The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-07-22

| Tuesday morning Win 1ul lluStra-
tions of the chief events and person
ages The following Friday an extra
number was issued, and on tho next
Tuesday the regular edition, with
fuller details and iIlustratlons-making
three illustrated papers published in
single week, an achievement without
| parallel in newspaper history. The
death of Garfield made still scvercr
demand on Mrs. Lcslic's ability to
grapplc with crisis 1t occurred late
on Monday evening, September 10, and
the "1llustratcd" newspaper had gone
to press when the news arrived. She
Immediately ordered the presses stop
ped, destroyed the part of the edition
already published, set the whole force
Of the establishment at work preparing
Il new edition with cngravings Of the
sketches sent in over early Tuesday
morning by the artists mt Elbcron, and
before Wednesday night had on sale 4
paper full ofillustratiOns of the death
bed scenes. a week later she seized
another opportunity. The body Of
the dead President Garfield was to
be conveyed to Washington on the
Wednesday after his death, and funeral
services to be held in the Capitol on
Friday, before the removal of the
remains for Cleveland for the final
! ceremonies. Mrs. Leslie resolved to
| anticipate the usual day Of publication
the following week, and deposit in
Cleveland papers containing full illus
tratiOnS Of the scenes at Washington
on Monday morning. She sent for the
| President of the American News COu-
pany, and communicated her purpose.
lie was iuCrCdulons and doubtful; she
insisted it could be done and should
be done, and it was. Not less than
$4,000 copies of the "Wcckly" were
sent TO Cleveland, where they sold so
readily that it is believed as many
more could have been easily disposed
Of
Such achievements as these soon
Vindicatcd Mrs. Leslic's claim to sue
cccdt founder Of the great publishing
house. The expenses were ncccssa-
riiy enormous, but the outlay was
more than returned in circulation
higher than the paper had ever before
reached, and in the establishment OF
public confidence in the now pub
Usher. There is nobody in the busi
ness who possesses more thoroughly
the confidence of the heads of tht
great news companies with whorl
publishers Of illustrated papers mus
have the most intimate relations. TIL,
money got from the enormous sale o
the week at the time Of the Garfield
assassination was that which largely
repaid the loan from Mrs. Smith ant
put tho great house upon its fec
again. II is now splendid property
worth nearly or quite n million dollar
and this lady is tho owner and head o
: it all.
Personally Mrs. Leslie is mos
charming woman, a petite, graceful
figure, a shapcly, well poised head
! set upon perfect neck and shoulders
and crowned with mass Of godc
$ brown hair, "a head full of first quail
| ity brains," as an enthusiastic write
recently remarked. She has q clear
, , bright complexion, and the most glO
Il ri"us great grey eyes Imaginable
Eyes full of sympathy, Of kindincsS
, OF laughter. Her kin,,ncSs towar,
Il youn" writer's is well known. She i
! ever ready with advice, and ottcntimr
, unoStcntatious yet substantial assist
Z ance. 1t is difficult to Indicate in coli
u type the charm Ola thoroughly woman
J., " Womanhood like Mrs. Lcslic's
!. There is that subtle magnetism whic
' words cannot express. Her voice i
:, sin9ularly sweet and pleasing and il
Il speech She is winning and direct. ShC
q dresses with exquisite taste. I'm he
Z Office in plain busincss-likc black, bu
= at the opera and receptions she i
splendid in diamonds and laccS tina
Z were earned by the resources of hcl
own strong brain. She has many
warm iricndS among the best kncwi
literary and artistic people Of the day
= III this country and in Europe.