Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-09-13

pienty of money at MS command 10 pay
compositors, buy paper and ink, and pay
other incidental expenses of a printing office,
than to make a newspaper. But TO make
one that tn people viii read is quite another
thing. The success Of a paper cannot al
ways be measured by the length Of the edi-
tors's purse-for many have no purse.at all,
and nothing to go in one if they ilad-nel-
Their can he who has the largest subscription
list be considered the'nost successful. Other
circumstances outside offgenuine merit con-
spire to bring about these things But the
truly successful editor Is he whose paper is
most extensively read. This is he who sue
ceeds in disseminating themost information.
1t matters not how large "a journalit may be
or how much it may contain, it can be OF
little service If used for waste paper instead
of being read; yet wfata vastnunber serve
only for this purpose. The percentage of
people who read papers by their head lines
ia very large. This class do not find one
periodical out of ten that Interests them suf-
ticient to warrant their reading it through.
Yet, it is generally believed that there is
nothing less laboriolst than the life OF an
editor. Now, lit is very true that any one of
average intelligence can GO through a pile
of exchanges, with scissors, and cut a lot OF
copy, but it requires a man OF Judgment to
select that which will win the attention of
such q large variety of readers rs are found
in every community. mot only is it neces-
sary to please himself and win the earnest
attention of every one Of his thousands Of
readers, but he must be able to- wrestle
with current topics of the day in a knowing
and prophetic manner fa Results must be
traced out from the first cause, events fore
seen aud their end portrayed ere Tiers is a
beginning. Ifa paper deals only with facts,
in a matter of fact way, it is pronounced
dry if ideals i'll aught elseitis called SEN
sational-a ~falsitier. < If the editor attempts
wit he is called a fool, and ten to one he will
be called that any how, ta But all this mat
tiers not if his paper is sought after, and
when obtained read, itisa success 1T must
beicrispland newsy, and fresh as a morning
flower barhed in dew; like the rose, it must
have q varicgated hue to please every one
who looks upon it, Few have any idea OF
the amount of labor that this requires. The
life of all editor is one Of continual anxiety.
Day in and day out the restless brains must
work on, knowing only the relief Incl
dent tota change Of subjects. Tllcr are the
interests of ones friends, the town, county,
country and the class he represents, to be
looked after, piles of exchanges to be digest
ed evils and injuries, real and imaginery,
must have their remedy assigned. In addi-
ton to these, the average EDITOR must have
more than double the financial ability of any
other man in the community, to keep the
wheels Of his press CREASED and turning.
And when there is naught else totoccupy
his mind and quench iis nndying thirst for
glory, and sprinkle tho delicate odor of nov-
city in his path, there islsome one after him
with o cudgel for satisfaction for some mis-
construed compliment iii his hast issue. osei
.OurIerritory has been i'm q continual state
Of anxiety ever since the outbreak Of the
Nez Eerces in Idaho, and during their pas-
sage through our settlements the eNcitment
ran high, but since they have reached the
eastern frontier the people generally are less
alarmed, and Il feeling Of security is begin
ming TO- peryade the country. But o
comes the news of the outbreak Oh the
north. awakening new fears. Just what we
are to anticipate shonld a war commence in
this quarter, is more than we are able to
predict. 1t does nat seem reasonable that
these northern tribes would remain peace
able ell the sunmer. and now, just at the