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paper gets few dollars week, and the rise to
twenty-five, thirty forty, dollars may be rapid.
Five thousand year may be attained before the
men in the other professions are making fair living
Those Others, however have been building all for
themselves developing their practice, their art.
The journalist has been building somebody's else
property. He is helping to make fame and fortune
for his paper. His abilities develop truly, and
his market value increases but the market is
row, and his efforts have not been cumulative. By
the time bank president is tired out, he owns the
bank; when the artists mind softens the artist has
a name. The newspaper man tires first, and when
he drops, nothing drips he is sucked orange.
Anonymity too, pals not at first, but later when
the enthusiasm which might carry a mans head up
through it has died away. 1t is enough at first to
see your own language in print. Your most init
mate friends know which is your work, and the men
about you in the Office and those who have been
doing the things for other papers all these are
for awhile sufficient audience. But by and by
man becomes of the world in a sense. He
his stories his editorials having an effect in
public interest or opinion. It is convincing to him
that more less fame advertisement might be his
and that it would be not alone satisfaction to his
seflove but to social political and financial
advancement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-05
A Newspaper Story

a NEWSPAPER wreck one of the ghosts of Park
y Row. A glance at the name recalled the story.
newspaper story: the bright young man. the rising
young journalist the star reporter, the editor bid
for at rising salaries then the weary old duffer in
somebody's way, the borrower out of job, the
used-uP hack. 1t was like having your future walk
in you, and to have asked him to stay would have
been like hiring my fate to stalk about before me
every day.
Not many newspaper will advise anyone to
get into journalism. Failure in it is so utter and
miserable. 1t follows such brilliant hopes and such
safety of vanity and self-love, that when the fall
comes the whole man goes, mentally morally phvsi-
Cally. The heart breaks somehow, and since there
is rarely any money accumulated or divertible skill
solid connections, the wreck is complete and
lonely. If one spark of fire remained some of these
men who were writer's once would write their own
story and score beat on the world that would be
worth while. But can't be expected | sup
pose to feed on his vitals and it is hard after
telling the facts to tell the truth also
These abject failures, however, are not often in
position to give advice against the repetition of their
careers. 1t is the successful men who sound the
warnings that are to be listened to. They were fit
and they have survived; but many of them some
OF the leaders of the profession are sour with disap
pointment When they rail, as they do often at
their lot, they cover the whole ground: the little
money they can make; the obscurity of anonymity;
the limitations upon their individuality the epherne-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-05
10 II r N A LIS NJ
By Lincoln Steffens


raj nature of all mans work; the exhaustion that
comes of the daily grind.
All of these are fair counts in the Indictment.
Fortunes are made in journalism but very few; the
proportion is much less than in any profession can
think OF except teaching and correct politics. And
the men who grow rich daily newspapers are usu-
ally business men who would do we'll managing
almost any other big business. High salaries are
paid-as much twenty thousand dollars-but
these again go to the managers of the papers, who
though they buy and sell news and opnions-yes
and hterature-are executive minds who could deal
as Proftably in any other class of goods Such pos
sibiltes must be considered the fair side of the
case but this cannot be set off against the fact that
for from four to ten thousand a year. newspa pers
have the services OF men with talent and character
which in law, medicine, railroading would bring
in twenty thousand to a hundred thousand dollars
or more year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-05
What Reporters Are Paid

THERE is no rule of remuneration newspa pers.
Beginners in New York are put sometimes on
space, and make from nothing up to ten dollars the
hrst week; and more and more, as they learn, till
they may earn one hundred dollars. Sometimes they
started a salary of five eight ten and twelve
dollars. The other large cities pay less and the
country very little at any time. A country reporter
may get three dollars week at first twenty dollars
in his prime his chief may not make more than
twenty give or forty dollars.
Whether to begin in a city, town, or village is a
question of circumstances. 1t doesn't matter much
to strong character. The country newspaper man
learns the whole business at once which is great
advantage, and if he has power he succeeds there,
and perhaps outgrows the place The big city is
best for lightweight, clever fellows, who may be
made by their surroundings. Certainly great pa pers
which, however, are scattered all about the land
pick out ability quickly and foster it. The
thing to do is to start anywhere, and then watch
out : run away from men and places which stop
growth, and start wherever progress is possible.
This money question is all the more important
because it is not pressing at first Young often
think they don't want money--other things are so
much better. But as they go along in life they find
or their wives find that money either gets the other
things or adds to the enjoyment of them. At any
rate, the old newspaper men who were young once
often rue bitterly the reckless enthusiasm with which
they chose their profession. And as for the Young
men who go into journalism because they want
money, they, too, repent too late when they learn
that the first salaries the best. Young doctors
nearly starve for year or two young lawyers some
times pay for the privilege of working in an office
young architects and artists work for wages or moth
ing; while the youngest reporter New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-05
His Individuality Stifled

