The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-17
PROSPECTUS OF THE TWELFTH VOLUME
OF THE
BALTIMORE,
SATU RDAY VISITER,

SATURDAY VISITER,
A weekly family newspaper of large size, published
every Saturday morning in Baltimore, Maryland
al - per annum, in advance
J. EVANS SNODGRASS, Editor.
The "Vsiter'' is the only literary family paper
published in the State Of Maryland and enjoys Z
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 Visitor for eleven years
il is unnecessary to describe il. For the benefit Of
Others, We may just hint, that it is a L.4RGE 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
II contains Foreign and Home Correspondence, Is
says, Poetry Tales &C., Sc, written expressly for
the paper by the pens of some of the most popular
writers in America The productions of the ablest
Authors in Europe also, win be found in its pages.
The following are among the contributors to the
"VISITER,"
CONTRIBUTORS.
Rev. f. Y. Reese, Rev. Leander Kerr, Prof J. r..
w. Dunbar, Prof. Edward Foreman, Prof. Chaplin A,
Harris, Dr. G. G. Cox, DR.. James Hamilton, DR.. John
Fonerden, Messrs. NJ Topham Evans, T. s. Arthur,
author Of The Subordinate" w. ii. Carpenter, J.
b. Jones, author of western Scenes" L. L. Voigt,
=. F Colbum, J. Austin Sperry, J. f. S. Rochester,
Thomas G. Atkinson, DR.. j. w. Geyer, Mrs. Lydia
Jane Person Mrs. Amelia b. Welby, Miss Esther
Wetherald Author of The Two Chrstmases" Da-
yid Hoffman, Esq, N. G. Brooks, AM, Messrs. Q.
Barbour Il. c. Squier, S. f. Glenn, M. 8. Lovett T..
Tudor Horton, George Yellot, Esq, Milford Bard,
Author of ''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-pubcations of the
choicest tales, Sc, 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, we will avoid the re-pubca-
nf In Tho frnah NJ
the mammoth sheets forced to print merely to fill
up in time. Such matter is untitled for the family
circle, and, therefore, has business in nyp
Our aim is to do good, not harm!
In order to render the ''Visiter" appropriate for
natives of Baltimore and others desiring to take
paper containing the city news, shall constantly
keep eye 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
enticng premiums (Such cannot be transmitted
by Mail will be sent in such way as the claimants
may direct) We will send, for 50, postage paid one
copy of the paper and Of the Phoenix and Bud
get" Ga monthly magazine containing the most pleas
ing and useful contents of the "Vsiter') commencing
with the number for ls4l. The regular price of this
monthly is 81 80.
Five dollars will likewise secure hro copies of the
paper, and t,co of 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
" 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 Visiter remember with pleasure. This is rare
chance to get books-ay, and good ones-jor almost
nothing,
Ten dollars will procure five copies of the paper,
and one copy of the whole of g Josephus" in
ume, neatly and strongly bound, and illustrated with
number Of wood engravings. A capital chance to
get standard work for nothing, which would cost in
the country ~ SO.
Ten dollars will secure still farer and more nu-
merously illustrated copy Of Josephus (the country
price Of which would be SO 50 and four copies of the
Vister-or copy of the palmer edition, and one
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, directed, very neat and substan-
tia Family Bible, illustrated with twenty wood
cravings, present. to any Postmaster, other per-
son, who will send us seven names, and the regular
advanced price This Bible could not be bought for
less than IS in country store we will give copy
of the Spheres and Duties of Women along with
the handsomest morocco-bound, gt-edged, and orna-
mented Pocket Bible, that can be produced in Balti-
more-such an one would bring SO so in the
country.
For five names and $40, 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 have the choice of two of the finest
copies Of the Family Bible, published in Baltimore
neatly bound in gilt-calf and fancy-edged, and
embeshed with twenty-four steel engravings-and
the other illustrated with copperplate engrayings,
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 u.s. to buy it from the individual fortunate enough
to get it!
SWEEPSTAKES!
For $50 note any Baltimore Bank, Cor its equi-
valent in other money, we will send one copy of
"Widow Morrson'-one of tTaes from Shak-
speare"-the best copy of "Josephus copy of
'Wild Western Scenes'--one of Burnaps 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
N5s Address Publisher Of the Vister, at No. q
North Gay street. or at No IA Market street. Balti-
more-Postage paid in all cases,
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These pills have been used by the proprietor in his
practice, for number oil years, with the happlest sue
cessthey possess mild cathartic property, and act
as q powerful tonic they neutrazg the acid on the