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

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 Maryland, and enjoys
wider circulation than any other paper IN 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,
it IS unnecessary to describe it, For the benefit of
others we may just hint, that il is a L-1RGE E4.u-
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 Is
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, will be found in its pages.
The following are among the contributors to the
"VISITER.n
Contributors.
Rev. f. Y. Reese, Rev Leander Kerr, Prof J. X.
w Dunbar Prof Edward Foreman, Prof Chaplin A.
Harris Dr. c. C. Cox, DR.. James Hamilton, DR.. John
Fonerden Messrs Nj Topham Evans, T. 5. Arthur
author of "The Subordinate" w. H. Carpenter, J.
b. Jones, author of Western Scenes" l.. T. Nogt
T.. F. Coburn, J. Austin Sperry J. +. S. Rochester,
Thomas c. Atkinson, DIR. J. w. Geyer, Mrs. Lydia
Jane Person, Mrs. Amelia b. Welby, Miss Esther
Wetherald Author Of " The Two Christmases," Da-
vid Hoffman, ESQ., N. C. Brooks, AM, Messrs @.
Barbour f. c. Squier S. +. Glenn, NJ 5. Lovett, +.
Tudor Horton, George Yellot Esq, :" Milford Bard"
Author of " The Deserted Husband, John Smith OF
Jno., Author of " Doctors MSS" &c, &c.
Besides articles from regular Contributors, the Pub
Usher will be prepared to give re-publicaons of the
choicest tales, SC, from the popular foreign maya
zines, they arrive monthly We are determined
to render the Visiter the most useful paper in the
country. To this end, will avoid the re-publica-
ton 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 business in family pape,
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 shah constantly
keep eye to news 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 extern
sion of the circulation far beyond the usual circula
ton of such papers the publisher offers the following
enicing premiums (Such cannot be tran, mltted
| by Mail will be sent IN such way as the claimants
may drect) We will send, for 50, 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 'Vister,n commencing
with the number for lS4l. The regular price of this
monthly is 81 so
Five dollars will likewise secure hco copies of the
paper, and hoo 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 nestimable female treasure, Burnap's
81 ectures on the Spheres and Duties of Women, -
and one also of the " Widow Morrison by the a,i-
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-tor almost
nothing
! Ten dollars will procure five copies of the paper,
and one copy of the whole Of |" Josephus' in vo-
lume neatly and strongly bound and illustrated with
number of wood engravngs. capital chance to
get standard work for nothing, which would cost in
| the country - 80.
Ten dollars will secure still fairer and more n,l-
merously illustrated copy of Josephus the country
price of which would be 50 So and four copies OF the
| Viser-or copy of the palmer edition, and one
of "Tales from Shakespeare along with the four
copies of the paper
/ Il s. Read the above over again, and make your
own calculations.
/ LIBERAL. AND BEAUTIFUL PRESENTS.
We will send As directed a very neat and substan-
tia Family Bible illustrated with twenty wood en-
Cravings present to any Postmaster, or other per-
son, who will send us seven names and the regular
advanced price. This Bible could not be bought for
less than SIS in country store; will give copy
| of the Spheres and Duties of Women along with
the handsomest morocco-bound, gilt-edged and
mented Pocket Bible that be produced IN Baltl-
more-such an would bring 50 80 in the
country.
the above Pocket Bible, with plaes-a rare 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
one neatly bound in gt-calf and fancy -edged, and
embeshed with twenty-four steel ngravings-and
the other illustrated with copper-plate engravngs,
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 us to buy it from the individual fortunate enough
to get it!
| SWEEPSTAKES
For $50 note any Baltimore Bank, (or It's equi-
yalent in other money! will send copy of
| "Widow Morrison''-one of "Tales from Shak-
speare''-the best copy of Josephus'-one copy OF
tWild Western Scenes'-one of Burnaps Lee
turesn--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 Visters (25) besides Who, now, wants
to get whole library for nothing Delays are dan
gerous remember
Il > Address Publisher Of the Visier, at No. p
North Gay street, at No. "a Market street. Balti-
more Postage paid in all cases.
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