The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-04-19
TENTH VOLUME OF THE
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ON the first Of july 1897, commenced the tenth volume
~ of the Knckerbocker, or New York Monthly Maya
zine The publishers, mindful of the favor with which
their efforts have been received the hands oil the public
would embrace the recurrence OF new starting poih as
fit occasion to look backward and forward at the past
and prospective character and course OF her Peodca
Within the brief space of little than two years and
half the number OF copies ISSUED OF the hnlckeoocher
has been increased from less than Ue hundred TO more
than fr thousand without other aids than the acknow-
lodged merits of the not more eSp
city by this unprecedented success than by upward OF
three thousand highly favorable notices OF The Magaze
which Mt different times have appeared IN the various
journals Of the United States embracing those oil he INST
and most discriminating class IN every section OF the
Union OF many hundreds who desired specimen num-
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previous TO subscribing, not but has found the work
worthy of immediate subscription correct inference
in regard the quality OF the matter furnished
by the publishers, may be gathered from the foregoing
fc:s In relation the quantity given, it need only be
and in the numbers for the last year Ivy than four
hundred pages OF the clearness and beauty OF the typo
graphical execution and material OF the knckerlocker
and the character of its although
not expected by its readers, promised by its propre
tors have nevertheless been givent is no, deemed me-
cessary speak They will challenge comparison is
believed with any similar periodical home abroad
has Observed that the constant aim OF the cdi
tors, the management OF the knickerbocker has heen
to make the work entertaining and agreeable as well as
solid and useful 1t is perhaps owing to the performance
Of these first named characteristics that 1t has become so
widely known to the public. In addition TO several well
known and popular series of numherssuch the Odds
and Ends Of Penny elmer" F." onpodana,' the Pal
mvra Letters" An Actors Alloquy," Leaves from the
Blank Book Of Country Schoolmaster," \" Wilson Con-
WORTH =" Life in Florida" Loaierana,' The Ecec-
tie Passages from the Commonplace Book Of Sep
uagenarian" Notes from Journals of Travels in Amer
ca and in various Foreign Countries, The Fidset Pa
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and humor upon variety Of subjects together with
biographies legends and essays, upon numerous and
rcd themes interspersed with frequent articles OF poetry
Of such description to secure Tor the Magazine, IN
this department. gratifying preemncnce and celebrity
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which have been copied and Landed abroad have appear
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Past and Present State Of American Literature South
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rersts Literature and the Fine Arts; Early History Of
the Country: Connection Of the Physical Sciences; At
mospheric Electricity, New Theory OF Magnetism, ana
Molecular Attraction; American Female Character;
Pulmonary Consumption Pulpit Eloquonce; The Pros
poets and Duties Of the Age /; Health OF Earope and
America Literary Protection and international Copy
Right Poetry Of the Inspired Writings; Chinese Ma
tons and Languages; Chemistry Laboratory OF Naturc)
The Past. the Present, and the Future; Our Country
with Comments on its Parties, Laws, Public Schools
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