Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-08-29
Prospectus for 1873-Sixth Year.
THE ALDINE,
an Illustrated Monthly Journal. nniuer-
sally admitted to be the Handsomest
Periodical IN the World. A
Representative and Cham-
pion Of american
Taste.


NOT FOR SALE IN BOOK OR NEWS STORES.
The Aldine, while issued with all the regular.
ity, has none of the temporary or timely int.r.
est character istc of OF binary periodicals. il is
an elegant miscellany of pure, light and gTa'c.
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 app
precated 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 Oriri-
nal conception-alone and unapproached-abso-
lutely without competition in price or character.
The possessor OF complete volume cannot du-
picatc the quantity of fine paper and engrav-
ngs in any other shape or number of volumrs
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 propol tons and representative
character, the edition was more than doubled
during the past year; proving that the Ameri-
can public appreciate, and will support, sih-
cere effort in the cause of Ant. 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
monthly issues, will astonish and delight even
the most sanguine friends of The Aldine.
The publishers authorized to announce
designs from many of the most eminent arti Is
of America.
In addition, The Aldine will reproduce exam
pies 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 apis or copies of any
kind.
The quarterly tinted plates for 1873 will re-
produce four of John S. Davis inimitable child
sketches, appropriate to the four seasons. These
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 a copiously illustrated
"Christmas'' number will be continued.
To possess such valuable cpitome of the art
world at a cost so trihing, will command the
of thousands in every section OF
the country; but, as the usefulness and attrac-
tons of The Aldine can be enhanced, in proper
ton to the numerical increase of its supporters,
the publishers propose to make assurance dou-
BILE sure, by the following unpa ralleled offer OF
PREMIUM CHR OMOS FOR 1878.
Every subscriber to The Aldine, who pays in
advance for the year 1878, will receive, without
additional charge, pair Of beautiful oil chro-
mos after J. ]. Hill, the eminent English paint
err. The pictures entitled "Thc Village Belle
and Crossing the Moor,'' are l4x2O inches-ara
printed from 25 different plates requiring 25lm-
prcssions and tints to perfect each picture. Tine
same chromos are sold fol $50 per pair In tho
art stores. AS is the determination of its con.
ductors to keep The Aldine out of the reach OF
in every department., the chrom"a
will be correspondingly ahead of any that Can
be offered by other periodicals. Every subscIi-
Der will receive certificate over the signature
ofthe 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
sarbers to five dollar periodical, will mark an
epoch in the history of Art; and considering the
price for The Aldine 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.
II ations of these chromos, see November issue OF
The Aldine.
THE LITERARY DEPARTMENT
will continue under the care of Mr.. RICHARD
HENRY STODDARD, assisted by the best wrl-
ers and poets of the day, who will strive to have
the literature of The Aidine always in keeping
with its artistic attractions.
TERMS.
s PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE, WITH OIL CHRo'
FREE.
The AIdine 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 -
gent, without responsibility to the publishers,
except in cases where the certificate is given,
bearing the fac simile signature Of JAMES Sur
TON & Co.
AGENTS TAINTED.
Any person, wishing to act permanently az a
local agent, will receive full and prompt infor-
nation by applying to
JAMES SUTTON & CO., Publishers,
nov Is SIS Maiden Lane. New York.
ID ITTERS.-Baker's, Hostetters's. and Ger
y