The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-12-02


The necessity of a popular medium for the repre-
senaton OF the productions of great artists has
been made to meet the want The successive fail
ures which SO invariably followed each attempt in
prove the indifference Of the people of America to
the claims of high art. So as proper appreca-
ton OF the want and an abityto meet were shown
mercial triumph-THE ALDTNE.
THE ALDLNE, while issued with all the regular
", mas none OF the temporary or timely interest
of ordinary periodicals. 1t is an ele
CANT miscellany Of pure, light, and graceful ltera-
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