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people, "he bred W(áj,!: in others .he; a:ld !.imerick.c-tl-e flag that went do:"n at J rank and file would han' been bad. But' ¥. fortune of war went against her. .How is Kinsale, and k15,;M the breeze again on untrained and unarmed though they were, . she to emerge from the present crisis in! "-exford fields in '98. our men stood steady and resolved. Their which everything threatens to go into the action is worth 10,000 rifles to the "ohm- i melting P:Jt? Is she to come forth the weak ! teer movement, It is a proof before the)'.' tool of another with the old shackles still world of the stuff the men are made of.

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on her limbs P 0,;; <h. doo of full that hr s eeen our young men drill- A~d ",hat. the City did at IIowth :he erty to be opened for her at last by the: ing and marchngx who that has spoken c:luntry will repeat when the occasion

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to ,them and hea.rd of (he ~opes that fire comes, '~'he Irish Volunteers have a feW:1 them; who that has Iooked in their eyes more prejudices to put dow~, a few more . and seen the sp.rit I-,i(hin,\ doubts for a records to make. Once agam, all honour moment that Irel s nds sacred cause is safe to the gallant comrades who held their "lone In . his . bri. zhtest dreams never nu. j in their h3l1<1:;? They, have ;he i:JleSsin0'5! " ground at Howth ! "'. of OUT clerav Ow nravers of our women, ~ agined a more glorious opportumty for the I 0.' f ,"<:A5~ Ian d he I ov ed t b an - now opens f or J re I an u.r : the horur.gs ot OUI children. II ben the I'f I rer sans are Oll J y I oyai1 enough an d bra\'e II need comes they, will l.e true to the highest . " C-:J nV entions, I. we can hope of them.

They WIll enoug.h I n the d ays 0 f peace . be . worthy of the g lorious<past ; they will reo stronger than the wall of China hemmed . . ,\5 a result of the European uphe.rval li f 'I' d . deem the present and set a headine fa! . .

J In nations strugg mg fa be ree.

0- a) , It IS extremely likely that the fate of Irethese conventional strong walls are razed' the proudest future, land will be cons'gned for the first time the ground. Things are in a: fluid stale. ~ for centuries solely to Irish hands.

The Everyth.ing is possible for people .of ccurKonour of ibuarding our shores will Iall age and determination. The rogues have ] And the lessons of the moment will not to the Volunteers of North and South. fallen. out and honest men can get their troops are . likely to be entirely . I bIt e os on our young men. TIle dail al y England's . own If they have the pluck to fight. for It. I papers t eII 0 f th e doi k an d wit hd rawn from this countrv to meet . mngs 0 f Cossac's .J In the new map-makmg that WIll take Zouaves of Austrians and Germans. Some greater needs elsewhere. Thus the hand place ,. ill. the IHeW' . t a cap t ure i of. Fate that rudelv. tore our countrx.J rrom . .. setting up of nati()naJ., . ' . "a..ve t o.~ ttl orm TÛlll(' les: some bouudar ies and nghts, IS Ireland gUU1g to d B t t' I' h V I our grasp Ill:!lly ccuturies ago a"oi" retake her art? ¥ I guns; ~n so OIl: . U ne ns . 0 un- stores her.'

0 p ~ teers, 111 e ".ery. village and town III the land have their work cut out for them also. The booming of the distant guns j will remind them of this. They have to Whatever may be the great urge that bId tIt t' Th '. e regu ar an PUI1C ua a prac Ice. ey has driven the nations on the march we h t feet tIl' d '11 d And with our land once again in Irish aloe a per ect rernse yes In n an know its influence has rea-ched Ireland . ... thoroughly steep themselves in the habit' handsá the chance of our losing her analso. It has revived once agam the mili. " 1 _. ., , . . . of discipline. Ireland has no. use at this ot rer \1me IS remote. 1 he old green flag tary spiru of our grand old fightmg race. ! will fly henceforth in pride an' s ._ .. . moment for the slovenly man who only . a ecunty Our martial . ancestors not alone preserved. does t mas bv alv 'above town and villaze h'll .. '.

'0' 1 an d" \ a I e. I t 1 Irish shores inviolate for many a century, hi e) h es.

At the critical WIll fly over a free people. It will be [eal. moment an ill-executed movement ma ¥ " All Europe is ablaze. Never since ?\a- bu. then venturous troops captured pro. , y ousry guarded by a well-trained and \\'eII- [ .

I. f' . bnng disaster, . d . .

I poleorr's day did the war fever burn so. vmce a ter provence over-sea. The equippe native force whose duty it .will I fiercely. ,It is not columns or brigades al valour t.hat hurI~d back the Dane, that ~ , be ~o see that never again must the sacred t that now march to battle; it is .whole ria- wrestled with the ~~rman .and the Saxon, , WIll ensign of Ireland be trampled in the dnst.1' tions.

The cannon are booming across and flamed up gloriously in many a fray fhe exciting tnne we are passmg through ~ the ,D3~1ubeand the Rhine, and a' hundred is,asserting itself once' more. mu~t fire the dullest imagination. Picture . .

I', other flyers. From the North Sea to the ~ the German and the Frank, the Russian" ¥ Black Sea and from the Mediterranean to and the Austrian in a terrible death' i the Baltic stretches one big battlefield. struggle. \Yho can tell when Ireland may It is more desirable than ever in the Camp fires are lighting round the Vosges be called upon to bear the strain? Her present crisis that corps everywhere should And just in the very nick of time, Just and the Alps, on the Carpathi-ans and the last-man may have to be brought up. There keep in the closest possible touch with when Ireland needs it most .. If the heart l . \. J J f mountains of Tyrol, and long lines of arIS an onus on every '0 nnteer, t iere are, headquarters.

Orders should be attended of Ireland is' full of martial daring to-day tillery are crossing the plains.

History to do his part in the present crisis. He to with the strictest precision and the utthere is gallant work and plenty of it to do.

I b d I hi d hi has no record of such a widespread con. must e rea v W ren 1S country nee s iru.

The name of Ireland must now or never ¥ most promptness. Every corps should be flagration. And thes 'armed men ru shing; able to report steady and regular drill. be written on the scroll of nations. The hither and thither will pull down many an dream of Emmet must be realised; the ancient throne and state and wipe out hopes of Tone fulfilled.

All honour to the Volunteers- who many a boundary, Frem the awful welter ~ brought the guns from Howth. Harrell, let us hope Right will triumph .and Wrong of Dublin 'Castle, thought to crush them; go down in disgrace.

Now is the time too for recruiting. Bring " he thought the sight of steel would frigh- in every available man. Open wide the ; ~ The hand of Fate that opened the door ten them.

He is a wiser man to-day, ranks. Heed not creed nor clan; so long I for the Volunteers is now providing them and probably bas a great deal more reas he is for Ireland take him 'by the hand I' also with the grandest of opportunities. spect. for the Irish Volunteers, and lead him in. 'We must make the l110~t . ~ Once again the day of the sword has Upon om: Volunteers the nation now deof the great pGssiltilities. that lie .in }he come. The strong right arm is the only pends. To them she looks. In them refront of us. Every Volunteer should .aim I law to-day. All other laws are set aside. pose the ancient hopes of our nation and bringing in a recruit or two. The man They are under the There were in Ireland's story many des- to-day's hope, too.

Had our men flinched before the re- who hanga back now is neither fish nor perate times like these before. In some same flag that saluted victory at the Yellow gular troops what an outcry we should flesh. It can almost be said to-day that of them, owing to the military genius of Ford and Benburb ; the flag- of Athlone hear from the enemy! The effect on our be who is not with us is against us .

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adversary knew well it was a fight to the death.

At last, the Puritan's unwieldy strength grew weakel' as the fire of hs They're bragg.ing 'á~h3.t ye'il shoot, . passion raged more fiercely, and he s~uck :~~ orth ern ~\f~'n : Out wildlv and at random, One false At your brithers in tllÛ< Sooth, Northern ll:::.-n: . stroke was made at O'Kelly's bead; the But 1 ha' 2. k'nd 0' doct , young Irishman warded it off; and then (For I ken ye, inside OOt). hi" sparth came crashing down upon the An' J th:nk its no' the truth, Northern lila,,; Englishman's lltlmet.

Medlicott rolled from hs horse ; 2J1d Randal, wiH. :<. wild .' Ah ~ I"ken thai ye cnn .f!,ht, á h h d II' ;,;orthern )la)1: C1'y_ o f triumph, sprang to t e grounc. .15 \\'he" ye think your cause is ri.:ht, ske n flashed in the sunlight as he threw ~orthern Man, i hounds : .. , shouted COlonel ;\ledEcott. himself npon the fallen trooper. . An' I mind the Den", street, "Oh! Randal, dear Randal," she cried, "Ko quarter to the Saxon pigs I" roared Where ve clipped the gnte. so neat, ;So quarter to the Sassenagn : ne ' Right in English J'amie's teeth, "save ale from this wretch."

Hugh of the. red halr. shouted.

Northern Man : "Heaven and earth !" exclaimed the "O'Kelly a-buadh p., shouted the veteAt the next moment his we,apo}\ was , C h' r )1Qung chief, "it is Alice D' Alton."

Ian a IL . Strike rna hcga b ... una bra\Yell I to-day we are proud an' (Say, thrust into the Puritan colonel's thro a t.

Northern ~:[a-n: The Puritan' colonel laughed a savage voura, strike !" ,. Of Derry's walls so grey, ltitter laugh.

RIght crash lipan the Engli sh ranks thev Medlicctt expided without a groaE. Northern Man, .iI. .panic seized the English trcopers .Iust as ye are (I'll he sworn),. " Advance a step," he shouted, br-andish- rushed. The Prn liarnentarian soldJeT~, when they saw their leader slain.

They Proud of Limerick's wolls shot.torn , numerous thQugh they were, had no time ltl_g his sword, {~and she dies nt 111'- feet.'

For JC ken we're br it her-s born, to retorm, they were at that moment of ".,hided their horses round and fi(lt:l, and Northern Man: Then turning to a soldier on hs ~ft, who surprise a confused and broken rabble. then the fight instantly became a pursuit was evidently second in cornrnand , he said and massacre.

There's been sore work in our town, I The terrible Irish sparth flashed' in the in low, fierce tones, " take her to the Tear, Northern Man : Alice D' Alton lay on the green turf by a' r, and steel casque and ha'Uherk,-~'ea, 'Yomen folk and bairns shot down.

Ephraim, Sykes; and if we are beaten slay the roadside insensible, with Red Hugh Northern l\-Ian, . and stout hearts and stalwart breasts, too her as the Mideoriites were smitteu."

-were rent in twain.

They told after- anxiously bending oyer her ns O'Kelly Well! if ye'd been there the day, " I'll do it to the Popish maiden," ,,,';IS I ha' thochts anither way, rode np.

Birrell's brutes 'd march away, the answer of the hideous, 'raw-boned, wc'ds how limbs that should have clut "Heaven !" cried Randal, springing from Xorthern Man: huge savage, so addressed, as he seized ched the saddle closely were fonnd lying h is horse, "she is dead!" dissevered oil áá1he plain. '''bat! ye feel I'm speaking truths, the bridle rein of the grey palfrey. "And "Xo, a-drahce ," answered his foster.

H;ght on tthl'ough fthe Engli:;;h Tanks Northern Man: so," he muttered, "I'll save the colonel brother, "she has only fainted from terYe've il: skunder till sich brutes, rode Hugh, the son of Morun , of the red from the glamoury of ths Irish witch."

Northern Man, ror.

But we must bear her away from this An' ye think that, hall' to han', "R.andal, Randal!" shrieked the girl, hair; and as he rode on this side and spot-the sight of the blood and the shin . 'Gin them all we'd make a stan' <, come to my rescue. Better=-Iar better that an English cavalier bit the dust; and might cause her another and a d.::'llgerc)'UoS Sweep the swine from oot our lan' -to .die in your arms than live in the the whilom br.Hiantly shining sparth W:1S shock. -, Northern Man: lI:lwer of this wretch."

But she was red an.d thick with gore. But before him 'Yhen the maiden's consciousness re- There's rna han', and here's ma heart, a man was riding slowly, and beside him tiragl?l¬ Uaway.

Northern Man: The I turned. she found Randal O'Kelly's arms rode the lady -on the gTey palfrey.

O'Kelly paused a moment, his breast We'll tegither pla:y 001' part, man turned, and seeing that horseman rid- wound tenderly around her, and saw his Northern Man : torn with conflicting emotions. eyes looking into her own with tender An' w'e'll show these scum that crawl, ing clown npon him at Iu.ll speed, and " Randal, a villish," said the red-haired An' on bairns an' women fall,; anxiety: That it's Ireland before all, giant, "be calm, and look to your men. more following behind, muttered a fierce uOh, thank Heaven you are safe, mv Northern Man : Thei-r chief must be to the fore. I'!i look oath and said: own dear Randal," s:he murmured. "And Lim'rick town to Derry's wall, "By -it is one of the Ir ishr.e ; and to the girl of the red golden hair-s-aye, to Bantry Bay to Donegal, that cruel wTetch--" It's the oul' lan' first of aá!I, Ephraim that stabbed my father in the we are beaten. Then, as the colonel or"Has gone to meet the reward of his Northern ::\>1<:.u: back at that treacherous conference where dered, this child of the Babylonish harlot crimes," was his brief reply, as he pressed -So CI~A.:-.i 0 CU;.J. must die." your father was slain. Keep the men in his lips upon h.er brow.

His sword was uplifted, and the stroke hand, adrahar ; for if yOU waver we are When she had sufficiently recovered to all .lost, the girsha-colla-baun" and all.á was about to descend on the white neck of mount her palfry again, O'Kelly had time And see, rna hoga, they're all drUl;k; and I thefair girl whose bridle-rein he held when to turn to his men, aud, to his delighted 5-Pocket Brown Lather Bandoliers we can thrash them, thcugh they're two I tile steed of his pursuer came thundering surprise, dod not find one missing.

5s. 9d. and 6s. ee. down with such' speed that it swept clean .to one."

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"Right, Hugh, brother," cried Ran-I the two other hors~s, overthrow. ded , that's all," said Hugh Roe. "CorHaversacks - - Is. 2d. Postage, 4d.

1i!al. "And by this hand, they're maiting IJ\" both tile lady and the b"gl""h soldier mac Bu ie has an ugly cut on that yellow Made on the most approved pattern by f~r a ChaTge.. ~~ok t~ yourself, II11gh b;' the ~llOCk: Red Hugh ins~antly leaped cron of his; and old Cahir's left arm is Bandolier and Football Manufacturer, Roe-e-Adem Medlicctt 15 my quarry this Lorn his saddle, aánd as instam ly the disabled for a whi~e; but they are solac.

Englishman sp.rallg to his feet . ... ay."

US:'.fORE, co. ,"VATE.RFORD. ing themselves with a draught of usque(( Ephraim Sykes," shouted the redThen swinging round in his saddle he baugb ." hair ed warri 01" , c c we have met at last. shouted : "And the enemy 7" in I Assassin of Jl1y aged father, look to .vcu rMa hog,a bra:v0ura~¤ it 1S death sixty of. them with . 'There '.re about honour, or death with dishonour.

The se!f-youár hour h~:s come !~' their heads in the dust; and forty more, FIRST - P'RIZE . £5 0 0 The Eng lish trooper answered only with iilassenach churls are going to charge. whose horses were in best condition, 'have SECOND PRIZE £2 0 0 Don'1: give 'em the chance. At 'em at once. a desperate swing of his great sword. But managed to escape. I killed, only one my- THIRD PRIZE £1 0 0 The cry is 'O'Kelly a-buadh, and old Red Hugh c~,ught it deftly Oil the back of self, but that was Ephram Sykes, arrd I SPECIAL PRIZES £2 0 0 his weapon; then there was a sweep of Ireland for e\-er.'" had rather have stain him with my own The Dripsey Woollen Mills, Ltd., offer . , I the battle-axe through the air, and the Then a wild shout ran through the T.... 1"1S11 ; hand than a' dozen of the other churls. the above Prizes for Competition to ,the head of the Englishman rolled in the dust. rauks=Let us be cllankfnl--it's been a blessed Nation al Volunteers, on the following " O'Ke:ly a-buadh (to victcryj-c-Iaradh I CHAPTER III. day'.., work." conditions, Iaradh, r' As they approached toe walls of the anCompetitors to be photographed in Vel. . ' A Dl:EL TO THE DEATH. And into the Tanks of the parLanlen-, cient city of the Confederation, Alice unteer Uniform made of Dripsey Tweed. tarians they' rushed with a fearful crash.

Randal O'Kelly charged hs horse at D' Alton related to her lover how she had The Prizes will be awarded to the VolunIt was an unequal fight, but, after all,' the Puritan colonel; and both steeds met been entrapped by his enemy and riyal. teers whose photographs are considered the odds were fearfully balanced.

The wi th a shock that nearly threw them to A forged letter, purporting to come from the smartest. To, the Tailor of the First English troopers had been carousing, and the ground. Medlicott was a large man, the yonng Irish chief, was delivered to her Pfize 'Winller and the Saleman who sold fihey were riding in a confused, disorderly and possessed immense strength; but the informing her that he was approaching the the material £1 each will be awarded. way. But they were-well armed and equip- young Irish chief was lithe and active; city, and requesting her to meet him. She The date for sending in Photos will be ped. The Irish were only one to two, and and when their desperate hand-to-hand en- joyfully rode forth from the city, only to duly announced. they hau made a long march, tired them- 'counter came on, he eluded every stroke fall into the trap prepared for her by her --<>selves, and their horses sorely fatigued. with admirable skill.

