Year: 1878

Inmaking its seventh annual announce
ers and the public generally of its faith in
the Republican party and fits devotion to
Republican principles. Its record during the
past year has made 1t more than ever before
the great Representative Republican paper
the 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 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 time when Republicans
more need a Journal steadfast and true than
now. Never before, in the history OF the
country, has there been a 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 grsppled 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 its high
standing as an earnest and outspokeh advo-
cate Of funcompromising and unadulterated
Republicanism.


While THE INTER OCEAN stands second to
no paper in the country as a:political journ-
al, 1t takes high rank as an enterprising and
thOrOuph-p0inO nausnanar nurIpO "a
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 10 both
young and old.


In all that goes to make A FIRST CLASS
NEWSPAPER, THE INTER OCEAN is not ex-
celled by any publication inithe country. II
is 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. IL is national in its views and COM
prehensive in its news gathering.


THE INTER OCEAN makes especial claim as
A FAMILY PAPER, devoting more attention
than any other political newspaper 70 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
possible is done to make the market reports
reliable and complete.


THE HEAGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT is
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 improve aud extend
IT.


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 a 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 n speciaI-feature of THE
INTER OCEAN, is a valuable encyclopedia of
information. and covers as much ground IN
she oe"-so of a year &c raany of the clobor-
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.
5OOpost- offices, distributed In every State and
Territory in the United States. in all the
British provinces, and numerous foreign
states and countries,