The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-05-12

B6Verai lmpOfGanI reports were maze n0Q
adopted. The Convention meets this
morning, OF 10 o'clock, when it is ex-
pecsed that the committee Of eleven will
be ready to report. On the second day
the Convention was reinforced by the
arrival OF additional able and influential
delegates. "
TIE TRIALS OF JOURNALISM. White
law Reid, now the handsome and able
managing editor Of the New York 1ri-
bune, was dozen years ago editing the
xenia lOhio) Neus. He made a smart
editor. but, like oil other country jour
nalists. had his experiences. We will let
him tell his own story IN. his ownswords.
He says there is one thing in the TI-
bnxe Office which grieves him, and that
sialr the proof-reading. And this is his
FL can manage pig-iron fol- ~ my. my, ioihisi,
but cannot manage the p1uoi-7oaddeeT15s, 8,
and about once o week I get an iDjunc-
ton from him that must dismies q
proof-reedeF. And that recalls my early
experiences when 4 learned it In small
way; After had learned printing In d
scpnntry house, 7 went ahd bought a
good printing Office. In those days, We
had college advertisements. which, came
into the Office with the explanation that
.'this is to be inserted in case yon give
an excellent editorial notice along with
it," ,at.
Ono day, We had an advertisement OF
the Columbus Commercial College. and
&tn $N~ - ~ =
thare mnst be ON editorial notice of it.
waiting, and I wrote it straightway-
''The Columbus Commercial College is
An excellent and weli-deserving institu-
tion." The advertisement appears in
another column" sent it to the proof
reader aud went home. I got up late
the next day, and the edition had all
! been mailed before saw it. You can
imagine the perfectly amiable state OF
my feelings when read: 1.-THE Colum-
bus Commercial is an excellent and he'll
deser Uing institution" You can't believe
it. but to this day the bill for that adver-
tisement is running. And that reminds
me of one other incident. I rememb. Z
one OF those rare instances in the exper::-
enoe OF country printers, when man
came into the Office to thrash me. I had
then arrivei at the mature age of eight
cen, but was not as vigorous as I ana
now. In the course OF some police
items in country town, had OCCASION
TO note the fact that certain Dutch
butcher, height Dix feet, age thirty Ave,
weight 200. had whipped his wife, pro-
ceeding to which objected, and COM
naented on 1t With the severity which I
hope the enlightened press Of this coun-
try will always exhibit on euch occasions.
The next day. the butcher came in md
proposed to interview" the writer of
chat paragraph. He looked at me and
inquired If wrote il. We think quick
In great perils, and people in danger of
being thrnshed can do very small
amount of ratiocination in small time.
/ asw there was no use of arguing with
the fellow, and said to him:
Hans, are you subscriber to this
paper2"
Hans, who understood thoroughly that
he had Been mnligned, was not SO sure
on the subject Of subscription, and lie
shook his head and asked the what
meant. "Hans. you subscriber TO
this paper2" Hans scratched lis head
again, and believed he was not. snid
loudly: "Pnt your hand in your pocket
and give me two dollars to pay for your
subscriptionl Until you do, I would like
to know what business it is OF yours
what we say!" I escaped the thrashing
that time, and I commend ii to the
attention OF oil who put such things in
their papers.
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