New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-04
RUNNING TWO PAPERS At ONCE.
From The Chicago Mail.

From The Chicago Mail.
Just little. Here is truthful story that proves
this. great many years aeo-n0t iOls enough aeD
10 he once upon a time howeyer-a gentleman VINO
Il now the chief editorial writer upon one Of the great
Chicago dailies went 10 Canada 70 make fortune ii
and which reputed TO be as rich a. those %
Pennsylvania proved 10 be. He did not discover
fortune In tile Queens domnions but he soon ala DIS
cover that he had sunk out OF sight all the earthly
possessions he owned. lie shll was loat 10 Eave
canada. hoping for more favorable turn OF sa aa
In the meantime lie was practically stranded
two rival dalles OF TIT small town where ne was stay
lug came 10 him and wanted To KNOW %hether no re-
editor explained that The question OF an alliance be
attention, and he wanted series OF editorials written
advocating the project. The young speculator Was
earn an Honest penny while waiting, Micawberlike.
for something 10 turn up. lie began WORK 1oithwu,
Moreover as he had made an arrangement oy Wmcn
he was 10 be paid at space yates ne nahagco 10 sia
out his editorials to an extent never before known III
He had scarcely settled down 10 work In his new
field Of action when he was waited upon by the nah
a fierce rivalry existed between the two dsilies and
that he quite anxious % oudo his oatlsome con
Now, the other side have taken up tine question
Of annexation said he and they are ereatng scGn
United States myself, and thought maybe you could
help out BY writing few editorials every day IN
opposition to the scheme
The exile readily agreed TO d. so Every day thers
nfer he wrote redoI tnrce gut ap
leader for the Bungstnrter.
The fight waxed warm. CiIUinatOns ana rccrlHl-
nations crcpt into the controversy and the whole
town was at fever heat. All the editorial work was
room at hotel IN. "cOpy7 being sent 10 the respective
ofdces every morning by messenger No one except
two editors knew that the stranger did any editorial
FORK and neither OF the editors knew that his bright
young protege was also employed by ms hated rival
Eif there soon time when the bitterness en-
rendered by the editorial warfare Invaded the realm
~ business Advertising and subscription rates were
cut and the struggle became a war OF eSicrtllnaton
rhis 6ecied In. Of all the trObblc-each or the
tnrs soon was I'm arrears for salar7. and the mpc-
Carving on a losing game. There no longer was any
money In It, Promises were plenty bat he cond nyt
~ Tis lown hotel bills with them. He visited both
ppmbIlahers in vain Then he gave up The struggle
ana decided TO 20 back home. ,.,
"" The next day the Bugie published an able editorial
rors Than column IN length so did the Bnngstarter
The two editorials were Identical The papers ap-
peared on the streets simultaneously zen minutes
lafer the editor OF OF them was seen lnamng pee
line for certain hotel Just he reached u ne met
bis brother editor Together they rushed INTO In, me
iobby and startled the clerk by sho1tlng sifnui'
teneously: aWhere IS that young scoundrel7"
The clerk did not need 10 be told the name o. ue
m rticulaP Aec0lfndrel' who was so urgently ~an,
nat then. "He's gone home-back TO New-fork
he said swent down 10 the depot lew minutes
"a neck and-neck race to the depot followed just
before they reached IL train pulled out on me rear
nistform stood the editorial departments 81 bOth ue
Heat mo,ders OF public Opnon-smilng ana boWing an
snoring wheeling. puffng, and blowing Two Two
hitherto implacsble enemies Joined hands then ann
there @smpkins we've been psr,Rn par S Se haye
sssped tho other. Then they went uptown together
6sn In arm