The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-03
PROSPECTUS OF THE TWELFTH VOLUME
I@ THE
q BALTIMORE
SATURDAY VISITER,


weekly family newspaper of large size, published
every Saturday morning in Baltimore, Mary
at 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 a
wider circulation than any other paper 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,
II is unnecessary To describe it, For the benefit of
others, we may just hint that it is a LARGE FfAE
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., SC. written expressly for
the paper by the pens of some of the most popular
writer's ia America. The productions of the ablest
Author Il Europe also, will be found in its pages
The following are among the contributors to the
"VISITEh"
CONTRIBUTORS.
Rev T.. 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
Fonerden, Messrs. NJ. Topham Evans T. S. Arthur,
author of The Subordinate" w. H. Carpenter, j..
B. Jones' author of Western Scenes, l.. T. Voigt,
f. f. Colburn, j. Austin Spery J. f. 5 Rochester,
Thomas c. Atkinson, DIR. J. w. Geyer Mrs. Lydia
Jane Pierson, Mrs Amelia b. WeIby, Miss Esther
Wetherald, Author Of "a The Two Christmases, Da-
vid Hoffman, Esq, N c. Brooks, AM, Messrs. Q.
Barbour, f. G. Squer, $. f. Glenn NJ s. Lovett, r.
Tudor Horton, George Yellot, Esq, Milford Bard"
Author of I" The Deserted Husband" John Smith of
Jno, Author of Doctors MSS, SC, &c.
Besides articles from regular Contributors, the Pub
Usher will be prepared to give re-publcaons of the
choicest tales &c, from the popular foreign maya
zines, as they arrive monthly We are determined
to render the Vsitern the most useful paper in the
country To this end, we will avoid the re-pubica-
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 paper
Our aim is to do good, not harm!
In order to render the "Vislter" appropriate for
natives of Baltimore, and others desiring to take
paper containing the city news shall constantly
keep eye to g about town." and shall do what
the daily prints cannot accomplish viz: give full
record of all hymenia 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
entcing premiums (Such cannot be transmitted
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 Ga monthly magazine containing the most pleas
ing and useful contents of the "Viser y commencing
with the number for lS4l The regular price Of this
monthly is 81 SO.
Five dollars will likewise secure t,co copies Of the
paper, and tico of Tales from Shakespeare" by 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
one Of that nestimabe female treasure, Burnaps
:" Lectures on the Spheres and Duties of Women
and one, also of the Widow Morrison" by the au-
thor of the g Subordinate, y whom all old readers of
the Visiter 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 one copy of the whole of " Josephus" in one vO-
Ime neatly and strongly bound and illustrated with
q number of wood engravings capital chance to
get standard work for nothing, which would cost in
the country 81 80.
Ten dollars will secure still fairer and more n,l-
merously illustrated copy of Josephus, (the country
price of which would be 50 50 and four copies of the
Nisiter-or copy of the palmer edition, and one
of "Tales from Shakespeare" along with the four
copies of the paper
az Read the above over again, and make your
own calculations.
LIBERAL. AND BEAUTIFUL PRESENTS.
We will send as directed very neat and substan-
tial Family Bible illustrated with twenty wood en-
cravings as present. to any Postmaster, other per-
son. who will send names, and the regular
advanced price. This Bible could not be bought for
less than So in country store or we will give copy
of the Spheres and Duties of Women" along with
the handsomest morocco-bound, gilt-edged and
mented Pocket Bible, that can be produced in Bati-
more-such an one as would bring 50 80 in the
country.
For five names and so, we will forward a 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 gilt-calf and fancyedged and
embellished with twenty-four steel cngrayings-and
the other illustrated with copper-plate engravings
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 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 Morrlson'-one of "Taes from Shak-
spearer-the best copy of "Josephus'-one copy OF
"Wid Western Scencs"-one of Burnaps 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 Visitors (25) besides. Who, now wants
to get whole library for nothing Delays are dan
gerous remember
as Address Publisher Of the ViSiter, at No. 3
North Gay street. or at No. IA Market street Balti-
more Postage paid in all cases
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