The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-30
THE cosMoPoLITAN


ART AND LITERARY ASSOCIATION.
Diffusion OF LITERATURE and tho FINE ARTS,
on New and Original Planl
This snev Association Is designed 70 encourage and
popularizo the Fine Arts, aud disseminate pure and
wholesome literature throughout the country. For
this purpose Galley Of Ars is to bO permanently
founded, which will each year contain choice and
valuable collection Of Prinungs, Statuary, &C.,
For Free Distribution.
Tho Association will also publish and issue 10 IL
members each year, the best Literature OF the day
consisting OF the most popular Monthly Magazines,
Reviews, and Pictorial Library works.
TmE oFFlcERs THE ASSOCIATION for 1854, have the
pleasure of announcing that the subscription books for
the year open, and that the first annual
distribution of Works OF Art contained in the above
Gallery will take place in January next; on which oc-
caslon there will he distributed among the members Of
the Association. free Of charge, several hundred
perb Works OF Art, among which will be the original
and world-Fenowned statue of HIRAM POWERS,
The Greek Slave,
purchased at an expense ofover $4,000! Also, large
and very choice collection ofmagniieent OIL PAINT.
NGS consisting of the best productions of celebrated
works OF SoHTAG, MEEKER, READ, kENsETT, GRIswoLD,
CLoUGII, FRANKENsTiN, and other emiheht Atnefcah
Artists, which, with the constant additions made
through agent now In Europe, will this
the complete Gallery of Arts in the United States
The Literature
published for disseminating among the members Of the
Association for 1854, will consist OF tho folloWns
Monthly Magazines, Reviews, &C., viz: Hdrpsr's Es,
Rgi;s;; Putnam, i5seLpQOd, RHiekerb0eker, Godspis
Lady's Book, and GrakGm's Magazine; together with
the following Quarterly Reviews, reprinted in New
York, viz: Westminster. london QuarterIv, North
Britfsh, and Edinburgh Rcriep.
The association isopen to all; any person may be-
come member on the payment of 50, which entities
MIN to q membership and one ofthe above Magazines
or heFlews OFT one year, and also to rGe ticket in
IN the distribution ST fsTATUARY, PAINTINGS, &C.
All persons who take Ave memberships are entitled
to any Of tho hye Of the Magazines one year. and sis
tickets in the distribution.
The wide spread fame of the above ne periodicals. rem
der TO say any thing In their praise as is
conceded that literary organs they far in ad-
vance OF any others in the world. The publisher,a
price of each of which is invariably So YEAR thus by
becoming member ofthis Association 10 ali
the two fold benefit Of three dollars worth OF sterl
Ing literature and ticket in the distribution of thO
most Magnificent collection Of choice works OF Art in
the country, equal to that OF the old American ArI-
THE GALLERY ofhc Association is located at sandu.
| by city, where SUrERB GRANITE BUILDINGS haze beon
erected for IT, and In whose spacious Saloon the Who'll
collection of Painting and Statuary will be exhibited
The net proceeds derived from the purchase of
of Art for the ensuing year.
ALI PERSONS desiring to become members, can have
the Magazine commence with any month they choose
ana rey pm It's beng mailed to them promptly the
first of every month, direct from tho New York and
desired. "
TnE INcREAGEo INTEREST felt in the advancement o
the Fine Arts warrant the belief that this Association
viii, with the powerful mid of Literature become al
ouce WRiUerSaypopul 1t not cnly cutiyateS and
encourages the Fine Arts but disseminates sterlnS
Literature throughout the land thereby adapting itsoi
the present wants and tastes the American people
sant and attractive by the aid of Sculpture Paintings
and the best reading matter which the wide range OF
American Foreign Literature affords.
few of the peculiar advantages derived by joining
this Association, are
1st. All persons get the aH pdlHe Of thsir subsers
ton at the start, in the shape of sterling Magazine
Literature;
%; They arc at the same time contributing toward
purchasing choice Works of Art are in tnrn 10 be ds
trtbuted among themselves free OF charge;
ID. Each member Is also indirectly encouraging and
patronizing the Arts and Artists of tho country ds
bursting many thousands OF dollars through its srency
Those who purchase Magazines at Bookstores, will
observe that by joining the Associations they
Magazine, and Free Ticket in the
at the same price THEY for the Magazine alone
Books are open to receive the Eastern once,
NOW York, or Western Office, Sandusky.
Persons rcmitling funds ofmembership should mark
letters, Registered" !" and state the month with which
they wish thcr magazines to commence, and also III
Post Office address in full, on the receipt of which,
certificate Of membership together with the maya zine
desired, will be forwarded TO any part ofthe country.
II Fohlees of the ssociaton, al the Knickerbocker
Magazine office, 245 Broadway, New York, and at No.
3, Water Street. sandusky Ohio. Address, (st either
oficeO 9. L. DERRY, Actuary c. A. &LA.
| NV. NJ GRISWoLD, Hon. Secretary Lancaster,
of which membership may be obtained. Sept. IA