The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-17
6RosPECTUs or A NEW AND VERY
curAp MAC ZINE

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On ne first day Of April, was commenced new
Magazine 10 take the place Of the MIR aud Budgei
under the title Of the
BALTIMORE MONTHLY VISITER
II is issued with far neater 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 very hn.
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
peculiarities Of every month. This will be a new
feature, and, il is hoped, will render the MONTH";
VIsITER a peculiarly welcome guest on every farm
er's table The first number Is likewise embeshed
with an engraving representing Shakspeare's Tanning
the Shrew illustrated by story from the pen Of HE
late Charles Lamb, of the mott popular authors
England has ever boasted This plate, and the illus
trations of the months, have never appeared IN
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
will be, from time TO time, added. To instruct and
10 amlse will be aim.
Coniributors-Rev. T.. Y. Reese, Rev. Leander
Kerr, Professor J. r. w. Dunbar, Professor Edward
Foreman, Professor Chaplin A. Harris, DR.. c. c Cox,
DIR. James Hamilton, DIR. John Fonerden, Messrs. NJ
Topham Evans, T. s. Arthur, author Of the subord-
nate, w. H. Carpenter J. b. Jones, author Of West
Scenes, l.. T. Voigt, T. F. Colburn, j. Austin
Sperry, j. r. ,. Rochester, Ihomas u Atkihson, Ut
J. w. Geyer, Mrs. Lydia Jane Pierson, Mrs Amelia
b. Welby, Miss Esther WetberaId, The Author Of
THE Two Chrstmases," David Hoffman, Esq
c. Brooks, M, Messrs. G. Barbour T. c. Squler
s. +. Glenn, George Yellot, NJ s. Loveu, L. 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 Budget'-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.
In order to place the work in the hands of such a.
may not feel willing to pay the expensive prices
Of monthly magazines, the proprietor has determined
to publish the work at the extremely low pric,
charged for its palmer and unustrated predecesso
The price will therefore be 81 SO per year for sin
gle copy-fve copies for IS CO. This is giving about
four pages for one cent
1t is desirable to receive orders al once, that We
may know how to regulate our issues
The trade will be served at very liberal rates
extremely anxious to extend the usefulness
of the work widely possible.
Address, postage paid, {" The Proprietor of the
Monthly Viser," at the Office Of the Saturday Visit
err, No. q North Gay street. Baltimore, Md.
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