Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-02-07
Prospectus for 1873-Sixth Year.
THE ALDNE,
An Illustrated Monthly Journal umiver-
sally admitted to be the Handsom'est
Periodical an the World 4
Representative and Chan-
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 timely inter
est character of ordinary periodicals. 1t is
an elegant miscellany of pure, light and grace
fu 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-
preciatcd after it has been bound up al the close
ofthe year. While other publications may claim
superior cheapness, as compared with rivals of
a similar class, The Aldile is unique md origi-
nal conception-alone and napproached-abso-
lutely without competition in price or character
The possessor OF a 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 propor tons and representative
character, the edition Was more than doubled
during the past year; proving that the Ameri-
can public appreciate, and will support, sim
cere effort in the of Art. The publishers,
anxious to Justify the ready confidence thus de-
monstrated, have exe1ted themselves to the ut
most to develop and improve the work; and the
plans for the coming yeat, as unfolded by the
monthly Issues, will astonish and delight even
the most sangune friends of The Aldine.
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
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 wor til
The price of years subscription.
The popular feature of copiously illustrate d
s'Christmas'' number will be continued.
To possess such valuable epitome of the art
world at cost so trif1ing, will command the
subscriptions of thousands in every section of
the country; but, 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 unparalleled offer of
PREMIUM CHROMOS FOR 1878.
Every subscriber to The ALdine, who pays in
advance for the year 1873, will receive, without
additional charge, a pair of beautiful oil chro-
mos after ]. J. Hill, the eminent English paint
err The pictures entitled ''The Village Belle, -
and 'Crossing the Moor" are l4x20 inches--are
printed from Is different plates requiring 25 i'm
pressions and tints to perfect each picture. The
same CnrOtnOS are SOLO IOf SS5U 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
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 sub
saribers 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 miracle, even to those best acquainted
with the achievements of inventive genius and
improved mechanical appliances. (For illus
trations 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 wri-
tiers and poets of the day, who will strive have
theAliterature of The Atdine always in keeping
with its artistic attractions.
TERMS
SIS PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE, WITH OIL cHRo-
MOS FREE.
The 14ldine 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 sinlile signature of JAMES SUIT
TON & Co.
AGENTS WANTED.
Any person, wishing to act permanently as
local agent, will receive full and prompt infor-
nation by applying to
JAMES SUTTON & CO., Publishers,
nov Is So Maiden Lane. New York.