The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-28
From Harpers.

From Harpers
 On the northern shores of Long Island Sound, nearly opposite Oyster Bay, stands little house which is probably unique in appearance and situation. It Is square built structure of stone, and rests upon arches between two cliffs so that when the tide comes in the water flows under 1t to the landing of stone steps. In storm the spray dashes over the building, and in calm weather the water laps under and around 1t unceasingly, and the sound steamers deck at sea. Tn this iden" MT. Irving Bacheller writes.
 He has no special methods for work. Rising early every morning he dives off his small dock Into the sound for swim, and divides his day between work, golf. fishing or long walks with an ex- tremely intelligent collie, of which he is very naturally proud. He does his writ ing whenever the mood is on, and If the inspiration continues he works far into the night in his boat-lilke study, and sleeps there rather han return to the house and disturD his family. There is an immense fireplace In the den. and In cold weather wood fire burns there all ways, cracking and sputtering and filling the little room with good cheer. Around him are many books. They are on the tables, on the chairs, the lounges even on the floor. Over the door Is the mounted head of caribou which he shot In New foundland last year. Another ornament of the study is the violin that belonged to the crazy musician who played so di- vinely in Eben Holden. He was real character so well known that when the novel appeared Mir ,Bacheller had letter from Mayor Charles D. Bingham, of Watertown, N Y, where the musician died. He had died a pauper, vote MT. Bingham, with no property but his violin, which had been rafhed for $33 to pay his funeral expenses. It was won by Cana dian and lost sight of; but the mayor be- came so interested on reading Eben Hold en that he instituted searc.l for the h. strument, bought it, and sent 1t with his compliments to Mir Bacheller.
 MT. Bacheller was born in the little town of Pierpont, New York, on the edge of the Adirondacks, and was graduated from St. Lawrence University. He besan life as a journalist, and his first fame was earned from his association with the Bacheller Syndicate, of which he was the founder. But a serious literary impulse was latent in him and needed only the right inspiration to develop into action. The inspiration came in this way About the year 1892 certain group of bright newspaper men, among them Stephen Crane and Irving Baeheller, used to meet for recreation and mutual enjoyment on the roof of a quaint old building in a district of New York known as Monkey Hill They called themselves the Lantern Club, because lanterns symbolize en- lightenment. and because they were used to Illuminate the club itself Among their diversions was the custom of writing stories and sketches to be read aloud at the meetings. Free enthusiastically free-was expected and offered, and in this honest if rough school some very fine literary training was given and received. Both Crane and Bacheler began to do serious work as the direct result of the meetings of the Lantern Club, MT. Bach eller had two booKs to his credit, neither of which had been especially successful,