Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-01-22

eSssesN &ASSo ia uVtS Wv
latter glvcs one, and In cachlt has ID,
op~porenstty, which Il yeAsrAlly o..
erctees, Of Interviewing Ia lie rsia'
aloe % each Item Of hews 4 pcrsua,
sivs taaaencs. for either rood q
owl, MOON esery reader. The lare,
1N0Srity q naanki1d draw ail Of thsil
ItafSrmafioA from their daily news
papcr-it q tLoir exclusive rcadingI
sad I'll II III, lacladisss tho most cut
sivatsa as4l rd1nsd, esaid dispenss
With llnost sserytHinx else, better
than with our "daily.s Il 10 . nee.
essary o. modern civilized life. Ad.
mittany this truth, how important Il
it that which forms our constant
meatai fond should Do healthy and
morally invigoratisg. or at lsast no,
corrupting ser morally debating.
But how is Il with the majority Of
our popular dailiesl Arc not their
news columns died with vivid, real
istic accounts Of murders, thefts,
swiudiiny, brcaehsS 81 trust, adult
cries, and the whole calendar Of hu-
man crimesa The people arc % IA
miliarizcd with vice, that il 1rst
comcs to be considered as a matter
of course, and finally 10 SO gildcd
With excnsca, and pictured % .
means Of disqualification and happi-
aess, that not few readers are
gradually led to the preparation of
jthese very crimes themselves. 1t
does not do to ALWAYS hold tho mir
ror up to nature. No conductor of
q daily newspaper, which is designed
to go into families, and is in fact
read by children as we'll as by adults,
has a right to demoralize his readers
by q glowing exhibition of the crimes
and criminals Of the day. The ex-
cuse for the course ordinarily pur-
sued is, that 'it pays" and that no
other course docs. 1t has been con-
clusiveIy proved, IN Philadelphia, by
George W. Childs, the proprietor
and manager Of the Public Ledger,
that fright makes might )" that it is
possible to publish O pure daily, one
that caters to NO dissipatcd tastes ;
onc,,whose whole influence is thrown
infavor of morality aud honesty
one that seeks the greatest good
of the greatest number, and is
at ouce the favorite journal of the
workimgnsn aud the capitalist.
1t gives US pleasure to award
to THO Public Ledger this high
position. There is no religious paper
in u city to which it is not really
an adjunct; iaboring earnestly, as it
does, for tho elevation of both the
mental and moral natures Of its rea-
ders. 1t owes this basis, which is as
exceptional as it is praiseworthy, to
the high principles and pure instincts
Of its conductor, George W. Childs,
. nan of whom Philadelphia is justly
proud, and who was as spontaneously
honsred- abroad, during his late visit
Europe, as he is always honored
It home. |,
We have seen 1t recently stated
hat Mr.. Childs offered James Cor /.
Bennett, before his death, the )
um of two million dol!ars,in cash. for
lie purchase Of the New York Herald, ,
mt was refused. The public benefit .
hat the city of New York would
ave derived from the acceptance of |
his offer, and the passing of the Her. I
Id into Mr.. Childs' hands, is simply
and in the interests of |
morality We deeply regret that it did =
lot take place. Let US take . glance, =
Iow, at the contents. of any number
f the Ledger, the daily circulation =
f which is $1,000 copies. In tho first +
lace, it gives, with . thoroughness i
nd concicentiousness that no other
a~Perdoes,a complete summary ofthe ii
ews Of the world for tho past day. 6
. financial I'm l C. numerical columns .
re always able and reliable 1--WE have
re London Times the "Thunderer'' r
authority. abroad, for this state y
lent, and fer authority at home, il
very reader may be referred toy, it t.
u complete guide to the b~usiness
of the city, its advertising Il
olumns being as truly vehicl Is OF !.
ews, and as much read, al any other 4
apartment uf the paper and these B
ivertissnents are are SO methodi- o
ally arranged, under appropriate + I
eads, that any n q be found at q q
lance; and all religious, scientific J
nd political news, is given with re- l
variable impartiality, and in decor
Is aud moderate language. Il
In fine, VIC consider the public =
at Philadelphia a model daily {
without q parallel, SO far 4
8 our knowledge goes, in any other i l
ity of the Union. 1t has no over :
of facts o. arguments; no d
renderings of everyday d
vents ; nothing, anywhere, that can r
any member Of tho domestic =
.rcle, or bring q blush to the most
,nsitive cheek. For all these pccu- G
it 10 indebted to the SUPER ',
tending will and vigilance Of AIR. y
hilds; and lie has gathered around 8
i'm o corps of editorial eo-laborers, X
no are instilled with his principles .
I'd schooled iu his practices. AS
journal, it gives us pleasure n
note all these facts. They deserve P
'mmeAdation, for they r IS iniu- .
,tial for good ~ they are are. The 3 3
ublic Ledger 10 . public beneGt.[-'
y. Presbyterian.
A young man named B%iilson, at f
iras shopper, KS, lately returned q
IN Eastern town flied with ro- o.
aud Cliesterficldiam airs. He'll
. pretty, we'll dressed young la .
y standing ancle deep in the mud II
eside her epizootical pxlfrey and ev. I,
tently waiting for assistance to y
lount. He aprang to her relief. "
ladea temporary Stirrup Of his two
audn. AMI MA reWardad hv . III.