The McArthur enquirer. (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1873-1884, 1873-11-26

An Illustrated Monthly Journal,
Universal Admitted to be the
Handsomest Periodical in
the World. A Repre-.
sentative G Cham
pion Of Amer
can Taste.
Not for Salem Book Or News Stores,

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THE ,ALDINE, while issued with all the
regularity, has mono Of the temporary or time
ly interest characteristic OF ordinary Icrlodi-
Gals. II Is an elegant miscellany Of pure,
lignt ana graceful literature; and d collection
OF pictures, the rarest specimens OF artistic
sklll, IN black and white. Although each
succeeding number affords fresh pleasure Ia
its friends, tho real value and beauty of THE
ALDlNE VIII bemost appreciated after IL has
nGSn pound up at the close Of the year.
nile other publications may claim superior
eheapness, as COMPARED with rivals of sinli !
lar class, THE ALDINE Is a uniuueandorig-
inal couception- alone and unapproaChed-.
absolutely without competition in price or
.onaracten sThe possessor OF a completol vol
nmc' cannot duplicate the quantity Of fine pa
per and engravings in any other shape or
number of volumes for ten times its cost; and
theh, therc arc tho chromos, besides
ART DEPARTMENT, 1874,
The illustrations ofTHE ALDINEhaye won
World-wide reputation, and in the centres
Of Europe it is an admitted fact that lis wool
cuts are examples Of the highest perfection
ever attained. The common prejudice In ia
vor OF "steel plates" Is rapidly Yielding tO II
more educated and discriminating taste which
recognizes thoalvantages Of sliporior artistic
quality with greater facility OF production
The wyod-cutS ofTHE ALDlNE possess all
the d1iicacy and elaborate finish OF the most
costly steel plate while they afford Il better
rendering OF the artists original. EEaF
70 fully realized the wonderful work Which
TIE ALDINE is doing for the cause of art
culture IN America, IL is only necessary to
consider the cost 10 the people of any other de-
cent representations OF the productions of
great painters.
7 In addition to designs by the members of
the National Academy ,aud other noted Amer
can artists, THE ALDINE will reproduce eN-
anplcs ol the best foreign masters, selected
with view to the highest artistic success and
greatest general interest. Thus the subs0ris
bers to THE ALDINE will, at q trihlng cost,
enjoy in his own home the pleasures and re-
lining influences OF true art,
The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will be
by Thos Moran and j. y. Woodward
The Christmas issue for 1874 will contain
special designs appropriate to the season, BY
our best artists, and win surpass in atti ac-
tiOns any OF its predecessors.
Premium for 1874.
Every subscriber to THE ALDINE for the
year 1874 will receive n pair of chromos. The
original pictures were painted in oil for the
publishers of THE ALDINE, by Thomas Mo-
ran, whose great Colorado picture was pur-
chased by Congress for ten thousand dollars.
Inc subjects were chosen to represent "rhc
East" and "The West" One is u view in the
White Mountains, New Hampshire; the other
gives the Cliffs Of Green River, Wyoming Ter.
ril0ry. The difference IN the nature Of ilu
scenes themselves IL peasing contrast, and
affords good display OF the ~ tist's scope
and c0loring. The chrumOs are each worked
from thirty distinct plates, and are in size
" lO) and appearance exact iilc- -similUs OF
the originals. The presentation of worthy
example Of Americas greatest Landscape
painter to the subscribers Of TIE ALDINE
was bold but peculiarly happy idea, and
us successful real iAation Is attested By the
following testimonial, over the signature OF
Mr. Moran himself
NEW YORK, Sept. goth, 1873.
McssrS. JAMES SUTTON & Co.
GeRtteLaeR.-I am delighted with the proofs
IN color OF your chromos. They are wonder
fully successful representations by mechani-
ca! process of the original paintings.
Very respectfully,
TH0s. MORAN.
These clromos are in every sense Amcri-
can. They are by the original American
process, with material of American manuiac-
ture, from designs Of American scenery by
an American painter, and presented to sub
scribefs to the first successful American Art
journal. II obctter because Of all this, they
Will certainly possess an interest no foreign
production can inspire, and neither arc they
any the worse if by reason of peculiar facili-
ties of production they cost the publishers
only tribe, while equal in every respect to
other chromos that are sold sngly for double
the subscription price ofTIIE ALDINE. Per-
sons Of taste will prize these pictures for
themselves-not for the price they did not
cost, and will appreciate the enterprise that
renders their distribution possible.
If any subscriber should Indicate prefer
enCe for figure subject, the publishers will
send 'ThOughts of Home" new and beauli-
full chrome, 14X2O inches, representing little
Italian exile whose speaking eyes betray the
longings Of his heart.
TERMS-$5 per annum, in advance, with
oil ChrOmos free. For 90 cents extra, the
chrOmos will be sent, mounted, vanished,
and prepaid by mail. ,H W I..
THE ALDINE will hereafter, be obtainablc
only by subscription. There will be no reduc.-
ed for club rate; cash for subscriptions must
be sent to the publishers direct, or handed to
the local canVasser, without responsibility to
the publishers, except in cases where the GER
tilcate is given, bearing the fac-simile sigma
ture Of JAMES SUTTON II Co.
CANvAssERs WANTED.
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