The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-05-30
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ALL COMPETITION DEFIED!
Grahanl's Magazine
EnD 1914

M OSAAO88A1 ~ IN4DN0
FOR IS45.
NRAHAM's American Monthly Magazine, for
VI I845, will commence new volume December
10Th, 1914. with The January number. Its long |
and unlv1r'ally suecessiul career, iIom It's CON- |
mencement until the presses time' when 1t has
circulation exceeding By MonsGndS any other Mage
zine IL the count y is perhaps as good AN eViaena
Of its great and increasing merit us the publisher
has IL n his power 20 offer. To his old subsefit-
err, he trusts assurances are nPce.saTy Of his
dete mlna'ion T. maintain is present ascendancy
over "a the rival periodicals Of the country. The
engag ment, permanently, during tn" past year, ut
such men Bryant, Copper, Paudiig, D III,
L. mellow, H"ffinan, Neal, Mancnr, etc, Of high
reputation in The literary world, regular con.
tibu ore, in addition to the previous list, embrac.
ing the first names in The nat.on is sutc,en guar.
antre that the work will continue TO be the Tlnc.
pa medium Of communication between the best
authors aud the public.
GRAHAN's MAGAZINE has been, from iie establish
meut more than any other, the favnrite peiOdical
of the Peep OF tie United States. Thou ugh it,
plan does not entirely exclude ticlrs Of tie not
lmd0rant cha aote, such have rails d Black
wool AMI some other foreign journals 10 their high
influence and rrputAion its pages are principal,
devoted what Is usualey termed ght literature
Il is dstingui he'd ffom other publications oil
similar aims by the literary and artistic merit of
its contents. While those Of other works are
unknown or Anonymous thr contributors TO this
are the most eminent authors Of our age and cuun.
try; he very creators, founders Of GU National
LeterGture Espec ally ii is celebrated a. contain.
1 ing the choicest productions OF the finest frmale
writers OF the lime Every number contains gems
which may be appealed to with pride by the SEX a
vindicating their intellectuaul eminence Il may
| be safely asserted, that GrGhGnl's .uGgnSiHe has
regularly ngaged better corps OF writer's than
any other magazine; thai snre it, establishment
it has been he pioneer in m gazine litpratnr and
that the contributors OF "GRABAM" have, by their
| able cnntrbnt RS, given a Ilgh National Charar-
| ter 10 erioflicd liter ture in the United States
than It ever before possessed. With such list Of
writers as our pages EXHIBIT, we may challenge
the citizeus of En- Pc r ere is no ma,azI e
abroad that presents any thing like such AN array
Of eminent W tiers as danes FenDinoIe C oper,
W. E. Brant, Hon Jas Paulnng, R. q. Dina
H. w. onglellow. Nathaniel fIawthornp. J. C.
Neal Henry, w. Herbert. James Russell Lowell,
Chnrel Ftnno Hoff nan, Hon. R. +. Conranh, a..
T. Tnckerman, alfred B. Street, etc.
Mrs. Amelia b. Welhy, Mss Sedgwick, Ms.
Signnurney, Mrs. Mary Caves. Mrs. Ann S. Ste.
piers, Mrs B ooks, Mrs Osgood, Mira Enbur1
Mrs. Smi h, Mis-. Amman. Mrs. Michel s; Mr.. Pier,
son, Mrs. Warrington, Miss R5nd, Miss tlervey
aid u hers.
Man, others OF like celebrity are necessaril
omitted for want Of space.
" nile the II ost able writer's Of he country are
ENGAGED as permanent contributors Graham's
Magazine, The .4rts are not overlooked.
The most AccOmpIi he'd Amer can
Ar iSt>
employ their genius for suhscrihers The mos'
elegant emgra ings Ihau have ever appelrd ia amer-
ica, have been G vi TO the public ia Graham's
Magazine. We are now prepared 10 give 2
rgt direct on to the talents Of our artists ami are
resolved that national tore shall be strictly pre-
se,ved in 'Graham.' Hereafter we shall place in
the engravers' hands none but american Pictures
Our own country abounds in the finest scenery in
the world. Il is full of historical associations Of
up, FIT for the painters pencil and the en;Iaver'
burin. Every patriotic sentiment urges the selcc.
ton of national subjects for the pen and pencil
I aud we feel assured that the American public viii
sustain the enterprise.
r Variety Of Magnificent EngraU-
ingS.
No Magazine in the world hrs presented 81
greet variety OF elegant engravings to its subsct
hers as G,ahlm's. Every branch OF art is brought
into requisiion, and every novelty in scenery, OF
Incident in american Hstorg, that can interest o
instruct the reader, Is seized upon b the artists in
our employ. Among the st les 10 be pu, forth ID
our new volume, for l645, We will enumeeate the
following:
American BatrIe.GrOumds.
Giving correct pictures, taken on he spot Of the
paces in which the most remarkable b1ttles have
been fought. These engravinss will he Of the high
est order of art; and we may mention, that in or
der to insure l.ermenency in the eegance of
which these designs have alrtad, become cplebrat-
ed. we have engaged Mr.. $millie Tor three years.
, on American scenes ard incidents.
PREMIUM PICTURES AND ENGRAVlNGS.
II ad ition to this, we have entered Inio per.
manent engagement with the house Of Rawdon.
Wr get Il Hatch, Of New York, for a supply OF
most exquisite pictures, among which we mention
a series OF elegant
) INDIAN AND PRAIRIE s~ENEs.
Coz up in most enifcent style, aud represen ing,
from sketches taken from natnre, the most beauti.
fn scenery of our western country Our SouIher1
Views, engraved by the same house, which have be.
come so deiy popular, VIII also he countiuue d.
The exquisite fem lie heads engraved by this firm
Am NJ " hich may instance that of Mira.
Stephens, which has n yer been eola Ell in this
country Twill be further supplied b, lessrs. r, " !.
q II whose facilities and talents In their line Of
art, are nnrv lied in the world We NAV sa ely
say hat We have ALL THE BEST ARTISTS
EMPLOYED ON WGRAHAM."
Our Portrait Gallery
occupies the time Of several a, mplBhed artistic,
among whom are Weeh & Walter, O. Parker, and
others.
Portrait of authors,
is feature originated BY TIE oropr etor OF Ora
hum and successfully carried ont We defy any
composition in this branch.
>artain's Elegant Mezzotints.
Mr.. Sartain viii furnish us, COZ the New Volume,
a series of his magnificent mczzntins. tine will
appear IN January. We need not say 10 the read.
ers of Grah m, that these brilliant pictures excel
aUy Mezzot nts ever issued IN Amorica, and his nest
f1rts have appeared in his work.
FLOWERS COLoRED FROM NATURE,
T.uthfaliy dawn by m abe artist, to take place
in department got np expressly for the ladies' tot
the New Volume embracing
The lasess Fashion -NelD Style Of Decide
Work. and Ornamental Work, DC.
with letters On topics connected with female inter.
ests, iIl also form an interest in the New Volume