The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-01-11
Value of the Press.


his paper. His subscribers were all in ar
reafs, and lie resolved, in the most positive
manaer, that he would give the people no
more of the products of his brain until he
had received some Of the products of their
farms, or if that was not convenient, the
cash INSTEAD, He happened to own patch
Of ground, and he very quietly took up the
shovel and the hoe, and with his devil, p"
went to work raising his grub while
waiting the decision of the towns people.
Great was the excitement in the village
when the paper was stopped. The maids
and matrons didn't know who was married
and who died in the neighborng towns; the
farmers got no news respecting the crops IN
other sections of the country, and, sold
of their produce at much lower prices than
they might have commanded; the manners
and morals of the people dcLeriorated; the
children grew up much less intelligent than
formerly, and the people got completely in
the fog on all prominent questions of the
day.
The inhabitants of the town were Ike
those of some Islands, Block Island, for in
stance, cut off from frequent communication
with the world, and when one of them tack
led up his TEEN and drove to a neighboring
town to trade, he generally came back
with his head filled with ridiculous reports
respecting the affairs of this and other ma
tions, which had been toh him by mischiey-
Gus persons who knew that the village pa
per was stopped for want of pay, and the
people would not subscribe for city papers,
whose terms were "invaribly cash in ad-
vance"
When one of the "solid men" had been
to sell his wheat, on his return, the village
was generally thrown into commotion by
rumor of war impending on the foaticr,
or between the United States and England,
until somebody paying visit 10 the village
would dsabuse the good people of the error
that had been imposed on them, and not un-
frequently laughed at them for their cledu-
ity. Their only excuse was that their pa
per had stopped, and this excu,e the bet
ter portion were ashamed to give.
Frequently, when some Of the men of the
village passed by the editors homestead,
and saw him leaning over the fence, watch
ing the groth Of his corn and patatoes, :hey
would ask in tones almost indignant. when
he intended to start the paper again?
His only reply was "when the old sub
scrbets pay up"
The old subscribers were "rathcr stufIy
about the matter" as venerable dame cx
pressed it. They though it hard to be obi
g'd to pay for paper when they had only
subscribed at first to give the enterprise a
start-only to encourage the editor and pub
Usher, and SO they resolved to endure Tie
privation rs long as possible.
Matters were, however, brought to crl-
sis by the following circumstances The
deacon of the village church (Which by
the way, was net 50 well attended after the
paper was suspended, came home one day
from the county town, a place of consider.
able size, and announced that Thanks giving
was to be eaten on Thursday of the next
week The farmers killed all their fat
poultry on the first of the next week, and
started off to market, while their good wives
ro ed up their sleeves and went to work at
making mnce pies. The young men bought
dancing pumps and engaged u fiddler, and
the girls sat up of nights 10 make dresses for
the Thanksgiving ball.
Great was The surprise and chagrin Of all
the inhabitants Of the village to learn on
the return of the farmers from the market,
that The deacon had been grossly humbug
ged,a thatt the thanksgiving festival would
not come OF until another week. They
hal been obliged to sell their poultry in the
county town at great sacrifice, and would
be compelled to wear their old Sunday coats
another year in consequence.
The women of the village set up a great
clamor, and at length their husbands, asha.
med of their conduc:, called public meet
ing, and voted 10 invite the editor to clay
down the shovel and the hoe" and resume
the publication of his paper. They paid up
their arraarages and for the next year in
advance, and many who depended on their
neighbors for their reading subscribed for
copies for themselves, 50 the editors list of
subscribers increased, and all became in
reality patrons of his sheet, The people Of
the village are happy once more, and each
thanksgiving festival reminds them to renew
their advance payments for their village pa
per.-BoSton Herald