Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-18
The Greek Slave
BACCILANT'E, VENUS, FLORA, HEBE

AND TIE DANCING GIRL!
T1IIE above celebrated Statues, together with
L FIFTEEN STATUES IN BRONZE, and several
n | AGNTFlCENT OIL PAINTINGS, form the
members OF the Cosmopolitan Art Association
ut the first annual distribution, in january next.
The Cosmopolitan Art and Literary
Association.
Organized for the Encouragement and General
Diffusion of Literature and the Fine drts on q
ne'0 and original plan.
This popular Associations designed to cncour-
age and pOpulAriZo the Fine Arts, and dissent
nate wholesome Literature throughout the coun-
try. A Gallery of Arts is permanently founded
md will contain II valuable collection of Pain
tin:S and Statnary, for tho annual distribution
Of each year, The best Literature Of the day,
will be issued to subscribers, consisting of the
popular Monthly Magazines, Reviews, &c.
Tho Committee Of Management have the plea
sure of announcing that tho First annual Distri-
hutton will take place on the 30th of January,
next, ut which time will be distributed or allot
ted to members several hundred Works of Art,
anon" which is the original and world renown-
cd GREEK SLAVE, by HIRAM PowERs, costing
over five thousand dollars together with the
beautiful Statues of VENUS, BACCUANTE
llEBE, FLORA, and the DANCING GIRL
aud the fifteen Statuettcs in Bronze. imported
from Paris. alsOa large collection of OIL PAIN
TINGS, comprising some of the best production
of celebrated American and Foreign Artists.
The Literature issued to subscribers consists OF
the following Monthly Magazines lIarpcr's
Putnnnl's, Knickcrbockcr, Bluckwood'S. Ora
hams, Magazine of Art, and Godcy's LHdy's
Rock, and tho Quarterly Reviews re- printed in
Now York: Edinburgh, Westminster, London
Quarterly, and North British.
Plan for the Current Ycar---1s54-'5.
The payment Of three dollars constitutes any
one member of this Association, and entities
linn to either ono of the above Magazines for ono
year. and also to IL ticket in the distribution OF
the Statuary and Paintings, which to allot-
ted to members in anunry.
Persons taking five memberships arc entitled
Ia any five of tho Magazines OH year, und to six
tickets in the distribution.
Persons, on becoming members, can have Their
Magazine commence with any month they
choose, and rely OH it's being mailed to them
promptly on the first OfevcrY month. direct ircm
the New York and Philadelphia Publishers.
LITTELI'S LIVING AGE, Weekly, is fur
niShCd one year and two memberships for SO.
The net proceeds derived from the snlo OF
memberships, arc devoted TO tho puchuse OF
Works of Art for the ensuing year.
Books open to receive names at the Eastern
Office, New York, or Yes crn office, Snndusky
The Gallery of Art is located nSandusky the
Western Office of the Association where superb
Granite Buildings have been erected for it, and
in whose spacious saloons the splendid collection
Of Statunry and Paintings arc exhibited.
The advantages secured by becoming nom
Der OF this Association arc
LIST. All persons receive tho full value of their
subscription ut the start i'll the shape of sterling
Magazine Literature.
2,l. Each member is contributing toward pur-
chasing choice Works Of Art, which are to be
distributed among themselves, and at the
same time encouraging tho Artists of the coun-
try, disbursing thousands of dollars through its
agency.
Persons in remitting funds for membership
will please give their post Office address in full
stating the month they wish tho Magazine tc
commence, and write the word "REGlsTERED" OF
envelop to prevent loss, on the receipt Of which
a certificate Of membership, together with the
magazine desired, will be forwarded to any part
of the country.
Those who purchase Magazines at Bookstores
viii observe that BY joining this association
they receive the Magazine and FREQ Ticket in the
annual distribution, all at the Same price they
now pay for the Magazine alone.
Persons subscribing any time before tho SOtl
ofJanuary, are entitled to the Magazine for 1855
Closing of tho BOOksI
Subscriptions will be received up to the 30tE
January, at which time tho distribution will TAXI
place.
ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUES of tho
whole collection to be distributed, will be SEN
free of charges on application.
Icy Offices of the Association, Mt the Knicker
booker Magazine Office, 84S Broadway, New York
and at No. 166, Water ST., Sandusky, Ohio. Ad-
dress, Cat either Office for memberships.
tSm. G.. J.. DERBY, Actuary c. A. Il L. A.