Holding his axe persecutor, Ere she had ridden a couple 'But the Irish knew that it was a fight for with a peculiar grip, his thumb extended of miles, attended only by a' single groom, life-they knew that to be slain in fight aJ.ong the .shaft, he warded off every she found herself surrounded by MedliLimited, was to die the death of brave men, brand " stroke of h's adversary's sword ; and it cote's troopers, and her solitary attendant , in hand-they knew that to be made pri- needed all his practical skill to do itá fair barely escaped with his life. soners was to die the death ~f a dog.. ., his steel. merion ~till hung 9Y his .s,a~dle- When they reached Kilkenny, and (( No quarter to the Irish Popish pow, while Medhcott struck again and O'Kelly had seen his mistress safe at again with savage fury .at the he,ad which home, he hastened to discharge the duAnIUj()O, Peninsular and other ., The beautiful fair-haired girl. . old . Medals to Irish Regiment.'!

'-""nere is the was coyerea only by the gay SIlken cap. lies of his mi$Sion. \\á:in.ted. Full particulars and price to .¤ 1Iy bra,'e boys.

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the people lor their own ends, n~t for Ire land s good. There are dissensions amongst us, O'Kelly, which may lead to CO::,\TIXUED FRO~l PAGE 2. diaster. Randal, the churl in whose name O'Moore of Leix?" be asked of one of ] IY,e are fighting, is a v.Ilian and a traitor, Preston's soldiers. more faithless to his friends than to his "If your worship will eome with me, foes. yrill you believe it, son of O\ven?I'll show yon," the man replied.

In a he has offered to the accursed English stately chamber in one .0J the city mans- iPatlie.ment that holds him in the toils ions, a gentleman of grave and thought., to lead the forces of England into. Ire. ful aspect was seated at a table covered . land for OUI overthrow-the overthrow with papers.

His head and face were of the only irieuds he has in the three of the purest high-bred Milesian type. kingdoms-the overthrow of us, the men The brow was broad and massive, and who have been acting here under his own seamed with the lines of thought.

The' instructions.

Ay, Charles Stuart is. a eyes were deep- set, grey and large, and false knave and deserves to lose his head shone with a shadowy light.

The nose "Is tnis not dangerous talk, O'Moore," was slightly curved.. with large breathing asked the young chieftain alarmed at the nostrils ; and th-e stern gravity of the face. politic' sraternans sudden burst of anger. was relieved by a mouth whose smile.

"Bah ~" he answered, . "I must speak was almost of womanly sweetness. out my mind sometime ; and there are His brown hair swept down freely to his Lone within hearing but yourself. But shoulders, and he wore a flowing beard now ten me how you came here?" that reached down to his breast.

O'Kelly briefly and modestly related This man of lordly, of royal presence his adventures, and told of th-e rescue of was perhaps the most accomplished and Alice D' Alton and the death of the Purmost fascinating gentleman of his age it an Colonel and the slaughter of his -Rory (or, as the English called him, troopers.

The Prince of Leix joyfully Roger 0'C\100re the Prince of Leix, the grasped his hand.

"By the Virgin!" he celebrated organiser of the famous confed' exclaimed" "it was well done.

'Twas eration of Kilkenny of 1641. a feat worthy of your father's son. Oh !

Charts and maps lay before him, with for twenty thousand men 'like Randal one of which he appeared to be deeply :\I'O;\'en O'Kelly, and his gallant gallowengaged, whilst a helmeted soldier stood glasses, and we should soon rout out the at either side of his chair, waiting for or- Sassenagh wild beasts from the sacred ders. But when O'Kelly was announced soil of Erin. But what is your- next he pushed away the papers, and IC'S(>' course?" to his teet; and, with a gracious smile "I return to my command as soon as extended both hands saying: "Son of you permit me, O'Moore," replied the Owen O'Kelly, a hearty welcome to your youth.

"The Scottish general who com. father's son.

You bring me news mauds the Sassenagh army=-Munroe, is -good news?" massing his forces in Ulster, and O'Neill The youth pressed the proffered hands expects a great battle soon. If you have warmly ere he replied: "Yes O'Moore I the dispatches for the North I will gladly most important news.

I have ridden be their bearer." night and day to ,bring it.

But-" "\Yell, you will sup with me to-night, And he paused as he locked at the so"- and \'re will talk things over.

Heaven d iers.

0'},100re, . taking the hint, waved hold you in its holy keeping till then." his hand.

"You may leave us a while, In reply to this royal farewell, O'Kelly friends," he said; and the men, with an bowed" clasped the prince's proffered obeisance, withdrew, h:lnd aZ:1:n, and retired.

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"And now, O'Kelly," said the Prince of Leix when the soldiers were gone, "what have yon to tell me? \Yhat news of the );orth?" "'Good news and most hopeful;" reo plied the young chief, laying his dispatch es on the table.

"You have seen this Spanish colonel?" asked O'MO'ore, as he laid his hand upon the papers.

"Owen I Hoe O'Neill? Assuredly."

"And he is-"The other hope and pillar of the eonfederation." answered Randal with a curt ly bow.

"He is a great soldier. " "And Sir Piielim P" "Has resigned to him the chief command; and the army of the Xorth is now weIl organised."

"Good!

By your leave, I will read these papers."

He read; and sometimes a thoughtful shadow spread over his broad brow-sometimes he frowned -sometimes he smiled-whilst eyer and anon indistinct mutterings broke from his lips.

At last be leaned hack with a deep s:gh. "It is a graye struggle+most grave we have entered upon," he said, as if communing with 'himself; . "and I almost tremble at my own responsibility in entering upon it.

Yet our power is great, and our cause is a just. one.

If only these men around us are true to their pledges, we must win.

You are right Randal; O'Neill is a great soldier.

But I sorely mistrust Onnonde and Preston.

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CHAPTER VI. Recapitulation, The story cf the great rising of 1641, its marvellous successes, and its disastrous faiturc, it is not our province to record here. Our present function is that of the story-teller, not of the historian. _\11 that the redoubtable valour of the Irish clan", the statesmanship of The O'"?IIoore, the splendid generalship of the brilliant Owen Roe O'Neill (the greatest soldier of his age), and the zeal and en. erg)' of r: inuccini could do, was done to deli ver Ireland from her Egyptian hondage-was done; but disunion, dissension, selfishness and treachery ruined, all.

The English adherents of Charles the First call him a: martyr. In sober truth, he was :it ,ery dishonest and perjured knave, and richly merited the fate which was meted Gut to him. He used' his favourite, Wentworth, as his unscrupulous instrument to commit monstrous crimes (in Ireland especially) to strengthen his own des-potic power; and when the English Paárliament, led' on by Hampden and Pymm grew too strong for the minister and dencunced him as a traitor, the perjured king gave np his unhappy and too faithful sená.ant to their mercy-i-and 'the block.

He urged th~ Irish into a great rebellion, and promised them every advantage' a people could nope for short of actual autonomy and national independence; and \,.. hc~ tley .bad rallied to his -cause, the

royal coward, whose (very word. was a lle, betrayed them to then enermes and his own, and .actually offered to lead the Parliamentary at'llly against them. I-Ie intrig ued with all pcrues in turn, and betrayed all alike. At last he took refuge among hi.' own kindred, the fanatical low. land Scotch; and they, as treacherous -as himself, betrayed him to the Parliament fer four hundred thousand pounds. Then followed his trial and condemnation as a tnaitor, and his death Oll the verJ block to which he had consigned hs faithful servant, Strafford. eight years before.

The Irish ,irilggle went bravely 011. The famous battle of Benburb, where the Ir ish, under the great Owen Roe, defeated with terrific slaughter 1he English army of double their strength, startled all Europe, Other successes followed, and the great heart of the nation beat high.

But d issension, treachery, treason, crept in, to defeat as noble and just a cause 25 ever stirred the life-blood of a people.

The native Irish began to dream the gtorious dream of national independence; but the Protestant Anglo Irish proprietors, always untrustworthy nnd faithless, proved trill. tors again; they .:ntri;;lHáchagainst O'X eill and the constitution of the Confederation. th e The Y \Y.a n t e d t o Iseep r,On ar I es on "d not' want that the th rone ; 1Jut t h ey OJ Catholic Irish people should enjoy their freedom. The royal scoundrel provad the innate perfidy of h~ nature, and set bis minicns, Lord Ormonde and orhei-s, to paralyse the action of the Confederationand run the native army. And actually, in a short time, w e find Ormonde and Preston UJliting their troops against the great Irish Commander-in-chief, O'Xeill, and :c01l1bi.ning wi'h. ;:\rul'r~ugh O'Brien, the incendiary, the vilest rrartor and apestate that eyer l.ved since the days of Judas Iscariot.

Owen Roe baffled his foes "gain and again, and he might have triumphed at last, had he net been 'assassinated by poi. son. 'With him fell Ireland's last stay in that gcneratiorr. The royal knave, Char les the F'irst , "as bcheaded , England W2S reduced te pe;tce, and Cromwell launched all his forces against poor, broken, deserted, betrayed Irelan-d.

Slaughter, burn ing , beheading, confiscc.ion followed, and

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the country was made a desert.

Forty p. thousand Ir'sh "swordsmen," the bravest troops that ever wielded a blade, sailed Iá (Late of T. J. Callaghan and Co, Dublin), from their native shores to enlist in the será Centlemeri's Outfitter, vice of Austria, France and Spain. :'IlOUNThlELbIOK. And here the names of Rory O'Moorc, the last great Prince of Leix and of the ~bt1.

Kilkenny Confederation, pass- away from IRISH VOLUNTEERS. (he pages of Irish history.

DEFENCE OF IRELAND FU::;D. Let us follow the destinies of young During the month set aside for the Defence. of Ireland Fund, viz, from Randal ~l'O\\'en O'Kelly, and the maiden Sunday, July 12th, to Sunday, 9t~ whom he loved.

August, I have decided to hand over CHAPTER YII. to the Treasurer of the Galtee Regiment 10 per cent. of the total proThe Ban le and the Bridal. ceeds of the Sale of all Irish.made "Randal," said ,Alice D'Alton , as they' Shirts, Underpants and Vests, Hosiery rambled hand in hand by the pleasant marCollars, Fronts, Braces, Caps and Poplin Scarfs sold during the month. gin of the sparkling Xore beneath the Irish Poplin Scarfs, narrow shape, Is. gigantic shadows of the great Castle of Or. 6d., and wide ends Is. lOd. each. rnonde, "you are going north to be at my Post free.

State eolou r, father's side in the hour cf danger.

Outfittins ~tráres. am going with you, dearest."

The Irish House, MITCHELSTOWN. The young man started and gazed at her a moment in speechless astonishment.

"You, Alice, bra with me!" he at length exclaimed. "Jmpossble."

She shook her beautiful head with an 'Yith an average v ar iation of less than a arch smile, "Kothing," she said, "'looks impossible minute in two n~0:;:1I3, our 3águinea Silto a woman who has made up her mind. ver Keyless Lever is the ideal Watch jo~' Ann look you, Randal O'Kelly, son of all W110 value perfect accuracy. \"rii" Owen, I have made up my mind. I will go to my father-with you, if you will take for Catalogue. me-c-alorie, if you will not."

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K 1 I antic pated from common errors in aimThe var ion s Companies art', therefore'l l!1g-i. Tile backsiglit must he kept upd~rected ." take immeG'at~ .steps to ha-:e I n:;ht,' ii. Tbe left or right eye, according t!:lb deei-ion of the Provisional CommitI to t lie shoulder from which the man k~ rut into effect. 'l,.e members of --<:>--shoct s, must be closed. iii. Aim must be vrur Cou.p.inv shall nominate five memo I taken bv a:i""inCf the sizhts 'on the centre ~ ~ IMINr. INSTRUC"'IO'l.á, I o o bers of the \"'omp<.ny (tv be called the Ii..

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1"". of tll:; ..~ lov v est part of the mark, the top Ocmpanv Collection Comrnitteej, whose lof lh' b;ácsight being in the centre of, C:uty shall be 0 arr~nge for the --<>'and in l inc with, the shoulders of the lá or V of t~e b::lcksight.

G.:a'rany Co lleotion and appoint ]' ,..., " ,fl "n amongst their number) a tSTAGE~ OF INSTRUCTI0)J Cc mpauy Ti!;,a;Urer, \\áho._ shall receive 1 \\.>,~ these principles h ave been ,~,a.~. all moneys collected by rhe Company, and I ---<:>-, iereo , the instructor w i l l loosen tbe sl 111 g', wn.. shall rorthwith. t:Jr\\'ard all mone!s ~:j_il,;t .. the :ight:;, for any gi\'~n range ~nd ,\ received to the Treasurer of the DiSá. }.i-.:j':g wiil be taught in stages, as :::;: .. ' .. ,,1, L:J!11 t nc rest at the target, taking rricr Collecticn Committee.s to be appoin.llows._ I care Ih;:l h'" eye i.: il:"ncd:<,~,,11above the tt j as here.uafter mertioned.

Tbe local; ""p' lanation s ti tl -orics of '1''';1'. i l.lilr(áp'j~ááe.

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Having aimed, he . . ári.;._t~ i):l l\:hi~b no Olimv:;;;;~~ ~s :yet e~i~t. I :=:xplanatiOil of aiming with the b:!c';.; "",,I ca ll on each individual to observs ofeet! .:il2" , há't an d f oresig '1 tnt C:Jtr&.0t 1i12',1i:xl 0: ~li'gnil1g the siahts II The Companies in a district shall . -~ It. ~ I . e nllmáber a. r~'~-" 1 ti h I en a '~'''7;\, Each recruit will then act fá r.om their ..f. epr esenta ive W 0, Aiming wun scrupulous ncrUl':1cy fOUl J .... '1:" .. ~ . ~t:>'" J... _'. '.' .

WIth sll1111fU representatives f::Iii other' a rest.

I .. 1., .. I.UJ." v. hen the 1[,S"nctor will ,ellf.) " 'h 11 f h D' t . t C 11 ih e aim point out errors and explain Cornpanies .s a OrIn. t e IS ric 0 ~c.

Demonstration of results of maccuracy . p'. , 1 " ' '. ... ¥ I UnSWIC S., tion Committee, which shall supervise in aiming. how I~_~ would ha, e effected the accur-, . aey . of the shot, and how .they are to be. g enerally the work of collection in the d's I A"lmlng C;)Dl bime d wit. I'1 trigger pressing. .... _<>-trict , and shall appoint two Treasurers for I D ecI'anng porn . t 0 f' ann a t mornen t' O.l. avoided. He should occasionally . call on each district to act jointly, and who shall discharge. a man to point out any errors which I:,ay DIRECTION TO SECRETARIES. undertake at their appointment to forward I' Aiming fr;m a rest at ligures and have been made by 1115. comrades.

ExKeep in touch with Headquarters.

Re'l to I_Ieadquatrers withi~ one week of the. ground. treme ac~uracy of aim must be insist:d Oil ports and fixtures for this column must be 1 cIoslDg of the Fund In the County, the Aiming' at indistinct targets described even durmg the first ~esson. . I~ almll1g received at the offices 206 Great Bruns. moneys lodged with them, and a correct bv word of mouth.

WIth the long range sights a similar pro.¥ to that which is described above wick street, not later ,than Friday morn., re t urn th ereo f on th e f arms snpp I'ie d f rom Aiming off, making allowance for de- cedure . . . . .

H d t . w r 11 be pursued 'J btl t the eve will be Ing, Official report forms can be obtained ea quar ers. flection as ordered. . . . . \ placed about 1 incJi behind the small of on application. ~ Setting of the windgauge and fine ad. . t . the butt and the top of the head . of the . ,JUs men t accor dimg t 0 or d ers.

Company Treasurers shall forward (with I' J drri d e flecti 11 f'or "'"e d dial sight will be seen in.. the centre of the . . u g1l1g ection a ow ance --0-the moneys collected) to District Treaá, d . " aperture.

Unless special care IS taken, an aUl1.1ng off WIthout orders. .. . surers returns on Official Forms.

A' ¥ lateral error WII! be made In centring the , ,... mung up and down.

Headquarters desire secretaries to ad. . head of too dial sight.

Rapid adjustment of sights in accorddress all orders for Membership Cards, . ance with orders.

Section Books, Company Books, EnrolSecretaries of Companies shall at once I Aiming and snapping without a rest in c::;=oo: F:1l1!t in Aiming, meet Forms. etc, to the Volunteer Print- communicate to Headquarters particulars ' all positions. i ing Works, 65 Mdidle Abbey Street, Dubáof the. formation of District Collection Rapi.d alignment of sights.

The most common faults in aiming lin. Membershipu Cards, 3s 6d per 100; Committees and names and addresses of A~m:ng with long range sights. are : -i. Taking too much or too litt le Enrolment Forms, Is per 100; Section Treasurers.

Aiming off for movement. tcresizht into the U or V of the baekBooks, twopence each; Company Books, Fire discipline' exercises. . " . . .., .'

