Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-01-22
" The Ellsworth American,
Vol x No. i.

| side OF this number. that new mead mas
been procured, slightly different from the
old one. and with the addition of the parti
more euphonious. In addition to this
change, which we hope will prove satisfac-
tory to our readers, we have also procured
new type for the inside, using for reading
matter, burgeois, and for advertising. nom
pariel. 1t will he noticed that Dicks meth
oil for directing papers is being used for
directing the american. We have long
been of the opinion that much of the COM
plants of subscribers of the non-rceep-
ton of their papers. arises from the blum
dcrs of the person directing, or his unin
tclligihle penmanshp. All this will be
obviated by the machine when we get
it into good working order Subscribers
their names from the directing book. some
errors may rand some names be missed
We will thank any one to inform us of any
error of omission or commission i'll this
particular. We have commenced to give
the date, on the slip giving the name, TO
which the paper has been paid to. In some
cases this cannot be given correctly, be-
cause there are some unsettled accounts
vet to be adjusted. We will also remind
those Interested. that we do not go back
only to January 1851 as all dues previous
belong to the senior partner. Three years
arrcarage, however. is quite long enough
for the most dillatory subscriber. We have
few patrons. however, who owe for nine
years
| The terms for the american are so low.
when taken in connection with the incrcas-
ed cost of all the materials which enter
into the composition of a newspaper, that
we have taken 10 pains to increase its cir
culation. All the new names on our
books. are those of volunteers, or those
who have been induced to subscribe through
the good offices of onr friends in different
parts of the county. We are thankful for
all of these evidences of good will. and
will do what we can to merit this conf
dencc. We must say. howcvcr.in extcnua-
ton of any seeming dclnquenccs, or want
of care in managing the paper. that the
editor has had but little time for the past
! five months to devote to it, half the time
not seeing the proof, or paper, at all, until
published. Another difficulty which lies
in the path Of all weekly journals. and one
seriously affecting their valnc as general
newspaper, has been the large amount of
embarrassing war news daily transmitted
over the telegraph wires, and daily publish
ed in the morning and evening papers. \
weeks stock of such matter, must be
crowded into the small compass of week.
". How do it, and do it satisfactorily TO
readers, requires more labor. paticuce, tai
cnt. common sense and experience, than
| to successfully conduct a daily, for i'll these
| all the nonsense as we'll as sense, can be
aired. To write respectable leader re
quires some time, and ready access to
books of reference &C., but to wade over
a weeks supply of dailies, and extract the
true from the false, is harder task. Many
of our readers, we are aware, take no other
paper, and we have aimed to satisfy to o.
great extent all such.
We cannot promise much for the future,
as VIC do not place the greatest value OH
flaming promises, and believe our readers
share with us in this opinion. As we have
not failed to issue the american regularly,
in spite of all those public days which
bring respite, generally, to printers, for the
past six or seven years, so we expect to
continue for the future. As we can COM
mand the means. improvements will be in
troduced and if paper ever becomes MS
cheap as before the rebellion, we shall en-
large. We Ito not like to increase in the
price now, and shall therefore, make as
good a paper as it is possible at the present
high rates of labor and material.
We return our thanks to our numerous
patrons and well wishers, who have encour
aged us during the eight years of our con-
ncction with the american. During that
time we have passed through two Prcsi-
dental campaigns, and have witnessed the
commencement, and We believe reached
the elimination of gigantic rebellion
These have been exciting periods in our
history. The american has been an earn
est laborer in these conflicts of opinion,
and at times may have been too personal
in its comments, or too weak in its con-
domination of the wrong. We do not know
as We could better the past if we had the
opportunity; We do knew that much has
been said that we should modify to some
extent now, viewed in the light of present
experience but, let the dead Past bury its
dead. We can, now only return thanks to
those friends who have been ready and
willing to aid Us through all our labors, our
successes and our failures. The future,
pcrhaps,m may admit of some more substan-
tial token of regard, by allowing us to send
to all such larger, a better printed and
more carefully conducted journal.
Our paving and non-paying list of sub
scribers, except during an exciting election,
was never so large as now. We do not
like to strike off any name from that list,
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