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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
Thus Is Made the Newspaper Which Comes Your Home Daily

copy readers work under the. direction
of the city editor, the telegraph readers
under the telegraph editor. They write
the "heads' on the stories, making
them large and prominent or small and
unobstrusive as the quality, length and
Importance of the story demand.
Over all, in supervision over the en-
tire editorial department, and the main
spring of the whole newspaper, is the
managing editor. He is finally respon-
sible to the editor in chief for every
thing that appears or fails to appear in
the printed pages. The position is one
of great responsibility and difficulty,
and requires man of exceptional en-
ergy, brilliancy and strength.
The real mental heavyweight of the
newspaper is the editor himself, or the
editor in chief, to give him his full title.
He it is who shapes the editorial polcy
of the paper, determines its attitude on
the great public questions of the day
and "molds public opinion. Work
ing under his supervision are two or
three editorial writer's but he usually
writes many OF the editorials himself.
Each department of great metro
politan newspaper is looked after by a
| trained observer and writer who is re-
sponsible only for his department. The
| musical editor, the society editor and
| her assistant, the dramatic editor, the
| commercial editor, the sporting editor
and his assistants, and the literary edi
| tor, all are specialists.
The exchange editor sits all day in
the center of great piles of newspapers
from all over the country, which he
reads with wonderful. rapidity, never
missing an item that will be of par
| ticular interest to the readers of hi.
paper. The Sunday editor has naught
| to do with the news of the day, except
to study it carefully for suggestion.
| for special features" for the Sunda,
/ paper He receives hundreds of manu-
scripts and photographs from all part:
| of the world. From these he selects
any articles that satisfy the peculiar
requirements. But the majority OF
stories and illustrations he use are pre-
pared on his orders, which are going
out all the time to writer's not only IL
4 the United States, but abroad.
1 When the great mass of preciou
j copy has passed from the hands o
1 the editorial department into the me
chanical department, processes eve
more wonderful are gone thru with. L
i almost less time than it taxes to tell
the news is "set up, (" made up an
stereotyped and the perfect paper, 1t
ink still damp, drops from the press.
i It is vast and complex machine an
as the reader sits down in the evenin
| to read the news of all the world, h
little dreams of the tireless and cease
less activity that has gathered it flo
: him and that even at that moment
l preparing for the next days paper.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14

ITO THE great majority, the MAX
ing Of newspaper is largely a
mystery. Public officials and
those whose business brings them into
frequent contact with reporters or edi-
tors, learn something of how they do
their work, but the average newspaper
reader has vague ideas Of the elaborate
system which moves with the precision
Of a mighty engine to gather the~news
of all the world every day, A fire
breaks out in a New York tenement at
noon and in his evening paper he reads
a complete account of it. In st. Peters
burg the Cossacks fire upon the mob
and before the smoke Of their rifles has
foated away, the neWsboys are calling
it on the streets of Minneapolis. Small
wonder that the lightning work of the
press is: considered almost miraculous.
It Is.
The work Of the reporter is under
stood by few. Many have an idea that
the newsgatherers wander aimlessly
about the city, depending upon chance
to run into an item.'' Others think
the reporters, sit about the newspaper,
office like district messenger boys, wait
ing to. receive telephone calls summon
ing them to come and report a meet
ing, banquet or, wedding. Persons some
times say to reporters, SsWho writes up
your stories for you7 - and the average
newspaper reader often thinks as he
unfolds his freshly printed paper in the
evening" Where do they get 1T aH9,'
Combination Of Great Minds.
To the development Of the great ma
| chinery Of the modern newspaper some
! Of the brightest minds have been de
voted, and Che result stands as the most
wonderful achievements Of modern
times. All the great discoveries of
science have been Immediately pressed
into service. The telegraph, the cable,
the telephone, the typewriter, the wire
less telegraph, the stock and news tick
ers the camera, the process Of photo
engraving, the linotype, the process Of
stereotyping, the modern newspaper
printing press, the fast train-all dc
| their Share to- facilitate the speedy
gathering and publishing Of the news
! Two Of these machines, used almost ex
| clusive1y in newspaper making the
! linotype and the modern newspaper
| printing press are considered by many
! the most wonderful products of man {
ingenuity.
| In the early days of newspaper max
ing-then called Journalism the
news was Of secondary Importance. Thu
4 editor was the newspaper. His ponder
GUS personality dominated its columns
and determined its popularity. Mel
4 like Wilbur F. Storey, Horace Greeley
Thurlow: Weed and Henry Wattersol
were the editors Of those days, and tn
i principal portion of their papers con
sisted Of their trenchant editorials
bitter, eloquent, weighty, profound Q
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14

