The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-22
OF A NEW AND VERY
il CHEAP MAGAZINE


PROSPECTUS OF A NEW AND VERY
i CHEAP MAGAZINE
On the first day of April was commenced new
Magazine, % take The place Of The IN mir and Budget
under the title Of the
BALTIMORE MONTHLY NISITER
Il is issued with far heater cover, on good paper
and type, and is composed Of closely printed matter
amounting To nearly four hundred pages per volume
Each number will be accompanied by a very fine
wood cut, illustrating the natural history and Gus
toms Of the month for which each number intend
ed. Each design will be accompanied by both pros,
and poetic sketches, not only Of the general feature,
and holiday customs, but likewise Of the agricultural
peculiarities of every month. This will be new
feature, and, il is hoped, will render the MoNTm,
VIsITER peculiarly welcome guest on every farm
er's table. The first number is likewise embeIi,hed
with an engraving representing Shakspeare's Tamin,
the Shrew illustrated by story from the pen Of M
late Charles Lamb, one Of the most popular author,
England has ever boasted This plate and the iIlu.
tratons OF the months, have never appeared N any
other magazine.
The quality Of the reading matter Of the Baltimore
Monthly Vister may be Inferred from the following
list ofcontrbutors to which other distinguished name,
VIII be, from time TO time, added, To instruct and
to amuse will be our aim.
ConhibutorS.-Rey. T.. Y. Reese, Rev. Leander
Kerr Professor J. r. w. Dunbar, Professor Edward
Foreman, Professor Chaplin a. Harris DR. 6. C. Cox
DR.. James Hamilton, DIR. John Fonerden, Messrs NJ
Topham Evans, L. S. Arthur, author Of the Subord.
Hale, W. H. carpenter, j. ID. Jones, aulIlOf OF West
-ern Scenes, L. T. Nogt, r. +. Colburn, J. Austin
Sperry, j. T.. $. Rochester, Thomas G. Atkinson, Dl
J. w Geyer, Mrs. Lydia Jane Person Mrs Amelia
b. Welby, Miss Esther Wetherald, The Author d
The Two Christmases,n David Hoffman, Esq. \
G. Brooks, AM, Messrs. q. Barbour, Il, c. Squier,
). F. Glenn, George Yellot, NJ $. Loyett +. Tudor
Horton, " The Milford Bard,n The Author of " Tie
Deserted Husband" g John Smith Of Jno y The Au-
thor of g A Dr,'s MSS
In the line of critical notices of new books a de-
clded Improvement has been made upon the plan Of
the 'Phenix and Budget'--and in the way Of stories
an important reform has been adopted which will
abolish the plan of giving long novels continued pro
yokingly, from number TO number
In order to place the work in the hands Of such a.
may not feel willing to pay the expensive prices
OF monthly magazines the proprietor has determined
to publish the work at the extremely low price
charged for lis palmer and unillusfaed predecessor
The price will therefore be 81 80 per year for sin-
gle copy-iye copies for So CO. This is giving about
four pages for cent
1t is desirable to receive orders at once that We
may know how to regulate issues,
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extremely anxious as we are TO extend the usefulness
of the work as widely as possible.
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