Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-02-04
NEAT NEWSPAPERS.

The Waverly (Kan.) News: of last week,
under the head "Our Printer Looks over
the Exchange Table," criticises twenty
two Kansas newspapers. While naming
good points in some of them, the criti-
cisms Of sixteen of the twenty-five are ad-
verse. Six pass muster favorably. If
any state on earth has an exceptionally
good average lot of newspapers, its name
is Kansas; yet, if the examination made
by the News were to be extended to all
the newspapers in Kansas, we incline to
think that the standard of excellence
would not exceed the ratio of six to
twenty-five. To issue newspaper which,
gagged by the best of Kansas models, is
faultless in composition, makeup, press
work, etc., requires devotion to the bust
ness which few feel justified in according
ia devotion which, if applied to almost
any ordinary business, would make man
rich in ten years.
But here is the News list of criticisms:
The Melvern Record is a neat little
paper.
The Ottawa Sunday Bee is in the hands
of good printer.
The Olathe Democrat is a model, typo
graphically, of country Journalism.
The mechanical part of the Lebo Light
is in the hands of a BLACKSMITH I"
The Mcpherson Republican lacks con-
siderable OF being typographical beauty
The Emporia Democraf may righteous
ly be proud of its typographical appear
ance.
The Gridley Gazette shows good press
work, and contains some neat and attract
i've ads.
The Canton Carrier is a good country
paper, but better style could be shown in
setting the ads.
The Cameron, (Mo) SIN bears bright
face, but we cannot altogether approve of
it's makeup.
The Ottawa journal is we'll printed and
it's advertisements are, in the main, we'll
displayed.
The Hartford Call shows good press
work, but not enough thought is given in
displaying ads.
The Leroy Reporter has neat and
clean print, but its display ads. could be
set in better style.
The Humboldt Herald is running over
with poorly displayed ads; also shows
poor press work.
For a poor makeup, poor display and
poor press work, the Pomona Enterprise
has the button at present.
The Williamsburg Eagle is unreliable
so far as press work is concerned. Its
advertising display is without style or
taste.
More impression should be given the
Quenemo Republican. Also an improve
ment could be made in its display col
umns.
The Western Kansas (Wa-Keeney)
World presents an appearance that many
of the metropolitan journals might well
envy.
The Lyndon 9onrnal is always well
printed, but there is room for typograph-
ical improvement in its advertising col
umns.
The Burlington papers are all three
above the average for country journals,
but q good job printer could be made use
full in either Office.
The Garnett Retmdlicau-P zaiudealey is
neat publication, but the appearance of
its advertising columns could be improy-
ed on in many instances.
The Wellsville Exchange, while well
printed, does not present as pretty an ap-
pearance as when printed in Kansas City.
The ads. are not displayed in as good
style as they might be-
The Westphalia Times, while bristling
with news and sound editorials, is printed
on poor press. and its advertising dis
play is snch that it cannot be counted
neat publication.
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