Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-07

Special correspondence.
ONDON. June 2S.-To be made the
subject OF premature obituary
notices Is by mo means q unique
experience nowadays Several
more or less famous men have been
reported dead one day only 20 he pub
| Hcly resurIected the next But 10 go
| through such ln experience and then
refuse to read any OF The obituary
notices certainly constitutes a unique
claim to distinction The Rev ;.
/ Rar.ug-Gould has earned it The death
/ OF his cousin and uamesakc Boo SCUM
Africa caused the report 10 be- pup
llshed an over the country that the
! yolumiuuus author had passed away
and every daily newspaper OF any cone
sequence followed the announcement
with a review of hts life and work, ln-
/ stead Of awaiting himself OF The oppor-
tuuity afforded 10 see himself as others
See him. Mr Baung-Gould declined 10
read any Of the numerous biographical
notices that were sent 20 his family
by clipping agencies. Il nave
De SAYS enclosed The whole set uu-
read 'n au envelope. sealed 10 up ana
put 10 aside with my viii 20 be read
on burned when ] am no more. To
shows himself 20 be "A very different
type Of man 20 the FIRST Lord broug-
ham. who was 50 anxious 10 ma on.
what the newspapers thought Of him
that he put in circulation a false rumor
% his death. with results hardly nat
',ring 20 his vanity
A London newspaper offered The vet
cram cleric $50 for crluque OF his
obituary notices. The tempting ofet
he declined, So also did he the aue-
eastlon of % benevolent society that be
should make "a liberal contribution %
JOS funds as "a thank-onefing Tor not
being dead us reported. Though the
living he occupies b. worth only Nlu1
q year. he was surprised 90 discover
how many curatcs there are eager o.
tke advantage Of his decease. HIS
wife was inundated with letters from
enterprlslrg dupery firms anxious 90
supply her with widows caps ana
mourning costumes. But the oldest OF
40 communications De received was one
from "a trudcsmau Who congratulated
him on his resurrection and sent him
a new patent razor which ae wished %
introduce Does Boz want me 90 Try
10 on my throat says the novelist.
that I may elicit another series or
obituary notices.
Mr Baring-Gold is seveuiy-threo
years ola. and has been writing books |
Tor nearly half a century 40 the rate |
OF something Ike three year. The !
obituary notice writers have almost |
unanimously praised several OF his
novels. and their sale viii undoubtel- |
ly bc greatly stimulated. lD THIS way /
tbe genial Old man win reap Cd sub /
stuntlal reward from the premature |
announcement of his decslse
Several Labor members of parI.a-
mout have been telling what books 4
helped them most in their carly oa-
rerrS John Burns obtained his FIRST
stimulus from translation oi Volt
aires Charles NIL secondhand
couy Of vht D. Do bought Dor two cents
10 taught bum to cultivate physical
nrl'Hood aud Indifference to extremes
lf heat or cold Hc credits John stuart
NNl with having done most to make
him Socialist hy his failure o. pee
.uto The arguments uf fhr Social SITS.
=. ". JOw-tf says. -Ihe book which
nd made me want io read Wts Itau-
hoes 90 lei ms to think and reflect !
Eas Past and Present. iU made mc %
Socialist vrs In'U This Last
John Ward ODE strenuous and elo-
iueHt NAVY. writes when ] WAS
ir.t taught 90 read the Bible vas
uy chief source AZ IUsFlrdt.uT. 'pI- |