Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-07-28
Newspapers.

l A-i'4AOiAS bEhoN RAIs-hN MAKE Beer casting
about in our minds for something or other 10
write about, which You might consider worthy
| OF place in your columns. After scanning. over
what we regard as some OF tue most vital ones
| lions OF the day such a. the Egyptian. which
| may yet plunge ten nations into warfare 4 state
Of things brought about through the armed in
teIyention of France and England and the com
mencement of hostilities by the British fleet in
the bombardment of Alexandria, the threats of
| blockade of the Suez Canal and ali the other
matters connected with the present troubles in
Egypt, in which :" Rule Britannia seems 10 be
| the cry beyond the waters, we concluded chat
your readers were already conversant with these
| topics and that some other branch of current
| events would be more acceptable to them Turn
ing our attention 10 tile passing affairs in the
legislation Of our own country; to its cons ression-
al reports, and foreign matters ii the ChiliPera
trouble would ever be settled 10 the satisfaction
OF Blaine 4 Co., Congress making all possible
haste to adjourn and pushing matters through.
with degree of liberality in the shape of appro-
prations, that threatens to disembowel an infiat-
ed national treasury. The prospect became so
reckless and eXtravagant for our limited fnan-
cial capacity that we withdrew our gaze from
It's contemplation, and glanced over the things
affecting western interests and its prosperity
The amount of damage done by the Missouri
floods. The Iowa hurricanes and Wisconsin
cylones The Jewish Russian refugees sent west,
This train of thought carries us from the redic-
ulous to the sublime, from tile natural 10 the
phenomenal. Professor Bibbero swimming across
East River, at New York, with hands and feet
tied, a feat he might more easily and gracefully
perform with the proper use of these members.
butsue cuique voluptas, says the moralist As Il
quid nunc we were left struggling with our
doubts, whether we could light upon a subject
OF sufficient moment to waste space, paper and ink
upon. So having no very definite or fixed ideas
as to our fitness for auy Departmental newspaper
literature We propose to address ourselves to
those of our fellow citizens who would never
know that Europe was not at this day peaceable
and happy from end to end were it not for an
aaeassinatiUn now ana then. They read about
them, but do not pretend 10 guess at their cause
and simply regard them as dreadful occurrences
indeed. Gladstone, Parnell, Arabi Pasha Bis
mark &c, are personages in the telegraph col
umns of paper, but they do not read about
them they are not concerned in their affairs;
never Eedi any lHlllS III lnS papers. nut lle
locals, the city news, the deaths, the marriages,
the fires and murders, and nothing more It is
for the purpose Of directing those persons how 10
use and utilize a newspaper that We pen this
article.
First of all, be sure you know what kind of a
paper you read. Many of our newspapers do not
very heartily coincide with the religious and
moral teaching of the age we live in. Ascertain
in which department of news it is likely TO be
strong, a weekly paper is best for news and
foreign matters for the reason there is more time
10 prepare it; il need not be flung together in Il
hurry. 1t is well to know the politics of your
paper, too; many do not. Many read editorials
which are nothing but pleas OF arguments instead
of news. Every newspaper should have table
Of contents a summary of news. If it, have not
begin at the first pages, look it through to the
last skipping everything Of which You have no
need Look over financial and commercial de
partments, and the selections from editorials of
other papers. skip paragraphs about crime,
broken arms and legs, runaway horses, gambling.
boxing, &c, as not worth the attention of
civilized creatures. Dailies do not put in
good poetry; weeklieS do, because they can
afford to be read thoroughly. There is everything
iii newspapers, there is everything in life; you
can take Your choice. There is world Of Wis
dom in the choosing. but we suppose that, after
all, everyone will have his own way. which is
all the same 10 J. &.