The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1889-07-19

2sIteG ~ ,y..a.!..o rdoiiU CapIicco IatiicI,
than aim to cultivate or devclopa high
or standard Of taste. Names, names"
is their cry. Mover mind what tho
article is ii it is only by somebody.
The somobod!cs grow moro md more
expensive the publishers more and moro
eager. 1T will be Il big advertisement
they say, 'to sccur So-and-so Mt n ia
BILIOUS sum to give MS IN article. So
and-so is secured, made happy by an
enormous check; the publishers are also
hnppy, and possibly the readers arc. +
doubt, ii, though. For, alas, some Of
these fortunat writer's do not attain
thcir prc-cminonco by force OF genius
or even talent and industry. One strik-
ing composition brings them into no
ticc and judicious-I call it injudicious
advertising docs tho rest. Once let
them appear to bc launched on tho tide
Of popular favor and all is easy. They
no longer, if they over did, write
with fire and correct with phlcgm.'
What is the use? Publishers on every
side arc pouring in their offers upon
them, some not hesitating to frankly
say, 'Wo will take anything you may
writo and pay your price for it merely
to have the prestige Of your name
cit is so, john" Mrs. John contin-
ucd emphatically. 81 have more than
my Owl opinion to s%ubstantiatc the rs
scrtion. i heard ono prominent con
tribitor to these periodicals remark not
long ago: ""Oh, yes; that (spcaking of
a certain one OF thom) is ono of my sew
ers. / send stuff there no one else will
take and get high prices for it.. Whit
do you think OF that? And All editor
OF n paper which circulates largely
throughout tho country commented III
my preso..cc on ono Of those sought
after writers: sYcs, Blank sends NE
awful trash; [ wouldn't think of put
ting it in from any ono else. 1t is the
name | pay for, and 1 have to pay we'll
for it, too
"How can literature be advanced
| when authors will thus prostitute thor
talent; and il writer and publisher are
thus unblushingly indifferent to tho
quality Of the work, who is going to
take care OF the readers interests?"
] mcckly replied that | did not know
unless they mudo a little effort in that
direction themselves.
(Which IS precisely what one OF
them is doing" rojoined Mrs. John
triumphantly. 81 I'M guided by prin-
ciple, not prejudice, in my protest
against these pamphlets thorc.'
'.3ut L have another count in my in
! dictmont against them" my wife went
onI after n moment; ''some of them,
that is. There are q few hlgh-class
periodicals which arc quito beyond the
| pale Of this criticism.
IL am heartily sick of being instruct
edl 'Hinty,' Helps Suggestions,
'TlIe Mothers Column sThe Baby's
CoSncr's-ugh! ! fly from those head.
lines rs I would from O spidor. / used
to bin my faith to them absolutely, but
J. discovered they we're ynlueloss, be,
callso Of their hopeless contradictions.
Every new publication starts off with
these departments "a feature Il hate
| fkaturcs); each wishes to do over old
AID hacknoyod subjects in q new way,
mil begins by tearing down all provi.
ofsly offered theories and presenting
OHIO Numerically opposite
IL Conc writer will tell you oatmeal por
is tho sine qua non Of ch;ldrcn's
4 diet; a second will advise you to ust
| oatmeal occasionally, and q third viii