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Show English Newspaper Ways. Fngllsh newspnpeis are not the sime ns thoso of America," lemarked a newspaper news-paper man who has Just returned from a sear's sojourn ln dear old London 'Whllo ln London 1 worked for half a jear on a big paper there. I started out to make a big hit Hy great good luck I met the Duko of Newcastle at his racing rac-ing stud. He became chatts, and I thought ms hit hud been made. The Duke did not know that I wns a newspaper news-paper man, and I did not tell him I allowed him to chnt. He chatted about Americans, gave them somn good over-pinluclng over-pinluclng nplnlonH nbnut them, said splendidly cutting things about some of our gieat men over here nnd I se-c.etly se-c.etly hugged myself as ho talked, seeing see-ing a stors that would please tho city editor to tho background As soon as the Duke had expended himself I rushed wildly to the otllce, seized a typewriter nnd proceeded to work up thnt Interview Inter-view with tho Duke In a very ornute fashion 1 made him wittier than he had been, Inserted moio epigrams than be hnd ever Ihoucht of. nnd nfter nn ndrolt fnshlon, which I had tnken years to learn, I so used his discourse that he couldn t have sworn that ho had not uttered a .emark that I had reproduced Proudls, with on endeavor tn appear modest so as to mako the Joy of the city editor more Jolting, I handed him tho copy 'Ily Jove, m boy' ho ejneu-Inted, ejneu-Inted, nfut looking nt tho IntioducMiy piragiuph, 'whit Is this'' Did sou get a verbatim leport from tho Duke?' 'A eihatlm report,' I echoed, 'of euurse not. Rut he said all I have In theie' 'Oh, hut, sou know,' teplled the city editor, ban ling the copy back to me, 'we can't use that, you know. It Is a good stors, sou know, hut unless you have the consent of the Duke, we could be held for libel, sou know ' He then told mo that the libel laws In Lngland weie vciy stilct, cspeclills when a Duke wna attacked 'If the Duke approves ap-proves your copy wo will use It,' said the cdltoi I hunted for the Duke, told him I wns a newspaper man and asked him to appiove my article, 'Hy Jove I will not,1 said the Duke. 'I did not know sou were a newspaper man you know bume of those bloody Yanks would be running my 'nBtes Into the fence If they lend that, you know ' " New Orleans Times-Democrat. |