The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-02-14
Publications.
Prospectus of the
ST. LOUIS REPUBLICAN,,
For IS1I.

VI 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. it, readers II marked advance
ment. in every particular that cunsti-
tutes n great metropolitan journal. for
the ypur to come. 1t is with uncon- |
cealr,l Qualifications we are able IL say |!
that within year aud ii week after |
making changes and improvements
mere extensive than have ever been
made by the established aud success
ful paper of the world. it is again
compelled to enlarge. increasing lis
size from forty eight IT, tifty-six col
umn- to meet the increasing Volume
.. news and advertisements. With
such signal evidences Of vig"r and en-
terpri-e as NAV be found in the pages
Of its files, perfect confidence is a--nr
ed that no energy will be relaxed I"
add to the numerous features whict
have already made the REPU BLlCAN
preenliuently the great newspaper OF
the Mississippi Valley. Arrangements
are making and will rapidly be con-
summated by which it will enjoy in
creased facilities for the collection of
news. and 10 cxertion will be spared
by which constant Improvement and
progress may be exhibited, both in>the
quality ard quantity of the reading
natter presented to its patr'ns.
An extensive increase IN Its c.rcula-
ton. in the face of stringent money
market and spite of the bitter denun-
ciation by the partisan press on ac-
count Of the Independent course which
it has pursued with reference to the
great political questions of the day,en-
eouragrs its continuance in that course.
| Cheertd by popular approval and ami
mated by the consciousness OF right.
the REPUBLICAN will be fonnd. as
heretofore. sturdy advocate OF Demo
cratic AID Conservative principles, but
bound to 10 party and governed by no
liutation from Clique ar faction. Its
indr rrnaenca means freedom and en-
reimbursement. net ,,iulir +. ON parties
as AT present constituted, but from any
new orvs that the politicians may CON
struct. In brief, the REPUBLICAN,
uaking for its chief object the dis
4emuaiion Of the news. with iuteili-
gent and conscientious comments upon
! The topics of the day, will heartily ad
vocatr those measures which promise
the greatest good to the budy of the
people. giving support to all move
ments. political or otherwise, which
promise to further their Interests AL,
nnhesi'atiagiy opposing such as wouit
= place them IN jeopardy.
The Iri-W eekly REPUBLICAN i:
= made up from the contents of tn,
: Daily. and is designed TO accommodate,
readers residing at points not reached
) by the daily mails.
: The Weekly REPUBLICAN will
be found, a. heretofore. ii faithful cpl
n tome Of the weeks news, rearrange,
and rewritten expressly for that edi
: ton. No pains of expense will b
d spared to make it in every respect t
+ "a general news and literary paper tn
best weekly publication in the country
n for which purpose large amount q
matter to be found in no other issu
will be prepared and collected express
) ly for it each week. Besides specia
II featurrs of literary and misceilane
= Gus character, especially adapting
for the family circle. its we'll eurne
superiority as newspaper will b
scrupulousl y maintained by continu
:: auce of the attention heretofore dt
L.,
diiiou to general record NJ the week
- news, local, domestic and foreign. til
readers OF the Weekly REPU BLICA.
are guaranteed fully as detailed an
graphic reports ct important and al
of soihing events as are furnished sui
scribers Of the large metropolitan da
"a hes.
u TERMS: The st. Louis Repubica
b, published every morning. DELIVER
at lay mail and paid III advance. tw-i'
= dollars year three copies, thirt.
Of four dollars; five copies. fiftyfve d.
e, lars; ten copies. one hundred dollar
Served by carriers, six times wee
+ /. and paid in advance. twelve dollars
H. year, paid weekly to carriers, thirt
C. FIVE cents. Served by carriers sew
er times I. week, and paid i'll adyanc
~ fourteen dollars year; paid week
er to carriers. thirty cents per week. !
ld newsdealerS, two aud half cents y
OF cory.
rs, Us The Tri-weekly ST. Louis Repub
N. can, published Mondays, Wednesd4
and Fridays, delivered by mail, :
ie- dollars IA year; three copies sevente
,ao dollars; five copies. twenty -seyen d.
lars, ten copies. fifty dollars.
rp The Weekly Missouri Republican
two dollars year; three copies, Il
dollars; five copies, eight dollars; t
copies, fifteen dollars; twenty copi,
fifty dollars.
- Additions can he made to clubs
any time at club rates. Ten per cel
l lais commission allowed to agents getti
i'd, up clubs. Papers not sent unless p;