The record-union., 1892-02-29

people at large, and also know that they
expect good, pure papers, and not trash,
as so many of our cheap papers nowadays
are. Much depends upon the home
paper. for it is what everyone, children
as well as grown-up people, should read.
No home should be without such
paper, and yet how many there are who
DO not patronize their home paper. They
take several others, perhaps, but think
they know all that is going on around
them without spending dollar or SO
with their own publisher. Surely this is
wrong. When you got married to the
brightest and best girl in the vicinity,
where did you look for that notice that
meant SO much to you, and so little to
nearly everybody else? To your home
paper. When your home was invaded
by the blue-eyed girl, or that bouncing
baby boy, to whom did you make ii your
business to convey early information con-
corning the event; to the editor of that
home paper.
In after years, when some manly young
fellow takes the blue-eyed girl TO home
OF his own. or your once bouncing boy
now man-is given partnership IN the
store because he has just brought home
somebody else's daughter and set up an
establishment of his own, to whom do
you personally exhibit the wedding
presents and load up with the BRIDES
complete description of the interesting
event down to the last pickle-fork and
individual salt dish. which once more
means SO much to you and SO little TO
anyone else? To this same editor of that
same home paper. And when sorrow
ana death come to your bome and you
add to Your possessions that deSolate bit
of realty the lot in the cemetery, and
somehow the sun does not shine so
brightly as it used to. and the light has
gone out Of your life and sadness and sor-
row i'll your heart once SO light and free;
and the chair that has for years been be
side yours at the tireside and opposite
yours at the table is vacant-when ali this
happens, who makes it his business to
write in tender strain of the one whose
life had grownto be a part of yours, and
whose sympathy and good deeds TO
others have long been known and recog
nized. if never publicly announced? The
editor of your horne paper.
Or, 1t may be that the death angel has
taken from your home your only child,
the one wee lamb and all your hopes and
ambitions have died with the child. Who.
again. mad written and published the ten
der words that mean so much t. you, and
so little TO others outside the family cir
Gle. and, perhaps, o ten dear friends?
The editor of the home paper: and he is
only too willing to do the little he can 10
help you over The hard spots on your life's
journey.
And all those years you have adver-
tised i'll this home paper, aud did all you
could to help the editor fight your battles
in municipal and county matters, and en-
couraged him as he worked to build up
the town and bring business to it. And
when some subject has presented itself 10
you, which you are sure would be OF in
terest to the paper, you have spared the
time to prepare it for publication-have
you? And you have shown your home
paper to your friends and neighbors, and
invited them to subscribe for it-haye
you? And You have spoken good word
Tor the editor at every opportunity-have
you? How is it? Have you?
Think about it, and see if you are doing
your duty 10 your home paper.
Mrs. ELLA kILGoRE.