The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-02-18
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II Wills well established periodical the name o
III which has 50 long been household wore
in every part of the Union, continues its claim
upon the favor OF the reading public. No efor
which industry in the business department, en-
Iternrise in the arrangements for the provision o
matter. and careful consultation Of the progress
of the public taste can suggest, is omitted tc
make the Posr acceptable TO every member d
well ordered family. Deeming
PURITY OF MORALS,
the great safeguard Of private happiness and
public prosperity, the conductors carefully ex-
clude from its columns every thing, however
LITERARY MERIT
which may reasonably re objected TO in the
SCORE Of Objectionable tendency. The fields OF
pure literature afford sufficient to make an
ACCEPTABLE FAMILY NEWSPAPER.
Contain ALL TIE ELEMENTS OF ExcELENcE,wlth-
out single Objectionable liae; aud it is tue
greatest pride OF the UNITED STATES SATURDAY
Posr that no head ola 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,
chosen Tor their lessons Of life, illustrations of his
tory, depicturo 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 viii show. Some
Of the most popular American Tales aud Novel.
ettes which have ever appeared in the periods
GALS of this county have originated in the Phila-
lelphia Saturday Post. And while American
hemes are more particular our tavoCiles, the
productions of
FAVORITE EUROPEAN WRITER'S
re canvassed, and such articles sele ted from
ime to time, rs co within our scope. Nor is
he hand maid of Steiner Iiturature-Poetry-
orgptten-fo for some of tn" moat dellgctlul
POE FRY, SELECThD AND OR GINAL,
which has ever been presented to the attention
# American ne ysDaper readers, has nern livea
hrou4h lhr columns It the PosT. The publish
IRE appeal with prde to the
Els ESTABLISHED REPUTATION
If this paper, aud il will be the eudeayor of
hnse concerned t. make it continue waat il has
,een tor over twenty wears,
THE FAVORITE FAM JOURNAL.
While these characteristics of a Literary Maya
inc are presented, the dtner essentials of the
publication will not be forgotten. and in its il
Ter pages the paper viii present the character
sites Ot a
PREPARED NEWSPAPER. |
'ontpnlns all current Intelligence Of interest or
Importance, but carefully avoiding such detail.
f crime as serve only to lariliarise readers with
t, to no possible good purpose.
AGRICULTURAL MATTER
ill occupy portion Of tie caIumna, and our
'armer readers vii be treated TO snch articles as
re continually presenting themselves to the at
entiOn Of the agriculturalist in these days of |
Improvement. If the
PENS OF ABLE WRITER'S
ngaged expressly for this Journal, and the re-
uIts Of long experience in catering for the pub
C taste can continue the present prosperity of
he Post (an1 more the publishers can not de-
rO its course will still he onward.
I'VE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE
DOLLARS,
re this winter distributed in prizes for original
atter-Four Hundred having been awarded
II PRIZE STORIES; and one hundred and seventy
We for PRIzE POEMS.
THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
i'll be mainly under The control of II. HAST
NGS WELD, gentleman of long experience
the business, assisted by several writers of &C
nowledged and popular talent.
Old friends, and new will accept our thanks
# past tavors, and nay be gratfed to hear that
le success of the paper never exceeded that
hich 1t is at present enjoying.
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