The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-01-12

E>ORTY THOUSAND CASES OF GOODS vere
l. shipped from ear hslss in enc year, TO fam
country, from Maine 10 California. amounting in
vslse TO over
ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
Our facilities for transasting this immense
business are better than ever before We have
agents in all the principal cities to purchase
goods from the manafactarsrs, importers, and
others, for CASH, and often ~ m immense sae-
riaos from the original cost Of production
Our stock consists, in part, Of the following
goods:
ehawls, Blankets, Quilts, Cottons, Ginghsms,
Dress Goods, Table Linens. Towels, Hosiery,
Gloves, skits, Corsets, &c, 10.
Silver Plated Ware, Spoons plated on Nickel
Silver, Dessert Forks. fve-bettls plated Casters,
britannia were, Glass Ware, Table and Pocket
Cutlery, in great variety.
Elegant French and German Fancy Goods,
Beautiful Photograph Albums, the newest and
choicest styles In Morocco and Velvet Bindings.
Morocco Travelling Bags, Handkerchief and
Glove Boxes, &c.
Gold and Plated Jewelry, Of the newest styles.
We have also made arrangements with some
Of the leading Publishing Houses, that viii ena-
BILE US to sell the standard and latest works Of
popular authors at about one-half the regular
price such a. Byren, Moore, Burns, Milton,
and Tennyson's Works, in full Gilt and Cloth
Bindings,-and hundreds Of others.
These and everything ehe Tor
ONE DOLLAR FOR EACH ARTICLE
We do not offer single article of merchan-
are, ina can be sold by regular dealers At our
| price. We do ask you TO buy goods from Us
unless Ne can eel them cheaper than you sas
| obtain them in any other usy,-vhis the great
or part Of our goods are sold at about
One-Half the Regular Rates.
We want good reliable agents. in syery mart 81
the country. By employing your spare time to
| form clubs and sending orders, you can obtain
\ the most liberal com missions, either In Cash or
| Merchandise. and all goods sent by rs will be ~
represented, and We guarantee satisfaction to sv-
cry one dealing with our house.
As the Holidays are coming, VIC are making
| special Arrangements to supply every one who
| reads our advertisement, with the most hand
some and useful Holiday Presents that can be
\ thought Of wished for, and to enable them to
procure them cheaply and sxpeditioasIy, We will
give to any one who will become our Agent, One
Hundred Free Tickets, enumerating some of the
many different articles from which you can make
your selection of Holiday Presents.
For returning full clubs from these free tickets
accompanied BY the cash, We will give the same
| extra premiums that We now give, just the same
| ~ if you had paid 10 cents for each one of your
| Tickets. We wish you to understand that not
any other firm in the business can compete With
rs in any way whatever.
| As this free ticket is only good for the Holi-
days, you must send in your orders before the
goth Of January, 1870.
| In every order amounting to over $50, aceom-
panied by the cash, the Agent may retain $500,
and in every order Of over 500. $500 may be
retained to
Fay tho Express Charges.
This eer is more especially to assist ager to in
the We.tern and Southern States, but lie open to
al customers.
COMMISSIONS:
Agents will be paid 10 per cent in Cash or
Merchandise, when they fill up their entire club,
for which below we give partial list of Com
missions:
For An order of $50, from . club of Thirty,
| We will pay the Agent, IS commission, IS yards
Brown or Blsached Sheeting, Good Dress Pat
tern, W DOL Square Shawl, French Cashmere Pants
and Vest Pattern, Fine Large White Counter
pane, ETC., etc, or $50 in cash.
For order of $50, from . club Of Fifty,
will pay the Agent, as com mission, IS yards
Sheeting, One pair heavy Wool Blankets Poplin
Dress pattern, Handsome wool square Shawl,
Silver case Watch, etc, etc., or IS 90 in cash.
For order Of 800, from . club of One Hun
dred, We will pay the Agent, as commission, leo
yards good yard-wide Sheeting, Coin-silver
Hunting case Watch, Rich Long Wool Shawl.
Suit Of all Wool French Cashmere, ETC., etc., or
$40 in casb.
We do not employ any Travelling Agents, and
customers should not pay money to persons pur-
porting to be our agents, unlefs personally &C.
qusinted.
LETTERS
For further particulars send for Catalogues.
PARKER 4 co.,
ss 4 100 Summer ST., Boston, Mass-