The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-11
PARIS REPORTERS.
TO 81 sUCcEssFuL THEY MUST %
BORN WITH Tt4E TALENT.


Old BKom-One Reporters Expefaemce In
Securing Tmporsans InsormataSa.
When the s'chief Of the service Of In
formations" consents to annex de-
butante. his aptitudes are first utilized
in the department des chiens creves
This Is the professional slang for pick
ing up such items at the police stations
nd are not sent In 10 the prefecture. For
this work he will be paid . or 3 cen-
times line for those inserted, On the
average about one In twenty Of what he
hands In. These modest anxi iliaries have
only exceptionally the perspective Or
power 10 make themselves noted. In
deed their role In limited, for IL they
learn Of an accident or IN affair ont Of
the common run they must telephone
the fact 10 their papers. from whence
the chief sends 90 soon - possible one
or two STAFF reporters but IL the late
ness Of the hour or the gravity OF the
titular Of the schiens creves becomes
somebody. In this case. IL he Ii clever.
he can render his Journal special service
by avoiding o sbeat, y and he will be
well rec0mpensed This Ii why. over at
the Cafe tlu Coo ron. consumers some.
times heara young man 90 ansighbG-
ing table shout gieefully to his coma
rades, ..At last have my first crimel"
and the. comrades press bis hand and
congratulate him warmly.
Perhaps he is promoted TO the dignity
of "enqueteur, - or interviewer. Now
he receives retaining salary OF ESQ 20
go month and is paid extra for all
the lines he writes, 20 that he usually
earns $25 10 $40 weekly. He must give
his definite measure, however, andshow
if he really has the gift Of the profes-
sion, for after two or three failures he
would be thanked and have his head
cut OF. OF the $50 reporters who each
year spring mp ON tine Parisiaii press
eight or ten at most survivors, become
corporals and sergeants In the profes-
sion. To succeed &c is necessary not only
to have good health, perfect bearing, .
courtesy and education which permit OF
being received everywhere. but great
clearne@ Of ideas and . remaakAble
power az assimulation The reporter
may know nothing, but he must 20
quick at understanding everything Is
is necessary that, aquestion being givar
he should know in few instants whD'
In the person. i'm Paris the most probabDa;
90 solve it He must go 20 see this Per
Son or some one else equally informsdy
and In 30 phrases Of an interview gather
. ciear. met and precise resume of the
responses 20 make He rauss also have
the scent OF . aetective aud abcve FL
love- for his profession
! know . Paris reporter who was cent
ont 20 write about the doingE g = for-
eign sovereign them atsa Eruach water
ingptace. lie went coeke chafean ssnere
the nlOsEaRril was se0pplnG; hnf w. ro-
Htely ncked out byT tRls gran0 enazsksr-
lain. We telegraph uaily Sile lasssr
said nBws relative sO' dis ma1eszy yo
Cur nnkiOnmI pnperA XOu can sAka xOGn
them far yuur columns & 1hass aiq1 nos
satisfy NY ccnfrere- re nans neen se.as
as muciS @xps0 ON snas spe0lms Wes !.
and i would never 90 ION hlm y a0
nothings during his soI0sEn - snnisas
idea sfrnGk ht1ls re nafa gosac .ainss0
with am old IMAM VINO 10 4CEnaerSg - -
employed IN t1e peiegraplsy saer =
of the aEtry 20 ne sala tome ys sx-Assa-
Tenant WcuId you DR capanale'oz Wfis- sa'la
Ing out ahe value of tl1e iessers = .Eal,sr =
mitte0 ~ the morse system py s. - = -.
hearin tiia uckracK oI sns:ans.E . nle1s
Parnaa1 thas - only the ~ lniCy - J. u
business. ansWered snes esnef' ~olls 80 y
SIR Will gtve You . iciis every ln
ing III you Will come ann paass y = y -
OF an hour at the postoInc
Tiaa nexf DAY. as tne hour Wnnn sL.S
dispatches nom tne enaIeau - go
thoss two men Were very Dusy - tlle
ofiiee over On anlag,nary eoz1espuananc,
bns -, soon o. the Morss iIistr nmsns ~
gam 20 tick the ola man inscrinea on =
sheet or paper letters q IoreigM m W0.sls
ne did nos understana me rel<.sz -
read these words over nas snouiasr ~
tnmediateiy translaSeo ll tnem. ann Ano
official dispatch was scarcely % wnen
ne sent the same tning ln .rensn % -
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