Daily Republican., 1879-06-04
n....,sul pictures for All.

The Great Art Publishing House Of
George Stitson l. Co., Of Portland, Me-, I,
moves steadily on in the even tenor OF
its way, apparently not feeling the dull
times. During the year 1878 they sold
over Four Million pictures Of all DE-
scriptions. They publish every descrip'
ton Of fine pictures, and the prices
range from ten cents upwards to twen-
ty dollars per copy. Their correspon-
dence for this large business is i'm
men . they receive, on an average
over one thousand letters per day
Messrs. Stitson & Co. psblish only the
better class of pictures, and 1T Is wei
known that anything coming from TINS
reliable house is Of standard merit. we
have jus. received copies Of four very
fine steel engravings, which they nave
Just brought out.
The plates were engraved in London,
at an expense of four thousand POUNDS
sterling, or twenty thousand dollars,
to which great sum must he added the
customs duty of twenty-five per cent
on account Of their being imported into
tho United States. These engravings
are after paintings by great moaern
masters Of art, and the artists who en-
graved the plates stand in the front
rank of the worlds renowned engrav-
ers.
It is believed, and generally conced-
ed, that these engravings make up the
finest and most elegant set OF WORKS OF
high art ever brought out by American
pu blishers. This enterprising firm,
though many years in the Art Publish,
ing business, have not grown old and
| unprogressivs, but on the other hand
make improvement and 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 fus
fishing business in America. We can
orly understand the colossal proper
tions their trade has assumed by re-
membering that lhls is great anc
mighty nation Of nearly fifty mllliof
people, We cannot better illustrate
the magnitude of their business thar
to state the amount of money paid by
them for postage stamps during I'M
wears 1875, 1877, and 1878. We hav
the figures direct from the firm, or W
should think there was some error. II
1876, they paid for postage s3S, lo4.92
In 1877, they paid for postage s3' ,26o.
Is.
1878 the amount Of oney that the.
paid for postage stamps was sllnpl.
enormous-a little over $50, 600. Stin
son & Co. stand among the largest judi
cious advertisers in the country, an
a short time since paid in single "a
s24, 900. 90 in cash Oh contract fc
advertising. They employ agents every
where throughout the United state
and Dominion Of Canada for the sal
OF their pictures by subscription; "
call attention to their advertisement tc
. agents in another column. Those VIII
need pleasant, profitable work, shoul
= correspond with them.
Besides paying the large amounts
postage stated above, their express an
freight bills are enormous-only sma
orders are sent by mail, the larger b'
, ing sent by express and freight. Amer
, can homes should be made beautiful b
. refined works Of art, and prices Il
really meritorious pictures are now
: low that there can be no excuse for tt
walls to remain gloomy, unadornsd an
cheerless. American homes should
made beautiful, and the tendency
| this will be to make more refined al
beautiful the lives of all dwelle
- therein.