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from the pope to also enter upon the
mission. Saint Patrick left Rome
late in 431. He landed in Wick
low some time after April, in 432.
Pope Celestine was dead and Sixtus
III. had assembled to the papal chair.
Upon landing Saint Patrick was re-
pulsed by the natives and was
obliged to take refuge in his ship.
He landed the second time at Lee
Gale in the county of Down, and was
met by Dichu, the lord of the district,
who came with an armed force of re-
tainers, but Saint Patricks persua-
sive tongue soon turned the hostility
into friendship. Dichu attended to
the words of eloquence, and was the
| first convert to the Christian faith in
Ireland. Saint Patrick celebrated di-
vine worship in the barn of Dichu,
which in after times became known
as Sabhall Padruic, or the barn of
Patrick. The progress of the saint
from this time forward was a march
of glory. He overcame all obstacles
and rested neither night nor day un-
til Ireland and the Irish people had a
knowledge of the true God, and a ma
ton of pagans had become deyout
followers of the Catholic religion.
The first holy edifice founded by him
was the church of Donaghpatrick,
built upon the land of Conall.
The day of the saints death, March
II, 465, is revered by the Roman
J church throughout the civilized
world His remains rest at Down
! patrick.
"In Down three saints one grave do mn
Bridget, Patrick and Columbkill.'
This, in brief, is the story of Saint
Patrick, the great apostle of ireland,
who needed ''the voice of the Irish,'
and hardened to the cry of the peo-
pie in the Irish forests: "We entreat
thee, 0 holy boy, come and walk in
the midst of u.s.
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grily babe me not think of going with
him. On hearing this retired to the
hut where I had been received and
lodged, and on my way prayed. But
before l had finished my prayer I
heard one of the men shouting after
me: Come along; they are asking
for thee!' So I returned Immediate
| ly. And they said: Come, we will
take thee on trust; we are about to-
sail, and hope to reach land in three
! days."
In the given time they reached
Gaul and travelled for 2s days through
a country made desolate by the raw
ages of the Franks. No food was to
be found, and the leader said to Saint
Patrick: Christian! thy God is pow
erful. Pray for us, for we are starv-
ing" The saint prayed earnestly,
and almost Immediately drove Of
swine came crashing through the
bushes.
1t was in the year 400 when Saint
Patrick reached home. He was %
years old, and about this time went
to Tours and took up a course of
study. After returning to Bonona
he was again made captive, probably
by q rowing band of Frank maraud-
ers, but on this occasion he was only
held in captivity for 80 days. In 41s
he placed himself under the direc.
ton OF Saint German of Auxere and
| spent nine years in retirement. Dur
ing the year 429 he accompanied
Saints German and Lupus of Troyes
in their expedition to Great Britain
to extirpate the Pelugian heresy
which had become prevalent in that
island. In 431 the needs of sending
mission into Ireland was consid-
cred by Pope Celestine, and Palladius
was appointed as chief. Whether
Saint Patrick arrived in Rome before
Palladius set out or not long after
cannot be ascertained, but it is GER
tain that he received benedic.ion
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and others a61, but the best authori-
ties have united on 3S7.
When 16 years old Saint Patrick,
with many other youths of his coun-
try, was taken captive by Nal Nav
igiallach, an Irish king, who made an
expedition against Gaul and Great
Britain and entered the port of Bo-
mona in 4O3. Patrick was taken to
Ireland and became the slave of a
man named Nli|iac, or Milcho, who
lived in Dalrhidia, now Known rs the
county of Antrim. His master COM
PEELED him to care for sheep on the
wild boys, and amidst the snow, frost
and rain he arose every morning be-
fore daylight. The hardships that
now fell to his lot awakened within
him deep feeling of religion. and
he became devout, praying whenever
the opportunity presented itself and
fasting most assiduously. After he
had been slave for about six years
he heard voice cry to him in the
night: 'Thou fastest well, and soon
shalt return to thy country" And
again the voice said to him: Behold
ship is ready for thee" Saint Pat.
rick relates this story himself, and
asserts that he shortly afterward
learned that ship was far off on
the coast, great many miles from
where he lived. He says: by Gods
power l came to a good end; and !
was under no apprehension until !
reached the ship. She was then
clearing out, and I asked for pas
| sage. The master of the vessel an
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Fits
Baby Had Two to Six
Every Day.
Suffered Terribly
Doctors. Failed.
DIR. Niles Nervine Cured
Him.

