The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-12-27

The kldiuc. while issued with all the reg.
ularity, has none Of the temporary - time
IN interest characteristic OF ordinary PERI
idlcll-. ID Is an elegant miscellany OF pure
light and graceful literature; and collec-
ton OF pictures, the rdrcst specimen oi ar
tis,ic skill. in black and white. Although
zach succeeding number aiiUrus fresh
Measure ~ is friends, the real value and
beauty OF The Aldine will be most nppreci-
atcd after il Ia. been bound up nj the close
of the year. Nhle other publications may
claim superior chcapness. a. compared with
rivals OF Il similar class, the Aldlne Is an lln-
idue and original concepiion-alone and I'M
praachcd--aOsolutoly without toh'tptloh
in price or character.
ART DEPARTMENT. 1871
The illustrations of the Aldino have won
a worldwide reputation, and IN the art CEN
tres OF Europe 1t j. an admitted fact that
it, wood cuts are examples of the highest
perfection ever attained. The common
prejudice In favor OF "steel plates,' is rap.
idly Welding TO "a more educated and dis
eliminating taste which recognizes the Hd-
yantqgcs the advantages OF superior artistic
quality with greater facility of production.
The quarterly tinted plate for 1874 WILDE
~ rhos Moran and j. ID. woodward.
The Christmas issue Tor 1874 viii contain
special designs appropriate to the season,
by our best artists, and will surpnss in at
tract. ons any oil its predecessors.
PREMIUMS FoRls74.
Every subscriber to the Aldlnc Tor the
year 1874 VIII receive pair OF chromos.
The original pictures were painted in oil Tor
| the publishers Of the Aldne. hy Thomas
| Moran, whose great Colorado picture was
| purchase by congress for ten thousand
| dollars The subjects were chosen TO rep
resent ten thousand dollars. The subjects
| Tl... I4A M
| "The West" one Is u view in the White
Mountains, New Hampshire; the other
| gives the Clns OF Green river, wyoming
| territory The chromos are each worked
| from thirty distinct plates, and are in size
02XlG) and appearance exact fac-siihlles OF
the originals. 1854
Messrs James sutton a Co.:
GrSTLrMEN--I am delighted with the
| proofs in color OF your chromos. They ar,
wonderfully successful representations 10y
mechanical process Of the original paintings
Very respectfully, lHos' MORAN
These chromos are in every sense Aneri
can. They are by an orlnal american pro
cess, with material OF American manuiaC
: ture from designs OF American scenery b
an American painter, and presented 10 SUI
: .cribcrs to the first successful America
Art journal. II no better because of "A
this, they will certainly possess an intere'
| no foreign prOuuctloH Gun lHspI'' ahu h'
Their are they any the worse If by reason {
peculiar facilities OF production they CO.
, The publishers only tribe, while equal
, every respect to other chromos that are sol
singly for doublc the subscription price
he Aldine.
If any subscriber should indicate pr
ference for figure subject, the pablishe
will send Thoughts OF Home a new Al
beautiful chrome, 14x20 inches. representa-
u little Italian exile whose speaking ey
betray the !ongings OF his heart
TIER M j
rs S. per annum, in advance with Oil Chr
mos free.
/. For $50 CENTS EXTRA, the chrome
A. mounted, vanished. and prepaid by ma
The Aldine will. hereafter, be obtainab
only by subscription. There will no be
lucea or club rate cash for subscriptio
must be sent to the publishers direct,
n handed TO the local canyasser. without !
.ponsibility TO the publishers, except
b, eases where the certificate Is gwen, bcarl
n' ;hc facimile signature oil James sutton
c. CANyASSERS WANTED.
~ Any person wishing TO act permanent
!. Ms n local canyasser will receive fuU u
III prompt information by applying to
At JAMES SUTToN * Co, Publishers
W hs Maiden Lane, Now Go