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CUTLER PALMER & CO'S SOME FALLACIES
NAPIER JOHNSTONE'S
Known as the
EDITORS
ABOUT
AN EPISTOLARY COMEDY OF NAVAL STORES.
FORM S134D
FRENCH PRAISE BRITISH.
THE ONE OF NEW ARMY
STRONGEST IN THE WORLD.
and miscellaneous scraps of knowledge}" TRAFS, MOUSE, 50 IN NO." what was really the cause of the débâcle in Roumania; whether it is true that the Crown Prince is bigamously married to Miss Higginson of Buffalo, NY.; how
"Polybe," writing in The Figaro, [BY ONE OF THES!]
many more acres there are in Yorkshire
marks The British pressure continues. Perhaps the commonest is the miscon than letters in the Bibley what is the bes
The humours of the peculiar style of to make itself heavily felt on the banks teeth. Legal and domestic problems of ception about the Editor's functions why of softening the plates of falso
to be quite un- the most intimate sort are laid before official phraseology employed by Govern-of the Tigris as much as on the Ancre. Very many people
him for his arbitrament; and I have even known an entirely sucular Editor ments, of which illuminating military A great military machine has been set up... aware of the existence of a manager;" a
of consulted by one in trouble about the examples are regrettably familiar; have and is ready and impatient for actión on publisher, or a cashier Any sort of
also left their impression on the Navy, all fronts The Briton tus discovered in communication is addressed to the Editor state of his soul.
All letters are not so flattering, and few Does the proprietor of the village shops about an Editor are so baselees as says a writer in the Daily Expres. The himself soldierly qualities which have at Drumtochty wish to add the Daily that he is susceptible to lettors of abuse naval store officer still clings to the hitherto been dormant. He is a splendid fessional soldier of bygone days whom Grumbler to his stock? He writes to He is far too habituated to them; and he official phrases, printed forms, and pro-fighter, equal, if not superior, to the pro- failed in his duty if his letter-bag does cedure handel down to him by successive Marshal Bugeaud described as the best in the Editor. Does Mrs. Gummidge, who is much more likely to think that he has keeps hoarding-house at Slocum-on not contain certain proportion of generations of predecessors. If I should the soquired a liking for fighting Sea, desire to advertise ber eligible scurrility. Most of these are founded stem to exaggerate in the following danger, and is keen to show--both to SQUARE apartments? She writes to the Editor usually anonymous, it is imposible to typical letters and memoranda, may us, whom he admire and to the German, make the necessary correction. The rest be forgiven by te next naval store sicer whom he cordially detests that nothing
vither ill-temper or political mania, I meet. which used to be a very common form of epistolary hydrophobia. It is curious From Commander."
in-charge that so many of theso erities are periodical in their ululations One H. M. Naval Base, would, think they would give up a paper X
Flock July, 1916, which apparently caused them so much
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People even write to him for back numbers. I believe it is not uncommon thing at the Times office to receive letter like this addressed to Lord North cliffe: "I understand you had in the
upon childish errors; but, as they are
To Naval Store Officer H. M. Dock-
yard, Z
terrifica bim.
One If anything, he is too daring. of their officers has written in the follow- ing strain about his mien
With our men it drives one to despair to call for volunteers for any dangerous. enterprise. What one should do is to call.
Times of lust Thursday, an article oanguish of spirit; but no, they keep the Submitted that this base may be sup for those who wish to remain behind
plied as soon as possible with Eftyotherwise the entire company volunteers.
ONE OF THE STRONGEST ARMIES houses containing naval stores. here are men this is rather embarrassing. mousetraps, observing that the ware And if you only require about a dozen.
11..
“This average Briton who composes the overrun with mice.
mainstay of the present army is a rugged individual, without any particular grace From Naval Store
of nianger, of great tenderness within, and he is not only brave, but as becomes.. his hand to anything. The Germans were the country of Robinson Crusoe can turn
never learn the art of war, but he has convinced that the Englishman: would
Officer,
H. M. Dockyard,
12th July, 1910,
To Commander in-Courge, H. M. Naval
Buse, X.
most largely in its eye, and that in nine | as the possessive case of a composer calles book of Forms S134d; Please till in one mastered it, and it is a fact that the
even in what used to be called the silly FPESOR " till the war had reduced all the months of the year to a dead-level of wisdom. If you ever have anything to send to an Editor, do not send it from to fill up an odd eleemosynary motives, corner. Well-conducted newspapers do not have od cornere
21
Tu Naval Store Officer H. M. Dock- yard, Z.
says:**
In conclusion, Everything in this war has been new, kind of victory and denouncement will in all probability correspond to these hence it is possible to conclude that a new changed forms of battle such as has never heen foreseen by anyone!
