The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-24
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People who don't know what they are
| talking aECut-and there are several OF
! them to be found I'm Richmond-say that
| the running OF newspaper Is just about
| the easiest thing imaginable. They never
| stop 10 consider that IL depends altogether
| upon what kind Of a newspaper you pro-
| pose running, and how you propose rum
| ing IT. II you wish to run ii into the
! ground why, that's comparatively easy
| Job. Even If YOU expect to run il on the
! oasis adopted by the management Of some
| OF the sheets that find their way TO the
| exchange Editor of The Times. you Won {
| nave very much trouble. For the sake OF
| example here Is a paragraph clipped from
a North Carolina paper that no doubt
conveys some thrilling intelligence IN the
| eyes OF the author:
Hard times don't appear 20 Interfere
with the girl-marlxpt business is active.
market closed to-day at rates as per quo
tatlOn, for first class from SO 10 $50 bid
Tor good ordinary still higher. for common
all sorts Of prices the markt give signs
or high excitement tomorrow and buyers
are anxious 10 invest. what the outcome
OF this investment Will be. can only be
realized from future developments, as the
output Of capital I'm all cases requires
close attention 10 the business i'm which
its owners have invested II in order 10
succeed so, and more SO In this case"
Now, most p'orle who have Travelled
through the Old North State viii tell you
that corn whiskey when taken i'm liberal
doses, VIII put all sorts OF ideas in 4
mans head. Ii IS 10 be supposed that
the writer who essayed 70 enlighten the
public with some original ideas on THE
Girl Market" maintains a most friendly
relation towards the festive mOonshiner,
ior II IS only proper that in estimating
journalistic mOnstrosities "a charitable
construction should be employed.
Another very UNIQUE piece OF infor-
nation gathered from the same paper
reads thus:
Uncle Simon and the boys are hill
ing corn"
The editor has not that consideration
Tor curiosity one might have expected
10 see. He evidently failed 10 realize
that an unsOlved mystery IS one OF
the most narrowing things that ever kent
me average reader In an atrOciOus state
or excitement. and consequently he does
not say who Uncle Simon" u.s. He also |
ialls TO parucularize "the boys" Il may
De mat there is only one Uncle Simon" |
"ithin the section Of country through |
when his paper circulatas Then. il is /
quite possible that there are only one 4
set OF boys Here in Richmond there |
some OF the boys" He hardly referred |
70 them. However. Uncle simon and /
the boys are killing corn whoever they |
may Le' The mercury to-day registers
~ degrees. Uncle Simon and the BOYS"
"'!s ny .he's'-i.lt sym.pat!.y.
Among other items Of more or less in
trlcHl publlsned FOR the reading public |
10 peruse just before the big farm-bell
announces The time TO resume work IN
the corn rows Is:
,Mr. W. +. Thigpen a most esteem
dbIe gentleman and successful business
nan or ChadDOurn. Sundayed IN town"
Inc writer might have followed up this
par ually-covered item hv saying whcth-
.r ne "esteemable gentleman" 10y way
vi observing great commandment.
,cnurched' that day. He simply sun
iaycl IN town" that is all We are told.
ind me reader il left 10 speculate on |
me question whether he attended divine
services.
In another column Of the paor the
Eriter gets in little philosophy. lie
"A bride for the tongue IS a neces-
airy piece OF furniture"
Nhen / travelled through the western |
art OF North Carolina / noticed that
y some OF the bedrooms brides Hung
rom nails on the walls. | wondered then |
my the people used brides for "furn-
uIe. II now occurs TO me that they
ere brides FOR the tongue" I'm con-
luaien might say. however for the
eneht or some newspaper writer's that
pomtess pencil is often a desirable
piece Of furniture"
JACK or HEARTS.