The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-27
PROSPECTUS OF THE TWELFTH VOLUME
BALTIMORE,
SATU X DAY VISITER,

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A weekly family newspaper of large size, published
every Saturday morning in Baltimore, Maryland,
al ~ 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 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 Visitor for eleven years,
it is unnecessary to describe it, For the benefit of
others, we may just hint, that It is LARGE FAN
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 abisst
Authors in Europe also, will 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. Chaplin A.
Harris, DR.. C.. c. Cox, DIR. James Hamilton, DIR. 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. Colbum, j. Austin Sperry, J. f. s. Rochester,
Thomas c. Atkinson, DR.. J. w. Geyer, Mrs. Lydia
Jane Pierson, Mrs Amelia b. Welby, Miss Esther
Wetherald, Author of The Two Christmases," Da-
vid Hoffman, Esq, n. c. Brooks, AM, Messrs. @
Barbour, E. c. Squer, S. F. Glenn, NJ. s. Lovett, f.
Tudor Horton, George Yellot, Esq, I" Milford Bard"
Author of [" The Deserted Husband" John Smith of
Jno., ~ Author Of GA Doctors MSS &c, sc.
Besides articles from regular Contributors, the Pub
Usher will be prepared to give repubcatons of the
choicest tales &c, from the popular foreign maya,
to render the Vistern the most useful paper in the
country To this end, we will avoid the re-pubca-
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 no business in family paper
Our aim is to do good, not harm,
In order to render the 'fVisitern appropriate for
natives Of Baltimore, and Others desiring to take
paper containing the city news, we shah constantly
keep eye to about town., and shall do what
the daily prints cannot accomplish viz: give full
record of all hymenaI and obituary news
PREMIUMS.
Anxious to extend their usefulness, by the extern
sion OF the circulation far beyond the usual crcula-
ton of such papers, the publisher offers the following
enticing premiums Such cannot be transmitted
by Mail will be sent in such way as the claimants
may direct) We will send for SO, 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 'tVister commencing
with the number for lS4l The regular price of this
monthly is 81 50.
Five dollars will likewise secure t,co copies of the
late Charles Lamb-a prose work beautifully illus
trated with eight fine engrayngs. This book would
cost 81 so in country stores.
Five dollars will claim two copies of the paper
one of that mestimable female treasure, Burnap's
Lectures on the Spheres and Duties of Women, y
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 a rare
chance to get books-ay, and good ones-for almost
nothing !
Tnn 1ou,rs ,,;U ,,roc,,ro 6yo conios of tho n,nar
and one copy Of the whole Of Josephus' in one vo-
lume 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 50 so.
Ten dollars will secure a still fairer and more n,i-
merously illustrated copy of Josephus (the country
price of which would be SO So and four copies Of the
Visiter--or copy of the palmer edition, and one
of 'Tales from Shakespeare" along with the four
copies OF the paper
~ Read the above over again, and make your
own calculations.
LIBERAL AND BEAUTIFUL PRES ENTS.
We will send as directed, very neat and substan-
tal Family Bible illustrated with twenty wood en-
cravings as 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 As in a country store; or 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 SO so in the
country
For five names and SO, we will forward copy of
the above Pocket Bible, with plates-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 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. to buy from the individual fortunate enough
to get it
SWEEPSTAKES
For $50 note any Baltimore Bank, (or its equi-
valent in other money! will send copy of
"Widow Morrison'-one of "Tales from Shak-
spearen-the best copy of Josephus "--one copy OF
iWid Western Scenes"-one of Burnaps Lee
turesn-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
Il = Address Publisher Of The Visiter, at No. y
North Gay street or at No "a Market street Balti-
more Postage paid in all cases
DR. II. G.. EVANS'S VEGETABLE AN
TIDY SPEPTIC PILLS,
CELEBRA TED for The cure of Dyspepsia, Cholic,
~ Liver Complaint Sick Headache, &c. &c
These pills have been used by the proprietor in his
ra%va with he ham an