Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-01-07
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PROMPTLY AND NEATLY EXECUTED
LOCAL AGENTS.
To nnr Patrons.

To our Patrons
Another year having passed and a new
one having commenced, good opportunity
isa afforded Of calling the attention Of our
patrons 20 various matters Of Importance
connected with our local prosperity. For
obvious reasons a good local newspaper and
press should hc sustained hy the friends Of
the Republican party in this County. They
oaa d. Il without any sacrifice, aud should
DO Il from a sense OF duty to tie cause Of
right. In relation to the past, we are proud
70 say that many friend. have come uohly
up % the standard Of promr, patrons; and
enabled us 20 fulfil our duty to them and
the public. In the future We hope to enli',
the same. and AID many Others ike them to
our let. We are sorry 10 say, on the con.
trary. tha; there are some who arc tardy,
and BY whose wan, Of prompiness We have
heretofore and must continue hereafter TO
SAFER from pccuniary embarrassment.
There are thoso who are skep,iell about
the support Of local Republican paper.
They are friends 90 the causc-tricnis 20
frc,dom-lovsr, Of truth and Republican
government. but they have tho idea that
city paper 0. as cheap or cheaper-con,ains
more news and other matier-is ahlcr edit.
81, AMI contains more recent intelligence
from home and abroad. They therefore ask
why sustain the locnl rrcs'2 Admitting
some ol these things 20 be true, there are
stall strong. sufficient and ahundan, reasons
Why those who are friend. Of Republicanism
should contribute literally for the .urpOr,
Of the local rrcss.
I. A local PAPER i a mirror Of the men.
lie aud t.m,- % i,s region. lts adyer,.'e-
meuts notify the people at home and every
where, vhA, 10 bushes. men are doing,
md whether they are dead or alive. They
inform tie cities and commercial men lar
arI near, where may Dc found a water
power. a four mill, hoor. chair. shoe,
cotton. vo1llen, wire or other factory, a
machine shop, store, hotel, a ,heriG. sale,
*. These advertisements show farther.
wtena will - flci. when an aimius,ra-
tor, guardian, or executor, is shou, 70 settle
hi, account; where valuable piece Of
property 6. about % b. sold, and where GER
tain product. of the farm will Be bought,
They show who have died aud Who are mar
ri-l. and Who are cnIsayoring 10 be un.
married. They show farther, who has run
away, or broke hil All tn. is important,
many are personally interested m il and
every person Who takes the trouble 20 rad
il, wall D. the more int,hiscn, hr having
done -. TIE city or distant paper canno,
supply this mirror d country or rural lie.
IL cannot .n body note the scenes. the
events, and the actor, in them nor can il
enter into th' Flooding, honest, Independent,
motives. wheucc are derived all ,hese &C.
tons aud combinations. A country paper
woul. De worth double It's price, Tor its ad.
refreshments only. II It did not contain a
single miscellaneous or political article,
(alway, excepting the nostrum advertise
msnt.) All ARE men and communities al.
yyriI,e. by this means the community Ear
aud near know what Mr. has to sell,
aud What h' will take IN exchange. Thi.
community could. in a short space Of tine,
add nearly double 70 II. business impor-
taucc and interest. BY liberal advertising
add rreirdIess o. party pr1cliyities, Tor sun.
pie local benefit, each lawyer. store keeper.
hotel keeper, physician, mechanic or arti.
san. would do well 70 heed the hint.
Each advertisement, is ,e1t from which
every reader can learn Lesson. preach
ssrmon, or paint moral. IL affords
theme Tor conyersation-a hint 10 avoid or
ador; somethins-a motive Tor action-a
tutor cor tho Judgment and quickener for
the rcsoluthn. In Gne. the person who
reads the advertisements nf a locality is the
only one who oomprehends its business, or
qua.ihed . lucse VI us extent character
or resources.
Thl. mirror Of country life, times and
manners as exhibited IN the advertisements
Of local paper, Is vastly more important
than most people suppose. Many pass these
by, deemins them unworthy Of attention.
They e1claim what do We care for this or
that OF the other? What matter is it to Us
what this one has to sell. or what the quail
i'y or price Of his goods, or what Is the pat
tern? How thoughtless mus, be a man to
say this. The ability To compare two things
and estimate accurately the difference be-
tween them, Is quality Of mind which does
not escape the attention Of the community.
IL is quality. which, in high degree. but
few possess. This quality on large scale
may be and often Is originated or educated
by reading ADVERTISEMENTS. Let those who
have never given attention to this subject,