The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-29
OF A NEW AND VERY
CHEAP MAGAZINE

II j NJ . Gt Il u = VI n NEN hND Why
i CHEAP MAGAZINE
On the first day Of April, commenced a new
Magazine, 10 take the place et the " Ph'ir and Budget
under the title of the
BALTIMORE MONTHLY NISITER
II is issued with far heater cover, 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 a very fine
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 feature,
and holiday customs but likewise OF the agricultural
pecullarities Of every month. This Will be a new
feature, and il is hoped will render the MoSTHlr
VIsiTER peculiarly welcome guest on every farm
er's table The first number is likewise embelllshed
with an engraving, representing Shakespeare Tanning
the Shrew illustrated by story from the pen Of the
late Charles Lamb one Of the most popular author,
England has ever boosted. This plate and the illus,
traions of the months, have never appeared ia an,
other magazine.
The quality Of the reading matter of the Baltimore
Monthly Visiter, may be inferred from the follow
list of contributors, to which other distinguished name
will be, from time to time, added To instruct and
To amuse will be aim.
! Corhibuiors.-Rev. Z. Y. Reese, Rev. Leander
| Kerr, Professor J. X. w. Dunbar Professor Edwar
Foreman, Professor Chaplin A. Harris, Dr. C. c. Cox.
Dir James Hamilton, DR.. John Fonerden, Messrs. NJ
Topham Evans, T, S. Arthur, author of the Subordr
nate, w. H. Carpenter, J. B. jones' author of West.
ern Scenes, l.. I. Voigt, T.. +. Colburn, J. Austin
! Sperry J. f. S. Rochester, Thomas c. Atkinson, Dr.
! J. w. Geyer, Mrs. Lydia Jane Pierson, Mrs Amelia
! b. Welby, Miss Esther Wetherald, The Author Of
| " The Two Chrstmases," David Hoffman, Esq, \
C. Brooks, AN, Messrs. Q. Barbour T. c. SquIeT
s. F. Glenn, George Yellot, NJ S. Lovett, L. Tudor
Horton, "The Milford Bard" The Author of The
Deserted Husband, 4" " John Smith of Jno," The Au-
thor of " A Dr.s MSS"
In the line of critical notices of new books de-
Glued improvement has been made upon the plan OF
the Phenix and Budgetn-and in the way Of stories
an important reform has been adopted, which VII
abolish the plan of giving long novels continued pro
| vokingly from number TO number.
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may not feel willing to pay the expensive price
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to publish the work at the extremely low prize
charged for its palmer and unllusrated predecesso
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gle copy-fve copies for IS co. This is giving about
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