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              vs. J Vv - ■ m a "y t L 1 i'r' - d *fr ■'■*■ Y ■ „': »•• '' D D «K. • ■ ■*** PITTSTOy, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1888. !*wo CBirra. (w Vnm ■ WmH KC9IU UN I Wnklr fcuMMw* 1839. | •tractor, arrived, the music (topped. HU coming was just in tlms to prewrvo the dignities of the occasion, for the musio bad startsd forty pair* of feet into (hulling on the floor, which caused the dost to rise in a cloud. The schoolmaster, being the highest person in authority present, took the chair and stated tba object of the meeting. Baid be: help," sold the priest, "Now, Instead of (jVmiling your Ipn-d earned money for a brass band or a banquet, why not give it to the widow?" 8t. Patrick's Day IN OTHER CLIME& GOOD ST. PATRICK. In the year 461 St. Patrick journeyed to Rome, where be was received with joy by the pope, and confirmed in his apostolate of Ireland. He returned to Ireland In 468. CHe lived for thirty years after this, mostly in retirement, although he did not neglect the concerns of the church, but, through synods and ecclesiastical councils, be exercised a general supervision. The number of churches said to have been established by him is 700. THE IRI8H-AMERICAN. DD. ii': ' T-.V. ' . JljfcMrp* ' I BT T. D. (DUIVur. Columbia the free is the land of my bin:t, And my paths have been an on American earth; But my blood to as1 Irish as any can be, And my (Mart to with Erin afar o'er the sea. My father, and mother, and Mends all around, Are daughters and sons of the sacred old ground; They rambled its bright plains and among, And filled its fair valleys with laugh and with A murmur of approval arose. The meeting, which but a few minutes before had been a scene of strife and confusion, now became quiet and orderly, and sympathy witi the widow's forlorn condition was freely «*- pressed. The priest continued: "But, for fear of another outbreak, I think you had better adjourn for to-night, and hold a meeting between this time and St. Patrick's day, to settle definitely what action had best be taken under the circumstances."Wherever the Irishman lit. There He Celebrate* St. Patrick's Day. Though the last glimpse of. Erin with sorrow I see. Yet wherever thou art shall Mem Erin to me; In exile thy boeom shall still be my home, And thine eyes make my climate wherever we roam. "Ye all know the object of the present meetin' without my tellin ye; so there's no use o* my sayia' annythlng about it But I may as well say, so y*Dll know fwat ye are hen for—Pat Coogan, will ye kape yer bans off that squakin' win' blower, so 1 can bear roeeslf think f—that ye ars come, glntilmin, to discuss the grate question, glntilmin, shall we honor th' late St. Patrick—rest his sowl— with a percesslom or with a banquit, where there'll be altin an' Ihrinkin—that's th' question, glntilmin. Now ye have it before ye. Fwat will ye do wi4 tt!" Ia these words of Tom Moore are expressed the deepest feeling of the native of Ireland. In a guise of a lover's address to his adored one, the poet portrays the undying attachment of Irishmen to their native land. Though they become the most patriotic of Americans, It does not Interfere with ttaeb first love; in .Australia theyare the moai active workers for the colony, and have givm • many eminent men to the public service yet are Irishmen still; and so in Canada India and all lands where they may settle ow travel. Let them be where they may, th« 17th of March is a day that unites their hearts, and wherever there are Irishmen enough to form a marching squad the day is celebrated. These last thirty years of his eventful and holy life were spent, for the meet part, between the monasteries of Saballum an J Armasrh. He concluded bis ministry and his life in the Abbey of Saul, on the lfth of March, 408, in die 190th year of his age, as is supposed. He was buried at Down. The Knglish Invaded Ulster in 1185, and in 1180 the remains of 8b Patrick, St. Columb and St. Brigid, on the 9th of June, were, by the pope's nuncio, transferred to a place prepared for them iu the cathedral of Down, afterward called St. Patrick's. It was enacted that the anniversary of the finding of the relics should be regularly