Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-06


age Of importance It's local Advertisements,
its local politics. its local news, is nnnteresting
outside of its immediate neighborhood. 1t is
of course, anticipated in the publication of
startling events and general news, by the city
press with its great facilities, and unrestricted
circulation. 1t must consequently rely upon
its friends at home both for encouragement
and support We have no disposition to com
plain of either still we cannot but feel that a
greater interest taken by the active men of the
County in the local papers would be advanta-
geous both them and ourselves. Probably no
more than one third of the voters in the Re-
publican party of this County take County
the Republican who does not take his County
paper, should confess the same with shame
We consider the Reporter worth that sum to
every Farmer for the agricultural information
alone, which could not be procured for one dol
lar by any other means . --
There are those, we know, who institute un-
favorable comparisons between County papers
and those published in the cities, upon which
money and talent is lavished without STINT and
have the whole "unbounded continent for
their field of circulation Such comparisons
are unjust and unreasonable. Here the editor
from necessity is in turn editor, compositor,
pressman aud devil The cares and labors of
even experimenting an establishment prevent
that attention to the editorial department,
which perhaps is due TO it. If We keep UP
with the progress of public affairs, with due
regard to local affairs, it is all that can he ex-
pected. Even in giving the local intelligence
there is difficulty here Ours is an agricu-
tnra county Its inhabitants are a God-fear-
ing and law-abiding population. Startling oc-
currenccs and dreadful accidents we are glad
to say are of rare occurrence, and the caen-
dar of crime and casualty is short one. The
facilities for gathering such incidents as are
worthy of publication, are extremely limited,
owing to the extent of the County, and the
want Of intercourse between its different parts
This brings US to point which we wish es-
pecially to urge upon our friends :-BS~ When
anything occurs IN y0ur neighbOrh0od IF general
Importance, lcIite as the particulars immediately
Don't say you are not used to writing for the
press, because all we want is the event, rot
the language If a few of our friends in the
various towns of the County would do Us this
small favor, they would much increase the use
fulness of the paper, and lay us under special
obligations.
1t is not necessary for US to say that the
extent OF circulali0a of any newspaper depends
almost entirely on the number of its friends
Any active man can procure halfa dozen or
more subscribers, without Inconvenience to
himself We ask the attention of our friends
to the Importance of little exertiOn on their
part to encourage and sustain us in the arduous
routine of our weekly duties. Our snbScrip-
ton list, though as large as most country pa
perS, does not number over ne.third of the
names to which we are Justly entitled At the
low price at which the Reporter is afforded to
clubs, there is no reason why it should not go
into every family in the County The large
circulation of the weekly city papers-the Til
bune for instances not attained by separate
and individual subscriptions, but some Jealous
friend takes hold of the matter and in short
time procures list Of subscribers, numbering
fifty, seventy five, or often more OF course
we do not expect any such result but great
deal might be uone with equal Willingness
Suppose some of our readers try it.
We had several other points we desired to
write about, but the length of this article for
bids In the year just opening, we intend to
give increased attention to the columns of the
Reporter, sufficient, at least to make it worth
all we ask for it, ....
We have, during the past % tight times =
now, we hope, ended-somewhat relaxed our
adrance payment rule. If this is the last num-
her of the paper which reaches our subscribers
they will understand that they are in arrears,
and that we cannot send the paper without
pay. We shall be happy to receive their ar
rearageS, and again commence our weekly visits
Bay- The list of marine losses reported for
the closing month of the year fools up 81 OS6,-
100, including total losses, and partial damage
to vessels and cargoes. The list embraces
disasters to foreign, as well as to American
vessels, The estimates, of course, are not pre-
sumed to be accurate in every case, but they
are intended as a proximate statement Of the ag-
gregate losses for the month
BS5- Mr.. DODGE, our Minister at Madrid,
has succeeded in inducing the Spanish Gov
ernment to release the first and second mates