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Show TIIE SPANISH rOPK PRESS. SPANISH rORR, UTAH. V RETURt! OF TO OLD GW HMD Happy Future Seems to Be Store for tha Land Beloved by SL Patrick. h GREAT CHANGE ALMOST HERE Hr ot Rsjolce All Over the World Will at tha Return of Har Na tlva Parliament Outllna of tha Saint's Work In tha Convaralon of Country. tnora tha round of tha ark briuga tha approach of St. Iatrick'a day. Aa tha anclant Celts, IS centuries ago waited In a atranga unrest, not unrolled with a hop of deliverance from tha mental and moral subjection imposed upon them by the horrible and degrading practice of Druldlam, for the coming of the conqueror which had been fore told by their magicians, so tha IHh people of the preaent day are aland-luexpectantly "on tha threshold f a great change, harkening Impatiently to the tumult which delays tha advent of their rtillonhood and clog the wheels of their recent wonderful prog- ONCE g ress. Tt return of her native parliament, by stilling the political unrest of a century and satisfying the unconquerable aspirations of ber people, will set the seat upon tha marvelous social regeneration which has trans- formed Ireland. In less than SO years, from a condition of hopeless apathy to a state of prosperity and conscious power. A retltlfjlng Influence has passed over the land. Intellectual unrest. social Improvement and an as- tonlslilng muterlal progress have been the result The Naomi of the nations has dried her tears and serenely confronts the future of happy augury which Is opening to her gaze. Not with forgetfulness of the past hut In obedience to her destiny. Dark has relinquished "the rising of the moon" for the dawning of Jhe day." May h coming glory strengthen ber soul and lighten her heart as toe gift of Tatrlck purified and transformed the ancient Mllogian land. At the routing of St Patrick, the Celts were a highly cultivated people, then, as afterward, noted for their devotion to knowledge and their appreciation of learned mo.. Scholars, poets uud historians w eve hvld in veneration. Much progress had been made In decorative art. In the fashioning of gold and silver ornaments, and In music. The whole nation waa of an inquiring dura of mind and It Is Interesting to, note that Patrick's first converts were among the learned men. Patrick shone particularly as an organizer. He Journeyed Incessantly the land, founding throughout churches and monasteries, baptizing converts and consecrating bishops and priests, accompanied always by bta scribes and architects, bla goldsmiths and carpenters. He adapted his meth oda to the genius and character of the enthusiast) and nndaunled la pursuit of the only good. Iieslde cleansing tha Augean liable of Irish Pruldism from Us many dreadful and disgusting habits ant rooting out tha revolting rite of paganism, Patrick brought Into the country soma knowledge of Roman civilization and, all over the Island, established schools and trained teach era In arts and letters. He revised the iirthon laws of the kingdom, bringing tbara Into harmony with Christian teaching. A ropy of this spiring leader, as the apostle and prophet of a whole people, as the Moses of a nation, that FL Patrick left bis mark on Ireland for all Urns. If bla Influenea la so persisting and Inspiring among tha far flung Irish racs of today, what must have been Ita effect on bla Immedlata successors those ardent, devoted disciples who had warmed their hearts and Imaglna lions at tha blara of bis genius, who caught from hla dying grasp the torch of erudition and religion which, passed from hand to hand, waa to gala for Ireland the well merited title of "the Island of Faints and Scholars?" In a troubled and darkened world, plunged In Intellectual gloom and dls aster by tha disintegration of tha Greek and Roman clvllliatlona, Ira v ; Interior af St. Patrick's Cathedral. land alone kept the lamp of learning alight. Her schools were the resort of studeuts from all parts of Europe and Britain; her heartbatonea the refuge and asylum of learned men, Ab frld, king' of Northumbria, and II. king of Prance, were stu uenta at Clonmacnolse. Daring this period of four or five centuries, from the death of Patrick until the Danish Invasions, the monasteries were unmolested. Learning was cultivated and brought to tha highest state of perfection. Law knd philosophy, architecture and sculpture, muslo and science flourished and wers Irish teachers were la encouraged. demand throughout Europe. At the court of Charlemagne they were described aa "men Incomparably skilled la human learning - . 