The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-09
The COSMOPOLITAN

AIT AND LITERARY ASSOCIATION.
fqr tue RneohrakS mens ana orna,a
" piHOsOn @ LlTERATuRk 6Sd de FINN Arts.
This new Association is designed to eneousare aud
popqlarizeihe Fine Arts, and disseninhis pure and
wholesome literature throughout the country "a.
thspqTPose Galley Of Ars is % be Tmsnenlly,
founded, which will each year contain choice Al
valuable collection OF friniihgsi staiusry &e,
For Free DisSrIbution.
The Association will also publsh and issue n n,
members each year. the best Literature OF the day,
consisting of the most popular Monthly MnFskinrs,
Reviews, and Pictorial Library works.
TuR 0FFIcERs AssocIATIoE for 1854 have TIM
pleasure OF announcing that the subscription books for
the current noN open andtlat the rsi annna
distribution OF works OF Art, contained in the nbova
Gallery. will take place In january next on whlth o.
eason there will he distributed among the members of
the Assoeation free OF charge several hundred suS
Perb Works OF Art, among which will be the original
and wortd-fsnowned stEtue Of HiRAM PowEhs, fsS1i
The Greek Slave, 3 tf,irI, r
purchased at an expense ofover S5,OCO Also iaroe
and very choice COLLECTION ofmnghinsent OIL hAiN1z
INGS consisting of the best productions of
American and FoTeish Artists among which are The
works OF SoNTA0, MEEKER, REAn, KEEsETr. GRIswoIn
oLorSI, FRA SKEssrIs1 and other eminent AmeyienH
Artists; which. with loe constant additions made
the most complete Gallery OF Arts in the United States
-'i" The Literature 1'i ,rtt"
publlshed for dissemina amon ng the
ASSOCIATION, for 1854, will consist OF the following
gaEiHe. Putnam, BiaelpoOd, Kniegerboeksr, (odet1
Lady's Bsok, and Gsa1GH,s Hagaii1e; together with
Work. viz: Rsst%SstSy, XsSsss I9P%S Sasrsssfy S
British. and Edinburgh ReuIep.
Ihe assoctationisopeD to all; aTry person may he.
come member on the payment Of So, which entities
him to membership ard ofthe above Magazines
Gs r MSvae%s SE SRe year and also TO ras ticket in
AZ persoEs who take ye member rships are entitled
onny OF tne nve OF the Magazines one year. and si9
The wide spread fame Of the above periodicals ron
uer say any thing their Il "a
vance of any athers ~ organs, they are far in ad
price OF each which is invariably So wear: inns nv
becoming member ofthis Association t scfes 10 al
me Two old dement, of three dollars worth or sterl-
ing lleratare and tickct in the dstribStioS oS,hS
most Magnificent collection of choice works OF Art in
me country, equal to that OF the old American Art-
TIE GALrERy ofihe Association isIoeatei j, 81
es We.e ns sSEEHn GRASIE BrEes have hceB
collection of PafIpg and Sfatuary will be exhfhiisd
The net proceeds derived from the purchase Of Works
Ar IPEesoss desiring to become members cen ha1E,
ihe Magazine commence with nty month they choosey
and rely pm itsbeing mailed 10 them promptly on the
lEst Of every month, direct from the New YORK NJ
TIniadeiihia Publishers Back amJers furnished II
TnE INcREAs;So Interest felt In the aIynr 81
me Fine Arts,warraEtthe belief that this Assocation
VIII, win tue powerful aid OF Literature, become Lt
ouce vH0ersqy popular, as tnot My cutivhtes ana
encourages the Fine Arts but dlsseminGtes sterIinS
Literature throughout the land thereby apns sef
70 present wants and tastes orthe people
enaohhg both rich and poor make theft homes neS
SAM ana attractive, by the aid Of Sculpture Paintings
q
American Foreign Literature affords. 'eO "
s OF me peculiar advantages derived Joining
lst All personsg the fri uakue of their bser;p
I9H az re start, in the shape Of sterling Magazine
Cd They are ct the same time contributing toward
purchasing choice Works of Art in tnrii to be dis
trb1ted among themselves free OF charge; - VyTy
81 Each member is also indirectly encouraging and
parohzlng the Arts and Artists ofthe eouItry dis
bursting many thousands of dollars through lis agency.
those & Who purchase Magazines at Bookstores, win
tbsn-
Magazine, and Free Tel ct In the MI
AT she same price THEY NOW PAY for the magazine alone
Books are open to receive NAMES at Eastern ofee
View York, or Western Office, Sandusky.. -
rcrsonsremitting funds OF membership should mark
letters Regtsered,' and state the month with which
they wish their magazines to commence and also their
Post Once address in fun on the receipt of which,
Geriiheae o. membership, together with the magazine
desired VIII be forwarded to any part Of country.
" ohlces Of the Association, at the KLickerboCkcr
Mayazne Office, 24S Broadway, New York, and at No
o1ec1 C. L. DERBY Actuary o. /, At IS
" ~. M GR1SWoLD, Hon. Secretary Lancaster
Of which membership may be obtained. - Sept. Il x