The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-26
LITERARY RUBBISH
SHOULD BE BURNED

powerful. agency by which Great Bri-
| 'hih keeps under proper control and
suo!cction the entire Indian Empire
MIN us J9o,9ev.Oou OF popuiauop.
form OF intrigue ana devoid OF that
sense of right and wrong when ex-
~, , among civilized nations. 1t is felt
enIo,r sme pf.shenGe IN the Immediate
olncer such as Sir Edward. who waa
ior so long the chief OF this wonder.
r aut poiiee orsanization. and who is
possessed OF most marvellous and IN
/ tuitlvc knowledge OF Indian atfairs and
especially of Indian crime. will con-
s.ltute al guarantee OF safety to the
monarch and his consort. Sir Edward
~ very silent, unassuming and with
a. generous man, whom children in
stinctVcIy like. and 10 whom animals
or every Kind take. He is crack
splendid record in India as a hunter
OF tigers.
The Hon. Wilfred Egerton. who ar
L,ves In New York this morning from,
england, on board the Cunard liner
Mauretanio, is n younger and unmar
RED son OF the Earl OF Ellesmerc, and
Was as enysprt shs South frssa
as aide de camp to Lord Roberts. He
Gas now left the army and makes
ms nsad Il,,a at Whites. the well
has numerous brothers and sisters one
of the latter. Lady Alix, already We'll
SHOWN as an author. playwright and
p"et. having just published in London
new volume OF verse. entitled John
o. Dreams"
Lord Ellesmere IS one OF the rich
est and most influential of British
peers. He Is indebted for his colossal
mealtn TO his kinsman. the third and
itst luke OF Bridgewater, the con-
sstructor of the celebrated canal that
Lt 1ra ms name and the founder Of
mana navigation in Great Britain. Al
ed. hrst to his nephew, the Duke OF
Sutherland and then, on the demise or
mat peer TO the latter's second SON
Enra francis Cover who assumed the
Duke OF Bridgewater's family name Of
Ascrton, and was raised to the peer
age as Earl OF Ellesmere. that HAVING
peen the title borno by the origlnsi
Ellesmere Egertons. The first Lord
, Ellesmere of this line had been al,
liiefi ,iJ, son Of Sir Lard Egerton
/ OF Ridley. Lord Keeper of the Great
this hrst Lord Ellesmere of the ECertos
| line was promoted to the earidom o}
,fidg. water, which was Afterwards
same name.
IT was for this Earl of Brldgewater,
an ancestor therefore OF the presen;
Lord Ellesniere, and of his son, the
non. wired Egerton. arriving to-day
,nn. - INT NilItoh Wrote MS Co
direction OF Milton by Lord Bridge.
waters children and it is interesting
to recall that the principal part was
taken. by Lord Bridgewater's eldest son,
VINO bore the name and title Of WIS.,
count Brackley, just as Lord Files
mcre's eldest son and heir does to-day.
Lord EllesmerG has inherited the lit
erafy tastes OF his ancestor. For un-
DER the pseudonym of Charles Gran.
Eiilc which are his middle names he
mas published number of novels, the
most successful of which have been ~
Broken Stirrup Leather and "a Cypher
Ring" pSi
Lord Ellesmere Is a many-sided man.
Tor besides being interested in litera-
tnre. ne is conspicuous figure on the
English turf. his name being knou.n
throughout the racing world as the
owner or Hampton, horse that rank
ca among the foremost Thoroughbred
slres OF the nineteenth century, com
nr1sinS among its progeny no less thar
i've derby winners. He has served
many times as steward of the Jockey
Club. and prides himself on boving
one or tile finest racing stables In Eng
land. and on never having made n
bet.
brlhSewater House, his London home.
is one of the grandest residences. or
rather palaces, of the British metrop-
ooila LOOKING out on to Green Park
from which IL is merely separated by
u very large lawn. 1t Is SO full Of
treasures. especially of old masters
mat the poet Swinburne used to de.
scribe IT as "a palace of paintings"
copyright. 1911 by the Brentwood
Company
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