The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-05-30
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An Ilh,stisted Monsbly Jousnal. anivsrsaly
admittel 70 be the handsomest period.
ical In the World. Arepresentasiyr
and champion OF American tastr
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Not FOR sAhx m Soox Oh SEws sroasa
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The Aldine, while issued with al the reg.
uiarity, has none OF tho temporary or time
" interest characteristics Of ordinary peri
0dlcals. 1t IL an elegant miscellany Of pure
light aud graceful literature /; anda ceIiec.
ton OF pictures. the rarest specimen OF ar
tistic skilI, In black and white. Although
each succeeding number. affords 8 fissh
pleasure TO its friends, the real value and
beauty OF The Aldine will be most nppreci-
ated after II has been bound Up 81, the close
Of the year. While other publications may
claim superior eheapDess, as compared with
rivals OF a similar class, the hidlne Is an un-
lque and original conception-alone and un-
roached-absolutely without concept"
In prico or character faa .si5aEIf ot,--,
ART DEPARTMENT.. 1874
The illustrations OF the Aldine have W..
worldwide reputation, and In the art CEN
tres of Europe IL IL IN admitted fact that
Its wood cuts arc examples Of the highest
perfection ever ats ined. The common
prejudice In favorof 'tsteel plates," ID rap
Idly yielding to S>y. seducated and dis
eliminating taste which recognizes the adj
quality with greater facility OF production.
BY Thcs. Moran and j. b. woodward. = y
The Christmas issue for 1874 WIN sontnin
sur best sr saa win Dc 's e "
fractions any Of &predecessors.
PREMIUMS FOR 1874
Every subscriber TO the AIdine for Oh
year 1874 viii receive pair Of chromos
Ihe original pictures were painted in oil 10
the publishers Of the Aldine, by Thoms
Moran, whose great dorado pictures and
purchased by congress for ten thouand
dollars. The subjects were cr osen 10 rep
resent ten thousaRd dollars: The subjects
were chosen to 6Present "The East and
"rhe West" O6 is view In the White
| Mountains, New Hampshire; the other
gives the ellis OF Green river, Wyoming
territory. The chromos are each worked
from thirty distinct plates, and are N Size
il2xl6) and appearance exact fac-similes OF
the originals.
| =. NwARK. N. j.. Sept. 20. 1873.
Messrs James sutton G Lo..
| GkNTLEMEN-I am delighted with the
proofs in color of your chremos. They are
wonderfully successful representations by
Very respectfully, - Tiios. MORAN.
These chromos are In every sense Ameri-
can. They are by an orinal American pro-
cess, with material of American manufac-
ture, from designs OF American scenery by
| an American painter, and presented to sub
| scribers to the first successful American
Art journal. II no better because OF all
this, they will certainly possess an interest
| no foreign production can inspire, and nei-
Their are they any the worse II by reason OF
| peculiar facilities OF production they cost
| the publishers only triae, while equal In
every respect TO other chromos that are sold
singly for doubls the subscription price OF
the Aldine.
II any subscriber should indicate a pre-
| ference for figure subject, the Publishers
will send "Thoughts OF Home" q new AMI
| n little Italian exile whose speaking eyes
betray the longiDgs OF his heart.
IS per annum, In advance, with OIL Chro-
...# mos free. HJls
For $50 CENTS EXTRA, tho chromoe,
mounted, vanished. and prepaid by mail.
The Aldine will, hereafter, DO ostainablo
| only by subscription. There will no be re-
| duced or club rate cash for subscriptions
must be sent to the publishers direct, or
handed to the local canvasser, without ro-
| sponsibility TO tho publishers, except m
cases where the certificate IL given, bearing
! the facimile signature ot James sutton n co.
CANvASSERS WANTED.
Any person wishing TO act permanently
| as n local canvasser will receive full ami
prompt information by applying to
| JAMES SUTTON IL Co., Publishers.
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