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%KIlae CohNAc LOOKED AT THE cow.

~Knsc CohNAc LOOKED AT THE SOW
Hughes. Poor Clancy was soon crazy
wild tfy.a TO satisfy the hunger av the
baste. and so he put a chain around
her neck and took her to market to see
could be sell her,"
That's the first time I ever beard av
pigiron walkIn." interrupted Gilllgin.
"Well. he took her to market" re-
sumed Hughes. "but divil the man or
woman would pay cint for the SOW.
although she attracted a crate dale av
attintion. till King Cornac's eyes fell
upon her. Ye see. the king was tired
av eatin Strawberries and cream aid
playin checkers wild the leddies nv
the coort. and so he came to the market
to see II be could find a new sinsation.
as the man did that wint from beer to
whisky. Those av ye who have eddIca.
shun will reminder that wanst upon a
time the sooltan av Bagdad wint out
disguised on the same kind av a trip
Well. King Cornac disguised himself
wild high hat and a pair av galways."
I'm thinkln that would be fine dis
guise for an lrishman In Tipperary."
said the iconoclast
LAS ! wa" sayin." resumed the story
teller. liking Cornac looked ar the SOW.
wild tail like crowbar and teeth like
q rake. attn scrap iron. Bad cess to
me- but ! niver saw the likes av that
before! he says. She's both slnsa
ton and a curiosity. She's a dignacious
baste. What's her priceY be asks.
turnin TO Clancy.
"'wan clint pound says Clancy.
"'What does she weigbr
SWAN ton.'
"T'l take her. says the king. What
does she ateY
"'Shes vC-y fond av horseshoes and
horseshoe nails. wild an odd stove leg
now and ag'in by way av variety.
says Clancy.
when he saw what a wonderful
animal II was" said Hughes. "the king
bought her and took her to the royal
palace. But he had the d.vil's own
time gettin food for her. He slnt run
ners to all the blacksmith shops to get
horsesboes for her."
"Horseshoes must be nice. soft food.
they're SO soothin to the gums. I dun
no." said Glll!gan. with his eyes on the
ceiling.
"Yis." responded Hughes. ''and In
two weeks she had eaten al the horse
shoes. and the blacksmiths were on
strike ag'ln the SOW. and the horses
were walkin around barefooted."
"And all this time suppose the SOW
was turnin shoes and nails into tinder
pork chops and tenderloins." said Gilli-
gan.
"Yc're right. Gilligan." said Hughes.
"She had a mouth for iron like you
have fSr beer, and the blacksmiths.
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through expressin my feelin's on bak-
er's horse with q green sash around
me waist"
''And I'm wild ye," said Mulcahy, the
calciminer. "'Tain't bekase I'm not
pathriotic. but ! have rheumatic, and
the doctor says that me epigastrium is
out ay order. whatever the devil that is.
How about ye. RaGertyT'
''Well. I'll celebrate the day quietly
over a mug av ale and an onion" re-
piled Rafferty,, 1T may not be fash
ionable. but tits more comfortable. I'll
say q prayer or two for the repose av
the saint-not that he needs it, for he's
dead loug time now. How long is it.
GilliganY'
"Bechune 900 and 1000 years. St
Patrick lived in the eighth dynasty av
the Irish race. and be INTRODUCED Chris
tianity into ireland in the year 800"
when was 1t that he druv the
snakes and the dragons and the cen
tipeds and the tarantulas ont av Ire
landY' asked Hughes.
"He never druv amy av them things
away" replied Gilligan. ''There niver
was snake av amy kind IN Ireland.
Fave alone q centlped or haste that
cTawled Cd its belly"
"Why?" asked Hughes.
"Bekase everything that had life in
ouId ireland always walked on two or
-four legs. wid It's head and tail up in
nobility" replied GllGan irapuls'vt'v.
