The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-12-12


Three Presents, valued at l,0O0 each 5000
Twenty Presents, valued at 500 each 10000
Ten Presents, valued at 500 each 5000
Three Presents, valued at $50 each 750
Twenty Presents, valued at 225 each 1850
Fifty five Presents, valued ct 200 each II 900
Fifty Presents, valued at 70 each $3.50
One hundred and ten Presents, at 100 II 900
Twenty Presents, at IS each 1900
Ten Presents, valued at so each 500
The remaining Presents consist Of
article Of use aud value, apper.
taiping to the diffusion Of Lltera-
lure and the Fine Arts, $1,000
5000, 900
Each Certificate is accompanied with q
Beautiful Steel Plate Engraving, worth
more at retsil than the cost Of certificate,
and also insures TO the holder present in
the Great Distribution.
SUBSCRIPTION ONE DOLLAR.
Any person sending us One Dollar, or
paying the same local Agents, will receive
Immediately fine Steel Plate Engraving,
At choice from the following list, and one
Certificate Of Stock, insuring one present
In the great distribution.
One Dollar Engrsvings. No. 1.-"My
Child My Child" No. 2.-'' They're
Saved They're Saved" No. -" Old
Seventy six OF the Early days Of the Rev
olution. ANY person paying us 81 will re-
0eive either Of the following Steel Plates, at
choice, and two certificates Of stock, thus
becoming entitled to two presents. Two
Dollar Engravings. No. /" Washington's
Courtship." No. ." Washington's Last
Interview with his Mother" Three Dollar
Engravings. Any person paying Three
Dollars will receivethe beautiful Steel Plate
Of Home from the War;" and three GER
tifcates Of stock, becoming entitled to
three presents. Four Dollar Engravings.
Any person paying Four Dollars shall re-
ceive the large and splendid Steel Plate Of
"The Perils Of our Forefathers," and Four
Certificates of Stock, emitting them to four
presents Five Dollar Engravings. Any
person who pays Five Dollars shall receive
the large and splennid Steel Plate Of "The
Marriage of PocshOntas."
The Engravings and Certificates will be
delivered to each subscriber at our Local
Agencies, or sent by mail, post paid, or ex-
press, as may be ordered.
. How to obtain Shares and Engravings.
Send orders to US by mail, enclosing
from to $50, either by Post office orders
er amounts should be sent by draft Or ex-
press.
10 shares with Engravings, $ 0 90
90 shares with Engravings, % so
so shares with Engravings, 46 80
IS shares with Engravings, 60 90
100 shares with Engravings, 80 90
Local agents wanted throughout the U. S,
THE RIVERSIDE INSTITUTE, situate
at Riverside, Burlington county, N. j., is
founded for the purpose of gratuitouslr edu-
eating the sons of deceased Soldiers and
Seamen of the United States.
The Board of Trustees consists of the fol-
lowing well.known citizens of Pennsylvania
and New Jersey Hon. W. B. Mann, Dist.
Atty eff Philadelphia Hon. L. R. Broomall
Ex-Chief Coiner U, S. MINI, and Recorder
of Deeds, Philadelphia Hon. James NJ,
Scovell, New Jersey; Hon. W. W. Ware,
New Jersey Henry German, Esq, Agent
Adams cypress, Philadelphia; j. E, Coe,
Esq, of Joy, Coo & Co., Philadelphia.
Treasury Department, Washington, D.
c., April 18, 1S67.-Office of Internal Rev.
enue Having received satisfactory evi.
dence that the proceeds of the enterprise
conducted by the Washington Library Com
pany will be devoted to charitable uses,
permission is hereby granted to said Com
pany to conduct such enterprise, eqempt
from all charge, whether from special tax
or other duty. E. A. ROLLINS, Com.
The Association havo appointed as Re-
ceivers, Messrs. George A. Cooke & Co.,
33 South Third Street, Philadelphia, whose
well'known integrity and business expert
ence will be a sufficient guarantee that the
money entrusted to them whl be PROMPTLY
applied to the purpose stated.
Philadelphia, Pa, May 20, 1867
To the Cficers and Members of the Wash
ington Dibrary Co., N. S, Read, Sec'y
Gentlemen ON receipt of your favor
Of the 18th instant, notifying us of our ap,
pointment as Receivers for your Company
we took the liberty to submit a copy o.
your charter, with plsn of your enter
prise to eminent legal authority, and hay
ing received his favorable opinion in garC
toits legality, and sympathizing with tho
benevolent object Of your Association, viz
the education and maintenance of the or
phan children of our soldiers and sailors o
the Riverside Institute. we have conclude,
TO accept the trust, and to use our best eff
forts to promote so worthy an object.
Respectfully, yours, &C.,
GEO. A. COOKE & co.
Address all letters and orders to
GEORGE A. COOKE & CO., BANKERS
SO South Third Street, Phila., Pa.
Receivers for the Wash. Lib. Co
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