Canton herald. (Canton, Miss.) 1837-1839, 1838-01-24

calculated To- he 100 fiftaN ~ Nj,
lefe1. Sseiehe. II tho cnflY History
lol i4a State. ,hc State Consiiiniions
lllie namcs 81 al Comfy nnd State %.
liceni Incorporated Banks. With their
official boards, capitals, Nc.i I'opuIa.
ton d the counties and county towns,
with tlcir distance from Jackson.
Public buildings, Churches, Hotels,
Stores and MANUFACTURES Of The prin.
cipal or county towns; Incorporated
Rsllroad Companies, with illcir oili
cid boards. amount OF stock. aud The
localities Of their railroads, whether
commenced OF IN contemplation; List
Iof Colleges, Academies and Somina-
ries, with tho date Of their incorpora-
ton, annual income, name Of presi-
dent, Professors Or Principals, and
number Of students or pupils, names
.uf tic Election Precincts, Post Offices,
Rivers. Creeks. Lakes, Bayous; ,iescrip.
.,i9n 81 na'utel ot artificial Cutiosiiies;
Lie OF Churches Of various dcnomi-
ma,ioas, with the names of tic Clergy
.hen aud ihc number 81 members be-
longing 70 each; Tables Vi tie pro-
ducts Of Cotton in various years; A
corrected photography % the Indian
names of Counties Towns aal Rivers
En- ao Chickasa~ and Choctaw Ces-
,siou5, with . mass Of valuable Stats
ties relating to the sell, agriculture.
resources and predictions Of the new
lcounies, as well IS ihe STATE At large;
To which VIII be added, q complete
Sectional Map Of the State. showing
the divisions course Of streams and
: location Of tie county seats IN the
) Inaw counties.
\ The necessity 81 an annuatsvoiume
=. like this, as BOOK Of reference 70
every citizen engaged IN business, as
: well as 70 travellers ana spectators.
twill be apparent to I'll. It IS needed
+ to develope theresougces Of the States
10 give useful information to the emf
grant. and TO einbody, in an accesi-
bic compass, such yalo bic statistics
las can be obtained from no other
, source.
Laying aside the considerations 81
utility, the feeling OF State pride
would be 4 sufficient motive to sus-
tam publication 50 well calculated 10
show,at view, the population, agri-
iculturai wealth and almost boundless
resources OF the State. The annual
publication OF the Register 1.-THE con-
tlnuation of which depends upon the
patronage Of the first year, viii give
The Publisher ample opportunity to-
Keep up with the improvements OF the
State, and make lis volumes Tie an
nuai records Of the advance Of socie-
Ity IN Mercantile pursuits, in the arts.
~ education, and all that embelishes
life.
The publisher has been at tie ex-I
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 enrra-
we'd BY a distinguished artist in an cas-
tern city. He has only to look to al
generous public for reimbursement Of
these heavy expenses, and for suiTi- i
Gent patronage to make it an object
TO contlnne the publication in future;l
but, at the same time, he would
scorn to ask any flavor that may not
; be fully earned by the intrinsic merit
and value of the Register.
tie commends his enterprise TO allI
classes OF his.fellow-citizens, TO Judres.
County Clerks. Registers, and those
State officers who may have valuable
information for such compilation,
and whose interest it may be to COM
munIcate the same for publication.
al matter for computation which
those who are DESTROYS Of forwarding
the enterprise may furnish, should be
transmitted previous to the first dayl
OF November next.
The Register will be printed with
new type, on fine paper in duodeci-
mo form with more than two hundred
lpages-to be bound like the Ameri.
can Almanac, andothcr ANNALS Of the
The price Of the Register, Including
the sectional Map Of tie Stotc. to sub
scrlbers will be FIVE DOLLARS
payable on delivery Of the volume
Large discounts will be made to a.
gents who become responsible for a
to sell again.
A limited run,Lor .r I..