The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-01-03
Our Panar.

"Vos iooN egotisucai Tor one 10 speak
laudatorily Of his own efforts, and yet, per-
fectly regardless of smiles " frown,, we
have few words to say In relation to our
paper
What would Lancaster do without pa-
per! We warrant that many missed its
weekly visit on We dncsday last. The
truth is, the people do not know how much
they would miss it, unless they were deprived
OF 1t. We recollect of seeing an article in
western paper some time ago, inquiring
what would bc the feelings of the American
people, if every paper ia. tho Union were
stopped for n month. Human reason can
not conceive the extent of real suffering to
which the people would be subjected.
We came here stranger three years ago,
and we feel grateful, very grateful to the
people of Lancaster, for the patronage and
kindness which h as been extended to U.S.
And yet, notwithstanding their liberal pat
ronage, had we been entirely dependent on
the proceeds of our paper, We would have
been obliged to suspend operations. Yes,
we positively would have been compelled
to suspend operations And not from
want OF patronage, bat simply because our
patrons were so dilatory in paying us. 1t
is strange that subscribers to newspaper
give so little thought to the paying of their
subscriptions, when perhaps it is the small
lest debt they owe. Now two dollars here
and two there, and two every where, in the
aggregate amounts to n good deal, and We
are confident if our people only considered
the very great use we have for money, the
great necessity of our having these two's
about and about, they would no longer de-
lay paying us. But few know the very
great expense incidental TO printing. TO
print our paper, requires an outlay of about
IL or lI00 dollars year. Then we have
ink and paper to buy besides, to say nothing
of wear of type which has 10 be rrplenish-
ed. AT the com mencemrnt of new year,
is good time to pay up old scores and rc-
new subscriptions. We repeat, il does not
take much money TO pay for II paper, and
we beg of our friends to come forward and
settle.
During the pIst year we have received
many commcndLtory notices from the press
In this State, of the number We name the
Cdrolinidn, Sumter Wdtchnan, Pickcns
Courier and others, to the prOprictors We
tender our sincere thanks for their kindness.
From papers in other States, we have been
f'worably spoken of, and feel grateful for
the same. We mention this, merely to
show our patrons that We have cxrrted our
and interesting There is not one man
whose name is on our subscription book, but
what is able to pay US for hls paper
Friend, pay us Whit thou o cst-it will be
benefit to both.
Since our last issue, we have received
several new names, Every one in the dis
trict should take his district pIpei. We
will verify the assertion, by words taken
f'o"' tho mouth Of .'a".'"s-- When We FIRST
commenced here, sc had the name Of n
citizen on our books, and hu was a punctual
subscriber, paid us punctually Cor the eigh-
teen months he took the paper, but after
that time, he ordered it to be stopped, which
was done accordingly. We met him in the
street on Christmas day, and he requested
us to send il to him again "for," said he,
Il have lost money by not taking it last
year" We inquired how that was, when
he informed us that if he hal have had the
paper, he would have been cognizant of
sale which was advertised, which had Ile at
tended, he could have rcco, cred debt
which now he never will recover.
Men generally like to speak about them
selves, and VIC could at this time say more
of ourself and the Ledger, but having no
desireto sit up until midnight to see the
old year out and ncw one in rs We were
wont in younger days, We will throw this
sheet aside, TO repose on one more conge.,ial
to our feelings.