Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1846-08-21
THE TALISMAN,
AND ILLUSTRATED ODD FELLOWS MAGAzIN

AND ILLUSTRATED ODU FELLOWo MAGAElNE.
The undersigned proposes to publish hereafter in
the city OF Philadelphia, new literary and mscel-
!anes periodical under the above title to be devoted
to the sublime and hallowed principles Of the Inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows. The want of an
organ at this point has long been felt by the numer-
Gus body to whose highest interests the publication
will be faithfully devoted The blessed principles
of our order which are the cardinal virtues of the
christian leligion-wil be advocated with unfalter-
ing fidelity and zeal The social and friendly re!a-
tons which exist, demand at our hands correspon-
ding duties and obligations; they constantly call
upon us to exercise benevolenCe and charity-tem-
perance and fdeIity-triendship love and truth
These distinguished virtues and excellences, it will
be the primary bect Of the proposed publication to
nculcate upon the minds and hearts of its readers
In its pages the Order will ever find their great OBJ
ects and interests faithfully advocated and jealous
y supported. While its conductor will most care
fully abstain from all those subjects which produce
angry and neutrality-suspicious., he will ever be found
ready to defend the institution to which it is his
pleasure and privilege to belong, from all the unjust
attacks OF its 0pposers; this will ever be done in
the spirit OF kindness and charity.
The Odd Fellows Magazine will contain a great
variety of interesting and useful matter, such as
moral tales, poetry, essays, &c,; and it will endeav-
or to disseminate the true principles of Odd Fellow
ship with energy and Zea no 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 abest pens in the
country, and numerous others have given us leave
to hope that our pages will be emhellished and a.
dorned with the productions Of their gifted minds
The conductor will endeavor to make 1t all its most
sanguine friends could possibly desire.
The Indipa will ever. we trust find il a VI
companion in the parlor or boudoir. No article will
ever find place in its pages which can tend, in
the remotest degree, 10 raise blush upon the cheek
of the most fastidious.
| 1t will be published monthly, on fine white pa
per, with entire new type. 1t will be embelished
with engravings and beautiful illustrations of inn
poitant places and events both in ancient and mod.
ern history and will be afforded to subscribers at the
unusually low price of one dollar per annum pay
able in advance. 1t will contain an equal amount
of matter to other similar periodicals, and al Onig
! half their price. The members of the Order are
very earnestly and respectfully requested to use
their best exertons to obtain subscribers in their re-
spective neighborhoods and Lodges.
! There will be two volumes of the work publish.
ed each year; six months to the volume.
| Those who forward foe dollars shall receive elev
en- copies Of Volume |. for the first six months; Ten
dollars, twenty-three volumes; and for itceniy dol
lars, fifty copies of the first volume will be forwar
ded-reducing the price to forty cents.
Those who prefer it can subscribe for both vol
umes for the year, by forwarding double the amour
stated above. The price is unexampled in the his
tory of literary publications.
All letters to be directed to the editor, Phladel
pha. Office at the new book store of the Crane
Secretary. Odd Fellows Hall, North Sixth Street
and at No. l13 Chestnut Street.
THEOPHILUS FISK.
Philadelphia, July, 1886.