Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-12-05
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an elegant miscellany Of pure light. ard grace:
nai literature; and a collection of pictures, the
rarsss Srecimens Of a:tistic.skill, in black and
ere sAhhsvh saesssaecsuhhr nunssr al
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ated after il hasbeeu U6un9 IN n fine elasS a
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ART DEPARTMENT.
Notwithstanding the increase in the nrfee q
subscripuoaSfstFa Fall when Tie -iIdine assumed
lis rres<neN6c.e pToportiuns and representative
character, the edition ros msrc tara cos6lssjda,-
ring the pas; year proving that The American
pupiiS appreciate, and will support a sincere
ious 20 jussift shereAdy couhaence thus denDI
s:ra;ed, have exeriei themselves TO the u;mos,
10 develop and improve the work and th6spIsns
for the coming year, as embodied by the ssonlh-
.snsane end as' Of n. '"n i delight most
The publishers are authorized 10 announce
designs rom many o. them eAair-A, artists
In addi isa, TIE AIdas will Reproduce exam
pies t.ihe bet foreign masters. selected with a
view y tbs highest artistic success. and greatest
general interest avoiding such rs pave become
i.miiiar, through photographs, Or copies Of any
The quarterly tinted plates. for 1879 win ~
produce four of John Darsss inimi,able child
sketches, appropriate TO the four Seasons. These
plates, appearing in the issues for January,
April, July, and October, would be alone worth
tie prtee Of years subscription
The popular feature 81 a ccrieusly illustrated
Christmas number will be continued.
10 possess such Svaluabie epitome of the art
world, a, a cost SO triling, will command the
subscriptions CtflDusaGds in every section of
the country; but, as the usefulness and attrac-
lions u The -iidine can be enhanced, in proper
non To the numerical increase of its supporters
the pusseseers propose 10 make assurance dsu- |
Die sure, 6y the following unparalleled offer o f
IREKitA CHRONOS Fox 1873. |
Every subscriber to Tie 4s1'Ine. who navs i,
advance for the yea- 1873, will receive without |
adtitionai charge. pair Of beautiful oil chro- |
mos, after }. J. Hill, the eminent English pain
ter. The pictures entitled .The Wilma B.3,k ;, |
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arc printed from 25 different plates, reauiying |
- impressions and ,ints 10 perlec, wseta ic,sre.
lie same chromoS are sold for $50 per pair in |
he art sores. As ii il ths-actcrmina:on Of |
us conductors 10 keep Pie .il1iHc out Of tho |
reach of competition IN every department., the |
chromos will befound corresrouainsly ahead of
any that can be offered by esAer periodicals.
very snescr'oer VIII rc<eive certificate, over
The s,gsasure Of the publishers guaranteeing that
The chromos delivered shall he equal TO the SAM
ples furnished tie agen:, or the money will be
reminded. The distribution of pictures Of ths
grade, free to the subscribers 10 a five eptlar
periodical, will mark an epoch in the history
d Art; and, considering the unprecedented
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narsai fails little short Of miracle, even TO
nose oest acquainted wdDthe achievements OF
inventive genius and improved mechanical ap-
piinnces. For illustrations of these chromos,
zee November issue of The .iI!ineO
:, TIE LITERARI DEP 4RThENT
Siil continue under the Gaze OF Mr.. Richard
henry stoddard, assisted by the best writers
mo poets OF the day, who will strive to have
nc literature OF me AIaine always in keeping
nth its artistic attractions.
TER.pS.
IS per annum, in advance, with Oil Chrome
rec.
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kept in cases where the certificate is cf~en.
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AGENTS T4y7Enk .. eos
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Oct 81, 1874