The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-08-13
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MyFlTs wen established periodical, the nalne .
which has 90 long been household wor
IA every part OF the UniOn, continues tts claim
upou he favor Of the reading public No efoT
which induatry In the business department, en-
teFpFise in the arrangements Tor the provision Q
mater. and careful consultation Of the pFagreS
Of the publio taste osn suggest, is omitted Il
make the PosT accePtable 20 every member Q
we'll ordered family. Deeming
PURITY OF MORALS,
| tho great safeguard Of private happiness anC
public prosperity, the conductors carefully ex
clude from its columns every thing, however
LITERARY MERIT
which may reasonably he objected to in the
score Of Objectionable tendency. Tho 'helds oI
pure literature afford sufhcient to make an
| ACCEPTABLE FAMILY NEWSPAF Err.
Contain ALL tbs ELEMENTS or ExcELENoE, with
out a single Objectionable line; and il 10 the
greatest pride Of the UNITED STATES SATURDAY
Posr that no head Of a family need hesitate to
let lie columns go under the notice of any mem
Der of his household. The GENERAL FEATUREs
OF the papeF include
TALES. ORIGINAL AND SELECTED,
chosen for their lessons of life illustrate OF his
tory, depicture OF manners and general merit !;
and adopted in their variety to the lasts Of both
sexes, and OF all ages. Particular attention
iS paid to the advancement Of knowledge rela-
tive TO
AMERICAN HISTORY LIFE AND MAN
NERS.
aS the past files 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 county have originated in the Phlas
delphia Saturday Post. And while American
themes are more particular our iaVorlteSs the
productions If
FAVORITE EUROPEAN WRITERS
are canvassed, and such articles sela"ted from
time to time, ap come within our scope. Nor is
the hand maid of sterner Enthusiastically
toFg0tten-for some of the most deigetiul
SELECTED AND ORIGINAL,
which has ever been presented to the attention
Of American newspaper readers, has been given
through the columns Of the Posi-. The publish
ers appeal with pride to the
ESTABLISHED REPUTATION
Of this paper, and il will be the endeavoF Of
thoss concerned to make it continue what il has
been tor over twenty years,
THE FAVORITE FAMILY JOURNAL.
While these chaFa cterastics of a Literary Maya.
zinq are presented, the ather essentials Of the
publication will not be forgotten, and in its in.
ner pages the paper will present the character
iptics OfA
PREPARED NEWSPAPER.
COntp lining all current intelligence OF interest or
Importance, but carefully avoiding such details
Of crime as serve only 10 aTiliarise readers with
il, to no possible good purpose.
AGRICULTURAL MATTER
will occupy portion Of the calnTnns, and our
Farmer readers viii be treated to such articles as
are continually presenting themselves to the at
tentiOn Of the agTiculturalist in these days of
improvement. If
PENS OF ABLE WRITERS
engaged expressly for this journal, and Tire re-
IullS of long experience in catering for the pub
lie taste can continue the present prosperity Of
he Post (an1 more the publishers can not de.
'ire) its course will still he onward.
FIVE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE
DOLLARS,
ire this winter distributed in prizes for original
Hundred having been awarded
or PRIZE STORIES; and one hundred and seventy
i've for PRIZE POEMS.
THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
will be mainly under the control Of H. HAST
-NGS WELD, gentleman of long experience
n the business, assisted by several writers OF ae-
nOwledged and popular talent.
Old friends, and new will accept our thanks
or past favors. and may be gratIhed to hear that
he succeSs Of the paper never exceeded that
which il is at present enjoying
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