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EVERYBODY knows that March II
T. is st. Patrick's day, but how

EVERYBODY knows that March II
T. is st. Patrick's day, but how
many know who ST. Patrick was Z?
Sure, an didn't he drive the snakes
from Oireland?" says your true
Irishman. Turn over the leaves of the
saints calendar; in the obituaries of
the Latin church there is this entry:
Saint Patrick, Apostle of Ireland, d.
Saul-Abbey March II, 465."
Saint Patrick may have been a
Frenchman, as some antiquarians
would prove, or he may have been a
Scotchman, which is more likely, but
the whole Irish people have taken him
for their own, and love him with that
warm and unaffected love of which the
Irish heart is SO capable. His birth
place is as disputed as Homer's, and
even his name is in doubt; but what
does it matter whether born in
France, in Scotland or Ireland itself;
OF what concern is it whether his, name
was Cothraige or Magonius, until ST.
Celestine calledhim Patrick? Askyour
true lrishman where Saint Patrick
- >'Ais Az WIN ~ answer.
"Oireland," and as to the apostles
lineage he will quote:
"st. Patrick was gentleman,
And came from dacent people;
He built church in Dublin town,
And on it put a steeple.'
Saint Fiech's metrical life of Saint
Patrick, written in old Irish, and the
most ancient document now eXtant
concerning the national saint. says:
Patrick was born at Mentur
Is the meaning of what is recorded In stor-
les;
A youth of sixteen years
At the time of his being carried into cap
tivity,
succat was his name at the well (bap-
tism)
Who his father was. this is the knowledge,
He was son of Calpurn, son of Otidus,
Who was son to the deacon Odissus."
In the Confessions" written by
Saint Patrick himself short time be-
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A Knight Of the Highway
BY CLINTON ScOLLARD.
Aattos "a Assrs.ss sThs Son Of Q Tory Etc
Copyright 1901, B. pp,ne.s COMPANY, al tight.

