The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-08
PROSPECTUS OF THE TWELFTH VOLUME
OF THE
BALTIMORE
SATURDAY VISITER,

SATURDAY VISITER,
A weekly family newspaper Of large size, published
every Saturday morning in Baltimore, Maryland
at 81 per annum in advance.
j. EVANS SNODGRASS, Editor
The Vsiter" is the only literary family paper
published in the State of Maryland, and enjoys a
wider circulation than any other paper III Baltimore
The first number of the twelfth volume issued
on the 18th of January, 1912, To those who have
found this paper welcome Visiter for eleven years
is unnecessary TO describe il. For the beneh OF
others, may just hint, that it is L.lRGE 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, Is
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 abesl
Authors in Europe also, will be found in its pages.
The following among the contributors to the
"VISITERn
CONTRIBUTORS.
Rev Il. Y. Reese, Rev Leander Kerr, Prof ] r.
w. Dunbar, Prof Edward Foreman, Prof Chaplin A.
Harris, DR.. G. G. Cox, DIR. James Hamilton, DR. John
Fonerden, Messrs. Nj. Topham Evans, 7. $. Arthur
author Of g The Subordinate, ~ W. H. Carpenter, j.
b. Jones' author of 4" Western Scenes l.. L. Volgt
+. +. Colburn, j. Austin Sperry J. f. $. Rochester,
Thomas G.. Atkinson, DIR. }. w. Geyer, Mrs. Lydia
Jane Pierson, Mrs Amelia b. Welby, Miss Esther
Wetherald, Author Of g The Two Christmases," Da-
vid Hoffman, Esq, n. C.. Brooks, AM, Messrs. q
Barbour, f. c. Squer, S. F. Glenn, NJ S. Lovett, f.
Tudor Horton, George Yellot Esq, Milford Bard, y
Author of g The Deserted Husband John Smith of
Jno Author of' Doctors MSS, SC, sc,
Besides articles from regular Contributors the Pub
Usher will be prepared to give re-publications OF the
choicest tales Sc, from the popular foreign maya
zines, as they arrive monthly We are determined
to render the Vster' the most useful paper in the
country To this end, will avoid the re-pubica-
ton of every thing like the poisonous trash some 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
Our aim is to do good, not harm
In order to render the ''Visitern appropriate for
natives of Baltimore, and Others desiring to take
paper containing the city news, shall constantly
keep an eve to 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 circula
ton of such papers the publisher offers the following
enticing premiums tSuch cannot be transmitted
by Mail will be sent in such way as the claimants
may drect) We will send, for 50, postage paid,
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 'Nisiter, commencing
with the number for lS4l. The regular price of this
monthly is 81 80.
paper, and tro of Tales from Shakespeare" by the
late Charles Lamb--a prose work beautifully illus
trated with eight fine engrayings. This book would
cost 81 80 IN country stores
Five dollars will claim two copies of the paper
one of that inestimable 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 Nisiter 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 one copy of the whole of Josephus" in one
ume neatly and strongly bound and illustrated with
a number of wood engrayings. capital chance to
get standard work for nothing, which would cost in
the country 81 30.
Ten dollars will secure still iairer and more nu-
merously illustrated copy of Josephus the country
price Of which would be 50 80, and four copies of the
Visiter-or copy of the palmer edition, and one
of Tales from Shakespeare along with the four
copies of the paper
H. 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, or 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 or we will give copy
Of the Spheres and Duties of Women along with
the handsomest morocco-bound gilt-edged, and orna
mented Pocket Bible, that can be produced in Bai-
more-such an one as would bring 50 80 in the
country
For five names and SO, 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 haye the choice of two of the finest
copies of the Family Bible, published in Baltimore
one neatly bound in gilt-caf and iancy-edged, and
embellished with twenty-four steel engrayngs-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
SWEEPSTAKES
For $50 note on any Baltimore Bank, (or its equ-
valent in other money! will send copy Of
"Widow Morrson'-one of " Tales from Shak-
spearen-the best copy of Josephus'--one copy Of
.Wild Western Scenes'-one of 4" 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 Visitors (25) besides. Who now, wants
to get whole library for nothing Delays are dan
gerous remember
IP Address Publisher Of The Visiier, at No. .
North Gay street or al No "a Market street, Balti-
more Postage paid in all cases
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