Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-01-15
BENEFITS OF A HOME PAPER.

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people of this and contiguous commune
ties, if they fully realized the loss of a
well conducted local paper. Now, Mr.
Editor, we verify believe that the value
of local paper is realized and felt SO
deeply in the very depths of our towns
heart and life, that she will not sell the
advantages derived therefrom for less
than full price; neither do we think
that she as yet feels the necessity of So
Letting talent or enterprise for the sus-
tenance of work we so much need. The
advantages coming from a paper pub
lished among US are like those coming
from our schools, in this that they are
innumerable. Every man who has
home in town ought to have interest
enough in his own and neighboring towns
to wish to be acquainted with their re-
sources, the amount of trade done, stock
raised, state of schools, churches, &c.,
that he may compare such with other
sections of the country. A paper Is or
20miles away cannot furnish such knoWl-
| edge as 1t should be furnished, for the
reason its managers lack that interest
required to collect it. And further, it
elevates and gives strength to our socie-
ty. Bringing us together as it does, tell
ing each other of our prosperity and de-
feats, it gives us the feeling Of interest
in each other 1t stimulates and gives
feelings of emulation Talk about social
and literary societies in a place giving
tone to the social circle; they are, com
pared with the enterprise in hand, weak
indeed. And how, we ask, are we to
advertise? Some take papers from New
York, some Boston, Montpelier, &C.
Must we go to the trouble of keeping a
record of the majority of papers taken
by our people, and then resort to city
papers and those published in distant
portions of our state, and pay high rates
and hence drain our pockets of money
every time we wish to bring subject be-
fore our tradesmen and neighbors ? No !;
the idea is that we want a paper that
the majority take, to avoid the trouble,
How can our merchants advertise their
goods for it is truth that it has be-
come habit among our people to look
to the paper to find out where to pur-
chase.) They want a zocal paper. There
is class who object to local paper on
the ground that they care nothing about
the little affairs of town. To such
transcendent mental powers as can find
nothing of interest in the little affairs of
town, Notwithstanding towns affairs
make up the affairs Of nation a we'll
conducted domestic paper has room for
every important scientific discovery in
its columns; and if the editor be man
Of judgment and activity, from the stan
dard periodicals and papers Of our coun-
try he can extract sufficient of the es-
sence of the standard reading on science
and literature, together with that amount
Of foreign news as shall. if read with
care, proftably introduce to us, at least,
the progress of the age And yet, we
say it may be true that many of our To-
cal papers are so filled with anecdotes
and little stories, neither calculated tc
instruct nor amuse, and what is worse
whole broad-side Of personalities, that
we do not wonder good taste is offended
and that the public is insulted. We fee
assured that good sense, good breeding
education and experience at the helm
will save us from any such paper as the
above. Many say they want religious
paper. Two OF three columns per week
in local paper, if we'll conducted, viii
give us the movements of the church
her advancements, battles and triumphs
Occasionally it can furnish from the pei
of the wise a discussion of some of the
great questions that absolve the atten
, ton of the great minds of the day
Then do not let us intoxicate ourselves
: with the idea that because a paper i
published at home that it cannot satisfy
our wants. AS we'll might the citizens
Of New York and Boston say. our hom
} papers connot satisfy. AS we'll nigh
; we say, because college is near hom
the parchment it furnishes is no recon
r mendation.
J. W. MALCOLM.