1. MARCEL HUTIN'S STUDY, We must congratulate the men of the In reply to your letter of yesterday, British Army on the vigour with which 13th July, 1910.
A close study of each of the raida. nor leisure to count the number of mico. Marcel Hutin in the Hoha de Paris. enclose Form 51348, in triplicate, ob- they conduct their very strong and effec serving that I have neither opportunity tires feiers into the enemy lines," writes..
Officer,
with what care the local commands have
the
the
and numerous
Yorkshire coal trade. Please send me n
pricks in order that they may have the cupy. Twopence in stamps enclosed." It mengre satisfaction of kicking against is perpless to say that Lord Northcliffe them
The Editor is in his way a scapegoat. does not sit at the receipt of custon, Though, as I bave said he as a rule writes dropping coppers into the till and ad-ttle himself, he is held responsible for dressing newspaper wrappers. Nor, as a every word in his paper, and readers de misdemeanours of the sub-editor, or the matter of fact, is Lord Northcliffe the not fail to call him to account for the
With reference to your demand of the Editor; but the moral of the incident reporter, or even of the printer. One is the same that the public identifies well-kown paper has quite lost caste with 10th July for traps, mouse, fifty in a the paper with the man on it who bulk the musical world because of its proof herewith is forwarded for your use one reader's babit of regarding Brahms"
of these forms in quadruplicate, retais oldest among military uations no longer Brahm," and because it onse mentioning ship's copy for your archives, and refers, except with the utmost respect, not cases out of tea is the Editor. People have na nazy a conception of the fine-ton course, exercises a general state approximately the number of mice to say fear, to the newly constituted Bri-
An Editor, of
reasonable. If you will furnish a sketch, armies in the world, and many of ite tions of a publisher as of a stevedore; supervision over the paper; but it is it is desired to catch, in order that itish Army. Put plainly, it is now ono but the Editor is a familiar and friendly physically impossible for him to study may be judged whether your demand is of the largest and also one of the strangest
Polybe figur, and they calmly hold him ulti-every line of it, and to check from his drawn to scale, of the exact type of trap organisations possess the irresistible ad- mately responsible for all the varied knowledge the accuracy of every required, the falfingent of your demand vantage of being entirely modern instand
paragraph submitted by every corre-
S1348. kindly note that traps, mouse, activities of a newspaper office. Perhaps epondent or every item of news trans- we expedited. In completing Form of being old material brought up to date mitted by a news agency. Many thou are included in Permanent Stores, it would be unkind to disturb an illusands of people all over the world are Sub-Head 16, Pattern No. 1437A,
III. sion which bus, in many cases, little engaged. directly and indirectly in the Head of Churgo 88/D.3.
production of every daily paper publish correspondence to reality
ed in Great Britain and the remarkable From Commander-
in-churge Another deco-rooted fallacy is that the thing is that in all the circumstances Editor is in perpetuai want of things the average margin of error is to small. H. M. Naval Hase,
Editors, like Prime Ministers and "to fill up. I suppose the popular pic ture of an Editor is of a distracted man Generals in the field, are supposed to re- who comes to the office about were inquire ab holidays. This is especially the the evening without an idea as to how use with those Editors who have a bis columus are to be filled next morning, personality not wholly merged in their trusting that some kindly Providence paper. One recalls the comedy which oc
To Commander Studiod the terrain and made their ar will come along during the evening with curred recently when, in the temporary frequenting the naval storerooms at this accomplished lately," he says, shows
absence of the Editor of a well-known base.
