The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-04-11
The most Elegant and ROpllA g
Periodical i'm the World
ALL COMPETITION DEFlEl
Grahana'S Magazine.
FOR 1916.

~ 1850, Will commence new volume DecemDeE 8
10Th, ie41, with the January number. Its long =
ana universally successful career, tom iu com.
mencement until the presec time, when L has
circulaeon ereseding 6y tH6asarsds any other Maga
zine ~ me country, is perhaPsRs good an evidence
o. lts great and increasing merit as the publisher
mas Z ID bic power to offer. TO his old subacib-
ers, ne trusts no assurances are necessary 81 bis
detefin1a'on to maintain its present ascendancy n
over al the rival periodicals OF the country. The 10
agement, permanently, during the past year, OF
Such men as Bryant, Cooper, PauldiDgs Dana, s
i1ongleioW, Hoffman, Neal, MancuE ETC.. Of high &
reputation IN the literary world, as regular con-
oa.ofs, 70 addition to the previous list, embrace
ing the irst names in the nation, is sufficient guar
antee that the work will continue 70 be the pTnci.
pal medium OF communication between the best +
authors and The public. IL
GRAHAM's MAGAZINE has been, from its establish Q
ment more than any other the fayorite periodical
of the people of the United States Though its !
plan does not entirely exclude articles Of the most
lmdortaDt character, such as have raised Black
wool and SEINE other foreign journals their high
influence and reputation, its pages principally
devoted 70 what IS usualey termed light literature.
/ IL Is distinguished ftom other publications of
similar aims by the literary and artistic merit of
1 its contents. While those of other works are
unknown or anonymous, the contributors to this
are the most eminent authors of our age and coun-
try The very creators, founders Of our National
Literature. Especially it is OelebERted as contain
.
writers of the time. Every number contains gems
which may be appealed to with pride by the sex, as
lvndIcating their intellectuaul cminence. Ii may
be safely asserted that GrGhGRs'S Magazine has
regularly engaged a better corps OF writers than
any other magazine; that since its establishment
it has been the pioneer in magazine lterature and
that the contributors Of ''GRAHAM" have, by their
able contributors, given Higher National Characs
ter TO periodical literature In the United States
than it ever before possessed With such lIsl or
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the ctizeus of Europe. There is no magazine
abroad that presents any thing like such an array
Of eminent writer's as danes Terminate Cooper,
w. E.. Brant, Hon. JAS X, Pauldinf, r. Fl. Dana,
J III. w. ongfellow, Nathaniel Hawthorne, ]. G..
} Neal Henry, w. Herbert, James Russell Lowell,
Charlet Fenno Hoffman, Hon. r. T. Conrand, b..
} T. Tuckerman, Alfred B. Street, etc.
Mrs. Amelia B. Welby, Miss Sedgwick, Mrs.
, SgnOurney, Mrs. Mary ClaveTs, Mrs. Ann S. Ste
i, piers, Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. Osgood, Mrs. Embury,
Mrs. Smith, Mis-. AMMAN, Mrs. Nicholas; Mrs. Pier.
son, Mrs. Worthington, Miss Rand, Miss HeFvey
and Others.
Many others OF like celebrity are necessarily
8 omitted for want Of space.
While the most ablc writer's Of the country are
ENGAGED as permanent contributors to GTahams
Magazine, The .4Tts are not overlooked.
S The most Accomplished American
e Artists
employ their genius for our subscribers. The most
lea, have been given 70 the public in Graham's
! Magazine. We are now prepared 10 give the
right direction to the talents Of artists, and
resolved that national tone shall be strictly pre-
. setved in tGFaham.' Hereafter we shall place in
the engFavers hands none bat american Pictures.
Our own country abounds in the finest scenery in
the world Il is full of historical associations Of
thrilling interest; and on every hand subjects start
up, fit for the painters pencil and the engraver's
bufin. Every patriotic sentiment urges the selec-
f. -
and we feel assured that the American public will
sustain the enterprise.
Variety Of Magnificent EngTuU-
iRgS.
No Magazine in the world hrs presented 60
greet variety Of elegant engFavings to its subscr-
bers as 'GIaham's. Every branch Of art IS brought
into requisition, and every novelty in scenery, OF
incident in american HstoTy, that interest or
instruct The reader is seized upon by the artists in
our employ. Among the ETY. les to be put forth in
: our new volume, for 1916, We will enumeeate the
lolowing'
American BatrIe-GrOumds.
Giving correct pictures, Edken on TIE spot of the
places in which the most remarkable BATTLES have
been fought. These engravings will he Of the high
est order of art; and we may mentiOns that in or
der to insure permenency in the elegance Of
which these designs have already become celebrat-
: ed, we have engaged Mr.. Smile for three years.
on American scenes and incidents.
PREMIUM PICTURES AND ENGRAVINGS.
In addition to this, we have entered into q per-
manent engagement with The house of Rawdon,
e Wnget & Hatch, Of New York, for a supply Of
8 mast exquisite pictures, among which we mention
X series of elegant
K Iot ID in most ma gn6cent style. and representing,
from sketches taken from natnre, the most baanti.
q l scenery Of our western country. Our Southern
q Views, engraved BY the same house, which have BE-
come 90 widely popular, win also be countinned
The exquisite female heads engraved by this frm
among which we may instance that Of Mrs.
Slephens, which has never been equaled ID this
country-witI Be further supplied By Messrs. r, y.
H, whose facilities and talents, ID their line e
s, art. are unriyalled ii the world. We may safely
s saw that we have ALL THE BEST ARTISTS
EMPLOYED ON "eRAHAM.D
Our Portrait GALLERY
oceupies the tine Of several accomplished artists,
Is among whom are Weleh q Walter. 2. PaEAer, and
! Portrait Of Amih0rs,
Is d feature originated By tie proprietor Of Gfa-
IL ham. and successfully cafTiedout. We defy any
4 comp ion III this branch.
3 sartainss elegant Rrezzotfnts.
M Mr. sartain win furnish Is Coz lie New Volume,
81 ! serisss Of his magni6cent mczzotins. One viii
appear ia Januafy. We neell not sav 20 ths read
ers of Graham, that these brilliant pictures excel
any Mezolnts ever issued a AraoGca, and bis inesl
efforts have appeared inthis work.
g. FLOWERS coLoRED FROM NATURE,
Truthfnlly drawn bY 40 abb artist, 20 take placs
IN department Got Up expressly for the ladies. to
the New Volume embRcing
= The latest FashioH.-.llesD StgIe Of Decide
Work, and Ornamenial Work &C.
q with letters On topics connected with female inter
Tests, win also form 90 interest il the New Volume