Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-01-15

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himself He sat at his desk in a grow
ing thoughtfulness that finally became
! desire which he knew was as great as
it was unusual He had yet to learn.
I with all the others in that little COM
! pany pledged to do the Christlike thing,
| that the spirit of life was moving in
| power through his own life as never be-
| fore He rose and shut his door and
| then did what he had not done for
| years. He kneeled down by his desk
and prayed for the Divine presence and
| wisdom to direct him.
| He rose with the day before him and
his promise distinct and clear in his
mind. "Now for action he seemed to
say But he would be led by events as
fast as they came on
He opened his door and began the
routine of the Office work The manag
ing editor had just come in and was at
his desk in the adjoining room. One of
the reporters there was pounding out
something on typewriter.
Edward Norman began an editorial
The Daily News was an evening paper,
and Norman usually completed his lead
ing editorial before o'clock.
He had been writing about Is min
utes when the managing editor called
out Here's this press report of yes
terdays prizefght at the Resort. It
will make up three columns and half.
I suppose it all goes in?'
Edward Norman was one of those
newspaper men who keep an eye on
every detail Of the paper. The manag-
ing editor always consulted his chief in
Of coll nd 1orpo
lance. Sometimes, as in this case. it was
merely nominal inquiry.
"Yes-no Let me see it. y
He took the typewriter matter just
as it came from the telegraph editor
and ran over it carefully. Then he laid
the sheets down on his desk and did
some very hard thinking
1--WE won't run this in today" he
said finally.
The managing editor was standing
in the doorway between the two rooms.
He was astonished at the editors re-
mark and thought he had perhaps mis-
understood him
''What did you say?''
leave it out. We won't use it. .
But The managing editor was
simply dumfounded. He stared at
Norman as if the editor were out of his
mind
81 think Clark, that it ought not to
be printed, and that's the end Of it,
said Edward Norman. looking up from
his desk
Clark seldom had any words with the
chief Norman word had always been
law in the Office, and he had seldom
been known to change his mind. The
circumstances now. however, seemed to
be so extraordinary that Clark could
not help expressing himself.
"Do you mean that the paper is to
go to press without word of the prize
fight in it2'
Yes; that's just what mean. .
But it's unheard of. All the other
papers will print it. What will our
subscribers say? Why, it's simply
Clark paused, unable to find words to
say what he thought.
Edward Norman looked at Clark !
thoughtfully The managing editor
was a member of a church of different I
denomination from that of Norman's. /
The two men had never talked together
on religious matters, although they had
been associated on the paper for several ;
years
''Come in here minute Clark, and !
shut the door, said Norman.
Clark came in, and the two men faced .
each other alone Norman did not speak +
for minute. Then be said abruptly:
"Clark, if Christ were editing daily .
paper. do you honestly think he would
print three columns and half of
prizefght in it p
Clark gasped in establishment. Final
~ he replied mo; don't suppose he .
would.
''Well, that's my only reason for
shutting this account out of The News.
have decided not to do thing in con-
nection with the paper for whole year
that honestly believe Jesus would not
do
Clark could not have looked more
amazed if the chief had suddenly gone
crazy. In fact, he did think something
was wrong, though Mr. Norman was
one of the last men in the world. in his
judgment, to lose his mind.
''What effect will that have on the
paper2'' he finally managed to ask in
faint voice.
''What do you think?'' asked Edward
Norman, with keen glance
81 think it will simply ruin the pa
per, - replied Clark promptly. He was
gathering up his bewildered senses and
began to demonstrate. ''Why, it isn't
feasible to run a paper nowadays on
any such basis. It's too ideal The
world isn't ready for it. You can't
make it pay. Just as sure as you live.
if you shut out this prizefght report,
you will lose hundreds of subscribers
1t doesn't take a prophet to say that
The very best people in town are eager