Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-02-06
Prospectus for 1874-Seventh Year.
THE ALDINE,
In Illustrated Mnthy Journal, unirer-
sally admitted to he the Hnndsomest
Periodical IN the World. 4
Representative and Cham-
pton Of american

pton Of american
Taste
NOT FOR SALE IN BOOK NEWS STORES.
The dldine, while issued with all the regular
lty, has none OF the temporary timely inter-
est characteristic of ordinary periodicals. it is
an elegant miscellany of pure, light and gr ace
ful 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-
prcciated after il has been bound up at the close
of the year While other publications may claim
superior Cheapness. as compared with rivals Of
similar class, The Aldine is unique and origi-
nal conccptlon-aionc and unapproao hed-abso-
lutely without competition in price or character.
The possessor OF a complete volume cannot du-
picate the quantity of fine paper and engrav-
ings III any other shape or number of volumes
fot ten times its cost; and then, there are the
chromos, besides!
ART DEPARTMENT., 1874.
The illustrations of The -4ldine have won a
world wide reputation, and in the art centres Of
Europe it is admitted fact that its wood cuts
are examples of the highest perfection ever at
tanned. The common prejudice in favor Of
''steel plates" is rapidly yielding to more ed-
ucated and discriminating taste which recog
nlzes the advantages OF superior artistic quality
with greater facility of production. The wood
cuts OF The 4idine possess all the delicacy and
elaborate finish OF the most costly steel plate,
while they afford a better rendering of the ar
lists original.
To fully realize the wonderful work which
The d!dine Is doing for the cause of art culture
in America, il 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 -4ldine will reproduce examples of
the best foreign masters, selected with view to
a ri Stl c
interest. Thus the subscribers to The -4ldine
will, at a trittlng cost, enjoy In his own home
the pleasures and refining influences of true art.
The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will DO
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 a. chromos. The orig.
nal pictures were painted in oil for the publish
ers of The 14ldine, by Thomas Moran, whose
great Colorado picture was purchased by Con-
gress for ten thousand dollars. The subjects
were chosen to represent The East and 1.-The
Vest One is a 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 in size O2xl6) and appearance exact fac
SMILES of the originals. The presentation of a
worthy example fAmcrica's 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 MIR. Moran him.
self.
NEWARK, N. j., Sept. Goth, 1873
Messrs. JAMES SUTTON & Co.
. Genncmen:-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,
(Signcd,) THOS. MORAN.
/ These chromos are in every sense American.
They are by an orr gnal American process, with
material of American manufacture, from de-
signs of American scenery by an American
painter, and presented to subscribers to the hrst
successful American Art Journal. If no better
because of all this they will certainly possess an
interest no foreign production can inspire, and
neither are they any the worse if by reason OF
peculiar facilities of production they cost the
publishers only trifie, ,Uhile equal in every
spect TO other chromos that are sold singfy for dO'i-
bic the subscription price Of The Atdine Persons
of taste will prize these pictures for themselves
not 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 figure sub ect, the publishers VIII SEND
ssThoughts of Home,'' new and beautiful chro-
mo, 14x20 inches, representing httie Itailan
exile whose speaking eyes betray the iongings
of his heart.
TERMS.
SIS PER ANNuA, IN ADVANCE, WITH OIL cHRo-
MOS FREE.
For so cents ert,a the chromos tciu be SENT mount
ed, rarnished and prepaid by mail.
! The Aldine will, hereafter, be obtainable only
by substitution There will be no reduced or
club rate; cash for subscriptions must be sent to
the publishers direct, or handed TO the local can.
vasser, without responsibility TO the publishers,
except III cases where the certificate IS given.
bearing the fac-simile signature of JAMES SUI:
TON & Co.
C4NV.ASSERS WANTED.
| Any person. wishing to act permanently as
local canvasser, will receive full and prompt IN
! formation by applying to
| JAMES SUTTON s. Co, Publishers.
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