The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-01-02
EXS IN JOURNALISM.
Ono Of Them Suggests q State School Of
Journalism to Educate the Ex- Book
Agent Journalist"

Madison Outlook: Nov that the
school Of journalism is q fixture Of the
times, some attention ought to be paid
to the fitting out Of hopeful candidates
for country journalism. With little ef-
tort an institution could be founded 1T
which an aspirant to country journalism
could como in and in q few days learn
exactly how to select plate, or Judge Of
the merits OF continued stories on patent
insides. These are apparently the great
features OF country journalism, upon
which the failure or success OF u coun-
try paper most closely rests. Further
than this there is apparently no special
aptitude necessary. except that the can
didate have plenty o: gall. An ex-book
agent, when he learns to discriminate on
plate and continued stories, makes the
most successful kind OF a country editor;
this is our observation as far AS We have
gone. Probably the ready print indus.
tries Of the state would be willing to put
in this new educational feature, for the
privilege OF directing the minds OF the
intending editors to the proper kind OF
plate"
You wouldn't suspect II, but the above
is a sly thrust at our friend Mr.. Mease
of the Madison Sentinel. Mr.. Farley
OF the Madison Outlook writes with a
lions paw with the talons concealed in
velvet, but when his editorials get into
print they scratch a rival like u tabby
cat. Recently MIR. Farley read a paper
before the State Press association, emit
tied, The Ex-Book Agent in journalism.
The subject matter so adroitly concealed
the intent to scratch his old rival that
the paper Was accepted 20 be 'for the
good Of the cause" aud Mr. Farley
received great praise for 1t. Previous to
engaging in Journalism IN Madison.
Mr.. Mease Was a book agent In Iowa,
aud it is said he was "a dandy at the bus.
ness. He made a house to house can.
} vass in every county in the state from
; Allamakee to Woodbury.. County Of
fioers we're his special mark and it is said
he has been booted out OF half the coun
, ty court houses ia the state. From
Woodbury. county he dr,fted into South
Dakota, was coached q little by Mayhem
at Letcher, blew into Madison and into
Journalism" with plenty OF GALL" a.
Mr.. Farley il pleased to term it, acquired
during h,s many years experience ss an
Iowa book agent. Great rivalry exists
t between our friends Farley and Mease.
Previous to engaging in Madison "jour,
nslism," Mr. Farley WAS a stage driver
. in Miner county and manipulated the
star routes OF our sister county 70,
: years. Old residents OF Miner say he
was a dandy in the drivers box, and
, when he would roll into Howard with a
load OF passengers and the United States
/. mail, he would make his long whip
crack tv beat the baEd and tickle the
= leaders in the tender places. The in.
q coming Of the stage was quite an event
and the townspeople were accustomed
to gather around the stage q good deal
a. they gather about the depot upon the
! arrival Of a train nowadays. These
!. were proud occasions for Driver Farley,
{ aud the loud crack Of his whip az be
, whirled from the hotel to the stage barn
was music to the ear Of the village small
boy. But there Jane Q time when the
vocation OF the stage driver was usurped
. By the railroad train, and Madison fell
! heir to the Miner county ex-stage driver
So there you have it. The lowe ex-bool
agent aud tho Miner county ex-stagt
driver are rival "journalists" in Madison
Mr.. Farley has introduced new kiuk IN
journalism. being the owner aud editor
n OF two newspspers-the Madison Out
look OF the democratic faith and tn.
q Madison Independent OF populistio pro
;. c~livities for revenue only-both issuee
from the same Office and the same press
The professional journalist would hard
{. ~ dare attempt the double-heade,
It scheme, being sufficiently cultured t.
realize that it takes u pretty good ma,
to publish one newspaper. But MI
y Farley in his benighted condition drives
n his two newspapers the same as he use.
70 to drive staRe-puts the bud right t
q them. just how 0 MIR. Mease vii
write a composition on The Ex-Stag
Driver in Journalism. we are no in