUPON in this closing number to say a word :of ''he'lrtfelt thanks" to our subscribers ~nd to all _~ho, pave given us encouragement by word

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* * * WE WISH ou~ readers a pl~ntifulness. of Easter bles-

sings and the traditi'onal fanciful e<ras . . i · · bO .. * *

FROM THE SUN-LIT heights of our editorial throne :we watch· the tiny leave~ of grass pop up their curious little heads&; if anxious to know if it is safe to come :out so soon? G_i:adua,ll}· the campus becomes greener a nd the genial heat-waves dance in their own sunshine ?ver the fields. We clap our bands and gladly laugh in ~pprobation of tl:ie early awakening and wild capers of t he:sportive _genus, hitherto confined ·Ol' perched upon :the turning poles . .The national sphere rolls in lively curves and tlw indications are for an -amusing, excited bealtll-gi.ving season of outdoor. sports. · Welcome Spring!

* * * THE COMPOSITION MEDALS ar-e soon to be con­

~ested by the Rhetoric and Grammar classes. -According to plans arranged by the Rev. Prefect of Studies, we learn there· is to be three competitions set at intervals rrom April to June .... The. unusual amount Ot reading iWhich has been done, and which is ·always in· some way !1-vailable, tpakes us think that the prizes will be sharply contested and won by really deserving papers. To wear the glittering gold on commencement day, and that with the consciousness of merit, is unquestionably an enviable distinction, one well worth the effort of every honor-loving boy .

* * * THE CEREMONIES ot'Holy Week with tl1eir solemn

significance· and thei-r holy and wholesome impressive­ness hav.e agairl. been enacted, recalling vividly the tragic denoument of the drama of our redemption ages ttgo. Now the glorious resurrection is at hand. Power divine will triumph over death wrought by man, We are on the eve of the alleluias, let us in ad vance rejoice!

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EA STER DAY.

Old rhy of days! sltall henrts. set free No "Minstrel rapture'' :finrl for Thee? Thou art the sun of other days, They ~hine by gi'Hn"g back lhy rays:

Enthroned in tby sovereign sphere Thou shedcl'~<t thy ·light on all the year; Sunl1flys by Thee more gloriOllS :preak, An Easter Day in every week:

And wct'kda_ys, following in their train, The fulne~s of thy blessing gain, Till all, both resting and employ, Be one Lord's dn.y of holy joy.

Then wake, my soul, to high desires, And earlier light thine altar fires: The World some hours is on her way, Nor thinks oil the<r, thou blessed day:

Or, if she think, it is in scorn: The vernal light of Easter morn To her dark gaze no brighter seems Than Reason's o,r the Law's pale beams.

""Vhere is your Lord?" she scornful asks: "Where is his hire? we know his tasks; "Son~ of a king ye boast to be; "Let us your crowns and treasures see."

w·e in the words of Truth reply, .An angel brought them from the sky, "Our crown, our trea~ure is not here, "'Tis stored above the highest sphere:

"1\Iethinl's your 'wisdom guides amiss, ''To seek :Jn eartb a Christian's bliss; ''We watch not now the }tfeless stone; '•Our only Lord is-risen an(] gone."

Yet even the lifeless stone is dear For thoughts of Him who late lay here; And the base world, now Christ hath died, Ennobled is and glorified.

No more a charnel-house, to fence The relics of lost innocence, A va1llt of ruin and decay;-Th' impri~oning stone is roll'd away:

'Tis now a cell, where angels use To come and go with heavenly news,

And in the e'ars: ~f :~o~:rne~~ sa;·, ~4• -

···••Come, see the place where Jesus lay ·i"

'Ti's iJJ!:)w ll lfane , where !Love can find Christ every where embalm)d a,nd shrin'd; Aye gathering up memorials,-sweet, Where'er she sets her duteous f<'et.

Oh! joy to Mary first allow'rl, Wheri rous'd from we.eping o'er his shJ,'oud, By his own calm, souJ.scothing tone, Breathiug her n~tme, a_s still his own!

Joy to the faitliful Three renew'd, As their glad errand they pursued! Happy, who so Chl'ist's wor!l convey, That be may meet -them on their way!

So is it _still: to holy tears, In }onely hours, Christ risen appears:­Jn social hours, who Christ would see, Must turn all task to Charity.

THE ''CRANK."

Keble.

The diversit_y among men is great when it is a . .q.nes­tion of race, but, far more marked is the difference in re­lation to talents a11rl character. Some are giltc(i with ge­nius; while others are but little elevated above the brute: some are endowed with qaalities which make them lov­ed, honored and successful; others are as thOI;ns in the body social, whose presence is tolerated but not desired. To men of this class whose minds are narrowed to and governed by some one absorbing, though perhaps, igno­ble thought, the mime of "crank" has been universally applied.

Yet it must not be thought that they are all "cranks'' on the same subject. ·lt'or there · is the social crank, who breaks in upon the circle of wit and intelligence and de­stroys the pleasme of the ·evening by his :;enseless talk_ about the latest fashion of w::aring a neck-tie or the _ most correct style of a coat. There is a crank whose wealth enableS him to intrude upon your business whenever it, pleases his whim and c;umot understand the polite hints by which it is shown that; his absence is far more desirable than his presence. The political crank is full of the i<lea that the countt:Y is ,..going, as op.e · of Dicken's characters would say, t:o the "demnition how­wows" and. all this for listening to .this modern Solon.

Many too are the cranks who would reform tb.e l:lO­cial. fabric and preacb. a Eutopia of human happiness.

!JJLJbS......,.,. t:C: ; www · = Nu.merous 11lso nre the crnnJc~ ~flo give up Iu~rntivc and honorable positionfl, and, Ulotigh nothing but the garret ami poverty for tbemseh-es and theit ti1tnilies stare them in tht~ face, yet attempt ·the impossible ' task of solving tbe frObltm of pt>rpehu1l motion.

-Nor must the te8tbe.tic crank, whose breath smells of roses and whose conversation is gush and sentiment, nor the femalecmnkwho weaves quilts as Cr11zy !IS their owners, be excluded froD:J ·the list. In fine, it may be·S!Iirl of this viee as- an · an:thot once Mid of gFe&tne.ss : Some are bom·crnnb; others beemne cr.\nks by their ow11 eftbris, while otkers have this vice t-hrus·t 11 porr them by the injustice ot which they ~tre tbe victi-ms.

But, it ma.y beMired,arethey!Ul unmitiga.terl nuisance ? Can they be prvductivP of nothing but evil? It cannot be dot~~bted: f0r in the order oftbt world ~ no useless thing can .be found •. Some bhings; certainly, have an ap­peamnce of evil when they are looked at in relation to

pat'ticular circumstallcils :tnd to p:trticult~r .objects. But if tboy 'Rre consirlered in their rela-tion to the whole, they conduce to its harmony and beauty. It is from the conLI11St which we pet'ceive between their impt>Hections and those of nohler and more perfect beings t.h,tt we obtain the irlea ot' beauty and receh·e tho'e pleasurable senaattons which this diversit.y arouse~. What giv ~s

bt'3trty to a strenm but it s S('rpentine-· b:tnks bordered with rlen:;c folinge twining it~elf among the hills? If on tbe contrary, it wended its slow co urse, like the fllnggish e;mal, with UlUhwiating rli1·ectness between pin in nnci .reglllnr wl\lls. wh:,t .at~ntion would .. it receive fl'vm the t~pt-ctat.m· or what Sc!ntiments could it excite in hi" lrrea.st ? It i:; by the contrast of his deformity t.o some nwre p('rfect ioe:rl that the ci".J.nk can be s.'\id to be not

without his nse. I Beside.:, i~ th? subjoot is well exa1~in~, even am~ng

(•ranks, dJstmctJOns tntrf!.t be m:Hi(>. } or 1f the mennmg nf the word is considered in a more favorable sense, it will be ~een to C<miain a tim .. oe nt>t perceived at the first glance. Very probably tbe word derives its origin from ~m attachment hy whicb a whl!el is turned a11rl which bas.OOtained the name .of ~crank." Herein is its Source. }'or how useless would be the ·wheel without. its aid. It could be revolvcrl; but only at an f'>xpeudituro of much gre:Jter p0wer .than if tb~ crank were to lend its aid. A . cmok therefore represents a force which , where the quest­ion relates to man, mt-.ans Charnmer and ideas. A crank then in its best ·sense means a man of character, a man of idC~ts. And as it is by the power of the cmnk that the wheel is put in motion, so it is the man of character and .ideas who rules the social, the montl and political I world. · , It iis .true, as we.lrnQw from the histories of nations

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tluence on the mass of mankind than the cold and naked presental-io.n of an idea itself, no matter how noble or exalterl. A ud this after a ll , is but nntuml ; for 11.n ide.'\ ~- ·• •• J m.ay somet imes he t o? exalted to be gra:.ped and a.p~re· ·; • ,,.~. 1~ c~:~ot:ed by .the ge1~era.h t.y o:f ~en but. an example slr1kes 'i .. · 't thmr t'anctes formhly, ns Jt 1.s not above t.he I vel of , •: ·, their daily thoughts.

Orators, stll.tesmen a nd warriors h:t'l" e: availerl them­selve.<; of t-his tru th, nnd maci e i t the vehicle of inciting their aurl itors to re•:eive t.bose thoughts, and to adopt that line of :1ction wh ich they wished them to follow. Spartacus, nppeal iug to the gladiators, makeq use of idens, certainly, hut be gives them force, the recital of his own aml t.beir grievances. Napoleon might have urged the just ne!'S uf his cau~e. when adrlressing his soldiers ou the eve of battle, but he was c:~l'efu l to speak of tuei r former deeds and the brave cioi ngs of their fore­fhthers agai nst the same enemies.

But thoug h it must be ad mi tted th:\t the force nf exarmple is a powerfu l incentive to ac.tion 3.Ud 11.lthough even the hiahest minds are not free trom its influence,

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yet these la tter ha ve a source within their own breasts that impells them almost irresistably to 11chieve some­thing th3.t will raise them to a level or even place tllf·m above the models which were the objects of their admi­ration.

