Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (City of Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1853-1857, 1855-02-06
THE NEW
COSMOPOLITAN.
ARI IL LITEKAK1 AS'oUUIAIIUN.
For the Encouragement aud General
Diffusion Of

| a Is ~ III Elk n II AS'cOClA lON .
For the Encouragement aud General
Diffusion Of
1 LITERATURE IL THE FINE ARTS.
The committee Of management for 1891, have
| the pleasure Of announcing that the first annual
distribution Of Paintings, Stauary, &c, VIII
/ take place in January next, on which occasion
there will be distributed or allotted to members,
several hundred superb works of art, among
/ which is the original and world renowned Stat
ne of the GREEK SLAVE, by Hiram Powers,
| costing over FIVE thousand dollars together
with The beautiful Statues of Venus. Bacchantc,
| Iiebe, Flora, and the Dancing Girl. and fifteen
Statuettes in bronze, Importation Paris at inn
mense expense.
The choice collection of Oil Paintings for
distribution, comprises some of the best produce
tons of celebrated American and Foreign Aat
lists. among which are the works Of Soutog. L.
Grand, kensett, Griswod, Fonchon, Meeker,
Lawrence, Clough. FraAkensten, Read, and 9th
or well bnown Artists, rendering this one of the
finest collections in the United States.
The Literature issued to Subscribers, consists
Of the following popular Monthly Magazines
Harper's Magazine, Putnams Monthly, khick-
erbocker Magazine, Blackwood's Magazine
Magazine Of Art, Graham's Magazine, Godey's
La.iy'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 Periodi-
Gals renders it needless to sac any hing in their
praise, as it is conceded that as literary organs,
thew are far in advance OF any others in the
world.
PLAN FOR TIE CURRENT YEAR.
The payment of Three Dollars constitutes any
one member Of this Association, and entities
him to either one Of the above Magazines for
al get m
of the Statuary and Paintings, which are to be
allotted to members In January.
No member is restricted to a 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 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 Philadelphia Publishers.
Littell's Living Age, Weekly, will be fur
nished one year, and Two Memberships for
Six Dollars.
The net proceeds derived from the sale OF
membe rships, are devoted to the purchase of
Works of Art for the ensuing year.
Persons renting funds for membership,
should mark letters, Registered )" and state the
m onth with which they wish there magazines
to commence, and also their Post Office address
in fu II on the receipt of which, Ger tificate Of
Membership, together with the magazine de-
sired, will be forwarded to any part of the
coutry.
Membership may also be procured Of Honor
ary Secretaries in places where they have been
appointed.
brOfices of the Association. at the Knicks
hooker Magazine Office, 34S broadway, New
York, aod at No. l66 Waetr Street, Sandusky,
Ohio. Addres tat either Otice).
CT. DERBY, AcTUARs, CA. l. l. A.
st. CARY, Hon. Secretary,
Council BlaGs, Iowa,
OF whom Memberships may also Be obtained