Canton herald. (Canton, Miss.) 1837-1839, 1837-11-24
PROSPECTUS or
BESANCONS ANIMAL RE
GfSTER,
on TRE sTATE 0F MISSISSIPPI.


or TIRE STATE Or MISSISSIPPI.
4 NOR 1888. To contain an Almanac,
L calculated for the meridian Of Nat
chez; Sketches of the early History
Iof the State; the State Constitution;
1.-The names Of all County and State Of
Ulcers: Incorporated Banks, with their
official boards, capitals, &C.; fopula-
+ ton of the counties aud county towns;
with their distance from Jackson,
Public Buildings, Churches, Hotels,
( Stores and Manufactures Of tie prin-
lcipal or county towns; Incorporated
/ Railroad Companies, with their Off
IciaI boards, amount Of stock, and the
localities Of their railroads, whether
commenced or in contemplation; List
Iof Colleges, Academies and Semina-
ries, 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, Greeks Lakes, Buyos; Descrip-
ton Of natural or artificial Curiosities;
/ List Of Churches Of various denomi-
nations. with the names Of The Clergy
.ma and the number OF members be-
ioncinc to each; Tables of the pro
ducts 81 Cotton in various years; A
corrected photography Of the Indian
names Of Counties, Towns and Rivers
lin tie CbicGasaw and Choctaw Ces-
sious. with o mass Of valuable Statas-
tics relating to the soil, agriculture,
resources and productions OF the new
counties, as well as ihe State at large:
TO which will be added, complete
Sanctional Map Of the State, showing
the divisions course Of streams and
location Of the cocIt0 r5ats IN the
new counties.
The necaS.lty Of an annual volume
like th's, as a book Of reference to
every citizen engaged in business, as
well as to travellers and spectators,
will be apparent to all. it is needed
to deveIope theresources Of the State;
10 give useful information to the emf
grant, and to embody, in an accesi-
Die compass, such valu; bic statistics
as can be obtained from no other
source.
Laying aside the considerations of
utility, the feeling Of State pride
would be a sufficient motive to sus-
tain publication so well calculated to
show,at a view, the population, agri-
cultural wealth and almost boundless
resources Of the State. The annual
Inpblication Of the Register the con-
tinuativn Of which depends upon ~: .i:e
patronage Of the first year, will give
the publisher ample opportunity to
: keep up with the Improvements Of the
State, and make his volumes the an
+ nual records Of the advance of soce-
ty in Mercantile pursuits, in the arts,
in education, and all that embellishes
life.
The publisher has been at the eX-
pense of sending an agent into every
county in the State to obtain accurate
statistics on which he could rely. He
. has also made arrangements to have
the State map for the Register engra-
we'd by Il distinguished artist in an cas-
tern city. lie has only to look to a
generous pubic for reimbursement of
these heavy expenses, and for sutll-
/ Gent patronage to make it an object
TO continne the publication in future;
but, at the same time, he would
scon 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-citizens,t to Judges,
, County Clerks, Registers, and those
/ State officers who may have valuable
information for such compilation,
and whose interest 1t pay be to com
J municate the same for publication.
All matter for compilation which
/ those who are DESTROYS Of forwarding
the enterprise may furnish, should be
, Transmitted previous to the first day
! of November next.
The Register will be printed with
/ new type, on fine paper in duodecl-
m6form with more t;.an two hundred
Ipages-to be bound like the Ameri-
can Almanac, and other ANIMALS Of the
class.
The price Of the Register, including
the sectional Map Of the State, to sub
scribers will be FIVE DOLLARS,
! payable on delivery Of the volume
Large discounts will be made to a.
gents who become responsible for q