Daily Republican., 1882-02-10


yesterdays issu" The only Thing We
regret Is, that the circulation Of the
Every Evening is so small, that the free
card will do the REPUBLICAN but little
good. We would be- inclined 70 laugh
at some of the expressions CT the beer
perfumed little dapper, were II not that
there must have been malignant fire
in his eye and malice prepense in his
heart when be said in referring TO 1.-THE
midday edition" Of the REPUBLICAN,
that people would continue taking 1t
''as long as they are able to secure the
existence they are not entitled to or
course there is no misunderstanding
this. People who read the RErUBLl-
CAN shouldn't have an existence. We
are little curious TO know how our
charitable neighbor would TX things if
he had the power. 1t would De no
tritiing thing to put 5000 people, who
take the REPCBLlCAS, out of the way
1t would take him a week at least, at
the rate of thousand day, not count
ing Sunday, to get through with the
Job, unless he would apply dog catcher
Hunts plan of killing dcgs-put them
to sleep by axphy xiation. We would
advise the readers of the REPUBLICAN
TO keep sharp lookout, for there is no
knowing what attempts might be made
by the enterprising reporter Of the Ev-
cry Evening to reduce the circulation
Of the REPUBLICAN. We suggest that
hip-pockets be searched Immediately,
We would assure our readers, however,
that there is 10 real cause Tor fear on
their part. This explosion Of indigna-
ton for Iarer that has a greater cir.
culation in the city than all the other
dailies combined. is nothing more than
the popping of bung from beer ca,k
and the gushing over If the frothy
foam.
While we are at 1t We might as WEI.
notice few Of the reasons given why
people take the REpL BLECAs. The
first is 81 take the RErtbIUAS, DO
cause | am used to it. You see have
been taking it 80 long that it don't seem
natural TO be without II, and the women
like 10 read the "idlOtcy' in the breylty
column. | never read it assure you,
because the local news is simply gossi Q
and the general news is about two day
old when it is published. wouldn'l
be without the Every Evening" The
reasons given by this "ae...known bust.
ness man." for taking the EEpuB LI'AH
Are very creditaole to that paper. He
took it because he was used 20 il and
because It was unna.ura - De without
it. We can scarcely cOncei " Of a
stronger reason for ,aking it. We
doubt though whether the women" in
this cuisines" mans family will ap-
preciste the doubtful compliment paid
them. The REPuBLICAS was the fist
paper in the city to adopt Orevity col.
umn, and it has a ways been what it was
intended 10 be, Il medley OF nonsense,
Jokes, local sgubs and ADVERT semeut.
thrown together Tor our readers perusa
according TO their fancy. Al the 9th
er papers followed the example Of TIE
RErUBLI'AE but with Indifferent sic
cess. The "wel known business MAJ, 3D.
II mistaken about the general news il
the RErrBLICAS being two days Old
when published. The new summary
which is genera compendium ofnew-,
Is published each day simultaneous
with its appearance in the Every Even.
ing. Some special items Of general
news are two or three, and aometirnes
a week or ten days Old. SO they are in
the Every Evening ~ never read it, -
says this business man. Oh, no,
OF course not, and yet he knOwsit is
unnatural to be without il, he knows
the "idiotcy" Of the breyity column,
he knows the local news is gOs,ipDy
and the general news is old He knows
Too much. No, he never read, it.
The next ono interviewed BY the en-.
terprising reporter was cigar dealer.
why did he take the REPUBLICAN ?'
A very good answer was given. BE.
cause some Of my customers IKE II
read it, and the reason why they like
to read it is because II riyes accounts,
of surprise parties, which "vfI!ug lei.
lows tafe good ii, If interest in, "
This is equiva:on' 10 -u@,nr that it
gives more local nea. 'tan other pa
Pers. We are At a los. to SNOW wby
tnrplises and her ,rris. laf'.4. are
not legitimate local news, ,q,r a,nr,b