Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 23 August 1895 — Page 12
Special Inducements.
We are offering 1 ducements
You didn't rush there for another of sort, did you?
We
special inin
Canes, Silverware, Cut Glass, Jewelry
and
Novelties
Of all kinds for Commencement sea6on. Call and let us show you through. See the College Spoon.
We are still headquarters for repairing of all kinds in our line.
0
Corner of Main and Green Sts.
Dr. H. E. Greene,
Ornoi Hotms9 to 12 a, m. 2 to 4 p. m.
i'cabbage"
I
Praotioe Limited to Diseases of the
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
Joel Block, Crawfordsville, Indiana.
Do You Smoke?
Did you ever step in and buy a cigar in some new cigar store, light it, give it a few puffs, find it most excellent, go on smoking and find it continues most excellent for say ten minutes, and then have it turn out a genuine
at the last half?
right the
This is the kind I DON'T sell.
back same
of cigars
F.C.Bandel
Palace Cigar Store.
Have Helped Others.
We
Can Help You
Save another half dollar on
Shoes.
All the Ladies' and Misses Fine Oxfords that we have been selling for $i, go now at 50 cents. Just think, $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 Slippers for
50 Cents.
Scott-Rinard Shoe lo.
AY.
H.'ARCHIBALD,
Manager.
J. S. Kelly's old stand.
WE WANT MATT, ORDERS FOR PRINTING
Send for samples and prices. If you are in a hurry and have confidence in us send the copy with the order.
The price will be the same and we will do the work on time.
THE JOURNAL CO.y Printers.
Weekiy journal.
ESTABLISHED IN 1845.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23. 1895.
—Mrs. G. W. Stafford is reported as somewhat better. —Deputy Sheriff Ab Jo&es and wife are living at the jail duritog the absence of Sheriff Davis and wife. —Lebanon Reporter: Wi M. Gray, of Crawfordsville, is exhibiting eight head of Shropshire sheep, Merinos and eight head of Jerseys. —The ladies of Mt. Tabor M. E. church will give a lawn festival at the residence of Samuel Sliafer Friday, Aug. 30.
Good Yield.
Mont Kennedy has sold fifty bushels of plums, the product of thirty trees.
New Safe.
A large and handsome safe has been purchased and placed in position by Ballard & Ballard in their ollice.
Buried.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bowerinan, who reside near Alamo, was buried Wednesday. The child had been sick several days with stomach trouble.
Universalis! Church.
Sunday school and prayer meeting at the P. O. S. of A. hall on Sunday morning, Aug. :J5th. at 0:30 o'clock. We want every member to be present as business regarding the church work will be looked after, and also to see about securing a pastor.
T. E.
liAi.LAKD,
Moderator.
Mt. Tabor Church.
In view of the disappointment last Sunday night there will be preaching next Sunday night also Sunday night week, which will be the final service for the conference year. All the probationers are requested to be present at both services with their probationer's hand book. Stewards and trustees are to meet with those from the other parts of the circuit for final reports at Mace Aug. 31, at 2 p. m.
S. B. GKIMES, Pastor.
The Frankfort Fair.
The Clinton county fair to be held at Frankfort, Ind., Aug. 26th to 30th, inclusive, promises to be one of the most interesting in the twenty odd years of its organization. The Board of Managers have spared neither pains nor expense to secure elevating, interesting and instructive specialties. Among the numerous are wagon races, tandem races, riderless horse races, large wild west show, free every day. In all departments larger premiums have been offered than ever before. The speed ring will embrace many noted flyers and local favorites. New buildings have been added and many valuable improvements made. An abundant supply of water will be furnished by the water works company, making our grounds the handsomest and most inviting of any in the State,
As Others See
UB.
