The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-06
Home Without a Hother.

II would need a mind Of more than or
binary sagacity 10 answer the old ques-
ton that has been asked In a thousand
tongues: What Is home without d moth
err" Homes without mothers are scarce
" worth the name OF home; they lack
the brightness that cheers, the wisdom
that guides. and the tender, patient
love that is so strong 10 help Us over
HES rough ways. What is home with
on; a MOTHER we are ready here and
now. once and forever, TO give Il up. The
conuDdrum Is too great for us. We nave
sometimes tried to imagine with no great
er success, what sort OF world this
would be without It's newspapers. no
daily newspaper. No noon edition. 30
evening extra" No news Of a great fire
or a prize fight. Of a double murder or
a church scandal; Of the death OF Il poet
OF the birth Of a prince. All these things
might happen and be forgotten and we
never know but for the marvellous
energy Of our newspapers. II is d dull
world. my master at best, but II would
be dull indeed II IL were not for our
newspapers. They come 10 our break
fast tables. and. laying our hands upon
them. we lay our hands on the pulse
Of the world and feel its great heart
throhs in all lands Robert Collyer used
10 speak OF the newspaper as Gods
Bible of our daily life" IL would be
hard TO find words that would eXaggerate
the grand influence eXerted by the news
paper In the last four or five genera
tions. 1t has been one Of the mightiest
educational forces OF modern civiliza-
ton. II has served all the purposes Of
a college TO those who have neither had
time nor means for a prolonged collegi-
ate education Oftentmes the newspa-
per has stopped to conquer" ard al
ways il has been the champion Of our
liberties the bulward OF purity and
truth. IT has pulled down many mighty
OF es from places they have usurptd and
were incompetent TO fiji: II has often eX-
aited the worthy OF low degree. and yet
there are men by thousands living to-day.
who wouldn't thank you 20 call them
old. who can remember the birth Of the
newspaper. Memory easily recalls the
day when the newspaper was ponder
Gus weekly affair. too dear for every
mans home. 50 half a dozen men club
bed together, took the newspaper, read
81 In turns, said newspaper landing final
ly. as rule al the BARRIERS shop. 50
that the impatient soul might beguiie
the weary moments IN the sweet sound
Of "EcSt' fell upon his listening ear.
The news OF that day was often pretty
o!d-old enough 20 be shaved II not 20
vote. For news came slowly by uncer-
tain messengers; and 50 uncertain were
these messages that the line Of t"O
impressive waiting contirmI-
tion'--was kept standing IN most news
paper offices. The newspaper OF this la
ter day provides Us readers with a
boundlcss store of the best current lit
eTdture of the day: Essay and criticism
discussion and discourse. our Sunday
newspapers contain more Sood literature
Of varied kind well illustrated. than
any ordinary family has time 10 read I'm
a week. one OF the latest developments |
Of newspaper enterprise IS by all odds
tho most rmarka5le. by ARRANGEMENT |
with INST class publishers the newspaper |
Of to-day is able 10 offer It's subscribers |
for a mere nominal price books Of the |
highest value The most remarkable in /
stance Of this new departure IS the offer |
We now are enabled 70 make 70 orr |
readers. OF the greatest and NEST schol- |
nry work Of this century. The American |
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the second page OF this issue.