The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1885-01-28
AN EDITORS DREAM

Once upon a time village editor sat
in his quiet sanctum industriously pc
rusing the political editorials in his
daily city exchanges. After some time
that which he read began To have its
legitimate efiect;the editor nodded once,
twice, three, his eyes closed, the city
daily fell from his nerveiess fingers and
three flies lit upon his bowed bald head
and balanced all. and swung corners
and crossed over, and promenaded all
around to the music of the rythmical
editorial snore. The village editor was
asleep, and sleeping, he 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 Impotence upon his
brow and daub of ink under his left
eye, waiting for more copy. Suddenly
there was 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. am subscriber to your pa
per, as you very well know, and being
in town to. day thought would take
the opportunity to call and tell you that
like your paper, all but one thing; you
don't print enough matter on the tar
iff question. Poetry and stories anC
funny paragraphs, and local items may
do well enough to fill up your paper in
ordinary times, but just now the coun
try is awake to the tariff question, anC
If you want to keep you paper alive
you've got to give your subscribers ligh
on this subject That's all Pve got t.
say, and hope you'll bear it in mind
BY the way, owe you for two or three
years subscription, and one of thes.
days I'll cal in aud settle it. Don't for
get to let yourself loose on the tariff
Good by"
As the man who wanted more light
on the tariff passed out, "a little nervous
looking person came in and Occupie,
the vacant chair.
"Ah." said he, with "A smile tina
didn't look strong enough to be out
"ah, my dear man, I see you are alb
sorbed in thought, rs all editor Away
should be. And that reminds me tina
you are neglecting, almost totally neg
lectine science. There is too much po
htics, my dear man; your paper vii
never grow in circulation Will
you neglect science for politics
That is all came in to say. Wi
come in some day and pay you m.
subscription. Good day, don't forge
to give us plenty of science"
The footsteps of the man who favor
ed science had not gone beyond the ed
; itor's hearing when third visitor en-
) tered and took the vacant chair as If h
were accustomed to sit in it. He SAID
F. al am sorry tc note that you are neg
lecting politics just at this importau
F. period. You should strive to keep tn
vital principles of our party col
S stantly before the people. like you
3 paper in all but its lack in this respec
and some day, perhaps at the beginnin
of the year, will subscribe for it.
you would write about five columns {
]. political editorials every week, 70
would see your paper going right up
= circulation. When you want any poinl
q on politics I'll be glad to help you GU
y And, by the way, don't forget that Al
a candidate for the Legislature. Goe
:, day."
d The next visitor that took the vacal
y chair in front of the editor, unburdent
e himself as follows:
II stopped in to-day to tell you til
n do not want your paper any long,
d In some respects it is good paper, b
= YOU 30 not print enough news matte
It You should print a page full of new
n don't care anything about your tart
, or anything of that sort. want a fl
n account of murders and suicides al