Arizona republican., 1906-12-06
THE SECOND LESSON
 IN JOURNALISM
The Improper Uses Which Are Some- times Made of Petrified and Deeom- posed "Telegraph."


 This is Lesson No. II for the Primary Class in Journalism. Yesterday. chil- dren, our lesson treated of Cartoons in general, the distinctive points of diff ference between the Cartoon, and the Photograph, and the Presidents Mes sage, considered from a News point of view. I trust that all of you, including the Evening -Outcast, have learned Lesson No. I well, in which event we will pass on to No. II. which relates to the handling of what is technically known as Freight" or Picked" or "Embalmed" or "Petrified" Telegraph. This. children. is a difficult subject, and really belongs farther on in the Course, but we will take 1t up now and refer to it later from time to time un- til you shall become proficient in the manipulation of 1t. This kind of Tel egraph requires delicate handling. as will show.
 I notice that one of you. the Evening Outcast, yesterday erred in entering upon this dangerous branch of Jour nalism without previous instruction. It printed what was represented to be telegraphic dispatch containing an in- | York. That would be interesting mat ter and proper news matter. but for one thing, and that is. 1t was printed in The Republican on the morning of No vember 27. The Evening Outcast might have used it on the following day, but after that 1t went into pickle" from which it ought not to have been re- moved until 1t was thoroughly pickled; that is. until everybody had forgotten all about it. I may say that that "Tel- egraph" was both too fresh and at the same time, not quite fresh enough. Telegraph served in this way is apt to pail upon the public palate. It should never be warmed up again until the taste of the former serving has been gotten out of the mouth.
 I also observed with regret another "Telegraphic" dispatch used improperly by the Evening Outcast yesterday. It was a very long and generous one. more than a Half Column." as We journalists say, and 1t had a loud, lu- minous and attractive caption or Headline" to use a technical express ion It purported to have been receiv- ed by Telegraph yesterday and de- scribed the exciting experience of a Night Policeman at Bisbee. who dis turbed three tramps who evidently lett the scene of contention without disclos- ing their identity to the policeman.
 Now. there were several things wrong with the use the Evening Outcast made of this Telegraph" This was not "Pickled" telegraph but what We may call "Decomposed Telegraph That is to say. the story was perhaps of some interest at one time. The Re- publican three weeks ago made use of 1t in an abbreviated form, and gave credit for 1t to a Bisbee newspaper which had originally printed it. Some one. We do not know who. with crim- inal carelessness. or malice. threw 1t into the Evening Outcast's way just as some unfeeling persons let poisoned meat lie in the way of unwitting dogs.
 But if this "decomposed Telegraph had been fresher the Evening Outcasts use of it would not have been quite proper. It took up too much space for the real Heart Interest contained Tn 1t. and the Head Letter display made it look unsightly and Top Heavy.
 trust. children, that this lesson will be thoroughly memOrized. after which we will take up new features or this interesting subject of Telegraph in its many fearful and wonderful forms.
 Later we will consider for the benefit of the Evening Outcast. the subject or Grammar and Spelling which are in- directly connected with the Art Of Journalism. In the meantime. l would say to you. never spell Cat" KAT except on the most rare occasions But we will come to that later. Now. run on and play at journalism.