The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-12
PUBLIC LIBRARY OF KENTUCKY.

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PUBLIC LIBRARY OF KENTUCKY.
The Concert and Distribution will take place un.
der the immediate supervision of The Trustees
mentioned in the act ofincorporation.
Inc trustees will be assisted by wel-known
una eminent citizens of kentucky, who have
consented TO be present the concert and to SUI
peilntend the drawing and distribution of gifts
Inc holders OF tickets to which gifts are award
Gu VIII DE pald on presentation of them or their
traction, 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
OHlce Money Orders, or Greenbacks will be
promptly attended to and tickets returned by
mail, registered or expressed as desired.
Tickets 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 Sun Francisco Gift Concert
and that there is $50,0O0more distributed. sold
mat and made the awards in four months and
PAID $4eS,OOO to ticket holders from Nov End to
10th, 1870, and turned over $l2,O0O to the Secre-
taiy due tickets not presented.
IL VIII be particularly noticed that it is a mat
Ter or impossibility for any one to know what
numbers draw gifts, as it is not known what the
giit.of any NUMBERED 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 of tho drawing THE
10000 gift III the San Francisco Gift Concert,
under the management of G. II. PETERS, was
tlie 2Ooth number drawn, and was awarded and
paid to gentleman in New Orleans 72l Gifts
is ! al that can be drawn in one day
We The Num bers and Gifts are drawn nv blind
children from to IA years of age
The Drawing will be extensively published,
ana ana parties ordering Tickets will have printed
Hsts sent them. Parties forming Clubs and de-
string information will please address this office
II Tickets for 500; % Tickets, 1885; Sc Tick
cts, $500; 113 Tickets, $1,000.
Ct the very successful Mercantile Library Gift
Concert at San Francisco, California, has been APP
pointed agent and manager of the Gift Concert
in aid OF the Public Library of Kentucky
The drawing will take place in public and
everything Will be done to satisfy buyers Of
tickets that their interests will be as wen pro-
tected as II they personally superintendent the
entire affair.
MANNER OE 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, eacn 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
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 $780,
$1,000, OF 100000, us announced.
14,36i Tickets Disposed of in July.
To insure ticket holders, the public are assured
that II only $4,000 tickets are sold only 2j 900
numbers go in the large Wheel the 72l Gifts
awarded, but diminished pro rata. In case co.
600 tickets only are sold, only numbers to oOOUo
go IN the large Wheel and the 72l gifts diminished
one-half; and in case only $4,000 tickets are sold
the 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
Bank $50, 600 towards 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 as to the relia
bility of the entire affair
Persons DESTROYS of acting as agents for the sale
OF tickets in any city in the United States or Can
adas, address
CHAs. II. PETERS,
Manager, Louisville, Ky,
OFFICE, 100 Main street, Johnson's Block
r. t. DURRETT, President
w. N. HALDEMAN, Vice President.
nj. w. CLUSKY, Secretary.
CITIZENS BANK, Treasurer.
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