Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1856-11-06
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sumed in the production Of SO small q Journal
as this of ours Probably no mechanical bn-
siness conducted in a country village, is 50 la
Bile TO interruption as the printers, aud none
so entirely beyond the skill of the country art-
Fan to repair iu case of accident
A country paper, setting aside local and ad-
vertising interests. has generally little attrac-
ton. Too limited in most instances is its cir
cuation and too small its advertising list to au-
thorze one in spending much time on the edito-
support, its publisher must be jack of all
trades, and employ the greater part Of his time
upon the mechanical arrangements of his Of
flee. He cannot afford to employ journeymen,
and must at times be foreman and ID his
conpositors must be lads, his press-man lad :
and these liable to leave him ut a moments
warning. Nowadays itrequires far less to be
printer, than when We learned our trade. John,
who is good boy, learns to set six Thousand
ems he is then off to the city, where he readily
finds employment by the piece, and we come to
the Office in the morning, to learn that he has
left and also, that he has left his usual task
unfinished. The paper for to-lnorrow's issue is
unwet, the tympan of the press is uncovered,
the roller he neglected to wash, and it now re-
mains unfit for use and 10 the iHk-keg is ex-
hausted, and We, poor souls, just promised
mother Backus, whom we met ut the corner,
that she should have no farther cause of COM
plaint Oh account of the poor printing aud
late issue Of the Enquirer.
This is no fancy picture, and many dark
midnight has found US wend,ug our way home,
fat;gucd, and sick, almost ready to let the sun
rise Oh the old pressroom, where no fire shall
glinlmcr, and no face be seem
Madam" said conductor of railroad
train, taking from his hat the insignia of his
Office, and presenting it to an old woman ma
king Il loud clamor on accout of the delay Of
the cars, Madam, just put this on your hat,
and take charge here"
How often we feel thus, striving as We do,
to make this paper acceptable and how little
do the demanding public know OF the mental
and physical forts ever put forth, even in
the issue Of the very sheets they pronounce SO
inferior
Support your own" is an old maxim Now
We are much obliged to the good people of this
county, for the proportion Of support given us,
but wish it plainly understood, that we do
not work for the pleasure Of it, or for a mo-
mcnt desire their support on the ground of
sympathy. If our goods are not worthy their
price, don't take them but if you do take
them, just hand us over the cash, without
grumbling--or the rery charitable remark that
"we feel we ought to help support the county
paper"
70 conduct this paper on its present scale,
requires the labor of FIVE individuals, and we
arc often compelled to work until midnight, to
complete its weekly issue. These persons are
not destitute of mouths which require filling
bodies which require clothes, and will not work
unless well paid for their exertons.
Again, there is the paper We consume, no
small item of expense. The rent, too, is not
small, and the type, ink. and fire.wood, are
all cash articles.
Now. before long, we have bills to print
and make out, and if subscriber A. and
his neghbor B. had just sent us each his three
dollars of arrears and others in proportion, We
should have saved this trouble and expense.
Only one dollar per year, my friends,
payable in advance--this is ala small
sum if attended to in season. and large
amount of reading matter for so little mo-
ncr. Come, do not be neglcctful. You
boast of owing nothing to the store or the mill.
Pray, treat us likewise.
Dor by not paying up. He cannot afford to
pay one dollar and a half, end you by your
neglect, assist to overthrow system which en-
ables nearly all to subscribe for a newspaper
We are DESTROYS OF making the Litchfeld En-
quirer eqnal to any country Journal in New
England. Whatever ability we may have we
intend earnestly to devote to its columns, and
if sufficient encouragement is given, we will
bring to our assistance the contributions of
several writers Of note. To complete this, we
must have far larger proportion Of the job
work of the county than has heretofore been
given. We are as capable of producing salts
factory hand-bills, collectors notices, contracts,
&c, as our city friends and if our county Of
iicers would kindly obligc us, rather than send
to Hartford or Bridgeport, We should soon DO
able to enlarge our sheet, and present an ap-
pearance of which all would be proud.
Pray, take these facts into consideration,
and LET this article answer for private dun.
We ask nothing but what is fair between man
and man-nothing but what can be accom- !
plished without trouble nothing which is not
our honest due, and which you ought at once
to meet 1--WE speak now of your paying your
back subscr:ptions.) We address ourselves
not alone to subscribers there are many who
do not take the paper--on the books, men !
whose accounts have been standing for year,
and who have undoubtedly been greatly bene-
fitted by advertising. To all such we say. /
Pay up!
And to all tho good people Of the County. /