Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-08-21

J among those n0tcu. Iho Ofhheo-
! men" and Fenians have not yet
wholly forgotten their traditional
quarrel IL is perhaps slightly re-
yIyed in the present renewal OF the
struggle for home rule for ireland.
The southern. Ca Shhc. portion OF
Ireland claims 20 require home rule
10 protect and stimulate home In
dustries while northern or Protes-
tant ireland has gone ahead and
developed the great industries Of
linen manufacture and ship build
Ing and they fear that any change
I'm government would imperil their
prosperity.
But the pleasantest feature OF the
mornin's drive was the trip to Phoe-
nix park-a wide expanse OF semi
wild country from to 10 miles In
circumference. Instead OF moving
the great stretches OF blue grass
they are grazed by cattle and. be-
Iieye me, hundreds OF deer almost
as tame as cattle. They are pro-
tected and breed rapidly. The vice
roy or Lord Lieutenant OF Ireland.
Lord Aberdeen. resides in the vice
regal lodge. the principal building
in the park, a veritable palace. He
Is allowed to slaughter one deer
week for himself and his guests.
We we're not invited. The homes
of the keepers, a boys school and
military school are among the other
establishments. The park was rich
in native beauty yet we sought In
vain for a drink of fresh water,
which we found only after return
ing to the city.
II It did not seem tedious to you
l would go on to tell Of the polo
grounds, golf links, and race course
all in this park. And If could make
you feel the beauty of the trees and
meadows I would try to tell Of the
copper, beaches, naples, live oaks,
evergreens, furze. hawthorne, ivy
covered walls, or of the zoo with
an endless variety of the animals
usually found in geological col
lection. 1t is said to be famed
throughout the world as place for
breeding lions. In this park also is
held one of the greatest horseshows
in the world to which people from
everywhere, like Miss Long of Kan
sas City, bring their fine drivers
and Baddlers for. exhibition. Our
driver says Lord Aberdeen is not
popular in Dublin-he is mo sport.
Quite to his credit think. He does
not patronize the races and other
forms of fast living which so many
relish Lady Aberdeen is very gen.
'erous to the poor and is therefore
somewhat more popular.
A few more hours lin Dublin. l
went to the bathing pier, positively
the filthiest one / have ever seen.
In the very court yard of the mu-
scum and art gallery l saw scores
and scores of tattered, unwashed
and unkempt children-there's no |
excuse for such display of sloven-
illness and / charge it up to fear
fully mismanaged city. The marvel
is that out of these conditions |
should emerge not few splendid |
looking men and beautiful, healthy !
women. I'm glad to get away-we |
do so early next morning riding sec
ond class all the way to Belfast on |
a third class ticket. But we were |
at least out of doors and could
breathe Gods free air. we had
barely crossed the Boyne into Ulster
land, the Protestant section of ire
land, when the striking contrast was
sharply shown. Below were tum-
bledown houses, and fences un-
trimmed hedges, worn out thatch
roofs, etc. Above were white-wash-
ed stone gate posts and buildings,
slate and tile roofs, better hedge
and stone fences and evidences of
thrift and industry. Horses, cattle,
goats, sheep and poultry grow more
abundant and of better grade. Pas
lures are rich and the fields, though
small and irregular, produce we'll in
crops that are not even now turning
yellow for the harvest Much of
the blue grass hay is cut. The boys
are not yet all of them ditched. The
Did canal is sedgegrown and, owing
10 the railroad, unused, yet inter-
esting as showing the earlier life