celebrated throughout Ireland forever. The church of Down and the saint's shrine ware profaned by Leonard,' Lord Gray, lord deputy of Ireland, in 1688. Three years later he waa beheaded on a scaffold on Tower hill London, for treason, and his ignominious end was looked upon by Catholics as a Judgment from God for his sacrilege. Ohl blsst be the days wbea the green baa • car float - ed sub-lime o'er song. Baf I sing their sweet musio, aad often their own It to true to old Ireland In stjle and la tone; I dance their gay dances, and hear them with glee Bar each touch tells of Erin afar o'er the sea. t have tufts of green shamrock in seda ther brought o'er, I have shells they picked up ere they stepped from ttoihon, l have books that are treasures; tha fondest X This proposition met with general approval, and the meeting broke op. But the secretary forgot to notify the men- of the date of the next meeting, and. before they realised its coming Bt Patrick's day was upon them. At 6 o'clock in the morning the Widow O'Houlahan was giving the children their scanty breakfast of goats' milk and bread, when the door opened and Mr. Quinlan sir luted her with: the mountains of flee Ia-nis-faC, Paddy Quinlan, who worked on the coal docks, sat on the iront seat. He was short and stout and bad a great opinion of bis own ability ss a debdtsr. So be arose and addressed the chair: "Mr. Prisidint: Id 1847, in th'smilin'month a' May, I waa in Ireland. Bad hick t' me, I wiaht I was thare i.ow! Well, as I was sayin', I wa» in Ireland thin. Faix, I had plinty iv altin' an' not too jioch work. Well, I was standin' on th' dock In Cork hrxbor, »o I was, jist fer dlvarshun, when fwat should I see oomin'up th' harbor wid her sails all swellin' like balloons but th' quane's ya—chtl Shure she was loaded t' th' gaards wid wimmin an' childre, l'avin' thare native land behlnt thim. That was a sight t' make tears oome in th' eyes iv an Irish potato, so twas, Mr. Prisidint, an'—" - "God save all heret" In Winnipeg, Man., the Irish have turned out when the mercury wascoquetting around DO dogs, below zero, and In Havana, as one amusing writer tells us, they have marched with a uniform of palm leaf hat and heavy fan;ln Australia, where they form as large a percentage of the population as in any part of the United States, they make the day specially hilarious; white in the British army, wherever a detachment with Irish soldiers in it Is stationed, the day is made a holiday. The green ribbons and ties, the flag with the harp and the sunburst, are universal, of course; but, aside from these, each place and clime has its local variations, and oertainly a most amusing volume could be compiled illustrating the many methods of celebrating. In Australia, a kangaroo run—a captive turned loose for the purpose—or a hunt for the wild dog.or a grand sham battle, may diversify the day; in Ireland there isa dance and a parade, and sometimes, it must be confessed.. a battle that is not all "sham," for they hare their little differences over there, and when the "potheen" is in and the wit out they often reopen the judgment and try the old case over again. "When thillalahs are flying and heads tracking," says" Father Tom Burke, "it is not in the Irishman's nature to see his friends pushed without coming to the rescue.'' to "The Melodies," clasped and algh covered with gold. "God nva you kindly I" wa» tWwldow1* reply. My pictures are pictures of Menee that are dear For the beauties they are, or the glories they were, And of good am and great men whose merit* shall be and free - dom de • Tot - id, 4» - fled Wban b«r «oaa to bar glo - ry Then Mr. Quinlan took a chair, from which Ira. O'Houlahan had wiped the bread rumba with her apron. Concealed under 4r. Quintan's coat waa a long object, rrapped In a brown paper. He took little Ibhnny upon his knee. While busy talking o the child he alyly slipped the parcel under lie chair. Rising to bia feet, he excused limaelf to the widow on the score of pressing business, and went out. The object under the chair was found to be a salt codfish, which caused general rejoicing among the children and made tbo widow cryx While she was wiping her eyes another member of the community arrived. He