The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-10
PROSPECTUS OF THE TWELFTH VOLUME
THE
BALTIMORE
SATU RDAY VISITER,

BALTIMORE
Il SATU 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 was issued
on the 18th of January, ls42. To those who have
found this paper welcome Visitor for eleven years
1t is unnecessary to describe IT, For the benefit Of
others, we may just hint, that il is LARGE Eiu
/ lily .N'EWSP.fPER, 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
1t contains Foreign and Home Correspondence, Is
says, Poetry Tales, &C., Sc, 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 will be found in its pages.
The following are among the contributors TO the
"VISITER,n
CONTRIBUTORS.
Rev. f. Y. Reese Rev. Leander Kerr, Prof J, r..
W Dunbar, Prof Edward Foreman, Prof Chapin A,
Harris, Dr. {. c. Cox, DIR. James Hamilton DR. John
Fonerden, Messrs. M. Topham Evans, T. s. Arthur,
author of The Subordinate" w. II. Carpenter, J,
b. Jones, author Of western Scenes L. L. Voigt,
=. + Colburn, j. Austin Sperry, j. Z. $. Rochester,
Thomas c. Atkinson, Dr. J. w. Geyer, Mrs Lydia
| Wetherad, Author of " The Two Chrstmases" Da-
| vid Hoffman, Esq, n C. Brooks, AM, Messrs. q.
Barbour +. c. Squer S. F. Glenn, NJ. s. Loyett, T..
Tudor Horton, George Yeot, Esq, Milford Bard, F."
| Author of 90 The Deserted Husband" John Smith of
Jno., . Author of A Doctors MSS, &c., &c
Besides articles from regular Contributors, the Pub
Usher will be prepared to give re-publcations Of the
choicest tales &c. from the popular foreign maya
zines, as they arrive monthly. We are determined
to render the sViser the most useful paper in the
| O re
tion of every thing like the poisonous trash of
the mammoth sheets 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 not harm
In order to render the "Vister' appropriate for
natives of Baltimore, and others desiring to take
paper containing the city news we shall constantly
keep eye to news about town. and shall do what
/ the daily prints cannot accomplish, viz: give full
record Of all hymenial and obituary news
PREMIUMS.
Anxious to extend their usefulness, by the extern
sion of the circulation far beyond the usual circula
ton of such papers, the publisher offers the following
enticng premiums (Such cannot be transmitted
| by Mail will be sent in such way the claimants
may direct) We will send for So, postage paid one
copy Of the paper and one Of the Phoenix and Bud
GET, Ga monthly magazine containing the most pleas
ing and useful contents of the ''Visiter' ncing
with the number for lS4l The regular price of this
monthly is 81 so.
paper, and too of 'Tales from Shakespeare" by the
late Charles Lamb-a prose work beautifully Illus
trated with eight fine engravings. This book would
cost 81 SO in country stores
Five dollars will claim two copies of the paper
one of that nestimable female treasure, Burnap's
Lectures on the Spheres and Duties of Women
and one also, of the Widow Morrison y by the al-
thor of the " Subordinate" whom all old readers of
the Visiter remember with pleasure. This is rare
chance to get books-ay, and good Jor almost
nothing
Ten dollars will procure five copies of the paper,
and copy Of the whole of g Josephus in one vo-
hume, neatly and strongly bound, and illustrated with
number of wood engravings. capital chance to
get standard work for nothing, which would cost in
the country 81 so.
Ten dollars will secure still farer and more nii-
merously illustrated copy of Josephus (he country
price Of which would be SO 500 and four copies of the
Vister-or copy of the palmer edition, and one
Of 'fTales from Shakespeare" along with the four
copies of the paper.
h5p Read the above over again, and make your
own calculations
LIBERAL AND BEAUTIFUL PRESENTS.
We will send, as directed, very neat and substan-
tal Family Bible, illustrated with twenty wood en-
cravings present. to any Postmaster other per-
son, who will send us seven names, and the regular
advanced price. This Bible could not be bought for
less than So in country store will give copy
Of the "Spheres and Duties Of Women" along with
the handsomest morocco-bound glt-edged, and orna-
more-such an one as would bring SO so in the
country.
For five names and $40, we will forward copy of
the above Pocket Bible, with plates-a 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 finest
copies of the Family Bible, published in Baltimore
one neatly bound in gilt-caf and fancy-edged and
embellished 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 paror orna-
ment; and it would require more than the amount
sent US to buy from the individual fortunate enough
to get it,
SWEEPSTAKES
For $50 note on any Baltimore Bank Cor its equi-
valent in other money! we will send one copy Of
" Widow Morrison'--one of Tales from Shak-
speare"-the best copy of @ osephus'-one copy of
"Wid Western Scenesr--one of " Burnap's Lee
tures'-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 Vsiters (25) besides Who, now, wants
to get whole library for nothing Delays are dan
gerous, remember!
~ Address Publisher Of the Visiier, at No q
North Gay street. or at No. IA Market street, Balt-
more Postage paid in all cases.
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