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PROSPECTUS OF THE TWELFTH VOLUME
THE
BALTIMORE
SATURDAY VISITER,

- "A i u IL - n ISI i Il IN
weekly family newspaper of large size, published
every Saturday morning in Baltimore, Maryland,
at 81 per annum, in advance.
J. EVANS SNODGRASS, Editor.
The Visitor" is the only literary family paper
published in the State of Maryland, and enjoys a
wider circulation than any other paper Nh Baltimore:
The first number of the twelfth volume was issued
on the 9Th Of January, 1912. To those who have
found this paper welcome Vsiter for eleven years,
it is unnecessary to describe it, For the benefit OF
Others we may just hint, that it is L.lRGE FILM
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, 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 ablest
Authors in Europe also, win be found in its pages
The following among the contributors TO the
"VISITER.n
CONTRIBUTORS.
Rev. T.. Y. Reese, Rev. Leander Kerr Prof, J, r.
w. Dunbar Prof. Edward Foreman, Prof. Chaplin A.
Harris, DIR C. c, Cox, Dr. James Hamilton, DR.. John
Fonerden Messrs. Nj Topham Evans +. s. Arthur,
author Of The Subordinate w. II. Carpenter, J.
b. Jones' author of western Scenes l.. T. Voigt,
T.. + Colburn, J, Austin Sperry, J, f. . Rochester,
Thomas c. Atkinson, DIR. j w. Geyer, Mrs. Lydia
Jane Person, Mrs. Amelia b. Welby, Miss Esther
Wetherald Author of The Two Christmases, Da-
vid Hoffman, Esq, N. c. Brooks, AM, Nlessrs. q
Barbour L. c. Squier, S. f. Glenn, NJ. $. Lovett, f..
Tudor Horton, George Yellot, Esq, Milford Bard
Author of e The Deserted Husband" John smith Of
Jno., y Author of g Doctors MSS, y Sc, &c.
Besides articles from regular Contributors, the Pub
Usher will be prepared to give re-pubcatlons of the
choicest tales, &c, 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, 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, moi harm
In order to render the ''Nisiter' appropriate for
natives Of Baltimore, and others desiring to take a
paper containing the city news we shall constantly
keep an eye 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 tram mitted
by Mail will be sent in such way the claimants
may drect) We viii 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 Nisiter, commencing
with the number for lS4l The regular price of this
monthly is 81 so.
Five dollars will likewise secure tiro copies of the
paper and tco of .'Talcs from Shakespeare by the
late Charles Lamb-a prose work beautifully Illus
irated with eight fine engrayings. This book would
cost 81 80 in country stores
Five dollars will claim two copies of the paper
one OF that ncstimable female treasure Burnaps
Lectures on the Spheres and Duties of Women, ~
and one also, of the Widow Morrison by the au-
thor of the " Subordinate whom all old readers of
the Nisiter remember with pleasure. This is rare
chance to get books-ay, and good ones--for almost
nothing :
Ten dollars will procure FIVE copies of the paper
and one copy Of the whole Of g Joscphusr in
iuIe nvati, and strongly bound and illustrated win
a number of wood engrasngs. capital chance to
get standard work Tor nothing which would cost IN
the country 81 80. With
Ten dollars will secure still fairer and more nu-
merously illustrated copy of Josephus, the country
price of which would be So 500 and four copies of the
Nisiter--or copy of the plauer edition, and one
of Tales from Shakespeare" along with the four
copies of the paper
l5e Read the above over again, and make your
own calculations.
liberal. AND BEAUTIFUL PRESENTS.
We viii send directed very neat and substah-
tal 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 - in country store; or we will give copy
Of the Spheres and Duties of Women" along with
the handsomcst bound git-edged, and orna-
mented Pocket Bible, that can be produced in Bat-
more-such an one would bring - so N the
country.
For five names and $40, 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 gilt-caf and fancy-edged, and
embeshed with twenty-four steel vings-and
the other illustrated with copper-plae engraving,
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 il from the individual fortunate enough
to get 1t!
SWEEPSTAKES!
For $50 note any Baltimore Bank, Cor its equi-
valent in other money! will send one copy of
Widow NIorrison'--one of I" Tales from Shak-
speare"--the best copy Of Josephus one copy of
@Wild Western Scenesn--one of . Burnap's Lee
tures''-one copy of the beautiful Pocket Bible, y
named-and will crown the whole with the choice
OF the splendid 9 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, p
North Gay street. or at No "a Market street, Balti-
more-P Postage paid in all cases
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practice, or number OF years, th the happes sue
cessthey possess mild cathartjc property and act
as powerful tonic they neutraizf the acid on the