Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-06-20
THE PIKE GIRLS PAPER.
A Complete History OF That Paper
by the Editross.

Jennie ralrd 81 ne In incrcdulous
uuHirr
boat -it aud starr Al mc A. u had
tAk,H your breath away" said
"a moan b. We can run a newspaper
- sell a. any man. " We really try.
A. pIur old jacob straw waats 20
g. ut bis uuc-aor.o Job printing
establishment u you'u excuse the
slang A. said before. why not buy
Dim ust and besides satisfying the
rg-f.e-s gratiug ~ our souls for Intel
lsr'aaI activity and the imperative
urrrs-itirs - our hulir. Tor iood aud
clothing raise pur native town % the
proud distinction Of having local
pan.r and uame' There. nov sou
uHE speak
lie going Co take all the money -
haFo ieh Be- bus him cat, isn't it'-
which b. PryrIuu. little"
We'll zee. I admitted. but A.
there Gill h. no other printing ofice ia
iar p.rae. we can get the Job work.
aul .' ve dU every thing else ourselves
HuH '.r rauHr has any thing like
u".s.i Support from tbe county. W.
f.a|. Dee sell enough What do ou
sal7
narals BE- vIIih." aud Jsuui.
climbed chair 90 wave her hat ahd
.. "HHrrah Tor the Potts-yillo err
tr.ahHf8
News a. course. said I For
thrr. OFT. .H uUlblug bat the freshest
20 navr Iu aar pspor II we can't hud
unF ar .an maHuiarture some
hH iHal eHl bs-will b. iyinr.
S"Ht 49, al,rird my conscientious
A-f.r
Don't 90. things BY nasty names. 4"
rsi"rir1 and doa't lur nice distinc-
uHu- iu bore Remember. first 81 all.
that H Coincidence b. ~ much out 81
l.h'" "a newspaper once A. the
Traditional buII iu ghina-shop A.
l.' hamhuutls Snooks would cay.
'lbls be the hrst requisite 10 succe.s.
ladies. What ihe readlaR public
Haui continued. oracularly. Is
ness NJ beloved Potts ~snlians. I am
already determined. shall b. supplied
viii The latest the very latest things
thsi Lappon. even II I sometimes 20
70 The extremity Of ohronieling events
e"iore they haPpcn. Hooray for the
fottsviiio News"
Nhcrvupon the two budding editors
ciaspcd hands and danced Wildly about
TIE room lev seconds ~ the tune Of.
haFs You ssan So auma naAa. ths mamn
mah ~ mufnh manf
and thea Pot on their hats and vent
aoSn the street IN see Jacob strawn.
he vas Only too anxious 10 sell. lie
evidently had no faith In our project.
IN - lar a. Il vas revealed 10 him.
but nothing dAunted. We proceeded 10
close the bargain. by which ne paid
about two hundred dollars more than
The plant Was worth. and wcnt Airliy
home fceling much more elaisd than
80 have ever done since thai DAY.
We took possession the next morn
Ing In the fret place ws cleaned up
the musiy. dirty loft. where the 70
sPecisd Me- strawn had relgned 80
long We put plants In the windows
and hung acaasry In the corner where
Se proudly placed the editorial desk
Then 80 uent W work on No I. Vol
Of The ''fOttsville Weekly News"
Iuiess we poison all our relatives.
OF murder and cat up lev unoHead-
lag childrea NJ some period In oar tut.
ure. Ne shall neither Of us ever create
such sensation again - 80 aid when
that paper went er0wdlng Into every
plgeon-hole a every posi~on,oe In oui
coumty. While ali fotisvills knew ane
disapprovsd. ca esnsrAi principles. q
NE Tact that The daughters Of JnAg.
fiss hsA bought IN old snd never sue
cessiul iob-printer's outil we had 20
hsped Of tha eonniag payer 10 any one
We worked . month on thai flrs
HumbsF, fer % hnd 20 lsara u %