Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-06-20
Newspaper Patronage.

Many long and weary years of expert
ence in the publishing business, has fore
ed conviction upon US that newspaper
patronageis word OF many detinitiors
aud that great majority of mankind
are either ignorant of the correct defui-
ton or are dishonest, in strict biblical
sense of the word. Newspaper patron
age is composed of as many colors As
the rainbow, aud is as chaGgeable as q
chameleon. Ese-
One man comes in and subscribes for
the paper and pays tor it in advance,
and )es home and reads it with the
proud satisfaction that it is his. lie
hands in his advertisement, asks the
price, and pays for it, and goes to his
place OF business and reaps the adran-
t.ge thereof This is newspaper patron
aye. ,ril .r- .-s
I Another man says, "you may. put my
name on your books" and goes off with
out saying word about the pay.
Time passed on-you want money and
ask him to pay what is honestly due you.
He flies into passion, perhaps. pays,
perhaps not, and orders his paper stop
ped. This is called newspaper patron
age.
Another man has been q subscriber
long time, but has never paid cent and
at last becomes tired of you and wants a
change. He thinks he wants city pa
per. lie tells the postmaster he don't
want it, and you get paper marked.
'refused" But docs he call and pay?
Oh no ! He wants his money to pay for
his city paper. He will pay you after a
while he says. But he never does, unless
you sue him. And this, too, is called
newspaper patronage. "g
Another man brings in a fifty cent
advertisement and wants two dollar
notice given it, and if you refuse he goes
off mad And this is caltea newspaper
patronage. ...
Another man lives near you-he docs
not take the paper-he don't like the
editor-the paper is too small for him =
yet he goes regularly to his neighbors
and-reads il and finds fault with it, and
quarrels with the opinions of the editor.
Occasionally he sees an article he likes
ard begs or gives halt a dime for the
number. This is called newspaper pat
ronagc .-ta
Another man takes two or three city
papers and cannot afford to take home
paper, but he likes it and comes into the
offite and begs one whenever he is in
town. This, also, is called newspaper
patronage -.. .. -.-.. g..
Another man, likes the paper, he takes
a copy for himself and family, and pays
for it, and does all he can to get new
subscribers never grumbles, but al
ways has a cheerful word for the editor.
Hany little item of interest occurs III his
neighborhood he informs the editor.
This as newspaper patronage.
Another man has patent: and wants
you to give it a two dollar notice every
week, at will be of interest TO your
readers" he says; but although know
ing it will benefit him most of all, he
does not offer to pay for it. This is cat-
cd newspaper patronage.
Another man has taken the paper
several years, but has not paid for it,
and comes in with four or five dollars
advertisement and asks you to insert it
for nothing because he is an old patron
of years. This is calied newspaper pat
ronage. .a.-
Another mana young man about
town"-no use of his taking paper, he
knows all that is going on. BY and by
he gets married and hands in the notice
with '''just hand mc dozen copies. !"
He gets them and when you mention
pay, he looks surprised-you surely do
not charge for such things! And this is
called newspaper patronage.
"Another man." (bless you, it does us
good to see such men) comes in and
says "The year for which paid is about
to expire. want to pay for another.
He does SO and retires This is newspa-
per patronage.