Show Vol Well here we stand agin on the thresh hold of another year as ase we e might say Here we stand I at the to the year vear of 1912 is about to b bust st in on us with all its wonderful opportunities ties ies Here we be right at the beginning of a nother another glorious per annum of the century cen century cen- cen tUr tury A. A D. D ahead in front of us is 12 months or 02 52 or days or one yr what be we a going to do with all this time which stares us in the face we ask Are we to make new I ions to lo live a better life and do to make up for forr lost time Arc Are we to take time by the forelock and live lie according according ac ac- ac- ac cordin cording to the of our own o I or are we to I I slump along in the same old mean way ay as ase we e have ha did heretofore doing doing do do- ing jug dirt to one another whenever we git the and taking advantage advantage advantage ad ad- vantage of our nabers in every we have with em jest like they would take lake advantage of ofus ofus ofus I us if they got the Are we a going to pursue the Almighty Almighty Almighty Al Al- mighty Doller DoUer as as fast as we can pursue same regardless of homier honner or integrity and endeavor to put salt on the tail tall feathers of the Eagle or are we a going to pay more at- at than heretofore to doing ng o ng good in th the flee world and try to argy into the belief that it is better to have a clear than it is to lo have riches There is some folks in Bingville who will have a hard time of it trying trying trying try try- ing to convince convince that a clear is rather to lo be preferred preferred pre pre- than great riches Most pre pre-j. I Bingville folks we know ow dont don't keer keera a dad-bing dad how smeared up their is they kin have a few dollers in their pock pockets ts Most of our most citizens citizens citi- citi zens would be willin to up their with evil eil doing until unil they couldn't get the stains out even with so long as asby as asby asby by so d doing ing they could make a few cents rind and we could their names too if we had a mind to and we we will their names if they dont don't pay up their to the Bugle This aint a a. threat threat its its t-it's its it's a promise There be some men in this town would sell their birthrights for r not merely er ly lya a mess of pottage but even a soo- soo venir spoonful of pottage by gra- gra chious l As we as editor prop prop prop of the Bugle stand gazing into the of 1912 we dont don't seem to s see much to hope f fort for j The rhe p past pst st yc year r jest closed dosed has haS' been a awful struggle for us and w we e d dont don't nt know whether we kin weather the storms of 1912 or ri not t. t V We c have ha sweat blood as you n night might s say y to git out th the Bugle a week eek during the past year and there has been tines times i hen hene we e th go goodness it I wouldn't come out until the week eek after Old Dad Dad Henderson who I has been a faithful subscriber er to the Bugle B gle ISM and aint a only paid for the first first year he lie took look it stopped slopped us on the str street et day clay and said he lie couldn't git along without without without with with- out the Bugle be being 1 g as he read road it faithful every wk and couldn't wait until it come out Dad asked us if it would be askin I t too o much to p publish the Bugle t 1 1 I per w week ek ins instead lead of only onet and I we had to stuff our hands into our pants pockets an and walk ay a to I i keep from hitting hilling Dad a smash in inthe inthe inthe the face old and indigent though he I be J If f Dad what hat a turri turri- ble chore it is to lo git out the Bugle even a week hed he'd be ashamed to per week eCk ani and whoever makes sich sick a to us us' agin does so at his own risk of life and limb I Tn suppose if you jou ou make enny envy n new w this year you resolute to pay son on what you owe us on back sub sub- and thus cheer up our faint heart flagging spirit En En- in the way vay of money thankfully thank thank- fully received And i if f bu subscribe subscribe subscribe sub sub- scribe for the Bugle resol resolute to pay in advance I |