The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-25
PROSPECTUS OF THE TWELFTH VOLUME
BALTIMORE
SATURDAY VISITER,

BALTIMORE
SATURDAY VlSlTER,
A weekly family newspaper of large size, published
every Saturday morning in Baltimore, Maryiahu,
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 a
wider circulation than any other paper IN Baltimore;
The first number Of the twelfth volume was issued
on the 5th Of January, 1912. To those who have
found this paper welcome Vlsiter for eleven years,
it is unnecessary to describe IT, For me Deheh, o.
others, may just hint, that it isa L-iRGE f.fh-
| 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, rs
says Poetry Tales, &C., Sc, written expressly Tor
the paper by the pens of some OF the most popular
writers in America. The productions OF the aoiest
Authors in Europe also, will be found in its pages,
The following are among the contributors to the
| 'SVISITER."
CONTRIBUTORS.
| Rev f. Y Reese Rev. Leander Kerr, Prof. j. X.
w. Dunbar, Prof Edward Foreman, Prof. Chapn A.
Harris, DR.. C. C. Cox DR. James Hamilton, Dr. John
Foncrden, Messrs M. Topham Evans, l. > Arthur
author of "The Subordinate" w. II. Carpenter, j.
| b. Jones author of 60 Western Scenes" l.. T. Voigt
+, F, Colbum, j. Austin Sperry, J, f. s. Rochester,
i Thomas c. Atkinson, Dr. J. w Geyer, Mrs. LYDIA
Jane Pierson, Mrs Amelia b Welby, Miss Esther
Wetherad, Author of " The Two Chrstmases, (" Da-
yd Hoffman, Esq, n c. Brooks, An, Messrs' Z
Barbour +. G. Squer S F. Glenn, NJ. 5. Lovett r..
Tudor Horton, George Yeot, Esq, Milford Bard
Author of "The Deserted Husband" John Smith OF
Jno.," Author of g A Doctors MSS" &C. &c
Besides articles from regular Contributors, the Pub
Usher will be prepared to give re-puplcatons OF he
choicest tales &C., from the popular foreign maya
zines as they arrive monthly. We are determined
to render the Vsiter' the most useful paper in the
country. To this end, will avoid the re-publica-
ton of every thing like the poisonous trash some Oh
the mammoth sheets forced to print, merely to MI
IN 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 Tor
natives of Baltimore, and others desiring to take a
paper containing the city news we shall constantly
keep an eye to rnews 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 cxtcn-
sion of the circulation far beyond the usual clrcula
ton of such papers, the publisher offers the following
encing premiums Such cannot be transmitted
by Mail will be sent in such way as the claimants
, may direct) We will send for s3, postage paid, one
copy of the paper and one of the Phoenix and Bud
get "a monthly magazine containing the most pleas
ing and useful contents Of the '.Viser y commencing
with the number for lS41 The regular price of this
monthly Is 81 So
Five dollars will likewise secure hco copies of the
paper and hco of Tales from Shakespeare, by the
late Charles Lamb-a prose work beautifully Illus
trated with eight fine engravings 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
! 9 eetlIres on the Spheres and Duties of Women y
and one, also of the :" Widow Morrison" by the au
thor of the :. Subordinate whom all old readers OF
= the Visiter remember with pleasure. This Is rare
chance to get books-ay, and good ones-.for ai'nos
y nothing
Ten dollars will procure five copies Of the paper
and one copy of the whole of g Josephus in one vo
lume neatly and strongly bound, and illustrated witt
a number of wood engravings. capital chance e
get standard work Tor nothing, Which Woulu cost IL
the country 80 80
. Ten dollars will secure still fairer and more nu
merousy illustrated copy of Josephs, the countr,
price of which would be 50 500 and four copies OF Tho
t Visitcr-or copy of the palmer edition. and on'
+ Of Tales from Shakespeare" along with the lou
T copies Of the paper
! lIs= Read the above over again, and make you
/ Eown calculations
LIBERAL AND BEAUTIFUL PRESENTS.
:. We will send, as directed a very neat and substan
: tal Family Bible, illustrated with twenty wood en-
Cravings as present, any Postmaster, or other per
y son. who will send us names, and the regula
advanced price This Bible could not be bought 10
less than s. in a country store; or we VIII give acop
of the Spheres and Duties of Women" along wit
the handsomes morocco-bound gilt-edged, and orna
5 mentcd Pocket Bible, that be produced in Balti
, more-such am one as would bring So 30 m tn
. country
> For five names and SO, we will forward copy o
the above Pocket Bible, with platcs--a rare opporu
! nifty to get lovely present
- HERE COME THE PRIZES.
70 ANY body that will send us fifteen names and tn
money shall have the choice of two of the fines
copies of the Family Bible published in Baltimore
one neatly bound in git-calf and tancy-edged, an
= embeshed with twenty -iour steel engravings-an
the other illustrated with copper-plate engraving
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 amour
sent us to buy from the individual fortunate enoug
to to get it
II, SWEEPSTAKES
fs7 For $50 note on any Baltimore Bank, Cor ITS equ
valent in other money! we will send one copy
g "Wdow NIorrison''-one of Tales from Shal
al spearen--the best copy of Josephus"-one copy
u; "Wild Western Scenes One of Z" Burnaps Lee
nj turesn-one copy of the beautiful d" Pocket Bible
re- named--and will crown the whole with the chol'
us of the splendid Family Bibles" sending the prop'
to number of Visitors (25) besides, Who, now, wan
o. to get whole library for nothing Delays are da
o' gerous, remember
N Il = Address Publisher Of The ptsiter, at NO
North Gay street, or at No "A Market street, Ba
y more Postage paid in all cases
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