American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-01-06

the county Tor the purpose OF obtaining
subscribers for the same; Notwithstanding
this fact, our list of Patrons is fully up to
our most sanguine expectations. This list
is increasing daily; names are being sent
in from all parts of the county and we
take this opportunity of returning our
thanks to those who have interested them
selves in thus aiding in the circulation Of
the Citizen. We have assumed the re-
sponsibility of sending few numbers Of
our paper to persons in different localities
without consulting them upon the subject
not knowing in some cases, whether
they are already supplied with a county
paper or not; taking it for granted, that
if they are not supplied, they oatght to be.
To all such, we would say, read our pa
per carefully for few weeks, and then,
if you think it worthy of your patronage,
you can inform us through the Post Mas
ter, or otherwise, and we will then put
your name down as a subscriber.
All that we ask, is full, fair and inn
partial trial. We have always been of
the opinion that every citizen and family
should have at least one county paper;
and our present situation has not in the
least degree changed our mind on this
subject Those who do not take a county
paper, must necessarily be ignorant of
many matters of local interest and impor-
tance, and are compelled to depend upon
those who do, for whatever information
they may get, and then they have the sat
isfaction of receiving it second handed,
and necessarily very often remain in ig-
norancc of what they might and ought to
know. No man is excusable for ignor-
ance, when he can get county paper for
the poor pittance Of $3.50 per year. a
county paper, if properly managed, will
always contain items of local news which
YOU will see nowhere else. In fact, there
are many things Of interest and impor-
tance to every one, to be found in the col
umns of a properly conducted newspaper.
The professor. teacher, mechanic and far
mer are, or should be, all equally interest
ed in the support of paper in their own
and the man who neglects or re-
fuses to furnish himself and family Of he
be 50 fortunate as to have one), with
paper, does himself injustice, and robs
them of an invaluable source of knowl-
edge and information. for which he is ac-
County papers are of more use than
most people generally imagine. They We
ry naturally aid in directing public atten-
ton to matters in which every citizen of
the county is more or less Interested
They contribute in variety of ways to
the formation of public opinion, on sub
iects of public interest. They furnish
very convenient mediums for discussion of
questions of local interest. They aid in
giving character and Importance to the
county in which they are published.
They stimulate taste for reading, and
in the course of one year, a
vast amount of useful information, much
Of which would not reach portion ofthe
readers through any other channel.
They are Of essential use in q family in
fostering a taste for reading among chill
drcn. Country papers enjoy an advan-
tage over papers published at a distance,
because many Of their items are Of To-
cal interest, which naturally attracts a
childs attention, The advertising columns,
also, are particularly attractive to many
persons.
They are of essential service in pub
fishing various items of local intelligence
in which the citizens are more or less in
terested, but of which many would re-
main uninformed, were it not for these
papers.
In short, country papers add in great
variety Of ways to the character, intelli-
gence, and prosperity of the county in
which they are published and therefore,
have a strong claim for support upon all
whom they directly Or indirectly benefit
Don't fail then, to take a paper which is
published in your own county; and if, at
the end of one year, you have not been
benefited to the amount of your subscrip-
ton, it will be because you have not read
your paper, but have been content to spend
your leisure moments in idleaess, instead
of storing your mind with useful knowl-
edge, Rendering that,
A mind quite vacant, is a mind distressed"
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FATAL ACCIDENT.-On Christmas day,
Thomas l.. Patterson, son of Mrs. Eliza
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