Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-02-22

ford has the strength OF q vigorous man
Of 40.
ITO illustrate that a strong physique
is woman's chief requisite in Journal
ism," she continued, 81 will tell you in
cidents In my career. The visit Of the
shah to Paris in 1873 caused great excite
ment. The News did not awaken 10 It's
importance. We had no regular tcle-
graphic communications then, and they
neglected TO provide them for the occa-
sion. MY husband could think, reason,
but he had not that quick, deft pen--the
dash requisite for descriptive work. I
saw that the most interesting facts about
the visit would be lost, and determined
TO see what could do.
"On the morning Of the day that a
breakfast was given to tho shah at ver-
sailles, I rose at o'clock, bastencd to
the station and made for the palace;
gained admittance, saw all the ccremo-
nies, after which discovered that only
200 words could be wired from Versailles
and that the line was engaged. ! re.
turned to Paris, secured admission to the
palace Of the Elysees, went home, dressed
and attended the ball that night. II was
long past midnight when ! got home.
I said to my husband: sit up and watch
the clock. When the hand is at 8 waken
me- Too fatigued TO undress, threw
myself on the bed in my ball dress and
slept like top. My husband called me
at tho appointed hour. ! rose, and be-
fore o'clock next morning mailed two
columns to Tho Daily News. It ap-
peared the following morning, and was
more accurate and interesting than any
thing that had been wired. ] recollect
another OCCASION" said tho journalist:
"the assembly at Versailles. when IL was
thought that the republic Of France
would be abolished-the assembly that
elected MacMahon. The day before the
assembly, NJ. Theirs said TO me. Mrs.
Crawford, you have always been my
friend. ] would like TO have you pres.
lent Tomorrow
allow can ], NJ. ThiersY replied.
The Conservatives hate me-
"Come early he said; Il will have
a seat provided for you in loge. The
loges were little lattice cages percbed
high on the walls. took train for Vcr-
sailles at o o'clock that morning and found
the loge reserved for me. II was irfthe
lmorning when entered II and remained
)there without food until II o'clock that
night. 1t was noon before my husband
found admittancc. He came TO me where
] sat In my lattice box, my nose pressed
against the bars. Come out ho said;
l'you will certainly die No l won't,
Il replied. All ask Is to be left alone.
i did not make single note. had not
% scrap of paper. The next morning by
earliest train sent over two columns 10
London. the whole written entirely from
memory. OF course ] knew the leading
men Of both parties. Twas familiar with
tho questions at issue, which was an aid
ito the memory of that days proceedings.
During the Commune the house in which
1--WE lived was partly destroyed by bomb.
shells from st. Cloud. But, undaunted,
we remained. Indeed, became insensi.
bic TO danger, as have become indiffer-
ent to tho luxurics Of life. II is one Of
the rccompcnses of journalism"
The next invader was an American
Mrs. Lucy Hooper-born and reared in
Philadelphia, of wealthy parents. Mrs.
Hooper had always penchant for writ.
ing, and in 1872, when the Boston fire
swept away her inheritance. she took up
the pen as defense against necessary
want. She was interested in Tho Lippin-
colt Magazine when it was first es-
Itablished, and had written fugitive
lpieces. Intrusted with the correspond
Ience Of The Appleton Journal and Phila-
ldelphia Press, she came to Paris sixteen
Iyears ago. She afterward became associ-
atcd with Tho Philadelphia Telegraph,
for which she writes continuously, TO,
gcther with The st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
| "Mr. Pulitzer is one of the kindest en-
ployers that ! hase ever had" said the
oldest and best known American CORE
spondent. There is no royal rQad to
news, and Mrs. Hooper has met with no
unusual obstacles in her calling. 81 have
met with only the greatest kindness and
consideration from the French, said Mrs.
Hooper. "They are always ready to aid
woman if they see that she is sincere.
The foreign press have not the privileges
of the Partisan journalists. They are
never given tickets to theatres. During
the exposition, however, every courtesy
was shown by the Partisan press. The
American commission, ON the contrary,
did absolutely nothing.
"You cannot approach officials in
France as you do in America" said Mrs.
Hooper. II recollect young lady who
came over here some years ago to report
for an American journal. The first thing
she wanted to do was TO interview Gam
BETA. She thought that all that was
necessary was To ring the door bell and
she would be admitted into the presence
Of the delivger. But the French have
broadened in latter years." said the vet
sran correspondent. They take more in.
terest in foreign matters, especially what
pertains to America. 1t was a favorits
saying of Vile Messont, of The Figaro,
that "A dog killed
in the Boulevard I<s m
was of morcinter- L.,I--ssFSSA
est TO Parisians VA .<~s ~
than the death of <fNtsJ
an American Man M
statsman.' To- IaE
day no Journal is " ~
more eager for 81 ~.
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