The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-13
PROSPECTUS OF THE TWELFTH VOLUME
tf- THE
BALTIMORE
ATU RDAY VISITER,


SA TU RDAY VISITER,
weekly family newspaper of large size, published
every Saturday morning in Baltimore, Maryland,
al " per annum, IN advance.
J. EVANS SNODGRASS, Editor
Inc Visiter" is the only literary family paper
published IN the State of Maryland and enjoys
"i0sr circulation than any other paper IN Baltimore
lhe nrst number of the twelfth volume was issued
ON he 18th Of January, lS42. To those who have
found this paper welcome Visiter for eleven years,
IT Il unnecessary to describe it, For the benefit of
others, we may just hint, that it is a LARGE FAM
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.
II contains Foreign and Home Correspondence, Es-
says, Poetry, Tales, &c, &c. written expressly for
the paper by the pens of some of the most popular
WRITER'S IN America. The productions of the ablest
Authors IN Europe also, win be found in its pages.
Inc following are among the contributors TO the
"vlSlTERp
CONTRIBUTORS.
Rev 4. Y Reese, Rev Leander Kerr, Prof J. r.
w. Dunbar, Prof Edward Foreman, Prof Chaplin A.
Fonerden, Messrs. NJ. Topham Evans, T. S. Arthur,
author of 1.-The Subordinate" w. H. Carpenter J.
b. Jones' author of ''Western Scenes, (" l.. +. Vogt,
+. Fl Colbum, J. Austin Sperrv, J. E. S. Rochester,
Thomas c. Atkinson, DR. J. ", Geyer, Mrs Lydia
Jane Person. Mrs. Amelia B. Welby Miss Esther
Wetherald, Author of q The Two Christmases,p Da-
vid Hoffman, Esq, N. c. Brooks, AN, Messrs. Q.
Barbour, T.. c. Squier, s. +. Glenn, NJ. S. Lovet, f.
Tudor Horton George Yelot, Esq, Milford Bard"
Author of "The Deserted Husband" John Smith of
Jno.," Author of "A Doctors MSS" Sc. sc.
Besides articles from regular Contributors the Pub
Usher will be prepared to give re-publcations of the
choicest tales, &C., from the popular foreign maya
zines, as they arrive monthly. We are determined
to render the g Viser the most useful paper in the
country. To this end we will avoid the re-publica-
ton of every thing like the poisonous trash 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 'SVislter' appropriate for
natives of Baltimore, and others desiring to take
paper containing the city news, shall constantly
keep an eye to news about town. and shall do what
the daily prints cannot accomplish, viz give full
record Of all hymenial and obituary
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
entlcng premiums Such as cannot be transmitted
by Mail will be sent in such way as the claimants
may direct) We will send, for 49, postage paid, one
copy of the paper and of the Phoenix and Bud
get" Ga monthly magazine containing the most pleas
ing and useful contents of the "Vsiter ~ commencing
with the number for lS41. The regular price of this
monthly is 81 So
Five dollars will likewise secure hyo copies of the
late Charles Lamb--a prose work beautifully illus
trated with eight fine engravings. This book would
cost 81 so in country stores.
Five dollars will claim two copies of the paper
Of that inestimable female treasure, Burnap's
Lectures on the Spheres and Duties of Women
and one also, of the Widow Morrison, by the all
thor of the Subordinate" whom all old readers of
the Visitor remember with pleasure This is a rare
chance to get books-ay, and good ones--.tor almost
Z r'~'.-- - :. y, r. {, $1,000, =; -
hume, neatly and strongly bound, and Illustrated with
a number Of wood engravings. capital chance to
get standard work for nothing, which would cost in
the country 81 50.
Ten dollars will secure still tarer and more nli-
merousy illustrated copy of Josephus (the country
price of which would be SO 500 and four copies of the
Vsiter-or copy of the palmer edition, and one
Of ''Tales from Shakespeare" along with the four
copies of the paper.
sIs> 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 as 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 IS in country store or we VIII give acopy
of the Spheres and Duties of Women" along with
the handsomest moroccobound, gilt-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 copy of
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
embellished with twenty-four steel engravings-and
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 amount
sent u.s. 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 OF
"Widow Morrison'-one of Tales from Shak-
spearen-the best copy of "Josephus "-one copy OF
"Wild Western Scenes"-one of Burnap's Lee
tures'-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 Visers (25) besides Who, now, wants
to get whole library for nothing Delays are dan
gerous, remember!
as Address Publisher of the Visiter, at No q
North Cav street, at No. "a Market street, Balt
more-Postage paid in all cases.
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