SJ;;]l!. It. should be explained that a fine h each. All post free. Cash ,,'itb order. ~ It is immaterial whethe» the instruch If . IT '11 tl . b 1'1 t t Minute Books, Is. 4d. each, or ;1 s:g t. wt cause re 11 e eá S tri] I"" Individual Volunteers are to be _encour'l tion is ~~'e: in, the above ordc.,r, b~t f~r. with ,,<[ark VI about 5 inches and 3 inche,s aged, where they can afford it, to sub. ther .tramm" should be dcfene~ lln~ll.the 10\\'Ûr respectively, .and with Mark vn scribe the price of their own rifles to the eye IS ~hown. to be accurate m al~llng. 7 inches and J inches lower respectively Company Rifle Funds.

Ampl.e time should .be devoted. to tngger per 100 yards of range, than when the ~ pressmg and declanng the point of aim . h' k .. I ¥ correct Stg t is ta en. u. naccurate on discharge; this instruction m;!y con. centring of the foresight in the notch of veriiently be given indoors. the bacáksight The recruit should underThe m on evs collected for the Defence of Aimin o- instruction should P' u, " '''''~~u,,'~v "'" ~~"~,,. ~" oroceed Deal: Sir, Ireland Fund shall defray the expense of simultan:ously with firing in-truotion ::'::le''';; :~e rifle to the ~ide on which providing arms for those who cannot sub- and muscle exercises, short lectures and the line of aim is 'taken, e.g., if arm be The Defence of Ireland Fund will be scribe in full the price of their own equip. questions being included in. the daily taken over the right edge of the notch opened in every district on Sunday, 12th ment. programme. ., . the direction of the line of fire will be to &II d will be continued for four weeks _ 1 Accuracy 111 Aimi 11 g.

Juiy, following, and will conclude on Sunday, "G<.}'v-,.".. the righ't of the line of sight. iii. Fixing 9th August.

Arms and ammunition cannot be .pu.r. . Especial care will be taken that the the eyes on the foresight, and not on the chased on advantageous terms except III sights of any rifle used in aiming instruc. object. If the eye is accommodated for Tbe money subscribed to this Fund tion are in perfect order.

The aiming the. foresight, the firer will retain only a wiáII be directed solely to Jhe PURCHASE large quantities. A standard weapon can This may be procured only through a central author. mark in the earlier stages will be a. speá blurred image of the target.

OF ARMS AND AMMUNITION FOR cial aiming target placed at a distance not affect the result of his shooting at ity.

THE VOLUNTEERS .' (N.B.-The equip. not exceeding 100 yards, but when the stationary vertical targets, \.'bUl?' . when firing meet so purchased will be distributed That the collection in all districts may habit of accuracy has been acquired ser- at service targets with appear and re-ape.m.;ng the various Volunteer Companies start at the sil-me time, the Company Colá vice targets will be used and care will be pear, or at areas of ground, it will be in proportion to the amount they have lection Committees shall be formed on or taken that there is no falling off in acá necessary for him to watch the target ecll ~cted on tl bscribed). before 21st of June and the District Col. curacy owing to the shapeá and comparaá closely. iv. Inclinini;4 the backs-ight to one side.

Iná this case the bullet will In crder to gh'e eyeryone an oppor. lection Committees on or before 28th of tive invisibility of these targets.

The instructor mllst inspect the sights strike low, and to the'-á side on which the tunity of subscribing, house.toáhous-eá colá June.

'By Order, frequently to ensur~ that they aTe corá sights are inclined.

The resulting error lections are to be undertaken by the vari. rectly adjustea in accordance with bis will be considerable at Iong ranges. ous Companies; and, with the pena.issioD PROVISiONAL COMMITTEE. orders.

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IN VIEW OF CERTAIN STATEái MENTS IN THE PRESS WHICH ARE CALCULATED TO LEAD TO GRAVE DISCORD AT THIS. J~NCTURE, IRISH VOLUNTEERS WILL ABIDE STRICTLY BY THE PRINCIPLES OF THEH{ ORGA:S-ISATION AND WILL DISCOUKTEKAKCE ANY AOTION TENDING TO INTRODUOE DISá SENSIO.N 1)1' THEiR RANKS, WHICH, IN THE 'YORDS OF THE M,ANIFE.sTO OF THE IRISH VOLUNTEERS, "ARE OPEN TO ALL AnT.E.~ODI::D IRISHá MEN vYITHOUT DlSfIKCTION OF CREED, POLITICS, OR SOCIAL GRADE."

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Defending Positions. . Clearing the Foreground.-In most , ,. t f learing wIll .cases a certain amoun 0 c . "have to be done in front of a defensive iti The object should be to secure POSI Ion . for the defenders the full use of their . h'l t weapons within effective range, W I e a . the same time leaving intact or Improv. ing all existing obstacles which would impede the free employment of the weaá fá11 nemy and obstruct or break pons 0 me e . his track \Yhen an active defence up 15 a u. is coruemp lated (which would be the gen.

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actual warfare a rough .hole only can zenerallv be formed which Should, , .. neverthe less , conform to the conditions above laid down as far as possible. In , prepar ing hedges for defence, weax places should be made uo with boughs, I stakes, wire, etc, and if a ¥ditch is on the I derender« side, little else requires to be dane. If not on the defenders' side, some.

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Volunteer Boer-shape Hats, dark green, Is. 10d. and 2s. 6d. each.

Splendid Bandoliers, same as on this pic. hue, Is. lld. each.

Tan Haversacks, same as on this picture, 10d. each.

Solid Leather Belts, Is. 3d. each.

Aluminium Water Bottles, felt covered, Is. 10d. each.

Uniforms, approved design only, Irish Manufacture, 25s.

Shapel Putties, Grey-green, best Vol un-

teer colour, Is. 4}d. per pair.

Leather .Bandoliers, 5 pocket, used before, 2s. lld. each.

New Officers' Belts, with sling, richly mounted, us. lld. each.

Sam Brown New Belts, richly mounted,_ 15s. 6d.

Volunteer Badges, 3s. lid. per doz.

Officers' Caps, Haversacks, etc.

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It willthebe position advisableand to work start the cleannas' g. 1 trenches on acoount of.. the presence of-A~:: '~:R:'~¤~i~I I!I! I!§1~. fr forward 10m ¥ roots, and the work required to st-rengthen ti penn its Hollows' and unseen h une . . . .' seldom be used. \\ here t e ful materials.

It must be remembered a' nd which would CTlVe an enemy s the hedge. In preparing a hedge for de- s hould . . grou . "" I'y near fence, if the top of the bank on which It 0around is favourable, clearances III front troo s , shelter at points dangerous , h that the loopholes through which the de, . h a b a t'IS, stands . is not thick enough to keep out bul. o.f interior positions may be made. and t e fenders deliver their fire '.should be so ar'the pposition. mar be filled up WIt -or debris , .' of walls, each.

ThiIC k b TUSh- lets, It m ust be made so. Hedges some- wood out down made' IDtO abatis.

Log ranged that the enemy, If he succeed In wood especially In t he case 0 fame s . . times form very good screens for ".field breastworks especially if hard wood, WIll, closing with the obstacle, wiII not be able tropical growths. effec ti v e gltnS. . '. ~ 0 f course , 0zive a '"O'ood deal of protection á' . farms a \ery .

It would generally be advisable to use the loopholes in his'turn.

Loa? obstacle, which . s h ou ld on lv ~ b e. cleared tor the guns to be III action about 100 to against bullets even if it is not complete. '.. holes may be formed . of sandbags or by away in accordance WIt . . h th e pnnc . iples 300 yards behind the hedge.

Embank- If the defence of the rear of the wood IS msertlng a plank box III the earth, gravel, above daid. down.

'I l'h'us, in p l ac ace of merits'. are not as a rule !rood positions for more convenient than that of the front, etc, taking care to give some splay. to the makmg a genera c earance, por 10 , . "'. e ¥ _. á 1 I ti ns rna}' a firing l ine, because they offer such a the best arrancement will be to ¥ entangle tear to admit of lateral f<inae,' They. frequently be left with advantage, both good mark to the enemy s. artillery, but the rear edge ::md take up a POSli1o~ co~. I should'be frOl~ 3 to 5 feet apart. L66p-' to d eny speCla . .

0 . I pam . t s t a an ene ill y and nevertheless embankments. m , front of a mandinz"'. it and some distance behind it, I' holes may WIth advantaze be blinded to break up his attack, or to compe1 fhe positron and parallel to It, wil] generally The rear edge map be cu] .&6 >i~ t~ leav~ ",,~~n ~.ot ~n u~e ~Y a~ old sandbag or .adoption of particular line of advance hal e to be held. ~mbankments can be well defined salients.

ThIS will induce i piece sacbng In situations where the na{the portions cut down may often be defended by occu~ymg the nearer- edge. the attackers to crowd into these salients I ture of the back ground would indicate formed into an obstacle among the parts The front edge gives the best command and so make a good target. Cornmunica- their position clearly to the enemy. If reo left standing).

Hedges which interfere of the ground in front, but cover can be tions through the wood should be im.! quired two tiers of fire can be obtained with the defenders' fire or screen the at. obtained with less labour at the rear edge proved if the front is to be held; if the' in a rail stockade by arranging a staging tack, must be removed. The olearance of Either side of a cutting can be defended, position is in the rear of the wood and of sleepers for the upper rank to stand those perpendicular to the front is of less according to circumstanes. The rear side the latter is merely to serve as an abá on, leaving sufficient head room underimportance than that of those parallel to gives the .best obstacle; the front side is stacle, they should be blocked. In mak- neath the staging for the lower rank the front.

Walls can be knocked down best for a subsequent advance, and se- ing clearances, large trees should not be 'standing on the ground level.

In this by a part of men using a trunk of a tree cures good shelter for supports.,A road felled. Much can be done by judicious case there should be a ditch in front. In or a railway iron as a battering ram. cut on the side of a hill would generally thinning. ~Yith limited time, it will these days of smokeless powder the vahre J.ow buildings may be similarly treated. be visible' to the a-rtillery of the attack generally be best to occupy it in improv- of screens, both for attack and defence, If high, they must be blown down and for a long dsitance, and t~erefore should ing the communication rather than i.n cannot be over.estimated. Much can be the ruins levelled, as far as possible, so not be held unless it offers special faci li- multiplying obstacles. done in a close country by judicious thinas not to give cover. ties for defence.

Defence of Buildings.-áBuildings can ning or leaving of woods, trees and hedge, Iml'rO\'ement of Existing Cover.-Brick IYoods.-Woods vary so much in seldom he held under artiHery fire. When rows.

'Where no natural screens exist walls 9 inches thick, if badly built, are character that it is impossible to giv~ time and labour are available they may, they can be made.

Smoke sometimes liable to be pe.netrated through the joints general instructions for their defence however, be prepared for defence. When forms 'Va'Iuable cover for working parties, by smalláoore bullets, and can be cut suitab.Je to all cases. Those which reach screened from artillery fire they are of especially against search lights.

Sacks rfhrough by short range volleys directed down towards the enemy are very dan. great value, but the fallowing; spe- filled rather tightly with straw, Ileft open on the same spot. Practically, however, gerous and require special consideration. cial points must be dealt with: at each end and slit to allow the escape .lIoy fairly well built wall will give good The two most important attributes of Barricading of doors and windows. (One of the smoke, form simpla and portable' -cover against musketry. Walls alone can- woods, which are common to nearlv all, door should be available for use and must producers.

They should be lit in thenot he occupied, as a rule, under effective 'Ire the obstacle which they make to the be specially dealt with).

Arrangeme~ts oentre of the straw, so as to burn outartillery fire, b..Jilt may, nevertheless, be passage of troops, whether in defence or for ventilation (usually by. ~pper Wl~' wards.

'Utilised for defence, after artillery fire has attack, and the concealment the, offer. dows); for storing ammunition, provi-eeased. A wall between 4 feet and 4 feet .\s to the obstacle it is the defenders' sions and water; for a hospital and for fi inches high can be used as it stands. business to arranzs that it shall cause the latrines; and precautions must be taken If a wall is less than 4 feet high, a small least inconvenienoce to his own, and the against fire. Any neighbouring buildings oI. trench can be sunk on the inside to zain greatest inconvenience to the enemy's which are not to be occupied, should be >Ie additional coyer.

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Hogr.n, the "Gallopel'," brave and true, Chief of 'the Rapparees, who knew & JOHH Each glen and pass the' SC>li~hi:ll1d thro, 2 Fownes Street (Off Dame Street) rode to the town one day.

DUBLIN. And told how from the Galtees sde the English convoy he had spied, And offered then to be the gu.de ,0 where _ the siege guns lay.

So "Boot and saddle" quickly sped. and Knives, and Razor Strops, from Is to 55 6d' each.

S~rsfield rode out at the heid WiLLIAM RUSSEl.l. & SONS, Of gallant men who knew no dread, "great Hairdressers, scorners' they of death.

55 South King Street, DUBLIN. To take the gun~ at least they'd try-to take and blow them up sky high,

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The scene is changed. lYe stand in a hrHiant courtw here l'Jnk and beauty and chvalry are crowded .. \ throne is empty , the mighty monarch on whom this proud assemblage is waiting has not arrived yet.

A tall. and graceful cavalier wnIks up the presence-chamber with a lady of singn lar beauty leaning on his ann. "\Yho is that noble- looking gentleman?" asks a cavalier, svideutly a Frenchman, of a courtier.

"The disringushed Ceneral, Count O'Kelly, and his lady," replied the latter. "lIe, is a special favourite wi th the King."

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The English legions were crushed 'by "~l:::i foi!" said the Frenchman, "these th" desperate Irish charge; a terrible Irish are in high favour at Qur C01,lrt3 iuS! no\v." slaughter followed, and their leader, )!onáá "Ca-rramba! yes," repl'ed the Spanish táoe,. tied in disma.y; leaving h's glo\'es, courtier. "But they are splen.did -soldiers, and," be added devoutly, "C'aHoJicos muy - :,word, ~nd eyen riding.~Yhip upon the buenos." , 6.\'!ld.

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"Father, don't think of this now;' the weeping girl scbbed.

"Hush! child," said the old cavn l ier , "'you are bound Io 00C), a fatb ers com. mands, and most urgent ly th is, my last and dying command. .vpprcach, reverend, father."

And there, in that solemn hcu r of death, the lovers were united.

"K~ndal," said the knight. "in yonder saddle-bags you will find a casket containing jewels of great price, into whch (to meet the possible chances of an hour like this) I have converted a 11 my available wealth. Children, embrace me for the last time, and then leave me a'one with my spiritual father here .¥ md with my God."

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But then the tidings \,. . arne at last, that from \\á2.:erford was hurrying f- st walls YOI1 are safe; on the hi llsides we sol. ; \\ hen I am gone you should h are a true I A mighty train of guns, new c r-r-e-and 0 d.ers cannot count our Iives our own an heart to love you and a stlong, arm to C;od help us then!

~our " ~'Sir Soldier," replied the maidcu, JI:1.\\,.: iing up her form to its fullest height, with; -queenly grace, "I will go to my fr ther. I Your arguments but confirm me III my. purpose. If the great O'J\'eili should win I á(as pray Heaven he may), and if my fa.! 'ther should he wounded, mv place is by I, '-is side. If our own a..rmyis beaten, then ":his indefensible towns is no place for me; 1 for well you know th.r t the crop-cared ' riders spare neither matron, maid, nor helpless infant. Better risk death by your side, darling," she sa'd, clasping his arm and looking up into his fa-ce with an irresistible smile, "than stay cooped LIP here with my heart torn with an iety for the fate of those I love--" He gazed at her with passionate admir a.tion ere he spoke again. '''But, dearest Alice, thing-" he beg an. ""Xot another word, sir," she cried, put:4:ing her little white hand upon his mouth.

'I ~1!l the child of a soldier, and my sain'ted mother was a daughter of the princely .lwuse of O'Byrne. I have spoken-l go."

And of course she conquered anti hcd Iter own way. They went together=-O'Kelly attended by his faithful henchman and álifty trusty followers-and, after an ardu!HIS journey, full of danger-they reached ,t.he Irish camp in safety. Half in anger, ha lf in joy, Sir Arthur D'Alton clasped his brave and high spirited daughter to ::Jtis heart, The glorious day of Benburb came at last.

We will not describe that wondrous " .attle, the story of which hr s been told so It is enough to say .áften and so well. that .Irish valour again prevailed against .verwlielrning odds, and for the second time in two generations, the illustrio'us name of O'Neill wus trumpeted with honá .ur through the great warlike naátiol~s of

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Yet he roundly swore that he wcu ld f.,;h~ to beep old Limerick tcwn , "\Y"h roasted 2.p.?Ie,," r» T.'t:Izan sá i d , "they'!! breach your \n1:~ iastc ad cf But P,"SS we to another scene.

Oll? lead," .... said 10';1Sarsfield .,. .,","-e" l '0 pal let, within his tent , I:f'S one cf O'=\~ci111s "The" ,.I.:, met -<.), ..a-:...L..~.. '-'t.JI.i. ¥ -_ I).~ -.' ga - Il an t lileu,ena"", ¥ . ,. tl 11' sr'0'U. 0'('. l Sir uead and cur fk-Q:~ at Ias; g':'ne dO';\á,1. mO'L ,

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Pledged to Ir-eland, her rt and - h~ncl, en his pike the sun's rays danciag : Line 011 line in brave array, scarlet ad , ,: for all occasions designed and made at: . .¥ Lowest Prices. ¥ gold and feathers gay, & P.r1ia~t St. ¥¥ Theme of many a poet's lay- are these mea , ~. ¥ ., DUBLIN. whose story !~ hrough the black years flashes bright, vivid as the powder's Iight That illum'ned the dark ~[ night -.:t B:dy. neety gGry. TOBACCONIST. Rode those riders hard and fast, ni.Ie en NEWSAGE:1I.'T ¥ mile of country passed, .

