Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 February 1894 — Page 11

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL. WEDNESDAY 3I0RXING, FEBRUARY 21. 1894-T WELTE PAGES.

Johnson's boolc was out. . His library door was locked, and the author sat before the blazing fire inhalln? th delicate aroma of an aftv-dinncr cigar, deep in the anticipated üelights of a first filanco Rmory? the uncut pase,s of the virgin vulim? that rested boslde him on the table. A messenper lxy hal brousht it with the compliments of the publishers not ten ndnutea before, and Jrhnson, utuJfr the pie of important busings, had hi"d him from th" lsom of his fa-mily t pl'Ut in cptiet over this offspring of his train. Settling: himself comfortably in th" Hsr arm chair, ho took the gleaming wslnis tusk that served as a papercutter, and, pushing it slowly beneath thrt string of the package, burst the bands. The thick, brown covering parted, there, uamo a gleam of flashing tin comer protector?, a rustle of tissue paper, and Johnson's bok. his first attempt, lay in view before him. What his snsatiri-.s wro it would be useless to describe; .ry author knows thani. It neM only b said that cluing his eyes for a moment. Johnson, experienced, that peculiar delight and satisfaction which come Nit onee in a lifetime and is gone like a fleeting shadow, lit first looked at th binding. It was a credit to the: pijblif'ier, to him, and to th" importance rf the subjvt; rich, beautiful, oven athelic Again lie looked into the fire, holding the volume caressingly as ho watched tho flames play through the onoke and cinder.'--, and for another few moments indulged In the intoxicating delights of authorship, a weakness which he would have ."corned to exhibit in pubIt'. I Covering himselt he turned to the title page. Ah! there it was: Absalom Courtney J'-hu.s..ii. H r.ad every ltter, then scanned each word; gazfd at it from th north. from the southeast, from every point in th mnpass. from above and ldw. lb- linircrcd over it long an.1 tenderly until th- ashes ..f his cigar rolled up his sb-v-; t!icn he turned to the table of content.-, the list .f illustration?, and finally b'-t-au tli preface, reading it over ml vpi-, cniing i the initiils A. ( .!. o:u h time with a great, and trrohig satisfaction. Thru he conned the succeeding paijos. finding liQw pleasure in the lot.-- and the aplaran --. of th" work, und linally. ;is the gong nf the mantel clock sounded the hour of 12. laid th- beck down and ros--. cons. -in that a new opn, a in h' career had begun. Johnson was v rll a.-ouainf-d with himself, as the saying gc. lie tv.is a practical business iuan, possessed .f all the natural shrewdness that underlies M-..-1 cess in trade, and boinjr conscientious man ho did not have so hich an opinion of his intelloetur.1 powers as h wished the world t have; hence, in this evening of pleasure, in his sensations of delipht and triumph, there had been a faint element of surprise that he hal been able to produce a book of this kind. As ho thought it over, he slowly came to the con Pision. however, that a man may b a genius and his innate modesty never find it tut except by possiMo ;M.,ident. The more he considered th- matter, the lunger he gazd at the volume, the more he became conjnced that for years h had been blind c shining light burning within him, and that hv consecrating all his efforts to the 'canned goods" interest he had possibly deprived the public of valuable services in the Clt.l.l r.f 1..,....

This line of reason was accumulative, j and turning out the gas, .Johnson walked ' imttivr 1 . J, . . '

uie i Kir i nor t nis joys ant sorrows with a new-born dignity. Mrs. Johnson immediately noticed it. "What's the matter?" she exclaimed, dropping the coil of hair which she was unwinding with that peculiar backhand motion possible only to her sex. She had caught the new expression in the mirror, and as she turned Johnson approached and silently held out th? book. Mrs. John-on took the volume curiously, opened it at. the title page, and as the author's name greeted her eves she

turned slightly pale, then Hushed, ex- !