Kokomo Tribune: The city of Crawfordsville which enjoys the reputation of being one of the most orderly and eultivated communities in Indiana, suffered herself to be disgraced by a fanatical outburst of alleged holiness, last Sunday, which seriously chal-. Managing lenges her right to the good name she has so long borne. A so-called Good Citizens League prevailed upon the police to shut up the town and orders were issued against livery men, ice men, restaurant men, butchers, bakers, milk men, the gas companies and water company and others similar, warning them that if they did not shut up tight they would be arrested and fined. One poor little news boy on train passing through the city stepped off and sold a paper whereat he was nabbed by the police and only released when the train conductor signed bond for the lad's appearance for trial. A hundred names were reported of persons who had violated some of the edicts of the league, though the Crawfordsville JOURNAL says it is unreasonable to suppose that any case will be prosecuted. A few such Sundays as that in Crawfordsville will prepare the people to fly to the other extreme and accept any escape that is possible from such fanaticism. It is only a step from such extreme rigor to wide open lawlessness.
HKRKON SCHOOL HOUSE.
Van Sidener's hogs have the cholera. John Thompson is sick at this writing.
The clover huller is once more in our midst. Kelley Cunningham bought a fine Jersey cow last week.
Wm. Middleton went to the Whip poor-Will. encampment Thursday morning.
Mrs. Mary Middleton and daughter, Minnie, attended the funeral of Susie Barnhart Wednesday.
Womtu Make the Beat Teachers
When they are well, but being on their feet and going up and down stairs cause derangements, which undermine strength, patience and tact. ZoaPhora cures all such derangements. Sold by Moffett & Morgan and Nye & Booe.
Boa't Lose the Opportunity
To visit Petoskey and spend a pleasant vacation. Very low rates will be made via the Vandalia Line on September 3. Address Brnnnner, Vandalia Line St. Louis.
ITOR tags sc THE
see JOTTHNAL Co. PBUTTBBS.
THE COUNTRY CORRESPONDENT AND HIS WORK.
[A
paper read before
THE JOURNAL
pondents' Reunion by Joseph
purpose
Coires-
A.
Smith.]
The wants of a newspaper from its country correspondent, it goes without saying, are numerous, but the substance of them all may be summarized in the statement that it wants the news. S.-'T,. ..
A newspaper wants its country correspondent to tell the news without either shading or ornamentation. It wants him to spin a plain .tale, to tell things exactly as they are, avoid inference and conclusion, to use simple English, to shun the so-called word picture, and it wants him always to go straight to the point. The country correspondent should omit wordy introductions. lie should remember that the short definition of news is something that has happened and that his duty ends when he tells what those happenings are. Simplicity and directness are the greatest merits that a newspaper can have, and it especially becomes the newspaper correspondent to remember these facts. It may not be as easy as he thinks to achieve simplicity and directness It requires attention and effort. A man must study his style. lie should read his items over before sending them with the special
of seeing how many
sentences and words are superfluous. Usually he will find a number that he can dispense with, and he should cut them out without hesitation. A veteran editor once said that a can's merit as a newspaper writer increased as the number of his adjectives decreased, and I believe that he was right.
The corx-esf)ondent should know his paper—that is he should carefully watch it and see what character of news it values most. Usually a newspaper has its peculiarities. It may affect one class of news more than another. It may haye a well-defined policy in its news-gathering as well as in its politics and these are things that the correspondent must understand or he cannot be of good service to his paper. The correspondent must learn these things from observation and by reading the paper. He should remember that what especially interests himself may not be appreciated by the general public, and that the managing editor who sits in the office and studies such things knows much better than he what the public desires and what it should have. If he comes in contact with the managing editor on this point he should yield gracefully otherwise he will be compelled to yield without grace.
A newspaper wants its correspondent, besides telling it briefly, to learn what news is. He should be able to discriminate between what is worth printing and what is not. Many incidents may be of some local interest, and still not be of sufficient value to be printed in the columns of a newspaper.
