The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-16
PROSPECTUS OF THE TWELFTH VOLUME
BALTIMORE
SA TU RDAY VISITER,


A weekly family newspaper of large size, published
every saturday morning in Baltimore, Maryland
al ~ per annum, in advance
). EVANS SNODGRASS, Editor
Inc "Visiter" is the only literary family paper
published IN the State of Maryland and enjoys a
wider circulation than any other paper IN Baltimore
Inc hrsl number of the twelfth volume was issued
on uhe ION OF January, 1912. To those who have
found TINS paper welcome Visitor for eleven years,
IL Is unnecessary to describe it. For the benefit of
others we may Just hint that II is a L.4RGE FIN
lily NEWSPAPER, devoted to Morals, Science,
Literature and General Information, including due
quantity oil Agricultural facts, CLEANED from the best
agricultural publications Of this country and Europe
II contains Foreign and Home Correspondence, Es-
says foetry, Tales, &c, &c. written expressly Tor
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. II.
w. Dunbar, Prof Edward Foreman, Prof Chaplin A.
Harris, DIR. C. c. Cox, DR.. James Hamilton Dr. John
Fonerdcn, Messrs. NJ. Topham Evans, T. S. Arthur,
author of The Subordinate" w. II. Carpenter, J.
b. Jones, author of Western Scenes" l.. r. Voigt,
r. r Colbur, j. Austin Sperry, j. +. S. Rochester,
Thomas c. Atkinson, Dr. J. w Geyer, Mrs Lydia
Jane Pierson, Mrs Amelia b. Welby, Miss Esther
Wetherald, Author of " The Two Christmases,' Da-
yid Hoffman, Esq, N G. Brooks, AN, Messrs. 9.
u. .. >.
Tudor Horton, George Yeot, Esq, Milford Bard,'
Author of "The Deserted Husband" John Smith of
Jno.," Author of "A Doctors MSS &C., sc.
Besides articles from regular Contributors, the Pub
Usher will be prepared to give re-publications OF the
choicest tales &C. from the popular foreign maya
zines, as they arrive monthly. We determined
to render the Nister the most useful paper in the
country. To this end will avoid the re-publica-
ton of every thing like the poisonous trash of
the mammoth sheets forced to print, merely to fill
=, t.I
circle, and therefore, has business in family paper
Our aim is to do good not harm
In order to render the Vsitern appropriate for
natives of Baltimore, and others desiring to take
paper containing the city news, we shall constantly
keep eye to 8 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 crcua
ton of such papers, the publisher offers the following
entcing premiums (Such cannot be trans mtted
by Mail will be sent in such way the claimants
may drect) We will send, for 3d. postage paid, one
copy of the paper and of the Phoenix and Bud
get" "a monthly magazine containing the most pleas
ing and useful contents of the Vsiter, " commencing
with the number for S4l. The regular price of this
monthly is 81 so
Five dollars will likewise secure cO copies of the
paper, and hro of "Tales from Shakespeare by the
late Charles Lamb-a prose work beautifully Illus
trated with eight hne engraylngs Tins 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
I" Lectures on the Spheres and Duties of Women
and one, also, of the " Widow Morrison by the
thor Of the g Subordinate whom all old readers of
the Visitor remember with pleasure. This is
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 g Josephus" in
ume, neatly and strongly bound, and illustrated with
a number of wood engrayings. A capital chance to
get standard work for nothing, which would cost in
the country 81 SO.
Ten dollars will secure still farer and more nu-
merously Illustrated copy of Josephus (he country
price of which would be 50 50) and four copies of the
Visiter-or copy of the palmer edition, and
of Tales from Shakespeare" along with the four
copies of the paper.
~ Read the above over again, and make your
own calculations
LIBERAL AND BEAUTIFUL PRESENTS.
We will send as directed, a very neat and substan-
tal Family Bible illustrated with twenty wood
Cravings as present to any Postmaster, other per-
son, who will send seven names, and the regular
advanced price. This Bible could not be bought for
less than So 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 would bring SO so in the
country
For five names and So we will forward copy Of
the above Pocket Bible, with plates-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 gilt-caf and fancy-edged, and
embellished with twenty-four steel engravings-and
the other illustrated with copper-plae 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 us to buy 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 Morrison'-one of "'Tales from Shak-
speare'-the best copy of osephusn--one copy of
"Wd Western Scenesn--one of Burnap's Lee
tures'-one copy of the beautiful pocket Bible,
named-and will 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 dan
gerous, remember
81 = Address Publisher of the Visifer at No. q
North Gay street, at No. "a Market street, Bat-
more--Postage paid in all cases.
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