Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-05-14

tells n Joke oA 1NtuAltl ~ LIuIkt
the very adable young gentleman who
is now "pushing tbe Faber7 on our
n~eighboring contem p6rary. To Mr.. Clark
was delegated the responsibility Of fur
nishing copy, etc. and was earnetly eau
toned against allowing the composition
bills 10 absorb the profits ofths paper.
AZ a matter Of e%xpediency and economy,
Mr.. Walton had been running several
columns Of stereotype plate matter e-ery
issue; it being well edited and nd lch
cheaper than setting 50 much type.
Mr.. Clark's irst effort was a brilliant
success-tbe Headlight fairly spnrkelod
with wit, numor and current news. Mr..
Walton was delighted with the quality
Of tho matter, but a trife displeased with
the quantity. He accordingly wrote Mr..
Clark and congratulated him upon his
spicy, neway paper, but mildly reproved
him for not cutting down the compost
ton. The next issue indicated substau-
tial improvement; also two or three adj
ditlonal columns OF original matter.
Again Mr.. Walton cautioned the sub-ed-
itor about cutting down composition,
and the next week brought more origi-
nal matter and less plates. Conditions
we're now assuming serious proportions.
Nj. Walton couldn't ptand the amount
Of composition, and Mr.. Clark began to
feel that be had an elephant" on his
hands; he was working night and day
without rest, without sleep; he rarely
had time to eat, hadn't seen bis girl for
weeks, was losing flesh (not much, how
ever, as he only weighs a few pounds in
normal condition) and began to feel that
the life OF a journalist was a dogs life
Mr.. Walton was also chatting and con
cluded TO go down to Deming and
"round up" his subordinate. As he
alighted from the train he met Mr..
Clark, hooking haggard and wild eyed
Mr.. Walton said his heart was touched
but in the name Of Business he had t.
be firm, and he aceosteA Mr.. Clark some.
thing after this fashion; swell, Rod.
you're getting cut a good paper, but
why in w don't you cut down th'
composition, as / directed your" Thii
was too much; the cancels back wal
broken. Rodney Was weary and hi
otherwise angelic Atemper was nov
wrought up to incapdescent heat. Hi
reply was caustic, bitter and not couch
ed in the gentle phraseology Of a Chris
tian gentleman. it was something Xix
this: "You are a tyrant; I have beer
your slave. ] have strained every nerv
to make your paper a success. 1 havl
exhausted the bible, encyclopedia AM
almanac; 1 have pumped" every man
woman and child in the town for news
I have elaborated, extemporized, magni
fed and created; and, OH how / hav
lied; / have worked nights, days an.
Sundays until / have shattered M.
health and destroyed my peace Of mind
and still you are ungrateful. Now tax
your 'dod gasted' paper and go to ~
with it'll renounce Journalism" Mat
ters were now serious. Mr.. Walton eS
planned that his work was "smooth
but rather "bulky." He said il you ha
, cot down the composition all woul
have been well. Finally Mr.. Clark sui
sided a little and asked: "Well, WHAT
coMPosIrIoN?" When told that il wa
a term used to designate original or r.
, print matter that had to be set up
|. type, Rodney swooned. He was carrie
! to a free lunch establishment, wher,
amid the cooling fountains be was gen
ly woed to life with tender hands. Il
l soon Smiled" and "smiled" again an.
, then the ftful fever passed away an
Rodney was himself again. The comps
, sitiou has been cut and the Headligl
now comes to US with its full quota
: plate mattera
, BoRx-In silvsF City, on Friday, Ma
Q 10, the wife Of 8. H9 McAninch Of
daughter q
The de~faultlng and runaway postma
= ter, Hansberg, has been reoaptured on
now lies in durance vile in the Las Or
I, ces goal.
! Gins. Campbell, one Of the solid o
! cowboys from Blaekhawk, Is spending
few days with US,