The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1857-12-25
LOCAL NJ ATT E IS.
To Our Patrons, Greeting!-Frie nd.

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To Our Patrons, Greeting! Friends
We wish you a merry Christmas, on
and all! On this day, dedicated Il
festive enjoyment, by time honore'
custom. those tokens OF friendship ar
exchanged,hSt impress on the heart III,
seal oflossing social attachment-caus'
the current Of human sympathy to floy
less intetruptedIy, and blend in ono
those kindred feelings, that distinguish
the race and tend to exalt il in th
scale OF enjoyment. How many liz
tie heait was made glad this morning, b,
some such token, from beloved friend
so that the voice for fortnight to come
will time its full, rapid pulsations, /,
innocent, childish merriment! To no,
many older ones, have such token
brought up in review, the JOY Gus asso
citation OF erday s,wben their sun wa
obscured by no cloud, and care and sor
row had not y OF sought them out. "Mer
ny Christmas!" "Mery Christmasv'-
That sounds as old.fashioned as tn,
most familiar household word. Car
you remember when il was newY No
trace your steps back. until their i'm
print is but a miniature Of that Of ful
grown years, and recollec ton, though
faint, will call to mind, when you anti
'cipated the dawn, to be the FIRST to gree
father or a mother with "merry
'Christmasr'
May the associations connected viii
the observance Of this day. be Ions
hallowed in the memory, for we vii
thus be enabled to live over as il were
some Of the happiest periods OF our life
and hold communion with many deal
friend, that has long since found a rest
ing place, in tho silent tomb!
Support Your County Paper. As
we intimated before, the first OF Janua
~ will complete the first y ear since We
adopted the cash system. At that time
she subscription OF many OF our patrons
will expire. We hope they will be
prompt in renewing, and thus manifes,
their desire to sustain Republican pa.
per in this county. Having no county
patronage to aid us, we have TO rely
solely on the generosity OF liberal
public, and therefore urge upon them
the claims Of the Je6ersonian based on
its own merits. All must admit the
necessity OF pre- e'payment. in the case
OF sums so small as are the subscrip.
tions to a newspaper. So FAR we have
not only succeeded in sustaining our
list, but have increased it slightly, still
il is far from being what it should be,
The Republicans have il within theil
powerto give TO our paper wide cir.
culation, If they will. The first OF the
coming month, is very suitable time
fornew subscribers to commence. The
proceedings OF tho present Congress,
will be by far more exciting and
important than that Of any one session
since the founding OF our Govern.
ment. We intend to devote a consid
cradle proportion OF our paper to Con.
gressional news. The doings Of our
own legislature, will, moreover, not be
neglected. We feel very much like
appropriating the following, found in
the Portage Democrat:
"Now Republican friends, will you
not take this matter into consideration
and see what yon can do to-incre ase
our circulation, and thus, we hope, 10
advance the cause that we all have al
heart. The silent, but constant in.
fuence, OF we'll and carefully conduc.
ted weekly journal, is more powerful
and efficient for good than any OF us
are wont to think.
Now, friends, why should hundreds
OF dollars DO sent away in clubs, every
year, for distant papers, while the 10.
cal, county press is overlook cd and neg.
lected. We know there are hundreds
in this county, ardently attached to
the principles which we advocate. who
are not, or say they are not, abteto
take our paper, because they are taking
so many papers from abroad. Is this
wise, is il Just? Strike the local press
out Of sYislance, and where would CO.
cause bel 1t would inevitably languish
and die. AS valuable, as able, as i'm.
portant as Daily city journals may be,
or city Weeklies, made up from DaIes,
may be. they cannot do the local work
OF counties. This every man, who will
reflect upon il a moment. must admit
And yet, hundreds OF men, in every
county, send their subscriptions abroad
and leave their own local papers to live
or die, to struggle or starve, as they
may. n.. -
"This is all wrong. Patronize you
county papers better, and you will Sc
better county papers," iEa.e.o
Oar Streets. s.-Thsre is considerabl,
complaintin in regard to the want Of goot
crossings, on several Of our principl,
streets. We came in contact with two
ladies, the other day. who. in attempt
ling 70 cross Main Cross Street, west o
Main Street, became completely mirsd
ION Sandusky Street, the side. walks az,
mot laid. ia some places. as required