held some treasured trinkets;
snapped back the lid and laid the pa
per caressingly among them.
After his plunge out of the bushes
Rossiter hurried up the field, crossed
into the upper orchard, and made
his way to the sleeping quar-
tiers of the men. What he had Just
seen and heard had suddenly dis
solved the resolution and purpose
that had been daily taking frmer
and more definite shape since he left
the freight-train that night at Illioa.
Life never would, never could, hold
aught for him. What he had recent
ly experienced proved this but too
plainly. He was fool to think
that he could ever be anything but
q vagabond. He would take to the
road again. Hastily he put his few
belongings together and strobe to
the door. There he paused. Should
he leave without word to any one?
The love in his heart flooded over him
like great wave as his mind revert
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fore his death he says: "My father
was Calpurnius, a deacon son of Po-
titus, a priest of the Town of Bonavem
Taberniae." This and other express
sions in the Confessions" would seem
to imply that he was born somewhere
in the north of France, but the most
general opinion has decided in favor
of Scotland, at Alcluaid, now known IS
Fitzpatrick, near Dumbarton. His IA
Their was doubtless of Roman extrac"
ton and his mother, whose name was
Conchessa, was the daughter of Erik
balius, or Ocbasius, Frank.
The year of his birth is in as much
dispute as the place, and various
dates have been assigned to it. Some
maintain that it was in the year 372
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER Phillip Rossiter. young
cellege-bred man. through lack of deter
m m and will-power. had descended
has stolen ride on a freight train and
by chance gets off at Illica, town well
caYa f hin MS 'h eo eGse days on the
river bank next day he hears cry for
help and saves a young man, Joe Becraft,
from drowning. The latter seeing what
R Rsos;s is and wishing, to help him asks
Philip to accompany him to the hop
fields where he is going to work. Philip
CHaPrEfahe ii1 with HIM 20 to parner
town who improves Philips appearance
sister and brother. they leave for Mr.
Snarl iiGp: iW.@on the way Philip rec
S1gnizes many scenes familiar to him in
tMso college lsg days and the contrast be-
ana MS present low condition saddens
MIN and makes % him t assp5ss himself
sitter meets Miss Merton and her eou nan.
Miss Sylvia Densmore. of Illtca. He is
fascinated with the beauty and charm of
the latter but tries not to let her know
happy to know he is again man. While
out strolling one evening. he meets
Whiskers," tramp of the lowest order
ne had once known. Philip knows his
teffafs saR W1@ 9 fa9dM Merton ana MISS
Densmore. who are working in the hop
Is well-educated and are consequently
mysttfied to find him working in hop
CHAPTER vII.-Rossiter. the fellow
Ing Sunday, saves Miss Densmore from
an attack by "Whiskers." the tramp.
CHA1~TEK VILLA hop-dance Is to be
given and although Philip decides not to
CO.. he changes his decision at the solicit
tation of the two girls and spends an
enjoyable sxeniag gJtR Mf saI Pn1p
unsolvable mystery. He tells her of his
travels and she. If nothing more, has
come to admire and respect him for the
manly qualities she has observed in him
''Whiskers" Is caught and is given a se-
G u ifshi1K x.-"wh,skers.. sets fire TO
the hop-kiln one night but 1t is extin-
guished before much damage is done.
S..1i Ahau Alas nop-plcKlhg draws
to close Sylvia becomes aware of Ros-
siter's interest in her Mr.. Merton, while
returning from town one day with
Sylvia is attacked by "Whiskers." but
Philip learns of the intended attack and
arrives in time to save them, but is
badly hurt in doing So.
CHAPTER XII.--With Sylvia's nurs-
Ing he RECEIVERS and has about deter
mined to declare his love for her re-
gardless of consequences, when he OVER
hears young city friend, and supposed
lover, tell her of his love. His hopes are
dashed as he does not know of her re-
fusal.
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SHORT ROUTE
FAST TIME
ST. PAUL
AND
MINNEAPOLIS
TO
ALL POINTS IN THE
NORTHWEST
ANDON THE
PACIFIC CAST.

Information from representatives of TIL
Great Northern Ratlwayat
NEW YORK, 413 Broadway.
BOSTON, eli WASHINGTON st.
PHILADELPHIA 500 Chestnut st.
BUFFALO, 4O8 Prudential Building.
PITTSBURG 9Oa Park Building, ste Ave
CHICAGO, go 8. Clark st.
MILWAUKEE, Sc Wisconsin st.
DETROIT Nor. s. S. Cos Dock.
C1Nt'INNAT 9th and Walnut Streets
ST. LOUIS. 313 Carleton Building.
ST. PAUL, 1882 Robert Street.
MINNEAPOLIS. 800 NtcOllet Avenue.
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IN THE GREAT NORTHWEST.

Ray Stannard Baker, whose articles Oh
1.-THE Great Northwest are ranked by
The Century among the more notable and
valuable OF the years offerings, found
the nine thousand miles which he and
Mr.. E. l.. Blumenschein travelled gather
ing materials for their pictures, written
and drawn, full of adventure.
1--WE visited all the important cities in
the five Northwestern States" Mr.. Ba-
ker says. I'VE took part in the land
rush at the opening of the Fort Hole In
dian Reservation in Idaho in June; we
went into the lumber camps in Wash
ington. down in the mines of Montana,
out with the salmon fishing fleet at the
mouth of the Columbia River; we out
fitted and travelled with wagons or on
horseback across part of Idaho, through
the forest reserve of Wyoming, and across
Yellowstone Park; and We visited the
old city of Victoria in British Columbia.
In all of the different cities we We're az
forded every possible assistance IN our
work. given introductions to the clubs,
invited to visit every seat of enterprise
to the limit of our strength The peo-
ple everywhere seemed deeply interested
In having the country properly presented
in The Century
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Triumphs of 1902.

