Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-08-09
CLOSE OF the FIFTH VOLUME.

With this issue closes the fifth year OF
the existence Of the Claiborne Guardian.
For Ave years the paper has been pub
lished regularly, and weekly sent ont to
its patrons, and it is with FEELING. close
akin to pride that We ray, that during
these five years not u single issne has
been missed. The instances when only n
"half-sheet" has been issued are rare and
are attributable to the charge of Others
rather than to ourselves. These are no
great things. il is true, hnt when We re-
member the irrrgulaiity attending The
publication Of many country journals, We
are glad to know thnt we have been
exempt from such annoyances. Five years
il not great age tor an individual nor
for public journal, hut il is much greater
for the latter than the former. IL requires
long years of weary toll and unrrniittiug
effort for an individual t. acquire the
knowledge aud experience which gives IA
reputation and commands the respect of
the public. public journal may acquire
these thugs in a much hrirfrr period, and
even ut the yonng age of five years may
have established character and acquired
an influence, which no individual could
have gained in donh!o or thr,bhIe this
time. But wcarr far from laying claims tn
this. Wa pretend to nothing great, aud
claim no reputation or influence.
At the close of it- fifth year the Guardian
rctrospccts the past, aud finds much TO
encourage aud but little to discourage its
future. The year that now CLOSES ha, in
some respects been hard one owing to
the failure of the last crop, but Ivy judi
eious management and close economy We
have gouc through, aud arc now we trust,
on the eve Of better times. In the short
voyage We have made we have paid our
own passage, and the Guardian now stands
free Of those financial cmharrI--mruts
Which 30 often wreck country newspapers.
THIS is no doubt largely due to the ptacti-
cal experience and business qualifications
Of the publisher who has nearly all his
press. and is familiar with all the practical
details Of n newspaper office. The public
too has been reasonably generous IN the
patronage j.; has bestowed. w ARE glad
to he able to make this statement. II goes
To the credit of our people. There is
nothing which spclks better for any sec
tion thnu n liberal sunnOrt Of the home
paper. Where the press is literally sus-
tanned the people are generally intelligent,
industrious and iaw.abiling. We know
at no recommendation which speak, better
for onr people than the support which
thry have ever -ivento the Guardian. This
support Nc shall strive earnestly to merit,
and spare no painsto serve the interest Of
our people. We cannot claim that we
have accomplished any great things in tho
past, but have the satisfaction of know
ing that we have worked earnestly for
what we believed Ia he right, aud for the
interest and welfare of this people and
section.
We close tins volume thankful for the
kind favors We have received in the past
from a generous public, and determined
To labor, if possible, more earnestly aud
zcalun-Iy in tho fninrr for the interest and
good of our people, and hope to be- able tn
accomplish more than We have in the
past.