The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-19

THE HAMD9OMEST PAPER IN THE WOhLD.
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ALDINE, who are striving TO make then pro.
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terest Characteristic Of ordinary periodicals II
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the rarest specimens of artistic skill, IN black
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appreciated after it has been bound up at the
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lust completed cannot duplicate the quantity OF
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number Of volumes for ten times its cost.
The labor of getting THE ALD1NE ready On
the press is SO great that reprnting is out OF the
question. With the exception OF a small num-
Der specially reserved for binding, the edition Of
1871 Is already exhausted, and it is now scarce
as well as valuable book.
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
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DINE from the start is direct proof 10 the con
trary. With population 30 vast, and OF such
| varied taste, publisher can choose his patrons,
and his paper is rather indicative of his own than
| of the taste of the country. As guarantee OF
the excellence of this department, the publishers
l would beg to announce during the coming year,
w. T. RICHARDS, yioroR NEHLle,
GRANVILLE PERKIss FRANK BEARD.
JAMES D. sArLLiE' T ~. II W " SMILE
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l Ana country and will bear the seyerest critica
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the determination of the publishers that TIL
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| American taste in composition win any eXisth
publication in the world
LITERARY DEPARTMENT.
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and get up of the work, too much dependence o.
appearance may very naturally be feared. Z
anticipate such y amy of I'll
ALDINE has been intrusted to MIR. RICHARD
HENRY STODDARD, who has received ASSN
anceG OF assistance 1rpU u most VI liie hoSi POI
Mar writers and poets OF the country.
THE VOLUME FOR 1872
| will contain nearly 800 pages, and about 35h I'M
| enprayings Commencing with the plumber IL
| January, every third number VIII contain
beautiful tinted picture on plate paper insHrtc
| as frontispiece. .,
suleudid volume in itself, containing hity e.
cravings -four in tint and, although rett,ied !
Al will be sent without extra charge to''li yea
} | " subscribers. III am '--
1879 cHRoxo TO EVERY Subscribers
| was A. very popular feature last year, and viii
repeated Nth the present volume The pm
fishers have purchased and reproduced, at gre
| expense the beautiful oil painting by SEis, e
}, titled "DAMR NATURES SCHOOL," The chron
! is lixls inches and is an exact facsimile, in 81
and appearance, of the original picture.
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| the price asked for THE ALDINE. land 1t
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I one year In advance.
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aE can have our premium circular on applicatit
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