---.tvell. don't w;lrt 70 arg ~ the
question wild We, Gilllgan. There are
things in the wCrld that want 10 be-
Heve. even II I Lave me doubts. II
picases me 10 think av the coed St
Patrick goin TO the bogs and swamrs
av ould Ireland wild a tin whistle and
playin wan av thin reel Or Jig steps
that would make q corpse dance and
seein the boa constructors and the
rattlesnakes ana the pythons and the
lizards come dancin out on their tails
to the music Of 'Ghrryowen' or The
Wind That Shakes the Barley Now.
1 suppose yc'd say that Clancy never
banisbed the iron SOW from Tlpperary.
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III there was an iron SOW In. Tip
perary." said .Gilligan ironically. 81
suppose Clancy might have banished
her wild the help nv q pair av mu es
and an ash cart"
-Eggsactly." said Hughes. Now.
this bnnishin business began in Ireland
200 years before ST. Patrick was born.
and it was first practiced by Clancy.
who was an Irish blacksmith llvin In
the village nv Tipperary. In the heart
av the Golden Vale. You'll swally that.
won't ye. GllganT'
Il dunno whether ! will or no." said
Giiligan, shaking bis head obviously.
"Swallyin blacksmith In the sixth
cinchury makes me gag little"
'To be sure il do. me boy. Ye have
that gregiouS thing. scientific palate
But pepper IL wild imagination. and it'll
90 down all right. Now. as | was say
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Wcrc there saintly women who bore
their share along with st. Patrick in
the conversion OF their fair island TO
Christianity? There were indeed. and
OF those rot few. One was st. Brid-
get. the most beautiful woman in all
the world. the legend says. She was
so Jealous and devout that st. Patrick
himsel? gave her n veil, and so wise
hat he Invited her to become member
of his council. Irresistible was 81.
Bridget. An attempt was made to de-
fraud her OF her Inheritance. She con-
tended for her rights and won, as al
ways. How much land do you
wantY" the Judges asked her. so
much as ny cloak will cover" modest
ly replied the gentle woman saint.
This was granted to her, when, 10, Il
miracle. The CLOAK spread out and
spread out like n rubber cloud I'LL it
covered the whole county of Kildare.
which became her property forthwith.
she thenceforwarl being known as st.
Bridget of Kildare. Thus was woman,
though Il saint. rewarded for standing
up for her rights.
when st. Bridget Of Kildare departed
this life. slie bequeathed TO her fair
corntrywomen ef all time her grace,
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made crazy by hunger, wint TO the
royal palace, and the walkin delegates
told the king he must kill the sow or
they would kill him."
"BegOrra. twas a shame TO kill such
q gentle cratur as that?' said GilligaI.
"Will ye quit, Gilllgan?" said Mul-
cahy irritably. Il want to hear what
happened TO the SOW"
'rhc mOrnin of the 18th day az
March, $50, was very wet" resumed
Hughes. The rain fell in torrents.
Twas The day set by the king for the
execution av the SOW. From all over
Ireland came the people in jauntin ears
and jlnglos."
"Did they choke her wild Il sill; hand
kercher?" asked Gilllgan.
"No.' replied Hughes. Twas an
aught.to-de-fec, IS they say in the
TrlncI. They tried to kill her wild
fire. She was tied to an iron post wild
a chain. and Kerosene oil was poured
over her. and che was covered wild
turf ana pitch. NNhin they lii the pitch,
she became rcd hot and then white
hot
''Slic was roasted in hcr own grease,
l suppose" said Gil,iSan.
"Faith, She was" Hughes resumed.
"IIcr chains melted in the fire. and she
ran down the bank into the river
And was drowned?" anticipated Gil.
iigan.
''No. YOU ignorant -ommocll-to cool
herself of. And whin she came ont,
still smokin, Clancy, who was standln
on the bank. crazy wild rage bekasc
she ate up his horseshoes, gave her Ii
kick in the ribs. and she few into n
thousand pieces"
"And may l ask what made her die
that aisyT asked CilIigan. with II
sneer.
