The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-09-13
Prospectus for 1874 SEVENTH YEAR
THE ALDINE.
An Illustrated Monthly journal, universally
admitted TO be the handsomest period.
zeal In the World. Arepresentatiya
and champion of American tastr
Nor FOR SAFE IN book O.. AEws STORE

Tue a dine, while issued with all the reg.
ularily, has none of the temporary or time
ly Interest characteristic OF ordinary peri
odicals. 1t II an elegant miscellany OF pure
light and graceful literature and a collec.
ton OF pictures, the rarest specimen of ar.
usuc skill, in black and white. Although
each succeeding number affords tiesh
pleasure TO its friends, the real value ano
beauty OF The Aldine will be most appreci.
ated after II has been bound up at the close
OF the year. While other publications may
claim superior eheapness, as compared with
rivals OF a similar class, the Aidine is an un-
! ique and original conceptlon-alone and un
approached-absolutely without concept"
In price or character.
ART DEPARTMENT, 1874.
The Illustrations OF the Aldine have W.
worldwide reputation, and In the art cen.
tres OF Europe it IL an admitted fact that
It's wood cuts are examples OF the highest
perfection ever alta tined. The common
prejudice In fayorJ' "steel plates" is ran
Idly yielding TO l,-.- .educated and dis.
terminating taste which recognizes the nd.
vsntsges the advantages of superior artistic
quality with greater facility OF production.
Ihe quarterly tinted plates TO- 1874 will be
by Ihos. Moran and j. ID. Woodward.
The Christmas issue tor 1874 viii contain
special designs appropriate to the season,
by our best artists, and will surpa.s in at
fractions any OF its predecessors.
NwARK. y. j.. Sept. 20. 1877.
aleNsIr. James sutton N (O.
GEHTLKMKS-l am delighted with the
proofs in color OF your chromOs. They are
the o2sisa pshtn9s
Very respectfully, THOs. MORAN.
These chromos arc IN every Amer1-
can. They are by an primal American pro-
cess, with material of American manutac.
ture, from designs of American scenery by
An American painter, and presented to sub
scribers 10 the first successful American
Art journal. II no better because OF all
this, they viii certainly POSSESS an Interest
no foreign production can inspire, and nei.
Their are they any the worse If by reason OF
peculiar facilities OF production they cost
the publishers only triile, while equal in
every respect 10 other chrOmos that are sold
singly for double the subscription price OF
the Aldine.
II any subscriber should indicate pre-.
ference for ngure subject, the Publishers
will send Thoughts OF Homen q new All
beautiful chrome, iiXs0 inches, representing
u little Italian exile whose speaking eyes
bctray the lOn-in4s OF ais heart.
% per annum, Ia advance, with Oil Chro-
mos free.
For $50 CENTS EXTRA, tue chromos,
mounted, vanished and prepaid by mail
The Aldne will, hereafter, be obtainable
only by subscription. There will no be re-
duced or club rate cash for subscriptions
must he sent TO the publishers direct, or
handed TO the local canyasser, without re.
sponsibility to the publishers, except III
cases where the certificate j. given, bearing
the facimile signature OF James sutton a Go,
CANNASSERS WANTED.
ANY person wishing TO act permanently
ns local canvasser will receive full ana
prompt information by applying to
JAMES SUTTON X Co., Publishers.
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