, 1874-10-18

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fessou Of journalism. t's eas pro-
TIE MA@AGEMFSr OF 4 COUNTRY sru=n,
espe'a!iy calls out ST tia =tent energies and N, a.,
ability. and how many times have louked AZ ~ sas
tue miserable failures at1ong our country
and prayed ucareu to raise up few riors 1.na
helms, Helen M1nvilss, and Dr. Ellen Ferra,on.l
dreds OF women in Anerica to-day who voula 1aa he
grand acquisition to tie Profession AMI az %
ptised that mora are not choosing it. D sat-
lazy man or woman more be succes e., a ~.
than they be good Christians God nerar e.sos
ICES lazy chri.tisn and the world never pston-
lazy editor The man or WOMEN who enters N. ~
nalisuc work expecting to find it plant xhJh' 'oor, &
thrive IN 80, sol Of tnoleaeo will BE- erandy d,,.a pa
bringing al her talents, her halrt sns S sptk pts
persistence, suecess il inevitable, IN IN eer ee
newslpapfs ne sl woEk especially is ttas le.ls .ps
great taleuts, industry viii In prove them Il 1n nASs
but moderate ahiii,ie., industry will supply th.
hciency" Tho medioere capacity may be enia-us, ue
and made a1cct1Ta ny brave resolve and pers;ataa.s
fort. The extreme patience Of women In ma e.
circuaaat.n'es !. another thing In her faYor ing
known woman to ses A@'7
when che knew 1t meIut Alkuight's tara xr-,, an,
a day Of exhaustive labor. and ret she did ~. ..ssf
about it! II there is printer in the house, III rea
tncc ten to one he could NOT produces uke nrnfi1-
among our mala members af tha p.est gang f6'ais5
The city journalist who has oa1y Lis special I'm. ~,
preeiate, perhaps Tho idea that visit 10 adv, .sp
woman Ia particularly suited to the work Of o,,rn,
because of her 1asura ability to kasp several ronan
while she WIS cooking her dinner. There II Ws.
SwssheAu she - Knows how it ta herself" To-na,,
csn set type reid proof work pres! i nece,aa.J-
to do nj these sometimes especially when tho tonrs
Is Spree" which, alas, is OF too frequent os
renee We're It not for The seeming egosm Of The "
ct.l, could gire you sous distressing aceonna ~
the dleIuuos often lnds themselves In IN ~
country printing Office. but woman g1ories il aat;us te
difficulties anil overcoming the1n-
The most important part Of the busiue.. IN +t
country Newspaper Is S
CLOSE co11Ec11oxs
and women make splendid collectors generally.
know woman to caliecs ss0l worth Of ucHsp,pe- Het
after heE husband had gwen them up ~ dead tss
snd one lncorrigthe old fellow, who ws nerer fnoTs
before to pay an honest debt arezred that that
would talk money out Of the aide Of the houss '~A
I am told th4t women are no. thorough n d.t,1.
as men ase Well let woman educated : reporter
see twice. az much in . walk down atreea
he will! and can draw Just a. lsree1v n1sTs,
hoz Imagination too In reporting It. She fhafefors
matter sensational As for the girls emp1oypJ y
our Office, find them as efficient a man, and mnrh
mora reEabls, for they never get on aprees
WOMEN WILL PURIFY NEWSPAPER L11E1r5nx
fou have heard elaborate aud polished discussions
upon the effect Of Hserature upon crime th-reyo-
I will not dwell upon that thought. But Boston
articles in the eroluton. mud In holy horror tha es
eItor renaed hah-colnmn editorial IN which ho
exclaimed TINT women ne7er entered into Journalism
but they felt called uron to giro expression to ids
upon subtecss that had better be discussed il, noore
prtsate manncr: Now. nsyer saw m article IN sny
spRe esud eqe slfn in tie sa, es: 9s n;
one Of the accounts of the rrssns ans
scandal In high Life. Tho Revolution wa,, md ths
Wo7ndns Journal ls certainly as dizufied tyrr n
journalism as can be found In this coausr !! an,
othez No obscure, corruptin8 alyersen .uls spnal5
IN their columns, while the disgusting, nauaeatius h
daight In serving up to their patrons is riaIly e.
