Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-04
F1IIING A FUNNY PAPER.
s,ssr. the Jokes Come From and
How They Are Illustrated.
SYSTEM EVEN IN FUN MAKING.
.,a Friend. Turn UP in An sorts OF Dis
o'' sui.e., and as for Poetry 1t
Is Interminable'

Il. on,nltiated II Is something OF 8
10 more the comic weeklies get their
v ol.s N Jokes and the amazing number
naNss n,ctures 10 adorn their pages. But
o, 81. :. more Inexplicable TO some minds is
Nnst -, dozen, or even dozen, artists
inA, MI MAJ out 50 many odd and Whimsical
sos- Ye. It 10 a very simple matter
e1uss', rou understand the process.
sssn svnlanatlon Is that the artists are
...,nrs ana not Joke founders. They
".sslv ever think out the jokes they mus
80 They are no busy making drawings
~, ,hp other fellows funnyisms.
IN. comic weeklles are not under the
. y. Of employing Joke writer's, since
n ,,kes are sent to them weekly by
nHs than would MI a dozen vol
Tbose that suit the whim OF the
WY 40 retained. The rejected ones are
w. ,rrned 10 the writer. The price paid
'l.a w.. ,ron 81 to $3.50 for each Joke.
~. saitor having made his selections, he
M ,ol,es over to the head Of the art
,,-...-,snt. who dlvides them up among the
.,',, tor Illustration. Those that are not
'.,..,ed by the artists appear In the paper
,.,hout picture. and those. oil course are
ry.rv weekly OF this kind has STAFF OF
IN. selected for their fitness, for max
!. cravings OF different character. One
IN, 4 proacient in producing handsome
~ md women, another negro characters,
n an another has a knaok Of caricatur-
mo different nationalitles. SO when the
~. ,ra handed into the art room they are
.,..,,a far the artist systematically and
.-.,r,inx TO the artists abilities TO suit
IA. Illustrate tho points to be brought out.
u.rsoed IN this way the artists work
I'M regularity. and can be relied upon TO
r,n out a certain amount Of work each
~ Az to the cartoons, when any are
1|.,.ed. they are the product Of artists and
.deors without any outside assistants.
4 rreat many people In the country
+ .r,ts business Of writing Jokes for the
,rsr. and some proficient in this line OF
rarE Gnd It to their profit; but, as stated
bs,ore the number OF Jokes accepted Is
.rv small in comparison to the number
steelved Many are merltorious. but do
4, suit the character OF the journal to
rAleh they were sent A smart Joke writer
povs this. SO he divides up his crop
among the ulueIeht puo'aeA1'Ni'''
,naek Of Judging the wants of the editor
vas illustrated few weeks ago by two
boxes that appeared in different sheets
d one appeared the following. prehxed by
page drawing!
when Is Joke not Joke?
~ When we tell II TO an Englishman.
n Nov. that suited the character Of the
publcatlon to a nicely, and the author
recgyed $3.50 for his fourteen words. The
sime week, in a publication of an entirely
diferent character, the same idea, dressed
rp IN little different way appeared:
When Is Joke not Joker
Never.
50 the Joker pulled or neat sum
for bis quaint Idea. and neither editor
could rightuy say that they had been
Imposed upon.
But what the Joke editor has to con-
lend With Is interruptions persons who
ftismpt to palm on old jokes on him. It
utterly impossible for a man to keep
sHek Of every Joke published. so It is that
"a editor Is very often imposed upon. yet
hieyar the wiser.
although Il is well known to everybody
10 reads the comic weellies that very
'As poetry is published in them. the
,Hoent contributed weekly to these jour
iia would almost NIL tome as large as
nsoaieFs Dictionary, set in small type.
mere must be many disappointed bards,
iuncd.
vap The other day the editor OF one OF
Aae lapers, when seated at his desk,
f. 70 the writer that the number Of
asefious Millions" in this country is
.sauai to contemplate. "Nor," said the
s'0o'naiured editor, is very much Of the
,sfss sent me of had order. Some Of
AsNfSed place I'm the better class
N. laaAsaiine, where by the way, some
suy poor poetry is published"
M !, Illustrate his point. the editor FUN
\, ~ soolS on his desk. and at last picked
u'A little poem. saying, 1t was about
s"a az the general average, although
un,,,s sine 70 him much that was vastly
fagslae. sweetheart. lovliest dear.
Lls MI ~ gu Creatures. falrest she.
IN tLa sslhg rose, without peer
s@saen OF beauty. ali mel
All mel
a M, ,he and tlgh my soul away
lnd s tihik OF her | love so dear;
10 No. a,.pef AZ the winds at play
WI my secret unto her near,
II AZ n.y. never will. know, reveal
VI 10 nne ~ hurry On their wing'd way
n1t bsne what my heart doth feei
@'ohe' and they'll come and say:
WIN " maiden, 80 wondrous fair.
And ilrspss OF hluest most brilliant hue.
sstssi,.v y. various nectar rare.
fragrant is the morns moist dew.
AK 49, thee, thou gentle little maid
4 AnS -, message sweet VIC brIn,, 10 th.a
o, NJ, ~ me words Thy lover said;
f. -l's you, love you, lh moi
An mol
b. ~ ltef q this desired no remunera-
u bss,. nls labor, since he ala moi rive
~ usis. % lnclose return postage. II was
issin ~ composed by some loye-sicIt
hT y, sent TO his fair Dulcinea. and
q ss,sa ely pleased her much. II NAV
hsse l,rnse o, comfort 10 the writer Of
,nic es,,ato Know that they pleased the
kssmiss,as man also. Having given me
,hed ~, 70 use this ditty, nv friend
Pa smother from tho pile before
= sosS asld be, anybody should send
", unlerstand.S DssSque anair, l can't
~ IN other. and like most rhymes
ratt: Is unsigned and contributed
a. s!sa ~: The prisms pure and beaute-
tssas . 'liss ~ ,,sg gem, and hold in con-
W '0k Disgrace 10y 'pues would It In one
9Ducs that ,h.