The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-14
"A Perfect Newspaper.
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the lying business, and we shall not de-
fame any man without proof positive
that our information is true. As for
the editor, experience has taught the
editors Of the country that long winded
editorials are not read by the people.
Brevity and simplicity arc better than a
multitude of words. We publish the
doings OF Congress and the Legislature,
and devote reasonable amount Of space
to affairs of public importance. We
don't indulge in senseless abuse, we
don't profess to issue the Congressional
Record, and may the Lord deliver US
from being slaycrs Of character"
The reporter was heartily sick of the
job and he softly closed the door and de-
scended the stair with a eat.like tread.
He had made up his mind to cease the
investigation, but just as no got into
the street youthful dude, with cigar
in his mouth and twinkle in his eye,
approached him on this wise.
II reckon you heard Reddy Sullivan
had jumped the town."
EYES"
"Heard Granville Moore had run of
and left his wife,"
EYES,"
"Well, why the hi don't you pub
lish it?"
"In the name OF common decency you
don't want US to start up competition
with the Police Gazette, do you? The
most of people don't want to read low
trash like that. We conform to the
wishes Of the better class of people and
let the scandal-mongers look out for
themselves"
"Oh, you're too darned nice, The
Gazette will publish it. I'll see If they
don't. 1t makes the paper spicy"
The reporter made some extempora-
neous comments about the Gazette that
curtailed further references to that paper
and then walked away. Passing two
men talking in doorway he overheard
a scrap of the conversation.
"Did you see the NEWS this week ?"
asked one.
"No," the other replied.
"It's out under a new heading, the
News NICE"
"NEws. HERALD? What'd they call il
that for? Why didn't they call it thu
News, or else change the name alto
gether 70"
"Oh, that's good enough, but say,
called the first speaker, who was tn
} proprietor of the grocery near by.
The reporter turned and came back.
"Why don't you newspaper men pu
my advertisements where people cal
read them. I don't want 'em away oi
] in one corner where can't find 'em my
: self. Ii you don't put 'em where 50
Q you'll not get paid for them"
We had half mind to make tn
welkin ring, but we didn't. We simpl
8 apologized and promised to do better j
the future.
A lank individual, with unkempe
"a whiskers, button.h .holed us on the corne
!. and began to use United States languag
o in the following style:
'. "If you can't quit talking so much
!. the News about the Gazette, you car jul
). stop my paper. We don't subscribe
hear you abuse one another, and th
J.. racket is about as bad as tho one Ma
shall and Bridwell used to keep up. !
hurry are you? Well, if you don
keep halter on you'll lose lot of sui
:, scribers sure"
i Our breast throbbed with emotion
. but our powers OF argument were con
> pletely exhausted and our agitation W,
y so absorbing that we accidentally g
y ankle-deep in mud hole in the paw
ment on High street. Right in the mil
die OF the public square q round-face
happy-looking man accosted US thusl!
Q II like the new heading very mucl
E And might add the whole paper is ju
to my taste. You publish clean pap
!. and every department is full of got
, matter. 1t is one OF the best countl
: papers know Of"
The reporter poured out his soul
fluent thanks, heaved sigh OF reli
; that might have been taken fora cycloI
. when it got to Chicago, and trippe
t merrily down to the Office whistling I'll
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