Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-05-18

cost as wrapping paper, if IT is not tho't
best to preserve 1t. :,
A newspaper is a school III family OF
children worth ten dollars year. Even
the most barren paper brings something
new. Children read or hear the contents,
become intelligent of the affairs OF the
world, and acquire store OF usefui know
ledge of more importance to them IN HE
than a present of fifty acres OF land, Pa
rents are not aware OF the vast, we say
with confidence, the cast Importance OF
newspaper in family of children. we
have made the remark before, and we re-
peat it, that take two families OF children
equally smart, and both going to the same
school-let the other be deprived the use
of it and it would excite astonishment TO
mark the difference between them. Full
one half, and an important halt OF educa-
ton, as it respects the business OF the
world, and the ability to rise and make
ones self respectable in it is derived from
newspapers. What parent would not wish
his children to be respectable? Who would
be willing to have his neighbours chlidren
more intelligent than his own?-and yet
how tritiing is the sum paper costs
it is even in these hard times absolutely
contemplate in amount, and no man
ever felt it, except in its BENEFICIAL conse-
quence, who paid the subscription regu-
larly once year.
Truly we should suppose that ifa young
man goes counting, and his sweetheart
finds out that he reads no newspaper, she
should if she thought much OF herself,
send him away, as one uniformed OF his
political rights ignorant Of thousand
things which every young American
ought to know, and therefore unit to be
the husband of an intelligent girl.
''But the price of newspapers has not
fallen as every thing else has done - let
us see how the printer will get along with
that | am glad you mention it reader.
1t is true But recollect that the price OF
every thing was as low as at this time,
except wheat and corn, and these from
particular circumstances are below their
proper value, and will certainly rise
Besides, the newspapers are now enlarg-
ed in size, and contain nearly double the
matter they did formerly, without any
increase in price. We have this week
put down six new subscribers, and it has
put us quite in the notion of adding hun
dred or two more to our list.
AS the conclusion of the whole matter,
we should be glad to receive orders for
our paper.
NEWSPAPERS.
Tie CHAINS of Newspaper reading to
the intelligent farmer who values the in
struction of himself and his family, con-
stitute the relish of the week and furnish
abundance for profitable reflection and
conversation. If he is patriot, he can
not be insensiblc to the welfare of his
country If he is a philanthropist, he
feels concern for his fellow man, how
ever distant. If he is a father, he loses
no opportunity to instruct his children,
and cannot but view the passing It'd
ings Of the times as most essential
part of their education Though distant
from the metropolis-though secluded
from society, he can know all that is ne
cessary to be known of the pomp and
hustle of city life.
Il
columns of newspapers, we are enabled to
catch the manners living as they rise
In one column may be seen the march of
armies and the fate of nations and in a.
mother, the humblest advertisement of
the humblest dealer. All may find in
struction, amusement OF Interest, from
the hoary sage to the isping school boy.
ha. 70 hn,
carefully preserve their irregular files for
the benefit ofhis posterity. Afterthe lapse
of 40 or so years, to look over these and
examine the important occurrences offor
mer days, will give clearer view than
can be found in any history. The best
account of our revolutionary war may be
obtained in this way, & no doubt, the ris-
ing generation will in future times anxi-
ously look to newspapers for the particu-
lars of the recent war, which has confer
red such high honors on our countrymen.
1t is erroneous to suppose, that news
papers are less valuable during peace,
than in times of war 1t is true those
who delight in recitals of bloody scenes,
and ruined towns, will find less to crafty
that barbarous appetite but all who wish
for improvement, or delight in sentiment,
! will find an increased value from the at
tention paid to science, arts, agriculture,
biography, morality, religion, humor, po-
! etry, &c.
The man who can't find time to read
one newspaper during the week must be
truly slave to ignorance or poverty
| The truth is however, that it is an excuse