The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-02-26
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Years ago, an educated, but rather fast
young Englishman, having run through
all his ready money by long course Of
fashionable dissipation In the chief cities
Of the continent, found himself one day In
Paris with his means of livelihood nearly
exhausted, and credit entirely gone. This
state Of things--almost face to face with
want-set him to rejecting seriously, for
the first time IN several years. "Somo.
thing must be done, :" unused he, "and that
right quickly" "Bread and butter must
be had, and there is no money in my
trOwsers wheIewith to get it; or, ut best,
only sufficient to last, with economy, three
or four days longer; aud, then whati
Being naturally shrewd, Of an inventive
turn Of mind, and very ready ink.slingist,
lie quickly formed the determination Of
turning these qualities to present account
Necessity is the mother Of invention 1t
is said. His resolution to strike out in his
new course was no sooner taken than he
proceeded to put il into execution.
On taking account of stock, our impe.
cunious friend finds he has just sufficient
funds on hand to settle up with his landludy
for his last lodgings, take him across the
channel TO London, and to insert an adyer-
tisement he had studied up and prepared,
three times in two daily papers Of the city,
sand what was this curious advertise
menti" very naturally asks the reader. 1t
simply called for five hundred ncwsboys
| 30 s.il =, na,v ,tnttv ,,unor ahnnt IN gtnrt
AS their commission for doing this, they
were to receive an extra percentage, but
US guarantee land here comes In the
joke, escli boy to be employed must leave
with his employer just one pound sterling,
This condition was peremptorily insisted
on in every case. But the extra induce
Inent Ind the desired eiFect--in fact It took
admirably, for in less than week the five
hundred boys, or their friends for them,
had applied, registered their names, and
g5OO sterling were duly deposited.
Mr. smithSOn, our embryo journalist,
now set himself to work night and day to
get up daily paper. Aside from few
paying advertisements, and some shilling
notices he himself wrote up the entire
contents Of the little sheet, and on the day
the boys were told to come for their
papers, the first number was ready. The
paper was no longer II myth, but living
reality. Little did these ragged urchins
or their friends suspect, however, that the
whole thing was got mp on their money!
The venture proved great success; but,
on the other hand, had it been failure
then what2 All In that case our friend
would suddenly have found it necessary
to resume his travels again, otherwise he
would have found himself tiCketed ten
years, at least, to Bridewell.
From the first number Of the paper the
enterprise rapidly grew and ilOurshed +;
the shoOless little fellows, who SO unwit-
ingly furnished the capital to set up n
newspaper, soon had their money returned,
and none were the wiser, none the worse,
for the clever russ that had been played.
Thus was ushered into the world that
powerful institution, known to-day all
over two helnispheres as the London Daily
Telegraph, with correspondents in every
part OF the globe, employing II corps Of
writers and welding an influence second
only to the "Thunderern itself. Mr.. s.,
the protector, died several years ago,
wealthy from the proceeds Of an enterprise
begotten ofsheer desperation, and, though
rash in its inception, yet highly successful
in its results.