. Sketches of a life of 75 in three parts : biographical, historical, and descriptive. other partsof the British Isles, as in Ireland, yet similar condi-tions in regard to the ownership of the land, exist inboth England and Scotland. The total wealth of Great Britain is estimated tobe $43,600,000,000, about $1,245 to every man, womanand child. This is said to be $300 more than such adivision in the United States would produce. In Great Britain one out of thirty-six is registeredas a pauper. With one-tenth of the population ofGreat Britain engaged in agriculture, one-fifth of thearea of England
. Sketches of a life of 75 in three parts : biographical, historical, and descriptive. other partsof the British Isles, as in Ireland, yet similar condi-tions in regard to the ownership of the land, exist inboth England and Scotland. The total wealth of Great Britain is estimated tobe $43,600,000,000, about $1,245 to every man, womanand child. This is said to be $300 more than such adivision in the United States would produce. In Great Britain one out of thirty-six is registeredas a pauper. With one-tenth of the population ofGreat Britain engaged in agriculture, one-fifth of thearea of England is held by 523 proprietors; one-fourthof that of Scotland, is held by twelve (12). It must not however, be supposed that all thelandlords in these several countries are heartless op-pressors of the poor. Such a thought would be agreat injustice to many of the wealthy class. Thelarge estates have come to their owners by inheritance, 2o8 Sketches of a Life of 75 and many of them use their weahh in giving employ-ment in factories and different industrial lines, to de-pendent Palace of the Duke of Sutherland. Even the Duke of Sutherland, whose splendid pal-ace we visited, is said to be very philanthropic, givingaid to the needy, with a liberal hand; the Duchess isa zealous worker in the cause of temperance, workingside by side with Lady Henry Somerset. While theDuke is somewhat of a sportsman, keeping two hundredhounds, yet we should not allow thi? fact to cause usto be blind to his generosity. The Darker Side of Ireland 209 Some wealthy Friends, in both Great Britain andIreland, are noble examples of generosity. The lateLydia Pike, of Cork, of whom I have previously mademention, and concerning whom a Friend of the samemeeting remarked to us incidentally, She is able tobuy the Pennsylvania Railroad, was an example ofliberality. She had a large estate, extensive gardens,and several greenhouses, and gave employment to anumber of tenants. She built a chapel on her ownground
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