The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-04-25

OF a NEW AMI VERY
i CHEAP MAGAZINE.
On the first day Of April, was commenced new
Magazine, % lake hs piaes " de s. fhpi1 a'd Budget
under the title of the
BALTIMORE MONTHLY yISITER
II is issued with far neater cover, good paper
and type and is composed OF closely printed matter
amounting 10 nearly -four hundred pages per volume
Each puInber will be accompanied by very hGs
wood cut illustrating ia. natural history aud Gus
toms Of the month for which each number Is intend
ed u Each design will be accompanied by both prose
aud poetic sketches not only Of The general features
and holiday CUSTOMS but likewise d ii1s agricultural
Irregularities Of every month. This will be new
feature, aud, lis hoped, viii render the MoSTHlr
VIsITER peculiarly welcome guest on every farm
er's table The Lrst number is likewise embellished
with an engraving, representing Shakespeare Tanning
he Slrew 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
tratons of the months, have never appeared IN any
other magazine.
The quality Of the reading matter Of the Baltimore
Monthly Vister may be inferred from the following
list Of contributors to which other distinguished names
WILDE, from time 10 time, added. To instruct and
To aInuse will be our aim. y ,...p
Cont,ibulors.-Rev. T.. y Reese, Rev LeaHdcr
Kerr Professor J. X. w. Dunbar, Professor Edward
Foreman Professor Chaplin A. Harris, DIR, c. {. Cox
DIR. James Hamilton, DIR. John Fonerden Aessrs. NJ
Topham Evans, L. S. Arthur author Oh the Subord
nate, w. ii. Carpenter, J. h. Jones, author OF West
ern Scenes, IL. I. Vogt f. f. Colburn, j. Austin
Sperry, j. y. S. Rochester, Thomas G. Atkinson, DR.
J. w. Geyer, Mrs. Lydia Jane Pierson, Mrs. Amelia
b. Welby Miss Esther Wetherald, The Author Of
1.-The Two Chris,mases," David Hoffman, Esq,
c, Brooks, AM Messrs. G. Barbour, 4. c. Squcr
S. f. Glenn, George Yellot, M. S. Lovett, f. Tudor
Horton, "Thel Milford Bard" The Author Of "The
Deserted Husband, !" g John Smith of Jno. ~ The Au
thor of A Dr.'s MSS" 1i
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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 unustrated predecessor
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