zangements for attack. Having shosen In-Charge, a sufficient supply of battles and tragedies London paper, the editorial gap was
H. M. Naval sector to be raided, the extent of which varies between 400 and 600 rards, and is and law eases to enable the paper to come led with an article markedly different From Nasal Store
H. M. Dockyant,
Buse, selected with a view to the elements of out, He is growing desperate when, by
enemy trenelles, demolished by rapid and the last post, arrives Mr. C. Scribendi an tone from the customary pranounce
to be explained in the remaining 3 10th July, 1916. article on the state of politics in ment. In response to the outory, it had
Regarding your demand for traps, efficacious bombardment, being renched at Patagonia. With muttered thanks to a of the hiatus that the article in question merciful Providence, he grasps the manu-
The surprised onemy, not having: of. script and rushes it to the printer; and was supplied by a contributor in themoate, fifty in no., as you are unable to mall cost by the charging infantry: over the readers of the Morning Molehill are absence of the Editot. As a rule, greater calculate the number of mice to be ex the parap come the latter like a burri spared the humiliation of finding a precautions are taken to preserve co terminated, you should state the total cas
tales of dileninias and embarrassments H.M. Naval Base at X, in order bombarding their own men, resign them- vacant column on the back page next sistency; but moet newspapers can tell umber of ranks and ratings attached to time to start a barrage fre for fear morning. No, Editors do not live on caused by the paper's taking one line that it may be ascertained whether your selves to the inevitable, and this Tom Unshal manna in the wilderness like
ance with the scale, laid down in the ing from a football match, bringing back
prisoners that. They are not in want of copy, not when the Editor is at home, and another iemand is reasonable, and in accord-mies regain their lines like we return-
through inadvertence, when he is away.
And thereby hangs the whole problem establishment of Naval Stores. In ar- with them of editorial psychology a complicated rising at the number in question, you trophies." psychology somewhere between that of a should exclude all supernumeraries, also human being with a soul and that of a fall trimmer cooks who belong to the limited company without one. What are Special Division of the Trawler Section changes its opinions-say, on Ireland, or are doing duty ashore, you should, how the contributing causes when a peper of the Royal Naval Reserve and who are few in which it is simply a matter of Naval Reserve, who receive the special Another erroneous conception of the Tariffs, or Women Suffrage! The cases over, include all seanico of the Royal good conduct badge pay, and other non- Editor is largely entertained by ladies on individual judgment. As a rule there allowance of 0 per diem for doing charitable committees, to whom an Editor are several people to be consulted, pro cook's duties, nahore. Boys of any class, in nice ol gentleman who sits at prietors as well na Editor (there have excluding signal boys, are to be reckoned desk with a pen behind his ear, writing been enses, strange though it may seem, as equivalent to half ratings, and com down the nice little paragraphs for where the Editor was overruled); and missioned and warrant officers as equal every caller with an ac to grind, es-the probability aust be considered of the to two ratings. fecially an sac he is grinding gratuit contemplated change being acceptable to
sly The sober fact that In most large the readers. Not many papers were so From Commander- newspapers of ices the Editor does not rash fund not many so peculiarly situat vrite at air or writes less than almost in respect of the unity of proprietorial anybody else the staff is ons which and editorial responsibility) as to start
In answer to your inquiry of the 16th they flatly refuse to credit. So tueya opaign of denunciation against Lord 17th July, 1916. world the fact that as soon as their backs Kitchener at a time when he was still are turned he passes over their story" the idol of the man in the street. So the July, the total number of ranks und to the junior reporter probably with relations of an Editor to his own policy ratings employed at this base, calculated imprecations, and certainly without any are not always so direct and simple more or less according to your justrue- trace of the enthusiasm which would be matter as might appear. Not, of course tion, is 476. expected of one in his position that any conscientious Editor will pro And this touches what is probably the fessionally advocate a policy of which he most widespread of all errors concerning disapproves personally; hut the policy Editors that he welcomes visiters us announced, may be subject to reserva There is probably no such rooted mistions and qualifications which are not23rd July, 1918. anthropist in the world as the Editor present to the mind of the Editor as a Adverting to your letter of the 17th The distinction not July, it would appear that the total Visitors are the pingue of his life, espeinthividual, cially those who think themselves import peculiar to Editors à mali may say one number of traps, mouse, that can be allo ant and who really are so important thing of Mr. Winston Churchill to scared to your base, according to estab that they cannot be handed over to a sub-wife, Irit if be has to write an article on lishment, is 47.8. Please state, therefore, ordinate. They take up valuable time him for the Fortnightly Review he will whether you are prepared to accept 47. draw your demand until such time as and pay no attention to printed placards choose a different, and possibly a suaver at once, or whether you prefer to with urging brevity of discourse. Their reform of words.
possible, too, to exaggerate the your total complement shall have reach quests are frequently absurd or impes. It is
VIL
To Naval Store sible, and their manners vary between interest for Editors of a good cause, as ed 500.
