The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-04-22
"a 81 SATURDAY. POST.

| sUNHIS well estab lished periodical, the name OIL
| which has 90 long been 4 household word
lin every cart Of the UniOn, continues lie claiml
upon.sR favor Of the reading public. No effort
winch industry in the business department, en-
terpFise in the arrangements tor the provision Of
matter, aud careful consultation Of the progress
Of the public taste can suggest, is omitted 70
make the POST acceptable % every member Of
a we'll ordered family. Deeming
PURITY OF MORALS,
the great safeguard Of private happiness and
public prosperity, the conductors carefully ex-
cude from itS columns every thing, however
bFillient in
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 NEWSPAt Err.
Contain ALL THE ELEMENTs OF ExCELENcE, with
out single objectionable line; and il iS tue
greatest pride Of the UNITED STATES SATURDAY
PosT that no head Of a family need hesitate to
let iis columns 20 under the n"tice Of any mem
Der of his household. The GENERAL FEATUREs
Of the paper include
TALES, oRi1INAL AND SELECTED,
chngen Tor their lessons Of life, illustrat ions OF his
tory, depicture OF manners and general merit
and adopted in their variety to the tasts Of both
sexes, and OF all ages. Particular attention
is paid to the Advancement Of knowledge r1la-
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.
Igttes which have ever appeared ia the peFiodi. |
Gals Of this county have originated ia the Phia-
iephia Saturday Post. And Ahle American
themes are more particular our lavOriIes, the
FAVORITE EUROPEAN WRITER'S
IRE canvassed, and such articles selected from
line to time, as co within our scope. Nor is |
he hand maid Of stprner itUTatuFe-POetrV
orgDlten for some Of tn" most delightful
POETRY, SELECTED AND ORIGINAL,
which has ever been presented to the attention
# American newspaper readers, has Osen given
through the columns Of the POsT. The publish
ire appeal with PRIDE to the
ESTABLISHED REPUTATION
# this paper, and it will be the endeavOr of
hose concerned Ia make it continue what il has |
Deen TOT over twenty years,
THE FAVORITE FAMILY JOURNAL.
While these chaFacteraStics Of Literary Maga- |
line are presented, the atheF essentials Of the |
publication will not be forgotten, and in its III.
Ter pages the paper will present the character
sites Of n
PREPARED NEWSPAPER.
all current intelligence Of interest or
Importance, but carefully avoiding such drtails
# crime as serve only 10 faTiiarise readers with
t, to no possible good purpose.
AGRICULTURAL MATTER
will occupy portion OF tie caluMns, and our
Farmer readers viii be treated to such articles as
are continually presenting themselves to the at
tentlOn Of tho agTiOuituraliSt in these days Vt
improvement. 1.-THE
PENS Of ABLE WRITERS
engaged expressly for this Journal, and tire re-
suits Of lOTE eXper. ence in catering for the pub
lie taste can continue the present prosperity Of
the Post (an1 more the publishers can not de-
siFt) its course will still be inward.
FIVE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE
DOLLARS,
are this winter distributed in prizes for original
matter -FOuE Hundred having been awarded
for PRIZE STORIES; and one hundred and seVenIy
Eve for PAGE POEMS.
THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
will be mainly under the control OF II. HAST.
tNGS WELD, gentleman Of long experience
in the bu'ness, assisted by several writeTS OF &C
knowledged and popular talent.
Old friends, aud new will accept our thanks
for past iaVors, aud may be gratiied to hear that
the success Of the paper never exceeded that
which II is at present enjOJin
TERMS.
COPY, $500 PER ANNUM.
COPIES, $500