Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-01-03
A Happy New Year.

young, great and small, Win happy
New Year. wishing them all the bless
Jugs " q kind aud merciful Provl.
dsnce for the entire year 1880. May
it be year Of health, happiness and
prosperity to all. May the dove Of
peace continue to hover over our land,
the white sails Of commerce cast their
geutle shadows over the waters Of oil
our ports and the pleasing notes Of
the hum and hustle Of industry be
heard 10 every city, town, village aud
country sid. of this broad land of
freedom aud progress, and IN abun.
dant harvest reward the labors Of the
busbandman. May We be more close
ly united by the bonds Of fraternal
love and once more become q true
Union OF States, sustained by the
strong arms and willing hearts Of q
band Of devoted patriots.
We would also, in entering upon
new year, tender our thanks to those
who have ?atronizcd US 10 the past,
but more especially to those who have
renewed their subscriptions for the
present year AID for the generous
encouragement they have given US
not words of fulsome aattery, but
expressions Of kind wishes and sppro-
bation-words ii,lv spoken, that are
like apples Of gold in pictures of
silver, that makes one feel that his
labor has not all been in vain.
The history If the BEACON is partly
the history of Ricbland Parish. they
are SO closely connected. They both
sprang into existence at the same time,
and the sympathy of the paper has
Seen fully and deeply enlisted in the
interests Of the parish; its progress,
prosperity and advancement. material.
", morally and socially. Many Of
our people We believe recognize this
fact and appreciate the value of the
paper to the parish. and feel interested
iu its prosperity and commendable
pride in its appearance aud reputation;
but the indifference of others aud the
continual withholding Of their patron
age, forces upon Us the conclusion
that they feel no interest in their par
ish paper, and consequently but little
in their parish.
We assure the business men OF our
town that, 10 our humble opinion,
they are pursuing . suicidal policy in
continually ignoring The existence Of
q newspaper in their town, to say
nothing Of their apparent ingratitude
to an institution that iabOrs so hard to
build up and sustain the business Of
TIE town and the general improve.
ment and progress Of the entire parish
The BEACON is the only newspaper
known to ia 10 which the business men
Of the town in which it is published
DO not advertise quite literally. Il
we didn't know that it would pay you
to advertise. We would not expect you
20 do it, but it is q well known fac,
that money invested 10 advertising
pays wore handsome profit than any
that 10 invested in business.
Finally we sag 10 all that the BEA
CON will cou'e fully up to The measure
Of the patronage it receives; that its
efforts will still he directed to the i'm
provement Of the parish; that We
will endeavor to keep it up to q bigt
standard Of journalistic merit aud tc
subject all the individuality of the
editor to the impersouality Of. The
Journalist, 10 other words. VIC will
not iotrude our private personal diff
ferencss, likes and dislikes with other.
upon the public. But at the sam.
time we will deal with all public mat
tiers with fairness aud imparlislity
regardless of tho frowns or fayors O
the wrong-doer. With friendship an,
charity for all and malice ,owar'
none. we enter upon the labors Of ,h
new year with stout heart and viii
ling hands. determined that, with tb
hslr Of God. We will discharge on
whole duty - . citizen, . neighbO
and . journalist to the very best q
our ability.
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