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tor Healy'S theories, and then ask
yourself if there is shadow of the
Scotch claim left. Yet we are con-
tinually dinned with the dogmatic
assertion that "St. Patrick was born
in Scotland
On the other hand, to quote from
Archbishop Healy of Tuam:
Philip O'Sullivan Beare, man
of learning and authority, declared
that Patrick was born in Bretagne.
He was. the first writer of note who
put forward that opinion, for no an
cient writer known to us ever adj
vanced it," The difficulty has been
to settle where exactly Bonnavem
Taberniae is, which is the town Pat
rick mentions in his Confession"
as his home.
Lannigan believed in French but
not a Breton birthplace. Doctor
Healy states that his view was a
modification of O'Sullivan's. He
says that the Bonnavem Taberniae
of the confession was the same town
as Boulogne-sur-mer, in Picardy and
was the birthplace of our saint. But
the confession does not state that
Bonnavem Taberniae was Patrick's
birthplace, but that it was the place
where his father had a villa from
which he himself was carried off a
captive"
Doctor Healy himself states: ut
appears to us to be quite clear from
the account the saint gives of him
self that he was a native of the Ro-
man province of Britain, and in all
probability was borg on the banks
of the Clyde in Scotland"
To turn now to Professor Bury.
He writes as follows in his "St. Pat
rick - ''In the absence of any trace
of Bannayenta in north British
regions, we must, I think, give deci-
sive weight to the general probabili-
ties of the case and suppose that
Bannaventa was south of the Wall
of Hadrian somewhere in western
Britain, not far from the coast
After his book was in press he
received a communication from Pro-
fessor Rhys, which led him to add
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to his preface as follows: 4
81 had conjectured that it should I
be sought near the Severn or the
Bristol channel The existence of \
three places named Banwen (Which
may represent Bannaventa) in Gla-
morganshire opens a prospect that
the solution may possibly lie there
The reader is now in possession of 8
the names of the chief authorities 4
modern and ancient on the subject,
and he may weigh O'Sullivan and 4
Lannigan against Doctor Healy and {
Cardinal Moran, or Colgan and 4
O'Flaherty against Heating and z
OHanlon. Or he may weigh Profess 4
sor Bury and Sir John Rhys against \
them all. Whatever the merits of {
the question it cannot be dogmatic Y
assertion on either side. But even {
If st. Patrick had been born in what =
Is now called Scotland or Britain,
in neither case could it be claimed y
that he was what is meant by either
of the modern terms, "Scotchman" A
or "Anglo-Saxon." The word Scotus Q
in those days meant Irishman pure 4
and simple, and was only given to z
Scotland owing to the Irish colonies 4
which undertook civilizing work ONE
her west coast argyle means liter
ally Arergaedhal, the land of the Y
Irish). AS for the "Anglo-Saxon,"
that peculiar breed had not yet left Y
the German forests. When they
came to Britain they drove the Brit Y
ish Celts westward, but eventually
adopted their name of Briton. 1t
is safe to describe st. Patrick as
a Romanized Celt whether he was J
born in Irish-Scotland, Celtic Brit
ain or in Unbranded Gaul. Wher- :.
ever his upbringing, he came in
touch and understanding with both 4
the Roman idea and Gaeldom. He
was the first to realize what spir- 4
itual combination they were likely 9
to make. History has justified his q
experiment, for today there are 2
more bishops in the Roman church 4
of Gaelic blood than of any other z
branch of the human family-From q
the Magazine Ireland.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-03-22
DOG SAVES LIFE OF A BABY
into a Millrace at Port
land, Ore.

Mrs. Ben Gehlen dlved into the mill
race which runs past her home In Port
land, Ore, and rescued her two-year-
old son, who was being swept down the
stream, when the boys dog, with which
he was at play, warned her of the
child's danger.
The mother noticed the dog running
frantically up and down the bank OF
the stream and barking. She rushed
to the ditch to investigate and found
the boy being carried away by the cur
rent. The boy suffered little, but the
mother has been Ill since from the
shock.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-03-22
Fashion Is for the Few.

