The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-08-01

Prospectus of the 9th Volume. 1889.
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It is the purpose of the publishers to presevere in
their efforts to keep The 4tdtne as an exponent or
Art work free from competition, and to spare neith-
er thought nor expense TO still further beauty and
and improve the broad pages Of the work:
While urging the necessity OF cultlyatng q taste
for the beautiful in Nature and Art The Aldtne has
not been unmndful of the force Of example and il
lustratOn, therefore 1t has been constant study TO
show in the pages of the work ITSELF that Improve
ment so certainly consequent upon sincere devotion
to such subjects AS In the past so IN the future Ihe
gressive and refining influences Of connection and
association with the beautiful and true
The volume now in preparation, while ltwlllnOtsud-
denly depart from the general course Of It's predeces-
prOvements the result of Study and experience in
fitting The ALdle to worthily maintain Its position
as "The Art Journal of America"
In the more mechanical department OF the ar
rangement or make up, changes, in themselves
slight, will largely enhance the general beauty OF
the pages, which had already won admiration so
EDfroRTALLY, Tie Aldtne will deal broadly and
fairly with Art in general and American Art in par
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portant Art centres of this country and Europe The
Important exhibitions will receive full and timely
notice; and artists whose achievements have won
for them the right, shall be introduced and given
proper personality by sketches biographical and crit
ical 1t will be the purpose of the Editor to earn for
the Critical and Literary Department Of The Aldtne
recognition In every way worthy OF It's established
and admitted pre-eminence in Art Illustration.
THE ART DEPARTMENT of this volume will be
richer In representations OF American natural seem
cry than any of Its predecessors To aid popular
1.-THE Switzerland of America" our artists are ex-
plOring the wonders of those regions Of our country
which have more recently been brought into notice;
The Yo Semitic and the Yellowstone, the Serras and
the Rockies shall be brought home to the patrons or
The ALne-but not to the exclusion or neglect or our
glorious old Aleghanies and their more familiar sur
rOundings
Experience and capital largely increased by the
liberal patronage of an appreciave public has made
possible the introduction Of greater system and plan
In selecting the Art exhibits as to better cover all
desirable ground enabling an harmonious and Judi
ClOus combination and progression, SO TO speak,
through the wide world of Art, Examples by figure
animal and landscape painters OF every school-an-
Cient and mOdern-American or foreign Will appear
with all the old refreshing variety but with an addeC
advantage of more deliberate arrangement ana de-
fined purpose to instruct and inform as well as TO de-
The publishers have entire confidence that the
public will continue the evidence of their apprecia-
ten Of these efforts to maintain an Art publication
that shall be characteristic and worthy OF the pro-
gress and liberal tastes of Americans, and thep an
Cpate with pleasure the opportunity for practlcal
verdict on their past achievements which the COM
mencement of new volume affords.
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