The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-23
PROSPECTUS OF THE TWELFTH VOLUME
THE
BALTIMORE
SATURDAY VISIT Err,


SATURDAY VISITER,
A weekly family newspaper of large size, published
every Saturday morning in Baltimore, Maryland,
al 81 per annum, in advance.
j. EVANS SNODGRASS Editor.
The "Visiter" is the only literary family paper
published in the State of Naryl land, and enjoys a
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 Visitor for eleven years,
it is unnecessary to describe it, For the benefit Of
others, we may just hint, that it is a LARGE EIN-
LY .NEUSP.1PER devoted to Morals, Science,
Literature, aud 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, Sc, written expressly for
the paper by the pens Of some 81 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
"NISITERn
CONTRIBUTORS.
Rev +, y. Reese, Rev Leander Kerr, Prof. J, Il,
w. Dunbar, Prof Edward Foreman, Prof. Chapm A.
Harris, DIR. c. G. Cox, DIR. James Hamilton, DR., John
Fonerden, Alessrs. NJ, Topham Evans, 7. s. Arthur,
author Of " The Subordinate, ,, W. H. Carpenter, j..
b. Jones author of g Western Scenes = L. r. Voigt
Z. F. CoIbrn }. Austin Sperry, J. +. 5 Rochester,
Thomas G.. Atkinson, DR. J. W. Geycr, Mrs. Lydia
Jane Person Mrs. Amelia b. Welby Miss Esther
Wetherald, Author Of g The Two Christmases,p Da-
yid Hoffman, Esq, n c. Brooks AM, Messrs, @
Barbour, +, G. Squier S +. Glenn, NJ s. Lovett, f.
Tudor Horton George Yellot, Esq, Milford Bard
Author of The Deserted Husband" John Smith Of
Jno., !" Author of "A Doctors MSS "&c, sc.
Besides articles from regular Contributors the Pub
Usher will be prepared to give re-pubcaons Of the
choicest tales, SC, from the popular foreign maya
zines, as they arrive monthly. We are determined
TO render the yisiter the most useful paper in the
country. To his end, will avoid the republica-
tion of every thing like the poisonous trash some 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 taniiy paper
Our aim is to do good, not harm
In order to render the ''Nister' appropriate for
natives Of Baltimore, and Others desiring to take
paper containing The city news we shall constantly
keep an eye to news about town." and shall do what
the daily prints cannot accomplish, viz: give full
record Of all hymenia and obituary news
PREMIUMS.
Anxious to extend their usefulness b, the extcn-
sion OF the circulation far beyond the usual crcula.
ton Of such papers, the publisher offers the following
endcing premiums (Such as cannot be Transmitted
by Mail Will be sent in such Way as the claimants
may drect.) we will send for So postage paid one
copy Of the paper and one Of the " Phoenix and Bud
get, monthly magazine containing the most pleas
ing and useful contents of the ~ siter' commencing
with the number for S4l. The regular price Of this
monthly is 81 So
Five dollars will Likewise secure hco copies 9f the
paper and ticO 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 win clamtwo copies Of the paper
one of that mestlmable female treasure, Burnap's
9 Lectures on the Spheres and Duties of Women, u
and one also, of the " Widow Morrison by the a-
thor Of the Subordinate = whom all old readers of
the Niser remember with pleasure. This is a rare
chance to get hooks-ay, and good ones-for GlqloSt
nothing
Ten dollars will procure five copies Of the paper,
and one copy of the whole Of" Josephusn in vo-
lume, neatly and strongly bound, and illustrated with
a number of wood engrayings capital chance to
est a~saudlrd work for nothing, which would cost in
Ten dollars Will still fairer and more nrl-
merolsy illustrated copy of Josephus (thc country
price Of which would be 50 80 and four copies of the
Vsiter-or one copy Of the palmer edition and one
of . Tales from Shakespeare along with the four
copies Of the paper,
F y. Read the above over again, and make Your
own calculations
Liberal AND BEAUTIFUL PRESENTS.
We win send, as directed, very neat and substan-
tial Family Bible illustrated with twenty wood en-
cravings as present. to any Postmaster, orother per-
son, who Will send It's seven names and the regular
advanced price. This Bible could not be bought for
less than 50 in country store; or we viii give copy
Of the Spheres and Duties of Women along with
the handsomest morocco-boud, gilt-edged and orna-
mcned Pocket Bible that can be produced IN Batl-
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For 1--WE names and SO, we will forward copy of
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Any body that will send us fifteen names and the
money shall have the choice of two of the finest
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one neatly bound in gilt-calf and aney-edged, and
embelished with twenty -four steel engravings-and
the other illustrated with copper-plae engrayngs,
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"Widow Morrson'-onc of ''Taes from Shak-
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to get a whole library for nothing Delays arc dam
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I5% Address Publisher Of The Ttsiter, at No. q
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