The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-04-16
support The Local Pepers.


Every self-supportiDg and self
respecting head OF family in Mich
iSan ought to take at least two news
papcrs-his own home payer, and the
Detroit Free Press. We give the
pro'crenco to the local paper because
that is the one which comes most close
ly home to the man, and in which lie
should have direct personal and friend
ly interest And SO. if the demands
upon ones resources are such that only
single paper can he afforded, the
neighbor who is doing his utmost to
help the community, and incidentally
himself, is the one who should receive
encouragement and support. News
papers cost so little nowadays, however,
that it needs no self-denying ordinance
on the part of anyone able to rear his
family decently to enable him to take
both his local paper and the Detroit
FREQ Press, and in no other way it is
possible to get so much of pleasure
and profit at so little expenditure of
money.
Newspapers are not published from
pbi'anthropic motives; but many
country publishers are often tempted to
believe that most of the people in the
community in which their lot is clst
have this opinion in regard to them.
They are asked to grind evcrybody's ok,
and they do so mo It patiently and will
linoly, provided 10 oneis injured by the
grinding; they are expected to know
everything that is going on, and to
present the local news fully aud attract
lively; they must be vide awake and pro
gressive, vigilant for The advancement
of the material progress of the locality,
be on the lookout for help ul projects,
and be ready in season and out OF season
to exploit the industrial, agricultural
and social advantages of the section
with which they are identified. This
work they do. For doing it they
should receive cordial and substantial
supports sure incentive TO redoub-
led efforts, making the paper more
potent for good in and for tho COM
munity. Far to often the support
is half. hearted and grudging; the
publisher grows discouraged 81 the
apparant lack of appreciation of his
efforts; he cannot afford the expendit-
ures which are really necessary TO
make his paper what he would like to
have it, and it is said to be running
down, when its decadence is, in fact,
reflection upon tbc.spirit and progress
of the community.
There is no enterprise which deserves
more liberal and considerate treatment
at the hands of the people than their
local papers. Some of these in Mich
igan, pioneers in progress, established
before there is clientage sufficient to
support them, arc necessarily crude
and for time can only expect scanty
living. But the friendly hand should
be extended to them, ard those which
are more favorably situated shqald be
sustained. The local
merchant should use them freely, and,
demonst rating that advertising pays,
should willingly pay fair price for the
retnrns he receives. The profession
and business man, the artisan md the
agricnlturist should take them and
should otherwise patronize them when
they have need, and they will find the
whole community quickcned into new
activity by the impulse which the live
local paper will give.
The home paper in every corfnunity
should he made tower of strength. -
Detroit Free Press.