Year: 1877

In making its seventh annual announce


ment, THE INTER OCEAN reassured its read
ers and the public generally of its faith in
the Republican party and its devotion to
Republican principles. Its record during the
past year has made 1t more than yer before


the great Representative Republican paper
Of the country. The value of such paper
and its influence for good were never more
apparent than during the electoral compli-
cations OF last fall and winter, The course
OF The INTER OCEAN during that trying Pc
riod won for It the admiration and lasting
friendship OF Republicans everywhere, As
an exponent OF true Republicanism. to


which the public turned for advice and for
encouragement, THE INTER OCEAN stood
throughout the momentous struggle without
peer.


There never was a time when Republicans


more need Journal steadfast and true than


now. Never before, In the history Of the
country. has there been period OF such po-


litical interest and inquiry as is now In the
immediate future. Great questions are to


be discussed and disposed of; embarrassing
complications are to be grappled with; fun
damental principles are to be defended. Re-


publican to the core, THE INTER OCEAN will
give all possible information on all political
topics, and, while treating opponents with
the greatest fairness, will maintain It's high
standing as an earnest and outspolxeh advo-
cate Of funcompromising and unadulterated
Republica nism.


While THE INTER OCEAN stands second to
no paper IN the country as a political journ-
al. IL takes high rank as an enterprising and


thorough-going newspaper. During the


past year it has eclipsed all Western papers


In the excellence, completeness. and relIabil-


ity of Its foreign dispatches and letters, and


has had few equals in presenting in most
| readable shape general and home news. In
| every part of the world great events are oc-
| curing, with probabilities pointing TO more
important in the future. Never before was


a good newspaper so important to both
young and old.


In all that goes to make FIRST-CLAsS
| NEWSPAPER, THE INTER OCEAN is not ex-
1eiled by any publication in the country. 1t
is a national newspaper, one that will be
found useful and interesting to Americans in


every part of the globe. While 1t especially
| represents the great interests of the North


west. 1t is national in its views and COM
prehenslve In its news gathering.
THE INTER OCEAN makes especial claim as


FAMILY PAPER, devotIng more attention
| than any other political newspaper to de-
partments prepared and conducted with the


wants Of the home and the demands of the
family in view.


THE COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT is


conducted with great care. and everything
! pos sible is done to make the market reports


reliable and complete.


Nv on -S.TrT NT~EDa TD1-N


carefully edited by a gentleman of ability


and experience,


THE HOME DEPARTMENT is of special


interest to the ladies. and is devoted to the
practical and useful.


TO EDUCATIONAL MATTERS especial
attention is given. Believing that the per-
petuity of the republic depends upon the ed


ucation of the people, THE INTER OCEAN is


the warm advocate Of the free school system,
and everything that will i'm mprove aud extend
1t.


THE WOMAN'S KINGDOM is a new de-
partment devoted to the interests of that
large portion of the gentler sex who, either
from necessity or otherwise, desire TO devote
themselves to some useful occupation or pro-
fession. for the purpose of earning liveli-
hood. 1t is not for the advocacy of any par
ticular issue, but for the female character in
every department of life.


THE QUESTION AND ANSWER DE-
PARTMENT, long a special feature of THE
INTER OCEAN, is valuable encyclopedia of
iaforrlattUn, anu CUyers mucn ground III
the course OF a year as many of the elaoor-
ate works published at such high prices.


THE INTER OCEAN has the largest aggre-
gate circulation of any newspaper published
in the Northwest. 1t is sent to more than s.
50Opost-officeS, distributed in every State and
Territory in the United States. in all the
British provinces, and numerous foreign
states and countries,