Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-11-14
Prospectus for 1874-Seventh Year.
THE ALDLNE,
An Illustrated Monthly Journal. uniUer-
sally admitted to be the Handsomsest
Periodical an the World 4
Representative and Cham
pton Of american
T,cfo

pion of american
Taste.
NOT FOR SALE IN BOOK Or NEWS STORES.
The AIdine, while issued with all the regular
ity, has none of the temporary or timely inter
est characteristic of ordinary periodicals. 1t is
an elegant miscellany of pure, light and grace
full literature; and collection of pictures, 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 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
a 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, 1874.
The illustrations of The ALdine have won
worldwide reputation, and in the art centres of
Europe it is an admitted fact that its wood cuts
are examples of the highest perfection ever at
tanned. The common prejudice in favor of
''steel plates" is rapidly yielding to more ed
ucated and discriminating taste which recog-
nizcs the advantages of superior artistic quality
with greater facility of production. The wood
cuts of The Aldine possess all the delicacy and
elaborate finish of the most costly steel plate,
while they afford a better rendering of the ar
lists original.
To fully realize the wonderful work which
The Aldine is doing for the cause of art culture
in America, it is only necessary to consider the
cost to the people of any other decent represen-
tation of the productions of great painters.
In addition to designs by the members of the
National Academy and other noted American
artists, The Aldine will reproduce examples of
the best foreign masters, selected with view to
the highest artistic success, and greatest general
interest. Thus the subscribers to The ALdine
will, at a trif1ing cost, enjoy in his own home
the pleasures and refining influences of true art.
The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will be
by Thos Moran and j. d. Woodward.
The Christmas issue for 1874 will contain spe-
cial designs appgopriate to the. season, by our
best artists, and will surpass in attractions any
of its predecessors.
PREMIUM FOR 1874.
Every subscriber to The Aldine for the year
1874, will receive pair of chromos. The orig.
inal pictur es were painted in oil for the publish
ers of The Aldine, by Thomas Moran, whose
great Colorado picture was purchased by Con-
gress for ten thousand dollars. The subjects
were chosen to represent "The East' and ssThe
West " One is view in the WI ite Mountains.
New Hampshire; the other gives The Cliffs of
Green River, Wyoming Territory. The differ
ence in the nature of the scenes themselves is a
pleasing contrast, and affords good display of
the artists scope and cooriug. The chromos
are each worked from thirty distinct plates, and
are In size O2xl6) and appearance exact fac
SMILES of the originals. The presentation of
worthy example of Americas creates landsca pc.
painter to the subscribers of The ALcine was
bold but peculiarly happy idea, and its success
full realization is attested by the following tesi-
monial, over the signature of Mr.. Moran him
SELF
NEWARK, N. j.. Sept. goth, 1873.
Messrs JAMES SUTToN &.Co
Genhemen:-I am delighted with the proofs in
color of your chromos. They, are wonderfully
successful representations by mechanical pr,
cess of the original paintings.
Very respectfully,
(Signed,) THOS. MORAN.
These chromos are in every sense American
They are by an original American process, with
material of American manufacture, from de-
signs OF American scenery by American
painter, and presented to subscribers to the 6rst
successful American Art journal. If no better
because of all this, they will certainly possess an
interest no foreign production can inspire, and
neither are they any the worse if by reason of
peculiar facilities of production they cost the
publishers only trifie, achiIe equal in eueru re-
spect to other chroos that sold singly for do-
BILE the subscription price Of The Aldine. Persons
of taste will prize these pictures for themselves
not for the price they did or did not cost, and
will appreciate the enterprise that renders their
distribution possible.
If any subscriber should indicate preference
for figure subject, the publishers will send
"Thoughts of Home, and beautiful chrc-
mo, 14x20 inches, representing little Italian
exile whose speaking eyes betiay the longings
of his heart.
TERMS
So PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE, WITH OIL cHRo-
MOS FREE.
For so cents extra, the cromos aUsH be SENT mount
ed, rarnished and prepaid by mail.
1He Atdine will, hereafter, be obtainable 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 can
vasser, without responsibility to the publishers
except in where the certificate is given,
bearing the c-sinsile signature of JAMES SUIT
TON & Co.
CANVASSERS TAINTED.
Any person, wishing to act permanently as
local canvasscr, will receive full and prompt in.
formation by applying to
JAMES SUTTON SEQ, Publishers,
nov Ia SIS Maiden Lane. New York.