The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-06-10
Editorial Department.
by F. w. Meyers ~
ANENT WARWICK.

read by the Review editor before the Corn
Belt Editorial Association at Sioux City.
1t was meant primarily for the craft, but
there may be some grains mixed with the
chaff that will enlighten our readers as to
some of the methods as we'll as the vlcis-
STUDIES of county journalism.
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press :
1t would be idle to tell died-in-the-
wool editor anything about Warwickism
and Warwicking, They are all past grand
masters of the art, from the Press Asso-
Citations that make Presidents to the vii
lage weeklies that produce mayors and al
dermen.
l once knew born editor-knew him
when he was three-aud before he was
five he had his father on the Council his
mother President of the Missionary So
ciety, the seven-year old twins, secretary
and treasurer of the Sunday school and his
oldest brother captain of football nine
and X. of r. and H, of the Nights of Dis
sipation.
1t was but an example of early genius,
anyone could tell that the kindergarten
prodigy was destined to be moulder OF
public thought on some esteemed-but
cussed-contemp CT to-day.
Since receiving an invitation to address
this body we have taken some pains to
read up on our subject. From our en-
cyclopedia we find that Warwick was the
name of the first editor-better known to
his friends as the clay-eating mudwasp OF
the Mound Builders, and when he went
after the parasite who edited the Cliff
Dweller's Semi-yearly Scrunch 1t would
have made Rome howl, had not Rome
been much later production. 1t was the
mud-wasp editor of the Mound Builders,
who first discovered the Eurides Nlxy-
thores basking on the wind-swept. sun
kist shores of the lake of Coma, who no.
ticed the amazing hatness of his skull and
who elevated him to the throne by point
ing out in heavy editorials how the Eurl-
DIES Nix could occupy the throne with
equal ease and security whether standing
on his head or on his feet, or sitting as aP-
pointed by nature No matter what rev.
olution. or how many, the Eurides Milky
thores would be always found on a firm
base.
1t is now conceded by the Higher Crit
| icism that If was an editor who sent Neb-
uchadnezzar to the grass, an editor who
first circulated the she-wolf story that
made Romulus solid in the sixth Ward
and an editor who inaugutated the row
against Louis Steenth and sent him to DR..
Guillotine to be initiated into the Frater-
nal Order of Choppers.
One can always tell by the signs when
the Warwick business is working in the
editorial breast Usually the course is
something like this; the Star of Progress
and next Century Enlightment'' says
"Uucle Josiah Flapbang of Slow Creek
was smiling county seat visitor en- Sat
urday of last month. Uncle Josh is one Of
our reading and most progressive farmers
1t was his litter of Chester Whites, tina
took the Roosevelt prize at the county fan
last fall.
An innocent looking item but it contains
the germs Of budding greatness for Uncle
Josh. 1t is about two weeks before the
IS. of P. and N. c. E. contains the fol
lowing as ''chaser."
MIR Josiah Flapbang one of the prom
inent citizens of Slow Creek district made
US pleasant call on Monday Mr. Flap
bang is one of the best informed men o
the county having read no other pape
but the S. of P. and n C. E for the pas
twenty years. it is week later that thu
''Warwick" editor states; "Our attention
has been called TO the appalling fact tina
the Slow Creek district has not been rep
resented on the county board for the pas
three years. Naturally the taxpayers o
that locality are demanding recognition
What is the matter with that sturdy citi
!, zen Mr., Josiah Flapbang for the place
: In the next paper we fnd-'.A pleasin
) story comes from Slow Creek Ii appear
that al one time the only means of susie
: nance left the widow Simpkins was on
fat hog. Widow Simpkins could not bea
Z to kill the animal on account of its plair
tive squeals, Mr.. Josiah Flapbang chanc
3 ing to pass heard the cries of the woman
} and hog, rushed to the rescue and held hi
hands over the widows ears while sh
) proceeded with the execution OF the sue
: culent animal.
3 1t is such little acts Of kindness that hav
: endeared Uncle Josh to the hearts of tn
s Slow Checkers and which make ii almost
, certainty that he will be chosen as the ne,
: Supervisor from that community
), Next week, comes the following
? wish to denounce the damnable falsehoot
, circulated among his handful of reader
, by the unprincipled editor of our esteem
ed contemporary to the effect that Hol
: Josiah Flapbang placed his arms abou
8 and Rugged the widow Slmpkins on II