The Washington times., 1903-03-09
COMING MILLIONAIRES.
Twentieth Century Boys and Girls
Who viii Some Day Be Wealthy.

a somewhat pathetic interest attaches
to that group OF early twertieth GER
tury children who are destined. when
they grow UP TO manhood and 20 woman
hood. 10 become milIionaires When
Sir Walter Scott came from his fa,,o,,s
/ interview with the little Princess Vie
toria OF Kent, ne is said to have es-
/ pressed doubt as TO whether her fu-
ture destiny was really being kept from
/ her. and whether there had been fo,,na
I none 10 whisper. "One dav vou win bc
/ queeni' One cannot help WONDERING tn.
same thing in connection with the grou,
OF boys and girls who may look forward
to being some day rich bevond Tho
dreams OF avarice. or these az the
present moment most interest undoubf-
edly attaches 10 an Eton Croesus.
Young Hugh McCalmont is a nephew
OF the late millionaire and popular
sportsman. Harry McCaImont. As is So
often The case with the owners OF inher-
tied fortunes. the lad had no reason to
hope that his popular and stilI vouth-
ful uncle would single him out from his
other relatives 10 become his heir. but
Harry McCslmont deliberately chose ~
--eN'N a. e-AAAlDoA FtAAtEtAL 10 one Individual
and that boy in the first flush OF youth
Young McCalmOnt's fortune may be esti-
mated at some four millions. lie is
pleasant. unassuming youth. and. follow
ing in his uncle's footsteps. he seems
anxious TO distinguish himself at Eton
both as wet bob" and as a dry bob ."
that is. by being equally successful on
the river and in the playing field.
The orphan son OF the late Lord VIII
liam Beresford viii be among the veal
thieSt Englishmen living Tor his mother
Lily Duchess OF Marlborough. is the
owner OF one OF the greatest commercial
fortunes ever made in America VIII
liam Warre de IA Poer Beresford. TO
give him his full name. is her only child
and. with the exception OF the sad ract
that he Is fatherless this little bov is
exceptionally fortunate He spends moss
or the year at Deepdene. an historic
estate close 10 Dorking. which MS
mother has taken on long lease from
its owner. Lord Francis Hope. and in
the summer he goes OF TO the seaside
TO build sand castles with less fortunate
children
IT there is anything in the theory Of
hcredity little Margaret Carnegie, the
only child If the famous millionaire
who, though his huge fortune was made
IN America, spends most OF his time in
mis- native Scotland should surely grow
mp twenJieth-century Baroness Bur
cett-COutts- II may be truly said that
philanthropy has long been Andrew Car
negie's CHIEF and all-absorbing hobby.
This hobby is shared by Mrs Carnegie
ani whenever IL be possible the little
Eiri is allowed 10 take her fun share in
ANY good work in which her parents are
engaged. II is well known that missy 20
as the child is universally called in the
ueighbOrhoOd OF her beautiful Scottish
home, Skibo Castle, is not 70 inherit the
whole OF hcT fathers immense, almost
intellectually great. wealth. for Mr. Car
negie has stated that he hopes TO gradu-
ally disperse much Of his fortune before
his death.
1t has been said by some that Lord
BlanfOrd. the sturdy little descendant o.
handsome John Churchill" D." viii in time
become the richest member OF the house
OF peers. There seems no doubt that he
Will be among the richest wearers O.
the rawberry leaves for his mother
formerly COnsuelO Vanderbilt had a for
tune which ran into millions of pounds.
But a British duke has so many claims or
him that IL may be doubted whether Lord
Blandiford may Justly be included in the
list OF future milliOnaires. for. after
all. a mans wealth must be measured by :
some standard having relation 10 what
he Is really free 70 spend on himself and
his hobbies. and the mere upkeep Of
Blenheim Palace is said to represent a
million capital.-Men and Women