The correspondent should learn the quality of news he should know what is a big item and what is a little one what is worth a long item and what can be told in a few words. This is a very delicate point, and perhaps more difficult to learn than any other. editors themselves often disagree on this point. The correspondent is compelled to exercise his own judgment more or less on this point, and experience will gradually teach him the relative value of different items. The correspondent should remember that the common doings of life are not news, while those that are uncommon are news. That is the best news which is of most value to the greatest number of persons. A newspaper is not published for the benefit of a particular class of people. It wishes to reach everybody. It must have a general patronage, or it cannot exist. News which interests a very few people is not valuable. In reality it does not deserve to be called news. The paper must not lose its touch with the passing world. It must roll on with it, and unless the correspondent does his duty and furnishes it with matter which will attract the public attention, it won't roll.
One of the most valuable qualities in the correspondent, as it is in any other man, is accuracy. The paper wants its correspondent to be very careful about rumors, and not take anything he hears for granted. It wants him to know the truth of what he sends. It does not care for suppositious news, for that is not its business. It wants facts, not guesses. If, by any set-of peculiar circumstances it becomes necessary for a correspondent to send a rumor—and such cases do not often occur—he should clearly state the sources of the rumor, in order that the managing editor may judge of its value, and decide whether or not it is worth printing. Then he has discharged his full duty and is relieved from responsibility.
The paper wants its correspondent to avoid all chance of libel suit. It wants him to remember that the managing editor takes what he sends in faith, and cannot know through his own personal investigation whether it is true or false. The correspondent must himself see that his statements are accurate, for, though his item be small, it may involve a large responsi bility. Though the managing editor
mfust perform all the duties of a judge, he cannot, like a judge, take his time about it. In the office of a newspaper there is necessarily a great deal of rush and'hurry, and a libelous statement which would otherwise be observed, may escape the eyes of the managing editor and his assistants. A careful correspondent protects his paper, and a careless one often puts it to a great deal of trouble and'expense.
The correspondent should not exaggerate. Aside from being wrong it does not pay. A paper may make a temporary success by the reckless padding of commonplace into sensations, but after awhile the public will find it out, and turn to some other. Most people like to believe that a news article they are reading is true, and they will soon grow tired of a paper, when it is always the presumption that its matter is false, until the contrary is proven.
And the paper especially wants the country correspondent to remember that he is not the editor. There is another man employed for that purpose, who will direct its policy, announce its views on politics, morals, and other topics, and write the editorials. He will furnish all the opinion necessary. That is what he is for, and he might consider the offer of aid from another as an intrusion. The correspondents' domain is news, absolutely and exclusively. Beyond that he must not venture, no matter how great the temptation may be, nor how brilliant the opportunity may seem. Neither does it want him to make predictions. In journalism, nearly all prophesies have to be taken back, and the editor-in-chief needs so much space for that purpose himself that there is none left for the correspondent.
The country correspondent must, from the nature of his situation—being distant from the oflice—rely very greatly upon himself. If he will keep a close watch and use a fair amount of judgment he will make but few mistakes.
The field of journalism is open to the country correspondent as well as to anybody else. He can create his opportunities. His part in the composition of a great newspaper is important. If he will do what the paper wants—confine himself to news, and tell it promptly, clearly and truthfully —he has made the right start.
HITE CHDKCH.
Stella Hamilton, of Anderson, is visiting her father, Lute Coyner. Frank Dunbar and Joe Bowen are digging a well for Shade Cook.
Mr. and Mrs. John Harriman attended the basket meeting at this place Sunday.
John Hodge and George Cook took advantage of the cheap rates last Saturday and went to Lake Maxinkuckee.
Lloyd, the two-year-otd son of George and Mollie Coyner, died on Wednesday and was buried Thursday at Union cemetery.
Charles Campbell and family and Grant Cook attended the funeral of their grandfather, John Cameron, at Clark's Hill Saturday.
The harvest meeting was held at this place last Sunday. The services were conducted by Rev. Berry, of Greencastls. The amount received was over $16.
Last Monday was Bert Ermentrout's birthday. He was sweet sixteen and his sister Laura planned a surprise on him which proved a success. Quite a number of young people assembled at his home in the evening and found Bert interested in singing some beauti ful song, never thinking of the little scheme which had been planned. The evening was spent very pleasantly and all went away wishing him many more such happy birthdays.
