Year: 1877




of the STAR, yet were NurprIscd some
/ three months ago, TO find it so widely
extended, and embracing systematic
ally organized opposition, designed to
ruin us financially and socially and using
the tilthicst and vicst in the community
Ns its Instruments, who by wholesale
ridiculc and the circulation Of the Wilt
est, most improbable stories, specially
manufactured tor the occasion to carry
on their work, expected to accomplish
their objects, we found parties had gone
every where seeking to impair our tinan.
cal credit, and it was generally under
stood that within certain number of
days, this combination would compel us
to transfer the STAR to certain parties
who were only conspicuous by the alb
sencc of sncceSs that had marked their
efforts heretofore IN this community.


We would add that as soon as our nj
tention was directed toward this matter,
and also found 1t wholly unnecessary to
formally oppose them or deny the truth
of the absurd stories SO widely circulated
by them. Their conduct was marked ly
their usual success enabling us to
accomplish all those businesses and so
cial enterprises successfully, we then had
in contemplation in Il few months, what
otherwise We might never have accom-.
phshed, or only in twice or three times
the time, and giving US more fully and
etfectunlIy the support and assistance of
all those who reaIly have thus far
hecn working for the progress of the
community than ever before. In Our
present state of mind we do not feel like
being angry, or holding malice towards
any, but thank our friends for the sub
stantial and generous support received
from them. and thank our enemies as
well for assisting us so ctfectually hy
their oppostion-,hc only way most OF
them are capable of assisting any body
or any thing.


The future pro poets Of the STAR, to
say the least, are very encouraging, ifnot
flattering. The circumstances we are
placed in are such that we can maintain
the STAR, at its present size, for the next
year at less than two-thirds the expense
of the past year at least. One half of
this improvement we owe to the frantic
opposition of our enemies, the rest to our
improved knowledge of the business.
Our travel and increased acquaintance
has made it so we can represent local
matters better than heretofore with less
than Onc-fourth the trouble and travel
than last year,sswhile the expected assist
ance is already secured, so that during
the coming year all the departments of
the STAR, scientific, literary, 10 cal and
domestic may be organized as first con-
templated, and maintained Tor the whole
year.


Our domestic matters are so arranged
that our expenses will be less than one
half as much us heretofore, while our in
come promises as great or greater at least
than tor the past year. We feel that
benefits conferred are already sufficient
so that we should not be compelled to
ask favor, but to demand AS our right
liberal and generous support for the
coming year; in fact we feel certain we
shall receive it, because our arrangements
are such that it will be duly earned.


The past year We have been compelled
to work much harder than any one man
should try to work the variety of our
duties have been. such that with the
most severe personal exertion it was i'm
possible to promptly attend to them all
especially was this tue Of public and
county business, as well as Of those So
cial institutions, the real pride Of the
community, to further which the STAR
was really started. To these instltu-
tions we propose to give our closest at
tention I; while to public business, espec-
tally to county affairs and matters of
political character, we propose to devote
the smallest possible amount of time and
attention, consistent with our private in
tercsts, and due discharge of oar duties
as a private citizen of this community.


This will enable US to devote ourselves
gu much more fully to this journal, with
increased assistance at our command,
that we can and will greatly improve it
in style and contents. and still give
reasonable amount oftime for rest and
social recreation, so we shall not be com
PEELED to over exert ourselves by too