Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-28

hE NEWRAkEh OOuOOA'-- = 1O
advance made by newspapers in the
past quarter Of century is simply
marvellous, while the influence they
WELD is greater than that Of any 9TH
er power, ,truthfully remarks the "Bal.
timorean," and continues:
Once it was the newspapers ex-
elusive prerogative to deal out news
items and advertise in q meagre way;
and there its pretensions to public
service ended Now it teaches you
all concerning the age in which you
live--its progress in art and science
its industries, inventions and discov-
cries; and not only what your coun-
try is doing in commerce and manu-
factures, but how the world at large
is advancing in everything that inter-
ests and benefits society.
Our laboring classes now possess a
larger fund of general information
than scholarly men in the higher sta
tions of life could boast half century
ago. This advancement in knowledge
is quite as much due to newspaper in-
struction as to the establishment of
our present admirable system Of COM
mon schools.
1t is presumed that every man now
takes at least one newspaper, and
when he does not he is only too eager
to borrow from his neighbor, who he
is afraid will discover his ignorance
upon current topics.
10 the deep seclusion of country
home, it would be impossible to know
what is transpiring in the great world
beyond If its inmates ignored this
vehicle Of transmission The intelli-
gent farmer would be willing to aban-
don the enjoyment Of some common
every day comfort or convenience
rather than give up his newspaper,
which has become so strong a necessity
that be feels he cannot live without
It's cheering influences.
Parents should give their children
newspapers to read, and thus they
will soon be stimulated to a love Of
general reading; and hours spent in
listless inaction Of pursuits unworthy
their time will be pleasantly and prof.
table employed in . course Of whole
some Study whose beneficial results
will be apparent in all after life.
Frequent illusions to noted per-
sonages Of events in history are apt
to awakened an Interest in this branch
Of education, that tends TO . deeper
and more thorough reading and re-
search; and this lore stimulates to
other mental gains, al Of which are
traceabIe to the teachings Of the fami-
y newspaper.
It Is true the times are undeniabIy
hard, and there are many daily needs
to be met and ! hundred ways to
spend the hard-earned dollar or two,
that must be sent for your years sub |
scription; but you can and should re.
trench your expenses in something /
else and take the paper.
While We exhort the public to Iiber-
IL patronage Of newspapers, we would
not forget to enjoin upon their pub
fishers that they cannot be too careful /
inrefning the language and sentiments
10 which they give expression, for
an enlightened and yirtuous public
viii Be as averse 70 tolerate abuses of
the press as Of the pulpit
As journalism PROCESSES to Be !
means of reforming and regenerating
the masses and s true exponent Of
public sentiment generally, it cannot
Sc too cautious i its careless ndul.
fernti0n If truth and IN dealing out
The poisonous seeds of tlissenei0n and
nisFule. instead og sowing those of
lore and order