Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-09-02
AN ACCOMMODATING EDITOR.

He Tried to Fill Long Felt Want by Ae-
commodating Everybody.
The hotel clerk had Introduced the
Star reporter to guest with the pleas.
ant hint that the visitor might have
something to impsrt 10 tho nature of
Information, but the clerk was mis-.
taken. AT all events the reporter got
nothing, and he fell back upon the
clerk.
"Who is hep" he inquired.
IAN editor" replied the clerk.
"Truly a great distinction, but is he
great as an editor as well as mere
man?'
"They think so in his State"
"What StateY"
"Ohio or Indiana. Look on the regis.
ter.n
"Whst is his actp What does he do
that entities him to creditp"
Nothing now, but some time ago,
about when you were kid" and the
clerk became patronizing, "he had
daily newspaper in thrifty little CITY
out there somewhere, and he had so
many subscribers who knew better
how to run newspaper than he did
Just as they always do" inter.
rupted the reporter.
THAT he concluded he would give
them all q whack at it, continued the
clerk. 80 he announced that he
would be pleased to receive suggestions
in person or by letter, and on the fol.
lowing Wednesday week he would
issue the paper according to the
changes recommended. The first sug-
gestion was from woman, who said
she didn't want any politics in her pa.
per, and he knocked that department
out. Then somebody else objected to
the sporting news, and that went
Then sporting man didn't want any
religious news, and that was knocked
out. Then man kicked because he
wasn't getting his moneys worth of
reading because there was too many
adyer tisements, and 80 on and 80 on,
the editor making due notice of all OBJ.
jections, and when the paper Yfs made
up on the appointed Wednesday there
WASH t line of matter in It. Indeed,
there wasn't any printing at all in the
forms except the heading of the papcr,
and the editor was feeling pretty good
on that score anyhow. It was ap.
preaching the hour of going to press
when his wife came tripping into the
office. A dainty, sweet, helpful wo.
man she was, but just woman all the
same, and she was curious to know
about what the paper would be like,
for the editor was keeping that part q
secret. She came into his san nctum and
picking up paper Of the day before
she was glancing through 1t casually
as people do when they have nothing
else to do and are waiting for train to
start or the man ahead to get out of
the barber's chair, when she uncon-
sciously sighed: We'll, I do think this
paper has the ugliest head ever saw.
l wonder why Henry keeps it. Then it
occurred to her that Henry was after
just such suggestions from his sub.
scribers, and she wouldn't for the
world have let him know what she
thought. So she choked the sigh down
suddenly and looked around the office
to see II Henry was anywhere near.
She only heard door slam in the back
part of the building, and with breath
Of relief she settled back in her chair
again to wait for the paper of the day
before, and there WASH 7 line of print
nywhere about it, Never line, and
when the editor came up and found
his wife waiting he smiled. The next
day he had an editorial on the paper
of the day before, and a request for
the names Of those who Had no further
suggestions to offer, and behold, on
the following day his wifes name led
the list, and she vowed she never sent
1t in to him. Just the same, it was a
fine lesson in practical newspaper
making for all his people, and after
that they attended to their own bust
ness while ho attended TO theirs and
his too, and now he is rich and respect.
able and as happy as man can be
who is still on earth.-Washington
Star.