The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-08-31
IiCrFY people.
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Lutheran Observer.
Years ago we read an anccdOtc about
Mr.. George ". Childs. the proprietor
of The Public Ledger. As near as we
can recall it. it was as follows.
One morning as Mr.. Childs, was
coming down Chestnut street to the
Ledger building, man who we shall
call Smith, rushed out hurriedly, and
seeing Mr. Childs, he exclaimed in an
excited manner: "Mr. Childs, have
stopped the Ledger. cannot stand
that article on the blank question. |
am opposed to it, and have stopped
the Ledger"
II am sorry to hear it," said Mr..
Childs, cody "but come in and let us
see about it, So, leading the way,
he took him into the c0unting-room
where the clerks were all busy along
the counter and at their desks, where
upon Mr.. Childs remarked: "All seems
to be right here, but let US examine
futhcr," and he led the way to the
composing rooms, where the compos-
itors were all busy at their cases set
ting type. "All right here" said he
again, ''and let US 60 to the press
rooms and without waiting for re-
ioinder from the puzzled Mr.. Smith,
who followed him, he went down to
the basement, where the presses were
revolving and chattcring and dashing
off LcdgerS by the Thousand, when he
/ mildly remarked "Why. Mr.. Smith,
l do not see anything wrong about the
Ledger everything seems to be going
on. as usual"
BY this time the aforesaid Mr.,
Smith began to realize into what d
ridiculous predicament he had brought
himself. and he stammered out: "Yor
misunderstood me, Mr.. Childs; | die
not mean that stopped your Ledger
but that stopped mine,"
30, | see now what you meant,
replied Mr.. Guilds, with Il twinkle il
his eye. "You frightened me whel
you said you had stopped the Ledger. "
Before this all Mr.. Smiths indig
nation had evaporated, and as h
parted from Mr.. Childs he was pro
foundly conscious that he had mad
a fool OF himself
4 Now, there are some huiiy peopl
like Mr.. Smith, who manifest thci
# petty intolerance and bad manners il
{ a simular way.
It If they find views expressed in
paper they take which they do no
like, they become huffy and order
stopped. They appear to have no II
gard or tolerence for the opinions {
others when they differ from thei
of own. They do not seem to underStan
re that a newspaper, religious or sccula
10 is designed not only for spread Of il
!" formation, but also for the presents
tion aud discussion of various que'
III ti0ns and subjects within its sphel
y and limits, upon which persons hay
~ different views. 1t is kind of ope
court in which "many men OF man
minds" present their opinions.
% man who stops his paper because |
!, sometimes finds views expressed in
n with which he does not agree, is {
foolish as another man who leaves I'll
bountiful table Of a hotel becaus
= there are some kinds Of food upon
~ which he does not like, although oth'
i. guests of the hotel may prefer ii
NJ very dishes he dislikes.
A newspaper, like Il hotel tabl
en- presents a variety of mental an
ed spiritual food, to suit the dliferer
n tastes and needs Of its various reader
ht Some prefer one kind and some anotl
ar err and it is the constant aim of co
&C. scentious editors to publish on
tn such matters as will interest al
re benefit their readers, and pro-
"prohtablc for doctrine, for rcproc
ny for correction and instruction
~ righteousness" and for "all sor
i and conditions of men," If hut
people were to consider this, TIL
would not make spectacles Of thel
:" selves, as they sometimes do.
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Z" Thus writes an enterprlsing Geore