The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-22
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ScHEA. MAGAZINE
m ,hs g., = ~ OF April, was commenced new
Ms~azine 10 takr the sse q the TL MIR and Budget
under the title Of the ,
BALTIMORE NOM dLf FlSIIER
Ii is issued with a far heater co yer, on good pape
and type, and Is composed of closely ,ihlea matter
amounting To nearly four hundred pages ei 'oipme
Each number will be accompanied by ,rfs Inc
wood cut, illustrating the natural history and Gus
toms of the month for which each number Is intend
ed. Zach design will be accompanied by both prose
and poetic sketches, not only Of the general features
and holiday customs but likewise of the agricultural
pecuarites of every month. This will be new
feature, and II Is hoped, will render the MoSTHLY
NIsITER peculiarly welcome guest on every farm
ers table. The first number is likewise embellished
with engraving, representing ShakEpeare's Tanning
the Shrew, illustrated by story from the pen of the
late Charles Lamb, Of the most popular authors
England has ever boosted. This plate, and the illus
ratlons of the months, have never 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
viii be, from time to time, added. To instruct and
10 am,ise will be our aim.
Coniributors.-Rev. Il. " Reese, Rev. Leander
Kerr, Professor J. X. w. Dunbar, Professor Edward
Foreman Professor Chaplin A. Harris, DIR. c. c. Cox,
DR. James Hamilton DIR. John Fonerden Messrs VI.
Topham Evans Il. s. Arthur, author of the Subordl-
nate w. ii. Carpenter, J. b. Jones, author of West
efn scenes, l.. i. Nolgt, T. r. ColDufn, j. AUSTIN
Sperry, J. T.. 5 Rochester, Thomas G. Atkinson, DIR
J. w. Geyer Mrs. Lydia Jane Pierson, Mrs. Amelia
u. Welby, Miss Esther Wetherad, The Author Of
" The Two Christmases, David Hoffman, Esq, \.
c. Brooks, AM, Messrs O. Barbour, E. c. Squer
s. F. Glenn, George Yelloi, NJ. S. Loyett, f. Tudor
Horton, - The Milford Bard" The Author of The
Deserted Husband, ~ " John Smith Of Jno.," The Au-
thor of 60 A Dr.'s MSS
In the line of critical notices of new books de-
cioed improvement has been made upon the plan of
the ''Phenix and Budget'and in the way OF stories,
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 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 It's palmer and unlustrated predecessor
The price viii therefore be IL so per year for sin
gle copyfve 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 our issues.
The trade will be served at very liberal rates
extremely anxious are to extend the usefulness
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Address, postage paid, The Proprietor of the
Monthly Visiter," at the Office Of the Saturday Visit
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