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Show Worth Double tho Money, "Two dolUri Is too much to pay for a paper," remarked n fcalliu man yeiler-day. yeiler-day. "Why, I get the Tlreilds Visitor published nt Augusta Maine, fir2A rents ayoar, an 1 It's the lirst papor In tbe country. It Is cliUek full of lovo stoilrt and injun stories aud is one ol tllegreat-est tllegreat-est educators on earth. Wo couldn't keep homo without it." It Is lolly to talk to such a man. Ilwonld be useless to tell hi in t .at the Maliio paper' bas'f circulation of T&O.OCO copies nr.d that Its advertising receipts from each Issue amount to (20,000 Its publlilirrs could afford to give the pepsr away and still clean up enormous profits from the advertising receipt. There aro peoplo no doiltit, who arS highly tulertalned by the Visitor's halr-ralilng JitotUi, but r fj a," jSmsriMiL'f they are ilollbe sjii bl"peoplenlio spprcclite Hie local ntyp"!r. They uererstopto think that llilr.lmin paper rarely Ins a circulation to exceed flni hundred copies, many of which aie never pail for nud tho issuing ot which coils Its pubflihcra very romlderable ciih outlay, A render ran pcruie the columns ol ilia Visitor In vain It he is looking to Olid scmn (avorabliMiientliin ot lilmiell or family or the luffs about town or In Ihe county where lie resides. He sees no notice ol his daughter's wedding or ot tbe big time hit neighbors bad at Hmlth's patty. He must content himself wihl the Injun Modes and feed his enervated brain on something that will give it a thrill. Tin home paper would cost Mm two dollars, and it would becbeapntdoube tlio price. The bonis paper shouli take precedence over any other periodical. Salina 1'rcss, |