Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-12-12
Prospectus for 1874 Seventh Year.
THE ALDLNE,
An Illustrated Monthly journal, uniivc,'
sally admitted to be the Handsoneest
Periodical an the World. 4
Representative and Cham
pion Of american
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 or timely inter
est characteristic of or binary periodicals. 1t il
an elegant miscellany of pure, light and grace
/ ful literature; and collection of pictures, The
1 the rarest specimens of artistic skill, in black
and white. Although each succeeding number
. affords a fresh pleasure to its friends, the rea
] value and beauty OF The -ALdine will be most ap
preciated after il has been bound up at the close
ofthe year. While otherpublications may claim
/ superior cheapness, as compared with rivals o.
similar class, The Aldine is unique and origi
/ nal conception-alone and unapproaehed-abs
| Iutely 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 number of volumes
for ten times its costs and then, there are the
chrolnos, besides - -
ART DEPARTMENT, 1874.
The illustrations of The Aldine have won a
world wide 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
'ssteel Plates" is rapidly yielding to more ed
| ucated and discriminating taste which recog-
nizes 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 better rendering of the ar
lists original.
To fully realize the wonderful work which
The AIdine 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
uuil at friA in
the pleasures and refining influences of true art.
The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will be
by Thos. Moran and ]. D. Woodward.
The Christmas issue for 1874 will contain spe-
cial designs appropriate 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 ofchromos. The orig
inal pictures 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 'sThe East" and "The
West " One is view in the White 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 coloriug. The chromos
are each worked from thirty distinct plates, and
are in size (l2xl6) and appearance exact fac
SMILES of the originals. The presentation of a
worthy example of Americas greatest landscape
painter to the subscribers of The Aldine a
bold but peculiarly happy idea, and its success
full realization is attested by the following testi-
monial, over the signature of Mr.. Moran him
SELF
NEWARK, N. j., Sept. Goth, 1873.
Messrs. JAMES SUTTON & Co.
GenAemen:-I am delighted with the proofs in
color of your chromos. They are wonderfully
successful representations by mechanical pro
cess of the original paintings.
Very respectfully,
(Signed,) - THoS. MORAN.
These chromos are in every sense American
They are by an original America process, with
material of American manufacture, from de-
signs of American scenery by an American
painter, and presented to subscribers to the 6rst
successful Americana Journal. If no better
because of all this, they will certainly possess
interest noforeign production can inspire, and
neither are they any the worse if by reason of
peculiar facilities of production they cost the
publishers only trifie, tchiIe equal I'M eoery re-
spect to other chromos that sold singly for dou-
Die the subscription price of The Aldine. Persons
OF taste will prize these pictures for themselves
mot 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 a figure subject, the publishers will send
Thoughts of Home, % new and beautiful chro-
mo, 14x20 inches, representing little Italian
exile whose speaking eyes betray the longings
of his heart.
TERMS.
SIS PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE, WITH OIL cHRo-
MOS FREE.
For so cents erra the cromos tciH be sent mount
ed, rarnished and prepaid by mail.
The Aldine will, hereafter, be obtainabIe only
by subscription. There will be no reduced or
club rate; cash for subscriptions must be sent to
the publishers direct, handed to the local can
vasser, without responsibility to the publisher g,
except in cases where the certificate is given,
bearing the fac sinsiIe signature of JAMES SUIT
TON & Co.
CANHASSERS WANTED.
Any person. wishing to act permanently as a
local canyasser, will receive fun and prompt in
formation by applying to
JAMES SUTTON & CO., Publishers,
nov IA IS Maiden Lane. New York.
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