The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-01-21
n s. SATURDAY POST.

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| Slg mis- wei esta bfshed periodical, the name o
+ which has so long been household ward
= o,,ary mr., of theIJnion, continues its claims
upon the favor of tie reading pune. NO ehort
,.h,cb ;nlnstrv in he business department, en-
terprise in the arrangements IoF the provision "
,nafter md onremlconsultation OF the progress
/ of Inc nublic taste can suggest, is omitted to
make The Posr acceptable to every member Of
a well ordered family. Deemlng
PURITY OF MORALS,
the great safeguard uf private happiness and
Fnnbiic prosperity, the conductors carefully eX-
elude from lis collmns every thing, however
brillient i'll
LITERARY MERIT
which NAV reasonably be objected TO in the
score Of Objectionable tendency. The fields oil
pure literature afford sufficient to make an
/ ACCEPTABLE FAMILY NEWSPAFEK.
Contain ALL THE ELEMENTS OF ExcELENoE,wlth-
out a single Objectionable line; aud 1t IS the
greatest pride Of the UNITED STATES SATURDAY
/ Posr that no head df a family need hesitate 10
let its columns go under the notice OF any menu
Der of his household. The GENERAL FEATURES
of the paper include -
TALES ORIGINAL AND SELECTED,
chosen for their lessons of lle illustrations OF his
tory, depieiurO. Of manners aud general merit !
and adopted in their variety to the lasts OF both
sexes, aud OF all ages. Particular attention
is paid to the advancement Of knowledge rela-
tive to
AMERICAN HISTORY LIFE AND MAN
NERS,
us the past files Of the paper will show. Some
of the most popular American Tales and Novel.
lettes which have ever appeared in the periods
Gals of this country have originated in the Phlla-
dephia Saturday Post. And while American
themes are more particular our ayorites, the
productions u
are cauvassed, and such articles selected from
tame to tme,. as come within our scope. Nor is
the hahu-"~iA0f sterner liturature-Poetry-
torgoten-tor some ortisos sIanat deligetfll
POETRY, SELECTED AND OfIGLN AL.
which has ever been presented to the attention
of American newspaper readers, has been given
through the columns Of the PosT. The publish
ers appeal with pride to the
ESTABLISHED REPUTATION
of this paper, and it will be the endeavor of
those concerned to make it continue what it has
been for over twenty years,
THE FAVORITE FAMILY JOURNAL,
While these characteristics of a Literary Maya
zine are presented, the other essentials of the
publication will.not be forgotten, and in its in
ner pages the paper will present the character
istiCs of a
CAREFULLY PREPARED NEWSPAPER.
Containing all current intelligence OF interest or
Importance, but carefully avoiding such details
of crime serve only to familiarise readers with
it, to no possible good purpose.
AGRICULTURAL MATTER
will occupy portion of the caIumns, and our
Farmer readers viii be treated to such articles as
are continually presenting themselves to the at
tention Of the agricuturalst in these days Of
improvement. If the
PENS OF ABLE WRITERS
engaged expressly for this journal, and the re-
suits Of long experience in catering for the pub
lie taste can continue the present prosperity of
the Post (and more the publishers can not de-
sre0 its course will still be onward.
FIVE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE
DOLLARS,
are this winter distributed prizes for originaI
Hundred having been awarded |
or rRIZE STORIES; and one hundred and seventy |
We for PRIZE POEMS.
THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
will be mainly under the control Of IL. HAST
NGS WELD, gentleman of long experience
n the business, assisted by several writer's of ac
nowledged and popular talent.
Old friends, and new will accept our thanks
or past lavors, and may be gratifed to hear that
he success Of the paper never exceeded that
which it is at present enjoying.
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