I KNOW man who once was sufficiently gratifed
to have his editorials mistaken for his chiefs one
of the three four editors whose personalities have
so shone through their newspapers that their names
are known well as the names of their papers.
Now this associate editor is unhappy because no one
can tell by his page that the chief is in Europe. He
IS aggreved for two reasons first because his genius
and labor go to another mans credit; second, be
cause that is right, since his personality has been
nodded, as his style was modelled on another mans.
There, | think, is essential tragedy of journal
ism. Money difficulties are comedy in comparison,
and the vanity crushed by anonymity is farce; but
the humiliation of individuality which comes of
feeling thinking, writing, and being like and for
another man is as serious as life and death. And
the case have in mind is typical; in the editorial
rooms of American newspapers it is commonplace.
Of course not all the cases of this sort are tragic
know of a man who during presidential campaign
was engaged by two papers of opposite political
faiths to write their leaders He good editorial
writer. Indeed he chosen by the second paper
because of the effectiveness of his work the first
and though he cynical and witty about his
double part, he seemed to be bit proud of it and
well pleased with the admiration he had from many
of his fellow-craftsmen. | believe, however that
this could be caught off his guard in sincere
moment his wit would be found secreting gall what
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-05

~ NE day in the first week of my service
81 in executive position on a New
~ York newspaper, the office boy came
~ up grinning to my desk, and mumb1ing
Wants a job laid down card l
thought he amused at the great number of
applicants that had called that day, so took no
notice of his humor or of the name on the card,
but hurried down to the rail to look the cub over
He was shabby, gray-haired old man of perhaps
fifty years. was the cub"
What is it you want?''
Anything, everything - office boy, reporter
desk man-any old thing-so something week
job
But what can you do best? What have you
done?"
He smiled. Well, let's see. I was a reporter
The Blank l have been a desk man on The
Quill night editor of The Courier, city editor of
The Mirror, Sunday editor of The Appeal
was" He paused a moment. He nodded across
the roomful of young men, and the smile dried up
II was managing editor here once, he said.
He spoke softly, and we looked at each other eye
to eye for second then he turned away and disap-
peared.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-12

Indicates trace OF preclpItatIon.
L. A. WELSH. Local Forecaster.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-12
FIDELITY MEN AT BANQUET
Special Agents called In to Meet
OmciaIs Of the Com
Pany.

The Iowa and Nebraska general agents
Of the United States Fidelity and Guaranty
company of Baltimore were given a com
plimentary dinner at the Commercial club
Wednesday evening by John r. Bland the
president Of the firm, who is visiting
Omaha. Twenty-Five covers were laid and
besides the company field heads there were
invited as special guests Senator J. II. MIL
lard, Lieutenant Governor z. @. McGilton,
Judge +. M. Bartlett, F. H. Gaines and
Sidney W. Smith. Papers OF great interest
and instructiveness to those present were
read by Messrs. Bland, McGilton, Bart
lett and Z. s. Merrick. Colonel ]. Frank
suppler, assistant TO President Bland, made
a brilliant extemporanoous speech.
The following general and special agents
Of the company were present: George W.
Conn. Allison, Ia; Frank Dieckmsn, Clin-
ton, Ia. De Lay w. Otis, Council BLUFFS;
c. w. Pierce. Davenport; B. F. Kaufman.
Des Moines; Emil Felgner, Dubuque; John
L. Plank. Iowa City; Thomas H. Flaherty.
Fort Dodge; Beverly B. Hobbs, Keokuk;
H. S. Merrick Ottumwa; r. ]. Andrews,
Sioux City; ELI A. Barnes. Grand Island;
William Madgett, Hastings; o. w. Palm,
Lincoln, and 3. L. Baldwin, w. r. Lewis
and Walter A. Yonson, Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-12

