Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-03-13
THE LEECHEs OF THE PRESS.

A sensible word Is q rare and valu-
able thing; and the value of it is
greatly enhanced when It goes to en-
tighten dull subject. The New AL
bany Commercial gets off column
of very sensible words about news
paper publishers and puff-hunters. 1t
''goes in" to this latter class much In
the same way as prussic acid would
eat into the vitals of a kitten. 1t tru-
ly remarks that to publish paper is
a huge thing; it takes money; 1t is q
hazardous enterprise; business
which, If expected to pay, must be
conducted on very rigid principles,
that words OF loquacious friends are
not of much avail in putting n back
bone into IL. 1t is mistake to inn
agine that individuals and corpora
tions can have their personal axes
ground by newspaper men without
paying for the "grind." 1t would be
more rational for well-dressed man
to go up to butcher stall and ask for
donation of string of sausage for
the delectation of an interesting FAM
lily of healthy young ones, than to ex-
pect a newspaper publisher to puff
himself or his wares free. Yet a
great number of men do it. Every
man, woman or infant that wants
something done for nothing goes
straightway to the publisher with q
sauve condescension which would be
charming in an Inherent montebanl;
distributing free tickets to his hum.
bug, and wishes to get n little article
inserted in the mornings ISSUE" "a
great number of people will be glad tc
find out all about this thing; it is in.
teresting; my wife will be delighted
to see it in your paper, and shall
take three copies" Such considera-
tions rs these are overwhelming, and
are not to be resisted. The fact OF
charming n mans wife, delighting
his children, interesting his customers
or his dupes, and increasing the circu
lation by three whole copies, is GER
tainly strong bid for the sympathy
of q newspaper publisher. If n man
has n secondhand pair of boots
which, upon fair trial, were fount
to pinch his "bunions," and which hC
wishes to dispose of for cash, or ex
change for more suitable article, hc
consults with his wife or n bachelor
and in n short time afterward walk,
into the Office of the popular pape
with n notice cut and dry, like this
PEDAL PrRFrcr,oSs.-w saw Mr.. Pres
tlt yesterday in new pair of patent
leathcrS' which he mad imported rom Far
49, ,ns "uau @ ,n,,a ~ s, n"u "orI. oh'r
opodists to the Emperor of Morocco nm,
thcQueon ofspaln. They are tho only pai
bearing the trade mark OF this eelebr"tc'
,i. '"' Nv" -, .',o 'a.,i ,,.,,,', a., aan"a ,,'
TORS OF objects of ri,tn in our city ought t
avail themselves of this chance orsecurin
RSpccimen oi art which VIII be "treasur
i'' WI 'oi"''S '''''''
rms Is expected 10 go illIc tile ioc''
column, because the owner OF IN
within mentioned treasure has oi
one or two occasions read column
the popular paper, when came mt
his house around a pouhu OF stroh'
butter n few times
n splhstor OF a certain age WiShe
To get married; she gets maie sharp
or |" write up n wretched sensation
III when she Ia maze 10 hgure I
much advantage, win piohde curI
worm Soo' piue eyes, OF ,he "she
thereol' ana h"''u "S uei'c"'e "
tlat oi monkey II goes INTO III
paper, ana MISS Splister goes 10 III
hymchiai aitar III week; ana whe'
herself ana her ole man are lmDlpln
the sweets of love in bucketfuls, the
don't oven dream of sending n bit c
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l''u'ses'i"'c o"Nu W ti'e PRIMER y
whose agency their happiness wa
secured.
A'u nc" si"icr 10 .oisiue'eu VI
common property OF all who need
pitch up in life. Corporations of n
s,rts uso IL with a rocl, loss disro~or
ol the PuoiisHer leeiliiSs OF III
purse. The publisher is expected I
pild every Mill. free of charge. I
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mani o,''! '"'"o io''o' '''"'''o so VI
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