Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-03-01
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Inc Herald blrtnuay.
1t seems but few weeks ago that the
HERALD VOLUME FoRTY-FoUR was
closed and we sat down to announce to
our readers the advent of Volume
Since then the obedient
earth has swung each day upon her
axis and has passed in her orbit around
the great sun. Night has followed
day and season has followed season,
until another year has slipped away
aud we again come before our readers
to announce the new volume that makes
its appearance with this issue. Feb
ruary 'SS is SO very like February 81,
and volume 46 is so exactly, in outside
appearance, like volume 10, that we
could easily persuade ourselves that the
intervening months, which have carried
us from awakening spring into full
blossomed summer and from crimson
autumn into white winter, are but a
dream, if it were not for the confident
face of the calendar that hangs above
the desk. But the year has passed. 1t
is never wholly pleasant thing to be-
gin new year, though the occasion is
made an anniversary of joyful celebra.
ton. Even if one does not regret the
years that lie behind, there must be a
certain feeling Of reluctance when one
looks forward to new year, and
thinks how many days will bear to the
past the record of selfish aims and
foolish achievements. how many days
are coming that must bring sorrow and
regret. Each day begins new year,
but that we little consider. until some
anniversary sets us face to face with
the long procession of days. Then for
moment we wonder what the inexor-
able year will bring, and for the mo-
ment we are stirred to resolutions that
would make the new year glorious il
only half were fulfilled. People note
time chiefly by its loss, when q day is
gone it seems invaluable, when it was
before us we valued it not. Yesterday
is priceless, we would buy its recall
with all we possess, to-day is little
worth as if passes, and tomorrow
but tomorrow never comes. In enter
ing upon the forty-sixth year of the
HERALD's life, we say farewell to the
old year with regret What has been
been written has been written
it cannot be erased nor can il
be written over again. 1t has been
our endeavor to present things fairly,
to publish the current news of the day
and all the local news as fully as the
requirements of county paper seemed
to demand. In publishing newspaper
the editor has often to regret certain
things. 1t is inevitable. But we have
done our best. In the future we in
tend to be honestly and fearlessly indie
pendent In political matters we by
no means intend to renounce our allegi-
ance to the Republican party, in which
our faith is stronger than ever, but we
do not intend to be dictated to by any
of its bosses. We shall hold ourselves
free to express opinions in regard to all
subjects that present themselves for
discussion and these opinions will be
the expression of earnest convictions.
1t has been our endeavor in the past to
avoid unpleasant personalities. II
Jones is public character and his
doctrines become offensive, we shall at
tack Jonesism and not Jones. We in
tend always to present to our readers
what seems TO US to be the truth. Vol
ume forty-siX is before you. Each week
new number of this volume will be
put forth as newsy, spicy and wide
awake as we can make it. These num-
bers will be the years history for our
corner OF the world, and we trust that
they may have oftener to record pleas
events than sad ones, and unselfsh and
noble acts rather than ignobe and
base ones.