The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-07-09
Mary MacLane Breaks Away
From Her Six Toothbrushes.
GOOD MONEY FOR her NAME
Authoress Of Latest and Most Popular Book
viii STUDY Chemistry al Harvard
During SummsE

Chicago, July 9.--The temperature oi
literary Chicago was at los all the after
noon and last evening II was steadily ris'
ing. The temples OF the litterateurs al
Madison and Dearborn streets were al
athrob and expectancy was shown In
many wild and rowing eye. Even the
street lamps were In nutter. Crowds
moved up and down the principal thor
oughfares all the afternoon. Waves along
the lake front tumbled over and over In
an ecstacy OF Joy and even the Chicago
river got a move on.
Far and wide the glad tidings had
spread that Mary MacLane. High Priest
ess OF Profane Literature, was on her
way here from Butte. Mont. the damn.
damn. damn. weary and monotonous
damn place OF abode where the sweet
young girl had dragged out her life tor
tursd by six toothbrushes in a row on the
bathroom ledge.
Mary will arrive today.
She bade good-by to the alkali country
after selling her name and photograph
TO a Butte cigarmaker for $500 and Civ
ing all her little half brothers and sisters.
owners of the famous toothbrushes. pres
ents of s25 each.
She has already earned $4,000 I'm royal
ties from her book, so Chicago is eager
ly awaiting her and the barometer is
falling fast. The signal service reports
low pressure all over the lake regions.
and the mercury is taking hops, skips
and jumps in happy anticipation OF the
arrival OF the young woman. who. ac-
cordng 10 Prof. Grigg of the Chicago
University. writes as no Eastern woman
ever has written and who lays bare her
woman's SOUL In her book.
Mary MacLane is coming, Mary Mac
Lane is coming!" go up the glad cries OF
the populace. for here in the literary CEN
tire OF the Middle West Mary Is appre-
delirious whirlwind Of expectant exalta-
ton.
NO HALFWAY PLACE.
Butte, Mont. July s.-Just before Mary
MacLane, Buttes literary wonder, left
for the East she conversed freely on the
subject OF her departure and future. She
is going 10 take up the study of chemis-
try at Harvard in the universlty's sum-
mer school.
why don't you take up literature?"
she was asked.
why should ~" answered Miss Mac
Lane. II don't need It. When such per-
sons as Hamlin Garland and others equal
ly as famous say my English is faultless.
that ought TO be sufficient reason why
should take up some other study"
rs chemistry. then, one OF your favor
ite studies?"
mo, but one must choose something II
one wants to go TO college"
1T is the association that you seek
then. not the actual utine OF school
work."
Yes My publishers have told me |
must get away from Butte" resumed Miss
MacLane: that there is no literature
here; nothing TO write about; and they
advise complete change; no halfway
change such as residence in Chicago
would be, and Miss Corbin thinks I should
know the esst so / am going, and per-
haps / may never come back.
But shall miss my sand and barren
ness" she added. with a pensive look
II have made many friends IN the last
two months; friends who did service for
me-" continued Miss MacLane, "and my
book has had wonderful sale. II has
reached $1,000. and the demand is increas-
ing.
BOOK GOOD FOR TWO YEARS.
''My book, / am confident. will live for
at least two years" she added.
mo, l am not writing another. and
three years"
Miss MacLane was willing to admit
there was some merit In the newspaper
notoriety she has received: even the ad-
verse criticisms were not to be sneezed
at: but on the whole Miss MacIare be-
lieves she has helped the newspapers
vastly more than they have helped her
Tho newspaper reviews are really OF
no consequence" reiterated the young au-
thor. 1T is the opinion OF such men as
Hamin Garland. Henry M Fuller, the
well-known lawyer OF Chicago. and Prof.
Trigg Of the University Of Chicago. that
] prize. They have written me encourag-
ingly. They think the chapter italian
peddler Women Is the best I'm my book
No. like the gray dawn the best, but Il
is nice 10 have their opinion"
At the same time that Miss MacIane
was vehemently expressing her opinion
on the cheapness OF newspaper writing
she admitted she had entered into a con
tract with local dealer TO use her name
on brand OF cigars and post her picture
in connection with them.
CIGARS RATHER THAN WHISKY q
"It was TO save me from whisky" cx.
piaIne6 Miss MacLane. that / entered
into such a contract. The cigar man was
going 10 name a whisky after me- but hs
promised not TO n l would let him usc
my name for a brand OF cigars OF ths
two preferred the cigars"
IL appears that Miss MacI.ane has hunt
cd up the law on the matter ard there 4.
no redress for names spoken. IN they ar,
not printed. 80 they can name all IN,
puppies babies and highbol's after m,
and / cannot help myself" said Miss Mac
Lane.
Yet" persisted one OF the rroup
there would be some satisfaction n
Browning that you had not g.vcn your con
!. scat N the use OF your name ana pictur,
on cigars or anything else"
II was evidently all I'm tho point ~ Wow
and Miss NacLane has decided Views o
her own. She admitted that her views J'
many subjects have changed since en-
wrote her book two years ago. when sh
was only nineteen Even the prospect @
going away and attending college II no
quite what II would have been Two year
ago
II don't care 30 much now and