The Florida agriculturist., 1889-01-02
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.<>rhis is your ofice,n said the voluable
Mr.. Simmons, as they passed in front OF an
old, dilapidated building, whic' had at one
time been used as a general store. "There
is plenty of room here for your presses and
every thing This is the best we can 90
now. but when your business grows, you
know. we can build an Office to suit it.
By this time the news had spread all
over the village that the new editor had. ar
rived. and the little town, for the first time
in wears. took on something like altemept.
Tonev Barnes hastened to ths building
which was to be the newspa9e Office. for an
introduction, and as soon as Y was Rg
for him to do so, secretly inf Ss,n,,'s
publisher that he was. lsf't t. ,-,,.,v e,.s4
have one of his effusiops11l, 80 a.s,4 l4,<a,,
issue of the new ew1,5e nafne newsnaner business to
roaS thrill Of horror which an older edit
Or would at coming in contact with
local poet. Then Miss Leethy Hopkins, the
ancient maiden, was next to seek an intro
duction, and astound the new publisher
with the fact that she was a versatile
writer She wrote stories, "poemS IN
rhyrne or blank verse, tragedies, comedies,
ESSAYS, and, in fact, every thing from an
epic to humorous paragraph. MISS Hop
kins devoted her leisure hours, when not en-
gagged in literary work. to teaching the VII
lage school. She was tall and slender, her
nose was on the Hebraic plan, her small eyes
seemed to glare triumphantly through her
glasses, as she astounded the new editor
with her multfarious accomplishments.
Nothing could be done that day except get
the press and material into the building,
which was to serve as Office, press-room,
composing-room and general storage and
mailing-room. A table at the front en-
trance was to serve as the EDITORS desk,
and he had three chairs and one bench DO
mated him by the good citizens. That after
noon several of those persons who had do
mated sums to the new enterprise met the
editor in his office to discuss the future Of
the proposed publication.
sThe first thing to be decided on is a
name,'' said Tom Simmons, familiarly seat
ing himself on the table.
g. have name to PROPOSE" said Toney
Call it the RGinboW.''
Though he tried to gravely consider all
advice, the new proprietor smiled. The
name would certainly not be a telling one,
but Tom Simmons, who had political ambi-
tions, said:
"That won't do To'4ee''-' ---' - -
'sNo, no. ntsrposet Mr. Strong, another
capitalist who na mated fifteen dollars
to the concern; thaas not 90 at all. Bet
ter not giv' it a MANS that nd indicate a
political paper This is I'd be IN independ-
ent organ, fur tae upbuAdin' o. Turleys
Pint, an we must be very keerful what
name we Civ it,"
"What'd you suggest, Georgeg" asked
Simmons.
"The Star o. Turley's Pint"
Cor the Turley's Point STAR would be
more euphonlous,'' put in the poet
Neither of those are suitable,n said the
new publisher.
"Call it Turley's Point Enpress them"
suggested Strong
Objections, however, were found to tnat.
Then Mr.. Simmons, whose ambition scared
\0Ut beyond the narrow confines of Turley'ss
Noint, suggested that some broader name
Nchosem
Don't have Turley's Point in it at all,''
esaid Call it by some name that will go
al over the West, and bring in glory to
Turley Point"
This seemed sensible, and hundred in
applicable titles were at once suggested,
but almost instantly discarded. At last
the new editor was appealed to as the
proper person to name the paper, it being
his own.
If you want general name, one eu-
phonious, and at the same time dignlfed
and sweeping, call it the WeStern RsYu6-
lic,' he said.
The name seemed to suit every one.
Toney Barnes thought it sufficiently poetic;
Mis- hopkins, who was present, declared il