M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-02-09
. TIE GREEK SLAFEl
BAccHANTE, VENUS, FLORA, HE5E,
AND THE DANCING GIRL.


TNHE above celebrated Statues, together
i with fifteen Statuettes in Bronze, and
several hundred magnificent Oil Paintings,
forn the collection Of prizes 10 be distributed
among the members Of the Cosmopolitan Art
Association al the first annual distribution on
The 28th day o! February.
The Cosmopolitan Dirt and Literary
Association,
Orgdnized for ht Encouragement aud Gen-
sral Diffusion Of Literature and the Fine
ArtS on Rep and original plan.
This popular Art Association is designed to
encourage aud popularize the Fine Arts, and
disseminate wholesome Literature throughout
the country. A Gallery Of Art is permanent
ly founded, and will contain valuable col
LECTION Of Paintings aud Satuary. for thean'
mual distribution Of each year. The best
Literature of the day, will bO issued 10 sub
Scribefs, consi sting Of the popular Monthly
Magazines, Reviews, &c
The Committee OF Management have the
pleasure Of announcing that he Filst Annual
Distribution will take pace on the 30th jan
uary next, at Which time will te distributed
or allotted to members several HUNDRED Works
OF Artamong which is the original aud world
IemnwDed statlw Oi the Greek Slave, by Hiram
Powers, costing over five thousand dollars!
together with the beautiful Statues OF Venus,
Bacchante, llebe Flora aud the Dancing Girl;
and fifteen Staluettes in Bronze imported from
Paris: also, d large collection OF Oil Paintings,
comprising some of TIE best productions oi
celebrated American aud Foreign Artists.
The Literature issued to subscribers consists
Of the following Monthly Magazines: Harp
ers, Putnam's, Knickerbocker. Blackwood's,
GTahsns, Magazine Of Ar, and Godey's La.
dy's Book, and the Quarterly Reviews re print
ed in New York; Edinburgh Westminster,
London Quarterly, and North British.
PLAN FOR THE CURRENT YEAR. lSji s
The payment of three dollars constitutes
any one member Of this Association, and
entities him to either one Of the above Maga-
zines for one year, and also To ticket In the
distribution Of the tatury and Paintings,
which are 10 be allotted to members in Janu-
ary.
Persons taking five memberships are enti-
tied to any five Of the Magazines one year,
and to six 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 the New York and Phladel phia
Publishers.
LlTrELLS LIVING AGE, Weekly, is fur
nished une year and two memberships for S.
The net proceeds derived from the sale oi
memberships, are devoted to the purchase o.
Works"t hrt for the ensuing year.
Books open to receive names a! the Easter
office, New York, or Western office, Slndus
ky.
The Gallery Of Art is located at Sandusky
1.-THE Western Office of the Association WHERE
superb Granite Buildings have been erected
for it, and in whose spacious saloons the spen
did collection Of Statuury and Paintings ORE
exhibited.
The advantages secured by becoming mem
Der of this Association are
lst. All persons receive the full value o
their subscription at the start, in the shape o
sterling Magazine Literature.
I'd. Each member is contributing lowart
purchasing choice Works Of Art. which art
to be distributed among themselves, and are a
the same time encouraging the iriists OF the
country, disbursing thousapds of dollars thro
its agency
Persons in remitting funds for membership
will please give their post office address il
iull, stating the month they wish the Maga
zine to commence and write the word Reg
istered" on the envelop to prevent loss, on th'
receipt Of which, certificate of membership
together with the magazine desired, ~ill bt
forwarded to any part Of the country.
Those who purchase Magazines at Book
stores will observe that by joining this asso
citation, they receive the Magazine and Fret
Ticket in the annual distribution, all at tn,
same price they NOW pay for the Magazine
alone. @
Persons subscribing any time before the 30tf
Of January, are entitled to the Magazines fol
1855.
i31a CLOSING OF THE BOOKS!
Subscriptions will be received up to the 30tt
January, at which time the distribution will
take place.
Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue Of the
whole collection tn be distributed, will be
sent free of charge on application.
Gg- Offices of the Association, at the Knic-
kerbocker Magazine Offices Broadway, New
York, and al No. l66, Water St. Sandusky,
Ohio. Address, (at either ofiice.) for mem
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