Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-06-08
THE NEW MIRROR
or Literature and tie Fine Art..
G.. p. MORRIS AND n. p. WILLS
EDITO

Good as the Mirror has hitherto been
(good enough TO prosper) we have edited
il as the israeli o. 4it the walls of Jeru-
salem-wtp tie best hand otherwise cm-
ployed. The beginnings of all enterprls-
es are dfiicuIt--more especially begin
nings without capitaI-and the attention
of one editor has been occupied with the
management of the machinery now in
regular operation, while the other till the
concern should be prosperous, was COM
PEELED to labor diligently for other publlca-
tons. One by one, Ito change the figure,i
these hindering barnacles have been
washed off our keel by going more ra-
pidly ahead, and with the beginning of
the third volume, BOTH EDITORS will be
EXTREMELY AND EXCLUSIVELY DEVOTED
TO THE MIRRoR,--equal TO setting studding
sails allow and a-lolt with the wind dead
aft, full and steady. OF course she will
now 90 along "'Uih a bore in her mouth"
as they say Of craft al.h the team on
her cut-water.
We live in the middle of this somewhat
inhabited island Of Manhattan, end see
mos. that is worth seeing, and hear most
that is worth hearing. After the news
papers have had their pick of the news.
we have trick Of making a spicy hash
of the remainder, CLEANING a-many choice
hit by the way, which had been overlooked
or sighted, } and we undertake, hereby, to
keep the Mirror up to the times. Every
body reads newspapers and gets the ont
lines of the worlds going ruund--bul VIC
shall do just what the newspapers have
left undcne--fll up the outine--te! YOU
"some more" (as the children say)-put
in the lights and shadows OF the picture
done by newspapers in the rough. 1t IL
what we have tried TO do in our "Le,ters
10 the National lntelligencer," and as our
brother editors seem TO think we have
we will, (as we discontinued
that correspondence in Aprl,) in rather u
more ddShiag and lighter rein, resume
these metropolitan sketches in the Mirror.
A secret for your ear dear reader--6y
selling the plate Of each number 70, half
'rhat 1t is worth, yOa gel the reading for
nothing! Each plate is worth a shilling
to put in an album-and the whole Mir
ror costs but siXpence! So it is in fact.
for nothing that you get sixteen pages of
the literature that we can procure for YOU,
descriptions of the things of
The town that are seldom described and
best worth describing. Of course we can
only afford this by very small profits on
very large circulation, and ten thousand
nrn ~, -" 49, or ,HU uue.
The next ten thousand Cato which VIC are
low feeling our way,) will be the first
move of the rising tide that cycrruns into
,ur pockets.
We keep ar eye in the back of our
'ead to sec if any body is likely TO over
axe us land TO try their trick before they
ome along.side) and we keep look ont
N both sides from the salient balconies of
ur Imagination for any stray breeze of
loyelty for which it is possible to trim
all. And to show you our hand little
we have begged Qike Eolus,) breeze
+ two which we shall reserve awhile for
If nothing overhaul US we
hall try our speed by and by, with sky
crapers and ADJUST to amuse the read
r, and show our regard tor his resPecta-
lie sixpence.
Our plates, by the way, we undertake
say, shall be, from this date, of twice
lie excellence Cat leasD of those hereto
re given. Experience and enquiry,
With a little more money! make more
florence in this branch Of our business
ian OF most others.
Nora BENE--Subscrbe in all cases,
I you wish to serve us---do YOUR M
sTTER TO OURSELVES. The poSraasters
i'll forward free of expense.
7. S. AS to our EXTRAS, they are, to
e Booksellers, what the "manna" must
I've been to the Jew Bakers. You don't
led coaxing TO hep yourselves to any
ing so cheap and so heavenly. Take
hat has fallen, and be sure that more
ayes, crisp and satisfying, are baking in
e clouds.
TERMS-Three Dollars per onnum,
ddrdnce.
The first number OF the new year will
issued on the 9th day Of April next
he work is sent by mail to all parts of
country. Address postage free)
MORRIS, WILLIS, & co,
Editors and ProprietorS.
No. 4, Ann Street.