The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-02-21
Publications.
Prospectus Of the
ST. LOUIS REPUBLICAN,,
FOR 1874.

D eferring to its course in the past as
III the best index of the spirit which
Will control its future management.
the REPUBLICAN is encouraged to
promise its readers marked advance
ment. in every particular that oonsti
tutes a great metropolitan journal. for
the year to come. 1t is with uncon
cealed Qualifications we are able to say
that within year and a week after
making changes and improvements
more extensive than have ever been
made by the established and success
full paper Of the world. it is again
compelled to enlarge. increasing its
size from forty eight to ffty-six COLI
umns to meet the increasing volume
of news and advertisements. With |
such signal evidences of vigor and en-
terprise as may be found in the, pages
of its files, perfect confidence is a>sur
ed that no energy will be relaxed to
add to the numerous features which
have already made the REPUBLICAN
prominently the great newspaper Of
the Mississippi Valley. Arrangements
are making and will rapidly be con-
summated by which it will enjny in
creased facilities for the collection of
news, and no exertion will be spared
by which constant Improvement and
progress may be exhibited, both in the
quality and quantity of the reading
matter presented to its patrons.
An extensive increase in Its c.rcula-
ton. in the face of stringent money
market and spite of the bitter denun-
citation By the partisan press on ae-
count of the independent course which
it has pursued with reference to the
great political questions Of the day,en
courages its continuance in that course.
/ Cheerrd by popular approval and ami
| mated by the consciousness of right,
the REPU will be fonnd, as
heretofore. a sturdy advocate of Demo-
cratic and Conservative principles, but
bound to no party and governed by no
dietation from clique or faction, Its
independence means freedom and en-
reimbursement, not alone from parties
as at present constituted, but from any
new ones that the politicians may CON
| Il, ~
making for its chief object the dis
semination of the news. with intelli-
gent and conscientious comments upon
the topics of the day, will heartily ad
vocate those measures which promise
the greatest good to the bod y Of the
people. giving support to all move
nents, political or otherwise. which
promise to further their interests and
nnhesitatingly opposing such as would
place them IN jeopardy.
The Tri-W eekly REPUBLICAN is
made. up from the contents of the
Daily, and is designed to accommodate
readers residing at points not reached
| by the daily mails.
| The Weekly REPUBLICAN will
be found, as heretofore, a faithful cpl
tome of the weeks news, rearranged
aud rewritten expressly tor that edi-
ton. No pains of expense will be
spared to make it in every respect as
a general news and literary paper the
best weekly publication in the country,
for which purpose a large amount Of
matter to be found in no other issue
will be prepared and collected express
! " for it each week. Besides special
teaturrs of a literary and misceilane
ons character. especially adapting il
for the family circle, its well earneC
superiority as newspaper will be
, >crupuiously maintained by continp.
ance of the attention heretofore de.
voted ito this class Of matter. In ad
: dition to general record Of the week.
: news, local. domestic and foreign tn,
r readers Of the Weekly REPUBLICAN
E are guaranteed fully as detailed an,
z graphic reports of important and alb
sorbing events as are furnished sub
! scribers of the large metropolitan dai
! lies.
/ TERMS /: The st. Louis Republican
u published every morning. Deliyert'
: by mail and paid in advance. twelv
dollars a year three copies, thirty
four dollars; FIVE copies, ffty-f dol
, lars; ten copies. one hundred dollars
:, Served by carriers, six times week
and paid in advance, twelve dollars
:, a year, paid weekly to carriers, thirty
- five cents. Served by carriers seye
times week, and paid in advance
fourteen dollars year; paid week.
to carriers, thirty cents per week. I
newsdealers, two aud half cents pc
= cory. .5" Il.
), The Tri-weekly St. Louis Republi
y can, published Mondays, Wednesday
: and Fridays, delivered by mail. 81
dollars year; three copies seventee
dollars, five copies. twenty seven dol
: lars. ten copies fifty dollars. e IF
d The Weekly Missouri Republicans
/ two dollars year; three copies. fiv
e dollars; five copies, eight dollars; te
II copies, fifteen dollars; twenty copie.
/ fifty dollars. 5
e Additions can be made to clubs &
any time at club rates. Ten per cen
S commission allowed to agents gettin
y up clubs. Papers not sent unless pal
1t in advance. and invariably discontir
st ued at the end of the time paid fol
Remit.ancps can be made at our risk