Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-12-28
THE GREEK SLAVE!
BIC CI.a.NT'E, VENUS, Flora, HEBE, AND
THE DANGLING GIRL!

B.4CCH.aJNTE, VENUS, FLORA, HEBE, and
THE DANCING GIRL,
TNHE above celebrated Statues, together with
Il FIFTEEN STATUETTEs IN BRONZE, and sew
eral hundred MAGNIFICENT OIL PAINTINGS, form
the collection Of prizes to be distributed among
the members of the Cosmopolitan Art Assocla-
ton at the first annual distribution, in January
next.
The Cosmopolitan .4rt and Literary .Asso-
citation. organized for the Encouragement
and General Diffusion of Literature and
The Fine .Arts, on meao and orig ina1 plan
The Committee of Management have the plea
sure of announcing that the First Annual Distr-
button will take place the 30th of January next,
on which occasion there will be distributed or al
Iotted to members several hundred Works of Art,
among which is the original and world-renowned
Statue OF the GREEK SLAVE, by Hiram Powers,
costing over five thousand dollars together with
the beautiful Statues of VENUS, RAccHANTE, He
BE, FLORA, and the DANCING GIRL; and fifteen
Statuettes in Bronze, imported from Paris; also,
a large collection of on PAINTINGS, comprising
some of the best productions of celebrated Ame-
rican and Foreign Artists.
Plan for the Current Year.
The payment of three dollars constitutes any
one a member of this Association, and entities
him to the Knickerbocker Magazine for one year,
and also ticket in the distribution of the Statu-
airy and Paintings which are to be allotted to men,
bers in January.
Persons taking five memberships are entitled to
five of the Magazines one year, and to sr tickets
in the distribution.
Persons, on becoming members, can have their
Magazine commence with any month they choose,
and rely on its being mailed to them promptly on
the first of every month, direct from New-York
The net proceeds derived from the sale Of mem
harS are Devoted n he Of lie IF
Art for the ensuing year.
Books open to receive names at the Eastern
office, New-York, or Western office, Sandusky.
The Gallery of Art is located at Sandusky, (the
Western office of the Association where superb
Granite Buildings have been erected for it, and in
whose spacious saloons the splendid collection of
Statuary and Paintings is exhibited.
The advantages Secured
by becoming member of this Association are
1st. All persons receive the full value Of their
subscription at the start, IN the shape of sterling
Magazine Literature.
3D. Each member is contributing toward pur-
chasing choice Works of Art, which are to be dis
tributed among themselves, and are at the same
time encouraging the Artists of the country, dis
bursting thousands of dollars through its agency.
Persons renting funds for membership, should
mark letters, "Registered,'' and state the month
with which they wish their magazines to COM
mence and also their post office address in full, on
receipt of which, certificate of membership, to-
gether with the magazine desired, will be for
warded to any part of the country.
Those who purchase Magazines at Bookstores
will observe that by joining this Association, they
receive the Magazine and Free Ticket in the annual
Distribution all at the same price they now pay
for the Magazine alone.
Illustrated Catalogues Of the whole collection
sent on application, free of charge.
IFOffices of the Association, at the knicker-
booker Magazine office, 34S Broadway, New
York, and at No. 166 Water Street, Sandusky
Ohio. Address. Cat either office,) for member
ship, c. L. DERBY, Actuary G. A. & L. A.
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