The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-12-16
All EDITORS CHRISTMAS.

This il Gr. WorthipSton'S story Just rs he
told it to number OF us enc Christmas eve
ming al his Eouso Ir. Wortilington isn't
Mr. T-orthington at all in real life, but a
very famous man whose tongue and pen
carry great weight:
Ny first journal was n country weekly in
Docnvillc A "flourishins and fearless jour-
nal, WIS tho way my kindly disposed contem-
poraries spoke of it in their "ablo' pegs. Its
name was The Trumpet, and speak only tho
p!aincst truth when say that it gave forth
no uncertain sound. / was q very young
nlan and very ambitious. 1 thought l knew
exactly what q forcccul weekly newspaper
should lie, and hadn't tho least doubt of my
capacity 10 construct and manipulate such an
engine Of reform and advancement That is
tho way of tho very young, God bles, them.
Before they have had hand to hand en-
counter with life they feel so strong and con-
tidcnt they believe they can do anything, and
this very belief, mark you, is what makes
the phenomenal successes we 50 often admire
and wonder at. The Spaniards have O
proverb, "de WHO expects good luck will get
it," and il is as truo q sentence as ever was
penned. Believe you can do anything, and
you can, if any one can do it. Success, like
tho art OF swimming, is largely a matter Of
confidence.
/ worked very hard on The Trumpet.
was business man. editor and staff. l had
very decided ideas in regard to bettering tho
world, and started ouS with the praiseworthy
intention of extinguishing several giant
WRONGS" under which plainly saw that so
ciety suffered We all have the reformatory
spirit much stronger in US in youth than later
on, for the Esason, perhaps, that we haven't
fully measured the strength of our antagonist,
the existing system of things. was sincerely
anxious to thoroughly represent all worthy
local interests To that end secured Doom
vile night and day, aud "wrote up" all sorts
of things that never before had been described
10y pen, or imnortalizc1 in type. / wanted
to wake mp my fellow townsnen and women
10 the iatarests that lay close around them,
and Of all things | wanted them to properly
appreciate This Trumpet.
intended to issue magnificent Christmas
number of my beloved journal, twice its
ordinary size and brirn full of the most
alluling holiday matter / could create and
rake up To perfect that number l almost
worked myself into decline. Looking back
upon it new, from tho standpoint Of what
bog to be permitted to cal mature common
sense, commend myself heartily for the in
dustry, zeal and confidence / nursed into
RESPECTABLE development in th,se old, hard
working, moneyiess days on The Trumpet
Among other attractive features for my
Christmas paper determined to write up the
very poor Of DooaYille / could thus be the
means CT comforting two benefactions-giv-
ing the rich chance to taste of tho blessing
of gi, ing-fcr it is more blessed to give than
to receive-and also open the way for the
poor to be helped. And on Christmas, you
know o., hearts are said to be tendcrer and
NOR generous and many are glad Of an on
portniity TO do something for tho needy.
poonville was small place. and 30 ysry