DLAMoNDs-grsn'sF' is'h ana Dodge Sta
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-12

and apples were displayed at the after
noon and evening session. The fruits were
largely from the Marshall orchards at Ar
lington. consisting OF a great variety Of
cherries q. s. Christy Of johnson had a
fine variety Of raspberries. blackberries and
devberries on exhibition. as well as a num-
Der OF varieties Of cherries and apples. w.
q. Swan of Tecumseh exhibited a number
Of samples Of apples and plums from his
orchards. One OF the interesting exhibits
was a number Of apples from a new or
chard In Lincoln county owned by F. G..
Stephens of Crete. There were several
floral exhibits. largely from Omaha florists,
that were very beautiful, and also a floral
exhibit by f. w. Dole of Beatrice.
Members Of the society and their wives
will be given an automobile ride about the
city this morning. particularly over the
bouevards and through the parks. The
executive committee will hold brief ses-
sion at the Murray hotel during the morn
ing to close up the affairs of the meeting
A number of new members were added from
Omaha.
II was developed during the meeting that
the fruit crop in Nebraska this year will
be a very large and fine one. This is par
ticulary true of cherries. apples and
peaches The home raspberry and black
berry crop will also be abundant and is
just beginning to come into the market.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-12
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
showers in Nebraska TOday-COOIer In
south and Warmer in North
west Portions.

WASHINGTON, July 11.-Forecast of the
weather for Thursday and Friday:
For Nebraska-Showers Thursday, cooler
in south and warmer in northwest portions
Friday fair
For Iowa-Partly cloudy Thursday show
ers and cooler at night or Friday.
For Missouri-Partly cloudy Thursday
showers in south portion; Friday showers
and cooler except fair in northwest portion.
For South Dakota-Fair in west showers
and cooler in east portion Thursday; Fri
day fair.
For Wyoming-Generally fair Thursday
and Friday; warmer Thursday in southeast
portion.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-12

THE SUNDAY BEE is issuing series of them,
like the above The first picture issued caused people to
SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE. Last Sundays the
talk of the town. Bear mind that the picture reproduced
above is printed upon separate sheet of fine art paper,
with tinted background of size suitable for easel
portfolio, for framing if you desire.
Nothing extra is charged for the picture You get the
GREAT OMAHA SUNDAY BEE AND WITH 1T THE
ART SUPPLEMENT, together with descriptive article
in the issue, the picture completing the scheme
There is absolutely extra charge.
The newsdealers could not supply all the orders for the
last because orders not received in advance
Better tell your newsdeaer about it if you want fine
Gibson picture next Sunday.
The next picture shown here in miniature is Of
his most famous pieces of work-A CASTLE IN THE ALI
"A story in pen drawing that will appeal to every heart
No need of description to give its meaning 1t is living
lesson of "What is" and What might have been"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-12
SOMETHING ABOUT
The Greatest Pen and Ink
Artist in the World

CHARLES DANA GIBSON, the man who has made
himself rich in few years with his pen has his place
by strict perseverance. His growth gradual up to
CERTAIN POINT, and then he suddenly became famous.
"'Life discovered his GREATNESS and for years he
worked only for that publication until his fame became
such that of the reproductions of his work sold for
framing for high three dollars EACH About four
ago, Golfers Weekly made contract for ALL OF HIS
NEW WORK. and Gbsons fame became assured fact.
1t is the best selection from the DOUBLE PAGE
CARTOONS DRAWN BY GIBSON, at this time, at the
pinnacle of his greatness which being issued each
week by The Sunday Bee THESE PICTURES REPRE-
SENT THE GREATEST WORKS OF THE GREATEST
ARTIST in black and white His last pen and ink work has
been DONE for he has given up income Of $4,000 year
to take studies in color and he abroad engaged
in that work. The public will watch his departure
with the greatest of interest to if he will EQUAL
the old work in his field In his former field he stood
ALONE superior to all others Formerly these pictures
were only for the few who could afford pay high prices
for them.
NOW THERE IS A NEW DEVELOPMENT in the
Gibson picture situation The pictures that graced the
palace and the mansion be secured for the cottage
and the modest home
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-12
LocnI Record.

OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
| OMAHA, July u.-Oficial record of tenn
anu PreGiptauoIi; tSnlPared wItB
years: 1906 l90S 1871 1907
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-12

FtdIHs ItFl. IJNl. IFTF 45VN
Maximum temperature. So 70 81 So
Minimum temperature. 70 81 81 20
Mean temperature ........ 50 IS "A rs
Precipitation .....,......... 90 90 81 90
Temperature and precipitse.cn departures
from the normal at Omaha since March l.
and comparison with the last two years:
Normal temperature ........................ rs
Excess for the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2
Total deficiency since March 1...........1N
Normal precipitation. ............. IS inch
Deficiency for the day............. .16 inch
Total rainfall since March 1....l3S inches
Deficiency since March 1....... 800 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1905.... $50 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1904. go, 2.3i inches
Reports from stations at T.. VI.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-12
Summer Tours,

The wabash has issued a beautiful
pamI hlet. MOUNTAIN, LAKE AND
SEA" Those planning a summer trip
should ask for one. Wabash City Office.
1901 Farnam St., or address Harry e.
Moores, G. A. P. D., Omaha, Neb.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-12

Fred Paffenrath, general auditor for the
Nicoll The Tailor company leaves tonight
for ten days auditing trip OF the eastern
branches.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-12
Fink aets An He wants.

Alr. Fink left at his own free will and
the council adopted q resolution giving his
department the rooms occupied by the
fire and police chiefs on the nrst moor OF
the city hall. removing the IRE chief TO
the apartments OF the commissioner OF
health and the latter 20 the vacated tax
commissioners rooms. The chief OF police
was awarded two rooms just east OF the
tax commissioners ONCE. all on the second
moor, The resolution was temporary and
an ordinance was introduced 10 make the
eohoessions more binding.
II was not necessary 10 use the injunc.
ton pagers. After he found that the ooun.
ell had decided TO give him proper quarters
Mr.. Fink ordered the books and other
things returned. He expressed himself as
satisfied with the rooms. as they are the
Only ones available without heavy expense.
TO give him the eomptrollsr's office would
mean q large expenditure for putting In a
new vault
Arizona republican., 1906-01-12
ONLY THE ARGUMENTS
 IN DECATUR TRIAL
The Accused Denies the Most Damas.
 ing Charges Against Him.

Annapolis, Md, Jan. 1.-The last stages except the argument of counsel and of the judge advocate were com pleted this afternoon in the case of MidShipman Stephen Decatur ir charged before a naval court-martial with hazing. The accused occupied the stand for about three-qparters of an hour, and his testimony is regarded as having strengthened his case.
 Decatur was questioned as to the facts in regard to all the specifications alleged against him. He denied send- ing fourth-class man-Manchester s. Roberts to a room in which were up- per-class men to deliver the message: ''If she had been dog do you think she would have done it in this way?"
 He denied ever having ordered Chas. c. W. Mailley to bring him breakfast. The accused was next examined as to the facts alleged in the last specified .tion, which was the only one under the act of 1904. and in which encouraging or countenancing is made a dismissal offense. Inasmuch as Decatur had al> ready been examined upon this incl dent in his former trial and had mada admissions which caused the academy authorities to believe that his convic- tion on this specification was probable. the accused started it with a handicap
 Decatur said: 'I told Church to re- port to my room because he had laugh ed in ranks and I wished to reprimand him. When he came I was standing in the other part of the room talking to a number of midshiDmen and I did not take any particular notice of him. do not remember that I said anything at all, but I remembered that some one said something to him about getting into the closet. Church went into the closet, but I do not know what he did in there. He stayed there about three minutes"
 Both the judge advocate and counsel for the defense announced that they
Arizona republican., 1906-01-12
Home of swanp-Root.

would produce no more witnesses. The court then adjourned until tomorrow.
Arizona republican., 1906-01-12

