South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-06-20
BEAUTIFUL Pictures For HI.

The Great Art Publishing House Of George
S;inson x Co, OF Portland, Maine, moves stead
l'y on the even tenor o. its way, apparently OF
feeling the dull times. During the wear 1918
they sold over Four Million pictures OF all de-
script 'us. They publish every description of
fue pictures, and The prices range from ten
cts. upwards to twenty dollars per copy. Their
correspondence for this large business il i'm
mense-they receive, On m average. over one
thousand letters per day. HessIs Stinson q
Co., publish only the Setter class of pictures
and IL is we'll known that any thing coming from
this reliable house is OF STANDARD merit We
have just received copies OF fod: very fine steel
engra wings, which they have just brought out
The platel were engraved in LoNDOS, at An ex-
pense OF four thousand pounds sterling or
twenty thousand dollars, TO which great sum
must lie added the customs duty Of twenty II I'VE
per cent on account OF their being impor ed
into the United States. These engrayings a.e
after paintings by great modern masters OF art
aud the artists who engraved the plates sand
in the front rank Of the worlds renowned en-
gravers
II is believed. and generally conceded, that
these cngrsviugs make up the finest and most
elegant set Of works Of high nrt ever brought
out by American publishers. This eBtorprianQ
firm, though many years in the Art Publishing
business, have not grown old md uuprogress-
md progress year by year, giving the people
better and better pictures for the same or less
money. They may, we feel sure, fairly claim to
| stand at the head of the Art Publishing bust
ness in America. We can only understand the
colossal proportions their trade has assumed by
remembering that this is great md mighty
nation Of nearly fifty million people. We car
not better illustrate the magnitude of their bust
ness than TO state the amount Of money paid by
them for postage stamps during the years l5 8.
! 1871, and 1913. We have the figures direct
from tho hrm, OF We should think there wss
some error. In 1876 they paid for postage, S33 :
| lO2 %. In 1877 they paid for postage, ST.
26S T6. in 1878 the amount Of money that they
| pald Tor postage stamps was simply euOIrnOus-
little over $50, 600 90. SiinsOu Y Go. stand
among the largest md most iudicCus adyertis-
ers ia the country, and short time since paid
| Ia single day S14, 900 90 10 cash on IA contract
| for advertising. They employ agents every
where throughout the United States and Domin-
ion Of Canada for the sale Of their yictures by
subscripiIon-we call affection 10 their I'D yer .
lsement for agents ia another column. Those
who need pleasant profitable work, should cor.
respond with them
Besides paying the large amounts az postage
sisted above, their express and freight bills are
enormOus-oHly small orders are sent by mail.
the larger being seut by express and freight -
American homes should be made beautiful by
rehoei works Of art, aud prizes Tor really nett
/ toriOus pictures are now so low that there can
70 90 exc. Sc for the walls 20 remAi gloomy.
unadorued and cherries. American homes
should Oe made beautiful and the tendency OF
this will be 10 make more refined and beAntiful
INC lives 0i all jewellers therein. June 20.