Eureka Reporter | 1903-11-20 | Page 5 | How Location Fixes Prices

how cocat on fixes prices prof francis B gummere head of the english department of haverford Hav erford college usually combines a good story with the exposition of a library literary fact on a recent occasion he said that the irish literature was entirely lacking in proverbs and wice sayings al though a sharper witted people did not exist this tact fact was illustrated by the story ot of the old woman who was selling roses near lake killarney for a penny apiece an english traveler thought the price ridiculously small so he be said mah deah madam madain doncher know it if you had those rosen in covent garden you could get a oh illIng a piece yes retorted the irish woman and it I 1 had lake killarney in hades I 1 could get a pound a gallon for it