White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1867-04-04
A Great National Newspaper.
F0RkEY'S WEEKLY PRESS,
FOR 1867.

On the frat of January, the undersigned
proposes to publish the first number of FOR
NEY'S WEEKLY PRESS in an entirely re
vived form, presenting attractions, AMI organ
lied on principles which cannot fail to give il
a leading position among the truly nationa
and most widely spread journals of America.
The success which has attended our publica
tion of THE DAILY PRESS, induces the
belief that the same energies which have aided
it, will be well applied to a weeks9 newspaper
organized with special view to the great
practical and progressive principles now being
developed throughout the country. We pro-
pose in it, while giving with great care from
the best authorities all that can interest the
agriculturist and manufacturer, also to COM
nunicate all literary intelligence and general
ne,cs, devoting to this all the extensive resour-
ces at our command The mining, the lumber
interests and the railroads, with markets of ev-
cry description, will receive full attention; the
farmer will find the latest current prices for his
produce in all the leading marts, "a depart
ment which will be prepared with the greatest
care,) and, in word, all industrial Developments,
especially of Pennsylvania, viii be set forth
with a view to make Forney's Weekly Press
indispensable to all whose capital and labor
are invested in them. For fuller conception
of the scope Of the journal, we refer the reader
to the following table:
The Political Department.-It is only neces-
sary to state that the same characteristics that
have secured for the Daily Press the confidence
of the radical men Of the country, will be
maintained in its Weekly Issues. Compreheu-
sive discussions of great principles, and bold
exposures of official treason and tyranny, will
enlist the best energies of the editor himself
An Agricultural Department, which will in
slude accounts of land and of crops, and prices
throughout the country, suggestions for farm
buildings, cottages, the latest Patent Office re-
ports, fairs, cattle and markets, accounts of the
sorgho, wool, tobacco, grape, and other cultures.
Industrial Developments. -Giving the latest
items of all inventions, practical discoveries,
news Of coal lands, with sales,) and current
prices, oil wells, mills, woollen and cotton.
glass, "shoes and leather" wood and other
manufactures. With these will be included
railroads. lumber and mining news, with espe.
cial reference to PENNSYLVANIA, and the reports
OF the Bureau OF Statistics, now SO greatly in
demand.
Literature Copious reviews of late works,
giving full extracts from at least one good book
every week, in addition to notices or titles of
all recent publications, and full list of late
novels.
/. Housekeepers' Department, in which will
be found recipes, and the latest items of cook
cry, furniture, domestic economy, medical pre-
scriptions, general furnishing, Ito be supplied
from lists furnished by the first dealers,j with
the latest novelties in preparing, plumbing
painting, and all Information referring to house
keeping.
ii. Ladies' Department, giving the latest
fashions, items relative to eminent women,
novelties in dry goods, ornaments, jewelry, or
namental work, and full lists of recent marri-
ages.
Musical Department, containing the latest
information relative to musical and other en-
tertainments, embracing notices or titles Of all
the new music published
General Neios-1ncluding foreign and do
nestle intelligence, and copious translatlons
FROM journals in different languages. Special
attention will be paid to the American German
press, and every pains taken to develo1e
knovledge of the interior of our own State.
With this view, we shall make every Effort to
collect intelligence of every kind, both from
American and German sources in PENNSYLVANIA.
Every other department which can add in.
terest to journal devoted to practical indus
try, literature and news, will be faithfully and
fully cared for by able writer's. All questions
from correspondents, on every topic, win re-
ceive especial attention, and be promptly an
swered.