The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-05
PROSPECTUS OF THE TWELFTH VOLUME
THE
BALTIMORE
SA IT RDAY VISIT II,

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weekly family newspaper of large size, published
every Saturday morning in Baltimore, Maryland,
at 81 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 Baltimore.
The first number Of the twelfth volume was issued
on the 18th of January, 1912. To those who have
found this paper welcome Visitor for eleven years,
1t is unnecessary to describe it, For the bencht OF
others, we may Just hint, that it is L-4RGE FIN
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.
1t contains Foreign and Home Correspondence, rs
says, Poetry, Tales, &c. &c, 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 among the contributors TO the
! "VISlTER"
CONTRIBUTORS.
| Rev T.. " Reese, Rev. Leander Kerr, Prof. J. r..
w. Dunbar, Prof Edward Foreman, Prof Chapn A.
Harris DR.. C. G., Cox DIR. James Hamilton, DR. John
Fonerden, Messrs Nj. Topham Evans, I s. Arthur,
author of :" The Subordinate" w. ii. Carpenter, j.
B. Jones' author of western Scenes" l.. Il. Voigt,
f. F, CoIburn, J. Austin Sperry, J. +. S. Rochester,
Thomas c. Atkinson, Dr. J. w Geyer, Mrs Lydia
Jane Picrson, Mrs. Amelia b. Welby, Miss Esther
| Wetherald, Author of 1" The Two Cbrstmases," Da-
vid Hoffman, Esq, n C, Brooks, AM, Messrs. q.
| Ia u.
Tudor Horton, George Yeot Esq, 9 Milford Bard,
Author of g The Deserted Husband" John Smith OF
Jno, (" Author of g A Doctors MSS, Sc, &c.
Besides articles from regular Contributors, the Pub
Usher will be prepared to give re-publicatons OF the
choicest tales Sc. from the popular foreign maya
| zines as they arrive monthly. We are determined
to render the Vser' the most useful paper IN the
country. To this end, we will avoid the re-publlca-
ton of every thing like the poisonous trash some of
the mammoth sheets forced to print, merely to fill
t,ip tiu,a Gpch ttpr ia Tod y
circle, and therefore, has business in family paper
Our aim is to do good, not harm
In order to render the 'Visiter" appropriate for
natives of Baltimore, and others desiring to take a
paper containing the city news, shah constantly
keep 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 by the extern
sion of the circulation far beyond the usual circula
ton of such papers, the publisher offers the following
eniicing premiums (Such as 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 one of the "PhGnix and Bud
get" Ga monthly magazine containing the most pleas
ing and use fd contents of the 'Niser,') commencing
with the number for lS41 The regular price Of thi
monthly is 81 So
Five dollars will likewise secure hco copies Of The
paper and ttco of "Tales from Shakespeare" by tho
late Charles Lamb-a prose work beautifully Illus
cost 81 50 in country stores.
Five dollars will claim two copies of the paper
one of that mestlmable female treasure, Burnapi
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 o
the Visiter remember with pleasure. This is rar,
chance to get books-ay, and good ones-tor atmoS
nothing !
Ten dollars will procure FIVE copies of the paper
and one copy Of the whole Of . Josephus" in one
| cd wi
a number Of wood engravings, A capital chance t'
get a standard work for nothing, which would cost il
the country - 30.
Ten dollars will secure still iarer and more nu
merously illustrated copy OF JosePhus Qhe countr,
price of which would be 50 80 and four copies of The
Nisiter-or one copy of the palmer edition. and one
Of Tales from Shakespeare" along with the iou
copies of the paper.
as Read the above over again, and make you
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, or other per
son, who will send us seven names, and the regula
advanced price. This Bible could not be bought TO
less than So III country store; or we Will give cop
of the Spheres and Duties of Women" along witt
the handsomcst morocco-bound, gilt-edged and orna
mented Pocket Bible that can be produced III Balu
more-such an one as would bring So so in Tn
country.
For hye names ana STU, we VIII lOTWaiu a copy u
the above Pocket Bible, with plaes-a rare opporlu
nifty to get lovely present!
: HERE COME THE PRIZES.
E ANY BODY that will send us fifteen names and TIN
money shall have the choice of two of the fines
copies of the Family Bible, published in Baltimore
one neatly bound in gilt-calf and fancy -edged AM
embeshed with twenty-our steel engravngs--an
the other illustrated with copper-plate engravngs
with gilt edges and back, and sides, richly ornament
ed with gold. 1t would make splendid paror orna
ment; and it would require more than the amour
sent us to buy it 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 o
, Widow Norrson''-one of "Tales from Shak
y spearen-the best copy Of q" Josephus"-one copy o
"Wid Western Scenesn-one of (" Burnap's Lee
turesn--one copy of the beautiful "Pocket Bible,
: named-and will crown the whole with the choic
: of the splendid " Family Bibles sending the prope
:, number of Visiters (2j) besides Who, now, want
to get whole library for nothing? Delays are dan
gerous remember!
Il = Address Publisher Of he Visiter, at No
y North GAY street, at No. "A Market street, Balt
, more-Poddge paid in all cases.
II DIR. r. G.! EVANS'S VEGETABLE AN
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CEIEBRATED for the of Dyspepsia, Choli'