The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-16
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nave for the past 800 years been conndea
10 the house Of Coutts what revelations
T National aud personal Interest wolld
DC made. The English Journals have Of
rate frequently referred 10 the history
Of this ancient establishment. now doomed
70 destruction because It blocks the way
Of the wheels Of progress on the strand
US rev quarters will doubtless he more
eommodlons and convenient but they cna
never hold for II the associations and
memories which have prevailed ITS atmos.
phere, and which might well he numbered
among It's treasures, since they are in
touch with every degree in the social scale
from the throne itself. downward. six
English sovereigns and as many from
france an emperor and empress III Ger
many, a czar OF Russia. and queen regent
Of Spain have been among Its depositors.
While endless Is the lst NJ peers and cam
moners, English and continental, who hav-
Ing fallen upon evil days, have turned to
tontts in their extremity as the safest
guardian for precious documents and valua
bies in Jewels and money
The good queen, Of sainteh memory, in.
herited some reprobate ancestors who
would not have been recognized as respect
chic citizens, bnt VINO passed muster as
Llnss without question These gentlemen
had practice Of making left.handed mar
liaees, as we'll as othsr contracts Of a
doubtful and dubious nature. and the rec.
ords Of an these entangiing alliances have
been held In trust by Coutts for century
ana more
The famous baroness who has. under
the terms Of her heirship, prenxed <Bur-
Goite" To the name OF Coutte. is one Of
tho partners in the bank The original
founders Of the house were two goldsmths,
Middleton and Campbell, who had shop
At the sign OF the Three Crowns. on the
death Of the senior partner, the survivor
took James Coutts, who had married his
niece into the business, and SO the great
financial enterprise, which has survived
for more than three centuries. was definite
y launched
Every one Is familiar with the fact OF
the marriage Of Lady Burdctte-Coutts to
an American named Bartlett many years
her junior she settled upon him her own
name and an income If S250,OO0 and he
accepted both without 4 murmur rhat
she preferred this youth ''to fortune and
TO fame unknown" 20 other and more dis.
tinEuished suitors. was proved by her re-
lection OF the Duke D'Aumale and Ma
poleon Ill. Her friendships with many
famous contemporaries have survived
through generations The Iron Duke was
one Of these. and Chinese Gordon another
rho last message from home he received
At Khartoum, was from her; conveyed to
him at great personal risk and expense
Her charities have been boundcss; indeed
II was In recognition OF these that the
queen created her peeress. Whole dis
tricts Of London have been reclaimed by
her generosity from squalor and poverty,
and made hcalthful and prosperous. while
her intelligent philanthropy In Ireland has
revived and rc.established the financial
vitality Of many communities Her life
has been long one. almost as long ms
the century itself, being, the while. so
ennobled by the love Of what was true
aud good and SO beautihed by its charity
to suffering humanity. that IT will serve
for all time rs high example to others
and be her own hest monument
~
! Mr. Carnegie has recently learned thnt
while the uses of prosperity are undouhted-
| y sweet, the results are sometimes unex-
pcctedly painful OF all his liberal on
dowments, there arc probably none which
| held for him so much Of personal interest
as those 10 the universities of his native
/ land. To have these gifts houtcd and
1 derided must be truly q new experience
/ to their donor In this connection, the
/ London Review of the week SAYS: 1--WE
| trust in Scottish pride to rise in It's wrath
| against this invasion of the almighty dol
| lar Many Of the oldest and best fami.
] .aa ID, tt4t,
universities. where they pay the fees like
| tho sons Of their humhIcst neighbors, Meth.
/ or more nor less Is II In be believed that
| this VIII continue II the fees are paid foi
! ttem by Mr. Carnegie? Imagine the duke
/ Of Hamilton. Cameron Of Lochel or Me
Donald ~ the Isles allowing his heir to
/ get education nj the cost Of an American
iron monger We shall next hear Of some
! Chicago pork packer proposing to buy NJ
OXFORD and Cambridge and debating terms
Of admission and the subjects taught; OF
of Boss Croker forming lobby tn control
| the London university. with the object Of
4 mcucating Tammany principles In the
mind Of the rising generation Of cockneys.
/ In Scribner's. Mr. John Grier Hibber
contributes some very interesting data also
pertinent to This much discussed question
"The characteristic feature OF the Scottish
university" writes Mr. Hihben. which
/ IS worthy of special mention is that Il
has always afforded an opportunity to pool
students al obtaining an education. There
has always existed at the universities
fine spirit which has regarded with homo
tho struggles of students who are endesyor
ing TO support themselves And these stu
dents have 50 priced an education as 4
lead lives Of strenuous self-denial Will
their eyes determInediy set upon the IA
of goal Barrie has referred n II feeling
~ 10 Sentimental Tommy. And now, v
drums that We all carry in our breasts
heat rour best over the bravest sight eve
seen In small Scotch town Of an autumn
morning. the departure Of It's sighting lad
for the lists at Aberdeen. Let the tun
he the sweet familiar one you found some
where in the Bible long ago THE moth
ers we leave behind us; leave behind u
an their knees. May il duN through you
bones brave boys, 10 the end, as you hop
not 10 be found.
Many ,udents from their highland home
hove reared at the beginning Of tn
academic year with a bag Of oatmeal an
a barrel ~ POTATOES, representing the sol
store Of life and energy for months I
come So common was this practice tina