claiming naively, "Absalom: you don't mean to say" "But I do," retorted Mr. Johnson, fo'ding his wife in his arms; and if any one had been on the other side thev might have seen a salt and plethoric tear of supreme joy and gladness coursing down the author's cheek. Tt but the weakness of a moment; recovering himself, with conscious pride, the author told his story: how he had worked for months on this to surprise her; how he hat found a publisher who, after examining the manuscript, had pronounced it one of the most remarkable looks of the day. and had encouraged him to issue it immediately, he (Johnson) paying the simple, ordinary expenses of type-setting. binding- and publishing, while they circulated the book to the four corners of the earth. All the minute details of the work were gone over; how. upon various occasions, he had been nearly caught while writing; what a time he had had keeping the proof away from the curious eyes of the family, and much more. Mrs. Johnson was delighted. She had never suspected that her husband was literary, and frankly told him so, but as Johnson had not suspected it himself until very lately, he was not discomfited. The following day Johnson entered the board of trade rooms with a new individuality. The rumor had already gone abroad, and he was introduced to his colleagues by a facetious friend as "author." while in honor of the occasion another friend had suspended from the wall a gigantic gold pen. borrowed from a stationer, suggestive of the supremacy of that weapon either in war or peace. "Johnson." in the words of a friend on the bull side of the market, "stood the racket well;" he could afford to. as he had produced the book and was the lion. Ills mail quadrupled. Congratulations poured in from all uuarters; likewise requests and hints for a copy of the. work, and in one way and another the author pave away twenty copies wiih his autograph in writing on the title page in two days. lie hod previously subscribed to two literary press-clipping bureaus that promised for the small sum of to send him 100 notices of himself and his book, culled from the papers of the world. They said it was the custom to do this among literary men, so Johnson did it; besides he wanted to know what the world thought of hid efforts. Within a week of the publication two small local papers gave the book some vfcry favorable reviews. The Evening rierald, in which Johnson was a stockholder, publkhod a column with a s ketch of Johnson's life, a morning paper in which Johnson Ä- Blear were heavy advertisers, gave the merchant what the literary reviewer called a "hundred-and-fifty-dollar-send-orf," and mailed him a opy marked with blue penc-il. with a hint that Johnson might buy 2,0)0 copies to send to his friends and other papers throughout the country to the advantage of himself and the bonk. The editor, who described hirrwdf a an "old-timer." Informed him that hundreds of small but Influential pap rs could not pay for reviews, but would copy them if they received them already prepared. Johnson saw the point at onp, and believeing that he could in this way materially ail the publLmers in advertising the work, a check for $100 was forwarded to the editor, who promised to send marked copies to over one thousand papers- Th author also received a letter from the alitor of an established publication inclosing a four-pag.-; account of his life, and stating that just as they were going to press it had occurred to th editor that the valu of the sketch to Lh reading public would be enhanced by a picture of the. author. The editor regretted that the. expense in perparing the article prevs-nted them from making any further outlay, but if Johnson de. eirM to pay for the r'r,ire. which, if of ths kind usually used ty lirst-clas

authors, would be J.'OO. they would lx very glad to publish it. The ptate, the editor added, would be the property of the author, who could thus send Impressions to personal friends. The $200 looked large, but Johnson saw. or thought he saw. that all this would help run up the circulation, so it was a small matter after all; the money went out tili s way. hut it came back through the book with interest. Again, he had always been an advertiser. It was a common saying that Johnson "believed in printer's ink." and his business was a justification of his course. Indeed, the author was not indulging in fanciful vagarios. He was successful in politics and business, a reader of men. a. man who never made a move without looking at the proposition from all sides, and it is due Johnson to say that ho grasped the problem of the book with the same vigor that he had other projects that had borne his name with great profit and financial yuooccssc.s. The days slipped by. and Johnson began to wonder when "The nally Argus" would reyjew the volume. This was the most influential paper in the city, and had for years been noted for Its literary flavor. It was said lhat the columns were so well set up. ?n correct In styl, diction and punctuation, that the teachers used them as examples in the schools. Nearly all th reporters wre college, graduates, to which fact was due the idiomatic, snap and sparkle that pervaded even the advertisements. The Argus reviewer was not known. Perhaps it was better so. as numerous authors. If the truth was told. IhirMed for his blol. while several, it was said, had given up literature and devoted months to the detective business in hopeless attempts to discover his identity. Johnson appreciated the importance of the opinion of the Argus, as it set the pac, j,s it were, for the press of the state, but he also believed that It would be very poor policy for a city paiT to attack n home production. His friend Iiriirgs. also a politician, took a somewhat different view, and as a result a coolness sprang ui between them. KrifTB-s argued that as Johnson had defeated the editor of the Argus In the race for alderman two years before, and, having bem engaged in a most rancorous fight for weeks, the editor would now in all probability take his revenge. "You know the old spying." said Urigg-, " 'Would that my enemy would write a book. Shipley h.as got you right where he wants you. and he's merely standing you off. II has you." said lingers, dismally, "on the hip." . "I don't believe it." replied Johnson, and in truth he did not. Tint F.riggs was a true prophet; two days later the blow fell. Johnson came down to breakfast a little at that morning. He had attended a syndicate meeting the night before, and was not in a rartieularlv

