Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-02-10
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NiINH. OF NlU MrIiNfN fNiliNH nuMNAnHi
publishers of McClures Magazine
Miss rarncll ia in her forts eighth
year Her frsi work of distinction
was q Nfo sketch uf Napoleon itnna.
u1rto th second was probably the
Hreafea historic sketch ever written
car Abraham Lincoln, and the third and
iat was q history Of me alnNinrd Ol
mnnnauH Each 81 theao histories
WAH 20 complete end 80 completely
iaeti an i1cts that thoy attracted
wide nli nslon and hwuaa mucn
rr ili ln iH writer So deem had
fslch gutieci hcon pDhel ihai the
methpf Qi rgfearch used hy the
writer has neen a matter ut much
coninciuro and even concern, Some
who sei themselves SEQ aa authorities
80 Ned q Eome Of thH details Of Mlas
Tarhclla Histories dshy'ng thar they
were facts bui ilmr and records have
proved thst they wore truih
When M'a Tarhell hrt came 90
lnis city on Friday che refused. olev.
afly, .a hf Interviewed ST White
Haa che lkesman ior tht party and
Nr MnNo refused t0 lHlk nnYH.nn
hu frivolous NlEs Tarbcli doesn't
know how m BE- frivolous. apd that
81 cCrtuly why Mr white uHs given
we heavy daty ol reviewing newspaper
Reporters d. 90 very iJni ui moet.
Sos ue nio anyway However. nr
consented to aI0lh ln Stiles rarbcli
tn Hee u Sine would mot submit io an
Interview The reporter HW Mla
Tar.ell and 800 White hal net mes.
iiungd the matter 90 her "u she in
turn, saw ~ Phillips, who is paying
fH her ume end be- gave his consent
for hgg tu talk on her methods Of re-
tearfh
My methods are French nroih1fsL
eere hcr first words at iraE. they
are methods thai have grown out of
my training for literary work whine
studying Do france
Time ane space win MOI permit ~
reproduction ~ the pleasant and Ca.
toresllng talk the reporter lisicncd %
in the next dirty minutes Miss Tar.
lHiI talks az we'll as she writes and
every time she opens her mouth she
says something worth aaicning %.
Mr white win havo 3D. count her
nut when b comes 10 talking iriv0'
lona
After throe years OF study 90 q
frenf, schDoi of journalism. and lia.
tening 10 many lectures. Miss Tnrleil
returned 20 her native country 90
take 40 the work She HAD chosen a.
hle'a vocation Her first great lt.
oriry accomplishment was a history
1f Napoleon nonapa1to, which placed
her amnug the foremost writer's 81 the
day, aud gave her an cnviable pual
t.on with Mcclure
10 wan while was doing gome ed.
ltOriai work for the Mcclure Maza
zine. thai ) nrst began my life 81 Lin
colin We received many letters and
had calls from many people who had
known Mf lincoln hut ln none OF
them could We find sufficient iufnrua
fi0n FOR an article AFTER ] had gath
orci considerable information. saw
au Opportunity for q goud story My
work on tdnc0ln consumed Eve years
To- thA work on Bouapartc had 20 de-
pend entirely GA documentary 10
formation. but ~ the work on lin
coin the field ssaH much larger Manl
people still lived that had known him
aud lhoro wore relatives who knew
much about him. / studied his early
iifo hy visiting thC homo 81 hll child
hucd A. a surveyor visited thf
places he had surveyed and hat
sketches made az tho work he has
dome ~ a lawyer and statesman
I visited places where b. had prac
ticed. siudied The court records ant
read the files Of old newspapers CIV
iug accounts az his cadoa and ~ 20
litieai meetings which he attended
WhtIeVor / could learn af a perani
who had known him uf know gonil
raminlaconco OF him, ! would Be- ans
see him read an az his CORE
spnndopCe that could find. and az
oi these yielded me Che Information
f0T q history The work was icdloU
and consumed Eve years
Mics farbells "LlM of lincoln
brought heT fresh laurela. aud nu
only made her position with McCiur
ul1ne secure. but brought bier into suc
prominence thaf the public demaudo
more of her work And her Subs
queens work has boon received wit
equal appreciation
Born Iu ihe northwestern part "a
Pennsylvania, ON the border 0l the ID
uasions of the state. thcro was probe
hly no writer ln tho world Def
Tar adauled o. historic e..sutiard o
fhan Miss Tarhell nos barring 10 q
triggers MmHelf Her father wac en-
gagged Oh the business and she grow %
Wllh a lull knowledge Of h0W 20 sin
an ga we'll ana whht 90 90 with "a
oii after it haa hoon struck " KNEE
yhls." she said "as well as Sho farm
er child knows WHIST 90 40 40 So
folln ur how 90 tako care OF Ga
stock in winter
1919 work on the STANDARD on alg
consumed tno grcator luri uf nyo yeas
ned I i0pk care t0 uay nothing bt
whai could hack up hy records (
sworn statements People usuali
teA che trih when sworn / viaite
every state where the methods {
STANDARD ON bad boen probed hy "a
courts and legislative bodies and u
rpled much tme 90 reading tetimOn.
hal "a number uf Interviews wii
Air Rogers and found him a Vel
quaTf man. OF Caurn 90 90 can Z
ol up M "a business deal. De vi
10 a. ~ you can Do him why, d
erest.nF D exactly tho same n
DarlY training while my father wa
engaged in pnduclny oll Coz lio ira
40 hal away, wGa 0l much aBFlEiAuI
in We. as 0f course, was my trH.nil
ln rose ch work."
Miaa luh.l was asked her ouinil
81 IhumaH Lawson. ~ AWnlgumaf'
ConpeI fame. but she said lhai 81
Would mther noi give it HOwoYs
fhQ offered thai Nh lawaod had gltl
tbe people much valuahl0 infOrmail.
end flnt she beloved be was doh