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2 THE IRISH VOLUNTEER " __i J _ a _| ■ - » War Song ot flfoac HINTS FOR RIFLE­ TH E ULSTER MEN. (BARD OF BRIAN 11 OR U Mil A). VOLUNTEERS. If yon have a rifle the following prints will be of interest. If you have not, look Tim et Morning of jIte Baltic of Cion- In the following art’e’e Mr. D, Boyd through, 'die advertise menu, and perhaps U rf—Good Friday, 101-t gives his imprcss’ons of the Ulster Vol. urrteer movement wh'eh he lias lmd abun­ you will buy one. dant opportunists of studying, lfe be­ (Air: "O’Donnell Aboo.") lieves itist ULrer has go; the skeleton of Two foul'ugy occur with r'flesi Loose' nn at my, but he cstitna:es (hat that army (onVng on the surface of the bore; in-, will mean ultimately d s'llusonment of Take, noble Brian, thy bard'a fervent i s founders. ferupl fouling, o:us:d lay the forcing of blessiog— By D. Boyd. gas into tbe pores of lire Metal. Bfcom o’er the frnv, Ihou victorious I .core fouling is left in tho bore tfter Tree! ' tzthBSs Tilt, 'ncath thy banner w« go ever pres­ blank nminnniuoit is fired as Uttre is ' aios, A. certain periods the mental outlook never hapen, and consequently at present no bullet, therefore not the heat or pres­ Arrows of Death over battle's red sea! of the Ulsterman, always lim ted, becomes there can be no reality in the movement. sure necessary to raure internal fcul ng. Long have the Raven brood drunk of ouf still more attenuated os the outerme of One thing is certain, n conflict between As a rule there L mote superficial'foul, martial blood-— ;He 1't.iier Volunteer Force and the Eng. Long have limy harried cur pure and some imaginary danger, and !w inti tied la­ ing after blink, as there is no flu 11c! fdf ! sh army would be the best thing that . trar true! sweep away the deposit cf .he iirevimts On, let the pi rale foe quail 'fore our tely prepares to defend what he vaguely ever happed to Ulster, for herein would mighty .blow! terms his “civil and religious Fberty." lie its disilhts onment. rcund. ■ ' " Onward to glory, King Brian Abu ! Such, in trite phraseology, i* ihe stale of If ttse “ need’* or ''’necessity'' (or such Fouling causes rust if letf in the bore, Bleeding our kind, ’aeath the hoc! of lbe affa rs in Ulster to-day. The Ulster Vol­ a conflict Arses, in other words, if tbe wnd should be removed iituntdiately by use stranger; unteer Force was funned simply for the .Ettgl sh a tiny is ordered to enforce the of the flannelette and pull-through, he. Temples are rifled and 'Iters defiled preservation of these “civil and religious’*: Maidens go sobbing 'mid rapine and prov sions of an Ac: passed in the English cause if rHi:'.1 <xl 10 remain if sets hard danger! prejudices; and, paradoxical as it. may Par'.!amen; and obeys that command, and becomes difficult to remove. : Mothers grow sad at the cries of die now appear, it will be through this or­ child ! After using r ile wash out the internal Snatch up your bitvc-green spears, else ganisation that -.he Ulsterman will be die- Whut will he the Outcome of it? through the coining years, illits oned. fouling with very Jmt water after removal The people refuse to recognise tile pos- Erin, the sloth of her children wilt rue! k of the superficial fouling. The LSici and On. o'er the foamy main, drive the un­ There is no dcubt that the p-oplc are s bit .y o f such an event; but, surely, it cb'jnber should be ihortmgaly dried .lie- holy Dane! U apparent to every thinking person, that Onward to glory, King Brian Aba ! making 'war-like prepare* one. The mem. da are any arc's', uro left would ntA. Fui- bets r.f the if tho English Government decides to en­ ally, clean the bore ivilh I clv::n p tce of LV:ng, he dieth to fame and to glory. force its enactments in Ulster ihc cnly flonnelet’f , mid oil the borp and ckfljlibu;' Living in peace under mourning and Ulster Volunteer Force are Dr'liug shame 1 means at Rs d spoaal fqr dcir.g so are its fo keep away ino'stnra, - . Assiduously, Dying, he I’veift in song and in story, own forces, civil and military. To^pu; .it Shedding h s bean's blood in liberty's briefly: the cnly enemy wlrch will cwu- Uso uBly cnt'Ugh o’l to ’covir'-thi; bore name! not wily in Bel fast, but through out the Tt