The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-26

Special Correspondence to The Globe
TOUNT CHARLES, Donegal, Ireland,
IXl June 14.-t is popularity believed
that only an Irishman can turn a
bull loose with success. How is this then
for an English noble, member of the
house of lords: 1.-The noble and learned
earl on the woolsack," he said, shakes
his head, and am sorry to hear 1t" An
Irishman who had served his apprentice
ship to bull-making could hardly do bet
ter than that. AS the Marquis of Lon
donderry derives his title from Ireland,
the charitable world will probably over
look any incongruity in this remark. In
discussing in parliament certain clause
in the recent Irish land bill, he grew ex-
cited and said with vehemence: This,
my lords, Is the keystone to the bill: Are
you going to kill it?' The noble marquis
here seems to have been trying to rival
our famous Sir Boyle Roche, when he
said In the Irish house of commons: "Sir,
1 smell rat, see it floating In the air,
but" vehemently, 81 shall nip 1t In the
bud" 'Tis true 'twould not be easy to
beat Sir Boyle, but the Marquis of Lon
donderry is showing earnest signs that he
means to make a spoon or spoil horn
anyhow. In the course of a subsequent
discussion upon the Irish land bill, he pas
sionately informed the amazed peers,
''This is the reason why you have failed
to settle the Irish land question in
the future as you have done in
the past" and he startled them at
another time by the audacious announce
ment: MY lords, I'd even go so far as to
venture to thinkr' This man would intro
duce the habits Of the vulgar into the
aristocratic assembly of the lords.
Each day brings more startling evi-
dence Of the progress the Gaelic league
is making. Government returns just
made out, show that whereas only 313
pupils of the primary schools were learn
ing Irish three years ago, 92,619 children
of the National Schools of the country
were studying their own language on the
31St of December of last year, which sig
nifies that upwards Of 100, 900 children of
the National Schools of the country alone
are learning 1t today It Is concluded
that another 1O0,0 900 are being taught Irish
in the evening schools intermediate
schools, Christian Brothers schools and
Gaelic league Glasses. Enthusiasm for
their language amongst the youth Of the
whole country Is unbounded and infec-
tious. Since the restoration Of their Ian
guage to the Welsh and the Bohemians
there has not been In Europe any parallel
for this magnificent Gaelic revival. 1t Is
astounding none more than the wise
heads among ourselves-the eminently
practical ones-who pooh -poohed the Gael
ic revival at it's start, and who for years
obstinately refused to see that 1t was,
year by year, taking firm hold upon the
hearts and the souls of the people, and
whose eyes are nowadays being forcfbly
opened, making them see how silly after
all 1t Is to be wise. 1t Is pathetic now
to see the struggles of some OF these men
with the profound mysteries of ia an la
te in the Gaelic primer.
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Six years ago In the county of Kilken-
ny one of the gentlemen of the Royal
Irish cOnstabulary, Timothy Carmichael,
owed a debt to a shop keeper named
O'Neill. O'Neill came to the police bar
rack one day to collect the debt. and