The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-11-17
How to Be 4 Journalist.
ELL Y EXPLAINS \ FEW MYSTERIES
OF THE ART.
season.

'f LIE AEl.
In writing editorials let the pupils
be early taught to sit erect, with the
eye upon some object about nineteen
and one-half feet away, resting the
right arm easily upon the muscles of
the forearm, thinking one thought at
a time and TRANSFERRING it to paper,
then thinking another, and so on till
these children of the brain get more
and more seldom, then wipe the pen
carefully OF Il neat little olive green
chenille penwiper, battle the head in
tepid water, polish the brow with a
manicure set, and take a brisk walk in
the open air.
Removing the coat in order to write
the following editorial paragraph is
unnecessary: ave call special edi-
torial attention to-day to the an
nouncement on first page Of this issue,
to the effect that owing to the preva-
lcnce of smallpox, which are o quite
thick to men, school will not take up
till next Monday two weeks"
Taking off the coat and vest and
letting down the %suspenders in order
to write burning thoughts is gradually
becoming more and more obsolete as
nm become and more identi-
fed with journalism. A man may, if
he will, just us easily sit erect, throw
ont his chest and pull in his tongue as
to cultivate eccentricities and seek to
attract attention by assuming odd at
tltu'les while at work. know a good,
scatlIing writer who goes in to his Of
flee about 10 O'clock, locks the door
takes Oft most Of his clothes, being
wrapped up in thoughts almost exclu-
sively. sits on The fourth lumbar YER
Zebra. braces his heels against the
wall Il little above his head. and as he
works he screws the nails of his boot
heels into the lard wall harder and
harder as he goes on. One day last
summer, while working with unusual
vIgor Oh an editorial in relation to the
ever attractive, bright red cancer in
the crown princes throat, he was sur
prised to see thirty or forty gold coins
fall on his table like Il blessed adj
vance il his salary. Looking up he
discovered that with his heel he had
bored IA hole into the vault of the First
National Bank, next door. Carefully
poking back the money, lie pasted a
sheet of paper over the hole and, mark
ing it ''Opened by mistake he put
his heels against the drum OF IL light
sorrel coal stove and went on with his
work.
He is extremely eccentric in many
Ways, being Il thoughtful and pains
taking liar.
But it is not necessary that we
should seek to enhance our greatness
by assuming Il d~isagreeable and often
sive degree of eccentricity. | know an
old newspaper man who keeps all his
memoranda on little corners of envel-
opes, margins of newspapers, etc, and
preserves them in the crown of his
high hat. He also forgets sometimes
and puts burnt matches, cigar clip
pings and apple cores in the stme
place while thinking of something else.
One day his plug hat blew off while he
was crossing on the ferry and the next
day there was no paper published at
his Office.
A large duodessimo note book con-
cealed in a shawl strap, with a pocket
inkstand slung to the shoulder by
means of Il Russia Or alligator leather
case or strap, would be a neat and con-
venient method for a young reporter,
who otherwise might not be able to
convince people that he was a reporter. !
1t would also cheer and encourage the
party about to be interviewed.