The Russellville Democrat., 1876-12-21
PROSPECTUS
of tho RusseIivii.e Demo
 cyat for 1877.

In a few more brief weeks the Rus 4ellville DEMOCRAT will enter upon it's Third volume, embracing the
 year 1877. We desire to enter upon
 the Lew year with a largely iuereas-
 ing counties-but more especially i'll
 this.
 During the past two years we have endeavored to give the readers of this journal q piper which would meet their appreciation. We iliHter ourseIf that we have partially sue ceeded.
 Whatever our immediate home req lers may now think cfour lper, we could, at least, ii we were 80 dis posed, publish some ilatiering opiu- sons of our efforts, freely offered from sources which we know are competent to judge. But enough of the past.
 The future demands our attention. The coming year is fraught with is sues of the most weighty import. The political events of no year since the foundation of our government have had such an intense interest aud importance to the people, as those of the coming year will have. The citizen of the United States owes it to himself and his country to be fully informed upon public affairs. There is no telling Ut what hour try ing duties may confront the citizen who is true to the form of free gov ernment hlnhe1 down to us by our Revolutionary sires. The duty of every citizen is to keep himself so informed that ne may not take wrong step.
 The amount of money expended for an honest, faithful newspaper. which is the true cnroniclcr 0! cIr- rent events. is always insignificant, compared to the value received, but this year nothing would justify a man in being without this, ,he best means of keeping himself iriorm q.
 The DEMOCRAT will try, during the coming year of great events, to be q true correct and faithful chrOn icler of things which may tran>pire, and he who will read from it's record need moi be ignorent If any single important event which may take place. We propose to keep onr read CTS so informed that they need nev- CT err tn ongh ignorance of the situ- ton.
 Aside from the value which our paper will have :s q chrOni Ter of important events, we propose, if the huier cf Nations gives our country ? peaceful dcliverauce from the per picking con plicati0ns which now appear upon our political horizon, to q" much work for the upbuildlng, the development and the material ot the condition of our section. The influence which . good county paper cXerts may not Dc generally known or acknowledg- ed by the people of our county, but we assert that 1t is very great in deed. 1t is very seldom that the given by the people of a county for q good home paper, is at ali in proportion to the benefits received, or, the labor and cXpendi- , ture or means incurred by the pro- prietOrs of such an enterprise.
 -N"i't' iip'h AiIC pNtuhl"' ltN'ib ' to be derive'l from a generous home | patronage and d large home sub 1 scrlpti0n, the encouragement aifurd- ! ed by knowing that our efforts are appreciated is an immense ince. tive { to stimulate us onward in our work. .
 We want the cooperation, tue | sympathy and the confidence ol the people for whom we work. Without | this pecuninry reward is poor pay. | We ask that those who wish a credit 1 able home paper live in Pope county ! VIII now go at il and add their e. forts to onrS, to get every family in | 1 Iope county to read the DEMOCRAT. {
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