good Immer. He picked up the Argus and glanced over the telegraphic headings, then turned to the editorial page, and finally came to the literary notices. His heart gave a leap. Yes. there it was. an entire column. Johnson took a drink of coffee and opened out the paper. It is not necessary to r(ncte the article entire; but the author sat in his (hair, rigid ns a statue, the lines in his face growing deeper and deeper, the veins ii his forehead swelling until forgetting everything In his fury, i" brought his heavy fist down upon ih table with such force the dishs made a clatter that brought Iiis wife rushing in from an adjoining room to see what was the matter. "Matter? Nothing:" reared Johnson, dashing the newspaper to the floor. Nothing?" repeated his wife in astonishment. "Surely something must be the matter, Absalom, or you have gone mad." "You have hit it." retorted Johnson, as he stopjH-d pacing up and down the room. "I am mad. Here." picking up the offending sheet, "listen to what this viper of an editor says about me and my book: 'Johnson has written a booksave the mark. The subject is one about which the author knows absolutely nothing "The Financial Future of Reputlics." This possibly is the one redeeming feature of the book. If he had been competent to write on the subject, simply a poor book would have been the

result, but as he knows absolutely nothing the corrugated mess is one of the funniest things of the day. Here is a sample of Johnson's style, which, like his politics, is bad. Here follow a dozen lines and this note: 'If there was ever, even in the middle ages, such a farrago of utter imbecility it his been our good fortune to miss it. The book, looking at it as the work it is intended to be, is a good example of th? kind of bosh that would, had it any influence at all. lead the world back Into the depths of intellectual vacuity. How a sane publisher could place his imprint on such rubbish is past . comprehension. Either Johnson paid for it out of his own pocket or it is intended as a joke, in which case we welcome Johnson as a big success. " "It is outrageous:" exclaimed Mrs. Johnson, as her hate spouse again flung the paper from him. "Hut. my dear." she added soothingly, "nay no attention to it; your friends will understand it." "Matilda." said Johnson, slowly, "1 am going to have that man's life." "Oh. no, you're not," broke in his wife, coaxlngly. "Calm yourself, my dear. Every author has Just such experiences." "Well, what is it?" demanded Johnson, savagely, as a maid appeared at the door with a card in her hand. "A gentleman, sir," was the reply. "Tell him to go to the devil; I'm "not at home," retorted Johnson. "You had better see who it is." said Mrs. Johnson, taking the card and reading aloud, "Robert Henry Dancer, lawyer and counselor at law. Do you know him?" "No, I don't but 111 go and put him out," resjMnded Mr. Johnson, as he strode into the hall. "Well, sir." he said to the tall, thin young man who stood before him. "I haven't a moment, am very busy. What is it?" "Well, sir," was the reply, "I finished leading your new book last night, and laid it down with the feeling that I had learned more about the subJett than I ever knew before, and I determined that I would hunt you up and congratulate you personally on the completion cf your great work." "Step this way," said Mr. Johnson, with a change of tone, leading the way to the library, "it's rather draughty out there." "As I was saying," continued the visitor, "I rose this morning and said to Mrs. Dancer, I am going to call on the author of the "Financial Future of Republics," and thank him in person for this great contribution to the literature of so important a subject." "It's very kind of you," responded Mr. Johnson, beginning to feel somewhat calmer. "Rut," added the lawyer, gazing fixedly at the author and through him to the wall beyond, "when I picked up

the Argus this morning and read that

scandalous and libelous article, my feel

Ings changed. I became possessed of a depire for revenge, and to make a long

story hort, Mr. Johnson. I determined to onr my services to right you with that scoundrel of an editor." "Have you any show?" asked Mr. Johnson, filled with a new light. "All the show in the world." "For what?" "Libel and $10.000 dameges."

