Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-01-16
SKETCH OF SALISBURY.
England's Premier Once Followed Jour
nalism For the Money In IL.

England's Premier Once Followed Jour-
nalism For the Money In 1t.
The present prime minister is a man
who would have succeeded In almost any
walk OF life be had chosen to follow. The
head OF a historic family, and possessed Of
great wealth, his opportunities have no
doubt been great, but for all that 1t is to
his great natural abilities that he mainly
owes his success. 1t must be remembered
That he had made figure in the world
when he was plain Lord RobGzt Cecil, and
before there was any likelihooHo of his COM
ing into the family title and estates
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne- Cecil
was born in 1880 and was educated at
Elton and Christ Church, Oxford. At the
university he was frequent and effective
speaker at the Union Debating society
and in 1858 he was elected member of par
lament for the family borough of Stam-
ford. Four years later he married Miss
Anderson, daughter Of tho judge of that
name. Her parents were opposed to the
union, not considering Lord Robert Cecil
sufficiently good match. Lord Robort
was then o younger son, and with very
little money at his disposal. Indeed in
| tho year of his marriage he took to jour
nalism In order to supply the deficiency of
somewhat inadequate allowance.
In that year The Saturday Review was
started, and soon became famous by the
cleverness, wit and daring of its articles
Lord Robert Cecil was one of the earliest
and most valued contributors. 1t was be-
tween 1859 and 1865 that he made his
mark in the commons. This was In Lord
Palmerston's second administration. 1t
was In 1865 that his elder brother died,
and he became Lord Cranborne and heir
to the marquisate. In the following year,
on tho formation of Lord Dorbys third
administration, he was appointed sccre-
tary of state for India. His father died in
1867, and he came into tho title and en-
tered the house of lords. He soon estab-
lishod reputation as foremost debater in
the upper house. In 1874 he took office
under Mr.. Disraeli, and in 1875 was sent
to Constantinople to try and help to settle
the dispute between Russia and Turkey.
He also went with Lord Beaconstield to |
the Berlin congress, and rendered great |
assistance In that affair.
On the death of Lord Beaconsfeld, in
ieov, rr"rdd Salisbury became the recog-
nized loater of the Conservative parsy. |
He became premier in June, 1885, ON the |
resignation of MI. Gladstone, and again
after tho general election of 1885. The
nresen6 is therefore Lord .Saisbury's third
The Marquis of Sails
bury has perhaps won moro laurels by his
of foreign affairs than by
his domestic policy Rightly or wrongly,
ho is credited with great diplomatic skill.
When not in London or abroad, Lord Sal
isbury spenL most of his time at his mag
nificent and historic country seat at Hat
field.
Hatfield House is one of the finest of the
ancestral homes of the English nobility.
1t was built in the reign Of James I, and
tho date of its completion, 1911, stands
over The principal entrance, 1t IS = -?'le
and its superb park, intelsooted
by avenues of oaks and beeches, almost
in their magnitude and beauty,
.- o;.2 Of tho most beautiful scenes in tho
Hatfield is crowded with objects of his
torical interest, not the least remarkable
Of which arc those connected with Queen
of whom there are four or five
portraits in the collection. Here We SEQ
tho queens silk stockings, elaboratcIy ON
broidered, tho first Of their kind ever
~ 10 this country: her garden hat
tf pla-..,. s..,.W or Us.Le WORK wnIun sne
is said to have worn while sitting under
an oak, tho remains of which still stand in
tho park, carefully preserved and sur
rounded by railing, when the news was
brought her that she had succeeded to the
throno her pedigree from Adam, long
roll of parchment, richly Illuminated; her
jewel case, inlaid with mother of pearl;
her cradle, as an infant, made of oak and
carved, and other relics. s.-Spare Moments.