The Lincoln County herald., 1873-06-04
Newspaper Personals.

~ '"s 'o'0 PiSes sseVcisIOu ueIO toe
following:
DR.. A. Y. Hull Of the Sedalis Demo
trat is q dieui6ed gentlemen, between
fifty and ffty.fve years Of age, although
his looks do not indicate it. He is Of .
genial nature. has . frank, open eounte
nance and clear head, With . subdued
teisof humor permsstiug his being, which
crops out at uncommon times. We like
Che Doctor.
Col. W. +. Switzler Of the Culum bia
Statesman is known personally to many
Of our readers, and is very proud of being
the hapdsomest (?) and oldest editor 10
the state, and Of receiving more attention
Mt the hands of the ladies than all the
others combined. That's what it IS TO
80 handsome. The Colonel is about d fly.
five years Of age, chronolonically speak
Ing, but he claims to be only twenty FIVE
in feeling.
Gen. j.. j. Eostin Of the GLASGOW Jour
hal, with his white, flowing beard and
gray head, looks the old patriarch of
journalism that be is. You might travel
long distance before finding a more
perfect gentleman, or one whose kindly
heart and genial smile would act more
happily in gaining your confidence love
and esteem.
Col. p. Donan Of the Lexington eau.
cassian, the man with hundred lexicons
of words unknown to Webster or Wor
cester, and with q vial of wrath, sarcasm
and egotsm, that flow from his ready
pen like lava from o troubled volcano
Such is Donan the editor; but Donsn in
propria persona is another being-in fact,
MS d'gni6cd, clever, genial, mild and at.
tractive gentleman as We would desire
to meet, and our heart was irresist,bly
drawn toward him.
Maj j. B. Merwin Of the American
journal Of Education is also a very diff
ferent person to that indicated By bis
paper, which, although it may be a para
gon 10 that particular line of journalism,
" very dry reading. The Major is full
Of life. bumor and geniality. and with
two like companions, J. II. Turner of
the Currolton Record and j. G. Pang
born Of the Bonneville Advertiser, per.
formed the funny part Of the occasion, .s
we'll as 4 large share Of tho practical.
l. A. Welch of the Clorksville Sentinel.
our warm personal friend, the sprightlisst
and raciest young editor Of the state, was
there. looking delicate and pale, having
only partly recovered from a recent i'll.
hess. With q heart full Of native kind
hess, and q brain fruitful of ideas, and
language as pointed as the steel that pens
1t, Lem stands foremost among the
young journalists Of the state.
W. S. Bryan Of the Montgomery
Standard, with his cheerful counteuauoe,
clerical hunor aud dry wit, one of the
clcvcrsst young bachelors imaigiuable
land by way Of Paren.hssis to the young
ladies. he is good lookinr) was there.
Bryan formerly published the St. Charles
News, with which journal he became
known to the newspaper fraternity of
this state as one Of its promising mem.
bers, and day he stands in the from.
rank Of the younger journalists Of
Missouri.
There are others We might notice: r.
W. Harris Of the Mexico Leader, who,
although be has Cnly been connected
with the press Of this state about . year,
Is making his mark Milo Blair of the
Bonneville Eagle Col. Norman j. Col
mau Of the Rural W orld, always ready to
shoot of bis mouth in. Edwards, the
hyperbolical editor Of the Kansas City
Times the eccentric Malone of the
Jackson Cash Book. and q host Of others,
whose personals" would make 40 inter.
ssting chapter, but our limited space and
time. aud our imperfect acquaintance
with them prevents. Altogether the
editors arc . motley crew, std xhila
thrre are many hus looking men among
them. there are also quite . number Of
very ordinary persousges, snd like tho
Dutchman who was sent to the legisls.
ture. I'VE found some fools 80 pig as wo
te, there" J.