The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-07-17

onward TO Dublin with no delay by
the way. This route lies through
well cultivated region, the chief i'm
pediment to its fertility being III
the extent of the boys that lie
along the way. These are
not always situated in the low
est or even in the low grounds,
for some of the fields where bog
was being removed are elevated
considerably above those which
surround them. This condition
seems to have been secured by the
successive growth, and the death of
the plants which furnish the bog.
But the presence of bitumen is so
abundant in these plants as to pre-
vent their decay. Some places were
in view from which the material
WAS being removed, where the ver-
teal side of the bank from which it
was cut was not less than six feet.
Dublin and its immediate vicinity
are the only places in Ireland that
L had ever visited. Having So
journed here for a brief period
twenty-three year; ago, il was quite
natural that | should seek 10 renew
some of the associations Of that
time. / went to the same hotel and
was gratified TO find it in charge of
the same persons. Although this
hotel (Cofley's) is among the oldest
in Dublin, having been established
more than eighty years ago, it bears
but few marks of antiquity. 1 can
bear testimony to the fact that it is
among the most comfortable of
places at which the stranger visit
ing aToreign country will be likely
to sojourn, especially if he is not
inclined to sacrifice comfort to what
may properly be designated as style,
and this impulse may be gratified
to any reasonable extent, with the
condition that it is paid for as in
other places.
1 have the impression that the
population and importance of this
city is not commonly duly estimat-
ed in our country. Its quarter of
million of inhabitants are as taste
fully SITUATED as in almost any other
city. It's Phoenix park of many
hundreds of acres with its beautiful
cemetery at Glasnevin, are among
the most tasteful of their kind. Its
educational establishments are not
inferior TO those of any country.
Its old Trinity college has recently
opened its doors 10 all classes or
creeds, but the Roman Catholic stu
dents are still likely to seek their
own institution at Maynooth.
The students in the Dublin schools
of medicine now number seven
and forty. These receive
their instruction in six different
schools, intending the Royal Col
lege, but all have the authority
which is derived by graduation
conferred from one source. Here
is also large national institution
which is denominated a national
training school for {, achers.
These schools of Ireland have I'M
iergone great Improvement during
the past few years, and yet all who |
AXE an interest in the matter are
ready to acknowledge that further
are impe-atively de-
They are now subjected |
% such kind of local supervision
hat there is likely to be contests
or rule in communities where
here is 4 mixture of Catholics aud |
and this condition may
,e regarded as the rule in Ireland.
It seemed 10 me proper while
Iere to avail myself of an invita-
alton to visit the college at May
Tooth. This invitation was receiv-
Il from its former vice president
whose acquaintance / had made at
ny home many years ago. This
ollege is situated few miles from
dublin. The institution occupies
bout two hundred and eighty acres
f ground, which. after the portion
by dormit0ries and its
lore public buildings, are tastefally
lid out and covered with wide
presiding trees. One of the most
Interesting of these was an old yew.
he widely extended branches of
'hich gave an impressive view of
rays reference TO "that yew trees
lade" in his elegy written in {
ountry church yard" t
Situated about three miles from l
le city in the suburb of GIasnevin f
the national experimental farm
I'D training school for young farm L
IS. Much care is here bestowed in ! I