Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-12
HUTTON'S LITTLE BOOM.

HUTTON'S LITTLE BOOM.
The Peoples verdict--T That j. p. Clark was
Treated in Very Had Taste.
Wepublish this week, a letter on
Audrain county, written by Colonel
Burch of the Chicago Advertiser, and
stereotyped by j. P. Clark, of this
city. This letter we consider very
valuable, as it was written by a man
from the North, who could be preju-
diced by no local pride. 1t is true
and vivid picture Of Audrain county,
and we publish it, not for . boom to
Our paper, for when We want our pa
per to have a boom we fill it with
original matter. We publish it this
week because we want the out side
world to see and appreciate Audrain
county as it is-the garden spot of
the State. This letter was published
few weeks ago in the Intelige%cer,
and thereby hangs a tale. We had
intended not to refer to this matter
at all, because we did not want to be
mixed up in it, lest some one might
impute our referring to it to other
than the correct motives. Being as
it is now, the public talk of the town,
and as several of our best citizens
have spoken of this matter in the
plainest terms, we consider it moth
ing moro than right that we should
refer to 1t, not as one personally in
terested, but as newspaper, giving
the news to the people in a plain,
straightforward manner.
The facts are, as we can learn,
that during Christmas week the two
colonies of the Intenigencer had a
caucus. After a long chat about
their respective chances for fat Off
ces, they both agreed that something
must be done, and that shortly. The
E"going to start daily" dodge was
played out. In the first place the
people had tried one of their dailies,
and in the second place the gag was
too thin to 60 down. Heaven and
earth must be moved the ''fog horn"
must be heard; the people must not
forget that the InteUigencer was yet
in existence the political world must
not forget that there were yet two
unrewarded men who always had
been true and faithful to the 'dear
people )" 'what was to be done and
how it was to be DONE" it would
not do to publish the news; the peo-
pie did not expect that in their pa
per. If they were to make an effort
and do so one week they would have
TO keep it up or the people would see
that they were subscribing, not to a
newspaper, but to an old fossil.
They hesitated for moment and Col.
H. suggested that they publish the
Ten Commandments. His bible was
worn out, especially in this particu-
lar location, and Col. MS was lost.
| ,T,h;o ;,lo, -, abandoned A., aybo,c
tive ten column article on our min
lister to China or Japan, or some 9TH
er foreign official, Of whom neither
Of the colonies had any jealousy was
suggested-not the thought that such
matter would not interest their read
ers, but the knowledge that it would
take labor to prepare such an article
killed this bright idea in embryo.
/ Col. II. thought it would be good
plan to write half column puff OF
the St. Louis Republican or Colum-
bia Statesman, if the editors of those
papers would promise to leciprocate
and also promise never to say a word
in favor of Hardin, Buckner, McIn-
tyre Or any other Audrain man but
fearing the other editors would no,
fall into the trap this idea too was
abandoned. While these two hu.
manitarians, were making a pom
derous waste of brain all for
the love of their fellow man, and
trying to concoct some plan to as
tonish the natives and set the world
atire, long, lank, lean, hungry prin-
ter stuck his head in the door and in
hollow, sepulchral tone yelled,
copy" At this juncture Of the
game both men simultaneously sprang
to their feet, and with one accord
said: ''Is must be done--it wont
cost a cent and We can fix it up in
such way that it will boom, even
like unto the LEDGER, in its usual
gate" Do you ask what this won.
derful, bright, startling, cheap idea
was? 1t was simply this:
They would gobble up j. p. Clark &
stereotype letter on Mexico and run
it in as original matter.
This letter was written by Colonel
Burch of the Chicago Advertiser,
and was stereotyped by J. 2. Clark,
one Of our most enterprising real
estate agents. He paid for the work,
paid for the express, &C., &c. The
letter was his private property.
, When the grand moguls asked him
for his stereotype plates the Judge
= told them, certainly, that all he want.
ed in exchange was business notice
in that issue of the paper. They had
soft thing; a week of fun; no cest
for setting type and month of glo
ry, all at J. z. Clark's expense and
they fell into each others arms anG