The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1844-11-23
PROSPECTUS OF THE

WEEKLY PICr II Il CRESCENT CRY.
A. s ublic journalists, ever anxious TO enter
49,. Tor lie public taste, and crafty our sub
seribers, we have determined to embark IN this
new undertaking, feeling confident that ITS no |
yeity and merit will, at least, be caculeted tot
uh.ase.--Althoush The additional expense
which it entails upon us is large, still we leei
confident that an American community VIII
encourage an enterprise c, the great OBJECT OF
which is, not only to render the daily occur
rences which we chronicle more distinct, de
finite and amusing, by Illustrating them, but
also TO encourage and foster the art oil Woo
cutting: MS well as its accessory, designing we
| have been induced TO attempt this undertaking
from witnessing the immense success winch has
followed tee experiment in England, and con-
seious that our fellow citizens are nqnaliy as
ready to encourage the hne arts as any people
on lie globe, we thus boldly put forth our
claim to their attention and patronage. we
are awcre that attempts have been made IN
several OF the nortkera cities, to establish Plcto.
rial Newspapers, which have proved unsuceess.
iul, owing, we feel confident, to >he fact, that
their illustrations were generally c@A-es rom
either old periodicals or foreign papers, wh;'''-
| being ind fferently executed, and possessing no
! real interest to the periodical reader, did not
meet with anticipated success. These errors we
nledge ourselves to avoid. No illustration shall
be offered to our patrons, cxcepdnglt possesses
local interest, and shall be executed by the best
engravers that can be procured in the Uhlteo
States. Every branch OF the mechanical de-
nartment will be entrusted to persons well quar-
fled TO execute it in a superior manner, whlie
no effort shall DC wanting the part ei the pro-
priltOrs 70 SECURE talented Editors.
We will, in "the Weekly Pictorial Crescent
lCity, :" avoid politics, and contne ourselves TO
registering the daily occurrences which meet our
, notice. as well as treat unsuch subjects US may
H be calculated to please and amuse refined
pubtc-it viii be our con,tant endeayor ana
study to adapt our journal to family reading,
and to give it such tone and character US VIII
K render it both useful and ornamental to the cen
u ire table.
Cur illustrations shall we trust, bear oompar
ison with any to be f0uhd in contemporary pc
:, rodnas, be they American or toreiso AS 70
CARDS the subjects we shall seleht Tor liius'.t'
ton, we can on say there is no city Ia tn
United s. ates which can furnish as many d
-, New Orlerns. Whera can more solemn .
beautiful subject he found than the celebTauo
ie If All Saiuts, OF where Il more picturesque
n varied scene team our Mardi Gras!
i For the convenience of our lady reader W
shall endeayor to furnish our columns with II
he Illustrations fthe latest fashions, and, In .o'h'
n respects oxert ourselves to crafty that rehae
IDS taste for which they are soiustly dlstingushe
..u TO the lords of the creation In general, al
~ those in commercial life in particular, "
pledge ourselves, constantly to furnish the
with an amusing information, the latest new
and full and correct state tent OF CONNIE
cial affairs. To all those grave political
rel. who may honor sheet by Terusal, we cam
promi e information on their favorite topic, o
lis we can assure them. that if they find nothi
- Mandatory of their creed in our columns, Tn
shall find nothing against it. In ihort, to DC
political parties. we are with you --ior !,
wings may observe hat Home Entkr? fise'
'ro. our watohword, while our Democratic pfethF
a, can see that we neither seek nor want pro'
'au' ton, but pres rward on the "Go Ahead" pr
Ad apple.
ned 1t is our intention TO publish the first NUM-
"a OF our "pictori2ln early in the month OF Noue
'oo Der; it is to be quarto form; RESEMBLING IN
per "Piotorial Times,' and ''illustrated New
,.uo Terms :--S5 per annum, payable IN advai
-, WANrON g. co.