Telegram-herald., 1890-05-27

cal The fOrrDightly meetings during
tho winter months bring together many
Il ths brightest men and women Of tho
capital Here may be seen such famous
persons 20 Mrs. Frances Hodgson Bur
nett who lives II a charming house on
Mas achnsetts avenue, with the families
of the chief justice. Attorney General
Miller and any number Of senator's on
either side of her; George Kennan, tho
Russian specialist, much u whOse mail
from Russia and siberia comes % Wash
ington disguised under bogus superscrip-
ti0ns. George Bancroft, the historian;
joaquin Miller, who used - have a Log
cabin ca the hills overlooking the city,
and Mrs. E. D. +. y. Southwo-th, the
novelist. who lives IN quaint old house
IL quaint old Georgetown.
At one OF these .'Neighb0rs" meetings
there recently met four persons who are
engaged IN writing The lives Of a tho of
great men q the war era-John Hay
and John +. Nicolay. authors Of The
Century Life Of Lincoln" George Cor
ham. who - engaged upon 4 Life Of
War Secretary Edwin VI. stanton, and
Mrs. Katherine Chase. who is writing
the lie of her father. the great chief JUS
iice. Many newspaper men may be seen
Il these gatherings, among the more
conspicuous Of them being Charles NOrd-
hof, OF The New York Herald, who, 10
his sl0. 600 year salary from Mr.. Ben
nett, adds many thousands from his pen.
\ lucky man. Mr.. Nordhof. for his
newspaper work takes but mere frag-
uent OF bis time. Weeks often 90 by
without a line from him appearing in
1riat; bat II there are diplomatic dis
turbances or international complications,
Mr. NordhOf IS expected % be heard
from. and this Is an expectation which IS
rarely disappointed The field Of diplo-
macy Is peculiarly his own.
George Alfred Townsend is often seen
with The Ncighbors7 lie Is the great
est newspaper correspondent which this
country has produced. so great that
when his work Is mediocre or inferior.
e. 10 sometimes Il. Of course, II sells rs
readily rs ever and Is read with almost
a. much avility. Townsend is ono Of
those correspon Tents who learn little
but think much; single fact passing
through bis mental hopper is broken into
fifty parts. and each one Is swollen up
with the Imagination to b9 as large as
It's parent. II ara more than q telephone
hetwesn takers and readers. Townsend
sa;d no enc Of The Neighbors" meets.
Il ana q phonograph into which ten
thousand men havo talked. End thcir ro-
cordei conversations are q -torehouse
ON which | draw az VIII by simply
turning the crank
The government Incidentally encour-
ages authorship Some of the best
writer's Of the day. most earnest and
best equipped specialists. are e1ven-
u-ut employees Tbo~eis Librarian Spof-
f.-l. of th, great national literary mauso-
leurn. Re does n-t write much. because
ha has not tae time Ho Is one of the
busiest. one If tire most remarkable men
ira Washington From morning till
night be- stands az his 1esk in the big
Hhra-y. giving personal attention o. the
details - work One would think the
responsible head u q great institution
Ike this worll content himself with
usre Management. bgt not SD with
spoFord Hs viii cake y0ur applcation
tra book end either Eet 10 Cor y1l HIM
SELF IT send Que ~ his assistants Lucky
e. you somstiues that opofor.l IS there,