The Ripley transcript., 1837-12-21
Prospectus
BEsANCoN's ANNUAL REGISTER.
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OF THE STATE OF Mrs, FOR 1888:

] OF THE STATE or MIss, FOR 1888:
lHyO contain an Annual Almanack, calculates
for the meridian of Natcnez; Sketches o
no early History OF the state; the State Const
.uton; the names Of all County and State Officers
.ncorpor tied Blnks, with their official boards, ca
pittl; &C.; Population of the counties and COUNTY
towns, with their distances from Jackson: Public
buildings, Churches, Hotels, Stores and Manufic.
tories oftle principal or county towns; Incorpo.
tied Railroad comp ines, with their official boards
mount Of stock, and the localities of their rail-
roads, whether commenced or in contemplation;
List of Colleges, Academies and Semnaries, with
.he date OF their incorporation, annual income,
tines Of President, Professors, or Principals, and
number of students or principals; Names of the, T.
ec.ion Precincts, Post Offices, Rivers, Creeks
Likes, Bayous; Descriptions of natural or Artif-
ci Curiosties; List of Churches of various demo-
munitions, with tine names of the Cergymen and
the number of members belonging to escn; Tables
OF the products Of Cotton in various years; cor.
rected Urthogrlphy of the Indian names of Coun.
ties, Towns and Kivers in the Chicklsaw and
IChoctaw Cessions, with miss of valuable Sta
tstics rel ting to the soil, agriculture, resources
and productions of the new counties, as well Is the
State at urge. 10 which will be added, a com.
lplete section Map of the State, showing the di.
visions, course of sire Inns, and location Of county
seats in the new counties.
The necessity of an annual volume like this, 40
ia book of reference to every citizen engaged in bu-
sness, as well as tt travellers and spectators,
will be apparent to all. 1t is needed to dsvellops
the resources of the State; to give useful informa-
ton to the emigrlnt, and to embcdy, in an access
slble compass, such vtulble statistics as can be
obtained from no other source.
Laying aside the considerations Of utility, the
feeling of State pride would be sufficient motive
to sustlln public ltion well calculated to show
AZ view, the popullton, agricultural wealth, and
almost boindless resources oftne State. The an.
nu'l public tion ofthe Register (the contnu ltios
Of which depends upon the patronage thei FIRST
yer) will give the publisher ample opportun .ty to
keep up with the Improvements of the State and
make his volumes the annual records of the al.
vance OF society in mercantile pursuits, in the arts
in education, md all that embellishes life.
The publisher has been at the expense of send
ing an agen, into every county in the State to Oh.
tain accur LIE statistics on which he could reley.
he HIS .lso tde arr .ng.ments to have the st ate
MP tor the Register engr wed by distinguished
artist IN In eastern city. He ll,s only to look to
l generous public for reimbursement of these hea.
" expenses, and for sufficient patronage to make
t an object to continue the publication in future;
'ut, at the same time, he would scorn to ask any
'4vor that my not be fully earned by the intrinsic
merit and value of the Register.
He commends his enterprise to all cllsses of his
elbow citizens, to Judges, County Clerks, Regis. !
ers, and State officers who my have valuable in
orm iton for such a compilation. and whose inter /
'st it may be to communicate the same for publ |
,ltion.
AK liter for completion which those who are !
iesirous OF torw riding the enterprise may furnish,
'hou.d De transmitted previous to the first day Of
November next.
The register will he printed with new type, on |,
inc paper in the duodecimo form, with more than
wo hundred pages-to be bound like the Ameri-
'ln Altman ic, and other ANIMALS Of the class.
The price THE Register, including the section |,
j Mp ofthe Site, to subscribers, will be FIVE
DOLLARS, ~ ,ble on delivery oftle volume. Large
discounts will be made to agents who become re- +;
ponsl5le for number of volumes, or who our. !,
hase it to sell ag lin. 50
limited number of advertising pages will be /,
pp'nd ID to the Register for the advantage o,
Fiends who m ~ desire their advertisements to ne
efr tie every part of the State. Terms of adyer-
lsing, One Dollar line.
All orders for the work, and Ill communications
ontaning special inform .tion to be incorpor tied
, the Register, may be addressed to the compiler
nd publisher. L. A. BESANCON. =
Free Trader Office Matches.
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