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The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-13
ST. pATRiCK'S HYMN.
ono OF the Most lsstei Manuscripts In
the ~lrld.

One of the rar,st ccclesiastic, as
we'll as Irish. manuscripts in the world
is the original OF 81. patr,ck's hymn.
When 1t was transcribed is not known,
but it was probably done within Il cen
fury after the death of the patron saint
uf ireland, at which time n school OF
sccihcs tlourishcd under his immediate
successor. 81. Columb. the princcly mis-
%sionary who made the beautiful copy
of the gospel knows as the Book or
KcllS. However that may he. the man
iscriot is nov preserved In the cele-
bratcd Book OF Hymns OIiber Hymnor-
um) in the library of Trinity college.
Dublin. Bishop FISHER expressed 1t as
his opinion that the Book Of Hymns wa
at least | 900 years old in his time. The
hymn of st. Patrick ia composed In the
Bearla Feline. Il very ancient and aris-
tocratic dialect Of the Gaelic. that i'll
which the Brehon laws and the very
oldest tracts are written. The orthos-
raphy II many of the words OF TINS
dialcc; became obsolete very early i'll
the Christian era. when the Latin came
to be used, so that the date of the hymn
becomes fixed within a certain century
the sixth. Moreover, it Is distinctly
alluded to in Tirechan's annotations
on the saints life written In the sew
enth century. In this he stated II IA
the Irish hymn ought to be sung Tor
ever.
"BIt perhaps the strongest proofs ol
its antiquity are to'be found in the COM
position itself" says the learned DR..
Petrie. "a Christian living after the
establishment of Christianity would
hardly invoke the Deity to protect him
from the spells of women, smiths AMI
Druids. and the placing of the natural
powers of the Creator between himself
and all evil powers has no parallel IN
any later Christian composition. II
may be doubted II the production would
be regarded IA orthodox in times sub
sequent to the actual time of its pro-
duction. Hence It Is never mentioned
in later lives OF the saint COlgar
simply includes a hymn in his list OF
the saints works. But Notwithstanding
the silence Of the writer's. II is remark.
able that the I.uircach Phadruig Is still
remembered in many parts Of Ireland
by the peasantry. and "A portion OF II
Is repeated to this day, usually at bed.
time, with the same confidence in IT.
protecting powers as, according to st
Evin. was placed in il previously TO hi
time"
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-13
NEWS IN BRIEF.

senator Cullom has openly an
nounced his candidacy for the Rcpub.
lican Presidential nomination.
Professor &. l.. Burr Of Cornell. has
been appointed special assistant to
the Venezuela commission
1t is said that the House and senate
leaders are trying To bring about an
adjournment of Congress carly in
May.
The Senate Public Lands Committee
will recommend the passage OF the
Arizona leasing bill over the Prcsi-
dents veto.
Senator Vest has uncarthed n see.
ton of the constitution which makes
it incumbent On Congress to present
all concurrent resolutions To the
President for approval.
The Iowa senate laid the woman's
suffrage joint resolution on the table.
Henderson says that the Republi-
cans will no!llnatc him or Allison or
Davis.
Some New York Democrats still be-
licve that Whitney will yet be a can,
didatc for president
viii Purvis, under sentence oi
ucNNH' VIM 'hSaHtu iuSt pcccHlDcT,
surrendered to the sheriff at Purvis,
| Miss,
EX.Govcrnor John Young brown
will be IA candidate for United States
senator II the present Kentucky leg
islature fails to elect.
August Nogel was arrested at st,
Joseph, Mo-, charged with having
caused the death OF Miss Laura Boone
by a criminal operation.
Monmouth college students partici'
patcd in a rousing demonstration, de-
nouncing the action OF Spanish mobS
and favoring Cuban independence,
Her Loyer-la assure you, Mr.. Meyer,
! cannot live without your daughter.
Her Father, rcputod to DO well OF
o, my dear young fellow, you over
estimate my-incomc. Answers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-13

