The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-06
or NEW AND VERY
L CHEAP MAGAZINE
On the first day Of April, was commenced new
Magazine, 10 take the place Of the mia and Budget
under the title OF the
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under the title OF the
BALTIMORE MONTHLY VISITER
Ii is issued with far neater cover, good paper
and type, and is composed Of closely printed matter
amounting TO nearly four hundred pages per volume.
Each plumber VIII 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
peculiarities Of every month This will be a new
feature and, IL is hoped, will render the MONTHLY
NIsIrER a peculiarly welcome guest every farm
er's table. The first number is likewise embellished
with engraving, representing Shakspeares Tanning
the Shrew illustrated by a story from the pen of the
late Charles Lamb, of the most popular authors
England has ever boosted This plate, and the illus
tratons of the months, have never appeared ia any
other magazine.
The quality Of the reading matter Of the Baltimore
Monthly Nlsiter may be inferred from the following
list OF contributors To which other distinguished names
viii be, from time to time, added To instruct and
TO amuse will be aim
Contibaors,-Rev. Il. Y. Reese, Rev, Leander
Kerr, Professor }. X, w. Dunbar Professor Edward
Foreman Professor Chaplin A. Harris DIR. G. c. Cox
DR. James Hamilton, DR.. John Fonerden, Messrs. NJ
Topham Evans Il. s. Arthur, author OF the Subord-
nate w. II. Carpenter, J. b. Jones, author of West
ern Scenes, l.. 4. Voigt T. +. Colburn, J. Austin
Sperry, J. T.. s. Rochester, Thomas C. Atkinson, DR.
J. w. Geyer, Mrs. Lydia Jane PiersoD, Mrs. Amelia
b. Welby Miss Esther Wetherald, The Author OF
g The Two Christmases,' David Hoffman, Esq, n
c. Brooks, AM, Messrs. q Barbour, L. c. Squier,
$. +. Glenn, George Yellot, NJ. $. Lovett T.. Tudor
Horton, " The Milford Bard,' The Author Of :" The
Deserted Husband /" " John Smith of Jno >" The Au-
thor of A Dr.'s MSS.n
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the Phenix and Budget'-and in the way Of storie,
an important reform has been adopted, which vii
abolish the plan Of giving long novels continued, pro
yokingly, from number TO number
In order to place the work in the hands Of such a.
may not feel willing to pay the expensive price
Of monthly magazines, the proprietor has determined
to publish the work at the extremely low price
charged for its palmer and uilustrated predecesor
The price will therefore be 81 so per year for sin
gle copy--fvc copies for S. 90. This rs giving about
four pages for one cent
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may know how to regulate issues.
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extremely anxious to extend the uselulncs,
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