New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-27

cOthns are q source of pleasure and sAtisfaC
ton in every household, will fully cOmpen
safe him. Two or three lines judiciousl.
added will obtain coffin space in SOM
graveyard for you. BY all means, We mus
see sowls at once,Tommy, Tommy
boy. "Alss! only making ech'
answers. Tommy's mother took hin
away last week. She was . ca
not satisfied with three afternoons. NeveI
mind: we'll 60 and see Sowls ourselves
presently. Now, Mr.. Halle, you want t.
know something about the condition Of thu
paper. Since ! purchased it, about twt
years ago. it has been managed on the CO
| operative principle; not cooperative a.
| that word is generally understood, but in q
| wider and truer sense l have indicated
this in the transaction I propose you shall
have with Mr.. Solws. You want a coffin
or, probably. will want one in short time
sufficient for the day is the evil thereof,
you know. and Mr.. Sowls wants q puff
The movement of coin is troublesome, and
better dispensed with. Sowls and you ad
just the comparative value OF the two ar
tlcles, and transaction, honora BILE alike to
the prees and honest tradesman, is com
plete. The system, as you will observe,
has much to commend it. 1t is economical,
obvlates books. and engenders good telling,
inasmuch as Sowls is more gratiied with
the puff. cape cially if it alludes to his do
nestle virtue and financial integrity. than
he would be with twice the cash value Of
his coffin. A just remark, printed in lht
Afternoon. about the domestic virtue of the
fOot-beer man around the corner, supplied
the office with that beverage for an entire
summer. regret, however, that the un-
dertaker and this gentleman are the only
tradesmen who continue to recognize the
efficacy and beauty of the system
Mr.. Penn was ehuck!ing loudly as he
talked.
"The paper must circulate. or y"u would
not PRINT it. Of course
sit does" he resumed, in a more serious
voice. .'and while there's life there's hope.
few hundred copies are struck off at the
pressmaD's and sold on the streets. II il
were possible to get up sood, sensation.
you might suddenly attain popularity; but
1 am played out. and yearning for the coral
sands and eheltering palms OF Tongatabu."
"HOw deeply is the paper in deb,v"
"Only few hundred dollars. / could
not get more credit. We are obliged to paw
for paper and press work before we get
either. But do not euppose The afternoon
has lapsed into utter darkness. The re-
ceipts for sales and advertisements. after
deducting the salaries of three compOsitOrs
and other running expenses, leaves us about
- week in hand. A very tair reward for
seventy two hours brain work: 10 nv
leisure moments I work at case myself"
"1ou have not mentioned current news
How do you get that"'
1.-The truth is, We want go very little in q
paper like ours, that it is not worth the
trouble Of buying. We steal it. Most of
the paper is made up OF short stories, wit
and humor' clipped from soothing syrup
exchange list is very short
and standing advertisements. We reserve
a column until one Of the other afternoon
have in the way of kilograms and local mat
fers. Now and then forge presidential |
proclamation, burn down one Of my neigh
boris houses. or discover frauds in the de- |
partment Of public lamp-posts. ana pub |
|ish the information exclusively in The At
srnoom: but such work is dram to . mau's |
system. sir"
Within few days this merry. reckless.
good natured representative of war and the /
press was on bis way to Tongarabu, and the |
comparative affiuence of an income Of not !
ess than $2OOO a year; while was proudly |
Installed at my new desk. As first sat |
lown found something underneath which |
nterfered with the free exercise of my legs. |
md, upon searching. brought ont coffin, !
Fearing tin plate inscribed " it'll nv full |
lame. blank space being left fox the date
It my death. This wac PENIS parting Joke.
never heard OF him afterward---xcept on
ne occasion. when he was promoted to the
mbassy OF the Society islands.
With all his industry. his twelve hours
FORK day, it was apparent that, had he |
OF mismanaged The afternoon. he might
ave had large circulation. He was un.
table and Incorporate in his habits. |
herein was the secret of his failure. His
reditors never hoped TO be paid. and &C.
uiesced willingly to the transfer of their
aims from his name to mine They were |
ven disposed 20 encourage me. and offered !
lrther credit to a email amount Other |
en then Penn would have attempted |
prooDg tho precarious existence by |
ack mail. but The afternoon came
me with no stains OF that kind upon it.
went to work full of energy and bright
lticipations. First of all. l DISCHARGED
70 boy. and undertook his share of tyne.
ting, IN addition to that Penn had been !
the habit or doing; then found an old ;
lend connected with one of the leading |
lpers, and had him introduce me about
9 town! screwed kindly notices out of
my contemporaries: enlisted corps of
wsboys: and encouraged them by unsur-
ssed inducements TO carry The A fte,7aoou ,
ection day was approaching, and
ught an alliance with some politician f
antlng the support of an influential Jour. .
Il but III this | did not succeed, as all =
ntlemen OF that class were as penniless as / G
Esef. At six o'clock every morning I h
mt to work and wrote original matter | >
made selections. My editorials had -
ne tone, and attracted occasional atten p
n. From ten o'clock until three worked ! {,
the case, and then ran out, bought an | Il
ernoOn paper. condensed the news. n
ped to set it up. and carried the forms to q
pressman's. | folded tho not little ),
let's with my own hands. and on one g
'aslon, when l obtained an important bit | "
news. made ALI extra" out OF il: put on :;
worst suit OF clothes. dis guised Il
self in false mustacbe and wig. fr
went about the streets roaring fo
,tra" at the top-pitch Of my stentorian -
gs. Ny voice drowned the smaller ones.
sold over hundred copies at three tn
to each. Three dollars profit: When tn
paper was issued, l went through the ;nu
canvassiDg advertisements. and spent eli
evenings gathering specia. news. Ona sp
ut famous English divine was to preach pa
he First Presbyterian Church. struck p pt
a lot OF handbills announcing that his hu
non would be published verbatim in the tn
crnoon of the following day. These / OF
nded TO distribute through all the pews. je2
rch would be afraid of exciting tie
osItion of other papers if they adver- NJ
d mine: was desperate, and not
r-scrupulou.. 1t happened that some =
had been rsnovsting the church. nr
on the evening before the services or,
? were puttinp fin,sh;no to,ob.a ish
bronze gas brackets. l singled ou, CHI
WHO looked more ely than the Others | be
engaged him to place a handful IN | Sc,
y Bible and prayer book in the house. ~.
this service paid him s.. / had not %,
arranged to report the sermon, and I WI
"a not myself follow so fact speaker an
'r. -. nor could afford to employ a ate
ographer. ! secured seat nearest tho sq'
ut. and intended to push forward and mir