"Be&ase the water took The timpei
out av her and made her brittle, you
thick head!'' EgNEsT .irRRoLD.
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one In the New YORK. market. IT was
told of her. too. that IN her youth there
was not a colt IN all Ireland she could
not break and ride. A lady OF dIstin-
guished family and the highest culture.
she chose for reasons Of her own. which
she never explained. to come ito the
United States and accept the unique
place of cattle market reporter.
An Irish-American womnn journalist
no less distinguished Is Miss ellen A.
Ford of the editorial stan OF The Irish
World and the New York Freeman's
Journal. Louise Quincy. the poet. is OF
pure Irish descent. and Kate Fields
father was a Dublin lrishman. from
whom she Inherited her treDchant pow.
or of tongue and pen, That Irish Gle
ment which gives life and sparkle TO
American journalism Is as manifest
among our women writer's az among
the men.
Over the water sweet Ellen Terry,
the Irish woman. stands at the head
OF the dramatic art Ia England. Edna
Lynll. the novelist. is Irish. loving her
native land passiouaieiy. SO is Kath-
crime lyman. as well known as Mrs.
Lyall. Miss Redmond. the sculptress.
Of Dublin modelled the most acceptable
bust OF Gladstone. the one now in the
British house OF commons.
Finally. n yon would behold with
your own eyes slthering of as beau
ufui women AND lovely girls as adorn
ihis fair earth today, cross the Irish
m'a IN the Eeason and attend the yacht
'esvS In pnhlip hay.
Eiizs AncI.In CoSxyR.
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power of tongue Of anything ia the
shape of woman on this planet from
Nell GwynI down to Maud Come.
Today among the very cream of the
cream cf the American "sweli' set are
two fashionable leaders that owe their
shccess, after their dollars, TO the rare
social qualities inherited from q jolly
old soGl Of an Irish woman ancestor
who was fond OF both her joke and her
tea and who never appeared in society
circles.
Upon every plane In American life
the Irish woman has impressed her.
self One whose memory should be
kept green by American journalists is
the late Mildly Morgan. for 20 years live
stock market reporter on the New York
Tribune and Times. She was so strik-
ing iignre that persons who knew her
and those who did not know her alike
turned to look after her upon the street
Over six feet high, towering like gi-
antess. she had regular, beautiful fea-
lures and one of the most highly culti-
waited musical voices that ever issued
from human lips. Her knowledge OF
live stock was SO thorough that she
was said 20 be the best judge Of the
weight of q live beef animal Of any
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good looks aud high spirit. II you
wish 10 ser the most beautiful ccm.
plexions in the United SAFES. go. not 10
the fashionable drives where the wives
and daughters OF American million.
nires roll by in their ca. rIaees. but TO
Battery park. New York. where the
Irish immigrant girls who have crossed
the Atlantic In the Grst steerage cabin
OF great liner are poured out upon
the not always tender mercies of this
new world. They are 50 pretty. many
of these maidservants, with their
dazzling skin. large. bright eyes and
animated expression. that when II ls
known a considerable batch OF them
il 10 arrive Battery park Ia thronged
with spectators 10 see them land So
they have been coming TO us for Il cen
tury. the lasses OF ireland. lf Amer
lean women are more sprightly and
graceful. with more dash and spou-
taneity than the women of England or
Germany. they owe II to the admlxture
OF the blood of Irish grandmotbers and
great-grandmothers In their Yankee
veins.
Physically the women of Ireland
have rouDder figures and smaller hands
and feet. with higher instep. than Eng.
lisb women. Cultivated Irish women
are noted even in England for the!i'
sweet voices. In London itself the sey
ing Is common that II you want TO hear
the best English In the world spoken
60 and listen 10 the talk OF the ladies'
of Dublin. Not only have Irish womea
sweet voices: they have also. whether
for lore or for hate. the most effective
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TO ST. PATRICK.

