The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-11
FIRST WASHINGTON HAaAzINE.
Some Extracts Frona, ana the His
tory of, Forgotten Periodical.

Some Extracts From, and the His
tory of, a Forgotten Periodical.
Scattered among some miscellaneous
pamphlets and couple Of separates" are
all possessed by the Library of Congress
of the first Washington monthly. which
commenced publication October, 1891, and
ended January, 1902, after eight numbers
had been issued. The title OF this spas
modic attempt is THE National Maya
zine; or, Cabinet of the United States,
published by the Washington Printing and
publishing Company Edited by Richard
Densmore; James Lyon, manager" the
manager. James Lyon, edited another fail
ure n Richmond. Va, in 1888, a monthly
with a title somewhat different: National
Magazine; OF, A Political, Historical,
photographed, and Literary Repository
One volume OF 3S7 pages and part OF
second volume seem to have ended this
monthly, when It was transferred to Wash
ington with the small success above men
toned.
The most important articles in this mag
azine are the complete .-Faledictory Adj
by George Washington. on his DecIensiop
Of a Reelection 10 the Presidency, and
The Plan for Establishing the Society or
Order of the Cincinnati" The old maya
zines, and this enc especially are flied
with elegaEI extracts IN prose and verse.
but the local Information we now so much
prize Is notieeably absent.
On the cover OF No. OF the Washing
toa National Magazine" for November 10.
1891. is the Constitution of ths Washing
ton Printing and Bookseiling Company.
Established for the Purpose Of Printing
aad Sailing Books in Washington" This
company, 1 believe published only few
books. The most interesting portions of
the magazines are the covers-title pages
seem lacking OF especial Interest at this
time is notice which reads as follows:
PROPOSALS BY NICHOLAS KING-For publish
irC b. subscription two views III the city OF
ws=4.iRg1on One q chem to include the Pres
ieents house and executive Offices the otner the
E3Pt.el. as they were in the spring OF the year
1891 TesIDs- Tie size q the plates to he Il
inchus fJ ~ inches, and executed ~ superior
style a engraving The prints VIII be delivered
TO the subscribers At dollars the pair 10 dol
lars the Sair in git frames. The money TO be
paid On the delivery u the prints
Whether these prints" were ever pub
lished / am unable TO say. In my List OF
Maps and Views Of Washington" recently
published are several maps by Robert
King, but prints are described by Mich
Olas King
The most extensive article In this rare
/ Washington magazine og 1851 is a poem in
many pages entitled The Nurse Trans
lated from the Italian of Luige Tanselio,
by William Roscoe In the first number
is published Thomas Jefferson's proclama-
/ tion for regulation OF materials and man
ner Of buildings and improvements on the
lots in the city of Washington" and the
/ same number contains a tabulafed state
/ ment of the free white males of Wash
ington, TO the number of 3,si0. and
Georgetown with the addition OF free
white females to che number of 2,993-
The editor prefaces this table with the
following prophecy: las there is every
reason to expect the rapidly increasing
population CT Washington County, District
OF Columbia, VIII be interesting to the fu-
ture historian and politician, we subjoiI
the census Of the inhabitants, which was
taken in the spring OF the year 1891
The same interesting cover referred tC
above has an announcement OF an auction
by Amsriah Frost. to wit:
s.To BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTIoN-on tees
cay. til fTsi dzy Of December next, at Il
o'eiock A NJ az Stiles tavern in the city O
NJ. l., IN square GA fronting q feet inches
t adieinine TIE south wall of the building lately
I erected by General Washington, near the Capitol
/ and pleasantly situated"
| The table showing the number @
| houses in the city, made November. 1891
/ is too interesting not - republish com
! Piete.
The 5nIIoViag enumeration &c inscrt. not onl,
J As iutereytiag TO present curiosity, bot as IN
portznt 20 the future statistical historiasi Of ia
/ metropolis Of the United States An ensunera
tien Of the houses in the city OF Washington
| made November, 1901: 4'