The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-09
THE ALDINE.
PROSPECTUS FOR 1872.
FIFTH YEAR.
A Representative and Champion Of Ameri-
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be the handsomest Paper in the
World.
"tiive my love tothe artist workmen of THE
ion worthy o. admiration tor beauty, as 1t mas
ways been Tor usefulness, '-Henry Ward Beeeher
THE ALDiNE, while issued with all the reg.
ularity has none Of the temporary timely inter-
est characteristic OF ordinary periodicals, II is
an elegant miscelaney Of pure, light, and grace.
fnl literature, and a collection Of pictures, the
rarcst Specimens OF artistic ski, IN black and
white Although each succeeding number affords
fresh pleasure &c its friends, the real value and
beauty Of THE ALDINE will be most appreciated
after II has been bound at the close Of the year.
While other publications may claim superior
class, THE al Dine is a uniauo add original con.
cOption-aone and unapproached - absolutely
without competition in price or character. The
possessor OF the volume Just completed cannot
duplicate the quantity OF fine paper and engrav.
ings IN any other shape or number Of volumes
for ten tunes its cost
The labor of getting THE ALDINE ready on the
press is 80 great that reprintng il ont ofthe ques
ton, With the e1ceJ ton OF a small nunber
specially, reserved for binding, the ediionn OF
1871, is already exhausted, and 1t is now "a scare
as well al valuable book,
NEW FEATURES FOR 1872.
Art Department.
The enthusiastic support so readily accorded
to tier enterprise, wherever 1t has been INTRO.
dIced, has convinced the publishers of THE
the American public wouI recognize and heartily
sCppor: any sincere effort 10 elevate the tone ana
standard OF illustrated publications.. That so
many weakly wicked sheets exist and thrive ~
not evidence that there il no market tor anything
better-lndeed the success of TIL + ALDINE from
he start is direct proof of the contrary. With a
population so vast, and of such varied taste "A
publisher can choose his patrons, and his paper is
rather indicative Of his own than of The taste of
this department. the publishers would beg to an.
nounce during the coming year, specimens from
the following eminent American Artists;
w I. RIcnAEDs, GRANVILLE PERKINS,
WM. HART, +. U. G. DARLEr,
WN. BEARD, NICToR NEHLIG,
GEORGE SMILEY, WA n. WILCOX
AUo. Will, JAMES II. beard,
JANIS SMILEY X. E. PiGUET,
FRANK BEARD, p.rl DrsOS,
These pictures are being reproduced without
regard to expense by the very best engravera in
the country, and will bear the severest critical
comparison with the best foreign work, IL being
the determination of the publishers that THE
ALDINE shall be a successful vindication OF
American taste in competition with any existing
publication in the world.
Literary Department.
Where so much attention IL paid TO illustration
and get up Of the work. too much dependence on
appearances may very naturally be feared. To an.
tclpaie snch mIsgiyings, it is only necerrary to
state, that the editorial management q THE
ALDlNE has becn entrusted to Mn. RICHARD
HENRY SToDDARD, who has received assur-
ances OF assistance from host of the most popu-
The Volume for 1879
will contain nearly 500 pages. and about 2JO fine
engravlngs. Commencing with the number for
January, avery third number will contain beau
tiful tinted picture on plate baper, inserted a
frontispiece.
The Christmas nhmber for 1872, will be O splen-
did volume in itself. containing hfty engravings,
-four in tint) aud, although retaled az 81 will DO
sent without extra charge to all yearly sub.
scrbers.
A Chrome 10 Every Subscriber
was very popular feature tast year, and will be
repeated with the present volume, The pub-
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Natures School" the cnrGiro is 1IxIs inches.
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OF the original picture. No American chrome,
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