dnn ve hrgst that sainted man who In fair ErID's
Proclaimed Tho light Of purcr .faith among the.
heathcn vile,
Who to the pagan Celtic clans and cruel Druids
guve
The ideal Of a purcr liie-the Christ who came TO
6ave7
And down The ages rs We come. however da,s
tho page,
We nnd 1t frightened by the light Of Celtic sairi
or sage,
cycles ran,
Have there been wanting to our race the prids
and worth Of man.
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BY Y--LAKbS-ASD-rkLI&
"By-Rillarpey--iskes-An
Observation-Disclosures
And-the heel sv-MeCaf4y's-boot
Mar.rked-tbe time st-iV-ey-toot,
And--the Aide n.--oIeb--baeS-note
Seemed-ter slip Observation-Disclosures.
Wheile-he caught is-bfeatb-bc-spells-
Neutrality-suspicious."
Now. McCarty. I've lived ter he wriakled and lean
But be died wan ioins day playin "Wearn th-
Green"
And they SOuld the ould horn ter British spGl-
peen,
And II bust vhin he tried ter blow ''God Save
the Cueeni'
But the nights av st. Pathorck's day in Athone
Folks dare not 20 by the ould graveyard alone,
Ger they say that hctary sits on his Tombstone
And plays this sad tune on q phantom trombone;
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The harp that vance through Tara's halls
The sowl AZ music shed
Now hangs ae mute on Tara's walls
As n that eowl were dead"
And all vho've heard the Lonesome heens
That that grim ghost has blown
Know well by Tara's harp be means
That batthered ould trombone.
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S W W " " ny ~ w
''the molycules nv the iron mingled
wild her vital fluid, and in little
while she became plgiron. rs they say
in the foundry"
Like turniu ham into an anvil by
hypnotlsm. l supposeT' said Gliigan
inquiringly.
'rhe very thing." exclaimed Hughes
joyfully. "'ris kind av yc To help me
out, Gilligan. Yis, ana as was about
to tell We she lost her appetite for swim
after that AS the Yogis over in India
say, she was in o new Karma, glory he.
and she'd eat nothI bat iron Faith.
they had the divil's own time wild her
She chewel up Ms. Clancy's poker the
same rs if'twas IL carrot. and a ham.
mer was only mouthful for her"
'Shc must have been an oious ami
NAL entirely" said Giliigan. did her
joints creak?"
The question staggered Hughes tor
an instant. but be. scratched his head
and replied:
'Whin she wint out in the rain and
got rusty. they did Tor awhile, but
Clancy soon fixed her up wild lard from
the body ov one nv her daughters"
"Some tender pork chops from yer
pig. wild Spuds and greens. wouldn't
go had for q Patrick's day dinner,
supposeY" asked Gilligan, with grin.
Don't mind him, Hughes" said Null
cahy, who was anxious to fnd out
what became of the SOW. Go on wild
yer story"
'I'm sorry to hear ye have doubts av
my veracity," said Hughes mildly.
There's no question about the vorac-
ity av the SOW, and she eatin scrap
ironw exclaimed Gilligan.
"But all this happened in mirrakle
age, ye must reminder" continued
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'sTHERE HIyER WAS SNAKE IN IRELANn."
In. Clancy lived In the reign av King
Cornac. he had bis little shop at the
crossroads. and when be wasn't helpiD
the village TIMER to be maxim potheen
stills be was takin care av the garden
at the back av the forge and feedin the
pigs bekase be was very industrious
man."
"Did he forge the sowf" asked Null
cahy impatiertly.
'No. that's the quare part av it The
sow wns sort av a mirrakle. She
drunk the water that Clancy cooled his
irons in wan day and
-Got iron In her blood" broke il
Gillignn cynically.
''Yis." resumed the narrator graveiy;
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HE LIVED ALL ALONE ON TIE TOP OF A HILL
"Pertaters and fishes make very good dishes
ST. Pathcrick's day in the nor-rnin.''
