Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-08


and the house there which Jerome and
his family inhnbit Is an almost Ideal
country retreat, furnished with every
modern luxury including a brown foN-
terrier.
Apropos Of the coming unwilling ln
London of the monument 90 Milton. tu
which 80 many Americans have sub
scrbod d greWsome fact Of which few
are aware I'm connection with the voeL
has Just been recalled. This is that the
body Of the author OF Paradise Lost
WAS once on ylrN at q charge of ak
cents a head within "a few yards Of the
site chosen for the new tribute 10 his
memory II was in 1890, after heavy
drinking on their part, that two over
seers and "a carpenter entered tho
church at st. Giles, Cripplegate, where
Milton lay buried and, having dIscoy-
cred the leaden coffin which contained
his body, cut open lis top with "a mallct
and chiscl, when they disturbed the
shroud,' Neye says when telling tho
story Of the ghoullsh deed, "the ribs
fell, Mr., Fountain confessed that
he pulled hard at the teeth, which ~.
sisted until someone hit them with
stone" Fountain secured an the fine
teeth IN the upper Jaw, ana generously
gave one 10 one Of his accomplices. Al.
together the sCoundreds stole a rib
bone, 10 teeth, and several handsful
Of hair, and 10 crown tho shameless
business. the female paye.digger ex-
hibited the body To anyone willing TO
pay six cents for the spectacle,
Rider Haggard whose new novel,
THE Brethren is TO appear soon, Is
convinced that. on one subject, at least
he has become "a bore. Whenever ]
enter a ROOM he said the other day
~ hear the remark passed Here
comes Rider Haggard. for heavens
sake don't mention the word agricul-
ture. The subject Of how the Eng
list countryland is TO be developed and
the young people Of the rural districts
Kept on the farm Is, OF course, That IN
which Richard Whlteing also takes so
keen an interest and which largely in
spred THE yellow Van True 1t Is
that Rider Haggard has dwelt on this
theme many time and Oft and the
public can hardly be blamed Tor pre-
ferrlng him I'm his capacity OF story-tel-
ler RcaliZlng that II does thus prefer
him. the author OF she says he is
going TO stop talking about agriculture
hereafter and if this results in greater
literary activity ON his part we may
AN give thanks
Florence Warden. who wrote Tho
House on the Marsh, has found
rather striking title for her forth
coming noycl-that of Playing the
Knave." Another unusual name for a
book is that chosen by Miss Dora Me
Chemey author Of "Cornet strong Of
Ireton's Horse for her new novel. II
VIII be called Yesterdays Tomorrow
1.-THE Lightning Conductor the novel
Of motoring by Mr. ana Mrs G.. \,
Williamson seems 10 have been as sue
cessul I'm the United States as It was
I'm this country, and probably there VIII
be- welcome for the sequel THE
Princess Passes which this literary
couple have Just published and which
Is also about autOmobiling Mrs. G. n,
Williamson Is, Of course an American,
She started out at home as am actress
and came TO this country TO act but
the success Of her first novel, The
Transformers the material for which
was furnished by her own experience
decided to change her calling. since
then she has written a dozen or mole
novels most Of which have appeared
first newspaper serials, Her nus
band. whom she married In 1894, rs
well-knowu English newspaper man,
who founded BLACK and White the
illustrated weekly. and who has written
life Of Thomas Carlyle. He too,
drifted into literary work after trying
something else first, for he began rs an
electrical engineer. Both MIR. and Mrs.
Williamson are enthusiastic motorists,
and of late an their work has been done
IN various parts Of Europe 70 which
their ear has taken them, Different
seasons Of the present year have seen