carried a huge basket containing cool, which was piled in a RELICS OF 8T. PATRICK. Long the pride off green Erin afar o'er the set. • * His Chair and Bell—The Kitchen of St* E*- • * ♦ Dear home of my fathers! IM bold thee to the in - vad -er to tread en her aoO. Kevin. blame, And my cheek* would at times take the crlmee* of shame. Did thy sad tale not show, Id each sorrow stataed Of course Ireland abounds In memorial* of the saints, and most of St. Patrick, whose noted "chair" Is a rudely fashioned rock in the Glen of Altudaven. The tradition is that It was originally a "cromlech" or Druid monument, and to make It a memorial of the fact that the old religion had been driven out History Based Largely Upon Legend. Conflicting Statement* — St. Patrick's Youth and Captivity—His Unceasing Prayers—Saturn Home. line, Hera Mr. Quintan'* address was Interrupted by a man who bad no sense of hair or. He wanted to know what the queen's yacht had to do with the subject under discussion. Mr. Quintan resented this interference, and satdif he was left alone he would soon come to the point at issue. Cries of "Goon, Quintan, finish your story!" "Tell us" about th' queen's ya—ehtl" Quinlan resumed: That the might of thy tyrant was greater than Wteaback er the main they ehas'd the Dene, And gave to religion and learning their spoil; When valor and mind, together combined. But wherefore lament o'er the glories departed? Her star shall shine out with as vivid array. For ne'er hod she children more heave and true hearted Than those she now sees on St. Patrick's day. For neuralgia, rheumatism, lumbago, gout, swellings, burns, wounds, elc, the bast remedy is 8alv»tlon Oil. Price 23 cents a bottle. Seven cities claimed to be the birthplace of Homer. Nearly that many nations lay claim to the honor of giving St Patrick to the world. England, Scotland, Wales and France all present an abundance of legendary evidence to substantiate their claims, and one ancient writer even ascribes bis origin to the Jewish exiles, driven from the Holy City by the Roman conquerors, who settled in Armoric Gaul. Some historians have even gone so far a* to point out the very spot where he was born. The years of his birth and death are also points of wide difference among the historians—the former ranging from 872 to 388; the latter la quite generally conceded to be 493. v* l,_ ST. PATRICK'S CHAIR. ftOYA^ liar soepter, alas! passed away to the stranger. And treason surrendered what valor had held; But true hearts remained amid darkness and danger. Which, spite of her tyrants, would not be quelled. Oft, oft, through tbn night flashed gleams of light, Which almost the darkness of bondage dispelled;But a star now is near, her heaven to cheer. Not like the wild gleams which so fitfully darted, But long to shine down with its hallowing ray, On daughters as fair, and sons as true hearted. As Erin beholds on St. Patrick's day. "Had I th' eloquince o' Socratees, Mr. Prisidint; had I th' musical v'ice o' Jerry* myer, Mr. Prisidlnt an' gintilmin; had I th' winniu' ways o' Dan'l O'Connett, who c'ud talk a man out iv his house an' lot, I c'udn't be tellin' th' haartacbes on that occasion, so I c'udn't. If 1 hod my way I'd blow up th' quane wid nitro"  Here even the dignified gentleman in the chair waa shocked. He rose and called Mr. Quinlan to order. He wanted Mr. Quinlan to understand that no such inflammable substance as nitro glycerine could be introduced into that meeting. He had no fault to find with the queen. He thought the cabinet and the houses of lords and commons were responsible for the troubles in Irelcnd. "I'm a p'aceable, quiet, dacint Irishman, an' if anyone is goln't' be blown up wid nitroglycerine, blow up th' landlords, say It Blow i.hirn up higher than Gilderov's kite! B thim t' smithereens! An' inky the cowld frog crouch in th' rains iv thare houses! Coglan's writings, which are based upon well authenticated traditions of Armoric Gaul, are probably the most truthful and reliable. He states positively that St Patrick was born at Holy Tours, in Armoric Gaul, in 873. Ther he spent his early youth until the arrival of the fleets and armies of Niall Neeallach in pursuit of the Roman legions, which had invaded Ireland and