The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-19
NEWSPAPER SUGGESTIONS.
The Odd Paheies That Are Born in the I'm
side of Newspaper Office.

side of a Newspaper Office.
Burlington Hawkeye
He doesn't look very superstitious," the
Old Subscriber said, nodding toward hand
some youth with hyperion locks and a mus
tache brown as drifting leaf of November.
Who? The news editor isn't superst1-
tious?' echoed the Solemn Editor in sur
prised tones. my good sir, you see that
mountain of exchanges on his table? Well,
before you get down stairs that young man
will lean out OF the window to watch your
appearance at the countlng-roGm door, and he
will say I'll bet dollar that old cuss stole the
Boston Transcript and the Denver Tribune
He is superstitious about everything that
happens and every man that comes in. He
believes it is bad luck to drop scissors down
the elevator we'll. Did it once and they strad
died right into both eyes of a regular, adj
vance-paying subscriber, who was looking up
to see the elevator come down. He believes
in mascottes. Gets five letters q week from
somebody and the boys believe he has one.
He won't work on Sunday or the Fourth of
July. Says when man works on Sunday it
is a sign he is lonesome. II he wants to get
anything out of the library he crosses the
room before he takes down the book. Crosses
1t again before he sits down"
oh" the Solemn Editor continued,
Everybody about a newspaper Office is
superstitious. If a big draft falls due on
Monday the business manager believes 1t is
q
house afire before 3 o'clock. If tall man
wearin frown and club comes into the
editorial room in the afternoon it is a sign
that the evening paper will have to scoop
on rafting good sensation, and that boy
over at the city editors desk believes this
just as firmly as he believes he can guess in
two tries what makes the man frown, and
what he is going to do with that club. If
we run out of paper the pressman believes
it is a sign the paper won't
be out If a printer asks for money
before payday it is a sign he hasn't been on
the paper quite one week. 1t is also a sign
that he'll never do it again. If the pressman
asks a printer for dollar it is a sure sign
that the printer hasn't cent. When there
are thirty-four columns OF reading matter
sent down for a thirty-two-column paper it
is sign that some of the adds will be dead.
When the National Temperance Convention
is i'll session it is a sign all the prohibition
papers will be set up and kent full
for week. When the foreman
sees an EN- misplaced it is q sign
he Is going TO nipper. When
a comp0sitor starts towards the proof
press, it is a sign he is going to the galleys.
When the foreman finds handful of pi in
with his quoins, and picks up a sidestick and
starts down the room making loud remarks
it is sign he is going to land for) the devil.
Oh, newspaper office is the most supersti-
tious place you can come to-"
AND yourself" said the Old Subscriber;
"now do you believe in any of these things?'
app said the Solemn Editor; "Oh believe
it's about time
The Old Subscriber nodded thrice, put on
his hat, rose to his feet and the Old one and
the Solemn one passed slowly, but not too
slowly, down the winding stair.