The Worthington advance., 1880-03-11

'COOANI1' tLIED-IISICLS AND
COFFEE.
EDITOR ADVANCES: I have waited
purposel7 until my righteous indigna-
ton has cooled down, 50 that could
talk to you without passion.
Now, sir, after all the slurs and i'm
positions you and the farmers have
put upon us, to so and put such a car
feature III your paper as your picture
Of ''County,' is stepping beyond the
bounds I have assigned you. Sir, you
have knowingly insulted the leading
Or one Of the leading men of Mobiles
county, Which Of course we will not
stand.-No, sir! for The brains and
power of the land to be thus flung at,
is unbearable to our refined natures.
Now, Farmers, a word to you. At the
next election, we will SEE you again.
Until thcn-wat. AS to you, Mr.. Ed
l1Or, my private letter viii explain the
will Of COUNTY.
A. ?. SllLLER.-Sir:Y Your insult to
"County" demall<ls Il ylnlication on
the field Of honor, at your own time
and place and with such weapons rs
you may choose, sc. SC:
THE IDEAL EDITOR
Rev. James Freeman Clarke recently
described the ideal editor to the Papy-
rus Club III Boston. How he came to
find out about the ADVANCE is what
we would like to know. Some fellow
from around Worthington has been
writing to him about our paper. But
here is what lie says about us:
Gentleman and Ladies' Of the Press:
We preachers have had a great many
lessons from you i'll past ye;lrs-lcssons
for which l am gratetul-in regard to
our faults and needs. We have had in
literature many pictures Of the ideal
clergyman.
RAISING rich on forty pounds a year.
Suppose, since you lave given me
this opportunity, | turn the tables and
describe the ite;ll editor.
The idea! editor is one who uses. not
only his scissors but his brains i'll max
ing up !: is paper. lie asks himself what
his readers need, and gives them not
merely what they wish, but what thay
want. He is not satisfied with print
ing unintelligible statements about the
war in Afganistan, but finds out what
they mean, and makes the condition Of
things clear to the average reader. 81
he is a teacher, who educates the COM
munity by every issue.
The ideal editor is an inael eldent
man, laVing his. own convictions and
imp' essing these on his sheet till it
takes the color Of his laind. lie is not
merely the echo of his subscribers opin-
ions-ie sends forth 10 uncertain
sound. All know where lie stands. lie
has, as james Lowell said Of joe
Tinker buckingham, >'someIlling in
him gritty" 80 at last men come to
read his paper as they read Horace
Grcelty's, trusting iii him as all honest
man, who always said what he thought.
and Who had s,>mc thoughts to say.
Lhe ideal editor is, also a man OF con-
science as well rs il man Of conviction.
lie knows that he wields Il mighty
weapon-tllat he Influences the public
mind every Aay, either for good or evil.
tle knows that he is always making men
better or Worse-teacl!i,lg them to re-
spect truth. justice, humanity. philan-
thTopy, Or to sncer and laugh at them.
This description is no., wholly ideal: no
doubt it has been realized more or less
fully. Perhaps there have been as
many ideal editors us Ideal ministers.
Newspapers. like churches. are usually
on the side of what is best, and trust
are growing more so.
One AYoca firm has 400, 900 bushels of
corn in crib and is still buying.-Shel-
don Mail.
That country abont Avoca always
was Il gool country. But the chief rea-
SON for this big corn crop. we think; is
that Bromwich OF the Currie Pioneer.
is stimulating things with his newspa-
per. Give a country y good top dress
ing OF brains we'll mixed with other
compost, and it will grow corn and
children like all possessed .-Worthing-
ton Advance.
Now. that's mean Brother Miller, to
compare 'sour" brains TO ''otler COM
rost.n2 : It our good. .lnck and not our
disgrace that we reside in such 4 pro-
dMctiyes po!tion Of, the State.-Currie
Pioneer 90 .'-' - p