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'ia tee TACT that. according to Scottish tradition
Roiuus Plate was born at Glsnlyon NOT far from
eAo spot Where tho ancient yew Of Fortingau has
o~tisEeo according to experts in arbortculture,
-. HeaIty three thousand years, being already en-
'c'ent tree at the time OF the birth of Christ II
Is recorded, circurnstantiay, that shortly before
the birth CT Christ Roman embassy was sent to
t, '>A.iu py emperor Augustus. one of the ENJOYS
peng the father of Pont!us PLATE He was accom-
panied Dy his wife. and they very courteously
received by Metellaus or MetaIanus q Caledouian
KING and were entertained by him in his primitive
dhode near Fortingal, whore Mrs PLATE mere.
gave birth to young Portius
Il has been historically nroved that c,sa- Ar,,s
JUS ol1 send an embassy TO Scotland about the
es.hlns or the Christian era, and that AIeteIIaus
NiS'e4'@4us' vas the name OF a Scottish ruler
VINO was regning IN the second year Of the Chris
- ere Inc remains OF Roman camp are still
'is.D!e near Fortngall It is on record that the
iilsS1on OF the Roman embassy was successful,
aHu 'Iet IL established with King Metellanus
an a11lltie with the Romans which continued be-
after" s ~
uo not know II my Scottish readers will thank
me Tor recalling this ancient tradition which as
crIoes TO the Land o Lakes the doubtful honor OF
having been the birthplace of OF the least at
TactiVe characters Of the Bible But II is inter
esuhs' all the same. AS for the yew tree which
ost aus shacow over his earliest infancy. 1t 10
seEtsa 10 be the Oldest tree in Europe. It de-
sc'iuea cy The Hon. DANES harrington in THE
transactions of the Royal Society OF 1897 in these
TERMS / measured the circumference OF this yeyy
,res and therefore cannot be mistaken when in
form you that It amounted to 80 feet" In the
statistical Account OF Scotland" published IN
1''-, me dimensions also given as 80 feet.
IN 1873 the late Sir Robert Christison, one of the
most learned Grborioulturists In Europe made a
thorough scientific examination Of the Fortinsall
Sew' and calculated that It have been consid-
eraoy more than three thousand years old. Though
now reduced to shell. It still carries profusa
fohago and may justly be regarded of the
wonders OF the vegetable world
LADY LOUISA LODER HERE
Lady Louisa Loder who has just arrived In this
country. and who after spending the holidays
with her uncle, the Governor General Of Canada
at Ottawa. Will travel extensively in the United
States for the purpose Of studying the womans
rights movement, Of which she IS of the leaders
IN England. IS a sister OF the present Duke of St,
Adams. and a very prstty and clever woman.
This is nothing but what one would expect in a
hneal descendant from King Charles II and Nell
Gwynre, the lovely but frail ancestress OF the
ducal house Of Beauclerk. Lady Louise was
brought UP by her stepmother. tho now widowed
Duchess OF ST. Adams, her mother, q sister OF
Lord Grey, having died IN her infancy. She IS
married to Gerald Loder. member OF Parliament
for Brighton and brother OF Major Tustace Lodsr,
who the Derby with Pretty Polly. Gerald
Loder and his brothers the of Sir Robert
Loder whose father and mother were both men,
bers the English mercantile colony at St Peters
colossal fortune in Russian talow. There some
who insist that tbs Loders are OF Russian Jewish
origin but this is denied by themselves. and they
claim that their family originated IN Dorsetshiro
several hundred years ago.
The present head OF the family {, Sir Edmund
Loder, elder brother Of Gerald OF the champion
sporting rife shots in England, who at Leon
ardslee. his place in Sussex, OF the most beau
dfu and largest parks IN the South OF England
has acchmatized all sorts 4 foreign animals.
There kangaroos, eTnus. Patagonian hares. Chinese
deer and prairie dogs roam at large IN a portion
OF the huge park devoted 20 their existence
which is known Paradise A feature Of II is the
large and thriving colony OF North American beav-
ers, whose clever engineering works are q source
OF never ending interest Leonardslee. BY the by
figures in Of the adventures of the redoubtable
Ryecroft IN Rudyard Kipng's book. Sir Ed
mund Loder has for some time past been ons OF
the advocates OF the conversion OF several Of the
crown forests into sanctuaries for wild animals
both native and foreign, IN the same way as the
Yellowstone Park is used preserve for deer
and bison MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.