Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1855-02-01
THE GREEK SLAVE!

BAG CH.aNTE, VENUS, Flora, HEBE, IND
THE DANCING GIRL!
YNHE above celebrated Statues, together with
i FIFTEEN STATUETTEs IN BRONZE, anu sew
eral hundred MAGNIFICENT Oh PAINTINGS, form
the collection Of prizes to be distributed among
the members of the Cosmopolitan Art Associa-
ton at the first annual distribution, in January
next.
The Cosmopolitan .Art and Literary .Asso'
citation, organized for the Encouragement
ant General Diffusion Of Literature ana
I the Fine .Arts, on a neao and origina' plan
| The Committee of Management have the plea
sure of announcing that the First Annual Distri
button will take place on the 30th of January next
on which occasion there will be distributed or al
lotted to members several hundred Works OF Art
among which is the original and world-renowneo
Statue of the GREEK SLAVE, by Hiram Powers
costing over five thousand dollars together witt
the beautiful Statues of VENUS, BAccHANTE, He
BE, FLORA, and the DANCING GIRL; and ffteer
Statuettes in Bronze, imported from Paris; also
large collection of OIL PAINTINGS, comprising
some of the best productions of celebrated Anne
rican and Foreign Artists.
Plan for the Current Year.
The payment of three dollars constitutes any
one member of this Association, and entities
him to the Knickerbocker Magazine for one year
and also ticket in the distribution Of the Statu
airy and Paintings which are to be allotted to mem
bers in January.
Persons taking five memberships are entitled tc
FIVE of the Magazines one year, and to sic tickets
in the distribution.
Magazine commence with any month they choose
and rely on its being mailed to them promptly or
the first of every month, direct from NewYork.
The net proceeds derived from the sale of mem
berships are devoted to the purchase of Works o.
Art for the ensuing year.
Books open to receive names at the Eastern
office, New York, or Western office, Sandusky.
The Gallery of Art is located at Sandusky, (tht
Western Office Of the Association where superl
Granite Buildings have been erected for it, and il
whose spacious saloons the splendid collection o
Statuary and Paintings is exhibited.
The Advantages Secured
oy becoming member of this Association are
lst All persons receive the full ralue of thei
subscription at the start, IN the shape Of sterling
Magazine Literature.
3D. Each member is contributing toward pur
chasing choice Works of Art, which are to be dis
tributed among themselves, and are at the SAM
time encouraging the Artists of the country, dis
bursting thousands of dollars through its agency.
Persons renting funds for membership, shoult
mark letters, "Registered," and state the montl
with which they wish their magazines to com
mence, and also their post office address in full, OF
receipt of which, certificate of membership, to
gether with the magazine desired, will be for
warded to any part of the country.
Those who purchase Magazines at Bookstore
will observe that by joining this Association, the
receive the Magazine and Free Ticket in the anmuo
distribution, all at the same price they now pa.
for the Magazine alone.
Illustrated Catalogues of the whole collection
sent on application, free of charge.
I5Offices of the Association, at the knicker
booker Magazine Office, 348 Broadway, New
York, and at No. 166 Water Street, Sandusky
Ohio. Address, lat either ofice,) for member
ship, C. l.. DERBY, Actuary G. A. s. L. A.
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