"Libel! retorted Johnson; "why, I want

him hung."

"Well." said the lawyer, quietly, "if you want him killed that is another matter. But I think the easiest, safest

way would be to tackle him on a libel suit; men have been worn out by that

means.

"Flow torture," remarked Johnson,

grimly. "Exactly." was the reply. "Put can you make a .case

Johnson. "This free-speech

gives these villains a chance at every

literary man and no redress. "I think we have him," said the law

yer. softly, rubbing his palms together; "you see, ycu, as an author, have com-

?" queried

humbug

milted yojrself naturally to the Judgment of the public. You are liable to experience criticism and even abus? and ridicule if your work is ridiculous, but it It not; and further. ir, the law of libel teps in and iuakes it a libel for a reviewer to ridicule an author, for while it may be a public duty to sjvnv up a poor book, there is no such obligation on the. part of the publisher or editor, so far as the author is concerned. The law distinctly says that beyond his connection with his woik. the author is a private individual, and is not subject to comment as is a candidate for office. But this reviewer has gone beyond this. He says your motives are dishonest. He says in so many words that if your book is intended as a serious effort, it is a dis

honest attempt to influence the money market, etc. This, of course, is not so, and is a libel. It is a stigma upon you, and will ruin the sale of the book." "You are right," interrupted Mr. Johnson, "and I am obliged to you. 1 confess I intended going down this morning and having it out with this fellow, but I will give him a taste of the law. You are sure you can work him?" "Sure," replied the lawyer, "if I can't T will niak? him so uncomfortable that he will wish he had never been born." "Well, go ahead; don't let up on him." said Johnson, as he bowed the visitor OXIt. That afternoon the evening papers announced in big headings that one of the nicjtt novel suits on record was to he tried. The paper all took it up, and it was the talk of th day. In the meantime the publishers announced that th book wan selling like hot cakes, and Johnson b-gan to feel In a 4'etter fame of mind, until the maii.-t brought hitn reports from various literary bureaus. Each one pent him the original "Argus" review, fo that he received five within a week. Two ho had contracted for; two others were sent as samples of the bureau's enterprise, while another, whose offer he had refused, was sent a.s a pleasant reminder. Meanwhile the bureaus which he had employed were pouring in hot shot, each letter containing from live to ten dippings from iiapers all over the country, and, to Johnson's rage and astonishment, all were unfavorable. One paper wondered if he was still at larg". Another after making mention of the look. gave, i a column to the responsibilities of publishing houses that publish such books, while another denounced him as a crank. In short, the Argus reviewer seemed to have Inspired all the rest, whil th marked copies had fallen by the wayside. These reports began to toll on Johnson's disposition. The servant brought in the mnil with fear and trembling, and Mrs. Johnson frequently retired from thu brpakfast. table in tears. Final! -Johnson refused to open this portion of his ma.il. and forwarded It to his lawyer, with instructions to "open up" on every one that came within the law of libel. Yet there was another side to all this. Johnson was In constant communication with his publishers, who had not sold four editions and the trial bad not !e-e-nn Thev seized the idea of sending out