waters reflect from their varying<
depths myriad hues of blue and, green.
There are ocean views Of greater ex-
panse, mountain views more sublime
and agricultural landscapes more inter
esting to a dweller upon the prairies,
but it is doubtful whether there is any
where upon earth a combination OF
mountain, valley and ocean, COM
mingling of the colors of sky and sea
and rock and foliage-more enhancing
Twice on the way to the Pail w e. passed
thru mountain showers, and were al
most ready to turn back, but the mem
bers of the committee, knowing of the
rare treat ahead, assured us that. Ha-
waiian showers were Of short duration
and "extra dry. -" When we at last
beheld the view we felt that a drench7
ing might gladly have been endured,
so great was the reward.
A Great Sugar Plantation. ..r.
The committee next took us by spe-
cial train on the Oahu railroad to one
Of the great sugar plantations of the
island, a plantation outside Of the
trust, owned and operated by a '. San
Francisco company. This company has
built an immense refinery upon the plan
tation and the manager showed us the
process of sugar making from the
crushing of the cane to the refined
product, sacked and ready FOR ship
ment. ~.--. - ..-..-
The stalks, after passing :. thru the
mill, are dried and carried to the fur:
mace, thus saving some IS per cent Of
the cost Of fuel-an important economy
when it is remembered that all the fuel
for manufacturing is , brought from
abroad. Until recently several hundred
thousand dollars worth Of coal was
brought from Australia, but California
oil is now being substituted for, coal
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14

ried the widow of one of the native
chiefs, is said to contain the best col
lection of handiwork of the natives of
the Pacific islands to be found any
where.
Effects of Politics.
The public reception at the Royal
Hawaiian hotel gave us an opportunity
to meet not only the prominent Amer
lean and native citizens and their
wives, but a large number of the ar
tisans and laborers Of the various races.
and we were pleased to note turnout
the day the harmonious feeling which
exists Between the whites and the
brown population.
Political convictions produce the
same results here as in the United
States, sometimes dividing families.
For instance, Prince Cupid, the present
territorial representative in congress, is
republican, while his brother, Prince
Davis, is an enthusiastic democrat.
A Hawaiian Luncheon.
The luncheon prepared by the COM
mittee included a number of native
dishes, cooked according to the recipes
which were followed for hundreds of
years before the white man set foot
upon the island. The health of the
guests was drunk in cocoanut water,
nut full of which stood at each plate
Poi, the staple food of the natives
was present in abundance. This is made
from root or tuber known as taro
which grows in swamps and has leSt
resembling our plant commonly known
as elephant 8 ear. This tuber is GROUND
to pulp resembling paste and is served
in polished wooden bowls, in the max
ing of which the natives exhibit great
skill.
Next in interest came the fish ant
chicken, wrapped in the leaves Of {
plant called tt pronounced like tea)
and cooked underground by means o:
hot stones. The flavor of food thu
cooked is excellent. The browning glor,
Of the feast was roasted pig, ais
cooked under ground a toothsom
dish it was. Besides these, there wer
bread fruit alligator pears and deli
cacles made from the meat of the CO
coanut. The salt, native product, wa
salmon colored. The invited guests wer
about equally divided between Amer
lean and native population. But for tn
elegant surroundings Of the Young hoteI
the beautifully appointed table and tn
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14

