Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-07-22
THE HOME PAPER.

4.e AAOs@S 80 ~@~-'
The following is taken from an cs-
teemed exchange, but 1t fits the case
SO nicely we reproduce 1t In full:
With the improvements made in the
methods aud appliances for printing
III the past two decades, the newspa-
per is becoming an important dissem-
inatOr of news. 1t has been the medi-
um through which men, unknown be-
yond limited circle of acquaintance,
have been brought prominently into
public notice, and thereby attained
eniinence in the realm of politics, liter
ature, art, science, or commerce. 1t
has heralded forth in no uncertain
tones the misdeeds aud misdoings of
men who had attained to eminence in
the several fields Of usefulness men,
toned, and has hurled them without
mercy into obscurily, many of them
never to be heard of more. This TO u
great extent has been the mission
OF the newspaper, and today the
people have no stronger ally or
one more willing To advance the
right, or right wrong in any sphere.
We have mentioned the work of the
newspaper in a general way. Let us
now consider it, reader, in more re-
strictcd sense, that is, the home paper.
How often is the solicitor OF the home
paper, when earnestly presenting the
claims of the journal he represents, re-
buffed with the remark: "Oh, l don't
want your paper; it doesn't give the
news; am taking paper from ST.
Louis" 1t is true the home paper is
not SO large as the great city daily;
does not give, it is true, as much or as
great variety of news from all over the
world but, gentle reader, listen: Does
a ST. Louis, or Chicago, or Now York
daily furnish you with the news you
are most interested in-the home
news? Does the great daily inform
YOU Of a new railroad to be built to
your city? Does it herald the estab-
lishment of a new manufacturing es-
tablishment in your town? Does 1t
tell OF the death of friend, or the
marriage Of people you have known
from their childhood? Does it COIL
tain the date of the setting OF our
courts? Are the proceedings OF our
city council published in its columns!
Do You turn TO its columns TO a~ccr-
tain the particulars Of the hundreds OF
events and happenings that transpire
in ynnr city, co inty and state in the
course of the year? Answer, think.
ing reader, does the great metropolitan
journal do all this for yoG, can 1t do
it? We think not; we know 1t docs
not. Then why refuse to patronize an
institution that labors in season Tor
your welfare, to interest and instruct
YOU, and that is at all times ready and
willing, and does do all in its power
to ai6 in building up the city and
country wherein il Is published and
circulaies. 1t is hardly necessary 10
state to an intelligent people that the
more patronage the home paper re-
ceives, the better prepared il will he to
reach out and gather the news from a
greater area Of country than 1t can
when the people prefer to buy a paper
that docs not from it's location and the
very nature of circumstances do the
work for them that the home paper
does. The home paper is in reality
your friend by reason of the neighbour
ly interest it has IN you and the city
in which you live, while the great city
Journal is your friend for "revenue
only" Patronize the home paper first
and let the metropolitan take second
place.