The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-09-06
KNAVEs AND FOOLS. Why Young Man Sold Out . Promis-
 ing Newspaper.

Why . Young Man Sold Out . promis-
 ing Newspapes.
 Several weeks ago, Mir. Oscar Chan ming, a graduate of a vel known col lege, aher failing to please the managing editor of daily paper, decided to shape his own thought to seek . position where honest conviction could fad expression. The following advertisement elected decision in the mind of the aspiring young man
 -WANTEO-The cisiseas of Glow es.,lle. ArkAnsaw, ~sni a good weekly newspaper. An eaeree,ie maA can ind sneearAgemen, here"
 Mir. Cumming hurr.ed to Glovesv,lle. Yes, the people wanted . paper. The town was divided into facteaa and each clique wanted aa aggressive mouth piece. Two weeks aNer the appearance oi the ByixA LkAf. MT. CAaanine re- turned to the city. When asked why he gave ID m enterprise which had prom. ised such success, he said
 Well. was afraid that the thermom- eser out there would attain m altitude of typhoid-pneumosia. The eisissas were anxious to have . paper, and oesuibussd money enough to buy an outfit, but ssv- eral suggestions which wess eareiessiy dropped. led me to infsr that a editors life out there, might be uncertain. saw no evidence of violence, but uninten- tional reference made me feel insecure. The first hint was dropped by life in- surance agent. He met me on the street one day and asked if dld not want my life insured. He explained his plan, and was % favorabiy impressed that told him to come around to my office. He accompanied me. bu. just as we entered, he became uneasy ,n manner, thought. He began to talk on other subjects, and when reminded him oi the business in hand. he showed no disposition to laud his company. but, on the contrary, began to talk oi wheat. fan that had just been invented. T want no wheat fan, my dear sir said |. We were speaking of the life insurance busines.. ,
 That's fact, he replied. The life insurance business is getting along pretty well.'
 " I'd like to take out policy
 hAwA k- cannot insure your life, for see you are publishing a paper. The company n very strict, and eompeis us 10 decline editors and consumpsivss. Don't like to hurs your feelings, but is's just as I,ell you. We used to insure editors in yigcr- oss towns, but we have been compelled to decline all such business. Until quite recently, religious editors were takes, but since the clerk of Raspwood county killed the editor osihe H<s&iy Hsikfis,aA on account of the assertion that bapsism il not essential to salvasioa, we have de. elined to insure any man who writes for the rural press. Now in cities, we take every editor we can get, fog statistics show ,ha, urban newspaper msn live so long ,hA, oemetery-los specuiatoss lose all hope of harvesting them. Wei, 50 Iosg. ifyou should ever join the army or take a notion to live in cholera infected town, we ~ill be glad so number you among our bene6ciaries.'
 Everything seemed to be quiet the atmosphere was pune Aad refreshin2 ~ sill the agents words vsighsd upon me with depressing isAuesoe. did no, want to die, for my clothes were in pretty good coalition While vas thus nus inE, man with bosinsss-like air, en- tered and said that he wanted to put an advertisement in the paper. Such cheer ing information removed my thosghts from violent deafh ssd placed them on pleasant tile.
 -'I live in an sdJoining tova,' said he. I have the largest undertaking estab- kshme.e h the eoassy, and | yoa could sss ny nsgsi6osse ssock q oo6kas, you would not hesitase so write ne sp visA : pn auch given to scallops ed 6ourishss. I'd Ehe te have . siz neh, doshis cslsaa d Of coans yss vfli sss d. mad massy. bss, iiks sasy sf ysss psedscssaos, be wiling ie tahs t ct is tssde'
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