venomous. Then came a change. The
public demanded the news, and grad
ually the first aim of the newspapers
became to furnish it. Gradually, too,
the EDITORS personality sank into the
background, giving way to the news,
until today the editorial functions Of
the newspaper, while an important fea-
ture, are secondary to its news furnish
ing functions. ..,,., - .,s.-,--,..-.....
" System Of Gathering News.
d The system Of gathering and pub
fishing the news has been highly per-
fected and moves with the perfect, sys-
TEN of piece Of complicated ma
chinery. Today news is a commodity,
like sugar, butter or tobacco: There is
regular market for it and if it. is real
news it can always be sold. Thousands
make their living and a good living,
7 too:-solely by selling news. There are
+ only. two qualities demanded-it must
be fresh and it. must be true. News
may be divided into two general
classes local news and telegraph news
the. first comprising that relating to
/ the city in which the, newspaper is
printed, and it's immediate vicinity, the
second including the news of all the
world besides.
I At the head Of the city hewsgather
ing force is the city editor. Good city
editors are born, not made. This func
tionary knows everything that has hap
| pened, is happening and is going tt
happen in his city. He is thoroly posted
on every matter Of interest before the
public, knows the history and persona
characteristics Ct everyone of import
ance in the city and the location an6
history of every prominent building ane
institution. He is omniscient. h
must be. "a man Of inexhaustible re
source, un.erring and instantaneous
Judgment, daring, initiative and tire
less, brain. and body.
! Working under his direction are tn,
reporters, whose numbers range from
four to five in small town to a dozel
or score in the larger cities. The,
are trained newsgatherers and writers
and usually each man has some par
ticular department. or class of news TO
which he is responsible. Careful stud.
4 of the city has taught the city edito
Il the principal sources from which new
i comes and each Of these is systemati
Il cally watched. One man does nothin
Il but watch the district courts; anothe
is on duty at the municipal court; an
. other makes a speciality of the variou
municipal offices and the doing of tn
Lefty council; the police reporter deal
: with nothing but fires, arrests, crime
: and accidents; trained newsgathere
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
An Inside View of the Never Ending Task in Which Ihous
ands of Men and Women Cooperate.

ness Of the telegraph editor to select
what will be Of interest to his readers
and throw the rest away. With his blue
pencil, shears and pastepot, he "boils
down. half. column report to three
lines, throws a 2,O0O-word speech into
the waste basket or telegraphs for 500
more words on some big ''story.''
Every large newspaper has its own
correspondents in every large city of
the country, who furnish such news as
is ordered from them. Such correspon-
dent, when he secures a piece of news
which he thinks will be Of interest to
the paper in another city for which he
writes, sends query, like this:
est Louis, Jan. IL.
The journal, Minneapolis Mime
apolis man fined speeding auto 200.
Jones.
This indicates that Minneapolis man
has been fined in st. Louis for speed
ing his auto and that the story which
Jones offers for sale is 200 words long
Upon receipt Of this query, the tele,
graph editor orders the story, if he de-
sires it, or if he does not think it will
be Of particular interest to his readers
he pays no attention to the query. Ir
addition to these correspondents in
other cities, there is the Washington
correspondent, trained in reporting the
news" Of the nation s capital. He know:
the president and borrows matches from
senators.
Hundreds of Correspondents
|. On a, Minneapolis newspaper the
northwest editor is functionary Of
great Importance He has supervision
over several hundred correspondents
thruout the entire northwest ano
it is his business to 'tcover the news
of that section His correspondent
usually query him as the correspon
dent in the large cities query the tele
graph editor.
Men who occupy important position
| on the modern newspaper, yet who ar
unheard of by the outside world, ar
the copy readers. y These must no
be COMPOUNDED with the proofreaders
who read the matter for errors after
! has been set up in type. The cop.
readers handle the copy after it ha
BEEN written by the reporters or as !
comes from the wires, and before j
goes to the composing room to be fe
! to the inotypes. They boil, = or cor
| dense, rewrite, clarity, interline, trans
pose, improve, cut out undesirable
unnecessary phrases and in genera
make the copy conform to the style
1 of the paper, for every paper has an il
1 dividual ssstyleo Of its own, with iro1
clad rules covering all cases. The locf
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14