nds with his: bravery sing, striking a province. Every Volunteer openly admits from the Ulster Volunteers will be the and chamber, because i f ua earessiia golden string! that there are now miff dent arms in forces, armed or otherwise, of the Eng- amount is. pserj it nt.Qy run iiv... the boll Over h s grave, Washed bv tears of the L.di Govvroment. No other force exists when- 'h.: rifle is pbuied upilglii and so true [ ' Ulster for tbe requirements of the Force. Co then, with gleam‘rrg brand, fCr'ke tili It is publicly stited hy the leaders in in Ireland for the cofore&tncnl of Icwit dog the ficlitn and cause mirfires. ' ye free oor land 1 passed in the English Parliament to which evvry town, always with the proviso, how­ Aju'ays use tho pitiinhi'ongft-' frcin Onward to glory. King Brian Abu! site Ulster Yo’unbevrs pi) ef dare their ever, lh *l if “ med be'v or “ if the neces­ breech id inmate without a paitie, and allegiance. Similarly, the belief tliat in v P. J. If‘CALL. sity -itr'sKs" rthe ’people of tester will, wlthsuL nlirevjtig the cord .6 rub Again’t the event of a confl ct the English soldiers defend tbe'r “r ghts and liberties” to the the isS itb , and not from '.he moza’.e lo would reftiec to ehcot is fallacous. Thic he-U-r end, The Uls'er Volunteer Move, breech, 'breach there is a tondeficy to ordinary EnglLh soldier Is nut f: med (or mtnt, no doubt, had its origin in bluff, wear ft groove^ kneavn :.s “cord wear," ill h‘s disci!winti'.ing facult'es. If lie olmys COMRADES! but it has evolved into something more the chamber, and also becatire the IwirJ'vt an order to fire on strikers:— WE SELL tangible. In fact, it is just questionable of the rifle is apt ro ba worn lU'h ni the , whether it has not evolved further than BARGAINS IN MILITARY GOODS To Fire on the Class of People niuasie owing to the pressure ol the ilan- even tbe Unionist loaders desire. At first itelette when in! rod need into the barrel, amongst whom he was born and bred— Mauser Automatic pistol, 30, the drilling wrs the outcome of a desire and also because d rt is ' pi to be drawn sighted, 1,000 yards ... 1 1 0 then it naturally Follows that he will fire 16 bTtig. Uonsider'r-g the type of men into the magsK'ne, Leather 303 Bandoliers fearh) 0 2 0 bn the class of people 61 whom he b.uows Double Pocket Haversacks ,,,009 who fi l the portions of leaders—proft.i- Brown Army Blankets (each! ___ 0 3 0 sfa-nal lawyer, polirciatis, etc,—;hrs was nolh’ng, and whose politic;1] beliefs and Never pause in pulling tlirejigh tteCho.ee' Irish-made Sheath Knives, Lea­ not unnatural. .But drill and the esprit pixgiidices ho has ne ther-the wilt nor .in­ the sptc at wh'ch the flannelette is chec­ ther Scabbards ... ...0 10 ked will tiot be sufficieiiily cb'nvd nr Lee-Melford Bayonets ... 0 2d da corps, which is: one of i s important ability to consider even though' they do Leather Waist Be!Is, heavy Itr is: eonconi tints, have done their work: cower behind the Union Jack. Tha present properly oikd. ' Buckle ... ... 0 ! fi pos’.licn of the (.lister Volunteers .is no­ Light do ... 0 1 0 Fee ihal the flaaiielclre Fts tight so u; te n able, bo: they hope a pol.ticJ! in:r icV French Gras Bayonets, Steel The M-v.'.r: Sp'rit Pervades the to clc jii tiie bb'rom (ho grooves as well Scabbards ... ... 0 J 4 will happen by which Home Rule w 11 Atmosphere. -re the lor.da of the tiofe. ' Cheap Puttees. Blue or Khaki... 0 1 C be defeated, and the Ulster Vol­ Superior Foe’s Non.Fray Spiral IV i t brusaoa, safid, emery only cletre Puttees, usual price, fw 6 d .; Bluff, to a certain extent, elill .exists, tu t unteer Movement by it* mythical (he me’ei by rttbtiiug away - its surface. our price ... ... 0 3 0 it has now a more solid foundation—it victory overowe successive Gov. They ore irlso b'able -to serttch tb-r bote. Rifles, Revolvers, Ammunition, eminent s to obey its dictatorship. of all classea is stock. has a, fairly subslant al number of dril'cd t'sa yarrafin ml ,o remebe free, red ntst Price List free on Application. men behind it. Their movement is based on uuwacr.nt- end. thoroughly rtu.aye alter use ft* it b ab!o assurap! '■ons. DEAL WTTn AN IRISH FIRM. It i very d-E-C-uIl, cf covr.e.
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