The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1858-01-23
REASONS WHY yor SHOULD srEscR. I'D FOR
LNEkS h4GAliXg FOR 1858

Fvst Because lis literary contents Will, turing
the year. embrace contributions from over on Z
EHGsnssn dEr-ect flta!> and thinkers. nun oeri
auotg them the most distinguished of American
authors.
Ssscsa Because its editorial departments "C,.r
ss.aio Our Windo..'' and " Caa UIloH will
zach De conducted by abe ettor-sna it VIII
snTpsss III The sas'stY -nd ',chuess OF Its editorial
contents any otlet magazine,
IHru Brcat>e II will contain. during the year.
isssy SIX h,snarrd original pictorial illustrations
from d=>isus OF the FIST American artists.
A4srsA Because for the sum pt 81 you will re-
| rei.e ta,> splendid monthly, more richly worth
ttAt sitn than auy other magazine, and the superb
, engraving OF TIE LAST sUPpER,' worth 81.
Fifth: Baeaus. You VIII very iik-lv tiEa one o.
he three Thousand lslzes TO Be distributed on the
18th day OF December, ls5o-peE Ehaps one that is
worth $1,000
Nutw th>tan!ing that these extraordinary in
ducemenfs can hardly 'a to accomplish the obj Is
o; tae publishers without further efforts. yet they
have determined 10 continue through the year
THE GREAT LlERAax oEFE.R
To any person " no viii get up club Of twenty
our su5scE bers, either at enc FoSt-ofice>
we VIII present a splendid Library. consisting OF
over Forty Large Bnund Volumes, enlb, acing the
most popular work. IN the market. The club prce
~ year, wlthuut the engraving, Or at the full
pflts, 50. with the engraving OF the Last Sapper
to -ach subscriber. List and description OF the
Library, aud speelmen copy OF the Magazine, will
5e furwatded receipt OF 23 cents Over 200
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trioated Ia accordance with this offer, aud we
snoud De giad OF opportunity to thrush Lii
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or to some one at every postofice in the country.
MAKING MONEY
The success which our agents are meeting with
is almost sstonisn ns. Among the many evidences
of TINS fact, we present the following, from Ole OF
our agents aiteaay III the heiu:
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Magazine week, and delighted with the
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thing else ever tried. lam sure to get subscrl-
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three dollars. | an never received with ndi fer
ence mere, for the FIRST thing do is to unroll
my engraving before lrt anybody know what
am AFTER and thus get them interested before
they know w hat splendid oLfer am going to make
them. Sometimes tney ask my price for the en-
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the engraving and Magazine one year for three
dollars they are perfectly astonsshed. l did not
get to gong well ID + the first two orsthfee days
The list day got, 2 Subscribers
The I'd day got subscribers.
The Sd day got subscribers.
The 4sh day sob Is subscribers.
The 9Th day l. got q subscribers.
The 6th day got II subscribers.
First week. 81 subscribers
| shall do much better next week. 1t is the en-
craving that does the business. Everybody wants
the engraving You may calculate upon from one
to two thousand subsc from, me this Inter
an going to make enough out OF tue business to
buy me u farm in the Spring."
With sueh Inducements as we offer, anybody can
obtain subscribers. We invite every gentleman
i.r}
pleasant moaey-nsaking occupation TO apply at eace
for an agency Applicants should lncose Is cents
FOR specimen copy OF the Magazine, which will
always be forwarded with answer to application
by return mail
SPECIMEN ENGRAVING.
AS we desire to pacs in the hands every per-
son who proposes to gekup club, and also OF every
agent, a copy Of he engraving Of The LAST
SUPPER as aspecisnsn each applicant inciosIng
US 90 will receive the engraving, post paid BY re-
turn mali, also specimens of publications and
Of the numbered subscription emitting
sle hoider 70 the Magazine one year and TO chance
in the distribution This offer is maie onty to
fhrse yrhf asira ta ae as agerats ar to firm clubs