The sun., 1899-05-29

| cnhdren ana perfervid clansmen. Then came
Mr.. Carnegie's inevitable speech. He said:
| 1t is rare experience. the fret have ever
had OF entering into large residential prop
erty rs proprietor. We came and saw Skibo.
and Skibo entered into our hearts We loved
| 1t from the first: we had heard about the
troubles that had arisen in Skibo estate; but
Mrs. Carnegie and said that we had never
| lived In community which we did not like
and which did not like us We remembered
| the fable OF the boy who ran home to his
mother telling her that q bad man In the wood
| had abused him by calling him bad names. but
when his mother went to the wood she found
It was only an echo. We think we shall have
| no difficulty with our people. 1fto-day We had
| our choice to live on an estate without ten
ants. feuars. crofters and farmers we should
| elect to be surrounded by our fellows have
| been thinking as / drove along the magnih-
| cent avenue Of nine miles what the posses-
sion Of property meant. what did It amount to
that knew this was all reputed to be mine.
| Happy is the man who has croft OF q little bit
which he can truly realize is his own. for 1t is
| impossible for me. and think for any man. to
| realize any sense of proprietorship over miles
| and miles OF land. But when | saw the flags
| out. when / saw the Welcome TO your High
| land home and this gathering OF the tenants
| OF all these estates greeting us at the gate.
| began to realize how n man could indeed feel
| tndt lie pOsSeSSeu an eStdte-lt Is Wnen lie pos
| scsses the hearts OF his people upon II. This Is
| the best title deed to the land and the best key
| to the castle.
Il think we have given you. men and women
| OF Skibo. some evidence that we mean TO stay
| here from the amount OF new work we are
| doing. SO you must make up your minds that
| you are not going to get rid OF us. trust. for
| generations. We are newcomers. but we hope
| it will not be long before we can truly say OF
l...t - n,..,
tors: and neither Of us ever wish n change.
| For our part neither Mrs. Carnegie nor |
are inclined to divorces. You have spoken
| to-day OF my gifts to various places and vari-
| Gus things. Well. need scarcely say that we
believe that there Is no better use OF wealth
than improving the small part OF Gods earth
which falls under your trusteeship; and hope
to show that we realize this. and that may
never lose what reputation may have earned
| Of being man Of good sense by doing foolish
things. but retain 1t by doing those things only
among you. by helping those who helped them
selves-things only that work for good"
Taking up his little daughter in his arms.
| Mr. Carnegie proceeded. on her behalf. to
thank the school children for turning out with
their flags in such large numbers to welcome
| her.
We hope" he said. that she will grow up
with their children and that some day she will
|
mother occupies to you. We are to know each
other better. and wish to say. for Mrs Carne-
| gle and myself. that here we intend to rest
! our first and our last Highland home. May we
still In our old age have the privilege OF being
Of the people Of Skibo.'
Touching on the presentation of the flag. Mr..
| Carnegie said: Now. gentlemen. this is
| united flag. and embraces our entire English
speaking race: and this is what we are COM
,I.NY ~ tl,A taI
with being the first human being who ever
raised this kind OF fag-the Union Jack on
the ono side and the Stars and Stripes on the
| other 1t always foated over Cuny Castle
when were there. and now this shall be
seen everywhere from the new tower you
| building on Skibo Castle. You could not have
| given us Il present more to our liking or more
| appropriate He among you who suggested it
| knew how to reach our hearts. This flag.
| which unites the American and the Briton.
shall also be the symbol Of the happy union
between the tenants and proprietor OF Skibo."
Mr. Arthur Chamberla stays out OF Parlia-
ment for the frank reason that he does not
interest himself in party politics. But he
shares his brothers gift OF expressing robust
good sense In admirably clear English In
short speech the other dav. at a company OF
| which he Ia Chairman. he criticised the pro-
| posed new legislation on limited liability COM
panies which is now before Parliament and
which aims at discouraging speculation and
increasing the liability OF promoters and di-
rectors. He said he was prepared to give some
advice gratis on the subject OF investments
but he was certain In giving II that 1t would
be valued at exactly what was paid for it,
His first rule was: Never invest in a new
company: tear up every prospectus soon
as you receive It. No one could prudently
invest in a new company unless he was
thoroughly well acquainted with 1t. The second
rule was: Never invest in mines and the third
rule: Never invest in any patent that has not
been working for about ten years out OF its
fourteen. II there was one way more certain
than another to lose money II was that. FL
nally. he advised: Never invest in anything
which offers you 10 per cent. II you wish to be
prudent: and yet every clerk every widow.
every orphan and every clergyman thought it
| reasonable to expect that without tax ing any
trouble or doing any work he would get 10 per
| cent People should require no Government
official to tell them that that was impossible.
| The speech Ia reported all over the country
and attacked furiously by the Radical papers.
But there is no doubt that 1t has destroyed any
| chance the new Companies bill had OF becom-
ing law.
| The Court OF Chapcery has refused Lord
| Francis Hope permission to sell tho famous
| Hope diamond IN ORDER 10 settle some or his
| financial troubles The eventful history Of the
| stone explains why other members OF the fam
| lily object to parting with the famous heirloom.
| The big blue diamond boasts Of "A romantic his
| tory. The stone has not a mere blush tinRe.
but is OF sapphire hue. while at the same
time it possesses all the fire OF a true diamond.
Its color Is Its principal claim to distinction. for
next to a rcd diamond blue one is the rarest
gem known. It's weight Is 44I. carats 1t ia
rather larger In diameter than shilling The
late Mr.. Hope gave $4,000 for 1t. and it would
probably cost half as much again now.
There are very few such diamonds known.
and all therc are seem to have come from the
old Indian mines Although the output at
Kimberley now figures up to many tons OF
brilliant stones. no such thing as blue dia-
mond has yet been yielded by the famous
African mine. The first blue diamond of which
any record can be found was brought from