Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-08-28
PUBLIC LIBRARY OF KENTUCKY

The concert and distribution will take place
under the immediate supervision OF the Trus-
tees mentioned in the act OF Incorporation.
The trustees will be assisted by vel known
and eminent citizens of Kentucky. who have
consented to be present mt tho concert and to
superintend the drawing and distribution Of
gifts. The holders OF tickets to which gifts
are awarded will be paid on presentation of
them or their fraction, at the Office in Louis
vile, 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 collection. All orders
accompanied by drafts, post0fiice money or.
ders, or greenbacks, ,wlll be promptly attended
to and tickets returned by mail, registered or
backs-gOod only to the holder: Buyers will
note that there are only One Hundred Thou
sand Tickets. instead of Two Hundred Thou
sand, as in the San Francisco Gift Concert,
and that there is S50.OOO more distribnted.
/ sold that and made the awards in four
months, and paid &iSS. 900 to ticket holders
from November ID to 18th, 80. and turned
over $4,000 to the Secretary due tickets not
presented. 1t will be particularly noticed
that il is matter of inipossibility for any one
to know what numbers draw gifts. as 1t is not
known what the gift of any 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 toward the last.
or in the middle of the drawing. The 100000
gift in the San francisco Gilt Concert. under
the management of @. X. PETERS, was tho
10th number drawn, and was awifrded and
maid to gentleman in New Orleans. Seven
hundred and twenty one gifts is all that can
he drawn in one day. The numbers and gifts
are drawn by blind children from 70 IA years
of age. The drawing will be extensiyely pub
lished, end parties ordering tickets Will have
Drinted lists sent them. Parties forming
Clubs and desiring information will please
address this office. .a
uTfcIxets for 500; 2sTIckets, Se55;
SO Tickets, $500; 1I3 Tickets,sIO0O.
The undersigned. late principal business
manager of the very successf Il Mercantile
Library Gift Concert of San francisco, Cal,
has been appointed agent and manager OF the
Gift Concert in aid ot the i1 pqole hiDiIary Ti
pusIic. and everything will be done TO satisfy
buyers of tickets that their interests will be
ms we'll protected as If they personally super
intended the entire affair.
MANNER OF DRAWING. 4
1bero VII be two glass wheels. One wheel
will contain ,O0, 600 numbers. plainly printed
on leather tags. The other wheel will con-
tain 79i boxes. each containing n gift; one
tae or number viii be drawn from the lOO,VoO
wheel. and the first 5oF drawn from tne sec
Ond or III box wheel wsu CONTAIN z gilt' Ieasiy
printed and sealed up, ace ~ s.te s 20, ~ artbn
tag first drawn. whether 500, SlVVV' ~ s@VV'-
coo, as announced. 4
I4.sG4 Tickets Disposed of fn July.
To insure ticket holders, the public are as |
sured that if only 25 900 tickets are sold, only
250l0 numbers goin the large wheel, the III
gifts awarded. but diminished pro rata. In
ease 10000 tickets only are sold. only 70
so 900 go in the large wheel, and the "a gitISs
diminished one-half; and in case only oo.Vyyg
tickets are sold the entire III gifts will be PAID
in full-it being Intended that no unsOld ueket
shall participate. The manager has alreauy
mid into the Citizens Bank S5O,OOO toward
defrnying the expenses, and does not depend
on sales Of tickets to pay his expenses. OF
printing, advertising. etc. The public are IN
vited to tho utmost scrutiny - to the relia-
bility of the entire affair. PcrsQns desiroas
IN any city in the United States or Canadas,
addres CHAS- n. PETERS,
Manager. Louisville, ny.
Office: 100 Main street, johnson Block
R.T. DuRRETr. Presidenti w. N. HuDE-
Vtx Vice President; NJ. W. CLUsKY, Seere-
tary: CirIzESs' BANK. IIeasureE: I41-l