Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-09-14
THE LEADING
weekly New spapcr.
UNITED STATES
SATURDAY POST.

This well established periodical, the name OF
which has SO long been household word III every
mart of the union, continues its claims upon the
favor Of the reading public. NO ehoft when m
dusry in tho business department, enterprise IN mo
arrangements for the provision OF matter, and CAFE
full consultation OF the progress OF the puohc taste
can suggest, is omitted make 10 Posi- acceptable TO
every member ola wen ordered family. Doemng
PURITY or MORALS
the neat safeguard of private happiness and pub
lie prosperity, tho conductors carefully exclude
from its columns every thing, however brilliant ia
LITERARY MERIT
which may reasonably DO rejected 10 in tho score
Of objectionable tendncy. The fields of puro lit
sfalulo afford sufficient material TO make an
ACCEPTABLE FAMILY NEWSPAPER
contain ALL ruE ELEMENTS OF EXCELLENCE, with
out n single Objectionable line and it is the great
est pride oftho United States Saturday Pos. that
no head cfn family need hesitate to let iis columns
90 under the notice Of any member oil his house
hold. The General EeaturcSof the paper include
TALES, ORIGINAL AND SELECTED,
chosen for their lessons Of life, illustrations OF HIS
tory, depicturQ Of manners and general merit; and
adapted in their variety tho tastes of both sexes,
and OF all ages. Particular attention is paid to
the advancement OF knowledge relative TO
AMERICAN uisTo ny, LIFE AZ" MANNERS,
as the past files of the paper will snow. Some OF
the most popular American Tales and Noyc!lcttes
which have ever appeared IN tho periodca OF
this country have originated in tho Philadelphia
Saturday Post. And while American themes arc
more particularly our lavontes, the production OF
PAyoRIrE RorfAN WRITER'S
arc ranvassed and such articles selected from timo
10 time, as come within our scope. Nor y mo
handmoid Of sterneI liierature-POetry- iorgoiieh
for some Of tho most delightful
POETRY, sELEcED AND ORIGINAL,
which has been presented TO the attention Of A.
moricnn newspaper readers, has been given tliro'
me columns ofthe Post. The publishers appeal
with pride 10 The
ESTABLISHED REPUTATION
of this y per, aud ii will be the endcavor OF those
concerned 10 make IL continue, what II has been
for over twenty years,
THE TAvoRIrE FAMILY JOURNAL.
While these characteristics OF a Literary Maya
zine are presented, the other essentials OF tho pub
ieaion will not be forgotten, and IA its innsr pa
res the paper will present the Characteristic oil n
cAREPUiIY raEPARED NEWSPAPER,
containing all current iutclliGhco Of interest or in
D9rance, but carefully avoiding such details OF
crime as serve only 70 lamilariso readers with II
20 no possible good purpose.
AGRICULTURAL MATTER
Fill occupy portion Of the columns, aud our
warmer readers will be treated TO such articles as
ma continually presentind themselves TO the atton-
u oaof the nsricuIralis IN these days oi improve
einet Ii Tho
PENs or ABLE WRITERS
engaged expressly los this Journal and tho results
oflong experience in catering for tho public taste
ran continue the present prosperity Of the rost
land more the publishers cannot desiTo) us course
sin still be onward.
.lyE HUNDRED ASD sRvENTY-FYE DOLLARS
arc this winter distributed IN Prizes FOR original
matter-YoUE nus ORD having been awarded Tor
Prize Stories, and osE HUNDRED AND sEVENif-
FIVE for Psize Poems.
TmR EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
will be mainly under the control Of II. nAsTiH"5
WILD, gentleman Of ions experience IA ihs Du,
siness, assisted hy several writer's OF acknowledge
ability and popuia talent.
Old mends, and new will accept our thanks zoo
past flvors and may be grathed to hear that me
success Of the paper never exceeded that which 1t
TERMS.
eo.v $500 PER ASNUM.
. -, $500 &"
$1,000 4"
h " S|D,oD
The money must always be sent ia adFanee'
fee ol postage. ...-,.,,..,,,. +, r..