The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-27
REVIVAL OF AN OLD ORGANIZATIONS


REVIVAL OF AN OLD ORaAn1zAT1oN.--
Columbia Lodge No. 2, Knights Tenn
plar, m; old organization, was revived,
yesterday. "a delegation from South
Carolina Commnndery No. l, of Charles
ton, was in attendance; this delegation
consisted Of: Augustine I. Smythe, E.
c.; A. Lindstrom, G.; w. NJ. Bird, C. G.:
W. e. DeSaussurc, p. E. S. Jennison, s.
W.; John Davis, j. W.; +. L. Houston,
Sw. b.; Richard Senior st. b.; r.
NJ Wallace and j. w. Delano, G..
The following were dubbed Knights
~. C. Swaffield, Roland A. keenan,, r.
X. Scott, A. II. White, j. F. C. DuPrc,
W. II. Jackson, Owen Daily, j. P. Viii
liams, j. n. Richbourg, Geo. w. Parker,
B. 1. Boone, Z. r. Arthur, John Dorsey,
T. B. johnson. A number were unable
to receive the degrees for. want of time.
The following officers were chosen:
Eminent Commander, Thos Dodamead;
Gcnernlissimo, G. A. Darling; Captain
g., G. L c. johnson. Application was
made for renewal of charter under dis
pensation. The visiting Knights speak
IN glowing terms of their reception and
treatment by their Columbia brethren.
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hcNNING A NEwspAPEn.-Bys some un-
accountable misapprehension of facts,
there IS large class of people in the
world who think that it costs little or
nothing to run n newspaper, and if they
buy copy from the newsboy, when too
far from the office to come and beg one,
they are regular patrons, and entitled to
unlimited favors. Men call every dny ut
newspaper offices to get copy of the
daily pnper, just from the press, for no.
thing. who would never dream of beg
ging Observation-Disclosures from n dry
goods store, or piece of candy from a
confectioner, even upon the plea Of old
acquaintance, having bought something
once before. One paper is not much,
but hundred II day amounts to some
thing In the course of time. But this is
small drain compared with the free ad-
yertislng newspaper is expected to do.
Some men who have paid So at nm earlv
period OF life for an advertisement worth
four or five, appear to think they are
stockholders in the establishment for
eternity. They demand the publication
Of all marriage and funeral notices, obi
tuaries and family episodes, for the next
forty years. gratis. Speak of pay and
they grow indignant. Don't I patron
i1e your paper" "Yes; but you receive
the worth Of your money for what YOU
pay" "But," says the patron, 1T will
not cost you anything to put this in,"
which IL just MS ridiculous rs to ask a
man to grind your oxe on his grindstone,
and graciously tell him it won't cost him
| cent. 1t takes money to run O news
paper as we'll as any other business; no
paper will succeed financially that car
ries dead-head system. Any mention
of the peoples affairs that they are anx-
ious to see in print is worth paying for,
and when printed is generally worth as
much as any other Investment of the
same amount. The newspaper business
is very exacting on all connected with it,
and the pay is comparatively small; the
Proprietors risk more money for smaller
profits, and the editors, reporters and
printers work harder and cheaper than
| the same number of men in any other
profession requiring the given amount
OF intelligence, trimming and drudgery.
The life has its charms and pleasant u.s.
sociations, scarcely known to the outside
world; but it has its earnest work and
an1ieties and hours of exhaustion,
which are not known to those who think
the business all fun. The idea that
neWspaperdom is q charmed circle,
where the favored members live a life
of ease and free from care, and 60 10 the
circus Mt night on free ticket, and to
the springs on free pass in the sum-
mer, is an idea which we desire to ex-
plode, both practically and Theoretically.
Business is business, and the journal
that succeeds is the one that is run on q
square business footing, the same as
banking or building bridges, keeping q
hotel or running q livery Stable