AND STATIONER. Till at e'en they came at last to where the camp hy guarded; Pealed the slogan loud and clear, ";:-Çf'l. field's the word-the man is here."

B.ringing a quick and Rumbing fea:r to those the camp that warded'; Sahres flashing, mus-lrets crashing, horseá HOW TO KEEP FIT. luen hither, thither da5hing.

Steel on steel In cl~ngour clashi.ng, 'Iud the guns \vere won; OLUNTEERS and others suffer.

Soon these guns were rent in tw:li.n.," oind ing from impa.ir~ ,áitality, their debris strewed the plaia. "fatigue after exercise, want of ene.rgy, Sarsfield's' m-eu" had .-fired the traiu, aad shor:..ld write at once for a bottle of their work was done. , onr Tonic Hypophosphites.

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The most frequent objection is that it is not <II modern weapon, and that it is no substitute for the n.agazine rfle and bayonet.

On the other h+nd , it is fairly well agreed by that, for man-to-man fighting, the pike would be supe rior on the grounds of !ightue5~.)h andiness and- length to its shorter, heavier and clums;er rival. Many who admit this advantage are afraid of the ridicule its appearance in the 20th century would surely e.icit from the adorers of modernism.

The only substantial ohjection seems to be that pikemen as such could be easily sl:ughtered from a distance by an enemy armed with the rifle, it being .impossible for a man to use a modern rifle <lind a pike at the same time. .. .

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swine, least of all does He bestow Freedom on those not worthy of it.

Yet, neither does He brook to have His great design thwarted. (I speak here of "His great design, for, fa: some great purpose, we may be sure, has He kept our race inviolable and intact through centuries of aggression; for some great p_!!rpose, too, has He chastened and annealed it by ages of suffering , and for some great purpose, too, has He at last designed to set us free).

And it seemed as though all His scheme had gone awry, as if we were unfitted to Ilis task. Through our own apathy the fruits of freedom were like to be snatched from us even while we hcd them within our grasp. A moment and our -race and its destiny had been cast to the void.

But God withheld His hand. ,Yhat thought of mercy, whose saintly voice, what mortal's prayer stayed our fate, we may not read, hut one more chance has been vouchsafed to us.

In His mercy, God has spoken, and, lo! three angel messengers have sped to all the corners of our isle calling us to the trial, urging 11S to arms, A. few

They are nat dead who Icll .n Dublin on most bl-oody last Sunday. Their poor lifeless bodies, the earthly caskets of their so great souls may lie lacer ated and bloody from 1he murderers' bullets in the houses of sorrow, but still they are not dead.

They are not dead, though each of thrice a thousand responsible ministers, to save his face b~fore Humanity, were to mr ke scapegoats of h.s precipitate and over-sedulous tools, as he washed his hands of their innocent blood.

They are not dead, though even now their bodies have been o iven to the tomb and corrnáption.

No, no. They are not dead,-they shall never die-they cannot die! Their noble souls have but gone forth a litt:e whiie on a great errand; a journeJi.ng into the high. ways and b,,áwaysá of this land to the populous and the lonely places through the towns and the villages,' down in the valleys, and on the mountain-tops, to rouse our people, to call ns from the fieldc and the counter, the anvil and the desk to the service of our country .

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Who is there that will hear and will not heed? Will not the mean grow great, the timorous brave, the sluggish alert, the old active, when our nation and its destiny hangs on the response? 'Will not O':\'eill come from Aileach, and Desmond Mhor from his hiding-place in the Southern hill? Will not all the great spirits who served our land, will not Brian and Shane

Owing to pressure of work in connection with the unusual events of the week, the arrangements in connection w.th the opening of the Training Camp in Oldbawn have been somewhat delayed. The camp will, however, he opened on Saturday, 8th August. In the meantime all Volunteers anxious to join should at once communicate with Headquarters, giving dates on which they will join and the number of weeks they will put .in training.

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When and Where to Drill LIST OF RECOGNISED DRILL HALLS I~ DUBLIN.

Colrncille Hall, Blackhall street-Monday and Saturday.

Workmen's Club, 41 York street=-Monday and Thursday.

Foresters' Hall, Parnell square (:;\10. 41) -:Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

Gaelic Leazue Hall do (No 25)-'vVed. nesday. '" " Sandymount Castle, Sandymount Green -Tuesda.y and Thursday.

A.O.H. Hall, Donnybrook-Thursday. cided with cold steel. There is no reason A.O.H. Hall, - James's street-c-Wedneswhy this suuerioritv should not be at once day. zained 'by ;he Ir'~h Volunteers without Larkfield" Kimmag:, Haro1d's C'rosso ., .

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, any conresponding dlsaclvO;t!ltagewhen J1l frida,J and, Si\.turday at 3.30. the Ma'l1ser automatic pistol we have a 1 ClilollAána.hEireann Hall, Richmond road, . .

Fairview- Tuesday. first class weapon of fire, Slghted to 1,000 Blackrock-s- Wednesday, ani} Friday yards, with which our pikemen could be Sunday at 11 a.m. equipped 'll~d thereby rendered equally forFairvie:v (Father Mathew Parkj=Batur. bl di Thi b day evemng, at 3.30. mida e at a istance.

IS large. ore All these drills begin at 8 o'clock each pistol is carried in a wooden holster which evening, except where otherwise stated. can at wiI! be converted int-o a rifle-butt. Drills also at Kingstown, Dalkey, Bally. . . . bradk, [}undrum, Rathfarnham, Swprds, It IS quite portable and exceptionally ac- Skerries, Don abate, Bray, etc, and also at curate. One hundred pike men armed with Tallagh, Clondalkin, Lucan, áCastleknock. :HauSer auto pistols could be attached to every hattalion and would be the most modern and efficient arm in Europe when properly traned.

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Nor was it that we did not recognise the and .Owen Roe and Red Hugh, Tone and need. From' a hundred platforms have a Emmet, and Davis and Parnell come to thousand speakers protested of the neces- the hosting? A~ will not you corne, too, _ sty for an armed and mi:itant Irelo nd, reader, to whom these weak, fitful words and from our hundreds of thousands of are addressed, and join in the army of NO'W is the day, now is the -throats have we given them our vociferous our country. assent. And yet of the Y9un~ and limber, hour to prove ourselves fit for Freedom. and of the old and prosperous, not one in The great ones who have gone beckon us ten has gone to shoulder a rifie or helped down the path, :perchance the bloody 10 obtain. one. Db, no; that was not for' path that leads to immortality. us! We could cheer and oould Iistea with Come! Too long have we been qu :escent pleasure to ~"()nsing ;;peeches_they cost =-too lout have too scales of justice been nothing andJ send aá pleasant thrill through weighted against us, too long has blind a man-a feeling of manliness. of fire, and fatuous denial been our portion: let and energy, much like an electric current, I us plead 11.0 more for our rights; let us but cheaper and most agreeable to the demand them. And if we be refused, why poltroon and the slave. But, te toil and thes a good strong hand to the sword and to suffer; oh, no, nct -:-e! . Let ~hers. bear let 1b_e stern arbitrament of war settle the the cost, we could step ill qu.etly when question for ever. they should have won, and enjoY' the fruits.

LAURENCE KEERAN. Dut God casts not Hi9 pearls before

These two weapons are eminently suited to the Irish temperament and the topography of the country. The' thousands of trained hurlers through the country would be magnificent material for pikemen, trained in atá body, foot and eye, for their work.

The broken nature -of the surface in IrE;land would make a range of more than 1,000 -yards rare for engagements.

We would thus have combined in the pilre corps all that is most efficient in steel and bullet. A point or two not to be forgot. ten may be mentioned. Pikes can be made at once locally and for a' few shillings.

The Mauser pistol can be more easily imported than the Mauser rifle and costs less.

The fact that 100 men in a battalion carried pikes would nat prevent the remaining 900 from cnrrying bayonets; in other words, the pike wou-ld not replace the bayonet; it would supplement it.

Let those light-brained QJeop!ewho believe that ~ _PlOb.o.1Rl 11-eme.o.m1. to conform sheepishly in e_verything to the ¥ Den't Porget ¥ ~ accepted notions of the day is to be most progressive and efficient enjoy their laugh ¥ 'Fer big_YaJue in CH' NOLERY. ¥ ¥ ,TOBACCO. CIGARETTES, &e. ¥ to their heart's content at the expense of Cloth (all colours). ¥ Irish Geode " Speciality. ¥ the pikemen. If ten or twenty thousand Standards, Pipes, ¥ WEXFORD STREET, DUBLIN ¥ Drums, Brooches, Volunteers can be armed ':in a few weeks Buckles, _ with the most perfect in-fighting weapon o YOU FEEL WEAK. Depressed, Stockings, Shoes. known, their strength as an army will be , . or run down?

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to hy the deep foundations of a nation's liberty.

Cel-onel Irwin, a gentlem:::n of rank, a man firm and cautions, of undoubted courage but great prudence, presided a, chairman.

The foltow.ng resolutions were then passed"\Yherea" it hcs been asserted that Yoi. unteers, as such, cannot with propriety debate or publish their opinions en polio tical subjects, or on the conduct of pari.amcn t or pelitical men. c , Resclved, un aimnusly : That a citizen by. learning the use of arms does not abandon aány. of his cvil rights.

"Resolved, unanimously: That a cb"im of any body of men, other than the King, Lords and Commons of Ireland, to make laws to bind this kingdom is 'uncorisvitution al, illegal and a: grie\'ance.

"Resolved, with one' dissenting vOi,ce only, that the powers exerclsed by tne Privy Connc'Is of both kingdoms, under, or under colour, or pretence of, the law o l l'oyning's, are unconstitutional and a

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too quickly. It W:1S wise to h ave left uná erected the memor ial of sh crt-Ii ved [i hertv.

Of the resotutions which were prepared for the adoption of the mi,itac'Y delegates the first was ..co,~:posd by C;T t,t:<'-1 and the second by Fined. :\_fr. Dobbs W'lS Just about to start for the convention when Grattan, the unchanging Irend of the Roman Oatbolics, th rust into his custody the intended that a pyramid commemorutive resolution in their favour, which a Iterwards grievance. of the Convention should have teen erec- I passed ~_t Dnngannon, with only two dis"Resolved, unanimously: That the ports ted on ih e hTl ; but the results of th at bril.\ ;enfng, intolerant voices; and, 3.5 :'\-'[r. of this country are by right open to ,all liant assembly were too shor:áli\áed. The Crat~:ln S3),S, he went the harbinger of foreign countries not at war with the pyramid would hnve perpetuated a splcn- peace, and ret n rn ed the herald of Ilbelty. King; and that any burden thereupon, or did h ilure, and have been ~~co endut",,,g But both the. peace anti the Iiber.y were obstrllction thereto, save only by. the Parmo n ument of a glor) that passed away of bnef duration. liament of Ireland, are unconstitutional,

])ung~nnon is the chief town of the CDU;]!Y of Tyrone. It is seated on an eminerice looking over Lough :c\eagh. A castle o,f Hugh 0':\ ei_ll , the last grea,t dynast tOf that noble house, had been bullt on L1e declivity where the modern town \\'~S ra.sed , and 0:1 the sarr.e hill numerous anc.ent edifices of piety h"_d stood.

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Sons '''e vo:ccs calling, amongst them might have secretly thongh\ public migd li::bich the Volunteers ~~# '\:fl. out a rudder, or whether we will, full steam Heard ye not . '<tow;; p1'~! the path of wisdom, as the path of hon- sler had given. The freeáholders Qf each ahead, ride through the storm, along a Saw ye not the SIl.. . ... ´,á*.,t;i!:;d , '. _., the destinies of Enff_la,!~I county and the grand juries ad.opted the route well marked out. Are we to he help. 'Tis YOllr father's souls hax , - -".

I Our. the resutl. .. ,._ \ . dess lumber thrown hither and thither as -"h.eJ . !,ArC; c ro wádáIng mas".s en rn aas. / resolutIons, Tt01:rid h . b -r IJenlouo 1.á1l"~'''1 ',\yo;.: ave ree., '. met In HlU., -others may ordain, or are we to resol ve \ . e must follow where they lead ye, "We the issue of a war. .A,¥. _ _fhe delegates oLConna\lilht .. - ..... , canner dOl!bt" . ' , , £ L -d Cá I upon the shaping .of .our 0\\'11 fate?

Heedless of the tyrr nt s frown, . ~ .' i of the flowel: of , of the r-eqUl5-lt10n- 0 - 01 annatio: al Ul R:ry !Jomposo. suance.. . I " Till your labours are rewarded tre3.din<7their. th: d I ~á.teo 2.! Munster assero oieu . .. a bold a:ld vali.l.tlt eO'1 0 r icarde ; ,ee eg,_. , " ._ By the lIght of Freedom s crown. ,. . _ P, P 11, . . for home t C k under the presidency 6t Lord These are questions to be settled by our ' nau ve and fa:nl.l..2I s{.'11, ti".1It1J1P,,t d a or 1 t Lei ~ '" ,ISá F' .borouzh and the de egates 0 ernj leaders, who will then Jook to the Vo lun- Long ye've watched the hated tyrant and liberty, comnanded iJ;V' t111tl' &'-, s xmgs = , f ell IJ -. . . ¥ u ster t Dublin under that 0 0 one ~eDl~ 'Waiting on his gracious -word ; zeers to give effect to their decisions. The tinguished men in the ccmml'Y. 111'l'J1'\<fA - er a and disciplined, and impatient for t~ ááolood. :future of Ireland for ill8ny a decade wil l Xow hi; black heart he has Shown, field; no mercenary soldiers- whose: I'l'Ie<!r~ '),', was in vain that the government reo So unshenth ag=.in t]~.::sword. .thus be governed by the conduct of our incentive was pay and plundes and lra.pWe )1.' ". "s old cabals, or made overt reo Fortunate Ye must dare to act as Irccrnen, ipeople in the next few months, I and hereditary hatred could have. wi~h,stood ;l!'.ifW~ 'd~'" "e progress of the Dungannon Ye must do as ye have dared, .is .it, .therefore, that the hour of tr al has I their glorous onslaught. A thousand me- s~dalt!&-e to' ~'":. -xample of the North wax .not ccrne upon us entirely unprepared. Hark! the hattte-call has ~~unded, . . t The~. a 1 .- . mor ies of glory or of sufferin~)d: and.] mG~lll<et. '1 : . :larter. An w rat IS Sons .of Eireann, 'be prep-red : ':,\-"hen the opportunity comes the manhood . in every (} . . tl h: t tv honourable traditions-and the- new ardv ] foáFloow.adl' ¥ of not. ...ce III 1¬ .S 0 . . cf Ireland -wi1-1 'respond from every quar\Yith the full .. tide rnshillg inwards, our for liberty would have fired th-e' S0r. i p'<!:trl'im\y: ¥ vo~:: that ther~ ~as no diverter. The appeal to the military instincts 'Ya1ching all its foaming waves, diers of the land and made their arms in'. ! of t!1re daly: iiT. 'amo nsst. the artnt:.d battaá -of the race will not be made in vain The '''ill ye meet it ere its tn~'ning:, 'ent ~art9 of the cou~try. vincible.

Bnt other, and perhaps' vJiser, ,: sity Qár olPinn'ruriJ .report of Ireland's drilling men win haye Will ye scorn to sink as s'aves op:nion, especially at!' conncils ruled the leaders of the Volu:n:á I; lions' In the <!lffifel .j t:: effect abroad, and unscrupulous eneá With the yellow corn lying : Such divismw Illf. ':atholics, might n:Já 'teeTs, whose issue is well known . .J:njes will learrr that ours, instead of being In its glory 'at your feet, . the s.ubjed Ill£: tIne '\ -cted; but the reo _B' defenceless land .awaiting the grasp of The church of ,Dungannon was chesen 'Yill ye gather? it in splenciciur turaJIy have be_eg) eJq>t.. sinCTular unaniá .the plunderer áand pillager, is in the hands for the con"ention of the delegates.

On Ere the precious hout's fleet. : Strlt \Va;, one of great ~6 '9 :hich agitaá 'of an armed and determined garrison. The t the mem-oraáble 15th February, 1782, the c.

Aye "; ac thotisand times the answer 'ngannon re' men of heland, . if the test comes, will be representatives of the regi.ments of Ulster mity on the impmtmrh topic.

- of Irish I{ings in accents, throbbing, high, lfound .worthy descendants of soldiers --one hundred and forty.three corps~ ted the public mind. 'line DI). s necesá marched to the sacred place of meefng _ solution.;, constituted the' d!arle\ ~vllOse.prowe,s was famed the world oyer. 'c For the foe hove sent their chollenge ..,{ the Fling OLH ba!{ner to the sky."

The militaTY talent aánd dash that hitherto two and two, dressed in the various uni. ,freedom,. E;mbracing all the point. over And the countfy's hills re.echo forms and fully alámed. Deeply they felt sary for' the perfe~t independence "were spent in other hlh(]s will on this ocá m To the tune Vf pipe and drum, the great respOnsibilities which had been country, legislative freedom, con~rol .¥. cas'on be giyen for home defence.

