Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-06-12
Beautiful Pictures for All.
ZU-LU.

The Great Art Publishing House OF George
Stinson & Co., Of Portland, Maine, moves stead
lily on the even tenor Of its way, apparently not
feeling the dull times. During the year 1873
they sold over -Four Million pictures Of all de-
scriptiOns. They publish every description Of
fine pictures, and the prices range from ten cents
upwards to twenty dollars per copy. Their cor
respOndenee for this large business Is immense;
they receive, on an average, over one thousand
letters per day. MessFs. Siins0n 4 Co. publish
only the better class Of pictures, and it Is well
known that anything coming from this reieble
house Is Of standard merit. We have just re-
ceived copies offour fine steel engravings, which
they have just brought out. The plates were en-
graved in London, at an expense OF four thou
sand pounds sterling, or twenty thousand dol
lars, TO which great sum must he added the
customs duty Of twenty-five per cent. on
account Of their being imported into the United
States. These engravings are after paintings by
great modern masters Of art, and the artists who
engraved the plates stand In the front raak Of
the worlds renowned engravers. II Is believed,
and generally conceded, that these engravings
make up the finest and most elegant set Of works
Of high art ever brought out by American pub
fishers. This enterprising 6rm, though many
years in the Art Publishing business, have not
grown old and nnpFogressive, bat on the other
hand make improvement and progress year by
year. giving the people better and better pictures
sUT tUG hA&nE VI bGH8 uAUuEYs lucy UfHys VIC teCA
sure fairly claim to stand at the bead 0f the Art
Publishing business In America. We can only
understand the colossal proportions their trade
has assumed by remembering that this Is great
and mighty nation Of nearly city million people.
We cannot better illustrate the magnitude ofiher
business than to state the amount Of money paid
by them for postage stamps during the years
1870, 1877 and 1873. We have the figures d.
rect from the firm, OF we should think there vas
some error. IN 1876, they paid for postage $780,
1912. In 1877, shey paid for postage $751;
26s.I6. in 1878 the amount Of money thatthey
paid for postage stamps was simply enormous
q little over $50, 900 90. Stinsion Co. stand
among the largest and most judieious advertisers
in the country, and y short time since Paid IN 3
single day $4,000 90 in ezyh on n contract sog
advertising. They employ agents everywhere
throughout the United States and Dominion Of
Canada for the sale Of their pictures BY sgbscrip-
ton; call attention 20 their advertisement Tor
agents in another column. Those who need
pleasant profitable work should correspond with
them. Besides paying the large amounts post
age stated above, their express and freight bills
are en0Tmous-only small orders are sent by
mail. the larger being sent By express and freight.
American homes should &c made beautiful by re-
fined works Of art, and prices for really meriso-
rious pictures are now 50 low that there can be
no excuse for the walls 20 remain gloomy un-
adorned and cherries. American homes should
be made beautiful, end the tendency Of this will
be 20 make more refined and beAatiful the lives
Of all jewellers therein.