The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-01-02
a Weird For The Country Editor

a Wefd For The Country Editor
H. Is the custom and apparent de-
girsc T the more or less metropoli-
IAN aailies to critcise and ridicu c
1hs srrors which creep into the
czru1.ry papers. They overlook the
Tact that "a country editor DIS his
BEH Job solicitor, estimator, adver-
gsSCg manager, bookkeeper, hi
,'rDfscsur, and sometimes linotype OPP
ss.izsSx, ad man, makeup, pressman,
aslisr, office boy and devil. Be he
,ssrrsr SO well educated and equipped
for newspaper work, the very linn
sessss1,s of nature prevent the care
6ns editing of his paper. Besides, he
.n1z1<z deal with correspondents who
ssssw. Naid nothing fer their services
ard. If their copy is closely edited
az AL their jokes and localism are
e-aszGss1, quit their jobs in huff and
Eef the events of their neighborhood
iS.s- Hnhear,ded.
dlH n daily newspaper 1t is dior
isss1 Every man is a specialist and
E.sIs sxahing to detract his atten-
rsisus from his particular part in
xan.&aug the paper. He has his own
sfsxS or office, an assistant to check
@w a superior to check him; and
us~@ his own little portion of the
srsEs Is done his tasks are over.
Esrsy item passes through at least
gaEG men who are supposed to
EEssz whether it is correct or not
SAsx reporter, the editor, the opera
lsrr end the proof reader. Yet we
szraH1,e TO assert that with equal
zhsss 10 hunt errors OF both omis-
=siza and commission, the country
esaslsr could find as many errors,
Essy for page, in the city papers as
sss metropolitan bantys charge up
sz AAe rural ROSTERS.
Take our ''e-steamed friend the
a1ez,jer-Journal fer instance, and
Wy find in yesterdays issue that
at, Cabbage was badly cut on the
AtsIk of his head three inches
sessg~ BY all the laws of grammat-
sezI construction the Courier-Journ-
IA Means to say that Mr.. Cubbago's
ns2A is only three inches long, but
sSr a3lance to know that the gentle
;sasaR mentioned is "a prominent
Snlsxnsss man at LeitchfieId and no
fs<xA could attain his position with
.zSea. a head as the Courier-Journal
stss<rsbes-
Tsuring to our equally esteemed
A-ns<sxaporary, the Lexington Her
AKA rye find evidences of an editor
1kaxp ss some clever at making de-
He states that James
'GleAsas tonight shot and probably
a<xszsded Jay Draughn. town mar
8 Asa nf Hazard 1t takes more
ztizs ordinary insight to deduce the
sses shat man who is shot is prob
AHtr wounded, and the Herald
sssczssd be given proper credit for
rs5saJaing such decision so prompt
&y-
5sss Cincinnati Enquirer appears
ssah sly or sight typographical en-
ryDsn in a single story, the Louis
Eisha Herald prints pictures upside |
tc1Ex row and then, the Louisville
RSs1 and Times mix history and
zstsssaphy at will, and the smaller |
gfxY aapers err SO frequently and so
ssy5ngiy that special comment is
1ak.tssssary.
SssD'body who has ever had any
Ekag 10 do with a newspaper Of |
Si.e knows how errors creep into |
H'sxs, aud therefore 1t Is unseemly |
"a n newspaper TO CAL attention to
zex little faults of its neighbors. |
zss~y publication lives in glass
ssSsxse. and should not hoave bricks. |
sszz we can not resist the tempta-
sksos 20 occasionally show our big
lSr brothers that we are not such |
's~erned fools" as they seem to
City Argus.