The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-23
pRosPEcTUs OF A NEW AND VERY

.DROSPECTUS OF NEW AND NEh1
ii CHEAP MAGAZINE.
On the first day Of April was commenced a new
Magazine, to take the place Of the PHI nir and Budget
under the title OF the
BALTIMORE MONTHLY VISITER
Ii is 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 hBe
wood cut illustrating the natural history and
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
peculiarities of every month. This will be
feature, and, il is hoped, will render the MoErHLY
NisiTEa peculiarly welcome guest on every farm
er's table The first number is likewise embellished
with engraving, representing Shakespeare 5 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
trations of the months, have never appeared IN any
other magazine
The quality of the reading matter of the Baltimore
Monthly Nisiter, may be inferred from the following
list of contributors to which other distinguished name,
will be, from time to time added. To instruct and
10 amuse will be our aim.
Confribuiors.-Rev. f. Y. Reese, Rev. LeaHder
Kerr Professor J. r. w. Dunbar, Professor Edward
Foreman, Professor Chaplin A. Harris, DIR. c. c Cox
Dr. James Hamilton, DIR. John Fonerden, Mes,rs NJ
Topham Evans, T. S. Arthur author of the subordi-
nate w. II. Carpenter, j. b. Jones, author of West
srn Scenes l.. T. Vogt, T. f. Colburn, J. Austin
Sperry, j. 4. s. Rochester, Thomas c. Atkinson, DR.
J. w Geyer, Mrs. Lydia Jane Pierson, Mrs Amelia
b. Welby, Miss Esther Wetherad, The Author OF
90 The Two Christmases,n David Hoffman Esq, n
c. Brooks, AM Messrs. @ Barbour, f. G. Squier,
S. f. Glenn, George Yellot, NJ. $. Loyett, L. Tudor
Horton g The Milford Bard" The Author of " The
Deserted Husband, +" John Smith of Jno, :" The Au-
thor of Dr.'s MSS"
In the line Of critical notices of books, a de-
cded 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 Will
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 more expensive price
of monthly magazines, the proprietor has determined
to publish the work at the extremely low price
charged for its palmer and unustrated predecessor
The price will therefore be 81 so per year for
gle copy--fve copies for So co. This is giving about
four pages for cent
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may know how to regulate our issues.
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extremely anxious are to extend the usefulness
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