Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-05-18
-
= THURSDAY, MAY lS, 1922.

occasionally a paper published in
the interest OF newspaper men III
which there is a standing 30
headline. TO the uninitiateG tn"
headline means little, but to the
newspaper man the mystic fig
ures tell the story OF death hav-
ing put an end to the existence
of some fellow worker. 1t is II
fact, as one may learn from read.
ing this go" column, that news.
paper men as a rule do not live
much past middle life. The rca.
son for this is that not only on
the city papers, but also OH tn
country press, the men activcl!
engaged i'll producing the news
papers put Ill long hours ut Their
work, often in poorly ventilated
offices, they have litile time or
means for recreation, and as d
consequence the flame of life for
them is eXtinguishcd at an earl
ier age than it is Tor men in mos,
other professions or vocations.
Also it is the lot common to mos,
newspaper men to have the re-
sponsibilty of providing for fam.
lilies on incomes unequal to the
needs OF themselves and thosc
dependent upon them. Not one
newspaper man. in hundrcu
Is able to care for his family as
he should be, nor is he able to la,
aside anything for the rainy day.
l: is a singular thing that so few
newspaper men are given the
public consideration they are en-.
titled to. If their efforts in be.
helf of enlightenment, progress
religion and morality are prop
erly appreciated Few people evei
take the truupie TO tell then.
about it. On the contrary, it
u statement Of fact, applicable
more to the weekly than to the
daily, that many people look upon
their home paper as legitimate
prey, in that they wish to get ali
they can get out OF il and give no
more III return therefor than
they find absolutely necessary
1t this Were not true, the, weekly
newspapers OF the country would
be adequately supported-not SO
many business men would with
hold from them the patronage
they should be given and fewer
people would find first one ex.
cuse and then another for failing
to pay what they owe the news.
paper man for reading his paper.
Under the 80" headline to
which we haye referred there re.
Gently was|printed> an item tell
ing Of the death of an editor who
had conducted in his home town
a weekly paper for third of
century. The item also stated
that he had the confidence ana
esteem of his community to /,
large degree as was attested a.
his funeral, but that he left only
a small estate. These fine words
came too late to help the old man.
What he needed was more con-
sideration before $50" was hung
on the hook for him.
The fellow who sees in heroes
nothing but human beings neg
lectS the fact that history is the
story of human achievement. Ii
contains the life stories of men
who have built civilization. In
reading the records one will find
generally that those who ought
to have succeeded did so, while
scoundrels, sometimes successful.
usually lived to regret their ras-
'caIity or meet with just punish
ment. In the biographies Of men
are to be found examples fol'
every young person to follow.
Many men have accomplished the
same sprt of thing each of ms is
tSn& IA do. Read their life sto-
xlt &Aad, especially, the lives of
4f0nf b di Yinci and Michael
'ap 1elo md OF King Alfred Of
md Find the man who sp-
TIT s here to you, and You
\ 4ala Same time find j va.u-
= entive to high endeavor.
4 orter % history dealing
~ s{if6 ~. fykriaf q n q rnnaf