Guided from au Journals with which an acquantsd
IN tns country thas are under the control Of Women
THE SUCCESSFUL COUNTRY PUBLISHER
must have fine executive well as fu,nc!a1 ability
suavty, md benevolencs Tbs mat foar no rsqdtsl
the business which is the very core Of ar9a
hope to give pluck and courage when the pathway,
shaded pecelniarily, IS it too often Is; and Et9e
fund Of and suart7 for the country Gus
tomer who Just drops IN to talk whole prectous
hour On the price Of hay woou tho crops or the
mp:q,Iement @ OF steek tha: you aha!l enter SC
sou are trembling IN your slippers at the asht of ths
devil" grturins request for copy.
The newspaper should be the fIuilT etlucato- and
woman's tact and woman's hcart Is much needed IN
hat line. We need moro heart in journalism. r.
member om speaking now from my own standpoint
Is cauntry journalist. don't suppose any ons ooks
or much Of that article called heart in city nevt
,7per. read some weeks ago account Of au scct-
aen.l death in the Exposition III Of Jour very en-
aFprtstug datuea, and the ececacd waB spoken Of tn
much the aame tppaut manner thst you would speak
Il hog or cow that had been over b. soae ID.
.ewspapers We should conclude that al sdeciion and
ceiling, OF ayen respect, for the dead, ware for.
otton IN tie whizz and wnir OF buaucas Wien
OBITUARIES
ost 20 centsa li1e they are no: sps to carry much
zlgluAty or tenderness with them. Bat tho count1s
ournallst, to be successful must enter into this
;on,an's atfaptsbiity. Suppose you vera occupying
hat position. ny sister, and ono morning the dsaf
pars, saying that istlo jamie, or annie, or picf,
AZ gone out from her home, never more to return,
nth request thst you will tell it tenderly to her
sthy that can only be awakened By e1perince IN
ouched- Your mother heart goes down into the val
~ Of tho bitter p1st and rcsurrecta TIE dead Lilies
nj the rev tender lines you pen about the little dead
arl1ng will beor tho impress Of your ow13 grief when
ou laid inst another such = treasure under the
aaies, and the decato dews Of sympathy will not
nly comfort th. just bereayed mothers heart, but
undre1s Of other mother hearts will take up the ~
.in. and receive consolation through it. and thss
lc country Journal that nlls such q place In tho
mily soon has the heartssr1ngs Of community
oven about 1t to such degree that one would almost
sper. SAID 4 subscriber to the editor Of snch M
ae file all your papers, md you can't think What
comfort it Is to look them over. find faithful
hfch one cannot read without tears, thera mar
ago notice In which almost herr tho wedding
.ll9. can't help but think wha: comfort II will 80
the children to oox these PAPERS in alta. ysara
Id see how VIC Of this generation lived"
In8 TRUE JOURNALIST
couples IN the public affections = much mdte dn713-
e position than even the physician the minister II
Gospel for the influences Of the latter are at bes<
1t only in small circle, while live newspaper
,eaks to the hearts Of thousands There Is 3nat u
uch difference in Journalists az there Is In
reachars You very quickly tell the min
ter who breaches for money from tha
10 who breaches because h1a great lo1s
II humanity aid tho Master coinpe!z hia
!tcTance. The world ia full Of hungry hearts, and
e journalist who meets their demands vii never lact
X work to do Journalists, Ike poe.s arc boru not
ade- know two men IN the country profession who
srhaps hnva learned tha art a. well a. WOMAN
uld refer to the late lcrncnted H. ?. Richardson,
Mcaresor, 1a. the most popular counsry journalist
the Northwest, and my friend Colf4x, Of South
and- There was hardly mau, nan, or child in
WI who did not know and love tho former, uh:ls tbs
tier had the happy faculty Of entering into evsy
>dys Joys and 6orFos1 that ths heazstrinGs OF the
opie OF Northern Indiana woven about him
1t any tide OF SUGGEST or Of adreEdty that
uches him touches also the whole public heart Of
1t community. Now, bclicva there are many
omen in America who posseaa this faculty to happy
tent.
We often point to Mr. co!fa1 too, and zay there sru
i many men who could start paper in = country
[age AZ South Bend w2n thirty yaars ago. upon <8W,
ID clear debt Of s., SEQ from It In ess than thres
ars but have the audacty to cay, my frlendz, tas
believe there are
PLENTY OF EouEN
70 could do it. II you doubt shig, look 1rer the
Gle OF your acquaintance, aud tho women uho
c, every day Of teir lTea, b3 TnriouR contr7v11ca
ccectl1uX IN making one doli1r do the Of 0fe-
sht xeazs ago ny husband and commenced With