The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1867-10-05
100000,
FOR 0 NE D OLLAR,
THE MERCHANTS & MANUFAC
TURERS'
JEWELRY ASSOCIATION

V1"-Eiit bOOOOIn ION
Calls your attention to the fact of its being the
largest and most popular Jewelry Association in
the United States. The business is and aIwavs
has been conducted in the most candid and hono1
rable manner Our rapidly increasing trade is a
sure guarantee of the appreciation of our pa;rons
tor this method of obtaining rich elegant and
costly goods The sudden stagnatiou Of trade ;n
Europe, owing to the late German war, and re-.
cent disastrous financial crisis in Europe, has
caused the failure OF large number of Jewelrv
houses in London and Paris oblieing them to sell
their goods at great sacrifice, in some instances
less than one third the cost OF MANUFACTURING,
we have lately purchased very largely Of these
Bankrupt Goods. at such extremely low nricao
that we can afford to send away Finer Goods, and
give better chances to draw the most vanabI.
prizes than any other establishment doing a simi
lar business. OUR AIM Is TO PLEASE. and
we respectfully solicit your patronage as we are
confident of giving the utmost satisfaction. Dn-
ring the past year we have forwarded a number
OF the most valuable prizes TO all parts OF the
country those who patronze US will receive
,he iuH Va!ae OF their money, no article on our
list is worth less thar OCe Dollar retail and there
are no Blanks. Parties dealing with Us NAV de-
pend on having prompt returns, and the article
drawn will be Immediately sent to any address hv
return mail or express.
The following parties have recently drawn
valuable prizes from the Merchants and Manu-.
facturers' Jewelry Association. and have kindly
allowed use of their names:
Frederick V. Browne, Esq, Treasury Depart
ment, Washington, D. C. Piano. value $3.50
Miss Anna l. Frost Waverly Terrace. n Y civ:
Ladies' gold enameled and diamond set watch
value, $500; William B. Emmons. New Orleans
La, sewing machine, value, S75: George L. Da.
venport Mobile, Ala, silver tea set. value $500
Miss Lucy Orcutt. Albany. H., sewing machine
value, $65; Mrs Mary j. Downing, ionisvIIe
NY, gold watch, value, $500; James B. Fowler
ts HaErlshurg "a, silver hunting case watch. value
S.o' Ss.' Rev. William Peyster, Milwaukee, Wis,
Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine, yalne s1oz,
j: J. Bickford, San Francisco. Cal. gold lined
silver tea sci, value, $500; Edward L. Rice $,
LOUIS, Mo-, melodeon value. $3.50: Miss Helen
E. Sinclair, Detroit, Mich, diamond cluster r;ner
value S225; Horatio G. Frost, Chicago. ri
srge OIL painting. value, $500; Mrs Charlotte
L, hewins' Doniphan Kansas Chickernr grand
p'a.o' saiue' S'to, and music Box, value, S(5.
Many names could be placed on the list. hut
we publish no names without permission, Onr
patrons are desired to send L. S currency when
convenient. "-'>N
Partial List Of articles to be sold for
ONE DOLLAR EACH.
without regard to value, and not to be paid for
intll You Know what you are 10 receive:
y Gn,ickerlng grand pianos, worth $500 to 500
. Elegant rosewood pianos 200 to 450
Elegant meiodeons, rosewood cases l75 to 30
" " r. r irst class sewing machines 40 TO 500
"a E;a 1e VI. psiil'ihgs ------ 80 TO 100
oo . =, Inc steel engravings framed --- 80 to 100
u Music Boxes ------- d n4n
oo = heFeiVlng patent casters, silver go to iD
y " onver lIuit and cake baskets --- 20 to n
w sets OF tea and table spoons --- 20 tn 4o
oo oo Goid hunting case watches, war'sl so to $50
~ ~ D'aniohd nngs clustr single stone rs to 200
oo uoiu "aleaes IS to $50
o0 Sauies Sa "a'ches 60 to 100
w oilFer watches 30 IN *
'iamond pins, brooches and ear drops, ladies,
Us OF gold and coral, jet and gold forentine.
ioSaic; ia'a ana cameo; sets of studs, vest AMI
ech chalns plain and chased gold rings. poI1
l'moles, iockets, new style belt buckles, Gold
sns ;.I anu peneiis fancy work boxes, gold pens
M I'n goIu ana SILVER extension holders. and
: s assoi' 'hient OF hne silver ware and Jewelry
yles. A'"Ae anu ia''s'
cnance to obtain any of the above ar.
: sies TOR ONE DOLLAR, by purchasing seal
envelope for 25 cents. "
Five sealed envelopes will he sen. for e..
leVsn en- for ~; Thirty for So: Sixty-fve for $40:
ne Hundred for Si5. ''' Vi''
Agents Wanted Everywhere.
onequailed inducements offered to Ladies' and
{ nus VINO Will act as such. Our descrntive cir
l,ats 1 VIII be sent on application,
~ .out,ens ror,;s are made in the following man.
- -. Net'incates naming each article and its
au or orc P'acea In sealed envelopes, which are
e ell raIe mixed. One Of these envelopes containing
e eet,ncates or Order for some article, win he
nvered at our Office, or sent by mail to anv ad.
ess' without regard to choice, on RECENT Of s5
nts. VA ioeeip1 VI Sd
: on m receiving the Certificate the purchaser will
"nat article it draws and its value, and can
. na one Ootfar and receive the article named.
HfeT
amer; obtain an article worth from one to Ave-
ndred dollars. . 'No " n'e
Long letters are unnecessary. Have the kind.
IS : 10 10 write plain directions, Orders for SEALED
~ shLoPEs must in every case be accompan;ed
n the Cash, with the name of tha ps,,leu psrae,
i;alng' ;t. and Town, County and State plainly
,n.a ,asn. Letters should be addressed to the
Sac;RassOm, ;as Cornish l. Co..
Aug 24-3m. N0" 10TH