The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-11

! 9tiut Oh altogether from Tree access 10
| the lakes?
| The members of the Kerry
county council should use their influ-
ence or authority to have the whole lake
district of Killarney with its magnifi-
| cent setting of mountain, cascade and
| wooded island, elected into a state res
ervation, after the manner in which the
| Massachusetts legislature, during its
| past session, made state reservations of
| Nantasket beach and Mount Wachu-
| sett, and thus save to che public it's
rights forever. This appealing to in
I diyidual rich men to do something that
| belongs to the community at large as a
duty, is too common in Ireland to be
wholesome for the people. But the
people are not to blame. For generations
| themselves and their every interest were
! so cruelty bereft Of the care and soli-
citude of the goYernment-such care
and solicitude as the Massachusetts
| legislature has recently manifested in
| the case of Nantasket and Wachusett
already referred to-that whenever
some great public need presents itself,
the first thought is to enlist outside
sympathy and aid by sentimental APP
peal. The cause of this want of self
reliance in the people of Ireland is not
hard to find: -.... 80. ..- go.
III fares the land, to fastening ills a
prey
Where landlords fatten and where men
decay"
ireland is only just beginning to feel
the reViving breeZes of the air of lib
erty tanning her wan and wasted
cheeks. Her people have but just en-
tered the kindergarten of legislative in
dependence. By and by, when the ozone
has done its full work, when her people
have realized the opportunities that lie
within the confines of their own island,
and have turned them to good account,
Ireland will care for her own beauty
spots and will cast aside forever the
hateful role, too often forced upon her,
+ of mendicant before the nations.
Sir Arthur Sullivan the distinguished
composer, has placed on view in the
Arctic Club exhibition in Crystal Pal
ace, London an Invention which he has
just patented. II is a life-saving
apparatus to be ate "hed to carriages,
releasing the horse from the carriage
when occasion arises. 1t is called the
"Sullivah safety shaft" The invention
is said to be due to the tragic death
in a runaway accident of the Countess
Of Lathom, who was a friend Of the
renowned composer.
A tourist party, composed of English,
and Scotch members of parliament,
with their wives and daughters has
Just concluded an extensive tour of
the southern counties of Ireland under
the management of the Irish Tourist
I Association. At dinner given in hon
or of the visitors by the high sheriff of
the city Of Limerick, the following re-
marks We're made by Sir Charles Pal
mer, NJ. P:
He and his colleagues deeply re-
GREETED that this was the last evening
on which they would be associated.
Had this excursion been generally ad-
vertised throughout the houses of lords
and commons, he believed they would
have had an overflow gathering, more
indeed than they would have been well
able to accommodate. Everyone that
came on the trip was delighted. The
railroad system of Ireland was not in
ferior to that of any country, whether
in England or anywhere else zap
plause). The carriages they Travelled
in were wholly beyond their expecta-
lions for comfort. The lines were of
the smoothest character and the speed
they attained was equal to anything
they had in England. AS to the hotels,
they left nothing TO be desired. he was
an old traveller and had Travelled in
most parts of Europe and he had never
entered hotels more comfortable. The
man must be indeed fastidious gour-
mand who was not satisfied with their
excellent cuisine (applause). With
such hotels and with such railroad sys-
tens he was sure that numbers would
in the future be attracted to their
beautiful scenery. Ireland's scenery
cannot be surpassed. The grandeur of
the mountains and the beautiful su-
blimity of the country everywhere was
| far beyond what he had anticipated. |
When he and his associates went back
10 England they could tell their
| friends that they should visit Ireland
if thew wanted to see true scenery and
/ everything that was conducive to the
| beauty of that scenery (applause).
Mr.. Peacock, one of the editors of the
/ London Morning Post Joined with Sir
! Charles Palmer in expressing hearty
! gratitude for the splendid hospitality
| they had experienced. As to the ru-
/ mors of a sale of portion OF the seen
! il features of Killarney, he trusted II
| was not true that they were to be alb |
sorbed to satisfy the greed OF any SIN
! ole man or any group Of men zap
I 9lause). How was that to be prevent |
/ ed2 He thought the state might ad- |
vance a. responsible sum of money to |
/ enable the people of Killarney to pre-
| vent one of the loveliest spots in the |
/ world from falling into the hands OF |
| SINGLE selfish individual, and TO keep |
/ If omen for the benefit of Ireland, the |
! united kingdom and all lovers OIL seen |
ic beauty (applause).
The news of the recent death of the |
'sNun of Kenmare" recalls TO the pun
\ lie mind a character and a career tnat
had almost dropped out Of view. MISS