Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-29
OUR CARTOONISTS.

Inside Facts Concerning Their Lives-Tom
| Mast, Matt Morgan, Joe Kepp1er, Tom
Worth, Hopkins and Many Others.
A reporter of the st. Louis Post Dispatch
recently had an interview with Mr.. e.
Jump, the caricaturist who, it will be re-
membered, spent number of years in
this city, and won considerable praise fol-
some of his work. The reporter said to
Mr.. Jump:
care caricaturists engaged on the illus
trated journals on a regular salary?'
''Some of the best known" replied the
artist, "are engaged regularly, but num-
Der refuse to make any bidding contracts
preferring to work on the outside, and sell
their ideas and sketches. But there are
objections to doing this, inasmuch as ua-
princlpled 70 emen can, and often do, steal
an idea that has been offered for sale and
refused. Of course they will not have a
fac simile of the picture offered, but the
ruling idea will prevail, and in caricature.
ideas are what make them popular. On
| this account the best known men work reg
ularly for one firm, and it is the best way,
as they have sure income, and can profit
| by the ideas of the attaches of the journal.
1t is not to be supposed that men like
Tom Mast originate all their own pictures,
| for PRO Bono Publico' and Constant
Reader write as much to Hdrper's and
LesIie's as they do to the great dailies, and
often suggest an idea that, touched up by
an artists pencil, becomesa famous carl
cature. And then the editors and report
ers often furnish a good subject. Of
course Mast gets all the credit, and has
thus become the acknowledged caricatur-
ist of this country. 1 do not wish to de-
tract from his merit; his work proves his
ability"
''What is there about Mast interesting
to the public?'
''Oh, the public knows all about him, he
has Iectured, and has been here so long.
He is saving of his money, and is there
fore very rich, for his salary has been for
years $3.50 a week, and he has done outside
work besides. He is the highest paid ar
fist in the profession. He has been on the
winning side of politics for years, and has
really made the Weekly what it is. He has
the knack of caricaturing public men
and politics, and is without an equal in
that line"
"What about Matt Morgan?"
"Matt Morgan is an elegant artist, with
vast fund of ideas on all conceivable
subjects. He is a better general worker
| than Nast but Tommy had been here so
| long that he knew just what the people in
this country would appreciate, while
| Morgan had to experiment with them. He
was first brought here by Frank Leslie
from England, during the Greeley cam
| IN Hrh Nd ha, do IIop ~
struggle, and has made a reputation CO.
extensive with the country. He has aban-
doned caricaturing for the time being, and
/ is settled in CINCINNATI with great show
printing house, on salary of $500 week
the year round. He apparently intends to
stay there, as he is building $4,000
house on the hill. He is very much devo-
ted to his family, and always has kept
them in elegant style. He is very fond OF
his six children"
''Does Joe Keppler rank next ?''
swell, do not know as I wish to state
the rank in which these artists stand. In
the popular estimation Keppler would
come next. He is very well known here
as he was a resident for a long time; in
fact, published two or three papers, and
was married to St. Louis lady. 1t is q
popularity that he made no money to
speak of in this city. He left here under
engagement to Frank Leslie at salary OF
| 800 per week, and after awhile started
Puck; his partner, Schwartzmann, put up
all the money. 1t was printed in German,
a good idea, as it is the only comic paper
of ability in that language.
'Ballou is probably the Oldest caricatur-
ist in New York. He has also son in the
business. He has owned at different times
two or three comic papers. PauachineItO
was one, believe. He has never attached
himself to any one paper, but has worked
for all, and so, with Harry Stevens, who is
also an old timer, is well known. And
then there is Wales and Tom Worth, of the
Judge. They have been known for many
| years. Worth makes a specially, or used
| to, of horses and sports. Most of those
caricatures of trotting horses and jockeys
which hang around town owe their origin
to his pencil. Berjhaus, now with Puck, is
very good on mammalia. AS rule, artists
have specially. For instance, L used to
make a speciality of faces, and was fire.
quently assigned to Washington to take
senators and other public men who had an
objection to having their photographs
OohOA. LII hy WoJ
have met most of the artists of this coun-
try. By the way, Hopkins is as funny as a
writer as an artist. He used to be on Wild
Oats and the Graphic. He is the only one
can recall who is good in both
branches"
'What is the ordinary salary of carl
caturist?"
"Oh, it varies; there are some who re-
ceive $50 week, and others 1915, and
800, and so on. It depends altogether on
the man himself
GLOW are these pictures drawn by the
artists?,
mostly on Bristol board, with pen and
ink. They are then photographed down to
the size that they are to be printed in.
They are mostly Autographed, although
Harpers pictures are wood cuts. The New
York Graphic is printed. The original
way was taken from the Canadian Illus
trated Ne,Us, and was called Leggotype,
after the inventor. That was the scraped
glass process. But now time is the great
disideratum, and fatty ink is used, which
is printed on the stone, which eats the
stone and leaves the picture in relief.
This is done very quickly. 1t would be
difficult to print the Graphic otherwise"
"Are you engaged in newspaper work
now?"
''No; am employed now by great pub