-til?' army, religious equaolity, and. freedt The glad tidinl)s we ha\'e waited committed to their prudence and courage; ofá trade.

They are the' summary of the That the dre~m áof Tone has come. . but they were eqlia1 to their task, and had politieal requisitions of the patrIot partr not lightly pledged- their faith to a trustá Each man to h~ ,post of dut~'T REPORTS._ in th:e parIiament for which they had been ful country. Thl:! aspect of the church, For the time is draw'ng n4r ' struggling since the days of Molyneux, for the temple of religioll, in which µevertheá "'hen the cla.sh of war will em,o wh'ch it was vain to struggle until an . ," h .

Through the country loud and cle:u. less no grander ceremony was eyer per.

Secretar.es are Jl1vlted to report t elr . armed' fo~ce was ready to ta'ke the field ht . k f d' T.es. t freedom again should flee us formed, was Imposing, or, it might be their beha.lL And no one can read the 10ca1 work bnefty each wee - or Tecor . III . . . " , f 1 d By the Fates your SHes have dared, saId, sublIme. :\ ever, on that hIlI where history of this great Convention without tbe offIcIal organ. le,l the rest 0 Ire an ¥ . .

Kneel ye to the God of Battles, ancIent pIety h;;d fixed its seat, was a feeling that it was virttlally 3! declaration what you are doing. J n this way we must 'Then arise, erect~prepared!

I ndbler offering made to God than tbis, of war, with the alternative of full con"'fe with each other. We are all links in RORY OF THE HILL. when two hundred __ of__~e },le,c:~~d~ warriors cession of all poiRts of the charter áof lioa chain and each link counts. of a people assembled in His tabernacle, 4-om

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That c;unday',; bloody outr-ge hr.s npá pal.ed and shocked the civilised world is apparent. baptism of bleed.

If the cov .... rtrc11~, JTIurderers who fan from the Vo lu nteers and afterwards wreaked their ruffian I:: spite upon a defenceless crowd are a Iair specimen of the Ilr.tish arnl~:, outside the Irish regiments, then indeed Gcd help lOS in the event of invasion if we hac! 110 other means of defence against the enerGY. Silrely they

the object, .h e backsight and foresight are then interposed in a straigh~ line between the eye and the object. Corn. pensation for the drop of the bul.et, for deflection due to wind, and for other distnrb'ng causes, having been made bv adjustirig the s:ghts, the bullet \\,111 hit ~he mark. It is a sound principle that the object to he hit should never be covered by the foresight, but the target shots SOI1~e. ti.me~ End it advr.ntagecus to neglect th is, and aim at the top of the target, partiou larlv at long ranges.

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at the contemptuous cry of the Boers: ááIJ:m.ds cop :" ani their tenor-vtrick en ~,t 011e and the same time hacksight, fore- officc r, are worthy companions of those sight and mark, so that while the Iocns who hid beneath the baggage wa-gons r nd should be usually on the mark, the best left their commands tv the nDI1áCOll1L If resu Its are obtained when it is shifted ra'!:" ever cruel and deliberate murder \\':15 corn~dly from backsight to foresight and then mi tted theirs was the crime, and it is n ow to the mark. Dy doing ths several times fer .he responsible authcr izes to bring the a "persi3tcnce of vision" will he obtained perpetrators to speedy jnstiee. It is too that will last for a sufficient '~ime to allow late in the dcv for England to think "be of accurate aiming. The foresight should call shoot down the mere Ir i-h with i mbe nearly touching the mark at "(5 o'clock," punity. \\'e have now a citizen army that and the tip of the foresight sbould be on w.Il suon be in a position to defend cur a Ievel with the shoulders of ih e \. or (' rights and to exact justice where .t is ~ of the b~cksght. ~Iany skilled shots preá withheld. . .

A word to the police-both constabulnry fer to see less of the foresight in the hack.

O rders f or an d enquiries regardimg th e sight, but the shoulders of the \' will be and Dublin Metropolican. They ~ re peace Cllll:tarv .. .

II an db 00 I { f or I re I an d' Issue d b y lound a very useful guide in keeping the ~ffieers. _ T~eir day ~, over no a;:;~nt~' pro. the ce~tral Council of t~e Fianna are still elevaticn exact. In aiming with the "peep" vocateurs 0, the Castle Government, and reachinz headquarters In larue numbers. .

"I' -er orthoptic backsight, no attempt should Iif . they contmue as ~h e W.J,lllg too If'" s c: As already explained very "'.' considerable be d tre th f áárrhtá th this malodorons dell ot jewe] I')1.>I~er, \h~l:; r , , _" " rna e to cenu ~ e oresig In e d . f .. .- " ,-.-h d '" he ! OLlaniltles of the publication had been orIo:fi ld ' ~ . . ~ a~ ~.t ~:eCK011lng 1:; close at ano , .Al t te ~ .. .

I ,e. _ \ seen, Lut at the same t im e the eleventh hour-if they would esc=pe in- dered before the public annnouncement f01'esight and mark should alwcvs be in famy-let them stand aside and confin.e was made that the book was being issued '" ¥ ¥ cc ., their energies to the enforcement or t h ei r .

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A I ttle use of the peep own partiular duties. They have a very and of course the orders must, be I.ec backsight will make ths centring autom a. bad record to l.ve down. ".' in . strict rotation. The printers and bm'l .t:ic. Tbere is no advantage in prolong'n;;; , EL:\X. ders are working at high pressure and the the lim .)\áh~~ usin~ the apertljI'e ;r '~ee~)~' 1>l<O::W. '''~ . ?::l17R:!<"'...... ~eadquarters Staff expect to ,be in a and no' cdditional accuracy of aim IS in- that the arm should be In front.

It de- uon to despatch all the cop-es ordered at ; .duced thereby. An essential of accurate pends .cn the range, the speed of the lju l. an early date, Correspond orrespon ents r:ra~ res t shooting a-t the target is that the same am Jet, wnd force, and the speed of n.ovc- assured that the orders are ~ot being overá should be taken for er ch shot.

The eye men! of the object. In learning to shoct, looked. The book deals I~ a ~lorot~gh should see the same "picture" each time aim should always be at the object when manner. with infantry. dnll (mclUdmg" th e trigger is sqneezed. possible, and time spent in accurctelv ad- close- order . work an:d skirmi~ing), sigAlI111rlg Off.-.á\ method of ccunternct- iustinz the sitrhts to a: true horizont al zero nailing, first aid, rifle exercises, camp l e '" " in?, the action of the wind on the bullet, is never wasted. With movable backsights life, swimming, etc.

Specialty written s r, in shooting at moving objects, the me- 3.11111110off to correct sighting errors is articles are contributed

by Sir Roger I thod of allowing for the displacement of mere ~tup;diIY. Casement, "'Ir P H Pearse, B A, B ~; .Dr the object during the time the bullet takes .Let us not for a moment entert an the Douglas Hyde and Countes Marklevlcz. to travel from the rifle to the object .. Aim absu rd proposition that one style of shoot. The price of the book which contains should always be taken in front of "moyá iug, with any particular chosen ar111, to. about two hundred pages """d ov.er one ~ng object, whether it is going across, go- tally unfits one for all or any other method. hundred illustrations, is .one- shilling or ing away from, or approaching the fi rcr. of shooti ng; as in fact the reverse is of- post free one shilling and three pence.

A great deal of practice is requisite to ten the rule. Take, for instance, the pains. All order should be addressed to the Book correctly estimate the necessary distance taking off-hand match rifle shooter.

Headquarters, 12 Fianna He Department, has learned that to land his shots right, D'Olier street, Dublin.

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str ict attention must be paid to all details of hold-pull and weather. After such a man has acqu : red a degree of skill that accords him a [ook.i n with experienced match-rifle shots, give him a military rifle and compare his score with military shooters of like experience.

Again, from the ranks of thousands may be chosen men whose skill in the use of military in slow or rapid fire, or match-rifle, pistol, revolyer, indoor or outdoor s?ooting or at flying targets, compare favourably with the best in the land, and with very few exceptions these experts have'Iearned to "shoot straight" with fine match rifles, which, however, they can lay down and with the military or hunting arm might quickly prove that their practice has not been in vain.

ATTENTION

Addressed to which successfu rifles at Howlh Irish Coast in j uiy the 26th, J

"'hite Angel, that cargo-the infant Of Freedom, with Freedom, its sireWas baptised ere 'twas far from its cradle In. blood and a' battle of fire! , I .

Whit An 1 ' And YOU re eavmg, 1 e ge, you re 'leaving; God speed you and pilot your way!

FOl' you came with the cargo we prayed for, Through many a hope-bereft day.

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the departing white yacht llv landed about 10,0{)0 and on other parts of the the a Iternoon of Sunday, 19] L

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1 era ie reCOl sue h as t h he S erv ice f;a;ne is aosu rdy easy with a bit of coach- arm b ' it . ' . h h ~~ d . . , . ) 'th 1 15 so eV'en WIt t e .:!~, 2n t:lg Jll tc1~ use of the strap, and the proper it comes from the anxiety to zet off the [,o"iti011to assume. The fine co-ordination s h 0 t a t th e ng . ht tilille. ~-'I t..nu 0t hi15 1S acof fi"g~r . and eye hcs been learned in a '. d th '. ttl ' 1 qune e 1ns an t.le bra ra n says manner tr.at no prone wcr x can teach. "S,"queeze to the tnO'ger . . also ... . finzer It \'.Ilile by no means would I advocate subholdi "'--; .0' . "..' warns the oldinz musc.es, 1 hey In t~ In strtutmg offhand I tlg . h'.t{;n up, both 0... . , shooting for prone, yet ' In an mstrctrve effort to v-ould emph aticaly add offhand shooting 0 .. ." :, r',~,,, 1-' guard against recoil shot, and In the.

Le course ~S a means of brca .¥ mg up the effort to hold the rifle . . for' absolutely still rr.onotony of the prone work and of teach- '. _ .'. .' .' the Instant. Naturallv, tensmz DJI',c]r.S is "1g shootiug psychology.

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I III a wobble 'of the muzzle. ro teach tngger pull, and second the t imed l 1 I .. r. . r- ' ¥ ~ ¥ _ ¥ ~. n perfect offhand shooting, such as 1S nrc sort, prerei ably of, the White S) stem, , . ; .' ,.". r, ¥ .¥ required by the fine game shot, and the m which both t.rne- required to file the : I' . ¥¥ .. snap shot, the process rsreversed. The shot and the value of the hit count III the . _ final scorinc ,. holdmg muscles are expected to work III -¥ -Mperfect harmony with the ring mechanism I realise that a man that can shoot off:~ right hand' they must because the hand is well advanced towards being an _ is on the move. This' in turn re-effcient fighting machine, but I must de; a still hizher form of co-ordination " cry the constant trend of a very fine, _ . Jachin" that of the successful shot0 . clean, wholesome game, worthy in itself gun man. of the attention of any sport-loving man, I Ordinarily, the process of offhand delibtoward but the on.e thing-killing some I erate fire is much that of the prone delibe- human being. Possibly, as patriotic citi- rate fire. In my own case, after some zeus, we may be called upon to use our dozen years of following the offhand game skill in hicting citzeus of other nations, and the prone game, the offhand process ordinary non.savage fathers and sons and goes about like this. quite civilised persons who h iv e the rnisA half .breath is taken after -a couple fortune to be under rulers wha thing dif- of full ones; the rifle is held with lax ferently from our own rulers -. Always is l' <es as near to the centre of the bull this a possibility, but I for {me don'f' care I a . -ossible, and then the trigger fingex for a shambles as the hghest goal of my I <:' .nences its gradual tilYhtening and rifle-shooting. loosening as the muzzle swings back and If the love of the normal man for the forth. The usual endeavour is to let off rifle can 'be quietly directed into channels the rifle when the gyrations of the muzzle '.J

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There is otherwise a great and always present tendency to tense up the muscles ~ as the shot is slipping ~ ..

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It is too common to be -noteworthy for the man holding so mild a rifle as the .22 Long Rifle arm to relax everything, to sort of let go all holds the instant he presses tbe trigger through the final ounce or so of resistance to fire the gun. Thousands of offshots, unacoountables, blamed on evertyhing else but the shooter are directly due to this quitting too soon. Particu-

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As a matter of fact, the keenest allround shots I know of are men of high intelligence and considerable training in the mastery of mind oyer matter.

Dr. Hudson, the world's finest offhand shot, is a man of nervous temperament, a trained ,)'I.D., and man of the greatest intellect. Harry Pope, whose barrels are a standard for accuracy, is a wonderful offhand shot, second perhaps only to Dr Hudson. Yet he is very nervous, irritable quick as a f ash , and with his hands trained to do his biddinz0 in a dezree never dreamed of b.v. the ordinary ploughmau .

Such men make the best shots, the men with 0'zreat power oyer their hands , with keen minds. Surzeons dentists , mechanic 0' of the hizber '" ~sorts,a 11 ma ke finer niflesl esno ts~ than the stolid phlegmati t .

1'1' crt I., . b~u ic, oac- 1 se sor of men who do not know ,v h a t nerves mean ¥ I have seen "reat rifiesh t so f ar as"lOS, the offhand "arne is conce ed d ,I d .. rn , eve ope from zentlemen of T~" át ti . "'. . _u,omc ex rac lOn, with minds movtnz with th e pan derous -,," slowness of a steam roller a d ith n WI no .more tendency toward "ner s" th ve an an iceberz Yet they fall h rt f th the o' so, 0 e 0 er type when it comes to the Il d .. a -roun game, the wind judgment, the quick detection of weather changes of the long range game or the perfect control of trigger finger in rapid fire or disappearing target competitions.

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become very fine, or when it seems for the larly is the new man Iiable to the cqm- hold. instant to hang motionless Oil the mark. plaint. Yon may teach him to hold like The holding muscles a, re going through a rock, to sight ~iKe a. Wallingfonl, and WILLIAM FANAGAN. the same process all of this time, relaxed, to squeeze th~ rngrer Iike an automaton, 'but if he does not continue that rock-like UNDERTAKER informing me that my Lkes in riffeshooting endeavouring to let the rifle rest without And must be subordinated to his beliefs as to any apparent movernent.jNow, when the hold quite apparently after the shot is CARRIAGE PROPRIETOR, gone, he is in all chances quitting too soon the best wsy I can be used when the great brain learns from the sensitive fingers that &! Angier's Street, fight cernes off. I don't 'want to see the r i fle is on the verge of firing, the and pniling wild shots.

DUBLIN. I have seen and felt this so often that Telephone-i-Nc. 12.

Armaggedoo ; I shoot because I like to holding muscles must not tense, else the regard it as the most fatal and hard-tohoot, rifle muzzle surely win move swiftly and detect fault. in. the shooter. Dreading it The seasa'tions attending a successful the gyrations become grenter. shot in offhand shootin.g are perhap.s the The right h-ind, or firing band holds the ,. in spite of years at the game, I make mylUCK COvERS same as those in prone work, but I doubt rifle. hard against the shoulder, and the self in practice with the empty rifle conFOR SALE OR LENT ON HIRE. whether the prone shot .ever attains that hand grips it tightly 'but the muscles of tinue the hold firmly for a second or more.

All orders promptly delivered from fine :Q)-{)rdiaation that must be possessed the left arm are relaxed and must remain after the click of the hammer or striker'l Largest Stocks in Ireland and at The habit, so fixed, is worth dollars when to make a good offhand shot. so. The process is utterly different from LOV'l~~t P irces.

'YATERPROF COVERS. First of al! is the muscular train: ng that I shot-gun shooting where the muscles are it comes to the pinch. The oldest hand l\Iade in om own factories, to the complaint. enables the rifle to be held without muscu-I tensed the .gun is swiftly swung and under is subject _, '. .

FOR CARTS. 110Tnp:;, THRASH' entire control and the trigger finger must ..Xerves have Iittle to do wah successfulllERS, BINl)l~RS, YAOHTS, BAR.GES rifle or shot-gun shooting. .I have seen Etc. respond at just the proper moment.

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enrollment in this half company on Tuesday night. They were put t~rough eleOEGA~ISI~G :'OTES. I, mentary drill and had the objects of .. the : .. , '. .' r-.

'A I Lianna explained to them. by the officer Severa! applications fer motrrnaucn reá, in command.

The following programme garding "he formation of companies of has been arranged for week ending Aug.JI. $ ~ the Fianna have reached Headqu3.rters! list 13th . -~Ionday, August 10th, 8 p.m., ¥. : du.ring the past week and we accor.dingly roll call and inspecti on ; 8.1~ p.m., scma: ~ print th:~. week portion of the conshtuh~n phore and Morse s gnalling, lecture, .. ~~~~+4-~ ¥¥ ~. of the Iá .anna as amended by the Ard., "Some Dublin. Heroes of 1798 (con . lheis Annual Congress held at .the Man- tinned); Thursday, August 13th, 8 p.m., . la means to ensure that the) \\1.1 aI1,~ sian House, Dublin, in July, 1913. i'iext-! roll call and inspection; 8.1.'5 p.m., leeThere is an idea prey alent among in- in fit condition to efficiently perform the week we shall pu blish that portion I tuer "Duties of Advance Guards." experienced Fianna that they will be I duties of ~he foIlowing day. 'Yhei'i. it is of the Constitution which deaJs with .An I' , .

