The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-04
Strenuous New Editor Makes
His Predecessor Gasp, But
Business Manager Ap-
proves of shakeup.

From TIE Philadelphia Pablo Ledger.
Copy" The strident tones of the new
editor of Tho Vatoreak rang ~meticulousiy
through the satletUin. Inc cci.y boy, The
ton of an old Rangely Guide who had
lerNed ia III" Rough Riders, leaped for
~a.d To take. rs II fen from The right
hand q tho lgrN editor. an article on the
.;is VEGAS. and 1T the same time caught
a. NterouSlN from his left hand an ESSAY
on ''iisctan and Savers as Viewed by the
Modern progress of the Art" Then. gal
Coping out To li.. composing room TO hand
both tn the foreInan-foInlerly Il printer
oa Ihe MolfNilie Coyote and Il member OF
TIE Rough Rilcrs-he left the editor to
begin ~ith MS right hand a review OF
Maxim Goiky's latest work ami With his
left hand . revised history of the Rough
kiuerS.
II MAS the year 1910. and The Outbreak
lad only recently changed it's name. The
iicw editor had held office for only two
months. Yet already he had grea,ly i'm
proved the character OF the paper. Where
as once it had been given over 10 essays
on bird study by Emma Huntington liil!er
and articles by Hamilton w. Perhaps on
'he function OF a milk diet i'll producing
great thoughts, il was not in all respects
q live newspaper. And the new editor.
Snort as had been his term of office, had
done i, all.
II wish. however, ne sighed, as he de-
parted from his regular work for Il mo-
ment To dash off a few thoughts ON The
Sagas-WhN Does I'rankford Produce
Nine that ! had Loeb here. ny Cod
frey, thai man who came in here to COM
plain hecaas" l split my in,initiNes had me
Absolutely al u disadvantage. There was
nobody 10 saddle the blame on-who:"
''Didnt get his name: bat he's Il minis
Ter whispered the office boy. Who was
the nephew of a cowboy from western Ne
t.raSlSH VINO IltI served in the EOugh hid
ers.
SHOW him in" aid the editor, biting
eaell woGd III TWO parts.
Sermons, o, Yes.
II have called. said the visitor. ito
sUbmit 10 YOU a series of sermons on Tho
simple Life Which the former editor
"Oh, yes" interrupted the editor, 'he
told me about that, but l have considered
the subject and decided that l can write
Il better series ON that subject myself,
in fact, l have IL series about completed
Thank YOU SO much. Good day A flash
CT teeth and the contributor was gone.
There was a moments pause. during
Hyhish the editor dashed off a 5.roworf
Article on Bull Fighting as Compared
with Football in q Higher Civilizations
and then the assistant editor was admit
Red. He was a man With a high DOM
und Ii gray beard. who formerly had beer
editor III chief. In fact. the original pla,
4 bad been to have him continue in tina
capacity and have The editor as his as
distant, but Two months had changed al
that.
Mr. Editor" said he, II am constrained
tu say that in view of the peculiar char
ecter OF The outbreaks constituency
Am afraid tlli. article on Wolf Catching
as Practiced With the Bare Hands viii
Rot appeal to them and may cnuse som,
felnonstrance May 1 suggest that it ID
Omitted. in Difference 20 their wishes, an
Pl,.+ Cow. ~ ~. mi if,f1 tj,is ~,
Cor the higher criticism. submitted by Tn
Rev. DI. -
"NNho wrote the wolf catching story? -
lruke in the rev editor.
The name is AhernetIy, was the re
alN.
What. Jack Abernethy. my old Okla
coma guide! Run it,
'But,' pleaded the associate editor, des
norately. our constituents will demand
] mean that the Higher Criticisln-that il
TO say. we CANNOT afford
'NeNer mine about the Higher Criti
oisIn." interrupted the editor. IN writ
that myself. Here it is" and with a few
thousand rapid scratches of the pen n,
turned the completed article over to hi
associate in five minutes.
Then. calling in a stenosrapher, he rap
ialy dictated Il letter. the concluding para
Erapil of which ran as follows: