The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-19
PROSPECTUS OF THE TWELFTH VOLUME
THE
BALTIMORE
s ATU RDAY VISITER,


weekly family newspaper of large size, published
every Saturday morning in Baltimore, Maryland,
at 50 per annule in advance
J. EVANS SNODGRASS, Editor.
The '.Visiter' 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 welcome Visiter for eleven years,
il is unnecessary to describe it. For the benefit of
others, we may Just hint that it is L~lRGE FIN
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, &C., &c., written expressly for
the paper by the pens of some of the most popular
writers in America. The productions of the abes
Authors in Europe also, win be found in its pages.
The following among the contributors to the
'"YISTTER."
CONTRIBUTORS.
Rev E. Y Reese Rev Leander Kerr, Prof. j. r.
w. Dunbar, Prof Edward Foreman, Prof. Chaplin A.
Harris, DIR, c. G. Cox, DIR. James Hamilton, DIR. John
Fonerden, Nlessrs. M. Topham Evans, r. S. Arthur
author of " The Subordinate W. ii. Carpenter, j.
b. Jones, author Of - Western Scenes" l.. T. Voigt
f. +. Colbum, j. Austin Sperry, J. f. s. Rochester,
Thomas G. Atkinson, DIR. J. w. Geyer, Mrs. Lydia
Jane Pierson, Mrs Amelia b. Welby Miss Esther
Wetherad, Author of g The Two Christmases,n Da-
vid Hoffman, ESQ.,, n C. Brooks, AM, Messrs. G.
Barbour, f. c. Squer S. F. Glenn, NJ $. Loyett, E.
Tudor Horton, George Yellot ESQ., " Milford Bard, !"
Author of The Deserted Husband" John Smith Of
Jno, ;" Author of GO A Doctors MSS, - &c., sc.
Besides articles from regular Contributors, the Pub
Usher will be prepared to give re-publicaons of the
choicest tales &C., from the popular foreign maya
zines, they arrive monthly. We determined
to render the Vster'' 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
up in time. Such matter is untitled for the family
circle, and therefore, has business 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, shall constantly
keep eye to about town." and shall do what
the daily prints cannot accomplish viz: give full
record of all hymenal 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 tran mitted
by Mail will be sent in such way the claimants
may directly We will send for SO, postage paid, one
copy of the paper and of the g Phoenix and Bud
get" Ga monthly magazine containing the most pleas
ing and useful contents of the "Visiter, commencing
with the number Cor lS4l The regular price of this
monthly is 81 so.
Five dollars will likewise secure iro copies of the
paper, and hco of ''Taes from Shakespeare by the
late Charles Lamb-a prose work beautifully Illus
trated with eight fine engrayings. 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, VI
and one also of the Widow Morrison" by the au-
thor of the Subordinate" whom all old readers of
the Visitor remember with pleasure. This is rare
chance to get books--ay, and good onestor almost
nothing
Ten dollars will procure five copies Of the paper
and one copy Of the whole Of Josephus" in
ume neatly and strongly bound and illustrated with
number of wood engravngs. A capital chance to
get standard work for nothing, which would cost in
the country 80 SO.
Ten dollars will still fairer and more
merousy illustrated copy of Josephus, (he country
price of which would be 50 50,) and four copies of the
Visiteror one copy of the palmer edition, and one
of "Tales from Shakespeare" along with the four
copies of the paper.
sI5- Read the above again, and make your
own calculations.
LIBERAL AND BEAUTIFUL PRESENTS.
We will send, as directed, very neat and subsan-
tal Family Bible illustrated with twenty wood en-
Cravings as present. to any Postmaster, other per-
son, W no will send names and the regular
advanced price. This Bible could not be bought for
less than SIS 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 one as would bring SO so in the
country.
For five names and SO, we will forward 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 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 iancyedged, 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 parIor
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 on any Baltimore Bank, (or its equi-
vaent in other money! we will send one copy of
"Widow Morrison'--one of ''Tales from Shak-
speare"-the best copy of "Josephus"-one copy of
"Wild Western Scenes'-one of Burnap's Leo
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 dan
gerous, remember
as Address Publisher Of the Visiter, at No. q
North Gay street. at No "A Market street, Balti-
more Postage paid in all
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