Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-08

AH
How few people seem to know
what il costs 10 run q newspaper.
This Is an ejaculation often heard
in newspaper counting rooms az
ter the departure Of somebody Who
has tried to COnfseate q paper,
or get in q puff Of somebody on the
strength Of old friendship or some
imaginary reason equally as strong.
by some unacc0untable misappre-
hensiOn of facts there is a large class
Of people in the world who think
that il costs little or nothing TO ruH
a newspaper, and that ifthey buy 3
copy from a uewsbOy when too far
from the Office to come aud beg one,
they are regular patrons, and enti-
tied 10 unlimited favOFs. Men call
every day at newspaper offices to
get a copy of the daily paper,
just from the press for
nothing, who would never
dream Of begging pocket hand"
kerchief from a dry goods store, an
apple from a fruit stand, or q piece
oil candy from u cOnfectioner, even
upon the plea Of old acquaintance
or having bought something once
before. One paperis not much, but
a hundred n day amounts to some.
thing in the course Of time. But
this Ia a small drain compared with
the free advertising a newspaper Is
expected 10 do. Some men who
have paid two dollars at an early
period In life for an advertisement
worth four OIL five, appear to think
they are stockholders in the cstab-
lishment for eternity. They de-
mand the publication Of al. mar
/, riagc aud funeral notices, Obitua-
ries aud family episode for the next
forty years gratis. Speak Of pay
they grow Indignant, "Don't l
, ~palronizc your paper?' AYES but
! you received the worth Of your
money Tor what you paid" "But,"
says the patron, "it will not cost
c you anything 10 Put this H." which
b. is just as ridiculous as TO ask a man
) to grind your ak on his grindstOne,
q aud graCiously tell him that il won't
cost him q cent. 1t takes money
to n a newspaper az well al any
other business, and no paper will
-, succeed financially that carries O
= dcad-hcsd system. ANY mention
Of the peoples affairs that they are
J. anxious to see in print is worth
e paying for, and when printed is
generally as any other Investment
# Of the same amount.
The newspaper business is very
exacling on all connected with 1t,
aud the pay Is comparatively small
the p%rOprietOrs risk more money
for smaller profits, and the editors
! aud reporters aud printers work
harder and cheaper than the same
number OF men in any other profes'
Ne sion requiring the given amount oil
intelligence and training and druid
Q. gerry. The life has its charms and
its pleasant associations, scarcely
:, known by the outside world; but
it has its earnest work and anxietiel
and hours of exhaustion, which
likewise, are not known to thOsC
who think the business all fun
t The idea that nOwspaperdOm Is
IF charmed circle where the favored
is members live a life of ease and fret
from care, and go TO the circus q
IN night on a free ticket, and to thu
~ springs on a free pass In the sum
" mer, Is an idea which we desire Il
= explode practically and theoretical
ID ly. Business is business, and thu
s. journal that succeeds is the one tina
Dr. is nj OF a square business footing
of the same as banding or building
a. bridges, keeping hotel or running
of a livery stable Memphis Ava
f. lanche.
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