Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-20
PROCLAMATION.
Proclamation of General Thank

Proclamation OF General Thanks
10. O. F., s oTrTGS Mosr wonrnr
GRAND SIZE, r. w. G. L. U. S.-Where-
as the Anniversary of our well-beloved
Order is rapidly approaching, and the
Right Worthy Grand Lodge of the United
States in grateful recognition of the hand
of God, in the preservation and prosperity
of the Institution during long period of
years, and amid many trials and dangers,
did set apart the said Anniversary as day
of general thanksgiving throughout the
entire Jurisdiction:
Now, therefore, |, L. ID. FarnswOrth,
III. w. G. Sire, in virtue of authority in
me vested by law, do hereby fraiernally
enjoin upon all the Grand Bodies of the
several State, District, Territorial or Pro-
vincial Jurisdictions, and upon all Bodies
Subordinate Immediately TO the Grand
Lodge of the Unite1 States, to take prop
er order without delay for the general OBJ
servance of the twenty day of April,
1870, as day of thanksgiving and prayer
to Almighty God for His unmistakable
care and protection of that noble Institu-
ten which we so earnestly love; for the
prosperous past life of which, we would
devoutly show forth our thanks, and for
whose usefulness among the children of
men in all the future under His guidance,
we would humbly implore His continued
blessing.
Done at the city of Baltimore this 18Th
day of March, A. d. 1870, and of our Or
der the 5lst
L. d. FAENswORTH,
Grand Sire.
JAS. L. RIDGELY, c. S.
CORREcT-At the recent convention of
the editors of the weekly papers of Cen
trail New York it was resolved to adopt,
after the LIST of January next, prepayment
on all subscriptions. The wonder is that
the system of advance payment on adver-
tisements, as well as subscriptions, has not
been adopted long since by all the respect
able papers in the country. If advertise
ments are worth being published at all
they should be invariably paid for in adj
vance. No enterprise can be carried on
without money; and this is especially true
with regard to publishing newspapers.
But few outside of printing Office have
a remote idea of the enormous expense at
tending the publication of newspaper,
and judging from the neglect of great
many persons in paying their subscription
bills, they must imagine that the business
can be conducted without money. The
prepayment system applied TO subscrip-
tons would obviate one very mate
rial item of loss to the establishment 1t
will save the salary of collector; pre-
vent imposition by subscribers who never
intend to pay; and viii be a safeguard
against insOlvent subscribers and those
absenting themselves. Frequently very
good men are dilatOry. They think that
their newspaper subscription bills are
small and delay in their payment can ere
ate no great inconvenience to publishers,
and seem to forget that there is an aggre-
CATION of these dilatory and delinquent
bills. In the large newspaper establish
ments of the North, no advertisement is
received without the money accompanies
il, and in many of them the same rule is
applied to the subscription list. President
A. B. Lamar, of the Southern Press As
ISOLATION, has called convention to meet
shortly at Savannah, Ga, and the subject
presents itself as one having special
Chains 10 lUtlI COuSluCIutDu- WI AtO SUN
a reform can be of no disadvantage what
ever to any honest person it would be of
immense advantage to the proprietors of
newspapers. Self-preseryation is the first
law Of nature.-Mo6iLe Register.
A YOUNG man named Howard, young
est son of Major Howard, of Floyd Court
house, committed suicide Wednesday by
shooting himself through the side with a
pistol He was only eighteen years old,
and possessed of many sterling and
amiable qualities, but had been for some
time addicted to dissipated habits. About
year ago sister of young Howard, to
whom he was much attached, died sud
denly of consumption, and when his body
was found the next morning after, it was
lying across her grave in the cemetery,
one arm under his lead, and the other
grasping the pistol, extended by his side.
Young Towards mother, shortly after the
war, in at of depression caused by tie
losses sustained by her husband, commit
ted suicide by hanging herself. Lynch
burg VA Nes0s.