Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-11-08
MARTINS FERRY.

A short Essay on the Evils of Paper Bor-
rowing-sOcial Events, News Notes and
Personals.
Your reporter accompanied Il e collector
on his bi weekly mission last Monday, aud
il now able to account for the fact that
thsreis o comparatively small number OF
dsily pspers distributed in Martins Ferry
The paper borrower is found in this place
in q degree almost miraculous. We stop
ped In one place to solicit the patronage
Of On intelligent Democrat, and the answer
be made was enough to put to shame all
the paper borrowing fends IN town. Said
he, "A daily paper Is a nuisance l like
to have the news as we'll as any one, but |
do not like the influx of losiers who come
to spit on my stove and read my paper.
Well" said the collector, have it left
at YOUR home" No, that is IS
bad as 10 have it here. Why,
| tried that once, and for q whole week |
went home and found my wife in bsd
humor snd dinner not ready. Can't
YOUR wife read any faster than thatr
"Oh! she is q regular elocutionist, and
can read as fast as . lawyer can write, but
the trouble is this: From seVen in the
morning till high noon, she was kept busy
answering the door.bell and telling the pro-
cession of neighbors and neighbor 8 child
rem. detaehmsnts of which would arrive
every five minutes, that MIA. B., inst
over the way, had borrowed it this morn
ing, and that they could have it as soon IS
she had done with it. No, no; you cant
give me the paper, but if you can secretly
/ copfide the news to me / will pay three
times the subscription price, but l
can not have my business In
iured. my wiies temper ruf1led,
and nv digestion impaired BY three cook:
ed meals, sll for the sake OF the news:
We next stopped in , shoe shop on the bill
and were politely informed 10 stop the pa
D4r a. soon a. the subscription expired.
tWhy what's the matterH Are our Dem.
ocraiic editorials too bot for you Repub.
licansT' "Oh no not that, but then you
see cold weather ia coming on and business
will soon begin 10 push me and l can't
s,snd the great pressure brought tn bear 81
the loafers who copgregste to see the REG
Is7EE.' I will take it Bgsin in tie spring,
AZ soon as trade becomes duh sud | have
more room and fewer customers. why
aid he. there is an old man not far from
here, who Is worth considerable money,
Tho comes here in the morning, reads my
paper through to the last word and then
takes it and trades tor the tuteihgeneer'
and later, VIXEN the Dispatch and CONNER
cial Gazette arrive, trade that mans lRtel
EOepeer for one of them. That man Is 3
great resderr A grocery man informed
ms that it seemed that all the people west
of him read his paper. Il have notion
"a take three more REGIsTER's so as to
have one for mysslf" This paper-borrow
ing business is not only q nuisance to sub
scri6ers bal greatly deters the publishers
in gaining subscriptions We OSn gee Nc
more economical method for relieving the
nubIc OF this nuisance than Tor the pub
lishers of the papers brought TO this place
to Jointly organise fEes Eesdipg room
large enough to accommodate eli pspsl
borrowers, and to have the carriers have
enough papers 10 accommodate o.
hands. We do not IN thu
article refer to people Who exchange
papers. or who cannot afford to take one
Ne ara Di.sss5 70 see former subscribers
Who are ont Of y6rk ana unable 10 pay 70
! q usper, reed some ones else, bot We g
deprecais these e6asiaat readers VIII
. wsrc never knowE to buy 9 paper.
On Friday evening the rollers, helpers
, ps;Ifseders and nailsrs' helpers gave
! sEs,ing essn;sEl snd dance in the Exec
sior INK, to raise nopsT - sopanrs tn
! strike now in progress There vas
pretty tsIs crowd present Who epioJe'
; themselves very nUOb sEstiDg, and late