Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-11-08

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was time in poor Small's history
when his income amounted TO triple
that sum, and it came from the half
interest he held in once very popular
paper, now defunct, named ltjtd oats.
Small was originally carpenter and
worked for years at the bench. His
first writings were published in the
Police Gazette. He was a warm-hearted
man and helped many a struggling
writer to attain at least q fair need OF
success. He died comparatively poor.
Larry Hopkins, or Hop" who helped
Wild outs 20 success, is now in
Australia. But for bad management
the paper would be alive and prosper
Gus to-day.
Small made this city his home.
Another Brooklyn man immensely
popular as a story writer is Denis O,
Sullivan, who, when he don't sign his
own name TO his productions uses the
nom de plume, Corporal Morgan Rat
tier. His forte is Irish stories and
romances for boys. He is a printer
by trade. Many of the men who pose
in the higher ranks of literature secret
" envy the final success Of their less
DltltultOh1 DAttlli ell anu HOb ~ lew VI
these moguls have sent stories to the
cheaper publications only TO have them
refused. A case came under my notice
not many months ago that is worth
describing. ! was shown letter
from n prominent member OF the
Authors Club, who offered to write
sketch weokly-under an assumed
name, Of course-fUr a popular paper
FOR a rjdiculOusly small sum. The
would-be contributor was informed by
return mail that his offer could not be
entertained.
Every now and then il is chronicled
by tho daily papers that n party OF
boys having had their minds inflamed
by reading Indian stories have robbed
their parents and started West to have
a ego" with the red men. As a mat
ter Of fact not an Indian nor q pirate
story has been published by any Now
York weekly in years one paper of
rather limited circulation excepted.
There are plenty of so-called "boys'
libraries whore gore is served up in
plenty and Of endless variety for q
nickel. None Of the larger houses viii
publish such matter, even if it was de-
monstrated to them that there was
money in the scheme.
Both the Munros-they are brothers
come from an inland town in Nova
Scotia Tho elder George was in
tended for the ministry, but gave up
that idea and came to New York, where
he obtained work in publishing
house. He eventually engaged in
business for himself, and sent for his
brother Norman, who entered Georges
employ. A wide difference in age
exists between the two, and their
natures are not similar George, with
out being penmious, is said to be saw
irg. Norman is open-handed and
generous, and yet he is probably the
more wealthy OF the two. When he
started in business it was on u very
meager capital, and Just about sixteen
years ago. To-day Norman l.. Munro
is worth over a million dollars. Two
years ago he sworc in a suit where he
was plaintiff for Infringement on his
rights that the year previously he had
spent %350,000 in advertising alone.
James EMERSON, proprietor of Saturday
Night, is also very wealthy. He was
once Washington correspondent for
the Public Ledger, tho owner of which,
George w. Childs. gave him considcra-
bio help at the outset of his career as
publisher. Both members Of the
original firm of Street d Smith are
dead. Previous to starting the
New York llce5ly they We're en-
ployod in the Office of the Dispatch.
Both died rich. Without exception,
however, Robert Bonner, who retired
from the Ledger quite recently, is the
most wealthy Of any of the publishers
named.
With all his wealth the life of pub
Usher who attends punctually to his
business is far from being happy
one. lie is worried from the moment
he reaches his Office in the morning
until he leaves ut night No class Of
business men are so annoyed by adver-
Using canyassers But there is another
pest thar for pure cussedness can give
the most cheeky advertising agents
points. This species is ladies who
hay had stories rejected by the editor.
They abuse the latter to their hearts
cnntcut, and then insist upon reading
the rejected manuscript TO the publish
or. promising in advance to prove that
the aforesaid story is one OF the best Of
its kind evolved from human brain.
The publisher doesn't stop to listen.
lis discovers with alarming sudden
ness that he has m engagement with
an ink manufacturer around the corner
and leaves Does the crushed author
IS, take herself oia No, She doesn't.
Instead she waits for hours, if need be-,
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