Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-02-02

He was the manager OF church fair, and |
one morning he walked into the newspaper
Office, aud said
want an item this morning.
"Of course" replied the editor. Where
upon the visitor laid The following note upon
the table:
"Tbe ladies of the - Street church will
give festival AT their vestry hall next Friday
evening. Library and musical ebierta:n>
ments will be provided, ard supper will
be served TO all who desire. The ladies in
charge Of the affair have much experience in
such matters and are SIRE to provide good
time The admission will be only fifteen
cents and il is certain that no one can spend
that amount TO better advantage Be sure 10
10 and take your friends.
When the editor lad read it he said
"Oh. | see, an advertisement"
mo not AN advertisement. We prefer to
have il 90 in the local column" replied the
manager.
And seeing that the editor looked skerlical,
he continued
.lt will interest a great many Of your read
ers, and help good cause besides we have
speu, so much money getting up our enter
tainmeui that we cant af!o-d 10 advertise 1t
without increasing the price of the tickets.
In sucb matter as this we ought TO be wills
ling to help each ether"
.Well." sad the editor, ''if it goes into the
locals suppose you would reciprocate by
reading a little notice in your church next
Sunday"
The visiting brother asked what notice. and
the editor wrote and handed him the follow
ing:
"The Weekly Chronicle for the coming
wear will be the best and cheapest family
paper in Maine. Its proprietor has had much
experience, and has all the helps which n
large outlay Of money can procure. His pa
per has a larger circulation than any other
published in the country. and is to be furnish
ed mt only So. Ills certain that no one can
spend that amount to a better advantage. BE
sbure to take the Chronicle, and subscribe ioi
your friends"
The manager hemmed and hestated, and
then said, solemnly, THAT he doubted whether
il woald lie judicious TO read such notice
bu, suggested that il it was printed copies o
il might be distributed at the door Of the YES
,ry on the evening Of the entertainment.
Eyes" said the editor, "but il would attract
more attention in the middle OF a sermon.
will interest large number of your congre
CATION and help good cause and beside, s.
much money is spent upon the Chronicle tina
don't see how the owner can afford to prin
baudb,lls to advertise it without increasing
the subscription price. In snch matter a
this we ought to be Wiling to help each other
Then the gentleman saw the situation
We do not know whether we have eve
unfinished the above before or not, but it !
good enough to repeat. All persons seem
think tina, newspaper proprietor has no PR
va,e interest in his paper; and that he Is un
der obligations to give away all his means
support. il required, for the advancement
anv public or charitable enterprise. and If b
refuses 10 do 90, no matter how literally
NAV have piyen to il, he is condemned a
penurious and selfish. No one thinks
asking the confeciioner TO give all the article
used in providing these entertainments OF
they expect the newspaper man to help pa
for them, advertise the entertainment to draw
custom, and TO applaud it TO the extent OF
column after it is over, and then look upo
him a. deatl.head, because he is paid Tor
bis trouble and expenses with ticket OF al