The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-06-30


the celebration, and that would have
been an advertisement for us, don't
you see? Now, we've nothing to show
for what we gave"
And he held the paper he was trying
to work as responsible. He sincerely
felt that he had cause for grievance
against 1t. But by no chance did that
man ever cross the threshold Of the
office and make deal for advertis-
Ing with the paper,
One day man who was somewhat
noted for his peculiar views on adver-
Using came into the office, and inquir-
cd why certain story about his faith
er's golden wedding had not been print
ed.
"Who did you hand IL TOT" / asked
ITO your nd man. II was week ago"
Our nd man was q 200-pounder, with
q round smiling face, and who was new
er known to get mad. His name was
Quiggly. In response TO u request MIR.
Quiggly came into the editorial room,
and looked down upon the complaining
witness with a happy smile.
"Quiggly", said. Mr.. Blank here
says he gave you notice about his
fathers golden wedding about week
ago"
"He did"
"What became of III"
SWELL" said the I'D man, "Mr. Blank
and had little discussion about the
value Of the various means of adver-
Using. /, Of course, stood up for the
newspaper. Mr., Blank insisted that
more people read the bill-boards on
the roads entering town. SO | drove
out and tackled the golden wedding to
his billboard on the north road. |
guess It's there yet II the rain hasn't
washed Il off,"
A lawyer friend explained to me that
he sent large brief to shop out OF
town to be printed because he could
save or 10 certs page over our
price. didn't argue the case with
him. In few months he called up the
office and enthusiastically informed us
that he had won his case In the higher
court, and offered TO give our reporter
a review of the points at issue. The
reporter was not sent around and the
paper printed the simple notice OF tho
Supreme Courts decision. Our legal
friend wrathfully wanted TO know II
we were pretending 10 run O newspa-
per. ave thy TO-" | said, "but we al
ways refer stories Of your law Arm to
the house that does its printing"
We got his brief work after that.
A man who had little stretch Of
woodland near the old Indian fish trap,
on the river had been In the habit OF
giving nm annual event he called "The
Pioneers Picnic" The papers In our
town were In the habit Of running fea-
ture stories about II, never thinking Of
charging q man who was trying To do
something for the interest Of the peo-
Pile. When Quiggly came to us he said
he was going out there TO see the fish
trap man about advertising. He came
back and reported that the man refus-
cd to advertise, claiming he was mere
ly conducting the affair a. an accom-
mediation to the public, and he thought
II was only right for the newspapers
to aid him In getting crowd out M a
public-spirited enterprise, without sor-
did ideas Of making money.
Qulggly attended the "public-spirit-
ed" enterprise, and he noted that every
feature Of the Observation-Disclosures
/ cd meats, lemonade, dancing, boat rid
Ing, fishing merry-go-round and so on
cost money. and that the money
found It's way into the pockets Of .ths.
man who couldn't afford 10 advertise.
For great many years the papers had
been boosting that mans annual mon
ey-maklng events, gratis, thinking
they were doing the public a good turn.
Just about the time the boss Of the
Pioneer show had bought large sup