IN the IOOtsteps VI ST IA'Ti'h'
Whoever journeys in Ireland VIII
MAKE a st. Patrick pilgrimage whether
ho knows 1t or not, for the missionary
saint has associated his name with
spots in half the counties of old Erin.
Here he blessed a field and it Is fertile;
thsre he baptized a host of converts
ard the river swells with gladncss
throughout the year; again he stopped
to drink at some wayside we'll and its
waters have healing in them still; there
a church raises a stately spire on the
spo. where some miracle was witnessed.
A "Reminiscences, a legend. fingers
around the grotto where the tourist
goes to try the echoes, and receives
back a tone so silvery and sweet that
It seems to carry a blessing to the care
legs wayfarer.
A days journey by jaunting car west
OF Queenstown a long arm OF the At
lantic Ocean-Bantry Bay-forms a
laudlocked harbor. One emerald island
lies far up toward the head almost In
the shadow OF the Killarney mountains.
Somewhere behind those silyery peaks
to the north nestle the lovely lakes. On
both sides OF the bay tall cliffs climb
To the fleecy clouds that recede in the
transparent blue brightness. A gorge.
widening to the deep, enchanted Val
Icy of Glengariff, opens to the west.
To this sunny glade the mists never
crep up from the sea. and invalids bask
in the healing sunshine.
Far away, on the other side of the
bay. il you watch you may see the
Kerry maids, sure-footed as chamois,
climb the preclpitous cliffs to where
a stream of water gushes over a rocky
ledge. A pent house is raised ever tre
holy well. a crucihx rudely carved "a
the face of the cliff Bits of bright gar
ments, paper flowers. and eaGs of can.
dies are impaled on the whitethorns and
laurel bushes near iL-Eleaaor Atkin.
son.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-13
THE ENCLIS X BLUE BOOK
British rrcss View ~ the Venezuela tas.
rh,nk n IL Convincing.

Th,uk n IL Convincing.
LONDON, March . The Morning
Post in an editorial hopes the Ncnezu.
elan blue book will he widely read in
America. we do not doubt that
when the British case is studied there
will bc II complete reversal Of judy.
mcnt in Nmcrica The only matter
for regret is that it was ~impracticublc
to publish the blue book last summcr
and 80 to have spared VIZ. Olncy the
pains Of composing hi, famous dis.
patcn.
The Chronicle ti.ibcrau after taking
for granted that the case will he set.
tied by arbitration. says: 1t is ud.
visablc that we should go To the tri.
buual rs strongly fortified a. possible.
From this point of view we are not
satisfied with Lord SaliSbury's pre-.
Scntation of ~ ease. The strict ad.
vocatcs line has been pursued. Weak
points have been slurrcd over and un.
due emphasis his been laid upon UNI
essential matters. Lord Salisbury
has shown himself not too skillful.
tactful or well Informed n defender OF
England's honor aud interests"
The Times prints the British case in
cxtcnso and in an editorial on the sub.
iect, snys: I'VE rely without mis-
giving upon the influence it must exert
ON the minds of the American people.
hitherto they have heard only the
Venezuelan side Of the case. in which
there IL reason To 'priicvc facts have
been distorted, documents garblcd or
suppressed and all the artso Of unscrup-
ulous litiguntS rcSortcd to-. In the
presence Of the sober aud lnwycr.likc
prcsentmcnt Of u rights, we 40 not
fear that any devices like this will pre-
vail with the population, every man oi
which il accustomed To- think and
judge for himself. We are confident
No new facts can bc adduccd capable
of seriously impairing our main posi-
tion. We shall be surprised if the
Americans fail to realize the strength
of II ease aud disappointed il they do
not acknowledge that our conduct
throughout has been just, forbcaring
and magnanimous.
The Graphic considers the case To he
simply overwhelming. "Englishmcn
must be nstorishcd at their own mod
Grafton" IT, says, clad the foreign
office really known the strength of its
own ease, IL assurcdly would never
would have proposed the concessions
offered 10y Lord Arocdren in 1874 and
Lord Granville in 1881"
The Globe says: Although the Brit
i,h east is brought into court it would
bc u profound and most rcgretablc
miscoEccption 10 assume that IL will
he submitted formally or informall,
to the American government. Suci
action would practically admit tn,
right Of the United States tn intru1,
in an unauthoritativc and Imparious
manner into all disputes with Euro
| pcan powers possessing territories il
America and neighboring states. On.
case is not presented to Washington
but to Caracas. or course, we hop
the Americans will RECOGNIZES the i'm
%prcgnablc strength of II position
but they cannot too clearly understand
that England will not brook the inter
ference of an outside power durin,
discussion of the question
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-13
kILLED FOUR INJURED SIX.
The rrowess OF y Florida Man who Rss
fused to III Regulated"

