Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-11-24

Drawer 10, Watertown, Wis.
WTTH THE present number, the
SPEcTRoscoPE completes its first
quarter. To the friends who ale
interested in its welfare, we will say
that its prosperity has been far be-
yond our expectations. 1t has paid its
own expenses and has money in
the bank, as guarantee for its life to
come. We have put forth no efforts
m its behalf in the way of advertis
ing, none by canvassing, save the
little that an interested friend ten
dered as courtesy. Our solereliance
has been, and is still, upon the pow
err of truth commencing itself to
the wants of the people. One of
our first and foremost S endeavors in
beginning the work was to secure as
exchanges the best and most relia-
Bile journals OF, the land, Among
these is the Popular Science
whose contributions from
the master minds of the age, such
rs Tyndall, Herbert Spencer and
leading scientists of our own land,
bring before us each month the lat
est discoveries and freshest theories
In this domain.
1t Is an editors duty, not so much
TO advance his or her own peculiar
Meas, as to condense and popularize
those of the professional Investigators
of the time. Such has been the at
tempt of these pages SO far as they
have atttmpted at all. Of course
the ideas we have placed before our
readers, have been those which we
believe to be true, and destined to
ultimate triumph, but they are ideas
Known and accepted by master
minds before ever finding place in
these columns; ideas also, which
any soul will find profit in studying.
It is the province of the thinker
to originate, and of the Scientist to
discover; the editor should sift, con-
dense and if possible, explain these
thoughts and discoveries for his read
rs- Few, amid the imperative de-
nlands of life's avocations, find time
To read elaborate dissertations on the
many questions that now interest the
world, but all may read the ideas
embodied in those dissertations IN
condensed form, provided they are
TO be obtained thus. The SPECTRE
SCOPE, editorially, endeavors to meet
so far as it may, this demand. Asst
increases in space and power 1t will
be more fully able to realize its own
idea in this respect.
So far as its contributors columns
are concerned, they have been and
are, utterly free to all candid discus
sion. Believing in freedom of
thought, it would be inconsistent
for US to withhold any idea, how
ever greatly opposed to. our own it
might be, from opportunity, for pub
lie acceptance or rejection.
Still further we tender thanks to
courteous friends of the press whose
generous words toward our enter
prise gave proof of their kindliness
and generosity. Although we
could not publish these pleasant
words, we have appreciated and
treasured them. To others of the
press who have sent forward the
sentiments of the SPEcTRoscoPE
through their own journals, we owe
thanks and good will.
a great paper says: "Purely lit
erary journals have field in which
they may legitimately thrive "but
there's no use for the religious week
lies except p promote sectarlanisil1.1
This IS our own idea, and to make
. ''purely literary paper, Is our DE-
sre. Literature is. a wide W9rd,
egnbracing all that can be written
upon any subject, and admitting of
no limitations, save those imposed
by divine law.