Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-16

the same way. He presents the "put up
job" appearance of typewriter manuscripts.
and yet he likes it because of its clearness.
Mr.. Glider is the editor of the Century mag
azine, on Seventeenth street, near Fourth
avenue, good and flourishing publication,
terms 81 year. His paper is little slow
in the matter Of news, being made up about
three months ahead Of its publication. The
Century has no telegraphic or Associated
Press dispatches, and does not issue any
sporting edition. Mr.. Glider does his own
literary work by means of pen, and writes
a strong, running hand. He can return
rejected MSS. in such gentle, caress-
ing way, that disappointed scribblers come
to him from hundreds of miles, to thank
him for his kindness and stay to dinner
with him.
Oliver Optic wrote with pen until IA
years ago, when he was threatened with pen
paralysis. He then had to look about for
other means Of expressing himself. He saw
an advertisement Tin this paper) in 1875,
calling his attention to typewriter, and at
once availed himself Of the machine. After
six months of use, he could do as we'll with
the typewriter as the pen, and now be does
not have to hunt around over the keyboard
for letter. So his MSS. are cleanly and
even handsomely prepared in this way.
Amelie Rives writes with a trenchant
pen, and never dictated except to Mr..
Chanler, her husband. She uses Spen-
cerian pen and writes beautiful copy, as
symmetrical as Edgar A. Poe's, and as fast
as the pen gets so hot that it burns holes in
the paper and Misses when she sticks it into
the ink bottle, she pulls it out by means of
a pair of tongs and puts in new one.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox writes with a pen,
and her MS. is quite plain In one way. That
is. it is not pretty. She is quite pleasant and
genial unless one treads on the tail of her
coat. She then writes or speaks with flash
ing eye and distended nostril in clarion
tones. At such times, If she were to use the
typewriter, it would sound like xvlophone
trying to convince lawn mower of the error
of its way.
ROSE 'FEssEs UP.
Rose Terry Cooke says she has written
with gold pen on lined paper, holding the
clip on her knee all through her literary
career, and she has been writing for 40 years.
She says so herself How few of us authors
are willing to come out and state over our
own signature that we have been on the road
so long. Aside from Rose Terry Cooke
may safely say that John G. Whittier and
are almost alone in freely acknowledging
our ages.
Adirondack Murray dictates to q type
writer, and has for Is years. He dictates
from 20 to 80 words per minute, when he is
feeling well and his thinker is frolicsome.
he does not require stenographer, but
pours his soul into the front teeth of type
writer and receives his copy, ripe for the
printer.
George b Jessop, when hurried, has to
call in the typewriter and stenographer, but
thinks it does not insure such good results
as the slower but surer pen. He thinks the
pen is mightier than the sword.
Prof. Boyesen says he cannot use any
mechanical contrivsnce to take the place Of
the pen. The noise of the typewriter an
noise him, as one might say.
Edgar Saltus says that the critics accuse
him of writing by means of a lexicon, but
he claims that such is not the case. He
writes with his nerves on plain paper.
Richard Henry Stoddard says he has
been compelled to use the hand of another
in the past, because of impaired eyesight, but
prefers the pen and his own right hand
when his eyes will permit.
Brander Matthews does all his writing
with stylographic pen, but all important
work, like plays and stories, he puts in
typewriter form before it goes to the
printer, and rev1ses considerable even then.