Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-05-01
FROM

aSiu ICsiiG ~ III Aiiu
OF the inhabitants OF our city of late to have
their thoughts put in type and brought
before the criticising public eye, and with
the fear that ere long the Lexington news.
papers will not be large enough to hold al
their communications, they are seriously
meiitatins n scheme to start 4 newspaper
here.
But there Is 4 great difficulty in the way
which fear Will .'up-,rip' the enterprise.
That is Coon and ..Itailrsad'' both wan,
10 lie the editor. each claiming superior
qualifications over the other. an,! they ar.
now at daSger'> points, But Mcssrs. Ed.
tor, let me define my position ut the outsc,
by informing You that l am not in the
scheme. Your paper is coed enough for my
thoughts 10 appear i'll, and then | hay.
always been opposed TO lnr,ahing an old,
tried fricn! for
do not wish to be understood Is opposed
to newspaper being published in our town.
far from ii. but there ART cfffer reasons thai
cause nv to look witt, suspicion anI distru>t
upon newspaper editing and publishing.
shall always looh ul'CT. such enterprises
rs very hazardous, and wot.Hi dislike very
much To see my friends. .Coon'' or Rail.
road." engage in n thing | know ere lon-
would ship wreck" boil. their fortunes and
) reputation.
speak from experience. ! used to he edl-
tor myself. am! hy-thc-way Of Il rrmini-cen,
Of the past. ana Iorihr b.nctit of all who ara
mc,i:atlh= a >"at in the editorial CHAIR
VIII. by your permission. narrate Il few of;lie
ups and downs. lnt",tIy downs during that
lime.
Well. Mc>>rs. Editors. to begin. land I
kh"" l have your sympathie>.) Lwas
induced to undertake. the ccItin. and pub
ii>AIh= ola newspaper from hearing and
reading of The one. NV" ana three hundred
thousand subscription lists. together with
the me- Things connected with the ed
i'"Fiai department.. >urh a> ..E,iitvr'x
Table. "E'li'"r's Easy Chair" editor.
Drawer ais" the pleasant Editorial Cliff
'iIat with correspondents all oven. th.
world, Ne. i;ut | s""n found after INV I'm.
barking HAT had sadly misunderstood the
"'''li''- % many o! the above terms: for ill.,
>'a'l"" | hal ina. iur'i an "vItlur', table" :.
Table spread, i"a4r'l with all HE. d,liruri-,
the World r"uiI prntlcr To >Iti>lvIh,. .i,.s.v
Ihal." 4 perfect "il-II>uionr,l wr,lIi,. .r,II,.
Where | might 20 any l,oar in The iav and
eat AMI DRINK t" my appetite and heart,
rnut.nt.
A''"fdii=l!. I" icS!n, | had a very Large
Table ma'!' iortA" purl",r, and ~lcariu. it
i''s!'t not prose Large enough. Ilt,! i; u,,,Ie
Il Ia .Lte9NI,..
NeNt IN order was til" Easy Clair" To
save expense. tn lrlt rather an elderly
one if"'hai' rN-"'!it"r. an,i placed it in NV
'>a'''hi >alrt"r"m. '>uppo>inyI had cot th.
F'2h' "i''ir lay it. having been sn editor.s
c',air before.
NeNt the "E"'itor'> Drawer" Tai, I had
''''e very ''r-". about four by six feet, AMI
Il io"t or :" deep. briirtiu- The. .,.}i,nr..
drawer WAS TO h"II my money in. and In.
wv" ami three hundred thousand .u,,rr;-
''r> braflii" "i NV min,i almost made. M.
'i"''r even that l"in- large. ,no,r,, I'm,
r"'irttidr'! | w"U!,i rl>L il ior,uc lima. ,,,.ir.,
ana >i'"'''i II PROV" ~iml;.Ylrtr. wnr.ii rms,
|" P'">ii"n'" for "iir"r piarr> TO Keep INV
'''i'y Al''r 'lat w:- filled.
HN'!l@ thus arranged rr,limi"atir-. -.
'''"in III my easy chair IT, AZ ii;a,e owe.
matters.
rn
,.,,.r ' :" ne '''ii 'tiiS t"">-
" Il most "'!'rr-, We Z"
il'" iii"r pay. The thought further c,u..
'"'" Hay mutt. III" greater nLumNcr I please
the -r"a'"r ihe pay. | again though, of III.
NV" i%IhH'tr"'l t!,"i-auL AL un ,,oll,r, ,r,,.,
~" '"'i '"'r hH!"'r"l Thousand
I!biiyTS a Ipgr ,.,, l.I
;r" '''i'
Tt.,..,,
Il .w.r,m.r mi.
know III. .,i.I ..,L.r. ,,,.+
n.;nc:' bat ,hi- VIII NOT hnI,, ,.n. %
urw i,,p,r>: il iik,i, a f,-,. win ,,r..
nunr mirht >mrll a. sweet. i,lt .r. far
newspaper there i mulch in a manic.
At some future time | MAY .1yt. Won , his
tory OF ike I""S-t"-'N-r. ,nrmhrr",t TASK OF
Il nam L." my newspaper.
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umiA~ sales IN Carroll .,,iafy r,,.,,t.I j.,
lhr " Ahai,ia Ecr"rl:
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rcd tiii- week.. tu i. y. Hunter -, l!irrri,
IN; h"at! OF TAT ,-,it't. ,,,r,.iu, -I,Iu. ,
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Al S5.:,v. Yen rGrutr- ,,yIbc aL,,, ,,,.
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