The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-12-26
The Nssaer q william Morgan.
Our readers will bear US out im the

Our readers will bear us out im the
assertion that we rarely ever take
advantage of any day or season TO
bore them with gloomy retrospects
or roseate visions of the future. We
generally 60 about our business, issue
fifty-two papers year, and lei the
seasons and annual holidays come |
and go for what they are worth. The
annual greetings" in nod Of our ex.
changes appeared last week prefix
ing or suffixing the announcement OF
mo paper next week." We arc OH
limo rs usual and this number com.
pletcs the fourth volume of the South
kENTUCKIAN. Ii is the last sumbcr
that will be published In our present
quarters, which have been used for
printing etiice for almost score OF
years. To-day we go into our new
rooms in better and more conyen-
lent part ofthc city and next week
wo will begin our fifth volume under
the most favorable auspices that have
blessed the Souri, kENTucKlAN since
it started four years ago.
Looking Back over the past we are
fully convinced that tho wisest step
we ever took was the adoption Of the
cash system. Although we have I'D
hsred strictly to the cash plan the
year just ending has been the mos,
successful one in the history of the
SoUrH kESrUcKIAN. Our list il
constantly increasing, nearly ont
hundred cash subscribers having beel
added 10 it within the last three
weeks. We feel thankful 10 oul
friends for their generous and conlin
ued patronage and 1t shall be oul
earnest. enieayor TO make q paper
worthy OF beng sustained byi sll. II
shall be fearless and out-spoken, ant
the organ OF no set or clique. 1t will
give the news whether individual
4 like il or not and il any man wants
/ to got mad and stop his paper lie cal
/ do it. Every man must pay the
money down before he can get thu
paper and when the subscription ex
pires the paper will be stopped, W.
promise substantial improvements in
the near future aud We
hope to receive an increased patron
age. We want the patronage OF The
public, bu. We DO not come asking il
as object of charity or Us the chill
dren Of calamity. We give you thu
worth Of your money in every de
partment of our business you ma,
patrouize, for we want our patrons
to be benefited as well as ourselves
+ We start out with tho new year, full
of hope, with bright prospects and ,
determination TO make tho SourI
KENrUcKIAS the besfpaper in south
ern Kentucky. Nearly all of oul
aJanuary subscribers have already re
moved in advance, which goes Il
show that they do not intend TO lie
1.-THE SoUTH KESTUcKfAN stop visiting
them, and encourages us more thar
any need of praise or fulsomc eulo
KY that could be pronounced.
III Aud now a word or two abou
christmas. Tho year 1882 has becI
a prosperous and successful on
everywhere. Misfortune has fallel
upon some, but as general thing lh
year has been prolific of happines
and we should all for the time bein
forget our petty troubles and enio
this gladstone holiday season. L,
. everybody be happy. The old foil
can live over the past, the lovers an
swecthcarts tan hope for the futur
e the childrei can enjoy the preseI
J. and everybody can get the Sour
# KESrUoKIAN for 81 so year. l.
a all who do not take it do so at ont
# and you will make us happy for Il
. time being and VIC will try TO NAL
A you happy for twelve months. Wis
ing everybody merry, thrice merl
Christmas aud Happy New Yo,
T. we will ask you all to rise and recci'
10 the bcnediclion.