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December, 1917

“What has become of the custom of giving the editor of the small country newspaper a turkey on Christmas!” the Central Oregon Enterprise wants to know. “The custom was a beautiful one,” it says,“and should not be allowed to become obsolete. . . . We are not too proud to accept a turkey. . . . so don ’t be backward about bringing it around. We’ll tie it to our editorial foot and make it roost on the head of our bed.” And everywhere the editor goes, that turkey is sure to go, too.

could be done for him. ‘Why, nothing that I know of,’ said the man, ‘You see I have a nervous prostration and the doctor told me to stay

in a quiet place. Noticing that you do not advertise, I thought this would be about the quietest place I could ﬁnd.’ Let me tell you it was anything but quiet there for a

few minutes. The poor man found himself in the street wishing that he had landed on a feather bed. But the next week the store sur

.prised itself with a big display ad in the home paper.” in

to go, too.

If you are working in a news paper oﬂice and are in touch with

The newspaper as an educational institution is becoming ever more important and more indispensible. Especially now, when each day brings its quota of new and start ling events so vital to every American, does the daily newspaper supply a pressing need. Educators have felt this and have instituted as a part of the routine of the school day

the men, it would be greatly appre

the reading and discussion of the previous day’s events as they are

told clearly and brieﬂy by the daily press.

ciated by Oregon Exchanges if you would send in the names of your men in the service. We are trying to send them all the news possible, but there are many whom we have not been able to locate and place on

our mailing list. We are trying to keep the newspaper soldiers in formed as to the newspaper doings at home. Will you keep us inform ed as to their whereabouts! It is no little task, and we need your help.

The daily newspaper is coming to

be used by schools and colleges as a text book; and it is safe to say that it will prove to be just as val uable, just as economical, and just as fair as any other in use at the present time.

A Come-Back Editor Oregon Exchanges: I note in the last issue of your

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very valuable publication, to which I have been a contributing subscrib er ever since its ﬁrst issue, an item quoted from the Harrisburg Bulle

Landed in the Street

tin, of which one W. C. Conner is editor, in which it is stated that I

The following story clipped from one of the papers on our exchange

recently sold a second hand type

desltr, migihft tlielp a glplod rtnanyr

because the ca “I” was all battered

ver isers ey cou ge a 1 e “peep” at it. “A thin, sickly, little man entered one of the stores in one of our small towns recently and quietly seated himself on a convenient chair. One of the clerks approached and

to pieces.

asked if‘he wished to purchase any

one I had never used, having got it in taking over the Leader, of which Conner was editor, and not having

thing. Oh, _no, said the man, I Just dropped 111 for a few minutes.’ After an hour had passed, the man ager of the store, becoming curious,

approached

him

and

asked what

writer, which the customer returned This is the ﬁrst time that

I have ever caught Bill Conner tell ing the truth, and he didn’t tell

the whole truth this time, for a truth only half told is almost as bad as a lie. The fact he neglected to state was that the typewriter was

time to repair it, I sold it to the

ﬁrst fellow willing to carry it away —(Signed) Elbert Bede. 15