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

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THE following article from tho
Ratings Caion contains SO many genu'
inc truths that we cannot resist the
impulse to transfer it to our columns;
Few among tho Millions Who read
newspaper. ever stop to think Of tho
labot, cals and trouble, both mental and
physical which the production Of even
. single s sllpih uP4e il saFor ~
ooaasetdf: Il 6ay ~ an My t.lk
p edit either : daily OF weekly jour-
nal to thoes Who never undertook it,
Thoss Who have made the trial know
different. Dry after day, week after
weak; and month after month the same
tedious rouad Of duty has 70 be per.
formed, frequently under tho most dis
eourasiaz circumstance n - e :ssp.
pose . ease. Ayouug man, having the
reputation Of, brains sufficient for the
tax Is influenced BY personal and 20
litieal friends to engage in the publioa-
ton Of = weekly paper: Fair promises
Of liberal support are held out, and he
tho talk. 1t may seem,
pleasant At frat for everything works
veil, ~ al new things do. It costs
money 10 publish even = weekly paper.
An ndkl1 In Mould, the novelty
of running . paper wears Of, friends BE-
come indifferent to its welfare, debts
viii irrssistibly accumulate, delinquents
On the psiatsrs books become careless,
N article worthy Of the highest enco:
.,hian il passed BY without . word Of
approval while . mistake which every
hspan King viz sonltines make rM
iai,e ! hornets nGst shout The editors
can creditors become olamorous, shin
ming has to b resorted to wife and
bebi.a are calling for the necessities Of
little luxuzise;of qiA, Wish editors.
purse i. not abls to'sappy, but amid ar
thsss di6euliss the paper must appear
every week. lied with some
thing witty, startling, and new. Credi-
ton maybe elanliAOt - 'elbsase1
nd the babies crying for broad At the
Observation-Disclosures may grumble At
ysur back and rum stare you in front,
but the sdiso, must toll on, pay his en-
pl>y,,,, Purchase paper, aud ink, keep
III as Il eSod sh.t.~ " procuring
new type and material Is the old vear'
out, pay rents and insurance, purchase
fuel, L., and amidst it al, publish a
live and spicy paper, Without even =
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 j. pot oyardravp., We venture;
II. prediction that hundreds can testify
to III truthfalnesss from actual expert
enes. Yet amid al these difficulties,
hox' 'es.,y tohavs l.rge portion Of the
burden removed. Reader have. you q
local paper published in your couat,'
II %, your first duty is to subscribe aud
pay for it, # you arc engaged in mer-
camille pursuits it is your duty to ad-
vsrtise, mere r. less; according to the
buainess you a1e engaged ". No fay
i6sr OF merchant, no matter what his
political visws may Be, ever lost any
thisg 81 subscribing lcr Bis county
paper or otherwise sustaining them
The more liberal your support, the bet
ter viii your local interests be repre-
scented abroad through this means, for
it IL the ambition Of every editor to
send cut - good a paper as he possibly
can, and if literally supported he can
afford and 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
mankiud.. s'Asxoed of arprqal- now
and den; shows the hh effort ~ ap-
preciated and encourages him to strive
the harder to merit that approval. We
have treasured up the few occasions
when sope fiendg b,s stepped into our
Office and after ! ahearty grasp Of the
hand spoken words Of cheer, just
when We felt the most de6pondeut.-
Those OCCASIONS, however, are ike angels
visits, lew and. far between, bit tho
shy q Ha(9 ID petsntea lasted
u through many a weary day and
night Of. mental toll. In conclusion,
10 would ~ to al who nay pesaae
these lines,-stand by your local paper
-s1stain i With , liberal patronage,
and khhh5ld not words 81 encourage.
ment and cheer to its editor, whose
kbon are rsdounding to your interests,
vhie' ~ iassssl eastt' mindful II ths i.et.
P1A1H n1HTa EoR x4RHERs.
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