Show the country newspaper we very much appreciate the many kind words and kinder patronage which we re cieve from our friends and patrons they realize that in it a new and sparsely settled country the county newspaper is ti a force for growth unity and education altho nob established by law the country newspaper is as much a public institution as the public schoot school the county editor does not make abe net profit out of liis his paper that the teacher makes out of school work and the teacher makes little enough at best but there tire are sonic some people not seeing the tiling thing in this light and do not care to patronize the paper to finy any extent along on oil this subject lone cedar makes the following logical i plea under the law many legal notices may be posted in public places in tile the county or published edill in tale county piar r a certain length of time to publish the notice costs money to post it costs nothing A published notice goes into the homes of the people and is is really made public a posted notice is seen mostly by the industrious a posted notice is most familiar to the loafers the published notice adds strength to the home paper the posted notice adds eyesores to public places the tax for the published notice the creases of care from the editors brow and casts over his home the lialo halo of contentment me tit the tacks in the posted notice mar painted doors tind and walls wa alls and disfigure trees with annoying wounds the posted notice is for towns that have no paper in a town with a paper it indicates that the mancho III posted it as not in harin ony oily with the spirit of progress at least in that one particular posting is a cheap john practice at best no don bt those who are posting notices instead of publish ing them have not thought of it in this light before Thatis that is iv why hy we offer this little argument F frankly r andly it is a matter of bread and butter to us it is a matter of public spirit to our ou readers |