Nebraska Newspapers

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ROW THE LITTLE ONES DIED ,
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H The Toatlmony of the Wituosooa at
H the Inquest
H GAD STORY OF THE MOTHER
H | A Movement to Knlso Fund * to Dc-
W fr.iy ilurlal ixpctmcA nnd
H Urcot nn Iluiulilu llumo
M lor
K Notimly Would Hlslc It
Hi The Inquest on the remains ot the three
M Sctilpi ) babies who wcro burned In the flro
H Thursday morning wns held at Coroner
H Drcxol's ofllco yestcrd.iy afternoon at 3
K oclock
H The members of the Jury were Gcorfto
m Mcdlock , ti Ij Uccd , U , S. Connors , J. H.
H ConltllnV. . 1\ Welch nnd Henry Plumb
H The llrst witness was Assistant Flro Chief
m Bailer Ho totlllcd that when tha uopnrt-
B mont ronchod the houio tha building was a
H tnnss of flames nnd but llltlo could bo done
H to save the bulldlrg llo found the thruo
H burned bodies Two or the children were in
H bed unit ona ot thctn on the lloor leaning
1 ngnlnst the bed , Met was of the opinion that
B the lire was caused by tha lira In the steve ,
H which was on the oi > i > 03lta slda of the room
B from the bed The bulldinK was built ot dry
Slno and lined with tar papur nnd would
urn readily
H Anton Soltzle , who lives ntSOU Popploton
H avenue , two blocks from tie ) lire , saw the
H ilro from his window ; saw the ilaincs burst
H ingoutof the kitchen icof Ho broke in a
H window and the blaze enveloped the whole
1 building When ho broke the window ho
U heard tuo chlldton , two of thorn , crying for
H help The building was burning so that no
H ono could got near the plnco The door was
H locked , nnd when It was broken optin the
H Jlairos burst out so that a miiti could not get
H within ten foct of the building
K M.V. . Wood , who lives at 2030 Popploton
| avenue , saw the ilro from Twenty-second
| nnd Pierce The house was enveloped In
H llumcs that burst out all at once and burned
K so mpldly ttiat no ono could get near the
B building
H Wiluo Parker is a young boy living one
H block cust of the house th.it was burned Ho
B saw the smoke and before ho could got to the
H building tha house was nil nblazo Ho
H turned in the alarm nnd witn two other bovs
H tried to put ttio flro out while
H the men stood uround with their
H bauds in their pockets nnd didn't ' try to help
H thctn llo did not know , there were any
B children In the house until after the place
K KS was nearly burned down Ho then tried to
H got Into tbo building but could not
1 This was nil ot thn uvldeneo offered
Mw The vorJiot wus that the children had
B enmo to their death from burning and that
H | the cause of the ilro was unknown
R Tlio Unfortunates Mothers History
B Mrs SchippsncntThursday night with Mrs
B Alonzo Lacy , u former ncighoor , nt No 1019
K South Twentieth street She was complotc-
H [ ] y prostrated by grief The reaction had sat
B in , and shu was in n very feeble condition ,
HBBj the tears flowing freely , although it is qulto
B evident that the full force of the blow has
pBpB not yet fallen
PbVk Mrs Schlpp stated to n Ilnr reporter that
pBpK she catno to America from Germany about
PBpK eight years ago She was tnurriod at Fro
pBpB mont seven years ago to Clnus Frnhm , but
left him on account of cxtromo cruelty after
pkgB two children bud been born to thorn Two
pBpl years afterward Frnhm was convicted of a
pBpK crime and sent to the penitentiary , and she
pBpB secured u dlvorco
When sin left him bIiq wont to the Homo
pBp * < ' of the Friendless at Lincoln , where she
C stnyed two and a Half years She aflcr-
wards found employment as a nurse , leaving
ono child at the Home , and the other with
. friends in Fremont Becoming lonely and
" " * desirous of scoing her children alio took
both of thorn and came to Omaha , where she
obtained employment as cook In a rcstau-
rant , and also did washlug In this way
she accumulated enough rnonoy to start
lioulckcoping at 1031 SouthTwontieth street
In a snort time a man named Will
K inm Schipp applied for room and board
MMM with her , and she took him into her house ,
I hoping thereby to lossenhor expenses In a
snort time , ho porsundpd her to marry him
and once moro shu was doomed to bitter dis
H appointment As soon as tnoy were marnou ,
Schipp began a systematic course ot cruelty
Ho beat her and tbo children shamefully
ft until the uolghbors were compollcd to inter
Xero Ho pawned the furnlturo she had
worked so hurd to pay for and rofuscd absolutely -
lutoly to work or assist in supporting the
family After they had boon married about
two months she loft him , in February Inst ,
and was ongnged as a domestic In the family
K of a butcher named Kramport , on Pierce
H ptrcot , near Twonty-llrst. She remained
I with Mr Kramport all summer , and two
I weeks ago moved Into the llttlo house where
the sad affair of yesterday occurred She
I bad accumulated enough to buy the few ur-
tlclcs of furnlturo contained in tha bouse ,
but that comprised all her earthly posses
sions , and she is now entirely destitute m
every sense ot the word Not only has the
I light gona out of her life , but she is borof t ot
I even the most necessary articles of apparel
Her earthly possessions am limited to ( Sand
