Life — November 7, 1907 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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rk,’ six days a weck, in a noisy news- paper office, with the big presses thunder- ing below and the Mergenthalers clicki ove. Therefore I find it difficult to con- ince people that I now require absolute , the curtains half drawn and violets the table. “During recent years I have done most of my work in the summer months here at ‘arm, which is a quiet spot beyond the reach of the insurance solicitor, the book agent and the young lady elocutionist who wants a monologue written. I do most of ywork between the hours of 7 and 11 a.m and I do not feel that I have done a full ay’s task unless I turn out 1,000 words. I never have learned to use the type- writer, although I occasionally dictate, but only when I have the material very well blocked out in my mind. It happens that my story manuscripts usually go through without many changes, but the dialogue play needs to be tinkered over and condensed a great deal.” * * HOPKINSON 11TH makes in * numerable changes in his original draft—“about ten million,” to be more precise. He devotes six months of the year, in New York, to his literary work, and his ve hours of daily toil yield him about » thousand words of copy. As he is an engineer and an artist as well, he can scarcely be classed among the idle rich . * * ’ INGENUOUS person on an ocean liner, noting F. Marion Crawford's industry at sea, asked him why he worked so hard. ‘*To make a living,” answered Mr. Crawford, blithely—a simple and comprehensive explanation that had not occurred to his qu In all the s since “Mr. Isaacs” made him famous, the author of ‘Ave Roma” has been a tireless and a methodical worker. He writes all the year round—in Sorrento, on his travels, during his to New York, wherever he happens to be. He uses a pen, rarely dictates anything; and though he makes many corrections, he seldom changes a plan First Aids to Authors SOME obviously superficial person has been sneering at George Ade because of his indiscreet avowal that, since perfect- ing his literary style, he prefers to work with the curtains drawn and violets on the table. Cavillers of this kind belong to that crude, uncultured class who, despite the multiplication of literary monthlies by the department stores, seem to have no con- ception of the throes and vigils inseparable from the production of pure brain pabulum. Some day we hope to found a journal that shall do for the American philistine and pseudo-intellectual citizen what Malherbe Franklin Concentric Valve The long-sought-for invention which ‘engineers had given up as “impossible.” no more weight. The “impossible” made possible. It greatly increases power with The crowning success of motor- car engineering. The final step in high power and light weight. Send for de luxe catalogue of Franklin models. 16 h. p. Touring-car $1850; Runabout $1750 28 h. p. Touring-car or Runabout $2850 42 h. p. Touring-car or Runabout $4000 Landaulets and Limousines. Prices fo. b. Syracuse. H H Franklin Mfg. Co., Syracuse, N. Y. Member Association Licensed Automobile Manufacturers. FRANKLIN sod Theo? JAMAICA Daye ith Ten days on the ocean and sixteen days touring the beautiful island of Jamaica by either automobile or earings, including a rating trip and many other interesting side excursions with several days at the “Titchfield,” the most modern and well equipped hotel in the West Indies. All expenses included, $190 Automobile Tour or $150 Carriage Tour Other tours to Isthmus of Panama, Trinidad, Barbados and the Windward Islands Route cards and illustrated booklets will be sent on request THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET CO. Sanderson & Son, Gen'l Agts., 22 State St., New York; Foster Debevoise, Passenger Agt., Flatiron Bldg., New York comicbooks.com