Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-02-20
Prospectus for 1S74-Seventh Year.
THE ALDNE,
.In Illustrated Mnfhiy journal unieSr-
salty odnitted to be tie Knndsomest
Periodical IN the World. 4
Representative and Chnm
pion IF american
n

ErpfeSenfdftre ana ChHnl-
pion IF american
Taste.
not FOR SALE Book NEWS STORES.
The 11lGine, while issued with ali the rcgular-
ity, has none of the temporary timely inter
es cIarayt ter istic of ordinary periodicals.. 1T Is
an elegant miscellany of pure, hit and 81 ace
fu literature; and a collection of pictures, the
the rarest specimens OF artistic skill, in black
and white. Although each succeeding numbcT
affords fresh pleasure to its friends, the real
value and beauty OF The Atdine will be most ap-
preciated after il has been bound up at the close
of the year. While other publications may lain
superior cheaPness. as compared with rivals Of
similar class, The -ild:ne is unique and origi
nal ConceptiuII-alone and unapproaC hcd-abso-
iu:ely without competition in price or character
The possessor of a complete volume cannot du-
plcatr the quantity of fine paper and engrav-
ings III any other shape or number of volumes
fOr ten times its cost and then, there arc the
ChromoS, besides
ART DEPARTMENT., 1874.
The illustrations of The 1ildine have won
world wide reputation, and in the art centres of
Europe il is ali admitted fact that its wood cuts
are examples of the big hest perfection ever at
tanned. The common prejudice in favor II
steel plates" b rapidly yielding TO more ec.
ucated and disc terminating taste which rCcog-
nzes the advantages OF superior artistic quality
with greater facility of production. The wood
cuts of The Aidine possess all the delicaCy and
ella borate finish OF the most costly steel plate,
while they afford a better rendering of the
lists original
To fully realize the wonderful work which
The .4ldine is doing for the cause Of art culture
in Amen lea, it Is only necessary to con- slider the
cost to the people of any other decent represen-
tation of the productions of great painters.
In addition to designs by ,be members of the
National Academy, and other noted American
artists, The Atdine Will repi oduCc examples of
the best foreig masters, selected with view to
the highest artistic success. and greatest general
interest. Thus the subscribers to The -didiHe
will, at a tritling cost, enjoy in his own home
the pleasures and refining influences OF true art
The quarterly tinted plates foI 1874 will bu
by Thos Moran and J. d. Woodward
The Christmas issue foI 1874 VIII contain spe
cial desi gns appropriate to the season, by our
best artists, aud will SUI pass in attractions any
of its predecessors.
PREMIUM FOR 1874.
Every subscriber to The Akline for the year
1874 will receive pair Of chromos. The orig
inal pictu were painted in oil for the publish
crs of The Aldine, by Thomas Moran, whose
great Colorado picture was purchased by Con-
rress for ten thousand dollars. The subjects
were chosen to represent The East" and The
West" One is view in the W hite 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 chIumos
are each worked from thirty distinct plates, and
are in size Q2xl6) and appearance exact FAC
worthy example of Amer ica's greatest landscape
painter to the subscribers of The -4idine was a
bold but pee uliarly happy idea, and Its success
full realization is attested by the following testi-
monial, over the signature OF Mr. Moran HIM
! self.
NEWARK. N. j.. Sept. goth, 1878.
I McssIs. JAMES SUTTON & Co.
I J..II ubt pH it'll the nj Oofs N
color of Your chromos. They are wonder fully
successful representations by mechanical prC-
cess of the original paintings
Very respectfully,
(Signed,) THOS. MORAN.
These chromus are in every sense American.
They are by an orr ginal American proc ess, with
material of American manufacture, from de-
signs of American scenery by an American
painter, and presented to subscribers to the urst
successful American Art Journal. Ii no better
because of all this, they will certainly possess an
interest no foreign production can inspire. and
neither are they any the worse II by reason OF
peculiar facilities of production they cost the
publishers only triic, ,ohile equal IN every re-
spect to other chromos that are sold snsy tor 0ou
bic the substitution price of The Aidine Persons
OF taste will prize these pictures Tor themselves
NOT for the price they did or did not cost, and
will appreciate the enterprise that renders their
distribution possible.
Ifany subscriber should indicate preference
for a figure subject, the publishers Will send
s.Thoughts of Hone,' a new and beautiful chro-
mo- l4x2O inches, representing a little Italian
exile whose speaking eyes betray the longIngs
of his heart.
| TERMS.
SIS PER ANSuM, IN ADVANCE, WITH OIL cHRo-
MOS FREE.
For 80 cents ertra the chromOs iciH be sent, mount
3D. uarnished and prepaid by mail.
The I4ldine will, hereafter, be obtainable only
bv substitution There will be no reduced or
club rate; cash for subscriptions must be sent to
vasser, without responsibility to the publishers.
except in cases where the certificate is given,
bearing the fac-simile signature OF JAMES SUI
TON & Co.
CANVASSERS WANTED.
Amy person. wishing to act permanently AZ \
local canvasser, will receive full and prompt in,
formation by applying TO
JAMES SUTTON & co, Publishers.
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