H ? lie clothes she has on her back
I 'Iho remains of the llttlo ones will ho
buried today Uy that tlmo a suf-
ficicin amount of money will have boon
] obtained to defray the burial expenses and
perhaps erect n llttlo cottugo on leased
ground for the mother ,
Tub liii : will receive subscriptions to aid
la this undertaking
L Flro Chlor Galligan has rnlscd $175 for the
rcliaf ot tbo woman Low Hill has donated
ff her the use of a house uutil April 1 und
I Charles Kostors ana Frank Unmgo have
agreed to furnish the building for her The
I members of the coroners jury und the wit
nesses donuto4thcir fees , W0 in all , to the
fund for the woman's rohof
( The surest means to rid your sol f of that
distressing cough is to use Dr Bulls Cough
I Byrup 25 cents
I • Mrs Jones sits at the window all day as
placid as a May morulng , nnd her flro small
cbildreu ploy bide uud seek on the back
stairs " "Nowondorl She uses Salvation
OH tor sprains and cuts "
H A QAM1N FLIAST
P P V It Is l njnycil nt the Omnlia Mission
P P P At noon yesterday the ladies having in
V charge the Omaha mission school gave their
PPP P thirteenth annual Christmas dinner to the
PPP B pupils , upd nearly 400 children ot all sizes
P P P or.d colors wcro given a banquet fit for a
P P P
P P P ThoSOO girls belonging to the Industrial
PPPBl school nnd the 160 pupils In the Sunday
PPPpV school wcro present , und n number of others
P P P
PPPBa There were flvo tables , cnpablo of accomo-
dating 1110 chlldron , and they were all spread
threu times with inviting edibles
Ladies from the loading families ot the
city waited upon the children It was a pleas
uro to watch the llttlo fellows despatch the
toothsome viands and see the pleasure nnd
satisfaction beaming from every face And
the bill of fare I Tha richest bankets In the
city did not enjoy a liner feast ou Christmas
day , There was turkey and crauborries ,
roast chicken , saudwichus , ham , roast beef ,
( chlcKon pot-plo , baked beans , cold slaw ,
doughnuts , biscuit , bread and butter , potatoes -
toes , coffee , pies , celery , plokles , npplos and
soverul kinds of cakes und pie Soma on *
Jojod the dlnnor so well that they not only
I .llled their stomachs , but alsa their pockets ,
and others gathered up suDlclent to fill a
largo sized basket for the "folus at homo 1' '
The citizens had boon very generous In
. their donations aud tha result was tbo
splendid dinner Liberal donations of money
and clothing hod also been made and Mrs ,
Jardlnc , tbo matron , has tnado a discreet
, distribution of everything where It would do
the most good Mr , Cuflahy ot Armour
& Cudahy contributed steaks suttlcleut
for forty-eight families , and roasts
enough for twenty-four. Provisions
a1 sunicient for thirty families have
been jtcelved and distributed Tea ,
underganuonts , nnd slxtoon iwir ot shoes
; have boon bought and given to ludlgent old
> wouiou , two of whom are blind A number
ppppv , of gartuenu received were glvcu to chlldrua
The object of tbo mission school , however
is , onn'moro 6f morals and manners than of
charity , nlthough it Is Intended to rcllovo
distress whenovcr It Is found It Is intended
to teach the children to bo clean nnd neat In
nnnearunco i and pollto nnd moral in their
actions
The old building in which the school Is
held is too small to accommodate ttio pupils
nnd nn effort Is being made to secure funds
to orcct u new building
On next Tuesday evening the pupils of the
school will present a cantnta at uovd's opera
house to which the entrance fco will be but
35 coats _
For n tame back try snturntinff a pleco
ot lltiunol with Chamborlnln's Prtln
Dalra ami binding it on to the otloctod
parts This treatment will euro any
ordinary enso tn ono or two days Pain
Balm also euros rheumatism , sprains ,
swellings ntitl lnm on ess 60 cent bottles
for snlo by all druggists ,
THACUV'S STOIIY
Whnt a Brother ol'tho Woiuiilod Man
linn tn Say ,
Last night T. S. Trncoy , a stock dealer of
St Luiils , Mo , and brother of James Trncoy ,
tha man who was stabbed on Christmas ,
arrived In the city Ho said that ho desired
to hnvo corrcctod the version of the stabbing
affray lu accordance with the story told him
by n son of the injured man , who , ho says ,
was n witness of the affray
As published , , llm Murray had separated
from his wlfo Ouo ot the causes which led
to the estrangement was the fact that his
wlfo permitted her sister , to whoso calls
.Initio , for certain reasons objected , to visit
tils house Yet , ho claims , the injured
mnu nnd his sons reasoned with
the wlfo , nnd , notwithstanding
that she bad applied for dlvorco ,
tTicd to luduco her to consent to again llvo
with her husband
On Christmas the latter , who had been
living In Council Ululfc , revisited his house
to get some articles of wearing apparel
When ho neared the nlley adjacent to the
house ho called ona of his children , a boy
named Willie , to htm As ho did so lie met
Jones , his brothor-in-iaw , coining lront the
house with a nail , going for bucr
It that said its
seems Tracoy , a pretty
Idea that a man cant visit his homo on
Christmas without mooting such n dog as
j ou nro "
Jones immediately , It is claimed , rushed at
Traey , whereupon the boy Willie oxchumed !