To such the term "cmnk" m11y be j u~ tly, but in its be~t sense, appliect. They are men, whose minrls fully taken up with one predomina.nt idea, fix their gaze on some determinect goal to be reached. If the object is ctistant, they do not r~Iiuquisb their desig n; if obstacles bestre w their path, they e ither see them not ,_ or see them only to push t11em aside; if to il must be itg price, it is willingly und('rgone. ~uch must he the m a n who would succeect in any

walk in lite: from their ranks come the world 's grM.t men, its heroes. Why do so many make fui lure of life ? They have talents equal and perhaps supe1·ior to those of others; they have fri ends perhaps whose assistance gives them the fi rst impulsion on the road of success : birth also may give them help over less fortunate rivals, and yet another bears off tbe prize.

They wanterl energy: they dallied with fortune un. til their opportunity slipped by them ; they preferred rather to wander in pleasure's bower with unoccupied hands than to burden their deli cate shoulders with hon­OJ'Il.ble and profitable toiL These occupy the lower and overcrowded planes of every occupation and profession, while the others, starting indeed from the same stand­point, but diverging be-times fro m the paths of thei r more easy-going companions, rise to higher levels, where greater freedom of action is obtained, and wider fields of enterprise and success lay expanrled to the eye.

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lift-~ which inclination and a rove of ease urges 'them t o a- 1·

dopt, but yet, in the m ic]st· of pleasure, they ·cannet li­

v dirl casting a side glance at former comrades ·who'by their ener~y hnve escaped ~rom their drele, and climb- ~ ed to heightsJ, which they thernsel ves wanted the fo!·ce . of character to reach . Enq may gnaw thP.ir hreasts, .and disappointmen t may rankle; but yet they' are foi·ced to· admit to t hemselves the truth of the adage "it might have been."

Even shoultl this quality of energy be united to ··oth- '~

ers less enobling cir even, it may be, degrading, yet the more noble (\ftS ts into the backgroun d: what ·is defect .i ve, nnd elicits the admimtion of beholders. T1tke Napoleon I for example. W e mny doubt the sincerity ofliis mo­tives for re-est.abli ~hing religion in France anrl attribute his action to reasons of state poli cy: a nd many call him :-elfish and hard-hearted: we may censure his· harsh treat­ment of Christ's vicar ; we may conde·mn hi-s tmbound­ed ambition, his nepotism, and the suffering's he hrought upon Fr:n1ce ; but t bP. brightness of his genius, his states­manship, his warlike talents causes his defec ts to be forgotten and swallowed up by the consideration of what · was great in hi s character.

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- Eas·ter Eggs! ·-- ,,. .!r;•.;·• :;· !"'·;:., .. ;,\; .: •. ,~ n -;,};/ ~· April show:ers L .,,.,.,,.,. .. -. n· . . ,,,,,,,,«~ .h :; ~'· .' · - Side-g~llitare -nU~ t:}·Je- rn:ge. ·, !·" }·,·i;.·. :.•!"''f :, .::: • 1: -

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,- 'l!he. M<in·ims . a.re '•l:Y·i-ng .ill· ·wait, wr. jthe;.eggs. : . ·'' - H::we ·y0u M~Pi:M:~. _.,.•,s , cutiQsit~es : yet,• S~tmt><·· · - The contes:tan•ts• for ·the Ha-gan · Elo~utiothmed:al" ·

are cllosen and a·t ,~Qrk le_a.rning ·their! pieces, . . .. · -James ii.nd Waltel· ifienntly•· .hrtv,e:.gone·,ho.lill,e. f0.r1a few days. · ,-, . , .,:; ,

-:- ~pu ng Master MMl0ry,, ·of Kankakee, t'nter& the· mimimsh-anks t.his week w;i,tll • Master:J•~. La~ler:, ,l'>f O~i~. _ cago... ; · .. ·.; • ·.. , ,

",--Rev. k Belanger .ot Brimfield, :paid :us m 1e Qf_J;ijss, · rare calls last week nnd , took: J3ro; . Lauzon ~.with ·11im ,.to -: sing Holy · week services·. :·- . .,,,; :·· · .. _~ . :· ,,,: ....

- James Deveney w,as Wiit:b us a few dayiS tJ,Jis twe,ek., . anu ·has returoecl to Ma!l·l<e!lO,,, Jlk. w.l;ler~, he ,s,u.ece~fllHy. : . c.ontluets one . of. the district sc.hools. ·,,, ~, · ·. ., , ... ,-, . .

--,.-- Revds. M. J. Marsile·C. S. V., Cbs: l?eborde D. D., .,·. will give Holy Week sermons ilil .:St. Ro!les·, ,K aukake:e, Ill. . , ,.,, .. ,~ .: . .. .

-,-·Mr. J oh11 · Tierney of '8"5·. : now reporter for tlbe­Associ·ated Press stopperJ !!-t. tlie · :college (}~ . his w.ayA o ... Chicago,_,_fro'in · Memphi~, . Te:nnv _·Mr .. l.'eiei'Vey lookS:. hearoty and feels an(J talks likewise. He .see llleQ much in-

Endless would he the task of enumerating the exnm­ples which the pages of history reveal; all going to prove in what estimation force of c1in.racter, singleness · of purpose a.nd clearness of ideas are held and what grent t hings they can and rio accomplish . Let a people even be filled with an idea, a purpose; let them be swayed by it, and then will be seeu what dangers they will encounter, what sacrifices they wilrmake, arid what · obstacles they will overcome in order to d~fend a prin­ciple or -obtain a good.

If on the contrary >t nation lias not-this fi"'ed object to ~e attained, or has not a leader to rouse it from. its lethargy, it m:ty exist indeed, but it does not live; its name may be handed down in history , but only a8 the · dependency of another and more enterprising race.

. terested in the old place and after inquiring ,aboQt· tbe · McKune medal, . ·F>iomise.J ,·tbe.: p rize which g:ood, Jh. McKune ever so kindly gave. W e tbank.Mr. Tierney. for his· thong·btfulFJess•n.nd the-i nterest and ltind .remeah brance he ·so silbstantill.ll!}'-.man.ifests .. .: .-., . : , .

What but the idea that t axati on without 11epresent·­ation was uniu:;t aroused the •indignatiol!l and patriotism of the American Colonies and urged them on, notwith~ . standing their inferiori ty, weakness and . poverty, to attempt ·ar:d obtain their indcpeude:rice? The same may be Sllid of Ireland. Defeated again and again, deceived repeatedly in her hopes, friendless arid alone, she has risen after every disaster; and dared t o throw down the gage of battles; and at last light and peace seem about to dispel the gloolil and despaii; that have for so long a · time hung over that liberty loving l'and.

In our condemnation of "cranks'' therefore, let us not forget to make those exceptions, which reason and jnstice demand and "to give honor to -whom honor is due."

- The· Com:F>.osition 'Medals: are s.0:6n. t.0:·be e0ntest.ed · for by the Rhetol'ic C'lasses; .Aecovdimg to ·plans arranged .·'' by the Rev. P.refect, of Stuaies, we rearo t.hatthere ·aPe ' .. to be three ·contests at diffe"re'nt intervals· fi·o.m April to ., June. The tmusual amount of readi-ng w.hieh,ffiay be made, ni'e of in the comi'ng oa,t; bids,Jair itO' r.es.ult in· some afule papers';· to wear· g:@ld · w;it.t the . 'consoious•FJCSs Gf merit. 1.s, C1'4-r·tainly ·an :efl'V•in.ble :clisth1ction :and , one · wortp ,the -efforts of every boy whQ· is . honol'-10-V'iag. . . .. _,

-Rev. A. M:ainvme while iin. Chicago will purchase base-·ball outfits for t:be sev.eral pines· of the leagi1e',

- Mr: P. Torpey.,l'a tef.rornCor-k, It~cla.td, blHi' :t se tt · in the class of Phil0.sophy. · · ~ Ou•r Rev:. v.isitors this fortni,ght were Fr-.F 1·X.

Chouinard C.::;. V. of Manten01 Ill., Fr. F. Rielly, of Gil­man, Ill, Fr. Mauge,, of Fowler; .Ind., Fr. C'crossau:, of Ox- . ford, Ind., Fr. Z: .Ber~rcl; @f St. Anne,·. Ill.1 .Fr .. Lesage · and Bro.· Dionne, .of St. -George,. Ill. . . .

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'. NOTRE FOI ET NOTRE LAN(}UÉ.

VOL. J 1. BOURBONNÀIS,-ILL. Samedi, 9 Fev. 1887. No 5.

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J.Jt-'i J'JUNTEMPS.

---, o_ doux printemps. de la natur.el

l:iaison d1.1 renouveau, des charmante~ primeurs 1

Ton sontll e parrumé, plein d ~"~ ~agu~ rmueurs, .Re111l ;u•x source~ des bois leur ravissant murmure.

. cif'st toi ,,,ii mets i'eil céns dalis les' èo~pes des fleurs·

Et fàl~ 'éh;\IJter les i1i!ls au s<'in de la vèrdure 1

_0 rl a:nt prin tèinps d e l a fol 1

Tu raut l'nes tc jour d 'ivresse et d'espérance 'Qui <fe l'humi•ni té'solr mt. .la délivrance. l •t. terre Kéllli ~'';ait frémi:1sante tl'e!Iroi; l\lais le ~ol~ il divht de la rom be s'élance, Et le mou de rev l~ en r rvoyant son roi!

0 suawe_ printem])s de l'ame!

Où tont ;mss! reuatt :\près ml long som men, ']haute et s'P.panoult comme aux feux du solell Oi1! que 1 ~ cœur joyeux te salue et t 'acclame! De l'aube de la vie éblouissant réveil, . Tu nous rends le pj!.S~é. son bonl:îeÙr et sa flamme!

