EDUCATIONAL COLUMN. h. S. RAMSEY .... ........ Editok. Communications on Educational Topic's, Ke " ports ot Educational Meetings, Sic., are respect fully solicited for the EJueational Column, and may be addressed to F. tueation;tl Committee liox 3C, Rock Bluffs, Kebraska. B. S. IiAMSKY, Ch'u Editorial Coimuitteev METHOD OF USING SLATES IN A SPELLING KECITATION. Those who spell well orally do not always write correctly. Every .teacher has witnessed and wondered at this fact. It may be that in oral spelling we rely more upon the sense of hear ing than upon that of seein?, and that in written spelling the reverse is true. Itliatever may he the cause, the fact is stated, arid herie'e' the necessity that pupils should have amine practice in spelling words by writing them. This exercise may be conducted by using slates. The pupils having made the necessary preparation by locking elosely at the words of the lesson, writing them, and naming the letters composing- them, are supposed to be conveniently seated, each with a slate and pencil. The teacher now prouounces the words of the lesson, or such of them a3 he may select, and all the pupils write them. When all the words have been written, the teacher must ascertain how many of them have been spelled correctly. For this purpose, I have found the best plan to be for the teacher to epell the words in the order ho gave them out, and require each pupil to mark stfcli of them as he may have misspelled. Pupils may, however, spell the words by turns, or as called upon, and correct one another, marking misspelled w ords as before. , , . , How to dispose of the misspelled words is an interesting question. It would be a great mistake merely to liave them marked, and then allow them to pass without further notice. It is an excellent plan to require each tmpil to write upon paper lists of all the words he misspelled, and then to make special preparation to spell them at certain fixed times, once a week, or more frequently, in a review lesson. At such a recitation, all the lists must be handed to the teacher, and he can assign the words in the usual manner; -inri :i? each pupil has only the words inisspelled by himself to prepare, it can justly be expected that no mistake win be made. In addition to the attainment of the ability to write words correctly, some of tho advantages of this me thod are that each pupil has the opportunity of spelling all the words of the lesson, all the members of the class are constant ly employed, during the recitation, no one who does not know his lesson can escape detection, and misspelled words can be re-studied and recited a second time. "Wickebsiiam. T'ISSS SUM. WEEKLY, SEMI-WEEKLY, AND DAILY THE WEEELY fiCN is too widely known to require any extended recommendation : lut the reasons which have already given it fir y thousand subscribers, and which will, we hope, give it many thousands more, are briefly as follows : It is a first-rate newspaper. All the news of the lay will be f omul in it condensed when un important, at full len.stlt- when of moment, and always presented iu a elear, intelligible, and in teresting manner. It is a first-rate family paper, full of enter taining and instructive rending of every kind, but containing nothing that can offend the most delicate and scrupulous taste. It is alirst-rate story paper. Thcbtst tales and romances of current literature are carefully selected and legibiy printed in its pages. It is a first-rate agricultural pajier. The most fresh and instructive articles oti agricultural tonics regularly appear in this department. It is an independent political paper, belong ing to no party and wearing iu collar. It fights for principle and the election of the best men to office. It especially devotes its energies to the exiosure of the great corruptions that now weakeu and disgrace our country, and threaten to undermine republican