The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-16
PROSPECTUS OF THE TWELFTH VOLUME
OF THE
BALTIMORE
SATURDAY VISITER,

BALTIMORE
SATURDAY VISITER,
A weekly family newspaper of large size, published
every Saturday morning in Baltimore, Maryland
al 50 per annum, in advance
J. EVANS SNODGRASS, Editor
The "yistern is the only literary family paper
published in the State of Maryland, and enjoys
wider circulation than any other paper IN Baltimore
The first number Of the twelfth volume was issued
on the 18th of January, 1912. To those who have
found this paper a welcome Visitor for eleven years.
il is unnecessary to describe IT, For the beneh oil
others, we may Just hint, that il is L7RGE FINN
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, Sc, written expressly Tor
the paper by the pens of some of the most popular
writers in America. The productions OF the abest
Authors in Europe also, viii be found in its pages.
The following among the contributors to the
"VISITER."
CONTRIBUTORS.
Rev. f. Y, Reese, Rev. Leander Kerr, Prof j. r.
w. Dunbar Prof. Edward Foreman Prof. Chapin A.
Harris, Dr. c. G. Cox, DR.. James Hamilton, DIR, John
Fonerden, Messrs. NJ. Topham Evans L. $. Arthur.
author of The Subordinate" w. H. Carpenter, j.
b. Jones, author of Western Scenes" l.. T. Voigt
l.. r Coburn, J. Austin Sperry, J. Il. s. Rochester,
Thomas c. Atkinson, DR.. J. w. Geyer, Mrs. Lydia
Jane Person, Mrs. Amelia b. Welby, Miss Esther
vid Hoffman, Esq, N, C. Brooks, AM, Messrs. q
Barbour, f. c. Squier, S. f. Glenn NJ S. Lovett, h.
Tudor Horton, George Yellot, Esq, :" Milford Bard
Author of THE Deserted Husband" John Smith of
Jno., - Author of &C "A Doctors MSS, y &c, &c.
Besides articles from regular Contributors the Pub
Usher will be prepared to give republicaons OF the
choicest tales, Sc, from the popular foreign maya
zines, they arrive monthly We are determined
TO render the Vsiter the most useful paper In the
country To this end, we will avoid the re-publica-
IF thing like the trash OF
the mammoth sheets are forced to print, merely to MI
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 "Nisiter" appropriate Tor
natives of Baltimore, and others desiring to take
paper containing the city news, shall constantly
keep an eye to about town. and shall do what
the daily prints cannot accomplish, viz give 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 circua-
ton of such papers, the publisher offers the following
enticing premiums (Such as cannot be transmitted
BY Mail will be sent in such way the claimants
may drect) We will send, for &c. 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 " Nslter, commencing
with the number for l64l. The regular price of this
monthly is 81 so.
Five dollars will likewise secure tco copies of the
paper, and nco 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 inestimable female treasure, Burnap's
" Lectures on the Spheres and Duties of Women" -
and one also of the Widow Morrison, by the al-
thor of the 8. Subordinate whom all old readers of
the Visiter remember with pleasure. This is rare
chance to get books-ay, and good nes-for almost
nothing
Ten dollars will procure five copies of the paper,
and copy of the whole of g Josephus in one vo-
lume, neatly and strongly bound, and illustrated with
number of wood engrayings. capital chance to
get standard work for nothing, which would cost in
the country 81 so.
Ten dollars will secure still farer and n,l-
mcrously Illustrated copy of Josephus (he country
price of which would be 50 50 and four copies of the
Vister-or copy of the palmer edition, and one
Of - Tales from Shakespeare along with the four
copies of the paper
I$e Read the above over again, and make your
own calculations
LIBERAL AND BEAUTIFUL PRESENTS.
We will send, as directed, very neat and substan
tia Family Bible illustrated with twenty wood en-
Cravings present. to any Postmaster or other per-
son, who will send seven names, and the regular
advanced price. This Bible could not be bought for
less than So country store or we will give copy
of the spheres and Duties of Women" along with
the handsomest morocco-bound, gt-edged, and orna-
mented Pocket Bible, that be produced in Balti-
more-such an one as would bring 50 80 in the
country
For five names and $40 we will forward a copy of
the above Pocket Bible, with pates-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 fancy-edged, and
embellished with twenty-four steel engravings-and
the other illustrated with copper-plate 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 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 Scenesn-one of 90 Burnap's Lee
tures''-one copy of the beautiful Pocket Bible,
named-and will crown the whole with the choice
of the splendid Family Biblcs,n sending the proper
number of Visitors (25) besides. Who, now, wants
to get whole library for nothing Delays dan
gerous, remember
! IP Address Publisher Of The Tister, at No. q
North Gay street, at No. "a Market street, Balti
more Postage paid in all cases.
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