OBeer blandishment and intimidation. The tele- such. So many people are apt to think phone is nowhere a greater boon than iu that if they have invented a new sort of From Commander-
H. M. Dockyard newspaper offices, and yet one of the Garden City, or started a society for in-charge. commoness of telephone messages is from supplying het water bottles for the H. 31. Naval Baas, people with paragraphs, who think they natives of Uganda, or have discovered
G can best promote their object by coming how to live happily off boiled bracken and 24th July, 1916.
TILL to see the Editor nut because they onion sauce, it is the immediate duty of In reply to your letter of yesterday have anything more to say to him than every newspaper to place its columns at please send 47 mousetraps at once, i can be seat by letter, but simply, as they their disposal. But nowspaper in think, to secure, bis good graces. It is a commercial and not a philanthropic uus From Naval Store dreadful mistake. The people an Editor dertaking, and the Editor's business is Officer, likes best are, as a rule, those whom he not to bring about more of the Millen H. M. Dockyard, Becs least, whether proprietors, contri- num than is compatible with a sound 1st August, 1916, butors, or readers, balance-sheet. It may seem a hard say With reference to previous correspond February, I beg to inform you that
As a matter of fact, most Editors areing, but au Editor's concern is just 15 disappointing when you meet the much to please his readers as a grocer's endo regarding your demand for trapa, seventeen mouse-traps were duly One's abstract concept of an Editor is so is to please his customers. He is com use. fifty in no. I now have to inform structed from the articles supplied influenced by the tradition of dignity and pelled, therefore, to balance the ethical you that it har been ascertained that you on the 20th August, bat have not from the list of naval stores kept in not having been provided with the ortho- 25 pm —— Meeting of Licensing Board in omniscience that the revelation of an with the interesting, and to bear in these articles were removed some time yet been the means of capturing a single average buman being is bound to be a mind (if he is the Editor of an evening ago by the Director of Stores, Admiralty mouse. Fossibly this is due to the traps. disillusionment. His journal is ex full paper) that a case of wifeboating may stock at this yard. I am to notify you, dox cheese or other suitable mouse diet. of varied information, he so clearly thrill his rendera where the destitution
all the materials necessary for having allowance of the Base half-acrown's shares
all the State secrets with the of Borriolipolah Cha may leave them however, that you are at liberty to re I may mention that on the 17th July 9:36 pm Beener from Shakespence" at the Censor, he proves (or encontages) Gor cold. You have no more right to blame quisition from ine, in the usual manner, fast I purchased out of the stationery eruments with so stern and upreletting an Editor in the circumstances than you the traps made locally by a pensioner worth of rat poison, and within a week Thestra Royal, in aid of War Charitis.
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in charge
. M. Naval Base,
To Naval Store
Officer H. M, Dockyard
2.
VL
Front Naval Store
Officer,
Z 11. 1. Dockyard,
To Commander Pat the ChurpĆ,
H. M. Naval Buke,
X.
To Commander in Charge, H. M. Naval Base
IX
excess work allowance at the rate of 45s. emoluments, including re-engaged pay, per annum, provided bis total pay and substantive rates of pay do not exceed the sum of 25. 80, per diem,
in-charge From Commander-
2nd August. 1916. H. M. Naval Base,
Please send material for fifty mouse. traps, urgently required.
From Naval Storo
Officer,
H. M. Dockyard,
20th August, 1916.
To Naval Store:
•Officer
H. M. Dockyard
To Commander
in Charg
H. M. Naval Base,..
1 am to-day forwarding by priority. rail all the material required for the construction of traps, molin6, 47.8 In no
Kindly retain the accompanying sup ply note, and sign the receipt noto (in triplicate). handing on copy to the carrier delivering the stores, and return XI. ing two copies to this Department From Naval Store
Officer,
To Commanders
in Charge H. M. Naval Base,
H. M. Dockyard,
Roverting to my communication of 21st February, 1917 20th August last, you should forward at the carliest opportunity a schedule show-- ing in respect of the six months ending 20th February, 1917 (a) the number of days each trap has been in use, (b) the number of mice cach trap has caught, with dates, and (0) the average total out- lay involved in capturing each mouse.
From Commander-
in charge H. M. Naval Base, DAMAG
2nd February, 1917
To Naval Store- Oficer HM Dackyard
Replying to your inquiry of the 21st