The daily union., 1846-05-02

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DRosPECTUs ofthe TaIisman and Odd
l. Fellows Magazine.-The undersigned pro-
poses TO publish IN the city Of Washington a new
literary and miscellaneous periodical under the
above title, 10 be devoted to the sublime and hsllow-
ed principles OF the Independents Order Of Odd Fell
lows. The want Of an organ al this great central
Polnt-ths heart OF mighty empire-has long
been felt by the numerous body 10 whose highest in
terests the publication will be faithfully devoted.
The blessed principles Of our order-which are the
cardinal virtues Of the Christian rsligon-will be
advocated with unfaltering fidelity and zeal. The
social and friendly relations which exist, demand
at our hands corresponding duties and obligations;
they constantly Call upon ns 10 exercise beneyolence
and charity, temperance and fidelity, FRIEspsHIP,
LOVE, and TRUTH These distinguishing virtues and
excellencles II will be the primary object Of the pro-
posed publication 70 nculcate upon the minds and
hearts OF It's readers. In its pages the order will
ever ind their great objects and interests faithfully
| advocated and zealously supported. While its con-
ductOr will most carefully abstain from all those
subjects which produce angry and violent disputs.
uons, he will ever be found ready defend the in
sttuon to which Il is his pleasure and privilege TO
belong from oil the unjust attacks Of its opposers.
This will ever be done IN the spirit Of kindness and
charity.
The Odd Fellows Magazine will contain great
| yanety Of interesting and useful MATER, such az
moral tales poetry, essays, &c; and will endeayor
TO disseminate the true principles Of Odd Fellow
ship with energy and zeal; pains or expense will
be spared to make 1t worthy OF the patronage, not
only OF the members Of the order but Of the read
/ ing public generally. Contributions have already
/ been secured from many Of the ablest pens in the
country, and numerous others have given us leave to
hope that our pages will be embelshed and adorned
with the productions Of their gifted minds. The
conductor will endeayor TO make Il all its most san
guine friends could possibly desire
The ladies will ever, we trust, find il a welcome
companion in the parlor or boudoir. No article will
ever find place in its pages which can tend, in the
remotest degree, to raise blush upon the check Of
| the most fastidious. '# #Han ...
IL will be published semi-monthly, on fine white
paper, with new type; each number win contain
covers, making hundred and sixty-eight pages
the volume 1t viii be afforded to subscribers at
/ the unusually low price Of one dollar per annum,
payable in advance. IL will contain one-fourth
more matter than other similar periodicals., and oi
| only half their price. The first number was issued
yesterday, May l., 1886. The members of the
order very earnestly and respectfully request
cd to use their best exertons to obtain subscribers
in their respective neighborhoods and lodges.
| THEOPHILUS FISK
| Washington, ID. Co. May 2, 1886.
| N. B. Those who forward ten dollars shall re-
ceiye eleven copies for year, for twenty dollars
twenty three copies will be sent; and for forty dol
lars, fifty copies will be forwarded for twelve
months; reducing the price to eighty cents per an
mum, for volume Of nearly eight hundred pages Of
choice literary matter. ...
| nS Editors who may be friendly to the objects
contemplated by the above, will confer favor by
copying the prospectus into their columns.
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