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Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05
General.

Married teachers have won their
fight for the right to teach in the New
York city schools.
Executive officers Of the Western
roads have adjusted the entire sched-
ule of grain rates. Incidentally, in
trying to settle the graf nrate war, an
other prospective war was started,
which may result in the reduction of
the Iowa grain rates by about one.
third.
Gen. Horatio' c. King Of New York
in speaking at a banquet given Secre.
tary of the Treasury Shaw by the
Syracuse On. W chamber of com.
merce, censured the labor unions for
their policy and blamed the state and
national officers for their leniency in
dealing with them.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05
THE MARKETS.
Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock Centers.

Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock Centers.
st. Paul, May 2. - Wheat - No. /
Northern, 9O@91 lie; No. 2 Northern,
8S@90c; No. 8, SC@S7 1-2c. Corn-No.
yellow, 81 1-2@52c. Oats - No. 8
white, 3s 1-2@39c.
Minneapolis, May 2. - Wheat-No.
hard, 1880; No. Northern,
SO 3-Sc; No. 2 Northern, 81 7-Sc. Oats
NO. 3 white, 40c. Corn-No 3 vel
low, sic.
hard. 81 5-Sc; No. Northern, 80 1-Sc;
No. Northern, 81 $50; fax, $1.O7 IA ;
oats, Ale; rye, G4c.
Chicago, May 2. - Wheat - No.
hard, Ss@92c; No. 3 hard, SO q SSc;
No. Northern spring. 90@95c; No.
spring, s5@93c. Corn-No. 2. As Lag
4S SAC. Oats-No. 2, SOC; No. 3, CSC.
Milwaukee, May 2. - Wheat - No.
1 Northern, 96c; No. Northern, $40
81 1-2c. Rye-No. 1, 70 1-2c. Barley
No. 2, CSC. Oats - Standard, 43 al
43 1-2c. Corn-No. 3, 5O@52c.
Sioux City, Iowa, May 2. - Cattle
-Beeves. $3@4.SO; COWS, bulls and
mixed, $2.3O@3.SO; stockers and feed
ers. $3@3.S0; calves and yearlings,
s2.75@3.75. Hogs-Bulk, s4.6O@4.65.
Chicago, May 2. - Cattle-Good to
prime steers, s5@5.7O; stockers and
feeders, SO a 4.45; COWS, $1.5O@4.4O:
heifers. s2.25@4.75; calves, $2.5O@5.6O.
Hogs-Mixed and butchers, $4.S5@5;
good to choice heavy. $4.95@5. Sheep
Good to choice wethers, $475@5.6O;
Western, $4.90@5.GO; Western lambs.
$607.
South ST. Paul, May 2. - Cattle -
Good to choice steers. 81 q 5;
good to choice COWS and heifers. So
$3.50; butcher bulls. S2.50@3; veals
$3.50 q 3.25; good to choice feeding
steers, $3.40@S.S5; steer calves, $l.75
@25O; good to choice stock cows and
heifers, $2@2.35; heifer calves, $1.25
az; good to choice mich cows. $3.50
AZ. Hogs - Range price, $4.5O@4.70;
bulk, $4.60@4.65. Sheep - Good to
choice lambs. $5.10@5.65; fair to
good, $475@510; good to choice year.
ling wethers, $4.75@5.15; heavy, $465
@4.90; good to choice ewes. medium
weight, $4.40@4.S5.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05
DEATH FOLLOWS DISGRACE.

Toledo Man and Wife Thought to Have
Killed Themselves.
Toledo, Ohio, May 1. Joh1. w.
Martin and wife were found dead in
their bed as result of asphyxiation
from Illuminating gas. It is believed
to be a case of double suicide. as
Martin had heen found short in his
accounts with the city water works of
flee, where he had been employed for
twelve years as bookkeeper Martin
and his wife were prominent in lodge
circles, and the mans downfall is be.
lieved to have been caused by policy,
racing bets and speculation.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05
CROWN PRINCE COMING.
Prince Gustaf Plans Visit to the Twin
Cities.

st. Paul, May l. - Crown Prince
Gustaf, heir to the throne of Sweden
and Norway, is to visit the Twin Cities
the latter part of June. He will come
with the student chorus from the Uni.
versity of Lund. which is to give a
concert here. The local representative
of the chorus recently had a special
audience with the crown prince re-
garding the trip and all the arrange.
ments are made. The prince is very
much interested in America and he.
intends to visit the worlds fair at st.
Louis before returning to his own
land.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05
KILLED IN ROW OVER LAND.
Mans Claim Of Right to Pasture Ends
in Fatal Fight.

