Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-06-04
EDITORIAL NoTIcEs-GRNERAt Ann sPEciF1c.

I EnIfOklAb bNOIlChS-NhNEhAL AND bFEClflCs
Some one should write a work upon pufs aud
advertisements use aud their abuse--their
advantages and dsadvantages- classidoa-
ton Of those who deserve notices and those who
don't. The public mind is sore diseased upon this |
subiect-and the disease attacks with special se-
verify small tradesmen, patent right, and fytrap |
inventors These are periodically attacked with |
desire for notorety through newspaper col
umus and they will ask an Editor or Publisher for |
puff with far less diThdence than they would ask
for a second piccs of pie of their landady. They
think newspaper is free bulletin board whereon
they have but TO say the word, aud strnightway |
their wares are described in glowing colors at no
expense, and that because they may be subscri-
bers they are deserving Of editorial notices As
little illustration Of our remarks we will mention
what applications we received yesterday for gra.
tuitous notices, and our readers may judge from
one days history what the average is.
A farmer CO in Weymouth, Medina county, sent
Us a half column article In praise Of a new ohurn
and loashing machine, which Mr. - -at -
manufactures aud sells at s., which dispenses
entirely with human labor; aud this description
and praise is given, as the writer says, "that my
brother farmers may be assisted by them as have
been" We afiectiOnately say to Mr.. J. c. p
that they can be thusr assisted" through the bead
or for fifteen cents a line in advance.
A private institution Of learning, within one mile
Of the Post Office, sends US a long article, as a
Local item of news" which Is from beginning to
end, most unmitgated puff Of the tallest and
steepest kind, aud which it is supposed we will
be glad to insert gratis This institution will not
pay one cent for advertising in our columns aud
we consider it cool TO say the least, for them TO
expect US to publish paper and use it for gratui
tously noticing those who never advertise with US.
wholesale" dealer 10 cutlery fash books and
mock jewelry, upon the Dock furnishes us with
two pages fbadly spelled, badly written, and bad
ly constructed sentences, which we twill favur the
} publick by iucertiug in the kolums Of yowor ex.
client paper" We reply, five cents line for
a translating and fifteen for publishing.
IS dry goods house, in small way, sends in an
N advertisement of one square TO be inserted one
d week price 81 SOY and the accompanying note
!, "Insert the advertisement, fyou will give a good
notice of our house Ia connec ion with it" (Which
q is worth IS , That advertisement will not be
le found in another column.
IS A saloon.keeper whose door we pass tells us he
IN has "got an item," aud calling us in sets a glass
Of ale upon the counter aud patroniziugy says 81
won't charge you anything for that just give a
Is notice of my place and say keep the only pure
ie liquors in town" We decline most decidedly both
'e the ale and notice.
While writing the above, in comes dealer in a
N new patent machine for making broom handles
I'd He wants us to go to the hotel and examine and
gvea description in our paper, for he says the dear
:, "Pubc are much interested" We reply we will
to 60 over and write description for 25 cents line
but shal not recommend 1t as we are no Judge ol
&c such inventions.
~ Exit-Patent machine man in a rage.
A subscriber calls and saysin patronizing man.
ner, that he "takes Daily, which comes to just
one shilling per week. Would like TO have us give
E a notice of his business (notice worth say $500
no We asked him ''if our paper was worth one shiI-
- ling a week 2" He replied, "Oh yes lt is cheaI
y 1t is the best paper published in Cleveland"
"Well If that is the case, we replied what CLAIM
have you on us to give you $500 free, gratis fol
nothing"
ION, thought you would be willing to giv'
your friends a notice occasionally"
10, "What do you deal in, my friend ?"
far 81 deal in clothing stockings hats, caps cloths
ne cassmeres, &c, &c 1 claim to have the best an
10 cheapest stock in The city"
%s "wo we shall give you call for a suit of elothe
to-day" we replied.
lie 'If you will, will let you have suit cheap fc
cash"
You don't expect US to pay" we replied In III
iegned astonishmeut--'we expect you to make u
tel present of asut-we are good friends OF yours
you know"
: "oh cannot afford to do that, my goods co,
me good deal OF fmoney"
= "Nether can we afford to advertise for you fC
nothing my friend 1t tcosts US about $50 day
publish our paper. There is just as much propr,
ty in our asking you TO give us a suit OF clothes,
t is for you to expect to advertise for you free
Thereupon Mr.. would-be dead head advertiser le
with little insect called hea, 10 his ear
A man brings in copy Of some buoiness cards
he gets 200 printed, at the lowest cash price Tn
doue he unbushngly asks for au extended nOti
OF his warehouse and goods, on the ground that
"has given US his work to do, and 80 with the (,
value of his money in printing he wants an edit
rial notice (saying among other thinRs that be b
the best goods In town. thrown In, as il il was
special favor to us that he should consent 10 t.
We say to him and TO all Others that we will inse
descriptions and announcements under the head
10 business notices for ten per line or In the
cal column for fifteen cents per line but for pri
will we say that one mans goods are the best
that one invention is the best of a unless we no
estly think so. We will not and do not sell o
opinions although we do our advertising space, a
twill be a useless effort to try the free adyertia
dodge upon us. Ifathing is worth special motto
we take pleasure in sometimes speaking Of it,
., O, do not, at the nod and beck Of everybody
just what they want we should in the Local colum
"Let Il be 80 recorded"