The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-03-14
The most Elegant and POplllal'
Periodical in the World.
ALL COMPETITION DEFIED!
Gr0haIlA's Magazine.
FOR 1915.

rOEG 1870
i GNRAHAMis American Monthly Magazine, for
" j 45, will commence new volume December
10th, 1874, with The January number. It's long /
and uniVsrSally successful career, from lie com.
mencement until the prosect tme, when il has
cilculatiou exceeding bg ti0nsands any other Maya
zine IN the county, 10 perhaps ne good evidence
Of its great and increasing merit as the publisher
has il in his power 10 Ohers 10 his old Subsc,ib.
ere, he trusts no assurances are necessary or his
determination 20 maintain its present ascendancy
over all the rival periodicals or the country The
engagement, permanently, during the past year. of
such men as Bryant, Cooper, Pauding, Dana,
Longfelow, Hoffman, Neal, Mancur, ETC., of high
reputation in the literary world, as regular con-
tribu ors, in addition tothe previous list, embFac.
ing the FIRST names in The nation, Is sufficient guar
antee that the work viii continue to be the pFnci.
pal medium Of communication between the best |
authors and the public.
GRAHAM's MAGAZINE has been, from iis establish |
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
lmdorlant character, such as have raised Black
wood and some other foreign journals TO their high
influence and reputation its pages are principally
devoted Ia what IS uSuaIey termed III ht literature.
Il is distinguished ftcm other publications Of
similar aims by the literary and artistic merit of
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-
|
Literature Especially it is celebrated as contain.
ing the choicest productions OF the finest female
writers of the time. Every uumbeF contains gems
which may be appealed to with pride by the sex, as
vintlicating their inteliectuaul eminepce. II may
be safely asserted, that GrGhGnIas Magazine has
regularly engaged better corps OF writers than
any other magazine; that since its establishment
II has been the pioneer in magazine literature; and
that the contributors Of "GRAHAn" have, by their
able contribut Jrs, given Higher National Charac-
to he Init CaoNo
than il ever before possessed. With such list OF
writers as our pages exhibit, we may challenge
the citizeus of Europe. There is no magazine
abroad that presents any thing like such array
Of eminent writer's as danes FennimoIe Cooper,
w. T.. Brant, Hon. JAS K Paulding, r. TT. Dana,
H. w. Onglellow, Nathaniel Hawthorne, J. C.
Neal Henry, w. Herbert, James Russell Lowell,
Charlet Fenno Hoffman, lion. r. T. Conrand, Il.
7. Tuckerman, Alfred B. Street, etc.
Mrs. Amelia B. Welby, Miss Sedgwick, Mrs.
Signourney, Mrs. Mary Cayers, Mrs. Ann s. Ste-
piers, Mrs Brooks, Mrs Osgood, Mira. Embury,
Mrs. Smith, MIS-. AMMAN, Mrs. Nicholas; Mrs. Pier.
son, Mrs Warrington, Miss Rand, Miss HerVey
and others
Many others OF like celebrity are necessarily
omitted for want of space.
While the n ost able writers of The country are
ENGAGED as permanent contributors to Graham'l
Magazine, the Arts are not overlooked.
The most AccOmplis he'd American
Artists
elegant eugravings that have ever appeard IN Amer
lea, have been given to the public IN GFaham's
Magazine. We prepared to give the
right direction to the talents of artists and are
resolved that national t0e shall be strictly pre-
se'ved in 'Graham.' Hereafter We shall place ID
the engraVers' hands none but american Pictures
Our own country abouuis in the finest scenery in
the world. Il is full of historical associations Of
thrilling interes; and on every hand subjects start
Up, ft for the paineFs pencil and the engTaver',
nat he n4a
ton OF national subjects for The pen and pencil,
aud we feel assured that the American public will
sustain the enterprise.
Variety Of Magnificent EngrGU-
ingS.
No Magazine in the world hrs presented so
greet variety OF elegant engFaVings TO its subsc-
bers as Glaham's Every branch OF art Is brought
into reqnIsl'Ion' and every novelty in scenery, or
incident in american HistOry, that can interest or
Instruct the reader, Is seized upon by the artists in
our employ. Among the st, les TO be put forth in
our new volume, for lS45, We will enumeeate the
following
American BatrIe-GrOumds.
Giving correct pictures, taken on the 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 mention, that in or
der tn insure leFmenency in the elegance Of
which these designs have already become celebrat-
ed, we have engaged Mr. Smillie Tor three years.
ON Anne lean scenes ard incidents.
PREMIUM PICTURES AND ENGRAVlNGs
IN addition to this, we have entered into a per.
manent engagement with the house Of Rawdon,
Wnget 4 Hatch, OF New York, for a supply OF
most exquisite pictures. among which we mention
a series of elegant
We INDIAN AND PRAIRIE SCENES.
Got up in most magnificent style, and representing
OK from sketches taken from nature, the most beauf
fl scenery Of our western country. Our Southern
ak Views, engraved by the house, which have be-
come idely popular, viii also be continued.
The exquisite female heads engraved by this frm
- among which may instance that of Mrs.
Ou Stephens, which has never been equaled ia this
country will be further supplied By Messrs. R., w.
& f., whose facilities and talents IN their line Of
art, are unrivalled in the world We may safely
say that We have ALI. THE BEST ARTISTS
EMPLOYED ON "GRAHAM.''
ys. our Portrait Gallery
occupies the time of several accomplished artists
among whom are WeIeh & Walter, q. Parker, and
others.
Portrait Of authors,
les is feature originated 81 the proprietor of Gra
r. ham, and successfully earned out We defy am
- competition in this branch.
sartainss Elegant NEezzotints.
Mr.. Sartain win furnish l,s, fOr The Nav Volume
III series of bis magnificent mczz0tins. One vii
da- appear in JnnuaFY We need not en- slo the read
- err Of Grahnm tat these brilliant pictures eroe
SO efforts have appeared inihis work.
FLOWERS CoLoRED FROM NATURE,
Tmthfnlly drawn 81 a. able artist, q AXE pIac
ID department got Up expressly ioF lie ladies', q
tie New Volume embracing
do- Tie latest FdsRi0n--Ne Style az DeedI
Work. and Ornamental Wovk, &c.
OF With letters on topics connected with fsio int
ssts, WIN also form 30 Interest II tho New Volum