The mere introduction of new fash
ion does not mean that every woman
in the country can or should wear 1t.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-03-22
ST. PATRICK'S PLACE
OF BIRTH LONG
In DISPUTE

! ~ ROM Boston a bitter cry that
! - the mention of Scotch birth
! place for st. Patrick is not to
be tolerated. The controversy
is an old one, and this is not place
for taking sides, so we will merely
J present the rival views to the inter-
} ested reader. 1t would appear that,
: like Homer, more than one spot is
prepared to do battle for the honor
: of being Patrick's birthplace-Scot-
land, Wales and Brittany being all
i contestants.
, First let our well-read correspond
ent speak:
81 have read every author worth
) reading on the question and with
only one desire, namely, to find out
\ the truth, and have no more doubt
! on the question that he was born in
Brittany than l have that he was a
real live human being. English and
Scotch desire to appropriate every
thing and everybody worth while, is
} the cause of the error in the case.
\ For every line that can be said
; about his French birth one hundred
! are written on the British Gsland)
side, but such claimants have no
critical argument on their side. It
I is all part of the so-callad anglo
! Saxon apaganda, and | hope that
, when the pager again alludes to the
! question, it will go into the facts
! of the case, which the Scotch claim
ants never do. See Heating, O'Han-
lon, Professor Moore (Protestant),
} Lannigan, Don Philip O'Sullivan,
} Father Morris, Canon Fleming, Miss
Cusack, Father O'Farreli and a host
! of others, for the full analysis of
the case. Then read the best that
: can be said on the Scotch side by
Archbishop Healy; read Professor
|. Bury for a complete disposal of Doc
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Remember Native Land.

No other people coming to our
shores have displayed toward their
native land love more wholesome
than the Irish. They keep their chill
dren fed upon the tales of the fairies
and little people" who are good to
the good children, and whose wrath
descends upon the children who are
not doing right.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-03-22
Always of Lofty Ideals.

The Celt undoubtedly was the most
puEely moral and religious of all the
barbaric races, and this necessarily
grew out of his lofty ideals and lively
imagination, which demanded pleas
ures of mind rather than thought of
future food and raiment. This made
for iEprovidence, but who will say the
gain IS not greater than the loss?
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Church and Tower at KeIIs.

The celebrated Book of Kells was
written there IN the sixth century.
This church is famous for it's histori-
cal associations. The town of Kells
originated in a monastery founded by
Saint Columbia.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-03-22
True Enough.

what does this sentence mean"
asked the teacher: Man proposes, but
God disposes'?"
A small boy in the back Of the room
waved his hand frantically.
"Well, Thomas" said the teacher,
"what does it mean?"
ut means" answered Thomas with
conscious pride, that man might ask
woman to marry him, but only the
Lord knows whether she will or not"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-03-22
Ireland's Patron Saint
- - SIS e

CT. PATRICK: "a stone lay deeply
y oedded in the clay until one of
strong hand uncovered it, heaved
IL aloft and made it the capstone of a
noble edifice." This is his description
of his life. He was centenarian wait
ing for his death when he wrote 1t, and
to his eyes the career of the Apostle
of Ireland was blend of human
worthlessness made capable of lofty
achievement by the call of God. 1t is
q great mans humble estimate of his
share in remaking great nation. And
tits correct as to the humble beginning.
and the mighty accomplishment, and
the abiding of humility in the bosom
of the man who wrought so nightly.
Not without reason has the name of
St. Patrick been held In veneration
through these many generations.
There is nowhere a teacher whose
services for learning exerted so wide
an influence in time so critical for
all culture. There is nowhere states
man whose activity so completely
reformed the character of any people.
There is nowhere such national hero
whose fame is sounded across fifteen
centuries and can still stir emotions of
ardent enthusiasm far beyond his
nations shores. There is nowhere q
saint whose teachings are blended like
his with the destinies of his nation, so
that the invocation of hissname can be
at once the cry of patriotic devotion
and the expression of religious venera-
tion.-Rev. T. P. McDonough.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-03-22

When little man wants to make an
impression he wears q silk hat.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-03-22

The manufacture of fans was estab-
lished as an industry in England dur.
ing the Stuarts' rule.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-03-22

cotton is selected to match the color
OF the stripe. Flounces in silk petit.
coats are cut in small scallops and
Observation-Disclosures with heavy silk
thread
For silk petticoats founces cut in
deep points are most successfully fin.
ished with the picot edge. Since the
flare has vanished from petticoats so
completely that it hardly fingers in
the memory, the picot edge has come
to the front as the best for straight.
hanging skirts and founces.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-08
81 PASSENGER FUR CORD0VA
 0N MAR|P0SA
Special to Daily Times.)