met with ignominous defeat, Having disposed of the Romans, the Celts proceeded to ravage the country. The wise monarch Niall was assassinated by an Irish vassal on the bank of the Loire. His naval armament returned to Ireland in 889. Among the spoils taken back with them were 900 children for slaves, among them the boy Patrick. Thus, while the lota of Niall was a great one to Ireland, she received an inestimable blessing in this holy personage, who was then 16 years of age. His father's name was Calphurnius and his mother's Conceisa, which indicates that they were of Roman extraction. They were both killed by the Irish invaders. His baptismal name was not Patrick, but Succath, meaning valiant in war. None of the historians have attempted to record anything of his youthful history. Oh! blest be the hour when begirt by her cannon. And hall'd as It rose by a nation's applause, That flag waved aloft o'er the spire of Duagannon, Asserting for Irishmen, Irish laws. Once moit) shall it wove, o'er hearts as brave, Despite of the dastards who mock at ber cause. And like brothers agreed, whatever their creed. Her children, inspired by those glories departed. No longer In darkness desponding will stay, But Join in her cause like the brave and true hearted,  Who rise for their rights on fit. Patrick's day. POWDER corn or of tho room. Sunlight came in the window and made the dusky diamonds glisten. Rivulets of tears were running down the widow's cheeks when Mr. Finn nrrived with a chicken, which caused avery_livelT VARIOUS CONTRIBUTIONS, by Christianity, it was fashioned into "Si Patrick's chair." "St. Patrick's bell" and quaint old shrine attest the fact, stated by St. Bernard, that the Irish saint fixed his metropolitan see at Armagh; but the conversion of Ireland was so rapid and complete that several other bishops were soon appointed and met him in council at Armagh. They devoted all the lands granted them to holy purposes, and fervent seal uniting with unselfish piety, the schools and churches founded on those lands soon became th« light of northwestern Europe. By this time half the men in the schoolhouse were on their feet. A confused babel arose, and walking sticks were flourished in the air. In the midst of the confusion the chairman motioned to Coogan, the accordion player, and shouted above the din: ONE ST. PATRICK'S DAY. dispute among the O'Hootiihan children as to who should have the wish bone. At short intervals during the day, cabbages, potatoes, coal, pieces of corned beef and various other contributions were poured in upon the widow in such numbers and in such variety that her room resembled a well supplied grocery store when evening came. The stove glowed with unwonted beat. The vicious March wind found its way in the crack under the door, but there was only enough of it to give the room a healthy temperature. Commenting on the events of the day Murphy, the widow said: MT THE AUTHOR OF TBI MICKEY FCTlf Absolutely Pure. SKETCHES. "Play thim somethin' soothin', Coogan." Coogan mounted a bench and began to pull out of bis instrument the musical notes of "Dublin Bay." It acted like oil upon troubled waters, and one by one the angry men resumed their seats. LUSTERINQ March had come. Broken masses of olouds drifted across the sky. Shutters were complaining rostlly on their binges and banging to and fro. A tow ambitious blades of grass were beginning to show themselves in TIUs powder never varies. A marvel of purity Streoctn and wholesomeness. More eoooomhia an the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold In mpetltkm with (be multitude of low test, short weight alum o phosphate powders. Bold only earns The old feud of Celt and Saxon, and the somewhat newer but more bitter feud of Orange and Ribboqmen, are, heaven be praised, fast losing their ancient virulence, for "Londonderry's ours, my boysI" (apolitical cry, referring to the fact that Londonderry, the old Orange stronghold, has elected home rule and tenant right Parnellites). But there are still plenty of minor feuds—little oues for a penny—feuds between families that only date back 600 or 800 years—quite modern, in fact. None of these can compare, of course, with the old feuds like that of the O'Hoggartys