COVE CO~IPANY. -quired to rough It to a great ext~nt In the intention to camp III one particular Ard-Cho.sde (Central COl1llCII)and Coisdi Very many members of this company camp; tha.t they ":il,1 have to. do wltho~t place for a lengthy period beds ~an be, Ceanntair (District Councils).. ,have now procured uniform. and ~nIl all the things which make Ide easy at ImprovIsed by means of glmc sticks and Object-To re-establsh the independence equipment.

The company IS rapidly nome .. well-cooked fo~d, co.n~forta~.le canvas, Eig~t sticks will ~e required for of Ireland. ~Ieans-Tbc training ~f the 'I reaching a high degree of effic.iency under beds, light, etc, and 111 addItIon" III each bed. 1 wo of the sticks should be youth of Ireland, mentaly and physically, l.eader Seaghan OConchubhair. A good suffer acute discomfort from having to 0\'01' six feet in length and the other six to achieve th.s object by teaching. scout- knowledge of Irish history and' Irish is lie on the har~ ground at night.

Some about 3£t Gins long two of them ~ayjn~.a ing and military exercises, Irish history, I imparted and the company l?art:cipat:_s. i~ Fianna certainly feel the loss of the fork at one end.

The four small sticks and the Irish language.

Declaration-e-I a li the marches of the local corps of rrisn various comforts mentioned, but in a are driven into the ground in the manner promise to work for the Independence of Volunteers. well-conducted camp composed of experi., shown in Figure 1, the forked sticks keep. Ireland, never to join England's armed CASHEL COMPANY. -enced scouts many of these inonvenien~e~ ~~,g the ends of the plain ones. together. forces, and to obey my superior officer:.

At a meeting of the above a r,esolution are obviated or at least considerably mmi I'he different angles of the sticks to the The Constitution-I.-General-1, j'\a was proposed by Scout Master john mised by the ingenuity of the campers. ground should be observed.

The ham. Fianna Eireann (Irish National Boy O'Grady, and seconded by Officer Tobin For instance the novice provided with mock is then made by strongly binding Scouts' Organisation) _ shall consist of a offering best congratulations to Boy SCO~lts blank-ets and ground sheet usually throws the saeking or canvas to the sti oks in the President, two Vice-Presidents, an Hon. in Dublin for the heroic manner in which himself on the hard ground and places manner shown in the illustration.

It Secretary, an Hon. Asistant Secretary, an they helped the Volunteers in t~e gun. the blanket ~Y~r hi.m. He ra:ely sleeps should b~ obs~~ved 'that the length of the Hon. Treasurer, an Ard.. Fheis (Congre.ss): runn.in,g.conp at I:In':th, and praymg, that and arises ancmg ll1 every limb, more . matenal lS a little shorter than the length an ArdCoisde (General Council), Coisdi Alrn!g!l.l)' God might grant every worker tired than when he lay down.

Fianna of the bed and that the breadth of the Ceanntair ;District Councils), -, and Sluaig- strength to combat their foes, and to ma.::e trained under experienced officers know canvas is somewhat less than the dis- hte (-brancl~es or troops). The officers of Ireland a nation fro.m Miz~n Head, In that a _pillow is an- aid to a comfortable tance between the butts of the- two plain the Ard Coisde shal be members ex-officia Cork, to Fn ir .Head, m Antrim, for ev~ry night 's rest and that a haversack filled sticks in the tripods.

The hammock is of ail Coisdi Ceanntair and Committees class and every creed.

The resolution " . ith hay or straw makes a good substi. slipped over the tripods and the stretch- of the orcanisation.

2. Membership of continued that it was principally through tutefor a pillow of the household variety. ing of the material prevents i~ slipping Na Fianna Eireann shall be open to all the Scouts' magnificent courage that the Th~y kno~v that if circumstances prevent to ~he ground..

When ~ .~e~ce is con- boys who endorse its Constjt~tion and r:m.aw,ay Borderers _were defeated by their makmg camp .' beds or mattresses vernent another Iorrn of turs oed can be make the Declaration of the Fianna.

Vol unteers. _ ARNE" . the ground for the constructed as 11. I ustrated.' III F'" SARSFIELD ¥ '. x , that hollows made. 111 'I"ure 2 " II. -Ard.Fheis (Congressj.c--S. The ~. ". TROOP, BL . . . . . . the manu f"aetnre '\ l-Fheis shaii be the "S11Dr~"n.e governThe Blarney Fianna .have hwrrtten h ips add considerably to their. comfort. I, Some sllght difference III D bli.0 . . . . required. .. ti Iá ina ¥ rQ and 1 leeislative body of'. .;. organ-sa- Headquarters _congratulatlllg III \\htle making such arrangements boys is At one end b. - a f orrk,e d SIC., '. .

1 ten ed' the . . one an d a fát) 0'''''ti n . Flanna on the part imbrued with the proper }_.... ianna spirrt tied to a p I am UI rer 1 on" 4 Represntation at ; "'" Ard-F_ heis 'd they p ayJ 1 In 26th ., s rest rs ..... stick IS tied at one en d to t h e f or.I' an , d a t shall 10. . .

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5. The Ard-I heis -shall meet At a rueetinc of the Tuarn Oompany in ." least once a year. A special meeting: the Town Hall on Wednesday week after shall be convened at any tim~ on a re'l drill , w Langley in the ohair, the fo11o~. quisition of at least one-third of the ing resolution proposed by JOl1n 0 Fo:oe Sluaizhte affiliated, or by resolution of i and seconded by J Moloney was nnarnm~ . I . the Ard-Choisde.

6. Th. ArdáFhels ,: ously agreed to :-"That we send amesá I sha~l, at its ann.u:ll meetin~ 'ect a Preá sage of -congratulati~n to our Dubh~ sident, two Vice-Presiden c. an Hon. comrades for the creditable part they too".

Sec-retary, an Hen. Assist. t Secretary, . in Sunday's gun.runáning coup at Howth and an Hon, _ Tr~asurer.

It shall also' and for he courageous example they have elect by ballot 'six members, who, together J set the Fianna allover the 'land, and we with these officers, shall form an Ardáá call upon them -never to surrender the Choisde.

7. Notices of motion for the' trophies -they have taken from. England's arrenda of the Ard.Fheis, and nomina- assasins but to. treasure them I lIn d~eID<l~~ o~ ¥ h of our first active step on re an s pa Hans for the Ard-Choi sde, must reach tel to freedom." Three rifles ~ere captured Hon Secretary at least fourteen days from the King's Own Scottish Borderers . of the Fianna at the Ckmtarf fore . date 0 fAdrá Fh elS. ""'Y bovs ¥ . .. ... . battle.

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by Mr J Clowry, the cowardly and mill" pany paraded on Tuesday night week a-t a meetrig theld in the Town lIall.

The derous action of the Scottish Borderers in finng on a defenceless' crowd composed members, wh i le sympathising with the reo principally of women ani yonths was conlatives of those who were killed in Dubdemned. lin. cheered for the gallant Volunteers who risked their Iives to help and arrn their CO. LO~C:FORD ~lI0\\'.country11len.-l' J }I'CaJl, Secre- ~TWTO\C\T(JRBES,

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This was decd ed that the following act as Probrought the meeting to a close. The dI- vi-iional Committee: Xlessrs P T'a Cear ferent companies then fell in and left the hhai ll' (chairrnam . J Cleeson, solicitor; town, the Carnew Company headed by the II Harv cj , T Tighe, C O'Byrne , J B{)w. band saw the others to the outskirts of the man, .J O'Leary, J J O' Corrnan, }f CosThe Shillelagh Pipers' Band was town. tello, Seagan Ua Cearbaill, M Breen, l' S cheered to the echo as they left fer home. Ua Dubhg ill (han. treasurer), and F. Ba.nirn (Iron. sec.) ::.rr C Colbert of the Provision a l Committee was present.

ArC.\RDIFF. drilling on rangements were made for Since Mr Thomas O'Don,Rell , ¥.'II l'-'- '151á ,.. several local grounds, which have been Thursday ted this city recentlv the Volunteers have kindly granted, 'Tuesday and been drilling regula;])" and being \"ery in- evenings of each week being 2greed on for terested in their work are making rapid practices at 7.30.

There was a monster progress. New recruts are joining nightly parade after drill, over 800 taking part. and a list of one thousand names . c-c has"bee' n Lnro I"" menu IS proceedilUCY brisklv, x: :'_.litted from one of the minino- districts '" . .nrolrnent. ,:i\lr .Iob n Fogan;, 9 PemHOWTH. .J terrace, Cardiff, has been appoi n-

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110m fife and drum band marched up the !.Iain street, ani the ShilJehgh \Yal'pipers' Band, under the command of Dr. Powel l, carne next, ",t the he'd of ;he precession, . m charge of Instructor Browne.

The w.:~tary bearing, the. splendid physique, ann the general proficieacv of the Volunteers W3,', particularly noticeable. Along -the line t..of march the bands played national . airs, which were greatly appreciated and repeatedly cheered by the enormous crowd: of spectators.

At a. pu-blic meeting held . ¥ . subsequently, on the motion of 1111'. \.\-. Oringer, secon<led by Mr. J. M'Crea, R.D.C., Rev. Fr. . . ..

Prandy W35 moved I~O the chair amidst cypJau.se, and asked all the vouna men of . the district to join the Irish Volunteers.

1\1r. D. O'Sulliva-n read a letter from the I, Rev. A. ~~wcome, C.C., Coolfancy , .regretting inability to be present.

The "letter stated: "The spinit of militarism is abroad, and every man must become a, ,good and efficient soldier. have no quarrel with our Protestant fellow-country.mcn ; .we welcome them to our ranks, but. we will not allow ourselves to be walked <on by tl'uculoot, ignorant and insolent

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~ DeRROW. A representat ive meeting. of the DU:To\\' Corps was held in the Concert HaJI on Monday, 6th July, for the purpose of electing a I'rovis on a! Committee. Rev Cancn, Carrigan, D D, r P, was unanimously elected president . of the corps, and in an eloquent address told t he meeting the great pleasure he felt at the splendid. progress the Dur row. Corps had made. since its £01. mation. He congratulated the men of Darrow for the enthusiasm with which they joined the ranks of the Ns.tibLláal Army, and felt sure that should be -the time come they wouldprove themselves true Ir'shmen. and worthy sons of such frghring, heroes asthe victors- of Clontarf and, Benberb. He hoped all would gi\'e the movement their whole-hearted support. Officers. ::n,j'. committee were then elected,'.

.ommauding officer, and any inforrnat . : .

Great excitement prevai lei;]. generally in per a1l1.ng to the movement WIll be . .. supplied by him. On Monday week after Ho.wth. and district on Sunday, 26th July, d '11 Iu ti .

0\\'111" to the very successful <Yunárunnin<Y n a hreso b. h utron was .passed conveying . coup- ".accomplished by the Dublin Regiment'" th roug t e I~orc] Mayor of Dublin to the .

At a meeting. of tlie Qlbontllskert Irish relatives and friends of those who were and some country corps. A very lar~e n urnh:el'1ilJ (ill]; 2.~th July her of .the members attended the par-ade, National Volunteers murdered on Sunday deepest sympathy in ; and a short address was delivered by the resolutions were.. proposed hy Mr James, t~elr great sorrow.i--B . .F Devins, Hon. : Rev [as. Calahan, P.P" Howth, who Oaths, seconded by MIO' :ItI Greally, and adopted" offe,~ing deepest Sec, wished them every succses in their work, unanimously ~ : and also made allusion to the event of the sympathy to their brother YO'IWlteers and LUCAN. , morning.

A short route march followed the relatives of' those, ",,!:to were wounded: . before dismissing. At the meeting of the :iu the recent COnflict. iIll ]);C:blin, condemn. corps on 'Wednesday, 29th ult, a resolu- 'ing the action of some: of the authorities .\'~companied by band, ou Sunday week tion of protest again.st the action of the ion that occasion, and. calling on the GO'f' the members to the number of 17D had a military in shooting innocent people in the 'emrnent to immediately withdraw the Procmarch, the mute Ll.eingto. Dunboyne, start- streets of Dublin was passed, and the hope : l.arn:a;tion.-Jáames Qa.UJ.s., Secretary.

I . f . lng rom Lucan at 3.30 p.m and arriving was expressed that a full inquiry into the (han.gemell." in Dunboyne about 5 p.m., where a halt actions of those responsible should be made Mr. O'Too:Ie then proposed and Mr. E. OáCA.j:..LhlGUAN'S MILLS was made,. the homeward route being so that the guilty should be punished as 'Travers, R.D ..' C., seconded a resolution deCCO" CLAREI. through Clonee. The drill instructors corn- they deserved. A vote of condolence was 'ltuau-ding the immediate removal of the plimented the .men on their efficiency.. also passed to the relatives of the victims News of the: brutal fire and bayonet Arms Proclamation, which was passed uná of the outrage. The corps got the order charge by the- i!IDlita:ryon the defenceless .animously. Alderman Macken, of the "Dismiss" immediately as a mark of sym. people of. Dublin caused 'intense exciteT'rcvisional (Committee, Dublin, explained Bf{El'F~{ RECD1E".\'T. pathy towards those who suffered death ment in. th.-e- district.

The Volunteers at .the objects and aims of the Volunteers; from the bullets of a brutal soldiery.

A their parade ground on the Wednesday '(he threatened 'resistance to Home Rule, large addition of recruits to this corps has evening, Lollowing the occurrence expressed '1'nd the great benefits to follow from 'an been made as a result cf 'SIl:l'>d:IV'S feat, their iE!<dignation at the dastardly outrage lot B~\TT. LOWER J.01JGHTEE . .:a:&med ana disciplined volunteer force. Dr which has had a very s~imulati:!J~~ffect on commated by the Scottish Borderers.

Powell's speech' was ftlll of wit and huThe following companies were representhe Volunteers in this district, Indigna- Pra$~. ~ere theu said for the souls of the mour, and bristled with appropriate pass. ted at the adjourned meeting of the above tion is generally felt that arl> attempt should deceased victims, and a resolution of sym'ages {TOm Irish prose, poetry, and history. held on Sunday week at the battalion have been made to dsarm the Irish \'01. pa,tb,y,. passed to the relatives of the dead Mr. J. V. Gahan, Já.P., M.C.O., expressed headquarters, Belturbet, Mr Pat),. O'Reilly, unteers forcibly in Dublin, while the Fl. ,and wounded.

The Dublin Vol unteerÇ Iris views br-iefly and said he had wiished Tornasson, presiding: Belturbet, Staghal1, ster YolnnteBrsá in Belfast are permitted to were congratulated on their successful Jar forty yeMs to witness the grand sight Milltown, Hedlt'lls and Cranaghan.

On carry their rifles with impunity in the 0F'~ : gun-running at Howth and on ther gal. he 'had seen to-day, He earnestly appealed the motion of -"rr E O'Reilly, seconded streets.i--B P Bowen, Han. Sec. . lant victory áat Clontarf. to every Irishman to fall in line with the by ]\Ir P Small, U D C, }Ir Pat!, O'Reilly ~t~rdy sons of the Gael, wh_O have already W"~ unanimously ele'tte~ chairman and Mr joined the ranks.

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Cranaghan : Company D, Staghall; Com. miration and pride at the plucky and decnsiS, . .

Ralo fell -in torrents all the time, nnd for( Mr TohD. M!Orea, R.D.C., having taken pany E, Milltown; Company F, Re,dhrlls. term'ined <lafon/of exáConstable A O'Neill OONTINUED ON PAGE 1&, 1 . - d cha: r a hearty vote of thanks The sports secret:H'\' reoort~<t t.h.().t_ aU ará in refusing t~ QQ!Ir:l'Iit a ...:anton att;<:ck CD ... tIe secon 1 , ¥ " ... _ ...... _, .. " ... J . ¥¥ ._" , l.~

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DRILL CO:vrPETITION. A Sil\'er Cup will be presented fqr We Best Drill Display by Compan'es, and a ~Iedal to the Commander of the \Yinn;ng Company.

Details: I-Company falling in on parade for teIl. ing off and discipline.

2-C'ompany Drill, comprising Half Com. pany and Section Drill, all move. ments OlS Jaáid down for ComparJY Drill.

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4-Companies dismissing and reáassembl. ing.

5-Battalion formatjon (simpJe) and IOaIch. ing past.

CO}IPETITIOKS IN DA~01K{;, )IUSIC, ATHLETICS AND CYCLING'.

Details will ábe given on Entry Forms, which can be had from the Hon. Sees.

PRESENTATION OF COLOURS to the M aryborough Corps.

GRAXD :\lAROH PAST by an Com. petitors to. Music of Massed Bands. _.

E~TRIES GLOSE ON 12th' AUGUST. Admission to Grounds, 3d. StaiJd 6d extra.

Further particulars from HOll. S'ecs, Irish .volunteers, Maryborough.

\Ve have ;'l ... n'cudid assortmente of r a r e })r:rts at. ch- a;; r.J.{:::áá Emm e-. TO:IC,1\1'C.~c~(,!1. aud H_merO~is. c thers. \JVo,: stock Vouat-er Badzr s. \\~r: sur olv larvc Porár."ir'" of Horne. Hall, or LInt), of ~.'ie5::;rs Redmond, Dev in, Dslton Davitt r tc , Jrrs h Lit-eutur e c f ,.B J inds.

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FELLOW.CiS'CKTRY1IEX, It is dose upon seven month, since tLe THE IRISH NOVELTY STORES, Irish Volunteers were called into being by 153 Davis Street, BELFAST. a manifesto issued on the 25th November, 1913, in the name of the Provisional Body who DOW make this further appeal to th~ VOLUNTEER HOLIDAY CAM? courage and patriotism of Irishmen.