Look out fnthor , ho's golnc to cut jou "
The stabbing then took place The DJy , It
is allcgod , positively states that the meeting
took place in the alloy , and that the father
used no weapon , much less a chair
The wounded mans brother says that Jones
bore a bad reputation nlsowhoro ; that no
was driven out of Atchison under the va
grancy act , and that ho had even cut u grown
son of tbo wounded man somntimo ago ; that
ho also used a knife upon a baker named
Puylor but that the latter unockod hint down
and took the blndo away from him
The brother ot the injured mnu said that
ttto doctor did not expect the latter to live
over the nlgut , but that , In the event of his
sustaining the shock , ho would probably re
cover
A midnight inquiry nt the hospital was an
swered by tlio statement tint the wounded
man was Improving
An AbHolulo Cure
The ORIGINAL ABIBTINE OINTMENT
Is only put up In largo two ounce tin boxes ,
and is un absolnto cuio lor old soies , burns ,
wounds chapped hinds nnd nil skin erup
tions Will positively euro all kinds of piles
Ask for the OIIIGINAL AUIETINK OINT-
MUNT Sold by Goodman Drug commany
at 25 cents per box by mail CO cents
A CANNING PAOroitY
It Is to Recelvn Consideration at the
ltonl Cstnte Exchange
A canning factory on a big scale to care
for the fruits and vegetables of Douglas
county Is the latest improvement scheme to
tie considered by the real estate exchange
President Hurtman announced yesterday
that a gentleman who lias lived in Omaha
for veais had decided to build and operate a
factory of the kind mentioned if ho could
got two men ti Join him with some capital
The matter will bo considered by the ex
change
President Hnrtmnn also announced that
the committee appointed to solicit subscrip
tions for the proposed boot and shoo and
knitting factories wcro at work nnd would
have a report to make o irly in the now year
The following property was listed on cull
this morning :
Jotters addition to South Omaha , lot 5 ,
block 4 , EOxlSll five-room house , $3,050.
Koimto & Ruth's addition , 90 feet of lot 0 ,
block 7 , GOxOO , six-room house , $4,000.
At the meeting of the exchange tomonow
the following teal estate will bo offered at
auction sale :
Lot 10 , block 9 , Plain view
Lots 1 , a and 3 , block I. Lowe's addition
Lots 1U , 14 and 15 , block 11 , Bedford place
Change of llfo , baokache , monthly Irregu
larities , hot flashes uro cured by Dr Miles
Nervine Free samples at Kuhn & Co 's ' 15th
and .
Douglas _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The Scliuotzeiivcreln
The wcokly prlzo shoot of the Omaha
Scbuotzenvoroln took place yesterday , and
Julius Schlep having made the best score ,
was awarded the medal for the ensuing
wcok The custom heretofore prevailing
was to award the prize medal to the member
of the club making tliu best record at each
contest , which entitled him to the privilege
of wearing it ono week At the end of the
your the totals are made up and the member
having the best tecord for the year becomes
the solo owner of the prize medal The
years record bus not yet bcon made up , but
as Fred Fuller is about 9D0 points ahead of
any ether ho will probably bo glvon the
modal
The plan of the final awarding of the
modal will be changed next year , and then
tbo member of the rlub malting the best
fifteen shots during the year will got tha
prize The following scores were mode yes
terday :
Julius Schlep , 130 ; George Kane , 119 ;
Christ Wuethrich , 110 ; II Peterson , 113 ;
Christ Itosmussen , 111 : II Bush , 107 : K.
Matthews , 103 ; George Tostcn.OO ; MICopp
47 ; II Kuscr , 46.
For Abuse of Alcohol
Use Horsford's Aoid Phosphate
Dr W. 13. Crane , MltchellDalt , says ; "It
has provou almost a specific fcr this disorder ;
It chocks the vomiting , restores the appetite ,
and at thosamo tlmo allays the fear ot iu >
• pending dissolution , that is so common to
heavy drinkers "
Gospel Tempo run ci > Rloetlngs
Colouel Holt , at the Newman Methodist
Episcopal church , Twonty-Blxth street nnd
St Mary's nvenue , was especially strong
last night and had soma nssistanco from
Prof Knowlcs of Colorado and Mrs Wood
ward , vice president of the state Women's
Christian Tcmueranco union , who each made
a few brlof remarks which were well ro-
colved The meetings nro increasing lu In
terest nightly , Many additional names
were enrolled last night There will be an
other meeting tonight at the sains place ,
commencing with song servlco nt 7 p , m.
