The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-06-06

tree IN our orchard here, Was otseryc! III
Of pears in most promising condition Two
or thee days since it was examined, and
there could he found hardly dozen. The
same holds good with apples, though peach
es are yet very promising. I, Va, hoped by
orCsardi,is that this would be the fres. !Is.s
year in the history 0: the Safe, and, uaialy
on account Of the hlenes OF the SprinC,
which avoided the late f,o-'s Their hopes
are only to be realize partially, they will
only be able to make up in size what they
will lose in quantity. That Is, there will be
fewer apples. for instance, but they will lie
large enough in -ize to more than sustain the
reputation Of the Safe a, Philadelphia or
elsewhere. More rain has fallen this wear
than usual, sni the blight caused BY that is
generally assigned as the cause 1t is particu-
iarly motto c ib!e-ss in the case OF oil or wears
that those trees whic:, yielded tie largest
amount OF fruit last yelr are bearing nothing
this year. Of cour-e there is IN exceptional
orchard, Lere and there, to the above, but in
our section the rule holds good. We could
scarcely look for anything better when the
amount Of rain with which We have been
favored this yelr ABSOLUTELY keeps farmers
ont Of their fields altogether There will not
be half crop OF wheat. Rye, oats, ETC,
are good. Grass and weeds are getting the
inside track Of corn planted early, while
many farmers are only commencing to plant.
Bridges and culveits are washed away, and
the people generally rave to "take to the
wood,' TO let to town. Thanks to our
County Commissioners, they are remedying
this as ias, as they can. Respectfully,
ORLANDO.
The Editorial Onice a"d Size Csus ng
lsO~ M.
"Shali NC ever see i Press that We can al.
ways trust to tell the whole truth, without
reiers business considerations" o.
cour-. =; and the question is pe,petual.y
AL eli, conclusive demonstration OF the
wor; !.ir- -nes Of newspapers, by men who
ought l.. know better. d. you know any
busine-- man who tells the whole truth i.
his operations. irrespective Of business con-
sideralioCs-a1y lawyer, doctor, any states
man? Till that always promising, never
performing race Of long delayed patriots APP
pear, who are to publish great newspapers
for the mere advancement Of truth, il is
probable that the poor papers we have will
sill be issued BY their mercenary owners
with some sordid purpose of making money
BY them.
Not irrespective OF business considerations,
thea, but because of them, believe that, in
the better Journalism to which We are tend
ing, We shall approach more and more near
ly to an absolute divorce between the edito.
rial office and the counting room. The
great newspapers ere those which look for
news, not advertisements. With the nexs
comes circulation, and when circulation COM
mands, the advertisements seek
the paper, no. the paper The
advertisements. Make your news
paper 20 good, so full of news, so truthful, SO
able that people must take it make its cir
culation so great that advertisers will plead
for the privilege Of getting into it-iho-e
seem TO me the two great business command
ments Of our better Journalism. When, at
last, We get our feetsplanted on this solid
ground, no newspaper can afford 10 suppress
or soften the truth in any business interest.
The London Times threw away twenty thou
sand dollars week in advertisements in the
railway mania of 1915. 1t made money by
the loss. 1t could not have afforded not to
throw The money away. for il thereby vindi-
Gated its spirit Of honest dealing with its
readers, in the eyes of all Europe; and It's
readers were of infinitely more consequence
to it than its advertisers. This is precisely
the view that your small business man " ould
never take; he would see nothing but the
twenty thousand dollars q week that could
be had as easily a. not by keeping quiet in
the editorial columns; but great newspapers
are neither built up nor maintained by small
business. Moe aud more the trade OF sell
ing advertisements is getting reduced 10 as
plain bass a the trade Of selling -four or
potatoes, where the money paid over the
the article bought, and there is no dream Of
further obligation on either side. BY and by
We shall see all reputable journals stop de-
preciating their own wares by admitting that
it unnecessary to call attention to an adver-
tisement in the reading columns, to get it
seen; treat as preposterous the request that
there shall be some notice oftteater or lee
ture, '.just to accompany the advertisement,
you know" take as an insult the suggestion
that, if an editorial could be made speaking
we'll Of the capabilities of a region and its
need Of q railroad, there would be heavy
advertisement of railroad bonds; utterly re-
fuse, on whatever specious plea Of public as
as we'll as private interest, TO suffer one line
to appear as reading matter which the editor