Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-03
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ST.. LOUIS REPUBLICAN,
FOR 1874.
4 fret ~yncc Family and Enu,c Vournal

Referring to It's course In the past as the best
index Of the spirit which will control Its future
management the Is encouraged
to promise its RAIDERS a marked advancement. IN
G, ery particular that constitutes u great metro
politan journal, for the year to come. It's with
uncOncealed grhfi1 cation we are able To say Thai
within . year and Il week after making changes
and improvements more extensive than have
ever been made by any established and successful
paper Of the world, it 10 again compelled TO tn-
large, increasing its size from fOrty-eight to fifty.
six columns, to meet the increasing volume OF
dcnces of vigor and enterprise as may BE- found
in tie pas-s of ITS hles, perfect CONFIDENCE IS
assured that no energy Will be relaxed 10 add to
the REPuBLICaS pre-eminrntiy III. sr"ai news
paper of the Mississippi Valley. Arrangements
are making aud viii rapidly I've c~nnsuinmated
by which 1t will enjoy increased ~faci,iiies for h-
collection of news, and no eNertiOn Will he
spared by which constant improvement and
progress may he exhibited, both in the quality
and quantity of the reading matter presented to
its patrons.
An extensive increase in Its circulation, in the
face OF q stringent money market and spite Of the
bitter denunciatiOn by the partisan press on
/ account OF The independent course which Il has
pursued with reference to the great political qn, T.
tions Of the day, encourages ITS continuance ~
that course. Chetred by popular approval and
animated by the consciousness Of right. the RE-
will be found. Us heretofore, Il SUR
dy advocate OF Democratic ard Conservative
principles, but bound to no party and governed
by no dictatiOn from clique or faction. Its inie-
pendence means freedom and enfrauchisem.nt,
| NOT alone from parties as NJ festnt CDns!ituscl,
but from any new ones that the politicians may
construct. In brief. the REPUBLICAN. making
for its chief object the dissemination ofihc news,
with intel igent a1d conscientious CONNIE. Is up
on the topics o. the day will heartily advocate
those me !sures which promise the greatest good
to the body Of the people. giving support to all
movements, political or otherwise, which prom
isr to further their interests and nnhesiiutingly
opposing such ms would place them in jeopardy.
The Tri-wcekly is made up
from the contents of the Daily. and is designed
to rra.lers residing at points not
| reached by daily mails.
The Weekly REPUBLICAN will be found, rs
heretofore, n faithful epitome ofthe weeks news,
rcarranged and rewritten expressly fer iliai
edition. No pains or expense will be spared to
make II in every respect as q general news and
literary paper the best weekly publication in the
country, for which purpose u large amount OF
matter to be found in no other issue will be pre-
pred and collected expressl: for it each week
brsihes special features off literary and m;sccl-
laneous Cha, acter, especially adapting 1t for the
family circle, its well-earned superiority rs g
NEWSPAPER will lie scrupulous!y maintained
by q continuance OF the attention heretofore de.
voted to this class of matter. In addition to i
general record oftne weeks news. local. domes'
tic and foreign. the readers RI the Weekly RE.
PUBLICAN are guaranteed fully rs detailed AND
graphic reparis ofimportan mt and absorbing event,
us are furnished subscribers Of the large nietro-
politan dailIeJ,