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Show Wouldn't Ilfl "Scooped" KTen In Death. ! There is, there ever has been, and 1 most likely always will be a feeling of j Antagonism between morning and even- ing papew, and it is a fact that, even when both papers are tho property of one person or company, the forces employed em-ployed will exert themselves to their ut-most ut-most to get a "scoop" on each other, j The news was received one day that tho editor of a great morning daily had committed com-mitted suicide. The report camo in such manner that the city editor of an afternoon after-noon sheet felt it advisable to send a re- i porter and get at the truth of tho mat- ' ter. The reporter learned, of course, on his arrival at the morning paper office of-fice that he was working on a false ; rumor, but ho thought it would be a good scheme to interview the editor and wo whut ho had to say regarding the re- . port. Ite entered his room and saw the supposed sup-posed suicide seated at his desk. When ho had explained his mission tho editor snapped out vehemently, "Well, do I look like a man who has committed suicide?" sui-cide?" The reporter was oltliged to declare de-clare that he looked very littlo like a dead man, w hereupon tiio editor roared out. -'And if I h.id committed suicido do yon think I wonld bn fool enough to do it in time for an evening paper?" Chicago Chica-go Herald. |