No household Is complete without a casa ot
Cooks extra dry imperial champagne It Is
the best sparkling wine made •
Ha Is n Philosopher
A man well dressed and loaded with
whisky fell down-a flight of stairs leading to
Boyd's opera house last night and Knocked
out several tooth and cut a deep gash la the
sldo of his head Ho is a stranger in the
olty and would not give bis name On get
ting up ho remarked that it was bard luck ,
but well deserved , and then after having his
wounds dressed ho went to his room at the
Fax ton hotel to recuperate ,
Hoiiiiuiiboroa hr Ills Friends
On Christmas day the operators of the
Western Union telegraph company presented
Mr J. II , Twiford , their chief , with an
elegant gold watch as a token of their
esteem Mr Twlford was tha recipient of
many presents from individual operators
' • 'Hrown's ! Uronuliml Troohes' ara
excellent for the rollof of hoursoness or sore
throat They are exceedingly effective "
Christian World , London , Kug
BOMIi GO AND OTIIRRS COMIS J ]
How the Rottrlng County Officials
Will Dlapoio or Themselves
The newly elected county officials will tnko
possession I of their slnocuras on January 7 ,
the i day proscribed by law The present In
cumbents , are looking out for positions
The officers who rctiro nro Shorlft Coburn ,
Treasurer Bolln , Clerk Kocho , Commissioner
Mount , Surveyor Howos and School Superin
tendent Ilrunor
Sheriff Coburn Intends going Into the in
surance and loan business und has scoured
an ofllco In the chnmbor of commerce
Two of the deputies of the shariff
are already provided for Dorsoy Houck is
aconstablo in the Sixth ward , and Louis
Grcbo is n bailiff in Judge Hopowoll's court
Deputies Henry Grebe George Strykor and
Frank B.tndhnuor will go out and into the
cold world
Shorlff elect Boyd has boon very , chary
with his promises , and it is not known who
will compose his staff further than that
B. W. Thlbis , a cotorod democrat and a
former letter carrier , who did effective work
during the county campaign , Is to bo ono of
the now deputy shoniTs 'lho tatter ofllco is
woi th $ " > a month salary , nnd ns much more
in foes and perquisites Jailer Joe Mtllor
seeks a continuance of his present Job and
may get It Ho is a domociat and gets $70 a
month
There will bo a clean sweep In the county
treasurers ofllco Mr Bolln will probably
make n European tour during the coming
joar nnd farther than that lias no doflnllo
plans His head deputy , John Groves , has a
number of offers ot positions for which his
ability us a bookkeeper ilts him , but has not
jot decided which ho will accept The
ofllco will bo manned entirely for the next
two years by democrats Treasurer-Elect
Snyder hns his bonds already for ptosonta-
tion to the board It is understood that
Tom O'Unen ' will he ono ot his deputies and
Frank U Morrlsoy the ether
Commissioner Mount after January 7 will
bo plaiu Mr Mount and will lecolvo Ills mall
lu care of the Homo insurance company
What changes his rotltotnont from the
board will malto is as yet all n matter of
speculation Each of the flvo members of
that body is n candidate for the chmrmanshlp
and the organization for the next yotr is , nt
piescntono of the unsolved problems The
political complexion ot the hoard Insures the
retention of John J. Mahoney as superintend
ent of the poor farm nnd A. J. Webb as clerk
of the board
Cleik M. D. Itocho is going into the loan
and insurance business He has a
partner nnd is looking for n location Ho has
a Hno sot of abstract books and thinks ho
sees a chance to make some money , some
thing , ho says , he has not been able to do in
his present position His deputy , J. C.
Gullfoll , it is generally understood , will re
tain his uosltlon under Clerk OMnlloy
School Superintendent Brur.er has nat
decided what , ho will do yet , ns it will take
him some tlmo to got used to the idea of
being plain Mr Bruner His successor has
not announced any policy , and but llttlo
chnngo Is expected in the ofllco
Charles Howos will find plenty of work
that will pay him as well as the posltiou of
county surveyor
Take it all around the changes to bo made
are not ns swooping us might have been ex
pected and the under men in the county employ -
ploy have no roasou to complain ot their
prospects , _
Pcrsonnl Paragraphs
Dr Couery of Noligh is nt the Millard
S. E. Taylor ot Lincoln is at tlio Casey
H. C. nountrce of Lincoln is at the Murray
C. II Dietrich of Hastings Is at the Pax-
ton
ton.John
John W , Hoffman of Lincoln is nt the Mil
lard
J. P. Albert of Homer is stopping at the
Casey
James Ferguson of Boatrlco is at the Mer
chants
J. It Johnston of Crete is stopping at the
Millard
M. F.King ot Lincoln isa guest at the
Pnxton
J. II Rothwcll of Crolghton Is registered
nt the Casey
Cuarlcs Johnson of Arlington is a guest at
the Casey
H. A. Petor3 of Hay Springs is stopping at
the Casey
\V. C Cathorwood of Blair is a guest at
the Cas6y.