With tootin and BLOWN be kept II a-goin,
Fer rest was O thing he was scor-rnin.
And thin that were lazy could niver lie aisy,
But jumped out av bed at the warain,
Fer who could be stayin as,ape wild him plnyin
''st. Patherioks Day In the Mor-rninf''
And thin whin the b'ys would fall IN fer parade
McCartyd be gay wild his buttons and braid.
And vhin he slipped off fer ter head the brigade,
Why. this was the beautiful tune that he played
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A ~. Pnerick Relic.
Among the relies of the Isle or Man
ls the Cathedral of st. Germaln. now a
picturesque ruin. Ii was built In the
fifth century by St German and. ac-
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OUR men sat
around the stove
in the rear OF n
cigar store on
the Bowery. 1t
was the eve Of
st. Patrick s
day, and the
night was chill
ly. Gilligan, the
wit, turned to
duSneS, LneDOA-
maker, saying:
Are ye goin
TO parade tomor-
row."
Faith, ! am
OF, thin" re-
piled Hughes
mot that l have
less respect than
l have always
had for the good
saint, but I'm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-14
FONDNESS FOR DEGREES.
The Sale of HonOrs an Important In
dustry in China.

dustry in China.
From the Shanghai Mercury.
The Universal Gazette tells US that in
Shantung the sale of ranks has in these
few days brought into the exchequer more
than a whole year in ordinary times. This
is due to the recent edict commanding the
sale of rank to cease forever, beginning
next year. Hence those who wish to buy
are in a desperate hurry for fear their ap-
plications may be too late.
The Shen Pao Iaments the past practice
Of the government which opened the doors
of Office, which should only be open to
scholars, to all and sundry who had some
sinking brass" In the west, it is vastly
different, where all the officials are gradu-
ates of schools, and be a man ever so rich
he cannot buy an office.
But our Chinese are so fond of the name
of the thing that even those who have gone
abroad thousands of miles from their native
land are willing to buy rank, although
they may never return to China. Thus
twenty years ago, when there was no tele-
graph, some rascals went to Hongkong,
Singapore, Penang and other places with
bogus diplomas of all kinds for sale, and
many rich merchants innocently bought
them.
Recently some bad men have been selling
bogus Russian degrees. Four or five years
ago Cantonese told the editor that three
nunQreQ taelS WOulQ Duy q RUSSIAN Cnlen-
sheng honorary B. Al, and the holder was
entitled to Russian protection in case of
getting into a difficulty, and the Chinese
officials could not wrong them. At that
time the editor felt the story to be untrue.
But lately the papers contained Information
that some villains were selling bogus Rus
sian diplomas in Huchow. and In Chuchou
OF Chekiang province. The Russian consul
has notified the Chinese officials concern
ing the doings of these men.
The writer does not mention three morals
deducible from the story. 1. The Chinese
are excessively fond of degrees. 2. They
fear their own officials will treat them I'M
justly and SO they wish foreign protection.
3. Russian degrees, not English or Ameri-
can, were the bait, which proves that the
bear is more respected than the lion or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-14
Mourn the Lack of Pumpkin Pies.
From the Bath Advocate.

The people of western New York are con-
fronted this fall by an appalling crop fail
ure, or rather shortage. There are no
pumpkins. The lack Of big ones was first
brought into prominence at the several
county fairs. and now those who failed to
fin the yellow fellows easy for their early
fall pies, having made thorough and hurried
Investigations, find the facts as noted.
There are practically no pumpkins at all.
