Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1922-08-25
JUICE AND NEON SHINE

Running an 8-page paper, all home
print practically alone, with the ex-.
ception OF office help, is some job for
anyone. When the present manage
ment took over this paper a year ago
last July, the office equipment includ-
ed Mrs. Hazel Herring. Last May
Mrs. Herring left for the cities. 1t
was then we found out just what II
means to be the linotype operator, the
mailer, the pressman, the job printer,
makeup man, distributor, editor and
| 100000 other occupations including
stock cutrlng, buying, etc.
A real printer can rise to all these
little obstacles and overcome by right
Of might and "know-how," but there
are certain things that come up that
even a man with all of the above clas-
sifications cannot hope to successful
Ily overcome.
The two things which we have in
mind at this time come under the.head
of juice. There are several kinds Of
juice to be found even in a small city
like Keytesville, and they are known
here as legitimate and illegitimate.
The first is electricity, called by users,
juice. The second is just plain moon
shine.
Last July, 1921, we went up against
this combination for fair. Mrs. Her
ring went to the Minnesota State Fair
and we borrowed printer from Mo-
berly. Out of two weeks he helped US
he was in shape to work two quarters
of the time. He made fair average.
Last May or the first of June we
took on another tourist. He lasted
until he received his first pay envel-i
ope and then he opened his mouth and
let the moon shine in. 1t has been
reported that he had some capacity.
That was Saturday and Sunday he
silently slipped away, and Monday he
was conspicuous by his absence. He
saved US the trouble of proving that
he couldn't mix moon shine and work
for the Courier management.
The bootleggers didn't know it, but
they saved us lot of money since
then for we saved his salary and we
are glad he is gone.
The second kind of juice comes from
Kansas City, via Carrolltvn Copper
transmission wire from there to
Brunswick) and streak Of rust from
brunswick here. one never knows
just what they miss in anything until
they fail to longer receive it.
So it is with juice-the legitimate
kind, probably the X. C. Carrellton
outfits want US to appreciate some
thing, and when we get it we do.
Something is rotten. Monday the
juice was cut off long enough for the
machine to freeze up in the forenoon
and ditto in the afternoon, and we fin
ally got to work at p. m. on the ma
chine. We were glad to get to work
at all, for when man is playing
lone hand he is tickled just daffy to
have things right part of the time.
1t is great life running an S-page
paper, all home print alone, fighting
the difficulties that arise from entan-
Cling alliances moonshine juice and
electric juice. First, you feel the in
fluence of it and then you suffer from
the absence of it.
That sounds strange? 1t is so. One
feels like cussin' with it, and cussin'
without it.
1t is said all things happen to those
who wait. 1t is reported that when
the Kansas City outfit get through
with their betterments we are to enjoy
service. Keytesville folk viii certain
ly appreciate that. So much for the
legitimate kind Of juice.
Now in regard to moonshine. The
Courier management is about to give
that kind of juice the ha ha, too. Miss
Arensmeier left Saturday for Toledo,
Ohio. There she will attend the Ben
nett School for Intertype operators.
The course is a six-weeks affair, and
when she comes back she will enter
The Courier office and produce from
the start more than either Of the two
misguided tourists that we have had
here the last year.
All this is about to happen Oct. 1st
and then the editor will have a little
mote time to brouse around after
news.
No, Francis, Miss Arensmeier will
not be affected BY moon shine. at least
not by the liquid kind. The bootleg
gers will not be able to save US any
more money.
Yes, running an S-page all home
print weekly newspaper is regular
mans job. The craft all over the
state will tell you that.
/ But we like overcoming all these