The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-04-18
LORD AND SPOUSE
WEARY OF TITLES,
TO START NJ

New York, April 15.-Lord and Lady
George Herbert Hyde, OF Hertfordshire.
England, their son and daughter. and
Lord Arthur Somers. Lady Hyde's
brother. have arrived here on their
way to Canada, where they intend to
settle IN a farm and till the soil them
selves.
The cost of living and excessive a
alton In England have driven Lord
Hyde n his brotherlnlaw back to
the land, and they have crossed the
Atlantic with the firm intention of
handling spade and hoe until they la
placed their newly purchased farm on
a paying basis.
Lord Hyde was a big man in his
county once, and he is the eldest son
of the Clarendon family. He was aide
de camp to the Earl of Dudley. lord
lieutenant of Ireland, n occupied,
among other public offices in his nome
county of Hertfordshire. the office Of
justice of the peace.
His 6-year-old son, the Hon. George
Herbert Arthur Hyde Villiers, and his
3-year-old daughter, the Hon. Nina
Joan Edith Virginia Villiers, will pe
taught to forget all about their aristo-
cratic ancestors until they a grown
up n made a name for themselves in
the land Of their parents adoption.
Pair Of Muscular Lords.
Lord Hyde and Lord Somers are
more h six feet in height n look
as fit and strong as prize1ghters. They
spoke of their departure forever from
England without regret and as though
they had looked the matter squarely
In the face and decided that canada
provided the oniy opportunity for them
to earn a living. Lady Hyde Is just as
enthusiastic about the matter as her
husband and Is willing n ready to
do anything that farm life may re-
quire.
"a year ago Lord Somers visited
canada and found a farm In a place
called Pickering. 20 miles from Toron-
to-" aid Lord Hyde. HE came back
and told us that it was ideally situ-
ated >for a fruit farm and that we
could do well. After long discussion
we purchased 260 acres and then began
to sell our property in Hertfordshire
and prepare to emigrate.
Their First Visit to America.
Lady Hyde and myself have never
been here. before. but we are confident
of Lord Somer's selection, and the
latest report I received from Pickering
indicated that we would have a good
market for III fruit both in that town
and in Toronto. To make the place
more attractive our correspondent said
that Il big canning factory was being
erected at Pickering and nearby a lu-
ildtlC asylum WOuiu De pulll.
Pretty desirable place for a fruit
farm, what! So here We are, All
ready for hard work. Able n ready
to pillow the land, prune trees. hoe
weeds, pick fruit, pack 1t and drive a
team to the nearest market n get
the cash for our labor. We don't in
tent to hire any help until We have
things going well.
why did we leave England? Taxes,
I suppose. It's hard for people Of our
set to live there now I am a tariff
reformer and was a staunch supporter
Of Joseph Chamberlain. whom l con-
slider one Of the greatest men England
ever had. He has many more believ-
ers now than he had then. Inc you
can see what Is happening every year.
England's landlords are leaving and
going to the olonies and Canada.
THE Duke of Sutherland started the
exodus, and there nave been many
titled people In his wake. Our depar-
ture cannot depopulate England: the
only thing 1t will do will be to fill the
old country with wastrels and ne'er-
do-wells, whom Canada and the col
onies refuse to accept. Canada has
let 1t be known that she does not want
England's unfit. Her immigrants, she
says. must be the best"