The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-03-14


For sale by all booksellers.
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The Greek Slave
Bacchante, Venus, Flora, Hebe. and the
Dancing Girl
TINE above celebrated Statues, together
Il with FIFTEEN STATUETTES IN
BRONZE, and several hundred
Magnificent Oil Paintings,
from the collection of prizes to be distribu
ted among the Members OF The Cosmopoli-
tan Art Association at the first annual dis
tribution, in January next.
The Cosmopolitan Art aud Literary As
ISOLATION,
Organized for The Encouragement and Gen
erdi Diffusion of Literature and the Fine
Arts on ne,c and orig inai plan.
This popular Art Association is designed
to encourage and popularizc the Fine Arts,
and disseminate wholesome Literature thro-
ughout the country. A Gallary of Art is
permanently founded, and will contain q
valuable collection of Paintings and Statu-
airy, for the annual distribution of each y9ar.
The best Literature of the day will be issued
to subscribers, consisting of the popular
monthly Magazines, Reviews, &c.
The Committee Of Management have the
pleasure of announcing that the First An
nual Distribution will take place on the 30ih
January, inst at which time will be distri.
buted, or allotted to members, several hun
dred Works of Art, among which is the
original and world-rcnOwncd statue of
THE GREEK SLAVE,
By HIRAM POWERS, costing over Five
Thousand Dollars. together with the bcau-
tful statues of VENUS, BACCANTE,
IIEBE, FLORA and the DANCING GIRL
and fifteen Statuettes in Bronze, imported
from Paris: also, large collection of OIL
PAINTINGS, comprising some OF the best
productions of celebrated American and
Foreign Artists.
The Literature issued to subscribers con-
sisting of the following Magazines:
Harpers, Putnam's, ,Kniekerbeckc CT, Black
woods, Graham's, Magazine of Arts, and
GOdeys Lady's Book, and the Quarterly
Reviews reprinted at New York, Edinburg
Westminster, London Quarterly, and North
British.
Plan for the Current year---1854--5.
The payment OF three dollars constitutes
any one member of this association and
entities him to either one Of the above Ma
gazines for one year, and also to ticket in
the distribution of the Statuary and Paint.
ings, which are TO be allotted to the men,
bers in January.
Persons taking five memberships are en-
titled to anv five of the Magazines one year,
and TO sir tickets in the distribution
Persons on becoming members, can have
their magazine commence with any month
direct from the New ork and Philadelphia
ublishers.
LITTELLS LIVING AGE, Weekly, is
furnished one year, and two memberships
for SO.
The net proceeds derived from the sale
of memberships, are devoted to the purchase
of works Of Art for the ensuing year.
Books open to receive names Mt the East
ern office, New York, or Western office
Sandusky.
The Gallery of Art Is located in Sandusky
(the western Office Of the Assiciation) where
Superb Granate Buildings have been erect.
for it, and in whose spacious saloons the
splendid collection ofStatuury and Paintings
are exhibited.
Inc advantages Secured
by becoming member Of the Association
are:
lst. All persons receive the flH rditte Of
their subScriptiOn al the start, in the shape OF
sterling Magazine Literature.
I'd. Each member is contributing to-
wards purchasing choice Works of Art
which are to be distributed among them.
selves and are al the same time encouraging
the Artists of the country, disbursing thou
sands of dollars through its agency.
Persons in remitting funds for member.
ship, will please give their post office address
in full, stating the month they want the
magazine to commence, and write the word
"Registered," on the envelope to prevent
loss, on the receipt Of which certificate OF
membership, together with the Magazine
desired, will be forwarded to any part of the
| country.
Those who purchase Magazines at Book.
stores will observe that by joining this As.
sociation, they receive The Magazine and frse
Ticket in the annual distribution, all Mt the
same price they now pay for the Magazine
alone,
Persons subscribing any time before the
30th of January, are entitled to the Maga-
zines for 1855.
Closing of the Books.
Subscriptions will be received up to the
30th January, at which time the distribution
will take place.
ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTIVE CAT
ALOGUES Of the whole collection to be
distributed, will be sent free OF charge on
application.
H-0hices Of the Association, at the
Knickerbocksy Magazine Office, 34s Broad
way, New York, ard at No. l66 Water-st.,
Sandusky, Ohio. Address, Cat either ofiice)
for memberships,
C.L. DERBY, G. .A&LA