The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-10-18

Good Old Editorial nys are Conc Hat are Not
T1rroffeu

"lhere was n time, said the editor.
publisher aud proprietor OF the Union
town Banner and American Watch
tower. when my country subscribers
brought in apples. potatoes. turnIps.
carrots. squashes. eggs and lots OF
other stuff a. free gifts to the editor.
and when / set aside the second col
umn OF the third page for notices that
Farmer Smith and so forth had laid on
our table so and so. for which he
would please accept our thanks. 1t
has been three years since even n to-
mato was brought into the Office"
what has brought about this
changer"
THE daily papers. They have
heaped ridicule on the good old Gus
tom until they have given II its death
blow. And there's another thing.
Up TO four or Ave years ago some OF
my subscribers were certain 10 put
from 5000 to $500 in the rag bag for
safe keeping and then sell the bag to
the pedler without remembering the
money. / could always count on at
least two items OF this sort every year.
but they are gone forever now"
"And do you blame the dailies foe
this alsop"
81 do. They poked fun at and heap
ed ridicule on the farmer until he felt
obliged TO deposit his money in the
bank. Don't you remember those
good old lays when the wife used to
put 800 in the parlor stove for safe
keeping. and her husband used 10
build fire without her Knowledge"
yes"
swell, it is fully four years since |
have had such case. The daily
papers are TO blame for it. There was
time when could count on staight
column a week under the head OF
Terrible Accident Another Farmer
Dragged 10 Death. Tho farmer had
way. you know, OF hitching the lines
around the body when he was break
Ing a colt or tying the rope TO his arm
when leading fractions horse to
water He doesn't do it any more.
The daily papers have had so many
items headed Another Idiot Gone TO
His Reward or Another Fool Farmer
Heard From that the practice is
dead"
YES, know"
'.And | could in those good old
times regularly count on what was
known as the pitchfork accident
Why. ! used TO keep the item in type
on the standing galley and 81 IMPLY
change namos and dates. You re-
member how IL used to ruuP Far mer.
or his son or hired man stacking hay
or straw and then sliding down on the
fork. Ii was sometimes haystack
and sometimes a haymow. but they
always managed to hit tho fork when
they slid down. The fat take has gone
with the others and tho dailies are TO
blame"
: 1T seems sadr'
1T Is sad. You know how we used
to make up the editorial pagep We'd
cut leader from tho Sun. Chicago
Times. Cincinnati Enquirer or Buffalo
Courier. and lead her right out, simply
saying as preface: That able and
well-conducted journal. the -. says
had TO drop the style three years ago.
The dailies began TO kick aud my sub
scribers TO find fault Many time /
had sheared out four columns OF edi-
torlal In less than ten minutes, aud It
makes my heart ache to realize that l
can never. no never. do so any more.
One OF the saddest changes. however
Is the last"
what Is thatp"
Forcing us TO drop the We which
was so long the power behind the
throne. You can look back 70 whom
We called into Browns grocery; when
We took run into the country the
other day; when We did thus and so
and the other thing. and were the
biggest man Ia town. All gone now
gone with the perquities and privileges.
Why. only last week. when | chuckei
In three columns OF dead ads to Gil up
on the fourth page, half n dozen sub.
scrlbers came In and complained OF n
lack Of reading mstterl It's change
IA great change. and + IN afraid some
OF Us will die trying TO get used to IL. 1"