The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-17

People often wonder why editors look
so drawn and sad. 1t is not lack Of food
that gets the editor down so. but the
criticism he hears in the composing
room and the rasIing Of the printers
steel rule on his case. # the editor could
suspend the rules III these cases. he would
not suffer SO.
Andrew \. Smith, inventive genius.
counselor Of new and practical ideas
and dealer in hard and soft coal" writes
a good hand. bur his piece is too sad. and
there is Il remoteness about the points
that would make the use of the article,
especially III a hilly country. impractical
BILE and no good.
Alick Van Passerup of New Berlin.
Union county. Pa. writes as follows:
MAya.
MIR. NyE-! have been requested 10 deliver "A
comic Grafton AT Central Pennsylvania col
iege on the 18th of June. | thought perhaps
you would have a few words that would be
amusing to oaf audience on such an occasion.
am going TO state in my Grafton that have
been corresponding with you and give them
your answer if any in my Grafton.
1t would be better. Alick. for you TO
deliver your first comic talk and be
killed now than to wait 30 years and
suffer all that time. just do the best
yon can, and between whites and while
you are thinking of other comic thoughts
you can wipe the rochefort cheese of
your glasses.
Anything comic should be spontane-
Gus. If you succeed. | will get you to
write a lecture for me that would be
comic. never could. When you said
you would deliver a comic Grafton and
Their put yolr trust in me for the mate
rial. Alick. you fumblea the ball-made
a bad play-lost a tally and corked your
self.
n. b.. Lave Your lest s,,t Of clothes
at home when delivering II comic ora
ton. Then you viii have something
to wear tie next day
WI net pass 81 To speak of another
young man who aspires to more serious
literature He writes as follows. the
name only having been changed for the
sake of his little sister and a couple of
parents who ought to know better than
to bring him into the world and then en-
courage him to write for the press. |
should be glad to show these pieces il
they will take the trouble to call at 30
Nesey street during my Office hours
there. which are from IA. III. in the fore
noon to p. m. i'll the afternoon. He says:
CoLDwATER. Dec. L, 1892.
DEAR E%DTToR-l have sent my composition
OF my own composure. which | wrote at the
age OF Il Desiring you 10 inform me whether
| will ever make a Journalist or not. ! have
wrote a large number of compositions Of prose
and poetry. haze taken Il fancy to writing
ayaY since 10 years. old IlpaGe irf1rm me all
YOU can about this matter. n haste
BES Al, SMITH.
Then follows the article on Books.
1t grieves ne TO be compelled TO sit in
Judgment on such "a work. but some pr
must do ii. violate no confidence III
saving that he is the Judge Cobb of lit
erature, and that the great problem OF
atness is with him unsolyed. have ell
deavored to give it more c~learness Of die
ton, but without success. Here is the
treatise.
BOOKS.
Books are a very useful thing for mankind
they help cultivate the mind and strengthen
the memory their chief use is popular to every
cultivated or uncultiyated memory a part Of
the chief source of knowledge Is derived from
books.
Suppose for instance your child was suffer
ing from disease and you knew not what In
your power OF thought what to give 10 relieve
her what must he dbne in this case why a
search for a knowledge maiutainable TO relieve
his or her suffering.
where will that knowledge arise from why II
there is a book treating on disease and d cure
which she caa provide by preparation for her
child the cure will relieve ais or her suffering
Where would the knowledge IN that case CONE
fromr from a bonk.
The ordinary books of the present day are
divided into two classes. good books and bat.
books.
A good book contains that which l. pure ana
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