Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1874 — A Deep-Laid Plot Exposed. [ARTICLE]

A Deep-Laid Plot Exposed.

To show how low and degraded country journalism has become we will cite this fact: Thirty years ago all these newspaper fiends went into cahoot, and started papers for the simple purpose of laying up enormous amounts of wood. For this purpose every country paper put this notice at the head of its local column: .. Wood Wanted.—Wo will take wood for subscription for tbiapaper. Bring on your wood I Yes, “ bringon your wood.” Mark that! Now, what are these rascals doing? Why, they have been running newspapers for wood until they have got all the wood in the country in their own hands. And now wood is ! up—they’ve made a corner in it. “ But,” the reader will ask, where is their market? What good will it do them?” Poor ignorant soul 1 We’ll tell you. After these country editors have got all the wood in the country imo their own hands what do they do ? Why, they go to work, tooth and toe nail, and advocate cremation! . They know perfectly well just as soon as cremation becomes a part of American politics every man will be trying it on his mother-in-law and wife’s relations. And wood will go tip t.» SIOO a cord! Everyone of these fiends will have this "advertisement on one ■ whole side of their paper: TO CBEM ATIONIBTB. Ten million cords of the beet hickory, old and dry, just ihe thing for burning your dear ones iri the quickest time possible. Old exchanges for kindling thrown in gratis. Apply at this office. Then these country editors will be rolling in wealth instead of glue and molasses, and they wouldn't no more think of exchanging with you than running a newspaper without using a patent outside. : ' ° Ah, this is a deep-laid plot!— Sedalia (Mo.) Democrat.