The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-12

HIS INFLUENCE STRONG AND CON-
SLANT FOR HIS TOWNS GOOD.
A Man Whose Mind L. Never at Rest,
Whose Work l. Never Done Labor
That Makes Editor old Before His
Time-IIis Financial Difficulties,


That Makes an Editor old Before His
Time-His Financial Difficulties.
Who can adequately describe the labor Of
the country editor who i devoted u lis pro
f,~sinnf Ills work Is never done His mind
Is never at rest He IS constantly on the alert
for material for his paper lie wears his
nerves on the surface, sensitive to every move
about him. lie works where other people
play, and the luxury of absolute rust, with
irctriom from worry, Is, alas! all tho rarely
experienced 10y him. DO you think it an easy
matter tn collect seven or eight columns Of
local news and la put it ia readable Shapr
within IA week: Do You realize that FOR almost
every On" al the hundreds ct different state
mcntS oi facts the clitor has had to walk 4
considerable distance and t. make personal
Enquiry: Do y"u rralL, that the matter thus
lahnrl"usly collected, Int by bIt, when written
out makcs more lines in tyI-c than the - az
mons Of any minister in the community: Do
you realize that the editors writings would
make II score or more Of good Sizrl volumes
every year.
Eut all the work thus imperfectlY described
l. the least uf the lahorS Of the average coun-
try e,lIt"r. How easily. how joyfully would
lac do all this if it We're all lac had To- DO! All.
friends, the real work, the real anxiety of ttra
country editor are tn the world an unwrittcn
ing actually. Some parts of this hidden
work we cannot willingly write about, Tor
they are too painful; but let glance at
some OF the things referred to The country
editor has u manage his business. He so
hcitS advertisements, and spends hours in the
work of convincing men against their wills
that 1t Is to their interest u keep their names
ana wares before the public; he spends DAYS
ana days talking with men To induce them to
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list of names fnr his paper; he doubles this
work when 1t comes To collecting the money
for his advertisements and his subscriptions
tramping miles and miles and wasting many
precious hours trying II get hold of a few
dollars with which To meet obligations that
are pressing him, wolf like, and racling his
mind with lerplcxity and fear. That i the
work which makes the country editor old h.
fore his time, that oftcutimcs puts him in a
humiliating attitude before business men aud
fills his heart with the bitterness of despair
MS HELPFUL INFLUENCE.
And the influence of the country editor
who can estimate 1t: Ii i the greatest force
III amy community. The work of all the min
istcrs cannot equal the inlluncc Of the country
editor. The spoken word Will never equal
the written one in effectiveness and I-lma-
ncnt value; and all the congregations in q,
town cannot equal in number, the auditors
oi the t'iitof. lie speaks weekly Ia thou
sands of people where the ministers talk To-
hundreds. We bring the ministers into this
discussion, not To helittlc their work, hut To
make IA comparison that viii b. generally
understood
The influence of the country editor Is nearly
always helpful; good newspapc' viii tn
more for town than any other one influence.
Is there II hospital IL be built. Tho editor
presents the necessity for it, kindhng in every
mind desire Ia sec the institution eStab-
lishel, points out the way for accomplishing
the object desired and helps along eyer,
scheme for furth,ring the cause. Are selfish
men planning tn line their packets with a
scheme that will injure instead of benefit the
town. The editor exposes the plot and
nV:,kcnS the opposition of the people. /,
Their. IA fair i'll progress for the benefit Of "a
church ~ a town library The editor bnonS
it, gets everybody interested and in sympathy
with the matter and turns the golden tid5 ia
the proper direction. He helps along Tia,
local charities and all worthy Institutions. hn
keeps the rcupl" informed about each other
AMI alive IL the interests Of their town: his
influence Is strong, constant ami IuT the well
btin.s of his town.. IL M:bi-att III North
Adams Mass Express.