There are three causes. The year is a bad
one for pumpkins, anyway. The bugs for
the past three years have made eternal
vigilance the price of pumpkins, even a few
closely guarded pumpkins, so that MANY
farmers, despairing Of raising any to sell.
have decided to rely on their Uncle John
Henry's patch for their domestic pie timber
supply and, 10! Uncle John Henry, eyerv-
body's Uncle John Henry, has quit irving
to raise them himself. The great reason az
the shortage, however, is the corn-cuttine
machine. Pumpkins, as everybody knows
are usually raised with the corn but the
inventor OF the corn-cutting device did not
take pumpkins into account, and as a result
the pumpkins have to be plucked before the
machine can be used, which is a great
nuisance, and besides the most Of the
pumpkins would be still unripe Therefore.
there are no pumpkins. and all western
New York Is waiting for bulletins from
other sections not quite so far advanced al
to the prospects of shipments In time for
Thanksgiving time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-14
POLITICS IN AUSTRALIA,
The Question of C0Oiie Immigration
Disturbs the Commonwealth.

rrou tne SnanSnal Mercury
The question Of coolie immigrants to the
Australian commonwealth, particularly to
Queensland, is forcing itself more to the
front The cry has gone forth for a White
Australia" and m regard to Queensland
the very men who raise the cry are the
first to refuse the work they deny to
others The white man is right in refusing
this tropical labor, which he is unsuited for,
wrong in refusing it to others, to whom it
means so much, merely for the sake of
taking political party cry. 1t is the same
whether the immigrants be Indian, Chinese,
Japanese or Kanakas. In regard to Chi
nese, the law is very stringent, and even
Prince Ching or Ii Hung Chang could not
place foot on Australian soil without per-
mission from the various state govern
ments. At present there is no restriction
on Japanese immigration, save that i'm
posed by the Japanese government, which
Is unwilling to part with any of its popu-
lation, unable to wholly prevent the de-
parture of considerable numbers of labor
ers and handicraftsmen. Should the Aus
tralian labor party carry bill in the fed
eral parliament, and such a contingency is
by no means unlikely, for the suppression
OF alien immigration, including that from
Japan, the imperial government will find
itself placed upon the horns of a dilemma
it will have either to veto the bill and Of
fend the Australian labor party or accept
1t and risk rupture with Japan.
Both Mr.. Barton and Mr.. Reed perceive
the rocks ahead, and are equally anxious
to avoid them. Whether they will be sue
cessful in so doing remains to be seen. To
such an extent has the feeling on the part
OF the labor party In New South Wales and
Queensland against the Japanese been car
ried that Mr.. Hisakichi Eitaki the Japan
csc consul in the parent state, has written
to one of the Sydney papers protesting
against the aspersions cast upon his fellow
countrymen. That an official representative
should have deemed it necessary to adj
dress himself directly to the Australian
community is a fact not without signifi-
canoe, and probably only taken under in
structiOns from his government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-14
Praise for Dutch Queen,
From the London Chronicle.

Queen Wilhelmina is evidently both an
optinist and reformer. Would that more
of the rulers in the high places of this
world were imbued with such generous
instincts. The suppression of the evils of
gambling and alcoholism and the promotion
OF the benefits of compulsory insurance
against accident, sickness and old age are
the foremost planks in her platform Of So
cial reform Apparently she is determined
to be liberal providence to her people and
protect them against their worser selves
Cynics perhaps will say that it is the illu-
sion OF a young and impuisive ruler that
you can make a people moral by act Of
parliament. But IL Is at least noble IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-14
Ancient Writings Found.
From Current Literature

During the late renovation OF the Oma-
jaden Mosque at Damascus a discovery
was made Of several important ancient
manuscripts. The writer, a German scholar,
had the opportunity of short inspection
of few Of the documents. chiefly Hebrew
and early Christian. The Mohammedan
clergy who serve the mosque, as soon as
they learned that these treasures were
likely to be examined in the interests of
western science, oruered that the manu-
scripts should be restored to the tower in
which they were found and there walled
up with strong masonry. There is some
hope, according to the writer, that an
appeal to the Turkish government may In
duce 1t to intervene with these barbarous
custodians and make the documents ac-
cessible to duly accredited scholars