The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-01-11

/ Lost In London; or, One Half Hou,
4 With Jack the Ripper, !" viii Be the title
Of q little work by me, which will soon
be ready for the printer. Il, II boai
| The Pail Mall Magazine, Mr.. Astor'
handsome and booming periodical, is a
big feather in the caps Of the proprietor
and Its titled editors. Mr.. Aston has az.
sociated with him Lord Frederic HanNl-
ton and Sir Douglas Straight a. editors,
and my fondest dreams about the
wealthy and titled leading lives Of gaudy
Incidence In all cases got q severe set
back when saw Mr.. .Astor actually
producing copy and his noble associates
with their coats of, SO to speak, mold
ing public opinion, and English opinion
at that, which ! regard as one Of the
most massive jobs ever undertaken by
the press: "#sASsF2A
visited Mr.. Aston at his office by ap-
poiptment. Everything is done here by
appointment. The man who makes my
sausages does SO also for the royal fam
lily by appointment. allow him to do
50 after he gets mine done. Mr.. Aston,
is generally at the Office of the Astor
estate, but when The Magazine goes to
press up at the Office, Is Charing Cross,
you will see him up there locking up
the forms after, telling Sir. Douglas or
Lord Frederic to write him paragraph
Of 10 to 20 lines so that the page viii
Justify. ~ S'E vi S.' ~ <'.s' t,'< ''H .1
It proves that there IL d fascination
about the expression of opinion through
the press, which makes many an editor
almost content. with meager salary,
while those who are far beyond the ac-
tual need of such employment are tempt
ed to engage in it instead Of polo, golf
and other means of obtaining a liveli-
hood. I'LL "@' '.' -''' '.tH
i The Pail Mall Magazine is already
successful, and with the beginning of
the year will cease to receive four foot
wood on subscriptions. II would not
mind taking it," said Mr.. Astor, "but
here along Charing Cross 1 cannot get
room for storing my wood, and the po
lice will not allow me to obstruct the
sidewalk. Old subscribers who are away
behind on the books, say from to 80
years, can slide a few loads of hay
around to my stables at home, but l
will not go out and help NOW it away
in the barn any more. I've done that
for the last time" ..~.
Seriously, Mr.. Astor is picture of
pluck, health and courage, and those
who think he does not write for his
own ~ blications are mistaken, for he
showed me the manuscript at which he
had been working and kindly asked my
opinion of it. Mr.. Astor has not allow
ed his possessions to make digniied
ass of him, and there is a snap to his
9ye that shows good health Of mind and
body, together with a sense OF humor
which is generally Gods most kindly
gift to the poor.
have often wished that l might be
placed as Mr.. Astor is, so that what
wrote would be printed. whether the
advertisements all went in or not.
l agreed with Mr.. Astor to write
ONE of my impressions of America aft
Z get home and publish them in Pail
Nall.
Mr.. Besant was in America this sum-
ner' and is now congratulating himself
specially in the prompt service he gets
It home compared with that he has had
q the States. He draws his impress
ions, fear, from the restaurant serv
co at the fair, which is not fair, so to
peak. No other universal exposition
as ever been compelled to feed every