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PROSPECTUS OF THE TWELFTH VOLUME
BALTIMORE
SA TU RDAY VISITER.

| BALIlMOKE
SA TU RDAY VISITER,
A weekly family newspaper of large size, published
every Saturday morning in Baltimore, Maryland
at ~ per annum, in advance.
| J. EVANS SNODGRASS, Editor.
The "Visiter" is the only literary family paper
published in the State of Maryland, and enjoys
wider circulation than any other paper IN Baltimore
| The first number of the twelfth volume issued
| on the 18th OF January, 1912. To those who have
found this paper welcome Visitor for eleven years
It is unnecessary to describe it. For the benefit OF
others, We may Just hint, that ii is a LARGE Fam
lily NEWSPAPER, devoted TO Morals, Science
Literature, and General Information, including due
quantity Of Agricultural facts, CLEANED from the best
agricultural publications Of this country and Europe
II contains Foreign and Home Correspondence Es-
says, Poetry, Tales, SC. &c. written expressly for
the paper by the pens of some of the most popular
writers IN America The productions Of the ablest
Authors in Europe also, win be found in its pages
The following are among the contributors to the
l"VISITER"
CONTRIBUTORS.
Rev. T. Y Reese, Rev. Leander Kerr, Prof j r.
w Dunbar, Prof Edward Foreman, Prof Chaplin A.,
Harris, Dr. c. G, Cox, DR. James Hamilton, DR. John
Fonerden, Messrs M Topham Evans r. s. Arthur,
author Of The Subordinate" w. II Carpenter, J,
b. Jones, author of g Western Scenes" l.. Il Voigt
Z, T Coburn, J. Austin Sperry, J E s Rochester,
Thomas c. Atkinson, DR.. J. w Geyer Mrs. Lydia
Jane Person, Mrs. Amelia B. Weby, Miss Esther
Wetherald Author Of The Two Christmases . Da-
vd Hoffman, Esq, N. G. Brooks, AM, Messrs. G
Barbour, E. c, Squier, S. f. Glenn, M s Lovett, F.
Tudor Horton, George Yellot, Esq, Milford Bard"
Author of " The Deserted Husband" John Smith Of
Jno., Author of g A Doctors MSS, !" Sc, SC.
Besides articles from regular Contributors the Pub
Usher will be prepared to give re-pubcatons Of the
choicest tales, &C., from the popular foreign maya
zines, as they arrive monthly We are determined
to render the Vsitern the most useful paper i'm the
q " wi he re nuhl ica
ton of every thing like the poisonous trash of
the mammoth sheets are forced to print, merely to fill
up in time. Such matter is untitled for the family
circle, and, therefore, has no business in family paper
Our aim is to do good, moi harm
In order to render the MISTER" appropriate for
natives of Baltimore and Others desiring to take
paper containing the city news, we shall constantly
keep eye to g news about town" and shall do what
the daily prints cannot accomplish, viz give full
record of all hymenal and obituary news.
PREMIUMS.
Anxious to extend their usefulness, by the extern
sion OF the circulation far beyond the usual circua-
ton of such papers, the publisher offers the following
ehhctne premiums Such as cannot be transmitted
by Mail will be sent in such way the claimants
may direct) We viii send, for So, postage paid, one
copy OF the paper and one of the "Ph9nX and Bud
GET Ga monthly magazine containing the most pleas
ing and useful contents of the "Niser,' ~ commencing
with the number for ls4l The regular price of this
monthly is 81 so,
Five dollars will likewise secure itco copies of the
paper and i,co of Tales from Shakespeare /" by the
late Charles Lamb-a prose work beautifully Illus
trated with eight fine engrayngs. This book would
cost 81 30 in country stores.
Five dollars will claim two copies of the paper
one of that nestimabe female treasure, Burnaps
/" Lectures on the Spheres and Duties of Women "
and one, also, Of the " Widow Morrison" BY the au-
thor of the Subordinate" whom all old readers of
the Visiter remember with pleasure. This is rare
chance to get books-ay, and good ones-tor almost
nothing
Ten dollars will procure five copies Of the paper
and copy Of the whole of osephus" in one vo-
ume neatly and strongly bound and illustrated with
a number OF wood engrayngs. capital chance to
get standard work for nothing which would cost in
the country 81 80.
nree Of which Would be 81 s la1eF AND more nj
Viser-or one copy Of the palmer edition, and one
of " Tales from Shakespeare" along with the four
copies Of the paper
= Read the above over again, and make your
own calculations.
LIBERAL AND BEAUTIFUL PRESENTS.
We will send as directed, very neat and substan-
tial Family Bible, illustrated with twenty wood en-
Cravings as present to any Postmaster or other per
SON who will send us seven names, and the regular
advanced price This Bible could not be bought Tor
less than IS in country store or we will give acopy
Of the Spheres and Duties Of Women, along with
the handsomes morocco-bound, glt-edged, and orna-
mented Pocket Bible that can be produced IN Balti-
more--such one as would Drllg % ~ III We
country. :
For five names and $40, we will forward a copy OF
the above Pocket Bible, with plaes-a rare opportu-
nifty to get lovely present
HERE COME THE PRIZES.
ANY body that will send us fifteen names and the
money! shall have the choice OF two OF the hnest
copies Of the Family Bible, published in Baltimore
one neatly bound in gilt-calf and fancy-edged, and
embeshed with twenty -four steel engravings--and
the other illustrated with copper-pate engravings
with gilt edges and back and sides, richly ornament
ed with gold 1t would make splendid parlor orna-
ment: and it would require more than the amount
sent US to buy it from the individual fortunate enough
| to get it
| tra SWEEPSTAKES!
For $50 note on any Baltimore Bank, Cor its equl-
| yalent in other money! will send one copy OF
Widow Morrisonn--one of 'Tales from Shak-
spearen--the best copy Of &c Josephusn-one copy OF
vivid Western Scenes'-one of Burnap's Lee
turesn-one copy of the beautiful Pocket Bible,
named-and will crown the whole with the choice
OF the splendid Family Bibles sending the proper
number of Visitors (25) besides Who, now, wants
to get a whole library for nothing Delays are dan
gerous remember
az Address Publisher Of The Visiter, at No Y
North Gay street at No IA Market street, Baltl
more Postage paid in all cases
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