Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-11-11
a NEW VOLUME-JULY, l846.
$1,000 IN PRIZES!
Graham's Magazine.

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With more splendid embellishments, great.
err popularity, and a larger subscrip.
lion list than any other Mega.
zine in the Country!
ELEGANT PARIS FASHIONS IN EVERY No.
THE great popularity of Graham's Ma.
gazine in every part of the Union, in Con.
sequence of the engagement OF the very
hest writers as contributors, and artists of
The highest celebrity and acknowledged
abilities 10 illustrate the work, has made /
sort of polar star to all the other period.
Gals. So that every thing done by "Gfa.
ham" is Instantly promised by the whole
tribe. The promise the public might for.
give, or at least forget, but the wrelchel
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 a turn to
our periodical literature which would bring
it into disrepule and contempt.
We have resolved, so far as Graham
is concerned, to correct the error, and az
the magazine literature of America is now
confined to " Graham" and his lmitators.
we are determined to give proper dlrec-
ton TO the popular taste; and propose, ia
the coming volume, greatly TO amplify the
literary department of the work--to en-
gage none but the very best writers--to
open field for young writers Of merit
and, in fine, TO cultivate a NATIONAL
Periodical LITERATURE which shah
command respect at home and abroad.
PREMIUMS FOR TIE BEST ARTICLES.
$1,000 to be giren in Prizes.
In order 10 call forth the very best talent
that the country can produce, we 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 Liz
terature and its prospects.
$50 for the best Poem, of not less than
100 lines.
$3.50 for the best story of Domestic Life.
The articles to be sent, free of postage,
to the publication office, 9S Chestnut st.
Philadelphia, before the LIST of October;
and their merit TO be decided by com
petent committee of literary gentlemen.
The committee will consist Of
DR.. K. Mitchell, Louis A. Cooley,
Morton M'Michael, Robt. Morris.
Hon. r. L. Conrad,
The Volume will be opened with new
and beautiful type, the finest white paper,
and with a Series of Embellishments I'M
surpassed by any which have yet appeared
in any magazine.
The style of elegance, the beauty and
finish of the Illustrations, and the extern
sive improvements which will be made in
It's typographical appearance, and above
all, the tone of ITS literary department, gi-
ven it by the brilliant array of its Contri-
butors, whose articles will enrich the pages
of each number, will give it character
ADORE any Magazine an The Union.
The Magazine has become the standard
OF taste In matters of establishment, and
has led the way in every thing really beau
tlful 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 a. work ever started in this country
has been so elegantly embelIished, 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 BEAIJTIFTTT, MFZZOTINT I'M