Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-19
eey THE Gus REPORTER.

A circus was in town. and the city
editor was sore; unheralded ii had
come in the night, and already the
tents were being put up But who
was going to cover it? That was the
question that was bothering the city
editor. All the reporters had gone
cut on their beats and by the time
they had come I'm and written up
their news II would be time to print
the first edition, and even for little
thing like circus, IL wouldn't do TO
let the paper be scooped by the
morning contemporary
As he sat there thinking the mat
ter over, a happy thought suddenly
came 70 him. The cub reporter was
the very person to cover t. Why
had he not thought OF him before
He would SOON be back from an err
rand on which he had been sent and
then he could go right down to the
circus and get the writeup. NJ
After a Few minutes the cub came
in and the city editor called him over
to his desk.
"Willie, he said, ibid you know
that there was circus IN town.
Yes, sir" answered the cub. 4
heard about Il this morning; it is an
Indian circus
"A what?" exclaimed the C. E. /
AN Indian circus" answered the
cub. They have got a bunch of In
dians that do war dances and things,
and there's an Indian quartette, too.
We'll, see here, Willie" said his
nibs, I'VE have got to have q story
on Il. understand? There is no one
here TO send out on IL except you,
and ! want you TO 90 down there and
get little story Get a story ABOUT
Indians, about circnses, anything to
make good story, and /
oh, yes, sir" interrupted the cub.
81 cam
Can that chatter now, and go out
end get the dope and get 1t in here
soors said the city editor. turning toi
bis work 4 don't care what you
get, just SO ii is a story
The next morning the cub was not
at his desk. About ten O'Clock the
editor came In and asked for him,
saying that he wanted to send him
out to cover board meeting that he
bad just gotten wind of. The city
editor spoke up:
The cub isn't here, and what's
more, he won't be here, he said.
Yesterday morning sent him down
10 cover that circus so that the morn
ing sheet wouldn't scoop up. told
him 10 get q story on Indians --oni
ANYTHING, just SO it was story, and I
-'
Why broke in the editor, a Girl
Gus isn't hard thing to write up;
what was wrong with his story?n
Here is u.s. said the city editor.
landing him several sheets Of type
wrtlten matter, read IT Tor yourself 81
And the following is what the editor
read
1arcuses We're invented SO thai
there would be some use for the big
Words In the dictionaries, and also toi
give the small boy a place wheretof
ne can take ms father A circus,
playing In an amphitheatre, is Feryl
exciung, out while playing under can
vas the excitement is in-tents. Cir
cases are made up OF one-fifth anil
mas. ooeflfth human beings and
atilneeIiiths spectators. 1t is great toI
watch the Skllfm Spectators in
tnelf 4'etlgnuuiiy Daring and De-
IecaaDie DEMONSTRATIONS OF EXquiSite-i
Y EAacting EKorbiant Prices for
beautltully BeSplintered Bum
behehes.
Every Circus has troupe of
FRAMED ushers, and II Is aweinspirI
ing TO watch their Desperately DAN
sgous Displays OF unrivalled nervel
as they jump from tier to tier, Skill
imly sqiiattlng you in seat Pecul-
larly Poorer that the one called forl
OS your PunY Pasteboard. /:
while circus performers will fauf
from great height for fifteen Der,
the public will fall for ANYTHING
+It is also interesting to watch peal
Dtl} yaandorc IL, tho ctar+I;,1 foo.. sd ,