Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-01-11
THE GREEK SLAVE!
aCCH.aNTE, VENUS, Flora, HEBE, and

BAG CH.aNTE, VENUS, Flora, HEBE, And
! THE DANCING GIRL!
TINE above celebrated Statues, together with
Il FIFTEEN STATUETTEs IN BRONZE, and sew.
eral hundred MAGNIFICENT OH 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 .Ars and Literary .Asso.
citation, organized for the Encouragement
and General Diffusion Of Literature and
the Fine .Arts, on ne,0 and orig inal plan
The Committee of Management have tho plea.
sure of announcing that the First Annual Distri-
button will take place the 30tb of January next
on which occasion there will be distributed or al
lotted 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, BAccHANrE, He
BE, FLORA. and the DANCING GIRL; and fifteen
Statuettes in Bronze, imported from Paris; also,
a large collection of OH PAINTINGS, comprising
some of the best productions of celebrated Ame-
rcan and Foreign Artists.
Plan for the Current Year.
The payment of three dollars constitutes any
one member of this Association, and entities
!,
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 sir 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 men,
berships are devoted to the purchase Of Works of
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
LIST. All persons receive the full value Of their
subscription at the START In the shape of sterling
Magazine Literature.
Cd. 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
Win WHICH tuey WISH thelr magazines 10 coul-
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
receire 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 aDnllca alton. free of CHARGE
I7Ofices of the Association, at the Knicker-
booker Magazine Office, 348 Broadway, New
York, and at No. 166 Water Street.. Sandusky,
Ohio. Address. Cat either office,) for member
ship, c. L. DERBY, Actuary C. A. s. L. A.
dec 2l-3t