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 tne Philadelphia Puhlic Ledger
Copy" Tn. strident tones of the new
editor OF The 0athreak lang meticulously
thruugh the ~artetu,n. Tine copy boy, The
son of an old Kangoly guide who had
,lerved in tn Rough Riders. ieaped for
ward To take. rs it fen from The right
land % the lsrw editor, an article on the
Els Neaa>, aud at the sam time eaugllt
ii. Nicrously from his left hand am ESSAY
on "%!ieonan and savers as Viewed by the
Modern Proc ecss OF the Art" Then. gal-
ioping out To ,l. composing room 10 hand
both Ia tllc forelnaa-feimerly a printer
ON the NoltNilie Coyote and q member of
Tie Rough Riders-he left the editor To
begin with his right hand a review Of
Maxim C~iorl1y's latest work and with his
left hand I. revised history of the Rough
EidorS.
II Mas the year 1910, and Tie OutbrealS
lad only recently changed its name. The
Mew editor had held office for only two
months, Net already he had greatly i'm
proved the character of the paper. Who're
as once it had been given over 10 essays
on bird study by Emma Huntington Hi'ler
and articles by Hamilton w. Perhaps ON
'he function of a milk diet in producing
great thoughts. il was not in all respects
- live newspaper. And the new editor,
sort az had been his term of office, had
done ii all.
Il wish. however" ne sig hcd, as he de-
y4lted frcln his regular work for Il mo-
ment 10 dash Off a few thoughts ON THE
Sagas-Wlly Does Frankfort Produce
Nine that | had Loeb here. by Cod
frey. that man who came In here TO com
plain because ! split my Initiatives had me
absolutely al Il disadvantage. There was
nobody 10 saddle The blame
''Didn'i get his name; but he's Il minis
Ger whispered the office boy, who was
the nephew of a cowboy from western Ne
lraska VINO had served in the Rough Rid
eTS.
'Show MIN in.' said the editor, biting
zach Mcrd in two parts.
Sermons, o, Yes.
81 have called said the visitor. "tt
1ubmit TO YOU a series OF sermons on I'M
HialpIe Life Which the former editor"
"Oh, YES" interrupted the editor. III
,old me about THAT, but l have considered
the subject and decided that ] can writ
II better series on that subject myself
In fact. j have Il series about completed
Thank you so much. Good day A mas
CT teeth and the contributor was gone.
There WAS n moments pause, durln
Nlli.h the editor dashed off a 5,eW-wor
Article on Pull Fighting as Compar
with Football in Il Higher Civilization,
and then the assistant editor was admit
ted. He was a man with a htgh dom
und Ii gray beard. who formerly had bee
editor IN chief. In tact. tne OElRlndl PA
had been to have him continue in tina
capacity and have the editor as his a:
distant. but two months had changed Il
. that.
Mr.. Editor said he, II am constraine
10 say that in view of the peculiar cha
: Ioter OF The Outbreaks constituency
Am afraid this article on Wolf Ca.chtn
as Practiced With the Bare Hands wi
rot appeal TO them and may cause son
felnonstrance. May ] uggest that it !
omitted, in Difference 20 their wishes. AZ
that for it we substitute this argumei
Cor the higher criticism, submitted by u
: itey. DIR. ~
. .Nho wrote the wolf catching story
"a broke in the rev editor.
y The name is Aberne,hy." was the II
e ely.
e what Jack Abernethy, my old okl;
Gonna guide. Run it,
but" pleaded the associate editor. de
n porately. our constituents will demand
: j mean that the higher Criticisl2-that
TO say. we cannot afford
It Never mind about the Higher Grit
h cism.'' interrupted the editor, IN Wi
tina, myself. Here it is" and with a fe
d thousand rapid scratches of the pen
IT turned the completed article over TO h
associate in live minutes.
re Then, calling in a stenograpler. he ra
= IDLY dictated a letter. The concluding par
u graph of which ran as follows:
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