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Show MEAN FLINGS AT EDITORS. Tributes by Lafcadto Hearn to Class of Workers He Disliked. "Lafcadlo Hearn, that wonderfu. Writer, worked on newspapers In his youth," said a publisher, "and tho ruthless way his studies were changed, cut and butchorcd was a great woo to his heart. "In after years Hearn took a mall-clous mall-clous Joy In collecting stories about editors editors and their superior and omniscient way with manuscript. "Ono, of his stories was of an editor to 'Whom a subscriber said: ' " 'I mjoyed that poem on tho threo ages of mnn t in to-day's paper, Mr.k Sheers; I enjoyed It ImmonBoly. Do you know, though, I thought it was originally written tho seven ages of man?' "'So it was, sir; bo it was,' said Editor Sheers, pompously. 'Yes, the extract was originally written the seven ages of man, but I had to cut It down for tho lack of spaco.' "Another story coucornod a weather report. A reporter, discussing tho weather, wroto that winter still lingered lin-gered In the lap of spring. "Tho editor, as ho read ovor tho article, called the reporter to his desk and told him that ho would cut out that sentenco about winter lingering In spring's lap. Ho sold tho Idea was good enough, nnd all that sort of thing, but It would not do to publish bocauso tho high moral tono of tho paper had to be maintained In a town full of school girls." |