Mystéri ense Ti1nlté!

te tament: '·Je dem~nrle une prière :1 tontes les âmes. ,Te c•·ois en Dieu." P ourquoi f:1ut-il que ces belles p:1.role~ soient déparées par d 'nutres qui oxpriment son refus de rpcevoir les se<'-Ours ùe l'Egli se. Comment n'n- t- il pns compris que ln mère des nations et, des gra nds gt.) ni es était celle qui devait recueillir sun der­nier soupir ct lljoutcr il. sa renommée quelque chose de l'immorta lité qu'elle •t I'C(j li C f.'en h~ut ?

Sa. figure porte l't:mprcint.e de ln. forC'e et de l'intelli­gence : cette tûtc tit:mc~q11c n., c'est:\ ne pns s'y mé­prenrlrf', remu(, le c iel ct 1 :~ terre. Ses profondes médi­tntions ont labouré ce l:trge front, comme le ft:> r déchire Je ~ol. Sa barbe ct ses clleYcux blancs c0mme la neige encadrent mnje~tuenscment son visn.ge; mais le tegard est som hre et désespéré. Oh! que la foi l'aurait rad ieuse­ment illuminé aussi bien que l'âme! Quel éclair elle eù_t ,mis dans !'es yeux et qnel sourire sur 'ses lèvres!

Victor Hngo n:t r[uît en 1802. Il n'avait pas quinze ans q11anrt iiJrUblin ses premiers vers. Il écrivait son J.Vf0 i:se swwtf des e<ucc pour les jeux floraux et recevait de Cllatea uln·i:tttd, alors le roi des lettres, le titre glorieux d'Enfant sublime. C'étaient les beaux jours. lA> jeune barde était chrétien et royaliste. Ses inspira­tiens se puisâient aux sources les plus pures. Les cieux entroH v raient leurs portiques étoilés à ses regards et le fi ls du roi -martyr lui disaiG des chants de triomphe. En

Dn ciel ~ de la terre ineffable ha'mlonlé 1

Qlland sur le monde luit cette aurore bén_le Du-temps ~t de la fol , quelle sérénité S 'ép:mche d:Lns nos cœurs! Et l'âme rajeunie Semble se rapprocher de la DlvmJ_tél M••· tê! e çle ses œuvres apparais~ent (1818) les ''Odes et

lla l hHle~," chants enthousiastes et qui vibrent comme un <:uivre.

EDITIO.' DU 1\iO~Ul\Œ~T

nE VICTOR HUGO.

A PMi$; un jour q-ue j'errais sons l'immenee colonna­fi e du pahi!< Royal. examinnnt grnvnres et volumes, je 1is l'ntqnisitivn rle ·' ·L'Œuvre Corpplète de Victor Hugo' ' ·ou "Edition du monument." Cet ouvrage ~on­ti ent rles extrai ts de toutes les productions littéraires du grancl maître. On peut ainsi d' une .manière sommai­-re, il est v tai, n YOÎr Une idée de chacune <_le ses œuvre~s, soit én vers ou en prose.

Perme.ttez, ami~ lecteurs, que nous I<J fe\lilletions en­semble. Au frontispi ce est le portrait du célèbre écri­vain àVec son autographe, les dernières lignes de son

J'ai des rêves de g uerre en mon âme inquiète; J'aurais été soldat, si je n'étais poète. Ne vous ét< >nnez point que j'aime les guerriers! Souvent, pleurar..t sur eux, dans ma douleur muette, J 'ai trouvé leur cyprè:~ plus beau que nos lauriers.

Enfant, sur un tambonr ma crêche fut posée. flans un casque pour moi l'eau sainte fut puisée, Un soldat, m'ombrageant d'un belliqueux faisceau, De quelque vieux lambeau d'une bannière usée Fit les 1'1-nges de mon berr.eau. Les " Orientales" (1829) semblent emprunter au ciel

des Pyramides leur éclat et au:ssi leur fraîcheur. Hélas! que j'en ai vu mourir de jeunes filles! C'est le destin. TI faut une proie au trépas. n faut que l'herbe tombe au tranchant des faucilles, ..

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Il f:mt qne clan~ le ciél Jesl[olittr~s quadrilles Foulent des roses sous leurs pas.

Toutes lh1giles fl eurs, sitôt mortes qne-nées ·! A lcyoFts engloutis nn:c lem:s ~tid~- il.ottants! Colombes, q u~e. le !?_i.~~ -a-~I-~Ql}_d_~ ava, it donnéeti! Qui de grîlce f:'t d'enfà o cè~_ et d'amOllf cou_ronnées, _ Comptaient leurs nus par. les;prinU!mps't

Quoi, mortes! quoi. d t jà, sous in pierre couchées! Qqoi, t ant d'ê tres charmants sans regard et sans voix! T ânt rie il.at~Jbe:wx é te i~ts! tnnt de fl.eQrs arrac4ées! . ... Olll\:ti~se ~-moi foulrr les feuilles <iesséchées,

Et m'~g;J rer au fond des _boisl

Puis viennent "Les Feuilles <l'automne" (1831) cori­sidérées com~1e le . chef-d'œ uvre de · Victor Hngo. La

. plus belle des pi èce$ de <·e recueil, Pri(; )·e pom· tous, n'y est p 8S. Le sentiment es t trop imprégné de foi religiense peu t-être. On a reproduit cepen<iant l'éloquente suppli· cation en faveur de8 pauvres dont il a voulu (,ue le cbar funèbre Je port<t à sa demeure der-nière.

Donnez, riches! L'aumône est; ·Sœ-Hr de la prière. :Hélas ! qu:tn<t un vi eilla.rd, ::-ur votte.senU de pierre, , Tout roidi par l'biver, en VllÏn tombe, à genoux; Quand les -petits enfants, les mnins <'le· froid rougies, Ramassent sous vos pieds les miettes des orgies, La face da Seigneut• se <i~tourne <ie votis;

Donnez! afin gue Dieu, qui dote les tamilles,_ Donne:\ vos fils la force, et la grâce· à vos filles) Afin que votre vigne ait toujours un doux .fruit; .. Afin •qn'1Jn blé. plu" mlir fasse r:-lier ·vos gra-ng,es; Afin d' fl tre meilleurs; afin. de voi·r les . anges

Passer dans vos rêves la nuit! . \

Do~nez! pour être aimé de Dieu qui se fit homme, Pour que le méchant même en s'inclinant vous nomme·, Pour que votre foyer soit calme et fr.Jtemel; Dormez ! afin qu'un j'our·, à votre heure dernière, , C.ontre tous vos pée):lés -vous ayez !li. prière

D'un me nd im-it ptlissi:m t au èiel!

· ''Les chants dti Crepuscnle'' -(1835)' doiit tious déta~ ch ons cette délicieuse. hannonie,,aussi suave q».e Ia-... brisè embaumée du soi-r.

L~ - pauvre fleur disait. au p,(tp\llou céleste: · -:-Nefuis J?llS!

Vois comme. nos. destin5 s€mt; différents, . je·reste; Tu t'.en , v-as L

Pourtant nous àimoris, ~o~s vi;vons so~8 ie.s bom-mes . l ' ,.

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Fleurs tous deux! 1\iiii's, hélas! l'~ir t'emporte ~t la .terœ m'encb:ün~.

Sort cruel! Je voudrais embaumer ton vol de mon haleine

Dans le ciel! ...

'l'ü fuis, pu,is tu reviens, pn is tu t'en vas encore ·I.uJre ailleurs .

.Aüssi~m~ •. twu.v.es-tu .. touJQu.rs.â:-chaq.ue. aur.oœ .. Toute en fleurs!

Oh! pour que notre amvur coule de'> jours fidèles, o -rnon roi,

Prends comm'e " uioi· raëine- ou·· donnes-moi des ailes Comme à toi!.

"Les .Voix· Intérieures'' ( 1837) nous font connaître ces C!lu;;eries~ du. poète avec ~es rflves tour à tour gracieux et sublimes. Dans l'odj:l "A l'arc de triomphe" la pensée atteint les plus hau.ts sommets.

Toi dont la co'urbe au loin, par le couchant doré, S'emplit d'azur céleste, arche démesurée; Toi qui lèv.e-s· si ha·uot .ton front larg-e et serein, }t'ait pour changer sons Jui-la·camp:rgne en abîme, Et pour servir dP. base à quelque :tigle sublime Qui viendra s'y •pos~r · èt qui sèra d'àirain!

· Non, ili' ·n'és· pas th\'i qtioique tu sois supe1:be!

A ta. beauté royale il manque .qp elque chvse. Les siècles vont venir pour ton Rpothéose

Qui te l'apporteront. Il manqum·su'F. ta: t&te uw sombt:e amas cl'll-nnées Qui pend'ent pêl'è-inêle· et' to:utes ru'itiées-

Xitx bJ'·êches âe ton front.

Il te manque li·rï-rléet· l'iu]tii}n'ité fi'ère, Le passé, pyramide où tout ~iècle a sa pierre. Etc.

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Ët dans I'csi)fit du penseur les siècles fuit-nt comme les jours. Paris se · cou~he dans ·la tom.be coù .dorment anjou­d'hui Thèbes et B:(bylone. Seüll'Arc de triomphe reste avec la colonne de Vendôme et les tours de Notre Dame formant un triangle étémel!

:, _ n~s "Ra.yons·et des Ombres' il n'y a que la"Trrstesse ; d'Olimpio" C'est plus que suffisant pour donner une· idée . de· Cf tte tendr.e mélanc0lie dont Pâme dé@orde à cer­: taines beures, .cbants · voilés aya.nt toute la douceur d'un . demi jpur.

L'~utomne souriait ;' les côteaux vers la plaine ··:Penchaient ieurs bois charmants qui j.ll-unissaient à peine;

Le ciel était doré;

. Et .loinrd'eu:l(, , 1, . . . ··'··"·"· . ., ., •. . "·--· .. ... "... .• 1 Ét'nous i1ousressemblons, et l'on dit que Iious sommes'·

~l j.~t i.es .oiseaux, iournéS. vers celui ·que .toUt nomme, Disant -péut-être à, Dieu qU:elque chose tle l'bomm.e,

· Chan huent leur ·chant sacré.

