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Fun To Run A Newspaper

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Parent Issue
Day
6
Month
April
Year
1887
Copyright
Public Domain
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The people who really know liow to un a newspaper right, yon knovv, are as Ai ïnerous as the sands 011 the sea shore, hul for sotne unaccountable reason they in verget holdof a newspaper to run. It's lly u great deal of fuu to run a paper. II e eyes of the whole comniunity are v leliing the editor, aud his actions, lus siuess and his paper are criticised toan xtent almost incredible. If he happens to go away froni town on business, lie is i iim'iI ot' iM'ii li''t ímíí his business and "riding out his pass." If he never goes i iiy lie is 8iid to be toe "close to ;o itwni in learn anything for the benefit of his t' wn, because he miglit miss a nickle at iidiue." It he works all day in his office p d spends his evcninirs at Lis books and j' iiini; ; hi "copy" lie s ca) led "dUtant, cold and not in sympathy with the public interest of his town, ueeause he is uever lound." It he U 'round" hunting loi-all and visiting business men, heis'-luzy n d shiftless and undeseryinf; ol mpport, lit'Caust1 be can never be found in his oflice.1' If he intsses an item, the one inteiuted n that particular item says his paii r "oever has aojrtttlng In it." If he has the couresy to give the W. C. T. U. or church and tamperance people a suiall part ol his spaee "lie is a temperance crank and fanatic." If he thinks it is Int - tor the general welfare to license the llquor trafile Instead of prohibiting it, "de Is nn odious whiskyite." If he publihes impartially views on botli lide of ieat questions, he is accused by each - de with favorinfr the other and "stop 11 y papel" is tlie uightmare of hisdreams. ( 'h, yes It's lots of fun to run a paper. -

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Subjects
Ann Arbor Courier
Old News