The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-05-02
Letter From CentertoMn.
CESTERTowS, Ky, April "a, 1877.

CrSTERTOws, Ky, April "a, 1877.
Editor Herald:
Some time has elapsed since have
contributed anything to the HERALD 1t
is needless to give all the reason why l
have not done 80 Suffice it to say that
it was not lukewarmuess in the interest
of your paper. | feel so deep an interest
in the HERALD that want to say some
thing to the people about it. If your mod
esty will not permit you TO read or print
what | say to them you will please to
shut your eyes or step out on business
leaving this manuscript with your printer
think 1t the duty of the people of
this and adjoining counties--more espe>
cially this one, to literally, nay. heartily
support the HERALD. More than this
it is to their interest to do so-not indl-
rectly to their interest, but unequivocally
and Immediately 50. A man is surer to
get the worth OF his dollar and half BY
subscribing for, and reading good news
paper, than when he goes to a grocery or
kdry goods store. A man. to Be man,
must read. One who cannot is unfortu-
nate, 10 say the least One who can
read, but ,ciR not, shows ingratitude to his
parents who have sent him TO echool in
order to make him useful to himself and
society. One who does not read can
talk or link only Of what passes 10 his
sight or Of rumors imperfectly and often
very enormously from those who do read.
II has been said that education makes
the man, and there is much truth in it.
Education consists largely Of knowledge
gained from extensive and varied reading.
A grea. portion Of that reading is history,
travel. biography and incidents Of va.
rious kinds in various portions of the
land just such reading as is found in
good newspaper. A newspaper is histo
~ written as the events transpire. Many
persons burn the midnight OIL" porting
over the ancient history Of Greece. Rome
aud other countries; and it is well for
them to do 50, for they find deeds OF he
roism recorded there that make them
burn to be somebody great and noble;
but would it not be equally wise to give
attention to modern history, especially
that Of our own native home. If q
farmer or a merchant needs to know
what happens on his farm or in his store.
why should we not need to know what
transpires around us5 Many persons
condemn officials and public men gener-
ally with perfect ignorance of the cir.
cumstances surrounding them. Let the
people post themselves as to what is 60
ing or around them, and they will be
more capable OF fostering right and dis
couraging wrong.
Perhaps everybody admits the utility
Of newspapers in general; but the point
/ am driving at Is that every family in
Ohio county, and many out of it should
take and read the Hartford HERALD, yes,
and pay for it too, of course. 1t will
pay them to do so. Without considera-
ton of the pride that the people should
take in their county paper, there are sew
eral departments Of the paper that taken
sipgly, and alone would give more profit
TO the reader than the price Of the paper
for year. Mr.. II. D. Taylor's "Frag>
mentauy History Of Ohio county" cannot
he valued. We have seen enough Of the
History, aud know enough OF the author,
10 know that it will be read with deep
interest by all classes OF persons. The
production Of the "Fragmentary Histo-
ry" places US under great obligations to
Mr.. Taylor and the Editor of the HER
AID. ! venture to say that at the clos
ing chapter, no reader will say tina. be is
not doubly paid. Why not7 1t is the
history OF our own country. our parents,
ourselves. Is there nothing in that histo-
~ that We may allude to with pride ?
May we not protitably look over our suc>
cesses and reproduce them, or our revers-
es and avoid them? Undoubtedly the
history of our county claims Sug GtteE-
ton and will amply repay any outlay to
get it. Then there is another feature of
the HERALD that ought to induce every
farmer to take it / allude to the premi-
1ms given by the Editor What kind Of
premiums Not cheap. uncouth chro>
mas or Eainteresting pictures OF any kind
NOT some bawble with a fabulous valu-
alton attached by the parties interested in
getting your money without rendering an
equivalent-not some false, hollow de-
ceptive big bonanza held out by scamps,
whirling and glitterinG before yoTr eyes
to steal your money, aad make you
ashamed of your own duplicity-but
cash, solid cash, gold, il you please. 1t
is true that the premiums cannot go TO
every subscriber, but everyone can try to
get them and it will pay him to try, even
though he may not get either first or Sec
ond premium. A pupil in school striving
for premium will be benefited though
he may not get it. Aud remember, all
that is required OF you to entitle you to
compete for the HERALD premiums is to
become paid-up subscriber. That is an
eass condition. That you will get the
worth Of your money is a certainty thai
you may get a premium is a chance.
There are no chances in favor of the