agents with the books, and hundreds of

copies were thus disposer in in -town In the state, and finally, when th eae was called. Johnson's books had th" reputation of being the financial success of the season. The court room was crowded on the day in nuestion. Such a distinguished audience had not been seen in the gloomy rooms for vcars, and several guests sat bv the side of the judge. Writers es peciallv took an interest in the trial, as the question was, one that interested them all in the right of a newspaper to kill a book bv unjust criticism. Hvery wiiter knew that the Argus wielded a wide influence, and that one man who reallv represented the ideas and opinions "of an individual was their literary censor, and the trial was to determine whether he could be stopped or not. The selection of a jury occupied nearly the entire week. The attorney for the defense, an old and distinguished member of the Horton county bar. seemed determined that the services of men should be secured who knew nothing a proceeding that Mr. Dancer, for the plaintiff, did not object to in the slightest. The first man called was a butcher. Yes. he had read the account and had views. He thought the Argus editor should be tarred and feathered. "Was the plaintiff a customer of his?" "Yes. he was." Whereupon the attorney for the defense objected to him. and informed the opposition that he would tell them then and there that any attempt to pack the jury box vith their minions would be defeated. Mi Dancer here rose and said that the age of the gentleman prevented the retort that came to lips, but that he would allow the defense to select the jury, and so he did. The drawing was rich In young men. The first said he was a clerk; had read the account, but was not biased either way; would decide strictly on the evidence, but would rather be excused. Finally the entire jury was obtained, and it was remarked that they were an unusually intelligent body of young men. They might have been teachers, but were mostly bookkeepers or clerks. The trial progressed for several days. After the complaint was read testimony on behalf of plaintiff was introduced. Mr. Dancer had fifteen witnesses; men and women with big, bulging foreheads; men of curious appearance, women with short hair, who carried pamphlets and lead in court: men who looked literary and smelled musty all of whom testified to the sound logic of Johnson's book and expressed mild surprise that it could not be interpreted. One man. a small, bald-headed individual, was called as an expert in matters relating to the financial operations of republics, and was so deep and learned, so far above the rest, that even the judge looked puzzled. This witness created a strong impression in favor of the book, and Johnson himself was amazed at his own knowledge. The publisher took his place in the box, while several assistants handed up a pile of massive books, by which he proved the enormous sale of the work. The only thing he could say was that he hoped to induce Mr. Johnson to prepare a second volume. The book possibly contained errors; every book did; he knew this through Iii experience of forty years as a publisher. He considered the review not a criticism, but an attack, and that the effect It had on the sales of the volume were disastrous. While they were large and phenomenal, as the subject and method of treatment demanded, had it not been for the attack no one could estimate how much greater the sales might have been. The plaintiff rested his case, and the defendant moved for a non-suit; whereupon Mr. Dancer smiled, and his smile was not mirth-provoking; Indeed, the editor swore softly and privately to himself as he saw it. The motion was argued and promptly denied. The case proceeded. Counsel for defendant. In his opening statement, claimed that it was customary to use license In reviewing books. They were sent to him for that purpose; that the reviewer, a literary person schooled in the work, considered the book a poor thing, and simply said so. Perhaps the language was strong, but It was made so to effectually prevent the author from repeating the offense. This created smiles and laughter, which the judge quickly suppressed. He then called witnesses to prove that the book was een worse than the reviewer had said. One man testified that be had been given a severe headache in his attempt to understand it. Another stated that when he got through with the book it left him in a dazed state. He considered that such a work mixed a man all up, and muddled the. ideaa he already had. A dozen readers were called; men and women, who stated they had bought the. book because of the excitement it had created, but had been unable to wade through it. Finally the author was called, and the defense attempted to prove by him that he knew nothing about the subject on which he had written. But Johnson was so deliberate and slow, and worked In so much about the sale and success of the book that the defense was glad ,to release him. The only point they made was that, while Johnson might know something about republics and finance Indhldually, when

