The Bossier banner., 1874-01-31
Publications.
Prospectus Of the
ST. LOUIS REPUBLICAN,
FOR 1874.

a the best'inaex Of the spirit which
will control it, future manag gement,
the REPUBLICAN is encouraged TO
promise its readers 81 marked advance
ment. iii every particular that cnnsti
tute~ Il great metropolitan j"urnal. for
the year to come. 1t Is with uncon-
cealed Qualifications wt,are able 70 Sav
that within year and "a week after
making changes and improvements
more extensive than have ever been
made hy the established and success
fGl paper If the world. it is again
compelled to enlarge, increasing its
Size from forty eight to fifty six coll
nmn- tn meet the increasing volume
Of news and advertisements. With
such signal evidences of vigor and en-
terpri>e as may be found in the pages
If its files, perfect confidence is ,tssur-
ed that no energy will be relaxed to
add to the numerous features which
have already made the REPUBLICAN
preeiNinently the great newspaper of
the Mississippi Valley. Arrangements
are making and will rapidly be con-
sum,na;ed by which it will enjoy in
creased facilities for the collection Of
news. and no eAtrtion 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-
tion. in the lace Of a striu gent money
market and spite of the bitter dennn-
ciatlnn hy the partisan press on ae-
connt 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.
Gheered by popular approval and ami
mated by the consciousness of right.
the REpU BLIGAN will be found, as
heretofore, u sturdy advocate of Demo
cratic and Conservative principles. but
bound 10 20 party and governed by nu
dictation from Clique or faction. Its
independence means freedom and en-
franchisement, not alone from parties
as at present constituted, but from any
new ones that the politicians may CON
struct. In brief, the REPUBLICAN.
making for its chief object the dis
semination of the news. with inte!ii-
gent and conscientious comments upon
the topics of tie day, will heartily ad
vocate those measures which promise
the greatest good to the body OF the
people, giving support to all move
ments. political or otherwise. which
promise to further their interests and
nnhe>itatingly opposing such as would
place them III Jeopardy.
The Fri w eekly REPUBLICAN is
made up from the contents of the
Daily, and is designed 10 accommodate
readers residing at points not reached d
by the daily mails.
The Weekly REPUBLICAN will
be found, as heretofore, faithful epi-
tome of the week 5 news, rearranged
and rewritten expressly for that edi-
tlon. 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 large amount Of
matter To be found in no other issue
will be prepared and collected express
ly for it each week. Besides special
featurrs of u literary and miscellane,
ons character. especially adapting it
for the family circle. its we'll earned
superiority as a newspaper will be
scrppulously maintained by a continu-
ance of the attention heretofore de.
voted to this class Of matter. In ad
dition 10 general record of the week Z
news, local, domestic aud foreign, the
readers ofthe Weekly REPUBLICAN
are guaranteed fully as detailed ane
graphic reports Of Important and alb
sorbing events as are furnished sub
scribers of the large metropolitan dai
lies.
TERMS: The st. Louis Republican
published every morning. Delivered
by mail and paid in advance. twelv.
dollars year three copies. thirty
four dollars; five copies, tifty-five dol
lars; ten copies, one hundred dollars
Served by carriers, six times a week
and paid lii advance, twelve dollars ,
" = W. P"ih "N'hit W ttii iiflS ). lutIi y
five cents. Served by carriers seve,
times week, and pail in advance
fourteen dollars a year: paid weekl,
to carriers, thirty cents per week. II
newsdealers, two aud half cents De
cory.
/ The Tri-weekly St. Louis Republi
can, published Mondays, Wednesday,
and Fridays, delivered by mail, 81,
dollars year; three copies Seventeen
dollars; five copies, twenty seven dol
lars, ten copies, fifty dollars.
| The Weekly Missouri Republican
two dollars year, three copies, tiv,
dollars; five copies, eight dollars; tel
copies, fifteen dollars; twenty copies
fifty dollars.
i Additions can be made to clubs a
any time at club rates. Ten per cent
commission allowed to agents gettin.
up clubs. papers not sent unless pal,
in advance, and invariably discontin
ued at the end of the time paid for
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