Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-26
TON 0. S%ULLIYAN,S.
where 90 Get Holiday Liquors, the
Hest la the Unfted StnIes-Dfrect
ImpOrtAstOn from tue Old s'SOd,"
~ No. I69 Main street.


Importation from the Old s'SOd,"
at No. IS9 Main street.
Good liquor is often heard Of, but sell
dom found. 1t is like the " mares nest"
Of the old country; those hunting for it
too often meet with disappointment. In
bar-rooms and wholesale liquor houses
you hear tales Of five and ten year old
wines and WHISTLES, but these tales are
in the main weak inventions of the enc.
my. The world knows less about liquors
than about anything else. People take
for granted ell that is told them, and they
swallow domestic ~andsdoctored WHISTLES.
wines and brandies, believing them to be
the imported articles. After q few
drinks the critical taste becomes unre-
liable, but on the waking up on the NOR
row q headache and a sick stomach
tells the tale and reveals the
fact that the simon-pure article was not
swallowed on the previous night. When
liquors have no headache in them they
may be considered all right.
Where to get the pure article is the
thing. There is n place where good
liquors a always be found, aud that is
at Tom 0. Sullivan's ssmple.rooms, 1879
Main street, two doors north Of Washing.
ton, on the west side. 1t is an unoster-
tatious place, but what's lost in grandeur
is made up in stock. Tom" as be is
familiarity called by his friends, imports
his own liquors, and purchases his do
nestle liquors Of the best and most re-
liable agencies. he will rot keep a poor
article of any kind it has to be the best
or nothing. His brandies are of the very
best French brands, either imported di.
rect or purchased of the regular agents in
New York, His wines, of France, Portu.
gal and Spain, are Of like responsibility,
and carry with them the sign manual
OF the real manufacturers in the lands Of
the old world, His whiskies, either Of
Scotch or Irish distilling, are the very
best than a be purchased. His Irish
whisky is immense; it is pure and old
ard has a bouquet and flavor that would
charm the palate Of an anchorite. 1t
has that aged flavor which carries with
it its own certificate of ancient respecta.
bility. In the line Of porters and ales
Tom is up with and probably ahead Of
the times. English, Irish and Scotch
ale, brown-stout and porter are kept in
the original packages, with the seal Of
importation stamped on the same. There
can be no deception practiced upon the
public in this particular, but if you ques.
ton even that, Tom is always ready and
willing to show you his bills of ladiug.
which develop the fact that the goods
were shipped from the old countries il
the good ship or steamship designated
and these bills of lading bear all the sig
natures and seals Of imported goods
The general public now celebrating tn,
Christmas and New Years holiday
; should know these facts, because whel
entertaining company the very best o
liquors should adorn the sideboards. W
advise those in search of pure liquors o
all kinds to visit Tom o. Sullivau's sam
, pie rooms, 1879 Main street, and max
their purchases. They will not be dis
appointed in any article they call for o
purchase. 1t will be exactly as recon
mended by the genial and whole-souIe,
Irishman, who is the proprietor of thi
popular place of resort.