Mans Claim OF Right to Pasture ehoe
in Fatal Fight.
Helena, Mont. May 1. =. In a row
with John Peters, Allen s. Brown was
shot and MORALLY wounded and died
before he reached his home in Mis-
soula. The trouble originated over
some grazing land which was claimed
by Peters. but it is said Brown as
serted he had right to use it for
pasture. A ten-year-old boy was the
only witness to the tragedy. He noti-
fed Mrs. Brown. After securing an
other gun at his cabin Peters took to.
the mountains where he was captured
by the sheriff's posse. Peters Is about
thirty-three years of age and unrnar-
ried. Brown was forty-two years Of
age and is survived by wife and
four children.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05
SHOOTS FLEEING MAN IN ARM.
Sheriff Nabs Brothers Charged WIRE
Postoffice Robbery.

Crookston, Mimi, May 1. - John
and Aaron Padden were arrested here
yesterday on charge of completely in
the burglary of the postofice at Rock.
vile, Stearns county, last week. The
Paddens formerly lived in Crookston
Sheriff Bernick of st. Cloud arrived
yesterday morning and found JohE
Padden working in a brickyard. The
man fled, but the sheriff caught him,
after sending a bullet into the MANS
arm
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05
Population Grows. Fast.

Crookston, Mimi, May 1. - Crooks.
tons population has increased SO per
cent in the last four years, as com.
pared with an increase of 81 per cent
in the proceeding ten years. This is
proven by the new directory which
has just been compiled for the city.
The present population of the city is
1877, an increase Of 2,01S since the
census was taken four years. ago.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05
POOR FARMS TO TEST CROPS.
Iowa AgricuIturist Would Have Pau.
pers Do Experimenting.

Osceola, Iowa, May 1. PROT
Holden of the Iowa agricultural col
lege, who is making a tour of the
state and lecturing to farmers on cate
in the selection of seed corn, urges
that the county poor farms be trans.
formed into experiment stations
Some managers adopted his sugges
ton and will test seed corn for the
farmers and aid in the plan to increase
the states production.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05
SOCKS ARE WORTH $25, GOO.
That Is, With Contents Man Carries
to Pay Off Mortgage.

10 Fay OT Mortgage.
Milwaukee, May 1. - Twenty-Five
thousand dollars in his socks. That ia,
the way in which Chicago man is
said to have guarded against possible
loss when he came to this city to set.
tie mortgage held by the Northwes.
tern Mutual Life Insurance company
Accompanied by two men for protec-
ton, he entered the loan department
and mystified the clerks and officials
by having the curtains drawn and then,
removing his shoes. In his left sock
there was $4,000 bill and in the
right one bills of large denominations
aggregating $4,000.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05

In the old fashioned log school
houses Of long ago in Missouri, where
the boys sat on one side and the girls
on the other. the latter were cheerful
and generally looked on the sonny
side.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05

The Gear of Russia is going to the
front. But he will be accompanied by
a police force that is to be large
enough to run the Japanese army If
it attempts to take liberties with his
majesty.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05

Prof. Richard Burton formulates a
great literary truth when he tells
writer's in his lecture on Literary
Men and Women" that it is a great
deal easier to be good on paper than
in life.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05
ARMY OFFICER IN DISGRACE.

Punishment for Duplication Of Pay
Accounts.
San Francisco, May 1. - First
Lieut.. Frederick B. Nelson, Twelfth
cavalry, who was recently tried at the
Preside for the duplication Of his
pay accounts in the Philippines. was
yesterday sentenced to confinement to
the limits of the post where he may
be serving for four months and to
forfeit $50 of his pay for the same
period. He will also be reprimanded
in general orders, but he has been &C.
quilted of any fraudulent intent.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05

Santos Dumont says that air cycles
will become fashionable in the course
of time. Here is more trouble for
the police, whose business it is to
stop speeding.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05

Harry Lehr's lapdog probably does
not resent the numerous changes of
ribbons half so much as it does the
necessity of appearing publicly in
company with Harry.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05

A Patagonian king is to be on eX
hibtion at the Louisiana Purchase Elk
position. 1t is understood, however,
that he has no desire to marry an
American heireSs.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05
KILLED HIS WIFE,

