The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-20

praised ia" ARTICLES Mr.. Alden had
cent to the atlantic and then placed III
his hands 5000 on account. Lowell.
Emerson and Wendell. Phillips also
had read tho articles n were 80 inn
pressed by them that Mr.. Alden
then 20 Cr - years old-waS invited
Ia deliver % course at twelve lectures
before the Lowell Institute in Boston.
at was then" he says, at the homo
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Fields that ! r.;rt
Hawthorne and E.incrson-Emet~Cn
spending the night there"
shortly after this experience Mr..
Alden accepted an editorial appoint
ment in Franklin square and there he
has remained to his day. II" has had
many experiences with authors. some
OF them amusing.
Once when Justin Mccarthy vas in
this country he called AT thr Harpefe,
and during a chat "the genius of The
firm the late Fletcher Harper. asked
him to write some short stories for the
ma
"Tiow many do you want asked
Mccarthy.
.Oii. say forty-tivc." Mr.. Harper re-
piled.
After the visitor had gone MI. IIar-
per old Mr.. Nl,hcn of the occurrence,
and butl. hoped that Mr.. Me, artl.
would send a few stories at least.
They We're not disappointed / u this.
AS a matter of fact says the vet
cram editor. Justin Mccarthy accepted
the order In al seriousness. lie wrote
! every one oc those forty-tiNe stories,
and wc were glad to get them. Fur
thermore. unless ! am mistaken h"
wrote them all before h" had concluded
! lis visit to the I ni."d S'aios. "" was
| the readic.t snor; story writer ! ever
knew
When Mr.. Alden Hrs, took charge o,
many years aftcrwarl he Wa editor
and everything else. lie opened the
| editorial mail. entered al the manu-
! scripts in "A book. read them all. ac-
cepting and declining. laid out N"
magazine number ly numoer. r"ad all
the proofs. carried on Win his " pcn
a vast and varied correspondence with
writing folk all over the world ana
never lost n m,riscr pt but once, 1t Is
said.
Accorhin. ru ,lc story. uu" II the
Mos, widely known "f American novel;
ists wears AGO sept a story To- the
MAGAZINE. and not hearing from j in
cue tine vcntur.d To- max. an inquiry.
Mr.. Alden remembered % S'ury per
fcc,ly and started To- book for H.. I'"-
fur. inng others were called into III"
search. Every nnok AND cram! was
examined. but without avd.t.
Finally "a clerk called attention a.
tho fact that mice had been around
the EDITORS lttlc office. Wiercui"n
Mr.. Alden wrote tn" author asking
whether he had - copy If tho c"ntrl-
button. and receiving an affirmative
reply, Immediately sent "A second letter
explaining that tho very mi"" Of
Franklin square were :" appro'.a;iV'
OF good literature that they had raw
cnous,y consumed his "ritinJi copy,
and woIld h please s,uI Il duplicate"
As the duties IL editorial work n
creased with IN" development %! maya
zine publication Mr.. .\lI'u found !.
necessary 10 employ assistance. for n.
single person was phN sicIIiN cdpthl.
Of handling the details That grew by
leaps and bounds. Eut in S.loc.iig hi
reader Of MANUSCRIPTS u" has away
been exceedingly carof. i ami Of such
specialists he has had 'I"t more 'han
four or five since he tu"h char:c "f
Hnrp'r's away back IN l>iH.
"Tic most important Wurn CONNECTED
with a magazin." h" has often - j
is that Of judgment IN connection
with manuscripts submitted dav afr'
day, The professional r"td"r ~" mr.
s"r> them IN very larg" m"tSur" o"'or-
mines tho futur. Of IN. periodical. ~
upon hat read. rests thu militia, r"-