Year: 1869

The Medina Gazette has some timely
and sensible remarks in response to the
above query, portion of which we sub
NIT for the consideration of our readers.
WHY YoU SHOULD TAKE YOUR COUNTY


PAPER.


The number Of periodicals which every
well regulated family ought to take must
depend upon the means of the family
but we hold that in determining this,
considerations of economy as applied to
ordinary bread and butter affairs should
be laid aside. And first on the list of
newspapers to be taken, if its cost is even
ut the sacrifice of some article of person
al comfort or luxury. is the County Pa
per. No one ought to try to get along
without the journal publishedin his own
county. As taxpayer, interested in the
public and official affairs of hIs county,
the local paper gives him information he
can get in no other publication-infor-
nation worth to him every year in dol
lars and cents many times the cost Of
subscription. As a citizen, interested in
local politics, social, religious and edu-
catiOnal movements, the county paper
keeps a record for him which he cannot
do without. As q neighbOr, interested
in the local news of the community, the
county paper keeps him thoroughly post
ed. Finally, as parent, he cannot afford
to let his family do without the advan-
tages that come from the regular visits
of the county paper. ~ a year, in ad-
vance,


AGRICULTURAL PAPERS.


It is probably within the limits OF
truth TO assert that more than half of the
so-called agricultural papers and maya
zines in the country are conducted by
Bohemians who know no more about
farming than the ordinary political ed
itOr, and that's precious little. If there
be really valuable agricultural periodi-
Gals, farmers should take them; and in
making the selection good Judgment
would suggest that they take the paper
of that character published nearest them,
as being the most likely to answer their
purpose.


EDUCATIONAL PAPERS


Ought not to be left out of the COUNT
There are but few published, and teach
ers will not find i; difficult to make a
selection. We believe it would be a wise
expenditure for every school district TO
make an appropriation for the purpose OF
placing a good educational journal in the
hands of its teachers.


RELIGIOUS PAPERS


Are as numerous as the sects they repre-
sent, and powerful evangelists when
they do not lose sight Oftheir distinctive
religious character. Every Christian
household ought to take one.


THE DAILY NEWSPAPERS


Is a necessity-something in which to
''live, move and have being'-wherev-
er there is a daily mail. But the main
reliance, in the country, is on the Week
ly for news, politics and miscellaneous
reading. In these matters the country
paper cannot always furnish n supply
equal to the demand. If il does justice
to its local matters il will have room for
only summaries of news, at times,
though, as a general thing, the country
press gives about all there is worth
knowing, but it isn't spread out like one
sheep on n thousand hills. To those
who are able to take another weekly,
there is no lack of opportunities. The


TRASH "LITERARYr PAPERS.


The existence of such literary papers
so called as the Flag of Our Union, Chin
ney Corner. Waverly, etc, ETC., is not to
be deplored; for of their readers proba-
bly nine-tenths would never read any
thing, if il were not that they furnish the
diluted catnip-tea sort of literature suited
to their weak powers of mental digestion.
While it is expecting too much to hope
that a taste for sounder reading is thus
cultivated, it is probably better that such
persons should read even that kind OF
stuff than nothing at all. They have no
brains to be spoiled, and if they are
harmlessly amused something is accom-
plished mot entirely uSeies1.