The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-02-25
ABOUT EDITORS AID RE-
PORTERS.

ABOUT EDITORS AID RE-
PORTERS.
From II. Hal,tcnd's .Tails for Little Folks -
A few days ago | promised to tell
sou something more about reporters.
You have learned already what easy
times they have; but often those who
have the best chances in this world
90 not seem to appreciate the fact,
and sometimes a reporter gets this
way and thinks his salary ought to be
rnised. So he speaks to the editor
aA1ut it. Editors are very liberal
men. Many Of them do not think
anymore of n dollar than some men
do Of their lives, but they know that
if the reporters were paid too much
they would save their money and buy
the paper, then the editors would oe
like the Chinese-they would have to
60. SO in selfprotection they are
compelled to keep the salaries Of re-
Polters az $1,000 or $4,000 year.
They hate TO Go this, but selfprsser
walton Is the first law Of editors as
well as Of nature. Many editors pre-
serve themselves 50 well that the re-
porters never buy them out. But
editors are kind hearted. Mr.. Dana,
Of the New York Sun, once heard
that a horse which had been very fast,
but which everybody thought played
ont, was going to he sold at auction
by his master. So he sent around
and bought the poor horse for 81. 600.
The next summer he put him in q
big race, Gust for fun" everybody
said. There were a CRATE many mott
ed horses in this race, and men bet
laEgs sums of money on them, Mr..
Dana,s horse only bringing 81 in $50
pools. But he won the race and all
the money that was bet. This is call
ed "psralyzing the pool box" So
youesee that the fairies are kind to
those who do good. Some good sto-
res are told about reporters. Once a
Young man who had graduated at
Harvard college, and-H4lo was a splen-
169'hviarff BASE, ball and throwing,
came ont tc large western city and
hired out 10 be reporter. The next
day the editor sent him to an inquest.
He came back to the office at night
with enough manuscrip 10 make a
book The editor gave this to an ex-
penenced reporter and said: "Cut
that stuff down to a stickfull." After
awhile he went over to the desk where
the experienced reporter was sitting
aud said: GLOW did that new duck
manage with the inquest?' "Oh,"
said the experienced reporter, che got
eyerything--except the verdict :"
And then the other reporters that
were setting around laughed heartily,
but ,he editor only let drop few
words of tropical warmth, aud dis
charged the new reporter-who was
very much surprised 20 see HAT the
paper come out regularly after he had
left it to its fate. New reporters al
ways tell everybody that they are
journalists" but the old ones call
them deck>hands. New reporters al
ways think lhey know everything,
and in some Offices it is customary to
put dish of salt on the new ropor
iei's desk. This is delicate way Of
telling him that he is too fresh. Re.
porters never like to hurt anybody's
feelings. Once an editor in Cincinna.
i hired reporter in Chicago to do
-seme work for bis paper. After
e~lile the reporter forgot to send
= Yhing about an important matter,
Asirl made the editor very mad. So
be sec a dispatch to the reporter,
sayiag. .'You are discharged. Why
did you 2s1 left an the murder? Ans
ver.' Wien he read this he laughed
t0Eiaseif and said: Il wonder if
that old plnip thinks he can get
the hest nf lae??" 81 he wrote the
longest sind Of answer, explaining all
.abobt iile matte. and closed by saying
"a had been, discharged, because
he disIiked to be connected with a
r 'ps.t that aliowel. lkseit 70 get scoop
cd & ioak / $50 ss"rds to say this,
sud as It was sent ty telegraph, the
:, - s,lall editor hsA a pretty big
8 rpy. But it teught him new
-; fnr ex plaaatiol's by telegraph /
I' sad shat Chicago reporters
relsY apt to keep up Eith the