The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-11-07
To Correspondents.

In the last issue OF the NEWS. HERALD
mention was made that more space and
attention would be given to the CORES.
pondence in our columns from this time
onward. To successfully accomplish
this, the correspondents themselves
must aid us. It is impossible to indicate
just what should be written. But IL
might be safe to say that anything out
of the regular order Of things in every.
day life ought to receive notice. Visit
ors from a distance, deaths, marriages
or births would be items OF interest. 1t
is much easier to indicate what need not
receive any notice, such as health is
good in this locality, schools in active
operation in this vicinity, hulling clover
seed is the order of the day, farmers
mostly done planting corn. If some
farmer was planting corn at the present
time, or even sowing wheat, the fact
would be worthy Of notice, but when
the season for such labor is here, it is
expected that farmers are improving the
opportunity by performing the labor. In
reference to visitors, some OF our cores
pondents are in the habit of mention.
ing the simple fact Of one neighbor and
family taking dinner with another
neighbor, or of neighbor lady spend.
ing the day at another neighbor's house.
Such items usually find sleeping berth
in the waste basket.
Another,class Of items has often at
tracted our attention, and that is that
Mr.. - was the guest of Miss - last
Saturday evening and Sunday. Now
we are aware OF the importance Of such
guesting to the Mr.. and Miss who are
the interested parties. But from the
fact that those most interested would
not be 80 very glad Of visit from news
paper correspondent on said evening
We've been there.) Neithershould they
be ANNOYED with newspaper notice
Let them have peaceful enjoyment o.
the situation. Only once can they bs
young.
Sometimes the letters from our CORES
pondents, after being written and com
ing to us in due time, and also set up II
type, never meet the eyes of the read
ers of the NEWS. HERALD. Several reas
ons could be given for mishaps of thi
kind, but they would not be well under
stood outside OF q printing office; ant
then local items like ice cream in Au
gust are not good after it is ten day
old. So they quietly sleep. Some of ou
correspondents-we are happy to sa.
only few-have taken offense at wha
they considered personal slight, becaus
of the non.appearance Of their items
Don't take offense, it is simply cas-
Of thwarted plans.
One thing correspondent should strict
ly observe, and that is to be prompt Il
mailing Early arrivals are always pre-
cradle, and the chances of insertion ar
likewised increased. Remember tn
NEWS HERALD goes to press on Wednet
day morning. Correspondence comm
to us on Tuesday afternoon has to tax
large chances for publication. Send i
your letters early. Obituary notice
should be brief. Two inches of spac
will be allowed free. This amount {
space makes fourteen lines or about on
hundred words. Above this amount
cent per word will be charged.
Now our request is, select such item
as will be of interest to a reading pull
lie. Use brevity in relating the new
Don't string names and words togethe
in giving notices of surprises and birtf
day anniversaries, and last but creates
send in your correspondence early.