St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-21
HIS FIRsT LESSON.
Editor FIandrau's Interview With
the Chief Of His City Staff.

Editor FIandrau's Interview With
the Chief of His City Staff.
Minneapolis Times
''Good morning, boys" said Editor
Fiandrau. "HoW are we this morn-
ing9"
'tAll right. L guess said the city
editor. .Wewere scooped once. but eyened
up on them, Think
"Seooped?'s said the editor with a
puzzled look.
Eyes, beat, you know, knocked out by
the opposition"
"Knocked out; you haven't been
fighting, hope. 1 wish it understood
that this paper is family one. If there
is any man on it SO qaarrelsome as to
get into fights let him be discharged,
| especially if he getS knocked out. Who
| is the man?'
"He wasn't fighting. judge" said the
city editor, she was given the razzle
dazzle by the opposition paper"
'Given the razzle dazzle? 1t seems to
me our meE ought not to be permitted
| to accept gratuities from other papers.
| What Is razzle dazzle, anyway"
'f guess you don't catch my drift,
judge" replied the city editor. You
| see the other sheet got one more item
than we did,"
"0h, we'll, don't suppose that the
| court will care unless 1t makes some
difference in the receipts. DO you?"
''No, perhaps not. Still, we try to get
all the news, you KNOW"
"WeIl, perhaps you're right. l don't
know much about this routne.'
"Well. judge. tomorroW's Sunday.
Had we better get out sixteen Or
twenty-page paper?"
''What advantage is thare about
twenty-page papers l can't read six
teen."
We'll, we have been getting out
sixteen-pagS paper lately, but we've got
lot of Hill stuff left over from the
parade edition. and we can get outa good,
inserestin' edition. Then you see. there's
the regular Sunday departments"
"Oh, yes, those bookbinding and
stereoscopic departments are mentioned
in the complaint"
mo, no, judge, you misunderstood
me. You see, there's the society page
and the church page and the labor de-
partment; and then we ought to have
some White Bear lake stuff, and a real
estate column, and the West side has to
be covered"
"West side covared-how? not with
papers"
mo, no, no; to get a budget OF w est
side news; you see, those folks over
there are accustomed to having their
news set off by itself, and we usually
make spread Sunday"
make spread? How?"
''Why, give it little more space, yo
see."
"Does it cost any more?"
ooh, yes, of course. You see, all the
additional matter costs for composition,
beside the cost of paper If the size is in
creased"
"Well, I'd let the West side look for
its news all over the paper. They can
do that just as we'll, can't they?" think
sixteen pages is enough. We ought
to make a showing here for the credit
ors, you know. Between you and me,
they have mighty little show, anywa y,
it seems to me. And If you can get the
paper out all right, guess PIl go down
to the office. Bill Murray's comm
over to talk about the Hennepin county
boundary line. wish L could get rid of
some of this routine and office English.
You fellows make fun of lawyers
English. but OH my, the way you do
talk. Good afternoon"
GOOD afternoon, Judge"
"Oh, by the way, what's this l hear
about newspaper men getting passes to {.
the theater. If there's anything in it,
why. would not object to going down
to the opera house tonight to hear that
open 'Boccaccio.' They say it's pretty
good"
"Oh yes, we get tickets; here you are.
Joe Wheelock always sits in a box, and
1'll give you note to Scott if you think
you would like that better.''
''All right. l don't want Joe to put
on any airs over this paper while Pm
around. Pve been good citizen of
this town just as long as he has, and
longer, too. And say (this in a whis-
per-. is this Boceaecio the same one that
wrote the book they had down to the
club the other night?"