The National tribune., 1903-01-01
NATIONAL WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY JANUARY 1905

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all win according to their means do every
thing that their father or would desir
| to have done. So feelingsI express m
wish and impose no legahduty upon then
in this regard" And they will solemn
fulfill all her requests and remember al
her wishes. IN
| There is quite general impression tina
Mrs. Grant turned her bonH to litcratur
III her latter days. While it is barrel.
possible that she sometimes dictated
paragraph on some subject personal t.
| herself. for use in some newspaper. Mrs
Grant never wrote anything for publica
| ton. 1t is quite a fad in these days t.
have "stories" on any old Subject. signet
| by prominent society wofiidh. or those il
official life. These stories are written b.
enterprising young newspaper women, ant
oftentimes by men, who then start out ant
hunt up some prominent woman to LEND
her signature to the article. They make 8
poor mouth, and out of the goodness o!
heart the society and official women, t.
whom it makes not an atom of difference
willingly sign, hoping thereby to help de
serving writer's. as the stories would bt
absolutely worthless without the famous
signature.
A great many magazines keep very
bright people upon their staff who dc
nothing but write pieces for noted wo
men and men to sign. The said noted
men and women probably couldn't put
half dozen sentences together that the
public would care to read. but it rather
tickles the vanity of a few of them tC
see their names in print, SO they lend
themselves very readily to the project.
A young Washington newspaper woman
got herself barred from the White House
for a time by very cheeky piece of work
4 certain New York monthly paper prom
Used her a fabulous sum if she would ge;
the signature of Mrs. Mckinley to story
This young lady had been quite success
full at this sort Of business, but had got
bitten in high place. much to her sur
prise and disgust, cutting down her re.
ceipts, and she was anxious to get the
$50 for 1.000-word story signed by Mrs
Mckinley. Her discontinue came about
after this fashion: She was asked by a
magazine to get a story of army life
signed by high-up "Army" woman. The
signature was promised. and the news
paper woman wrote n very good story OF
army life and took it to the Army
woman for criticism and signature. The
story passed muster all right, but holding
the manuscript in her slender fingers, the
Army" woman said sweetIy, "Now. how
much is there in this for me, in case
sign itT" The newspaper woman gasped
and then said that there was not much in
it for anyone. That she was only to get
s15 for it herself, signature and all. The
Army" woman said that she did not
think that as much as the story was
worth. for she considered it really very
good. but that she would sign it for half
the gate receipts" and the poor news
paper woman had to take the offer or get
nothing for the story!
81 got even with her at her own game"
the newspaper woman said afterward.
''for lied about what I was to get. The
Well, the newspaper woman wrote a story
about life in the White House. then she
got permission to call personally upon
Mrs. Mckinley, then she asked the dainty
little First Lady of the Land for her
signature. just what happened next, the
newspaper woman neyerit told, but it
wasn't funny. She left thcsWhite House
and the grounds very suddenly and I'M
tremendously, and she was not persona
grata there for pany a long month. 1t
wasn't Mrs. Mckinley who invited her to
leave, eltner. Inc InaSlZiue never EOt
the story signed by Mrs. Mckinley. 1t
was after this fashion that Mrs. Grant
figured as an occasional writer. She did
it out Of kindness Of heart, to help news
paper women whom she knew needed the
boost.
Land Commissioner Binger Hermann
seems to be at loggerheads with Seere-
tary Of the Interior Hitchcock, and has
been asked to resign. 1t is said that his
resignation was Immediately rendered and
that it will take effect Feb. 1.
There is said to be trouble a-brewing
also in the Post office Department, and
that A. w. Machen, Superintendent of
the Free Delivery System, is to be inyesti-
gated.
Gen. o. L. -Spaulding. of Michigan, As
sistant Secretary Of the Treasury, has ten
dered his resignation which will take eff
feet upon the appointment of his success
sor, which will be very soon. Robert 3.
Armstrong, Of Illinois. has been selected
as Gen. Spaulding's successor. He is now
private secretary to Gen. Shaw. Secretary
of the Treasury. Gen. Spaulding retires
because Of i'll health and over work, and
will be given something equally as good"