Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-19
MISS G0ELET'S FIANCE
British Journalist Discusses the
Duke of Roxburghe.
POSITION IN THE PEERAGE.

Personalities In the London Leader
About the Noble Son of the Innes-
ker Family and His American
Bride Elect-Financial Aspect of
the Alliance.
People who find themselves disturbed
in mind by the personalities of Ameri-
can journalism may be interested in
the following dignified remarks Of the
London Leader upon the approaching
wedding of Miss May Goelet and the
Duke of RoXburghe, says the New
York World.
His grace the Duke of Roxburghe
has proclaimed his wrongs in the SYM
pathetic columns of the New York
World. The papers have been limiting
that the duke has regarded his APP
preaching marriage with Miss May
Goelet as fiscal problem, that she is
to dump the dollars in his ancestral
home, and he will make her a duchess.
This may be regarded as reciprocity or
as retaliation, according to the point
of view. The duke is, however. an
noyed and has denounced the tales told
about the marriage settlement as tut
ter rot"
Somewhat incautiously the noble
duke proclams:
1 have an estate equal to that of the
noble woman whom l am to marry.
1t is to be hoped that the income tax
I'll %,l. 81 41>;,
ment and will take him accordingly.
Who is this nObleman who talks
easily about utter rot to the enter
prising representative of the New
York World? Let me set forth his
proud titles so that the American eagle
may scream in triumph over her latest
conquest. The gentleman in question
is:
Sir Henry John Innes-Ker, eighth Duke
of RoXburghe, Marquis of Bowmont and
Cessford, Earl of RoXburghe, Earl of
Kelso, Viscount BroXmouth, Baron Rox-
burghe and Baron Ker Of Cessford and
Cavertoun in Scotland; Earl lines in the
United Kingdom and a baronet of Nova
Scotia.
That is to say. he is duke, mar
quis, three earls, viscount, two bar
Ons and a sort Of baronet.
Let me explain a little more fully
the significance and potentality of
these titles. AS viscount Henry John
is regarded by his monarch as our
right trusty and well beloved COUSIN"
as an earl he is again our right
trusty and well beloved COUSIN" and
also sometimes 'mOst noble and puts
SAINT prince as marquis he is "our
right trusty and entirely beloved
cousin as we'll as occasionally most
noble and puissant prince" The read
err will notice the distinction between
well beloved and 'entirely beloved"
These subtleties are understood in the
peerage. Was it not a nobleman who
in offering marriage to a lady said he
was prepared to marry her ''perma
nently, but not exclusively" And
then as a duke Henry John is his
monarch's fright trusty and right en-
tirely beloved cousin,' and sometimes,
say on bank holidays. most high. po-
tent and noble prince" | am unable
to say what style of address he can
claim as Il DarOnet OF Nova Scotia. pos
sibly 'our right entirely jolly good fell
low, which nobody can deny"
Well. there he is. and as he says he
has as good an estate us May it seems
to me that the girl has young man OF
whom she need not be ashamed The
RoXburghe family is fairly old, too. as
they descend from John Ker. described
as 'Of the forest of Sekirk' This
may mean that the original John lived
in the trees, and if he squatted near
the top of tall tree he would know
all about the claims Of long descent
when he had to come down. John was
a man of resource. for it is on record
that
He obtained a charter OF all the lands
and tenements in Auldtounburn resigned
by John de Copeland. aled Monday aft
er the Feast of the Fabrication of the
Blessed Virgin, 1857
If one looks through the family his
tory of the kers il will be seen that
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