Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-02-20
Journalistic Enterprise

Many man has gone to newspa'
per Office and begged to have his name
suppressed. The other night
smooth faced man visited an Arkan-
saw editor and said:
81 have great favor TO ask of you"
"What is iti"
81 want to keep my name out of
your paper. Don't mention the fact
that John Gladdle knocked down the
Rev. Mr.. Jugle this evening. He was
beaten shamefully, it is true, but /
don't want my name connected with
it.
The editor asked the young fellow
to tell him all about it, and after get
ting all the facts said:
"My dear sir, am, as you know,
publishing a newspaper. A piece of
sensational news is very valuable to
me, and l therefore cannot suppress
this affair.""
81 warn you, sir, not to print it."
That's all right. would be pleas
ed to see you some other time for am
busy now."
The young fellow left reluctantly
and the editor turned to the work of
writing up the sensation. The repor-
ters were all out, and the editor re.
vived the days of "hustling" work
by spreading himself" ON the article.
Next morning the paper contained
column and half of choice news.
can inhuman outrage. John Glad
die, the ruffian, knocks down the Rev.
Mr.. Jugle, and beats him unmerciful-
ly."
The town was thrown into a high
state of excitement, and the editor
congratulated himself on his success
in beating the reporters. About 2
o'clock in the afternoon a man hur-
riedly entered the editors office and
said:
"Have you lost all consciousness,
sir? Have you no regard for the
truth ?"
whats the matter p asked the
editor, looking up in surprise.
"Why, sir, you state in this morn
ing's issue of your sheet that I was
knocked down and beaten. | was
never knocked down in my life, sir,
and if you don't publish a correction
| will have you severely dealt with. !"
81 don't understand this" replied
the editor. "The news was brought
to me last night"
makes no difference, it is a lie %
and the minister struck the desk with
his umbrella. Correct that report
in your next issue, or I'll make you
regret your lack of manhood"
The minister went out, but the door
opened Immediately and furious
looking man entered.
"Be seated, sir"
81 have come here to demand salts
faction. You stated this morning that
I knocked down the Rev. Mr.. Jugle
and beat him. 1t is a villainous lie.
l don't know that I ever saw the
man.
The editor was stupefied. "This is
indeed mysterious"
mo, it isn't. 1t was a premeditat-
ed wrong on your part, and l am 60
ing to cut off both of your ears. Last
night, as / have just learned, young
fellow, Nat Wethers, came here and
told you not to say that John Gladdle
had beaten minister, but you swore
that you needed a sensation Of that
sort to increase the circulation of your
paper. / have been all day trying to
keep out of the way of a mob"
"My dear sir, correction shall be
made"
"a correction cannot be made. l
want substantial revenge" and seiz-
ing the editor, he cut off piece of
his ear, and left in seeming satisfac-
ton. Late in the evening while a
bandaged man of news sat nursing
himself, the door opened slowly and a
head was gradually thrust into the
room"
"Say, you can do me favor. Do
me the kindness to suppress" and
as the editor reached for a pistol the
head disappeared. The liberty Of the
press does not mean that man must
take liberties with this great Amer
lean institution. n.-Arkansaw Traveller.
Had No nuofuaso la Eurana