W. S. Housoworth of Lincoln is a guest at
the Murray
H. D. Stevens of Lincoln i3 a guest tit tha
Merchants
E. U. Oakcs of Grand Island is stopping
at the Casey
John L. Dotv of Lincoln is recistorod nt
the Millard
A. M. Gooding of Hartlngton is stopping
atthoPaxton
(
T. L. Warrington of Lexington is a guest
at the Millard
C. J. Harrison ot Wahoo is rogistorcd at
the Merchants
Miss E. Frankonbergor of Lexington is a
guest at tha Millard
Thomas E. Farrell of Hastings is regis
tered at tha Pax ton
Dan T. Pntton and C. F. Lidball ot Crete
are at the Merchants
George N. Crawford of Columbus is stop
ping nt the Merchants
A. B. Todd and F. M. Richoy of Platts-
mouth are guests at the Merchants
E. M. Brass , I. Ewing and M. B. Immol of
Masoa City are guests at the Casey
Robert Lorton and Miss Rita Lorton of
Nebraska City uro among the arrivals at the
Murray
Major W. S. North and wlfo of the Ninth
cavalry at Fort Niobrara , are in the city und
nro guests at the Paxton
Judpo J. Wesley Tucker and wlfo and
John G. Litilo and wife of Valentine are
among the guests at the Casey
P. P. Shelby , formerly connected with the
Union Pacific railway in this city , and now
of St Paul , Minn , is stopping at tbo Pax-
ton
ton.Mrs.
Mrs Drummond will arrive here today
from London , England , on a visit to her
daughter , Mrs E. G , Brabrook , at her homo
at the corner of Tiilrty-ilfth nnd Seward ,
Theodore A. Bingham ot the United States
onglnoor corp3 passed through tbo city yesterday
torday on hla way to the Gorman court at
Berlin , wheie ho has been dctailud for duty
as an engineer onicer
Watch the box , buy the gcnulno Rod
Cross Cough Drops , 5 cents per box
AN KHCAPKI ) KXILE' .
TerrlUle nxperlonod of an Editor In
thn NililH or Siberia
A dispatch received from Vnneouvor ,
British Columbia , states that on the
Btomnur Batuvin there arrived tit that
port from Japan a Russian gentleman
who had just escaped from Siberia ,
where ho had been in exile for eigh
teen years The gentleman , who had
assumed the name of Hrmit , was
eighteen venra ago the editor of a news
paper in Itussia Ho wus not a nihilist
or anything so violent , but professed
only a mild form ot liborullm His
views , at nil events as expressed in his
paper , displeased the government , und
for the otToneo ho was sentenced to
exile for llfo in Siberia , For six years
ho was in solitary conlinemont Alter
that he wns twelve years on parole ,
going from place to place Being a
doctor of medicine , at llrst ho was on-
ublcd to earn a pittance by practicing
this profession whomever opportunity offered -
forod , but the fact being discovered
oven that solace was denied him and he
wus not allowed to romuin long enough
nt one station to make money , Some
time ago ho mot three American gen
tloinen who were traveling through
Siberia and they udvisod him toosenpo ,
which , after calculating the chances
well , ho undertook and accomplished
successfully At the seacoitst ho found
a British ship and explained the cir
cumstances to the ollleeis Ho was
tukon on board und landed utNngnsUal ,
There iiis passage was paid on the Ua-
tavia by now found friends On arriv-
luc ut Vuncouvor the olllcers of the Bu-
tuvia presouted him with a ticket to
Washington , U , C , for which pluco ho
started at once Brant is a tall , - spare
man , about forty-flvo yours of ago und
proiuaturely old
UPSANDDOWitOFANEDITOR I
Oil !
Ho hag His Trinla as Well n * B HI
Tribriipha
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THE CONCENTRATED POPULACE
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From Grncly Down , to the Present Ho-
mnrknblo Nowspapar Develop
ment Kdltorlnl Qualifications
anil Growth
The Modern Journal
I am asked to write of The Trials
and Triumphs of the Editor " I sus
pect my friend , Murat Ilalsload , as on
the eve of distinguished honors ho
finds himself suddenly haled und hnltoil
by the ghosts of did mnnifostoos which
once in cold typo will novordown , could
tell us something of the trials , us ho
corttiinly knows much of the triumphs
of his craft The free ltiuco hti9 its
risks a3 well us its rhapaodios In a
different way there is nomoro plalnlivo
yet humorous rovolutlon of the trials of
the editor than is contatnod in the re
cently published letters of lloraco
Greoloy "to Mr Dana , Mr
Grooloy was the powerful editor ;
Mr Dana the accomplished journalist ,
Mr Grooly was nil politics ; Mr Dma
nil news In its broadest sense Mr
Greeloy had no interest in the drama ,
and when ho Dltoously urotostcd to Mr
Dana ns managing odttor against leav
ing out Grooloy's most important polit
ical article to make room lor Fry's
olovon-column dramntio review and
ngninstotnbarrassing him by printing
a violent ussault on his best friend in
congress , ho gives us an Illustration at
once touching and amusing of some of
the voxutions of the editor Mr
Grooloy hud his trials in many ways ;
but in splto of thora all , how solondid
nnd impress'vo ' the triumphs pf the
greatest and grandest editorial career
in this or any ether countryl
These , writes Charles traory Smith
of the Philadelphia Press in the Inde
pendent , will nnswor for introductory
surface indications ; beneath them are
deep mines of suggestion with veins of
dilllculty and of advantage running in
every direction Journalism both us a
business and as a profession has boon
revolutionized within thirty years
Before that time it had very little
of the prollt of the ono or of the
rank und character of the ether As a