and McSwynes, for instance, which began about 1500 B. C., on the occasion of the landing of the Gedalians in Ireland, when the ancestor of the O'Hoggartys so far forgot himself as to pull the nose of the ancestor of the McSwynes. sr. Patrick's dat weather. In the meantime the secretary had made out a list of committeemen, and of thoee present who were supposed to be willing to help along the celebration; and now at the suggestion of the chairman he read the names, each man answering aa his name was called. But when he came to the name of Patsey Farrell there waa no response. "Read it louder, Mr. Secretary, it might be th' gintilmin is here and didnt hear ye." Kotal Rignre Powdck Co., 108 Wall 81, H. T. To Market Gardeners. In 889 be was sold to the petty prince, Milcho Huanan, and his three brothers, in the province of Dalaradia, in the north of Ireland, and served them six years. This waa the occasion of his name being changed to Cotteralg, because he served four masters. Milcho, observing how careful and diligent he was, purchased the shares of his three brothers, and thus became sole oprietor of the boy. He sent him to feed the hogs on Bliev-nnr's, and St Patrick himself describes this part of his life as follows: "Faix, lira. Murphy, it's lucky St. Patrick's day wasn't twicet aa long, or me frinda •ud bury me under th' potatys an' coal I Hera was I this blessed mornin' widout th1 bitorth' sup in th' house—barrin' a little goats' milk—whin th' good St. Patrick tilegraphed down from above, whare he la in glory,toth' b'ys. Sea be in th' dispatch, sei he: 'All ay yez make a ihly little trip around t' th' Widdy O'Houlahan,' an' by th' tame token, they kem wid lashins of good thing*. Here, Pataey, lave down that bundle o'angar, ■hure yell rot yer teeth wid th' swate rthuff Now, Ink a' that bY playln' wid th' coal! Mtuha, but ye'ra blacker nor a chimney «wapel" We are prepared to furnish exposed spots, from —SEEDS— which the (now bad melted, oaky to he nipped off clceely by Mickey Plnn's goat. "Patsey Farrelll" (boated the secretary, in trumpet tones. There was no amwer. "Ye may as trill go wan. He's not here," ■aid the president. of every kind, either in large or amali quantities. Oar seeds are of the finest strain, having been bought direct from Grower*, and we confidently recommend them as being choice stock. Oar prioes are low. Give us a trial. Society on Cooney Island was greatly disturbed. A serious question had arisen which caused much comment in the hamlet: Whether St Patrick's day should be celebrated with a procession and accompanying blare of brasen instruments or be solemnised by a banquet. The banquet would be a breach of precedent; therefore it was not countenanced by the conservative element On the other hand, it was claimed by those derated to gastronomic pleasures that this was an age of progress; brass bands were a relic of 4n effete civilisation, and a departure therefrom would be a step in the right direction.ST. PATRICK'S BELL AJHD SHRINE. At CHendalough, St. Kerin, who lived soon after St. Patrick, founded • famous abbey, around which a city grew. "St Kevin's Kitchen," as it is called, is all that remain* of the church. The round tower near by was there before the Christian times, nnd is a puzzle to antiquarian* "St. Kieran's Cross," another notable relic, was put up some 300 years after St. Patrick. The mission of the patron saint was followed by 800 years of progress, glory and civilisation, in which Ireland sent missionaries to all the "My constant business was to feed the hogs. I was frequent in prayer; the love and fear of God more and more inflamed my heart; my faith was enlarged; my spirit augmented; so that I said an hundred prayer* by day and almost as many by night. I arose before day to my prayers, in the snow, in the frost, in the rain; nor was I affected by slothfulness, for then the spirit of God was warm within me." In the United States, of course, the great event of the day is the procession, and next to that the speeches. A celebration without procession or speech would be a startling novelty in America, and no other people fall into the national custom so readily as the Irish, who have natural gifts for marching and oratory. At the