The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-08-20
Ia q SATURDAY. POST.

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teEnrise FL the arrnng ements iog the provision
mater. at,d careful consultation Of the pFagre
lof the public taste can suggest, 10 omitted
make the PosT acceptable 20 every member
a well ordered family. Deetning
PURITY OF MORALS,
the great safeguard Of private happiness an
public prosperity, the conductors carefully ex
cude from, its columns every thing, hOweve
LITERARY MERIT
which may reasonably be objected to ~ tn
soore az Objectionable tendency. The fields 0
Dore literature aford sufficient to make an
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ContaiD AIL TAG ELEMENTs or ExcELENcE with
ont a single Objectionable line; and il 10 tn
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| PosT that no head ola family neeh hesitate L
! let lie columns 20 under the notice Of any mem
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TALES. ORIGINAL AND SELECTED,
chosen for their lessons of life, llusa tons Of his
tory, depicture Of manners aud general merit
and adopted IN their variety to the taste Of both
sexes, and OF all ages. Particular attention
is paid to the Advancement Of knowledge rela-
tivetO
AMERICAN HISTORY LIFE AND MAN
NERS.
as the past iIes of the paper will show. Some
Of the most popular American Tales and Novel.
lettes which have ever appeared in the periodi.
Gals Of this country have originated in the Phia-
dslphia Saturday Post. And while American
themes are more Particular our laVOriles, the
productions If
FAVORITE EUROPEAN WRITER'S
are eanvassed, and such articles sela~ted from
time to time, as come within our scope. Nor is
the hand maid of Steiner hturature-Poetry-.
some Of the most deligetul
POETRY, SELECTED AND ORIGINAL,
which has ever been presented to the attention
of American newspaper readers, has Deen 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 il has
been tot over twenty years,
THE FAVORITE FAMILY JOURNAL.
While these chara cterastics Of 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 Off
CAREFULLY PREPARED NEWSPAPER.
all current intelligence Of interest
Importance, but carefully avoiding such dethils
Of crime as serve only 10 iaHiiarise readers with
It, to no possible good purpose.
AGRICULTURAL MATTER.
viii occupy portion Of the calHmns, and our
Farmer readers vii be treated 10 such articles as
IRE continually presenting themselves TO the at
'eHtiDn Of the agTioultuTalist in these days Of
an ~ wmFRAN
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Engaged expTeSSly for this journal, and tire re-
ults Of long experience in-cateFing for the pub,
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he Poet (ani mnre the publishers can not de-
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DOLLARS,
ire this winter distributed in prizes for original
Hundred having been awarded
or PRlEE STORIES; and one hundred and seventy
i've for PRIZE POEMS.
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INGS WELD, a gentleman Of long experience
IN the business, assisted BY several writer's Of
and popular talent.
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'or past favOrs, and may be gratifed to hear that
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