Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-02-21
Prospectus for 1673-Sixth Year.
THE ALDINE,
An Illustrated Monthly Journal. amber,
sally admitted to be the Hamdsomest
Periodical IN the World. 4
Representative and CHAM
pion Of american
TuSte.
NOT FOR SALE IN BOOK OR NEWS STORES.

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.
eat characteristic of binary periodicals. 1t i:
an elegant miscellany of pure, Zig hit and grace
ful literature; and collection of pictures, the
the rarest specimens of artistic skill, in black
and white. Although each succeeding number
affords fresh pleasure to it's friends, the rea
value and beauty of THE Aldine will be most ap-
preciated after it has been bound up at the close
ofthe year. While other publications may claim
superior cheapness, as compared with rivals Of
similar class, The Aldine is unique and origi.
nal conception-alone and unapproaChed-abso-
lutely without competition in price or character
| The possessor of complete volume cannot du-
plicate the quantity of fine paper and engrav-
| ings in any other shape or number of volumes
for ten times its cost; and then, there are the
chromos, besides!
ART DEPARTMENT.
Notwithstanding the increase in the price OF
subscription last fall, when The Aldine assumed
its present noble proportions and representative
character, the edition was more than doubled
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 unfolded by the
thly issues, will astonish and delight even
the most sanguine friends of The Aldi1le.
The publishers are authorized to announce
designs from many of the most eminent artists
of America.
In addition, The Aldine will reproduce exam.
plies OF the best foreign masters, selected with a
view to the highest artistic success and greatest
! general interest; avoiding such as have become
familiar, through photogr aphs or copies of any
kind.
The quarterly tinted plates for 1873 will re-
produce four of John S. Davis inimitable child
Isl te To he
plates, appearing in the issues for January, A
pril, July and October, would be alone worth
The price of years subscription.
! The popular feature of copiously illustrate
"Christmas'' number will be continued
| To possess such valuable epitome of the art
world at a cost so trif1ing, will command the
subscriptions of thousands in every section of
the country; but, as the usefulness and atrac-
| tions of The Aldine canbe enhanced, in proper
ton to the numerical increase of its supporters,
the publishers propose to make ''assurance dou-
BILE sure" by the following unparalleled offer of
PREMIUM CHROMOS FOR 1873.
Every subscriber to The ALdine, who pays in
advance for the year 1878, will receive, without
additional charge, a pair of beautiful oil chro-
mos after J. j. Hill, the eminent English paint
er. The pictures entitled ''The Village Belle, -
| and Crossing the Moor are l4x20 inches-are
printed from 25 different plates requiring 25 i'm
pressions and tints to perfect each picture. The
same chromos are sold fol- $50 per pair in the
| art stores. AS is the determination of its con =
ductors to keep The Aldine out of the reach OF
competition in every department, the chromos
will be correspondingly ahead of any that can
be offered by other periodicals. Every subscri-
Der will receive certificate over the signature
of the publishers. guaranteeing that the Chromos
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 land considering the
price for The AIdine itself, the marvel falls little
short of a miracle, even to those best acquainted
with the achievements OF inventive genius and
improved mechanical appliances. (For illus
tfatlons OF these chromos, see November issue of
The Aldine.
THE LITERARY DEPARTMENT
will continue under the care of MIR. RICHARD
HENRY STODDARD, assisted by the best wri
tiers and poets of the day, who will strive to have
the literature of The Aidine always in keeping
with its artistic attractions.
S PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE, WITH OIL CHRo-
MOS FREE.
THE Aldine will, hereafter, be obtanable only
by subscription. There will be no reduced or
club rate cash for subscriptions must be sent to
the publishers direct, or handed to the local a.
gent, without responsibility to the publishers,
except in cases where the certificate is given,
bearing the fac-s inile signature of JAMES SUIT
TON & Co.
AGENTS TAINTED.
Any person, wishing to act permanently as a
local agent, will receive full and prompt infor-
nation by applying to
JAMES SUTTON s, CO., Publishers,
nov Is SIS Maiden Lane. New York.