The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-09-25


temptation 20 profanity which IN few
years he may experience when he finds
that the name Of the Deity in his double
loaded editorial Il spelled with little
80. and the pcroration ~ the article
i locked up between death notice and
the advertisement Of patent nous
tache coaxer which j. 70 follow pure
reading matter every day in the week
and occupy the top Of column on Sum
day H.
The ensuing five years should be de-
voted 70 the peculiar photography u the
English language
Then put in three years with the
dumb bells. sand bags. sinng shots and
tomahawk. In my own journalistic ex-
perience | have found more cause for
regret over my neglect OF this branch
than ANYTHING else. | usually keep on
my desk during heated campaign. .
large paper weight. weighing three or
four ponnd-. and in several Instances l
have found that ! could feed that 10
constant reader Of my valuable paper
instead Of retraction
| Fewer people lick the editor. though.
now. than did 80 In years gone b..
Many people Elm the last two years ~
have gone across the street TO lick the
editor and never returned. They in
tended TO come right back in few
moments. but they are now in land
where a change u heart and palm
leaf fan il all they need.
Fewer people are robbing the editor
nowadays. too. ! notice with much
pleasure. Only a short time ago l
noticed that burglar succeeded in
breaking into the residence of Dakota
Journalist, and after long. hard strug-
gle. the editor succeeded in robbing
him.
After the primary course. mapped out
already. an intermediate course OF ten
wears should be given 10 learning the
typographical art 20 that when visitors
come III and ask the editor all about
the Office he can tell them Of the mys-
teries Of making paper. and how de-
linquent subscribers have frequently
been killed by weli-directei blow
with printers towel.
Five years should be devoted TO a
study Of the art Of proof-reading- In
that time the young journalist can per-
feet himself 10 such a degree that i
will take another five years for the
printer TO understand his corrections
and marginal notes
Fifteen wears should then b. devoted
10 the study II American politics. e.
pecially. Ciyil-Servlce reform. looking AZ
II from non-parfisGn standpoint II
possible. the last five wears should he
spent abroad. London is the place 10
; 90 il YOU wish 10 ret a clear. concise
! view II American politics. and Chicago
or Milwaukee would BE- good place
for the Young English journalist 70 20
and study the political. outlook OF
England
The student should then take medi-
4 cal and surgical course. 20 that he may
4 be- able 70 attend 10 commissions. tract
urrs and 20 fourth which may occur 70
himself or "a the party who may come
to III. office for a rctracts0n and by mis-
take net his spinal column donble-lead-
I ed.
Ten wears should then be given 10 the
study Of law. No thorough metropoi-
: iian editor wants to enter upon the
I. duties Of his profession without know
I ing the difference between writ Of
mandnmr4s AMI other STYLES OF protan.
! ity. He should thoroughly understand
\ the entire system Of American juris.
prudence % that in case cerffordr
! should break out in his neighborhood
/, he would know Just what to do for H.
The student will. by this time. begin
: to see what i required Of him. and en-
ter with great zeal upon the furthel
: study Of his profession
:, He will now enter upon theoiogica
y course Of ten wears and fit himself thor
!, oughly 70 speak intelligently Of the VI
I rious cre-ds and religions Of the world
Ignorance on the part Of m editor Y
y almost a crime. and when he closes ;
7, powerful editorial with the fam'lial
= ssnotation: ..If i the early bird tina
catches the worm." and attributes Il 4
4 st. Paul instead OF Deuteronomy. !
makes Us blush for the profession
= The last ten years may BE- prctitabll
4 devoted 70 the acquisition Of prac
i teal knowledge Of cutting cordwood
/. baking beans. making shirts. featuring
4 turning double hand-sprIngs. bein.
y shot out Of catapult 1t circus. learn
ing how to make good adhesive
- paste that will not sour in hot weather
n grinding scizzors. punctuating. capital
= ixation. condemnation. syntaz. plaii
Il sewing. music and dancing. sculping
I, etiuuctte. prosody. how 10 win the aiiec
4, tons Of the opposite sex and evade
= malignant case Of breach If promise
N the ten commandments. every man Ia
4. own footcr on the flute. cro3uet rule
= Of the prize ring. rhetoric. parlo
! magic. calisthenics. penmanship- ho'
! 10 run jack from the bottom a N
. pack without getting shot. civil en-
rincering. decorative art. calsomininr
u l.bicycling. baseball. hydraulics. botany
A. poker. international Law. high-lc'
I. Jack. drawing and painting. far