The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-01-18

DROsPECTUS OF A NEW AND VERY
4 CHEAP MAGAZINE.
ON the iirst day of April was commenced now
Magazine, 10 fake The place % the ma and bUdSt
under the title Of the
BALTIMORE MONTHLY NISITER
Il is issued with far neater cover, on good paper
and type and is composed of closely printed matter,
amounting TO nearly four hundred pages per volume
Each number will be accompanied by very me
wood cut, illustrating the natural history ana 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 new
feature and, il is hoped, will render the MONTHLY
VIsITER a peculiarly welcome guest on every farm
ers table The first number is likewise embeliished
with AN engraving, representing Shakspeares RAINING
the Shrew illustrated by story from the pen OF the
late Charles Lamb, one 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 Visitor, may be inferred from the following
list of contributors 10 which other distinguished names
will be, from time to time, added. To instruct and
TO amuse will be our aim.
Cor,tributors.-Rev. f. Y. Reese, Rev Leander
Kerr, Professor J. X. w. Dunbar Professor Edward
Foreman Professor Chaplin A, Harris, DR.. c. c, Cox,
DIR. James Hamilton, DIR. John Fonerden Messrs NJ
Topham Evans, Il. S. Arthur, author Of the Subordi-
nate, w. II. Carpenter J. b. Jones' author of West
Speny, J. Il. s. Rochester, Thomas c. Atkinson, DR.
j. w. Geyer, Mrs. Lydia Jane Pierson, Mrs. Amelia
b. Welby Miss Esther Wetherald The Author of
" The Two Christmases,n David Hoffman, Esq, n
C. Brooks, AM, Messrs. q. Barbour, +. C. Squer
S. +. Glenn, George Yellot NJ. S. Lovett, +. Tudor
Horton, @ The Milford Bard" The Author Of 90 The
Deserted Husband, 4" " John Smith of Jno ;" The Au-
thor Of +" A Dr.s MSS.n
In the line of critical notices Of new books, de-
cided 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-
vokngly, 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 al the extremely low price
charged for its palmer and unusrated predecessor,
The price will therefore be 81 so per year for sim
gle copy-ive copies for IS CO. This is giving about
four pages for one cent!
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The trade will be served at very liberal rates -
extremely anxious to extend the usefulness
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er, No q North Gay street, Baltimore Md
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