Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-06-30

psys . large per cent better than our own.
Every one fyou can count up dough-heads in
your neighborhooi who are amsssing wealth and
enjoying elegant leisure, while yoI continue to
scratch on, strSining every wesried nerve to
meet your bills, and stealing time from worship
and from sleep to solve those other problems
which press upon you in the realm Of thought.
Your garden spots are the reprosch Of your re-
spective neighoOrhoois. You are compelled to
neglect society, and are therefore almost ostra-
cised. Your fsnlies-(for the old maxim Of
g fools for luck and poor men for babies will
still apply grow up almost without your
Knowledge and would need an introduction, if
by some strange chance they could some day be
dressed in style. If this picture is oyerdrswn az
to some, It is not as TO others, and again | ask
why is this thus.
An answer to this question was found in the
unbusiness like way in which many publishers
conduct their business, especially in failing to
insist on &c advance pay for thei papers and
Advertisements
The newspaper has only two possible sources
Of income-subscriptious sud splce-Ehile its
expenses are many. Il it fails 70 utilize It's re-
sources 70 the utuos,, il Will either g under
itself or leave its proprietor under at the end.
1t il like ship, which besrs precious csrgoes if
rightly sailed, but which becomes heavy, un-
manageable and almost worthless, If too many
barnscles are allowed to form upon its hulk.
DEAD HEADS
are The bsrnscles Of newspaper They aceuz
nulste with surprising rSpdity and stick Ike
brothers. Here they viii propose to help ycu by
securing subscTiptio1s or holding those you
have there they promise to send in news
some vii give you an advertisement and expect
the paper 10 be " thrown in the sane as a.
dies sometimes expect q gift Of two dollars
worth Of buttons and thread when they bay ten
dollars worth OF dress others viii expect the
press ss matter of course, 20 supply them gratis
becsuse they, likewise, are servants, either ofthe
public o. the Lord And SO the list grows ,until
sometimes it amounts TO hundreds, snd rarely 20
less than scores-ani what is it all worth Not
one quarter Whist It costs. ! know Al editor who
feels too poor TO dress well enough 10 atteLd
church, and yet whose contributions to ne sup
port Of the gospel exceed one hundred dollars g
yesr Half Of 1t or more goes TO persons whom
be does not know, and less than one-thirl Of 1t
dii he ever subscribe. /. il were charity gwen
IN suy other form. he Wouli be both thanked
and praised by the benefc;aries, though proba-
bly, he would he watched by his creditors. who
before be WAS generous - The olifor Knows he
is doing wroug, but he di,likes 20 Re small, and
so he takes gentle hints s2d tieeis at every pore.
There is only one safe rule, and that is. 10 DO
business as business and not As charity. Il we
have anything to give Lex US give il as others DO
consciously, willingly, from surplus and not
from stock.
In the cities al notices o. marriage, deaths,
appointments and al other business ami many
religious notices are paid for Ia she country
there is ten times as much neei that they should
be. though a hund.el times less disposition 20 DO
it, ! would not myself recommend tha: the 0l-
binary short notice Of a deltI De charged for,
but the B5nelck who does not feel liberal enough
to pay the printer ify cents for announcing 10
the world his consumnatei u.s- deserves to
have his happiness 's0ur on bin. -uj slsr icious
rumor Menkenze his fame.
EzAsoNABLE RULE
But Of course in all these things reason Is TO
be used only plead for rule TO which there
may be exceptions, bat which shall ershie the
publisher t. i've, as everybody e.s1 derives,
fair sni legitimate income from his re-
sources. How murn more comfortable, h5W
much more dirnii-i, loe much more certain
this viii be ,haa the craving criurnE cowsri-
ice which dare not claim it, efn, ult goes be-
fore the public with that culuin1I1u OF cupility
embodied in he phrase. .' POOR printer " A
gres; pr0fession-the ackuoaleigJl Arch.medesn
lever Of the nineteen century ought by the very
soundne-s Of It's business basis 90 be above dis
tress and above temptation, aissys courteous,
but always courageous, the lad.nchius friend
Of the people, and the strong Eight arm Of
Christianity.
Firm IN Gao ii -h-. .ls daily press should ic
/ Tie tyriuts gre, tie ciIslp.ou ol the iseei
Faithful and cluslaut 90 IL sacred trust
+ Calm 10 Us utleraLcc; 10 ifs 10 smnut ilsts
WISE il q teIch'u-. uucorrup- and s.rul-
+ 1o speed thc git amt 90 deneunc9 tie Won
I Long may it he ere ca1dcr must confess
T u1 frccluu's slcrss O. weak lLi fcnll press