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n,e,JiJ.tènda~t frém~o~: ·dans Jafotèt qn'U aime Ce doqx vent ql.ii; ·fa-i_s;tn.t toùt vibrer en no.us-n1&mP,

,/, Y ~·éV,eH)e 1'amour, «liltr<I'emn;tn.t.le e!rtêne . o~t balanli:J,nt la r.0$_P., S~tnble l'â l'!l<t --<le tou-t; .qtli v.a! stu; chitque chose -

Se poser tour . à tour . .

"Oh! dites• moi· ra, vins, frais ruisseaux, treilles mûres, .Rameaux chargés de nids, gro ttes, forêts, buissons, Est-ce .que vous ferez pour d:autres vos murmures?

.Est;ce._q\!:e~ voas .d>irez à.d'autt:es v-os chausons.?''

Ay:~c la. pu biication dPs "Châtiments" ( 1853) date llne Hou velle ère dan~ la vie intellectuelle de Victor Hugo. C:op:~me LamarLine,le poêle veut se f<iiretribun. Il a ~on •àl,Ot à dit·e da)lS les des cin~-~s politiques oe la France. ~ais l'Empire se f:ait et Hugo prend volontairement Je ·chemin dei'exil. L'île cle Guem•~rsey set·a, Je trépied d'où . l~ p-rophète tonnera coutre le ROUVeau ~\Iaîtrc qn·e la. Fr-ance s'est donnée. Qc1elqt~es UHes de ~es pbilip­J~ i:qtJes atteingnfltü à la plus. haute éloquence. Mais la baine l'aveugle parfois et son langnge, à peine français, rle.v.ient . incompréhensible. Il se fa'i,t alors en son esprit upe tra.ns.form;lliou inexplit":d.J!e, comme un mélange nionstrueux de la lumiêre et <l!!s ténèbres, et plus il ir~, plus. il sem blem se mettt:e au-de~s :1s des règies fondamen­talles de la langue et àu ,goft t. bes idées religieuses et sociales subirout anssi nnc. profonde éclipse. Dechréti.en', H devi!lntsitpplem c~ llt d.é i~te. Le ch:mtre de Louis XVII et de l'Empereur rê ve la répHblique universelle.

' •[}ex piation" a les proportions d'un poème et forme l:t pl ns belle p:tnie (l es " Chrttlmentl!.'' l\Ioseou, Waterloo, bte. Hé·lène soBt tr~Jis terribles châtiments qui fonrlirent sur Nnpoléon le grand, m:ti s l'expiatioil èe fut d'avoir p<ilnr su-ccesseur Napoléon le petit . . .

St'upMait du d ~s~stre et ne sach:=tn~ qne-croire, L'errr'pereur se tourmt vers D ieu: l'homme de gloirE: Trembla; Napoléon comprit qu'il expiait Quelque ebose peut-être, et, livide, inquiet, ;Devant ses légions sur la neige &em (>es: -Est-ce le chatiment, di t-il, Dieu des.armées?­Alors il s'entend il appelet· par son 11om Et quelqu'un qui parlait da-ns · l'ombre lui dit: Non;

Et C!;ltte iJ'laine,. où l'on rêve aujourd'hu-i, Vit fuir ceux 1levant qui l'univers avait fui! Qnarante ans sont pa~sées, et ce coin de terre, Watedoo, ce plateau funèbre et solitaire, Ge champ sin istre où D-ieu mêla tant de néants; Tremble encore d'avoil' vu la. fuite des. géants .. Napoléon les vit s'écouler comme un fleuve;

_Hommes, chevaux, tambours, drapeaux :-et dans l'épreuve

Sentant confusément revenir SO.B :remords,

Levant. les. m;tins,•au ciel, ir ·oit :~.i\les sold~t,s morts, M<•i vaincu l œon .empü·e est bt:i$é c0mme. v:e;rre~ Est cce le châtin.HHlt ,c,ette fois., D-ieu sé,vère? A-lors .. parmi les,cris.Jes rumem:s, le ,canon, , Il :entenelit la voi:x qui lu.i répoqdit: Non·!

Son âme palpitai.t, déj:l presque échappée, Un j'our· enfin il mit sm· son lit son épM, E't se coucha près d'elle, ét dit: e'est aujourd1hai! On jeta le manteau de Marengo SIJr lui. Les ·bataiHes d'u Nil, du Danube,du Tilire, Se penchaient sur son front; il dit: Me voici libre 1 Je suis vainqueur! Je vois mes aigles accourir l­Et; comme il retournait sa tête pour mourir, IJ aperçu, nn pied dans la maison déserte, Hudson Lowe gnettant p:tr la port-e entr'ouverte; Alors, géant broyé sous l-e· talon des rois-, Il cri.a: L't mesure est corn ble cette fois! Seigneur! c'est maintenant fini! Dieu que j'implore, Vous m'avez châtié- La voix dit: -Pas encore!

L'horrible vision . s.éteignit.-L'Empereur, Désespéré, poussa dans. l'ombre un cri d'horreur, Baissant les yeux, dressant ses mains épou v.antées; Les Victoires de marbre à la porte. sculptées, _Fantômes blancs deboqt hors du sépulcre obscur, Se faisait du doigt signe et. s'appuyant 'au mur Ecoutait,le titan pleurer dans les ténèbres. Et lui cria; Démon au:)( visions. funèbres, To~ qui me suis partout, que jamais je ne vois, Qui donc es-tu?-Je suis ton crime, dit la voix.­La tombe alors s'emplit d'une !.umière étrange Semblable â la clarté de Dieu qmind il se venge; Pareils aux mots que vit resplendir Baltazar, Deux mots dans l'ombre écrits fla rn boy;tient sur César; Bonaparte, tremblant comme un enfant sans mère, Leva sa face pitie et lut: Dix-hui.t Erumaire! Le poète tombe tout à coup du sublime au burlesque

fidèle à l,'axiôme des Romantiques: le beau, c'est le la_!d. Aussi prodique-t-il les termes les plus has et qui sem­blent empruntés au langage des balles. La poésie a, nul doute, le droit de flétrir le crime. Que 13es paroles brû­lent le coupable comme avec un fer rouge, mais qu'elle évite un langage comme celui -ci. tout au plus digne d'un Arlequin:

Te voilà dans leurs rangs, on t'a, on te harnache. Ils t" appellent tout haut grand hom mc, entre eux, ganache

..... . .......... Man pas vous tape sur le ventre. Entre Trop long paillasse et Chaix-d'Est-Ange pitre. Toi, spectre impérial tu bas la grosse caisse! Etc. Le "Revenant" des "Contemplations" (1856) est la

charmante élégie d'une autre Rachel qui ne veut pas être coasolée, pas mên;~e par la ven~e d'un nouvel ange.

Hélas! et songeant moins aux langes qu'au linceul, Elle disait: cet ange en son sépqlchre est seul!

LE CERCLE FRANCAI

-0 rloux miracle! ô mère au bonhelll' revenue!­Eile entendit, nve tine voix bien connue Le flou veau né parler dans l'ombre entre ses brns, Et tout bti.S murn:iurer: C'est moi. Ne le dis 1lM· '-L·t L~genrle rles siècles" (1859) touche plu ienrs

sujets historiques n vec des idées . préconçues. "La cons­cience' ' repré:senLant Caïn fuyant en vaiJ;~ l'œil de Dieu est une peinture frappante de l'iîme en proie aux re­mords.

Rien ne me verra. plus, j e ne verrai plus rien,­Ou fi t rlonc une fosse, et Cnïu rlii: c'est bien! Pnis il clescenùit seul sous cette voûte wmbre Qtwncl il se fut as.,; is sur sa chaise dans l'ombre Et qu'un .:JuL snr son front fermé !e souterrain, L'œil ét;~i t ÙflUIS la tombe (<t regur<lût Caïn.

CUEJLLETES.

- Pdquesl - B ieuveuue aux oi en.ux! - Ln cour reverdit à vue d'œ il. - Les billes font fureur. Il f,tUt voir comme les mi-

nillleS s'en donnent. - E rlounrd Caron a rec; H de superbes bouquets, le

jour qu'il a pris ses degré;:; nu Cullége c.les Plmrmacicns, ;'t Cliie:tgo . Succès.

- F. Sénésrtc s'est t e rnis ;\ l'éturlc avec un nouveau eourage. Il fait aus3i p:u·tie de l'orchestre.

- R ·3v . . ). A. BJ lnog cr nous a fail une ngt·énble visite, eetLe semaine. F. L:1uzou l'a accompagné à Brimfiehl ull il plls~enL la semaine s:linte.

- On nunonce le décès du Rév. P. Léon Lévèq ue, . Prieur de la Trappe, :\ Tracadie. Il fut directeur au

Collt'>ge ùe .Juliette, pendant plusieurs a1mées. Ses nomùrcux amis ne l'oulllieron·t pas dans le urs prière:>.

- L'Eglise de la p: trois ~e a rec; u cieux belles statues tle b Ste. ViErge ct <le 't. Joseph ainsi qu'un riche tabernaélt•. Les trois ont 6L6 donn é~l par de généreux IMroiss iens.

- ' 1 L'E ~ wliant" pulJiie une cone..;ponclnnce littérait·e de premier rn(·rite et en promet nne semblahle :\ses lectetu·s à chaque nou venu uumt! t'u. l ~cs corre:;pondünces 1!cnte . .; cl e FP1nce ont pom hut de tenir leE abonnés de eette int(·n·ss:1ute publte:ttion au courant du mouve­ment littéraire du vieux -monde. C'est une heureuse irhie e.t qui ue ~nurnit rn .wqner d'être appr.~ciée pnr nos j euu!'s (·tudiants.

- Les rep lSOirs :\ln p1roislle et nu Cull.~ge pt<n•lA.nt la :-;cmni nc ~J\Ïnte t'•t!ticnt tons deux elf•gammentdécorl-s. Lr's sacristains ont t.tit preiiV t• elu meilleur goîit.

