The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-22
PROSPECTUS OF THE TWELFTH VOLUME
OF THE
BALTIMORE,
SATU RDAY VISITER,

SATU RDAY VISITER,
A weekly family newspaper of large SIZE published
every Saturday morning in Baltimore, Maryland
at - per annum, in advance.
j. EVANS SNODGRASS Editor.
The g Visltern is the only literary family pape
published in the State Of Maryland, and enjoys
wider circulation than any other paper IN Baltimore
The first number of the twelfth volume was issuet
on the 18th Of January, 1912. To those who hay'
found this paper welcome Visitor for eleven years
it is unnecessary to describe it, For the benefit o
| others, we may just hint, that it is L.1RGE FAN
lily NEWSPAPER, devoted to Morals, Science
| Literature and General information including a du,
quantity of Agricultural facts, CLEANED from the bes
agricultural publications of this country and Europe
1t contains Foreign and Home Correspondence, Is
says, Poetry, Tales, &C., Sc, written expressly fo
the paper by the pens of some of the most popular
writers in America. The productions of the ables
Authors in Europe Also will be found in its pages
The following are among the contributors TO tie
| "VlSlTER.n
CONTRIBUTORS.
Rev L. Y Reese Rev, Leander Kerr, Prof, J. r..
w. Dunbar, Prof Edward Foreman Prof. Chapm A.
Harris, DIR. c. c. 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 ''Westen Scenes,"L. T Voigt,
F. +, Colbun, j. Austin Sperry, ]. T. 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-
yid Hoffman Esq, n. C. Brooks, M, Msssrs. @.
Barbour, f. G. Squier, S. +. Glenn, NJ. S Loyett, f..
Tudor Horton, George Yellot Esq, Milford Bard, y
Author of 60 The Deserted Husband John Smith Of
Jno, y Author of :" A Doctors MSS &c, sc.
Besides articles from regular Contributors, the Pub
Usher will be prepared to give rc-pubcatons Of the
choicest tales &c, from the popular foreign maya
zines, as they arrive monthly We are determined
to render the Nister" the most useful paper IN the
country. To this end, we will avoid the re-iubca-
ton of every thing like the poisonous trash some of
the mammoth sheets are forced to print meray to fill
up in time. Such matter is untitled for the family
circle and therefore has no business in family paper
4 Our aim is to do good, not harm
| In order to render the "Visitern appropriate for
natives Of Baltimore and others desiring to take a
paper containing the city news, shall constantly
keep eye to news about town. and snail dowhat
the daily prints cannot accomplish VIZ give full
record of all hymehal and obituary news.
PREMIUMS.
Anxious TO extend their usefulness, by the extern
sion OF the circulation far beyond the usual crcula
ton of such papers, the publisher offers the following
enticng premiums (Such as cannot be Transmitted
| by Mail will be sent in such way the Claimants
may direct) We will send, for So, postage pald,
copy of the paper and one of the Phoenix md Bud
GET Ga monthly magazine containing the most pleas
ms, and useful contents Of the Nisiter, commencing
with the number for lS41. The regular prize of this
monthly is 81 So
paper, and ico of tale, from Shakspear,n by the
late Charles Lamb--a prose work beautifully Illus
trated with eight fine engrayipgs. This Dok would
cost 81 30 in country stores
Five dollars will claim two copies of tn paper
one of that inestimable female treasure Burnaps
g Lectures the Spheres and Duties of Women, e.
and one also, of the " Widow Morrison W the al-
thor of the g Subordinate whom all old eaders of
the Visitor remember with pleasure, This is rare
chance TO get books-ay, and good ons-Dr almost
nothing
Ten dollars will procure five copie, Of the paper,
and copy Of the whole of Josephusn in vo-
lume neatly and strongly bound, and illustrated with
number Of wood engrayings. A capital chance to
get standard work for nothing, which would cost in
the country 81 90.
Ten dollars will secure still faier and more n-
merousy illustrated copy of Josephls, (the country
price of which would be So so and bur copies of the
Nisiteror one copy of the palmer EDITION, and one
of Tales from Shakespeare along with the four
copies OF the paper.
L5P Read the above over again, aud make Your
own calculations
Il LIBERAL AND BEAUTIFUL PRESENTS.
I We will send as directed, yeryneat and substan-
tial Family Bible, illustrated with twenty wood en-
Cravings, present to any Postmater, other per-
SON who will send us seven Names and the regular
advanced price This Bible could lot be bought for
less than So in country store; wewil give copy
of the spheres and Duties oiWomen,n along with
the handsomest morocco-bound, git-edged and orna-
mentcd Pocket Bible, that can he produced in Bat-
more-such an one as would bling So 80 in the
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For five names and So we willforward a copy Of
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nifty to get lovely present
HERE COME THE PfaZES.
ANY body that will send us fiteel names and the
money, shall have the choice of two of the finest
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embcshed with twenty -four sted engravings-and
the other illustrated with copperpate engravings,
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sent us to buy from the indviduafortunate enough
to get it!
SWEEPSTAKES.
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vaent in other money! will send copy of
widow Morrison'-one of Tales from Shak-
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| u.s. Address Publisher Of the Tisiter, at No. .
North Gay street at No. "A Market street, Baltl-
more Postage paid IN all cases.
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