SEATTLE, Feb. 8. - The steamer Mariposa sailed for southeastern Alas. ka at g o'clock this morning, with a big passenger list, eighty-one being booked for Cordova, as follows: Gay lord Peterson, Carl Anderson, Paul Ringseth, Joe Ensley, M. Finkelstein. N. Hawkinson, wife and two babies, Katherine Oppeim. Irene Hawkinson, A. Loverty, J. Duff, Tillie Wertenburg, lngvald Olsen, Mrs. NJ. Olson, F. w. Marshal, P. 1verson, James Scott, Ben Larson, John Larson, John Wick, Ul- rich Olson, Ed Thompson, Pete Peter son, A. Wittig, P. Walden, Andrew Lund, Ralph Nelson, G. Steel and wife, Louise Crane, Leah Crane, Otto Brick. son, John Holland, Chris Hovde, Con- 'ad Ephseland, H. Elmer Foldvik, lens Foldvik, John Jorgensen, Ole oandonger Pete Nelson, Ole Olson, Hans Johnson, l. Olson, Jorgen Thompson, E. Olson, Jake Kohler, A. Nelson, Ole Newland, Isaac Utness, knute Olson, Hans Olson, H. Peder- son, Paul Johnson, John Pederson, Gustav Lee, Olaf Munson, Alfred Mun- son, Pete Peterson, and twenty-one ,teerage
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-08
N ] PEACE THIS YEAR, SAYS
 BROKER

F. H. Clarke, of No. 27 William Street, New York, in his market let ter this week confidently predicts nc peace in 1917. He bases his asaertiou on private advfces which he has re ceived from the leading capitals of Europe, and declares that his cores pondents possess unusually good sources of information.
 All belligerents want peace" says MT. Clarke, but developments have proved that peace is possible only on terms set forth by the allies. Ger many cannot accept such terms in view of her territorial gains and the innocent belief among the German people that they are winning the war Evidences accumulate to show that the food crisis of the central powers s acute. but l can state with con fidence that it is not sufficiently acute 10 induce the people to accept peace on any terms but their own. Ger  many is hungry, but her people art willing to endure much greater hard ships rather than have peace without honor. The allies are in no position now to enforce their terms and will not be for another twelve months"
 As regards the effect of peace upor American industries. MT. Clarke ex presses the opinion that the end O the war will be a bull argument fol many securities. especially those o concerns interested in the produC tion of raw products. War or peace foreign demand alone will keep ou producing companies, particular! steel, copper and oil, busy for years.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-08
? ! W [ B BOAT |S REPORTED
 MISSING
Special to Daily Times.)


 SEWARD, Feb. S.-- The schooner Harold Blekum, sailed into the bay this morning with Captain w. Kohl mister, his wife and crew of seven men safe after a terrible trip. They report the power boat Progress. which was towing them frdaf Seattle to Seward, is missing since January 31. When last seen she was covered with ice, having broken her towing rope on the Blekum off Cape Omney, and everything movable was carried away. The sails were down and the Progress drifted 250 miles in forty-eight hours. She arrived off Seward three days ago, but was unable to get in on ac- count of the thick weather.
 Mrs. Administer, wife of the cap tain of the Blekum, Is daughter of Dr. J. P. Sweeney, of Seattle. She has travelled with her husband all over the world, and says this was the most frightful trip she ever expert. enced
 The request is made that steamers watch out for the Progress and wire here if she is found
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-08
JUNEAU ID HOLD EXPOSITION
 THIS YEAR

