The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-06-13
Country Papers.


Pump Carpenter is . lie men, and
says great many true things about 9th
er subjects, than Bsrstowism and tho
"forty thieves" He has ever been a
true friend to the country press and Che
'sPatriot' owes much of lie interest to It's
liberal extracts from the local papers
The following article which we clip from
the columns of the ''Patriot'' will be found
instructive both to Editors and business
men.
We are glad to see the local pressTof
the State claim for itself the merit which
has long been its due; and frem the view
which has recently been taken Of the sub
ject BY most Of the state,TSa letter day
seems drawing for our local iouinals
From ae-.T-ss...' fTi.s:s q
have given the subject but IS afion,
but little of aid can he's Erected, but
there are those who are interested in
building up the favorite locality, or are
desiresss Of developing thesrecolrses Of o
certain section of country, or have bust
ness arrangements OF such nature, that
publicity alone insures the profits, and
this class should never forget that upon
the local press depends their permanent
success. If these classes respectively PERI
form their duties in a becoming spirit, B
there are hundreds of these who float M
on tue current of pubic opinion, who vim
be rta " to yield 3 wiling support.
But.we think tie. country papers gon-
erallg are negiigentof their tue ;nterasgs.s
ASIDE from the profits, IL Question: thoraS
is always more or less loeal pI4le il every
own In which is published . newspaper
Of any note, and nothiag is Sc acceptable
to the inhabitants thereof rs 10 see the
columns of tier paper filed Hi5l us;stteT5
Of town interest, Of tie incidents Of the day
as they occur, Of the opening Of low haai-
ness or the success and progress OF old,
the changes which are every day occur
ing in the landed, mercantile and trading
interests generally; with such incidents Of
the social world, and personal matters of
the locality as would render the paper
eagerly sought for BY the best society of
the place. A newspaper that fiiltills It's
whole duty in this respect, viii have but
little room for the dry and undressing
stuff which is too often sought after for
"copy," and viii not fail to possess that
interest which commands support.
Strangers are looking for locations,
en1igrants arc seeking homes, business
men and mechanics wish homes }n-our
State for themselves andatrienes, add ma
ny are the times when we have been call
ed on for extra Patriots containing ex-
tracts from certain local papers Of the
State, BY those who 4ge prospecting
aud looking for suitable places for settle
lnent. The Country papers fail in their
duty to their respective localities and the
State at large, if they are not filed with
facts, figures and incidents Of interest at
home, and worthy Of being copied by the
city press as evidence Of our progress and
prosperity as a state.
Appropos to this subject we cut the fol-
lowing from the Mineral Point Tribune,
just received:
1.-THE newspaper IS a aue index to the
prosperity of q village or CITY. Men of
capital and enterprise in the Eastern
States, desiring to seek a location in the
West are governed more by the public
schools and the newspapers Of western
villages, in seeking a place to locate, than
By any other cause. IF our business men
IN the West would study their own inter
ests, they would see to it thai neither Of
them are suffered to be discontinued or
compelled to beg for living
Ma, does pa Hiss you because he loves
YOU so? inquired q Lite anxious plug Of
bis mother.
ITO be sure, my son; but why did you
ask that question:
ayvell, guess he loves the kitchen girl,
too, for I seen him kiss her morn fofty
times, last Sunday, when you was COMO
to church
There was fuss ia that family.