The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1849-04-20
THE EIGHTH w EEK.

This is the eighth week since we COM
menced the publication of the Pioneer, and
the question may be ask by some how do you
get along!' Do you get money enough to
buy paper &C., to keep square with the world!
We can answer the first question by saying,
that under the circumstances we get along
very well. We know Of no better way for
printers to do, when circumstances will not
allow them to pay an extraordinary price for
boarding at some fashionable boarding house,
than to adopt DR.. Franklln's plan of living
This plan some OF us have adopted IN our of.
fee; not from choice but necessity Not bui
that we live as well as our neighbors and
have as much to eat and as clean too, but then
it's not quite so pleasant as the old plan, par.
ticnlarly to such as are not used to it.
DR.. Franklin va as an extraordinary man, and
II following the fashions OF great men has any
thing to do in making those great and respec
ted who pattern after them, we too, hope to re-
ceiye a share Why shouldn't we!' Was
not DR.. Franklin once poor printer boy! to
be sure he was, and when he commenced the
printing business on his 'own hook perhaps
made as many blunders as we do. But he
persevered; he encountered many d fficullies
at last he gained the plnacle Of fame, and
now Millions celebrate the day that gave birth
to the Statesman. Philosopher, and Scholar
IS net this encouraging to those seeking
distinction among their fellow men! 1t most
certainly is, although ,oe may never attain
the same rank, and be honored and admired
by all the nations of the earth, yet tho effort
is good one, and we can at least have the
proved satisfaction oil being honored aud
respec ted by a tmall circle of friends. As to
the second interogatory we doubt whether any
of our subscribers ever think of asking such
II question. But should there be any We will
frankly tell them no and to satisfy them on
this score let Us see what has been the amount
of our expenditures and receipts for the last
eight weeks. We will name but one article;
that of paper. The amount expended for that
article alone is thirty three dollars; and now
let us see our receipts. We have received
on subscription the enormous sum of too dol
lars and tscenty .fce cents; and what IS still
more surprising one dollar of this amount was
actually received from whig. These are
facts, and we are compelled to say they are
stubborn facts. We ask our friends, how long
do you think we can live on such a support!
We Il promise you to live on 1925 for each
succeeding eight weeks just as long as we
can; but unless there is better day coming
before many eight weeks elaspe, we rather
think California will receive couple more
gold dggers. But our friends may ask, what
shall we do for you! yeu have been in bust
ness SO short time that we don't feel as
though we owed you anything as yet. Friends
our terms are two dallars in advance; well,
perhaps you didn't know that before, and OF
course we cannot blame you for not paying
up sooner. And now since you know our
terms there are doubtless many of you who
are not able to meet our immediate wants.
To remedy this well propose plan; suppose
fifty of you that are able will come forward |
and pay only one dollar piece, that amount
would keep us in paper for the next three
months, and at the experaton of that time
let fifty more go and do likewise.
Friends! will you try hat experiment.