Juneau Is ) lg to LC.d pn A' S. ka Purchase ExpC3ltion in celebration Of the fiftieth anniversary of the pur- chase of Alaska.
 It is probable that the exposition Will be devoted to the mineral re, sources of Alaska, and particularly southeastern Alaska, and one of the very attractive features will be a com piete model of the famous Treadwell mine prepared according to scale, and showing in detail the various work lngs of the mine In order to carry this work forward and have the model completed in time for the exposition. It will be necessary to begin it's con struction at once, and to cover the cost of this expense, the Brotherhood has determined upon the plan of sell ing season tickets to the exposition to residents of Gastinean channel.
 The transportation companies as a result of this big exposition are plan ming to extend the time that their boats will be in port. The holding of an annual mineral exhibit will un- questionably be of great value to Gas tineau channel and southeastern Alaska.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-08
PUBLIC SURVEY MAP SOON BE
 READY

During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1916, all field and office work in connection wit hthe coal areas in Mat anuska, Boring river and Nenana coal fields was completed in time for open ing the coal lands under the leasing act. Flats of township surveys, ap- proved by the surveyor general and sent up for acceptance amount to over
 }50,O00 acres, which is about one-half
 )f the total are of surveyed land in
 the territory. The secretary of the
 interior, in his last annual report, re-
 ;ommends that an appropriation of $50,000 be made for the prosecution )f surveys in Alaska this year, and the continuance of the policy of group surveys under the present system of investigation, selection and execution. Formal announcement of the open ing of the coal fields of Matanuska and Boring river to leasing privileges
 was made May 8, 1916, resulting in oiA III lut NldtdlluShd anu two in the F irg river fields, p,a- posing a ma gr- investment .f
 nearly s3.OO0.0t,.
 Under section 10 of the coal leasing
 act, which authorizes free permits to
 mine coal on small tracts for domestic | use. 15 permits have been issued. The | estimated annual output under these permits is 142,70O tons.
 The new United States map shows
 the extension of public surveys dur ing the fiscal year to an area of B.
 S55,724 acres. The issuance of gen
 eral map of Alaska during 1917 is an
 nounced by the commissioner of the general land office, which will show
 all recent work in the public and coal
 land surveys, also the line of the gov
 ernment railroad and the several
 towns located thereon.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-08
GERARD BEING DETAINED IN
 BERLIN
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. - It is of ficially announced that Ambassador Gerard, the American consuls and the American sailors from the steamer Narrowdale, are being held in Ger many until assurances are received by that government of the safe depart ure of Ambassador Bernstorff and the German consuls, as well as the safety of the German war bound ships in this country. Gerard is still in Berlin, where the officials minimize his de- tention, saying it is the result of a misunderstanding which will soon be removed.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-08
LIQUOR TOUTED AS HAIR
 TONIC AT ANCHORAGE

Is whiskey hair tonic? Car it be considered as an ingredient in the manufacture of hair tonic? If 1t is a hair tonic must 1t be applied as a massage or taken internally, asks the Seattle Times.
 These and a few other questions of a like nature must be answered by the United States court at Anchorage to decide whether three barrels of H. quor shipped into the town by . citi, zen of that place can be held by the government and returned to the ship. pers in Kentucky or turned back to the consignee, according to J. A. War dell. deputy United States marshal.
 Liquor can only be imported into Anchorage for private use." said War dell. "The man who received this large shipment made no effort to dis guise 1t or to evade the law"
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-08
STR, CALIFORNIA |S GIVEN NJ
 WARN|NG
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Feb. 8. - The Anchor Line has been informed that the steamer California was sunk unwarn- ed. J. w. Anderson and son, of Van couver, are among those missing. The submarine gave no hail or warning, but fired two torpedoes from dis tance of three hundred yards. The California carried large cargo of war supplies for the British government. The American member of the crew was saved.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. - The only effect of the destruction of the Cali fornia had is the quickening of pre- parations by the government for war.
 Later - The California sank nine minutes after it was torpedoed. There are fifty people missing.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-08