vocation it was liinitod and procarlous ;
as an intellectual exercise it was nar
row and unexneting Neither in its re
wards nor in its aphiovetnents taken as
a whole did it rnnkiut all with the pul
pit or law or medicine Outside of the
few who became political oracles and
who wcro more politicians than editors ,
it offered no positions wet thy of any
ambition Now all'this is completely
changed and there has been no such
marvelous progressin any ether Hold
unless tt bo In railroading and one or
two ether lines of development which
combine intellectual and material re
quirements Asa business , journalism
has become a great-tenterpriso with vast
capital , heavy expenditures , an army of
workers ona largq profits , and requir
ing the host business management As
a profession , it has immeasurably
broadened its scope , attractions , de
mands and oppdttunltios ' The old
journalism was hjtlo more than politi
cal pamphleteering ; the now journal
ism is the comprehensive epitome of the
worlds life , and the leader and loilex
of human thought and activity The
one generally involved party servility
and limited careers ; tha ether oiTors
indvidunl independence and the most
splendid pecuniary and personal prizes
The great change has come partly
through interior ovdlution and partly
throuch exterior conditions Each re
acted on the other The moraontous
issues and intense stress of the war pro
duced a demand for the earliest possi
ble news ever the widest possible terri
tory That feverish , importunate de
mand bred the enterprise of the field
and forced the ingenuity of the press
room With the invention of fast
prlnting-prossog , the multiplication of
stereotyped plates , the development of
worldwide ontorDriso , the lavish use of
the telegraph , the cheapening of paper ,
the growth of population and the edu
cation of the people in newspaper read
ing , has oomo tlio possibility of great
newspaper circulations ; and great circu
lations carry almost unlimited possi
bilities as a Dusincss When Grooloy
and Bennett disputed as to wliothortho
Trihuno of Herald printed the moro
papers , the trial showed that the maxi
mum was about 18,000. Now wo have
several newspapers with a daily or
weekly circulation of nearly -00 , -
000 , and every largo city
counts a number of journals
with circulations varying from 60,000 to
150,000. The difference between the
old maximum and the now is the differ
ence between a small income aud a bon
anza When wo reflect that a single
penny on a circulation of 100,000moans
$1,000 a day , wo can realize the import
of the figures The older Bennett
plumed himself in a lending editorinl
on his npproaohing marriage and a -
prollt of $10,000 a year ; now the paper
of corresponding position makes un an •
nual tirolit of not loss than threo-qunr-
ters of a million , and scores of papers
can bo named that carry $100,000 a year
and upwards on the right Bide of the
lodger
With this mechanical and material
development partly as the cause of it
and partly springing from its increased
resources has come a great intolloctunl
growth The brain , equipment of the
metropolitan newspaper has , indcod ,
relatively udvancritfboyond the physical
equipment • As already suggested , the
old journal was llttlo moro than a polit
ical handbill Its range wns narrow , its
discussions limited , 1" , its news mongar ,
nnd Its interest restricted und ephem
eral , It was forKtho most part the
product of ono mlndiui II ho was a Weed
or a Greoloy , no made a potent political
orcran If ho was nota , giant ho made a
dull paper and aor living The
great modern nowfjpupor , on the ether
hand , springs from po single Jupiter ,
hut shines with a wfiplo constellation of
,
stars The chiefUJtiuiy bo na able
us tbo masters "of the past , but
unless ho calls about him tbo most
varied and brilliniiftalonts In many de
partments ills jourpui will lag in tlio
Btronuuus and ongerraco Tlio report
ers will include young man with the
gifts of a Baudot or a Gautier for de
scription The cprrospondonts will
number masters of style who can paint
a scone almost us well as Macaulay
painted the trial of Warren Hastings ,
The editorial writers will contain essay
ists as ohurratng as Coleridge and pole
mics as sinewy and pungent as Cobbett ,
No visionary Idea this , slnco Baudot ,
Guiltier , Mnca , uley , Coleridge-and Cob
bott were all working newspaper men
And beneath these moro showy quali
ties there will bo , as the bulwark of tbo
best journalism , a breadth and nccuraoy
of information which are tlio first requi
sites and which are the foundation of
solid and lusting success
Of course it is not implied nor meant
that nil who are employed in journal
ism must be of this rankand that there
is no room for others Much of jour *
;
nnlistio work rovulrcs no genius Much
of I it is best when it is the most simple ,
dlroct nnd succlnt narrative Yet
there i Is no department which mny not
bo illuminated by genius ; nnd many of
the domnnds ot the journalism of today
roqulro nbillty training and acquirements -
monts of the highest order The scope
of the modern newspaper embraces the
widest range of human progress and
endeavor It rivals the magazines in
Its production of current literature It
outbids tlio book publisher for the fore
most writers of the day It discusses
theology with the authority nnd sanc
tions of the pulpit It elucidates ques
tions ot law with the learning nnd pen
ctralion of the courts It commands
the highest artistic , engineering and
