The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-01-26

independence of their country. and al
fhough often by overwhelming numb
and treachery forced to submit for a
time. would never remain long under
the yoke of subiugatio IN. Tie long years
81 war with the neighbor ing kingdom of
England, are matters of history, and not
necessary or proper to explain or expatiate
upon mere and now; but it may not be out
OF place to explain that the union of the two
rival Kingdoms of Scotland and England
! was hnally and peacefully brought about in
the year 1903 by the oaccesion of ames VI
OF scotland, son of the beautiful and unfor-
tunate MARY Queen of Scots.'' to the
throne of England as James L, King of
Great Britain upon the death of Elizabeth
queen OF England, the executioner of his
mother; although the conditions and terms
OF union of the two kingdoms were not
Iuly and finally settled until Nav. 1907.
during the reign of Queen Anne. Scotland
Ior ages mas been celebrated for its encour-
J agement OF the learned professions. htera
] ture art and science, and the excellence of
us colleges and universities has attracted
students from many lands; but the Gland of
Burns" is especially entitled to notice
and credit for the general enlightenment
and education of the masses. it having
given to the people the benefit and adyan
oage OF national public school system for
ABOUT two hundred years. 1t was made by
a general law compulsory that parents
should
SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL
Tor at least six months per year until they
reached certain age, and the result is
that among even the poorest classes. it is
the exception and not the rule, to find an
adult person who cannot read and write
Statistics show that the PERCENTAGE If
people in Scotland that cannot read and
write Is less than that of the people of any
country of which we have the facts and |
ngures In the scale of education and en-
llghtenment of the masses, England and |
then Germany follow in their order. The
land OF Burns" Is favorable resort of |
tourists and travellers who admire beauti-
full and picturesque scenery: the noun
talns, glens, lakes and rivers pre-
senting an ever changing picture,
very rarely equalled in any other
parton the habitable globe, while the anti
quarlan finds wide field of interesting
STUDY IN the ruins of cast. s. and the re-
mains OF antiquity found scattered through
out the length and breadth of the land.
The Scotch people on account of their well
known intelligence. industry, frugality
and sturdy independence of character
make excellent citizens in every respect
in whatever land their lot may be cast. and
as class are uniformly welcomed, honored
and respected in every communityin which
they are found.
The land of Burns has had no lack of
great men in every profession. and in war
Scotland's heroes are historical, ami have
made rec&rdS not likely to be forgotten
while the English language is read or
spoken. Can any true Scotchman forget
or Will he be likely to forget the glories of
Bruce. Wallace, Campbell, Douglas, Moore.
and Fraser, and the multitude of other
scottish heroes, whose names are imperish.
IDLY enrolled ON the pages Of his tory!
THE ''HIGHLAND'' REGIMENTS
md the Scotch Grays' have made them
selves and their country famous and need {
10 encomlums from me. Among the great S
men OF letters, permit me to mention one +, '
BORN in 1895, aud who recently died Z
Thomas Carlisle-who became famous v
throughout the civilized world as a histor- a
an and philosopher and as one of the great O
st writers and thinkers of modern times. a
Then there was Sir Walter Scott-whe h
lmopg YOU has never heard of him He first
Jaw the light of day August Is, 177l, and
ued September 81, 1882, having lived a W
most remarkably busy life or sixty years. d
oorn OF parents in the middle walks of life e,
no comfortable circumstances, he was fl
aVored with excellent educational ad- a,
antages, and early in life turned his at
entlon 10 letters. The history. traditions. a,
omances, songs and fairy tales of his a
ountry furnished him with abundant and a
Len materials for his active brain and W
eady pen He was one of the most prolific Ii
'flbers Oh any age or any country, n
no as poet, novelist, historian and fl
rite, he achieved lofty reputation. which n,
me orly raises higher. He turned his at hi