The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-25
PROSPECTUS OF THE TWELFTH VOLUME
BALTIMORE
SATU RDAY VISITER,

! BALTIMORE
SATURDAY VISIT Err,
weekly family newspaper of large size, published
every Saturday morning in Baltimore, Mary
at 81 per annum, in advance
J. EVANS SNODGRASS, Editor.
| The "Visiter'' is the only literary family pape
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 9Th of January, 1912. To those who have
found this paper welcome Vister for eleven years
it is unnecessary to describe it. For the benefit o
others, we may Just hint that ii is LARGE FI.H
| lily NEWSPAPER devoted to Morals Science
Literature and General Information, including du,
quantity of Agricultural facts, CLEANED from the hes
agricultural publications of this country and Europe
| 1t contains Foreign and Home Correspondence, rs
says Poetry, Tales, &c, &c, written expressly io
the paper by the pens of Of the most popular
writers in America. The productions of the abes
! Authors in Europe Also will be found in It's pages
| The following are among the contributors to The
''VISlTER.N
! CONTRIBUTORS.
! Rev. +, Y Reese Rev Leander Kerr, Prof j. r
W. Dunbar, Prof Edward Foreman, Prof Chaplin
Harris, DIR. G. g. Cox, DIR. James Hamilton, DR. join
Fonerden, Messrs. Nj. Topham Evans T. 5. Arthur
author of " The Subordinate w H. Carpenter, J
! b. Jones, author of Western Scenes" l.. r. Noig
+. +. Colbun, j. Austin Sperry, J. +. 5. Rochester
Thomas G. Atkinson, DR.. j. w, Geyer, Mrs. Lydia
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4 Wetherald, Author Of g The Two Christmases,n Da
vid Hoffman, Esq, n C, Brooks, AM, Messrs. G
Barbour, f. c. Squer, S. +. Glenn, NJ $. Lovett, +
Tudor Horton, George Yelot, Esq " Milford Bard, >
! Author of g The Deserted Husband" John Smith OF
| Jno," Author of " A Doctors MSS, &c, &c,
! Besides articles from regular Contributors the Pub
/ Usher win be prepared TO give re-publicatons Of the
4 choicest tales &c from the popular foreign maya
i zines, as they arrive monthly. We are determined
10 render the /" Niser" the most useful paper in the
\ Lig tItar .It,ta
ton of every thing like the poisonous trash OF
the mammoth sheets are forced to print, mere 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 moi harm
I in order to render the s'Vster" appropriate fol
natives Of Baltimore and others desiring to take a
paper containing the city news, shall constantly
keep eye to " news about town. and shall do " hat
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 ercua.
ton Of such papers the publisher offers the follow ing
enticing premiums (Such cannot be transmitted
by Mail viii be sent in such way as the claimants
may direct) We will send for %, postage paid, one
copy Of the paper and one Of the ''Phpnx and Bud
get Ca monthly magazine containing the most tLe4s-
ing and Weti contents Of the Nlster " commencing
with the number forlS41 The regular price Of this
monthly is 81 80.
Five dollars will likewise secure tco copies Of the
paper, and tico of "Tales from Shakespeare" by the
late Charles LAMBDA prose work beautifully Illus
trated with eight fine engravings. This book would
cost 81 50 in country stores
Five dollars will claim two copies Of the paper
of that nestimabe female treasure Burnap's
n. lectures on the Spheres and Duties of Women.'-
and one also, of the Widow Morrisonr by the al-
thor of the Subordinate, whom all old readers Of
the Nisiter remember with pleasure. This is a rare
chance TO get books-ay, and good ones,for almost
nothing
Ten dollars will procure five copies of the paper
and copy of the whole Of g Josephus in one vo-
ms y ssGaES Ssnd a a 8
get standard work for nothing, which would cost in
the country 81 so.
Ten dollars will secure still farer and more nu-
merously illustrated copy of Josephus (tfe country
price Of which would be SO So and four copies of the
Nisiter-or copy Of the palmer edition, and
of ~ Tales from Shakespeare along with the four
copies OF the paper.
IL = Read the above over again, and make your
own calculations
LIBERAL AND BEAUTIFUL PRESENTS
We will send, as directed, n very neat and ,uIiSt0ti-
tial Family Bible, illustrated with twenty wp,d en-
gra, ngs, present to any Postmaster Other per-
son, who viii send names, and the regular
advanced price This Bible could not be bought for
less than 81 in country store; Will give copy
of the Spheres and Duties of Women along with
the handsomest morocco-bound, g-edged, and orna-
mented Pocket Bible, that can be produced in Balti
more-such an one as would bring So so in the
country.
For five names and SO we Will forward a copy Of
the above Pocket Bible, with plates-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 finest
copies of the Family Bible, published in Baltimore
one neatly bound in gilt-caf and ancy-edged, and
embellished with twenty-iour steel engrayings-and
the other illustrated with copper-plae engrayings,
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ed with gold 1t would make splendid parlor orna-
mcnt and it would require more than the amount
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SWEEPSTAKES.
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valent in other money! we Will send one copy Of
widow NIorrisonr-one of Tales from Shak-.
spearen-the best copy Of s'Josephus one copy of
"Wid Western Sccnesn--one of Bunaps Lee
tures'-one copy Of the beautiful Pocket Bible
namcd-and will crown the whole with the choice
number Of Visitors (25) besides. Who, now wants
to get whole library for nothing Delays are dan
gerous, remember
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