The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-07-23
us, SATURDAY POST.

! TWNEIIS well established periodical, the name o
which has so long been household word
in every part OF the Union, continues ats clalm'
upon the favor OF the reading public. NO effort
winch industry in the business department.. en-
ternrise n the arrangements for the provision Of
matter, and careful consultation Of the progress
of the public taste can suggest, Is omitted to
make the Posr acceptable TO every member OF
well ordered family. Deeuling
PURITY OF MORALS,
the great safeguard of private happiness and
hubble prosperity, the conductors carefully ex-
clude from its columns every thing, however
brllent ia
LITERARY MERIT
which NAV reasonably be objected to in the
score of Objectionable tendency. The fields OF
pure literature afford sufficient to make an
| ACCEPTABLE FAMILY NEWSPAPER.
Contain ALL tbs ELEMENTS OF ExcELENcE,w with
out single Objectionable line; and II ls the
grentest pPidc Of the UNITED STATES SATURDAY
Posr that no head of a family need hesitate to
let its columns 90 under the notice of any mem
Der of his household. The GENERAL FEATURES
of the paper include
TALES, ORIGINAL AND SELECTED,
chnsen for Their lessons Of life illusra tons OF his
tory, depicture OF manners and general merit
and adopted ia their variety to the tasts Of both
sexes, and OF all ages. Particular attention
is paid to the advancement Of knowledge reIa-
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 country have originated in the Phila-
delphia Saturday Post And whfle American
themes are more particular our favorites, the
productions If
FAVORITE EUROPEAN WRITERS
are canvassed, and such articles sele"ted from
time to time, as come within our scope. Nor is
the handmade of steiner iturature-Poetry-
forgotten - for some Of the most deligettul
POETRY, SELECTED AND ORIGINAL,
which has ever been presented TO the attention
OF American newspaper readers, has Oeen 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 eDdeavor Of
those concerned to make it continue what il has
been Tor over twenty years,
THE FAVORITE FAMILY JOURNAL.
While these characterastcs OF Literary Maya
zine are presented, the ather essentials Of the
publication will not be forgotten, and in its in
ner pages the paper will present the character
istics OF a
CAREFULLY PREPARED NEWSPAPER,
Containing all current intelligence OF interest or
Importance, but carefully avoiding such detalls
of crime as serve only to amiliarise readers with
it, to no possible good purpose
AGRICULTURAL MATTER
will occupy IL portion Of tile calnmns, and our
Farmer readers viii be treated TO such articles as
are continually presenting themselves to the at
tentiOn of the agTiculturalst in these days 0!
Improvement. If the
PENS OF ABLE WRITERS
engaged expressly for this journal, and Tire re-
suits Of long exper ence in catering for the pub
lie taste can continue the present prosperity Of
the Post (ani more the publishers can not de-
sir,) its course will stlI he onward.
FIVE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE
DOLLARS,
are this winter distributed in prizes for original
matter-Four Hundred having been awarded
for PRIZE STORIES; and one hundred and seventy
FIVE for PRIZE POEMS.
THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
will be mainly under he control Of II. HAST
INGS WELD, a gentleman of long experience
in the business, assisted by several writers of ac-
knowledged and popular talent.
Old friends, and new will accept onr thanks
for past favors, aud may be gratlfed to hear that
the success of the paper never exceeded that
which it is at present enjoying.
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