Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-01-31
Prospectus for 1873-Sixth Year.
THE ALDINE.
An Illustrated Monthly Journal. univer-
sally admitted to be the Homdsom,est
Periodical IN the World. A
Representatives and CHAM
pion Of american
Taste. -.
NOT FOR SALE IN BOOK OR NEWS STORES

NOT FOR SALE IN BOOK OR NEWS STORES.
The Aldine, while issued with all the regular
lty, has none of the temporary or timely inter
est characteristic of ldinaly periodicals. 1t is
an elegant miscellany of pure, liz hit and grace
ful literature; and collection of pictures, the
the rarest specimens of artistic Skill in black
and white. Although each succeeding number
affords a fresh pleasure to its friends, the real
value and beauty of The ALdine will be most ap-
preciatcd after it has been bound up at the close
ofthe year. While other publications may claim
superior cheapness, compared with rivals of
a similar class, The Aldine is unique and origi-
nal conception-alone and unapproached-a
lutely without competition in price or character
The possessor of a complete volume cannot du-
plicate the quantity of fine paper and engrav-
lngs in any other shape or number of volumes
for ten times its cost; and then, there are the
chromos, besides! sfEt.---
ART DEPARTMENT.
Notwithstanding the increase in the price of
subscription last fall when The Aldine assumed
its present noble proportions 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 cause of AIT. The publishers,
anxious to justify the ready confidence thus de-
monstratcd, have exer ted 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 ight even
the most sanguine friends of The Aldine
The publishers are authorized to announce
designs from many of the most eminent artists
of America.
Ia addition, The Aldime will reproduce exam
plies 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-
1f IL, \
sketches. appropriate to the four seasons. These
plates, appearing in the issues for January, A.
phil, July and October, would be alone wort
the price of a years subscription.
The popular feature of a copiously illustrate d
"Christmas' number will be continued.
To possess such valuable epitome of the art
world at a cost SO trif1ng, 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 1873.
Every subscriber to The Aldine, who pays in
advance for the year 1873, will receive, without
additional charge, pair of beautiful oil chro-
mos after j. j. Hill, the eminent English paint
err. The pictures entitled s'The Village Belle %
and "Crossing the Moor,' are l4x2O inches--are
printed from % different plates requiring 25 i'm
i
same chromos are sold for $50 per pair in the
art stores. AS is the determination of its con
ductors to keep The Aldine out of the reach Of
in every department. the chromos
will be correspondingly ahead of any that can
be offered by other periodicals. Every subscri-
Der will receive a certificate over the signature
ofthe publishers, guara nteeing 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
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 a miracle, even to those best acquainted
with the achievements of inventive genius and
improved mechanical appliances. (For illus
II atoms 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 to have
the literature of The Aidine always in keeping
with its artistic attrac tons.
TERMS.
SIS PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE, WITH OIL cHRo-
MOS 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 IA
gent, without responsibility to the publishers
except in cases where the certificate is given,
bearing the fac sin,ile signature of JAMES SUIT
TON & Co.
AGENTS WANTED
Any person. wishing to act permanently as a
local agent, will receive full and prompt infor-
nation by applying to
JAMES SUTTON s. CO. Publishers,
nov Is SIS Maiden Lane. New York.