Arizona republican., 1897-12-12

l. Stuck i'm most everywhere. 1 Thirty-four sad comic pages, 1 Printed in reds, greens and blues; 1 Thousands of items we don't care to read.
 But only two columns of news. PHILADELPHIA'S MOE WAYS. Case of Man Who Was Sporting Ed
 itor of a Dignifed Newspaper. l Every newspaper man who, has ever worked in Philadelphia has a stock of stories about one newspaper which shall be nameless and, curiously enough, they are all vouched for as true. This paper frequently sacrifices news ito its traditional dignity, and the ways of the office are sometimes amusing to the uninitiated A man who was connected with it told this story to a group of newspaper men, and before he had finished it, two of his auditors said that they. were in Philadelphia at the time and knew that the circumstances were as re- lated
 
 a few years ago that every ether pa per in town employed a sporting edi- tor. His paper printed little or no sporting news, but, not to be left too fan behind, he engaged a man who may be called Bangs as sporting and yachting editor. No one ever saw the results of Bangs's work in the paper. For eight months all letters and clippings pertaining to sporting matters were placed on Bangs's desk. Bangs would report at the office every day, look over the material on his desk, shove it into the waste basket and go home. Once a week he col lected $50 from the cashier.
 Philadelphia is not a yachting cen ter, but at that time an event occur red down the bay tlhat was of general interest, and, for personal reasons, it was of particular interest to the paper on which Bangs worked This event was scheduled for Sept. 5. Bangs had accepted an invitation to a planked shad dinner on that day. lie wanted Ito go to the dinner, and at the same time his conscience as yachting editor suggested that it was his duty to cover ithe one yacht race of the year. The dinner won, and Bangs eased his conscience by think ing that he could get a description or the race in thel evening from some one who had seen it.
 He returned to Philadelphia late af- ter his dinner, and merely succeeded in getting the result of the race, which he printed the next morning. To his great surprise one of the other pa pers in town printed a column about the event. Bangs read it through and realized that he had been beaten badly.
 There Is no use of my going near the office again after this" he said to friend. Il don't care to go down and be told that I have been dis charged, so will just stay away"
 Two months later an acquaintance from New York called ait the news paper office to find Bangs He could get no information about him in fine editorial rooms, and went down and questioned the cashier. The cashier looked over his roll until he came to Bangs's name, and then he said:
 Bangs? Bangs? Ah, yes, Bangs. I remember now. Well, I think Bangs must be i'll. There is two months back salary here for him, and he used ito be very prompt in collecting"
 The New York man thought that if Bangs were ill it was his duty to look him up. He found him at a club ire quented by newspaper men and ex- claimed:
 Why, Bangs, I'm glad to see that you are out again Whats been the matter?"
 ''Nothing,' D said Bangs, chalking his cue
 Why, the cashier told mel that you nad not drawn your salary for two months, and he thought you must be ill'' Ne What -why-say, was that all he said"
 f'Yes, and he seemed to be worried about you'
 A broad smile spread over Banss's ldce. lie wrote a note to the cashier 1 askang him to give his money to the | bearer and stating that he was con- Vaaescang and expected to be back i ah ms desk in two weeks A mes | senger took the note and returned . With the money. Two weeks later Bangs turned up at his desk and re- eelved the congratulations of the suaIr on his recovery. He said that he ~ GU oo II oiH nervous prOStIat1On and for month after his return the managing editor frequently cautioned i him not to attempt to do too much. Bangs is still thriving in Philadel- phia-NeW York Sun.
 Send your children to Heymann's dancing school. Glasses for children will be opened at 2:3O o'clock next Saturday afternoon.