Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-02-03
BURLINGTON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1855,
THIRD YEAR. VOL. l--NO S7.
AMERICAN ARTISTS, UNIoN!.

IrTNHE AMERICAN ARTISTS UNION would respect
i fully announce to the citizens of the z. State
and the Ganadas that for the purpose of Cultivatin,
taste for the fine arts throughout the conutry ant
with view of enabling every family 'e become pos
sessed of a gallery of Engraving
BY THE FIRST ARTISTS OF THE AGE,
They have determined in order to create an
sale for their engrayngs, and thus not only give EN-
poyment TO large number of artists and others, but
i inspire among our countrymcn taste foi works oi
art to present to the purchasers Of their gra
4 when 250 900 af them are sold
2JO,O00 GIFTS, Of The actual cost OF $50. 600
Each purchaser ef One Dollar Engraving, there
fore, receives not only an engraving richly worth the
money. but also ticket which entities him to one of
| the Gifts when they distributed.
I For Five Dollars highly finished Engraving.
beautifully PAINTED in Oil, and FIVE GIFT
TICKETS, VII be sent; or FIVE DOLLARS wo.
splendid Engrayings can be selected from the Cata-
| ogue.
a copy of the Catalogue, together with specimen
of enc Of the Engravings, can be at the office of
| Foreach dollar sent, an en- ravng actually worth
that sum, and Gift Ticket, will Immediately be for
| warded.
AGENTS:
The Committee believing that the success Of this
GREAT NATIONAL UNDERTAKING will be materially
promoted by the energy and enterprise Of intelligent
and persevering agents. have resolved to treat with
Any person wishing to become an agent, by sending
(post paid) 81, WILL RECEIVE BY RETURN OF MAIL a
One Dollar Eagraving, "GIFT TICKET" Pro-
spectu, Catalogue and all other necessary informa
tion.
On the final completion of the sale, the Gifts will
be placed in the hands of COMMITTEE of the puR-
CHAsERs to be DISTRIBUTED due notice of which will
be given throughout the United States and the Cana
das.
LIST OF GIFTS:
100 Marble busts of Washington, at 800, $4,000
leo !" '' Clay 100, 10000
100 " !" Webster, 100, 10000
100 +" Calhoun, 100, 10000
50 elegant Oil Paintings,
splendid gait frames, size 100, 5000
3x4 feet each,
100 elegant Oil Paintings, 2x3 #. each SO 5000
500 steel plate Engravings, bril- liant.
ly coi'd in oil, rich gilt frames 24x30 5000
inches each,
10 900 elegant steel plate engravngs,
colored in oil, Of the WASHINGTON "a 10000
MONUMENT, 20x26 in. each,
237 900 steel plate Engravngs from
100 different plates, in pos
session Of, and owned by the Art
lists Union, of the market value
of, from SO cts. to 81 each Al 900
iirst.class dwelling, in 3lst ST., NJ.
Y. City, 10000
% building lots in 1ol and lOl s,s, N.
Y:city, each 25xloO #. deep, at ! 900 22,oco
100 Villa sites, containing each 1000
square feet ID the suburbs OF n.
Y.City, and commanding mag
nifcent view Of the Hudson Riv-
er and long Island sound, at 500, $4,000
20 perpetual loans of cash, without
interest, or security, Of $3.50 each, 5000
10 /" 100 g 5000
200 ' " " so 9. 5000
250 .' 20 Z" 5000
2 200 !" :" 5 {" 10000
Reference in regard to the Real Estate F.J. VIss-
CHER & Co., Real Estate Brokeas, New York. Orders,
(post paid, with money enclosed to be addressed.