BOWERS' SCHOOL BOUSE.
John Peterson is working for Milton Gougher. George Cook has returned home from Darlington.
Miss Edith Rettinger is working for Grant Cook this week. Mrs. Eliza Hamilton and daughter visited at Jess Hamilton's Sunday.
Pete Mitchell and family attended the children's meeting last Sunday. Edgar Rhine and Bell Campbell attended the show at Lafayette Monday.
Stella Hamilton, of Anderson, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lute Coyner.
Grant and Ace Cook attended the funeral of John Cameron at Clark's Hill last Saturday.
Ira Fisher went to Ladoga Thurs day. The probabilities are that he will come home a married man.
Laura Ermentrout successfully sur prised her brother Bert last Monday evening by inviting some of his friends to spend the evening with him. It was his sixteenth birthday.
RUSSKLLVILLE.
Fruit of all kinds is abundant. George Goff was in town Tuesday. We have a new physician, Dr. Chas. Moore.
Miss Bertha Blizzard returned home Tuesday evening. Mrs. George Vice visited at R. C. Edge's, Wednesday.
The colored people will hold another meeting here Sept. 1. Mrs. Boyland and daughter Nellie called on Mrs. Frank Wright Sunday afternoon.
Several young men from here attended asocial at Brown's Valley, Saturday night.
Miss Allie Lakin gave a party Monday evening in honor of her cousin Miss Bertha Blizzard, of Indianapolis.
The "Bright Jewels" and their teacher, Mrs. Fink, returned Home Saturday evening, after a most pleasant week in cvmp at the Shades.
THE WHITE HOUSE GROCERY'S
Our Price in Cloth Sacks.
Dimities, Lawns, Irish Lawns, and a very large variety of other choice goods, worth from 12% to 20c per yd., all go at
5 Cents per Yard.
Full Value Flour
Half Patent made of 1-3 Spring, 2-3 Winter Wheat, guaranteed to be the best Flour for the money
ever sold in this market.
50 lb. Sack 25 lb. Sack
We are also headquarters tor Sugars, Teas, Coffees, Dried and Canned Fruits of all kinds. Salt 95c per barrel.
20 lbs. Granulated Sugar 21 lbs. Ridgewood A 22 lbs.
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McMULLEN & ROBB.
First door south of First National Bank.
Look! Read!
Commencing Friday Morning, Aug. 16th, we turned our successful Net Cost Sale into a Grand
Closing Out Sale
-OF ALL-
Spr ng and Sum mer Goods
Without regard to cost. No listen: 5,000 yds of Choice
Organdies,Zephyrs (Mies and Lawns
17 Handsome Silk Waists, worth $4 to $5 each, at $1.99.
We need the room these goods occupy for our Fall Stock which has begun to arrive and so have determined to give our friends a benefit. Our beautiful line of Fall Carpets and Rugs is now in and prices Rock Bottom. The
Old Trade Palace is chuck full of goods at unheard of prices. Com« and see us. Respectfully,
M'Clure&Graham
£sl3 iU
and
Worth 5 cents to (5£ cents. They all go in this sale at
BIG "A" FLOUR.
after it. We guarantee every sack.
If you have not tried it do so at
once. Look at the price:
50 lbs. Big A
25 lbs. Big A
Barnhill,Hornaday&. Pickett
-ELY'S CREAM BALM—CleanaestheNaaal PaiucM, Allays Pain and Inflammation, Heals I the Sore*, Taste and Smell, ana Cures
0 AT A
Giver Relief at once for Cold in Head. Apply into the XoitriU ft is (frickly Absorbed. 160c. Druggists or by mail. ELY BROS., 56 Warren St., N.Y
Cent per Yard.
Try a sack of Big "A." This
Flour is proving to be a great Flour
for the price. Customers are brag
ging on the quality and coming back
-t,
85c
45C
$1.00. 1.00. 1.00.
2,000 yds of Beautiful
90c
45c