The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-29
FREE LIBRARY IN LOUISVILLE, TO BE
CALLED THE

PUBLIC LIBRARY OF KENTUCKY.
Inc Concert and Distribution will take place IN
| DER tne immediate supervision of the Trustees
mentioned in the act oiincorporation
the trustees will be assisted by well-known
ana eminent citizens of Kentucky, who have
consented 10 be present at the concert and to SUI
perihtend the drawing and distribution of gifts
The holders of tickets to which cifts are award
Gu Mn DE PAD on presentation of them or their
traction, at the office in Louisville, The second
u,ty aiter craving aud every business day for six
ihollns thereafter, and may be sent direct or
through any Bank or Express company for col
i pg All orders accompanied by Drafts Post
' Uiliee money orders, or Greenbacks, viii be
promptly attended to and tickets returned by
mail, registered Or expressed, as desired.
Iickets are like Greenbacks-good only TO the
holder. " ~
ne 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,O00more distributed Isold
tii;it and made the awards in four months and
paid SlSS,OOO to ticket holders from Nov. md TO
ioth, 1870, and turned over $4,000 to the Secre-
tary due tickets not presented.
Ii Will be particularly noticed that il is n mat
Ter OF Hnposslbility for any one TO know what
numbers draw gifts rs it is not known what the
gi1tof any number drawn from thetlrst wheel will
ne, .nill tne sealed box, with amount of the gift
PLAINLY printed, is taken from the other wheel
ana opened in full view of the audience therefore
.he iarser gilts may not come out until towards
Inc l iast, or IN the middle of the drawing The
Sloo,O0O gift in the San Francisco Gift Concert.
uhuer me management of q. X. PETERS was
the 2OOth number drawn, and was awarded and
paiti TO a gentleman in New Orleans. 72l Gifts
Is all lliitt can be drawn in one day
Nc The Numbers and Gifts are drawn by blind
children from TO ii years of age
Inc Drawing will be extensively published,
and parties ordering Tickets will have printed
lists sent them. Parties forming Clubs ami de-
string information Will please address this office
Ii Tickets for 800; Is Tickets, 1855; Sc Tick
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 APP
pointed agent ana manager of the Gift Concert
III aid OF the Public Library of Kentucky
The drawing will take place in public. and
every thing will be done TO satisfy buyers of
tickets that their interests will he as well pro-
entire affair.
MANNER OF DRAWING
There will be two glass wheels One wheel
VIII contain 100000 numbers, plainly printed on
ieathef tags. The other wheel will contain 72l
boxes each containing gift. One tag or mum
Der will be drawn from the 10000 Wheel and the
lirst box drawn from the second or 72l box wheel
WI contain gift, neatly printed and sealed up,
and the gift SO drawn from the second wheel viii
De the gift OF the tag first drawn whether SlO0 |
bl 900, or SlO0,0OO as announced.
1864 Tickets. Disposed of in July.
To insure ticket no lers, the public are assured
nat II only 10000 tickets sold only % 900 |
numbers go in the large wheel, the III Gifts |
lWarded, but diminished pro rata. In case 3d. |
)00 tickets only are sold only numbers to 10000
90 IN the large wheel, and the 72l gifts diminished
)ne-half; and in case only $1,000 tickets are sold
ne entire III gifts will be paid in full-it being
Intended that no unsold tickets shall participate |
The Manager has already paid into the Citizens
sank *5O, 600 towards defraying the expenses and |
Ices not depend on sales of tickets to pay his ex-
lenses OF printing, advertising, &c. The public
re livlted 10 the utmost scrutiny as TO the relia
,ility of the entire affair.
Persons DESTROYS of acting as agents for the sale
4 tickets III any city in the United States or Can
das, address
CHAS. II. PETERS,
Manager, Louisville, Ky,
OFFICE, 100 Main street, Johnson's Block
!. T. DURRETT, President.
N. HALDEMAN, Vice President.
4. w. CLUSKY, Secretary.
'lTIZENS BANK, Treasurer.
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