The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-08-03
THIS EDITOR GETS TIRED OF
CRITICISM AND TELLS THE TRUTH
Read What Happened and See How
You Would Like This to Occurr to
YOU.


A West Texas editor got tired of be-
ing called a liar" because of an oc-
casional typographical error or slight
disarrangement of the fact in pub
fishing commonplace news item. In
his wrath he announced in bold face
type as follows:
"A lot of people in this town fall
out with the editor and brand him as
liar when the ordinary human mis-
takes of life show up in newspaper.
You have a little charity and fellow
feelin' for every man in town but
your editor. You claim that you want
facts, and id if l don't give 'em
to you. Read the next issue of this
sheet and you'll see some facts with
| the bark off I'll admit that l have
| been a liar, an editorial liar, ever
since l have been editing this sheet,
but | have never printed a lie in these
columns except to save SOMEBODY'S
feelings from being hurt. I'm not
afraid of any of you and I'll be dad
blamed if l don't print the plain truth
from now on, or until you get out of
time l make some little unavoidable
typographical error. Watch my
smoke"
Here are some paragraphs culled
from the next issue"
John BENIN, the LATEST merchant
in town, made a trip to Belleville yes
terday.
John CoyIe, our groceryman, who
voted with the Republicans in 1896
and consumes more mail-order whis-
ky than any other member Of the
Baptist church in this country is do
ing a poor business. His store is dirty
and dusty. 1t is a wonder he has any
business at all.
The Rev. Sly preached last Sunday
night at the Christian Church. His
sermon was punk and uninteresting,
except some stuff he quoted from Bob
Ingersoll, for which he failed to give
Bob any credit. He also recited a few
passages from one of William Ebert
Munsey's sermons and had the gall to
palm it off as his own.
Dave Charter died at his home two
miles north of this place last Thurs
day night. Dock Rolderness, who is
an old friend of the family, attended
him a few minutes before he expired.
He gave it out that Dave died of heart
failure. That is a lie. Dave died from
drinking too much of very poor
grade of mail-order Ticker. This paper
prints the truth.
Tom Spradin married Miss Cordle
Meador last trades day at the county
seat 1t amt generally known, but
the marriage was brought about main
Iy by a Remington shotgun manipu-
lated by the brides father. Tom con-
cIudin, that marryin' was the health
lest thing that he could do until other
arrangements could be made.
Roger Lloyd, cashier of the State
bank at Willow Grove, died Wednes-
day evening and was buried Friday
by the Odd Fellows in Pleasant Mound
Cemetery He has been taking this
paper seven years and so far hasn't
paid us cent, we think that he being
a banker would pay some time. We
will sell the account for two bits,
worth of fresh greens.
Married: Miss Susie Scruggs and
Horace Guffin last Saturday at the
Methodist parsonage, the Rev. James
C.. Williams officiating. The bride is a
very ordinary town girl, who t1lrts
with all the travelling men she meets, |
and never helped her mother three
days all put together in her whole /
life She is anything but a beauty, /
resembling a gravel pit in the face,
and walks like a duck. The groom
is a natural-bOrn loafer and bum. He
never did a lick of work until his /
stepdaddy run him from home last .
fall He went to the county seat and .
just before starving to death accep- .
ted a job as chambermaid in a livery
stable AS soon as his ma found out !
where he was she went and got him .
and brought him home. He now re-
sides at the home of his wife's father
and says that he has no definite plans
for the future. Susie will have hard .
row to hoe.