Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-01-06
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL.

We have taken occasion from
time to time to thank our numerous
contributors and the ng-suffering
fourth-class postmasters-the first
for their unseltish and untirlng aid
in helping 10 the past to bring the
VIRGINIA CITIZEN somewhere near
our ideal of q local paper, and the
last named in their patient, pains
taking and forbearing efforts to make
smooth the rough routes over which
the business manager and mail
dispatcher In our Office weekly
founder. To the patrons of our
job office, our liberal advertisers and
our nearly two thousand subscribers
We now wish to say "God speed
you" We hope you have had a happy
and profitable Christmastide, and
that the year 1905 may be fraught
with health, plenty and peace to all
including your multitude of
friends and relatives. We make YOU
no promises-other than silent
guarantee of progression; as the year
1904 excelled its predecessor so shall
our untiring efforts strive for con-
tinued excellence in 1905.
Our work for 1904 was more
laborious than ever before, and we
feel, without conceit, that our paper
gave during the year subscribers and
advertisers alike full value for their
money. The money alone would
have been poor return for the efforts
expended in this public business,
hut a generous compensation has
come to the CITIZENS managers in
the kind words spoken and written
during the year, and particularly at
its close. Could We put them in
book form they would constitute
volumes. They are compensation
indeed which none but oare-worn
men in public service can fully
appreciate, and without them there
would be little incentive to continue,
year In and year out, so arduous
task. With them we can take I'D
routine work with refreshed vigor.
the cudgels to battle for good
against evil with a firmer grip and
the p@ans of praise of worthy fellow
men with higher Inspiration.
AS we write the following epistle
falls under our eye, lying atop a
batch, and coming from one not
a personal acquaintance who resides
IN distant city. We may appropri-
ately cite it as sample of scores of
good wishes received just at the
close of the dying year:
DEAR EDIToR:-I do not know YOU
but from what have seen in
your paper and learn from others feel
that you are man after my own heart
would like 20 shake you by the hand.
That shall ever do so in this life do
not know, but hope we shall meet in the
happy land of Canion' Accept, per-
sonaily, for yourself and all the en-
ployees of the CITIZEN-even the print |
ers's devil and the fool editor il you |
pave such characters on your statf--my |
kindest regards.
"Anent the printers devil'-I'ye hear.i |
be is an attache of every paper published
arising ex necessitatis re, sine !
lua non.' AS to the fool editor,'-some
.ay that he is not so much in vogue. |
Still, think quite large number enter
he profession. They may have a hard |
line getting positions but nevertheless |
hey generally manage TO get their work |
%: do not want you, my friend, to |
hink that am casting any reflections,
or assure you in all good faith that / |
I'm not. and will say that In all my read |
ng OF your CITIZEN the fool editor was
for his absence.
81 wish you all merry Christmas and
happy New Year"