The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1858-10-22

a this fashionable complaint than thos
D. OF the country, and for their benefit
we will just glance at few of thei
Q humber brothers troubles, and per
= haps the contrast will serve PARTIAL
to allay the irritation of mind whic
, seems to force their pens into tL
! habit of complaining.
The farmer stops his ox-team be
J fore the door of the printing office o
his native town, and, with his whil
, swung over his shoulder, calls on thu
Editor to pay his yearly subscription
The Editor, perhaps wishes to draw
out a compliment, asks him how he
likes his paper. His reply will bC
that it is first rate, only there ism
quite enough said about farming,
and, as the greater portion OF his
Subscribers belong to that respecta.
bic class he advises him to read
books that treat upon raising cattle,
potatoes and corn. He thinks he
has some Of the best books to be
found on the subject of farming, and
kindly offers to lend them, for which
he receives the Editors thanks. The
next morning the farmers son calls
with two bound volumes OF an ag-
ricultural paper published a dozen
years ago, with certain articles
marked for the Elitor TO insert, one
OF which recommends very highly a
plow patented fifteen years before.
Next comes in pompous young
man, who has seen two or three pro
ductions Of his own in print, and has
the most exalted idea Of his own
abilities, to tell the Editor, very con.
fidntially, that he does not publish
original matter enough in his paper.
He is satisfied there is native talent
enough in town to fill two papers
the size of his, every week, aud IS
perfectly willing to do his part Of
the work The Editor begs him not
to trouble himself to write any more
at present. us he has already on
hand more tfan half a bushcl OF
original manuscript, The young
man turns very red, and gives ven,
to hi anger by telling the Editor he
is afraid to publish his articlca. and
have them contrasted with his eli.
torials.
Another young gentleman. OF stu
dious. literary habits, but devoid Of,
worldly experience, drops in. aud
expresses his distaste for all the sim.
pie or exciting stories OF the dav.
and proposes t. the Eiitpr. that
he commence repubiishing one of
Scots novels. TO hr continued week
ly, and this, together with short ed
itoriala AMI the news ot the dav.
would, in his opinion. make an cx.
ceIIcnt family paper.
a pretty, romantic yonng lady !
calls, who wishes the Editor t. print
more love stories aHl more poetry. |
She thinks his rap,r is too ,irv.
Then com : thr ~"latc, matter Of |
fact man, who " uli like 70 have all |
the light rca linz disaarlcl, AMI the |
paper, il it would prove profitable to-
the Elitor in 4 prcuniary point Of /
view, Cnl lIc has no IouEt il wouId, ,
filled with solid, philosophical mat ,
ter, l!e has long wished t. see one
country paper devote | exclusively to
tia e'icucrs.
Next follows the minister Of @
neighbpring village, who cxpressce,
as gently as possible, his sorrow
that the Editor does not devote more
spaca to the "uno tain. uecliul," ~
aud propose to write u fox articles
on religion, that viii not oifrni the
most liberal thinker. A few seeks
after comes an article OF twenty
manuscript pages, defending the
creed OF his church by an elaborate
argument, founded on texts ot Scrip
turc, and because tie Editor rcrasos
TO publish this, the minister says he
Ia opposed to intoxicating the doc
trinas Of the Bible among bis real,
era.
The village politicians think if
his columns were devoted to politics.
his circulation would double itself
in less than Elk months.
One oli la !y wishes 10 know il il
would he much trouble for him TO
print his paper ii little cOarsur, ~
she finds some difficulty in realm.
it with her glasses. Another wish
es the paper vast quite so large. al
she cannot find tune to read all il
'containes every week, while n third
thinks it ought to be larger, 80 that
the Editor can afford more space in
publishing receipts upon cooking
and housekeeping.
Each one Of these feel that il
they help support tom paper, they
ought to have 0 voice in 'determin-
ing what it shalt contain 80, you
see, my city friends, that besides
your trials and privations. your
country brethren are partially slaves
not belonging to themselves, but be-
ing the property of their subscribers
i q IN A CoasER.-Tue F2ag.
An Az 10 Grind-origin of the Term.