The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-10-12
rHE COSMOPOLITAN
ART AND LITERARY ASSOCIATIO

ART AND LITERARY ASSOCIATION.
ORGANIZRD for tho Encouragement and General
" Diffasion of LTTERATURk ahd the FINE ARTS,
This new Association is designed to encourage and
popnlarize the Fine Arts, and disseminate pure and
s neraLIse ,rVsnHw s she county rpr
founded, which will each year contain choice and
valuable collection of Printings, statuary, &c.,
For Free Distribution.
The Association viii also publish and issue 10 its
members each year, the best Literature OF the day,
consisting OF the most popular Monthly Magazines,
Reviews, and Pictorial Library works.
THs OFFIuERs OF THE AssOct eriox for 1854 have the
pleasure OF announcing that the subscription books for
the are now opcn and that the first annual
distribution OF Works Of Art contained M the above
Gallery will take place in January next; on which
cason there will he distributed among the mohbers Of
1ss ee c Nh, IA 1SnursH , Sa
and world-renowned statue Of HtRsM Powers,
The Greek slave,
purchased at expense Of 81 coo! Also, large
INGS, consisting OF the best productions celebrated
Amc rican and Foreign Artists anon. which are the
works of SoSTAo MEEKER, READ, KESsETT, GRIswoLD,
Artists, which, with the constant additions made
through an agent now in Europe will render this by far
tho most complete Gallery Of Arts in United States,
The Literature
published for disseminating among tho members OF the
Association, for 1854, will consist OF the following
Monthly Magazines, Reviews &C., viz: Harper,s Ma
galine. Putnam, BLaekpOOd, KRiekerboeker, GOdcy's
Ladys Book, and Grakan.'s Nagaiine; together with
the following Quarterly Reviews, reprinted in New
York, viz: WestmiHster, London Quarterly, NORTH
British, and Edinburgh ReUiep.
The association Is open TO all; any person may be.
come member on the payment of 50, which entitc:
him TO a membership and one ofthe above Magazine;
or Reviews Off one year. and also to frae ticket In
in the annual distribution 81 STkTUARY, PAINTINGS &c
All persons who take FIVE memberships, arc entitled
onny OF the FIVE OF tho Magazines one year. and sil
tickets In the distribution.
The wide spread fame of the above periodicals ron
derh needless to any thing In thciTpraise, as II 4
conceded that literary organs, they far in ad
vance OF any othcrs in the world. Tho publisher
becomng membe of This It secures to al
the two fold benefit of three dollars worth OF sterl
Ing literature and ticket In tho distribution Of The
most Magnificent collection OF choice works of Art IL
the county, equal TO that OF the old American Art
Union.
THE GALLEA1 ofthe Association Is located at sandus
Ky city, where srFERB GRANITE BuIbpiNGs have becI
erected fer IT, and Ia whose spacious the who'll
COLLECTION of Painting aud Statuary will be exhibited
The net proceeds derived from the purchase OF Work
! of Art for the ensuing year.
ALI PERsoSs desiring to become members can hav
the Magazine commence with any month they choose
and rely pm itsbeng mailed 10 them promptly on tn
FIRST Of every month, direct from the New York ant
philadelphia Publishers Back Nam6er' furnished
desired.
TmE INoREAstH0 INTEREST felt in the Advancement
the Fine Arts warrant the belief that this Associntlo
will, with tho powerful aid Of Literature, become
HHiUsrsay popular, as il not My cultiyatcs an
encourages the Fine Arts, but dissemnRtes sterlin
Literature throughout The land thereby adapting Use
the present wants and tastes Of the American people
enabling both rich and poor TO make their homes plea
sAnt and attractive by the aid Of Sculpture, Painting
and tho best reading matter which The wide range
American Foreign Literature affords.
A few Of thS peculiar advantages derived by Jonin
this Association, arc
Is All persons got the fuH pdiue Of thsir srJSerI
tion atths star,, In the shape of sterling Magszin
Literature;
Cd. They arc at the same time contributing townT
purchasing choice Works Of Art, are in tnrn 70 be d
tributed among themselves free Of charge;
ID. Each member Is also indirectly encouraging an
patronizDg the Arts and Artists Of the country, di
bursng many thousands of dollars through It's ageno
Those who purchase Magazines at bookstores, wi
observe that BY Joining the Association, tyreeeiusu
hag0ffns and Free Ticket in the annual
At the same prico for the Magazine alOn
Books araopen 10 receive names al the Eastern ofic
Now York, or Western office, Sandusky
Personsremitting funds ofmembership, Of should mai
letters, "Reglstercd," and state the month with viii,
thoy wish their magazines TO commence and also the
Post Office address in JuH on tho receipt Of which,
certificate Of membership, together with tho magazil
desred will be forwarded to any part ofhc country.
onlces Of the Association, at the Knicke erbock
Magazine Office, 246 Broadway, New York, and at N
,, Wator Street, Sandusky, Oho. Address, lat eth
u Lonice-) g. l.. DERBY, Actuary G, A. d. Il. A.
I' NPV. M. GRISWoLD, Hon. Secretary Lancasto
;, Of which membership may be obtained. Sept. II