At KILKEE. The lime is not inopportune. T(; .i; first appeal a splendid r~onse has , .!l Spend your Holid"ys under Cal va' ! given by the youth and manhood of t ¥ e.

The. most Enjoyable form of Ho!id"y. Novel. land.

Ch""p, Real thy. Amid DeEghtIul The. call to Irishmen to form an army Surrol.:ndings. of natJ?nal defence against aggression Swlm- in z L~S30:i~, Phvsical D iii. RiP-(_" Practi :e~ from wnatever quarter it m izht come 'and Squa f, Company, and Ski rmisb i-rg lnst r uct i !' ..... \c:otake. uh'pon themselves tl~e defen~e of nsodation equal to vest Seaside Hotels at i nclns iv e fee Jose ng ts and liberties COUlman to a1l of 2 's. p r w ek. the peopJe of Jrehtud has not fallen on Cemp Open 18th July to Septemher. deTaf ear~ or cold hearts.

F f _ . be r isrht of a fr 1 .' ?r. u. he: particulars and forms of application arms in "'d I f .ehe . peopre to .can y a;plY imrn .. lately to . e enc~ 0 t elf freedom IS an T ~ ~lementary part. of political Iiberty. The he M.",NAGER, 11 Mount Kennett, ~~m~l o-f that ng~lt IS a denial of political LIMERICK. I er y, and consistent only with a despotic form of zovernment The hav .. ' . .0,'.'

J.<.;;y a\e Xl,who dale maintain them.

'Un~~t;kilbJland ?rfl t~ed,p¬ op!e 0: .Ireland i . a e. lej emand tnlS elE;áá'~" 1 tary r.lght of fretmen-the right to ~" dal:'ID~ JIll, the hands of the orzaaised ilUl' SFecially recorr:mended to '1:"'0 "Jed defender f hei b . ' ¥ 'r'--~- ~d' t 'd'" ',IS 0 t err liberty. relan. o- as possesses an army of men ~ctuatÛd. by a common spirit of patriot. ~Sl~:t da!}Ydáacqu.iring and applying the a ISO. isciplined and concerted actio SHAR ' r ,~ " and rapidly fittino themselves t ~ b n 70PISllHOO~ING 1Nd ,'lAhR, ~OO l?Jges, a m b" , 0 ear u.tr auon-, an ex raustive infermatio~ O}l the s:Jecticn and ut e of ::~e d6Jl,.ounce a~.hos'lle to o~r hbert:f, modern rifles, I/;)postf.ee. c''lc das L':;!~:rs n~.lOnal'hthe denial of this HOV~ TO SIGNAL,~French, Dutch, Eng. n LU." .~ .. s,nc~ u e action of the lish, )Ione Semaphore a d oth ..

Government places 10 th~ way of Irish. methods. cost free."

II mer men favourable to national autonotrv r ¥ obstacles which admittedly are inopera SECLON & COMPANY DRiLL MADE in 'th~ case of those opposed to the pc EASY. 1/8 post free. of Insh self-government, we urge the ,,' RIFLE EXE~CISE MADE EA SY. 3d !llafld thr-ough e"er3:' representative v . '_1 post free. m Ireland for the immediate d.thdrr v. ¥ of the proclamation prohibitizig th '.' dELD FORTrFICAflONS.

By Colonel .. e e l.w M'Donnell 4/'d nost fr port of arms into Ireland, ¥. ... ee. ¥ ,.

HINT~ TO YOUN 'i\'e are glad to. recognise that the time 1 S G OFFICERS. 1/3 post has come when the Irish Parliamentary ~ee. _ Party, WIth :lIr John Redmond at its head HIN.S ON TRAINING INFAr"TRY. 1/9 have heeD: able, owing to the development post free. of the Irish Volunteer Organisation on AIDS TO SCOUTING FOR OFF1CERS sound and well-defined. national lines to AND MEN. J/3 post free. as.sociate themselves by public declaration NIGHT OPERATIONS FOR INflH'lTRY WIth a .\~ork. \\'hl~h the nation h.as sponr/9 post free; . ¥ taneousty taken I,D hands. Then' accessian is all the more welcome since, from EXT~ND~D ORDER DRILL Ar-tD COMthe outset of the Irish Volunteer move. p"ny in Battle. Is. 2d. pest iree. ment .. we hale made it our constant aim TRUMPET AND BUGLE SOIUNDS.to bnng .about a. whole and sincere unity (British). Is. 2d. post free. o.f the Irish people on the grc;n~nds of na- THE SWORD & HOW TO USE IT tlOnal freedom..

In that SpUIt, too, we Fujii IIlustrat d rth há h~' 1001, forward WIth eager hope to the day, e 'I"i J p. otOgrap . 't f our f elowácountry.

'1 2/;) post free. \V h en th e mmon Y 0 men, still apparently sepa-rateci from us HISTORY OF THE IRISH VOLUNTEERS in affeetiGn, ."'ill be joined hand in hand OF 1782, by Thomas McNevin. With with -the majority in a LTniCID with:n descdptions of uniforms, etc, of' all which the 'Tights and liberties cO~lmon to .'local corps of Irish Volunteers, A all the people of ireland Trill be sacred to splendid book that every Volunteer all, and will be a trust to be defended by should read, &I. po~t free. the arms and Ii H:S of all Irishmen.

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I'hursday everung :;\{r A )I:!:;I-1l11~y visited the nevv Iy-Iormed battalion at CrUlIghwell,! . and found these bO\'5 able and wil linz IG ht R\.TTAUO:l D0i\E(;;\.L , '. _ o LJl;\kc: Cfl.1; QI the test batt:J.l1011S In the Co. F,J;;<'; I.ll 1';: r , Calwvv. Any bey from U np wanting to . week. Any boy from ,1+ up wanting to , . . . .,..

DULLS. " ~~:n 21:Y, of the , b~t. r lions ~"'l 1 _:!ease ~fondax, Donegal, Tuesday" J.:á'ghe,,::á,I ,,311d their names to 2I1Û55rs. 1hos Keary, \Yednesday, Ki llymnrd , Th nrsday, rou.e Ki lli na n :.\1ills; \Y. Keating, Ki lchreest, or .. . . . . " ¥ . . march 1D Doriegr l ; Friday, I'ownawi ly.

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As our orgarnser , :\1r. J\. }[acFinlay is now in .h e \Yest, cnyá one desirous of helping to form hattal ons will please communicate with R A. Wil. THE If'rSH \'OLC~TJá:Iá:H~. s,on, organising secretary Dunl.ellin St., , Loughrea, C'(). Galway. .\1J members 01 Loucnren Bu llaun Kilreekle Ctosetoken , A ", " GRAXD REnnv l(ilchreest Battalions and ::Ill others who

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The ceilidh was opened at 7 o'clock and continued till 11. Songs were rendered by Messrs. Joseph Bvrrie and Thomas Love.

"An .vddre=s to the Irish Voluuteers" was snng hy NIr Keil Macá Hugh, of Frosses. :\11'. ]l'kc.Menamill g::l\'e a recitation of his own compositon. At the conclusion Father (;allagher expressed his greaá' delight at seeing such a fine gao thering present He asked all those who did not become ,áoluntcers yet to enrol as soon .;:S possible, )I[r /~ F O'(;alhgher delivered an add res. pep;\inill:.;t to the movement awl the proceed ;/lgS were brought to a close by the singing of " Paddles E,áer. more. "-Anthony G"lhghcr, T'atk M~;1ng. han, Tgnilt'nS B. "kcIJegh, ~e:s.

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The marchá past of the various battalion.s was .a. grand sight, as alm03t 500 perfectl! disciplined and trained men took part in it, wearrng full equip. ment. For tactical reason lhey did not carry the:r arms - or display their art;ller:y, only company comm'~11ders carrying swords. Gol<mel Cotter was o.geeably delighted as well as surprised when he saw such large numbers perfectly drilled and controlled men arrive at the p11'ade groUlld.

The bands had their drums draped with crepe ill memory of the citizens slaughtered in the Capital on Sunday, and ,at the close of the review amidst perfect silence with the entire regiment standing at attention, a T'esolution of sympathy with the victims w,as sole,mnly read and confirmed, At preá sent Derry City and .County can produce almost 10,000 men, and when the day ará rives Irela'Ild will have no braver troops to defend 'and mainta1"n her long.sollght WI' rights than those' in t~e ~Ol:th.. .. ¥¥ If your newsagent is unable to procure a sufficient number of the "Irish Volun. teer,'! kindly get the name of the whole5aler suppJying your district with papers, and send both names on to our "Circulation l.1anager, {i5 Middle Abbey

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OUR LESSON. 1 their subject pl cces.

That is British law as adrninstered in Ireland.

Now, the question for .u;s in ireland is this-c-Hew much longer will it be tolerated and \lust we Obey It?

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On Monday night aá debate was down for 8.15 on the horror that hcd shocked the e~tire Kingdom the day before, and, yet this debate had not long begun when it had resolved itself into a series of attacks, criticisms and arg.uments, as to, Castle Government, Liberal Gov~rnmen:, and Tory Government.

Here were 1\\0 set~ of men losing sight. of the main iSS~lC, deliberately 01' not,. I WIll not say; facing each other squabbling, across the table as to which particular Party possessed the ., . better qualifications for governmg Ireland.

The one attacked, the other defended; and 'I v,:ce versa. Here were these apostles of . . .. .,..s Empire ha']fáspltHmg as to the legality or j!IeO'ality of landing guns and ammunition, o . . one excusing, the other condemnll1g; both accusinz'" each. other of tyranny, cowardice .. . and g~neral inability to govern, but all united in recognising that both had adopted the quite correct atitude, that Ireland _ didn' really count, bat tha tall-imporaut was the old game of miserable Party' profit.

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If ,insurrectio 1 d fii ¥ ,I n ana e lance t a au thorit on y are tauaht at the .ery ceDt re 0 f aut hori b' u onty if laws made there are to 'be put in force for the pr 0 t ec tiIon a f our enemies . f or t h e enthruf linrr 0 f ours-elves, th' . en we are no men ""'0 - 1,.1 t.!; m tt. it B U,t th arne 1 Goád t h ere are manv.J "'~'1 I'n I' 1 . '. t0 1 ¥. _. re~an( b eD'lnrunO" .._

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I n' uman r eta n on s, orce, physical force WIsh that I could have had With me J1l the l 1.5 . th en.}' 0 1 way. ' House every \'olllnteer in Ireland, so that 1 Th a t' is tne h trut h . the truth and reality of the si.tuJ~ion might become clearly apparent to them, that it An Armed Ireland-That Is Our would -sink in.to their very hearts and Lesson. minds, and move them to the stern resolve of united action; that they might realise I A~ arm,ed Ireland they dare not coerce, once and for all that these competing the) could not coerce, because our own thi f I I d b t self-reliance, our own self-respect and new or re an, u. ..

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Carson is an honourable man, a worthy . I~ face of America, ~n face of.the uni:ed foe, compared to these detestable tricksters I aes~re of ~1l ~he Empire, that IS as Insh who caress only to stab. From the Gová as It is British, no. Saxon Government ernment and its supporters to the lowest would dare attempt to revert to the old puppet on the Tory benches, they are one despised and contemptible order of things and all out for Party glory and we are -a'~d: perhaps, most of all, would they the .pawn. hesitate, from a cause of their own makThese are 'the Incorruptibles who govem ing-same remnant of patriotism seems Protestants ,\ilh one law, Catholics with t to be stirring, some latent energy of another. )Ien who profess horror at dis- nationality, arising' in the hearts of soldiers tinction and difference in admJnistmtion of 'who had learned to march hitherto so law, and yet the same who sat tight and obediently under the union Jack. did not interfere when Ulster Vclunteers If that same 'spirit can be fanned and landed their gli'ns, 'Imt who paraded the fostered into a burning pride amongst our Coast with a line of battleships the first fellow-countrymen, in both army and navy, moment it became apparent' that Nation- if it can be fostered amongst young and alist Ireland would arm. old throughout the length and breadth of Orangemen and Protestants are above our land, then we can have high hopes of dte law-or immune from any punishment great things and we have movedi a long attached to its infringement. Papists m', way from the old rut of slavery.

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A meeting was held in the Iris .. Xational Foresters' Hall, Sword street, for --<:>--the purpose of Iorrning 2. company of tl>.", Irish Volunteers, 1\J.>1' Patk. Sherry presidGORT. ing. He was accompanied on the platAt a meeting of the above corps held form by Commandant Karney, :i[essr~ at Club Room, George's street, Gort, Mr M'Glinchy, Cryan, Clyne and :'II'LoughP. Nilan, J.P., presiding, resolutions were l.n of ithe Ueadquarters Staff. Glcsgow j, passed calring upon the Irish Party to also Mr James Stafford, Natioual Viceha ve removed the Arms. Proclamation-a President A 0 H. After a verJ stirring' degrading insult to the Irish Volunteers, address by the various gentlemen, enrol. and urging on all the members of the corps ment took place; 75 members hande.d in to support the official organ of the move- their names, and having got the servicesment The Instructors reported satisfactory of very competent drill instructors we exprogres.s with the drill, and a march was pect to have a company that in a short arranged to take place to Kiltartan at 1 time will be fit to take their place in the. o'clock on the 2Gth ult. On Sunday the firing l.ne. As the Glasgow fair holidayscorps formed up and marched to Kiltar- are now oyer it is expected to have in the tan, accompanied 'by the Kilheacanty corps ranks 20.0. men, as a. number of boys wereand hand. . Both corps were equipped spending their holidays in the old cormwith rifles and sashes, presenting a splen- try.

The follow.ing committee were a'jD' did display, their steady marching tread pointed to the company: :'IIessrs P Sherry; and fine deportment significant of their president; J M'Cann, J Hunstcn , ,J determination to secure and manitain Ire- Brooks, :'II Lynch, J Carton, J Corr, F_ land's rights and liberties. On the return.

Treanor, J'as. Garrity, company sec. jonrney the corps marched to the drill ground and received their dismiss. Later when the news of the Dublin affray beCOOLEY CQI{PS. RIVERSTO\YX, CARLnGFORD. came known .mernbers were jubilant at the splendid stand of their Dublin brethren A parade of Cooley Corps was held all' and regretted they were not in a positron Tuesday. A resolution of sympathy was to lend a hand or shot.i-c M. Trayers, Sec. proposed by Mr Edward Farrell , seconded

by Mr J Kearney, :'I-LC.C', with the relatives of the people murdered áin the streets of Dublin. Proposed by i\Ir S Rafferty and l'IIJLIPSTO\Y~ (DFFALY). seconded by Mr Owen Lennon: "That we .

On last Sunday evening the Volunteers the Irish Volunteers demand that the per... of th is district, to the number of about petration of the Dublin outrage be indic400, assembled in the Square.

Croghan ted on the capital ch:lrge.-L. White, Sec. ~ volunteers were the first to arrive and retary. .. headed by their splendid fife and drum band they . were much admired for their STAPLESTOIYN. smart, soldierly appearance as they marAt a special meeting of the Staplestown the streets.

Ballinagar, ,ched through . o Corps a similar resolution was proposed Mountlucas, and "alsh Island Corps came . by :'IIr P Phelan, ]1.1 C C, seconded by""" 10 the order named, and they all formed :'\Ir ::\1 ,Smith, D C, and passed u.naniinto a hollow squ are, after which the"J moualy+-W F ,Yrin, A C P, Han. Sec.. were addressed bv -' Rev Father Hughes, C.C.,. and Rev Father Murphy, M.SS, Enniscorthy, both of whom warmly conRATHKEAU~ (C. LIMERICK) .

CORPS. gratu lated the m.en on their splendid apá pearance, and said there was hope for the ~\Ir James ?I'Donnell, :'lICe, presided . old land whilst she had such good soldiers at a special meeting of the Rathkeale \'01á , as the men of Offalv -" to fizht for her_. TIle unteers '011 Monday.

On the motion of members of the local corps carried a beau. :'11,1' D J )Iadden, seconded by :'IIr ,J J'. tiful banner which bore the appropriate O':,Jahony, :.\1 C C, similar resolutions inscription "For God and Ireland." The were adopted.

On behalf of the Cappa Dublin outrage has given a great impetus Corps, :'IIr P Cahill associated himself with to the volunteer movement in this district the resolutions.

Since the Dublin masand new recruits are pouring in daily.- W sacre the Rathkeale Corps has nearly O'Reilly, Sec. doubled its membership.c--Ernest \Yheá lan, Secretary. ~IAY:\'OOTH .

