The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-05
J. U. LLOYD HERE.
Author Of " Stringtoun On the
Pike, in Topeka.
He Writes for Pastime and Not
Money.
HE HAS A NEW BOOK.
It Has Already Been Christened
d" SerOggins.'
Tells Of People and Country He
Loves.
J HAS A NEW BOON.

John Trrf IIovd- author Of string
town on the Pike fs In Topeka TO-DAY
attending the meeting Of the kansas
State Eclectic society. He viii paFtlei-
pate in the symposium after the oa-lA-
quet tonight at the Z W G A an
ing han TO be gwen by the Eelee1les
and Homeopaths jointly
Mr.. IIov5 is Interesting and always
So He denies the title Of noveilSt- ne
IS a doubIe-harrelad ma1-business
and tsuperaueut-and las sueeeeleo
In both He Is a scientist, the lanoTa-
torv chemist OF the Lloyd Brothers
Pharuaeeuttcal company ofClneiI1rlalli-
O At odd hours he writes books Ike
Kfulfnr. about Mine own People
Like other strong writer's M Lloyd
does not know WHEN he commenced
his literary work He would proba1-g
b the first 20 object should any one
apply 60 him the title Of literary
man I am not writing novels, ne
said this morning Pharmacy is my
business. writing is my avocaIlon-
What have written is about the peo-
Die with whom was reared Aley
are mine, their dCIugs are mine Alien
has written. bluegrass, bluegrass
bluegrass Fox has given TO the pub
lie some magnificent productions -
well as the author Of the Chotr irlylsi-
be But my people are the ones aooul
re the ores which inspired me 20
write I believe that owed II 20 ny
people and the country AZ t4EsE 49,
that IS why 7 have produced the ooo-s-
1t was my desire TO perpetuaIe cult1A-
lions and picture people 50 that rIl7S
may not BE- lost when clFlllAa-tQ-l
finally eucroachss across those noun
tafns have no desire for literary
fame
@Rack there continued Nj LLOYD
and a soft loyal look came into Els
eyes. Il was married Ny we pee
uIe stfU live on the old Iarrn from
children 20 there every sumner 20
play and I spend my VACATIONS ines
too Those people are dlEIeEell- I -
auv other They are real craFaGI1ls-
Man have written bluegrass again
and again But there are people n ttlS
land Of kzntuckV-real flesh ana pioo1
uaouIe and it was Of those THAT 1
spoke in my books 1850, d,
1T seemed 20 surprise some peopte.
continued Mr.. Lloyd when NO.
about those characters They dld l-at
believe that they eXl7l5l- 80
named 1Iacus- z keutuck1au 0y lt- ~
from the Courier journal, CAM - q 7
to Boone county now eeLi11 ---s7
town county TO see Eor nlIllss---
have been d writer on the 0---- -
Trrrru4T for twelve years said he ana
7 have never heard Of such people It
Won are right I shall give you a Eoe'!
vrrfte71p If wrong good oloWlls -
7 got the wr1reups eQncl---@- -
LLOYD with q smile o..
when do you ind time 70 Wslle
was asked OF him
ssOh. that IS not hard" he replied
write one page every day ana III
the year you have $50 and lhAl Is q
h0OE write at home nights some
times at odd hours in the lab0ratoFy
on the cars, and wherever ana y men
ever I think Of it and feel Ike IL
had an interesting experience VIII
one CHAPTER Of 'EEed-Head- me pun
fishers we're hurry-tug me for Il bus L
would not come It was only snort
IT went BY for days and finally one
dav on the train what I wanted came
aasfIv. do not write it out ahead Of
time or plan it, That IS not the way
do my writing
M LI0yd's first beck was Eli
dorhpa.'' which spelled backward.
reads .'Aphrodite-" The name wa.
born from the latter word The book
Is scientific, strangely tntermiuglet
with taupera mental tones which
urouhesfed the depth and tone O.
s.strfnEtowu-- and warwick on tn
knobs The latter book. by the way
is Mr. Lloyd's fsvorire- He likes
hest. Asked why he replied.
comes closer. in my estimation, to tn
ueopIe about whom have written
He has another strong book whicl
r7anv people Ike It is Red Head
s.On the Right side Of the Car" lit