The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-27
DRosPECTUs OF A NEW AND VERY

i CHEAP MAGAZINE.
On the first day of April, commenced new
Magazine take the place Of the Ph mir and Budget
under the title OF the -
BALTIMORE MONTHLY N1SPTER
II is issued with far heater cover, good pape
and TYNE and is composed of closely printed matter
amounting to nearly four hundred pages per volume
Each number will be accompanied by very Inc
wood cut illustrating the natural history and 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
peculiarites Of every month. This will be a new
feature, and II rs hoped Will render the MONTHLY
VIsIrER a peculiarly welcome guest every farm
er's table. The first number is likewise embellshed
with engraving, representing Shakspeare's Tanning
the Shrew illustrated by story from the pen of the
late Charles Lamb, one OF the most popular authors
England has ever boosted. This plate, and the illus
trations of the months, have never appeared in any
other magazine.
The quality of the reading matter of the Baltimore
Monthly Vsiter, 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 amuse will be our aim.
Contributoys.-Re +. Y. Reese, Rev. Leander
Kerr, Professor J. Il. w. Dunbar, Professor Edward
Foreman, Professor Chaplin A. Harris, DIR. C. {. Cox
DR.. James Hamilton, DIR. John Fonerden, Messrs Nj.
Topham Evans I. S. Arthur, author OF the Subordl-
nate, w H. Carpenter, J, b. Jones, author OF West
ern Scenes, l.. 4. Voigt, f. F. Colburn, j. Austin
Sperry J. E. s Rochester, Thomas c. Atkinson, DIR.
j. w. Geyer Mrs, Lydia Jane Pierson, Mrs. Amelia
b. Welby, Miss Esther Wetherad, The Author Of
" The Two Christmases,n David Hoffman, Esq, \.
c. Brooks, AM, Messrs O. Barbour, f. c. Squer,
S F. Glenn, George Yellot, NJ. S. Lovett, +. Tudor
Horton, " The Milford Bard The Author of The
Deserted Husband, - " John Smith Of Jno.," The Au-
thor Of I" A Dr.'s MSS"
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abolish the plan of giving long novels continued pro-
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may not feel willing to pay the more expensive prices
of monthly magazines, the proprietor has determined
TO publish the work at the extremely low price
charged for its palmer and unilustraed predecessor
The price will therefore be 81 50 per year for a SIN
gle copyfye copies for So 90. This is giving about
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