Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-08-15


suggestive anu prolific subjects that g
newspaper man can take up-for though
! the race, and of them, az Avicenns
saith of Madness, "infinite are the spe-
cies ~ sbounds in every walk OF life,
| they are peculiarly numerous in everv
avenue of newspaper existence-from
| the counting and composing rooms
| to the repoTtOriSl and editorial statfs.
/ He is an individual that lives and moves
and has his being at some ones expense.
/ Various are the fisgs that these cheats u
sail under. Gee kind drops into the
counting room every morning and helms
himself to daily paper. Sometimes he
says his carrier has not left his paper, al
another time il has been stolen. at an.
other tho dog has torn it I'D, or
some other excuse. The employees
of the office are too busy TO
look to see whether he is a
subscriber or not, and give him the
paper, lime and time again. Another
dead beat" is friend of thepaper,"
and thinks his tooting," which half
the time Injuries instead of 6ensfting the
-
only for his daily paper, but for publish
ing ali sorts of tomfoOl paragraphs and
communications that he may send in
from time to time. He also thinks that
when he wishes to travel or leave the
city, all he mas to do is to inform the
LOCAL or the "Tiver" editor. and
"passes - will be secured for him imme-
distely. This sort of dead beat" is a
nuisance, and is very hard to get rid of.
for behind his individual worthlessness
there is generally some family reason
which Restraints the "paper" from
going for" him.
There is the beat" that only uses his
connections with the press" to fill his
outlet, and have some of anything good
that is going. These gentlemen are
easily distinguished talk shop -
ia pubic places; they incidentally in
form you in the presence Of Schneider,
who keeps e lunch house, or Jones the
barkeeper, that they are now connected
with a newspaper whose patrons are
from time to time puffed to the fullest
extent; maybe they quietly call your at
tention to little article" In the last
number of the MugginsvilIe Journal,
which they wrote, and will inform you
c0nfidentialiy that they have been of.
fered the vacancy on the paper, which
they, however, will not give up
their present position To take. "Will
they take drink ?'' Certainly they will
They are like caterpillars-they remain
quiet and dormant until the proper time
comes, and then they burst their shells
and come forth in all their editorial or
reportorial dignity, which entities them
10 the best seat at the show, or the best
drink at the bar. Yes, drink for every
one of them arc deer lovers of "light-
ming" and will always call for the best |
But "dead beats " are not confined to |
the newspaper profession. They are in all
public busine.s es, and we propose, at
some future time, to reour TO the subject
and give them all q showiDg. The
present notice was commenced with No
intention of writing more than line or
two, In relation to q couple of individual
i" dead BEATS" who, we understand. are
having good time with certain parties,
a members of the editorial corps
of the APPEAL We do not mem
ton names, hut we warn the young
gentlemen that we will do so if we hear
of the affair again. Steamboats,, rail-
roads and hotsIs are given notice that no
one is connected with the APPEAL, or
has authority to speak for it any way,
who is not provided with the proper |
signed by the business MAN.
ager and stamped with the seal of the
Office.