The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-10-01

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A Young Folks Department.
Miscellaneous Literature
and the ct cRteras; to which add lump OF su-
fguratively, Of course sr..,
I think the people are growing away Hom
those papers that represent only tho individual,
or stick to political party 1t all times a1d unosr
the ambassador Of your people-not Of yoursenJ
a representative Of its patrons You ought ~.
ways to stand by the good men and the Dcss
measures. Hyou are not In sympathy Sna s4oo ~
IL is better to move and grow up with some 0sner
country. Our outposts are measured NOS 20
much BY their ability a. for fairness moderation,
truthfulness and deccncy. Let tnem y o ~
sonal likes and disllkes: and give the dlneren,
opinions and all good thoughts q reepecaui
hearing Advocate the educating Of all the
Now and then, nearly every community pro
duces a fellow fit for nothing elso--a living
specimen of the doctrine OF total depravity-who.
ike Artemus Wards wax nggerS. should
I lately read, somewhere, that brilliant writing
is not Journalism, bat that the editorial demand
of to-day is distinction, sagacify, application
and Is it not so
greatest importance TO editorials. Write them,
OF course if you have anything to say lnot always
the easel, but leave the great national questiore
to the metropolitan thundererS who make pg9nc
opinion generally speaking, re do not we.
country smooth-bore might fire occasionally A.
the mouth of hed r1yer; ASK Why twSnsy Nv
cents wont give child years schooling; OF,
consider the present assessment law ae an eox.
editorials Sc local.
A good deal has been said about printing
nonpareil paper in a small plea town. But few
of US are ing this, and the nsk we run y ~,
MICA one 1t is probable your town ranks about
bourgeois; few are below long primer tnslc
are great MAN. more smau pics pupnsneis 'nAn
parishes in Louisiana "; me Juoge.
beg that yon WI no longer ~ oown ~ S~a"a
office and growi about iack OF appreGasi1aon.
Bestride Creole pony and take Jaunt AWE.
1t Is for your gDod-it Is for the gooo Il your
local GG out to yIua pmsRs Ss
Your patrons like TO see you at tnelr bones l i
the most part they are pleased 70 nave cn, ,ei
among EN- takin notes, and tlet me whisper ~
every now and n you VII y meet 1R , VIII
one who would De grained ne 80" ni' name
in print. Crafty him.
This leads me TO remark tnat nearly ~ coun-
try publishers need partner, and one. halt the
paper to starve one man, when two could make
money out of it, In conducting he journal IN
all its details, the most Of the cardinal virtues
the Christian graces; firstclass business qgann
cat onB and a great deal OF mechanical eknis are
in constant demand It is difficult to md con
centration Of all the above In one lndlv1duA;
and if you are alone, you sometimes feei tat any
rate. have) it is little fatiguing to be editor
publisher, printer, book keeper. collector on the
street picking up items and business and never
away from the ONCE when any one csts 81 Hsac e
IRON an ,rls and ~ Won s,Veen ont thu room IL
that is one Of the habits) bring . bucket Of
water, crowded you use waterl ana oc ~ loo
p psssssr ~ 'ea' '''''''' '
In my Judgment, we are inclined to hx the sab
scription price too low, and advertising rstee TOO
high. do not think you can make more q 49,. snan
so cents net pront on " suneci1puon. ~ u1n s
you all the year TO earn II, ana y Just Possoie
you have 1t not even then. AT the emo OF the
month you make bill for one OF your smallest
ss sSa st. sss snd rst Pit fbs IA
that together and think q moment. As With
emphasis, you scratch on his name. ~ y wel %
.nro" an al Snst veor !. nd eid vor n III
| promises only; but when good advertiser with
draws, the day Of dole has come. ! cannot think
o. .ne 70 MA, ~ ~ INT A.
know one that has realized Thousands Of dollars
on advertisements