M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-01-05

TIE GREEK SLAVE!
BAG cEANTE, VENUS, FLORA, EIEEE
AND THE DANCING GIRL.
TNHE above celebrated Statues, togethel
Il with fifteen StatuettCs in Bronze, ant
several hurdrd magnificent Oil Paintings
| form the collection OF prizes 10 be distributed
omong lie membefs Of the Cosmopolitan Ar
Association al the first annual distribution, in
January next.
Tie Cosmopolitan drt aad Literary
dissertation,
Organized J0r lie Encouragement Gnd Gan
erGi Diffusion IF Li!sr0tUre cud tic Fin,
Arts oa u Ecl0 uAd original plan.
This popular Art Association is designed tC
snCoImge aud populdrige the Fine Arts, and
dl,-emina,e wholesome Literature Throughout
The country. A Gallery Of Arts permanent
y founded, and will contain a valuable col
lection Of Paintings and Slatuary. for the an.
nual distribution of each year. The best
Literature of the day, will be issued TO sub,
scr,befs, consi sting Of the popular Monthly
Magazines, Reviews, &c.
TIE Committee Of Management have the
| pleasure Of Announcing that tue First Annual
| Distribution will take place on the 3Oth jan
uary next. Gt which time will te distributed
c. allotted to nsmleIs several hundred Work.
OF Art,among which is the original and world.
IIennwned statue OF the Greek Slave, BY Hiram
Powers costing over five thousand dollars
together with TIE beautiful Statues of Venus
Racchunte, lieyt, L lOra and the Dancing Girl;
aud fifteen Statuettes in Bronze imported from
Paris; also, a large collection of Oil Paintings,
comprising some of the best productions oI
celebrated American and Fcreign Artists.
The Literature issued to subscribers consists
of the following Monthly Magazines Harp
er's, Putnam's, KnickerbOcker. BleckwoodS,
Gnham's, Magazine of Art, and Godey's La
| dy's Book ond the Quarterly Reviews re print
ell in New York: Edinburgh, Westminster,
London Quarterly, and North British.
PLAN TOR TUE CURRENT YEAR. -.ISAh
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, aHd also to ticket in the
distribution Of the Statury and Paintings,
which are 10 BIZ allotted to members in Jenu-
larry.
rerscus taking five memberships are enti-
tied to any Ave 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 rel on its being mailed to
them promptly on the first Of every month
direct fiom the New York and Phlladel phia
Publishers.
LlTILLL'S LIVING AGE, TTcehly, is fur.
nished one year and two memberships for S6.
The Get proceeds derived from the sale OF
memberships, are devoted to the purchase Oi
Works OF Art for the ensuing year.
Books creu to receive names d! the Eastern
Office, New York, or Western office, Sandus
ky. ..
The Gallery Of Art is located at Sondusky
! (lhe Western Office of the Association, J wher
! sSpeb Granite Buildings have been erectet
for it, aud in whose spacious saloons the sp!en
did collection Of SlaIuary and Paintings ar
exhibited.
Tie advantages securedby becoming mem
Ter Of this Association are
lst. An ,ersons receive the full value o
their subscription at the start, in the shape o
sterling Magazine Literature.
3D. Each member is contributing tGwar(
purchasing choice Works Of Art, which are
10 he distributed among themselves. aud are al
the same time encouraging the 1rtists OF the
country. disbursing thousands of dollars thro
its agency.
Persons in remtting funds for membership
will please give their post office address ii
iull, stating the month they wish the Maga
zine TO commence. and write the word Reg
istered" on he envelop TO prevent loss, on tn
receip, Of which, a certificate of membership
together with the msgszine desired, will b.
forwarded 10 any part of the country.
These who purchase Magazines at Book
stores will observe that by joining this asso
ciatiVn, they receive the Magizne and Fret
Ticket in tie annual distribution. all at tn
same price they now pay for the Mogafn
alone.
Persons subscribing any time before the 30lI
Of January, are entitled to the Magazines 10
1853.
CLOSING OF THE BOOKS!
Subscriptions will be received up to the 30t
January, at which time the distribution vii
take place.
Illustrated Descriptive Catalogues of III
whole collection to be distributed, will b
sen, free Of charge on application.
4 Q~;- Offices ui the Assuciation.at the Knic
kerbccher Magazine ofilce.SS4 Broadway, Ney
York, and at No. l66, Water st. Sandusky
J Ohio. Address, (at either ofice,) for mem
berships,
&. L, DERBY, Actuary c. A & l.. A.
I Dec. 29ht, 1854. .-5a. ,...-s As