Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-03-28
Prospectus for 1873-Sixth Year.
THE ALDLNE.

An Illustrated Monthly Journal, xniver-
sally admitted to be the Hdndsomest
Periodical in the World. A
Representative and Cham
pion Of american ......
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NOT FOR SALE IN BOOK Or NEWS STORES.
The Aldine, while issued with all the regular.
ity, has none of the temporary or timely inter.
est CHARACTERISTIC of Oh binary periodicals. IT is
an elegant miscellany of pure, light and grace.
raj literature; and collection of pictur 3, the
the rarest specimens of artistic skill, in black
and white. Although each succeeding number
affords fresh pleasure to its friends, the real
value and beauty OF The AIdine will be most ap-
preciated after 1t has been bound up at the close
ofthe year. While other publications NAV claim
superior cheapness. as compared with rivals IF
similar class, The Aldine is UNIQUE and origi-
nal concePtion-alone and unapproached-
lutely without competition in price or character.
plicate the quantity of fine paper and engrav-
lngs In any other shape or number of voluun,s
for ten times its cost; and then, there are tn.
Chromos, besides!
ART DEPARTMENT.
Notwithstanding the incr ease in the price of
subscription last fall, when The Aldine assumed
Its present noble proportions and representative
during the past year; proving that the Ameri-
can public appreciate, and will support, sin.
cere effort in the cause of Art. The publishers.
anxious to justify the ready confidence thus de-
monstrated, have exerted themselves to the Ut
most to develop and improve the work; and the
plans for the coming year, as unfoldcd by the
monthly issues. will astonish and delight even
the most sanguine friends of The Aldine.
The publishers are authorized to announce
designs from many of the most eminent artists
of America.
In addition, The Aldine will reproduce exam.
pics of the best foreign masters, selected with
view to the highest artistic success and greatest
general interest; avoiding such as have become
familiar, through photogr apis or copies of any
kind.
The quarterly tinted plates for 1873 will re-
produce four of John s. Davis inintable child
sketches, appropriate to the four seasons. These
plates, appearing in the issues for JANUARY A
Pril, July and October, would be alone woI tn
the price of years subscription.
The popular feature of copiuusly illustrate
"Christmas'' number will be continued
To possess such a valuable epitomc of tie art
world at cost so triaing, will command the
subscriptions of thousands in every sec ton of
the country; but, as the usefulness and a;trar-
tons of The Aldine can be enhanced, in D upur-
ton to the numel ical increase of its supp rtc,s,
the publishers propose to make 'assuranc dou-
BILE sure" by the following unpa ralecd Q. Ter of
PREMIUM CHROMOS FOR 1878.
Every subscriber to The -AIdine, who p Tvs in
advance for the year 1878, will receive, W. tl"ut
additional charge, pair Of beautiful oil rhro-
mos after j. j. Hill, the eminent English paint
er. The pictures entitled "The Village ,ilr,'
and Choosing the Moor.'' arc l4x20 inches--aIe
printed from Is different plates requiring 70 inn
prcssIons and tints to perfect each picture. The
same chromos are sold for $50. per pair in the
art stores. AS is the determination of it, con
ductors to keep THE Aldine out of the reach OF
com netltlOn dtparfnpnt tho r.
will be correspondingly ahead of any that can
be offered by other pei iodicals. Every suhscti-
Der will receive certificate over the signature
OF the publishers, qua "a nteeing that the ChomOs
delivered shall be equal to the samples furnished
the agent, or the money will be refunded. The
distribution of pictures of this grade, free to SUBJ
saribcrs to five dollar periodical, will mark an
epoch in the history of Art; and considering the
price for The Adine ITSELF the marvel falls little
short of miracle, even to those beet acquainted
with the achievements OF inventive genius and
improved mechanical appliances. (For illus
II atoms of these chromos, November issue OF
The Atdine.
THE LITERARY DEPARTMENT
will continue under the care Of MR. RICHARD
HENRY STODDARD, assisted by the best wri-
tiers and poets of the day, who will strive to have
the literature of The Aidine alwa ys in keeping
with its artistic attractions.
TERMS.
SIS PER ANNuM, IN ADVANCE, WITH OIL cHRo-
MOS FREE.
The Aldine will, hereafter, be obtaina BILE only
by subscription. There will be no reduced or
club rate; cash for subscriptions must be sent to
the publishers direct, OF handed TO the local Ia
gent, without responsibility to the publishers,
except in cases where the certificate is given,
bearing the fac-simile signature of JAMES SUIT
TON & Co.
AGENTS WANTED
Any person. wishing to act permanently as a
local agent, will receive full and prompt iufor-
nation by applying to
JAMES SUTTON & CO., Publishers,
nov Is So Maiden Lane New York