Show the farmer and the ail ad A farmer in ID speaking before an institute of his profession recently said asa AB a rule the farmer knows no firmer friend than the country press the home paper Is distinctly supported directly by the farmers farmer s who compose the backbone of the printers list and acid largely for what the enterprising mete merchant mei chant bant adver advertises uses us not forget forge tour our friends let us see bee that our subscription Is paid before the birst of january and a year in advance it we can afford it the man or the paper that lights fights my battles shall have bare my support another ihlan the ra merchants chants who advertise are the ones who make it possible tor for us to get a good local paper and the men or firms who are too penurious to lo advertise and help support the local press have no right to expect tile the farmers patronage atron afe I 1 propose hereafter her librea elfter after fter to no go to a good live lire advertiser and a man who will do his bis share la in supporting the local press thus contributing po to my support eup port rather than buy of the man who proposes tu to take all sod and give nothing in return it if farmers as a class would support their f friends the he other fellows would soon go out of business ex |