Seldom if ever in any one year of the
history of the world have so many inn
portant events of universal interest TAX
en- place. America, England, Germany
and France have each participated. The
President of the United States welcomed
and entertained H. r. II. Prince Henry
of Prussia at the White House, Edward
the VIII. was crowned King of England
and Emperor of India, the German En-
peror had his American built yacht,
Meteor" christened; France had the
unwilling of the Rochambeau Statue
and at all functions attending these
celebrations Moet & Chandon's Cham
payne was used exclusively. This in
deed is an unparalleled record, which is
proof positive of the superiority and
popularity of the renowned brand of
Meet & Chandon White Seal.
La wk-13wks.
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the directions, bathing Charlie and
putting that nice Ointment on the
sores.
- wouldn't have believed that
my baby would have been cured by
little thing like that. Not all of
sudden, mind you. Little by little,
but so surely. Charlie and both
got more peace by day, and more
sleep by night. The sores sort of
dried up and went away. shall
never forget one blessed night when
| went to bed with Charlie beside
me, as soon as / got the supper
dishes out of the way and the older
children undressed when l woke
up the sun was streaming in. For
the first time in six months | had
slept through the night without a
break.
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0m G[he [l6Gepapy World.

with her proud integrity and love of
honor, and Col. Beverly Losing, the
patrician gentleman whom fate had dealt
with hardly, but who preserved his trust
in human nature throughout while play
ing minor parts, lend interest to a story
that thoroughly repays the readers at
tention
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MRS. RATH'S BABY
Tired Mothers Touching Story of
Anxiety and Suffering.
Cuticura Brings Blessed Cure to Skin
Tortured Baby and Peace and Rest
to It's Worn Out Mother.

