Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-04
THE COUNTRY EDlros
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can do Well Anywhere

can DO Wen Anywhere
"what some Of your funny N,
metropolitan newspapers Womb
without the country editor d ~
"a joke ON occasionally, when 4.
think-tanks have run dry Ida,
know" said the proprietor. eIa..
dramatic critic, news reporter
ness manager, foreman olthsm.
posing room OF a thriving Nj,
sheet published ia d town adios HI
New York, while ne was On Nh. NJ
the city the other day. toas
York Tribune writer, when \,
thinking Of the famous elty asvs ~
pers and the vast influence llsy
eFt, we are apt % underestimate III
Important place occupied N
country newspapers. Mote M NJ
read them than sou would sHpe,. ~
Right here in your city ham ! II
busy men, men Of afaius TAI ID
politicians, millionaire MERIDA III
and railway ma gnates rseslys n
mail in the busiest hours otila ai N
and stop two or three minuls Il
pick out, unfold md glaaee oge III
columns Of the little newspaper u
Iished in their native towns Elr y
name tllereis iamiiiae 70 then. Sc n
thing that goes ON Ia thosslitts "a h
let's interests them, Then tAaa H
81 business sweeps along agals "
the llttls paper Is thrust lnto q b
side pocket 10 b. yead from hea n
Ia the last advertisement Il u
first half hour OF leisure
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towns want their l0edl pabs,
other reasons. IL 4 tgue that ni
country editor ills his shss, y
such Items as, POSTMASTER $50
has shaved OF his goaies and w
deFs That his piper isdesps4 4
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thousand people would b gie3lasa
something REALLY valuable lson
/ pen. nut II "a mHt With brains al
; hold 81 il his personality : 5000
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) does NOT secu. ON tho sagiaes 4 i
! an inviting ONE md tor that ran
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man l. swallowed up aaEnost
B tho btg cities, who might teaa i
:. ing light M smaller comm
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ranks III newspaper workers y -
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papera oi the land H. 'eels IN I'd
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= ull wrongs right and open ilat
. Of III men 70 their hest Interests
: does not take long % gss q las
4 knocked out Of him, nul ahlssl 4
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q ing newspaper work NJ msv zssa
8 Of earning 40 many dollars -
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X security In tho city. Tint be y 90
&c part ~ the machine lie hs'fs
= turn out m admirable papsg q
a true, but no credit comes 2 q
" from Il. SO be frsts ~ lie ssot =
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Is the country. Let hin take BOZ q
4 town OF ], 900 people, say u = =
y capital tn start q paper ioF hlusa
II 30 much the better II not, IS =
. do some good work on the paPg
Il ready established there and Z 81
lc quickly rece guixcd, Let BIN ~
a ncquaintnucrs with discreti0a
VI will not he necessary Tor him toss1
10 around the liquor stores ttssess !
IA with every idicr about tha N'.
4. When he il uhIn Co make 4 clos 9
1t mate ~ what Il will cost bin z I I
r. tablish Is paper. and can sFge
Of ease in n convincing way, lct hila !
IA pruaCh some innn with money I
III who cun control money. and voc !! (
ta inspired with confidence Nv
would.he editors plans. MA.
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!. take pains to find ont what w v
:" pie are thinking and talking ~
lr and beat that other fellow ~
pt covering the sumo field for some 8
daily. People in the county y
" minds lust ns we'll Hs those lsylns
the city, and the live breezy nss
=, country Journals exceed n eirs
he tion the dull ones, Just as tney " Y,
lr to city. Ita man hns individ,us Y
here he can let IL run His ~ " y,
o. IN many instances pays MN y.
!. than his pnper, any way, ana Y
We live In comparative aiiluenee. I
no the consciousness OF being ns I
master. able TO say 70 tis "
over his own signature Just Wnas
We ideas arc on oil current w
There's n good deal In that lo''
! most Americans.
nc "Mnny and many a country y Y.
w paper gives cause for wonoeg,
IN people ever rend IL aud why any ~.
~ wants to publish IL. But ous a
tle buy out it's editor and YOU s NJ
TX thunderstruck Mt the price DC w Y.