The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-06-20

In commenting upon the failure OF Mr.. j.
Y. Scammon, Of Chicago,as newspaper man
ager, McCulagh, of the St. Louis Globe, one
Of the most successful journalists Of the
west, tells very plain truth in the following
words:
"'The business of journalism will continue
to be an Inviting field for experiment to those
who have large amount OF money ana
large amount OF egotism. \ man who having
edited newspaper until he was isrty should
suddenly announce himself y lawyer would
be regarded as a loci by the legal professions
and yet we often hear Of lawyers Of forty
making sudden pretensions to Journalism.
There is an idea that the business of editing
requires no apprenticeship; that editors come
forth from law offices and colleges fully
armed for the profession, like Pallas from
the brow Of Jove. 1t is a mistake. There is
not in America today, a single Journalist Of
national reputation who has not devoted
more time and more hard work to his pro-
fession than, with equal fitness and applca.
tor, would have made him great lawyer or
"A good doctor. And yet ninety out of every
hundred men you meet on the streets Will
hesitate about carrying hod or making o
pair of shoes, whereas there will probably
mol NC one III lHt UuuuItt NuOb Gdu l, dICoIN-
ing to his own judgment, edit any newspaper
in the country better than it is edited, no mat
ter in what manner or by whom"
PARENTS STORIEs.-One can scarcely pick
up a newspaper, either religious or secular,
without meeting one or more pretty little stO-
ries about naughty little boys and girls who,
in spite of the careful O. training OF their
parents, persisted IN some annoying habit,
such as teasing, tardiness scltishness, rash
ness, cruelty to animals, etc, until they were
finally and completely cured by the provoking
imitation of some pet parrot, or the loss of u
promised half holiday or Christmas GIFT.
How would it be TO turn the tables and
harp "a while on the shortcomings Of naughty
little parents? Yes, that's the idea; let US
have a new departure series Of stories for
parents, glarIng from the ircsidc corner of
every newspaper. Let US hear of fond and
foolish parents who from the time children
are able to express themselves, give their
wishes the preference in al things, and as
they grow up are heart broken AT their sci.
| tishncss
OF weak and hasty parents who quarrel
with instead of controlling their children.
Offaulthnding parents, who reprove their
children with consistency that would al
most discourage saint.
Of thoughtless parents who give their chill.
dren all they cry for, and whip them because
they cry for everything they want.
| OF unwise parents, who harden their chil.
dren's consciences by continually telling
them that they deserve II good whipping,
which they are careful never to give
! And so on, through the long list OF incfil.
cient parents, who are unconscipusly destroy
ing the happiness and loyeliness of their
lchIldren by their utter iguOrance of the ART
Of controlling them yet this ignorance is
not 10 be wondered al If We may suppose
that the parent of the period" has been guid.
ed by the experience of those incapable
-mammas' aud impossible "Frcddies," who
figure 50 largely in certain kind of litcra
lturc