Wv ''"'T| " tlbfiUh WAN VINO Kes
fused to lie Regulated"
rL>Nr CRY, Fla, March o.-In a
desperate battle with regulators, Bow.
en- Sykes fatally shot four men aud
wounded six others seriously.
sykes lives in IIillSboro county and
had incurred the cnmity OF his neigh.
bors. Within the last ten DAYS he had
received notices to leave. Wednesday
morning Sykes found u rudcly drawn
coffin on his front door, and under.
meath u statement that. unless he left
Immediately, he would he killed.
sykes prepared to defend himself
against the expected attack, which
came Thursday morning about /
o'clock.
At that hour a mob of fifteen masked
men broke down the door and entered
the house. Sykes was ready, and as
the regulators entered, he opened fire
with Winchester rifle. Soon four Of
the regulators were down aud the
others fled. Sykes continued to fire
at the fugitivcs rs long MS they wcro
in range and Is confident six others
were wounded. Sykes then tore the
masks from the four men who had
fallen, and found that they were John
aud Alon1o Barnes, John Gilliland
and Dennis Driggers. The Barnes
brothers were shot through the head
and mo live. Gilliland and Orig
gers were shot in the chest and their
wounds are fatal.
sykes came here, reported the trag.
cdy and sworc N warrants. Officers
who went ont to makn the arrests
found the four men named dying, and
reported that six others are too bndly
wounded to bc moved. Sykes says he
has done nothing t. be regulated
for, and proposes to remain in the
ncighborhood If he has to kill every
man in IL.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-13
REVIEW OF BUSINESS.
Everything Considered. the Market Es
hibitcd Remarkable strength.

hibT'u NcmarkaDlc strength.
NEw IoEk, March Or. q. Dun *
Co.'S Weekly Review Of Trade says:
The Cuban resolutions and the APP
pointmcnt of receivers for the Haiti-
morr a Ohio were events of sufficient
importance la affect almost n gen
uine market, especially for securities.
II, therefore, argued other remarSa-
bic strength 81 conditions or an en-
tire want OF life and genuincncss in
the market that the prices of the sixty
most active railroad stocks, which
averaged Si3.7I per share February l.,
have never fallen since that date
lower than Sia. 30, nor risen above
$50. 81 per share.
The .ndustrials all report "a slightly
lower range of prices, except for iron
and steel products. Prices of wool
have declined an average of - per
cent within the month of February,
presumably because of the failure OF
the proposed tariff bill, which included
duties on wool. reports arc frequent
that many of the largest mills are
about to stop production for II time.
in order To give the market opportun-
ity to clear Itself.
Speculation in breadstuffs has not
been particularly active, % has the
change in prices been important.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-13
Kansas Students Clash.

LAWRENCE, Kan, March 9.-Thcre
was fighting here last night among
State university students. The juniors
gave Il promenade at Pythian hail.
Two hundred underclnssmen and
seniors assembled near the hall and
stopped every junior arriving. In
fights, which followed, clothes were
torn. faces bruised and many times
the police were called. One student
was seriously injured by being thrown
tn the pavement. Another student
was pushed through n plate glass win
dow and was badly cut. Arrests will
foilow.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-13
BrOck Giyen Ten Years.

