What A Newspaper Is For

There are people who have a queer idea about the mission of a newspaper. They think that a paper is a medium throngh whieh they should be allowed to air their grievances, and "get even with their neighbors" 'for soine fancied or perhaps real grievance. They are sadly mistaken as to the mission of the general inland country newspaper. lts purpose is noit to foment contentlon, or engender strife, but on the contrary to promote peace and good will. It should be and we believe is a moral forcé in educating public opinión, not in punishing crime. It is an educational force in disseminating iriteiligence, not in ridiculing ignoranoe. It is a promotor oí material prosperity by stlmulatlng the industrious, not by abuslng the indolent. li [sa stimulant to goodwill in Ehe coinmunity by seeklng the yood name ot' tho people, nob by exposing their shortcomings. It is a meaos to deslrable ends, and lie avIio seeks to use it otherwlse mistakes himself.