Canton herald. (Canton, Miss.) 1837-1839, 1837-12-15
..OoPECTUS Or
,BESANCONS ANNUAL RE
GESTER.
OF IRE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.


The State; the State Constitution:
lie names OF all County and State OF.
iicers: Incorporated Banks. with their
official boards. capitals. &e.; Popula-
ION Of he counties and county towns:
with their distance from jackson.
Public Buildings. Churches, Hotels.
Stores and Manufactures of the prin-
cipal II county towns: Incorporated
Railroad Companies, with their off
.ial boards. amount OF stock. and the
localities OF their railroads, whether
commenced or in contemplation; List
of Colleges. Academies and Semina-
Iries, with the date of their incorpora-
ton. annual income, name of Presi-
dent. Professors or Principals, and
number of students or pupils, names
OF the Election Precincts, Post Offices.
Rivers. Creeks Lakes. Buyos; Ilescrip
lion Of natural or artificial CuriGsities.
List OF Churches OF various denomi.
nations, with the names OF the Clergy
men and the number of members be-
longing to each; Tables of the pro
ducts Of Cotton in various years; A
corrected photography OF The Indian
names of Counties. Towns and Rivers
IN the Chickasaw and Choctaw Ces-
SionS. with q mass Of valuable Statas-
tics relating TO the soil. agriculture.
resources and productions of the new
counties. rs well as The State at large:
To which viii be added, a complete
:Sanciional Map OF tie State, showing
the divisions course Of streams and
location Of the county seats IN the
new counties.
Tie necessity IF an annual volume
| he this. rs book of reference to
leYrrY citlzen engaged n business. rs
iHell BIZ 10 tr yeilers ard Spectators.
wit be az aren't % all. i Is needed
Ito deyeiope thereSnufces If the State;
! 70 give Gsetui Information 10 the emf
-rant. M o emhodv. in IN accesi-
ible compass. sucii valu bic statistics
las can be obtained from no other
isource.
layIng aside the considerations OF
utility, the feeling OF State prid.
would be a sufficient motive to sns-l
tain publication 50 well calculated To-
siow,at liew, the population. agri-f
cultlfal wealth and almost boundless
/ resources Of the State. The annual
qualification Of the Reeister (the con-
Limitation Of which depends upon the
patronage OF the first yeaD will give
the pub.isher ample opportunity To-
Keep up with the lmprovem hts oi he
State, and make lis volumes he an
nual recor sof the advance Of socie-
ity in Mercantile pursuits, in the arts,
IN education, and all that enbellishes
life.
The publisher ha, been at the cx-
penSe o. sending an agent into every
county in The State to obtain accurate
statistics Oh which he could rely. He
has also made arrangements to have
the State map for the Register eagra.I
we'd by a distinguished arristin an cas-
tern city. He has only to look to a
generous public for reimbursement Of
these heavy expenses. and for sufh-
cieat patronage TO make it an object
TO continne the publication in futures;
but, at the same time, he would
scorn to ask any favor that may not
be fully earned by the intrinsic merit |
and value Of the Register.
He commends his enterprise TO all |
classes OF his fellow-citiztns, TO Judges,
County Clerks, Registers, and those
State officers who may have valuable
information for such compilation,
AMI whose interest it may be to COM
munlcaic the same for publication.
All matter for compilation which
those who are DESTROYS If forwarding
the enterprise may furnish. should be
Transmitted previous to the first dayI
|of November next.
The Register will be printed with
new type, on fine paper in dnodeci-
mo form witimore fran two hundred
pages 10 be bound like the Ameril
can Alnanac, and other ANIMALS of the
class.
The Price Of the Register, including
TIE sectional Map of the State, to sub.
scrlberS will be FIVE DOLLARS,
payable on delivery Of the volume.
Large discounts will be made to all
gents who become responsible for al
number Of volumes, Or who purchase
to sell again. |,
a limited number Of advertising !
pages will he nnncv,1ol ~ AZ D.:- Z