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. - President Wilson is greatly interested In the sinking of the Turino. After all of the particulars had been obtained he called on Secretary of War Baker and Secretary of Navy Daniels.
 The German submarines are main. taining the average destruction set by Berlin naval experts as necessary to success a million tons monthly. The Germans contend that this aver. age will cut England off from the world and end the war by starvation. However, the British government claims it has means of retaliation, (which will appear as the campaign progresses, and says the world hears of the losses of merchantmen but no. thing is said of the submarines de stroyed.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-08
WAR CLOUDS ARE BEGINNING ID
 GATHER
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. - The breach between the United States and Germany widens hourly, and the hope of avoiding hostilities Is almost gone. 0ermany's subma- rine campaign ls developing with a fury which officials here he- Iieve that it soon must produce an overt act, which President Wilson said would be the signal for war.
 No Americans were lost on the liner California, and no American ships have been sunk unwarned since the new campaign was an- nounced.
 The United States feels as- sured of the moral support of the neutrals in its protest against Germany's course, but it Is impro- bable that there will be any break in the relations Of those countries with Germany.
 The hope is maintained that dip Iomatic relations with Austria are vanishing.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-08

Jepson, comparatively new arrival at Anchorage, and some wrestler, re- gently threw one Peterson. one of the local experts, the first fall being
 gained in nine minutes and the sec ond in six minutes. A few nights lat CT Martin, the Anchorage champion. defeated Jepson in two straight falls.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-08
GERMANY SINKS 59 VESSELS
 IN WEEK
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Feb. g. - Fifty-nine ships have been sunk by German sub marines or mines since the German blockade began on February 1. They had tonnage of 116,0O0 burden and thirty-two of the vessels carried the British flag.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-08
BOY SCOUT EXERCISES TONIGHT.

The Boy Scouts of Cordova will cele- brate the seventh anniversary of the Boy Scout organization this evening at the Presbyterian church room, at 7:30 o'clock.
 Everybody is invited to come and see what the boys have done. Par ents of Boy Scouts are especially in. vited.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-08
LOYALTY TO UNITED
 STATES
(By Associated Press)

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8. The German-American National Alliance, with three million members, has adop- of President Wilson in severing diplo- matic relations with Germany, and pledging loyalty to the United States.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-08

John Hague, an employee of the Alaska Industrial Mining & Power Company at Nome. was severely burn ed about the arms and face by com ing in contact with some high ten sion wires in the plant of the com pany. Gl
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-08

Chris Kromann, committed to the MOrningside sanitarium from Kodiak in August, 1915, and dismissed as cured in December, has suffered re- lapse of his disorder and has been recommitted to the asylum.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-08

the beaches about Juneau, the ami mals having been driven from their usual haunts by the scarcity of rab- bits and ptarmigan to the shore in search of food.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-08

Seven Indians were arrested at Elu- kwan and brought to Haines charged with breaking out of quarantine. They all plead guilty before Judg Kennedy and were fined one dollar each
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-08

James Russell, an old time pros pector and hunter, recently reported that he had found moose tracks and other signs of the animals within five miles of Juneau within the past few days.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-08
BERNSTORFF T0 RECEIVE SAFE
 PASSAGE
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. - France has formally granted safe passage through the allied blockade for Am bassador Bernstorff and suite. Simi- lar action nthe part of Great Bri- tain is awaited
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-08

The steamer Admiral Evans, which left Juneau early this morning, is due in Cordova at 6 o'clock Friday after noon.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-08
4 ARE DROWNED FROM LINER
 T0RPED0ED
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. The liner California was torpedoed at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning off the coast of Ireland. The number of missing people has been learned to be forty-one, there being 162 surviv- OrS
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-08
KEEP IN I OUCH. W|TH|NTERNED
 VESSELS
(By Associated Press.)

RIO JANEIRO, Feb. 8. - Peru and Chile will address protests to Ger many regarding it's submarining. A wireless telegraph station established to communicate with German ships detained in the harbor here has been discovered in the suburban town Of NichhreOy.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-08
BREACH WITH GERMANY IS WIDENING

am very proud of and am quite sure to this date there has never been a motion picture made of a living glac. fer that will compare with them"
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-08

Cordova Lodge, No. 3, Knights of Pythias, will hold an anniversary ball at Eagle hall on February 19.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-08
WANTS DAMAGES F0R SINKING
 0F BARK
(By Associated Press.)

LIMA, Feb. 8. - Peru has instruct written claim on the German govern ment for the sinking of the Peruvian bark Lorcton, by submarine in Span ish territorial waters.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-02-08

Having loaded 2,100 tons of copper ore, the steamer Victoria sailed from here at o'clock this morning direct for the Tacoma shelter