The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-10-06
DROsPECTUB OF A NEW AND VERY
CHEAP MAGAZINE
BALTIMORE MONTHLY vIsITER

On the first day OF April, was commenced new
Magazine 10 take the place u the 1" PhatI aud Budget
under the title Of the
BALTIMORE MONTHLY VISITER
IL is issued with a far heater cover, on good pape
and type and il composed OF closely printed matter
amounting TO nearly four hundred pages per volume
Each number will be accompanied by 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 features
and holiday customs but likewise OF the agricultural
peculiarites Of every month This will be
feature, and, il is hoped, will render the MoSTHLY
VIsIrER peculiarly welcome guest every farm
ers table. The first number is likewise embellished
with an engraving, representing Shakspeares Taming
the Shrew illustrated by story from the pen of the
late Charles Lamb, one of the most popular author,
England has 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
will be, from time to time, added. To instruct and
TO amuse will be our aim.
Conhibtiors.-Rey. T. Y. Reese, Rev. Leander
Kerr, Professor J. X. w. Dunbar, Professor Edward
Foreman, Professor Chaplin A. Harris, DIR. c. G. Cox
DR. James Hamilton, DR.. John Fonerden, Messrs. NJ
Topham Evans, Il. s. Arthur, author Of the Subordi-
nate, w H. Carpenter, J. Is. Jones, author of West
Scenes, l.. Il. Noigt, T.. +. Colburn J. Austin
Speuy, J. f. S. Rochester, Thomas G. Atkinson, Dr.
J. w. Geyer, Mrs Lydia Jane Person, Mrs. Amelia
b. Welby, Miss Esther Wetherald, The Author Of
% The Two Chrstmases" David Hoffman, ESQ., \
c. Brooks, AM, Messrs. q. Barbour, f.. c. Squier
S r. Glenn, George Yellot, NJ s. Lovett Z. 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 Budgetn-and in the way of storles
an important reform has been adopted, which vii
abolish the plan of giving long novels continued pro-
yoklngly, from number to number.
In order to place the work in the hands Of such as
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 its palmer and unillustrated predecessor
The price will therefore be 81 SO per year for sin
gle copy-fve copies for So 90. This is giving about
four pages for one cent
Ii 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 we to extend the useiulness
of the work widely possible
Address, postage paid, The Proprietor of the
Monthly Vster," at the Office Of the Saturday Visit
err No. . North Gay street, Baltimore, Md.
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change