Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-04-14
About Editors.

There are different kinds OF editors.
The editor-in-chef sits in q 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 electedp' II the man
says yes, the editor-in-chief writes an
article saying that the country is on the
brink of crisis, that the glorious Con-
stitution is the palladium of our liberties,
and that the only way out of the woods
is to elect the sterling patriot and self
sacrificing hero, Mr.. -, to the Office
of Constable. When you get to be edi-
tors, boys, and want to write an article
that will make things hum be sure TO
of liberty. 1t is not ibelous, and reads
pretty. After the editor-in-chief has
read all the papers except his own he
tells the other editors what to write
about. Once q very cultured and
esthetic editor in Boston didn't like q
speech that Ben Butler had made in
Congress, and so he said to another ed
itor who had recently come from Mon
tana: "You might touch up Butler q
little tomorrow, and mildly criticise his
course" So the new editor wrote an
article beginning: II that cock-eyed
victim Of strabismus, Ben Butler,
doesn't quit biting off more than he can
chew somebody should send him new
pair of ears. His present ones are a lit
tie too small for donkey" The next
day the new editor said to the editor-in-
chief: SHOW did / handle old Benz
When you want the fur knocked off of
those congressman, come to me-" The
editor-in chief looked at him steadily for
a while, and then said the cashier had
his money all ready for him in an en-
velope down stairs.
The managing editor has to read all
the correspondence, see that the man in
the next room has his letters from Paris
and London finished by Friday night, SO
that they will be ready for Sundays
paper, look after all the poetry that is
sent in, and keep an eye on things gen.
orally. Managing editors hire other
editors and reporters. Once a young
man in Kokomo concluded that he
would like to assume prominent posi-
ton in metropolitan journalism, 30 he
came to Chicago and asked manag-
ing editor If they ''were in want of any
the managing editor. "That's what I
am, boss, and don't let it elude your re-
tentive memory" was the reply. He
kept on talking q long while, and finally
the editor said: "You must be an aw-
fully strong man." "WhyP" asked the
Kokomo man. Because" said the
editor, ''you act as though You wouldn't
drop If house fell on you.'' The young
man then went back to Kokomo.
Poets are funny people, and bother
editors a good deal. Afemale poet once
came into the Office of n Chicago paper
and handed the editor some manuscript.
which she requested him to read. It
was pretty tough, but he waded along
until he got to a place where the poetess
said: "And should your love fail me, I
care not whether the morrow comes for
me or not" 'sIs that all right" said
the editor. "Oh, yes, !" replied the poet
ess. "Then," said the editor, kindly
but firmly, ''you had better hustle
around, for it is after eleven O'Clock
now, and If the morrow is coming for
you it will be here in precisely forty-six
minutes, and no woman ever got ready
to 60 anywhere in less than that time.I
This editor was a married man.-Frou
"7dles for the Little Folks" in Chicago
Tribune.