- L·1 Ret J':Iite rlcs ·•gmdut'•s" et des RIJHorieicn 11

cr.Jmmenc(-, eomn1c de eotJt.um e, ln veill e du J eudi­::hint t>t sc tcrtuinern S.tllll:• li par h Communion gt~llé­

rllll'-L"s rl'tr.ti t·mts sont ontit'rNuenl ·\p'u·és de" autre;>

élevès et pnssent lent temps libre au oemitière. Leur conduite fuit l'édifiê<ltion généH.le.

-Nous apprenons avec le plus grand regret la mort du Dr. Paradis de Cbi~o, neveu du curé de If:a.Iibkee; Ce jeune Dooteur,plué de l'UniversitéLua1Ja. itun briUiant avenir devant lui; mai la: mort est impitoya- · ùle- Nos sincères ~on<\oléances à llJ famille.

CAU ERIE.

On vc:>ut que j'écrive pour le <>Cer~le Fran<)!Ùs.'' C'est bien vite dit, mais pas si tôt fait. Je voudnli trouver un sujet: je ne sais à quoi m'arrêter. Ma tête lasse s'épuise sur ma main. Ma plume se plonge dans mon encrier sans rapporter une idée---0 mu es, inspirez-moi. Envoyez P égase, le coursier ailé, car je ne puis gravir la colline oil votre roi a fixé sa cour. Que j'aimerais, ne fut-ce que pour un moment, à errer avec vous dans les sacrés va lions! Mais vous ~tes sourdes à ma voix.

Je sula d onc laissé à mes propres forces. 'i j'osai je parlerais bien du printemps. &>n souril·e est si doux dans l'azur épuré; une lumière étincelante l'entoure comme d'une immense auréole; l'herbe a déjà reverdi 11. oil il a posé son pied timide; sa voix est affectueuse comme une · caresse: c'est elle qu{' j'ai cru, ce matin, entendre ch<tnter dans les h::des. Mai tout cela, à ce qnïl paraît, est trop vieux. Il n'est beauté qui ne se f:tne. P ourtant, ô nature, j'aurais cru que la tienne était ton jours nouvelle.

Il y a bien la fète de P:iques qui s'approche joyeuse, solennelle . ._:t!uerai-je ce jour où le oleil Je J'éternité a cha~sl1 celui de l' erreur? Quel triomphe incomparable! La mort est vainc ue et les âmes vi vent en ceJui qui est la viel La réaurreclion de l'Homme· Dieu a été la ré~ urrec tion des peuples et rles sociétés. Uu pareil sujet me siérait. mal: outre son caructêre e sentielleruent rel­l!gieux ne sera-t-il p1~ traité dans lout.es le chairc:>s de hl ehrét ienté?

:Si je m\!<:ontais j'abor,!crai;; quelques é vènements du jonr. lis sont tous pleins de gravité: celn ne manque pas. Il y a sur sou île, l'éŒeraurle des merS, l'Irlande qui se débat, haletante dans ses fers. De l'autre côté de la Manche, la France, la cb valeresque France, en proie l\lt vilennies d'une foule d'hi:strions. Dans Rùm~ la Pnpau tè captive qui app..'lrait, aujourd'hui comme au­trefois qu :Hld elle sortit dœ Catacomb , apr~ troi siècles de persécutions, victorieuse de se mortels en­nemis, la force et I'PSpoir du monc.le. Certes! ce sont lA autant de questions clignes de fixer l'attention de mniuts lect.enrs. Je cmindl'llis pourtant d'en fatiguer plus 1l'un. Comme il le prend de haut dirait-on! Il ne lui manque que le mante:lll et ... l'esprit du pbilO&opb.e, cnr il en a tous leanirs. Allons! je voi que je ne sais que <liro et qu'il vaut mieu se tai.te.

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.. ':;~;the, QrQlles;tr~ ai\l_d Cho~r ar,e pr!,lpating lt\'LIPbil­h~~t~~s .. J1b.leZuta f;<;>r .. EAster Su~~ay,.

- l Hram Lingle and E.ugeu.e ·.Gt•tl;ham . are: i:,p.ending ·la:<?l!}' .;\Y:.e.ek :at home, . .

_...,... -'tlrc S~Wiorsand, gra.dua.tes fi u, ish~q tp~JtF retreat t 'bis lllQrnlvg, .. . · . : . ~- The. m~mb.e{·s of Mr. Dore's ta.ble woulrl like to . ·-· - . - '- .... . . . ' . .

know wliere Jhe M.orD(JC ~ns _Live. All . COU\ill.lJ!lications shoul(l b~ ~~,ddres.§ed · to Philip Saffet, Sec'ty • .

*-r.~.Qn, last W~,(,\n,esdP,y tile usual aJ\nuaJ con,q:f was en­joy,ed, by the 'Sret-t:en.tet:s." ,

-St.; Patrick's Litera,ry Association held its last reg- . ulaqqe.etii)g on Wed11esday, 1\iarcb 30th. Mr. Jos. Mc­Gayi.ck wa!)elected .to the offl:cC;of Librarian caused by Mr. Golden's depai:ture. Adj9urnment sine die.

- ,M:r. Sui3rth's Repository is most 'beautiful and ex­cels tha.t of ~J.ny previous year . .

__,. !Jn tbe 31st ult. the .. lections took place in the var­ious <.;)asses f91· Lhe conte~~an}.S of the Elocution Merlal. Tge f<llllo~>Yiog are. to d.,e.elaim: .Messrs. Philip Saeffer, Wm. PrCiidergast, Tim Lyons, James Roach, L. Granrl- ., champ, .F. Moran, D. Carol!, H. Lingle, S. Rivard, H. C1,1lver, and Wm.,Deeri'ng. }?rae~ up, boys, and give us some goo <'I speaking!

.:.__ B;,evcls .. A. Mainville C. S. V., (;has. P eborde D. D., . and E. L. l{jvard C. S. V. were called for assistance at tb~ R0!y ·Name Cathedral, Notre Dame Qhurch and St. John';:, C hicago, 111. . .

- Witll pleasure we learn that Louis Duret, .'86, is plunging hendlong into business in partnership wi~h a ~l r. Griswo.ld of Peru, Ind. We wish him all succes~. His ''Gen~ral Feed Sture" on 20 H. Broa(~way, Peru, isorga­lli~ed and ;;et np in all taste an(l commodity and cannot fail to .attract ahu·ge num ber of customers. Our best wishes . . ~· lt is. a clnrming sight Lh m to witness the gr1tve

and earnest de.meanor of our ''retreat~rs." The beautiful \veathet:, the s9otlling zephyrs of spring, the spouting grass, the , war~ genial sun; a ll tl;JCse things naturally lead on.e to meditate, to raise one's soul above to tbe G{ver of all good, the Source of all beaut_y. If we ad d to tl'!is the Holy Time in "'hich we ate, the anxious ex­peetation of Easter with its religious rejoicings, _ we must acknowledo-e tllat indeed no becter time c0ulcl be

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d esired t o recoll\).Ct one's self in God, to think of the · all-absorbing question of one's salvation. Happy retrea­ters, to be able to profit by n.ll these blessings!

_What tbrilliilg and tou ching strains, what moving ·sentiments in the Stabat Mater, as sung the other night in ·presence of the repository. . · ~ Not with& tanding the work to be done in the fields,

th~. pari~h . chqrc~ is quite filled with people during the exerciSe'!! of the Holy Week. ·

':We ~ym·pat,hize :with A. Cyrier, one . of the town

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b!ack-~mith;:, in the cruel accident that befell him. He is now better and there is hope of his recovery. ~ We have to c.broniele the sad intelligence that

.Aiphonsus 1\iarcCDtte, of the JuniQrs, is getting over his sickness but very slowly. Fears are yet entertained as to his being cured of the sickness which afflicts him.

-George Bonfield, of the Juniors, met with a bad fall the .other day and sprained the a.nkle of his left foot.

· Eddie Moran, of the Minims, is also detained in the in. fitmary. It's too bad to be held inside the house in such beautiful · weather.

MUSICAL NOTES.

Verdi has decided not to p\1blish the full score of "0thi.'Iio." He fears that in the absenceofthe internation­al copyright, American managers, will perform it without remuneration to him.

The "Muswal R ecord!' bas secured the able pen ofm:ax Eliot for a weekly "musical melange;" this will be a great addi.tion to that already splendid journal.

The National Opera Co. is head .over heels in debt. . Some of the principals are its creditors to the enormous

amount of six thousand dollars. Jules de Pstrokonsky, a famous Poli:,h musician, is

dead. If a name will carry a man through Fri+nleil:! Ans Der

Ohe, an E 'astern pianist, ought soon to reach the "acme of fam~.''

Dr. Mackenzie will wave the baton over tbiee thou .. sand musicians at the Queen's Jubilee Festivalat Crys­tal P'l.lace in June.

ROLL OF HONOR. LATIN COURSE.

,Gold ·Medal: equaliy deserved by John O'Caliaghan, S. Saindon.

Silver Medal equnlly deserved by J. · McGavick, L· Grandchamp.

DISTINGUISHED-R. Fitz-Gerald, P. Granger, F. .Dandurand, W. Convey, C. H arbour, Cleary, J. Rivard,_ T. Normoyle, L. Falley, V. Lamarre,J. Ricou, H. Lingle.

COMMERCIAL COURSE.

Gold Medal de~erved by Alf, Lesage. Silver Medal equally deserved by J.Burns,E.Graham,

J. Belton, A . Kerr, E. Bennett, E. Harbour, J. Kehoe, W. Tynan, P allissard, G. Rivard.

DisTINGUISHED-J. Bennett, C. Ball, J. Culver, .J. Smith, W. Prendergast, .T. Duffy, T. Walsh, M. Fortin, A. Fontanel, J . Tierney, E. Adams, M. Conlan.

CON WAY rlfEDAL.

SENIOR DEPARTJ\H~NT.

.T. Su·erth . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . PoLITEJ:I ESS M ' l!ll>AL. .

DrsnsGUTSJH:o -P. G t'!Mtger,. P. :ia.ffer , A. G:ruuger , L.. G ranctcb~tmp, T. Bums, J. Tiicou;

J U:0i'lOH. DEPARTJ\IE:\T.

