The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-28

York with his sister. Grace. tempted by
an offer from the yellow Chronicle
Howard's first visit to the Chronicle
was an experience He found chaos in
the reporters room.
Il don't think I could do very much
work out there he said to Carson. the
managing editor. and that Worthys re-
ply was with an assurance that the
special writer should have a room to
himself somewhere:
on, that's the boiler shop The kind
OF work we do out there would come
TO a standstill if we kept things quiet.
The theory IS that nothing here must
be allowed to fall into a rut, and If men
are allowed 10 work under normal con-
diti0ns their work becomes normal. We
want abnormal work; We want men who
are putting the news, the local matter,
the features. the suburban stories into
shape. to be under a pressure of ex-
element, to be a bit ratified, little in
sane, IN truth. for then they are likely
to be seized with nOveEstartling-
cies as to the manner and form their
work should take"
Carson went on: Some men can't
stand it. they break down IN heal1n.
or 90 wholly insane. A little insanity
isn't bad thing. We've had lots or
stunning features suggested by men
we were nursing along TO keep EN- from
going wholly mad. But we don't sub
1ect our special and editorial writers to
that strain. Concerning the editorials.
Carson explained that the deadly com
monplace was wanted. THAT STYLE" he
said, carries an air Of profound wis
dom to our class of readers
Howard got more light on the Chron-
icle's methods from Turnbill, one of the
star reporters.
Have you made a long engagement
with the Chronicle?" asked Turnbiu, at
the dinner table.
No length of engagement has been
mentioned" Howard answered.
contract without a time nmit2''
"A contract2"
7 don't want to appear inquisitive.
but have you no contract?"
N-no. Our correspondence was tele-
graphic" and he repeated the sense OF
son
Turnbin inverted the glass from which
he had been drinking and spilled its re-
naming drop Of wine on the floor. Not
worth that" he said
And this is the training school of some
OF our modern novelists.
A few days ago the newspap ers chron.
ieled the death of Andrew c. Wheeler.
better known as ''Nym Crinlxles and III,
TO that time his identity with j P
NOV bray was never known save to his
publishers. The statement came like b
startling revelation. Mr.. Wheeler had
earned Just fame as "Nym Crinkle'-
and had retired from active newspaper
work to a country home in Rockland
county, New York Then one of his
friends, the editor of New York
paper. asked him to write some DaDers
on Nature Thus began the Journey tt,
Nature signed y. P. NJ" The essays
were brought out in book form and Cd,
many inquiries came to the publishers
that Mr.. Wheeler told them to say that
J. = Al was !. F. MoWbray. a retired
VAN street broker Then he wrote
angled up IN Beulah Land and Other
publishing firms began TO write to MI
Mowbray for articles Mr. Wheeler
however kept the secret of authorship
and. shortly before his death. com
pieted another J. P. NJ book This
Conouering of Kate" This story win
be issued in two or three weeks. Theirs
+ niue doubt now but that Mr..
Wneeier VIII be remembered as u P.
MoWDray' long after "Nym Crinkle'' Is
FORGOTTEN.
One OF the very best books OF the spring
season among all the works of fiction thus
4aI oIouSnL OUT. Is Mr. Jos ph Conrad s
o1tn- The volume IS made up OF three
ness and The End Of the Tether,. MAJ
Felious III English are these three tales of
very likely they will be popular It 1,sed
TO be said that nothing was so good for 4
OfS h1snt almost say instead. read Goa
rad. The breath of the sea the sDjrit Of
adventure. the enthusiasm of youth which
tlses IN an men VINO look forward are IN
these stories Mr.. Conrad is a native Of
Southern Poland-a fact which makes his
wonderful command Of English more as
tonishing. His father was noted critic
and poet and was for a long time. edit5r
of patriotic review at warsaw The son
did not stay long at home The sea
claimed him and one can not doubt he
went through all the adventures which he
now relates in his books The E.nglish
critics look to Conrad as the coming great
writer Of their tongue. It is to be hoped
that we may make his better acquaintance
here
George AIDE is acquiring wealth 50 rapid
~ through his two comic operas THE Sui
tan of Sulu'' and Pretty Peggy that he
VIII probably give UP writing his fables
and stories In Babel" is the title of his
last collection of tales. The volume will
appear in a month.
HERBERT BREWSTER