Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-11-02

The Aldine, while issued With all the regular
it, has none Of the temporary or nnsiy Inter
est Characteristic Of ordinary periodicals.. IL h
an elegant miscellany Of pare light and grace
full literature, and collection Of pictures the
rsrest specimans Of artistic skill in black and
white. Although each succreding number af-
florida fresh pleasure to its friends the real value
and beauty OF the Aldine win be NEST apprrci-
ased after IL has been bound up AZ the Close Of
the year. While other publications NAV claim
superior cheapnrss n compared with rivals Of .
similar class, the Aldine Is a unique and origi-
nal eonception-alone and unapproached-ab-
soiuteiy without competition in price or eharac-
| ter. The possessor Of the volume Just compile
| ted cannot duplicate the quantity Of fine paper
and engraSings ia any other shape or number
Of volumes for ten fimes its cost.
The labor Of getting the Aldine ready on the
pres Is 50 greas that repri.iiss b ont Of the
Der specially reserved for binding the edition oil
1871, IL already exhausted, and Il is now scarce
as well as valuable hook.
NEW FEATURE FOR 1871. ART DEPART
EENT.-The enthusiastic support so readily &C,
corded to their enterprise, wherever il has been
introduced, has convinced the publishers Of tn.
Aldine Of the soandnsss Of their theory that the
| American public would recognize and heartily
| support any sincere effort TO elevate the tone
20 many weekly wicked sheets exist and thrive
is not evidence that there Is no marke, for any.
| thing beiter--indecd the success Of the Aldine
from the start Is direct proof of the contrary -
With population so vast, and of such varied
| taste, Publisher earn choose his patrons, and
his paper is rather indicative Of his own than OF
| the taste Of the country. As a guarantee o;
the excellence of this department the publishers
would beg to announce during the COMM. year
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artists:
" 7 Richards, Granville Perkins
Vim Hart, Foe barley
VIM Beard, Victor Nehly,
George Smiley, VIM II Wilcox,
Aug Will, James II Beard
James Smiley, Frank Beard
Piguet, Paul Dixon,
llows.
These pictures are being reproduced without
regard To expense by the very best engravers in
the country. and will bear the severest critical
comparison with the best foreign work. il being
the determination of the publishers that the Al
dine shall be a successful vindica,ion Of Ameri-
can taste in competition with any existing pub
lication in the world
Literary Depdrtment
" Where so much otteution is paid 10 ilus,ra-
ton and get up of the work, too much dcpeu-
dence on appearances may very naturally be
feared. To anticipate such niisgivings. it is
only necessary to state that the editorial man
aeement OF the Aldine has been intrusted TO Mr..
Richard Henry Stoddard, who has received as
surances of assistance from hest OF The mos,
popular writers and poets of the country.
The EoiGme for 1872
will contain nearly 300 pages, and about $50
fine engravings. Commencing with the num-
Der for January, every third number will con-
tain beautiful tinted picture on plate paper.
inserted as frontispiecc
The Christmas number for 1872, will be a
splendid volume in itself, containing fiftv en-
cravings, -four in tint) and, although retailcd
at 81 will be sent without extra charge 10 all
yearly subscribers.
4 Chrome TO erery Subscriber
was very popular feature last year, and will
be repeated with the present volume The pub
fishers have purchased and reproduced, at great
expense, the beautiful oil painting by Seis, en-.
titled Dame Natures School" The chrome
| lie llxl3 inches. and is an exact facsimile in
size and appearance, of the original picture. -
No American chrome, which will at all COM
pare with it. has yet been offered ut retail for
less than the price asked for the Aldiue and il
together. II will! be delivered free, with the
January number, TO every subscriber who paws
for one year in advance
Terms for 1872
One Copy. one year, with Oil Chrome, SIS 90
rive topics, 90 do do 1000
Any person sending 10 names and $40 will
receive an extra copy gratis, making IL copies
for the money.
Any person wishing TO work a premium, can
have our premium circular on application We
give many beautiful and desirable articles offer-
ed by no other paper.
ANY person wishing to act, permanently, as
our agent, will apply, rith reference, enclosing
81 for outfit
JAMES SUTTON L co,
Publishers,
% Liberty Street New York
Oct 10th 1871.