The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-06-08
DRosPEcTUs OF A NEW AND VERY
CHEAP MAGAZINE

On the first day Of April, was commenced new
Magazine 10 take The place Of the IN MIR and Budget
under the title Of the
BALTIMORE MONTHLY VlSiTER
Il is issued with far heater cover, good paper
and type, and is composed OF closely printed matter
amounting 10 nearly four hundred pages per volume
Each number will he accompanied by very fDs
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
peeuliariles OF every month. This will be a new
feature, and, il is hoped, will render the MoSTmY
VisIrEa peculiarly welcome guest on every farm
ers table. The first number Is likewise embelished
with AN engraving, representing Sbakspeares Tanning
the Shrew illustrated by story from the pen Of lie
late Charles Lamb, of the most popular author,
England has ever boasted This plate, and the l,
rations of the months, have never appeared IN any
other magazine.
The quality of the reading Of the Baltimore
Monthly visiter, may be inferred from the following
list of contributors 10 which other distinguished names
will be, from time TO time, added. To instruct and
10 will be our aim.
Coniribtiors.--Rey. +. Y Reese Rev Ieahdcr
Kerr, Professor J. r. w. Dunbar, Professor Edward
Foreman, Professor Chaplin A. Harris, DIR, c, Cox
DIR. James Hamilton, DIR. John Fonerden, Mes,r. N
Topham Evans, Il. =. Arthur, author oil the Suborl.
nate, w. III. Carpenter, J. b. Jones, author Of West,
ern Scenes, l.. T. Voigt, l.. +. Colburn, J Austin
Sperry, j. L. s. Rochester, Thomas G. Atkinson DR.
j. w. Geyer, Mrs. Lydia Jane Pierson, Mr.. Amelia
b. Welby, Miss Esther Wetherald, The Author Of
" The Two Christmases," David Hoffman, ESQUIRE.
Messrs. q. Barbour, T.. G. Squier, $. + Glenn
George Yeot M. S. Lovett, L. Tudor Horton
Z" The Milford Bard" The Author Of "The Desers
ed Husband" John Smith of Jno.," The Author Of
4" A Dr.'s MSS"
In the line of critical notices Of new books a &c.
caed improvement has been made upon the plan Of
the +" Phenx and Budget"--and in the way of stories
an important reform has been adopted, which viii
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 q,
may not feel willing to pay the more expensive prices
of monthly magazines the proprietor has determined
TO publish the work at the extremely low price
charged for its palmer and unlustrated predecessor
The price will therefore be 81 so per year for sn-
gle copy-fye copies for SIS co. This is giving about
four pages for one cent
1t is desirable to receive orders at once that we
may know how to regulate our issues.
The trade will be served at very liberal rates
extremely anxious to extend the uscfulnt,,
of the work as widely possible.
Address, postage paid, "The Proprietor Of tho
Monthly Visiter, at the Office of the SATURDAY Visit
er, No q North Gay street, Baltimore, Nd
- Copying the above will entitlc TO cordial *