Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-07-03
GRANT COUNTY HERALD,
0NLANcAsTER, WIs.0i
NJ Onday, July Sd, 4 S54.
To our Patrons and Friends.

We introduce to your favorable notice
this week, our new dress of Type purcha-
|sed from H. H. HoUGHroN q Co., Galena
Gazette office, agents for Buffalo Type
Foundry. The creditable appearance of
most of our northwestern newspapers is
justly due Messrs. HoUeHToN & Co., for
introducing the Buffalo type, said to be
the most symmetrical in form and durable
in quality of any others made west of Bos-
ton, and not inferior to any manufactured
in the United States.
Three years ago we stumbled into the
HERALD ofice,-an accident of trifing
concern to the public, though to us mat
ter Of world of moment. Since then our
undivided attention has been given to the
what success the HERALD CO
lumns speak fully and unmistakingly.-
We remind our readers however, that we
have reduced the price of the paper 25
per cent, added six columns to the size
and purchased several hundred dollars
worth of new type and office materials, all
since the concern fell under our manage
ment, which additions have contributed
much towards securing the circulation and
support that we might now justly boast of.
Notwithstanding the recent advance in
|cost of materials and labor, we do not in
tend to advance charges for paper Or prin-
ting of any kind; our rates were fixed to
stand and must stand though we fall.
Our purposes from the first have been
just three-no more, no less: to tell our
readers what they ought to be told; to
tell them what they aUant to be told, and
thirdly to make money. We find it most
profitable to say just what people want to
hear, though concealing the truth is fire.
|quently worth more to us than to tell
what ought to be known.
We care little for party measures and
professions, since the thing protested ever
fails OF success, however warm and numer-
Gus Its advocates. We are tired Of profess
|slons-men we have confidence in. There
fore, we shall be the advocate of men. since
good men rarely ever profess much, but
act out what they believe right, regardless
of party or party favors. 'Men, not
measures" is our political rule of faith,
and if men generally adhered to it, we'll
be bound their will would be oftener re-
spected in the legislative halls and coun-
ellis; the people of Wisconsin would not
have to pay an annual State tax of two or
three hundred thousand dollars in time of
peace, and negroes would not receive all
the attention of our Congress to the neg
lect of white men and Indians.
A very large majority of our patrons
pay promptly, and we do not complain of
of any. All seem to favor us more than
we deserve perhaps, none to work our in-
jury. Our gratitude and remembrance
for kind acts, are warm and lasting, and
our industry and feeble ability shall not
anguish while life holds out, to build up
the interests of our friends by all honorable
means in our power.
The present number begins a new vol
ume. Terms of the HERALD 81 80 in adj
vance as usual, but we sometimes barrainl
to wait spell. Payments ought to be
made promptly as we have incurred heal
Wy expenses of late. Certain other addi-I
tons in contemplation, involving heavy
outlay, in order that we may keep up with
the advances in population and times, must
be made and paid for.
Western Wisconsin is becoming great de-