The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-10-12
THE COSMOPOLITAN
T AND LITERARY ASSOCIATION.

ART AND LITERARY ASSOCIATION.
ORGANIZED for The. Encouragement and General
" DiFfuslon Of LITERATBRE and the FINE ARTS,
New and Original Plan! ltt
This new Association IS designed TO encourage and
popularize the fine Arts, and disseminate pure and
wholesome literature throughout the country For
this purpOsa Galley Of Arts is TO be permanently
founded, which will each year contain choice aud
valuable collection OF Printings, stalnary, &c,
For Free distributions.
The Association will also publish and issue to its
members each year, the best Literature OF tho day,
consisting of the most popular Monthly Magazines,
Reviews, and Pictorial Library works.
THR oFricrRs OF THr ArIoS for 1854, have the
pleasure of announcing the subscription books
the current year are now open and tat me hrst annual
Gallery, will take place in January neNt on which oe
cason thera will he distributed among the members of
the Association, free of charge, several hundred su
perb Works Of Art, among which will be the original
and wor orld-renowned statue of HIRAM POWERS, -i-
Tho Greek slave,
purchased at expense of $4,000 Also, large
and very choice collection Of magnificent OIL PAINT
NGS, consisting of the best productions ofceiehrated
American and Foreign Artists, among which are the
works ofSoNTAG, MEEKER, READ, hENsErT, GRIswoLD,
CI0usII, FRANKRNSrtN, md other eminent American
Artists, which, with tbs constant additions made
through agent now in Europe, will render this by far
the most complete Gallery of Arts in tho United States
The Literature
published for disseminating among the members ofthe
Association, for la54 will consist Of the following
Monthly Magazines, Reviews, &c., viz: HarPer's Ma
Pazins. PatRam, Baekicood, Kaickerboeker, Godeg's
Laay's Book, and GraAams Magazine; together with
the following Quarterly Reviews, reprinted in New
York, viz: Westmiaster, London Quarterly, North
British. and Edinburgh RsDteD.
The association is open 10 all; any person may be-
come member on the payment of 81, which entities
him TO membership and one ofthe above Magazines
or Reviews or one year. and also TO JTas t'cket In
in the annual distribution ST SrATuARY, PAINTINGS, e
All persons who take five memberships are entitled
to any the Ave of the Magazines one year, and sir
tickets in the distribution.
The wide spread fame Of the above periodicals rem
der needless to say any thing in their praise, 1t is
conceded that as literary organs, they far in ad
vance Of any others in the world. The publishers
price of each of which ia invariably 50 wear; Thus by
becoming member this Association, it secures to all
the fold benefit of three dollars worth Of sterl-
ing literature and ticket in the distribution of the
most Magnificent collection of choice works ofAu In
the country, equal to that of tho old American Art
! Union. %. $500 s-.l -r-r. q q.
TnE GALLERY oflhe Association located st Sandus-
ky city, where SUPERB GRANITE BuiLpINGs have been
erected for It, and in whose spacious Saloon the whole
eolection Of Painting and Statuary will be exhibited
The net proceeds derived from the purchase ofWorks
| of Art for the ensuing year.
An PERso ss desiring to become members, can have
the Magazine commence with any month they choose
and rely pm its being mailed 10 them promptly the
first of every month, direct from the New York and
Philadelphia Publishers. Back NHnbsrs furnished i
| desired.
! TuE INoREAsNa INTEREST felt in the advancement
the Fine Arts warrant the belief that this Association
will, with the powerful aid Of Literature, become a
ouce universally as Il not cnly cuiivates huC
encourages tho Fine Arts, but disseminates sterling
Literature throughout the land, thereby adapting itsei
TO the present wants and tastes ofhe Anne riean people
enabling both rich aud poor TO make their homes plea
SAINT and attractive, by the aid of Scripture, Paintings
and the best reading matter which the wide range
| American Foreign Litcrature affords.
few of the peculiar advantages derived by Johin!
this Association, arc
Isl All persons get the full calRs Of tGsir sE5Scrip
ton at the start, In tho shape of sterling Magazine
Literature;
Cd. They ara at the same time contributing tOwar,
purchasing choice Works Of Art in tnrn TO be dis
tributed among themselves free Of charge;
Sd. Each member is also indirectly encouraging AM
patroniz,ng tho Arts and Artists Of the country dis
bursting many thousands Of dollars through its agency
| Those who purchase Magazines at Bookstores, viii
observe that by joining the Association, they reesDe IA
Naga;Rs, and Fres Ticket in the ANIMAL al
al the same price PAY for the Magazine alone
BOOKS open TO receive names nt the Eastern office
Now York, Western Office, Sandusky.
Persons renting funds Ofmombership should mar
letters, "Regsterea,' aud state the month with whic
they wish their magazines to commences and also hei
Post Office address in Jau, on the receipt Of which,
certificate of membership, together with. tho magaZin
desired, will be forwarded to any part ofthc country
II POflccs of the Association, ut the 'KniekerbOcke
Magazine Office, 2ts Broadway, New York, and at Ne
g. Water street, Sandusky, Ohio. Address, lat eithe
onlcc,) C.L DERBY, Actuary g. a. & l.. A..
lrTV. NJ. GRISWOLD, Hon. Secretary Lancaster
of which membership may be obtained. Sept. II
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