Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-08-16
4 FLANK ATTACK.

We thouaht probably or possibly atheist,
that we should have had to reply to some
thing more direct and explicit than an in
uendo shaped, in the form Of communica-
ton to the Dcmocrat, though whether II
was genuinely such or only used as a COW
ering for the tfasks of somebody else is a
question at least doubtful This cores
pondent or pretended correspondent, who
very innocently but significantly signs
himself Pooh DEBTOR, thus assuming the
appealing style of other articles in the
same issue, asks the Editor Of the Democrat
OF himself, rs the case may be, If he does
not think that tre the editor of the Gazette
whom he pointed at, know that we are
getting more that what the law intended
and then goes on to ask for farther infor-
nation relative to the size of type, and the
difference in the cost Of an advertisement,
&C., &c. Now as our courteous cotempora-
ry has not as yet answered the queries OF
his anxious enquirer after truth, we w,A do
it for him, and to the first question We an
swer no! We too even though we publish
an official paper, have had apretty hard
row to hoe, but we have got along so far
without begging or borrowing, and expect
If we live. to continued to do so, as our
business is steadily and slowly increasing,
and if We are not too honest, we are TOO
sbrewd to step even an inch outside the
law, when their are SO many ready ana
willing to up trip us.
We give below the section Of the print
ing law relative to parochial and judicial
advertisements, such as SherifFs sales, Sue
cession Nctices, &c, SC! 1t will be seen
that minion type or its equivalent Is made
nv law the standard of measurement, and
that the space occupied (up and DOWN IN n
column, by ten lines of agate type Is a
square, now eight lines of minion Nils up
| that snnace. and between minion and bre-
| v;er the type we use in setting judicial ad-
xertisemen,s, there Is so slight difference
in size. that no one but practical printer
conld nerceiveit, form eight lines OF minion
tho standard. and eight lines fbrevier the
TYNE we use, there would never be differ
once of moro than two or three words, and
this difference we have always allowed for
and c;ven the advertiser the beiieft Of In
no official paper in Louisiana with which
we exchange, is the same indulgence grant
! ed to judicial advertisers as we EXTEND LII
most of them payment Is vigorously en-
forced after first insertion, and the Ope'oase'
Journal, which publishes more such notices
| than any other country paper in the State
requires payment in advance for certain
portion of them, and invariably upon al
after the first insertion.
However contrary to the intention, TN
communication of Poor DEBTOR, has beei
n service instead of injury to us, for 1t give
J ma an opportunity of rciterating our hxe'
resolve TO insert hereafter no judicial 40
vertisement of any kind or for any body
unless it is paid for after first insertion a
the legal rates, defined below it as Printer
Fees. and we do not intend to ask for ther
either, as all parties know what they ow
and if they not pay they will have take
tho es.seq~ennas- The law 6xesthe pric
! 20 be paid for work performed, and II cor
a templates that price will be paid, and
:. far as we are concerned it shall be paid. &
the work will not be performed.
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