Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-09-22

duct. But the questions are What Is
feasible Is il possible to make it pay .
70 succeed in the newspaper business
we have got 10 conform u the customs I
and the RECOGNIZED methods Of society. I
We can DO as we would do in an ideal .
world
DO You mean that we can run the /
paper strictly on Christian principles
and make it succeed
YES; that just what | mean. 1t
can't be done Wen 20 bankrupt in 80
days
Edward Norman did not reply at
once. lie was very thoughtful
I'VE shall have occasion 20 talk this
over again, Clark Meanwhile | think
we ought 10 understand each other
frankly have pledged myself for q
year to & everything connected with
the pape, RI ter answering the question,
What ", ID Jesus do as honestly as
possible. 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 20 in
1T does not There /. plenty Of good
material to take lis place, and you
know what it is.
Clark hesitated
Are you going 10 say anything
about the absence If the report -
mo: lct the paper go TO press as If
l.,-, ,..,.r,,l, 4l,f,,tr cas-. g.! r,Vl vp-
fight yesterday.
Clark walked ont Of the room TO his
own desk feeling rs if the bottom had
dropped ont of everything. lie was as
tonishcd. bowildered excited and CON
sidcrably enrGged. His great respect for
/ Norman checked his RISING Indignation
and disgust but with il all was feel
ing Of growing wonder at the sudden
change Of motive which had entered
the Office Of The Daily News and threat
ened. as he firmly believed. to destroy It.
Before noon very reporter. prcssman
and employee on Tho Daily News was
Informed Of the remarkable fact that
the paper was going to press without a
word in il about the famous prlzchght
Of Sunday. The reporters were simply
astonished beyond measure at the an
nouncement Of the fact Every one IN
the stereotyping and composing rooms
I had something 10 say about the unheard
OF omission Two or three times during
the day when Mr.. Norman had occasion
10 visit the composing rooms the men
stopped their work or glanced around
their cases. looking at him cuIiously.
, He knew that he was being observed
strangely and said nothing and did not
appear 10 note 1t.
There had been several changes IL
the paper suggested 10y the editor, but
nothing mnrked He was waiting and
thinking deeply He felt az if he needed
time and considerable opportunity for
the exercise Of his best Judgment in
several matter j. fore lie answered his
ever present question III the right way.
1t was not because there were not a
great many things in the life Of the pa
per that were contrary 10 the spirit Of
Christ that he did not act at once but
because he was yet greatly IN doubt as
to what action jesus would take.
When The Daily News came out that
evening. it carried t. its subscribers Il
distinct sensation. The presence OF the
report Of the prizefght could not have
produced anything equal TO the effect
Of its omission Hundreds OF men III the
hotels and stores down town as well as
regular subscribers eagerly opened the
paper and searched it through for the
account Of the great fight. Not finding
it, they rushed 20 the newsstand and
bought other papers. Even the news
BOYS had not all understood the fact Of
the omission one Of them calling ont
Daily News Full count great prize
fight t Resort. News, sir
4 man IN the corner of the avenue
close Nv The News Office bought the pa
per, looked over its front page hurried
ly and then angrily called the boy back.
Here, boy What the matter with
Your paper? There is no prizefight here
What do you mean by selling old pa
perst 2
"Old papers, nrthinH replied the
boy Indignantly That's todays pa
per. What's de matter wild you?'
But there : no account of any prize
fight here Look 80
The man handed back the paper, and
the boy glanced at it hurriedly. Then
he whistled. while bewildering look
crept over his face Seeing another boy
running by with papers, he called out,
"Say. Sam, lemme see your pile y
hasty examination revealed the remark
able fact that all the copies OF The
News were silent on the prizefight
Here; give me another paper, one
with the prizefight account shouted
the customer. He received it and walk
ed off. while the two boys remained
comparing notes and lost III wonder at
the event. "Sompn slipped cog in
, The Newsy sure, said first boy. but
he couldn't tell why and rushed over TO
The News office to find ont.
There were several other boys at the
delivery room, and they were all eX-