The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-21
WHAT TO WRITE.

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Some of the best newspaper
writer's Of the country have be.
gun their career as snewsgatherers
for their local paper; and we can.
not think Of any way in which
young people may be benefited
to so great an extent in the use of
language and the powers of OBJ
servation and expression, as by a
course of work along this line
The principal fault in young
correspondents is to indulge too
freely in purely personal items.
There is too much of a tendency
toward getting off a joke, or, per-
haps, to even up with some one
against whom they have a grudge.
A safe rule to follow is, never
to write anything for publication
about anyone to which you would
not be willing to sign your own
name.
Remember that the Fulton
County News is read by most
people in the entire county, to
say nothing of the hundreds of
readers in distant sections: and
if we are to keep our paper up to a
high standard, we must fill it
with first class news matter.
If we were not to throw into
the waste basket some of the
stuff that comes in, we would lose
half of our subscribers inside of
a month, to say nothing about
having to hurt a whole lot of peo-
pie who would come in to fight
the editor.
Under ordinary circumstances,
do not say anything about the
weather. One week we publish
ed in fourteen of our communi-
cations that the weather was dry,
on. as one fellow had it"the 'weth-
er' was dry" land when our pa
per came out il was raining and
the wet weather continued about
a week.
Don't say "our farmers are
busy plowing corn unless you
catch them at it in January. In
the early summer it is expected
that they pillow it.
Don't tell that Tommy McGin-
ty spent Saturday evening with
his best girl. That interests no
one but him and his girl-unless
Tommy was with your girl.
Don't say that Mr.. and Mrs.
Nebuchadne2zar II. Peck were
at church last Sunday. 1t may
create wrong impressions-one,
that it is such an unusual thing
for them to go to church us TO be
worthy of a place in the newspa-
per; and, another, that they were
the only persons at church.
1t is not the number of items
sent in that makes the best re-
port. Three, two, or even one
item Of news well written up is
better than dozen barely men
toned. When you get a scent of
a bit of news that is worth re-
porting, follow it up, ask ques-
tions, and do not let go until you
have gotten all the information
possible,
We trust our correspondents
will accept this in the spirit in
which it is given, We appreciate
the work they are doing, and the
News owes much of its'success to
their help; but there is no reason
why we may not all improve.
Accidents. When, whore, to
whom, how serious.
Amusements and excursions.
When and where; character of
tine amusement.
Burglary.-When where, by
whom what amount stolen; dis
position of prisoner. Same with
regard to crime of any kind
Change of business firm. -
When; name of parties; where
outgoing members are going, etc.
Churches. Change of pastors;
revivals, election of church Off
GERS, etc
Deaths. Who, when, where;
age; if a prominent citizen brief
obituary.
Discoveries OF curiosities,
m tin11itiac or o,nuthinO now or