The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-10-07
A CARD.

A CARD.
To the Subscribers and Patrons OF
The Southern Woman Finding after
an earnest and faithful test, that the
support given it did not justify the
expense Of such a publication and
seeing under its present management
no hope of making it self sustaining,
we have been persuaded to bid a re-
luctant farewell to this loved offspring
of our heart and brain and to aband-
on an enterprise begun and pursued,
not tor personal glory, but through a
modest desire to devote what humble
talents we possessed to the elevation
and advancement Of our own sex.
While support and encouragement
sufficient to make the Southern W9-
man a permanent institution have not
come In that substantial form which
We hoped and looked for, we cannot
say that our efforts haye been wholly
unapprecIated or without results, hav-
ing been assured by many kindly
demonstrations that our hopeful
words have struck a responsive chord
in many a kindred breast as inspired
with new life and energy more than
one sinking feminine heart. The press
too, has almost without exception
been exceedingly generous towards
US, for which we feel justly proud and
grateful.
Despite our pecuniary losses, which
are considerable, we cannot regret the
pioneer work which we have during
the past sixteen months, done in this
neglected field of literature and moth
ing tempts US to leave it now, but the
present financial pressure and our in
ability to secure competent and eligi-
BILE help in an undertaking which we
have proved by experience cannot be
successfully conducted by any one in
dividual alone.
In this serious dilemma we have
done what we considered best for all
concerned, relying ON the generosity
of our subscribers and the unquestion-
able merits of THE WEEKLY SENTI-
MEL for public approval and univer-
sal satisfaction.
l have sold to the Oldham Publish
ing House, of Winston, n. c., the
right, title, good will and subscription
books of the Southern Woman All
unexpired subscriptions to the latter
will be filled by THE SENTINEL,
which is an excellent and progressive
literary newspaper. This being a
much larger paper and weekly, will
be sent to paid up subscribers only
half as long as the Southern Woman.
1 propose to become a regular con-
tributor to THE SENTINEL and as in
this department the same topics will
be discussed and the same interests
represented as formerly in the South-
ern Woman, l earnestly request and
urge that each and all of my former
contributors enlist at once upon its
staff and enjoy, as heretofore, the same
free exchange Of thought and opinion.
We hope that none will become dis
couraged and lose faith in our sex and
their native land because the road to
success is thorny and beset with diff
culti-s but believe that some day,
under brighter auspices, such publ
cation will yet be credit to the South
and meet the cordial Reorganization it
deserves. We hope too, that none OF
our friends and patrons will fall of
on account Of the change IF, how
ever, any of oar subscribers are not
entirely satisfied with the arrange
ment; we would be glad if they would
communicate with us at once on the
subject and we will refund the full
amount due
Mr.. Edward A. Oldham, our intel
ligent and enterprising editor and
publisher being gentleman ofunusu-
al talent and energy, is one of the ris-
ing newspaper men of the State. We
anticipate a pleasant association i'll
our co-labors to encourage Southern
writer's and elevate Southern journal.
ism. MAMIE L. HATCHEFT.