Maine Man Then Shot Himself - A
Family Quarrel on a Train.
Augusta, Me-, May 1. - H. E. Os
good Of Hiram, Me-, shot and MORALLY
wounded his wife on the Maine Cen
trail railroad train last night, and then
shot himself, dying shortly after being
removed from the train here Mrs.
Osgood died at the city hospital. The
tragedy was due to domestic Difficult
ties.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05

Nature is also taking hand in the
reform of the Balkans. twenty-five
persons were killed, fortS injured.
1900 houses destroyed and much dis.
tress caused by an earthquake.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05

General Ma has been decorated
with the order of the Double Dragon
and is now intent upon avoiding
further honors in the shape of the
double cross.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05

Peary has deferred his next arctic
trip for year. He is convinced that
the pole will keep, owing to the eX-
cellent cold storage facilities in that
vicinity.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05

A Chicago evangelist predicts the
end of the world in ninety years. This
gentleman seems to have confined
himself to a study of the local situ'
alton.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05

A piece of radium will disappear en-
tirely in about 1000 years, but the
present owners of the article are bear
ing up manfully under the prospective
loss.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05

The Pittsburg man who killed him
self because he could not regulate a
clock may find eternity a triie more
puzzling than time.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05

1t is not in the heart of the right
feeling man to cheer so Justify for
the victors that he has no tears for
he vanquished and the dead.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05

After all it must be regarded as
fortunate that appendicitis attacks
only those who are rich enough to
pay the surgeons bills.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05

Marie Corelli has just been cele-
brating her. fortieth birthday. The
rest of the ALTERATION is sufficiently
familiar.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05

Not only should the automobiles
wear numbered tags, but they should
be required to eat cachous for their
breath
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05

Strange to say, every one who has
written about the high Siamese poten-
tate seems to agree that Prince Dam
rong is all right.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05
TO PROMOTE ARBITRATION.
Arrangements Completed for Interna.
tional Gathering at Washington.

Washington, May l. = The Ameri-
can group of the interparliamentary
union for international arbitration
met at the capitol, and Chairman
Bartholdt was authorized to appoint a
committee of ten to make arrange
ments for the reception and enter
tainment of the foreign delegates who
will attend the meeting to be held at
ST. Louis from Sept. to 10. Congress
appropriated So. 900 for the purpose.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05
JENKINS RENOMlNATED,
Congressman Is f!amed Again an
Roosevelt Is Endorsed,

Cumberland, Wis, May 2. - Con
gresham jenkins was renominated at
Spooner yesterday on the first ballot
receiving Sc votes to Lewis Larson IL
D. c. Coolridge of Downing and A. w
Mcleod Of Washburn were elected
delegates to the Republican national
convention. Ed L. Peet was choseD
presidential elector. The convention
Endorsed Roosevelt.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05

Japan certainly will drive the mill.
tary experts to early graves if it per-
sists in violating all the rules they
have laid down for it.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05

AS far as the United States is con-
cerned, Adelina Patti has sung her
last note. Let us not be ungallant.
but, thank heaven!
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05

According to the Boston Globe, a
major in the Russian army gets only
about $3.50 year. Perhaps that is all
he is worth.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05

When things are dull King Leopold
can always be depended upon to come
to the front in some unlOvely way.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05

Reported That Peru Plans to Annex
Territory and Neiqhbor Wants Help,

TeTTTtUTy anu Ve!y7IUUF wants FfeTP.
Lima, Peru, May l. Alarming
cablegrams have been received here
from Santiago de Chile, saying that
the Chilean government has instructed
it's minister at Washington to inquire
If the United States will defend Peru
in case Chile shall proceed forcibly on
the question of annexing the provinces
of Tacna and africa, which that coun-
try is disposed to do.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05

No one who has ever seen the
Czech language in print will wonder
that the Germans object to it.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05

The Boston Herald convicts Gen.
Kuropatkin of split infinitive.' All is
lost, general; even honor.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05
The weather man is beginning to
be recognized. again as human be-
ing.

A German prince has married a cir.
Gus rider. She must have taken good
care of her salary.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05
PITn OF THE NEWS
CONDENSED NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE WORLD.
People Talked About.

