The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-23
PROSPECTUS OF THE TWELFTH VOLUME
BALTIMORE,
ga IU RDAY VISITER.

weekly family newspaper of large size. publishe,
e~ry saturday morning in Baltimore, Maryland
| III " per annum, in advance
/ m =. EVANS SNODGRASS Editor.
| The " Visiter" is the only literary family name
pupisied 10 The State of Maryland, and enjoys ;
WIZ" 1 circulation than any other paper IN Baltimore
me hist number of the twelfth volume was ISSUED
on ne ION OF January 1912. To those who hay,
,ou'u inns paper welcome Visitor for eleven wears
unnecessary TO describe it, For the benefit OF
osnsrs, we may Just hint, that il is a L-4RGE FAM
~ NEHSP.fPER, devoted TO Morals Science
Literature, and General Information, including due
quNt,y Oh Agricultural facts, CLEANED from the best
agricultural publications of this country and Europe
II uneaihs Foreign and Home Correspondence Is
say roetry Tales, &C., &c., written expressly for
'he paper by The pens of of the most popular
wiser IN America. The productions of the ablest
aushors IN Europe also, will be found in its pages.
"VISITER."
CONTRIBUTORS.
Rev +. Y. Reese Rev Leander Kerr Prof J. r..
w Dunbar, Prof Edward Foreman Prof Chaplin A.
Harris, DIR. c. G. Cox, DIR. James Hamilton, Dr. John
fonerden, Messrs NJ. Topham Evans, r. S. Arthur,
author OF $ The Subordinate" w. H. Carpenter, J..
Is Jones' author of Western Scenes" l.. r. Voigt
F. +, Colbun, J. Austin Sperry, j. f. s. Rochester,
Thomas {. Atkinson, DIR. J. W. Geyer, Mrs Lydia
Jane Piersos, Mrs. Amelia B. Welby, Miss Esther
Wetherald, Author Of " The Two Christmases.' Da-
va Holman, Esq, N. c. Brooks, AN, Messrs. O.
p"ipout, H. V. oqultT, D. Nlefin, M -. l,ONett, r..
tudor Horton George Yellot ESD. Milford Bard y
Author of "Ihe Deserted Husband" John Smith of
Jno.," Author of" A Doctors MSS, Sc, &c
BESIDES articles from regular Contributors the Pub
sher VIII ne Prepared TO give re-pubGcations of the
choicest tales, &c, from the popular foreign maya
zines, as they arrive monthly We are determined
10 render the "Visitern the useful paper in the
country TO this end, we will avoid the re-publica-
uon OF every thing like the poisonous trash some of
ue mammoth sheets are forced to print, merely to fill
up 10 Tune. Such matter is untitled for the family
circle, and, therefore has no business in fru paper
Our aim is to do good, not harm.
In order to render the s. Visiter' appropriate for
hahVes OF Baltimore, and others desiring to take
paper containing the city news we SHAH constantly
keep an eye to news about town., and shall do what
the daily prints cannot accomplish viz: give full
record Oh all hymenia and obituary news.
PREMIUMS.
Anxious to extend their usefulness by the extern
SION OF the circulation lar beyond the usual circuIa
ton OF such papers, the publisher offers the following
enfsc,ng premiums (Seh as cannot be tran -mitted
oy Man VIII be sent IN such way the claimants
may direct.) We will send for So postage paid one
copy of the paper and ore of the Phoenix and Bud
get "a monthly magazine containing the most pleas
ing and useful contents of The "Viser ~ commencing
with the number for lS4l The regular price Of this
monthly is 81 so
FIVE dollars will likewise secure t,ro copies of the
paper, and f,ro of "Iales from Shakespeare by the
late Charles Lamb-a prose work beautifuIlyillus-
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, Burnap's
. Lectures on the Spheres and Duties of Women 81
md one, also of the Widow Morrison by the au- |
3faet tbn sosSuboEdnale "-whqm all old readers of
lothing!
Ten dollars will procure five copies of the paper,
md one copy of the whole Of Josephus in one vo-
ume neatly and strongly bound and illustrated with
nf wood pnr a paUltaI chance q
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le country 81 %.
Ten dollars will secure a still fairer and more nu !
merously illustrated copy of Josephus, (he country
price of which would be 50 30 and four copies OF the
Viser-or one copy of the palmer edition, and one |
Of Tales from Shakespeare, along with the four
copies Of the paper
az, Read the above over again, and make your
own calculations.
LIBERAL AND BEAUTIFUL PRESENTS.
We will send as directed, very neat and substan-
tial Family Bible, illustrated with twenty wood en-
cravings as 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 - in country store; or we VIII give copy
of the :. Spheres and Duties of Women" along with
the handsomest morocco-bound, gilt-edged and orna
mented Pocket Bible that can be produced in Balt-
more-such an one would bring So 80 IN the
country.
the above Pocket Bible, with I|aes-a rare opportu-
nifty to get lovely present!
HERE COME THE PRIZES.
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money. shall have the choice OF two OF the finest
copies of the Family Bible published In Baltimore
one neatly bound in gi-calf and fancy lodged, and
embellished with twenty-tour steel engraylngs-and
the other illustrated with copper-plate engravings,
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 Ms to buy il from the individual fortunate enough
TO get it
SWEEPSTAKES.
For $50 note on any Baltimore Bank, Cor its equi-
valent in other money! we will send one copy OF
"Widow Morrison"-one of "Tales from Shak-
spearen-the best copy Of Josephus'-one copy OF
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gero,s remember
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