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Newt From Adnah-
Adnah, Sept. 18;—Well
Mr Editor;—As ir has been
quite a while since ! have made
an atempt to write a few
words te the dear old Press
and Standard. I thought l
would try and send in a few
words.
The pe :>ple of this com
munity are very busy gather-
ingtheir cotton.
A very enjoyable protracted
meeting being conducted
by Rev. Fox, and Glaze, of
Augusta, Ga., began on Mon
day night after the 5. Sunday;
in Augus|, and closed on the
firit Sunday night in Sept
receiving 13 members. 12
were baptized on Sunday P M
at Toby’s Bluff. Rev. Fox de
livered a very interesting sur-
mon Sunday night on Chris
tian Unity.
We welcome our dear old
school teacher back in our
midst once more who was Miss
Felicia Daly, now Mrs Luvis
Smith, she will spenda few days
with friends in this community.
Harrie Harvey dined at
W E Carters on Sunday last.
We are very sorry to report
the illness of Mrs Hannah
Sineath, we hope for her a
speedy recovery.
Mrs S J Carter who has
been confined to her room for
several months, is slowly im
proving.
The prayer meeting at Ad
nah is still on a boom.
We regret to state that Mrs
Mary Ann Bishop who bas
been sick for sometime is no
better.
Miss Minnie Daly will
spend a few weeks of vacation
from school with her friend
Miss Anni^ Rich of Moselle,
we hope for her a pleas
ant vacation.
The Real Mission
of the Country
Newspaper.
BY W. L. NELSON, EDITOR EAGLE'
BUNCETON, MO.
The real minion of the country
newspaper is to give the news.
Without news there is no newspaper.
Facts and figures, not rumors or
hearsay, constitute news.
In the gamering of the news har
vest the local field should be looked
upon with the most favor. In a
county newspaper nothing can take
the place of country news. The
story of the wide world is told under
glaring headlines and oatchy oap
lions in the pages of the city papers—
told so fully and so fast that compe
tition in this well filled field is folly.
The looal field is for the country
newspaper, which alone gives to its
renders the story of “yonjall’i house,”
•ympnthising with those who sorrow
tnd rejoicing with those in merry
mood. More strictly speaking, then,
the mission of the country news
paper is to give the local news.
The legitimate looal field is further
limited by careful selection. No
newspapet should publish all the
news— no more tnan shold a father,
sitting at his own fireside, repeaat
all that he may have heard during
the day. A country newspaper must
be clean, have character and con
science and be able to command con
fidence. The best country news
paper is brave enough to tell the
truth when it should be told and big
enough to leave untold a secret story
of shame and «ein when a “scoop”
would only add to the sorrow.
Important as is the news, no news
paper fulfills its high mission when
it does no more than give the news.
A newspaper, and especially a conn
To get not down to the plaue oi
littleness that would wreak ven-
geanc* upon a fellow man for any
real or fanc»nl personal grievance,
for it ouiv le.ivt-s a paper nai tower
and meanner for the effort. If pub»
lie welfare demands, use the knife; if
no', use charity. >
lo use the knife when necessary to
eradicate a moral cancer in the corn-
n'Unity, and that knife »to the Nme”
when the ueoesmty of the case de
mands it.
To publish a paper that a mother,
sister or daughter need not fear to
read in public.
To give as little space as possible
to sensational and unwholeaoine
news, but dwell more upon that
which will elevate or benefit
1 o ever strive to make the world
better for its having Misted in it »od
to leave no an nr pessary soars upon
the sou) of even one unfortunate.
With these oonstitntisg its mission,
it will in doe time have sucoess and
all other good things unto it and
have its house M builded upon a
rock.”—The Americas Presa
It is Cheap
Jimmy on
My pa with his name it ere Jon
hennery Smith see the other day
that a nonnist man are the noblist
werk of gawd bnt a polittahnn
of the devvle gits all the mnnny.
So I see to him did he ever have
enny noshnn of runnin for enny
kine of a offis an he see no he nev-
ver rnnned but he were nommatid
for overseer of the poor onse.
Wei fny sail pal ses aint that
rnninn for ofiis.