Owen Wister, the novelist, is in a
hospital in Philadelphia in serious
condition after an operation for ap
pendicitis.
Joseph Schulien, aged II, wealthy
pioneer citizen, died at Sioux City,
Iowa, of Bright's disease. For many
years he was a leading merchant.
John Kendrick Bangs and Miss Mary
Blakney Gray we're married in All An
gels church in New York. Miss Daisy
King was the maid of honor, and John
Kendrick Bangs, Jr., acted sbest man
Tor his father.
John R. DAILY, an old-time newspaper
man, well known in Chicago and other
cities, died at Elkhart, Ind. During
the Civil war he was night editor OF
the Chicago Tribune and was later
connected with the Chicago Journal
He. leaves a large estate.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05
Casualties,


The Lyceum theater at Syracuse, N.
Y, was destroyed by fire. M. s. Rob-
inson, manager of the theater, is miss.
ing.
The Pennsylvania railroad union
station at Harrisburg, Pa, was dam
aged by fire to the extent of $4,000 to
100000.
Three lives were lost and property
valued at 100000 was destroyed in a
fire at the John Stanley soap works in
New York.
Caught between two street cars go
Ing in opposite directions, J. H. Good
Of Little Rock was killed at st. Louis
and F. j. King was fatally injured.
Gov. Brady of Alaska had narrow
escape at st. Louis from serious in
jury after being knocked down by a
bycicle ridden by boy in front of a
street car.
Nick Stenakos, Greek candy max
err, was fatally burned and Peter
Stemock and Joseph Landrus serious
ly injured in fire in a tenement house
at Cleveland.
Walter Bradshaw of Hot Springs
Ark, was instantly killed and Joseph
Murphy of Milwaukee, Wis, fatally in
jured by falling from a swinging scat
fold while working on a steel railroad
trestle near Paoli. Ind.
A scaffold on the International Aid
building at Lawrence, Kan, broke and
precipitated a dozen workmen to the
ground. John Steiner was instantly
killed and Lou Mclaughlin and c. E.
Clawson were badly injured.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-05
Sins and Sinners.

Sins and Sinners.
Levi Woods, farmer, was killed at
Ottumwa, Iowa, by John Harris, col
ored. They had quarreled over a
horse trade. Harris is in Jail.
George Wilson, 35, of Valley juno.
ton, Iowa, took strychnine and then
turned on the gas in his room at the
Boyd hotel at Lincoln. Neb. He will
die.
Collector of Customs Robb at Asto.
ria, Ore, has imposed fine of $4,000
upon the French bark Marechal de
Noaililes for failure to bring duplicate
consular bills of health.
Police Judge Conlan of San Fran
cisco held Mrs. Cordelia Botkin with
out bail to answer to the superior
court for the murder of Mrs. Joshua
D. Deane by means of poisoned candy.
Mrs. Henrietta Dewitt was arrested
at Sidney. N. Y, charged with murder
in the first degree in causing the death
of her seventeen-year-old daughter,
Florence Macintosh, by poisoning her
WIFI arsenic.
Esther Ready is dead, James Dunn,
eX-chief of police of Corvallis, is per-
haps fatally wounded, and David A.
Osborn, eX-sheriff of Benton county, is
dangerously wounded as the result of
a pistol duel at Corvallis. Ore.
Samuel Wilson, clerk in what Rev
Wilbur e. Krafts calls his "interna:
tional reform bureau" claims that an
attempt has been made to hang him
within sight of the capitol at Washing.
ton The police are skeptical.
Gov. Yates Of Illinois issued a proc.
lamation offering a reward of 5000 for
the arrest and surrender to Chief of
Police O'Neill of Chicago, of William
Donepuck, wanted in that city on the
charge of numbering Walter G. Seibert
April s.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-05-25

Will overcome indigestion and
dyspepsia: regulate the bowels
and cure liver and kidney COM
plants. It is the best blood en-
richer and invigorator in the
world. It is purely vegetable,
perfectly harmless. and should
you be a sufferer from disease,
you will use it if you are wise.
r. N. Andrews. editor and
manager Cocoa and Rockledge
News, Cocoa, Fla. writes: Il
have used your Herbine in my
hfamily, and find it a most excel
sbent medicine. It's effects upon
myself have been a marked ben
eft. I recommend it unhesita-
tingly." soc at Lafayette Drug
Go.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-05-25