institutions altogether Hints no fear of knaves, and asks no. favors from their supporters. It reports the fashions for the ladies and the markets for the men, especially the cattle mar kets, to which it pays particular attention. Finally, it is the cheapest paper published. One dollar a vear will secure it for any subscri ber. It is not. necessary to get tin a club in or der to have the weekly SUN at this rate. Any one who sends a single dollar will gt the paper for a year. We have no traveling agents. The Weekly .Sim. Eight pages, fifty-six col umns. Only $1 a year, is'o discounts from thW rate. The Semi-Wccl.Vj Shu. Satue size as the Daily Sun. a year. A discount of 20 per cent, to clubs of 10 or over. The Daily Sun. A large four-page newspaper of twentv-eight columns. Dailv circulation over 1 Ji.000. All the news for 2 cents. Subscrip tion price M cents a month, or $6 a year. To clubs of 10 or over, a discount of per een.t. Address. "Tllti SUJS ," S. Y. City. Harper's Publications. "A Repository of Fashion, Pleasure, and Instruction." Harper's Bazar. Koticfjt of the rrcx. The Tiazar Is edited with a contribution of tact ami talent that we seldom find in any jour nal ; and the journal itself is the organ of the great world of fashion. IJot-m Traveler. The Bazar commends itself to every member of tiie household to the children by its droll and pretty pictures, to the young ladies by its fashion plates in endless variety, to the provi dent matron by its patterns for the children's clothes, to lMiterfamilUtx by its tasteful designs for embroidered slippers and luxurious dressing gowns. Put the reading matter of the liazar is uniformly of great excellence. The paper has acquired" a wide, popularity for the fireside en joyment iiffords. X. 1". Evening VoL '17 n quest ionally the heft sustained toork of the kind in tlie World." Harper's Magazine. A'oficr-s 'if (he Pre. ' The ever increasing circulation of this excel lent monthly proves us continued adaptation to lojmlar desires and needs. Indeed, when we hink into how many homes it penetrates every month, we must consider it as one of the educa tors as well as enteitainers of the public, mind, for its vast popularity has been won by no ap peal to stupid prejudices or depraved tastes. liofton Ul'jlte. The character which this Magazine possesses for variety, enterprise, artistic wealth and liter- !ary culture that has kept pace with, if it hits not led the times, should cause its conductors to regard it with justifiable complacency. It also entitles them to a great claim upon the pub I lie firatitmle. The Magitzine has done good ami not evil an tne uays oi its nicisroomyn bayie. MEETING OF THE CASS COUNTY EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION. The Cass County Educational Asso ciation is called to meet at Eight Mile Grove the last Friday and Saturday of December. This is a very important meeting, and we trust the teachers of the county will make it convenient to le present. This will be the time of annual elec tion of officers, and hence the import ance of a full attendance YVe think the County Superintend ent has made a wiso choice for the place of meeting. Eight Mile Grove i3 of course not quite in the "center of the county," yet we doubt if any other point could have been selected which would have been more convenient for the majority or teachers. The people of Eight Mile Grove are among the most . progressive in the county; not only in improving and cultivating their farms, but they have given strong evidence of their interest in Education by the erection of one of the best school houses in the county. We trust that we may be pardoned he pleasant anticipation of a most cor dial reception by the people of that place, and the confident belief that the citizens will cheerfully unite with us in the effort to make this meeting of the Association one of