The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-01-18


Eandsomest Paper in the World. -.
:Give my love to the artist workmen of The Aldine,
who steiving to make their profession worthy Of
admiration for beauty, as it has always been for use
tulness." Henry Ward Beecher. p
THEALDINE, while issued with all the regularity,
has none of the temporary or TIMELY interest char
acterstistic Of ordinary periodicals. It isan elegant
miscellany of pure light and graceful literature and
&C Election Of pictures, the rarest specimens Of
tistc skill, in black and white. Although each sue
ceedng number affords fresh pleasure toits friends
the real value and teauy of the Adine will be most
appreciated after it has been bound up the close
OF the year. While other publications may claim
superior cheapness as compared with rivals of SIM
liar class, The Atdine is unique and original
ception-alone and unappro,ched. absolutely withou
connection in price or character. Tho pOssesser Of
the volume Just completed cannot duplicate the
qua tty of limo paper au Gu cravings in any other
shape or number Of volumes, for ten times its COST
The labor Of getting The Aldine ready the press
is 80 great that rc-prnting out of the question
Wit" the exception of small number specially re-
served for binding, the edition Of 1871 is already
hausted and is now scarce as we'll as valuable book.
NEW FEATURES FOR 1872.
ART DEPARTMENT.
: The enthusiastic support so readily accorded to
their enterprise. wherever it has been introduced,
has convinced the publishers of The AldiNe Of the
soundness of their theory the American public
recognize and heartily support any sincere effort to
elevate the tone standard Of illustrated pulls
locations. That Hanv wsakl yGwicked sheets exist
and thtye is NOT sVidehce that mark ct for
anything bettcr-indeed the success of The Ald,ne
from the art is dire proc. of the contrary. With
population ,aud "t such varied taste, pub
Usher can choose his pt ons. and his paper is rather
indicative Of his than Of the taste country.
As guarantee Of thu excellence haAepartmrnt
the publishers would beg to announce during the
coming year, specimens from the following Amcri-
can artists i
~. T. Richards, Granville Perkins. James, Smiley,
Hart n ~ nn,1, N 49,
Bread, Victo Nehig, Frank Bread Geo. Smiley, VIM.
II. ', ilcox, Paul Dixon Aug. Will. James II, Bread,
J. Howe.
These pictures arc being, reproduced without re-
gard to expense BY Che yerJ best engravers in the
country, and will bear the severest comparison with
the best foreign work. it being tho deter" ination OF
the publishers that 4he Adine shall be successful
vindication nf American taste in competition with
any existing publication in the worldsrs.
LITERARY DEPARTMENT.
Where much attention is paid to illustration and
get up of the work. too much dependence on appear
a0ces may very naturally be feared. To anticipate
the editea & IL t has b ees
entrusted to Mr.. Richard Henry -Stoddard who has
received assurances of assistance from q hostof the
most popular writer's and poets of the country.
THE VOLUME FOR 1872.
will contain nearly 3oopagea, about 80 fine snera
every third number ill contain a beautiful tinted
picture on plate paper, inserted frontispiece.-
The Christmas number for 1872 will be splendid
volume in itself. containing fifty cravings with
four in tint, aud although retaled 81. will DO
sent without charge to all yealy Subscribers
), +: ACHR0Mo TO Ey ERYI SUBSCRIBER, -, !,
was very popular feature last year. and will b r.
peated with the present volume. The publishers
have purchased and reproduced, at great expense,
the beautiful oil painting by Seis, entitled Dame
Natures School," The chrome is llx1s inches, and
is an exact fac-simile, in size and appearance of the
origina picture. No American chrome, which VIII
at all compare with it, has vet cen offered at refill
for less than the price asked for The Ane and to-
gether. 1t will tie delivered Free with the January
humber, TO every subsc bcr who pays for one year
'1" TERMS Fer 1872. " ;,~.
Five copies, - ....... 20.G0
Any person sending 1o;nsme4s aud so Gin receive
an extra copy grats making II copies forthe money
Any person wishing to w.rk for q premium, can
have our premium circular application. We give
many beautif desirable articles offered by nc
jther paper.
Any person wiseing to act, permanently, q cnl
sgsat. VII apply with retersncs' .snc,Ssing y f0'
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