The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-04-22
NO. 20.
A BANKS INGRATITUDEs.

In 1875, H. c. Warner and l published
tho Scottville ArguS. Scottville rs
Kentucky town and is principally noted
TOR the activity Of the town hog and the
lethargy of the town constable was
the editor, water-carrier, wood-chopper
and rent-dodger. Warner was publish
CT, book-keepcr, firc-maker, pressman
and ref1t-dodgcr. We did the most OF
our work separately, but in dodging the
rent collector we worked with perfect
concert of action. Our paper was six
months old when it died. Under differ
ent conditions it might have lived few
moments longer. Warner did not write
anything for the A1gus, yet he largely
contributed to its collapse. This is the
way it occurred: One day prominent
business man presented Warner with a
par OF brogan shoes: Immediately af-
ter my friend put on the shoes detected
a fopPish air about him. He took de-
hight i'll grcasing the shoes with q fine
arllclc OF tallow and prancing in my
presence. Having thus gained recog-
nllloh ut tho hands of the capitalists, he
began to withdraw himself from circu-
latlon and to cultivate an eXclusiveness
Whlch greatly depressed me. | knew
that those capitalists would be our ruin.
aho' alack' now we'll my suspicious
were founded
Good scheme on hand" said War
ncr one evening rs honcamc into the
bedroom where our type setting, editino
and prcsswork was done.
"What is it?'
"Wcll, several parties here want to cs-
tablish bank, and they want lis to adj
rocatc the idea. What do you say?n
81 am opposed to banks,n | replied
'lf bank be started here it will do us
no good"
"That'S where you're wrong. Cur
failure thus far can be attributed to the
fact that we've had no bank. Whv,,s sir,
just think Of it. All successful ncwspa-
pcrs, all great journals arc published in
towns where there arc banks. If banks
were not conducive to the health of tho
newspapers, why the newspapers would
move away. Now, what | want YOU to
do, is TO write an article in favor of the
bank, urging the fact that our people
take stock in it.
Well, We advocated the establishment
OF the bank, and the bank was cstab-
hshcd. Shortly afterwards, Warner,
wearing thick crust of melancholy,
came into the Office, sat down on our
pine bed, and, with Il sigh, remarked:
.'lt was mean trick.h
'What was mean trick?n | asked.
"Wcll, I'll tell you, even though YOU
have nothing TO do with the business
department of this Office, we are
ruinud!'
''RuincdH l exclaimed.
"Ihat'S what | said. [ know that
you Go not understand business but
think that closer relations should be es-
tablISh"d between the editorial DEPART
mcnL and the cOunting-room. We are
busted"
"Explain," pleaded.
"Wcll, it was caused by the trcachcry
of the bank men,"
Have they run away with any of our
money!"
Hc looked rcproachGully ut me and
continued: This morning u fellow
drew on us through the bank. He lives
about fifty miles from here, and we were
all right until that Internal bank was
started. Those officials have treated us
Shamcfully. TO think of their inrrati-
ltlde makes me mad. The sheriff will
be around pretty soon to take charge of
our material. am determined that he
shall not have the type"
"iiow can you help it?"
"Im going to put it into my pockets
anu stroll away with it, He did so.
and is now running paper in Arccnta,
Ark. met him the other day. "How
are you getting along?" | asked.
"First rate" he replied "Onlv the
cattle pied my type. You sec, during
the recent cold weather. 1 had to move
my Office into the stock yards | didn't
get out 4 paper this week. A Texas
steer hooked my press and broke it. All,
how tondly remember those good old
days we spent i'll Kentucky See that
man going along yonder? Well, he's
working against me. He's going to
StarCa bank in my town. ."-Opic p Read,
IN NcW York Mercuru.