date of the last census the United States contained 6,000,000 people of pure Irish Mood, and about 8,000,000 with a dash of the same—a total of 14,000,000 who have native or hereditary rights to celebrate St Patrick; and since the day the Irish laborers in Boston Joined in that little procession to Bunker Hill, they have been in no wise backward, especially where a slap could be given to England. James Anthony Froude says that one-half of the troops who fought When Mrs. Murphy had gone home tho widow's tears began to flow afresh. Going into tho little bedroom she dropped upon h»r knees beside the humble bed. There she telegraphed a message to 8t Patrick, which, though poorly worded and surcharged throughout with tears, was reverently filed in the office of the universe, against the day when the reoorda of all the 8t Patrick's days ■hall be examined HURLBUT & CO. Can's Block, 34 Luzerne Ave., WEST PITTS TON. It was here that he perfected himself In the Irish language*. He completed his six yean of servitude, and then, according to the law which seems to have been in force, he waa released. He tells us he was then warned in a dream to prepare to return to his native land. Upon arriving there he was again seized and taken into captivity, but regained his freedom again in two months—history does not say how. Mr. Finn favored the banquet "Sure, fwat do • man want to be gala vantin' around oa Patrick's Day for, when be has no rubber boots oa his fate, no oilskin coat to his back an' no umbrella like a tint over his head! Who," said he, "iver heard iv a foine Patrick's Day, whin th' sun was shinin'l Faix, th' rain is always fall In', the foge are drlvin,' the puddles is in th' strata, th' mod is oa th' walk, so it is, bad luck to it, whin it ought to be in th' gaardens." Here Mr. 11ns took his cutty pipe from his mouth, k&ocked the ashee into the stove, rose to his feet and stretched out his arms so that he resembled . a cross. Then he concluded his argument PHRENOLOGY! RIDDING IRELAND OF THE SNAKES. Then he enjoyed two years with his relatives, after which he was warned through a vision that there was work for him to do in Ireland, and that he should return there. "WHAT MCAlfS THIS DISGRACEFUL ROWf Before the official could resume, however Mr. Quinlan arose and pointing to Patsey said: "Thare's th' blaggard sittin' in th' corner 1' Patsey sprang to his feet, saying as he did so: He resolved then to carry out his long cherished wish to attempt the work of converting Ireland. To fit himself for this work he spent many years in travel and study. Then, having been clothed with authority from the pope, he sailed for Ireland with twenty colaborers, all men of great piety and wisdom. He landed fint in Britain and preached for several days with great success. Here he increased his following to thirty-four and proceeded to Ireland, landing on the coast of Wicklow, where he at once began his labors. His first convert was Sinell, a great man in that country, and he soon added the ldng, queen and many of the nobility. v ST. KXVIK'S KITCHEN. "Mrs. Murphy, your man Mike an' your b'y Jameiy may go out in th' wet on Patrick's Day an' tramp around behind the Dutchmen wid th' barns an' catch the newuionia if they tikes; but I'll stay Jist here forainst th' Ore a»| toast me shins, so I will, an' smoke me pipe, bedad, an' look at the wet lads goin' by th' windy, so I will, Mrs. Murphy, an' small fear t' me; an' let tham as likes go stravigin' around. That's th' bow iv it" "Yeraliarl Pm not here, yeranner. And if I am, I'm not wid ye* I" neighboring lands; then came the Danes, and for 800 years there was almost continuous war. Scarcely were the Danes expelled when the Normans came, and the wars of the Conquest followed. In those troubled times the country receded almost to the original barbarism. Thus in Ireland we have the unique case of two eras of brightno* and civilisation divided by a long era of darkness; and we can only wonder that so much is preserved of the days of St Patrick, "Wid whoP' said the president Wid th' puro-eion or wid th' banquitf" "N*yther. Fhat I wants V know is, how many o' you min 11 ithand by Pbelim Darcy tnr tax collector?" "Mueha, luk a' that now!" cried Coogan. "Te can bet th' soles on yer fate that hell not get my vote. I har* me own ldees ir that chap. Faith, he'a owin' me since losht Novimber fur a weeny pig wid black sphots on his back an' a curly tail, so he is. I'll brake bis head in wid me flsht th' nixt toime I mate him in th' strata I" PROP .