The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-30
PROSPECTUS OF THE TWELFTH VOLUME
BALTIMORE
SATURDAY VISITER,


BALTIMORE
SATURDAY VISITER,
weekly family newspaper of large size, published
every Saturday morning in Baltimore, Maryland
at 81 per annum, in advance.
j. EVANS SNODGRASS, Editor
The Visitor" is the only literary family paper
published in the State Of Maryland, and enjoys a
wider circulation than any other paper IN Baltimore
The first number of the twelfth volume was issued
on the 18th Of January 1872 To those who have
found this paper welcome Visitor for eleven years
it is unnecessary to describe il. For the benefit OF
others, may just hint, that il is L.1RGE Fd.M-
NY .N'EWSP.4PER, 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.
II contains Foreign and Home Correspondence Is
says, Poetry, Tales, &c. SC, 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
"VISlTER.n
CONTRIBUTORS.
Rev. +. Y. Reese, Rev. Ieander Kerr, Prof. J.. r..
w. Dunbar Prof. Edward Foreman, Prof. Chaplin A.
Harris, Dr. G, c. Cox, DR. James Hamilton, DIR. John
Fonerden Messrs. M Topham Evans, T. s. Arthur,
author of "The Subordinate" w. III. Carpenter, }.
b. Jones, author of Western Scenes" L. 7. Voigt,
T.. + Colburn, J, Austin Sperry, J. f. S. Rochester,
Thomas C. Atkinson, DIR, J. w. Geyer, Mrs Lydia
Jane Person, Mrs. Amelia b. Welby, Miss Esther
Wetherald Author of The Two Chrstmases," Da-
vid Hoffman, Esq, N. c. Brooks, AM, Messrs. Q.
Barbour Il. c. Squier, S. f. Glenn, NJ. S. Lovet, T..
Tudor Horton, George Yellot, Esq, Milford Bard,
Author of 6 The Deserted Husband" John Smith of
Jno, - Author of " A Doctors MSS, &c. &C.
Besides articles from regular Contributors, the Pub,
Usher will be prepared to give re-pubcations of the
choicest tales, SC, from the popular foreign maya
zines as they arrive monthly We are determined
tn fhn tpr,it hp most usafu in he
country. To this end, we will avoid the re-publca-
ton of every thing like the poisonous trash some of
the mammoth sheets forced to print merely to fill
up in time. Such matter is untitled for the family
circle, and therefore, has no 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
paper containing the city news we shall constantly
keep eye to news about town." and shall dowhat
the daily prints cannot accomplish, viz: give a 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
enticing premiums Such cannot be transmitted
by Mail viii be sent in such way the claimants
may drect) We will send for SO, postage paid, one
copy of the paper and one of the 8 Phoenix and Bud
get" Ga monthly magazine containing the most pleas
ing and useful contents of the ''Nisiter y commencing
with the number for 1871. The regular price of this
monthly is 81 80
Five dollars will likewise hro copies of the
paper and ico of ''Taes from Shakespeare by the
late Charles Lamb-a prose work beautifully Illus
trated with eight fine engrayings. 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, 80
and one also, of the " Widow Morrison by the au-
thor of the Subordinate" whom all old readers Of
the Vister remember with pleasure. This is a rare
chance to get books-ay, and good ones-tor almost
nothing
Ten dollars will procure five copies of the paper
and copy of the whole of C Josephus" in one
lume neatly and strongly bound, and illustrated with
number of wood engravings. 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-
merousy illustrated copy of Josephus, the country
price of which would be SO 500 and four copies Of the
Nisiter-or one copy of the palmer edition. and one
Of '''Taes from Shakespeare" along with the four
copies of the paper.
81 = Read the above over again, and make your
own calculations.
LIBERAL AND BEAUTIFUL PRESENTS.
We will send, as directed, a very neat and substan-
tial Family Bible, illustrated with twenty wood en-
cravings, 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 IS in country store or we will give copy
the handsomest morocco-bound, gt-edged, and orna-
mented Pocket Bible, that can be produced in Balti-
more-such an one as would bring SO SO in the
country.
For five names and SO, we will forward a copy Of
the above Pocket Bible, with patesa 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
embeshed with twenty-four steel engravings-and
the other illustrated with copperplate 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 it from the individual fortunate enough
to get it!
SWEEPSTAKES!
For $50 note on any Baltimore Bank, Cor its equi-
valent in other money! will send one copy of
Widow Morrson''--onc of eTales from Shqk-
speare"-thc best copy of "Josephus'-one copy Of
"Wild Western Scenes'-one of Burnap's Lee
tures'-one copy of the beautiful Pocket Bible, y
named-and will crown 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
~ Address Publisher Of the Visiter, at No. .
North Gay street, at No. "A Market street, Balti-
nore-Posiqge paid in all cases
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