The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-11

high prices aud fashionable approval
wherein more good meals would be served
n all the guests knew how 10 order aud 10
eat, had the unmis hkaOle air of content
aud prosperity. He was not so TAIL ~ lac
looked Tor he was not thick, aud rrena,
der fort Of fur cap was liable 10 be counted
Ia ~ part OF the stature. lie had brown
hair, close cropped, and full mans sl.e OF
muslaohe. His age would have been 'sli
mated At 40 Ihe fur on bis oyercOat VAS
less stylish than comfortable; and yet 10
did not give him that negro minstrel APP
peargnos which such trimmings usually
impart. His lace Was grave o. hAsiy Oh
server, but n QuizEicAl expression ooula De
seen nv looking twice. Altogether, ho was
not different from WHIST anybody might
have anticipated In tho person OF SAMUEL
l.. Clemens, known 10 readers ol American
huInor ns MARX Twain. lie had come 10
the metropolis from his HariGrd home
10 20 10 the opera ana some VI the inca
tors. ,.,
NO" be replied AL my business ~ IN
Hartford
MARI rwsin's use OF his pen is pIoies-
sionai, - course, bat his making OF booksis
quite mefcBntile. lie 10 one OF the very
law authors who do not divide with pub
fishers the profits defyaOie from their
brains. Circumstances have favored his
Independence OF ordinsry methods OF pup
IlcatIon and yet all that he has done other
successful write might do. Being the lirst
OF his peculiarly droll delivery, he made
small fortune early In mis- career as lee
turer and then he married larser one
Having thus become considerable oil capi.
lallst. no was saved from the necessity OF
turning his manuscript into dAi'y brea1'
He could afford to devote three yearsto the
travelling aud writing Tor 'lnnocehts
x.shs ha M
ready no vas not hurried by any stress OF
hnanceh to turn IL over 10 n publisher oi me
ordinary monOpoliltio sort.
Marx TWAIN abounds In self.conceit quite
ne char.cteristicaly as he does IN humor,
aud he never doubta the merit or reception
of his matter. With unshakeDlr iai.h 10
success of that first book, he saw no reason
for desiring Ihe name OF wehhhoWh quo
fishing firm on the title page. ANA, ABOVE
All. hs mad no intention Of accepting tha
u.ual condiliena, which are that lhe au'hor
shall assume all the risk OF loss Hnd take
only about 10 per cent. OF the rscripta. hlb
hook was therefore printed IN har loid'
under his own supervision ana 79ld through
peddlers The plan worked admirao hhu
he has followed It nearly GIL oi ms suose-
ouent ventures. The consequences is lhal'
tratead NJ prtuug ton cents uut OF every aIl-
ier which people pay for his yo.Nmg'' ne
receives nearly hly Csnts. He LOOKS hit'F
,ho details oil minuiuol aud ralei he
Gsht, MIA own battles OF copyrights he has
a profitable side business IA scrap'bloh OF
bis own invention; he is an example Tor
Ali nutbnrs WHO discUnteutedly zee PUBLISH
era grow rich while 10 themselves comdutly
II f,ir living at best. Above tl'
he has hit upon way % protect DIS wares
M England. is perfectly i-d pie ana
nmple. Our laws d. not permit other than
citizens t. copyright their books here; out
Eoslend, more just in that respect. extends
oopvrisht TO iorrignerP, with the sol1 pro-
yi,6 that their work shall first be published
In her country. Marx Twain, therefore,
n1phshes his books in London day before
ihev arc Issued at home, and 50 proleo's
himself in both markets. Canada bothered
him Mt first, but he has Strengthened out
the red tape up there, and Is now tho only
sn,hor who controls his writings
throurbout the Englsh-speGking world.
rne eama device, sub.taut!a ~, is used i11y
Dion Boucicualt TO protect Lis play~. he
hss them acted somewhere IA hngltud,
usually by amateurs before "a handful II
audience prior 20 their production in Amer
lea. OF course YOU Can Hii,e q BOOK ina,
viii sell to tho extent Of 100000 or go ana
now that have told you how 20 save All OF
the profits to yoursell,'you may rs VOL set
about II.
ptItars ; Ia purrl- VpVpt able