M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-02-16
THE GREEK SLAVE!
BACCHANTE, VENUS, FLORA, HEBE,
AND THE DANCING GIRL.
VIE above celebrated Statues, togethe

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several hundred magnificent Gil Paintings
form the collection OF prizes to be distributed
among The members Of the Cosmopolitan AT
Association at the first annual distribution on
the 2SIh day o! February.
The Cosmopolitan AH and Literary
dissertation,
Organized for the Encouragement and Gen
erdi Diffusion of Literature and the Fine
Aris on a ns'o, and original Plan.
This popular Art Association is designed 10
encourage aud popularize the Fine Arts, and
disseminate wholesome Literature throughout
the country. A Gallery ofArtis permanent.
ly founded, and will contain valuable col
lection OF Paintings and Ststuary, for the an
nual distribution Of each year. The best
Literature OF the day, will he issued to sub.
scrlbers consisting Of the popular Monthly
Magazines, Reviews, sc.
The COMMITTEES Of Management have the
pleasure OF announcing that the First Annual
Distribution will take place ON the Both Jan
uhTy next. (which time will he distributed
or allotted to members several hundred Works
OF Art,among which is the original and world.
rennwned Statue Of the Greek Slave, by Hiram
Powers. costing over 1--WE thousand dollars
together vi IN the beautiful Statues of Venus
Bacchante, Hebe, Flora and the Dancing Girl;
and fifteen Statuettes in Bronze imported from
Paris; also, large collection Of Oil Paintings
comprising some of the best productions Of
celebrated American and Foreign Artists.
The Literature issued to subscribers consists
of tie following Monthly Magazines Harp
| Ier's, PutnamS. kniCkPrbOCker. BackwoOd's $
Graham's, Magazine Of Ar, and Godey's La
dy's Book, aud the Quarterly Reviews re print
ed in New York Ednbwgh, Westminster,
LOniom Quarterly, aud North British.
Plan FOR TIE CURRENT YElR.-.Ei s
The payment Of lhIee 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 thC
distribution of the tatury and Paintings,
which are 10 be allotted to members in Febu.
larry.
Persons taking five memberships are enti-
tied to any five of the Magazines one year,
ami to six tickets in the distribution.
Persons. on becoming members, can have
their MagaLine commence with any month
they choose and rel y on its being mailed tC
them promptly on the first OF every month
direct from the New Yoik aud Pmladelph phia
Publishers.
LlTrELLS LIVING AGE, Weekly, is fur.
nished one year and two memberships for S6.
The net proceeds derived from the sale Of
memberships, are devoted TO the purchase VI
Works u' art for the ensuing year.
Books open TO receive names a! the Eastern
Office, New York, or Western office, Sandus
ky.
The Gallery Of Art is located at Sandusky
(the Western office of the Association where
superb Granite Buildings have been erected
for it, and in whose spacious saloons the splen,
did collection of Statuary and Paintings art
exhibited
The advantages secured BY becoming mem.
her Of this Association are
LIST. All persons receive the full value o
their subscription at the start, in the shape o
sterling Magazine Literature.
2d. Each memher is contributing toward
purchasing choice Works Of Art which arc
to be distributed among themselves, and are al
the same time encouraging the 1rtists OF the
country, dlsbursing thousands Of dollars thro
It's agency.
Persons in Temitting funds for membership
will please give their post Office address in
iull, stating the month they wish the Maga.
zine to commence. and write the word REG
istend" on the enyelop to prevent loss, on the
receipt of which, a certificate of membership
together with the magazine desired, will be
forwarded 10 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 Free
Ticket in the annual distribution, all at tn,
same price they now pay for the Magazine
| alone.
Persons subscribing any time before the23 Il
Of Febuary, ore entitled to the Magazines fo
1855.
CLOSING OF TIE BOOKS!
Subscriptions will be received up 10 the 29tl
FCbuaty, at which time the distribution vii
take place.
Illustrated Descriptive Catalogues of The
whole collection tn be distributed, will bt
sent free Of charge on application.
O3 Offices Of the Association,at the Knic.
kerbccker Magazine office. .3s4 Broadway, New
York, and al No. l6G, Water St. Sandusky
Ohio. Address, (at either ofIice) for mem
berships,
G. L. DERBY, Actuary C. A. &L.A.
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