The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-05-28
n s SATURDAY. POST.

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III mis- well established periodical, the maine Q
II which has so long been household wore
In everv mart Of the Union, continues its cam
lnnon the favor Of the reading public. No efor
which industry 10 the business department, en-
lterprise in the arrangements Tor the provision o
matter, and careful consultation Of the progress
Of the public taste can suggest, is omitted "a
make the PosT acceptable 10 every member O
well ordered family, Deenlng
PURITY OF MORALS,
lie great safeguard Of private happiness and
public prosperity, the conductors carefully ex-
clnde hom its columns every thing, however
bFllient in ~
whic. may reasonably be objected to in the
score Of Objectionable tendency The fields Of
lonre literature afford sufficient to makean
| ACCEPTABLE FAMILY NEWSPAPER.
| Contain ALL THE ELEMENTS Of EXCELLENCE, with
out single Objectionable line; and il is the
greatest pride OF the UNiTED STATES SATURDAY
Posr that no head OF a family need hesitate to
/ let It's columns go under the notice Of any mem
Der Of his household. The GENERAL FEATURES
Of the paper include
TALES, ORIGINAL AND SELECTED,
chnten Tor their lessons Of life, illustrations Of his
tory, depicturo OF manners aud general merit; ;
and adopted 10 their variety to the taste Of both
sexes, aud OF all ages. Particular attention
is paid to the advancement OF knowledge rela-
tive to
AMERICAN HISTORY LIFE AND MAN
NERS.
rs the past files Of the paper viii show. Some
Of the most popular American Tales aud Novel
lettes which have ever appeared in the periodi.
Gals Of this county have originated in the Phila-
dephia Saturday Post. And while American
themes are more particular our layorites, the
productions #
FAVORITE. EUROPEAN WRITERS
are cauvassed, and such articles selarted from
time to time, as Cote within our scope. Nor is
the hand-maid Of steFner iturature-Poetrv-
forgotten - for some Of the most deligetiu
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
srs appeal with PRIDE to the
ESTABLISHED REPUTATION
Of this paper, and il will be the enleavOr Of
hose concerned to make it continue what il has
been Tor over twenty years,
THE FAVORITE FAMILY JOURNAL.
While these characteristics OF Literary Maga-
zine are presented, the other essentials Of the
publication viii not be forgotten, and in its in.
ner pages the paper will present the character
sites Ofa
CAREFULLY PREPARED NEWSPAPER.
Confirming all current intelligence Of interest or
Importance, but carefully avoiding such detail
# crime as serve only to familiarise readers with
it, to no possible good purpose.
AGRICULTURAL MATTER
will occupy portion or the oauuns, and our
Farmer readers Wilde treated TO such articles as
IRE continually presenting themselves TO the at
tention Of the agEicultnralist in these days Of
Improvement 1.-THE
PENS OF ABLE WRITERS
Engaged expressly for this Journal, and Tire re-
suits Of long experience in catering for the pub
&c taste can continue the present prosperity 81
he Post (ant more the publishers can not de-
irt) its course will still he onward.
FIVE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE
DOLLARS,
are this winter distributed in prizes for original
natter-Funr Hundred having been awarded
for FRI2E STORIES; and one hundred and seventy
i've for PRI2R POEMS.
THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
will be mainly under he control Of II. HAST
INGS WELD, gentleman Of long experience
IN the business, assisted by several writer's OF ac-
and popular talent.
Old friends, and new will accept our thanks
for past favors, and may be gratifed to hear that
the success of the paper never exceeded that
which il is at present enjoying.
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