The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-27
SURPRISING THE BULLETIN
By C. H. WETMoRE

+ in all editions to-day" said Mr.. Adams after
a hearty handshake. ALSO at the top of the
! first column of the editorial page substitute
the words, 'Ed!ted and Published by Henry
| James Adams for the phrase Published by
| jeremiah Selkirk, Proprietor.
| Yes, SIR said the foreman
| please have proof ready for me IN an
| hour-by the time l return from luncheon.
There will be nothing more to-day, Mr. Sill.
Now, gentlemen and Mr.. Adams turned as
| the foreman left the room, will you be my
guests across the street?''
The tenderloin steaks were very tender, the
! mushrooms with which the meat was sInoth-
| cred were unusually juicy, and the wine. had
been well iced, so they were in no haste TO
| depart At last when finally they strolled
past the DESK Mr. Adams stopped in front :
| of the cashier and said, charge it, please
| The knight of the automatic register looked
up In surprise; but, receiving nod from the :
other two, made note on a tab:
/ They found considerable excitement at the
| office They had no sooner taken seats than
/ the city editor found it necessary to come in /.
! and ask about the manner a certain elope-..
| ment story should be handled then one OF
| the editorial writer's wished instruction cons,
cernng leader for the next days ISSUE
| the Sunday editor gained entrance to com-
! plain of poor halftone, and even the society
editor managed to pass the threshold.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Adams, who, apparently.
| was not in the least disturbed by the inter-
! ruptions, was carefully reading proof on the
| editorial he had written. He made few
corrections then passed it to Mr.. Hamilton.
| saying, ~'Tell me how you like it. > -.-.E =.
] The editor read:sz .,--..-s -
Henry James Adams, having purchased
| the Evening Bulletin in its entirety and hav.
| ing decided to publish the same from to-day,
| takes this occasion to introduce himself TO
/ the citizens of St. Louis and to ask them for
! a continuance of their generous patronage.
cit is not his purpose to make any radical.
| departure and the newspaper will remain
! independent in politics, it always has
| been. As for the news service, the fact that
/ the present publisher. has decided to retain
/ their various positions the men who. have,
/ given satisfaction to the former owner ana
to the reading public of this large city should
be sufficient guarantee that the occurrences
| of each day will be faithfully and accurately
chronicled. ~. =~s~ -
.'"It has occurred to the publisher that there,
are certain reforms which might .be brought
about if the right force were welded. The
first of these will be the effort to have the
course of the Mississippi changed SO that the
current will flow north and the microbes Of
the drainage canal will re-enter Chicago and
no longer infest this fair place.
| Don't you think, sir, that some persons
might consider it a-a-a-joke?" stamrnered
Hamilton. ..- .-.--.- -~s. .--..z+.a.
go, dear, no! have consulted with some
ject and only after due consideration have
1 decided that this shall be the first mission
undertaken by the Bulletin" $780,
Then, changing the subject, he commenced
a series of ,interrogations concerning the va
rious members Of the, staff. ..--...--,
| "A tremble of the building announced that
the presses had been started.
I'm here, did you say?" they heard some
one ask, and the door was unceremoniousi. i.
pushed open. - -..-.->..
beg pardon, gentlemen, for not knocking.
hurriedly said the intruder, 'but was asrats
he might make for the window. You won
do that now, will you, Smiley? Glad tc
see me? 80
1--WE thought he was up to something Ike
this" continued the newcomer, ''for we found
/ pen ink and paper in his room, also several
blank deeds, description of this property
and several letters from Mr.. Selkirk, which
he secured, goodness knows where"
"What does this mean?'' asked Hamilton.
J jumping up suddenly like man awakened
from sound sleep by cry of alarm.
The newly arrived tapped his head with an
: index finger and winked, then said: Hes
been like this for five years. Thinks that he
is a great newspaper publisher, and the only
way we can keep him quiet is by letting him
monkey with little, press which has been
set up in his room. But hold on there! Don
knock a fellow over!' ....
For Hamilton had pushed him side and
was going down the stairs two steps at a
time, yelling at the top of his voice: stop
the presses! Kill the edition."
"A half hour later Mr.. John G. Hunson, at
torney at law, entered the restaurant across
/ the street and paid the cashier su.50.