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Show THE LOCAL RAPEfl, Tho following from art exohaugo Is too good for tlio waste misket'and Is worthy Of tho attention of every person per-son who advocates the atfvancomnnt and prosperity cf his own conmninl'y; "Da tho city papers say anything In regard to your locality? Do thoy contain con-tain notices of your schools, churches, and tho hundreds pf loca) matters of Interpst which your homo paper pub. UbIios? Not an item. Do they say a Word calculated to .draw traMo to your town and your entorprlsoV "Vory seldom, sel-dom, And yot there aro men who tako pontrnctod, views In tho matter who think unless they get as many square limbos of reading matter In their home pappr as tlioy do In their city paper, thoy are not gnttlng tho worth of (heir .money. It reminds us of tin man who tC-ok tho largest pair of boots In tho box lieoauso tlm price was the same as tho pair that tilted him. Tako tho city prpor if you, want quo, tyut don't let It crowd the local paper out of your home." " Tho local paper is tlio Index oftlm community in which it Is publlShcd. If lis advertising columns aro uotvwol patronized, If tho papordocs not present pre-sent a hciiltby and prosperous appearance, appear-ance, then tho progressive man who may bo seeking a residence or a business busi-ness opportunity Is always Inclined to glvo tho town a wldo berth. Wo bo llovo that wo can .consistently and truthfully say that lo tho local newspapers news-papers is most largely duo tho rapid building up and increasing weaiin oi our Western cities. Wo bcllcvo that It Is tho duty of all citizens to patron-Izo patron-Izo at least ono local paper, and tho trilling expense Individually will, bo rotuined a hundred fold to each lp particular nud the community iti general. |