L. LPgri s .. . . · ... . ... . . ........ .. L'o1int:CT MEDA.L.

DrsTISGUI:>HEn- \V. LP l~ m a n , A . L cosn ge, V. C_vrier . .

l\11?-liM·s DEP.ARTM:IDNT.

Dl~Tr~GUISHED-L. F:.il ley , V. Larn:nre, Ed. Smith, Jos . ]\ehoe , G. Mall ory, A. G ranger , A. Funtnnelle, R. Ada.ms. -

Ai\ lERl CAN 1'HQG1~ESS .

1 find myself very small inrleecl, in t11kii1g my p en to trace an o utlin e of the progress wh ich Ameriea has made. To-day she holrl s the first place a!llong th e na­tions of tlte work!. I think it is t1 se less to enumerate Ol<e l)y une all her posses~ions; of the grent geni'ISes she h as proctneec! , Was:1ing ton alone is enuugh to perpetu­ate her nam e ns being t.rnly great ancl f!tmous ; her un­broken ehnin of d istinguish"'' l writers,. or3.tors, stat esmen :mri patriots is seeoMl tv none. She hns, as a ll natwns , eountless nmribers d' children · w\Ji ,.~ h slw "'on by tue 1\imlne:;s o f lwr learlers anri uot by tlte s w, ,rd ; whiiP.

otbcr n11tiops have ~ubj,ectec} men by means of war, she h!ls won the llfreet:]con :mel n.llegiance of thonsan ~l s of for­eigners solely n.s' ~ have sairl by her goodness. I do not mean to s:<y that her soi l has not bee n r eddenerl with t he blood of her suus ; on tlt1e contrary no nation has eYe r s.cnt to t he fi elcl of ])n.tLle more cour3geous , more

pa triotic solcti e rs. . Lool1 hack npon "t,700 men comman ded .L.Y "Vashing.­

ton, who were unused to wa.i· fa re, opposing 30,000 well disciplined 'Briti sh velernns who w ere inurerl in th e art 9f war. When th e D eCla rat ion of TJJ,lt>pemleuce was an­no nn c<·d, inspired with ze:~l by the magnanimity of \Vashington's great. soul , they cvnsi den'd the hardship which they w ere ob ligeil to undergo n r elfl:X:ati cn from the tymnny imposed npo n them by the Jaws of George Ill. The two crwses for whic;h t hey fo ught weJ:e indeeil sublime a1Hl were supported accordiugly ;~t.he Olt e wa:> t n crush thnt ty rann ical power ci f Eugland , whi eh was cnoeavorin g t.o do wi t. h young A mcri cn. ns it hn.ct done and is still doing 1vith pCIOI' I n· land , nnd to g!l in libert.y for fl. l! mankind, whereby America ns a good ancl k ind­hearte'd JT1 n t .h~r "''!=; r>J>"'n ed h"r ~nn ~ i0 ~. ll th~ nn.tions

of the tUt•J•t h ~ t h!i <<m'rehwas to }lll'~~eJ'V>e 'lllii$1 ' 1l:t>b'lt~l ib'§tir. tution she had esta blishecl ·a:11a ~e1.11lednwit•i\ Phe ·'hJ~iilr otf •.· her BOllS trea.tl~' a hund~·~d y~;:.~t:~ befOre; "

In these struggl~s she was vietori01.'1S ev·en beyo.nd t wha.t was expeetefl. but wP know •it cos·t IJgr•most de.ll:rty; An.d now that site has ln· her inctustry r.aised· bel!se}if' t()•

u:n n:bnost ' incredible height of spji:mdtH· <a1rel glory, ·some meu <htre·Sa'J' she c::tnnot· lotrg .exi!>t for ~~s in ~Jil na':tion.s· there is in her the elernet1t of ~lecay. 'flle tiri')'flowerredo­

lent wi'th p er.furn e op-ens its ·blo~soms to-i!a.y 'lluc!Jieriilhes beneath the lllOrrow's sun. The mighty oa.}cstruggl'es wi:th . t'be s torms of a century but it too finds an encl. · 1\-fortn:l

man is not .an exception to:thelawof !iestiny.l\Iei·eache~ mnnhoocl only to find 'that time bas s.Hv·ere!'l his locks

and that he· must lie . down to· s!·eep. rt is very t·rue na­tions have rlie d , bnt it is heca.use they b:we placed' fal'>e ideas in their constitutions and La. vc subdued to· t(.>Tiil

tJ1eir na.tion, a fe,v tribes which oftf.u were taken fl,om a horne of liberty to a <;trange servitude. Finally these wrongs have di·ed swimming ln blood on the battle freld'

0f civil revolntiun. B'ut a nation founded on principles of right and

tn1e to its fundamental idea~, as America is, wi:ll continue to th e "last moment of recorded time.'' To~day

the wotlcl , in looking b!l.Ck ·a.Jongthe conrse of history, beltolds th e wrec'k of <lynastie, and empires that once were; the traveller removes the du~t of centmie~ from the gilded halls of R•bylon and from the streets th11t once echoed to the tren<l of Cres:~r, anrl nsks this qilestion; Will our light go out in th e oh;eurity of th is night ? The intelligen t American may i~;quim iuto the eause oftw­ti c;nal tleeay. He reads of th e cla rk deefls Chat ha ve bleen eu:1cterl an<l there he beb;:>lds ciYil c .i~>ssension; he with troubleo look exelaims; then we sh:1ll die! But iu his- reYerie be sees the lighthouse of humanity the christian Church sending its rn.y s on our beautiful A!I\erican land a.nd ·illuminnting the JXIth for her ciLizens to pursue. Some say her growth is too great, that is she arlmit::, too mnny foreigners. But out of:Europ·~'s best men we hnve built a nat ion who~c genin~ is unequalled . Fore igners have proven their loyalty for the republic 01~· the ba.tt[e.field , for to-day m1my of ib re ign birth are

sleepir.gie their coa tsofblue,side by sirlewitb Americans: their blood has flown in a common stream with tba.t of Ameriean's ow1: sons for the same noble cause.

One oftbe cames of Roman ruin was the infiux of for­eigners. But why? As a large a mount of food that Cllill·

not be digested is taken into the bo dy the entire ~'ys­

tem will suffer, so it was with Rome. She admitted all :Eoreiguers into her walls and said,-a stranger thou art and stranger thou shalt remain. Little by little vast crowds of dis interested men increased until Rome be­carne ::1. slumbering volc.mo. Finally the people fe.arful ot t he re!'-ult left t.heil· ho mc->!' in sunny Italy ·to find t heir

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·-·----~'" '' ~ts4'"'tbere are twore~sons why this will t{ei<'~J.:~l' us. Firstly we are quickly Americani-

, ~in~tf!i o;eigners; the exile coming here finds a coun­t r')Ydnd·a 'home; here be tastes freedom; here are his chHi'lreti educated, 11nd het·f3 he trnly learns what it is to be a man. Secondly emigra·tion will soon change its course. South America Rnrl Africa are opening the doors to ci vilizn.tioq; they are . wrrounded with a corJon of European flags.

· A century will perb!l ps ~uffice to tnrn the tide of emigrntroH. The tnutterings that are troubling the civi)ized wot:td i<re those of the anarchist anrl com­munist. · They have tri eci to pl ::mt the seed bnt it has 'failed to germinate; it is not natnml to onr soil· The Americans have d<>stroyr.d ~lavery through their love for Justice ancl free flom. This ~h · •ws that the per­sonRl rights shnll be protected, Umt the Christian reli­gion, tlw g niding star of humanity, sha.ll be guard~d. Catholic ~ chools nre springingup ev <>rywhere for people He d<>·manrling morn! training as well as i ntellectnal. Ignomnce is departing ; none with outst.reched arms yearn for her. This is the for<>noon of the educationnl d .. v. The olc1 South IS p"l ssing awny and the new one with the hnm of business hns driven the last remnant of slav<>ry c ff our sltore. Alre:H'ly the olrl hatred has ctied nwn.y and a new lov<>, as a gentle Sonth wi nd, is gaining if!'! sway and soon we ~hn ll know no North no South hut one granci brotherhoor1 of Ameri can citizens. The ninetec>nth century is nbout to close with a devel opment s r conrl t.o nonl?; tlw go·hl <>~s of progre~s has woven a l!c>t.worl;: thnt c>xt<>nrl s to ev<>ry portion of our land; our <·nmm<>rce is on e ver.v ~ea.; our name is everywhere 1·espectc>tl anrl loved. But wh'en the world shall have forgotten right; when mankinr1 shall hate free govern­m~nt, when Christiani ty shall not lB snpported, then weshnllvn.nisllfromthc> ea rthanrl leaveno trRceas many nations of olrl. Fear not 0 Columbia ! Your voyage has just bE>gun , a tnighty hand is nt. y our helm and peace is your port. When the angel sta nding one foot on land and tlte other on the sea shall roll and place away the list of centuries, the names of naLions that have passerl, and procln im- let time be no more- then will the Great C11 ptain sr.y-you have fulfilled your purpose, your v oyage is o'er.

L. G. 1st Gram.

EXCHANGES.

The last number ·of the H amilton Colle.r;e M~onthly is excellent in all respects. The articles are varied and for -the most part well handled. Its fair editors deserve great praise for the able manner in which they support nnrl conduct the Monthly .

The Uni vers!fJ?f Monthly, hailing from Fredericton, N.

B., bas put in an appearance. Its contents are varied and interesting. Not a few of the arti<:le8 evidence more than amateur skill in their treatment. The exchange department is ably conducted.

The Blackburniu.n is one of our creditabl<> exch:mges. It begins :mother year of usefulness under the auspices of a new editorial board. Judging from the pre~>ent is­sue, the new editors are no tyros in the journalistic art.

The Torch still continues . to illuminate the college world, notwithstanding the numerous attempts to quenr.h its fiame!'. H owever don't become dbcouraged nnd succumb to the c;hafts of criticism, Torch, but con­sole yourself wil-h the thought, tluJ.t very oft('n an humble spring has been the source of a great river. By industry and pluck you can wiu for yourself a credit­able position in tbe ranks of college journalism. Enlarge your paper and devoLe more space to origaual literary articles.

