Smyrna times., 1884-09-03

'using the political editorials in his
iaily city exchanges. At length that
which he read began to have its legiti-
mate effect; the editor nodded once,
twice, thrice his eyes closed, the city
daily fell from his nerveless fingers,
and three flies lit upon his bowed bald
head and balanced all, and swung corn
ers, and crossed over, and prOmenaded
all around, to the music of the rythmi-
cal editorial snore. The village editor
was asleep; and sleeping, the village
editor dreamed:
He sat at his desk with weary fingers
and aching head. The last local item
had gone into type, the last inside read
ing notice had been set up, and the
youngest apprentice stood grimly by,
with lines of impatience upon his brow
and a daub of ink under his left eye,
waiting for more copy. Suddenly there
was a step without, the door opened, a
man entered, and taking the vacant
chair in front of the EDITORS desk, to
which the editor had politely called his
attention, he said:
" My dear sir, my name is John w.
Smith. l am a subscriber to your
paper, as you very well know, and
being in town to-day thought would
take the opportunity to call and tell
you that l like your paper all to one
thing: You don't print enough matter
on the Tariff question. Poetry and
stories and funny paragraphs and local
items may do well enough to fill up a
paper with in ordinary times, but just
now the country is awake to the Tariff
question, and if you want to keep youl
paper alive you've got to give youl
subscribers light on the Tariff, You
should not have less than three columns
of editorial and five columns Of cX
tracts on the Tariff every issue. That
all I've got to say, and hope you'll
bear it in mind. By the way, l ow
you for two years subscription and on
Of these days III call in and pay it
Don't forget TO let yourself loose ol
the Tariff; good by"
As the man who wanted more ligh
on the Tariff passed out, a little nel
vOus looking person came in and too
the vacant chair.
"Ah," he said, with little smil
that didn't look strong enough to b
out, "ah, my dear man, l see you al
absorbed in thought, as an editor a
ways should be. And that reminds IN
that you are neglecting--almOst total
neglecting science. Too much of pol
tics, too much of politics, my dear man
you paper will never grow in circuli
ton while you neglect science for pol
tics. You should devote not less thG
four columns week to science. That
all 1 came in to say. Be in some da
and pay you my subscription. Coo
day; but don't forget to give us plen'
of science"
The footsteps of the man who want'
science had not gone beyound the ed
tors hearing when a third visitor c
tered and took the vacant chair as if
were accustomed to sit in it.
: 81 am sorry to notice that you a
neglecting politics just at this impo
ant period, A." he said, kindly but grave
"YOu should strive to keep the vii
principles of our party constantly
/. fore the people. I like your paper
all but it's lack in this respect, and sol
day, perhaps at the beginning Of he
year, will subscribe for it. l see
now every week at Browns office.
, you would write about five columns
fresh political editorials every we
you'd see your paper going right up
circulation. That's what I told Bro
yesterday, and he agreed with me.
story and a scientific article occasi'
! ally and little local matter and so
marriage and death notices to please
women are all we'll enough, but l {
tell you that n country paper to amol
to anything, and have any inhuen
has got to be full on political matte
That's all I want to say now. WI
- you want any points OH politics I'll
glad to help you out. And, by
way, don't forget that I'm candid
for the legislature; good day"
The next visitor who took the vac
!. chair that sat in front of the will
editors desk, spoke as follows:
RE 81 stopped in to-day, sir, to tell
that I do not want your paper
longer. In some respects it is a 6
paper, but you do not print emo
- news matter. You should have a
le page of news at least. l don't
anything about your Protective II
and your Tariff for revenue only
anything of that sort. want the II
when take q paper. l want full
count of the murders and suicides
-u' railroad collisions and divorce c;
ma, Don't send me the paper any lOr
3h I'll come in and pay you what l
YOU when I have sold my corn;
). day"
And then there was a light st'
~ the door, and a person wearir
severe countenance and a shawl
in and took the vacant chair.
cc 81 am very sorry," he said, in n
-S' ured tones, and with a fixed and
cal stare at the end of the editors
Cr 81 am very sorry to notice that
EN, are giving in your columns so littl
tention to the cause of Prohibit
the noble cause of Prohibition.
otu. must rouse yourself upon this
VIII question and give your readers
of it weekly. / am not a subscrit
YES your paper, but l borrow it every
of my neighbor and loan hir
, Banner Of Light in exchange. )
will observe that l have been 0
ICE your faithful readers and 1 know
ere eceto; Q, where you fall short of making a
S.tf newspaper. will leave you
tracts from which you should
liberal extracts from time to
You will notice that this one, en-
MI 10 C,n A,rnv y is Nvritil