The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-26
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A Washington Star: A local newspaper
I man who has for some years felt, In hiA
h own experience, the need of a. hand-
< book for standard repertorial phrases
has undertaken the compilation OF o
work Of that character The writer
hereof was recently permitted to-
I pages of this work, which viii sun
doubtedly prove pf. stnestimable value
II not absolutely indfspensa BILE, In the
teaching OF the eciente OF Journalism,
Mn 30 far as that science appertains to
local or reDertorial work. 4 In order to
tmpl ess the standard phrases upon ths
[student's mind the compiler Of the
s2ook has arranged the material In the
form OF questions and answers. The
excellence Of this arrangement will be 7
shown by g few Of the questions and
answers taken at random from the
proof pages: 81 Is. n & IS
q. Where does the famous man or
woman In need of rest generally go?
a. Far from the maddtng crowd.
. What ceremony inevitably pre-.
cedes the interments OF the well Unknown
citizen? sst q, & s.ti ~
A. The last sad rites. II, + s,z.s ~
g. BY whom Is the departed citizen
invariably nourned
friends. ;s + \ "a Id s
g. What notable discovery has the
well ll-matured diva Or actress always
ing Of each season?
~ The fountain of perpetual youth.
. What pittable noise always fol-
low q serious railroad dtsasterf
Y. V The shrtek6s Of the wounded and
dying. y s,
"a. What does the doomed. man al
ways do on the morning he is to hang
A. He chats with the death watch
and partakss % q hearty sbreakfas astsnf
ham andFegss. M @
80. Who aiwAys gays the last big
snow storm g the worst 1n .his recoilec-s
a. The oldest-inhabitant,
Q- What always happens whensa big
fter dark IRE Ia ont
a /. The Iurid n, names Y shoot into the
g BY what are the burning cornices
OF the doomed building licked q
"A. Tongues OF flames. s se53. I. 4 SSsss.ss
9. What does the captured erabez-
zler somet times do? q 4
y Az He makeassa clean breast OF hid
peculations, which he admits have
been going on: for years.
Al An Inspiring pageant 3ss S
How would you describe any {
debUtante2 sS h "A s. 50
An AZ being beautifuiis ana 4, viyaciots II q
@. "A bride? { 57s IS,
Blushingly beautiful. e
Q. ~ divorcee? sF ifS 81 ;;iiss
Faseinatingly beautiful.
& e. How does the adVenturess al
waysEwin her victims !? issi IL 4. ,jS,ss q
IA. She twists hen1 4 arn,,t,yi 4 Y. Istf,s 4
finger. K $s ss5 ;ss.., q "a u SO NJ, 4 a
Il g. What always happens to the vics
tim Of q powder magazine sexplosion.
A. He q hurled through the ssair q
distance OF l20 feet and blown into an
mass. "a; II Sf z
the runaway teaai generally dot
a. He refuses to give HIS name and
disappears In the crowd. 4,
g. hat is the roystering son Of the i
wealthy man usnalfy called?
Az The Wayward scion OF distin
guished family. 81 5i.
@. 4 When You are q trifie doubtfu.
about your facts how " DO you introduce
! A. BY saying that It Ii stated upon
the highest authority. s.
g. II you wanted to Interview your
self upon the financial situation. what
authority would you give?
A. An eminent figure In the world 1oE
ftiance, who, for obvious reasons. de-
sires that his name 5be withheld. &
q. What does the famous parsonage
do when he gets In? =,
A. He arrives in our midst.
@, What ts the years initial fall Of
snow? 81 r 7s &c 5g
Az The first furry Of the season.
{. @. How would you a,lIude to q
Wiped d-out polar expedi dition?
4 "A, More victims bf the frozen north
U @. How would you intimate that: an &
exalted couple were bout to separate.
9s A. It is whispered about that },
scandal in high life fs brewing, q
@. What does the young mother
finding herself and child In peril. al.
hays do? ~ II
4. she frensiedly clasps her babe il
her embrace. 4
70. What happens to the hero Of the
rootbal game? e. ,.4 y.
RI A. He is1carried off the field on the s,
shoulders of his enthusiastic friends. n s.
These, as stated above are only \,
few quotations taken at random but
enough are given TO indicate % what
tncalculabie value the book Will be
to Journalism. ss3s ss3i
Y How He Got EVEN ii at L ~ Rfs
\ One Of the most successful .exc,,rI,
sions; says the author OF an e,terfainls
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