TRENTON, N. j., March D.-The
Brockway counterfciting gang was
sentenced by Judge Green in the
United States district court to-day,
Hrockway, the leader, was given ten
years in tho state penitentiary and
ordered to pay "A fine of $4,000 Mrs.
Abbie Smith, the londlady Of the llo.
bolken house in which the gang oper-
ated. was given four years in the pen
itentiary and fined $500; william Wag.
ner, who was recommended to the
mercy of the court. by the jury, gets
n year in the Snake Hill peniten.
tiary and 500 ine.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-13
Kansas a,nyors on KcsuDmIssion.

TOPEKA, Kan, March 1.-The To.
pcka Mail and Brccle has received re.
plies from the mayors of forty-four
cities Of 1000 inhabitants or Over in
Kansas, OF whom opinions were asked
as to the advisability Of rcsubmitting
the prohibitory law. OF the forty
four, fifteen favor resubmission.
twenty-thrcc are against it and six
are non-committal. OF the resubmis-
sionists, five are Democrats and ten
Republicans. or those opposed, all
are Republicans.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-13
THE CARE OF VETERANS.
The Inspector Generals Annual Report
on soldiers Homes.

The Inspector Generals Annual Report
on soldiers Homes.
WASHINGTON, March A-Tho speaker
has laid before the House. the annual
report of the inspector general on an
inspection of the several branches of
the National Home for Disabled Vol
untecr Soldiers, Financial affairs are
found to be in a satisfactory condi.
ton, considerable surplus remaining
at the end of the year, The average
number OF members cared for during
the last year was !6,477, which the re-
port says, nearly equals the combined
strength of our infantry and artillery.
The number Of persons cared for has
increased at the average rate Of 102
per year and the institutions are
greatly overcrowded. MANY OF the
Inmates at the time OF inspection were
sleeping on floors, in attics and base
ments and in other places not intended
for sleeping purposes. A system OF
outdoor relief is recommended, the
cost OF such relief not to exceed the
amoun expended upon actual in
mates of the institution.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-13
Tobacco IIourIshiuC In Kansas.

LANE, Kan, March 81. 4. Long
arrived here to-day with seventy Ken
lucky immigrants, who are to raise
tobacco on his land MIR. Long has
brought about 800 kcntuck iaus to this
place within the past five years. Mr..
James Cumber built the first tobacco
barn in the State Mt this place in 1891.
Eighteen are completed already, and
five under construction. These to-
bacco growers have found it n very
profitable crop in this locality, and
this year hundreds of acres will be
planted.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-13
REBELS HAVE ENOUGH.
Nicaragua Iic,olutionists Ready tn sue
for Terms of Peace.

MANAGus, Nicaragua, March o.
Rafael A. Gutierrez, president of the
republic of Salvador, has autographed
to President Helaya of Nicaragua, in
forming him the Leon rebels want to
make terms of peace.
President Hclaya is determined that
the only terms of peace he will give
are that the Lconists shall pay oil the
expenses of the wal preparations
which have been ncccssitatcd by their
revolt, shall give up all their arms
and that their leaders shall he tried
by c~ourt-martiul.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-13

There is no such thing as luck. Luck
is pluck. Luck is a fsplish doctrine OF
fate; it is the Stiffness of superstition. it
IL the cynicism OF fools. incompetents
and failures. You never hear a real
sensible mar talking about luck: he
knows the meaning OF patience and
painstaking care, Of energy and
economy. G. Rust.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-13
The Porte and Clara Isurton.

Turkish foreign minister has renewed
to United States Minister Terrell, in
the presence of Miss Clara Barton,
president of the Americas led Cross
society, the governments promise TO
permit Miss Barton and her assistants
To travel in Armenia and distribute
relief.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-13
senator Carter Termed "a Party Traitor.

