West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-01-21

which suits the public palate, il the
false teeth are not worn too much.
Those who have never been inside
n printing Office, and know all
about how q newspaper should be
run, and who imagine they have
the necessary ability hidden away
in the old oaken bucket TO fill the
paper each week with original mat
ter, should avail themselves OF tho
first opportunity to visit tho news
paper office. 1t won't worry the
newspaper in the least, and the
amount of common sense they will
find laying around loose will Inst
them until their epitaph is written.
They can find tons of original
matter in the waste basket which
GOULD not be transcribed. IL they
watch the editor they may discover
the invention by which the editor
translates their original matter
from barbarism into civilization
before 1t goes to the compositor.
In short, there is no limit to the
fund Of Information which you can
gather up and take away with you,
besides getting u flattering personal
mention, il you pay your subscrip.
ton in advance.
Brethren" 1 said in tho way
of conccaling my ignorance. "this
is the place the editor does his
thinking and thoughting for the
people after hard days work, and
where he comes for solacc when the
people denounco him, whom his
thinker gets clogged up from an
overdose of pi and his thoughter
has the grip, and both refuse to
announce another great victory for
protection 1''
YES" they answered in chorus,
"this is where we commune with
our thoughter and thinker rs we
gaze through the window at Twin
kle, Twinkle little star, and wonder
where go many Democrats come
from to peSter us on our onward
march to carrying West Virginia,
which VIC have promised to do
from year 10 year." and my good
brethren wiped away the silent tear
which was vending it's way to the
shirt collar and thence to grayita-
ton.
al suppose this is the place you
receive your inspiration and gather
your facts which you circulate
about the Democratic party, be-
cause it disturbes your slum bers
and causes you to give an unnatural
swelling to the truth, as some great
man once said who never was con-
victed OF voting the Republican
ticket ?" and / reached over and
got Bro. Whites corn-cob pipe
which was lying on some leaf to-
bacco which had escaped the inter
nal revenue but was caught mapping
one night by the frost.
"This is the sacred spot whore
we compose and send forth the glad
tidings Of another grand victory
won for the Republican party and
Protection over Democracy and
Free Trade, and the greater the
victory the louder the yelling grows
until VIC awaken every Republican
ia the banner county" and the
brethren exchanged mutual con-
gratulations over my discontinue.
Within the confines Of these
walls, ] imagine, is where
you decide the fate Of candidates
who desire to 90 forth to battle for
the party aud the offices, which the
people have to pay for in the rove.
nue. which you, my brethren, say is
not a tax on the Republicans as
they take the county Offices and
make the poor Democrats pay the
tariff which they have discovered
long ago is = tax" and kindly
helped myself TO another box Of
matches to try and ignite the frost
bitten tobacco IN Bro. Whites cob
"You certainly surmised cor
rectly, brother, for this is one OF
the unpleasant duties which the
Journal has 10 wrestlo WITH, 10
decide which Of the brethren are
entitled 10 the flesh pots Of Egypt,