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PROSPECTUS OF
BESANCON'S ANNUAL REGISTER
OF THE STATE or MISSISSIPPI

OF THE STATE or MISSISSIPPI
S1OR 1913. To contain au Almanac, calcu-
III lated for the meridian of Natchez; Sketches
of the early History of the State; the State Con-
stitution; the names of all County and State OH
GERS; incorporated Banks, with their official
boards, capitals, &C.. Popu alton OF the counties
and county towns, with Their distances from Jack
son; Public Buildings, Churches, hotels, stores
and Man factories Of the principal or county towns;
incorporated Railroad Companies, with their OIL
cial boards, amount of stook and the localities u
their railroads. whether commenced or III contem-
paton; List of Colleges. Academies and Semina-
ries, with the date of their Incorporation, annual
income, names ofPresident, Professors or Prnci-
pals, and number Of students pupils, names Of
the Election Precnts- Posi- Offices, Rivers Creeks
Lakes, Bayous; Description of ma tural N artificial
Curosities List of Churches of various dcnomina-
tons, with the names of the Clergymen and the
number Of members belonging to each; Tables of
the projects of Cotton in various years. A cor
reeted photography of the Indian names OF Coun-
ties, Towns and Rivers in the Ghickasaw and
Choctaw CesSons, with a mass Of valuable Statas-
ties relating to the soil, agriculture, resources and
productions of the new counties, as well as the
State at large To which will b. added, corn
pete Sectional Map'of the State, showing the digie-
iouscons ofstreams and location Of county seats
in the new counties.
The necessity of an annual volume like this, as
book Of reference to every citizen engaged in bu-
siness, well to travellers aud spectators, will
be apparent TO all. IL is needed to deyolope the
resources Of the State; 10 giye useful information
to the emigrant, and to emhody, in an accessible
compass such valuable statistics as can be obtain
ed from no other source.
Laying aside the considerations Of utliv the
feeling of State pride would bea sufficient motive
to sustain publication so well calculated to show
at view, the population, agricultural wealth and
almost boundess resources OF the State. The an.
nual publication OF the Register (the continuation
of which depends upon the patronage of the first
year, will give the publisher ample opportunity to
keep up with the improvements OF the State, aud
! make his volumes8he annual records of the a.
vance OF society in Mercantile pursuits, in ne arts,
IN education, and all that embellishes me.
The publisher has been at ttr expense OF send
ing an agent into every County IN the State to Oh
tain accurate states which he could RELY. He
! has also made arrangements to have the Stare
,lnao for th~ Register engraved by distinguished
| aftist N an eastern CITY, He has only to look n
generous public for reimbursement of these bo,.
Wy expenses, and TO- sufficient patronage IN m,to
100 OBJECT to continue the publication in f,tnrn.
/ s"' at the same time, he would scoir TO ask anv
favor thatmay not be fully earned by the ;ntri,sc
merit and value of the Register
lie commends his enterprise to all clas.ss or he
fellow-eltlzens. to Judges, Couaty Clerks. Peris-
teFs ana those State officers who may have vaI,a.
nie information Tor such compilation, and whose
interest it may be to communicate the sa,,s ros
publication. 7''"0 i0i
All matter for compilation which those who ara
uesirous Oh forwarding the enterprise NAV fnrnivh
should be Transmitted previous to the first dav IS
November next. '"' VI
d, Inc Register will be printed with new ,vne -,
uhe paper IN the duodecimo form with nore ,ha
TWO hundred pages-to be bound ike The Anao,; ''n
Almanac, and other ANNALS of the class.
ihe price of the Register, includi,o tba soc,ou
- Map OF the State, to subscribers viii be FJWi,
|. DoLLARs, payable on delivery of the voh,n,a $
large discounts Will be made to agents who hcro,,o
responsble for number of volumes. ar v,ho ' c
chase to sell again. ""o pui- +
a limited number of advertising pages vii, an.
'shaea to the Register for the ADVANTAGE ofrr,op.
VINO may desire their advertisements 10 none,ra,o .
very part the State. Terms of adver,,s;a t
oae Dollar a line. '''Sii's' |,
All orders for the work, and all conm,o;co
IONS containing special information t. be incor
'mated in The Register, may be addressed 10 81.
ompler and publisher l.. A. BE,SANcON =
free Trader office, .Natehes.