The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1859-08-31

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impmians things that ile foslef. u
. bewspsper expect NJ If editor, sllh
the preliminary femsfk that, ~ .
general hing. tho,o ,Hl.ehbws who
pay tle ifod especl lhe moN.
Well, ln lbe liisl place, M eillof
must hggw everything. Ne ia the
gvsud esh'fr ffom which Ight - ~
be irradia'ol on oil dark, doahtful
and intricate questions, and ifnof.
anco Of any 1aeiy that may he pro.
pounded BY sone patron or outsider
who barely knows enough 10 ask q
question, and utterly incapable II
oomprehondlng lIs plalncst answer,
will not be tolerated. he mast know
everything, aud toll oil he knoss. -
u ho fails to meet these "mngulnc
expectations" Of o "iulicious and
discriminating public," he will soon
have tho idea suggested to him iha,
II he don't "kccp better posted" ho
should resign his position 10 some
one more competent, as people don't
want lopay for a paper unless they
get the "worth of their money"
But while il is Of vast Importance
that an editor should know everything
from tho science Of shingling u
Westinghouse to the trimming OF q
lady's bonnet, after the latest PARIS
fashion," he mus, not forget .imt the
essential requisite Of his "hoaorable
and responsible" ayocation, is the
capacity to please ereryjody =
Now, there is u certain class OF meu
merchants, for instancc--who cx.
pect to be "pailed' occasionally, II
not ofiener, who arc indeed IIDeral
enough to send in an advertisement
Of zone square, for three months y
Of course the editor must not mur.
mur il he is ''jewed" a little, an,
the plea OF "hatd times and dul
trade" urged to reduce the charge
below the Irregular rates." Then
too, he musn't presume to trade else
where, Us favor, should be reciprocal
Every qaack medicine, every paten
invention, and every new develop
mcnt in hu'nbuggcry mus. come IL
for It's quota Of editorial lauia,ion
Indeed an advertisement which ap'
pearcd in this paper recently was or
dcrcd ''stoppcd" after . lew inser
tious, because an editorial "puil'
did not announce its first appearance
On making out the bill against sh'
parties, VIC were asked, IN asionish
insns, il we charged rs much rs tn
secular papers for udvertising!--
We'll, We suppose the publishers Of
religious journal should hot be o
syaricious rs other people, rs Provi
dencc furnishes the ''mntcrial aid
to meet the prin,ers' bills on Sasur
day, to purchase eight or ten rcam
Of paper every week, and to defrs
Ill other "oaics expenses, not /
speak Of "iood and raimens" for th
slowed ones .ss home.' lt4L
!. Well, supposiug the editor "puds'
everything that comes along ~ heart
lily y Ao would . good eIgsr--an
| editors, generally, are fond VI "sh
| vssd'' '--.shsre 10 Miss Criticism read
10 posRce spon him, with the cxcls
nation, "Why in the world dossn
. or editor I'll up that space devote
10 big statements which nobody b,
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