Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-12-07
AMERICAN ART SITS, UNION.

NE american ArtlStS Union would respect.
= fully announce to the citizens of the United
States and the Canadas, that for the purpose of
cultivating taste for the fine arts throughout the
country, and with view of enabling every family
to become possessed of gallery of Engravngs by
the hrst artists of the age, they have determined, in
orer to create an extensive sale for their Engrav
ings, and thus not only give employment to large
number OF artists and others, but inspire among
our countrymen taste for works of art, to present
to the purchasers Of their engravings, when $780,
600 of which are sold.
100000 Gifts, of the actual cost of
$4,000
Each purchaser of One Dollar Engraving
therefore, receives not only an Engraving richly
worth the money, but also ticket which entities
him to one of the Gifts when they are distributed
For five dollars highly finished Engraving
beautifully painted in OIL and five Gift Tickets will
be sent; or five dollars worth of splendid Engrav-
ings can be selected from the catalogue and sent
by return mail or express.
A copy of the catalogue, together with a speci-
men of one of the Engravings, can be seen at the
Office of this paper.
For each dollar sent, an Engraving actually
worth that sum, and Gift ticket, w1ll'immediatey
be forwarded.
The committee believing that the success of this
great national undertaking will be materially pro-
NOTED by the energy and enterprise of intelligent
and perseverng agents. have resolved to treat with
such OIL the most liberal terms
Any person wishing to become an agent, by
sending (post paid) ST., will receive by return of
mail one dollar Engraving, "Gift Ticket
Prospectus, Catalogue, and all other necessary
information.
On the final completion of the sale, the Gifts will
be placed in the hands of a committee of the pur-
chasers to be distributed, due notice of which will
be given throughout the United States and the
Canadas.
LIST OF GIFTS.
100 marble busts of Washington, at 500 $4,000
100 Clay, 100 10000
100 Webster, 100 10000
400 Calhoun, 100 10000
SO elegant Oil Paintings, in splendid
gilt frames, size 3x4 #. each, 100 5000
100 elegant Oil Paintings, 2x3 #. each SO 5000
500 steel plate Engravings, brilliantly
colored in oil, rich gilt frames
24x3O inches each, 10 5000
10000 elegant steel plate Engravings,
colored in oil, of the Washington
Monument, 20x26 in. each, 4 10000
$4,000 steel plate Engravings, from
100 different plates now in pos
session of and owned by the Ar
lists Union, of the market value
of from so cents 10 81 each $1,000
- first-class Dwelling in 3lst street,
New York city, $4,000
90 Building Lots in 100 and l0lst
sts., New York city, each 25xl0O
feet deep, at 1000 $4,000
400 Villa Sites; containing each 10000
SO. feet in the suburbs of New
York city, as.i commanding a
magnificent view of the Hudson
river aud Long Island Sound, at 500 $4,000
20 perpetual loans of cash, without
interest, security, of $3.50 each, 5000
SO dc do 100 IS 5000
400 de do SO =" 5000
$50 do do 20 5000
1000 do do 5 8" 10000
Reference in regard to the Real Estate, F. ].
V1sscHER & Co., Real Estate Brokers, New York.