The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-03-25
stories About Editors.

From Vi. Haistead's Tales for Little Folks .
Ha7ing in the two preceding les
sons, children, told you about reports
ers, let us see what can be learned
about editors. There are different
/ kinds of editors. The editor-in chief
sits in room all by himself, but he
doesn't have such an easy time as YOU
may think. People who want offices
come to see him. He SAYS to each
one: "Are you true to the old flag,
and will YOU do what we want you to
after YOU are elected" IF the man
says yes the editOr-in-chief writes an
article saying that the country is on
the brink of a crisis, that the glorious
constitution is the palladium of our
Liberties, and that the only way ont
of the woods is to elect he sterling
patriot and self-sacrifcing hero, Mr..
-, to the office of constable.
When you get to be editors, boys, and
want to write an article that will make
things hum, be sure to ring in some
thing about the palladium of liberty.
1t is not libelOus and reads pretty.
After the editor>in,chi has read all
the papers except his own he tells the
other editors what to write about.
Once very cultured and esthetic ed
itor in Boston didn't like speech that
Ben Butler had made IN Congress,
and so he said to another editor who
had recently come from Montana:
"You must touch up Butler a little
to morrow and mildly criticise his
course" So the new editor wrote an
article beginning: IF that cock k-eyed
victim of strabiSmus. Ben Butler,
doesn't quit biting off more than he
can chew somebody should send him
a new pair of ears. His present ones
are a little too small for a donkey" T"
The next day the new editor said to
the editor in>chief: "HOw did l han
die old Ben? When YOU want the
fur knocked off of those Congressmen
come to me" The editor in-chief
lookedat him steadily for while, and
then said the cashier hnd his money
all ready for him in an envelope down
stairs.
The managing editor has to read all
the correspondence, see that the man
in the next room has bis letters from
Paris and London finished by Friday
night, so that they win be ready for
Sundays paper, look after all the po>
etry that is sent in, and keep an eye
OH things generally. Managing edi>
tors hire other editors and reporters.
Once young man in Kokomo con
cluded that he would like to assume q
prominent position in metropolitan
journalism, So he came to Chicago
and asked managing editor if they
"were in need of any hands" " "Are
you a journalist" asked the manag-
ing editor. That's what | am, boss,
and don't you let it elude your reten
tive memory" was the reply. He
kept on talking long while, and
finally the editor said: "You must be
an awfullY strong man." Why"
asked the Kokomo man. Because" F"
said the editor, "you act as though
! you wouldn't drop if a house fell on
you" The young man then went
Odck To AOKOnO.
Poets are funny people, and bother
editors a good deal. a female poet
once came into the office of Chicago
paper and handed the editor some
manuscript. which she requested him
to read. 1t was pretty tough, but
he waded along until lie got to place
where the poetess said: "And should
your love fail me, | care not whether
the morrow comes To me or not.
"Is that all right? ?" said the editor.
"Oh, yes" replied the poetess.
''Then," said the editor, kindly but
firmly, you had better hustle around,
for it is after II O'clock now, and if
the morrow is coming for you it will
be here in precisely iarty-six minutes,
and no woman ever got ready to go
anywhere in less than that time.
This editor was married man.