1 Mother Eire! Mother Eire! Though your loved ones turn-- d to smite you, Though Gael- - has, spill the blood by hill and flclj and moat; Though the seeftold took Its toll, though on fought eon to right you. Their hearts still Join In honoring tho "Tsean bean bochaud!" Mother Eire! Mother Eire! !, r tTJaS t b Pronounced & 5 4 t ?, IS 4 d Shaun vaun vote," Faith and Fatherland. In considering the hlBtory of Patrick, we cannot exclude consideration of the country because to christianize for faith and fatherland are Inextricaf) fi bly Intertwined In the Emerald Isle. And this the more strongly, because of the persecution of both. There Is a rift in the clouds, however, and we already behold the first glimmer of the promised dawn. Home rule seems a matter of parliamentary procedure, when the work of the brave mea whom we have known for their fidelity aud exacting labor, shall, after thirty "" years of strenuous effort, realize the ambition of their lives. In an Ireland redeemed, rehabilitated and disenVv thralled. For this good work, the Redmonds, Dillons and their confreres deserve well of their country and will be the exemplars of future ages. St. Patricks Cathedral, Dublin, So, let us rejoice that Ireland borne nation, and gave a Christian direction down by centuries of oppression, shall to the natural and lively curiosity of at last bask In the sunlight of peace; ithe Celt, which has never been weak-- ( that her fair daughters shall attune oned nor diverted. Ills influence anJ , the harp to notes of Joy, and her faithful sons forever guard with Jealteachings, touching magically on ous care the brighter hopes, the loftburning temperament of soul and Imagination, which are character iest ambitions and untarnished fame lstic .of tl.e Celt, made the Christian of the Isle of destiny.' Irish undoubtedly the most scholarly f and cultivated Has Added to Britains Glory. people of the middle ages. At his death, after 30 years of Many of Britains statesmen, solslot 'cue endeavor, Patrick left behind diers, jurists and orators were of ,1kii' a veritable .church militant, eager. Irish birth. gf) $r-de- fri Open-arme- we come to meet you. Forgetting creed or party hate or vote that strives with vote; On this day we meet aa one, and In we greet you With a Slainte! Slulnte! Blalnte to the T'sean bean borhaud! ' - vf fi life 1 1 dr THE OCCASION. SoiiirUiliig lo ho Csctien Boss Succeeded h fplklng ml of Superior's iplke Yarn. One of the first orders Lsued by Tableware from Ike worlds E, F. Calvin when he assumed the greatest silversmiths. reins as general manager of th OreWo bought with goad Judg, economy gon Short Lire was that went. So ron y on -- be re. must bw practiced In all department. For several years (he bill for spike on th Oregcn Fhort Line has ben almut th same, and one of the mat lera to which he had reference 'rVUN T the use of spikes by sectlou men SMJ LAfa biwutaq Mr. Calvin determined to cut down the spike btll on the Oregon Shori Line. The only sure things In Ufa are When the eertloni men- rwoclved the comment among waa much those that have already happened. ohin there he paddlea" a to whether th cost of spikes had not been kept a low aa possible. About two wrecks after tha order waa promulgated' Mr. Calvin went to Montpelier, Ida., and tha yards wblia walking around found a new spike loos between the rails. Aiming to have some fun at tho expense of th Irish section bos bo said: Tat, I found this spike lying In tbs yards. It la n new spike, too. Tbsnk yon awfully much, Mr. Calvin," said th section boss. Tv had my gang of eight men lookin for that eplke for two days. 1 am g'ad you found It It takes a .lot of worry off Suit take Herald Repubmy head. Salt Lake City, Utah lican. 4 to 6 inclusive, L.. D. S. t) ( ct i TteST April f XTRAOIt BINARY interest Is be- poverty-strickecity that Uvea on tha ing manifested In all Jewish bounty of tha world? Who built circles about the future of Pal- - these Innumerable and magnificent esllne. The decision of Nathan houses? Whence camo tha millions, Rtraus of New York to devote the wealth that lies burled In the the remainder of bla life to the uplift stones of all these buildings? From the top of Davld'a Tower, 3f Palestine hta stimulated Interest among the class of Jews who have, built on the highest part of. Mount Jerusalem, until now, kept aloof from any work Zion, which overlooks there Is a splendid view of the coun In connection with the Holy Land. Again, the conflict that Is proceed- try on all aides. Within the walls the ing In Palestine between the advo- bulking look like a mass of stone cates of the use of Hebrew aa the boxes piled one upon another In all medium of Instruction In the schools sorts of Irregular shapes, Juat ns bozos and the representatives of the "I I Ilfs are piled up In back of any large store vereln der Deutrhes Judcn." who fa- Tbe bouses have no chimneys and vor the German language, has created tbelr stone roofs are fiat. Out of the a desire to acquire an accurate knowl- roofs Jut little domes like edge of what is going on In the Holy loned hoe hives. Tbe material of the buildings I n yellow limestone, quar Land. rled from under the city. It ia the Traveler Revisits Holy City. same material that Solomon used, and A famous traveler, who has just re- some of tbe quarries are still known turned from n visit which he paid to as Solomon's quarries.