The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-07
CALLED THE
PUBLIC LIBRARY OF KENTUCKY

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PUBLIC LIBRARY OF KENTUCKY. z,
The Concert and Distribution will take place
der the immediate supervision of the Trustees
mentioned in the act ofincorporation.
The trustees will be assisted by well-lenown
and eminent citizens of Kentucky, who have
consented to be present at the concert and to SUI
perintend the drawing and distribution of gifts.
The holders of tickets to which gifts are award
ed Will be paid on presentation of them or their
fraction, at the Office in Louisville the second
day after drawing and every business day for six
months thereafter, and may be sent direct or
through any Bank or Express company for col
lection. All orders accompanied by Drafts, Post
Office Money Orders, or Greenbacks, will be
promptly attended to and tickets returned by
mail, registered or expressed, desired
Tickets ore like Greenbaeks--good only to the
holder.
hundred thousand tickets Instead of two hundred
thousand, as in the San Francisco Gift Concert,
and that there is $50, 900 more distributed lsold
that and made the awards in four months ana
paid $4sS,000 to ticket holders from Nov. Ind to
10Th, 1870 and turned over 49, 900 to the Secre-
tafy due tickets not presented
1t will be particularly noticed that il Is q mat
ter of ilnpossibility for any one to know what
numbers draw gifts, as it is not known What the
gift.ofany number drawn from the first wheel will
be, until the sealed box, with amount of the gift
plainly printed, is taken from the other wheel
and opened in full view of the audience. therefore
the larger gifts may not come out until towards
the laSt, or IN the middle Ol VIE fiIitNtnks no
100000 gift in the San Francisco Gift Concert,
under the management of c. r. PETERS, was
the 200th number drawn, and was awarded and
paid TO a gentleman in New Orleans. 72l Gifts
is all thai can be drawn in one day.
ma The Numbers, and Ct ITS are drawn by blind
children from teI years OF age.
The Drawing will M extensively published,
lists sent t.sep, Parties fqrlpis.g Clubs and de-
string information viii please address This Office
IL Tickets for 500 2s Tickets, 1855; SO Tick
cts, $500; 1131 felsets, $1,000.
The undersigned, late principal business manager
of the very successful Mercantile library Gift
Concert at San Fraacfsco, California; has been APP
pointed agent and manager Of The Gift Concert
in aid of the Public Library of Kentucky.
Il The drawing will take place in public, and
every thing will be done to satisfy buyers Of
tickets that their Interests will be as well pro-
tected as if they personally superintendent the
entire affair 1000 - s.sTa
MANNER OF DRAWING.
There Will be two glass wheels. One wheel
will contain 100000 numbers, plainly printed on
leather tags. The other wheel will contain 72l
boxes, each containing gift One tag or num-
Der will be drawn from the 100 900 wheel, and the
first box drawn from the second or 72l box wheel
will contain gift, neatly printed and sealed up,
and the gift so drawn from the second wheel will
BIO the gift of the tag first drawn, whether 800,
I'll 900, or 100000, as announced.
v. 1864 Tickets Disposed of in July.
To insure ticket holders, the public are assured
that if only $4,000 tickets are sold only $4,000
numbers go in the large wheel, the 72l Gifts
awarded, but diminished pro rata. In case Co.,
600 tickets only sold, only numbers to $4,000
go in the large wheel and the 72l gifts diminished
one-half; and in case only $1,000 tickets sold
the entire 72l gifts will be paid in full--it being
intended that no msold tickets shall participate.
The Manager has already paid into the Citizens
Bank $50, 600 towards defraying the expenses, and
does not depend sales of tickets to pay his ex-
penses of printing, advertising, &c. The public
are invited to the utmost scrutiny to the relia-
bity of the entire affair. +As8
Persons DESTROYS of acting rs agents for the sale
of tickets in any city in the United States Can
adas, address
W CHAS. II. PETERS,
st rs1t Manager, Louisville, Ky,
OFFICE, 100 Main street, Johnsons Block.
r.. L. DURRETT, President.
w. N. HALDEMAN Vice President.
M. w. CLUSKY, Secretary
CITIZENS BANK, Treasurer
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