The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-02
lm Che [L6G@pa0oy Uy@uold]o
returning TO take fellowship in the
University of Pennsylvania.

returning TO take a fellowship in the
University of Pennsylvania.
Both Mr. .mlian Ralph and Mr. James
Creelman had made their regulations as
writer's before they published any of their
work in book form-but it was an entire
ly different kind of writing from that
&C novel fiction. Doubtless, as newspaper
men--;hey had written considerable fc
ton. but this was in the regular way of
newspaper work-their regulations We're
built up because of their ability to tell
what they had seen happen in the
worlds affairs. Both of these newspaper
trained gentlemen are now bidding for
another kind of literary fame: Mr.. Ralph
as the author of The Millionaires." and
Mr. Creelman, as author of Eagles
Blood" yet another story can be very
highly praised. 1t must be true that the
vision of newspaper person. of long eX-
perience is superior in many respects to
that of any other professional person. but
in spite of this fact, it cannot be denied
that very frequently his view of things
is not accurate. His daily effort TO see
a newspaper story in everything he OBJ
serves must make him unconscious OF
much that has another sort of meaning
in the course of events. and his Zeal
for the facts which are usually presented
in the press might naturally cause him
10 overlook other important matters in
the connection Mr.. Creelman SAYS he
gave IN 0.O00 year from his newspa-
per work to lake up the writing of books.
His salf-confidence is. at least. worthy
Of notice Of the trained writers OF
cooks in this country, probably not fifty,
perhaps not twenty, make as much as
SO. 900 year from their writing. The
trick is not so easv as it looks. The pro-
fessicn of writing requires more materi-
al capital than any other, and, as a
sort of compromising balance in the ma
ture OF things. the rewards of literary
work are smaller than those of any other
kind of labor.
Mr.. Ralph's THE Milionaires' is said
by the publishers to give a view of smart
society as it really is. A controversy or
the question will hardly be raised, be-
cause it is not likely that smart society
will care 10 make this book a cause fol
explaining what it really does ard how
it acts. II is not exactly the kind o.
smart society that most people have read
Z
rcsenta lions may be quite true The pic
ture of young girl explaining how neal
she camo 20 stepping over the line aDt
beyond the pale is not pleasant one apt
the horo who combines the qualities o
a Buddhistic fakir. a Sherlock Holmes
and wealthy young traveller and
seeker of all sorts of experience seems
10 be overdrawn. Mr.. Ralph. however
has POT given I'M newspaper work entire
" and very likely will live TO write bet
ter books then this one.
The EAGLE Blood story is an attemn
at a patriotic American novel OF tn
present day and. keeping in mind tn
kind of a sense tional writer that Mr.
: C~eclrnan ie ono NAV read some part
If the book with considerabl" interest
The story someway does not seem Il
Justify the giving ND Of tent thousand
dollar-a-vear position. Mr.. Creelman W
no moro likely TO be remembered 9S tn
first man to interview the present Pop
and a. tho newsnaper corrnspondent VIII
took Santiago with his rs" than as tn
author of this particular story.