Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-24
"WOmen Subscribers"

1t was the remark Of some acute and sensible
gentleman, doubtless of some experience IN the
art and mystery of printing, that he could tel!
the trust-worthlness of every man upon printer
books by simple glance at the credit side Of hlS
account. Perhaps 1t was DR.. Franklin who made
that profound observation, but, whoever he wes.
it showed deep insight into human natare. Our
only regret is that, if it be true that no man is to
be relied upon in any way or shape who does not
pay his printers bill there few who can pass
with credit the fiery ordeal. In this respect,
agree with an Alabama paper, from which
make the following extract, and with the Freder-
icksburg News whose racy comments We also sub
Join, that the women set an example which the
men might well follow. We can add our OWN edi
toral testimony to theirs that We have ever found
the ladies prompt and conscientious, not only in
themselves paying the printer, but in jogging the
somewhat torpid consciences of the lords of rrea-
ton. We also agree in opinion with the News
that women are better than in every relation
of life. But tothe extracts
Says an Alabama cotemporarv, Women are
the best subscribers in the world to newspapers.
magazines, etc We have been editor now gon.,
on eight years. and we have never yet lost "a single
dollar by female subscribers. They seem to make
point of conscientious duty to pay the preacher
and the printer--two classes of the community
that suffer more by bad pay (and pay at all
than all the rest put together. Whenever we have
a woman's name on our books know it is just
as good for two dollars and half picayune j.
for a ginger cake. Besides, whatever they sub
scribe for they read, whether it be good, bad. CT
indifferent. If they subscribe Tor paper
they are sure to read, it upon the principle, We
suppose, that if they did not their money would
be thrown away--as an old lady whom
knew, for whose sick servant girl the doctor had
prepared dose of oil, she took it herself rather
than let it be wasted Hence, we say, they
the best readers. For these reasons we had, any
time in the world, rather have dozen women
our books than one man"
''We can add says the News, '.our testimony
to the above. In our short editorial career, many
lady subscribers have patronzed this humble sheet
and in no single instance have they failed to pay in
advance or in a few weeks after the first number
was sent.
The editor SAYS he would rather have "a dozen
women on his books than one man. We suppose
so. We had rather have woman (provided
we had the choosing Of her) than forty dozen
men. Women are better than men in any relation
of life They are more honest, more virtuous,
and more trustworthy. Robert Hall says they
are more pious. The proportion who 60 to HeaN-
en-, he tells us, Is ''as five women TO three men,
The proportion who are honest in their transac-
tons with the worlds then treble more that num-
Der. We have rarely seen in our intercourse with
the world dishonest woman. Whilst an honest
man is so rare that when found in surprise at The
sight) the exclamation is '.the noblest work OF
God"
'In our day We have witnessed many illustra-
tons of the honesty of lady subscribers. One
we recollect which occurred few years since. \
man died bankrupt leaving an interesting family OF
females. In dignfying the debts the arrears to d
Northern literary paper we're omitted, despite the
entreaties of the mother and daughters The eS-
tate did not pay the subscripdon-the mother and
daughters did, and from the labor of their own
hands, in less than six months after.
''Women, we are told, are angels-the good
angels of light, the bad, of darkness. They are
in the aggregate much better than men, that the
comparison is disparaging. ."-Rictmond RepuJlt
can.
-~-----~~----- -----9I5~fsI puuHshcd in the
town of Columbus, weekly fer month A true
copy from the minutes.
w. w. LESTER, CLERK.
MURRAY & DABNEY, COmptS Solicitors
March g, 1851. 6:5t Printers fee S1l,5O.