The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1855-02-01


W Diffusion of LITERATURE and the FINE Arts
on New and Original Plan!
inns new Association is designed to encourage and
p1pGarize the Fine Arts, and disseminate pure and
wholesome literature throughout the country. For
TINS purpose Galley of Arts is to be permapentlv
founded, which will each year contain q choice and
valuable collection of Printings, Stauary, &C.,
For FREQ Distribution.
The Association will also publish and issue to its
members each year, the best Literature of the day,
consisting of the most popular Monthly Magazinea
Reviews, and Pictorial Library works. -
TnE OFFICERS THE Association for 1854 have the
pleasure of announcing that the subscription books for
tne year are now OPEN and that the nrstRnnua
Gallery will take place In January next; on which oc
casion there will he distributed among The members f
the ASSOCIATION free of Charge several hundred SUI
perD works OF Art, among which will be the orisina
and worid-rcnowned statue of HIRAM PowERs
| The Greek Slave.
pueascu al an expense OF over $4,000 Also. alArge
NGS, consisting of the best productions OF celebrated
american and Foreign Artists, among which are the
WORKS OF SoNTAG, MEEKER. READ, KENseTT. GRIswoLn
CLouGH, FRANKENsTIN, and other eminent American
hrtists; which, with the constant additions made
through an agent now in Europe will this by far
inc complete Gallery of Arts in the United States
Fhe Literature
published for disseminating among the members oftbo
ASSOCIATION, for ls54 will consist of the following
Monthly Magazines, Reviews, &c, viz: Barrsr's Nd
gasiHe. PntdGm, BIqel roOd, RniekerBoeTer GeSrr's
Lddg's Bock, and Gra1Gm'S Magazine; together with
ne following Quarterly Reviews, reprinted in New
York. viz: Westminster. Loadon GaGrterIy, Eorth
Br'fiS 4. and EaiRbnrgh RcpIcn.
The association isOpen to all; any person NAV be-
comet memher on the payment of 90, which entities
him TO membership ard one ofthe above Magazines
or Reviews Off one year and also TO frse tisk.t In
in the annual dislrihntion ST STATuARy PAi,r1So.
All persons who take five memberships are entitled
toany o. me nve Of the Magazines one year, and
The wide spread fame Of the above periodical. ren-
dcrt needless to say any thing in their praise it 10
coneeded hat as literary organs. they far in ad-
vance Of any others in the world The publishers
price Of each ofwhich is Invariably - year; Tins BY
becoming member this association, it TO all
the two fold benefit of three dollars worth OF sieTI
ing liigragre and ticket in the distribution Of ihs
the country equal to that of the old American Art
Union.
TiE GALLERY ofhe Association is located at Ssndus-
ky city where surERD GRANITE BrILpInss have heeH
erected for H. ard in whose spacious Saioon the
collection OF Painting and Stauary will be exhibited.
The net proceeds derived from the purchase o.
Of Art for the ensuing year.
/. Az PERso's desiring 70 become members. can have
Il the Magazine commence with any month they choose
Il and rely pm Its being mailed to them promptly n
irst Of evory month, direct from the New York and
- Philadelphia Publishers. Back ksmGers furnished II
If desired.
/, Trr ScREAsINO INTEREST felt in the advance M
the Fine Arts, warrant the belief that this Association
will, with the powerful aid of Literature, become .
r. gnirersaHy popular it cnly cultvates
,e encourages the Fine Arts, but sterling
Literature throughout the Ia nd thereby ada pn itssl
IN the present wants and aSes ofhe ercan pc oplo
s. enabling both rich and poor make their plea
" and attractive by the aid of Sculpture Paintings
in aud the beat reading matter which the Nido range o
, American Foreign Literature affords.
d. few OF the peculiar adv antages derived BY Joining
M this Association, are
SO Ist. All persons get the full caEue of thsir suBserp
ton a. the start IN the shape of sterling Magazine
d. literature;
Iy I'd. They at the same time contributing touAr
purchasing choice Works of Art, in be din
y, tributed among themselves free of charge;
e- ID. Each mCnDer Is also indirectly encouraging
Nc patonizng the Arts and Artists of the country, diI
bursting many thousands of dollars through its agency
ur Those who purchase Magazines at Bookstores, vii
observe that byoinng the association, "a
NfagdIiao and Free Ticket in the anntal
IL at the price THEY for the Magazine alons
Of Books open to receive names at eEasern Office
Ia New York, or Western Office Sandusky
Persons remitting funds ofmembership, should mar
IRE letters, 'Registered and the mOnth with Whc
they wish thcr magazines to and also the
nj Post Oce address in full, the receipt OF which,
certificate Of membership, together with the magazn
r. desiEcd, will be forwarded to any part ofhe country.
40 NF0fces of the Association. at the Knickerboeke
Mayazne Office, 24S Broadway, New York, and at M
3, Water Street, Sandusky, Ohio. Address (at eithG
- onice,) G. I. DERBY, Actuary G. A. & L. A.
NV. M. GRlSWoLD, Hon. Secretary Lancaster
of which membership may be obtained. Sept IA