Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-02

TI1Hh ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND
Il VIRGINIA ADVERTISER will soon GEL
brate its centennial year. More than three
quarters Of century ago 1t grew into LIE ere
alton OF wants and needs OF the people OF lnis
section of Vi1gi
During al this period its prominent object mas
been to advance the interests of the people OF
whose life it is the daily chronicle. Its fortunes
have been their fortunes; 1t has shared their
prosperity and suffered in their disasters Its
inspiration has been the desire to forward the
hest interests of the community IN which 1t Is
"cated, and its own prosperity is. as 1t has been
trposely made, inseparablo from that OF the
co immunity it aims to represent When they
grow rich it hopes for reward commensurate
with its labors. While they are poor it expects
to work with them and for them, expecting TO
make their success the measure of its own.
The past of the Gazette is offered as an index
of its future. 1t has never failed to avail itself
promptly of all the improvements which come
with the greater growth and more extended ex-
perience of journalism. Every year NEW
FEATURES will be added.
THE GAZETTE MEANS TO BE THE
NEWSPAPER OF VIRGINIA. 1t will fur
nsh daily complete account, with supernulLies
only Topped away, OF all the current news OF the
world.
As the interests of the people mainly centre st
home, no pains will be spared to chronicle all
matters occurring in the city and neighborhood,
carefully excluding unseemly expressions or
gross narrative rs unit Tor journal that Is
treasured ut many thousand hearthstones OF
Virginia.
Especial attention will be devoted to present.
ing, as well from original sources of information
as from its exchanges, the news Of Virginia, es-
pecially such as relate to the development OF the
resources of The State.
Its contiguity to Washington gives the Ca
zette an early precedence over ill the Journals
of the State in intelligence OF the operstlons OF
the General Government now Of such vital I'M
portance to the people OF the South. The pro-
ceedings OF Congress, seldom SO interesting as
now, will DO regularly reported in succlnct form
for its columns, but all matters of especial inter-
est in Virginia will be given in detail, and the
full text Of all bills of local interest will egiven.
From the State Capital it will receive early
and accurate accounts of the proceedings OF the
General Assembly and of all the operations OF
pie.
In its Commercial columns the especial fea-
ture will be plomptness and accuracy. The
farmers drovers 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,
aud the prices ana position Of the stocks, which
are the subjects OF business transactions in this
ection Of the country. carefully quoted
The continual tavors Of those who have once
used the Gazette rs an advertising medium is u
warrant for saying that il pays 10 advertise In its
columns. Never before did it pay 50 well to tell
the public what is for sale.
DAILY.
One year ......So w
Dix months w
Three months. w
TIL WEEKLY.
One year 80 w
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nreo uohtna.... 20