The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1866-11-22

IAllGGS RtoN contains 81 AEa"! G>"~
inc truths that we cannot resist the
impulse to transGsris to our co.omns:
Few among the Millions who read
newspaper ever stop to think Of the
Labor, care and trouble, both mental and
physical which the production Of even
. singlAfsRs s6lih upe. it, sdtor sqf
conductor: Ie nay sssui an e6y talk
70 edit either daily OF = weekly jour-
nal to those who never undertook it,
Those who have made tho trial know
different. Dry after day, week after
weak and month after month the same
tedious ronnd Of duty has to be per.
formed, frequently under the most dis
oourasiaz circumstances. ~ ss :sap-
pose . case. Ayoung man, having the
reputation Of brains sufficient for the
talk is Influenced by personal aud 20
litical friends to engage in the publioa-
ton Of weekly paper: Fair promises
of liberal support are held out, and he
undertakes tho task. It may seem
pleasant At first for everything works
vol, ~ al new things do. 1t costs
money 70 publish even = weekly paper.
AN ndnil A1l irouad, the novelty
Of running 4 paper wears off, friends be-
come Indifferent to it's welfare, debts
will irresistibly accumulate, delinquents
on the printers books become careless
IN article worthy Of the highest enco:
'shium is passed by without = word Of
approval while mistake which every
hssan hang viii sonstine. make viii
i,i,e ! hornets nest about The editors
ears creditors become olamorous, shin
ming has to be resorted to wife and
babies are calling for the necessities Oh
little luxuzies,of liA, whioh the editors
pu.so is not abls 70 supply, but amid III
these dii6culties the paper must appear
regularly every week. lied with some
thing witty, startling, and new. Cred'-
ton may. b olan Ut s.e elbeev,
md the babies crying for broad At the
other-srbsertbers may grumble At
your back and rum stare you in front,
but the edito, must toll on, pay his en-
plsyses, purchase paper, aud ink, keep
hi 6Ese IL god SHAPE ~ procuring
new type and material as the old wears
out, pay rents and insurance, purchase
fuel, TO-, and amidst it all, publish a
live and spicy paper, Without even a
word Of encouragement OF approval
from those in whose behalf he labors.
No wonder our brothers Of the quill
sometimes get discouraged. The above
picture u .ot oyerdravn.. We venture
the prediction that hundreds can testify
to its truthfulnesss from actual expert
ence. Yet amid al these difficulties,
how easy to have large portion Of the
burden removed. Reader have you a
local paper published in your county,
If 80, your first duty is to subscribe and
pay for it. 1fyou arc engaged in mer-
camille pursuits it is your duty to ad-
ve.ti.e, mere or~less, according. to the
business you are engaged in. No .fas'
iiher OF merchant, no matter what his
political views may be, ever lost any
thing ~ subscribing fer Bis county
paper or otherwise sustaining them
The moro liberal your support, the bet
ter will your local interests be repre-
ssnted abroad through this means, for
it il the ambition of every editor to
send cut - good paper as he possibly
can, and if literally supported he can
afford aud will do it. This does not
comprise all Every human being
loves to be appreciated, and conductors
Of public journals are possessed Of hu-
man feelings the same as the rest of
mankind. eA2word of approval now
and then, shows that bis efforts are ap-
preciated and encourages him to strive
the harder to merit that approval. We
have treasured up the few occasions
when sope friend, has stepped into our
Office and after i hearty grasp Of the
hand spokea words Of cheer, just
when We felt the most despondent.-
Those OCCASIONS, however, are like angels
visits, few and far between, but the
g'oF # splallnle' Va expeFhnsed lasted
u through many a weary day aud
night Of: mental toll. In conclusion,
W would say to al who may; pesass
these lines,-staud by your local paper
i with +. liberal patronage,
and Withhold not words of{ encourage
ment and cheer to its editor, whose
hboss are redoundiog to your interests,
vbl,e Jod .rs le.stt mindful II The fact.