The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-11-27

Prospectus for 1874, Seventh Year.
Z H 6 ALDI ~ 6.
An Illustrated Monthly Journal, universal
ly admitted to be the Handsomsst Pc
riodical in the World. A Repre-
sentative and
Champion Of American Trade.
Not for Sale in Book or News Store.
The ALpINB, while issued with all
regularity, has mono Of the temporary
or timely interests characteristic Of OF.
dinary periodicals. It i an elegant
miscellany Of pure, light, and graceful
literature; !; and . collection Of pictures
the rarest specimens Of artistic skill,
in black and white. Although each
succeeding number affords : fresh
pleasure 70 ito friends, the real value
aud beauty Of TIE ALDINH will bs
most appreciated after it has been
bound up It the close Of the year, while
other publications may claim superior
cheapuesA as compared with rivals of
similar class, The ALD1Ns Is . unique
and original oonoeption-alone and I'M.
approached-absolutely without CON-
petition in price or character. The
possessor Of . complete volume cannot
duplicate the quantity Of fine paper and
and engravings in any other shape or
number Of volumes for ten times iss
cost and then, there are the chromos,
besides.
ART DEPARTMENT, 1874
The Illustrations of THE ALD1NE
have won worldwide reputation, and
in the art centres of Europe il is an
admitted fact that its wood cuts are
examples Of the highest perfection ev-
er attained, The common prejudice
in favor Of steel plates" is rapidly
yielding to more educated and dis.
criminating taste which recognises the
advantages of superior artistic qualify
with greater facility Of production;
The wood cuts Of TIE ALDlNE possess
all the delicacy and elaborate finish OF
the most costly steel plate, while the
they afford better rendering Of the
artists original.
The quarterly tinted, plate for 1874,
will be BY Thomas Moran and J. D.
Woodward.
The Christmas issue for 1874 will
contain special designs appropriate to
the season, BY our best artisp, and will
surpass in attractions any Of its prede-
cessors.
PREMIUM 1874.
Every subscriber to TIE ALD1NE,
for the year 1874 will receive pair OF
chromos. The original pictures we're
painted in oil for the publishers Of
THE ALD1NE by Thomas Morgan,
whose great Colorado picture was pur.
chased by Congress for ten thousand
dollars. The subject was chosed to
represent 1.-The East" and "The West
One is a view in The White Mountains
New Hampshire the other gives The
Cliffs of Green River, Wyoming Terri
tory. The chromos are each worked
from thirty distinct plates, and sre in
size (22 16) and appearance exact
fac-similes Of the originals. The pres
entatiou Of worthy example Of Amer
ica's greatest landscape painter to the
subscribers Of THE ALDINE was a
bold but peculiarly happy idea, aud its
successful realization is sttested by the
following testimonial, over the sigma.
ture Of Mr.. Moran himself
NEWARK. N. J, Sept. 20th 1873
Messrs James Sutton l. Co.
GENrLEMEN,-I am delighted with
the proofs in color Of your chromos.
They are wonderfully successful repre-.
sentations BY mechanical process of
the original paintings.
Very respectfully,
(SignedO THOS. MORAN.
The chromos are IN every sense
American. They are BY an original
American process, with material Of
American manufacture, from designs
OF American scenery BY an American
painter, and presented to subscribers
to the first successful American art
Journal. If no better because of all
this, they will certainly possess IN in.
terest no foreign production can inspire
and neither are they any the worse if
by reason of peculiar faciliries of pro.
duetion they cost the publishers only
. tride, while equal in every respect to
other chromos that are sold singly for
double the subscription price Of THE
ALD1NE. .:...
If any subscriber should indicate 4
preference for . figure subject, the
publishers will send "Tnoughts Of
Home" new and beautiful chrome,
Il 20 inches, representing little
Italian exile whose speaking eyes be-
tray the longings Of his heart,
TERMS.
s. per annum, in advance, with Oil
Chromos free.
THE ALDINE will hereafter be obtain
able only by subscription. There will
Be no reduced or club rate; cash for
subscriptions must be sent to the
publishers direct or handed 70 the local
oanvasser, without responsibility
to the publishers, except in Gases
where the certificate d given.
bearing the fac simile signature Of
JANIS Surros & Co.
CANVASSERS WANTED.