His Copy

ton Hawkeye, relates some of his un early newspapér experieuce as follow: "Whcii l ürst got at it the printers would draw lots for my copy, and those who got a slice of it would go around trying to bire a boy to kick tlicra down staira aud break their oeeks. However, tliws wa nu oíd Mlow tht tkirsted f ter I it, and wlien he got a piece of tt lie immediately pút bu a 'sub' and went out and got drunk. Under ahy other circumstances he would have been disoliarged. I do bettet mnv. i had to, because it had almost broken up the printers' temperance union. The p;ttrons of the cause in Burlington traced tho tbing back to me, and I liad to iniprove niy copy. It didn't hurt me much, but it was a terrible blow on the printers."