Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-06-06

SHORT BURROWS


Aoe aia:;iii IN The indianapolis News.
I!.r i.aiat motl.in' folks like bettcr'n
seaiM' ti4cr names in tn newspaper. No
matter whether thor rich or poor er
whether they live in Orange county.
lyons, Kansas. or New York city. tn
s:ght Q Tier ann in print his TIL
sam" Irresistible Fascination. Folks
want al tn lilnelight they kin gil ,lcst.
days an cNel'buddy is his own press
agent. y course some folks have pub
let, |"Tcra on ON an others waik
risht int tn newspaper office an per
scllaliy supervise tn thing.
MKT / linG;n' u mushroom Their
haiFt rothim' thrills I, person like read
IN along an suddenly secin' ther name
IN cold type right before EN-. When
Hiram Jones picks up his paper an
re:Hs that he has greatly improved IN
appearance u his home by crectin' II
braces up an shavcs an sets his hat
back an walks down town eNpectin'
c~Herbu!dy N" meets L say somcthif'
about it. He feels just as great i'm his
simrla way as TIL statesman that's
mentioned as a dark boss fer gov'nor.
III Teller that Says, 90 course, l
DON'T want t be mentioned i'm connec-
tiu,i With anything YOU may print about
this is tn most disappointed mar
alive when he sees that he isn't. Some
fellers p%crtcnd L sl.ln publicity cause
the. think that IL t:avy act like they
enjoy il they Won't git none. Even
SOME boss thieves keep a scrap book
am most burglars take II mornin' paper.
In little OWES nuthin' worries a
woman as much as Z start "n Il visit
am not lind amy newspaper reporter at
tn depot. Lots ~ times she'll turn
back and postpone tn trip.
tn race t reach tn newspaper of
fitt. With TN first tu1Stinr EN-. iS one
a. th' lcadin' outdoor sports in towns
an villages. Their haint no bcjewcled
potential" % tn Viii islands that feels
his oats amy more than tn fcller that
walks triu'nphantly int the editul's
sanctum with Il single twig bearin' AZ
full blown peaches. He is absolutely
cock sure ~ gittin' n; eight or lO-iine
puff an after he gifts ii You See him
everywhere you go.
Ii don't make no difference how
blamed homeiy :, TELLER is if he gifts in
TIA public .y" he'll bust ~ blood vcs-
sci siItin' t tn newspapers with his
phol"rgraf.
Nothin' ages Il editor like accident
allS leavin' some woman's name out
a y list O those present. He never
fully recovers from it. Some folks git
too great t phone Il newspaper cr go
L IN office. $" they either write long
hlainy communications or employ ii
good ralloused press agent t keep Their
name i'm type. Five "r six rattlin' good
writeups. if they follow in rapid sue
cession am git good locations. will al
most land You on tn c%hautauuue stage
an One YOU sit II little easy chautau-
qua money your ambition t. foller
lullblei pursuits dwindles t. nothin'.
It's rs fa%scinatin' as samblin' am, i'm
como cases. it's iist as bad.
Theirs everything in publicity. When
Miss l'awn I.ippincut takes :, trip or
'ntertains. she pays tn same careful
attention L gittin' i'm tn newspaper as
she Goes L packin' her suitcase er ar
rallgin' hei decorations. Yesterday she
sail. I've got Il cousin Twin i'm Illynoy
tibet I'd like T. see. but her town hainf
got no newspaper"