Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (City of Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1853-1857, 1855-01-09
THE NEW
cGSna)p0Ls.T AN.
ART L LITENANI ANSUCIA IIUN.
For the announcement and General
Diffusion Of

For the Encouragement and General
Diffusion Of
LITERATURE " THE FINE AXIS.
The committee of management for 1884. have
the pleasure Of announcing that the first annual
di ,t,ibuti0a Of Paintings, SyatuaTY, &c, Will
take place in January next, on which occasion
there will be distributed or allotted to members,
several h ndred superb wosks Of ait, among
which is thu original and world renowned stat
ne Of the GREEK SLAVE, by Hiram Powers
costing over FIVE thousand dollars togetheI
with the beautiful Statutes Of Venus. BacchahIe'
Reho. Flora, and the Dancing Girl, and hIteea
Statuettes in bronze, importedtrom Faris at In
meuSe expense.
The choice collection Of Oil Paintings for
distribution, comprises some of the best produc-
tioa$ of celebrated American and Foreign Aat-
iSts, among which are the works OF SontoT, lie
Grand, kausett, GrisWUl. Fonchon, Meeker,
Lawrence, Ciough. Fra .kensten, Read, and 9TH
er wen bnown A tisss, rendering this one of the
finest collections in the United States
The Literature issued to Subscribers, consists
Of the following popular Monthly Nagazines;-
/ Harper's Magazine Putnams Monthly, khlck-
erbocker Magazine, Blackwood's Magazine,
Magazine of Art Graham's Magazine, Godey's
Lady,s Book together with the Quarterly Re
views reprinted in New York; Edinburgh,
Westminster, London Quarterly, and North
British. ;,
The widespread fame of the above PERIOD
Gals renders it needless to sac anything In their
nraise as it is conceded that as literary organs,
thew are far in advance Of any others in the
world.
PLAN FOR THE CURRENT YEAR
The ppvment of Three Dollars constitutes any
one member of this Association, and entities
him to either one of the above Magazines for
one year. end also Ticket in the Distribution
of the Statuary and Paintings, which are to be
allotted to members In January.
! No member is restricted to single share
Those taking Five Memberships are entitled to
any Five of the Magazines one year, and to six
tickets in the distribution.
Persons on becoming members, can haxe theiF
! Magazine commence with any month they ehooss
and RELY on its being mailed to them promptly
on the first of every month, direct from the New
1 York and Philadelphia Publishers.
Litell's Living Age, Weekly, Will be fur'
nished one year, aud Two Menoefsa'p' tsr
Six Dollars.
The net proceeds derived from the sale OF
,,anherships, are devoted TO the purchase of
W orks of A rt for the ensuing ysar
Persons RENTING funds for smsmoeEseiP'
sbould mark letters, Registered" and state the
month with which they wish there magaxihes
TO commence, aud also their Post once aduresa
In full on the receipt Of which, ater t'iioa'e o.
i Membership together with the mayaalne @ae-
sired. will be forwarded to any part OF we
c0uiry.
membership may also be precared 81 Aonor 7
airy Secretaries in places whers they nave we
appointed. .;.l.,-
DTOffices Of the Association, ~ tne nn'. ~ y.
, booker Magazine Oiacs, ~ broauway,
: York, aad AT No. LOO "aetr Street'
). Ohio. address .at either offire).
c. l.. DERBY. AcreAR,, Ga - =.
st. CARY, Hon. SECRETARY.
G. ale, R,udJs Iowa
os whom Menberhps may a'ss - ss's's-