The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-06

proposition. Clancy says himself that
don't point as high as / used to. But u
is no matter; as long as my teeth remain
good / don't mind about my intellect;
don't eat with my intellect. But go on
interrupted you.
Granting that We now understand why
the Reliance won the first race, what
speciality was it, in your Judgment. that
secured for her the second one?"
"Oh. reaching
"Reac hing?"
THAT is what did il. Reliance is sub
lime when IL comes TO reaching. Clancy
says so himself l remember his very
words He said. When It comes TO that
competition isn't possible; she's got a
reach like Christian mob with a Niger
in sight E"
I am very much obliged 10 you FOX
clarifying the races and making plain the
reasons for the Shamrock's defeats.
There was much confusion in the public
mind before. Could you go on now, and
-
We'll. no. not now. 1t would take too
much time. and YOU are pretty busy; 80
am l. We've done enough for a prelim-
mary: I will finish in a magazine pres
emily. How do you like my Style
Il think il admirable. 1t Is exceeding
" simple ard direct and lucid. and it has
a special and unusual feature which Is
golden-that is the word. golden"
What is that
You hardly ever use a long word"
All. you've noticed 1t, Do you guess
the secret of that"
NO. but II you would tell me
I'm paid By the word-do you get the
Idea? -
We'll. no 1 believe I don't"
"TU show ycu. In newspaper you
are paid BY 'space'-thRt is your term for
IT The longer the words the more space
YOU occupy and the greater is YOUR cash
reward. Naturally YOU hunt the diction-
ary for long words-it's bread and butter.
And naturally YOU get the habit OF using
lucrative. vast words-.he secquipedalian
habit. so TO speak. Blu, when you are
paid BIZ the word you can't AFFORD long
ones YOU understandable Just simply i'm
toverfshing. The family would starve.
Would YOU ever catch me saying 'unin-
conprahensibElity' Not at twenty cents
a word and don't YOU make any mistake
about Il, By my enforced habit OF using
ONLY the shortest discoverable words !
should break that nine 3oinssd monster
IN into modest little. wee. single words
and get as much as a dollar and hal.
out OF him Do you get Tire ides now
BY ny haii6on- yes-and IL Is just
great too
7 thought YOU would Be able 20 sc II.
Do you know. in German literature the
average word measures twenty-five syi-
IahIese You divine the rsasoaT
I do: they pay By space there
that's t y has rgired IRE language
Trey a-e starting a College = Journalism
here. let them iook 70 that matter. Let
thez, inculca,e r. the young st'zdsrt he
principle CT charging always ~ the word
II VII result. n nobis simplicity O.
stvle. Il XII be ire salvation % our besr-
ttfal language Even az twenty censs y,
viii 90 n. ever 40 shs. rEure u wifi
~-aup ere average word couu - fve
letters. I would 20 Go7 <osnshotv would
give me chance 20 show AHA, kind o, +
shrfrka<e I could pu. On err loaE Eo-as
~ dollar 3 squeeze. Nest ycG go
Dout 20. SIT down ard iet ne unsSzckie
nv tozgue and give you Al exhibition
/ win undertake 70 1-szcta1iy ernssrrzss
vour paper before s-esk cut nv spsr-
maker"
Il rAs-k reu NOS, kindly. bst sn
afraid ! must se going A-s you going
TO tie sareuss-