Year: 1878

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. It's record during the


past year has made it more than ever before


the great Representative Republican paper


fthe country. The value of such a 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 II 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 OUEAS stood
throughout the momentous struggle without
peer.


There never was a time when Republicans
more need a 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 outspokeh advo-
cate OF funcompromising and unaduIterated
Republicanism.


While The INTER OCEAN stands second to
no paper IN the country as q political iOurn-
al 1t takes high rank an enterprising and
thorough going newspaper. During the
past year IL mas eclipsed all Western papers
IN the excellence, completeness, and reliabil-
lty OF It's foreign dispatches and letters, and
mas 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
good newspaper so important to both
young and old.


In all that goes to make FIRsT-CLAss
NEWSPAPERS, The INTER OCEAN is not ex-
telled by any publication in the country. IL
Is national newspaper, one that will be
found useful and interesting to Americans in
every part of the globe. While il especially "
represents the great interests of the North
west, IL is national in its views and COM
prehenslve in its news gathering.


The INTER OCEAN makes especial claim as
A FAMILY PAPER, devOting more attention
than any other political newspaper to de-
prepared and conducted with the
wants OF the home and the demands of the
family in view.


THE COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT is
with great care, and everything
possible is done to make the market reports
reliable and complete.


THE HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT is
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 improve aud extend |
1t.


THE WOMAN'S KINGDOM is new de- !
partEent devoted 10 the interests OF that |
large portion of the gentler sex who, either |
rom necessity or otherwise, desire TO devote |
to some useful occupation or pro- |
ession. for the purpose OF earning a liveli- |
hood. IL is not for the advocacy of any par |
,icular issue, but for the female character In /
every department of life.


THE QUESTION AND ANSWER DE- |
PARTMENT, long special feature of THE |
INTER OCEAN, is a valuable encyclopedia of |
Information, and covers as much ground in
he course of year as many of the elabor-
lte works published at such high prices.


THE INTER OCEAN has the largest aggre-
;ate circulation of any newspaper published
n The Northwest. 1t is sent to more than s.
90 post offices, distributed In every State and
territory in the United States. in all the
3rltiSh provinces, and numerous foreign
tates and countries