The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-09
MISS ROSE Il. CLEVELAND
WILL HAVE TO ABANDON GLE
RRARY LIFE"
Her Publisher Is Anxious TO Have
Her Collier Troubles In
Reading Proof.

The Chicago NetOC Literary Life, for
October, will be issued in few dsys.
Advance sheets which have come into
our possession show that this number
will consist of ninety-seven pages, win
twelve contributions. including Ed
itorial Talks" and vacation Reading
Tor Girls" by Miss Bose Elizabeth
Cleveland. Mr.. Edgar Fawcett con-
tributes the first of a series on Two
American Dramatists;" for this paper
the author receives las we are reliably
informed) so. Olive Logan has an
article on "The English Domino, or
House Lady," and gets $40 for it. A
like amount is paid to Johu Burroughs
for his paper on "Indulgent Critlcism.
Claiborne Addison Young's PEN
Pictures Of Authors Whom Have
Met" is said to have opened the pub
lishers wallet to the extent OF $40.
Henry W. Austin will probably go
mad when he finds his poem, "Shad-
ows," printed in the department. OF
Our Singing School-a department
which Miss Cleveland insisted upon
introducing into the magazine as a
vehicle in which TO carry verse that
wasn't much and that wouldn't have
to be paid for"
No announcement is made in this
number OF Literary Life touching Miss
Cleye and's probable retirement from
the editorial conduct OF the publica'
ton, nor ia there any intimstion likely
to gtatify public curiosity on that sub.
iect. 1t is understood, however, that
Mr. Elder, the publisher, If willing
that Miss Cleveland should retire;
that he is satisfied that she has done
the magazine all the business good
she Ia capable OF doing it, and that he
is already casting out in other direc-
tons for new instruments with which
to boom his enterprise. 1t is apparent
that Mr.. Elder has wesried of the re-.
straint which his able editor is at
tempting to exercise over him; in
several ms 'ances he has openly re-
belled against her authority, and we
have reason to believe that within a
month cordial relations between the
two will be entirely suspended.
Amusing stories concerning the pro-
fessional and business relations OF Mr..
Elder and his editor are leaking out
gradually. 1t appears that Miss
Uleveland's salary has been quoted at
higher figure than 1t should have
been. Instead OF $50 q week, Miss
Cleveland's salary is $500 a
quarter three months, or $l66 88 a
month-that is to say about $40 O
week. The first agreement between
Miss Cleveland and Mr.. Elder was fol-
a specified time, but by subssq uen'
agreement 1t was provided that the ex-
| listing financial terms should be con-
tinued indefinitely. The first GOODNESS
1t such we may term it-eeems 10
have arisen between the twain when
Miss Cleveland declined to yield to
Mr.. Elders opportunities to live In
Chicago, Miss Cleveland declared that
she could not see why she should b;
expected TO live in the West, but sub
seauently she agreed to come as fal
West as Detroit and "try it there
awhile;" il she liked II there perhaps
she would proceed to Chicago. Mean
while, Mr.. Elder was to make frequen
Wits to Detroit and keep her advised
as to the demand for her permanent
RESI- dence in Chicago.
In the selection Of an assistant edito
Miss Cleveland had but one choice, ant
that was her nephew, young man o
rs, the son of the Rev. W. f. Cleve
land, Of Forrestport, N. Y. This youni
man, who is stigmatized by Mr.. Eide
as a sallow youth, has never had an.
experience in the editorial or publish
ing business, but his aunt insisted
that he would be a great hep to he
in revising manuscripts and in carry
ing messages between Chicago an
Holland Patent. Mr.. Elder squelche'
the nephew scheme at once, and Mr.
Bradshaw, the old assistant editor o
the magazine, has been retaine
through the Cleveland regime.
The intelligent compositors EN-
ployed by Literary LVerepresent this
Miss Cleveland doesn't know anythin
about reading proof, and they te
funny stories about the interlineation
and corrections that appear on til
manuscripts and proofs that com
, from Holland Patent Writing froI
J.. her quiet study at "The Weeds" MI
Cleveland recently made this con
, paint: ~ remember now that thel
| occurs a misspelled word in one I
my German quotations, and 1t breal
my heart that there is nobody abot
your office intelligent enough to NAL
the correction"
Returning to the subject Of Il
. forthcoming number OF Literary LII
we will cay that we do not regard ii
new cover Of the magazine as much
an improvement. upon the old cove
l The design Is not particularly Apr
7 priats, and it seems to be rudely ex
. cuted. At one corner Of the mortiI
4 for the table OF contents appears VIII
: purporti to be an ideal head Of Mi
! Cleveland, entitled "Literateur
a while Just above the opposite corn
n ia depcled a rising sun with haI
boyant streamers, and ACROSS the 81
! is stretched the legend "Fiat Lux
:, We are told that when Mr.. Elder 50
u the design Of this new title page I
D the first time he objected to the Lat
motto Fiat Lux" for the very go,
raouOn that fhat woan'f tho way