The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-21
lection of plumages wild birds from
extinction.

Kilmun. on tho Holy Loeb, where
mo Mac Cailein Nor, ninth Duke OF
Argyll and chief Of all the Campbell
cIans, has JUS, been laid to rest. Is
far from the Campbell country. There
is an interesting story as to how 1t
ilrst became the burial place of the
Campbell chieftains. and OF tho vari-
Gus Lords and Dukes of Argyll during
the last five centuries. Ii seems that
In lif2 tho then chief OF tho united
clans OF Campbell. known rs the Black
Knight of LOchOw, had favorite son.
who, being educated In the Lowlands,
died suddenly In she depth OF n par
tcularly severe winter. On account
OF the heavy snow. It was found i'm
possible 10 convey tho remains to
lnvcrnry, and, the funeral party being
showed up, stopped ut Kilmun. OBJ
tanned permission of the local chief,
Lamont OF Cowal. TO bury tho lad In
The parish church. which had been
built somo 200 years earlier. by the
Lannon'S OF Cowal.
Tho grant by which tho Dukes OF
Argyll still enjoy possession OF their
Family sepulture In the churchyard OF
kilmun Is preserved, and runs az fol-
lows; Il. the great Lamont of Cowai.
do Eivo TO thee. Black Knight of
Lochow, grave OF flags, wherein to
bury thy son. in thy distress" Tho
Knight OF Lochow himself when he
hi'H ttil NcuTB iulcT, ana WAS en-
tombcd beside his son. bcQueathcd
large endowment 10 the church, and
ever since all tho members OF the FAM
!lr have been entombed there, save
three.
Thus, tho second Duke OF Argyll the
friend OF Jcanio Deans, reposcs In
Westminster Abbey. The ninth Earl
OF Areyn mot with his death on The
scaffold. and is buried In Greyfriars
churchyard. in Edlnburgh. while only
inc mead or the great Marquis OF
ATSyl. who was guillotined by tho
madden Mt the Market Cross OF
Edinburgh. on the 27th OF May, 1861
posed for three years. like the heads
or all those who had suffered death
Tor nigh treason. stuck on g. spike on
the Tolbooth At Edinburgh. and was
removed from there and restored to
The members OF the family. when the
farhafnentarinns secured possession
Of the Scottish capital.
Tho English government has struck
curious snag, In connection with the
repairing OF tho superb oaken roof
Ing OF Westminster Hall, which dates
from the reign of William tho Con
qucror, and Of his son and successor,
King Rufus. Experts agree that tho
best antS Indeed, almost the only oak
entirely suitable for the purpose IL
ihat which comes from the property
OF q. L. Courthorpe, member OF rar-
lament for tho Rye Division of Sussex.
NOW Mr. Courthorpc Is not rich enough
To hc able 10 afford to make a present
10 the nation OF the some $4,000 or
$4,000 worth OF oak needed for the
purpose. ON the other hand. he can
not sell X 20 the government without
being compelled, according 10 tho uu-
written rules OF Parliament, to vncate
MS seat in the House OF Commons.
This he does not wish to do, IA nc
Is very fond ot Parliament, In which
ne has sat for the last eight or ton
years, as Conservative. lie cnnno,
IN this particular instance adopt the
device OF selling the oak In question
through n third party to the state.
since that would be admittedly n
manocuvrc for the sole purpose OF
evadinE the said rule, and IL will tax
Inc ingenuity or the government 10
get round the difficulty.
IL may be remembered that at th=
tHtc when The Russo-Japanese War
vas in progress. the British govern
mont by way OF Indirectly helping IT'S
prl.H.aI ally, purchased two fine
Chiiihn men war; that would other
"lSo nave gone 20 swell tho size o,
INC Muscovitc navy. The purchase
was madc by the English roycrn,ncn;
through the well-known firm OF An
'HN'' '!pDS ~ 20, whose nolnC is n
household word throughout South
america. Now tho present Lord AL
dcnham. then known rs tho Hon. Al.
ban Gibbs, one OF the heads of the
firm in quca,!on, was ut the limo tho
senior member for the city OF London
In tho House OF Commons. entitled ms
such on each opening day 10 = soa,
among tho Cabinet ministers on tho
r""asury bench. When tho govern
ncnt made the purchase or these
ships through his firm. he considered
1t Incumbent upon him to resign his
seat In Parliament. so rs to avoid any
thing that could IN tho slightest de-
rrec affec: tho honor ana name or tao
great commercial constituency ,s
which he has been for so ion, tho
chlef spokesman IN the Legislature OF
the empire. lie remained out OF Par
iiamcr' for IN" remainder or Its term.
but vas re-@iected by an overwhclm-
Ing majority ut the subseouen5 eon-
erai election.
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