{CANTON, graduate of the world renowned 0. 8. Fowler Sohoolof Phrenology,has taken rooms at the EAGLE HOTEL, Piltaton, where be will be happy to receive cousulters from 9:30 a. m. daily the remainder of this week. He trusts that all, especially the young, will avail themselves of the opportunity at once to learn the avocations in life for which they are best adapted, as his stay will be limited. "But," said Mrs. Murphy, "will yes not go V th' meetin' on Monday night at th' little red school house in th'hollerf McGuinness 11 be there; McFadden iagota'; Coogan an' hi* Hwrdian ha* promised to come. Ah, faith, th' b'y* 11 all be there, so they tfilL Thim a* want* th' peroeasion, and thim as wuit* under Putnam, Warren, Sullivan and Washington in 1775-7,were of Iriih extraction, and though, in bis willingness to depreciate English-Americans, he exaggerates greatly, yet the names and records show a very large Irish percentage. George Washington was an honorary member of the "Friendly Sons of St. Patrick,11 and always attended their annual banquet when it was possible; and the long record-ef Irish-American soldiers, from Montgomery to Gen. James Shields, does not show one dishonored name. So where should the lovers of St. Patrick feel more'free to celebrate than in the land that MontgomeD7 ot Baphoe di&d to make free! THE KNIGHTS OF ST. PATRICK. Jnst' ■D bllRkt Mlata His innovation was strongly opposed by the Druidical priests, who naturally wished to preserve the great power they held over the people through their supposed magical and mystifying acta. Bat legend says that St. Patrick's miraculous powers soon put the magicians to shame. The antagonism of the Druids was so bitter that, in spite of his benevolence and gentleness, St Patrick was compelled to curse their fertile lands so that tbey became dreary bogs; to cons iheir rivers so that they produoed no and tlieir kettle* so that no fire could make them boil, and finally to curse the Druids themselves so that the earth opened and swallowed Some ot the Democratic papers him that Mr. Blaine has withdrawn from the presidential field because his Paris letter relating to President Cleveland's message loll flat. They are mistaken. The letter did not fall flat, bnt It helped to flatten out the free trade boom, for ever since it appenredthe president's friends have been trying to show the message did not mean what it said.—Troy Times. Cries of "Orderl" "Sit down, Cooganl" "Yer right, Coogan; giv' it to him, he's no good," arose, and the house divided itself for and against the candidate for tax collector. A heated argument between Quinlan and Farrell resulted in blows, and Quinlan wa* knocked beneath the seat. A general melee had just begun, when the door suddenly opened, and Father O'Connell, the pariih priest, entered. "What mean* this disgraceful rowf said hi* reverence, plunging into the crowd and •operating the men with his powerful arms. St. Patriok—Begone, all of you I Ages ago you and your brood were forbidden to pot Into thi* soil.—New York Daily Graphic. ▲ Charitable Proposition. Ladles waited upon when desired at their A proposition which has met with much favor in New York is that the city shall spend (300,000 in the erection of three free lodging houses—two for men and one for women; one of thoan for men to be located below Canal street, and that for women not higher up on the island than Fourteenth street.—Boston Transcript. Revision, Mot Destruction. homes without additional charge. The tariff Issue as presented by Republicans is not an Iron clad rule against needed changes in the present schedule. The tariff has been amended, changed and Improved time and again, and under Republican control this policy of correcting In it what Is obviously for the beneflt of the country will continue.—Boston Traveler. The Prefessor may be consulted at any time daring the day or evening. Explanatory interviews free of charge. "Do you want to disgrace the parish t In the name of the church, I call on you to ■top." Whm» Htlwa Vn 8hot. Many other miracles are ascribed to St. 