scientific talent for the solution of prob
lems within their domain It sends
Stanley to Africa nnd Schwatka to
Alaska ; secures trontios before the
diplomats and mussagos before
coiigross ; beats the detectives in
unearthing crlmo und the prosecut
ors m slopvjing violations of law ;
explores the asylum and charucl house ;
loads the council chamber in Improve
ments and the exchange In business de
velopment ; nnd molds public thoughtif
it does not guldo public energy , in every
ory direction 'In nil this varied work
there is the room nnd the demand for
lho most varied accomplishments
Journalism has never been as able nnd
as btrong us it is now If there nro
fewer names that standout preeminently
nently like tha Grooloy und Bayinond
aud Cro3trcll aud Ritchie of the past , it
is because the general level is far
higher If there are fewer mon ol real
distinction as chiefs , there mo incom
parably moro mon of distinction as jour
nalists In the old journalism there
wns no place for any star but the chief ;
in the now journalism the genius of the
statf or the specialist of the field may
shitio ns brightly as the gonorul
The growth of journalism must bo
moro and moro lu the direction of
greater braiiiB and a higher ranco of
work It has substantially reached Its
full development in the moro collection
of news using the term here in its
limited touso as moaning the current
events of the day The modern news
paper has its dragnet spread all ever
the world The telegraph brings ov-
thing to its rnpaoious maw Nothing
of human interest is too largo or
too small for its grasp Like the trunk
of the elephant , it can drair down a tree
or pick up a pin With this boundless
sweeptho , question which now confronts
it is ono not of quantity but of quality
It must discriminate nnd select and
edit ; its further progress must ho on a
higher standard ; it must have a broader
conception of news as meaning not
merely the events of the day but lho
intellectual , social and moral move
mont3 of the time It must have a still
higher realisation of its power and of
its responsibility in leading public
opinion and sbapiug public action not
merely in politics , but in the whole
realm of human uctlvity The news
paper , rightly directed , may bo the
most potent lactor of popular education
and public progress It a city needs anew
now water supply , it may employ the
specialists whoso mastery of the prob
lem will dctormino the public judg
ment If now regions are to bo opened
to commerce , it may bend the explorers
whoso investigations will decide the
line of investment In the
broader conception of journalism
thetc is no limit to its mission , and ,
without relinquishing the field of ovori-
day interest , its further development
will bo In the ditoclion of higher intel
lectual effort and leadership
This requirement will steadily elevate
the standard of the intellectual outfit in
newspapers It wilLdemand men of the
highest grade of culture and bpocial
training Some of thorn will bo regu
lar members of the staff , some of them
will bo exports employed for emergen
cies The London newspapers retain
specialists , just as a business house re
tains a lawyer ; they may or may not bo
needed for a year , but with their re
tainer they are always at command
when the o xigoncy comes In a great
capital where both journalism and expert -
pert ability ate concoutratcd this sys
tem is indispensublo In our couutry
where both are moro scattered it may
not bo necessary , but the general meth
ods and results will bo the same Wo
arc accustomed to hear that the journal
ist muBt know everything In the ab
stract , yes ; in the concrete , no With
the division of labor , universal knowl
edge is not essential in any ono man
Each man must know everything iti his
own department , and the moro outside
the better Undoubtedly , the broadest
Information and the best facultyof com
municating it in a word , the ripest
knowledge and the best style are the
most v ' aluablo qualities in the
editorial writer Wo hoar much of
the easy writing of the newspaper man ,
and Carlyslo expressed his wonder at
the faculty which every day thrnshod
ever the same old straw But Shoridun
said that easy writing is sometimes
d d hard rooding , " and there is a
truth underlying this pungent observa
tion which every journalist should ro-
member Par bettor than easy writing
Is thorough writing the writing that
springs from a full and fortiln mind
Mr Grooloy used to sneer at collog-
mon in journalism , und to insist that
the case from which ho himself grad
uated was the only training school He
wns wrong True , college education
without practical sense and adaptabll-
ity is wortblebs ; true , corftaot with
practical agalra and a course in the
school of lilo are vital qualifications ,
but other things being equal the journ
alist ot college training with its bene-
its mental discipline and its finish has
an advantage ever the journalist with
out it
Thus the demands ot journalism are
constantly advancing , and the rewards
are commensurate with tbo services
The chief honors of every profession are
reserved for the most cupablo or the
most fortunate The bighost prizes of
journalism , in position , influence und
pecuniary return , are equal to those of
any ether calling Below the first ran
the pay of the average newspaper man
in the upper grndes , especially in the
larger cities is bettor than that ot the
average minister , lawyer or doctor ,
With these opportunities aud rewards
journalism has great attraction for the
