The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1845-02-22
PROSPECTUS OF THE
WEEKLY PICTORIAL CRESCENT CITY.

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| a $ ubIic journalists, ever anxious to cate.
- Tor the public taste, and crafty our sub.
scribers, we have determined to embark in Thu
new undertaking, feeling confident that its no
velty aud merit will, at least, be oalculeted to
pl.ase.--Alihough the additional expense
which i entails upon Us is large, still we feel
confident that an American community will
encourage u enterprise, the great objact. OF
TwnfCn =, rotutfsy - rvusur~ stv iiy~~s..s-
rsnces which we chronicle more distinct, de
finite and amusing, BY illustratIng them, but
also to encenrage and foster the art Of wood
cutting: asweli as its accessory, designing We
have been induced to attempt this undertaking
from witnessing the immense success which has
followed tee experiment in England, and CON-
scious that our fellow citizens are nqually as
ready to encourage the fue arts as any people
on the globe, we thus boldly put forth our
claim to their attention and patronage. We
are awere that attempts have been made in
several Of he northera cities, to establish Picto-
rial Newspapers, which have proved unsuceess-
full, owing, we feel confident, to he fact, that
their illustrations were generally copies from
either old periodicals or foreign papers, which
being differently executed, and possessing no
real interest to the periodical reader, did not
meet with anticipated success. These errors we
pledge ourselves to avoid. No illustration shall
be offered to our patrons, excepting it possesses
local interest, and shall be executed By the hest
engravers that can be procured in the U. tied
States. Every branch OF the mechanical de-
partment WILDE entrusted to persons well quail
ihcd to execute tin a superior manner, while
no effort shall Dc wanting on the part efthe pro-
prietors to secure talented Editors
We will, in "the Weekly Pictorial Crescent
City," avoid politics, and conhne ourselves to
tn. daily occurrences which meet our
notice, as well as treat on suci, subjects as may
be calculated to please and amuse i refined
pubic--it will be our constant endeavOr and
study to adapt our journal to family reading,
and to give it such tone and character as will
render It both useful and ornamental to the cen.
ire table.
Cur illustrations shall, we trust, bear compar.
ison with any to be found il contemporary Pc
riodinals, be they American or foreigc Asre.
CARDS he subjects we shall seleft for illustru-
ton, we can on y say there il pa city. IN the
United States which can furnish az many al
New Orlerns. Whera can .aOre solemn Or
beautiful subject file found than the celebration
II vi Saiuts, OF where more picturesque or
varied scene team our Mardi Grasa
For the convenience Of our lady readers, "
shall endeavor to furnish our columns with il
Estrations ofthe latest fashions, and, in other
respects, oxert ourselves to gFatify that re6aed
taste for which they are sojnstly distinguished
To the lords Of the creation in general, and
those in commercial life in particular, we
pledge ourselves, constantly to furnish them.
with an amusing Information, the latest news,
and a full and ccrreot state tent Of CONNER
cial affairs. To all those grave politicians
who may honor sheet BY Terusals w CANNOT
premi Information on their iav0rita topic, baA
we can assure them. that IL they end nothing
laudatory OF their creed in orr columns, they
shalt 6ndnothing sgaiDatit. IN ihoEt, to both
| political parties. we IRE with you<-tOf the
whigs may observe tint Home Entkr2rises l.
lour watchwoId, while our Democratic bfsthren
/ can see that we neither seek nor want pr0tsc.
ton. but pre- ierward on the stio AhAad" psin-
siple.
Il il our intention % publish to 6rst numbs,
81 our Pict0ri2l, early ID the month Of NUuem,
Der II IL II Be luaft0 INN sfesmSipg ia sizs
,fssfictotix3 Timss,'' and sillpstrstsd News 4
lTgans IS per annum, psysblo in advance,
RANT0N = 20.