The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-05
PUBLIC LIBRARY OF KENTUCKY.

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The Concert and Distribution will take place IN
der the immediate supervision of the Trustees
lnentoned IN the act ofincorporation
The trustees will be assisted by weIl-known
ana eminent citizens of Kentucky who have
consented 70 be present at the concert, and to
perlntend the drawing and distribution OF gifts.
Inc holders of tickets to which gifts are award
cd will be paid on presentation Of them or their
lraction, at the office in Louisville, the second
tlay aiter drawing and every business day for six
months thereafter, and may be sent direct or
,nrough any Bank or Express company for col
iec.lon. All orders accompanied by Drafts, Post
Once Money Orders, or GreenbaclSs win be
promptly attended to and tickets returned by
mall, registered or expressed, as desired
holder. W WY
Rg Buyers will note that there are only one
hundred thousand tickets instead of two hundred
thousand as IN the San Francisco Gift Concert,
and that there is $50, 600 more distributed Isold
that and made the awards in four months and
PAD $4SS,O0O to ticket holders from Nov End to
10Th, 1870, and turned over $4,000 to the Secre-
tary due tickets not presented
1t will be particularly noticed that it is a mat
Ter OF lmpossbility for any one to know what
numbers draw gifts, as it is not known what the
gitoi any number drawntrom thetirst wheel will
De, until the sealed box, with amount of the gift
plainly printed, is taken from the other wheel
ana opened in full view of the audience therefore
me larger gifts may not come out until towards
tne last, or In the middle of the drawing. The
100000 gift in the San Francisco Gift Concert
under the management of G. r.. PETERS, was
me 2ooth number drawn, and was awarded and
PAID 10 gentleman in New Orleans. 72l Gifts
is all that can be drawn in one day.
ne The Numbers and Gifts are drawn by blind
children from to IA years of age.
Ihe Drawing will be extensively published
and parties ordering Tickets will have printed
llsts sent them. Parties forming Clubs and de-
string information will please address this Office
ii Tickets for 800; % Tickets, 1886; So Tiel,-
cts, $500; 113 Tickets, $1,000.
The undersigned, late principal business manager
OF the very successful Mercantile Library Gift
Concert at San Francisco, California, has been ap-
pointed agent and manager of the Gift Concert
in aid Of the Public Library of Kentucky.
Inc drawing Will take place in public and
everything VIII be done to satisfy buyers of
tickets That their interests will be as well pro-
tected as if they personally superintendent the
entire affair.
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
nrs s nox drawn from the second or 72l box wheel
VIII contain gift, neatly printed and sealed up,
and the gift so drawn from the second wheel will
be the gift of the tag first drawn, whether 500.
$1,000, or 100000, as announced.
14,s64 Tickets Disposed of in July.
To insure ticket holders the public are assured
that II only $4,000 tickets are sold only $4,000
numbers go in the large wheel, the III Gifts
awarded, but diminished pro rata. In case So.
200 tickets only are sold, only numbers to 10000
go in the large wheel, and the 72l gifts diminished
one-half; and in only $4,000 tickets are sold
the entire 72l gifts willbe paid in full-it being
intended that no unsold tickets shall participate
The Manager has already paid into the Citizens
Bank voc, 900 toward defraying the expenses and
does not depend on sales of tickets to pay his ex-
penses of printing, advertising &c. The public
are invited TO the utmost scrutiny to the reia-
bility of the entire affair.
Persons DESTROYS of acting agents for the sale
Of tickets in any city in the United States or Can
adas, address
CHAS. r. PETERS,
Manager, Louisville, Ky,
OFFICE, 100 Main street, Johnson's Block
R. I. DURRETT, President
w. N. HALDEMAN, Vice President
VI. w. CLUSIkY, Secretary.
BANK, Treasurer.
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