Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-07-24

receives the nomination. writes leaders for
his own paper, in which he alludes to his SUI
pereminent CLAIMS TO tho sufiragos of his in
telligent fellow citizens. The first cost of
establishing the paper was greater than no
expected-the weekly expenses have been
much greater than he anticipated; but never
mind, election day will bring its reward.
This eventful day arrives at last, and aftor
shutdown tho ballots Of the rival candidates
ARE counted-when loi our friend hears
with mingled feelings of rage and disap-
pointment, and bitter consciousness of be-
ing sucked in" that he lacks just FIVE votes
of being elected. Is It any wonder that he
is disguised with the whole arrangement
TINT he wishes the whole thing was of his
hands--that he advertises newspaper for
sale, terms easy"
Well, some daytime or stormy--a Jour
neyman printer permanently located or on
his travels) snaps ut tho easy terms, signs
the necessary papers, takes formal possess
sion, roots out the slack type-seLters, and
buckling in stoutly himself. without stopping
TO consider whether eight or ten hours con.
stitutc days work, eventually makes the
Office pay. But he is obliged to live like an
anchorte. lie sleeps in the office on the
imposing stone, or under stand on n four
teen inch plank, and reduces his board bill
to thu lowest figure. lie has experienced
no great difficulty in changing his political
principles to those Of his paper; but rs no
cannot afford to employ professional edit
or, he does feel u little diilidence in occu-
plying tho editorial chair HIMSELF Genius,
of course, will assert itself under tho most
adverse circumstances; but even genius. rs
well rs talent is all tho better for little
preliminary training. But il so happens that
our newly-made editor and proprietor is not
n genius, and mover has been one nor oven
n man of more than ordinary ability. lie is
familiar with the details of type-setting, and
ordinary press-work; but his literary expert
ence has never led him into the domains OF
ancient and modern classics, or the bound
less fields of science, and theoretical disqui-
stions on government, or political economy
have never seemed interesting to him. In
: short, Sunday papers and modern novel:
have constituted his main course of reading
Neither are the parts of speech in English
grammar rs familiar to him us household
words. Nevertheless he has unexpectedly
arrived Mt his present exalted and response
bic position as n leader of public opinion
, and the duties Of M editor must DO perform.
l ed by him, somehow, at least once q week
! These duties are acknowledgements
and cannot be postponed. IN this dilemma
one Of his first purchases is pair of long
: bladed scissors or shears. and with this n
T strument we find him, ut tho eleventh and
4 twelfth hour, after an arduous day of type
setting and pross-work, slashing away at the
Q printed products Of other mems brains. But
y notwithsta landing the rich and varied spoi
4 which the bifurcated instrument brings L
a his columns, u modcum of editorial, eithe
I original, or adapted from some able OF
d change, must be inserted in tho first column
: of the second page to give his paper n prop
| or look. Still. il is astonishing to metro
r poltan what small amount of loaded mai
ter will satisfy the rural reader.