The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1874-03-20
OBLIGATIONS,

ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY JOURNAL
Universally admitted to be the Hanlsomest
Periodical i'll the World-A Repre-
sentative and Champion of
American Taste.
NOT FOR SALE IN BOOK Or NEWS STORES.
me Aldinc. while issued with all the
regularity, has none of the temporary or
periodicals. 1t is an elegant miscellany OF
pure, light, and graceful literature; and Il
o co of pictures, the rarest specimens
though each succeeding number affords a
fresh pleasure to its friends, the real value
most appreciated after it has been bound
up at the close of the year. While other
p ps con may claim superior cheapness.
The Aldine is Il unique and original con,
feept1on.alone and unapproacled-ahso
acter The possessor of a compicte Vofume
can not duplicate the quantity Of fine pa
hea an e on in any other shape
and then there are the chromos besides.
ART DEPARTMENT, 1874.
The Illustrations of The Aldine have.
won a worldwide reputation, and in the
art ccnters of Europe it is an admitted fact
that its wood cuts are examples of the
highest perfection ever attained. The com.
mon prejudice in favor OF s.steel piates; is
rapidly yielding to Il more educated and
DISCRIMINATING taste which recognizes the
advantages OF superior artistic quality with
superior facility for production. The wool
cuts Of The Aldine possess all the delicacv
and elaborate finish of the most costly steel
plate, while they afford Il better rendering
of he ltist's original.
10 fully realize the wonderful work which
The Altiinc is doing for the cause Of art
culture in America, it is only necessary tt,
consider the cost to the people of any oiher
decent representations OF the productions
of great painters.
In addition TO designs by the members OF
the National academy, and other noted
duce examples OF the best foreign masters
selected with view to the highest artistic
success hs s%h ar Ere'est general in,erest Thus
trifting cost, enjoy in his own home the
pleasures and refining influences of true art.
Tho quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will
be by Thomas Moran and j. ID, Woodward
The christmas issue for 1874 will tain
special cha, he st appr"priate to the season,
fractions amy of its predecessors.
PREMIUM CtIROMOS FOR 1874.
Every subscriber to The Aldine who
pays i'll advance for the wear 1874 will re-
ceive, without additional Charge Il pair of
beautiful oil chromos. The original pictures
The Aldine by Thomas Moran, whose great
Colorado picture was purchased by Congress
for $4,000 :,,, The e, subjects We're chosen 10
is Il view i'll the White Mountains, New
Hampshire; the other gives tho Cliffs of
difference in the matnrc of r't these sce ans
themselves is a pleasing contrast and az
iords a good display of the artists scope
ed from thirty distinct plates, and are in
size az X lG) and appearance exact fac
SMILES Of the originals: Tho presentation
of a worthy example Of Americas greatest
landscape painter TO the slbScrib erS of The.
Aldinc was bold but peculiarly happy
idea, and its successful realization is attest
eel Dy the following testimonial. the
signature of Mr.. Moran himself:
NEWARK, N. j., Sept. 20, 1872
Mcss1s. James Sutton d. CO.
Gentlemen III am delighted with the
proofs in color of your chromos. They ara
wonderfully successful representations by
nss v erSSses &c, fnn original paint
THOMAS MORAN.
These chromos are in every sense Ameri-
can. They arc by an original American
process, with material of American manu-
t:tct1tre, from designs of American scenery
by an American painter, and presented to
Art Journal. If no better because of all
this, they will certainly possess an interest
which no foreign production can inspire,
reason Of peculiar facilities of product ion
they cost the publishers but Il tritie, while
that are sold singly for double the subscrip-
ton price of The Afdine. 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 rem
ders their distribution possible.
If any subscriber should Indicate a pre-
ference for Il figure subject, the publishers
viii send '"Flioughts Of Home,' Il new and
beautiful chrome, 14x20 inches, represent
ing a little Italian exile whose speaking
eyes hatray the longings of his heart:
TERMS.
50 per annun, i'll advance, with Oil Chro-
mos free.
For Gfty gents trt,0, the chromos will be
sent, mounted, Vanished, and prepaid by
mail.
The Aldimc Will hereafter be obtainable
only by subscription. There will he no re-
duced or club rate; cash tor subscriptions
must he sent to the publishers direct OF
handed to the local agent, without respon.
sibitity to the publishers, except in cases
where the certificate is given, bearing the
Fac-Simile signature of james Sutton Il Co.
AGENTS WANTED.
Any person, wishing to act permanently
as Il local agent Will receive full and PROMPT
information by applying to
JAMES SUTTON Il CO., Publishers,