The Weekly register. (Ponola [sic] Panola, Miss.) 1843-1844, 1843-09-23


National Magazine
! 'LPTERATU RE, ART AND FASHION
GrIsla7n's LaGy7s and Gcn-
ticnnnan's Magazine.
PROSPECTUS FOR 1843.
EDITORS
]. FENNIMORE COOPER, RICH'D
II. DANA, WIN. Gu LIEN BR YANT.
( II. w. LONGFELLOW, CHARLES
F. HOFFMAN, II. C. GRATTAN.
a RAIlAM'S is the Oldest and most popular
| W of the American Literary Magazines. The
number for January, 1913, will be tho first of the
35th volume. It's long and universally successful
career, from its commencement with a few hun
| dred subscribers, until the present time, when j,
has circulation of fifty thousand copies month.
is perhaps as good an evidence of its great end in
crcnsng merit as the publisher has it in his power
| to otcr 10 his old subscribers he trusts no as
surance are necessary of his determination 10
MAINTAIN It's present ascendancy all the rival
| periodicals of the country. The engagement, du-
ring the past year, of such men as Bryant, CooP-
Err, DANA, LoNGFELLow, HOFFMAN, MANcUR.
etc, of high regulations in the literary world, as
regular contributors, in addition to previous lis,
embracing many of the first names in the nation, il
sufficient guarantee that the work viii continue
to be the principle medium of communication be-
tween the best authors and the public Among
the attractions Of the thirty-ffth volume, will he
'everal TALES by Mr. J. 4. Cooper, Mr. Grafton,
Mr. Huffman, Mr. Herbert, Miss Leslie, s.MarD
CGpers,' MIS-, EB'bury, Mrs Etict and Mrs Ste
phens; poems By Mr. Bryant, MI Dana, mr.
Longjelio1c, mr. Street, Mrs SeJG Smith, Mrs
OSg0od, and Mrs SigouTr1ey; essays by Mr. Eau,
MI Jones, Mr. Iuckerman, Mr. Poe, etc etc.
Here follows more full list of the names of
contributors, the most distinguished of the country
which we omit for want of room.
Graham's Lady's and Genueman's Magazine
has been from its establishment more than any
other the favorite periodical of the greater sex.
Though its plan does not entirely exclude articles
of the most important character, such as have raj
sed BlackwoOd's and some other foreign journals
tG their high influence and reputation, lie pages
viii be Principally devoted to what is Usually term
cd light literature. twill lie distinguished from
other publications. of similar aims by the literary
and artistic merit of its contents While those Of
other works are unknown or Anonymous, the con-
trbutors to this the most eminent authors OF
our age and country; the very creators, founders
OF our National Literature. Especially is il cell
ebrated as containing the choicest productions of
tho finest female writer's of the time. Every num-
Der contains gems which may be appealed to with
pride by the sex as vindicating their intellectual
eminencc,
SPLENDID EmBELL1suMExrs.
In the department ofEngravings il is well known |
that Graham's Magazine has far surpassed anv |
periodical work ever published in tfs or any 9th |
er country. The highest ambition OF rival pub |
fishers seeriS thus far to have been 10 maintain
respectable imitation of the numerous costly and |
beautiful works of art with which the successive |
numbers OF this journal have been graced In the |
course OF the succeeding volumes many important
new features will be introduced. SartiD nd Sadd
the most celebrated Mezzotint Engravers in the
Union, and equals of the best in Europe, will CON
tinuo TO furnish their exquisite predictions: and
Rawdon, Wright and Hatch. G. Parker A l.
Dick, Gimbredge, JaCkman, Jones and others,
New York, and Dodson, WEIGH and Waters
Tucker and others, of Philadelphia among the
most eminent line engravers Of the present cantl-
ry, have been engaged TO furnish a succession of
highly finished steel engravings, superior 10 any
Ihathavc hitherto appeared in periodicals. Among
the pictures that will be engraved for for the vol
Imcs in 1S43, are several ORIGINAL PAINTINGS
1y Ingham, Inman, Cole, Thompson, Freeman.
tTanquinet, and other distinguished artists. The
American periodicals have hitherto contained,
ave in a very few instances, only engravings cop
ed from foreign prints. The publisher of Ora
iam's Magazine will be the first to reform the
practice, and to make his work strictly original
n its embellishments as well asn its literary con-
eRts.
Our PGRTRAIT GALLERY.-One of the new fea-
ures of the coming volumes tCiil be the introduc-
ION OF Portraits of the contributors to GFaham,s
Magazine, which of course, will include neorlv
ii the eminent writers of the day. The 35th vol
me will include, from the BURNS of Parker Ohm
on and others, portraits engraved in the highest
lyle Of the art of Mr. Cooper, Professor Longfel-
DIV, maria Del Occdente.' Mrs Sgourney, Miss r
edgwick, Mrs Seba Smith, Mt Embury and sew l
raj others-all from paintings executed expressly
Or the purpose.
TIE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT viii continue
} embrace notes on current literature etc. and re-
Jews of all new American and foreign works of
eneral interest or value. The criticism of Ora
am's magazine are acknowledged in all parts o 6
&c country to be superior III acumen, honesty and
dependence to those of any contemporary. In
eed, While majority of the monthly and GUAR
rly journals have become mere advertising medi-
ms Tor for the booksellers, in which every thing f
II PRINT is unfortunately praised, this period .
al is looked upon as just and discriminating ar '
ter between authors aud readers, in which both IL
Ave implicit confidence. a
TERMS "
Graham's Magazine will be published ON the -
81 OF each month in every quarter tie Union, r;
ic most distant subscribers will therefore receive
on that day, as well as those who reside in Phil
lelphia. The proprietor being more DESTROYS OF q:
esentIng the best and most beautiful than the u,
eapest work IN the country, and anxious TO bring :
within the reach of all, offers the following as g
lowest terms at which it can be afforded
HREE DOLLARS per annur1 IN advance for a sin
copy, or two copies yearly for five dollars, five
pies Tor ten dollars, eight for fifteen dollars. ar
wen Tor twenty dollars, clubs furnished as usu e.
invariably in advance. Postage of all letters -
be prepaid. GEORGE r. GRAHAM. u
C. !, 1912. No 90 Chestnut ST PbiladeInb;,
ro 49, - ia
George w. Berry ts
SaddIer and rr,