The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-17

II nothing happens out OF the ordinary
TO this round old world of ours today
| (Ihursday) Will be st, Patrick's day
! The chief feature of the observance ol
The occasion in salt Lake City will be the
| chlldren'S concert 10 be given in the Salt
Lake theater i'll the.eveping for the benc-
| NJ OF the kearns-St. AIMS Orphanagc
the Gay. too, VIII mark the occasion oi
the loNefeaSt OF the Americans In tho
Auditorium. where tribute VIII be paid
the memory OF the illustrlous General T,
e Connor the founder OF Fort Douglas
Thursday will see the shamrock market
boosted, The little plant will rule the
day Some OF us Will wear II i'm its natu-
raj state. but the most oil us will wear II
IN the fashion that for convenience and
case. does not involve the sending "a
lurrln parts for supply OF the re-
noWned sprie, The shamrock, in one form
or another. however. Will be the lord OF
the roost. In addition to The shamrock.
there will be green hats, green cravats,
green grass The green-cyed monster
VIII appear To emhitter the heart OF tho
lover ana in some OF the climes less
rigorous. Paris green win he worn with
becoming dignity by the potato bug.
1t is almost an axiom that ii takes an
lriShman long time, intermingled with
abundant strenuosity. 10 settle a ques-
therefore, that the matter of the ami
versary OF ST Patrick could be settled
without a long, and anything but gentle.
quarrel. Some said that st. Patrick :
DAY ought 10 be celebrated on the Sth,
and some said the 9th was the day. After
a while, they had Il pcw-wow and added
the TWO together. and now they celebrate
IT on the 18th. with supreme satisfaction
to all except the Orangemen,
When He Was Born.
Having settled the mooted question
about the celebration day. those interest
ed turned their attention to fixing the
ume when st. Patrick first saw the light
OF day and uttered his first cry in this
scurity, surrounds the birth of St Pat
rick-that is the date of his birth 1t
is yariously stated at times between 3S7
ana 5f2 The latter date appears TO have
the greater number of adhercnts.
Anyway, he was born. Everybody is
agreed upon that, IT is conceded, also,
mat the advent occurred at Bannavem OF
IaDernia. Roman provincial village in
BRIAN. 81. Patrick has also pretty we'll
established the fact that he came Of gem
Tie people. FOR his father was n "decuro"
or one OF the council or magIstracy of
a a Roman town ST. Patrcll's name is. IL
ltS original form, also somewhat obscured.
Succa; is said to have been the tag or
hlm at first, but the Roman appletive OF
faIrlcluS was early used. hence Patrick.
The youngSter led the simple life of n
farm lad, milking the goats and cultl-
waiting peanuts, until he was l6 years old
Ihen he was gobblcd in by Il band OF
pirates and carried away by these rero-
cious dogs TO be sold into slavery In Ire
land He was given Il job as swinchcrG
on the Sleamish mountains in the county
Of Antrim The job didn't suit the robust
young man. however, SO he attempted a
lalI break. but he was caught at IL The
next time he tried II he was more sue
cessful. and he made his way back TO
his own country,
Soon vision came to him, in which
be was appointed TO so into Ireland In
i'3 Pope Ca!estine gave him the apostolic
benediction and later he was consecratcd
bishop but precisely when the ceremony
incident thereto was performed, or where
Is not clear.
Against Great Odds
When lie began his work in Ireland he
net up with bad bunch Of knockers
The worst Kind of q Black Hand was
What he had to go against. The Druids
We're there In force, and they were so
Jealous OF their belief that IL would have
ared I'll for the missionary had they got
heir hooks on him. The magi or magi-
slans, or Druadh. who were physicians.
also put stones in his way. lots OF them:
out he planned q careful campaign and
.he end that there arc no more Druid |
ellows today. but there arc plenty OF |
and law-abidng Irishmen.
Innumerablc miracles are attributed to |
81 Patrick. Tile particular brand OF |
lope he used to drive the snakes out of |
'oretousness by gentlemen who are en-
:aged In the farming Industry in ArIlan- !
as. Georgia and other places where |
makes interfere with the peaceful pur-
uits OF tbo husbandman. and also by
numerous s~ntlemeu who looked upon
ertain beverages at close range. Any
way they say there are no snakes In
reland
Bu. the snake stunt is not the only
astonishing performance pulled off by 81