St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-12-31
PRCSPECTUS-l864.
The Saint Paul Press,
Daily, Tri-Weekly and Weekly, is univer-
sally admitted to be the
Best Newspaper Published Northwest
of Chicago.

by it's earnest, fearless and consistent advocacy of
the great principles for which the Armies of the Uni
contending against the hosts of Slavery, and
by it's superior enterprise Newspaper, it has, in
the third year Of its publication, reached circulation
double that Of any other journal IN the State.
The tremendous issues of the contest which is to
eliminate in tho approaching Presidential campaign
Of 1S6-the result of which will decide whether Sa-
very, the mother of the Rebellion, will perish with
her internal offspring or survive to generate new
progeny of National crimes and disasters-demand
that increased effort he put forth to extend the circu-
latin of the leading Republican journal of Minnesota.
Minnesota can he carried next fall by majority Of
fifteen thousand for the twin of Freedom and
the Union, if in every city, town and ward the
vass be at once begun by persuading every intelligent
voter to take the Press.
Every Republican and Union man SHOULD take the
Press, because it is the only Republican reliable
Union paper published at the capital. Everybody who
wants rstclass newspaper, should take the Press,
because in all its departments of telegraIhic general
state local and commercial news, in the extent, vari
ETY. and interest of its home and military correspon-
dence, it is universally admitted to be the best and
most cnterprising newspaper northwest of Chicago.
Every politician should take the Press, because it
contains every important public document, speech or
letter bearing the great questions of the day. Ev
cry lawyer and every citizen interested all in
the legislation Of the state and nation should take the
Press because it is the Official Paper Of the State anu
Of the United States and the only journal which pub
fishes all the Laws Of Minnesota aud all the Acts of
Congress, and during the coming winter will contain
full and carefully prepared reports of the Proceedings
of the State Legislature and Of Congress.
Every merchant, business man, farmer and mcchan-
ic should take the Press because it is the only Min
nesota paper which contains full and accurate daily
monetary and commercial reports Of the local and gen.
q markets and because its circulation being double
tat Of any other paper it is the fvote metlipm Of
advertising in all departments Of trade and industry.
Everybody interested in the progress and prosperity
Of the State, shoud take the Press, because it devoes
more labor and ,.1ofe columns to the advocacy and
statistical exposition If subjects cohnecel with trade,
agriculture manufactures internal improvements and
the general development Of the State than any and
all other papers combined. Everybody DESTROYS of
promoting immigration to Minnesota should take the
Press because it is the best paper to send abroad to
disseminate correct appreciation Of the of
the State. Every soldier should take the Press, be-
it is the best medium Of home news and of mil
tary intelligence from the various regiments which is
published in Minnesota: Everybody who wants a
frst-class Family Journal, should take the Weekly
Press special attention being given to the department
of tales poetry and general reading. r.
The Weekly Press contains the cream of all the ed
itorial news and miscellaneous matter of the daily,
and is especially prepared for family reading and for
eastern subscribers.
The iWeekly Press contains nearly all the mat
ter Of the daily, and has reached cirenaton four
times that of any other tri-weekly III Minnesota.