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Show TOOK HIS NEIGHBOR'S PAPER. There arc hundreds of good people In cveiy. community who delight to see the local- paper tear things up In great shape In an effort to correct all the evils in this lift. They like to sec the local paper Hay the saloons and .saloonkeepers, they watit this politician politi-cian and that county or city olllcer raked over the coals, anil not Infrequently Infre-quently these good people bring their personal grievances to tho paper that the editor may take up their quarrel by pitching Into tho other fellow and literally lifting his scalp, Hut, unfortunately it takes a little money to run newspapers and It sometimes some-times happens that the Interest to be flayed or the public man to bo scored represents many good dollars to tho newspaper, and these who would have the Haying done represent but Utile of value to the paper. To these Tun ItKi'iniMCAN would point a lesson by reprinting a little story told by the editor cf an exchange, who wrote "Some time ago a prominent temperance tem-perance worker came into our oilice, and after exchanging tho common courtesies of the day he remarked. "Mr. liar ter, vou don't know how we Prohibitionists appreciate your continuous pleas for temperance in the Oaette. I do not know of any paper outside of the Voice, our olllclal papei, that is more outspoken against tho evil than vou The Lord will reward re-ward you for It." Turning around In our chair, wo looked him squarely in the eyes and then abruptly asked him: "Where did you get vour Information Informa-tion V" "Why, I read It in jour paper' ' "Whose paperV" "My neighbor's " "So you want the Lord to rcwaid me, but vou are too miserly to encourage encour-age a good thing by lending it your llnanclal aid. I have no better friends In the county than the landlords. Nearly every one of them takes my paper and pays for It, notwithstand ing the fact that I criticise his business busi-ness unmercifully, while you come in here with your cheap compliments Please keep them." Thu jar almost made the gentleman swallow his false teeth. He got mad and left the oillcc in a huiT Ho came I in uninvited and left witli a blankety taste In his mouth " |