Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-12-14

feaSl DE Is II possible 10 Lla++ Il ssl.A
To succeed in the newspaper busin IS
we have got to conform to the customs
and the recognized methods Of society
We can t do as we would do III an ideal
world. "
DO you mean that we can't run the
paper strictly on Christian principles
and make il succeed p
Yes; that's just what l mean. 1t
can't be done Wen go bankrupt in 80
days"
Edward Norman did not reply at
once. lie was very thoughtful.
1--WE shall have occasion to talk this
over again. Clark Meanwhile / think
we ought to understand each other
frankly. l have pledged myself for q
year to d. everything connected with
the paper after answering the question,
What would Jesus dol as honestly as
possible I shall continue to do this in
the belief that not only can we succeed,
but that we can succeed better than we
ever did.
Clark rose. ''Then the report does
not 90 inF''
1T does not. There is plenty Of good
material to take its place, and you
know what it IS -
Clark hesitated.
care you going to say anything
about the absence Of the report?''
"No let the paper so to press as if
there had been no such thing as a prize
fight yesterday.
Clarl, walked out Of tho room to his
own desk feeling rs if the bottom had
dropped out Of everything. He was as
tonished, bawildered, excited and con
sidcrably enraged. His great respect for
Norman checked his rising Indignation
and disgust but with it all was a feel
ing Of growing wonder at the sudden
change Of motive which had entered
the office Of The Daily News and threat
encd, rs he firmly believed, to destroy it.
Before noon every reporter, pressman
and employee on The Daily News was
| informed of the remarkable fact that
| the paper was going to press without
word in it about the famous prizeiight
| Of Sunday The reporters were simply
astonished beyond measure at the an
nouncement Of tho fact Every one in
| had something to say about the unheard
Of omission. Two or three times during
| the day when Mr. Norman had occasion
| to visit the composing rooms the men
stopped their work or glanced around
| their cases, looking at him curiously.
He knew that he was being observed
strangely and said nothing and did not
appear to note it
There had been several changes in
the paper suggested by the editor, but
nothing marked. He was waiting and
thinking deeply He felt as if he needed
time and considerable opportunity for
| the exercise OF his best judgment in
several matters before he answered his
ever present question in the right way.
| It was not because there were not n
great many things in the life Of the pa
per that were contrary to the spirit of
| Christ that he did not act mt once, but
| because he was yet greatly in doubt as
| to what action Je5us would take
When The Daily News came out that
| evening, it carried TO its subscribers a
| distinct sensation. The presence OF the
report Of the priZeiight could not have
produced anything equal to the effect
| Of its omission Hundreds of men in the
| hotels and stores down town as well as
| regular subscribers eagerly opened the
| paper md searched it through for the
| account of the great fight Not finding
| Il, they rushed to the newsstand and
bought other papers. Even the news
| bows had not all understood the fact Of
| the omission, one Of them calling ont ::
"Daily Newsi Full count great prize
fight { Resort News, sirY
| A man on the corner Of tho avenue
| close by Tho News Office bought the pa
| per, looked over its front page hurried
ly and then angrily called tho boy back.
Here, boyl What 8 the matter with
| your paper2 There is no prizefght here !
What do you mean by selling old pa
| 3crsr'
''Old papers, nuthinl" replied the
| boy Indignantly. That's today's pa
per What's dc matter wild youT'
"But there's no account Of any prize
fight here Lookl"
| The man hnndcd back the paper, and
the boy glanced at it hurriedly. Then
| he whistled, while bcwildcring look
crcpt over his face. Seeing another boy
running by with papers, he called out,
"Say Sam, lcmme see your pilcH' A
| hasty examination revealed the remark
| able fact that all the copies Of The
| News were silent on tho prizefght
"IIcre; give me another paper. one
with the prizefght account - shouted
the customer He received il and walk
ed off, while tho two boys remained
comparing notes and lost In wonder at
tho event. "Somp'n slipped cog in
The Newsy sure, said first boy, but
! he couldn't toll why and rushed over to
The News office to find ont.
There were several other boys at the
delivery room, and they were all OK
cited and disaustcd. The amount Of
alangy remonstrances hurled at the clerk
back of the long counter would have
| driven any one else To despair. He wac
used to more or less Of IL all the time
and consequently hardened to It,
Mr. Norman was just coming down
stairs ON his way home. and he paused
aB he went by the door Of tho delivery
room md looked in
1
no asked the clerk a8 he noted the un.
usual confusion.
"The boys say they can't sell amy
copies Of The News tonight because the
prizcnght IS not in it, " replied George,
looking curiously Mt the editor, ms sc
many Of the employees had done during
the day.
Mr. Norman hcsitatcd moment.
then walked into tho room and con
fronted the boys
GLOW many papers arc there here
boys2 Count them out and III buy
them tonight.
There was II wild stare and wild
counting Of papers on tho part Of tn,
boys.
Give them their money George
and if any Of the other boys come il
with the same complaint buy their mn
sold copies. IL that fairr' ho asked th,
boys. who were mnittcn into unusua
silence by tho unhcard of action on the
part Of the editor.
Fair Wen, | should But viii
you keep dis np2 Win dis bo IA con
tinual performance for do benefit Of 4,
fraternity 2
Mr.. Norman smiled Elightly, but IA,
did not think il was necessary to an
swer the question. He walked out o
tho office and went home. On the way
he could not avoid that constant query
"Would Jesus have done itY" 1t wa
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