Show f I THE COUNTRY EDITOR I IOWA WJ PITAL It is to m mistake stake that the country editor ever di tor or w we was ever born He e 41 is is- i isa s' s a a- a useless cucumber o othet ol 01 thO thet so soli- soli C 1 r i H He ought He-ought ought to be caned i upon ripon 1 To give excuse for Ii living i g V I 1 He publishes resolutions resolutions I lence lenc J j Obituary poetry Obituary poetry I j Gives 7 1 worth of local of-local local notices For two cent lo-cent church f far fair t And in return is called a d dead dead rd beat I He takes abuse by the C cc rd rd I seldom And 4 d. d eldom talks back b ck I I He e writes feeling tribute to the thede de dead d Elevates leates men to to office Jt Booms everything thit that that booms booms in town He leaves his business to look r. r the business' business of t the e public Is a pall bearer at funerals f i l. l J I Is a groomsman at weddings we dIngs Writes the marriage notice free free While the preacher is paid cl Writes Write the birth notice flee free While the doctor is paid Works for his party l late te and early farly i When he wants a apost post office k head bead him They put a on He publishes town county county pr pros 1 c free When of economy is raised raised He is is' th the first to i in the neck If times are hard stop the stop the paper But keep the tobacco tob cco supply up up If If-a If a state state-is in debt 4 ty hy having appropriated too too much money at some other time Knock the prices on on sheriffs sheriff's sheriffs sheriff's sales sale and original no notices ices Ii Spare pa e the lawyer the doctor doctor th the 1 t minister j The carpenter the shoe shoemaker aker the B But t carve the editor His was invented by th the devil j Has no o business to live liv to No right to hope for reward His His reward may be in heaven It i is certainly not here i his hi's business to make others And to be himself ie |