The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-06-15

Il is an inexplicable fact that though
newspapers are the cheapest Of all com.
modities in the market; though they
are absolutely Indispensable to every
IMAM aud every woman who would have
an Intelligent acquaintance with the
events Of the age; though they are cs.
sental to business aud to pleasure J;
though they are the mirrors in which
the changing scenes Of the world are
every day reflected, they are not uni
versally sought with aYidity aud sus-
tanned with interest. 1t is really no.
markable, indeed, that any person who
can read can DO Indifferent 10 news
papers. And yet, strange as it is, it is
true that there are sneh 10 every town,
in every village, 10 every country.
If one man cares nothing for the
political news, because be takes no
part in politics, aud feels no especial
concern for public affairs, he has surely
some interest in something that is quot.
ed in the market roports If another
has no desire to know what the foreign
news is, because he don't care what is
going on, or what is not going on any.
where outside Of his own country. he
must want to know what is happening
in the State or 10 the city in which he
lives. Aud ifthere is still another who
is SO eDgrossed 10 his own business
that he has no sort Of curiosity to read
about anything or anybody, unless he
can learn something that in some way
affects the price Of whatever he has to
sell or wants to buy, be would, perhaps,
find it profitable to look over the adver.
Using columns occasionally. In a word,
there is always something 10 every issue
even Of the poorest newspaper that is
worth more, much more, than that copy
Of the paper costs.
If the regular readers Of newspapers
would, Or could, collate 10 their memo.
ries all the information for which they
are indebted, MOTTO books, not to social
intercourse, not to colleges or schools,
but to the ubiquitous and omuivorous
press, they would themselves, be amazed
at the vast variety of intelligence they
have derived, and are still deriving,
with SO little trouble, and so trifipg an
expense, from the perpetual paper that
SO uneringly supplies them. The press
is sleepless, endless, untiriug. In the
night time, as in the day time, il is al.
ways engaged in gathering and 10 CLEAN.
ing, in culling aud in condensing, to
crafty aud satisfy the different tastes
aud various appetitss of the people. 1t
affords information on all subjects. 1t
discusses all questions. II is the great
engine that moves the world in being
moved BY the motive power of human
brain. 1t reaches as far as civilization
reaches, aud even beyond those bounds,
and brings before our oyes everything
that is transporting everywhere II tells
you what was done in your town yes
terday. II shows sou what is for sale
aud where to buy it, 1t informs you
of marriages and Of deaths. 1t suggests
improvements that, ought to be made.
and calls your attention to those that
have been made.
1t ia strange, passing strange" that
there should be doorway in any city,
where people live who can read, without
paper daily laid there, or u dwelling.
house in any village or any county, not
Inhabited by utterly unlettered oceu.
pants, to which newspaper is not
regularly. borne by every mail. 1t
would not be astonishing if news papers
were not so chcap-fOr there are many
people, unfortunately, who have to
economic so closely that they can afford
to buy nothing that is not absolutely
essential among the necessaries of life
but when we remember th.t a paper
fresh from the press, with its columns
hlled with interesting items of intelli
geuce, suited TO oil tastes, all interests
and all views, may be had for almost as
little as the value Of a chew Of tobacco
or hnirpin, it is unaceountable that any
man or any woman, who eau read, should
DOT DO subscriber TO a newspaper
And as TO men ia bu,iness with goods
for sale, if they don't advertise, they
are not only hiding their lights under
a bushel, and wasting "their sweetness
90 the desert air." but they are like
fishermen setting nets so close to the
shore that m lost ofthe fishes swim BY them.