The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-13

taken by himself. and enc of which shows
him ON the line Of battle between the
Turkish and Greek armies. Gen. Miles
memoirs is stiii selling, and he has in
prospect. am told. a book for boys de-
scrihing some Of his mere exciting Indian
experiences.
Secretary sherman made in the neigh
borhood IF Ssueoo out OK his book al
though ! understand that IL has not paid
the publishers as well as they expected.
The two volumes We're sold for s. In cloth,
and the secretary received 81 on each set
sold. In addition 20 this. there was an
edition de luxe which sold Tor SIS per
copy. each one OF which was signed with
the secretary's autograph
Big Money .or nryuu.
| learn that Bryan's book has made
fortune for both him and his publishers,
1t WAS put out ut the low rate of s. per
copy, and more than 2na.o1 copies were
sold, netting Bryan the neat sum of 5000
Lew Wallace and the American Newell
Gen. Lew Wallace has novel In
hand. 1t Il ar American story, and.
though he does not say SO, have an idea
he hopes TO make IL the great American
novel had a chat with Gen. Wall
lace not long ago about his work. He
reylses and rewrites some Of his novels
many times. He tells me that he likes 10
Keep his literary efforts In cold storage for
AT least six months before completing the
draft which IL submitted 20 the publishers.
by this method he Is able to Judge of his
manuscripts cooiiy and to revise them
more impartiaily than when the work Is
all done at once. Gen. Wallace made a
great fortune out of Ben Hur.' bur he tiid
even better from the Prince OF India. lie
is very indignant at the pirates who have
made n stereopticon lecture on the basis
of Ben Hur, and who have been exhibit
ing pictures OF the scenes therein describe
ed all over the country. He told NE once
that these people have made about $4,000
out of their piracy and that he hopes to
be able TO get damages for their infringe
ment of his copyright. ! see. however.
that the lectures are sfili being used.
Mrs. Eugene Field and Mrs. mn Nye.
The statement recently published that
Mrs. William Edgar Nye Is In destitute
circumstances. owing to the foreclosure OF
mortgages which ''Bill Nye" had given In
making certain Investments in New York
Is l am told. untrue. Mr.. Nye left good
estate and his books stun selling. Mrs
Eugene Field is also doing well. When
Eugene Field died he left nothing but his
copyrights and his library He had no
business Instincts aud never was money
saver After MIR. Fields death. however.
one % Mrs Fields friends gathered to-
gether his literary effects and put them in
shape. New contracts were made with
the publishers. and the result | am told.
Is that Mrs. Field Is now getting moro
than twice congressmans salary every
year out of her husbands books. She still
holds Eugene Fields library. although 1t
il said she was offered s5a,n0 fer II by the
Field museum shortly after Mr.. Fields
death.
| understand that ex-PTosident IIarri-
sons book On ''The United States Govern
ment'' is selling very well. He received
81 900 n page for the articles when they
were published in the Ladies' Home Jour-
nal and his royalties VIII probably
double his original compensation,
FRANK G.. CARPENTER.