The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1883-01-18
AN AGENTS DREAM.
Gener sl Grant. ex-Prest. r. B. Hsyes.
And President Arthur Interested
A Caovassiou AGENTS BONANZA.

On the afternoon of October 10th
last, Messrs. +. Myers & Co., of SIS.
broadway. New York. presented TO
President Arthur, AT his New York
residence, l23 Lexington Avenue, "a
copy of a remarkable and magnificent
engraving, entitled "Our Presidents,
l7SS-lssi," copyright, 1852, by +.
Myers and Coz After warmly COM
mendIng the picture, the President
bespoke copy also for the White
House, and the picture, elegantly
framed. has accordingly been sup
plied-"witl the compliments of the
publishers On November I'D, Gen.
U. $. Grant. while present ut his
business Office in the Equitable Build.
ing, broadway, n. Y, purchased q
copy from canvassing agent and APP
peared much pleased. Said the Gen
eaal and ex President. referring to
the portrait of himself:
That IS a rery good likeness Of me.
N is Just as I TOOK nop, and my hair
~ Just about as gray and no grdyer,
h0n IL appears there, and" added the
General "Garfetd's is erceiient-N is
rery good Of Arthur- Yes, and there's
1dytor, General Tdyior-T served Vu-
der him-thaf's q good one Of him
Indeed your picture Is q good one
genernLy. ! am quite familiar NTH
al the Idces ! iras so Tong at the
White House, Uhere good portraits If
an The Presidents are found. Ills a
good idea, and 4 am quite pleased TO
hare one" Saying this, General
Grant, having paid the agent, left his
Office, en route for his uptown man.
sion, carrying his copy of "Our Pres
isdents, l7ss-lssl," with him, under
his arm. On the next day, ex-Presi-
dent TX. Ii Hayes, received a copy of
the plate at his home, in Fremont,
and he at once addressed a letter to
the publishers expressive Of his ap-
prOval and qualification.
The high merit of this picture-the
finest national portrait group ever pub
lished-is established in the beauty of
its conception, which has there caused |
TO he assembled, in figure, for the first |
time, our twenty-one Presidents Civ |
ing audience to the great nation over
which they have been honored to pre- |
side. Ii presents them i'm one of the |
grand saloons of the White House,
portrayed i'm natural atli- |
.udss, i'm full length figures, each one
lad i'm the style peculiar to himself in
his day. The portraits are telling and |
ife-like, and recall the memories of
Ill. A singular effect is produced by |
thirteen clean-shaven faces, the Gus
ON of their times, while but four of
the twenty-one wear the now popular
nustache. On the walls of the saloon
hangs well-ex ecuted picture of the
OF CORVALLIS. which i'm it.
elf accurately illustrates that great
historical event. IL is taken fro m the
original painting i'm the Rotunda of
he National Capitol. From the win
low OF the room appears a fine view
# the National Capitol Building. sur
mounted by the goddess of liberty.
The picture is 22,x2S inches i'm size and
ffords an elegant and admirable sub
ect for the homes of the people. II
may well he considered "A standard
american picture
The day dream of canvassing agents
nay now he realized. for the sale of
ucl a work will no doubt he a steady
ne, and something enormous. IL is
old especially through canvassing
gents, and we understand that the
want agents i'm this locality
nd in other parts. This affords a time
Y business opportunity for some of
ur enterprising citizens who may find
at liberty to accept an
gency. In order to more rapidly in
reduce this fine work, full particulars
18th an agents outfit, including the
ngraving, circulars. witha brief his
Dry of the lives of the Presidents
very one of them-will, we are in
'rme'i, be forwarded, charges prepaid,
those who apply with view to an
gency, and who at the same time
init one dollar to pay To costs. All
must he addressed to !
lie publishers. J.. Myers * Co., Post
flee Box sd. New York City. We
ould advise those of our readers " no
acome interested in the subject to
MI fo- an outfit at once for their own
Vantage, also that Others may,
trough such agencies, possess them J
Ives of copies of this happy produc-
oil. {