BUSINESS.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 18 March 1881, Page 2

BUSINESS.

» We were grieved to read the other day of the death of one of Michigan's jolliest pioneer editors — almost the last man of a band that published weeklies in the States when a coon' skin would pay for a column 'ad,' and three bushels of corn dumped on the office floor stood for a year subscription. Never a publisher more liberal with Irs friends. It was hard work for him to charge for anything except the tax list and mor gage sales and he measured short even on them. One day in the years gone by his paper copied an attach on a country official, and old Mark was dozing on his detk when the injured party stalked in and began : ' You are a coward sir— a cowardl' 1 Mebbe I am,' was the editor's complacent reply. 1 And I can lick you, sir — lick you out of your wrinkled old boots!' * I guess you could,' answered Mark, as he busted the wrapper off his only exchange. ' I'm going to write an arttcle calling you a fool, liar, coward, cur. slanderer, and body»snatcber, and go over to lonia and pay five cents a line to have it published!' * Hey?' queried the old man as he wheeled around. ' Yes I'll pay five cents a line to hare it published. 1 Say, let me tell vou something,' replied Mark, c I've got two hundred more circulation than the Banner, and I'll publish your attack on me for two cents a line and take it ou*; in mill* feed or cornstalks .' Don't trot over

to lonia when you can help build up your own town!' Mark would have published it, word for word, just as be said, and thrown in the cut of a horse or a Btump«puller free gratis, but the official cooled off. — Detroit Free Press. j