Telegram-herald., 1889-09-15
The "OLD SLEUTH" RACKET.
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feelsf'iaY So a ssla. sal reporter. He
sad -nat be a4l been regar.led Always % !.
goa a. 4roaz1 4easp4per naa sho azd
brs4l - . .s4rna.iss aad zrsa4aL.y worzsa
- Say 40. He aad written every naa q
dsscfig-ife a9rk On s10rt aetlcs. 4nd asd
cens every .n.ag ffe'a : Drixs nzas ~ a
ts1l.s .o'-fn 1-1eut, from = f91E- ao'.r spssea
on lae t4r.1 - Ec-oc1lst, zzd ha1 oesa
eenera-if considered god m.a-
Lately be Lad decided tL4l 10 would strike
o. for UsIsal Nsth0s.s sna thas increase
Ia s@-4fy ss a.d noticed lss vel Il PAID
q 10 sae detsct.ys reporter styls % s1rzs
.aa - ae tno4,y1s ~ would 60 sssis " it
n l-1 e0lae Ga froal aa ialsr-sf eity al
elDef asSsp>Ser nen lad I'D am taAt -
sst ca rapid = be sagll1 % s3lAs anu
tnlnk aa1 lnsa write e -p Otasr PsoF.s 1@a
trisd "a SeE YORK aAd fs..ea because t2cY
ilst t4G<lsd lAs "a rel40-s stocz u diils
museums, stc. elevated railroad. CAslls
Garden kad las ParS - ns 5usaL ~ 90 some
daring zad Dangerous So. alter which %
colld write j. D , aad 81 sis pay Tor g.
Sc trisI g zeaIy b. r-llzs 81 street
car al day aae talxng vita tns driver snf
coldact0r. Sc picxe1 OF = good aa-lre1
l,oaia driver aaa bfizas cond actor On a
Broad ssly e4r aat rode a. ne@iteraoou with
taca. gsft.nz good stories from tolh, waLs
h- rode 1Est GA tAs frsat aa4 then ca ms
rear of lae car. Eten maa Tod 1Im % the
hardsllps ~ l-s posl.on. Ihs driver s4-l
tlar. tao-ga = gollz uaa, be had q4.le .
family 81 acms. 49, tnAt GA h-s say h8
f1aa1 - very -l1e-.- 20 el1tls tas ltt.s
o-es. ~ saf nothing o. se11iug tLen O.
school Als Wits WA blllt, having
las5 her sisls from ths ELECTS of over
WORK VIA her needle 10 o zat without ST
Lcleat lsal. So that tle iftls ones were
practical = efp1aLs. hs bal a .lng hard
dsFs WORK t0 a.. after Waleh ae h4t %
coof enough ior t4e next a. AID mend tie
children s clothes while t1ey were ID bed
Aad yer the company i5s1ed hm a. every
posslole po.al ant aoaaet hin = ae dared 20
.. Town to drive on al4l day
Tho ccltlr-or to.i a SAD sorry % priva-
tlon also H8 sad be RIA oulg ono htt.s
giri, 0ut that sne Was e c-i ep.e. Her mother
was dead. The sai.d p "a come one day %
br.ng bis d.aner % h.u. and ga the way hal
bseu rln ever oY = brewery wagon loaded
wfa glucose beer aud a ftt driver The
conc actor heard ler lll and ran 70 her
.n tlue to sa4.ca her Que frcm anler The
n.al wheels. but the otaer wheels ran over
Der al4 De- Ircd her selae NOW be AZ %
ieavs Der a. home All day ia charge Of hls
wifes mother. VINO was paralyzed on one
side and an habi.ual drlnkard or the other.
Yet, be said. tae company docsed him for
zoe zine be was absent. waen DO ran to save
hi. lttle zri, though ne only lost one trip.
He was not a complaining man, 10 said, BIT
sometimes it seemed hard The reporter
made coD.ols notes, and that night made
tuo columns OF the story for the Sabbath
paper.
When 70 appeared ali the papers made fun
% him because both TIE driver and con
Gactor of rhat car svere reporters who were
a.so getting material for their journals. and
when tnsy saw that a. was securing nfor-
nation Tor publication, they proceeded az
rapid rate 70 fll him up. aad even as the re-
porter was listening 20 the smooth and tear
m tais of ths driver the conductor was
thinking Up What ho also would tell him.
IA the sftcrno0n The editor told him that
r. would not do. ~Yol ought 20 know bet
ter tl4a that ne sad. "You have made
us = subject cf nlrth. for the other papers
have got their stories direct from the
driver and tue conductor of shat same car.
ard the worst % ~ 3. that they tel al
abous how they loaded you up with prop
ersv facts and low, coarse falsehoods. You
ought to know 0st,er ta1n 10 show yoar note
hoos anyway unless yo1 w&1t u Be done
up Vow q and act Rs once and do something
cred table or - away and never come back
any more l am sic& and tired OF people
wuo have no originality OF thouzht. Why
io you not lsad a lils % shame or murder
some one, aad write it up for usr
The reporter said he would 90 tho best be
could Tie Began 3y taxing a drink az =
p ace where vou can get cocktail. fresh
s-y ard a bowl ~ bread aud milk. with
nusic and a shave. for tea cents Wien w.
stop 20 consider that tho cost Of the bread.
milk. e4g. music etc, "a al taken out Of TIE
quaitv - ths cocktail We at once arrive at
the conclusion taat the liquor "a OF an In
fsr'Qr quality.
iIe drank another and the1 decided -
gradually wors hls way over 70 The Inebri-
ats's Hone. where he had heard there was
very poor food ,ar tts inmates and = good
Geld fnr nawsnarer work he took another /
Attorney street rctr.a all ard breath % air
sad soou .es oI q yrii ,ra'ch avo'se police