The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-09

for that paper. a fine head. A year ago
Mr.. Pulitzer lost his favOrite daughter.
Lucille, and IN memory Of her he is now
endowing scholarships all over the coun'
try. He has a remaining daughter In
her teens.
BEAR STORY FOR THE SUN.
A visit to the Sun Office Is a more for
midabie matter. Not In actually, but
in feeling; for the Sun has a wonderful
prestige among the writer's of New York.
| chose for my visit TO the Sun Office
rejected manuscript on The Habits of
the Grizzly Bear" knowing that Paul
Dana. the son Of his father. would accept
n grizzly bear story even though he had
TO cut out his own Geographic news SER
vice.
entered a door alongside a clothing
store and mounted hight OF rickety
stairs. At the head Of these I found an
other flight and stIll another beyond.
but as I walked up | felt sure that there
could be very few women on the stan.
or that Sun women were not fastidious
as to elevators. elegant Railways, and
dean walls. / am told that Miss Bis
land has charge Of the Woman's Page.
ard that she has been doing the work
since Helen Wattsrson married Mr.. Moody
woman journalist.
Way up at the top OF the stairs I found
n bog who took me over to an open cor
ner Of the top loft. In the corner sat one
OF the hands0mest men / ever saw
Chester a. Lord, managing editor OF the
New York sun. He can be seen / after
wards found. by anybody. because, as
Charles A. Dana said many years ago
d II all. want the people 10 come
10 the sun Office whenever they feel Ike
it."
MI. Lord did not ask me to be seated.
but as / intended 10 stay n while, ! pull
ed ND a chair and handed over my manu-
script remarking that IL was an animal
story.
VERY we'll" he said you can leave f..
Has II been offered anywhere elseY'
Before I could answer he said the
Sun wants the cream Of everything. II
paws IS u column and a writer can afford
TO offer us the best manuscript We may
not be making as much money as some
of our neighbors. but we never lose our
rcspectabiiity.'
Here is q poem" I ventured, handlhs
over several small sheets tied with a
blue ribbon. lie glaned at the blue I'D
bon and smiled.
"That goes to Mr.. Dana" said he "Mr.
Dana personally selects all the poetry.
AL walked out 1 Glanced to meet a
journalistic friend and he told me now
ABLY Paul Dana was filling the cloak LETT
vacant by his father: how ne goes resu-
Iarlv TO the Sun Office and works faitn-
fully going TO his home. on staten ISL
and late IN the day. Like his father. he
nae fads. Years ago Charles A. Dana
had trouble with linotype machine man
and I'm the heat OF the argument MT.
Dana shouted, NO linotype machine VIII
ever work.
And no linotype machine has ever
worked-in the Sun office.
Paul Dana IS a handsome man-ln-
deed the Sun runs to good looking men
and like his father he has fondness
for Young college graduates who VIII
hiring fresh ideas into the Sun office. lie
wants the newest and brightest OF every
thing and when he cannot get good
snortinr article he will take good ami
NAL story: and 20 run good animal
story ne viii leave ont an account OF me
Pone's latest faintlng spell. He ha'
Inherited his fathers fad for oermanics
and he worshlps at the shrine OF the or
child.
or all the great New York owners
there Is scarcely one who visits his news
naner Office more than once or twice
wear and the humble contributor mus'
i trust his manuscript TO tho more or less
tender mercies 81 tho editor IN charse'
CONSTANCE MERRlFlELD'