La Junta tribune., 1908-12-19

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to say.
Killarney is becoming resort
town and already depends largely on
/ the tourist. 1t has population OF,
I l judge, of not more than five or six
Thousand. II is not well built city.
The country all about is owned by
great land owners Lord Kenmare
owns the greater part of this terri
tory. He has large castle or man
sion. just outside the city. grand,
aristoeratic house. | rode for miles
along solid stone wall of mason
ry. too high for me to look over
while in coach. which incloses a
vast wooded park for game. There
are fine old trees. There is dense
under-brush. that affords a hiding
place for the deer, the fox, the hare
and the pheasant. There are spark
ling streams OF water pure and sweet.
( The lord has erected monument lin
| Killarney TO the Irish soldiers who
fell in the South African war. He
has Duilt a number of pretty Gotta
{ StS WHICH It Etliis 70 iut lHui Stlit
/ people for a mere pittance.a shilling
/ a week. He contributes 10 churches.
puilt one for the Catholics and one
| for the Protestants. He has done
many little things of this sort, un-
der the name of a public benefactor.
| Tnese little contributions to the good
of the people have won for him the
repu alton OF beng a generous man,
/ and the people. as he Intended and
labored for, have closed their eyes
to the detriment he is to them, to-
Killarney and TO Ireland. Here he
holds many thousands of acres Of
land, some OF 1t the finest land.
perhaps. in Ireland simply to minister
cratic name, for his mere pleasure
of sport and the pleasure of his
friends He holds these great do
mains as the seraglos Of hills lusts.
while in the town of Killarney and
on these lands and scattered about
and around them, are thousands of
Gods creatures that would make
these acres blossom as the rose,
yield harvests OF grain to feed their
hungry, starving bodies and would
make of them happy homes-make of
| themselves a selfrespecting, independ-
ent and patriotic people. Year aftet
year. from age to age. these rich
acres lie sterile, barren as the
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these people. duped by Lord Ken
mares selfish and well calculated
charity should ask-What right has
Lord kenmare or any other human
being, to suppress the fruitfulness Of
4 the earth, to blast the fertile fields
of Killarney, when every acre would
feed a score or more men, women and
chiidren-to withdraw these fertile
and lovely valleys and rolling uplands
from the highest use for which the
earth was made-to bring forth and
yield its fruits for the happiness of
man-to do this great wrong. when
at his doorstep. are thousands
of willing, horny hands and strong
/ UiuSCIeSt Itduy tiaNH5 H'N
begging for the privilege of using
those lands and muscles to win for
themselves and the dearest of Gods
gifts their children, a decent, and
honest support and the power to adu-
| cate and refine their minds and
I hearts?
| | left Killarney for Cork. No town
/ of Ireland Is more widely known
than that old city of Cork Cork
lis city of about 10000 people,
situated on the Lee. and Is
a port for the sma Ter vessels
Cork is not beautiful city
/ 1t is well built, has many attractive
buildings. but few large manufactures
is surrounded by rich agricultural
country and has small trade with
the interiors. 1t is built upon both
slider of the river Lee. There is
college, Queens College. at Cork,
| with about two hundred students, a
| fine building and most beautiful
park and inner court, and but modest
lily equipped. The town hall Is but
an ordinary building. Cork seems
to be wanting in city pride, as It's
public buildings are only ordinary.
/ must make one exception, at least.
The Insane Asylum is very hand
some institution. One portion Is
built Of stone, is of fine architect
ural design, with pretty fronts, high
steep roofs. and situated ON high
steep hillside, above the Lee. The
other building is Of brick and is also
beautiful. visited the Shandon
Church, the church celebrated by thel