American influence in the islands
reaches back some seventy-fve years,
beginning with New England mission
aries, many of whose descendants have
made permanent homes here. Some of
these, mingling their blood with the
blood of the natives, form connecting
link between the old and the new civil
ization. Foreign ways and customs
soon began to manifest themselves and
long before annexation the native rulers
built public buildings after the style of
our own architecture. The capitol
building, erected twenty years ago for
the kings palace, is an imposing struct-
ure, and the judiciary building is al
most equal to it.. The parks and public
grounds are beautiful and well kept,
and the business blocks commodious
and substantial. In short, Honolulu
presents the appearance Of a we'll built,
clearly and prosperous American city,
with its residences nesting among
palm trees and tropical plants.
Historic, Beautiful Pail Pass.
The program for our days stay be-
gan with seven mile automobile ride
to the Pail, the pass over which the
natives crossed to the farther side of
, the island. The road is Of macadam
and winding along a picturesque valley
rises to height of about 1900 feet
At this point the eye falls upon a pict.
ure Of bewitching beauty. Just below
is precipitous cliff over which con
| quering king, Kamehameha the First
about ITO years ago, drove an opposing
army when he established himself as
ruler of the islands. To the east from
the foot of the cliff, thousand feet
down, stretches beautiful valley with
an endless variety of verdure; and be
You'd, coast line broken by rocky
promontory around whose base the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14

product of the islands reaching above
100000 tons annually.
Next to the sugar crop comes the
rice crop, many of the rice fields lying
close to the city. Pineapples, bananas,
coffee and cocoanuts are also raised.
Attention is being given now to the de-
velopment of crops which can be grown
by small planters, those in authority
recognizing the advantage to the coun-
try of small holdings.
Labor Problem Serious
The labor problem is the most serious
one which the people of Hawaii have to
meet. At present the manual labor is
| largely done by Japanese, Chinese and
! Koreans-these together considerably
outnumbering the whites and natives.
Several thousand Portuguese have been
brought to the islands and have proven
an excellent addition to the population.
migration commission authorized the Sc
curing Of few Italian families with a
view to testing their fitness for the eli
mate, The desire is to develop homo
geneous population suited to: the condi-
tions and resources Of the islands.
We returned from the sugar planta-
ton in automobiles, stopping at the
country home Of Mr.. Damon, which was
once royal habitation. The present
owner has collected many relics show.
ing the life, habits and arts Of the ma
tive Hawaiians. g-, .
:, A Visit to Native Schools.
Still nearer the town we visited two
splendid schools, one for native boys
the other for native girls, built from
the funds left by the native chiefs. The
boys and girls were drawn up in front
Of one of the buildings and under the
direction of their instructor sang the
national anthem of the natives, now
preserved as the territorial hymn. They
were a finely proportional, well-dresset
and intelligent group, and are said t.
be studious and excellently behaved.
Nothing on the islands interested III
more than these native children, illus
trating as they do not only the pos
sibilities of their race, but the i'm
mense progress made in a little NOR
, than a hundred years of contact witt
the whites. The museum, the gift O.
r Mr.. Bishop, now Of California who mar
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14

Leaving Honolulu, Mr.. Bryan went
to Japan, arriving there when history
making events were taking place. His
first letter on his observations in that
most interesting country will appear
in the Sunday Journal of Jan. 81
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14

When the islands were discovered In
IT'S by Captain Cook, the natives lived
h thatched huts and were scantily
llofhed, after the manner Of the trop-
cal races They were not savages or
.annibals, but maintained degree Of
ivn order and had made considerable
progress in the primitive arts. In their
religious rites they offered human sac
lrifices, but they welcomed the white
nan and quickly embraced Christianity.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-08-03
OBITUARY.

BACON-At her home near Bottineau, ortll
Dakota, on Friday, July q, 1908, Sus;l.l
Sherman Bacon died in the fifty fourth
year Of her age.
In the death of Mrs James H. Bac-
on nee Susan Sherman the circle of old
settlers is reduced. Her life was truly
a pioneer one, not only here hut in the
Canadian Northwest. Born in the
Providence of Quhece in Canada.
July 80. 1852, the western movement
began at an early date as the family
moved to Ontario when she was two
years old.
In 1875 she married James Fl Bacon
and in 1877 the young couple deter
mined to try their fortunes in the gol-
den west. which was at that time at
tracing the widest attention in Can
ada. They landed at Fisher s Land
ing, Minnesota and by boat on the
Red River made their way to Winni-
peg, and from there to the Big Plains
of Manitoba, when pioneer life in all
its picturesqueness and struggle was
bravely endured. I'll
In 1885 the family moved to Botti-
neau county, taking UP thier residence
on the farm they still own northwest
of this city. Here they contributed
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-08-03