interest, profit and pleasure. Fellow teachers of the county, let us .all meet, and after the arduous labors of the past year, have a social, pleasant and happy re-union. "A Complete Pictorial History of the Times." ''The Bet, Cheapest, and most successful Fam ily Paper in the Union." Harper's Weekly. SPLENDIDLY ILLUSTRATED. AToticc nf the Pre. The'Weeklu is the ablest and most powerfully illustoated periodical published in tins country. Its editorials are scholarly and convincing, and carry much weight. Its illustrations of current events are full and fresh, and are prepared by our best designers. With a circulation of lr-o,-ooa, the Weekly is read by at least half a million persons, and its inauence as an organ of opinion is simply tremendous. The Weekly maintains a positive position, and expresses decided views on political and social problems. Louivillc Courier-Journal. vv o o D S 8 U E H O fe- A C A Z I w E mm Is an cric:!?ial. fir t-cl.t". Dollar Monthly. It is fresh and sDrtehtlv. awl ill Imi'iwt Hie -:i:ire huu;Il, tiictu'lu: lovera nnil iiiuiiti-u, l.u.--baittUfttwl wives, rents ami chiMreu. llsi. peM th Imixir'.iiut'C of retiring a union of m-nrta nnil pnrpos in life. If.re ttn-rn kIiuII lie & union of baud, ll l,c!.cvi that, wt.il ir Is woman' privilege to (airily Hint comfort und ailorn. It fhoiilrt be l::;n s r.U'a-ure to proviite for, cuerifh, and pnuocr. I: would have hil dren treated a lo hiiT, tli!i."in mid growing creature perfectly created, but no! fullirrowii. Vi-t in advocating ihc.-se doctrines, the ine doe n.rt employ doctrinal scrmona long and drearr disqui.-iiioiui wli:i !i do not Intcrcx and therefore do not jrofit tlio reader. On the contrary, it would rather preach n though It trenched not an inlcrvstiuif tory,lor in.- t:gire, riiiK made to serve the ur;osc iif a Ious dis course hy ?iYin the reader something real, ln terKtintf aiij profitable In think alxuit. - 'he worst as welt as tho lt feature of the Stairitzihe i3 its price. The Idea of getting a really ttrst-Clnss JlnJzine at oik- dollar a year. Menu aard to motft people. Vet it employ me of the tent contributors in the country including OtiL li.tmi.To, Us lcrulini; editor, who recciTCs a salary of three thousand dol lar, equivalent to about ten dollars per day. Each number contain nearly c.Nt hundred dollars' worth of matter, which costs thetub tcrirer about eifihl cer.N. Pope and Joy two tit antlfullv tinted craron portraits worth Kotir Koilnrs will I nialle l free to ercry nubserlrwr to the Mazarine at 51 M Specimens freei Aphnts Wanted. Address S. S. WOOD 4 CO., Iti-tv-burgH, N. Y. H a p K & J O Y H O P & J O o p E & J O Y floss aM Joy-Hose ami Joy H O P E t J O V M O P E & .1 O Y H O g rnlted Voice of the li-e. Wood's SU w w TnvaKiiie isoneof the monument of businc erterpi iw- which mark the ace. .Vdhmlirt Ifinn jTmrmv, I'nlli"., ra As Us title promised. It I devoted to the instruction and entertainment of the family circie.and.iu order to place It wl'Jw ill the metns of readers in moderate cireum slabces.it is furnished at a remarkably low reco io proportion to the interest of its contents. .v. " Tribune. . .It isese-iitial!y a home magazine, and is mst the thing thet on would nii desire to place in the tiawla'M' h wi?"e and lntle tmrs, or that a man of bu.-ne-w would himetf take tip for tlw employineut of a leisure hour. f WilmingtoD, if. O Were we out of our eliaireibtorial, as a "private citizen,'1 eut off frr.ni our exchange list and all '.hat, one of the first mocaaines to which we khotild sstiwribe wiuld be Wood's Household. Krgirirr, Hart ford, Tt It is an Intellectual and morni educator! highly prized by all who become ac- . Mi aimed with it. ChHtin. AJtoml'. If popular writer arc, therefore, pood wTi'en and if bM?ti prices prove the merit of litcraj-y wares, then Mr. Wood s initrazine w a good one. Tht tmlrytndml. New York Its arti