New-York tribune., 1890-08-31
WHO GETS OUT THE PIPERf
A STUDY IN JOURNALISM.

CThc Managing Editor. News Editor and City Editor
cissrtte eSalting The scoops they had that morning
and bctllng the scoop> ot the esteemed contenpo
rares. Enter the Proprietor and Editor smoking
Proprietor and Editor Gentlemen, there's got to be
nigh aaricd position, variant. We beat 10 death
by The LaNl- on thc strikers Eiot, the SEMINARY
scandal should have been beaded up and run on the
fret page that drrny Old Apache outbreak stun
slOlld have been boiled or Killed. and-say VINO wle
on hen that Apache story came
Managing Eilt0r-It came late; Bowler was In
Proprietor and Editor-Tale Bowler off the night
desk tomorrow and put him In charge Of thc weekly
Take Platter of baseball ard give him the ncht desk
one 70 make up the paper who knows the difference
between first page tory aud the DoNoogy.
Whcn the Proprietor aud Editor is gone, the Others
smile know AID Menfy3 ,,, o, ,,o, ,,.
Iord ordan, shall own newspapers. stl. as long
he has sense enough to MR. good new paper men %
can have twelve columns for local to night and sixteen
for telegraph ,..- ,....--., 4. 81. ,,,,..,.
%c8s Editor-wasnt that rlch-PuTer saying the
BOs, was 10 newspaper man
City Editor-fOi and hetue
News Editor-Puiicr ordered that Apache story hlm
SELF without consulting me. lie doeSlt kh." ' news
story from a hair mattress. Got cigarette, Bnly
Thanl'. Keep dat ieht INSIDE ol co!nmh TO Hhsht'
ana -pread tHc strikers rot
The City Editor goes to his room and cAplodes 10
hi, assistant and copy -Icader;l 49,, -.....,,. .,
C.ty Editor-Onre "a city editor had something u
s,v about local matter but now news eOtor with
no ne sp.per sense than Jay "tdero yo-oh' II
NAYS %.s't C. what has that luminous genius been
City Editor-Says We must keep the fight down and
PAS N.st c. E.-Eatsl "The Bawl' spread the strike
This morning only because they knew We "oili Keep
CITY Edltor-Ycs. aud to morrow 1t will spread the
fight fJr the reason. Then tho boss viii come
shouting for pop ana blame this end Of the shop
As,'t c. E-rlc only end with any news sense in It,
tWinks prodlglou-ly at copy reader
CIV Editor-Gucss you're about right, Jack. Got a
cigarette Thanks. Let's 20 out and get a waf
''' Tatc that night Night Editor and Foreman stand
ing over forms. Night Editor with handfIs OF proofs
Foreman with handfuis Of typel
Night Editor 10 boy)-Johnny! Take this TO tho
telegraph room. and ask OF the young professors
there to raise four head and say that that chi
cago special must be chopped OF, and to rush up the
tail o. the Sacramento stun. ana a,k Nfw Orh Nndu
Inc means by duplicating the Associated Press with this
From JcSnSy%5crrr N.Y. aI
forcman-it's good thing there's newspaper
man in thc shop. Nj Bowler. with kids or back num-
bers running nearly every other department. .,,
II Mas the only man With any news sense LETT in the
shop Have cigarette. start TIE strike on the lr't
rgS Second Page and put II on the ninth. .FAit)
Foreman TO assistanp-What Is thus blankety blank
Assistant Foreman Marked there
Foreman-Top o. column
Assistant Forman-Iop and next pure reading
Foreman (4f;er several mnntes' spcechlessnessl,
Wen. blank my blank eyes! with blank bloi
Df OctTi S" and tSe blank blank business Slice marGnc
every blank ad with a contract position blank me II
see how we get the blank paper out At all these days
Assistant forcman-lt never wonld get ont If yon
wasn't "A nnmmer. Alex.
lin Mormon's beer Joint, later. night. Seated
AZ table Dunnlcan, who has been doing late police.
and Lynn. who did the iehtl
Dunniean-" Aw. go chase yourself | says tom
uYon may be city Editor | says, but you don't
know the dir between story and "A ghost" | says.
II YOU want this boiled to stick such chumps
r,rv have for desk men these DAYS Always having
gs about fratures. and missing corSing under
their noses
LYNN Cnterruptugb-lf IL was not for tn lokes av
you an me. Dunni, to kape thin from havln' tn
heads bate OF thin eveY mArnlng Shule, DUNN
give Us a cigarette, me boy-shure, whln tuck In
me sthun 10 night. was thinking how tn diviI wud
thew get out the paper at ALL II IL wasn't for tn few
av us left Here's looking at yOu Dunni.
Johnny-SOy, YOU knows dat lid wOt works nights
in de bRness oflcel Well. he SAYS Ia me- he says ::
Were de wOt gets dis pOiper out" he says.
wild dat gives him a poke In De eye. for de hzness-
office kids Is dudes Sect Him a-snyiug de hZness
Office gets ont de poiprrl Soy 81 it wasn't fer mo
a taking orders Ia de blokes In de telegraph aud
swearing at 'cm proper, I'd like ter know Low der
don't throw der snlpc. Chlmmy. give ne puff
how der bloomin poipcr would get out at ALL Dars
wOt I'd Ike ter know. Scc7
Edward W. Townsend in The san Francisco Argonaut.