Jack MacKsy of Bottineau is pad
ding his own canoe, on etigoshe.
Mark Hawker and family of Botti-
neau spent Sunday here.
Messrs. G. w. Bell, G. M. Bell,
w. Main and w. Ferguson of Good :
land came over Sunday.
A. Besancon and bride from Botti-
neeau spent Sunday in their new Lake
residence. -
Mrs, Laird and son, Miss Govenlock
and Miss Woods from Bottineau are
enjoying themselves at the Association
Park. sS -ss7. sss assi
The craft, ''Metigoshe.'' has been
repaired by her owner J. F, haskett
and is now sailing the wide seas.
Our Deloraine campers have all left
us today, with the exception of Mr..
Mckee. We hope to see his genial
countenance for a few more days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stubeps, Mr.. and
Mrs. Messner OF Willow City camped
for week on Association grounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murphy of Bottineau,
are enjoying theib outing at the Lake.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-08-03

F. W. Cathro and daughter Helen
are staying at our beautiful resort.
The Lots and Lake residence of Nils
Musberger of Omemee is a credit
to the Park. He has spent much time
lately in beautifying his lots.
Mrs. Carl Martin is occupying their
new Lake residence East side.
The honor of two story residence
lays at WIN. Collins door. Mrs. Col
lins is occupying it this week.
Knox Ferguson. one of Bottineau' &
best boys is having good time at
the beautiful Metlgoshe. saS'
DR.. MacKay of Bottineau charmed
by the Lake, proposes to erect cot
tage at the Park. :. ,,.-..t-s -, -
Dr., Sims made Days cottage head
quarters during the Masonic meeting
G. D. Malloy and family from One.
NEE spent few days here.
Miss Lena Thompson and James
Haskett from Bottineau wLiled away
couple of days.
0. W. Eller and two daughters are
up for a weeks outing.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-08-03

Mrs. Jefferson and three daughters
from Souris spent several days here.
Mrs. Je eferson was 80 enchanted with
Lake life that she is intending to buy
a lot on Association grounds.
y Andy Carlson came up for day.
As usual the fish came flocking to his
hook. .....
I o. T. Newhouse and party from
Kramer are occupying cottage al
the Lake. t... .. .
The dance at Hi Ovitts was greatly
enjoyed by every me on Friday eve.
ming. Both East and West sides went.
The schooner Wahshegum carried them
to and from, giving them beautiful
moonlight excursion, on the return
trip. They returned to port, singing,
"Nearer my God to Thee.
W. R. and w. Fl. Mcintosh ard
families, a brother from Clifford,
Ont. a sister from Stockwater, N. D.
and sister from Ouree. N. D.
Mr.. and Mrs. Price of Bossavaine.
N. D., who have been spending the
past week at Metigosbe returned home
today. .., Sci.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-08-03

Jno Mcdonald and party of land
men from Illinois took in the scenes
on Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Sheldon Sun
dayed here.
Mr.. Berthiaume and family drove
up Sunday.
Peck Gardner. Pat Daley VIM. and
Luther Greiner we're Sunday visitors.
Tom Sims has broken camp and
returned home.
DR.. Lundy made three trips to the
lake Monday forenoon with his auto.
Misses Finlaysons, Minnie and Jes-
sic Cameron and Nina Foster, Mesrss,
Cameron. Foster and Farnum spent a
couple of days outing at the West
Side. 4 a.
Jos. Quamme and family broke
camp today. Mr.. Quamme can
weave Metigoshe news for the next
few weeks with flowing and eloquent
pen.
Frank Spencer of Souris came up
for couple of days. He left his wife
home to hoe the garden, so he says.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1906-08-03

during the last of the season and was
above the averge pitcher found in the
Northwest. Either William Gardner.
Jack Gym or Mont Woods held down
left field, and their work was above
criticism. The team has done re-
markably we'll in regard to the fin
ancial part, after paying all debts they
had $75, and if all the money signed
in the spring was COLLECTED it would
amount to about $500. The people
never had to pay a cent towards the
supprot of this team, and the manage
ment is certainly to be congratulated
upon the manner this self supported
team has been handled. With the
above amount in the treasury. it looks
as though Bottineau had good footing
to secure crack team to represent
this town next season.