South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-06-27
Beautiful Pictures For III.

THs Great Art Publishing House of Ceor,.
S,inson 4 Co., Of Portland, Maine, moves stead
ny on fhs even tenor OF It's way, Appareat,v ~,
feeling the Dull times. Dssisg the rear ISIS
they sold over Four Million picturss OF all de-
script ms. They publish every descriptions Of
foe pictures, and the prices range from ten
cts. upwards to twenty dollars per copy. Their
correspondence for this large busis,,s in i'm
mense-'hey receive, on an average. over one
thousand letters per day. Mesas Stinsou 4
Co.. publish only the setter class Of picture,
and il 10 we'll known that an, thing coming fr m
this reliable house is Of standard merit. W.
have just received copies OF fou. very fue stesl
eagravines, which they have just brought oo,
The plates we're eagfaved 10 LoSDox, at an ex.
peuse e four ,hou..sd rou.d: sterling. or
must DO added the customs duty Of tw euty. a We
per cent on account Ut their bsine imported
into the United States. These engravincs are
sf'er pain tings BY great modern masters OF art.
sud the artists who engraved the plates stand
in the front rank Of the worlds renowned en-.
gravers.
IL 10 believed. and generally conceded. ,h.,
these eugraviuas make mp the finest and uost
elee.n, set Of works Ct high ART ever brought
ont by American publishers. This enierprisins
firm, though many years In the Art Publishing
business, have not grown old aud unpro9re N
i've, but on the other hand make improvement
and progress year oy year, giving the people
better and better pictsres for the same or ises
money. They NAY. We feel sure, fairly claim 10
stand at tie head Of the Art Publishing bust.
mesa in America. We can only understand the
colossal proportions their trade hss assumed bv
remembering that this is great and mighty
nation Of nearly Fifty million people. We caa-
not better illustrate the magnitude Of their bsei-
ness than TO state the amount Of mooey paid by
them for postage stamps during The years 1876,
1871, and 1913 We have the &gures direct
from the firm, we should think there was
some error. Ia 1876, they paid for postage S33, >
10? %. In 1877 they paid FIR postage, S37,-
26S 40 In 1878 the amount Of money that they
paid for postage stamps WAS simply enoi nous
= little over $50. 900 90. Stinson B Oh. stand
among tbs largest and most judicious sd vertis-
ers In The country, and q short time since paid
in n single day S2+ 900 90 in cash IA contract
for advertising. They employ agents every
where throughout the United States and Domin-
ion OF Canada for the sale Of their pictures by
suhscripiion-we call attention to their adver-
tsemen; for agents 10 another column. Those
who need pleasani, profitable work, should cor.
respond with them
Besides paying the large amounts Of postage
stated above, their express and freight bills are
enormous-only small orders sent by mail
the larger being sent nv express and freight -
American homes should be made beautiful by
refined works or art, and rric 8 for RALLY meri-
ioriOus pictures are now so low that there can
be no exc, for the wills to remain gloomy
unadorued and cherries. American homes
should be made beautiful, aud the tendency OF
this will be to make more sfnsd and beautiful
the lives Of aildwellers therein. June 20.