Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-01-23
The COsEef.

YuVF reat increase in the subscription list of the
Il Casket which has been nearly doubled since
the commencement of the last volume, warrants tue
most extensive improvements on the hrst OF July'
1S4O-at which time new volume will be cominen-
ced with increased vigor. Nothing need be SAID OF
the firm basis ON which the Casket stands, it being
already the Oldest Magazine in the country, and mas
maintained its popularity in the face OF al OPPOSE
ton 1t is to be found upon the centre table OF lam
lies, making literary pretentions, from Name 10
Georgia. -,
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type, upon the finest white paper. The illustrations
are not surpassed by those of any periodical at nome
or abroad and beside the monthly steel engrav1ngs,
quarterly plate of colored fashions has lately been
ordered The style of the embellishments are une-
uuaIled, and they are always accompanied with an
appropriate sketch. Ne wood cuts disgrace the
work Whatever appears in the Casket IS OF the hrst
order of Arts.
The volume will be opened with the first of Sc
ries of splendid Mezzount engravngs, prepared ex-
pressly for the work. by the BURN of Sartain, who
deser7edly stands the best engraver OF the KIND IN
the United States.
The literary character Of the Casket is well known.
1t is wholly original of the highest order, and sus-
tanned by writers of the first ranks. Essays Tales,
Sketches and travels, compose its prominent prose
articles while the poetry is equaed by that OF no 9TH
er Magazine of like character. The variety Tor
which the Casket is celebrated, shall suffer no dimln-
ution; but the contrary every exertion shall be
made to increase its interest.
Several Romances ofthe Revolution have appeared,
and others shall follow in the course OF the volume,
presenting, when finished complete picture OF the
manners and historical account of the great bat
ties of that time Thus the Casket, instead OF be-
ing filled with sckly sentimentalists, aims at true
deiniaon of human nature Ill every variety OF pas
sion.
The series of thrilling Nautical Sketches, entitled
sCruising in the last war; and which is rated by the
contemporary PRESS equal to the celebrated sketches
from "Tom Cringles Log will be continued and
the "Leaves from Lawyers Portfolio which
have attained deserved celebrity, will still furnish
attraction to the Magazine.
We shall furnish the readers of the Casket with
some valuable papers from entirely new pens. sThe
author of Old Ironsides a Lee Shore,' will give
the first of number of sketches in the July number
We count upon his prolific and graceful pen to do
much in maintaining the great popularity of the
Magazine In addition to the variety already embra
ced in the pages of the Magazine, our "Syrian let
ters, the first of which appears in the June number
Introductory will interest and add worth to its pa
ges. They are from no unpractised PEN
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ly, or often any really style arrives from
Paris. The engravings are colored, and executed
from original designs. No old worn out plates are
re-touched, and then published the latest fashions,
The truth OF our designs may be tested by comparing
them with the latest description of dresses from Lon
don AMI Paris. They are universally admitted to be
the finest specimens of engraving and coloring affor
ded by any Magazine in the country. The expense
of getting them up is great-but shall in wise
abate the quality Remember the readers of the
Casket furnished with these fashion plates as an
Extra They do not interfere with the regular and
choice engravings, which always accompany the work
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ia every quarter of the Union. The most distant
consequently receives it that day. as
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principal cities agents have been established bywhich
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NO new subscriber received without the money or
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numbers This of course we could not be expected
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