The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-21
PROSPECTUS OF THE TWELFTH VOLUME
OF THE
BALTIMORE
SATU RDAY VISITER,

SATURDAY VISITER,
A weekly family newspaper of large size, published
every Saturday morning in Baltimore Maryland,
at 81 per annum, i'll advance.
J. EVANS SNODGRASS, Editor
The ''Vister" is the only literary family paper
published in the State Of Maryland, and enjoys
wider circulation than any other paper III 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 Viser for eleven years,
it is unnecessary to describe IT, For the benefit OF
others, we may just hint, that it is a LiRGE Ehu-
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 for
the paper by the pens of some of the most popular
writers in America, The productions of the ablest
Authors in Europe also will be found in its pages.
The following among the contributors to the
'tNISITERn
CONTRIBUTORS.
Rev. r. Y. Reese Rev. Ieander Kerr, Prof j. II.
w Dunbar, Prof. Edward Foreman, Prof. Chaplin A.
Harris DR. C. G. Cox, DIR. James Hamilton, DR., John
Fonerden, Messrs. NJ. Topham Evans, T, S. Arthur,
author of The Subordinate" w IL Carpenter J,
B. Jones, author Of Western Scenes y IT, II. Vogt,
T.. r. Coburn, J. Austin Sperry j. +. $. Rochester,
Thomas c. Atkinson, DR.. J. ". Geyer,, Mrs. Lydia
Jane Pierson, Mrs, Amelia B. Welby, Miss Esther
Wetherald Author of I" The Two Christmases, y Da-
vid Hoffman, Esq, N. c. Brooks, AM, Messrs q.
Barbour, +. c, Squier, S. f. Glenn NJ S Lovett, T..
Tudor Horton, George Yellot, Esq, Milford Bard,
Author of g The Deserted Husband" John Smith of
Jno., y Author of"A Doctors MSS, y &c, sc.
Besides articles from regular Contributors, the Pub
Usher will be prepared to give repubicaons Of the
choicest tales, SC, from the popular foreign maya
Zines, as they arrive monthly. We are determined
TO render the Vsitern the most useful paper in the
country. To this end, we 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 in tmiiypaper
| 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, we shall constantly
keep an eve to about town, y and shall do what
| the daily prints cannot accomplish, viz; give full
record of all hymenia and obituary news.
| PREMIUMS.
I Anxious TO extend their usefulness by the extern
sion of the circulation far beyond the usual cireua-
ton of such papers, the publisher offers the following
eniicAg prentiuHB: (Such cannot be transmitted
I by Mail viii be sent in such way rs the claimants
may direct) We will send for 50, postage paid,
copy of the paper and one of the " Phoenix and Bud
! GET Ga monthly magazine containing the most pleas
ing and tselcontents of the "Nisiter, " commencing
with the number for ls4l The regular price of this
monthly is 81 30.
Five dollars will likewise secure tiro copies of the
paper, and tro Of Tale, from Shakespeare by the
late Charles Lamb-a prose work beautifully Illus
trated with eight fine engrayings. This book would
cost s. 80 III country stores
| Five dollars will claim two copies of the paper
one of that nestimabe female treasure, Burnap's
. Lectures on the Spheres and Duties of Women, "
and one also, of the Widow Morrison by the all-
thor of the " Subordinate, whom all old readers OF
the Viser remember with pleasure. This is a rare
chance to get books-ay, and sooo o"eS for almost
nothing ID. &..
Ten dollars will procure five copies Of the paper
and, off the whole Of JO,pDhlsN 10
lume neatly and strongly bound and illustrated with
a number Of wood engravngs A capital chance to-
get a standard work for nothing which would cost in
the country 81 50 +.
Ten dollars will secure still faircr and more nli-
merousy Illustrated copy of Josephiis, (thc country
price of which would be So so and four copies OF the
Nisiter--or copy Of the palmer edition, and one
Of Tales from Shakespeare along with the four
i copies of the paper.
/ Il = Read the above over again, and make your
own calculations,
LIBERAL AND BEAGTIFrL PRESENTS.
We viii send, as directed, a very neat and sub,tM-
tal Family Bible, illustrated with twenty wood
cravings, as present, any Postmaster, other per
4 son who will send rs seven names, and the regular
advanced price This Bible could not be bought for
! less than 50 in country store we Will give copy
| of the g Spheres and Duties Of Women, y along with
the handsomcst morocco-bound gllt-edged and orna-
mcnted Pocket Bible, that can be produced III Balti-
more-such an one as would bring 50 30 in the
country.
For five names and SO, we will forward copy of
the above Pocket Bible, with platesa rare opportl-
nifty to get al 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 gllt-caf and ncy-edged and
embellished with twenty-iour steel engravings-and
the other Illustrated with copper-pate cngravngs,
with gilt edges and back and sides richly ornament
ed with cold Ii would make splendid parl0r