The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-02-10
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the constitution without a two
thirds majority and they have not
the requisite two-thirds IN the
House of Delegates.
Payne, the colored member of
the House from F'ayette, not being
able to get white social recogni-
ton, in Charleston, was banqueted
last night, at Huntington, by his
colored admirers, and il is said he
had splendid time.
Editor R. e. Horner, of the
Parkersburg Sentinel, is on the
ground, viewing aud watching the
Legislature. He is writing some
very caustic letters to hissprightly
Sentinel. There is onlyone Hor-
ner, and he is fearless writer, and
is not backward in calling things
by their right name.
The Confederate veterans meet
|in this city to-day for the purpose
of organizing a State Division of
the United Confederate Veterans:
There will be lots of old Confeders
ates present.
The Republican Committee ap-
pointed to investigate the finances
of the State, had hardly started in
business, untilIthey began to "hint"
that there would be a shortage in
the Treasury. We venture to say,
here now, that they will find that
Everything, in all departments will
balance to cent. Democratic
administrations hardly ever Jug
gle the finances of State. That
is left for Republican administra=
t1ons to do.
a. Few Points About the Editors
Trials.
Communicated,
The editor, in general sees hard
time, and is really to be pittied.
The trials which he goes through
areas innumerable as they are un-
called for. In the first place. if
anyone sends him sarcastic verse
or a piece with anything like fa-.
miliar character in it, he is in
doubt about publishing it for fear
of someone taking offense. IF he
prints a comicaI piece. some good,
davonts church people will declare
that they would not take a paper
filed with such stuff. Again, ifhe
puts in grave or melancholy piece.
some one will say that it gave them
the blues to read such solemn
IF he puts in a little
complimentary speech on some
farmer, with view to please. then
that farmers enemy or neighbor.
viii grow jealous. dispute it if pos
sible, and very likely stop his pa
perif he is subscriber. If he
prints a joke at the expense of any
person, he takes nine chances out
Of ten of making an enemy. LIE he
puts in a political piece, one party
is sure to kick and say hard things
against him. IF the editor thinks
he has great treat and tells of a
strange occurrence, or a cnriosityor
in his town, rival pa
per is sure to beat it if it has to
stay up all night to do SO. If he.
thinks he can make his paper more
attractive by inserting various adj
yertisements heis sadly disappoint=
ed by some of his subscribers COM
ing in with the question. .Why
do you fill up the paper with adj
vertisements?' IF he speaks un-
favorably Of bloomers, women vo-
tors or any kind of new women,
the new women, most of them, will
have their revenge by saying mean
things about him. Indeed, some
have even gone SO far as to wonder
why there are any editors or pa
pers, and yet what would this earth
be If it were not for the editor and
newspapers? Now, in my opinion
(Which is very small of course. a
change that would be advisable.
and wholly acceptable to the editor
at least, would be for every one to
tend to their own business and let
the editor run his own paper. Let
y
every one contribute news. or any
thing that would beaccept bic and
readable, to his county paper, and
the editor can use his own Judgg-
ment as to publishing It they
are a subscriber and don Ike their
paper they can kindly and consid-
erately send their paper to their