The Columbian fountain., 1846-02-10
EDITED AND PUBLIsHED ny ULYSSES " ARD.
WASHINGTON, D. c. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1916. .I

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department have made some improy e.
ments." 4e
+" Your removals have met with general
approval in this part of the cduntry.''og
" Removals s-Oh yes--I DO travel a
great deal.'' taf !.
!" Yes; you do, and to sotne purpose.
Now ! WANT to speak to you about our
Postmaster here" ~
" "lndeed! Well, what Of himi"
care you not aware that he is Whig'"
No lis he 7" ssjV Itn !
eyes he Island it is thought by the
friends Of the Administration here, that lie
ought to be removed, and good Democrat
appointed"
"What is the office worth ~ ;.
"About $500 year.,
"Who would be a proper person for the
office?" III ta e6i aaia. /.
sWhy, Icouldn't exactly say--but if"
"Would you accept the appointment h"
"Most willingly; if you should think me
worthy" s..s. u
sWell, III tell you what you'd better do.
Write on to the Department state the mat
ter as you've stated it tome, and per-
haps-'' 0 13t shi3a
eff you would just make memorandum
il would be sufficient" 3a iia'
ssMy dear sir, don't depend on any thing
that passes between US here2Aere am Sol
Smith, as you may see by the way-bill: but
at Washington--you understand-"'oa aa3 I
eyes, understand. Then I'll write on
to the Department" staa 9.
ssYes-write. Iat m D
"Sir, shall depend on your good Of
fces.'' '' Fl
"Sir, you may, your supper was excel
lent, your attentions shall not be forgotten
--farewell--wl on to the Department,
by all means" e a.h
The worthy aspirant to the postmaster
ship Of the village, accompanied me to the
coach, carefully turned up the steps when
| had entered, and then joined his fellow
citizens in the three loud cheers with which
our departure was honored II aal.
PLEASE TO SToP MY PAPER.----ss am
going to stop my paper" said miserable
subscriber to new paper, to one Of his
neighbors, g cannot afford to take it,"
"What is the price Of it per year," said
the other.
I" Three dollars - was the reply.
q And can't you afford three dollars
year Think of it, truly, three dollars a
year A year is long time. Perhaps you
have only few such to spend here on
earth. A year a whole year, and only
three dollars Alarge closely printed, use.
full sheet; giving you the news Of the week
and a large amount Of miscellaneous rea-
ding. And you can't afford three dollars
for such a paper whole year,
Well, ! declare, neighbor, you talk
like an experienced man. / never thought
of it Just in that light before 1t is only
three dollars for year, and yet the paper
comes to me every ,dsek, and love to read
it; always find something in it that inter
ests me. And moreover, on second
thought, | perceive that, alter all, good
newspaper is about the cheapest thing a
man can have. He gets more reading for
his money than he can in any other way.
True, neighbor,, and this shows, that
what | have always said, is true newspa-
pers seem to have been designed almost ex-
clusively for the benefit of the poor. No
man is too poor to take good newspaper,
because il is the cheapes. thing he can
have"
Here both the speakers joined and said Il
g Blessed are the editors, for they feed
the poor with knowledge J" and then they
separated with looks high satisfaction
The PRNTER's TEN COMMANDMENTS.
il Thou shalt love thy printer--for he
is the standard of thy country.
2 Thou shalt subscribe TO his paper
for he seeketh much to obtain the news,
of which ye may not remain ignorant
g. Thou shalt pay him for his paper
for he laboreth hard to give yet the news in
due season.
a. Thou shalt advertise--that he may
be able to give ye the paper
5. Thou shalt not visit him, regard
less Of his office rules--deranging the pa
per. ,as !.
6. Thou shalt touch nothing that will
give the printer trouble--that he may not
hold thee guilty.
Z. Thou shalt not read the manuscript
in the hands of the Composer--for ne will
hold thee blameful.
8. Thou shalt not seek the news before
it is printed-for he will give it you in
due time ,.
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