The South Camlina C()llegian is a regu Jar and .wel­come visitor to our sanctum. The March number con­tains a well wri tten essn.y, entitled ~·Self Help." The writer ·considers application, perseverance and the possession of a good moral character as the sme qua non of ~uccess. Hy the way don't you think that your journal is too voluminous for the amount of miginal lit­erary matter contained? College journalism has a dis­tinetive sphere of its own and outside the limits of which it sbould not endeavor t.o proceed. You should discard, or at least condenstl, some of your departments. We wisl1 the incoming editors all possible success in the management of tbe Colleg·inn.

The Academian, in one of its late numbers, chides us for our untidy appearance. There is an old saying, Acad­emian, so old, indeed, as almost effaced from our mem­ory :it imports something about people whodonotlive in marble castles or bl'ick houses, etc. you surely do not jurlge a mn.n from the habillements which covoJr him, or the merits of a book by its binning. Why not criticize the literary matter .of the "JouRNAL," ?raising what is deserving and censuring what is n ·.prehensible, instead of trying to discover bow its pages are held together? Such should be the object of an exchange column.

The last number of the Boston College Stylus arrived at our sanctum in due time. As usual it contained many well written essays, among which the Limits of the lmag·ination in Fiction is especially worthy of men­tion. The author shows, indeed, a marked study of both ancient and modern writers, and were his ideas carried out by our modern novehsts, then could their works be said to be of profit to their many readers. One thing we noticed, however, in the Stylus was the absence of an Exchange column, which without doubt is the best me­dium of assisting and encouraging sister joumals, by ge11tlemnnly and just criticisms.

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Alleluia! Alleluia! :Christ is tt;uly risen t A new imp12tns is g iv en lo the movementflemancling

the ·cai1onization of Mltl'y Stun.rt ot'1Scothtn<l. It ·is reported o r:~ sJme authorlly that Bishop I'ean·e of '

Richmond 1vi ll be the reetor of Ht'e new Catholic Uni-

the indignation Of .~bd i~i k~"·' . . ~! th~~lh;~i~~~~s to . ' become ~erious. 'tile $ngl.ish .s~e'tii)! · t<;>,,,,ibal~e the,s~ a~res­

tations in order to test the fee'lings O:h~\l'l)~.~pJe or ~er­hap!j to 'drive tit em to open rebeJlion in 6~uer*~·? iropo~e their Coe!idon measures. A powei'fql .meeting,· ~a~:ll~ld :in Ne~ York the other day to protest aga,in~t. i~ch f,~)} l endeavours.

versity in W itsbingtoN. . Crime ·is cont ;, g i·ous. Sacri legrous 1·obberws of all

k iHds arc cbro:Jic'l'ed in the papers of ,these days a!> hav­ing 'hn.ppenefl in N ew-York', Bos ton , Ve1·mon t, etc.

-Among the preachers of the L ent in Rome was ~ath- · er Gum l>eita, of t he order of St. Donriuic, a COUSJI1 of

the -tate impious French statesman. The Sovereign Pontiff, · in hearing uf' t'he disas ters

s utfered by the p0or peopl e fr.om tlte recen.tearthqnakes · in Italy, imme<li ntely' desp:ttched 20,000 thwcs to

releive t hem. -G en;uu1 American Catl'tf;l ic writers at.d ·l)n !:l'lishers l'e­

eently held tt meeting in' Cincinnati t~ discus,.: !Social · questions at <d to cl ete rmiue upon havmg a German­American Catholic Congress in Cl!icago hy next s,~f''"

tember. Amontr the many presents intencled for the P ope's

J(ibilee· i~ remarke<'l the "Go.Jcl en Book" ·which will be pnblfshcd in Belg ium :mel {!Om posecl by the most i llus­triot1s . Catbofics of that · country. The P q Je wiHthere be c~nsi cl ered ns a literPry figure, as a Pl1ilosopher, as a poet, and-ab:).ve a ll ns the g ren! Pope that he is.

Amvng the dist inguished C:t thc.) lic Lcity of 'the ·hom H err Windthor~t deservedly attrnc•s the g reatest atten­tion . His ril :tEt erly con cluct in the late difficu-lties of his country and hi ;;· wonderfu l career as- a true Catholic statesman have 'won for him imperishable fam e. He is now in his "/6 th year ancl the mos t noted man in Ger-

many aft12r Bism::t t·clL · T he American Oarcli na'ls Gibbons ancl Taschereau

have takPn possession of their r espective churches in

l{ome t he one o(Sant[l M:uia della Vittoria, the other , . . of Santa l\hria in Tntsta vere. Both Prelates were btgh-ly favored a.t the occasion or these feasts and will. no cloubt remember with ple~.sme t he kincltiess of their Ita-

lian suhj ects. ' ·At t he inte:rcession of Bishop Ireland, the Pope grant­

ed audience to about 40 American lrtdies and gentle­men on the 26 th nlt., more . than bulf of them being Protestan ts. As His H olin ess en tered the room, where they were ex pec ting hi m, he said ~miling " So all these nre our good Am ericans." · He then spoke in French expressing his satisfncti<m to };Pe so many Protestants and also n.\lucling- with interest t.o the projected Oatho­]j 0 University m~rl the new Catholi r, College in Rome.

'fhe imp'risl•nment of F c1thers Keller, Ryan and More­ncy in lrelanrl by .the English nuthori:ties, bas r oused

The Montreal' Catholic Theo1ogical College ~otnf,[ •th~ .

Polythecnic schoollmve affiliated with Laval Universi- .' ty in Quebec. The Seminary of St . . t>ulpice wiH give to the university the largest fa:cul'ty ofdi vinity in the. pt'Q~

vince, while the Polythecnic School :wilt supply t he ma­terial for a faculty of applied science. The. Rev. Fathers of the Seminary of St. Sulpice also pitrpose allying, themselves with the university and will ac.t as profess~t;s in the faculty of arts. The new l~nihiings• for ;Laval lTniyersity in St. Dehis s_treet are to be beg•un this spring.

(Catholic btandaJ'd) St.l\lm'y's train ing school at Feehan ville, near Chicagn,

is succeeding in,mensely. It has existed for only five :rears an·d already many we.ll-trained boys have gone forth from it with grateful feelings towards i ts distin­guished fonnder, Archbishop ;Feehnn. '1'be institution has a school clepttrtmeni, in which the common hranc:hcs nre ta ught, find an industrial department cmhracing n

:f:ll·m ot 440 [ICres with its <:~airy, pou ltry and cattle .Fir,-~;:, tlle shoe-making, tai loring, c·:trpen tcri:1g, biHck­smithing, and steam-fitting shops. 237 boys attend the Instit ution.

Padre Car lo P assn glia died rece:ttly in Rom e. His career was an agitated one indeed. The beginning' Qf his life, his entering into the Society of Jesns, his great success as a 1'he(.Jlogin.n, ancl I' he help he gave to . Pius . IX to prepare the great Encyclical d r claring the Dqgm:a, . of the Immaculate Conception 1854 : all this had en­deared !Jim to Catholic hearts generally. His ;;uqscquent mistakes however, his abandoning of the Society he had embraced, his <lashes into a P vliticcd m ovement con­tlemned by Catholics, had quite estranged him of late from the sarue O:ttholics . who always pray ed fenently for his conve r~ion. At last the happy moment came and in 1'882 Pn.ssa.glia retracted his error~ and li ved afterwards in retreat and penance till death came to him in the 84th year of his life. R. L P.

Gbdstone, in his "Stud ies of Homer," says of the Cat­hal ic Church "She has marched for fifLeen hundred years at the head of human civilization, and has hntnessed to its chariot, as the horse of a triumphal clr, the ·ciJ ief iu­t ellectual and material forces of the world: i ts art, the art of ~he world; its genins, th~ genius of the 'world, its greatness, glory, grandeur, and majest.y have been al- . most, though not absolutely, a\.1 that in these respects . the worlcl has ha;l to boast of."

(Ave Maria)

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CHARTERED 1874.

• St~·Viateqr's C0llege, Bourbonnais Grove, Kankakee Co., Iil.

-·; __ , : . SCHOOL BOOKS. LEGAL BLANKS. . . '\J. ~ ~ <}(} ~ . ~ ~ . r·~

:No, 12COURT STREET, , j~ • . ~o ~Utu~nn• -'~ 8TATIONERY~·

KANKAKEE, · · ·· ILL. ·.Books .. Ne:-w-s~ Music~! Dealer in Foreign and Domestic

t~NCY GOODS NOTIONS DRY GOODS

C. H. ER~lNGERS .is the place ~o g~t _ <;l;lq_~Jce,Cream; · Fi·uits, Nl\tS, Candi~, Oyst!'lt:s, CigarS, l).nd Teba<;c0• Tl)e.Jargest f<~e,;Cre~m: anft.:·confectionery Parlors iii th~,.city~

<,,, C.or. ,.Cotu:t St .. & E:a,l>!t·:-A ve" e · :· ~ t · :K:ANJ{Aii:Jil!l) ILL.

BASE-BAt.I.:S and 'BATS, Fii3HING ~ACKLE . . , 1(.1\NKAKEE, ILL.

TOYS, CROQUET. . BABY CARRL.\.GES.

. -R. :~·J. :. HANNA, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL

GROCER A~D .

COMMISSION MERCHANT 43 Court Street

. . K~NKAKEE, ILL.

J. ~alln~t DEALER IN

HMdware, Stoves· and Tinw(j;re, IRON, NAILS and WAGON STOCK

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

D. Q. SOHEPPERS, M. D. 292 Larrabee St. Chicago, Ill •

Dr. SCHEPPERS

Will be in Bourbonnais on the lst of each Month.