- - There is prae Jerusalem, after an absence from that no and the framing and wood, tically city of 19 years, writes as follow: Slow Is the progress of the train doors have to be carried up from tbe sea. from Jaffa to Jerusalem. The disAmong the common houses are tance between the two cities Is but churches of one kind or other. many 53 miles, but It takes tbroo and a half hours to cover It One who Is Right beneath Ahe tower la tbe great tbs' Holy Sepulcher, which accustomed to express trains In Eu- building of over stands the apot where It la said rope, or even to 'fast trains In Turour was crucified. Saviour Farther Is key, likely to forget he Is In a train la a church recently erected by it all Nevertheless, the Journey la over not monotonous; there are compen- the Germans, and here and there are sation In panoramic views that meet many great hospitals, convents and monasteries built of white limestone. the eye. The street are narrow and winding It waa one of those afternoons some are built over, ao that going and la In that Palestine. encountered only them la like passing through through Over hill and dale, over the wide and or subterranean caves. Intunnels mulwith fields' studded Is a city of cave deed. Jerusalem tifarious flowers and aromatic herb- dwellers. of the stores and Many blue illuminated age, transparent sky, houses are little more than holes in by a majestic aun, shedding Its warm the rocks, writes Frank G. Carpenter, Aa 1 looked and brilliant rays. and outside the town are n number of through the open window my thoughts the Jerusalem of the past, and the exwere carried to the city where I was cavations bare house and unearthed born and where I lived the happiest far below the streets of the temples years of my life. present The original floor and court Nineteen years had elapsed since of the bouse In which Pontius Pilate f left fhe sacred city. How would tt examined the Christ Is below the level appear after that period? In Con- of the present city, and mosaics and stantinople and In Egypt I had met marbles. Including carvings of various with many a Jerusalemite. All had kinds and Greek and Roman the one story for me. You will not and columns are frequently capitals found recognize the city; It Is a new Jeru- when digging the foundations for salem. new In every respect, new Innew buildings. erecting not I did ternally and externally There are many caves outside Jerugive much credence to this statement salem. Tbe tombs of the kings on the I am not unacquainted with Oriental of the city have been cut from edge What Interested me the solid exaggeration. rock, and some of them are rn(st ;wss. norths appearance of the that's city house' could be ' place, iut the life within, dropped Into one and not touch the Had the life changed? Had the walls. An excavation of the Pool of old fanaticism died out? What was Rethesda has shown that It Is 80 feet the character of the new- - generation deep, and that it covers nearly an acre. that had grown" up within those Right under the temple platform are years? What were the present pros- enormous caverns known as Solomon's pects of a livelihood? stables, and near there la a space About 5 p. in. the train reached honeycombed with vast tanks, which Jerusalem. In an hour It would be will hold millions of gallons of water. dark, and, not to lose time. I took a cab and hastened to see that part of Especially Kicking. the city situated without the ancient There ia an East end woman whe walls. I did not recognize It. During has a pretty wit, relates the Cleveland my 19 years absence it had complete- Leader. Also, she has a sense ot ly changed. There is no empty space, humor and the two are more seldom and U Is all built up. In place of the found In n combination than you old. dilapidated hovels that disfig- would suspect. That Is what makes ured the approach to the Jaffa gate, I her so compantonable to her friends found on both sides of the road large and so Impervious to the venomous modern stores and magnificent Euro- darts launched by her enemies. pean hotels. A little farther on there The other day she was relating an was a fenced space with a number of experience to a group of callers. trees very much neglected known Tbe cook has left, as cooks do as the 'park' and adjacent to the fa- without notice' she said. And I had mous enclosure containing the Rus- to get the dinner myself. I am proud sian Hospice, more beautiful than to say that my husband ate every bit ever. of It . , Mansions Rsplace Hovels. , And la fie 'still alive? asked one . For miles the long Jaffa road Is of the ladies present with sarcastic flanked