The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-05-06

m ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL CLAIMED bh
THE HAMDsosgsT PAPER IN THE WORLD.
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"Give my love to the artist workmen of THE
ALDINE who are striving to make their pro-
has always been for ess."-Renry Ward
Beecher.
THE ALDINE, while issued with all the regu-
larity, has none of the temporary or timely in
terest characteristic of ordinary periodicals. 1t
is an elegant miscellany of pure, light, and
graceful literature, and collection of pictures,
the rarest specimens of artistic skill, in black
and white. Although each succeeding number
affords a fresh pleasure to its friends, the real
value and beauty of THE ALDINE will be most
appreciated after it has been bound up at the
close of the year. While other publications may
claim superior cheapness compared with
rivals of a similar, class, THE ALDINE is a
unique and original conception--alone and un-
overwhelmingly without competition in
price or character. The possessor of the volume
Just completed canno. duplicate the quantity of
fine paper and engravings in any other shape or
number of volumes for ten times It's cost.
The labor of getting THE ALDINE ready on
the press is great that reprinting is out of the
question, With the exception of q small num-
Der specially reserved for binding, the edition of
1871 Is already exhausted, and ii is now scarce
as well as valuable book. r.
NEW FEATURES FOR 1872.
ART DEPARTMENT.
The enthusiastic support so readily accorded
to their enterprise, wherever 1t has been intro
duced, has convinced the publishers of THE
ALDINE of the soundness of their theory that
the American public would recognize and hearth
ly support any sincere measure to alleviate the
tone and standard of illustrated publications.
That so many weakly, wicked sheets exist and
thrive is not evidence that there is no market for
anything better-indeed the success of THE AL
DINE from the start is direct proof to the con
trary. With population SO vast, and of such
varied taste, a publisher can choose his patrons,
and his paper is rather indicative of his than
of the taste of the country. As a guarantee of
the excellence of this department, the publishers
would beg to announce during the coming year,
specimens from the following eminent American
w T. RICHARDS, VICTOR NEHLIs,
GRANVILLE PERKINS, FRANK BEARD,
JAMES d. SaILIIE, GEoRaE III. SMILE,
WIN. HART, WM. H. WILCOX, 20
F. o Q. DARLRY, PAUL DIXON,
II. Z. PIGUET, AUG. WILL,
WIN. BEARD, JAMES II. BEARD,
J. Hows
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, 1t being
ALDINE shall be a successful vindication OF
! American taste in competition with any existing
publication in the world.
| LITERARY DEPARTMENT.
Where so much attention is paid to illustration
and get up of the work, too much dependence on
appearance may very naturally be feared. To
| anticipate such misgivings, ii is only necessary
| to state that the editorial management of THE
| ALDINE has been intrusted to MIR. RICHARD
| HENRY STODDARD, who has received assur-
| ances of assistance from host of the most pop
| ular writers and poets of the country.
| THE VOLUME FOR 1872 .Hs
| will contain nearly 800 pages, and about $50 fine
engrayings. Commencing with the number for
| January, every third number will contain q
beautiful tinted picture on plate paper, inserted
| as a frontispiece. -.
| The Christmas number for 1872 will be a
splendid volume in itself, obtaining fifty en-.
cravings, -four in tint and, although retailed al
81, will be sent without extra charge to all year
| ly subscribers.
CHROME TO VERY 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 "DAMB NATURES SCHOOL" The chrome
is llx13 nches and is exact fac-simile, in size
and appearance, of the original picture. Nc
American chrome, which will at all compare
with it, has yet been offered at retail for less thar
gether 1t will be delivered free, with the Janu
AIRY number, to every subscriber who pays fol
one year in advance. sEa *
TERMS FOR 1872. les
Ore copy, one year, 'OtM Oil caromo..,-s 90 @ @
Any person sending 10 names and $40 will re
ceive an extra copy gratis, making II copies TO
the money.
Any person wishing to work for n premium
can have our premium circular on application
We give many beautiful and desirable articles
offered by no other paper.
| Any person wishing to act, permanently, a.
our agent, will apply, Nth reference, enclosing
81 for outfit. JAMES SUTTON & CO.,
| .. Publishers, % Liberty street,
fe2 l-tf New York.
COUTHERN PLANTER AND FARMER