Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-01
Ireland to
Grow I ObaCCO
for Its Users
Experiments Prove Successful ana the
Crou May in Time Permit
ExportatiOn.
BY THOMAS EMMETT.

DE EBLLN, April 50.-,SpeCial Dispatch 70
The Bee. THAT Ireland viii in the not
distant future become a tobacco growing
country ana in a few years not only will
IL grow enough for its own consumption.
but viii become an exporter 1f the weed.
A report Just issued by the Irisn Depart
ment Of Agriculture contains some very in
reresrlng and significant facts and figures
concerning this new indusrrv Altogether
10 acres We're puU into tobacco in Ise. an
increase OF tIirr--niue acres over the pre-
vious year ana the increase for 1910 viii be
even larger Funds. it is explained have
been placed a. the department dis lsal
For a period NJ five years from April L
9o2 ouJ Of which grants at the rate OF 10
per acre cropped with tobacco will De paid
TOO authorized eNperimenrers. provided the
conditions prescribed ara complied with
The season of EsP was an average one
for tobacco. The. quality Of the leaf. so
far as If was determined by the season. was
better than IN either Of the two preceding
years. The final weight Of the crop had
nor been ascerrained when the report was
completed but il was expected that the
average Yield would fall somewhat short
OF the L99S crop. The average produce per
statute acre Of cured tobacco in the latter
year was 10 pounds. a marked Increase
on the previous years.
That the ancient belief in fairies still
rour1shes in Ireland was shown by a dis
.ussion which took place ar a recent meet
nE Of the Arhiome Rural District council.
The matter upon which the subject OF the
fairies cropped up vas proposal 90 build
a luborers cottage ON SITE IN close
proximity tu an ancient Danish ''rath. or
fort. these places are held in great
reverence amongst the country people a
proposal was made JhaI an alternative site
should he procured Tho tradition is yhaI
The -a-ls are sacred Go the fairies. who
their hold their midnight reveis aud dance
upon the sward in the moonlight The
DeIsautry believe tlar any Interference
with such places would be manifested iu
various ways such as an epidemic OF dis
ease amongst the cattle lack OF success
ln tarning operations. OF even death IN
Tie family OF the offender. One councillor
VINO les also a magistrate. declared that ne
would NOT Ike To interfere with the f1r-
we.lst another said "Tf the cottage Is
built there n VII not HH lived in and ID
would oe better 90 abandon the site A
a8mmitJee was appointed 20 see whether d
more suitable site could be- procured.
a wonderful old woman ~ 40 Years Pa
TIled too be- the oldest person IN the s.nE-
dom. has died al the village nj Carr+ck
mon. County Fv~unp she mad been a
widow Tor eiEhrE-1iue years. after rhres
months NJ married Ete, ana was Away
huuwl bv Her maiden name-Peggy Nc,
QulrS- Though bent with age sine vas -r
uarkahIv hardy and active and until
few years ago used tu 20 about IN hel
bare feel In summer time. Up t0 the tim,
of heT death sine ar.d the post of keeper
Goo the local court house. though the dutie,
uad IHteTiv been performed by a deputy
In Sow .mDer last the Sing sent her - ans
e1uEratuiHtury telegram.
The archbishop 0f Dublin stated az Inl
seuer7d svnod 1f tle Churr1 1f Irelaus
that Dds1 members MI the .'oatrn-ny- pal
temperance movement mad already beer
enrolled.