The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-24

Strengthened out"
"To what do you refer, sirP" inquired
Mr.. Jaggers.
70 "To-what-do echoed the
editor In tone of excessive sarcasm.
"That's good. Look here, Jaggers Day
before yesterday you ran cut in the pa
per which should have appeared on the
woman's page. 1t was officially described
as Pattern Of shirt waist for girl of 12.
And what did you dor You ran 1t In the
paper upside down and called 1t Turkish
plan of operations on the Macedonian
plainp' "
| 9TH that's what 1t looked like upside
down, sir" mumbled the unhappy Jag
gers
"Here, wait a minute" said the editor.
He turned to speaking tube and whis-
tied shrilly.
SIS that you, George3 Say, George, how
much did the sale fall off GU the 22dp
| What's that? Sold 1900 cxtrap Eth! Three
hundred and eight new subscribers?
What's thatP Everybody wants the war
lnapp That's all, George"
The editor dropped the tube and turned
to Mr.. Jaegers.
making the paper ridiculous. And now,
| just look ut thisl'
He opened another copy of the paper and
pointed to certain column.
How in the name of the prophets" he
harshly cried, "did those headlines get go
confoundedly mixed What sort of /. title
do you call that for column account Of q
Prohibition gathGringH"
MIR. Jaegcrs looked, and this Is tho glar-
ing line that confronted him:
"Wet Grounds. "
That said tho editor "evident!y be-
longs On the baseball page, And now just
sCc what you sc got there.
AgHia Lo LanGed tho paper to Mr.. jag.
gers and that nervous employee read this;
"Drink Did It."
The editor crunpled the paper in his
hand us no took it back
That's fine slur on our struggling
ball club, isn't 1T? Every man jack who
reads that headline will take 1t for grant.
ed that tho club was drunk and couldn't
play. Wha: do you suppose the effect Of
such idiotio headlines is Oh an Intelligent
publicf Listen to this "
Again the editor seized the spcakiLe
tube and whiStitd.
"Say, George" he called "hare yor
heard any comments on tho headlines we
had in the paper yesterday En- what
that-78 lettcrss All praising the clever
work Of tho new headline mani Get out
Is that so?"
Again the tube dropped, The great
editor was evidently taken little lbnck
Then Lo rallied once more and again
bounced on Mr. .Jaggers
There" he suid, "hCgin on that col
umn ard read Down, Then tell NO what
you think Of such u diabolical Xix upf
Read 1t aloud.
This is what Mr.. Jaggers read;
1.-The silent man at the head OF the bril-
limit oavalcade rode speedily forward. Be.
fore him rose tho pino clad hills of tie
HutchGCOochio and far below flashed the
crystal waters of the laughing Ockmulgec.
Suddenly ho stopped and shading his eyes
with his hands looked steadily across tie
valley.
" Bring me my glass; he said.
"ThC orderly quickly obGycd.
Raising the t0aming beukcr to her lips,
the fair young girl cried:
Ct" For GCu ard FTanccr
"Thcn with movement full of iuno-
and cast the cup far over the cliff.
No other lips shall prolanc that
toast, sho murtaUrCd With Il lighter air
She gently nGded:
"'And now, mrssicura Let US advance
" We halt here, cried II" silent man.
and he tossed his cigar on the ground
1.-THE staff quietly Lismountcd and stood
back in respectful silence. With knitted
brow the general swept tho horizon. once
he grsturtd uLd twice his lirs moved.
Then no nodded to himself Tho llan Of
battle was complete
" Nay, quolh tic maid, we will not
fight except it be Gods will. l like not
th"sr scenes Of Hood As for the plan Of
battle Of that have no conception. When
God directs lie, will fight, and he will
show mo the why.
"lhe little hudyRuard gazcd with rapt
eyes upon tho maiden where she stood in
tho trausliguging sUlsct light.
" Even as thoy gaHcd there came a rude
interruption.
"'Give nc frcsl cigar, cried tho gen
eral.
And no lighted it from u GLOW burning
match with u GOODNESS which bcliGd the
fact that the fate Of tho nation was hang.
ing On his nUEt move"
Mr. .Iuggcrs paused.
This is awful, no said.
Awful Is no name for it," cried tho
editor. You sec what you have dnneY
Eyes" grouncd Mr.. ,Jaggers, II have
mixed up on the Skirmish Line With
Grant with the Annals of Joan of Arc.'"
"You bet you have" cried the editor.
"Why, u thing like that is enough to ruin