cles breathe a spirit of economy, morality and lrtue which is fciphly refPfshitig In tfcy re of ftbionahlo folly and extravagance. -Xnuinal Pou.a. Un. ..."It is undoubtedly one of the freshest, lifeiiert i.urnnl we have examined. Hyvd, fprtngfleld, Tcnn The article ere short; piquant, and ot-snch uuquestioiMsl tacciieuce, taltliiperiodh-aJcopht tbe both famiiui:' and w-elcome in very many honse .,.!. j VTunifi i a marvel of che.irnem a Ml rt-class quality oombioed. Ktjt York Tuntm. o o D S H O u s E H O L D M A C A Z I H E Ifiiii's WsSM -BoBlflHll SUBSCRIPTIONS Terms: Harper's n:uar, one year, S4.00 Harper's 3Iaga.iue, one year, $4.00 Harper's Weekly, one year, ?4.00 .?4.oo includes prepayment of IT. S. imstage by the publishers. Subscriptions to Harper's Weekly, Jlagaxine, and Uiizar. to one address for one year, io ; or, two of Harper's Periodicals, to one address for one vear $7 ; postage payable, by the subscriber at tlie oiliee where received. An extra copy of either the Magzine, Weekly, or Hazar will be supplied gratis for every- Club of Five Subscribers at S4 each, in one remit tance ; or, iSix Copies for jf'it), without extra copy ; postage payable by the subscriber at the office where received. Back numbers can be supplied at any time. The six volumes of Harper's Hazar, for the years ItSoX, 'oil. '70, '71, '72, '73, elegantly bound in green morocco cloth, will be sent by express freight prepaid, for S7 each. A complete set of Harper's Mag:izine. now comprising 47 volumes, in neat cloth binding, will be sent by express, freight at expense of ptirchiuser. for Ier volume. Single volumes by mail, postpaid, SX Cloth cases, for binding, 5t cents, by mail, postpaid. The annual Volumes of Harper's Weekly, In neat cloth binding, will be sent by express, free of expense, for 7 each. A complete Set, com prising Seventeen Volumes, sent on receipt of cash at the rate of '55.25 per volume, freight at expense of purchaser. The postage on Harper" Magazine is 24 cents a year, and on the Weekly and P.azar 20 cents each, per ycrr, wliich must be paid at the sub scriber's post-oflice. Address HAKVER & BROTHEHS, New York. Excelsior Barber Shop. J. C. BOONE. Main street, opposite lrooks House. flair Cutting, Shaving and Shampooning. Especial vttention given to CUTTING CHILDREN'S HAIR, Call and see KOONE, gents and get a boon In a CLEAN SHAVE. ntt-ly; GO TO THE Post Offics Book Store. II. J. STKEIUHT, Proprietor. For Your Eooks, Stationery, lectures, Mus'c, Toys, Confectionery Violin Strings . ' Newspapers Nbvel!i bonz books, .., &c lOST OFFICE BUILDING, riattsmouth. - -' - Nebraska. 9-tfr Bonner Stables. FINE LIVERY, BUTTERY & L AZENBY Horses & Carriages to Let. Stock Boarded hy tlie Day Week or Month. Good Stock, Good Vehicles Call and Give us a Trial. Stable on Vine Street. rLATTSMOUTl I, ... Il8tf. NEB. AND AT J. H. BUTTERY'S On Main street nearly opposite the HERALD ofiice. Wholesale and Retail Dealer In DRUGS AND MEDICINES, PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, PATENT MEDI CINES, TOILET ARTI CLES, &c, &c, E3rTrcscrIpt;oT!3 carefully compounded at ail hours, day and night. Co-ly. TtH E BEST IS ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST For your Groceries go to F. R. Guthmann Comer Third and Main street, riattsmouth. He keeps on hand a large and well selected toc'K ot FANCY GROCERIES. COFFEES. TEAS. SUGAR, SYRUP, BOOTS, SHOES, &c, &c, &c, &c. m In connection with the Grocery is a Bakery and Confectionary. r??All kinds of Country Produce bought and sold. Take notice of the sign "EMPIRE BAKERY AND GROCERY." maylGtf. McGuire & Co., Wholesale arid Retail Dealers in Foreign AND Domestic A large and well selected stock of Bourbon, Rye & Monon gahela Whiskeys Constantly on hand. Our connection with the Erin of Rindskoff Bros., Distillers, enables us to sell Stt tlie lowest market rates. Sole 1 g tnts For the Celebrated Hungarian Main Street, A CORDIAL INVITATION. xt..!