The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1901-06-04

There has come out Of Missouri
u thirt~~n-year-old hoy, who. ~
his statements are Ia he believed.
IL altogether the most remarkable
yonsh In this or any other cou"-
try.
NE IL stopping at the Waldorf
-%ssoria In room coating SH
day; he snys he got n check from
Russeli Sage aud last night had n
quarrel in the pain, garden with
James II. keene hrcnusr. he In
sisted. Mr.. Kecnc would he better
al were he ploug hing the soil Of
Missouri.
nrInE from Missouri and possesses
Ing the chnract~ristlcs OF folk from
that state. he desires to .be
shown" With this object Ia view.
h~ IL ON his way around the world.
lie says his father IL head Of the
street railway syntem Of Jrnerson
city. Mo-. town IL which the
only street car ever seen was pie
turrd on calendar advertising
the ~. Louis Car Works.
lie .nys h- lent hi. father $780,
900, that he II the editor "f n
paper with a circulation Of 10000"
aud that III. trip around the world
will cost hin, alO.MO. Here !. his
tale in hi. own worda,
BY RICHARD E. nURPHY.
Yes. am going on a trip around the
world. | am going alone. ! need no one
to go with me. ! am fully able to take
care OF myself.
My father Is not paying my expenses.
am, paying my own. am worth
great deal more than he is and am
free to do with 1t As l please.
have made my own arrangements:
selected my own route and Will proba-
bly, spend about eight months on this
trip.
am not go,ns 10 rough 1t. There's
going 10 be nothing cheap about me.
No. Indeed 4 boy who Is going 10
travel on a cheap plan would not stay
at the waldorf-Astoria. would he?
| have been In the newspaper business
several years. When was only seven
years old I started n little paper In
Roman Catholic school. where | was
pupil
quarter million All ~. Own.
Four years ago my grandfather. Pat
rick Richard Murphy. died. lie was
president OF the Jefferson City Street
Railroad system. He was very fond OF
me and left me $1,000. He did not
leave any to my father or mother. bu;
all TO me- lie did not even pu, 1t In
trust, bu, gave me absolute control OF
It. He knew | would do the proper thing
with II.
then thought Id establish a paper
OF my own-a real paper. ! bought
four-s,orv building. got Hoe presses
and started the Spectator. II Is a
weekly paper. strongly Democrats. u
tell you. We make It hot for Repuo-
llcans In that paper. We are opposed
to trusts. to imperialism. to mll!tarism
and everything that Is wrong.
am the editor OF the Spectator and
also Its business manager. look OF;
FOR the money. Ny stan Is all boys.
and no one Is allowed 10 write for the
paper who Is over sixteen years old.
Oh. yes. We have men on the paper, but
not In the editorial! department. They
are printers. and In the other mcchan.
ical departments.
also employ fourteen girls. They
are In the book binding department.
You know We do all the printing for
the State Legislature. Mine Is the only
printing Office in Jefferson City that
pays union wages.
~pends Mornings In study.
! append the forenoon In study. have
a teacher who comes 10 my residence
and l take lessons until /: o'clock.
Then go TO tho office and stay all
day.
/ write editorials as chief. OF course.
and examine everything that goes INTO
the paper Nothing goes IN until my
20. X" Is attached TO II.
Iteii you, / pay good wages. My chief
wrttcr-l do not call any OF my men
week. His nanc Is Hall shnckleiord.
and tho son OF a CungressInan. He 10
only thirteen years old. Think OF a hoy
e sh.s;se;n .n m.s =. ~ week. Pretty
HaiI d. 4. ,Hrd. He wears evening
drfas all Day ard pstant lsathssE shoes. J