Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-08-19
MAKAPALA BY THE SEA.
THE THAMES (Is1s), AND "THE
TINES"

But we were going to have a
little "clack" about journalism
and we can't do better in that, as
in other things, than to 60 to a
fountain-head-a pure spring, "a
we'll of English undefled," "The
Times" George Eliot, who was
called by the ablest critics, "the
best writer of good English
living" says:-"Tennyson said to
me, Everybody writes so we'll
now;' and if the lace is only
machine. made, it still pushes out
the hand made, which has differ
ences only for a fine fastidious
appreciation" And she goes on
to say: every hand is wanted
in the world that can do little
sincere work" Whatever we un-
dertake to do let US aim to give to
that work of our best thought and
effort, for the time.
1t seems to me that newspa-
per should be conducted on some
thing the same principle as the
woman's "real lace" Someone
asked a lady why she bought real
lace when she could really afford
but a bit; and the limitations, now
adays, were so good, plentiful,
so thin and SO cheap; and very
few knew the difference. Eyes,
l know; but l wear it for those
few"
An Bnglishman may deny him
self his beef and suet pudding;
he will not be without his "Times," :"
and coffee. That paper is Glib
eral education" a finished and
complete literature within its own
gates. Excepting for local news
one would hardly need to expend
another penny for an English
speaking daily. Commend us to
The Times," as we recommend
it to you. That journal means
business in so far that one having
anything at all to do with it must
know his business; he cannot ex-
actiy learn it in that office. 1t is
troupe, a corps, a staff (no "sticks"
allowed) of "stars." Every man
of them is a master workman from
the editor. in. chief to the "devil."
If we do not mistake it is fine Of
$50 to misplace a letter, let alone
wrecking train of thought" for
a thinker of its columns. Slam
bang work is not at a premium in
those precincts. We are the
printers of Slam = bang : town;
Heigh-ho! here's 60. We have
set up elbow" for "slow." 1t will
not do for us to crow!
The daily journal of any
smallest town can be, if it will
with a will, the supreme dicta-
tor of that population-the veriest
Shah of Pusher, barring the bar
barous. Yes, it can be preacher,
high.priest, teacher, physician,
philosopher and true philanthro-
pist-active agent of that little
world. But it must be a man
with brains and not beetles, in
his box; and paradoxical as it
may seem, the smaller that town,
the liver wit, the shrewder judg-
ment, the more wisdom of Solo
mon is needed. If an editor is
not a king on a stable throne, il
is his lack of ability, alone.
People will have a daily paper
even il they borrow, or steal one.
Many very devout folk cannot
afford two papers, consequently
the religious weekly, or monthly,
and a tirst-rate good goods, too,
goes, often, to the wall. If there
could be a sort of missionary
newspaper fund for every COM
munity, and such paper tossed
free gratis for nothing" into
every ones door it might be a
good thing, and even pay in the
end 4! Now, as that scheme OF
mine is not as yet hoated, the
daily journals can look a little
more alive to themselves, and try
to meet every demand. We put
religion, certainly, at the
top of the heap; then We
want space for an ''old favorite'
of a poem, or a song. At all-ratei
something that will sing itself in
to the heart. We want the sly
bit of sweetest humor in the
corners; we want all the news o
those "who 90 down to the sea il