Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-08-26
Terms Of the American.


for more than a year at heavy loss. We
cannot continue this longer, and no reason
able person will expect us to do so. With
newspaper advanced from 10 cents to 30
cents per pound, and all other materials
used in the construction of newspaper,
at the same rate, no wise or prudent per-
son will continue to furnish newspaper
at former rates. No person can do it I'M
less he has large surplus fund to draw on.
Neither Of the publishers of the american
are in this desirable condition, and never
will be, if they continue to do as they have
been doing in the past. We therefore, in
accordance with the recommendation of the
Publishers Convention recently held in
Portland, and in justice to ourselves, have
concluded to raise the price of our sub
scription, and also the price of advertising
rates,
In the meantime we give our subscribers
the privilege Of settling all arrearages.
when not more than one year is due, mp to
July 18th, the middle of this volume, at
$3.50, if this shall he done before Septem-
Der 10th, next. All others will be charged
$500 per year. if paid within the year,
and if not paid within the year $3.50.
give have large number of subscri-
bers who have not paid M for years.-one
two. three, four and FIVE. These accounts
we desire should be adjusted at once
Those who show no disposition to close up
these long standing accounts must expect
to find them, after short time, in the Office
of an Attorney.
wNecessity compells us to this course,
it is not that We love to make changes,
or that we are grasping in our desires.
.YWe also call the attention of our
advertisers to our new terms of advertising.
These rates may seem high, but they are
no higher than many local papers have
been charging in the past. Itmay. in time,
work change in our columns, giving more
reading matter and less advertising. This
will be pleasing to our readers.
GIVE shall not insert, after the expira-
ton of present contracts, any more read
ing notices of advertisements. This is q
humbug which we will do our best to send
to the haunts Of p. r. Barnum. Esq.
give do not expect to ever print pa
per again at 81, so per annum. Ifthe time
shall come when we can earn more than
our daily bread and butter at $500, we
will enlarge and improve the paper so as
to give our readers their moneys worth.
GIVE have one Of Dix's Patent Direct
ing Machines for mailing our papers and
keeping each subscribers account on his
own paper, that he may see just how he
stands each week. The figures on the slip
mean the number of the paper and the
month and year to which he has paid. For
instance, "A. g. 32Aug64," means that
A B. has paid to No. 80 of the paper,
which i. up to>August 1864. At each pay
ment the figures will be changed to the ad-
vanced time. Every subscribers paper
will contain one of these slips, and all he
will have to do is to compare the slip with
the date and number of the paper, to know
just how he stands on our books.
Rates of publication and of advertising {:
The American is published every Friday morning,
1T the following ratss, viz:
Single copy Sets
One copy one year, in advance. $2,Oo
II psid within six months 2.25
II paid at the end Of the year 2.5o
No new subscriptions taken unless accompanied
with the money.
Terms OF ADvERrIsISG
One square, being the space occupied by IL
lines OF solid nOnpariel typs-tsn words
to q line or . space inch in lesgth,)
ono insertion, Il 90
Each succeeding insertion, without change
of matter, as
Two squsres, three weeks, 800
Three squares. thrss weeks, $50
-Four squarss, three weeks, 800
One column, three weeks. 1890
For longer time than three wests price to be
agreed upon tims Of Insertion. In all cases 10
take the run Of the paper. Special notices and
advertisements to be kept the inside Of the ma
per will DO charged Is per cent additional to these
rates. No cuts Of more than An inch in dia meter
inserted, uniess paid for extra. Transient sd
vertissmsnts H.-st be paid for in advance.
Advertisements to insure insertion should be
handed 10 - early - Wednesday morning.
The gunbOat Pontoosue arrived in
our barber thin morning. She left Port
land Monday evening, and is in pursuit Of
the pirate Tallahassee. -Eastport Sentinel