Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-12-18

The time has arrived for clubbing for
newspapers 10 commence with the new
yea,. Many have their favorito papers
which they take for years, renewing about
the lst Of January. Others must change
every year, which is a losing practice, as
they keep the run Of no particular sulject; ,
whereas, those who continue a paper for
years get a run Of the cards and keep it,
by which means they grow in wisdom if
not in truth. As an example, there are
many who have been readers Of the New
York Tri6dae for dozen years; such
persons ale invariably posted on almost
every matter, that paper being sort Of
organ for nearly every practical and intel
lectual department, while She articles are
written with strength and spirit calcula-
ted to entertain and excite readers, thus
causing them to remember what they read
and making them parties in spirit with the
paper. Generally, the Tribune exerts q
wholesome influence; it cannot WELD !. bad
influence, for we seldom meet a regular
reader Of that paper who lacks patriotism
or standard morality, or who fails to be
kind, humane and thrifty in business,to pay
his debts and feel second to none. The
enemies to the Tribune are those
who look upon vice and virtue as
equals, allowing them to test strength by
popular sovereignty, and such as are will
ing to make money by whatever means,
honestly if honesty pays best, dishonesty
if that pays best; every tyrant and hater
Of his race, every rogue and enemy to his
God and country, and every scoffsr at con
science, piety, virtue, good order and ao-
briefly as naturally despiso The Tribune as
the serpent despises its superiors.
For ten years we have announced the
Tidune club rates in our paper, have adj
vised the forming Of clubs Of ten to TWEEN
ty in every neighborhooa, have acted as
agent il ordering the Tribune, and no one
has complained Of being cheated. Mean
men never subscribe for the Tribune, and
when several years ago Buchanan's Post
masters were ordered not to write the
names of subscribers on the Tribune pa
pers, thereby in many cases cutting down
the circulation, we took the work off the
hands Of tie Lancaster postmaster by writ
ing on and delivering them, subscribers
payiag him the postage through us. We
blamed him not, only for obeying such a
mean ogder. But the Buchanan dynasty
has fallen, and there are none who more
curse its rise and progress or more rejoice
at its downfall than the very ones who glo-
ried in the order to d;sallow ordinary priv
ileges to the patrons of the n. Y. Tribune
The following are the Tribune club rates
for 1902 For the Semi Weekly, Sill
% for 5 copies; 5000 for l ! copies, and
valuable gold pen to getter up Of clubs
For the Weekly, II copies for $12.oo-|
the papers to be sent to one address, say
the postmaster, WHO will write the names
Of subscribers on and deliver them, and a
gold zen to the club agent. 81 copies Of
ky for $4,000, sent to one address,
and "a gold pen to the club agent, worth
$500. The latter is the best offer, unless
for the Semi Weekly.
As usual, club is being gotten up al
this office, 2l copies for s2o.oe, or say
$1.oo per cory, which leaves US some mar
gin for riskage.