The sun., 1898-02-20
spIoTSD MADE TO ORDER.
LITERARY FACTORY
a HA TaIr rs HUMMIN9.

IN hnV 4. ,-os MT included, and, indeed,
Of indusu, u,o :. sonductcd that few in the imme-
49, reIrhborhood know OF the existence OF
diate no'e" e.," roU running full blast in Har-
"plo! az, bIoce or two Of Central Park.
so' WEI L. oftor day, with all the routine Of
1et hvi. Nd tho regularity OF production
opeis''o. tho output OF tho most prosy,
Nhicn So foundry In the country, are de-
commO" Dortcctcd plots for stories both grave
Vpeu an' n,.torical romances, society" and
90 sy' .oro,s tragedies comedies, farcos,
roans"s skctchcs, all OF moro or less lit
anu ,",".ost md worth. Here ideas as they
era'' - and vaguo from the machinery OF
arOp y, .ro crystallized and converted into
tnVus. III rroncrty
MAJ ,.,ao,orv" In itself Is a curious place, to
~. ,ronce IA not to be had for the asking.
a,or Nn'vn one ia so fortunate as to procure
H. uo ,or introductions, and is Indifferent to
uo '.,,,os NJ four steep flights of stairs In q
ulo I,,ua;rp one will find hearty welcome
ha. aod hv the general manager, inventor, and
.n eA who aro one and the same. He 10
iOV VT ,,on NJ 40 slender, and good to look upon.
r.r,hIng IN his appearance is studiously ar
,,. tom the thick, iron. gray hair. worn pur-
U.s., u'' LONG 10 the affected semi -carclessness in
pOo1 mt he has a most bcatifc smile-a veri-
~ rrbprst of cordiality-is hospitablc soul,
, a;scourscs freely on himself and his queer
.,ni, e
Tho visitor is at once made to feel at home,
, ho,ins 70 take notice of his environment.
n.a,aodIv tho atmosphere Of the factory" is
,,,o,ory although the manager frankly offers
AZ. ossuranco that its mission is wholly COM
.,o,c,, and devoid of sentiment. Extending
A. lorg,h of the wall in the front room of his
so,v 1at and reaching from floor to ceiling is
. rreot "piCeon.hoe" case made of deal. Each
.,,,s small compartments contains neatly fold
a. roncrs and is labelled with an abbreviated
Soscription. This is the "factory's" storchouse.
Tho room ia also parlor ard principal workshop
and ia crowded with shelves of standard and
o,her works of fiction in English, German, and
Frcnch: collections OF plays from the time of
The earliest English dramatists down to the pres
snt. histories, aliases of heaven and Garth,
''.,a Wv - orcont ann retired citv directories
coupic vi "i'''. ~
. ."u -s,.a.oo Tha oorr,r, nv. h,lf ,or.
frequent reference. Inc coFners "fe uaii coh
eealed by piles of magazines while newspapers
IN various tsnsu u soo -. a. -No'o
corners OF the globe hestrcw the fioor.
The finishing department" adjoins. This is
where the "factory's" wares are put into at
-. IA ,, 4; orv,,z,rt -, a., It,,
Tactl'e shape' anu one 10 'eosi|anV vi i's eAisV
ence some moments before being invited in to
,rvnac, owinv IN tho merry incessnnt click Of
n'sP. .'...,,s. o,oro.oa b., tho sof. a.r-o. -,
the typewriter ope'".eu o' 'he uoi. hhseiS VI
the assistant general manager and assistant
M..Ia ,.ar,a, ,r;fo 70 +ho r,onoroI ,,,o,orar T..
little "omah' WIG 10 'ho seherai manager IN
yentor, and foreman.
.."'ah. ~, NJ ..'' VI, inns
inc passing tnousht anu turning lhe searchlisht
Of his efulgent smilo upon the visitor, that
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"o s0nN ,', Ns .' ,ie'nou,o"i, VII
tomahllo BUSINESS i"shloh' Inc proaucts OF
the factory whether the result OF INSPIRED
fancy or cold analyticol reasonin1 aro ind;f.
to,a,,,v orrroisod hor, ooo,,;,,, .. Ut. -
iefen.B appraised mere according TO their COM
mercial value. They are also offered to rather
conservative market through channels Mt once
-, -, - N--'ei' "' oiioe
eoLlineieii anu uifect.
Most OF our customers he continues ARE
attracted by advertisements in tho ne,vs-
-. - =. ~ 80 - '.''t,en'' III 'he news
n, on rrUn - tiIuo % 10 tilne we insert IN tho
reads something ike tbis: ;ouf''aiS d cara "hich
VO AUTHORSHIP expert in English uterature
! and composition has Tor sale original and unique
pS for novels stories, sketches. and plays. Copy.
a sa secured II desired Attractive and appropriate
tes supplied Address for full particulars. terms,
- New York. n. Y
i have friends who are connected with the
t6sy kindly oh az pupi.snea tn M In New ORE, and
comparatively few writer's whose names y, 1ne nm,
addresses OF those whose manusnr;nts @ nro anu
jected. As with the Increase of The neriosj.
Gals in the past two or throe voars s"1 psa'pIi I
been more than propOrtionate increase n1
persons who think they are gifted vitb Iitero
ability you may be sure tho lists of nnnuS.
hshed ulrecogniZed writers sunniied h. o
friends outnunber accented authors nt tbe rata
Of 200 to ]. Really. 10 dipress n ,vond o." o.
tonsh you to know how extensive ia The voI.
ume Of manuscripts daily offered to each maea.
zine. Even the most obscnre ia oynrShniS nSa
by the flood Of writings which pours in from
Personal i letters tug 'oaRass an5 descrntiro
successful writcrs and ~ ~ fsuccessiul and u1'
hess is conducted nm n ~ ,i.i rSI .naS our Dusl,
footing is emphasized NAM aSSo ~ ouinuontlal t
IN composition than they are in a;to %,
themselves of the opnortunity ,,o nfS a al al
liberal PATRONS Indeed it iS N v;oIn,t ILL ahu aro
secrecy to say that we have o. rnt Ia.ion ol no
ers Few welI-known writerg ~ shor, ~ ei
VINO have so many demands unop theis tineo
That they find II more cnnyonient 20 tnon nr .,,no
our ready'made plots. deyeIon and imUvoI,o
them than to tax their constantiv annpn;S
6rains with the perplexitics ~ ;nSront
come accept our letters and nroffered seryinas,
as rank impcrtinence and declinn IT, \, tt .eSS
sour vehemcnce G,baru ".ri uec!inc the latter in
eaniEation are ins,llted IN tha;p a.'' or'
and freight return rnaiIs Ill, nSart t.t core.
mssives. Again. minnr outhnn .l NissuperatiVe
turn treat us as a rare iolDa anI vi iacetious
while the rebuke Of silence ia adm{nj,n,aH a. nu, H.
many more. e''too W
Addresses secured fro :, tbo r,oo..,.,,
point out the localities whera bm15;n,. aiso
ste hickcst and thus enabIe ms to nd .ow,ii wietS
sds ede newspapers to greater ADVANTAGE r. 10 Ia