The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-18
PROSPECTUS OF THE TWELFTH VOLUME
BALTIMORE
SA TU RDAY VISITER,

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weekly family newspaper of large size, published
every Saturday morning in Baltimore, Maryland,
al ~ per annum, in advance
EVANS SNODGRASS, Editor
The "Vlsitern is the only literary family paper
published In the State Of Maryland and enjoys
WIDER circulation than any other paper IN Baltimore
The hrst 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,
IL Is unnecessary 10 describe 1t. For the beneht OF
Others we may Just hint that it is a L.3RGE F.tu-
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.
1t contains Foreign and Home Correspondence, Is
says, Poetry Tales, Sc, &C. 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 viii be found in its pages.
The following among the contributors to the
"VlSITER."
CONTRIBUTORS.
Rev, +. y. Reese, Rey. Leander Kerr, Prot j r.
w. Dunbar, Prof Edward Foreman, Prof Chaplin A.
Harris, DR.. c. c. Cox, DR., James Hamilton DR.. John
Fonerden, Messrs. M. Topham Evans, +. S. Arthur,
author of "The Subordinate" W. II Carpenter, J.
b. Jones, author of Western Scenes !" l.. T. Voigt
+. +. Colbum, } Austin Sperry J. E. S. Rochester,
Thomas O. Atkinson, DIR. J. w. Geyer, Mrs. Lydia
Jane Pierson, Mrs. Amelia b. Welby Miss Esther
Wetherad, Author of 90 The Two Christmases," Da-
vd Hoffman, Esq, N. C. Brooks, AM, Messrs Q.
H. e ,. r. Ia
Tudor Horton, George Yellot Esq, % Milford Bard"
Author of g The Deserted Husband" John Smith Of
Jno.," Author of ." Doctors MSS" SC, sc.
Besides articles from regular Contributors, the Pub
Usher will be prepared to give republicatons OF the
choicest tales &c, from the popular foreign maya
zines, they arrive monthly We determined
to render the Nsiter the most useful paper IN the
country. To this end, will avoid the re-publica-
ton Of every thing like the poisonous trash some of
the mammoth sheets forced to print, merely to fill
| mn fIp,n Sttab ,attn tod Tho tnn N
circle, and, therefore, has business in taily 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 a
paper containing the city news shah constantly
keep eye to news about town." and shall do what
the daily prints cannot accomplish viz: give full
record Of all hymenla and obituary news.
PREMIUMS.
Anxious to extend their usefulness by the extern
sion of the circulation far beyond the usual circua-
ton of such papers, the publisher offers the following
entlciig premiums Such as cannot be transmitted
by Mail will be sent in such way the claimants
may direct) We will send for 50, postage paid one
copy Of the paper and one of the APhGnix and Bud
get" IA monthly magazine containing the most pleas
ing and useful contents of the ''Vlslter commencing
with the number for lS4l. The regular price of this
monthly is 81 80.
Five dollars will likewise secure hro copies of the
paper and too of Tales from Shakespeare" by the
late Charles Lamb-a prose work beautifully Illus
cost 81 so IN country stores
Five dollars will claim two copies of the paper.
one Of that inestlmabe female treasure, Burnap's
=" Lectures on the Spheres and Duties of Women,'-
and one, also, of the Widow Morrison by the
thor Of the Subordinate whom all old readers of
the Visiter 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 copy of the whole Of Josephus" in one
taI
a number of wood engravngs. Acapital chance to
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the country 81 so.
Ten dollars will secure still fairer and more nll-
merousy illustrated copy of Josephus (the country
price of which would be SO So and four copies of the
Nsiter-or copy of the palmer edition, and one
of ''Taes from Shakespeare" along with the four
copies of the paper
g Read the above again, and make your
own calculations.
LIBERAL AND BEAUTIFUL PRESENTS.
We will send directed, 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 50 in country store; will give copy
of the % Spheres and Duties of Women along with
the handsomest morocco-bound, gilt-edged and
mented Pocket Bible that be produced in Balti-
more-such an would bring 80 so in the
country.
For hNe names ana STU, we VIII forward copy Ol
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HERE COME THE PRIZES.
ANY body that will send us fifteen and the
money shall have the choice of two of the finest
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one neatly bound in g-calf and fancy -edged, and
embe shed with twenty-four steel engravings-and
the other illustrated with copper-plate engravings,
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ed with gold. Ii would make splendid parlor orna-
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valent in other money! will send one copy OF
% Widow Morrison'-one of Tales from Shak-
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