Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-02-24
THE
y MON M AG AZINE.
OF LITERATURE AND ART,
EDITED BY
MRS. G.. M. KIRKLAND.

EDITED BY
MRS. C. M. KIRKLAND,
e. .futhor of".a .Neao Home,' Forrest Lits," etc.
AND FILLED WITH
Contributions from the most eminent svriters
Of the country
The Second Volume commences with the January
Number, 1913.
At the conclusion of the first halfyear Of tie
Union Magazine, the Publisher feels impelled to
make some acknowledgment of his sense of the ia
vorable reception accorded to it by the public Its
success has certainly been unprecedented; and
while it may be pardonable to ascribe this in part to
the merits of the work 1t must not be denied that
public goodwill and kindness have been abundant
ly demonstrated. i, The press, in all parts of the
country, has given its voice hberally and heartily
in favor of the aspirant
To flag after this, would be dishonorable indeed.
1t is the hope Of the publisher that the courage and
enterprise which belong to SUCCESS will be found ra-
ther to have stimulated than slackened bis exer-
tons If there he talent of suitable kind in the
country, he is determined to make it available to
the Union Magazine in the various departments
He will continue to give superior engravings in
Mezzotint, Line and Wood by H. S. Sadd, Thomas
Doney, M. Osborne, Robert Hnshelwood, w. S.
nal designs by T. H. Matteson, who has the sole
direction of all the designs for the Engravings.
The Literary matter will continue to be under
the exclusive control of the Editor, Mrs. G. M.
Kirkland assisted by corps of contributors who
either established favorites of the reading public
or worthy to become so. Such as Mrs. l.. Maria
Child, l.. H. Sigourney, Frances S. Osgood, E. c.
Embury, f. F. Ellet, C. II. Butler c. NJ Stark,
E. Little, S. H. Whitman, Mary S. B. Dana, and
Jane c. Campbell, Miss c. M. Sedgwick, Hannah
F. Gould, Augusta Browne, Louise o. Hunter,
Martha Russell, Elizabeth Emmett, Elizabeth T.
Herbert; VIM. C. Bryant, Fitz Greene Halleck N
P. Willis, c. F. Hoffman, T. S. Arthur, H: W.
Herbert, H. T. Tuckerman, John Brougham, F. c.
Woodwork, Charles Lannan, w. A. Jones, J. II.
Mancur, John w. Bryant, Orville Dewey, w. Gill
more Simms, Redwood Fisher, VIM. GLAND Bourne,
Caleb Lyon.
The paper wiil be the same quality now used
The FASHIONS will be coored by T. P. Spearing.
There Will be two pages of original Music in each
number.
In the course of as many months will be givera
ac-siles Of the characters used in writing fourteen
different languages, with short translation into.
English similar to the Chinese and Persian Odes in
the November and December numbers of the Nigga
zine, by Caleb Lyon, U. S. Consul to Shanghai,
China which to the curious and intelligent will be
worth at least years subscription to the Magazine.
And every exertion will be made, which literary
bilty, ingenuity of Artists, and adequate capital CAM
do, to make the Union Magazine worthy of the
place already generously granted it in the public
esteem.
The Union Magazine will be published regularly
on the first of each month.
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for the Union Magazine, will please apply to the.
publisher Immediately. All Post Masters are de-,
sired to act as agents for 1.-THE usual discount will
be made to them. Aspecimen number will be sent,
to any one wishing to see it, on application to the
publisher, post paid.