Evening star., 1935-02-24
GOOD HUMOR AT A PRICE
DURING THE EIGHTIES
Carpenter Describes the Writing Game
and Discusses the Leading Jour.
nalists of His Day.

for writing the story, and me very
well for selling 1t for him.
"As I became better the idea grew
upon me, and by the time I had re-
covered I was enthusiastic In at
tempting to put it into action. knew
the best writers in the country from
my magazine connections. and I ar
ranged with them to furnish me
with copy. I found the editors Of
the country pleased with the idea and
I soon had many Of the best papers
on my list.
During the first three months
lost $500. had been recently mar
ried and had wife and baby on
my hands. I had faith, however, so
I went ahead. My business Is now
well started and am making money.
I pay good prices for stories, ranging
as high as $500 for a short story
by well-known author. These I
sell at about $40 apiece for q story
per week to a number of papers"
Where did the newspaper syndi-
cate scheme originator" I asked. And
how does 1t pay?"
1T originated in Europe" replied
Mr.. Mcclure. The English newspa-
pers publish better literary matter
than their magazines, and a noted
European novelist published stimuli
taneously serial newspaper story in
four Of the great capitals Of the world,
Berlin. Vienna, st. Petersburg and
New York"
What do you think Of the war
articles OF the Century,"
They are good. I intend TO come
down to Washington this Winter and
I think I know where there is enough
unwritten history In regard to the
war to make a set of articles which
will be fully as good, If not better.
shall publish them In my syndicate
Of newspapers, thus giving the mate
rial wider circulation than 1t gets
in the Century"
President Cleveland.
WHAT a big man President Cleve-
land is! He must weigh nearly 800
pounds, and a line drawn through
the center of his stomach to the small
of his back would measure at least
feet. He Is under feet tall, has
great width Of shoulders and his
flesh, unlike that of most fat men, is
solid rather than flabby. His arms
are as big around as the garter of
ballet dancer, and each of his legs
would make prime round steaks in
the meat market of a cannibal. He
has fat, puffy hands. which look very
soft as to their palms. and which, not
withstanding the fact that they have
pressed against those of nearly 10000
ofice- seekers. are still clean and un-
calloused The dimensions Of his head
and neck have been described ad
nauseum. His complexion is between
that Of blond and brunette.
President Cleveland dresses well.
His usual suit is one Of black broad
cloth with the coat double breasted and
tightly buttoned about the body. He
wears good boots, which always shine
brighter than those Of his callers.
His linen is white and he puts on
a new turnover collar every day. His
favorite necktie is one of black, very
quiet and modest in its tie. The
President ties it himself and he does
not require the assistance of valet
in making his toilet. He wears, you
know, brown mustache, which is
thick and heavy. The rest Of his face
he shaves himself every morning
President Arthur had his own barber
come to the White House to shave
him. Arthur bought many fine suits
of clothes. suppose he used more
while he was in the White House
than Cleveland will acquire during
his lifetime.
The man in the White House is a
hard worker. He rises at half-past
n in the morning. And here would
pause to say that George Washington
used to get up at 4; Jefferson jumped
from the covers when the suns rays
first fell upon the clock in mis- bed
chamber; John Quincy Adams had
taken a walk and swim in the Po-
! tomac before the time of day at which
Cleveland is out of bed, and Presi-
dent Harrison used to go out and do
the White House marketing long be-
fore half-past Z.
But to return to our muttons. AS
soon as he is dressed, washed and
shaved, Mr.. Cleveland reads certain Of
the newspapers and by the time the
hands of the clock point to 8, he is
ready for breakfast. Breakfast with
President Cleveland is a medium meal
The woman he brought down from
Albany to cook for him gets it up.
1t is composed Of oatmeal, some beef
steak and eggs, or a chop with cup
of coffee to wash it down. After
breakfast, with no exercise, the PTesi-
dent goes directly to his office. He
looks over his private letters, and
answers some of them. He seldom uses
stenographer for any purpose.
Next the President takes up pub
lie business, perhaps has an inter
view with a cabinet officer or Chief
Justice or some other prominent
person before the grist Of daily
callers begins. This week he has
stopped the callers altogether and
he refuses offlce-seekers. Before this,
IL O'Clock would find about a hun
dred ofhce-seekers waiting to bore
him every morning They would be
let in by Col. Loef1er, who first took
| their cards to the President. He
would listen to their requests going
through with them in short meter.
and about / O'Clock would be ready
| for his lunch.
President Cleveland goes through
his midday snack at the same rate
as a Wall Street broker; it rarely
consumes more than Is minutes. He
then goes back to his Office and to
work. He grinds along until 3 o'clock.
at which hour, rain or shine, he
goes out for a ride in the White
House carriage He generally takes
with him, and he is fast exploring
the country in the vicinity Of Wash
ington. Now and then he drives
| out in the direction Of Secretary