1t is wonder that Mrs. Helena Rath taken sick
Sngande she did all the homework and washed cooked and
mended for her husband Hans and their children After
pucy fight keep her feet Mrs Rah had yield early
1902 she took to her bed What followed she told visitor
called her tidy home No SCI Tenth Ave. New York City
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those practical and helpful chapters on
Immortality. Dr.. Abbott expresses in
simple form the feeling of the present
age regarding the life of the world to
come He profoundly believes that i'm
mortality is not future condition but
a kind of life, which is essentially the
same whether before or after death :;
and he clears away many perplexities by
indicating how Immortality may be, in
deed ought to be, a present achieve
ment Out of his wide. experience DR..
Abbott has learned of the hopes and
fears, the doubts and longings that con-
front men as they think of life beyond
death: and he writes with these in mind.
The book is uniform in typography and
binding with Mr. Mabie's parallels of
Life"
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In the March Atlantic is an important
paper upon the question of franchises by
George c. Skies, who serves as secretary
TO the Municipal Voters League OF chi
cago. which has accomplished such nota-
bile civic reforms. Mr.. Skies is unusually
well qualified to deal firmly with this I'M
portant question. His vigorous ana rea-
sonable discussion of the ways ana
means of reform should be read by every
one concerned about the future welfare
of our cities.
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George AIDE is acquiring wealth so rap
idly through his two comic operas, 'Ihe
Sultan of Sulu" and pretty Peggy that
he will probbly give up writing his fables
and stories. SIN Babel is the title of his
last collection of talent. The volume will
appear in month.
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II NAV be easier to coax woman than
it is to drive her, but it's more ex-
pensive.
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50 l hired a girl to mind the chill
dren and to do whatever else she
could. couldn't stay in bed long.
Sick as | was, it was easier for me
to crawl around than to lie and
worry about my little ones. SO
| got up after few days. and let
the girl go. | had noticed that she
had sores on her face, hands and
arms, but paid no attention to that
until Charlie, my youngest, began to
pick and scratch himself He was
then ten months old. and the girl
had paid more attention to him than
to any of the others Charlie was fret
full and cross, but as he was cutting
teeth, | didn't think much of that.
Even when a rash broke out on his
face | wasn't frightened, because
everybody knows that that is quite
common with teething babies. Sew
eral of my others had it when little,
and l thong mt nothing about it.
But the rash on Charities poor
little face spread to his neck, chest.
and back. | had never seen any
thing quite like it before. The skin
rose in little Jumps, and matter
came out. My baby'S skin was hot,
and how he did suffer He wouldn't
eat, and night after night l walked
the floor with him, weak as | was.
Often / had to stop because l felt
faint and my back throbbed with
pain. But the worst pain of all was
to see my poor little boy burning
with those nasty sores.
Il believed he had caught some
disease from the girl, but some of
the neighbors said he had eczema,
and that is not catching, they told
me. Yes, | gave him medicine, and
put salves and things on him. l
don't think they were all useless.
Once in while the itching seemed
to let up bit, but there was not
much change for the better until a
lady across the street asked me why
l didn't try the Cuticura Remedies.
| told her | had no faith in those
things you read about in the papers.
She said she didn't want me to go
on faith nor even to spend any
money at first. She gave me some
Cuticura Ointment Il think the
box was about half full - and a
piece of Cuticura Soap. ] followed
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SMOKE la Josephine" and young
Fritz"
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"Turnbill inverted the glass from which
he had been drinking and spilled its re-
naming drop of wine on the floor. Not
worth that he said.
And this is the training school of some
of our modern novelists. 4
A few days ago the newspapers chron-
icled the death of Andrew c. Wheeler,
better known as "Nym Crinkle" and up
to that time, his identity with -. +.
Mowbraw" was never known save to his
publishers. The statement came like
startling revelation. Mr. Wheeler had
earned a just fame as "Nym Crinkle' and
had retired from active newspaper work
TO a country home in Roekland county
New York. Then one of his friends, the
editor of a New York paper, asked him
to write some papers on Nature. Ihus
began the Journey to Nature signed
~ p M The essays were brought out
in book form and so many inquiries came
to the publishers that Mr.. Wheeler told
tbam 10 say that J. P. NJ. was J. p Now
bray. a retired Wall Street broker Then
he wrote Tangled up in Beulah Land
and other publishing firms began to write
to Mr.. Mowbray for articles. Mr.. Wheel
er. however, kept the secret OF author-
shin and. shortly before his death, COM
pleted another ]. p NJ. book, THE Con-
uuering of Kate" This story Will be IS
sued in two or three weeks. There Is
little doubt now but that Mr.. Wheeler
will be remembered as -. p Mowbray
long after "Nym Crinkle' is forgotten.
One of the very best books of the
spring season, among all the works Oh
fiction thus far brought out, is MT JOS
eph Conrad's Youth" The volume IS
made up of three novelettes, ~ outh'
"The Heart of Darknerr," and "Ihe
End of the Tether." Marvellous in Eng
lish are these three tales of earth wa
terways, so good, indeed, that very llKe-
ly they will not be popular 1t used 10
be said that nothing was so good for a
Young writer as to read Stevenson. Now
one might almost say instead, read Con-
rad The breath of the sea, the spirit OF
adventure. the enthusiasm of youth
which lives in all men who look forward,
are in these stories Mr.. Conrad is
native of Southern Poland, fact which
makes his wonderful command of Enghsh
more astonishing His father was noted
critic. and poet, and was, for long time,
editor of a patriotic review at Warsaw.
The son did not stay long at home. The
sea claimed him and one cannot doubt he
went through all the adventures which he
now relates in his books. The English
critics look to Conrad as the coming
great writer of their tongue 1t is to be
hoped that we may make his better ca
quaintance here.
George AIDE is acquiring wealth so rap
idly through his two comic operas, The
Sultan of Sulu" and Pretty Peggy" that
he will probbly give up writing his fables
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Hot mineral drinking water and baths with temperature rang
ing degrees Strongly Aka
ne Natures Specific rheumatism Govt Scaca and all
troubles will greatly
ieve and few which they will positively faithfully used
These springs in the grounds of the
MOUNTAIN PARK HOTEL
hose with three hundred guests and New
Elegant park of hundred the
River htve miles west of AsheVe
on the line Railway
grandest Rocky humidity
delightful the pleasureseeke Eden the
rheumatic healthier, delightful place world
Iustrted Booklet with analysis and testimonials
HOWELL COBB, Prop.
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The Literary Outlook.

Brand Whitlock, Both Noted Lawyer ano
Writer-A View of Yellow JOURNALISM
Who J. p. Mowbray Was oseph Con
rods Work.