Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-02-14
AleXa. Gazette.

THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AMI
VIRGINIA ADVERTISER will soon ce,o
brate its centennial year. More than tb,o.
quarters Of century ago it grew into life orc.
alton of wants and needs of tho people Of hi.
section of Virginia.
During all this period its prominent objec, M,
been to advance the interests of the peopl. y.
whose life it is the daily chronicle. Its fortuna:
have been their fortunes; it has shared ,bei.
prosperity and suffered in their disasters l..
inspiration has been the desire to forward tho
bes. interests Of the community in which il !.
located, and its own prosperity is. as it has been
purposely made, insepsrablo from that o. Ina
community it aims to represent. When ,hev
grow rich it hopes for a reward commensurate
with its labors. While they are poor it expects
TO work with them and for them, expecting
make their success the measure of its own.
The past of the Gazette is Offered As An indc,
of its future Il has never failed to avail itself
promptly Of all the improvements which come
with the greater growth and moro extended cx
pcrience of journalism. Every year NEW
FEATURES will be added.
THE GAZETTE MEANS To BE TIE
NEWSPAPER OF virginia. 1t will fur.
nish dsily q complete account, with >upcriuilcs
only topped away, Of Nil the current news Of the
world.
Az the interests of the people mainly centre a,
home no pains will be spared to chronicle all
matters occurring in the city and ncighborhooi,
carefully excluding unsecmly expressions or
gross narrative as unt. for journal that j.
treasured at many Thousand "Reminiscences Of
Virginia
Especial attention will be devoted to present.
ing, rs we'll from original sources of information
rs from its exchanges the news Of VirgIns, es-
pecaly such US relate to the development Of the
resources Of the State
Its contiguity to Washing ton gives the Ga
zette IN early precedence over sil tho Journals
Of the State in intelligence .! the operations Of
the General Government, now Of such 2ital i'm
por.ancc TO the people Of tho South. The pro-
ceedings OF Congress, seldom SO interesting as
now, will be regularly reported in succinct.orm
for its columns, but all matters Of especial inter-
est in Virginia will be given in detail, and the
full text of al bills Of local Interest will begivcn
From the State Capital it will receive early
ana aCCurALc acCOuNLs Vi VIC pEpCcculHSs VI lac
General Assembly and Of all the operations Of
the State government likely to interest the peo-
pie.
In its Commercial columns the especial ica-
turc will be promptness and accuracy. The
| farmers, druvers and commercial people OF tie
State know they MAY DEPEND upon the
Gazette
Early and reliable reports of the GRAIN Cattle,
Grocery and other Markets will be furnished,
and tho prices and position Of tho stocks, which
are tho subjects Of business transactions in this
section Of the country. carefully quoted
The continual fsvors of those who have once
| used the Gazette rs an advertising medium Is
warrant for saying that it pays to advertise lnlts
columns Never before did it pay SO we'll TO tell
! tho public what is for sale.
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