The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-05-23
Prospectus for 1874 ,EvENTH YEA
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THE ALDINE. w.
An Illustrated Monthly Journal, uniySnSmT
aunn,,ed 70 be the handsomest pert1d.8&
ical In the World. Representative
and champion Of American taste.
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The Aldine, while issued with al tho rae,
marty, has none OF the Temporary or tine
interest characteristic Of ordinary PERI
f 9d,eals. rs an elegant miscellany Of pure,
~. anu sruceiui htersture and Q oollee-
ton OIL pictures, the rarest specimen OF ar
tisticskilI, 10 black and white. Ai0SSiS
each succeeding number Affords 4 nc
pleasure to It's friends, the real value a0d
beauty s,sa Of me h,. Aldins I'm BE- most
OF the year. While other publications may.
claim superior eheapness, as compared wild -
rivals Of q similar class, the Aldine is an tn-
ique and original conception-alone and UNI
proached-absolutely without concepto
In price or character.
ART DEPARTMENT. 1874. $500
The illustrations OF the Aldine have W.
"Oilh-Mlut Itputatony huu III art Ctnr
tres OF Europe 1t is an admitted fact that
Its wood cuts are examples OF the highest
perfection ever alto tned. The common
prejudice in favoro' steel plates" is rap
idly yielding 10 q 49, seducated snd die
eliminating taste which recognizes the ad-
vantages the advantages Of superior artistic
quality with greater facility OF production.
The quarterly tinted platesfor 1874 will be 4
~ Thos. Moran and J. ID. Woodward.
The Christmas issue Tor 1874 will contain
| Spprial tpsiVna apnronrfata N N
| by our best artists, and will surpass In at
fractions any OF u predecessors.
PREMIUMS FOR 1874. " a :
| Every subscriber TO The Aidine for IN
| yra' ioTt will receive a pair Of chromos
inc original pictures were painted In oil 10
the publl'hers OF the Aldine. by Thoma
Moran, whose great dorado pictures and
purchased by congress for ten thousnd
dollars. The subjects were chosen TO rem
resent ten thousand dollars. The subjects
were chosen to 68resent 1.-The Fastj and
The West" on is view in the White
| gives the Cliffs of Green river, wyoming
territory. The chromos are each worked
from thirty distinct plates, and are In size
| il2xl6) and appearance exact fac-simues Of
the originals.
| NwARK. N. j.. Sept. 20, 1873.
Messrs. James sutton & 20.
| GENTLEMEN-l am delighted with the
proofs In color OF your chremos. They are
wonderfully successful representations by
mechanical process Of the original paintings.
Very respectfully, THos MORAN
These chromos are In every sense Ameri-
can. They are by an orinal American pro-
cess, with material OF American msnufac-
ture, from designs OF American scenery by
an American painter, and presented TO sub
seribers to the first successful American
Art journal. IL no better because of ali
this, they viii certainly possess an interest
no foreign production can inspire, and nei-
1 Their are they any the worse II BIZ reason of
peculiar facilities OF production they cost
the publishers only trihe, while equal in
every respect to other chromos that are sold
| singly for doubl, the subscription price OF
the Aldine.
II any subscriber should indicate a pre-
ference for figure subject, the Publishers
will send Thoughts OF Home" new AMI
beautiful chrome, lix20 inches, representing
a little Italian exile whose speaking eyes
betray the longipgs OF his heart.
| IS per annum, in advance, with Oil Chro-
mos free.
For $50 CENTS EXTRA, the chromoe,
mounted, vanished. and prepaid by mail.
The Aldlne Will, hereafter, be obaainabie
only by subscription. There will noble re-
| duced or club rate; cash for subscriptions
must be sent to the publishers direct, d
| handed to the local canvasser, without re-
| sponsibility to the publishers, except m
cases where the certificate Is given, bearing
the facimile signature OF James sutton Il CO.
| CANvASSERS WANTED.
| Any person wishing to act permanently
| as a local canvasser will receive fun and
prompt information by applyingto
| JAMES SUTTON il Co., Publishers.
90 Maiden Lane New York