Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-09-20

NEwsrApER.-Most persons have their
turns Of feeling awful poor. When these
fits are on, they feel il is necessary to e.
conomize and retrench their expenses in
some way. They begin TO cast about
them TO see what luxury they can dis
pense with. They look along, until they
at length meet with the Newspaper The
humble weekly Newspaper, which cos.
them the enormous sum Of three cents a
number, and at once conclude this is the
spot to begin at. Taking the paper is at
least piece Of useless extravaganza and
waste, and i, must be discontinued. This
monstrous leakage of three cents week
Must be stopped.
We have known hundreds of persons
10 reason and act in this way, as singular
as it may appear. We have known per-
sons living in ten thousand dollar houses,
with furniture to correspond, discon.in-
tie weekly newspaper, pleading inabili-
~ to pay for il, as an excuse for so doing.
In such cases, we have never doubted but
that the truth was told us for living i'm
the stile Of luxury and extravaganza we
know they did, we have not supposed they
were able to pay the cost of weekly pa
per, and we would not be surprised to
learn that they are themselves sometimes
compelled tosubsist upon short allowance,
if their accounts with the butcher are
kept square. 1t costs some families 50
much 10 keep up appearance, that they
cannont afford to pay anything to satisfy
animal or mental appetite, though the
latter is very easy saliated among 'lhe
upper ten thousand"
II man gets in debt few dollars in
purchase of piece OF land, you will see
him start for the printing office forthwith.
81 believe" says he, THAT shall have TO
stop my paper. have been getting in
debt good deal, and must reirench my
expenditures. like the paper well, and
would be glad to continue it but mus.
stop for while.' Then suppose he is
told that three cents week, which is on
ly trifle more than the cost of the salt
he uses, will not make much differences
with him he will reply, faye, true sir,
but recollect every little helps; three
cents week amounts to considerable
sum in the course of year, and it is
| necessary that ! should save all
can" 1t is Unnecessary TO reason with
such an individual, and you may just as
| well strike off his name first as last.
You'll never make anything out Of him.
We have in our eye a young man who
would like to take the Palladium. He
reads it, and likes il, but really, he can't
afford 10 pay for it. He smokes three ci-
gars a day, and dresses i'm The height Of
fashion, sports fine gold lever. He is
a right down clever fellow, but is always
short in his finances, otherwise he would
take the paper. So he has often told us.
Occasionally we gave him one we were
always happy to do so; we have no: the
heart to think of his paying us for il for
really person who pays $40 year for
cigars, ought not to be taxed anything for
papers. ......
We have seen families out to witness
some foolish circus performance, a. an
expense oftwo or three dollars, who when
asked to take some paper, which would
afford them hundred fold more amuse-
ment and instruction than they conld de-
rive from all the circus exhibitions which
were ever held, they would tell you '',hey
would like TO take it; they are fond Of
of reading. but to tell the truth they are
so poor that they cannot afford the exc
pense." .....- .... s-s
Men who are rich enough to build ten
thousand dollar houses and furnish them
to construct a dozen vessels and keep
them in operation-to own and manage
large farms-to stand al the head of heavy
mercantile establishments, TO ride in exc
pensive carriages, 10 wear fine clothes
and cut great dash in the world, fire.
quently have fit of feeling miserably
poor when asked to pay for newspaper.
Some Of the biggest bugs among us "come
down" in twinklng. They will tell
you that their expenses for papers are
very great and they cannot stand the cost
of three cents week for weekly paper,
the next you hear Of them they are ma
king party which is intended to outshine
anything which has ever beer held and
which will cost probably $500.
But while there are such persons in
the world, there are those Of altogether
a different stamp,who subscribe for pa
per because they want il, and promptly,
pay for it without grnmbline Such per-
sons have enlarged, liberal, capacious
minds, and enjoy in an eminent degree
the good will and confidence of the COM
munity at large, and the fraternity of the
printers in particular.- Osrego Pat.
Qu1cK WoRK. The Secretary Estate