The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-30
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MAGAZINE

DROSPECTUS OF NEW AND VERY
/ CHEAP MAGAZINE.
On the first day of April, was commenced new
Magazine to take the place Of The . fA n'r and Budget
under the title of the
BALTIMORE MONTHLY VlSITER
II ia issued with far heater cover, on good pape
and type and is composed Of closely printed matter
amounting TO nearly four hundred pages per volume
Each number will be accompanied by very hhe
wood cut illustrating the natural history ana Gus
toms of the month for which each number Is intend
ed Each design will be accompanied by both prose
and poetic sketches not only OF The general features
and holiday customs but likewise OF the agricultural
pecularities Of every month. This Will be a new
feature, and il is hoped, will render the MoSThlf
VIslTEK a peculiarly welcome guest ON every iafn-
er's table The first number is likewise embeished
with an engraving, representing Shakspeares aiming
the Sbrew illustrated by story from the pen oil The
late Charles Lamb of the most popular authors
England has ever boosted This plate, and the Illus
trations Of the months, have appeared IN any
other magazine.
The quality of the reading matter of the Baltimore
Monthly Visitor, may be inferred from the following
list of contributors to which other distinguished names
will be- from time to time, added. To instruct and
| to am,se will be our aim.
Contributors-Rev. f. Y. Reese, Rev. Leander
Kerr Professor J. II. w. Dunbar, Professor Edward
Foreman Professor Chaplin A. Harris, DIR. c. G. Cox,
Dr. James Hamilton, DIR. John Fonerden Messrs. NJ
Topham Evans, T. s. Arthur, author OF the subord-
nate w. III. Carpenter, j. Is. Jones, author OF west
| scenes, IL. i tOISt, T.. Soipup, - EA",'A'
Sperry, j. L. S. Rochester, Thomas C. Atkinson, Or.
| J. w. Geyer, Mrs. Lydia Jane Person, Mrs. Amelia
| b. Welby Miss Esther Wetherald, The Author OF
{" The Two Christmases,' David Hoffman, Esq, N.
c. Brooks, AM Messrs. G. Barbour, T.. c. Squier
s. f. Glenn, George Yellot, NJ s. Lovett, r. Tudor
| Horton, The Milford Bard" The Author of The
Deserted Husband, ''John Smith Of Jno.,' The Au-
thor of +" A Dr.'s MSS"
In the line of critical notices of new books, de
ciaed 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 viii
abolish the plan of giving long novels continued pro-
vokingly, from number to number.
In order TO place the work in the hands of such
may 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 its palmer and unlustrated predecessor
The price will therefore be 81 so per year for a SIM
gle copy-fve copies for IS 90. This is giving about
four pages for cent
1t is desirable to receive orders at once, that we
may know how to regulate issues.
The trade will be served at very liberal Rates
extremely anxious are to extend the usefulness
of the work as widely as possible
Address, postage paid, "The Proprietor OF the
Monthly Vister," at the Office of the Saturday Visit
err No. % North Gay street, Baltimore, Md.
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