The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-06-13

, The Great Art Publishing House OF Georg
Stlnson d Co., OF Portland, Maine, move
steadily on the even tenor OF its way. appar
emily not feeling the dull times During tho
year 1878 they sold over Four Million pictures
OF all descriptions. They publish every de-
scription of fine pictures, and the prices range
from ten cents upwards TO twenty dollars per
copy. Their correspondence for this large
business is immense; they receive, on an aver
age, over one thousand letters per day. Messrs.
Stinson & Co. publish only the better class OF
pictures, and it is we'll known that ANYTHING
coming from this reliable house is OF standard
merit. We have just received copies O. four
very hue steel engravngs, which they have 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 be added the customs duty Of
twenty five per cent on account OF their being
imported into the United States These en-
cravings are after paintings by great modern
masters Of art, and the artists who engraved
the plates stand in the front rank OF the worlds
renov ned engravers.
It's believed, and generally conceded. that
these engrayings make up the finest and most
elegant set OF works Of high art ever brought
out by American publishers. This enterpris-
ing firm, though many years in the Art Publish
ing business, have not grown old and unpro-
gressive, but on the other hand make improve
ment and progress year by year. giving the
people better and better pictures for the Same
or lessmoney. They may, we feel sure. fairly
claim to stand at the head of the Art Publish
ing business in America. We can only under
stand the colo ssal proportions their trade has
assumed by remembering that this is great |
and mighty nation OF nearly fifty million peo-
pie. We cannot better illustrate the magnitude
OF their business than to state the amount OF
money paid by them for postage stamps during
the years 1876, 1877, and 1878. We have the
figures direct from the firm, or we should think
there was some error. In 1876, they paid for
postage S33,1OA.92. In 1877, they paid for
postage $37,269.76. In 1878 the amount OF
money that they paid for postage stamps was
simply enormous-a little over $4,000 90.
Stinson d Co. stand among the largest and
most Judicious advertisers in the country, and
-
JOOOO IN cash on a contract for advertising.
They employ agents everywhere throughout
he United States and Dominion OF Canada for {
ne sale OF their pictures by subscription we J
ali attention to their advertisement for agents :
n another column. Those who need pleasant. '
profitable work, should correspond with them. !
Besides paying the large amounts OF postage :
tated above, their express and freight bills '
re enormous-only small orders are sent by c
nail, the larger being sent by express and !,
reight. American homes should be made O
eautiful by refined works of art, and prices i
Or really meritorous pictures are now 30 low .
nat there can be no excuse for the walls to Il
smain gloomy, unadorned and cheerless. q
merican homes should be made beautiful, and :,
ne tendency of this will be to make more re- o
ned and beautiful the lives Of all dwellers b
lerein. e.