- TTnrsl & Cage extend their compli ments to the public, and invite every one to ue' Dr. L. Hurst's Anti-Dyspeptio and Liver Puis. i?v ia .lira it Hvsnortsi;! and J.fver Comnlaint. I-ong experience has proved them to he the safest, surest, ahil best J'iHs in nse, for the va- nous Olllious uisea-e m.ii i".'-" ; lv Headache, indigestion, loss of apjietite, giddiness, dimness of sight, sleepiness and the whole train of disorders usuany icrmeu oniious, will be cured bv these pills if taken according to directions Price 25 cents. PERSONAL. r TTnrcfa Vineirar Coiurli Cure hits been used in private and hospital practice for many vears, and is pronounced by all who have tried it the best remedy ever offered to tlie public for the cure of Cou'jlis, Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma, WJtooving Cent ah, Croup, , .,,1 ,1 1 1,a tiiilmniturtrtnrtinu twatitir composed of well-known medical herbs. It will strengthen the system, purify the blood, and arrest disease. WANTED! WANTED! WANTED! a Ti.Aiimntluni Tniii in tti Tt;ieU or Lumhaga, Swollen Joints, 1-lesli Cuts, Sprains ana unilses, oore niiimiurii, nrinirnr unu i tula in Horses that cannot be cured by Hur-it's - :.. : . . iar j.iiiiiiirui.. T I ... , ' ; 7 . , Mailln tino f .f OillO hv Or I - B. Chapman. I'lattsmouth, Neb. ; B. G. Hoover, Louisville, Neb., and by dealers generally. W-sBIIIO. . VICE'S FLORAL GUIDE For 1S74. inn ii.acps ; fltio engravings, aad Colored Plate. Published yuarteriy, at 25 cents a year. First number for ls74 just issued, A German edition at same price. Address. 351 JAMl'-S itA, ioc.icsier, -i. x. New Bootand Shoe Firm. Karclicr & Klingbel, Boot & Shoe Makers, Main Street, opposite Platte Valley House, rLATTSMOUTH, - - - NEB. FINE CALF SEWED BOOTS made to order in good style. All kinds of men's boots and shoes made and repaired. Prices low and work warranted to give satis faction. i. KARCIIER, 1-Gt. F. KLIXC.REL. THE OLD RELIABLE A Heavy Stock of Goods on Hand. No Rents and Interest on Boi-rowed Capital to be made off Customers. OLDEST ESTABLISHED HOUSE IN THE CITY. 4 i. to Xorth side of Main between Second and Third streets, takes pleasure iu announcing to FARMERS AND MECHANICS That he has a large and well selected stock of Dry Goods, Groceries, Provisions, a were ever brought to tlie City of I'lattsmouth. rgr- It will cost you nothing to look at them whether vou buv or not. Bv examining tlie prices at tlie '"OLD RELIABLE" you will be able to tell other iirtie where you buy the che-.i?.t. STATE AG EXT t n'XTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. Halladay's Patent Wind Mills. Double and Single acting Force and Farm Pumps, Feed Mills, etc. The Halladay Mill has stood Whe test for six teen years, ltlt in the Cnited iStates and Ku rone and is the only one generally adopted by. jill Principal Railroads and Farmers. Terms Liberal. Send for Catalogue and Price List. A. I.. STRANG. Lincoln, Neb. 0. F. JOHNSON. DEALER IN DRUGS, MEDICINES, AND WAJ.L, PAPER. ABL PAPER TRIMMED FREE OF CHARGE. ALSO DEALER IN Books, Stationery, Magazines, And Latest Publications. Prescriptions carefully conipouudea by an ex perienced Druggist. Remember the n!ace. Corner Fifth and Mait lr'i',- Plnwsmontir.-Keb,- HEBRASiU HERALD JOB OFFICE, NEWLY FITTED UP, NcaV Press, New Type, and New Call and see our ire w lot of LEGAL BLANKS. All descriptions of work done in the printing line. jtlatcrial. AVe a. c fully prepared to do . Every Kind and JStyle of Printing. Send in your orders for LETTER HEADS, ENVELOPES, POSTERS, DODGERS, dc. nas on hand, one of the largest stocks of Clothing and Gents Furnishing Goods for Spring and Summer. I Invite everybody In want of anything in my line to call at my store. South Side Main, Between Fifth and Sixth Streets. And convince themselves of the fact. I have as a specialty in my Retail Departments, stock of Fine Clothing for Men and Boys to which we invite those who want goo C3? I also keep on hand a large and well selected stock of Hats Caps, Boots and Shoes. 