The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-11-15
A MODEL EDITOR.

The brilliant Maj S. A. Jonas, Of
the Aberdeen Examiner, seems to be
pre- eminently fitted for every de,
partment of frst,class jourDa,,
whether political, agricultural or
Ii erary. He has the happy faculty
of combining the useful and pracIi-
cal with the beautiful ard ornamen-
tai, and, in all, clear, concise, and
logical While a Democrat true,
tried, fearless, and the very soul Of
courtesy, he is in no sense Of the
word a bigoted, bitter partisan who
can see no good in political oppo-
nent. Without any disparagement
to the old New Orleans Delta while
under the control of that giant in
his profession, Alex r. Mclean, and
his no less renowned predecessor,
whose name we cannot now recall;
nor to the Old Picayune with the
gifted Gen. Wilkins Kendall at the
helm; and at somewhat later period
to the Louisville Journal while the
veteran Roman, Goe. ID. Prentice,
guided its desiinies, we must say, IN
all candor and sincerity, that the
columns OF the Examiner display as
much ability and scholarship. He
SEXES upon every item that he thinks
will rebound to the interest of his
city and county. Nothing escapes
his attention. Not a wagon load Of
cotton from the surrounding coup"
ties of This State, or from the adj
jacent counties of Alabama not u
wagon load Of hay from the clovsrs
or native grasses; not country rails
ed mule or horse, or an additional
poker, not crop OF corn or cotton,
or other products, about which he is
not posted. He is an earnest advu-
cate of diversified farming; Of trans>
fering the meat, corn and -four houses
of Cincinnati or st. Louis to our own
soil; of raising our own stock Of all
kinds (being chcapeI) instead OF pa
tronizing Kentucky AMI othe St,tes;
of the erection Of all kinds OF facto-
ries and foundriss--in fine, of build
ing up the South in all things per.
tanning to her moral, mental and
material welfare and prosperity
We're he as happy with his tongue
as with his pen, aud had he NOR
ambition and LEES modesty. there is
no position State or Federal he
would not adorn. In fact, the Latin
phrase, "NH teljgit non ornaoT (he
touches nothing he does not alorp).
is very applicable to him. H is
regarded by many as superior to his
brother, brilliant U S Senator
from Louisiana aud also of another
brother, DR. Jonas, one Of the most
eminent surgeons # New Orleans.
III j. Jonas has written several
pieces OF fugitive poetry of rare
merit, notably among them one EN-
titled: Lines written on the Back Of
Confederate Note" which was
copied 10y Hhe press throughout the
whole length and breadth of the
country. His literary attainments
are more than mediocre Selecting
at random, his tribute to his noble,
gifted, young wife few years ago,
is ebaste, polished, and the very
embodiment Of pathos and undying
devotion.
Altogether his labors in behalf of
his town and county have been worth
millions of dollars to them, and We're
his circulation commensurate with
his just deserts, it would tighten
those labors and gladden. his heart,
and be as the cooling foun ain in the
desert to the thirsty traveller Long
may he live and prosper, to dignity,
adorn and elevate his profession, the
great educator Of the 18th century.
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