The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-08-11
Country Papers.

the business, have any idea of the diff
culties and tolls incident to publishing a
newspaper in the country. The labors of
thescity editor, who sits at the head of his
daily, surrounded with his corps of assis-
tants, reporters, proof readers, compost
tors, steam presses, DC, we eventure to say
are nothing compared to those endured
by his cotemporary in the country, who
is compelled, in addition to his editorial
! duties, to act in half dozen other capac-
ltiec, daily, and of course, is expected to
discharge the duties of each Alright, under
the penalty of being pronounced a dull
fellow. No allowance is made for his cir
cumstances. If he fail, under these cir
cumstances, to make his paper as intcrcs-
ting as the eastern wecklies, it is dropped
for one of those concerns, which are also
.cheoper' have more reading NATTER and
fewer advertisements For his pay, he
is obliged to wait year after year, and in
hundred of instances is lucky if he gets it
at all. To cap the climax, often when
immersed in his duties, person have the
impudence-the downright inapudence-to
come into his sanctum and ask him to put
down the price of his paper to that of the
sickly sentimental concerns of the cite S,
when he is only able to keep his head
above water at existing rates! They would
like to take his paper, but really, tits so er-
pensive, they cannot afford it! Such oc-
currences arc not uncommon, and may be
classed among the peculiar qualifications
of country editors. The local paper, it is
true, is pery convenient, when these per-
sons have some gratuious notice to publish
and none would be more surprised, or
complain louder than they, should its pub
lication be discontinued; but while it is
kept up they cannot find..it in their plea
yune hearts to give it their support unless
the publisher consents to a ruinous reduc-
ton in its price. Under the worst cir
cumstances, the e6cieucy Of a country pa
peris far superior to that of the best east
papers, and it only lacks the necessary
support to make it in every other respect
equal to them. But. we will leave the
Musical World speak:-Seneco Adv.
eve sometimes find, in dirty looking
eight by ten newspaper, published some
where on the periphery of civilization, ar
ticles more interesting and written in bet
ter style than often appear in the mann
moth weeklies, OF 'leviathar monthlies,
that emanate from the literary houses Of
our large cities; and many of the country
papers that we receive arc not only well
filed, but elegantly got up, printed on ex-
cellent paper, clear type, and in all re-
spects worthy Of commentator.
Your country editor is generally an
earnest man. He is hard worker, and
a vigorous thinker He has often to con-
tend with difficulties and overcome obsta-
cles, the mere. thought of which would
crush the soul of the city fobling. He has
mo dozen or twenty assistants to make Sc
lections, read and prune correspondence,
review books, notice magazines, look af-
ter and correct telegraphic dispatches, at
tend public meetings, exhibitions, con-
certs and give reports thereof; he has no
army of compositors to set up column
in eight minutes, no proof reader to cor
rect typographical errors, and no foreman
to see that the paper is made up just right
leaving him simply to write the 'leader,
and a few self-suggesting paragraphs; nor
has he a lightning press to print off his
paper at the rate of ten thousand an hour
while he is sleeping quietly at home or
enjoying supper with his friends
The Almont P Palladium puts in the fol
lowing weH-directed shots on the same
subject.
The above is true as gospel-and yet,
0, courteous reader, how many is there
that look upon local papers as Of little OF
no consequence, and not worthy their
/ countenance, much. less their patronage
and support. If some people, who say
they think the city paper has more news,
&C., and therefore they prefer to patron
ize it, should undertake to edit country
newspaper themselves, they would soon
find that large circulation, and paying
subscribers would alone justify mammoth
sheets and large expenditures! The city
press, it is true, has the advantage over
that of the country, in obtaining the ear
liest foreign news; but there are thous-
and local matters transpiring which are of
no possible interest to those residing in the
city, while to those living in the locality
where these scenes transpired, they are
all important. We have no objections to
individuals taking a city paper; provided
they feel able to take both that and the
county paper; but we do feel as though it
was not exactly right, or true policy, to pat
ronize the former to the disadvantage of
the latter. The publisher Of the local pa
per has claims upon the community in
which he is doing business, for their aid;