The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22
THE HURLY BURLY LIFE.
Woman End.esi Round Of wok in
Newspaper 0fiis..
Not All Women Succeed. No More than Men
"A Fascinating Task, Though Not An
Easy One Experience OF An Item
Tourist
"Nan's work IL from sun 10 sun,
Noman's work N never DONE

rus ~ really true Oh newspaper
work. II Is literally never done.
Your paper is printed every day.
and sometimes several times "A day.
Can you understand what that means?
Something fresh and new IN every
one. The last incident caught even
in its happening. chronicled in white
heat, and put before the waiting public
before il is two hours old. Nothing
must escape. says lady engaged on
the Boston Herald. every class In the
community must be looked after from
the mcrehant-prince to the rag picker.
DO you realize what this requires?
Quickness. alertness. and more than
that II you will let me coin the word,
0iircness. A readiness 10 do whatever
may come TO you, 10 turn out an inter-
esiIng story ON any subject, TO make
the most of trIfing incident. ia short
To give rainc to every piece OF WORK
put into your hand TO do.
Here, Tor instance, is "A sample OF
what may come TO worker. what has
come. In fact; and Is no exaggeration.
Busy ON especial" as long arti Gle
10 DC ready for use ut any time, is
called. you are interrupted by the call
from the managing editors desk. You
answer the summons and find your
superior officer with an open letter in
his hand.
Il have just heard" he says, 'that
there is every likelihood that Mrs.
---- will be put on nomination for the
school board. II is TO be done sudden
~. aud isn't generally known. We
want TO be prepared for the emergency,
so viii you go ont and get sketch OF
her 10 use this afternoon Get full
column. more il you can. and see what
her views are on such and such points"
naming them over. "And, by the
way. such q person, naming some
distinguished individual. lis TO arrive
this afternoon. Can't you see him and
get little interview? Have IL for the
morning. Perhaps you'd better go to
the station 10 meet the train; and while
you're waiting you might run into
Harmony Hall and see what is going
on there.
Well. of you go. To facilitate mat
iers YOU take carriage and go 10 the
house OF the proposed candidate for
school committee. She has just gone TO
see some one who Is interested In her
nomination, and off you start after her.
Perhaps you catch her a, this point.
and perhaps, which Is much NOR G
likely, you have 10 follow her else
where. You find her, get your points
speedily back you go TO your desk.
formulating your sketch in your mind
meanwhile. It's pretty near lunch
time: but there's no time TO think OF
ANYTHING but that sketch there IS a
little over I'm hour In which TO catch
the edition you want and ut least q
column 20 be written. You lock your
door and begin. Somebody knocks,
and you keep on writing; nothing
short OF the crack OF doom or the man
aging editors bell will stop your pen.
You and Time are having fine race,
and, being true newspaper worker.
YOU win. Hurrab! the last line is
written, Eve minutes 10 spare. You
carry the copy 10 ''the desk" there's
no time for blue pencil. and up it goes
TO tho composing room
Aud now for IA good luncheon Blu
what is this? The city editor appears
somebody is i'll. an assignment over
looked; won't YOU take IT, pleasel
There's really nobody else; every one
is out or busy catching the edition.
II will take YOU mile In the opposite
direction from which you are TO go q
capture your interview that Is com
ing on the train; good-by, luncheon
A cup OF coffee. or u plate OF soup i
hastily swallowed. IL there is tina
time TO spare. II not you go without IT,
You get the points needed, write them
out ON your lap ia the horse-cars. thcl
90 ON TO the interview. with Harmon!
Haur by way OF diversion. Luckil.
for YOU there isn't much going OF
there--a paragraph will dispose OF !
40 on you 60. You are In time 70
the train, you look about. there's nc
body from any other newspaper there
Your spirits rise. you've scored
uoint. In comes the train. Your In
terview" Is ameuable. asks you I
drive to the hotel and talk on the way
It's astonishing how much information
YOU eau get la very little time. Con