Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-27
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ANOI ./OF I1UtC ~ DOOE Or NCtCS t9tDTVS
The Aldinc, while issued with I'LL tho regu
larity, has mono Of tho temporary or time y
interest characteristic Of ordinary periodicals
1t is an elegant miscellany Of pure, light IN.
graceful literature; and = collection Of pic
lures, the rarest specimens Of artistic skill, il
black md white. Although each succeeding
number affords Il fresh pleasure to its friends
tho real value and beauty Of Tho Aldino vii
be most appreciated after it has been bound
up Mt tho close Of the year. While othcl
publications may claim superior ohespnoss, q
compared with rivals Of similar class, Tn,
Aldiue is q unique and original conception
alone and Enthusiastically without
competition in price or character. Tho pos
SCISSOR OF complete volume cannot duplicate
tho quantity Of fino paper and cngravings II
any other shape or number Of volumes, fol-
ten times its cost and then, there are thu
chromos beside!
ART DEPARTMENT, 1874
Tho illustrations Of The Aldino have wor
= world wide reputation, and in the art cen
tres Of Europe it is an admitted fact that it,
wood cuts aro examples Of the Highest per-
lection ever attained. Tho common prejudice
in favor Of steel plates, 10 rapidly yielding t.
. more educated and discriminating TASTE
u
artistic quality with greater facility for pro-
duction. Tho wood cuts Of The Aldine pos'
sesfe, all the delicacy and elaborate finish Of
the mos: costly steel plate, while they afford 4
better rendering Of tho artists original.
To fully realize the wonderful work which
Tho Aldine is doing for the cause OF art cul.
ture in America, it 10 only necessary to con-
slider the cost to the people Of any other de.
cent representations Of tho productions oil
great painters.
In addition to designs by the members Of
ths National Academy, and other noted
American artists, The Aldine will reproduce
examples Of the best foreign masters, selected
with view to tho highest artistic success and
Der to The A'dins will, at q triding cost, en-
Joy in his own homo the pleasures and ref.
ming influences of true art.
The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will be
by Thov. Moran and J. D. Woodward.
The Christina. Issue for 1874 will contain
special designs appropriate to tho season, by
our best artists, and will surpass in attraction
any Of its predecessors.
PREMIUM FOR 1874.
Every subscriber to The Aldine for tho year
1874 will receive pair Of chromos. The
original pictures were painted in oil for tho
publishers Of The Aldine, by Thomas Moran,
whose yreat Colorado picture was purchased
by Congress for ten thoueand dollars. The
subjects were chosen to represent Tho East
and "The West" Ono il = view in the W hite
Mountains, Now Hampshire; tho other gives
The Cliffs Of Green River, Wyoming Terri
tory. The difference in the nature of the
scenes themselves IS = pleasing contrast, and
affords good display Of the artists scope
and coloring. The chromos arc each worked
from thirty distinct plates. and are in size
(12xl6) appearance exact fac SMILES oi the
originals. The p esentation Of \ worthy ex-
ample Of Americas greatest landscape paint
Or to the subscribers Of Tho Aldi.e was a
bold but happy idea, and the successful ,enli-
zation is attcstcd by the following testimonial
over the signature Of Mr.. Moran himself:
NEWARK. N. J. Sept, goth, 1873.
Mcssrs.James Sutton &c. Gentlemen: IL
nm delighted with the proofs in color Of your
chromos, They are wonderfully successful
representations by mechanical process VI the
original paintings. Very Resp ctfnlIy,
tsignsol . :: THOMAS THO! l.! MORAN !'
They are by an original American process,
with material Of American manufacture, from
designs Of American scenery by an American
painter, and presented t. subscribers to the
first successful American Art Journal. If no
bettor because Of all this, they will ccrtai My
possess IN interest no foreign production can
inspire, and neither are they amp the worse
if by reason Of peculiar facilities Of produce
ton they cost the publishers only q tritie,
while equalin every respect to other chromos
that arc sold sicg:e for double the sIbscrip-
ton price Of Tho Aldine. Persons Of TASTE
will prize thcsc pictures for themse:ves-not
for the price they did or did not cost, and will
appreciate tho enterprise that renders their
distribution possible.
/; any subscriber should indicate a prefer
cnce for figure subject, tho publishers will
send "Thonghts Of Home" new and beau
tiful chrome, l4x2O inches, representing q
little Italian exile whose speaking eyes be-
tray the longinga Of his heart.
rERMs.-S5 per annum, in advance,
4" with Oil Chromos free.
For 80 cents extra, the Chromos will bs
sent mounted, vanished, and prepaid by
mail,
The Aldine viii, hereafter, be OBJ
tainable only by subscription. There will Be
no reduced or club rate cash for subscriptions
must 10 sent to the publishers direct, OF
handed to the local csnvasser, without re.
sponsibility to the publishers, except where
the certificate is given, bearing the fac simits
signature Of James Sutton Il Co.
CANVASSERS WANTED.---Any person
wishing 70 act permanently a. . local canvas
scr will receive full and prompt information
by applying to
JAMES SUTTON / CO., Publishers,
80 Maiden Lane New York