The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-04-11
A Bappy Result.

| A Bappy Result.
Mortimer ClugStOn, editor and
proprietor of the SpiketOwn Blizzard,
has reached a crisis in his affairs.
He sat in his editorial chair with
his arms folded, his lips tightly com.
pressed, and his feet on the editorial
table, as was his won't when wrestling
with some intricate problem Of life.
In looking over his accounts he had
made the discovery that the Spike
town Blizzard was not paying ex-
penseS.
1t was always in his power to dis
cover the simple process of thrusting
his hand into his trousers pocket
and feeling around that he hadn't
any money, yet there was always out
standing accounts on subscription,
job-work, and advertising that were
more than sufficient, as he had fam
cied, to make him square with the
world.
But here he was, face to face with
the tremendous fact that all the good
accounts taken together would not
pay his debts, and here was another
of those dreadful letters stating that
shipment of goods had been made
to him, c. o. d.
To meet this he had an advertising
due bill signed by the great patent
medicine house of YellOwdock s. Co.,
good for fifteen dollars worth of sar-
saparilla and porous plasters t. Q. b.
at the factory in Massachusetts.
An order on Cincinnati establish
ment for fifty pounds of printers
ink
And IS cents in cash.
Long he pondered upon the situa-
tion. The gray matter of Editor
Clugston's brain was working as it
had never worked before. But his
skull stood the pressure.
"I'll do I'll" he said at last. 'Ill
adopt the cash system!"
He took his feet down from the ia
BILE, went out of his office, and pro-
ceeded to the village bank, where he
engaged the President of that inSti-
tuition, Mr.. Wildcat, in earnest con-
versation for half an hour without
any visible result.
Then he came back to his Office,
took off his coat, went to the case,
and with his own hands he put in
type the following:
ANNOUNCEMENT.
For the purpose of placing the Spiketown
Blizzard on the solid foundation of perma-
hence and prosperity and giving it a
financial character commensurate with the
commanding influence it eXerts in the
world of journalism, the editor has deter
mined after mature elaboration to place
this paper on a CASH basis.
The subscription price of the Blizzard
hereafter will be Sl.25. CASH IN ADVANCE.
No names will be placed on the books I'M
less the money accompanies the order.
When the time of any subscriber has ex-
pired his paper will be stopped unless an
order for renewal is received. accompanied
by the cash.
This is the last number that will be sent
to subscribers who are in arrears.
At the end of one month from this date all
accounts against delinquent subscribers
will be placed in the hands of an officer for
collection. with instructions to push them
TO THE BITTER END.
The free list is entirely suspended. This
heads.
The Spiketown Blizzard has adopted the
cash system.
And don't you forget it.
The Blizzard has come to stay.
Set in large type and "leaded" with
wooden "reglet" this announcement
filed a column.
He mailed the entire edition to his
subscribers, locked the Office, and
went home.
The next morning there were found
tackled up in the postoffice, barber
shop, and on several prominent cor
ners written notices calling for pub
lie meeting at the Town Hall that
evening Ito protest against the in
sulting and unprecedented editorial
in the Blizzard of this week and to
take some action BETTING the &C.
casion as representatives of high
spirited and self-respecting COM
munity."
1t was signed ''Many Citizens"
When the sun had gone down, and
the stars had come out, and the bust
ness houses on the public square were
Illuminated with all the glory of kero-
sene lamps and polished tin reflectors,
Editor Clugston put his subscription
book under his arm and sailed forth
to participate in the deliberations at
the Town Hall.
The room was full and reeking with
the OdOr of cigars, pipes, and perspir-
ing humanity.
The chair was occupied by the Rev.
Mr.. Alright, pastor of one of the
churches. The secretary was Mr..
Howmuch, the leading merchant,
dealer in dry goods and groceries,
clothing, hats and caps, boots and
shoes.
sSThe resolution bafore tho honco -