The qualities of the four legged flee are often reproduced in his two-legged kind. You see them every day in both the bipedal and the quadripedal spe- cies. The next time you see dog fight you will observe the impartial little flee dog snapping at the heels, first of one contestant and then the other. You will observe the same con duct of the fice-man when men and issues are in contest.
Arizona republican., 1906-01-12

One of the curious arguments offer ed in behalf of the Philippine bill. in tended to meet the fear that it will precipitate disastrous competition, is that it would not do the Filipinos much good, but the Filipinos thought it would; that there was only senti- ment in it. and that it would encour- age the islanders All this W as includ- ed in a statement by Mir. Payne the other day and was a paraphrase of the recommendation of Secretary Taft on the subject. To this the veteran For mer Speaker Keller pertinently insin- uated that he could not become q party to buncoing the Filipinos by supporting a bill merely designed to deceive them, make them feel good without conferring any material bene- fit upon them.
Arizona republican., 1906-01-12
WEST HOTEL VICTIM.

Minneapolis. Jan. 11.--Mrs. s. E Spiesberger of Chicago. one of the most seriously injured victims of the West hotel fire, died at the city hospi- tai today.
 w. s. Amaden. superintendent of the Minneapolis and Northern Elevator company, has fighting chance for his life. All of the others injured will re- cover
Arizona republican., 1906-01-12
TAMARACK ON FIRE
 WORLDS DEEPEST MINE
A Loss of Many Millions of Dollars is
 Thr. atened.

Milwaukee, Jan. IA special to The Sentinel from Calumet, Mich, says: The Tamarack copper mine, the deepest in the world. is on fire with three men missing and almost certain to have met death in a horrible form half a mile below the earth's surface. Shaft No. 2, where the fire was dis covered, has been sealed over at the surface with heavy timbers tamped with clay, and also shaft Mo- 3.
 It may become necessary to cool
Arizona republican., 1906-01-12
Women as We'll as Men Are Made Miserable by Kidney and
 Bladder Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, discourages and lessens ambition; beauty,
Arizona republican., 1906-01-12

child urinates too often, if the urine scalds the flesh, or if, when the child reaches an age when it should be able to control the passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wet- ting, depend upon it, the cause of the diff culty is kidney trouble, and the first step should be towards the treatment of these important organs. This unpleasant trouble is due to diseased condition of the kidneys and bladder and not to habit as most people suppose.
 Women as well as men are made rniser- able with kidney and bladder trouble, and both need the same great remedy. The mild and the immediate effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It is sold by druggists, in fifty EE cent and one-dollar A3H6 9:t :ste.::s:)s size bottles. You may as;;5 have sample bottle =zls1a:::s ll493lEG 3G by mail free, also a Home of swampRoos pamphlet telling all about Swamp Root, including many of the thousands of testi- monial letters received from sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer & Co.,, Binghamton, N. Y., be sure and mention this paper Don't make any mistake, but remember the name, Swa1np-Root, Dr. Kilmer's S,wamp-Root, and the ad- dress, Binghamton, N. Y., on every bottle.
Arizona republican., 1906-01-12

John A. Mccall may be living in a mortgaged though palatial home, but a man with $1,OOO,0OO worth of paid-up life insurance is not a pitiable finan- cial obpect.
Arizona republican., 1906-01-12
PATENTS.
PATENTS-Hazard & Harpham. Los
 Angeles. Send for free book on patents,

shaft No. 5, also to smother the flames. The mine contains several hundred million feet of timber, largely pine, and unless the access of air Is shut off by dramatically sealing all open ings the property would be damaged to the extent of many millions.
Arizona republican., 1906-01-12

The renomination of Associate Jus
 tice Nave yesterday was not .unex-
 pected. There never appeared any reason for the withdrawal of the first nomination. There had been no attack upon either the integrity or the capabil- ity of Judge Nave, The accusation. simmered dowE to two counts, was that in his capacity of United States attorney he had been too active and
Arizona republican., 1906-01-12

In time of war traitors and spies are hanged. Arizona is now engaged in a war of preservation. Of course, We can nos physically hang the trait
 ors, but they may be morally execut-
Arizona republican., 1906-01-12

There is the sneakingly, cowardly, contemptible cur always yelping at the heels of those who are engaged in try ing to do something for the territory and he always Xii yis when he Is kick ed out of the way.