young man of worthy ambition who is
setting out on a carper But It has its
trials as well as its triumphs : Unless
the usplrant has natural aptitude for
its roquiroinonts ho hud better stay out
of it Native gifts may bo cultivated ,
but no cultivation will sunnlv the lack
of the prime instinct The journalist ,
like the poet , is born not made Ho
must at times work at the highest ten
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THE CHARLES A. V0GELER CO . Btltlraoro , til
sion ; ho must somotlmos , like the race
horse , put his whole force into a fateful
hour ; ho must bo rondy to face the dons
of vice nnd crlmo ; ho must bo prepared
to encounter rebuffs ; ho must bo ongor
togn through fire ami Hood to ho llrst
ou < the ground nt Johnstown ; ho must
ever < bo armed with what Napoleon
called i il-o'clock-in-tho-morning cour
age The true journalist will glory in
the triumphs of such omorgonciov for
the man who fails in the true Instinct
nnd quality they will bo the sovorcst
trials and ho had hotter never under
take thorn
Even in the higher walks of journal
ism there are trials that will put the
mettle to the keenest test The editor
cannot do his duty without sometimes
npplying the knife , and ho cannot apply
the knife without wounding Ho must
accept unpleasant responsibilities ; ho
must bo firm In the face of protest and
rcsontmont ; ho must bo ready for the
return blow There is no place of
greater obligation , noiioot wider oppor
tunities , none of higher personal re
sponsibility , The law-or is directly
nmonablo to eliont and court , the
preacher to his congregation and church
tribunal , the doctor to his patients and
his professional peers ; but whllo the
readers edit the editor It is an unorgan
ized public opinion und ho is practically
a law unto himself The character of
his inlluoncn and the nionsuro of his
success will therefore dopontl on his
success of insight and sobrloty ot judg
ment The fuiidamonlnl olomout of
journalism Is nn instinctive , unfailing ,
uneriing grasp or popular wautsntid im
pulses The editor must intuitively
know what the masoos think and how
they fool Ho must have the bu promo
faculty of -itorprotlng their own
thoughts to themselves , and of making
thorn feci that what ho says is
just what they would say if they unly
could The importance of the nose
for nowa" is protorbiat ; but the
oar for heartbeats is just as essential !
The editor in his grasp aud embodi
ment ot human nature ought to ho the
concentrated populace This Is far
from meaning that ho yields to every
caprice or momentary gust of popular
passion , or that ho follows instead of
loading Ou the contrary ho should
prcsorvo the best side of the popular
mind against the worst side ; he should
advance with the steady current In
stead of being whirled by the temporary
eddy ; ho should bring the transient
outburst to the touchstone of the ulti
mate criterion , lie should possess the
highest uttributos of the intellect
qualltlos which in a soldier would not
organize the forces and plan the strat
egy but lead the attack , and which in a
lawyer would Infallibly seize the strong
points of the case and go straight to the
judgment of the jury This unswors
the plea wo sometimes hear for impor-
sonalism The aggressive force of vital
journalism is a strong personality The
vigorous editor must make his pot banal
ity felt , nnd every great journal will
have a stamp and impress of its own
1 , I H
which cannot bo hid under an im * s H
porsonnl cloak * HOne
Ono ot the trials ot the odltor is the |
ephemeral nnturo ot his work Yet |
oven this hns Its componsnry olTsot lu |
the wider reading nnd the immodlato |
ofleet A hundred thousand renders , H
sprend ever ton or twenty years would > ' |
bo a great crown and reward In any H
Utornttiro why not a hundred thousand H
readers concontrntcil in ono dny' How H
ever evanescent Us character , the |
triumphs associated with the modern |
newspaper are incalculable The con |
Bciousuoss of directly nddrosslng half |
a million pcoplo and of Ittdlrootly H
sponklng to a continent , is inspiring , H
It is true there is no intellectual oxhll- H
nration , no electric thrill , no ecstasy ot H
soul , HUe that of the orator who looks H
into the eyes of his hcarors\nnd play.t H
upon their omotioiiB and fools tlio H
qulckonlng reaction upon himself f |
But that nudiuiice is limited , whllo the l l
newspaper audieiico is unlimited The H
editor has the world fur his Hold and nil H
subjects of thought for his themes Ho |
speaks before tlio orator can got to his ft l
foot and bottles opinion before the Xs H
statesman makes himself heard Ho l
draws the fang o\ou whllo ho givca it i l
play , aud solids his anlidoto with the H
poison When Colorldgc , roportlng u j H
midnight speech In lho house of com H
mons und dashing oft his nnswor at 1 ! I l
o'clock lu the morning , sent tt out in il l
the same shout , ho established the V H
editorial loader aud showed its j H
possibilities Napoleon togardod four H
newspapers us nioto dangerous | H
than nn army o ( a hundred ll l
thousand mon ; and newspapers in his ll H
day had all the limitations of the hand Is H
press , llow much moro powerful with | |
the immeasurable resources of today H
JclToi'sou said that ho would rather H
ha\o newspapers without a government i H
than a government without tiuwspup- - H
ors ; and the philosophy of the obsorvu- 'is H
tlou is clear The aloitncsslgllanco , 'I H
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