The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-24
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Reporters and Editors.

A few days ago | promised to Tell you
something more about editors and reporters.
You have learned already what easy times
they have; but often those who have the
best chances in this world do not seem to
appreciate tho fact and sometimes report
er gets this way and thinks his salary ought
TO be raised. So he speaks to the editor
about H. Editors are very liberal men.
Many of them do not think any more OF u
dollsr than some men do of their lives, but
they know that If the reporters were paid
too much they would save their money and
huy tho paper, ana then the editors would
DO like the Chinese-they would have to 90.
30 in aet-protection they are obliged to keep
the salaries of tho reporter NJ S5 600 or
So 1000 year. They hate to do this, but
self preservation is the first law of editors Ms
well as Of nature. Many editors preserve
themselves SO well that the reporters never
buy them out. But editors are kind hearted.
Mr.. Dana, of the New York Sun, once heard
thsta horse which had been very fast, but
which everybody thought played out, was
going to be sold ut auction by his
master. So he sent around aud bought the
poor horse for $4,000. The next summer no
put him in big race, 'just for fun every
body said. There was great many noted
horses in this race, and men bet large sums
OF money on them. Mr.. Dana's horse only
bringing in 81 on $50 pools. But he won
the race and all the money that was bet.
This is called "paralyaing tho pool box" so
you sec the fairies are good to those who 10
good. Some good stories are told on report
ers. Once n young man who had graduated
at Harvard college, and WAS splendid
scholar in bass ball and rowing, came to
large western city and hired out 10 DO u re-
porter. The next day the editor sent him to
m inquest. He came back to tho Office at
night with enough manuscript to mako n
book. Tho editor gave this to an experienced
reporter and sad: "Cut this down to stick
full" After while he went over to
where the experienced repor or was sitting
and said, "How did that new duck manage
with the inquest" "Oh." said the expcrl-
enced reporter, "he got everything Except
the verdict" and then tho other reporters
that were sitting around laughed heartily,
but tho editor only lot drop n few words of
tragicsl warmth and discharged tho now 70
porter-who was very much surprised TO see
tho paper continue to como out regularly
after he had left II to its fate. New report
ers always tell everybody that they are
Journalistic but tho old ones call them
deck hands. New reporters always think
they know everything, and in some offices it
is customary to put dish of salt on new
reporters desk. This isa delicate way of
telling him that no is too fresh. Reporters
mover like to hurt anybody's feelings. ooco
~ cditor in Cincinnati hired reporter in
c cago TO do some work for his
paper After while tho report
or forgot TO send anything
about IN important matter, which made the
editor very angry. So he sent dispatch to
iherepoTter saying; "You are discharged.
Why did you get left on that murder
Aasgor," When the reporter read this he
laughed to himself and said; IL wonder It
that Old plum thinks he can get the best of
ms" SO no wrote the longi,t kind of An
answer, explaining all about the matter, ~ d
closed by saying no WAS glad no WAS dis
caorccd, because he disliked to be connected
with paper tina, allowed itself to got scoop
oil II took 1850 words 10 say this, aud, M
]. SAs sent BY Telegraph, tho Cincinnati edi.
tor bad pretty big bill to pay. Bu, 1t
taught him never TO ask for explanations by
telegraph again, and that Chicago reporters
were pretty liable to keep up with tho pro,
cossion-Frnm Tales for tho Little Folks.
BY Murat Halstead.