The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-09-04


and Jameson's whisky are the two
great industries OF Dublin. The semi
annual statement of the former came
out while We were there, showing an
earning OF fifteen per cent. for the six
months and considerable additional
surplus carried to the reserve fund. A
gentleman walking the streets OF Dub
lin withme on that day, seeing, as / did,
what was going on, said, "What you see
is the great curse OF Ireland. Here is
where most Of her misery originates.
Such men as Father Mathew recognized
This fact."
The iaunting car man who was en-
abling us TO do Dublin in two days drew
M i'll front OF the house in which Tom
Moore, tho poet OF Ireland, was born.
There was bust OF his head in the wall
OF the house. 81 suppose, Of course,
said he, "you will want TO go in and
take something in that house" Sure
enough, there was saloon on the first
floor, the same saloon that Tom MooCre's
father had kept. Thomas was born
over n saloon. Tell it not in Tara's
Hall; publish it not in Lalla Rock.
As we drove past great Trinity college
noticed statues OF Edmund Burke and
Oliver Goldsmith on the green in front
OF tho stately pile-two of the most
noted mon that ireland ever produced
land how many has she not produced?),
or Trinity college graduated. How
could help thinking Of poor Oliver and
what he wrote in his day about un-
happy Ireland, especially that remark
as to chow wide the difference stands
between splendid and happy land"
Ireland is indeed a splendid land-a
land like this ono wherein | now write
-''of old and just renown, but never,
tlleless q land "discordant, discovered
and bclligerent."
CONDITION OF TIE PEOPLE.
l alluded to the singular and dcplor-
able lack of diversified industry in the
south OF Ireland. Since l came here /
said to n gentlemen who has done n
good deal in the matter of employing
Irishmen in Ireland, especially in the
way OF retaining waste land, how
comes it that Ulster, or the north OF
Ireland, has so many prosperous indus,
tries, while the south has so few? I'll
tell you how it comes" said he; "and
have been through the necessary exPe'
rience to enable me to speak on the
subject. South Ireland has too many
Saints days, on which the people will
not work. There are about forty such
DAYS. So much lost time is greatly in
imical to establishing better WOODEN or
linen factories. The competition is too
sharp. Hence they 90 to the north OF
Ireland" give you this explanation
for what it is worth. may add that
there is one big linen concern at Dublin
and also several very large tannerles.
Still it is true that Belfast has pulled
up on Dublin and is leaving her in the
rear.
Coming here from Scotland, We had
with us n young doctor from Boston, OF
Irish descent, who said he had spent
three weeks among the peasantry OF
South Ireland; lodged with them and
eaten with them, and, said he, II want
to tell you that they live far better than
1 had any idea they did. They have
meat, potatoes, cabbage, turnips and
other edibles, and do not stint themsel.
yes. explored this matter for myself
and went out of my way to do it."
Whatever the exact facts may be in
regard 20 the south OF ireland, | came
away from the country with this dis
tinct impression, that there is better
future close at hand, that the admins
tration OF affairs has been gradually im-
proving notably in the matter OF the
facilities for acquiring landsunder the So
called Purchase Act), and that II the
"congested districts" could only be re-
lieved OF their surplus population there
would be still more marked improve
ment. talked this whole matter over
the other day with our American minis
ter here, (NEr. Lincoln), and he says
that the present British government is
anxious to solve this phase OF the diff
Guilty and would be glad to get a relaxa-
ton from the United States OF the pro-
visions against assisted emigration"
IRISH HOSPITALITY.
There is very great charm in the
country life Of Ireland among the we'll
to-do. I spent day or two of this
kind in the county of Armagh. The
good breeding Of the peoples marked
Characteristic, and there is a kind OF
Southern hospitality among them. l
spent part OF day with an old Presby-
terrain minister at his ''manse," which
has twenty acres attached to it-a good
deal OF land in Ireland-and he, all UNI
known to me, had luncheon specially
prepared, although the family had
iunched and it was only step to the
village hotel. The reverent way in
which he lifted his hands and said grace
over this extra little meal could not fail
to impress anyone. At another farm
place in the same county, where l call
ed, the inmates insisted on my remain
ing to tea or else coming back from an
other call I had to make, and said tea
would wait for me and that | must
come. These people were nothing in
particular to me nor to them. This
was simply their native custom OF hos
pitality. a more perfect air OF refine
mcnt never saw in any house than in
this one. And such delicious tea as
it has, too; some most excellent cold
mutton, the sweetest bread and butter,
some sauce and u cup oil tea that was
simply superb. And with it all there
were some interesting bits Of conversH'
ton that enjoyed even more than the
meal. And this, us believe, from all
heard and saw, is only fair specimen
OF country life in the north OF Ireland.
That family had been in possession Of
their large stone mansion and green
acres for generations. / had traditions
of them in my possession for hundred