Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-12-25
The Vermont Phoenix.

The present number of THE PHOENIX closes
the XXVth volume, and completes our part of
the agreement to furnish our subscribers with
the paper during the year 1858.
On the first of January last we commenced
the system of advance payments. 1t was dur
ing time Of great financial distress and when
it was exceedingly announcement for many Of
our subscribers to raise even the small amount
necessary for years subscription. But our
friends responded nobly. They saw the great
inconvenience arising from the keeping of the
thousands of little accounts necessary under
the credit system, and did their share in rclicv-
ing us from that necessity. We venture to
say that there is not one on our list who regrets
that his payment was made in ADVANCE. lie
has not now TO inquire how much are his ar
rearagcs, raise money and pay for papers that
he read long time ago lie has paid his
money and we trust he has received what he
believes to be full equivalent in the weekly
budget of news we have regularly laid before
him. TO one and all Of our subscribers ave re-
turn our thanks for their support and encour-
agelnet and we hope to retain their names on
our list as advance paying subscribers for many
years to come.
The cash system, inaugurated at time of so
much pecuniary trouble, has worked Sc satisiac-
torily to us and to all of our subscribers with
whom we have conversed on the subject, that We
shall continue it hereafter The subscription
price Of the paper is put at the lowest possible
figure, so low that were We at any trouble or
expense in collecting our accounts we could not
T1,r ne : i nrst number OF The NXyIib yol,-..
1AE IHENA ~. - A." '""'"
eigLH dqy of Janno,v, lSo"' As there Will be
ffg-fl.,, saturdays in next year. our subScri-
bers will get their ffty-two numbers of the pa
per as usual Outstanding the omission OF
one number. Our object in this omission is to
improve the external appearance of The Pho
SIX, and to accomplish that object delay is
unavoidable We design to make the dress O
the paper and its typographical appearance gen
orally more attractive and inviting we ,iGnA
that our subscribers will not take any exception.
to this arrangement, inasmuch as we do not i'm
itate the custom of some Of our contemporaries
in emitting the publication of paper Fourtl
of July snd Thanksgiving weeks; besides, w
will assure them that the amount and quality c
their yearly stock Of reading shall in nowisc b
abridged by this course
In relation to the character Of the paper VI
have no promises TO make further than this
whatever Of ability we may possess or may &C
quire for The management of Republican
newspaper, shall be freely devoted to the work
and We will endeavor that THE PHOENIX shal
prove an acceptable guest in the family Of eve
~ person who subscribes for it.
The list Of our local agents, as corrected,
published above. Those wishing to subscrib
for another year may make their payments d
rectiy 10 them. l. is desirable that the club
for another year should be forwarded as rapid
as possible SO that we may print enough paper
the first week. to supply all. Last year man
who deferred their subscriptions until the nit
die of January were unable to obtain the bac
numbers.
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ty or more 9l.50 for single subscribers.
all cases Cash in Gdvoncc.