The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-05
SIMPLE LIFE LED
At SKIBO CASTLE
Carnegieis Enthusiastic Fisher
man and Plays Good Golf
THE CONTRIBUTION PLATE
Days Best Trout Catch Opens Purse
That Mr.. Carnegie Had Closed
Against the Greenock
Library
THE CONTRIBUTION PLATE

Edinburg. scotland.-The pride Of SNibo
is the golf course. To keep it in the best
OF order Is the sole task Of a staff of at
tendants.
Mr.. Carnegle-or 1.-The Laird" as he is
always called in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
good game He has improved wonder
fully since he first fooled his way around
the links. Straight on the line, although
he never drives a long ball, yet he makes
up by way of his GOODNESS on the greens
and holes out like a machine Mr.. John
Morley has no chance, and Sir Henry
Fowler and Sir Walter Foster lose often
er than they win.
An hour or twos fishing, a game OF
golf. one hour at business, reading of
newspaper and magazines, and a short
walk before dinner-that is the daily
round of THE Laird of SlSbo.
At fishing he IS an adept and keen as
a lad, Once when trout fishing on one of
his locks along with DR. Hew Morrison.
chief librarian of Edinburgh, Mr.. Car
negie had emphasized his refusal to give
the town of Greenock more than half of
the cost of free library. Just at that
moment he hooked the best fish of the
day and was SO overioyed that he agreed
to build library for Greenock, paying
all the cost.
In Scotland Mr. Carnegie has covered
the field with his libraries, and only here
and there in the smaller towns can he
do anything further Dozens of letters
of advice reach Sl0ibo castle daily telling
the steel millionaire what ne ought TO do
with his money. And no small sum Is ask
ed for Only the other day he opened
letter wanting 100000 for the circulation
of good books In Scottish Sabbath schools.
Mr. Carnegie never carries any money
about with him Going to church one day
In the little Highland village Of Alma
hara he had to borrow from his COM
panions a five-pound note to put In the
plate.
At present 1.-THE I.aird's" hobby is get
ting together-through Mr. Smith of
washington-a collection OF relics of
Scotland's Ploughman Poet Robert Burns
No manuscript. however Apparently Mr..
Carnegie has doubts OF the genuineness
of much of the manuscript of great
men Of the past. He likes something tang
ible for his money.
Coaching Is favorlte recreation of the
millionaire. And he has reduced comfort
to a science. The guests leave one hotel
in the morning tour through a delightful
CouHtiySlue, S'olpihS iohB oH""eh ~
and there to inspect interesting Views and
quaint hooks and on arrival at the destin-
alton for the night find rooms In order
with luggage laid out and every arrange
ment made for pleasant sojourn.
Within a week Mr.. Carnegie has been
the recipient OF the freedom Of six Eng
lish towns. to which he had presented
libraries, and he has accumulated dur
ing the past few years a comprehensive
assortment Of gold and silver boxes en-
shrinlng vellum SCROLLS Similar engage
ments are before him this summer and
experience has given him the happy fac
ulty OF saying something to interest his
hearers on every occasion.
On Skibo Castle and estate are enormous
amount of money has been spent since 1t
was bought, and tourists in Sutherland
shire return home with tales of "the
Laird" and his splendid Highland home.