Show representative several incidents recently have served to emphasize hoyl hovy far reach ing are the columns of your home paper A poem published lately in the times with a statement that the author was unknown was cepro deuced iu in chicago in the publishers auxiliary newspaper mens newspaper and from there it was recognized by its author who Is publisher ot of a weekly in pennsylvania and who sent us a copy of 0 his bis paper in which he comments on the poems appearing in the times A news story concerning the ladies club convention here was read in los angeles on the opposite side of 0 the continent from the man referred to and brings an appropriate song lor for the convention incidentally the words lor for the song will be found elsewhere in this issue A recent letter from denver refers to a times editorial and thanks us tor for the sentiments expressed even a times reader adv brings a purchaser from newcastle from these incidents it may inay DC be seen that truly the home paper is its community p Te representative ia a broad by its appearance and and its contents Is the community judged it if it la is a breezy sheet tilled filled with news of 0 the I 1 locality and the silver adver tVa ments sf p ros its bubness luei nass houses 1 then the impression it makes is bound to be favorable it if it is shy on I 1 news and it if its ita columns contain few or no messages from the business concerns then the impression will be other otherwise ise so the home paper any home paper Is more than a purveyor of 0 news to the home community it Is that messenger or publicity man abroad for this reason it if no other every citizen and every business be concerned with the kind ot of message it bears and the impression oll it makes |