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THE ROYAL VISIT TO SCOTLAND.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT^},

THURSDAY, AUGUST 1880, 1923,

ST. ANDREW LORD RECTOR.

Mr. Rudyard Kipling, when he goes to St. Andrea in October to give his Rectorial address, will be accompanied by his cousin, the Prime Minister, who will be given an honorary degree. It is un- likely that any Lord Rector ever before went to give, his address with so dis

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as the Prime Minister hi train. No doubt Eart Haig, as Chancellor of St. Andrew's University, will make a point of being present and of providing. **TO A DALNY."

Episarnda, July 18th.. The Royal Visit to Holyrood just con- eluded has been successful beyond all anticipation. It was made as informant as circumstances allowed; and has been a renewal of the oldest and the best form of relations between Crown and nation. The King and Queen bare gone out and The wee modest-crimson tipped flower, in amongst us as amongst friends. They saves the power many a weary hour these days. Some of us searching for our two have curried through with perfect, grace and sixpence worth of concentrated and fact a programme of public and | rubber in a sea" of daisies feel that our Frivate Pugagements; and at the saine ode to the cheerful little floweret would contain more feelin "(of a kind) than time place has been found for many un-

enu be discerned in rertain verses by one arranged and unreduced incidents, all Robers Burns, sometime of Ayr. The rain of which have gone to strengthen the and hynt have brought up a rich crup. already firm hold which the occupants of and the okl slogan about keeping your the Throne have secured on the personale on the ball is difficult to follow.. afbetions of the people. It is, however, in ALANCE IS EVERYTHING.

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its historic aspects that the visit has left I am inclined to agree with the English perhaps its deepest and most lasting authority who declares that the average raurk. It is not too much to say that, amateur stands too far away from the regarded from the from point of view of [ba'l when preparing to drive from thu tee. the intimacy with which Their Majesti There must be the correct balance to have been brought into touch with the bring about the correct hit. Balance is past, as well as with the present, this visit everyting in golf. The professional keeps

back, and that alone assists to keep the pole all through the swing. There is no better example of the well-balanced golfer. than Harry Yardon, who, as a matter of fact, is a keton talance as a good swing. Without a well-balanced body all through, the clubhead cannot make a perfect circle.

any previously paid to the Scottish capital and kingdom by a reigning Sovereign of this House.

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While Edinburgh naturally and rightly secured the largest share of the time and attention of our Royal visitors, time was found to sample many of the things and places most werth seeing between Fife and the Borders The journey to Dunfermline FND WRINKLED " FACK

alone would have been sufficient to reader! Though barred in this country, the iron the visit notable. It was the return of club, with the nutmeg grater fuce, is atill a gleam of Royal favour and countenance peritissable in America, but according to to a place that once basked in it-to Mr. Harold Hilton our legislators are city which has claims, to regard itself artikely to announce a definite ruling an the cradle and nursing ground of the question before long. The two great Scottish Monarchy, as well as the last golfing nations, must be in agreement on resting-place of a long array of Scottish this decision. There would appear to be Kings and Queens. Their Majesting came only one reasonable solution of the pre- to it under the most auspicious circum-blem. Keep to the absolutely plain face stances. For Dunfermline has lately been and let there be absolutely no tinkering digging down into the rich soil of its past with that face. and discovering there remarkable testi- mony of mediaeval art and culture.

Lady Archibald Campbell, whose death What is more of living interest, it has found itself, through the unstinted her is just announced was the mother of the ality of a loyal sou, endowed to an un-Duke of Argyll. She had lived at! empled extent with the means of pureting Coombe, near Kingston-on-Thames, since the upwards paths of physical health and intellectual progress of becoming, if it vahies and turns to necount these isoons ns evidently it does, a model city af modern civilisation..

A PEERAGE ROMANCE.

the "death of her husband, Lord Archie Campbell, about 10 years ago. Lady Archibald was one of the truly great Women of British society, and her history is a real romance of the nobility. When A long tour was also made through the she was born, nearly 80 years ago, Scott Country, where, and especially Lay Archild-she was formerly Janie on the spots in the Tweed valley this ward by then Duke of Argyll, who Callander of Cenigforth-was taken na closely connected with his file and with little dreamer that, when she blossom- his genius-at Peebles and. Traquaired into glorious womanhood his own Melrose and Abbotsford, and by his.

grave at Dryburgh-it is easy to imagine secund son, Lord Archie, would fall in the spirit of the Wizard, most loyal of love with her, marry, and provide the then and mast sterling of Seats, looking great house of Argyll with a Duke who benignantly down on the scene. Equally should unite in person the two great historic ground was covered by Their strains of the Campbell blood. She was and Majesties on a later day ground those second to few, in musical talent claims to be that on which the destinies artistic attainments, and it was the who of the country were determined, go back, the early eighties started pastoral long behind Prestonpana and Pinkie, to plays. She appeared as Fair Rosamond, tc Misk Kate the struggle of Celt and Angles, and to and played Oberon

the earning of the Reman eagles. The Vanghan's Titania in A Midsummer These performances Royal party visited Musselburgh, and Night's Dream," Pinkie House, and Carberry Tower, names were attended by royalty and the smart that each recall critical passages of world of London. She was the author Scottish history, and more particularly and manager of "Tim Lin," a Scottish scenes in the life of Mary Stuart and Prince Charlie, and the tow long-buried quarrels between Sent and Englishman, Jacobite nad Hanoverian. In place of the bloodshed and strife of those days of division there were happy faces and glad_voices" that greeled every step of the King and Queen. They are emblem "These English are a queerslot,” szül and reflection, even more significant and a man I know, who had just returned appreciated than the glorious summer frem visit to an acquaintance in weather that has attended the visit, of the London. When I arrived at my friend's warmth of a Scottish welente.

| AUCHTERMUCHTY.

ballad. produced at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh, in which she played the title role. Lady Archibald, like many artistic folk, adopted the "picture" style of dreas, wore quaint jewels, and was seldom or never seen with a tiara THOSE QUEER ENGLISH,

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down South, about tea-time. I was asked, What do you say to a little something The Fife Provosts are delighted with Scotch-the rent "thing?" Naturally, I their reception at Holyrood Palace. His said, Righto-and the fathead fetched Majesty was somewhat mystified, when the rome Dandee marmalade {" Provost of Auchtermuchty was presented. "Auchtermuchty: Auchtermuchty Where is that place!" he asked, throating the "Auch" and the "much" delightfully. The Provst of Auchtermuchty, Mr.

*" O.K." is said to have been derived Henry B. Fowlis, is a grocer, and not a bashful mao, and he instantly replied: from Andrew Jackson's ignorance of "In the Kingdom of Fife, near the Royal spelling: he initialed a despatch. O.K.. Palace of Falkland your Majesty." and when asked what it meant said "Oll "Oh, yes yes, I understand," said the korrect." Ex-President Wilson, however. King, and then as he passed on the Pro-derives the letters from an Indian word

まず Okeb," meaning “good”. vost of Auchtermuchty with a merry feet."

twinkle, in his eye vaid if His Majesty

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Near Peebles, Mr. M. G. Thorburn, the laird of Glenormiston figured in an inter-

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