The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-03-28
HOW TO STOP APAPER.
Scotland Neck Democratl

NNt w" va !
the subject, that we copy it |
without lmment: You have
an undoubted right to stop your
newspaper when you feel dis
posed, upon payment of all ar
rearages. Do not hesitate to do |
so on account of tenderness" to |
the editor. If you are not get
ting the worth Of your honey
or think the editor is not doing
his duty that he is not showing
for the improvement progress
and dendopment of his town,
county and State, then it
is yonr duty to stop it.
Don't you suppose the editor
would quit buying sugar OF the
merchant, or meat, clothing, dry
good, &c if he thought he was
not getting his moneys worth
aud why should you not exercise
the same privilege with him?
And when you discontinue a
paper, do it manfully. Don't
be SO spiteful as to throw it
back to the postmaster with a
cOntenptuous 81 don't want it
eny Iongerw and have "refused"
written on the margin, and
have the paper returned to the
editor. No gentleman ever
stopped it that way, no matter
if his head is covered with gray
hairs that should be honorable.
If you do not longer wish to re-
ceive newspaper write a note
to the editor like a man, saying
sO-and be sure that arrearages
are paid. This is the way to
stop a newspaper. New Era.
The above applies to papers
in general, but not exactly t.
home papers in every respect.
Every man should have enough
of county pride to desire to have
his county paper prosper. Ii
the paper is not just what yod
would like to see it, then sug-
gest to the editor how he could
improve it, and we are sure your
suggestions will be kindly and
gratefully received. 1t may BE-
that he can't make such I'M
provements in the paper as he
himself knows should be made
for the want of proper support
Then assist him in every way
you can, especially by increas
ing his subscription list. Dc
this, and the editor, if he is the
right kind Of a man, will give
you a paper Of which you viii
be proud, and one which you
family can ill afford to do with
ont.
There is oae other view Of th'
situation. We have often heart
persons say, Il can get the New
York Herald or Atlanta Consti
tuition Tor probably some othe
paper for $1.OO OF $1.25 a veal
while my county paper, whic
hasn't so much reading matte
costs $3.50" Now it is true tha
: these large papers often cost les
and probably contain som
matter which you enjoy readin
that your home paper hasn'
room for, but when you tax
such papers to the exclusion ,
your home paper, stop and thin
= of what you are doing. Yo
It are sending your money out {
}, the State aud contributing
l. support a paper that is in nil
o cases out of ten) devoted
l. building up some other secti'
IL "a paper which does not, wi
r not, aud cannot do anything f
D. the improvement of the sectio
h or the development Of the spe
Ii ial industries of the section (
l. the world where you were Dor
"a raised, live and expect to di
i. Your home paper alone eau
l. this, in fact, this is the Chi
4 mission of a. home paper. Whe
le you have any special interest
in promote or advocate, or an
n thing to say to the outside wor
it is through your home pap
7 that you must do it. Then gi
~ it your encouragement and su
or port 50 that it may have inc
- power and influence-be bet
or able to accomplish good. An
besides, these large papers i
ri ways contain so much of Grim
it casualties and sensations that
Nv Nv is not advisable to put them
"a the hands of your children; a
Nv if you read such papers 20
'so y. self you will have to waste ye
IT. time and read through colur
p, upon column of matter to f
ali out what your home paper "
co condense and give tn you in
T. lines.