The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-23
PROSPECTUS OF THE TWELFTH VOLUME
OF THE
BALTIMORE
SAT L KDAY VISITER,

weekly FANNY ne~spape. OF large size, published
every Saturday morning in Baltimore, Maryland,
at 80 per annum, in advance
EVANS SNODGRASS Editor.
The Nlslter' IS the by literary family paper
published in the State of MARYLAND and enjoys a
wider circulation than any other paper IN Baltimore.
The first number of the twelfth volume was issued
or the 9TH of January, 1912. To those who have
found inns paper welcome Visitor for eleven years,
II Is unnecessary To describe IT, For the benefit of
others we may just hint that il is LARGE FAN
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
IL contains Foreign and Home Correspondence, Es-
says, Poetry, Tales, &c, &c. written expressly for
the paper by the pens OF some Of the most popular
writers IN America. The productions of the abest
Authors in Europe also, win be found in its pages.
The following are amony the contributors to the
"VlSlTERn
CONTRIBUTORS.
Rev +, Y. Reese Rev. l'sander Kerr Prof j. r.
w. Dunhnr Prof Edward s'areman, Prof Chaplin A.
Harris, DIR. c. G. Cox DR.. st9es Hamilton DR.. John
Fonerden, Messrs. VI. Topham Evans, T. 9. Arthur
author of The Subordinate" w. II. Carpenter J.
b Jones, author of western Scenes L. T. Vogt,
r. +. Colburn J. Austin Sperry, j. E. s. Rochester,
Thomas G. Atkinson, DIR. J. w Geyer, Mrs. Lydia
Jane Person. Mrs. Amelia u, Welby, Miss Esther
Wetherald, Author of 50 ThSTwo Christmases,' Da-
yid Hoffman, Esq, N. c. Brooks, AN, Aessrs @.
Barbour, f. c. Squier, s. F. Glenn, NJ. S. Lovett, T..
Tudor Horton George Yellot, Esq, Milford Bard y
Author of The Deserted Husband" John Smith of
Jno.," Author of GA Doctors MSS, y Sc, sc.
Besides articles from regular Contributors, the Pub
Usher will be prepared TO give re-pubcatons of the
choicest tales, Sc, from he popular foreign maya
to render the Visiter'' utmost useful paper in the
country To This end, will avoid the re-publica-
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, not harm
In order TO render the "Nisiter' appropriate for
natives of Baltimore, and others desiring to take a
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 a full
record of all hymenia and obituary news
PREMIUMS.
Anxious to extend their usefulness by the extern
sion of the circulation far beyond the usual crcuIa-
ton of such papers the publisher offers the following
eniicing premiums (Snch cannot be tran mitted
by Mail will be sent in such way the claimants
may drect) We will send for 50, postage paid one
copy of the paper and one of the g Phoenix and Bud
get" Ga monthly magazine containing the pleas
ing and useful contents of the 'Nisiter y commencing
with the number for iSll The regular price of this
monthly Is 81 80.
Five dollars will likewise secure tco copies of the
paper and tro of g 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 inestimable female treasure Burnap's
g Lectures the Spheres and Duties of Women, ~
and one, also, of the . Widow Morrison by the au-
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