The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-09-03
U Is. SATURDAY POST.

wyHTs wen established periodical, the name
! which has go long been a household Wort
In evetv mart OF the Union, continues its claim
unon fhs favor Of the reading public. No effor
which industry In the business department, en-.
ternrise n the arrangements for the provision o
matter. and uArelul oOnsultation Of the progress.
Of the public taste can suggest, is omitted ia
make the PosT acceptable 20 every member Of
a we'll ordered faHily Deeming
PURITY OF MORALS,
the great safeguard Of private happiness and
public prospeVity, the conductors carefully exc
clude from its columns every thing, however
LITERARY MERIT
which may reasonably ne objected 70 in the
score of Objectionable tendency. The fields OF
Dure Itarnture afford sufficient TO make an
ACCEPTABLE FAMILY NEWSPAPER.
Contain ALL THE ELEMENTs OF Excel ENcG with
ont a single Objectionable line; aud ID is tne
great est pride Of the UNITED STATES SATURDAY
PosT that no head ola family need hesitate TO
let it's columns 90 under the notice Of any mem
Der Of his household. The GENERAL FEATUREs
of the paper include
TALES, ORIGINAL AND SELECTED,
chnsen or their Lessons Of life illustrations 81 his
tory, depioture Of manners and general merit
and adopted in their variety TO the tasta ofbolh
Is paid to the advancement OF knowledge rela-
A AMERICAN HISTORY LIFE AND MAN
NERS.
as the past files of the paper will show. Some
IF the most popular American Tales and Novel
cites which have ever appeared in the periodi.
,als Of this country have originated in the Phla-
lelphia Saturday Post. And while American
hemes are more particular 'our avoriIes, the
productions
FAVoRITE EUROPEAN WRITER'S
re canvassed, and such articles see ted from
ime to time, as Co re Within our scope. Nor is
he handmade of sterrier iturature-Poetry-l
,rgoten for some of the most delightful
'OETRY, SELECTED AND ORIGINAL,
hitch has ever been presented to the attention
{ American newspaper readers, has Oeen given
through the columns Of the PosT. The publish
re appeal with PRIDE to the
ESTABLISHED REPUTATION
{ this paper, and it will be the endeaVor of
hose concerned to make it continue what it has
cen toF over g,,.tv years,
THE FA DBEN. TAMTLY JOURNAL.
While these sa qssH les Of a Literary Maya
inc are present. !, 8 athet essentials of the
will not be forgotten. and in its in.
er pages the paper will present the character
tics OF a
PREPARED NEWSPAPER,
ontpining all current intelligence OF interest or
Importance, but carefully avoiding such details
crime as serve only TO familiaTise readers with
to no possible good purpose.
AGRICULTURAL MATTER
III occupy portion Of tie caInuns, and our
aFmer readers viii BE- treated to such articles as
e continually presenting themselves to the at
ntiOn Of the agEiculturalist in these days of
Improvement. 1.-THE
PENS OF ABLE WRITERS
gagged expressly for this journal, and Tire re-
It's Of long experience in catering for the pub
taste can continue the present prosperity AZ
e Post (ant more the publishers can moi y.
- its course will still he onward.
I'VE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE
DOLLARS,
2 this winter distributed in prizes for OriginalI
ltter-Four Hundred having been awarded
PRIZE STORIES; and one hundred and seventy
3 for PRIZE POEMS.
THE EDITORIAL, DEPARTMENT
L be mainly under he control OF H Hast
GS WELD, a gentleman Of long experience
the business, assisted by several writers Of ae-
nwledged and popular talent
Old friends, and new will aocept our thauSs
past faVors, and may be gratifed to hear that
} success OF the paper never exceeded that
ich il Is az present enjoying.
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