The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19

once a fakir always falSir, once beng
recognized by the night desk as one who
can make a seamless quilt out of borrow
ed scraps things roll mis- way with aban-
don. His salary looms, his rep. booms, he
hires three rooms.
Some men lie at poker some equivocate
about their salaries. The reporters of the
Sun have always placarded themselves
with the biggest average pay. He who
gets $40 a week is known along newspaper
row as a $1O0 per man. lt'is not tradition,
but an assertion, that there are ten men
on the Sun who draws $4,000 a year or
over. That was in Charles A Dana's
time The Tribune pays no salaries; the
small weekly "honorariums" are called
stipends. On the Herald reporters in GER
tain departments are accustomed TO ex-
traordinary treatment. Bennett knows
and smiles at this. The World pays few
men large salaries generally under some
contract, discharging and hiring them over
and over again ad libitum. The Journal
ditto twice.
1t is said in newspaper row-which has
its doubts-that A. IL. Lewis, just now
Hearst's pet fakir gets 500 a week for
signing his name Artheur Brisbane, VINO
was supposed to receive $4,000 year with
Pulitzer, is under contract with Hearst
for ninety years at $4,000 per annum
1t is said The mighty Carvalho takes
out of the business office no less than
$4,000 a year-it is said. Kari Decker,
who helped Weyler rescue Evangelina has
been retained at $500 per, with a private
yacht at his disposal, until Spain is rent
asunder-it is said. No reporter on the
Journal receives the salutatoly nod of the
office boy unless his salary is at least
$50 per- have not heard of one who
tolls on a yellow for less than that.
eccentric Bennett paws II. u.
Rowland $4,000 a year for managing the
business end of the Herald. Billy Reick,
city editor, is supposed to get $4,000 year
and six trips to Europe, with the privilege
of exhibiting st. Bernards at the annual
bench show He is the softest thing ~
the softest snap in journalism. Bennett
has left the Herald to Reick in his latest
will-which IS liable TO change, like the
weather. Tom Hamilton gets $4,000 a
year for saying nothing about Wall street
in the financial columns, and can order q
trip to Europe, with his family-when he
likes. Fact The athletic DR.. Hepworth
gets 500 a sermon, with privileges in Ar
mena.
Mr.. Avenel speaks with fellow feel
ing for the author OF whose alma mater Is
the newspaper-and there are many men
who have drifted from the reporters room
into book and play writing. But, my
young and aspiring friends let me tell you
that out of every 100 such 80 are glad to
beat their way back to the, grind of daily
Journalism, with so much per week as a
certainty and an avoidance of voluntary
effort driven to desperation by that heart
sickening hope deferred. Julian Ralph
was for years the star reporter for the
Sun. He drfted into profitable magazine
and book writing, but was mighty glad
to keep his grip on the daily paper Few
men can support a family by magazine
work alone; fewer SIN can support them
selves by writing books. The newspaper
more and more approaches a high literary
standard. Day by day we see a greater
excellence of style in our daily papers
than most Of the modern books present.
Avene"s purpose is plain lie wants 70
drive all surplusage of reporters, editors
and business managers into the small
country towns where they can marry, set
tie down and accept cord Of wood for a
years subscription, mingle with the ma
tive be big men in small communities
run for mayer, 80 to Congress, attend
barbecucs, rise and sit with the preacher,
do a little job printing for The county, Or
game zouaves and fire companies, publish
marriage notices for cent ifne and
death notices free, etc. In plain English
be respectable Live Is better than exist
All, but thoae little cities Of 5.Cc9 800 or
1900 inhabitants are too far from Eroad-
way, GherlHn's and Iber,in's for thesaycr-
age reporter. Once a New Yorker always
a New Yorker; once an inside eeat in lap
tons always Occupying IL. 1t Is a pity,
yet il is true.
The flower of dai y journalism is norn TO
blush unknown under the imperialism cf
imporsonalism The Harpers have SAID, II
is not our oncern 10 make tho regulations
of writer's. but We employ writers vino can
increase the circulation and standing ot
our magazines Well put. The unknown
has no chance there Nor should be have
on a daily paper Of mine. Every tiuse the
name OF a ragorter or editor or core
spondent is signed 40 an article in a ncvs-
paper the influence OF that pager IS weak
ened II can never be strengthened by
signatures m ess they be those Of pDecsal-
lists Of recognized ability. or statesnsep
who can be induced TO speak on import
ant political opics for our education The
generosity of some owners of newspapers
enables a great army Of mediocritous me-
chanics Of journalism TO get their names
before the reading public. which casts
them aside contemptuously with tie re-
mark. "what DOES them fellows know"
In general Avenel Is on the preciGee OF
right can say this much of personal
knowledge and belief: If had devoted 20
thee law, medicine, surgery, commerce,
farming or preaching the same energy an.
plcation and faith that / have hopefully
bestowed upon my present calling and
election. my lie would be Jingle Of aii-
yer. gold and precious stones-or a seat
in heaven. As things are, all can 90 H.
to say something sweet about old friends
and await the hereafter.