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Show Rural Jottmullsm Is Kxcltlnrr. A newspaper man who recently wont up tho Statu to tako charge of a rural sheot and give his tired brain a rest has come back to town, nun lb hustling for his old job. "Tho country Is all right," ho declares, "but tbero Is too much happening, mid I cituu back to (own to flint a mora restful ntmos-phoro. ntmos-phoro. Thero woro two papers In town, aud I had to watch the other. Both published Friday, and wo could not afford lo let the otlior fellows beat1 us ou news. Tho first issue looked all right, but thu old man klultud becauso wo Wuro scoope'd ou the death of a cow ou u farm three miles out of town, nnd would nut bo consoled when I showed, him that tho opposition missed a story wo had on an accident In the railroad yard. The next week It was the same way. Wu did not aunouuci! that the baker had lost ion loaves of lit end trout his delivery carl, find tbero wns u howl that rather slcketiud moot the country, "The third wuuk settled the Job, Wo were all ready to start tho press when t tit old man rushed In, greatly exulted, and nunoiiuced that bu had n Deal Wo lifted nil onu form and waited while tho old chap wrote out hl story, mid this was what I hud to kill onu of my pet small eiiiioriaU for; 'Wo notlco thai George W, Husking is making pic-paratlons pic-paratlons to Improve bis cozy home In Protection street in thu epilog. Wo uottced Mr. H isklus in close eonvermj-lion eonvermj-lion with Smith, the painter, whose advertisement appears lu another column, ami learn tint ho will have tho reshleiiCi) palmed lu it light butt, with wliliu trimmings and green shutters, shut-ters, when the weather moderates This will great ly enhance tho appear aoco of our llnlu vnlauo Others should ilo likewise.' Then I came houi . The life wns loo feverish. " Tito Troy Press. |