New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-17

when he is in an absent minded mood ana ac-
cept 1t.
THE HEAD AND FRONT OF THE OFFENDING.
And this brings the discussion back to its real
subject When he accepts it he keeps the stamps
that you inclosed for its return. He does not aod
their value to the check which he sends you TOT
your manuscript: he simply appropriates them
That is where the injustice of the present system
comes in Nobody objects to paying ba Ist etss
a useful institution, which usually ends the year
with dehcit anyway It is giving away PoSI aye
postage stamps for breakfast dinner ana sppper an
he wanted them, that harrows the soul Oh an du.
thor At a third class rate 1t would not matter so
much .,,.ou ,oo, ,not N,
edi,or IL shif his ma natural enemy And this is why
stamps should never be inclosed loose Dut alw we
are the author OF course the envelope is an ex
expense to you and saves the e6Ior ,H
in But there compensations Since the stamps Fps
are ATTACHED to an h enygep me- forget that sent
any and throw your manuscript away, Insteau b w
gum to paste them on again. mat pothers hlin'
ana Tbe enat is another way that you little
Don't write any note to the editor wnen you seno o
op three dTops Of Ink and little of the wear Of
your pen. Ghough you should always use type
one manuscript fifty times these little things begin
to count And the editor does no, va heT1 ana
finds a manuscript and another envelope diTecteu 10
you with twenty cents worm Wort bD Us With him is
n is the poor, starting. young. struggling author
to whom this heavy stamp aa an rs is % cents
THAT that II costs 40 cents every te ~ -
ent editors~and that is not excessive number
You have spent 81 in postage to say nothng OF EN-
} editor is probably not connected with very big
publication and he pays you, say. 81 Then you are
lucky Suppose IL had never been accepted AT an
then where would the profits OF literature come in?
for Il
manuscript which he does not want TO retu nf
less Tha HegiG ahd es Would
manuscript Tather tssn sp TaceVsd bulky
coHsderable amount Of freight It turned out to be
the bs 6? Sir wser should nd publisher
for it and send her at was herr what ne got t bof
as well as authors do now. she would have waled
suit against him FOR stealing hers and made 1ss. him
And y he had s h1S on sOdh5 e nj
hack TO America But some people VIII not 90 thad;
and that Is why there ought TO be law 10 coHlpeI
them to do IT,
ON THE EDITORS SIDE.
Nou q word must be said for the other side. An
o,onr editor once printed this pathetic notice
Dyo one need send contributions to this paper with
anv fear of their being returned we publish every
ching that we receive because we need the stamps
thai are inclosed for it's return So you see there
fG CIip
.-.,.c,no author Editors not all old and
crabged and rich Some OF them are lusl our o,
onoiIeSe Young enthusiastic and poor They 90 hoI
800 that II takes experience ana knowieuge Oh
nv world and sagacity and capacity ana unuring
nork m conduct a great paper or great HasaLlne,
MI, think that II consists in sitting IN sanctun
mat is young editors name Tor al Tooh bs, at 90
,eaye out And while they are discovering !neif
lea1n.oLes they need the postage stamps STeat
mlslah1.oo nrcssee, You don't think hearty boy
IRA i've on iattery just because he is an editor
do you? .on. ;url,er once contributed SO
VIZ nS ~ matter almost as good as this 10 paper
W0I I1 ~ a boy with enough enthusiasm 10 drive
edlte9 " n Il could only have been geared up
machinery The boy sad that ne n %o be PSS
go sp"l wii There is hard feeling The boy
needed the hias s.p rnt@s have done him?
And then At first class a tss sq there Would
sehu ~ rohablv five times as many edltors. anu
u tbe number nnds Il h arc 70 1--WE as or many
class pusd ciass rates? Then. again you WilleIs
b nave en no sense OF financial obligation you hno"