J. W. BUTLER PAPER Co.

Wholesale Paper Dealers. · ;· ' CHA~. '1rN~~ff:fQN'S~ · · { . BRAYTON& CHRISTIAN A.rununeofCardsand Weddlnggooda

.. .,.,., . · DEALJi:R8 -in Men's, : Wollieti's, lllisses' and , l{ept constantly on hand. · St t . ,8 foW 111!_9~()~,-«~HIP,l;Ji'r.,_~,; ' children's fine and medium Shoes : also all sizes · · Nos. 183 & 185 Monroe · ree ' l}'eafo~,rn .A;ven!_l-e,.,~: , .. '"''~" ..:~. ;. ·i . . and-' gtMtes 'Of Boots·.' l:lpeciai . inducements for Chi oa.go' IlL

, 1st. D<i>or -Sol.FthOf· Court St. · . . . Studepts .Eas.t Side, · . :-• . . Two doors north of Post . office. FRED ZIPP.

KANlf.A1{EE; IL<J:.. Kank_ akee, nz. The oldest Boot & Shoe House in the. Clty, - • : ,. - ;~ ': -,-~ ·- "" ' • .1.

PE'TER W·ALZ·EM ·. :, ·KER;R BRO'S ·. · , . . · >r: l ~' HARDWARE Sl'OVES tRON.

U,.··-.#i.:rld.;' 'I ' • I . . . • . ' . , . . ' . . ' . . . . ! :1 \8TEEL, T~W.ARE, NAILS, Etc., .

,q,;~:q'~~Jq~!f-VIfi_ ~··i Hl·}i iJob w~r!t' qRn,«d ll!!il!lY, •pi)rt of the County iii G~iefi Ba. !Cor. Cour't .~h apd ~GhuylerAvenue.

n.~«· T'''"""'"""""'"'' .,f'f' y f r • ' KANKAKEE, ILL.

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Cnstomets will alw&ys have good Bargams • . No.17 ConrtStrcet, Kankakee,Iit

FARMERS, Buy your Ooal of and sell your

. Hay to

A. F .. MEYERS. omee and Yard& at Bourbonna-Is CrosBJDII ot I. I . & I. R.' R.

Telephone No. 131, KAN-KAKEE, ILL.

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.J. J. SCFIUBER1\ 30t'&l<; DAl\ff,i .J\,C.AJ>EMY, PROPRIETOI't OF THE Drti~:CTED BY Tt~.~ SisTERS or TuE

Knrta$ : ;.~taga, 1 PF .. hk .' • .• nnrm· an r· ronoh·andAmorl'o· a·n· Pharmamr CoNGREG·.\<TfON 61' NOTRE DA~E. Qll l u .•. . · u · . · · ·· · · · '~'Jt 'l'hi_a In~_ltJ1tiQn "." .. <>_ tlls 'eY. · ... ecy... ~va_ . ntl\ge for Cor F.ast Ave & M~rchant St. KANKAK:!;:x, II!•: Yoollg IW!tes tllm!l"IU~of Ob~lnlng a so1fll ~nd

. J{ e~ps constantly on hand a full line ol i nulsboo eidllll~thlll. :~!'or p-~rtl~ apply to DRUGS MEDICINE$, PAINT., OILS ETC; ETC.: · l\lothet su~_!'l!lr, .

Also a rlne llrre or Toilet Articles of all \111n<J$, . N.otre bam~ Aca4eniy,

~A~f~~~~<kJo~:a BOil~Jllf:~~~:itt, •SCliooL BOOKll. · · · L'ltGAJ. »1-A.NRs;

FRANK E. BELLA-MY. - · · · Preston Sanasack. : . ..

BOURBONNAIS GIWV~ ~LL. General Store. Dealer In Grocene8t. DEAJ,'&R 'I:N

Dry goo<ls,l'Iardware, Cutlery, Glasswgre. STA TI.ONERY • Also keeps cen~tantly on banci a large Books, News, Musi,c," · ,~ st()Ck of REA,OY-MADE CLOTHING, WaU.-Pap.er, .WiptJo.W ~-~d~; FAMlLY M~~DlCINES, · · K'A:NKAQ~:. lJ.w ,~' ,>,

--~_:A:_::R.::d...:.w:::h:.::.ol:.::.e:.::~a::-Je:._L~ip.,~:uo:!':'rs-:::~~· ;:::;-:::';:~ ''fhys-t>:tc-ru&F.s. BABY caRRU.GES. ThQ8e In need of choice Qolif~tlonerles LOUIS . GOUt>RJ<~A u.

Canned goods, a.ll kinds of Fruits, Fish .and · lr .. · E . · Oysterswllldowellandsavemoneyb~~alll~(ton H:AD. : ··~IT"A R! .. · :,.; ·

T O'GORMAN 3' r~t ,·-r. ·~~-! 'I _r . ). . . • , . : . . . , • . Stv,ves, Jt'li1Jl.N3!!s iand , w:t;;JU ·-~t~ stOOir.

·PIJEl:ij{'t;~~'JtfJ~!il~'~~O!~' Wbere > 011 ®-n fiJid tile L-o.rg~~t 3SSOJit,.

m~J .or Hair an.d ',['ooth BnuiiJe.s '.I:Al:ie{. ~ll'4 Perrhrnery_·· . ::k_. >i\.t)S, Spol)g_i!.s a_ n<l·_ ;~lt w~rlet;•es o ·on1ggtst 8undrif11. . . .. ·~· •..• . .•" ., ,

. . r ~ltsflo•~<J :gl;v~ .!~~~~m ~ ~jl. ·'-No.6. CO~T t;'t. . . TEI,F.~JTQN~ NQ. 10.

A. Ehrich EAST COURT STRF.I<;f

KANKAKEE. De;1lcx in choicc>'t Gr.ocer1C~o. clwicest

br:~~1ds ofFlonr. KoPJl~' 011 hnml conJObmtly a Ja tae' nss• rtmcnt of 1'1\Nl and Prod nee.

l'"lgase call and ~<ec me before goin:: any place eiHe.

H. L Craw-ford & Co., WHOl£1Atf I. RtTltL

GltOCERS East Avenue; Tinware 4Prd, 'J;m ) ~"'-f! ~~ ,l{Jp<)s. Kankakee~ No 3 Co-urt ,~ .re~~ c .No. 36 Court Strecet •

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JOHN G. KNECBT, C. P. TOWNSEND.~ Ou'tfitJ, tor CoLU:Gte PAPERs. East Ave. 1 door south of K:netctll ~B Rlook. . Send for • <~thtlafCI). . . . J .

Merchant Tailor,

·READYaMADE Clothblg T. ·l .. lAKh. ~~;~ILL: WAfVi• E~ o a w Otll tt ma.y con~~rn.

Having·· adopte(f t.h.e One P .. ricfl. Foundry, a~ P.rint~TS',$upplies. HatsandCaps.-Gent·•s ~nderwea,r; Specjmeu 'Book: anol E~aies upon

Sy' stem to _all my Patrons_. ' I will giv~. M)plieatic.l . 'f1rite fO'rSeeond-handliJi,ot Trunks, Valises, Furnishing Goods. Presses and 114 6ChinQ8.

Wilson BrOs' Fine Shirts. . a ~urtb~r discount of ,-~ 0 J:'>?r ,:ent tcJ. 54 1t. 56 Fr~"kliri s,., Chicago, IUs,. . ; .all ClergyiJI.en; P ·rHfessors ana Stut Kaukakef S~one an<l Ume Cnmpall~.

NO.S. 2 .AND 4 COURT STREET. d t . f Bo ~,.~ · •· CoU ... · : (3 ll INGORPORATED I<'EB. ~rd. t&l7. ,. ·. en s 0 .. ~r~JPDntl'lS · · ege. · .. n ~ ·' : Proprietors ot the Celebrat-J!!l .Kail.\ta"llll !tat

Kankakee, Im at the Philadelphia Q!le: :rrice Cloth; Lime stones Quarries. · • ..

-....~· -L~. _D.:_R_O=-. L=-. E=T-&:-::B:-::R~O:::T~H;:;;::E:;:R.;----' ing Halr:North W~ Cot: Qf . Court St. FrE'sh Wood bnrrled Lima and Ea8t Ave~ Kankakee, IlL. ·· nlways on halJd.

Buy the Emery $3 Shoe M. Rohrhei~er~. l?rop. KANitAKEE, IItL. -AT-

i DROLET BROTHERS. 25 Court St.,l(ankakee, ill.

C. WOLFK Barber Shop.

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WILLIAM DARCHE.

Groceries,

Dry Goods, . Yankee NotionS.. Under Umbach's l'Il!.rness Store1 Kankakee, TIL

First Glass Work guaranteea. Students especially invited. BOURBONNAIS GROVE, ILL.-

HAND-MADEPI)re Wax'Candles per tb. 4o ets. . .. . . . ,, . Moulded Wax Candles, " " 38 eta. . BENZIGER BROTHERS Stearic Wax, . " " 20 eta. • . , Special Prices to partles buying In large quanti. Printers to the Holy Apostolic See, ~ies'

catholic Prayer Books·25 cts. UJlW11l'ds.

CATHOLIC F!MILY . BlltLE8, With two large clasps aad Fancy Edge ~.till Sent tree to any part or U.s. on receipt or prlee.

GRAHAM & SONS, · ImportE-rs or Church Goods, Jobbers In &hool Books and Catholic Booksellers. 113 S. Desplalnes St, Cor. Monroe, Chicago, m.

Correspondence sollieited.

Pul>,liskers and Booksellera,/ .

Also manufucturers and importers of

~hurtk •ruamt1dj aud ~tJ;tftltrd-;-

No. 206 South Fburth st. ST. LOUis, MO. ·

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, l~~t_~{\ G' ~ .. ~o ''8 ~·. ..$fe'el ?Pens. : . . ' , , GOLD IU:J).AJ.. "AlLIS,' 18'18. ~

'llil C4J«wat«< N11.mbwt, , . -, 308 '404· · t~-604' _,...., ~

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t.!o:;! G~tt l;~~::::- ::,:·~ ~~~~_! Tbe "JOURNAL" .. is ·a first c)ass

med·.ium for ".ADVERTISING~" Spe­eial nttention paid to the printing of

BUSINESS CARDS, BILL BEADS., ETC.

~erms reasonable.~ The STUDENTS, »Atms-.Prop.