8-10 Xj. IF1. JOHITSOF, SrSF" Opposite the Platte Valley Ilonse, in Schlater's Jewelry Store. Main Street, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. ST. LOUIS, DECKER BROS.. G. A. MILLER & CO'S W fl I PIANOS. fc- I3UUDET SMITH'S AM'N AND BOSTON. ORGANS. Snb ttr Jfirsf-tlass iauos aub rgatis. Wholesale andKetail Dealer In Strings, Sheet Music and all kinds of Musical Merchandise Musical, Instruments Tuned and Repaired Satisfaction Guaranteed. 8-8tf. CHOICE TOWN LOTS FOR SALE AT t Lots can now be bought in Puke's Addition to the City of riattsmouth, at prices rangi't" from $23 to g5o and on terms so easy that persons ith TIIE SMALLEST INCOME MAY MEET THEM. For tliose who want town property eitlicr to hold for a speculation or to build upon, thitJ is a rare chance to get it. Those lots are in a delightful location, and are dotted over with a Young and Beautiful Growth of Forest Trees. Which add materially to their value. in IK tST Tarties wishing to purchase or look at these lots, v ill be shown them, or given any nifoi -ation desired, bv calling on E. T. Dl'KK or J. I). BKNNKTT. i:ecuto:s of tlieLKslale tf S. L'KE or l. H. WllKKLEIt & CO., and BAIINKS & l'OUiil'K, Ileal Instate Agents. For casli the above prices will be discounted ten per cent. l .aiismoiith, reorasxa, uctoner lSi. BLOOM & CO., .n-wH.TW.lF RUtCUCinA V "TU'v. BOYS A ISD CHILDREN'S CLOTHING HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, AND SHOES, Blankets, Rubber Goods, Trunks, Valises etc. Slain Street, Second Door East of Court House, ----- riattsmouth, Nebraska. BKANCII HOUSE Broadway, Council Bluffs, Iowa. SPRING AND SUMMER GOO,DS Down Go the Prices A Celebrated HEW YO&fC Southwest Corner llain Street, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. AND SO THE PEOPLE THINK WHO BUY S3 3 IT JJoots and Shoes, Dress Goods, Prints, Delaines, (Jinghruns, Brown Sheeting, Bleached Cottons, Balmorals, Carpets. Clark's new Thread, Cotton Varna In the Grocery line we keep the Finest and Bes Tea, CoHee, Sugar, Molasses, Dried Fruits, Spices, etc., etc. In fact for Your Groceries, Hardware, Queensware, Wooden Ware, Glassware, Yankee Notions, Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes GO TO 25-tX X. SINA&SE & CO:'S. LOW RESERVOIR mmmm Are Suited io all Climates, AND FAMOUS FOB BEING BEST TO USE! CHEAPEST TO BUY II EASIEST TO SELL! I! l'r I'amoua for doing noro ni MIfeBETTER C00KINQ, FAMOUS FOB OIVINO gffe, Satisctlin Everywhere Especially Aaaptea to Tim mil 6? EVERY E0USES5LD. EXCELSIOlt MAN'G COMPANY, ST. i.oris, s:o. E. T. Duke & Co. rLATTSMOUTH. NHIt. l!-ly HENRY BCECK, DICALEII IX Furniture, Louu'S. Safes, Tal.li-s. I'luiirs, Iulslc;ids, &c, &c, &c. Of all dosiTlylions. MetallL Lurial Cases. W00DEX COFFINS. OF ALL SIZES. Ready Made android Cheap for Cash. With ninny thanks for past patronage I invite all.to rati ami cxamino my large sto;-k of Fur uitr.ro ami UiinT-r.'. jauiS Prospectus, 1874 7th Year. THE JJJJIjYE, An Illustrated Monthly Journal, uni versally admitted to be the Hand somest Periodical in the World. A Representative aad Cham pion of American Taste. Not for Sale in Book or Nsws Stores. Tlio Aliliuo, while issued v. lih &U t!if rei-uhir-ity, lias none of the teiaporai y ur tinu-ly uttc-r-est ehuraeterislic of onlinary jm ;.ii-i!s. It is !i:i eieitnist miscell-iny of Mire, iiiit. ami jrrace fill litt'iaturc : :vml a rolh-Kion of jiiclurcs, l!ic rarest sjtei'iii'i:s of artistic skill, in M:u-k ami vvtiite. AH!ioili;li -ae!i s-jet-i-eiliiirf i;ii!)