10 Participate in Convention CT
Lawyers Called by Gov.
Blanchard,

In response to a call issued by
Gov. Blanchard for a convention
OF lawyers to meet in Baton
Rouge June s to recommend
changes in the judiciary system,
the members of the Lafayette
bar met in District Attorney
Campbell's Office Friday morn
ing and elected VIM. Campbell,
Grow Girard, c.. D. Gallery, and
O.. G. MOutOn as delegates.
Judge DebaillOn was requested
to serve also, but could not go
because of having to hold a term
Of court at that time.
A general discussion Of the
changes necessary took place
and all present favored the plan
outlined by r.. H. Lewis, of
OpelOusas, but with some minor
changes. The following resolu-
ton was offered by Grow Girard:
Resolved that the bar of the
parish of Lafayette. La, is OPP
posed to an appOintive judiciary,
and recommends that any sys-
tenn of judiciary adopted shall be
elective.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-05-25
Manager Wanted

Trustworthy lady OF gentleman to
manage business in this country and
adjoining territory for we'll and
%favOrably known house of solid
financial standing. $1,000 straight
cash salary and expenses paid each
Monday by check direct from head
quarters. Expense money advanced.
Position permanent. Address Mana
ger. so Como Block. Chicago. Hi.
nOiS,
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-05-25

just received a card load of
peas at the Planters Mill. Ram
say & Upton. prOprietOrs.
Phone 1872.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-05-25

The Patagonian giants at the
Worlds Fair have glOried in the
belief that they are the tallest
men in the world. Their pride
will receive a severe jolt when
they are confronted by ten Seri
Indians from the Island of Tur-
bizOn in the Gulf of California.
This is a pretty good anthropo-
logical moral. You don't know
whether you are big or little
until you get up against the
other fellows. st. Louis Repub-
lie.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-05-25

Laces of all kinds of the real
handsome, elegant, tasteful
sort, at MOutOn Sisters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-17
MISS GOULD THINKS IT A PITY.
Other St. Louis Exhibits Could Be Spared
Better than Day Nursery One.

Miss Helen VI Gould chairman Or tho COMMITTEES
that making arrau ger1ents for the day nursery
az the St Louis Exposition. is said % be much
distressed over the fact that the plan - TO Be
abandoned. she thinks that ia would have been
extremely interesting exhibit. ard that few
things could have been more important. Miss
Gould yesterday save out the following statement
with regard 90 the nursery
Mrs Blair the former president OF the board %
lady managers. became Interested I'm the plan OF
having model day nursery at the exposition In
ST LoTis. and she asked Mrs. Arthur h Dodge
the president Of the Federation of Day Nurseries,
10 organize and manage f. Later. the resignation
Of Mrs. Blair held matters I'm allegiance but with
the election Inst December OF Mrs. Manning. "a
president OF the board. the prospect became more
encouraging Miss Gould was appointed chairman
OF the day nursery committee. and the correspond
ence with Mrs DpdGe was renewed. The local
board Of the eNpostI0. of which Governor francis
Is the head. generously ser aside $4,000 for the
lady managers. $4,000 Of which sum was 20 b
used Tor the FURNISHINGS Of the building set apart
especially for the u-- cf the lady managers.
and $500 f0r the erection and equipment Of rs
Day Nursery Building Beyond This was needed
a fund for che furnishing and maintenance OF the
latter. and Mrs. Dodge Kindly guaranteed that ms
board should not be- liable for any sum oeyond
$3.50" The lady managers. however believed tne
eXUe ASe- Of their board would be heavy. and they
were unwilling 20 use This portion Of their recent
appropriation from Congress FOR the nursery so
that plan has been abandoned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-17
THE TRUE SHAMROCK.

There are many people who do not know what
the real shamrock is The plant which is often
called shamrock and generally passes for il in Ire
land. IS the ifolium repens. white clover. This
plant could not have been the one which St. Pat
rick held Up 70 illustrate the doctrine Of the Trinity
II has been known only two hundred years in
Ireland. and Is a cultivated plant and rot native
the soil
Edmund Spenser saws Of the Irish OF 1880 that
whenever they found plot Of shamrocks
watercress they had a feast. There were soma who
gObbled the green food as It came. some looked
for the fauitless stalk and the bloom the leaf
This shamrock OF Sponsors time was without doubt
the OXalts aCetOSella, which is commonly known
wood sOrTeL It makes excellent salad herb.
though il has never become a market herb IN
France CT this country The sorrel OF Paris and
New-TOrk markets ts a species OF dock The wood
sorrel is indigenous to the soil Of Ireland ara
believed by bOtausts be the original herb trini-
ty'' with which St Patrick used illustrate his
doctrines