The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-31
CURRENT COMMENT.
GENERAL GOSSIP BY OUR MAN.
ABOUT-TOWN.
showing Exactly How the World Can Run
= Ncwspspcr-wbat Became Of a Fine
--Strcef Swcepiucx

Street sweepings.
Onc Of the wonders Of journalism.
The men who make other men fanou
never talk of themselves.
The lives. the deeds Of mcrchanfs law
vcrs. divines, warriors. and Statesmen
These are the people newspaper men writ
and talk about.
Scarcely a scrap Of paper is left upoI
which any record Of the newspaper man
own struggles are seen. Outside Of Il few
intimate friends only few years Is lcf
after they pass away, before the mantle o
fOrgctfulncss j. folded over their brave deed
of tirclcss energy. ccasclcss work.
some how or other journalism j. u strange
profession. II j. the only one that every
body claims n complete knowledge Of; The
only one of which bat q Few are actually
masters.
"a man may bc educated on two cont
ncnts and yet not know how 90 edit pa
per-" said Mr.. Horace Grccly. and yet youl
green grocer can nctilc the shrcwdest editor
10y telling him exactly how 10 formulate the
policy Of his paper.
TuE CARrfNG CRITICS.
II is curious 10 hear the critics carp.
"Why do you not have bigger type" say IS
one.
g think if YOU let alone politics. and
ha,cyo paper printed In larger type and
on thicker paper. like the CdSrcN fDH-
horn. that YOU would have the best paper IN
The SOUTH
give us more foreign news" SAYS an
other. Notwithstanding this field has
been thoroughly covered al great labor and
cXpcnse) land you will have q frst-clas,
paper
ave pay especial attention 10 foreign
news replies the newspaper man.
"Ncif. haven't been noticing the foreign
news lately. must confess
"lou neglect the markets" says another
and YOU can wager he is in a business pc
cularly affected by markets.
"Nhat we need j. a rd-hOt paper" SAYS
the politician. and the first time he makes q
fool Of himself and the paper makes it
'rcd-hot" for him. he kicks.
In other words. 10 please all sorts Of
people. YOU would have 10 publish a par
tsan paper without politics. which il about
as impossible thing 10 do as to run a
church without religion.
The world j. full Of newspaper graves.
They died from the effects Of the folly Incl
dental to the attempt Of trying to please
everybody. Get the night taw, don't swap
while playing toe the line, and plump for
the middle man. and say 'Ncncc your ups
10 the critics.
WHERE III, FARM WENT.
In the county Of GoOchland lives whole
NblifU. HfUfiNi~-l'iIiffl Dliilil. TIC -
master Of hundred Of acres Of the best land
on the James River Valley. He was in the
city Yesterday. and being man who apprc-
ciaies the saying that
~ little nonsense now and then
Is rclishcd 10y the wisest men,
told good story on himself. lie had been
telling of the ruthless destruction caused 10y
the frcshets last summer. and the wholesale
loss Of his crop of corn. II did not have a
stalk left" SAID he "but knew il was not
worth while 10 fret and ! went down 10 Al
ianiic CITY. While ont on q steamer. coming
up 10 NOlf)lk. | noticed that there WAS a
red streak Of wafer cutting right through
the blue waters Of the Roads. lIall0O"
says 10 friend 10 whom | had been talk
Ing. what the mischief is the matter with
the water"
"Nou are fool said my friend. III Is
your farm coming down here
\ CHESTERFIELD BARBECUE.
- intense has been the political fever
during this campaign, that the average stiff
fragan has seemed 10 overlook the Old-laNli- |
Toned method of attractnga crowd; by fail |
ing IA offer astronomical inducements in
the shape of the regulation barbecue. Per-
haps this failure is in some sort attributa-
ble TO the shOrincsS of the hog and lamb /
crop. hut at any rate there is noticeable |
decline ia r0t-cmcnis of this sort.
Chesterfield. however, came 10 the front
Yesterday with a big barbecue, and Rich
mond sent ont two cpicurc- and two splcn-
did Democratic speakers i'm the persons of
Colonel 'lazcwell Elicit and Mr.. Meade Has
kins. IL il by no means intended 10 be in
simulated that it takes the scent of smoking
savory barbecue 10 inspire either Of the above
gentlemen 10 essay earnest. energetic efforts |
IN behalf of IA cause so Just and well beloved |
~ the one they cspOusc: but they are but |
mortal. and their hearts are just w. Susccpt- |
Ihlc To the insinuating influences of hroiled |
pig and roast lamb a. other folk. and the
truth of this was apparent in the bold
strokes with which they. IN burning words.
hclabored the enemies of Virginia. rs well
~ the cheerful manner in which they dis
cusscd the bpuntic- of the table.
PARCEL DELIVERY.
The Richmond merchants a. general /
thing are the most polite and pleasant set of
gentlemen in the world to trade with. Fair
dealing charactoriZes all of their business
transactions. but there il one thing of which |
much complaint Is made. and that Is the
hardness with which goods are delivered in
the city. Nothing is better calculated 10
make favorable impression upon custom
crs than promptncss in the delivery Of pack
ages that have been purchased. BE
prompt" ought To be- the motto in such
eases. but IL seems 10 he the inNariablc rule
To put oil. sometimes for forty-eight hours.
what ought Ia hc attended to in less time.
II is subject of complaint in hundreds of
instances. and merchants do not appreciate
the ANNOYANCE II il 10 patrons 10 have 10
wait and conjecture the causes of DELAY.
This is n fast age: people live in a hurry
they haven't time To wait. and they know il |
they do they will get len. 70 obviatc this
would be an Improvement in Richmond
business methods.
STREET SWEEPING.
just NJ this season Of the year the force of
hands under the control of the Health de-
partmcnt il engaged more closely than at
an, other time in giving their attention To
the streets of the city. Richmond j. pcculi-
arly u city of trees. and the pale persisted
leaves having parted company with the
trees. have found iemporar, graves in the
CUTTERS of the street.
II takes something stronger than the
breath of autumn hrecrcs 10 dislodge them
from these quarters. and the strong arms of
the street force. the use of the broom and
scrapcr are brought into rcQuisiii"n TO dis
lodge from their dirty resting places what
was lately rare ornament 10 our city.
They received their birth from dust. and 10
dust they will return. The streets had be-
gun 70 need this work, and where il has
been carried ont the thoroughfares present
navy "A inueh morn pl,a sim. uppa,ranra