BRIDGErORT, Conn, March AT
the annual banquet of the bridgeport
Republican club last night, the speak
crs were Governor Hastings of Penn
%sylvania, Congressman Willis Of
Delaware, Congressman H. =. Hill of
Connecticut, United States Senator j.
&. Burrows of Michigan and samuel
Fcssenden, speaker of the Connecticut
House of Representatives. Congress.
mar Hill severely arraigned senator
Carter OF Montana for his attack on
his old associates, and denounced him
a. n traitor to his party,
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-13
An Early Adjournment.

WAsuINGroN, March o. Speallc,
Reed and Chairmen Dingley and Can
non have been assured by representa-
tivcs of the Senate steering commit
tee that If the House can complete its
work by May /. the Senate will NOT
delay an adjournment u wsck beyond
chat time.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-13

CHICAGO, March n-The gayel to be
used ut the st. Louis convention is IN
possession OF the national Republican
committee Its maker, from Carthage,
H., was in the city to-day receiving
congratulations upon the happy in
spiration that led him to place on II
end of tho mallet made of wood from
Lincoln's log cabin, q gold plate, and
on the other enc - silver one.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-13
Christmas Celebration.

In the fourth century the celebration
Of Christmas was fixed by the Latin
church for Dec. 25. Before that time
1t had been a movable festival. like
Easter.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-13
Musical Notation.

A Spanish musician has devised u
system OF musical notation by which
the sharp and fiat system is done away
wita.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-13

PATRICK.
mountain. Here he was wont TO medi-
tate on the urgent necessity OF a little
missionary enterprise among the then
semi barbarians.
One night, so the story goes, his lone
ly vigil was interrupted by 40 less
a parsonage than the devil himself.
His Satanic Majesty had adopted the
effectual disguise Of a huge stone and
attempted to brighten the future saint
by jumping on him, The lad, however.
was nothing daunted, but, extracting
himself speedily, called out in q lusty
voice: "Helias! Helias!"
At the same the ORC OF day
saw 1T to anticipate the dawn. accord
Inc 20 tho almanac. BY several hours.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-13

The top rounds OF the ladder of fame
are few and far apart
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-13

unV ne Is Salu u HdNc
labors unfinchingly for the space Oh
four-score years. until the day Oh ms
death. on March II. 400 A. d., which
would have made him almost a century
and a quarter old.
There are many doubling Thomases
who assert that the good saint was
neither n %Scotchman nor, as some say,
q Frenchman. but was an entirely
mythical parsonage whom the church
canonized in order to constitute a pat
ron saint of wondcr-working reputa-
tiCn.
There is a delightful LONELINESS
rhCut most of the old legends and ira
dit;ons concerning the saint; their hero
is so essentially human always, not
w%ithstanding his t~rarsccadent gifts.
All hearts were won by his kindly and
genial personality.
II Is related that when the saint lay
on his death-bed lie was deeply touched
a. the sight of his mourning followers,
He gazed on them with plying eyes,
and with his last breath 1t is grayely
asserted that he murmured: Take a
drop of something for my sake"
1t is said that the art Of d~istillation
was taught to the Irish by st. Patrick
though he had n mean reputation n q
temperance advocate. At all events
"poteen' was named after him.
When n hoy of sixteen the embryo
missionary was captured by pirates and
sold TO slavery in Ireland for seven
years. But for this lucky chance, by
the way, the Emerald Isle might sill
be unregeneratc. The youth was EN-
pioyed as q swineherd on top OF a lofty
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-13

Oshkosh, Wis, March y,-Freeman
II. Stewart, on of the founders of the
Republican party at Ripon, Wis. died
to-day aged "a years. lie was q ma
tive OF Madison county, N. Y.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-13
STORY OF SIT. PATRICK
MARVELLOUS TALES AND LEG
ENDS TOLD ABOUT HIM.
His Death Bed Admonition- d Patron
saint of Erin and His satanic Majesty
An odd version OF the story OF the
Snakes.

II. PATRICK. the
good old patron
saint whose mar
velo miracles
an Il ~benevolence
Irishmen the world
over will recall at
this time-the an
niversary OF his
death was proba-
bly, aboutforty years
old when he landed
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-13

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The morning times., 1896-10-05
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