the two were Joined as a homogeneous whole, he knew, nothing. Johnson admitted that he had studied both subjects separately, then Joined the facts so obtained, which he claimed was the only way it could bo done. Finally the author sat down, having created the Impression that his book must have been a good one, and if the peopl could not understand It It was because they were lacking in intelligence. When Mr. Dancer, for the plaintiff, took the floor there was a silence. There was a troubled look on his face, an expression of pity and sympathy for the defense. Indeed. Mr. Dancer informed them and the jury that he did not propose to be hard on the defendant. He knew that the editor of the Argus had not gotten over ,a certain political defeat, but he was' not going to refer to that. But he had referred to it and several other things somewhat to the defendant's disadvantage. The attorney for the defendant, after a strong argument In favor of his client, made his final appeal amid much excitement. He denounced the trial' as a farce: that It was continued to keep up the excitement and sell the book; that If the doors v. ?re thu closed to free speech, it would be stopped once and for all. When Mr. Dancer rose to reply he was conscious of the interest of the audience. He alluded to his client as a gentleman who had aided lit the development of th city. He traced his life up to the time lie ran for alderman against the editor of "The Argus." showing that, th editor of said paper, in th slang of the day. "had it in for him." and attacked the book to strike him down at th" very pinnacle of his literary success. Mr. Daneer made an appeal that brought tears even to the eye? of th Janitor. He pictured the struggling writer, his privations and trials and other Ik art-rending experiences, and finally, in a burst of oratory, sank into his seat, lowing his thanks to judge, jury and audience for their attention. The judge charge the jury, who were out exactly five minute.-. They returned with a verdict for the plaintiff, and assessed his damages at SO.OOtV Five months later the editor of the Aigns had occasion to visit the state capitol. where he found Dancer, the lawyer who had defeated him. installed as speaker of the house. )! day. In the lobby of a hotel, he struck up a chance acquaintance with a politician who happened to be an intimate friend of Dancer's. "How was It." aked the editor, "that. Dancer so rapidly acquired prominence?" "His prominence seems t have dated from the famous Johnson lihel case." replied the other. "He won it by a clever trick." "Trick?" said the editor, starling but recovering himself. "Dancer could never have won on the merits of a. book that c-mtainei such unmitigated bosh." continued the other. "But what was the. trick?" inquired the editor faintly. "A very simple on: Dancer selected the Jury." "What: I heard that he tendered the other side that privilege." 'S- he did. but Dancer saw that the right people wee drawn, and when the jury was selected, by a mysterious dispensation of providence, every juryman was a writer, whose stories or books had been attacked by the Argus. Dancer knew there were many in the city, ami based his calculations on their desire for

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THE GREAT BLOOD FVRIFIER, A remedy composed of Ingredients of extraordinary medical properties, ess-ntial to purifv, heal, repair and invigorate tue broken-down and wasted holy Juielc, pleasant, safe and permanent in Its treatment and cure. For the Cure of Cnmn'c Disease, Scrofulous, Hereditary or Ccn'.agious. Not only does the Sarsaparilla Resolvent excel all remedial agents in the cure of Chronic. Scrofulous. Constitutional and S'.un Diseases, Lut it is the only positive cure for KIDNEY AND BLADDER COMPLAINTS, L'rinarv and Womb Diseases. "ravel. Diabetes. 'Dropsy. Stoppage ot Vater, Incontinence of "7rin J right's Disease. Albuminuria, and all cases wh-ie there are brick dui-t deposits or the water is thick, cloudv, mi: d with substances like the white" of Mil eg;r. er threads like white i!k. or there is a rnorbld. dark, bilious appearance. and white bone-dust deposits, and wl'.eri there is a prickling, burning, sensation whea passing water, and pain in the small of the back and along the luins. Sold by druüüis'.s. Price One Dollar.

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AVways Reliable, Purely Vegetable, aGMLraaii'StecliPs'lj AN EXCRLI.r.NT and M1I.T) CATHARTIC PERFECTLY TASTELESS

Over Forty Years in Uss and Jever Known to Fail. properties the most extraordinary in restoring health. Tney stimulate to healthy action t!ie various orsaii. the natural conditions of whkh are eo ner'1sary for health. O rapple with and neutralize the Impurities, driving them completely out of the system. Railway's Is a Compound Pill. Qn of their ingredients will attack the 1-izv I.IVKR. another will rouse up the RoVKI.S. another will attack th SKIN", and i:il another will hurry up the KIDNRYS. This is the beauty of their effective" operation, whilst they have a sneciJic action on the Liver, they have a relief or reflective action on this same organ by their other specific eit'ects on the organs of the system: whilst they force with the one hand they persuade with the other, till all the organs are brought to harmonious action and perform their required functions. RADWAY'S PILLS Drive out all diseases, from whatever rine they may be making Inroads on vour system; delay no longer; the remedy is at 'hand; a dose or two will convince you of the truth. To thousand-' now sufferms we say, you have the remedy in your own hands. Radw'av's Is a w ell-knovr. Rill, containing the choicest extracts taken from the Vegetable Kingdom only, compounded in the most scientific proportions, which were found bv Dr. Radway to be th best adapted to stimulate anil restore to healthy action the disordered organs. They contain no mineral or metals cr their salts-nothing poisonous enters into their composition, and thev are perfectly sate to take. To those who are looking- for a Health Restorer we cannot too stronqiy recommend a well-tried, safe and efficient remedy such as is presented hi Radway's rills.

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