Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-02-05
The Country Editor,
HIS >BoEs AND RIM ARDS.


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ny RAY THOMPSON.
Read At me ANIMAL ulettin. of thc Maine rrees
Association at Augusta. Jan - l-Hl.
In former times a Chinese otiir Ial ncttr
vcuiurtd To deliver All Welcome message
10 lhr Emperur until lie had prov ided tlIn-
self Win "A e, hin. II wou.d have been
We'll, perhaps, had | exercised the same
prudent foresight III my present eNtremi-
w Though not called upon to acquaint
YOU with bad news. feel that what am
about To >ay j. bad enough 10 warrant klll-
in. criticism. at least. However, AN ap"i-
ogy al this late hour l. IN poor taste. Like
Culprlt brought Ia justice it becomes me
to trust to the clemcncy OF the court, hop
ing for Il patient hearing and mcrcliul
sentence.
purpose to speak of The Country
Editor: His Labor> and Rewards" | am
aware that the subject may seem inappro-
pirate 1t implies the carrying Of Goals To
Newcastle 1t i, as if | were improving
the present opportunity to give the Old
time members of this organization an in
production 10 themselves. such effort on
nv part would br unreasonable and un-
called for. Every editor i not only sup
posed 10 know himself, but to make him
self known more or less faNurably 10
,.I,,.r. In ,h. ranks of punlic servant.
and instructors he j. a marked man. He
cannot avoid publicity II he would, aud
would not If hc could. No matter how
great may be his natural modesiy. his at
tempt to epiighten mankind forhids his
hitting hi, light under Il hu-hel- Thus by
mere force of circum>t anCe> he l. made a
con>picu"u, t.ure III society. In rural
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,ha, m. conductnr of A new>pap.r i he
gnjled into advocating measure. which his
/ h,.tter iudom.pt t+lls him are imnractica-
hIe: l. hi NOT sometimes driven to the
,.rye Of dasn.ra,inn hv the c4s.eless i'm
porIupiti,. of individual. who REQUIRE of
\ INN NOR. than he can possibly perform?
! IS NJ, not cons,antlv cnaxed into giving
valuable suace To penurious mortals who
are upahl, 10 anpreclat. his generosity?
dn NOT hesitate 10 say that no exp.ritnc.d
nuIa;sh,r will answer these questions in
rh. NEGATIVE
I mi. .tst. of affairs. however. is per
hans laru,.lv due to oood-uaturcd indiifer
AMI, uhirL IL so charact.ri.,ic of ,ha
craf, IN aronain,ance vim the prnf4s-
s;nn ,.;II convinca ON oh.erver,h ,hat H.
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pa'in, t7,,i. aunnvanca ,o tho veteran edi.
,ar h;I., ~ ,i.t,-, lin, ar ,n m,ta him
t,,,,t ~, ,.,h;nn s.vaa iota of his oyn
rrastinn ia we'll nigb bonrle,s task as
80, di.aHo"in,.d hnmnr;s, con ,ss,ifv
' IT, hos h.In SAID that ..,ha noet i hnrn
I !, vii NV, ,r,,h ~ ,,av ha
ne,,n,ad ,bot ,ha edi,nr IL hnth horn and
ad. harr 10 aood fortune and mads
h"r,,, ~, ~. hoarin, of hnrdans which
mapp ,"l,i,d hrs.t tha hach of INV creatnra sava
I ~ o,a>a. rnan Iii aond
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aon.,an, nccnna,inn So wondarfnlIv il
ho tauorad in ,bis respect that liz. m.
io,',ad $500 ha ..b.,s M tina ,n maLe
n',nan :, r. va,r. which most man ID.
nnt.. 70 acrnmnlating wealth. are em-
nlnvad nv The conntrv editor in making a
: p.,..r witch shall attract subscribers Ont
sidars NAV imagine that the two nnrsni,s
amonnt to the same thing but he who il
..in il" knows better. dollar is a bird
in the hand; a subscriber bird in the
bu.b and of no earthly value until he is
nlucked. The editor is aware of this. vet
the Knowledge does not lessen his activity
in securing debtors. His ceaseless indus.
try generally results in a healthy circula-
tion which makes his heart beat every
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