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On Wednesday evening after a very : Irish PAade Bo01s tor Ireland. : successful drill in Carton Park-kindly ¥ CARLOW BOOTS Madehand on ¥ ¥ placed at the disposal of the above corps A¥ sewn principle. Smartest and best the See that ¥ v the name GOV E R lit EV. CarlOW,

by Lord Frederick Fitzgerald-at which .. is stamped on eVery bost, and don't accept ¥ -1-10111enwith 'band attended, a committee ¥ substitutes ¥ meeting was held in the drill hall. Other 'business having been transacted resolutions were passed tendering sincere sym¥ ~w~~~ ¥ pathy to the relatives of the victims ¥ " The Rise of AN ADDl'ESS Bv T ¥.A .¥ ¥.... t hi' h HIGGINS, B.L. J.P. Pnce. e rIS ONE PEN'NY - Wholesale. of Sunday's massacre, and asking that the V V I t from The Irish 0 un eer ',Novelty Stores. massacre be an incentive to all Volnnteers ¥ Movement" 153 Divis Street, Belfast. to redouble their efforts to pr'epare to meet ¥ ¥ Should be read by every Volunteer ¥ the aggression of the rifle and bayonet by the rifle and bayonet; congratulating the Volunteers of Dublin and 'district on their great success at Howth, and commending their method of rendering the proclamation void. After drill parade on the same evening and before dismissal a ca.ll. by the .officer commanding for three cheers for the Dublin Volunteers was heartily responded to-)iiceal O'Neill~ S~

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Hark! hark ~ what myriads hid accurate, s 'nee the lessons of the South riseAfrican 'Val' WEre brought fully to men's FrOTI1 0111 the lappin}.( sea, wives, and grandsires minds, we have been s-ubject to such an Your children, And V10nOÛTCd in it'S J1C'2.ry heart hoary, attack of nerves as h as not assailed us Who cculd ~he st.r~,ng~rsbe j Behold their tears and hear their cries! since the spectre of ,. Boney" haunted The ,,'hj:,e rca-cis r;ng- beneath their :.1.''" ~rl eyery town and village throughout the Shall hateful tryants, mischiefs breeding, As swiftly en il!~y c arne 'land. Scaremongers have pictured Iear\Yiih hireling host a ruffian band, No gandy trappings wore the mel) some spectacles of a gl'eat and. gmwing Affti.ght and desolate the land, "ho marrned in lreland'~ name.

Power across tbe w -.ter rirming itself to While peace and liberty lie bleeding? the teeth with t he avowed object of seTo arms ~ to arms! ye brave!

REFNAE\ : curing, at our expense as nation and ernThe a'~e;'gjng sword unsheath : pore, the domination of Europe and of the ~r3.rch on ~ march on! all h. earts re- Then. speed you well , brave Volunteers, world. The prophecy is substantiated by solved \rhere the whi:e swan plumes her breast rá 'Yhile the hawks asleep, your U"Jst to keep a comparison of the stat.sties of er ch 0'1 victcry or death, Beneath Ben Ed:irs crest. . cation's armamen: s, and our national in1T:{)\V, now te dangerous storm is rolling, tnre made to depend upon our having a ,\Yh;ch treacherous l<in;;s, confederate Pas: storied groánlld, where Brians troops s.n-plns number of bo.U!eship~) destroyers) The Dane's power razed fer are raise; ,erop'''llcS and trained mcn.

As in a The dogs of w ar, let loose, arc howling, The silent columns moved alo!"g, ni~h:ln::;,re we have seen our own annihila.

Devotedly ::J.S they.

And 10' our fields and cities blaze; tion hy a raiding army from across the While LIst of Freedom strong as the.

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(Squad Drill., BILI);,GUAL !lllLITARY VOCABULARY 50CjIUlsi:e0'l1 .. , Drillmaster 50CjltllS'nl "" By 'Oom'MLt m<\c l1111l'e,\ch1::,'I;S, me,i:e"L.o. ... I drill the Spua j ~ University College, Cork.

50C1'tllsmir "110,)'! Let us drill now!

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The following terms hnve wherever pes- 'CU5",lS "'1'e!

SCJ.1'O (r), (POSITION) sible ilJ.een ~aken from the old Fenian Ce..\nll , 11-.l,'1roe!... He ad er ect! writings, a few from Scots Gaelic, and 11", su.o.ILne "')' "11'! Shoulders back I the remainder from a well-known native .<).11 CL1.<',O ,'1m,,,:; ! '" Chest out! speaker in Cork. lYe strcr gly recom- 11", se.o.s" Le 1::<.\00.o.,t) 11.,\ co t n e, 1]' mend Irish' terms for use in b"'r<.\ n e, L,'01 rorncorps particularly where Gaelic p",si:e 'r1::e6.C!... The arms to the sides, 'with the pa IlU ot the Leaguers are numerous, as recruits with hands turned in! even an elernerrtary knowledge of Irish 11.0. slun.o. So '0 'I' e,,(' .. , T he knees st raight will re a.d.ly pck them np and learn to I1"COr'\ <l'lt uit.Le ce'll1:: ... The feet at angle of do what all the '" ationalis: s, all the poets .

45 degrees. and all the scholars of 8! hundred years (no, "'1' u il.Le 45511'\1»). have longed for and dreamed -af-to obey 11' rIo .0.5 Lu,sc <"II 11.0. me"JI"11tl<,.IQ the commands of Gaelic leaders spcaking cou-e l Leaning forward on to the army of Ireland in the tongue of the toes.

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The Regular Army f 11", :Sl1dt-t,,,nt1<l .<).111 'Oc're.o.L! Right turn!

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A Soldier (in a gene5.o.15'OU'11 10mputS,u dm-pe<lt L! About turn! ral sense). (ntl<\11' IOmplllste"i' 1::1111pe,\Ll, 1011lpUIstCllI' A PI ivate (regular) fE~'"ltUe .. , , 5C00111I'I1)e ,<,\11' 'Oe1)'e"l) APiivate (Volunteer) 6st.o.c . .<\'1t tc.o.i:áuel re",Y Right incline! piob..l.1lte . A Piper "''1' te.o.-C-1:lI"t.o.t! Left incline! .<\u.o.ltCOI-I' . A Bugler s,uol.o.lS So me"lt! Quick march! me'ltse"c ." A Standard Bearer 'Do lH!'1t 'Oe,)'e-r,uul",S (tJl"'1::<lC-S tandar d) So me.o.l'!

By the right-quick march tJOup.o.ll\11Ue .. , A Drummer 'Do l"~'t' cLe-)'t u I'> L,,, S So Com.o.pt0'11 . A Signaler 111e.o.l' !

By the left-quick march uttutsi:e0'1' . A Pioneer '00 re'1' ,'111,\FOjlF.o.'jle -:-.. A Sentinel btl<\,l,S! Mark time!

F.o.ll,e.c.'O,\11 .. , A Guard net ce,,'O.l,11 (Scottish) .<).'1' .dS"tU !

Forward! re<lC1:: 'O<\'115t 11 .. , A Garrison c.o.r"'s ~"1' 'Delre,\l! Right wheel!

'O~\'nse.o.11 ... A Fort C.o.r.o.,s .0.'1' 1::tl",i:.o.L! Left wheel!

'Cec.c-re.dC1:: .. _ Barracks 5<:: ,'I'O.o.t5 ! ... Halt! .<). col'1'- utml'e",c", ~ll.o.U, 110 } C I m.dl'c l'lu,,,S ... ava ry -0,\ coij-cerm "')1 ".5<lI-O:-:r,uoL.o.,S Corjl.o.u, 11~ (...

Infantry some",!,! ... Odd numbers 2 paces coráq1..tl.o.s 5 ... tJu,ue<ln ceo,1.. (Ir ish) Musical Band to the front - quick COtr'lt (Scottish) Musical Band march!

OutUe.o.11 ceoi A Band '" lteI5-uttnj1e"c,\'0.1 'Ce6C Fe.o.c1:: (Scots)... Barracks corj-ceun "'It "5'Oun.o.o.1..1..,t ... Ramparts .dlU-rt\ltlt.<l.tS So ... Armour me"1'! . ¥..¥ Even numbers 2 paces "'11m ... The Arms to the front - quick 116. h-"rm.o. ... I arm, I organ ise march! :ste"r.o.,m .. , A Pistol 'D"S (Scots) ... A Gun :su 1111 <l ... A Cannon :SUll11..\ mol' ... A Machine Gun 5unl1'" 111111l 1., e",c ... A War Horse ... Harness Us.o.l1n f ál.o.tt f .. , A Strap, a Thong :S1..e.o.C\I1Ue,\C1:: ... Dr:II, Dr illing.

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-<>-cr.O"'EGAL. grand display of the Volunteers was held at Clonegal on Sunday in cennection with a football tournament. A number of spirited e.ddresses wer e deli r ered' nod the greatest cnthusi asrn prevailed amongst the ~.I,.

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Sunday a meeting to establish a of \'olnnteers was held in Glynn Mass. :'-1r Michl Sinnott, DC, preá and urged all present to enroll themselves members. ::'I1r Xicholas. J vl nrphy, \Yexford, delivered an eloquent speech on the movement 'after which Mr E P Foley, vvexford, addressed the meeting and said that for the first time in 130 years the people of Ireland were enforcing their right to cazry arms openly.

Not since the glorious time of Grattan's Volunteers had the sun of Liberty shed such bright days on the Irish cause. Ireland stood four square to the world proudly on he, own soil facingThe fltture with high hope and courage and without fear (applause).

Having gone into the terrible mistake made by Grattan in disbanding the Yolunteers and the evil consequences of that mistake ~lr foley said that the spirit which the English thought they had killed in '98-the year they looked back upon with pride and sorrow-that same spirit had reasserted itself in O'Con nell's movement in '48 and in '67-and to-day it was \'ery much alive (loud cheers). That spirit exerted through the Land League had broken the Tory power in this country and the English democracy had broken the same power in England. Unfortunately the Orangemen had allowed themselves to b-e used as a pawn in the game of helping the Tory party to try and regain that power. .They could not deny that the Orangemen were children of the same dear mother Ireland that had fostered them, but inasmuch a> Orangemen stood in the way of the real. isation of the aspirations of the. Irish race they were to-day open enemies (applause). He urged the men of Glynn not to stand back in this hour of trial for Irelaid.

There was, he was sure, no need to urge the men of Glynn to assert their manhood. The same blood flowed. in their veins as had flowed too freel v in the hills and the valleys in '98. The '\Yex£'ord Provisional Committee were proud of the fact that Glynn was in~ PROGRAMME FOR WEEK. eluded in fhe area which constituted the first and second regiments of the Wexford Volunteers (applause). ~ 1St West Battalion. áIt was u nanimouslv d.ecided. on the proposition of Mr \Yadding, se~onded by.

All Companies parade in Shaun's Park 1~1t Cloney, to establish a corps and afterwards oyer a hundred men lined UP on Monday, at 8. and were put through the first stages of 2nd \\'<"5t Battalion. squad drill by "'\fr ~ Murphy. The men All Compuo i-s parade in Shaun's Park showed wonderful aptitude in picking up the instruction and a short march on Thursday, at 8. through the village and adjoining roads was carried out with a precision and North Battalion. military .bearing which showed that the A Company-North Queen-street, Wed- average Irishmen is the finest potential soldier in the world. nesday and Friday at 8.

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Sergeant Drillmaster socru,steolr bUtUC<ll1 (1) ... Company (4 dt111:::e) Le.o.i:-UUtUMI1 ni~,i:... Left half-company te.o.t-tlu,ue"" 'OM)'... Right half-company Fe.o.fll' 1011",'0 Lieutenant CMnl1 Fe"UI1,\ Captain Celtre<\l1n (f) Troop \ ('0.1 bUtU111'H> ,\ tl1lUe) Ce611n-ce1tlltl1ne Major 'OrOl1s (f) Battalion Ce"nn''OltottlSe Lieutenat-Colonel CAt Regiment CAt-mi1..e6u Colonel stu65 Brigade ('0(,. C<li: 110 .e, tu,tte) 'C<\Otre<lC 1'\'\1,\.5 Brigadier-General n0111111:: i!Division C<\OtreAcfl0tnl1-C ¥.¥ Majur General 5tO\'\'.c.-1::<\Otlá'5 ... Adjutant General mOII-i:"'OlreM': .", Lieutenant-General ni-Fthn111U ."

Commander-in-Chief Note-The above tines, when used with proper na.mes, must be preceded by the article.

B Company-Ardoyne, on Friday, at 8.

C Company-North Queen street, Monday and Thursday, at S. D Company-North Queer} street, Monday and Thursday, at 8.

E Company-Notified during week.

F Compnay-(Sacred Headt}, North Queen street, on Friday, at 8. . South and Eeast Battalions in St Mary's Hall on Wednesday night at 8.

Ambulance Section in St. Mary's Hall on Sunday, at 3 and Wednesday at 8.

General Parade in Shaun's Park on Saturday, at 4, o'clock sharp.

Colonel Moore has appointed Captain G. F. H. Berkeley to be Staff Captain of the Belfast Regiment.

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Under drill instructor Donoghue the above corps are BUlking rapid progress towards proficiency.

At present there are upwards of 100 members under in. struction. A committee meeting was held on Tuesday, 28th, immediately after drill The following were present-Messrs Thos Hendrick V P; Patrick Doyle, treasurer; Hugh J Brennan, 'i>X:; Jas Quinn, assistant sec; Peter Lawless, Michael Bvrne, Jas Doyle, Patk Byrne. Andrew O'Brien. and Myles Doyle.

After making some arrangements the meeting adjourned nntil Sunday, August 2nd,. immediately after drill.

A corps bas been formed and is making good progress.

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.......,.. ( EKXISCORTHY. The murders by the- -tnglish soldierv in the streets of Dublin on Sunday have given a &:reat impetus to the Volnnteer movement in Enniscorthy practically nothing else being talked of since, the rush for the newspapers every morning and evening being unprecedented.

On all sides the brutality of the King's Own Scottish Borderers has met with the loudest condemnation and manv \'1110 heretofore took no interest in the Volunteers have now joined the ranks. At Monday night's drill a crowd assembled of nroportions nearly double that at any f-ormer practice the á.membership of the Shannon corps also showing a 'big increase. .:\cw corps have been formed in John street, Irish street and Island Road, all being \'er~- well attended and the keenest interest being evinced all round in the SllCGCSS of the cause. Arrangements have been nlade to f-arm a military olass in the town of which Sergeant D'Arcy will take charg!".

Rural companies are requested to S211cl in their instructors and one other member. \York commences in the Gaelic League rooms on next Wednesdav nivht ot 8 o'clock sham. ,\t a meeting held during tbe week the fo llowinz were appointed to make the collection i~l En. niseorthv in aid of the Defence of Ireland Fund-e-Messrs Alexander Doyle, Tohn Corrican , A Doyle, U C: J Frankli~" .T Hawkins, T O'Reilly, U C: D O'Brien, tI.r Kelly, i\I Ryan, U C: W Moore, :'-1 Sheridan. T 11'Carthv, U C; Tohn :'[1]r'l phy, P Hendrick, J Browne, {! C: Seumas Rafter, J Sinnott, P J Shaw, TO\,'n Clerk: .T Ryan, J :'-fnmhy, T Stokes and T O'Connor. A collection from house to house will be made next week. !

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BU::\iQLODY CORPS. l:'-Ir :'1ichael J Murphy, a native of Bunclody, who emigrated to America some twenty years ago, has written from London as follows to the Rev R Gaul,á C C, enclosing a ácheque for £2 toward51 ' the arming of the Bunclody Corps of the Vo lunteers : .-"Dear Father Gaul- ,Yill . you kindly receive and apply the en'l closed subscription towards the arming at the Bu nclody Volunteers. The failure of , the conference at Buckingham Palace and the attitude of the Ulstermen and their sympsrhisers make it absolutelv neces sary thai Irishmen. and particularly \"ex fordmen should not be found unprepared ,. as our brave forefathers were in '98.

Sincerely yours, Michael J Murphy." :\lr Murphy, who is an ardent Xationalist. constantly visits his native town 'having been recently accompanied 'by Mrs j\[ur. phy on a stay with his aunt, Mrs .T ames Doyle, Main street. \ He frequently saw the local Volunteer corps on parade and I at drill and was ",reatly struck with their efficiency.

The ~oum1itt.ee feel deeply o ratef ul to their friend and fellow-towns;';,an for his very generous snbscription and hope that other Bunclody men 111 foreign climes will follow the good ex ample set by Mr Murphy who with Mrs Murph v have left for the continent and will shortly return to the land of the Stars and' Stripes.

As in every othe part of the district Sunday's murderous SCenes in' Dublin have added to th~ ar dour of. the Y olunteers in Bunclody tow ards the arming and equipping of which further subscriptions wi)l be thaukfullv received and dulv acknowledged by Fr Gaul or the han sec, Mr J Wall.

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FERK'S DISTRICT. Under the charge of 1\1r W J Brennan \Yhitmore' the Volunteers in the Ferns district are making- rapid strides at drill while the membership is increasing daily.

On Sunday week a collection in their aid will be held in Ferns, Ballyduff and Clologue when it is hoped the response will b-e worthy of the people o!_ the parish who were always in the van where the cause of Nationality ,y1C c-oncerned.

At a meeting of the Ferns Corps (Batt.

Headquarters), Rev. Father Murphy, C.C., presiding, Dr G E G Greene, J P proposed and :\Ir P O'Brien seconded a: .resolution calling on the English Government to br insr to justice without de1ay those responsibl~ for the brutal murder of Dublin citizens on Sunday. l\Ir W J Brennan-Whitmore proposed and Mr. D. Bolger seconded a resolution expressing a.ppreciation of the magnificent manner in which the Dublin Volunteers and Bov Scouts conducted themselves on 'Sunday last:

.9YLEGATE. A collection in aid of the Defence of 'Ireland Fund will be made at Ovlezate on Sunday,_ August 9th.

The members at Palace under the charge _of Drill Instructor Merrissev are making rapid strides towards proficiency.

tlie-I.i1§h~yor~teer,llIadleAbbey, S1reet.

Dublin,

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