The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-05-22
The Great Southern Weekly.
The Family Journal for 1861.
ONE OF THE CHEAPEST AND BEST PAPERS PUBLISHED
IN THE COUNTRY
NOW rs THE THE TO FORM CLUBSy

The present year inaugurates the third vol
umc of this favorite exponent of SOUTHERN lit.
erature. II is source of no little qualification
to us that in announcing the third volume Of
.,ic JOURNAL, we are enabled to give the hest
possible reproof to the discouraging predictions
Of Northern publishers, as well as to the gloomy
forebodings Of even hearty well-wishers in our
own section of the country. Yes we are proud
to say that the brilliant success of the SOUTH.
ERN FAMILY JOURNAL has proved the ex-
istence of literary talent and enterprise in the
SoUTH which fears no rivals
The friends Of SOUTHERN literature have often
declared that could they get SOUTHERN paper
which, in point of intrinsic merit and in price,
could compete with Northern weeklies, they
would cheerfully support it. We offer this de-
sideratum; we ask these promises to be re-
deemed. We ask comparison with other pa
pers Of its class, and are satisfied that the
SOUTHERN FAMILY JOURNAL will befound
equal to the best Arrangements have been
made with the
BEST WRITERS OF THE SOUTH
and the Publishers have no hesitation in SAYING
that the JOURNAL must become
Welcome Guest an eUery Southern Home.
For the present year we are enabled to report
a host of new and interesting features, compris-
ing among others,
BRILLIANT ADDITIONS TO OUR .
STAFF OF Contributors:
an intensely interesting series of
DETECTIVE. STORIES;
important and varied additions to our Justly
celebrated
BIOGRAPHICAL ESSA VS.
We also trust to have it in our power to an
nounce, early in spring, the commencement Of
a series of
SKETCHES OF EUROPEAN TRAVEL.
With this view we have entered into negotiations
with highly popular author to furnish us with
a regular correspondence.
Besides the varied entertainment offered in the
foregoing summary, the SOUTHERN FAM
LY JOURNAL will present, as heretofore, an
unsurpassed collection of
SHORT STORIES, complete IN one number.
ADVENTURES, (by food and feld)
ITEMS or NEWS, lat home and abroad)
GOSSIP, about men and things)
WIT AND HUMOR. POETRY
We may also add
ANECDOTES IN NATURAL HISTORY
FACTS FOR THE FARMER AND HO USE.
KEEPER NEW INVENTIONS
In word, varied miscellany of instructive as
well as entertaining matter.
The SOUTHERN FAMILY JOURNAL
is a mammoth eight PACED paper containing for
ty columns of closely printed reading natter
Each number is handsomely illustrated.
TERMS:
subscriber one year, 81 90
2 90
6 Z" 90
Any person sending eight subscribers at the
last rate shall receive the ninth copy gratis
Any postmaster can receive a copy Of the pa
per to his own address at the lowest club rates.
The SOUTHERN FAMILY JOURNAL
can be had of all the dealers and periodical stores
e Liberal arrangements will be made with
dealers, who are requested to send in their or
ders without delay.
Specimen copies sent free when requested
All communications containing subscriptions
or otherwise, should have the name of the writer
plainly written, give name Of post Office, county,
and State. Address
CHAS. III. MOORE & CO.,
Office of Southern Family Journal
BALTIMORE Mn.
January, 1861. 34-d