New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-21

VINO nansr nnd by another and are paid
for tn matter that they deliver. ne 100 highly
In the first place he must know the truth Wiz mon
hears 1t and secs It, There are sren ntortunately
But there are men that lie ca''ro oortcr as
and that is very precous sif' i1r Who has it is
to I'VE long and prGsPen h. e sess to- state the
able TO e sne ha he has been out after
in a clear and vivid and interesting m ar
"a" Won OF te All the truths of science IN
a way that bores the reader; whaI WA, md n6body
The truths aGn 81 stay ay bec a you him
the truth tedous,y The telling mus pc E,, ~ in
ann wev that yo know he feels its qualities and
events and IL interested IN thehi'
THE EXCHANGE READER.
Next In importance to the reporter Is the man
whose duty 1t is to read the newspapers oi '''''
country and other countries and take out OF theh'
the things that his own paper wants. Mr.. Greece
used to say that the exchange reader was me ErT
est man on the newspaper and II all the g9ou tniIs
got out Of the other papers 1t didn n anv
thing else or not But that was gong hr,mnr and
far. Mr. Greeley was man OF delicate humor or, anu emu
sometimes sought 10 impress truth by an "p' ca
aggcration
MANAGING AND CITY EDITORS.
Next after the newspaper reader. or exchange
editor as he IL sometimes called, comes what we
call the city editor. He Is the head OF the local De-
partment. He looks after ali the news OF ,he VI
cinity or locality town or neighborhooh. re e'-
poys the reporters and pays them and he mas 10 DC
n man Of great sense Of alertness Of mind Of ndel-
ity to his duty and of untiring Industry anu ann, ~
enioys also what NAV sometimes be an ADVANTAGE
that he is the man with whom al the fault IS founl
He had business TO have 1t So Ihc ucrF 1911, - 1,o
managing editor He is d gentleman Of real impor-
lance Of vital Importance He looks after the max
ing up Of the paper He looks after me orr h
the correspondent In Paris shall be paid FOR par
cnar contribution and he has to see shat % re
right time for duty done at the wrong ''i Tben
nsTit 70 him is Of the editor tho head
Of the paper he determines what us purpose Snh
be- He mhaher It Snail stand by the
marty in n wrong policy or not. he is the maj
VII now. there is ono point that want par
ticuariy to Impress upon YOU Young GENT men zen
port7rs the assistants. the editor. every one OF
'hem. while they require the ltcrary ana ~ seer s.
qure also business educati9n ~ IS ony ny
being put through the mill Of business d ' kndus
n no." questions ~ every kind 7 cannot express
my sense OF his too strongly In fact have al
an illustrate on-that the six years worked in a
dTygoods store in Ruffalo as a boy. have ben
worth TO more as matter Of practical edu-
cation than some other years passed elsewnere
in other pursuits 1t is very desirable indeed that
the newspaper man. who has to deai WIN tne ne
and should know them personally. And " is very
OF human nature which cannot BE- gained 80 well
so far as my expcrienc, goes. as In wholesale
and rctall business ESTABLISHMENT.
NEWSPAPER POETRY
one q, the most interesting things thar the
editor OF newspaper. newspaper maker
has TO deal with is the literature OF IN" day, ana
this Includes not merely the books published. but
especially what appears In newspapers ana maya
zines the fiction. the poetry the fancy articles.
The newspaper man ought TO be- wei ln'or"'i III
these things and he ought to hav' cultivated N
himself sentiment Of art and 4 love OF beauty.
u y
Judge OF all sorts of productions Of art even
though he may not be technically and thoroughly
familiar with them. There Is often expressed
an IDEA that this sort Of popular literature IS
i -cllnng In quality. going ont IN fact' espe'a'y
the poetry People often come 10 mo and say that
the poetry OF the present day IL not as cood As II
used to b. when they wer' yonngsiers Wen, II
YOU viii ALLOW me VT prnsident, 90 y, vIry ine
s,nt NJ 10 shog Won that III re- is produced among
Ne Law as good an article in that line az ever
has been produced IN the past. First. ! would
IKE t. i rSaa d pI'' on ii hS arford Soursn
75sc t The The track. gang of pasoes were
rs., hsa 'a an scs Ss' Of na % . imperial
Broken forms u Lain words fr'n the senate and
xo- -, o6ea by to the musical lnsSa Romano
Then he thought came. why. these are IA" "' "' "'
rhe.e are The sons 4 who founded the empire
rie,e ar ,hc, whose fathers carried the conquerns
over al Gaul AMI acro,. the sea to ultima Thule.
The r,ceiyI- persists unchanged In their eyes and pro-
Mu,caar sh,r' aai hick.st. with prominent noses re-
.Rouanes renm domn.s seniemGge os1iap ..o.,.,
ya,s ss on psinr he shatc might Julius caesar
Lam ieep-eyei. brosd-hrowed. and bald a man "
Farther '1 ao"s The iy lqra'a. r'..cs' III.
Grim ami with rings In his ears see 'a'" Inc
cenror
On the side Of the street proud AMI gloomy secusion
no-sinr The ob stood ccli the race ensa''d By the
soia in the markets u Rome to meet the expenses Of
And IS Uttered the celt cried out. "worruN y'
Pull No your shoye- ray'hro. ye hathen' I'll dock
This he SAID +" The one rcscmblci the great I'M
Meekiy the disnlnei Roman tep, patiently digging
such are the changes chances the centuries bring to
surely the ups and downs Of world past clcu
Possibly. thu, though, to myself the yoke OF the
May IN turn be from in the ,eae scosrs,loo
T"rning me- Fenlan down. once to be- bofs"d b.
DaCo'
Now let ia hear strain Of higher mote.
nlut" dare gay YOU nav az SEE" H. - "
called High Tide NJ Gettysburg
4 c.,ud posscsscd the hollow field.
The gathering bates sn.hy shied
Ahwer, ne gloom The lightning aas =. si.o
And iron, the heights the thunder peaed
Then at the brief command Of Lee
Mood out that matches Infantry
with pickett leading grandiy down,
| To against the roaring crown
OF those dread heights ~ destiny.
| Far heard above the angry guns
4 cry across the tumuit runs
The thai rang through Shiohs WOODS
And Chlckam1uxns solitudes
he South cheering her sons.
All. the whitening tempest blew
| the front Of Pctgru.
| A wind that scorchef and slngcd.
| Internal name that fringrt
Tho British squares Waterloo
4 thousand f.u where Kemper .~l.
\ thousand died where Garrcti bed;
| In binding flame aud stranglng smoke
through the batteries broke"
And crossed the works with Aimlstcai
',)ncc more In Glorvs with me-
| virginia Tennessee