The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-08-07

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New York letter: Il n q we'll Known
fAct to most persons that the making
of. scrap-books from press clippings has
become IN established industry. The
growth and development Of the work,
however, h not generally known.
IL 10 hardly necessary TO dilate on
the worth Of the practical scrap books.
30 many times has Il been shown that
q mere money estimate cannot be made
In this connection that anything fur
ther said would be useless.
but as for the industry, itself, for Il
has attained that standing. short ex-
position from an active career In this
line may prove Of interest.
The hrst book In which ! had an In
tereet was that Of the obituaries Of
Jefferson Davis. The items, number
ing several hundred were mounted In
q Mark Twain scrap book. that ingen-
lous device that saved one 30 much Ia
Dor In mounting the items. The work
was hardly satisfactory. howver. ~ II
became q verltable sealed book when
an exposed bit of mucilage became
damp and adhered itself to the oppo-
site page,
Another book which turned out
equally unsatisfactory was thet of the
obituaries of Jamce Russell Lowell.
This was a far more preteEtious VOL
ume. the items being mounted on large
leaves, with 4 mourning border print
ed on each page. The binding Of the
volume was intrusted 10 an expert
enced house, and at that time was con-
sidercd q very paasable piece Of work.
But the leaves were all cockled and
wavy. and II was impossible TO gilt the
edges because they would not lie nat.
Furthermore In the mounting Of the
items. they were placed too near the
edge. not permitting q trim. 90 that
as a whole the book did not present
finished appearance.
Tho hrst comparatively successful
books gotten together wer6 those con-
talning the Newspaper accounts Of the
Gould-de-Castellane wedding. II was
an elaborate work. all Items being
mounted on q heavy white Bristol
cardboard. The leaves measured IA TO
II inches. In order TO handle the very
large pictures that were printed. When
finished, the gclding and the binding of
About the same time was made q
cernins the launching Of the steamship
81. Louis.
In 1893 there was Issued q notable
edition of seven volumes covering the
newspaper accounts and comments on
the visit Of Princess Eulalla. This work
afterward became the property Of the
Spanish minister, and WAS sent by him
to Madrid though Il was . cheaply got
tcn-up affair. and not Ut all fair spec-
linen Of the work at that period. The
instance merely goes TO show the pre-
liminary stages OF this work. and the
kind OF matter considered worth put
ting into hook form.
The Spanish war. however. gave de-
clded impetus to the industry. Many
different works were put out on this
subject. Tho undertaking was gigantic
one. From big Advertising agency was
secured a copy Of each paper In the
country with q circulation Of 1000 or
over. This enormous collection, COW
| ering from February to September,
1898. - still accessible. except that data
and comment affecting some states has
been entirely used up on account Of an
abnormal demand from the section
| treated upon. For instance. the state OF
Michigan was supplied with four bis
| volumes giving history OF the state
troops, while the Historical society OF
the state Of Wisconsin was furnished
with all the stray clippings concerning
the Wisconsin troops.
A notable order In this line came
| from big New York department store.
| which wanted volume on every reg
inient In the state which took pat In
the war. These books were presented
| 20 the regiments In December, 1893.
when the list regiment armory burnt
down. the records OF that organisation
were destroyed. yet Il II possible today
for duplicate set to be gotten out.
One Of the hrst books made on The
war was one dealing with the CAUSE,
development. incidents and results OF
II. as appearing In newspapers from
day to day. This work 10 now In the
library OF the war department of Rus
sia.
A later piece Of work. which called
forth goodly comment was whom the
crusade was made by. the New York
Journal against the seating OF Mr.. Rob-
erts Of Utah In congress. In the course
Of several months while the agitation
lasted, Thousands Of Items containing
reference to the case. and editorials
containing comment pro and con on
the woman question. were collected
| and put In book form.
Part OF the plan unseating Mr..
Roberts was a monster petition sign-
ed on separate sheets Of paper. These
sheets and the .lippings that have
been gathered were mounted ON mus
lin, rolled ON reels. and all shipped--a
whole .carload-to Washington m q
memorial Probably this was the
largest petition ever presented 10
Congress. All the facts 90 gathered
were duplicated and bound 10 four
large volumes labelled Woman
Question 1s99." on order from the New
York Public Library.
The Dewey album, made In 1893. and
presented to Admiral Dewey by the
members Of the Maritime Exchange
OF New York. WA the most expensive
book ever complied. the cost being
$500. Tho book 10 now IN tho Ma
tionsl Museum q WashingtUn.
In 1900 I was appointed BY Ferdin-
and w. Peck ~ Scrap Book Historian
10 the United States Commlssion to the
Psris Nxposition Of 1900" Ny duties
here were 10 gather all comment ON
the Expositicn and put In the furm Of