-,ler al foils a f resli jdeasure to its fru-iiils. tlie real value ami tea'.i!v of t!ie Aliline w ill lie most aj preeiatel aft'-r it h:;S lieeii tiouml np'at tlie close :f the year. Whil. otiier puhiieations inay claim saiu-rior eheantiess ;is eampareil with ri vals ot a similar class, ilie Ahiine is a uiihi'ie Jiii'l original c!iiie'p!i.):i al-iie Mitt uaajimoaeii il absolutely without eometition in r r or character. T'ae possessor of a complete, volume cannot duiilicate the quantity of line paper a:nl enjrra villus in aisy other shape or iiuinher of volumes Tor ten tiines its cost ; ami then, there are thechromos besides ! Ait Department, 1873. Tlie illustrations of the AMino have won a worM-wkle reputation, ami in the art centre of Europe it is an a1n itted fact thai ils v.ooil cuts are examples of the highest perfection cv erattainM. Tlie common prejudice in f.ivor of "steel plates," is rabidly yielding to a more ed ucated und (iiserinfinatiiitf taste which recojr : uies the udvH'.it:i!res of supeiior artistic finality with greater facility of production. The wood cuts of the Aliliiie pussess all the di'licaoy and elahorate tinish of the most costly steer plate, while they afford a hotter rcudei ing of the ar tist's orinnml. To fully realize the wonderful work which tlie Ahiine is iloin: for-the cause of art culture in America, it is only necessary to consider the cost to the people of any otner lecent repre sentations of tlie productions of great paint ers. In addition to designs !y the Tiiemheis of the Xational Academy, and oilier noted American iirtists, tlie Aldine will reproduce examples of the best foreign masters, selected with a view to the highest artistic success and greatest gen eral interest. Thus the subscriber to the Al dine will, ;at :i trilling cost, enjoy iu his own home the pleasure and refining influences of true art. The iiartcrlv tinted plates for is, l will he iy Thus. Moral! iiiul J. 1). Woodward. The Christmas issue for 1871 will contain spe cial designs appropriate to the season, by our best artists, and will surpass in attractions any of its predecessors. Prei for 1 or i A. I3- !) the for the vear O! lgl- Everv suhscrllt; 1874 will r cei-. e u uiiir of chropios. Tliv nal pictures were p.:i::t-.,.l in on tor the publish ers of the Aldine, by Thos. Moran. wln se great Colorado picture was purchased by Cmitrris for ten thousand dollars. The subjects were chos en to represent "The I';;.t" and '-'lhe Vv'e-t." One is a view in the White Mountains, New Hampshire. ; the other give Tne Ciitl's ff Uroi-n Kiver. Wyoming Territory. The difference in the nature of -the scenes iheu selves is a pleas ing contrast, nod affords a good display nf the artist's scope and coloring. The chromos are each worked from thirty ii:"uict plates, and are in size (121?; and appearance exact f :c-siini!es of the originals. Tin; presentafu n of a worthy example of America's greatest landscape point er to the subscribers of the Ald!he v:tl a bold but I'eculiarly liappv idea, tii'd its succcsfnl re alization i ; attested hy the following testimo nial, over the signature of Mr. Moran himself. Newark. X. J., Sept. 20, 173. Messrs .IamEs Slttiin & Co. (irnthviH a: I am delighted with the proof in color of vour chronms. They are wonderful ly successful representations "by mechanical process of the original paintings. Very respectfully, (Signed,) Thos. Mokan. Thse chronuw are in everv sense American. They are bv an original American process, with material of American manufacture, from de signs of American scenery by an American painter, mid presented to subscribers to the first siicc-cs&ful American Art Journal. If no better because of all this, they will certainly possess an interest no foreign production c:;n inspire, and neither are they anv the worse if by reason of peculiar f icilities of production they cost the publishers only a trifle, while c.pial in evry respect to other chroi ios that are sold siuly for double tile subscription price of the Ah'.in-. 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