Licking Valley courier., 1921-01-20
WHY1s 4 coUNTRY ED1ToRg

WY IS A COUNTRY EDITOR?
L'The compensation of many coun-
TRY editor is the fun he gets out of
his job. When he begins to take life
seriously he runs for Office or thin
up something else he'd rather do.
Size up almost any Press Association
from the small town or back area
and you'll noticestlie large percentage
of round fsced fellows who seem to
be hapR, Lord lets 'em live. A
double sawNllck makes EN- feel rich.
Take an average group of million
aries, and note the shrewd, hawk-like
expression of their countenances.
You'd know in minute their laugh
would neeyer disturb the peace, and
that their digestive machinery was a
constant source of anxiety. The cOun-
try editor d0sn't know that he has Il
never has to sit down and reason
with. it. Why the difference? Tho
millionaire is piling up ducats for
himself and later for his kinfolk to
fight over The country editor is in
the service Of all mankind.
A Typical Kick.
: One day there was congressional
convention in the town hall, muir
der case was started in the Circuit
Court, there was Public Service
hearing in the U. S. POstoflice build
ing and much-heralded auction sale
of town lots with brass band attach
ment, in, the afternoon, middlin'
lively day in a small town it was. OF
course the whole news force was on
the jump to gather in everything in
time to catch the o'clock north and
west bound trains. They made it by
hair. Next morning gaudy motor
delivery truck was stopped in front of
the shop and an angry man entered
the office.
"This newspaper he asked with
whitening sarcasm.
Some courageous attache admitted
the implied charge.
"Well, looks like you-all gone to
sleep,p growled the caller; painted
my new motor truck brigth yellow
yesterday, with name plate and new
headlight, and not word in your
dodgasted paper about it. That's
what enterprise means in this town,
and out he strobe disgustedly.
A rather well-looking young man
walked hesitatingly into the Office,
removed his hat and spoke to a young
woman writing at desk. You had
a piece in yesterday about me being
engaged to Miss Susie Blank?'
"Yes, wasn't it. cOrrect?" No
not exactly" he said, 'lots OF
people thought we were and that's
how it got out, l reckon. She read
the thing, and thinks / did it. She's
turned me down cold, and is going
with another fellow"
Newspaper Made the Match.
THAT'S too bad" said the news
paper girl with the sympathy of hei
kind. rs there anything we can dc
to straighten 1t out?" NO. he NUT
tered dejectedly, 81 guess not. She,
awfully set in her ways, Susie is.n
In ten days time the boy was bael
with light in his eyes that told tia
the goose was hanging high again
Say" he said to the girl, Its al
right. 1t worked out the fumes
you ever saw. You know Susie
uncle, wealthy rancher of Montana
takes your paper, and he read of tn,
engagement and sent her a draft fo
$500 as wedding present. OF ours
( she couldn't honorably keep tn
money without taking me too?'
anu Sne
Decided to take us both"
One morning man hustled in witt
an announcement for the Lost an,
Found Department. He said on hi
way from College Mound he had fom,
a pair of new kid gloves in the road
which the owner could have by payin
for the notice,He spoke fast and tn
man at the desk wrote huridly +
keep up with him. II was near tn
hour OF printing and the copy went /
with the word gloves omitted. TIL
linotyper argued that pair alway
meant two and added an $. The a
went in this way:
and Macon, a pair of new kids, whic
owner can have by proving propert
and paying cost of adj
Flowers For a Living) Editor!
One day a curlex heleed young gin
of A or . brought tnssssbpnch of sweo
pens, and laid them on the editor
desk
"who are these forg" asked tn
editor, thinking she had made "a mi,
take.
''For you"
"Thats mighty nice of YOU but wha
did l do to earn themy' You had
piece In the paper when mamma wa
sick, saying YOU RoXd she'd get wei
I'd she did. LRG God read abou
he paper,"
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