Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-14


IA single interruption of any kind. always
free lance. l have produced 1,2DVo
words, for which l received S72.G0U. My
articles and stories have appeared in 20
different magazines and weeklies and in
40 newspapers, besides syndicate articles
in 500 newspapers. | have written nine
books. including two novels, works or REL
erence ana books Of the premium class.
Combined sale Of these books, i5oUt.
have written more than 1850 different
magazines articles. and over 100 short
stories, ana heaven knows how many
pamphlets and advertisements. My stun
has appeared over 100 different nallcs.
My output has averaged. tor ~ years.
some $4,000 words year. Average pay,
cent 4 word. Average yearly earnings
from writing alone. $1,000. In certain years
have made $500 or 4 little more. nave
been paid : cents = word. but l 90 NOT
seek this class OF work. | find that can
make more at work for / or , cents IA
word. My workshop is word factory
Capacity 200o words 4 day. When ab-
sent thaIf the year or mCre) / travel i'll
search of raw material. In such quest
have travelled 100000 miles-every country
in Europe, every state in the Union. be-
sides India. etc. Travelled 5000 miles last
year
The Anderson Auction Company of New
York recently sold an important
portion of the library of the
poet editor William Cullen Bryant,
the 41E~lots being dispersed by order of
the executor of the estate of his daugh inter-.
the late Julia w. Bryant The higl est
price of the sale was $l25, paid by Dodd,
Mead & Co, for Il copy Of the first edition
of Longfelow's Tales of a Wayside
nm" 1863, an immaculate example With
hvlcaf inscribed: William G. Bryant,
with hest regards of the author, Nov. 1888 :"
I.ongfellows Song of Hiawatha," 1850,
FIRST edition. with Bryants signature on
flyleaf went to Dodd. Mead & Co., at
$21 and his Poems. Lyrical and Drama
tic" Liverpool, 1880 BlyantS autograph
on title, to the same buyers at $26. Presen-
tation and autographed copies of Bryant's
own works formed an extensive list.
Order gave $50 for the poets copy of
tie first edition of his translation of HON.
e, s ''Iliad," 1870, the two volumes contain
ing a poem of twenty lines in his auto
graph, memoranda relating to the ''Iliad,"
etc. Another copy of the 'Iliad." which
Dodd Mead & Co. secured at $2', was
presented to Miss Bryant. each volume
being inscribed: ITO Julia Bryant
with the love of her father. Will
linn Cullen Bryant, April g. 1871. !"
Rryant's copy of his version Of
tie odyssey" 1S71-72. with manuscript
poem and memoranda inserted, realized
$500 c"Order'D. Bryant's privately print
ed Hymns" New York, 1859, fine copy
of this scarce item, brought 500 (Frederick
W. Norris. Dodd, Mead & Co. gave $50
for "The Picturesque Souvenir Letters of
a Traveller: or, Notes of Things Seen m
Europe and America" 1851. inscribed to
Mrs Frances Fairchild Bryant, from her
Husband, August. 1850" Ernest D. North
paid s25 for Little People of the Snow"
1873, with presentation Inscription from
Bryant to his daughter Julia. Orange"
secured at $1275 ''Voices of Nature" 1863
W it'll B,yant's autograph on title. Bry-
ants last poem,s THE Flood of Years"
issued by Putnam's for the holiday sea-
son Of 1S77-7S. which went to Dodd. Mead
& Co. at $l5 inscribed: For Julia
Bryant, with the love of her father. Dc
ccmbcr, 1875" The poet died on June y,
| 1873, through his error. the inscription vas
apparently written six months after his
death. B.yants Poems" New York. 1882,
! the authors signature on title, realized sS7
| (Dutld. Mead & Coz. the Poems of 1884,
| Boston lis signature on title $40 c'Tark'o:
"The Fountain and other Poems.' 1874.
| the London edition. also with the poet 5
| autograph on title, $15.50 Dodd, Mead &
CO.. The latter in embelished wrappers.
| is a scarce item. Dodd, Mead & Co. gave
| s26 for Bryants Poems of 1S47, the
Philadelphia edition. illustrated by LeutZe.
| the hyleaf inscribed: TO Julia Bryant,
| from her father. Dec 1876 The Poems"
| London. 1S49, Bryants signature on title
| and fyleaf. fetched $i5 c'Order'O, the
| Poems" Liverpool, 1850. Bryant's auto
graph on the title, s14 (Dodd, Mead &
Coz: and German edition, Bremen. 1863.
| title also autographed. $40 C"Order'). Mr.
| Drake gave SIS 30 for ILLUSTRATED Notes of
an Expedition through Mexico and Cali
| fornia,' New York. 1852, with four fall
page coored photographic plates by T. w.
| Audubon (son of the naturalisD and a
presentation copy to Bryant. 'Order" paid
| $40 for THE Annals of Chicago: A Lee
| tre Delivered Before the Chicago Lyce>
| UNI, Jan. II. $780, by ]. N. Balestier, Kip
ling's father-in-law. The author states
! that the population of Chicago, at the
date of his address, was 5000. Dana
1.-TWO Years Before the Mast" lS40. first
edition. inscribed: Mrs. Bryant. with the
respects of r. H. Dana. Jr.,' realized
| s11 Drakel