An he se 9 no it were not for the
other folio beet me by ft majority^
of seix hundred votes ju a totle of
sevn hundred an 2. I didn’t, run a
tall Jimmy, he ses. I jest walked
But the race are not allways to
the swift nor the battel to the
try newspaper, must be more than a j g f raw an excep afello have the
mere phonograph. It must stand muDnv to ^y vo ^ g ^ ecanno ^ en j OT
for something. It must be i n L| ie 0 f
sympathy with those whom it serves. —————
Dan Gcxlley of \V alterboro, it j 8 possible for a newspaper to point ^ think there
visited the home of Alvin oulto the people, many of whom are wa8ei,nv f >olliti,hui,gin ^ ,iaild
Tarvey Sunday last. # its patrons the pathway to local pos-1 866 uo riiare never was but one
Madie Rentz returned sibilities which means progress. aor lliare neTer woa, dnt be no
to Bamberg on Tuesday Above all, the newspaper should not ® orc thare 8en ' e on ? ,im ® a P 011 *"
where he will bi for a few fai to advocate those things which *an»how slipped by ole
months at school. mean better living and higher think- saltpeter an got in thru the
Misses Jessie and Alvie Car- mg. gate an the first thing he dun
ter paid Islandton a flying visit Finally, then, let it be said that were try to pry up the golden
Sunday morning the real mission of the oonntry news- street8 an ^ f*® “ ini oa J
Mrs Maria Godley of Wal- paper i. t. gi,e the loed ne.. «»• I *
terboro is now with her enrately and fearessly, but in kind- But I ses to him whare^ does
daughter Mrs Ben Dobson at ness, giving no unneoessary publicity they go an my pa he ses Jimmy
Islandton. to wrong doing, yet sparing not take warnin of the offal fate of
Well S R C of Balh, call frauds nor shams, recognizing good phe poUytuhun witch have no
again I enjoyed your piece, to wherever found, striving to build ®P I gj indent thay even go to
the Press, write often rather than tear down, so that the pi^ M he sea no Jim*
Now if this escapes the files of the psper shall constitute a m y 1 are sorry to say thay dont.
trash piD PH call again soon helpful history, accurate, yet show. The dowel have a hard naff job
- r ishes to the b'ff the noshine rather than the ninnin that place now. The
'shadows. fersfci
With best wishes to
Press and Standard.
J. C. B.
25 words or less 25 cents each insertion. It pays to
vertise in the medium that reaches the people.
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SUndsville News.
Slandsville, Sept.
1908.—Editor Press
| BY C PEARSON. MIDDLETOWN, MO. I
Besides the primary mission of| hoo W ad~bo boss of the
earning money for those operating it, It are a acnolleged fack that en-
tne real mimion ot a country news- ny of oar noUytisbaas cad ran
hell alrite bat the dowel haVe
18. paper might be dividKl under a num-
and I her of different heads—vis;
the job now an be
Standard.—Mrs A E Roden-f ^o gain the oonfidenoe and good ]•_
are a little
Jimmy.
ftrif—tinal Jfotion*
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burg and children Adolph and will of the public.
Wif lie of Charleston spent last To be honest with itself and its |
week here with Mrs F W soostirtuentc.
Rodenbujg. To be loyal to its community.
Mr Scott Boyle of Charles- To wssr no collar of party, clique |
ton spent Sunday last here, or fhetioa.
Mr and Mrs W F Futch and To be the organ of none of these,
children Addie and Mary of To support only good and oompe-|
Savannah Ga., visited Mr and tout men for office.
Mrs E G Ilderton recently. To stand W political m well
Mr and Mrs Julius Bunch of cleanliness.
Charleston spent several days To expose fraud, graft or evil |
with Mrs Sarah Perry recently, whenmr the public weal demands.
Mrs George Murphy and To avoid selfishness or prejudice, j LOAVb KSQOUATKD.
children Lauretta and Lau- To ,eek n ® * HoUMM tO
rence of Charleston spent last To stand for the right and dare to <>ppo#|u ^
week with Mrs Sarah Perry. defend it.
Miss Coraiie Ackerman and T ® kx)k "* U P to the ^ ordown
Brother Mr Eugene Acker- <,n ^ be P 0< ^- , 1
mah of Cottageville spent last To do all the good and as little |
week’s end with relatives here. I ^ 14 ik 04 n ^
kl^d^tLnr l a e frw* e da\J 0 *iast! Tobnild for the ftitnre and leave!
Island spent a few days last . w .
week with Mr Sidi Limehouse. *° ^ h ™ t§ * of . , tb ® ^
Mr and Mrs Sidi Limehouse | ^
only n touroe or comiort ana pnae,
bnt an asset of no small value as well.
To staqd for honest convictions
and not fiinoh in advocating them,
even though the wind of popular I _ _
opinion might be strongly blowing I R* m. AndePSOn
in aa opposito direction. DENTAL SURGEON
'^4-Office Hout* »'
gtoos opinions of others,
WALTXRBORO. A a
oommunity it
land baby Virginia spent Sun
day at Givhans.
Mrs M Bunch of Charlestop
visited relatives here last week.
With best wishes to tl
Press and its readers.
'‘Cinderella”
H. V. BUCK SR,
DENTAL SURGEON
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