north and south with Innu- emphasis. merable buildings and streets bearing "He is. was the smiling answer Hebrew names. Many of the large "Alive and kicking." buildings are new Institutions, others are the old ones which In my time Put Her In Hard Situation. were located within the city In ruinOld Bridget was long In the family ous state, but have now made great and one of the tales about her which progress and have removed Into these always started a chuckle ran as follows: lofty and airy establishments. Wherever my eye turned It beheld In order to have, a chance to eat his stone houses hnd others half finished. luKdheon In peace the doctor request, There Is something uncanny about ed her to say he was out to anyone the building fever that has been rag- w ho might call. The bell rang and she ing for years in and around Jerusa- hastened to answer it. After a space lem. Building is the best, almost the Rile returned and stood awaiting a' pause Id the conversation. only Industry, In the Holy City. "Ahem!, says Bridget "Docthor, Slowly the sun sank in the weat I turned and beheld the new Jerusa- dear, 01 dont molnd lyin' fer yea. but, lem bathed In a glory of gold, show- sor, Oi do feel dllicate about tellln ered upon it by the setting sun. The them yer out, phwrin they hears yet spectacle was entrancing. Is this the voice In the dinin room. ge j An Apt Pupil. One Fare for round trip A settlement worker was doing her Stations from all best to Instruct a class of small girls efficla the ways of housekeeping Tlrti-ns ! April M In Wh, lirl'olo. . iency. limit l III l mUI I runt she !. April 1.1b. Mlvrf 'll y ml iNiiiit "Now, before you buy fruit, t ram all uibur uik-iw- . aprll Ui. aid, "be sure lo pinch onoto see Ktlrs Ksslemrst whither It Is ripe." Ark lor iltkrli vis hall taka Itoslo an to nickel a she gave Thereupon attentive scholar and bade ber get a plum from some nearby frullstand CAME FROM A GOOD FAMILY. In a few minutes the girl was back, She put the Eut His First Statement Was 8omt-whflushed with exercise. plum and the nickel on the desk. Misleading. I plncht one, lady," she aald, "but A benevolent lady was feeding a de Guiny chased me free blocks. Aud She expressed her It ain't every Guiny yer can pinch hungry tramp. his wandering Idle life. disfavor at one from. I waa not always In this condiI came tion, mum," said the tramp. One Look Enough. n fiom family. good A poor, half-fed- , ahrluklng German You did? asked the lady,. "Might peddler rapped timidly. Mrs. Norman. I ask , your name? wh ae temper that day was bad, flung th tramp. Blanklelgh." replied open the kitchen door, and glowered Why, that Is tbe name of the peodown at him. that live next door! exclaimed ple Did ye wlkh to see me? she dethe lady. tunes. In manded threatening I know It." replied the tramp. The man backed a few steps. kicked me downstairs just be"They with I Yell. If did." he assured her 1 camo here!" fore an apologetic grin, I got my vlsh rearson's Weekly. Thank you! Wise Woman. But I fall to understand," said the Couldn't Find It. medical man, "why you came to me. Albert was sent down by bis mother You say your wife is a doctor. Why to get some horseradish which she let her prescribe for you? don't you needed about her pickles. - Too replied tho invaexpensive, After quite an absence he came ill she ordered was I lid. Last time back borne, tired and empty-handeme to spend six months at Palm. Well, where is the horseradish? Beach, and she went with me ber asked his mother. elf." Why, mother, I went to every livIn town and stable didn't ery they Somewhat Misleading. have a bit," murmured Albert with a In an account of a social gathering weary aigh. a reporter described one of the lady guests, who was of exceptional stature. ' The Speechless Movie. "You seem fond of moving pic- as possessing a form "that Juno might envy." The next morning, however.-htures?" read In the paper that the lady For a change," replied Miss Cayenne. "It Is one of the few forms of possessed a form that Jumbo might theatrical entertainment where you envy." Chicago Tribune. are sure there wont be dialogue conArtistic Econdmy. taining profanity." Washington Star. Of course, I want my daughter to Saving the Patient' have some kind of artistic education. "Is the doctor taking the proper I think I'll let her study singing." Interest in your case? Why not art or literature? "I think he's doing his best. I told "Art spoils canvas and literature him there was nobody to pay unless wastes reams of paper. Singing mereI got well." Kansas City Journal, ly produces a temporary disturbance of the atmosphere." Misquoted. Dlx See here, what do you mean by He Scores,. going around telling people I am a I think all married' men are first class idiot? beasts," declared. the wife, Dix I didn't say first class. 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