Show we have not been in the newspaper business as long as the richfield reaper man but one or two sentiments expressed in his recent article entitled has it been worth while finds within us a heartily responsive chord several times of late when we have had hada a moments time from hard work to look around and meditate the question has been insistent 1 how long coulta man continue in the newspaper business and not lose every friend lie he has on earth A newspaperman newspaper mana man unfortunately tor for him MUST open his head on events that transpire and when he does that he invariably offends someone because there are always two sides the men who are on the ade the editor champions approve of him tor for the most part quietly but evidently he gain anything on the other hand he very likely loses a friend As the reaper says the slightest mistake the slightest error will snap the bond of friendship of even a eife life time as though it were an icicle an unguarded mischance and the back ofa friend is turned on you let us quote from the reaper man mail more fully for one thing he has been dis enchanted disillusioned out of it all has come the painful knowledge that all men are not what they seem we have been forced to the inevitable conclusion that the world is full of men in whom the three great characteristics acte are selfishness hyp and ingratitude engaged in newspaper work for 25 years coming in contact with men in in all walks and stations 0 of life can fall fail to get an insight into human natu nature re As he becomes familiar with it he is bound to become cy cynical in the experiences of the writer one or more of these characteristics exist in mankind as a general thing and sooner or later it manifests itself there is no occupation in ill the world which gives opportunity to bring it out like newspaper work our conclusion is that the newspaperman who counts upon enduring friendships will in time find out that many of these supposed friendships are arc only cutheral and ephemeral the slightest mistake the slightest error will vill snap the bond of friendship of even a lifetime as though it were an icicle an unguarded mischance and the back of a friend is turned upon you men whom the writer has assisted in advancing their political business or hoclar fortunes have finally awarded him with a stab like unto that of brutus because forsooth the writer had unwittingly committed the unpardonable sin gin of thoughtless misrepresentation or worse still because he would not grovel at their feet or become a tall tail to their lite hite in further advancement as some will do |