Huntington independent. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1871-1874, 1873-10-30

The A1Gme. while issued wi'h all
The regularity. has more oFt'c ten
porary or fm.'y interest characteris-
tic Of ordru,ry periodicals. It 10 IN
elegant miscellany Of pure ligh', and
graceful litura,ure; and COLLECTION
Of pictures. the rarest specimens of
artistic kill. 10 black and white Al
through each succeeding number az
frrds "a fresh pleasure to its Friends.
The real value AMI beluty q. Ths IL
dine will be most appreciated after it
has been bound up ttfhc close IF the
year. WhI.e other publications may
c'a'm SUPERIOR cbeapOess, as cOwpar-
ed with rivals Of q similar class, The
.i3}Hc Is unique aud original con
cep,ioo--alonc and unapproached-
absolutely Vithout competition in
price or character. The posscs>or of
= complete volume caubot duplicate
the On nifty CT fine paper 'ud rrgrs-
virg-.in any other age or lumber
of volumes for ter times lis cost: and
then, taa~c are The chromas. b sid,>!
ART DEPARTMENT.. 1874.
Tie illustrations Of The Aldme
have won worldwide reputation,
AID 10 the art centres cfEurope is is
On admitted fact that its wood cuts
are examples Of the highest 2erfcc-
tier ever et'arucj. The common
prejudice In favor of steel plates, "
is rapidly yielding TO more educa-
ted and Discriminating taste which
recognizes the advantages of superior
artistic quality with greater facility
of production. The Vood-cu,s Of
TIE Ai}Ec possesses IN The delicacy
and elaborate finish Of the most cost
~ steel plate, While they p ford a bet
ter rendering Of the artists original
To fully realize tie wonderful work
which TIE Aidnc is doing for the
cause of art culture in A,oerica it is
only recessary TO consider the cost
to the people Of any other decent re-
preseoaticrs of the productions OF
great painters.
Ia addition TO designs by the mem
bers OF the National Academy, aud
other motel American artists, The
1Ijiae Vill Reproduce examples Of
the best foreign masters. selected
with a viev TO the highest artistic
success and greatest general interest :
Thus the subscriber to Tie 4ldme
will. ats tudiog cost, enjoy in his
own home the pie surc5 sud reclining
Influences OF true art.
The quarterly tinted plates for
1874 Viii be by Tos. Moran and j. ID. .
" oo3warl.
The Christmas issue for 1874 will It..
contain special designs appropriate F..
10 the ssasou, By our best artists, and .
will surp,ss 10 attractions any Of its T.
Prede .essors
PREMIUM FOR 1874
Every subscriber to Fhe AiliHe /.
for the year 1874 will receive p.ir I
Of chromcs. The original pictures !
we've painted 10 oil for the pub isheys /
Of Tie Al}pe, ty Thomas Moran,
whose great Colorado picture was
purchased by Congress fox ten thous-
and dollars. The subjects were cAos- /
on 90 represent The Ea,." aad The
West" Oac - view ia The White
Mountains. New Hampshire. the
other gives The Cliffs ct Gtoen river.
Wyoming Territory. The difference
10 the nature OF the scenes them
selves Is pleasing contrast, and al
.ords good disr'y Of the artist S
-coPe aud co ring. The ChrOmos
are each worked tom thirty distinct
p .ates, and are 10 size (l2 y l6) aud /
appearance exact fac-similes Of the
originals. The presentation of
y-Iti : example Of Americas greatest
.aUd>cdpc painter 10 the subscribers
q Tie Ati,ae was a bold but pecu-
IarIy happy idea, and its successfu-
.csl.zl.j0n is at,es,ci by the follow
~ testimonial. over the signature
T. Nr No,l1 himself
N.uut, NJ, SIP. SgH 1873
ics5rs $N'trs SUTTON f. Co.
Gent'emen.-I am delighted with
BE proofs in color Of your ehronos.
'hey Gre wonderfully successful rep
e. entati0us by mechanical process Of
be Origjua. painijugs
Very respectfully,
(Signed) THOS. MORAN.
TERMS.
$ per auuumin a1vagce, with OIL Chro-
mos free. For 80 ccUts extra the
hromos win be sent, mounted, varnish-
d, ana prepaid by mail