The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-02-03
Prospectus for 1s74-SEvENTH YEAR
THE ALDINE.
An illustrated Monthly Journal, a.iverssNy
admitted to be the handsomest period
zeal in the World. A representative
and champion Of American tAstD.
Nor FOR SALE IN 5oox on KEws SreAA

The Aldine, while issued with oil the reg.
ularity, has none Of the temporary or tine
ly interest characteristic Of ordinary psn.
odicals. II is an elegant miscellany Of pure
light and graceful literature and 10 ceilec.
ton OF pictures, the rarest specimen OF ~.
tistic skill, in black and white. AlthougA
h'succeeding number Affords . 0eah
pleasure to its friends, the real value and
beauty Of Ihe Aldine will be most appreSi.
ated sitter IL has been bound up at The elese
OF the year. While other publications nay
claim superior chespness, ~ compared Wild
rivals Of similar class, the Aldine 10 N IN.
ique and original c0nception-alone and IN.
proached-absolutey without conception
in price or character.
ART DEPARTMENT, 1874.
The illustrations Of the Aldine have wea
worldwide reputation, and I q the Art csn-
tres OF Europe It Ia an admitted fact that
its wood cuts are examples Of the highest
perfection ever attained. The co6noy
prejudice in favor Of "steel plates" 10 rap
idly yielding to more educated and de-
crimiuatlng taste which recognise the ID.
vantsgcs the advantages OF superior artst1s
The quarterly tinted platesfor 1874 WILDE
Sy Thos. Moran and j. ID. Woodward.
The Christmas issue for 1874 viii contain
special designs appropriate TO the seasoa,
by our best artists, and will surpsss IN st.
tracts ns any OF its predecessors.
PREMIUMS FOR 1874.
Every subscriber TO the Aidine tor u
ye ar 1874 Will receive . pair OF chre1os
The original pictures were painted U su 10
the publishers Of the Aldins, By Theoe
Moran, whose great dorado pictures aA1
purchased by congress for ten tAouaAd
dollars. The subjects were chosen = rep
resent ten thousand dollars: The saHtesAe
were chosen to represent 1.-The Eass" and
"The West" One is view In the Waite
Mountains, New Hampshire; the ether
gives the Cliffs Of Green river, Wyo@Aag
territory. The chromos are each worked
from thirty distinct plates, and are N st5e
Q2xl6) and appearance exact fac-n1ues Of
the originals.
NwARK. N. j.. Sept. 70. 1878.
Messrs. James sutton . o..
GENTLEMkN--I am delighted with The
proofs in color OF your chremos. They ere
'A9 Very respectfully. THOs. EoaAN.
These chromos are In every sense A0svk
can. They are by an orinL American Pre-
cess, with material OF Amcrtesa naoo1ee
ture, from designs Of American eseaesy ey
an American painter, and presented 70 esi-
scribers to the first succossfGl kDesisa1
Art journal. II no better becsuss Of ~
this, they will certainly peseess N tnterees
no foreign production can inspire, nd nei.
Their are they any the Woreo II " yoDoo "
peculiar facilities OF producttea hey 49,
the publishers only tribe, while equal =
every respect 70 other chromes that eeo ~
singly for doubls the subscripties Dsaee q
the Aldine.
ference for figure subject, TIE pabhaheey
viii send "Thoughts OF Home" . new ~
beautiful chrome, l4x90 inches, repseoo011n0
a little Italian exile whose speakiAg ey0o
betray the l0ngiDgs Of his heart. /,
S. per an mum, in advance. With Oil Chsss
mos free.
For $50 CENTS 1xrRA, The ehro0eA
mounted, Vanished. and psepaid b. oel.
The Aldine will, hereafter, b. ceeasnash
only by subscription. There wnl - y 70.
duced or club rate cash for sueoestoae0
must be sent to the publbhsrs eireec -
handed to the local canyasesS, Weeees
.ponsibility TO the publiahsr:. excses ~
Eases where the certificate u given, 0sSs
the facimils signature q yAncs sS9ee . 70
CANVASNERS WAN11D.
ANY person whaling e ecS yx
as a local canvsassr win receive ~ -
prompt information BY applying
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