'atrick, prominent among which was the etting on fire, by blowing upon it, of a pile of snowballs and chunks of ion, which he had to)d his companions to-gather when they complained of the bitter cold one morning. That grand Old ship the Victory, Nelson's flagship off Cape Trafalgar, when he encountered atid beat the combined Trench and Spanish fleet, Oct 31, 1805, waa recently found to be in a sinking condition, bnt, happily, has been saved, and now, after weathering the storm* of a century, rides u. anchor in Portsmouth harbor. A plate fastened to her quarter deck marks the spot where the great admiral, shot through the body by a musket ball, survived only long enough to aee the enemy strike his colors.—Scientific American.  IT^NEVER^F^LS; by Sracdats ta Pittetoa "Faith, I'm nott' blame, yer'rlvirenoe," ■aid Coogan, struggling to his feet from the floor, where he bad been laid by the stick of the schoolmaster, and holding hi* wrecked accordion in hi* hand. The priest took the chair vacated by the chairman, who shamefacedly acknowledged hi* fault and explained the situation to the priest, and the object of the meeting. After order had been restored the priest said: "Now, gentlemen, I have a proposition tc make to you. In my rounds today among the poor of the parish, I called on the Widow O'Houlahan. You all remember that her husband died last week and left her with four little children to take care of, ana of whom is a baby 5 week* old." "God be good t' th' widdy," said Mr. Finn MEs will, taj man; but Be wants yow ! k •«vf Franca has taken up the centerboord question. A national nautical authority lay* in Le Yacht that "the day is approaching whan the Yacht Racing association will be obliged to yield to the pressure of facts which have triumphantly shown the real worth of these sadly underrated boots.—New York Sun. The Pressure of Fact*. All the world knows that to St Patrick la ascribed the credit of the freedom of Ireland from snake*. Colgan solemnly state* that St. Patrick accomplished the feat «f banishing the reptiles through the instrumentality of a drum, which he beat with such fervor that he burst the bead, and that an angel at once same to the rescue and mended it. The work of St Patrick in Ireland will lire as lortg as the island continues to hold Its verdant fields and valleys. fasevery part are flourishing churohes and grand cathedrals organized and established by him, monuments to his fame in this world and gems for bis diadem In the Beautiful City, where he is with the Master he so earnestly and efficiently ■*TY«Cfc — - -r* Twenty persons la Inowracl.iw, Poseu, were recently attacked with symptoms oi trichinosis, and an investigation showed that they were poisoned \Dy eating the flesh of trichtnous ducks. In the opinion at many the flesh of ducks and geese that teed on garbage is more likely to be tilled with parasites than pork i*.—Chicago Times. Vh»j Ate Trlcfctnon* Dock*. th' booquit; yett better go an' settle it wan* for all." said he would, and he did. There were forty men present They sat in the •eats used by the scholars, and their position* were necessarily cramped. Mr. Coogan, the occorfflen pis yer, opeiiod the proceeding* with "The Bakes o' Mallow." When the schoolmaster, a dignified man, who wa* filled with the importance of his position a* an to- "THK QUITO'S TA—CUT." There are, in fact, three great questions to settle in ope—the settlement of thr tariff question, the removal of sectionalism from politics and the new help of a great element of white men in the south to secure honest elections throughout the south as well aa (a the north.—De» Molnft* Register. Three Question* in One. A Very Common Complaint. New England business men are making a strong effort to gel better molt facilities. The movement Is general throughout the country. It shows how tfco administra tlon of the postal serylM has fallen a«ray under m '-'reform" administration.—Roohgjm. .v- D• . The charities of London last yew amounted to $32,000,000. They were devoted chiefly to religious purposes, f5,000,000 being spent on foreign nils •iww. Miv i"" ■ • ....