Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1852-12-24

The importance of a well conducted newspaper
to family is generally overlooked, or at least
greatly moderated. No other medium of intelli-
gence IS so well calculated to inspire taste for
reading among the children and youth of q fami-
ly, as the weekly or daily newspaper So often
has 1t been attempted to impress this subject
the public mind, that it is impossible to present it
III any new or more convincing aspect. Families
that neglect to take newspaper, are generally rea
Oily dlstinguishable from those who avail them
selves OF this privilege ignorance of the prom
lnent events of the times and of the interesting
occurrences of the age are almost invariably found
in those circles where the public newspaper does
not find its way. As important as the ncwspa.
per Is to the moral and intellectual development
OF the youthful mind, it is humiliating fact tina,
nearly, not quite one half of the families in this
county are not subscribers TO anv newspaper. or
periodical Yet the population of this county is
probably rs intelligent and quite as liberal in the
matter OF newspaper patronage as that of any 9th
er portion OF the west, or of the east generally.
A very mistaken notion of the practice of econo.
my induces many parent, to withhold the small
plttance required to procure good newspaper
regarding it of higher importance to improve his
lot or his farm, than to store the minds of his chill
dren with intelligence and the imperishable trea.
sures of knowledge. 1t is true the public school
IS indispensable to the education of the rising gen
Grafton; but an acquaintance with the progressive
movements of the world-with the ever changing
moral and political aspects of communities, states
and nations is essential to that intelligence which
fits for society and the duties of citizenship In.
| teligencc is wealth, whether individuals or na
tons be its possessor 1t is therefore a miserable
| economy for any man to deny himself, or his chill
| deem, the means of information.
There is no way by which useful intelligence can
be acquired SO readily and oh eaply as through the
| medium of a well conducted newspaper. If the
kenosha Telegraph publishes twelve columns Of
reading matter every week, it WILL in one year
publish six hundred and twenty four columns
equal to a book of more than two thousand pages
OF large size, comprising summary of the most
important events transporting in the civilized world
rs well as great variety of other useful nforma
ton essential to the business success of farmers
mechanics and merchants The value of a news
| paper does not depend upon the ability of an cd
tor to originate and write elaborate articles. He
may be possessed of only moderate Abilities yet
if he has the judgment to select with discrimina
ton from list of some fifty or hundred exchan
ges he will not fail to present his readers weekly
with specimens of the best minds and the most in
structivc thought. There is not a farmer in this
county, however small may be his possessions
who for single week should consent to dispense
with a newspaper, especially if he has a family
If he would have his sons and his daughters DUAL
flied to take part in intelligent conversation, and
mnge without embarrassment in wel-informcd
society, he should have them well supplied with
newspapers In this age of progress and improve
mcnt, no young man or woman can expect to
gain passport to good society without ntel
gencc, and some general knowledge of passing
events in the world.