North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-02-26
nrnunrr Eah 90 1873

dish for all lovers Of locals, etc. Very few
men have the faintest idea of the amount
of labor connected with getting up and
sending out newspaper, be it small or
large. Even after you have done the best
you could, you are rallied at and abused
for not having greater variety. To all
such individuals would prescribe fifty
two doses of the Norm Iowa TINES to
be taken. one at time, every Wednesday
noon for the space of one year, terms,
$3.50 per annum). If this does not help
their case they are incurabe, and would
recommend hearty draught Of the waters
Of Oblivion, also to retire to back seat.
Among the many calamities which this
war has brought upon the country, is the
contamination of the press to such an ex-
tent that many of them have made peace
with deceit and corruption, and have lost
sight Of the high duties devolving upon
them. The great duty committed to the
press is to be true chronicler of the
events of the times. 1t should be the
I" Fingerboard always pointing in the
way of TRUTH fearlessly stating facts
and boldly commenting thereon, without
regard to any opposition or selfish mo-
tives which may dictate otherwise, What
a great crime it is to knowingly record
.falsehood, or misrepresent a fact! God
arranged "matter" so that ink, type, pa
per and machinery could be made instru-
mental in perpetuating truth, and kindly
endowed man with intellectual powers to
use them. And how ungrateful and dis
honest is the man who would pervert
them to the contemplate work of record
ing and exalting error, and aiding the
work Of the devil generally. (ride ma
jority Of the papers published throughout
the country now-a-days.)
Society used to have great confidence in
the public prints, for they presumed that
no man would be so base as to knowingly
misead or deceive them. Men may utter
falsehoods, but, to put them in print, is
an outrage upon public confidence beyond
the limits of human impudence and folly
as there is always great danger of these
recorded lies returning to search up their
old acquaintance. But most newspaper
men, like pot-house politicians, are seek
ing fame. Colonel, never knew but one
newspaper-man that made living on
newspaper fame. He only survived the
shock forty-eight hours. There is always
one thing very noticeable in newspapers
it is this f: They always give very meagre
accounts of disputes or fights between per-
sons. For instance if poor cuss is
unlucky enough to get into a broil or fight
with any one, the papers are almost al
ways sure to give full and accurate ac-
count of the affair, and wind up by say
ing, "a few weeks in the county Jail will
do him good" or something else to that
effect, which is equally as ridiculous. We
had fair sample of this mode Of doing
business here, Il few days ago. Two of
our citizens-G. w. Jones and I. S. Will
son-agreed to disagree, and settled the
affair in third-rate knock down. The
papers here made mention of the fact,
that was all, and this was, suppose was,
mere Capsus Calami.
By the way, Col, have you ever in your
searches, run across paper called the
Last Sensation, Tor still worse) .Stetson's
Dime Illustrated. These are purely east
ern productions. They are made up prin-
cipally of vulgar and obscene CUTS
Judging from Appearances, their proprie-
tors spare neither labor nor expense in
getting them up. 1t must be amusing to
the ''craft' to see to "what base purposes"
Printers ink can be put to. Yet there are
hundreds of men who contribute to their
support that were never known to give a
single sou towards the support of their
local paper. Men, 1.-THE bon-tons) purchase
them on the sly, take them home, read
them to their wives. Accident may by
chance, throw them in the hands of the
- little folks" and they, too, are just as
sly about reading them as were their
"honored parients." If this practice is
continued, it is an easy matter to tell what
the result will be. "As the twig is bent
the trees inclined" They were, I sup
pose, meant for bachelors only, as that
class seems to be the most interested in
them. -. b..
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