The herald., 1897-01-16
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And in the conduct Of his new2papsr
he followed odl this sentiment. He
paid more for telegraph news than b
paid by any newspaper In this or any
other country. 1t was his boast that II
anything from birth, marriage to death,
or in life happened of any consequence,
In the reryotest hamlet of the country,
there would be an account of II in THE
Religious Daily" latterly Issued from
"The Temple of Truth" While, the ed.-
toricl columns of the Globe Democrat,
under Captain Henry Kings scholarly
control. are not excelled In the country.
space In them was ever contracted foa
news telegraphic news, and "the scis-
sors and paste pot" or reprint selec-
tions. Local news, too. had to be sum-
married. into ''the conventional two
sticks" unless there was a mighty good
story to- recount
This" he would say, "iS a national
paper, not "a local affair, and, whil epub-
lished In st. Louis, 1t goes to every
town In the country The current events
of st. Louis, therefore, should not he
elaborated to the exclusion Of other and
more interesting rews to other locali-
ties than the happenings here" But
he never failed ito cover" st. Louis
though never padding out the local
news simply because st. Louis matter.
Stern, uCbending and exacting, taci-
turn adm never commencing, there was q
good side to this odd genius which now
and then broke out. For year he would
condemn, never commend and then on
Christmas morning, or at 1880 o'clock
precisely. would stroll into the office and
without SO much as a merry Christmas"
hanG each reporter a $40 gcid piece and
the city editor $50 crisp greenback. The
eagles looked invariably as If just mint
ed and the greenback as If just printed.
1t wasn't god form to thank him, and
he never was thanked.
The great editor lived for his paper It
was his especial pride. and this story
goes as an illustration. He had occa-
sion to send one of the reporters to San
Antonio. Tex. His correspondent there
Tobe Mitchell had gotten into "a diff
Guilty" as Kit Carson would term it, with
a Texan and had been knitted The re-
porter was sent down to take Mitchell's
place. Going to his quarters and pack
irg his grip, he wired to the Southern
to get bus to the depot There he en-
countered the old man."
Are you ready to go?" asked he.
Yes, sir"
Have YOU any money!"
"Yes, sir"
Forty -eight dollars and my transport
tatior.'
Not enough" he said lacorica,iy, and
stepping up to Harper, the cashier of the
hotel. a Whispering conversation ensued.
Then returning 10 the reporter the Did
man" showed roll of bills into his hand,
saying:
Take that" as If he were delivering
booy blow. adding: "All have got to
say is. remember you represent tie
Globe Democrat"
On counting the bills the reporter found
the sum of $500
Reaching Texas, the rev correspond
ent found himself almost unable to spend
a cent, the Texans trying to placate the
Globe Democrat for the stabbing oe
Mitchell with all sorts of hospitality.
CoEtriving to spend about $50 in some
way, the reporter at the end of ten days
returned to st, Louis. Mitchell having re-
covered Reporting to the old man."
he turned over a wad of bills to him.
What's this?" he asked
The balance of the expense money
you gave me-"
Ugh he calculated. you are the
first man that ever returned any ex-
pense money to me An old reporter
in Chicago Times Herald.
Alice-Well. Maud, l hear you ale en-
gagged to Jack.
MauG'-Yes.
Alioe-Wel. l congratulate you. He
was about the nicesr fancee l ever had
Newcastle (England) Chronicle.