Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-10-14
A NEW VOLUME-JULY, 1876.
$1,000 IN PRIZES!
GPaham's Magazine.

CT popularity, and q larger subScrip.
lion list Than any other Mega.
zine in The COuairy!
\ ELEGANT PARIS FASHIONS in EVERY no.
THE great popularity Of Graham Ma.
gazlne in every part Of The Union, in con.
sequence Of the engagement Of the very
best writers as contributors, and artists uf
the highest celebrity and acknowledged
abilities 10 illustrate The work, ha- made Il
SORT Of polar star TO all the other periol.
Gals. SO that every thing done by AGRA.
ham" is Instantly promised hy the whole
tribe. The promise the public might TOR.
give, or at least forget. but The wrctchcd
attempts made to initiate the costly and
beautiful works Of art which adorn this
work, and the poverty Of their limitations
in the literary department, have impaired
the public confidence, and given turn TO
our periodical literature which would bring
il into disrepuie and contempt.
We have resolved, so far as "Graham"
is concerned, 10 correct the error, and as
the magazine literature Of America is now
confined to +" Graham and his Imilalors.
we are determined to give proper dIrec-
ton to The popular taste; and propose, in
The coming volume, greatly TO amplliy the
literary department Of the work--to en-.
gage none but the very best writers--io
open a field for young writers Of merit
and, in fine, TO cultivate a NATIONAL
Periodical LITERATURE which shall
command respect al home and abroad.
PREMIUMS FOR THE BEST ARTICLES.
$1,000 10 be oiren an Prizes
In order TO call forth the very best talent
that the country can produce, VIC offer the
following premiums for the best articles on
the best subjects designated:
$500 for the best Sea story, not exceed.
ing 80 pages of the Magazine.
5000 for the best story founded on our
Revolutionary Incidents.
$500 for the best Essay on American Ii
terature and its prospects.
$50 for the best Poem, Of not less than
100 lines.
$50 for The best story Of Domestic Life.
The articles TO be sent, free of postage,
to the publication office, % Chestnut St
Philadelphia, before the lst Of October;
petent committee of literary gentlemen.
The committee will consist Of
DR.. ] X. Mitchell, Louis A. Cooley,
Morton M'Michael, Robt. Morris.
Hon. II. t. Conrad,
The Volume will be opened with a new
and beautiful type, the finest white paper,
and with a Series Of Embellishments un.
surpassed by any which have yet appeared
in any magazine.
The style of elegance, the beauty and
finish of the Illustrations, and the exten.
sive improvements which will be made in
its typographical appearance, and above
all, the tone Of lis literary department, o.
ven it by the brilliant array of its Conlr.
5utors, whose articles will enrich the pages
of each number, will give it a character
ADORE any Magazine in the Union.
The Magazine has become the STANDARD
Of taste in matters of establishment, and
has led the way in every thing really beau.
iiful published in the Magazines. The
voice of the public press, while it places
the work at the Head of American Lite
nature, is unanimous in The announcement
:. that no work ever started in this country
has been so elegantly cmbellished, or has
so rapidly increased. For the new yo-
lume, the most extensive arrangements
have been made, with The most distinguish.
ed artists IN the country, for supply Of
embellishments of all sorts.
OUR BEAUTIFUL MEZZOTINT EN-.