Richland beacon., 1881-12-24

maj, is good. and will well repay rea'l
ing: Certain faculties there ars q re
porter must necessarily possess. which
If not natural. can rarely. ii ever. We ac
CURED. They may 10 developed an.
improved. il present in some degree
but they can scarcely 10 impaired wiler,
! The germ itself lie a!togctlsr wanting
Ha9musf Possess the faculty Of intuitive
ly seiLing upon the essential featmessp
auy occurrence which he may lie intrus ste.
to report, whether it oe single speech
al entire msstng, or SOME ilnportal.
public al extending over days, o,
Cr&nw II would never do for re
porter. ,i,lier while All shair W. il
progress, Or upon its termination, ~ IL
1ionsly cogitating within himself as I,
What ha should retain and what he
should reject. All thi. must he settled
by the faculty Of which We are speaking
and which must attract. ~ to fcci.s.
tho really important points-gronpinp
them IN their proper order aud within
the necessary limits, without loss Of
time OF any speeis! Effort being invoked
IN the process. He must also have an
,ltu'f!ve perception OF the relative value
"i words with Nil their shades of mean
'ng, so TINT he may he nhle 10 employ
lrst that particular WORT which shall
convey to the reader the exact sense
and meaning OF the original. An! with
this latter faculty Iu,,st DE combined ths
gilt OF fsrie expression and natural and
correct arrangement, for woe unto him
Il fsbe underline necessityh writing and
rewriting before he can get his compost
ton INFO something like proper tenn.
A reporter, too, requires we'll
balanced mind, eool head. and
"n Impartial Judgment We d"
not say reporter should have 70 fixe..
principles, 10 private opinions Of his
own, but he must he careful not to al
low these opinions TO influence lns r.-
ports. In his degree lie should aspire
to something like the impartialiss of the
Judge, who. while On the bench, knows
nothing Of friend or foe, hut decides
simply upon the merits. and altogether
apart from personal considerations. A
reporter also requires 20 be able to COLI
centrate lAis thoughts upon his work ia
any circumstances. While others arennd
him are in the widest enthusiasm, h.
mnst he perfectly cool, and absorbed O.,
ly in his work. An audience, after
bfving been held spell.bounI ~ Some
celebrated orator, may rise 10 Is feet,
snd, by vOciferons chrorln., and tie
waving Of hats and handkerchiefs. give
relief to its feelings: but The reporter
MUST meantime he careful ti,,.t l,c iose..
not one word Of that elabOrately IRE
pared aud masterly pcroration: ol, il he
seek relief. il must lie in the stretching
Of l'is cnDiped fingers, and the re-point-
ing % his pencils in readiness ior tie
next speaker. A. the scene OF some ter.
ribie catastrophe, others may indulge in
symptoms o, ''s.r,.ss bnt the r-por..r
mns, he Engaged i'll taking Il survey of
sll the surroundings, and al the SAME
time making himself acquainted with all
the painful and oiteptiuics sick.ning de.
tsils. lu times of political! excitement
and contest, the caution. prudence and
Judgment Of the reporter are frequently
put To the severest tests and it will be
we'll for him IN such times If he bear IN
mind the old maxim, to have long ears
And short tongue.
p. 8. Hrwys, a farmer, living IN
Bucks county, Pa. has ccns;rucied on
his place miniature railroad about 80
I16sf1S long. The lies and rails are of
and three side tracks, seven swTsllAss 4
. trestle-work 10 feet long, three turn
tables, a depot. six locomotives and six
teen cars. The locomotives averap.
thirty pounds each and. the rs,s te
pounds. The pay-csr is especially fine,
'eing upholstered aud containing every
On pleasant evenings tho
neishbors are amused by seeing the
road in operation.
The Queen OF England has a fortune
OF scU, U,ODD,0D and all onnu.l income uf
s., ,2J0,0U Her children aie caref ~
in magnificent pauperdom by tn ate.
And yet England is uot'more -,ou,
to her royalty than Anirllcs ..cc.la-
mercial princes. VAN m.
property Of sl2O, ,OcO. OO6, 300 inco,ne
of Sl0,UOD.ope while Goun. b. ,-.r.h
slm,CoO.nW il Iis own right az. is
sovereign over IA miles Of rail, c.p-
italized at s646. ;ol. 900
Tns can' ) 'un' the Mussei eloale,
Tennessee, VII. + exompleted within two