Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-10-24
Newspaper Publishing.

Epsssaa ~. qLaFter q 2 century, gives z as h1s
gpinlo1 that The newspaper business 4
long followed, wilt give any one poor
opii!lon Of The common honesty Of man,
kind. Hear him
| n We have tried the business moro
than the eighth df| century, and regres
70 say that cur estimate Of the aggregate
honesty of mankind has been gteails lows
cred, There issa great deal ii latent. uns
deKeloded raseaIity in the race. and il 4
man has any Of itEin his composition ne
lIls sure to exhibit itwhen his newspapek
! subscription becomes due. Within ihe
last twelve o. fifteen years we have bees
jengaged fin the business, We have losf
lenpugh money Through the rsseality "a
Tour customers % makaa man Of. mo, ierE
ate desires rich Many 81 lhoss via
owe y those small amounts. from ssh
> 80. are rolling il. wealth and could par
tany day IN the year il they desired tod &
So Many others belong 10 The Itni5ratos
l ry.s tribe. who are here To-day, and ii
Texas oF California 10. morrow Others
EbeEong 20 q class quile numerous, Wild
Elwtlte 10 editors TO sendStheui papers and
fthey will pay when they gather their cot.
g1on pr do something else, but pay day
i'eeyer. comes and, finally, after ,sendina
II the paper four Or five years, il is ascer,
tained that they neyeriwere worth snap
Another class Of losses grow,outi5f lid
negligence Of postmasIsrs. A sibscyi1
belf, AFTER taking 3 paper sir months OF 4
4 year, leaves the cannlry without giving
The editor notice land after four or five
EEyears have elapsed he happens to meet
with The postmaster who most msgnany
fimpusly Informs him that his subscriber
has gone 20 r part i. unknown Z andif IL
wishes to get any pay for his paper lie
had better stop il .of, after sutfeff.
ling tile paper 70 come two or llree years
Ghe.fwrites to,the editor that for he second
Eor third time he viii inform hin, that the
paper Is not taken out. &c. These loss.
Tvs and yarions others we might fef.r 10.
kabsorbItAe profits of the business 10 such
Ian extent az greatly 10 discourage those
Il engas ea 10 il.
H. t' Although we have had our full share
#of nonFkaying subscribers, and have been
worse sMindled than any other prblishel
we know. We take much, pleasure in say!
ling that we have on our books The names
sHoi many gentlemen whose punctaality
through ling series of years always
.Fpaying in aatanGe4-eutiiles them 10 81
rated As the salt III die eafthl" Oh
toGsan increase OF ItheEnutnber! .i
\. { Occasionally! soTndR one long in ar
rears, moved by d ;aripgsense4of Justice
tpaFsahisr Ring standing indebtedness
!. We regret thai hasA eases are 50 rare. ;
I. CURTors WAY on ItEcEIy1Ne 4 FoR
lTUEEl- a worthy gentleman Of Rouel
Eis. Az present. receiving a fortune
which came i, him by the drawing
.Ipf 4 cork, in the tolbwing manner
lObligeiby the state ofaiis health, las
rtsuInlner, TO change THE air, he wen
to the sea shore ut Filliers-s sur Mer
near TrouryilIe. and walking on til,
beach he noticed that q lad, who wa;
tIalso pronlepading therewith his faith
Ter. had found Ia bottle among the sea
week. The father bale the chill
throw away the dirty thing and hi
be selling his fingers z upon wIiicf
1.-THE invalid picked mp the cast ava,
bottle aid took lit With him to; hi.
lodgings The cork drawn, the bot
|{,tle was foriad to contain. a writer
II document, properly signed. aatl datet
On bossd i vessel which hal sprun.
Hal leak AMI was abont to sink, II raj
thus HI. About ID perish, | common
lEny snnl rs 0Go.ls ] hereby e5nstifnt,
1.-THE finder Of this NIL. enclosed in
4 bottle. I5inY spleE.hei NY fortune
kinost labpridnslg acquired, amount,
Eto nearly $50. 900 frames ard til,
snHttl llqnse in which 4 have residet
at Valparaiso. ! This tenament !.
], wish converted into Il chapel, and tia
i mass may be said there ofce
month for the repdse Of my souL-
The fortRne4 WILDE Ifoura deposite,
ilwith NJ T., notary Of Paris. /,
lwhpnh from timgfo time, it has beef
transmitted By me. Pray for me- s
ESignei, n
sl HASH T1MEs IN Mfs sEsorA "A gentle
maR l,Est from MINNESOTA. states tia
hard fimeslstilI continue In that State an,