Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-21

TEEN with the latest intelligence from
the railroad war in the East.
WOMEN As LOTTERY PRIZES.
The Kansas City Times hit upon a
novel plan to increase its circulation,
A woman lottery" was projected,
The scheme took splendidly, knock
ing cromos, gift maps and sewing
- machines clear in the shade. The
Times began by Offering to advertise,
free of charge, the personal appearance
and general qualifications of all mar.
riageable young girls, old maids and
blooming widows who were DESTROYS
of procuring that greatest of blessings
to the average woman, a husband. 1t
required each lady to send a photo
graph, and write a letter describing
photograph not to leave the editors
hands without her special permission.
These ladies were to be offered as
prizes in a grand lottery, in which all
the unmarried male subscribers were
te participate. The result of this novel
lottery scheme was that the Times
secured over 5000 new subscribers in
about three months. The drawing
came off last week in the Kansas City
Opera House. 1t was a grand success,
and is thus described in the Times:
Mr.. Frank r. Allen, stepping to
the front of the stage, said. that, in be.
half of the Times, he would state that
the drawing, though s~tartlingly novel,
was a genuine one. One hundred and
sixteen young ladies, from far and
lear, had requested the Times to place
their names on its list of matrimo-
NAL premiums, and with their requests
had sent letters descriptive of them
selves. their age, looks, accomplish
mentS, etc, and had at the same time
sent their photographs and the consent
of their parents that they should do SO.
In addition to this number there were
many young ladies who had asked a
place or the special premium list, but
had not as yet sent their photographs.
From the mass of letters received l24
had been selected, and their writers
would be termed list No. ., those who
sent photographs forming list No. l.
The list No. | would comprise ZIG
young ladies, and the list No. 2 would
comprise l24 young ladies, commence
ing with premium No. 200, and con-
tinuing to premium No 325. Nearly
1000 gentleman subscribers to the
Times had applied for tickets in the
special drawing, each one of whom
had owe his own signature stated that
he was al unmarried man, and desired
to participate in the distribution.
"Mr. Allen added that the Times
was authorized to transmit the photo
graph and accompanying letter OF
every lady premium to the gentlemen,
who won their numbers, with the eX-
ception of Solne few young ladies who
desired to heal from the Times in re-
gard to the gentlemen before their
photographs could be sent to the for
tuuate bachelor o r widower. 1t was
expected that a good many friendships
would result from this Interchange of
CORES pondence between the fair pre-
miumS and Times bachelors and Wild
overs, and more than one marriage.
In case marriage resulted the Times
stood ready to fulfill each and every
pledge it had made in regard thereto.
the committee IN charge OF the
general distribution We're requested to
take charge of the special drawing.
and soon both wheels were in lively
motion. After the subscribers and
the premium tickets were mixed thor
oughly, the distribution commenced.
The name and residence of each gen.
tlenlan who won a prize was o
ed. The Chairman, from the photo
graphs before him. selected the pic
ture of the lady who WAS won. and
without giving her name, gave a brief
description of the lady as she appeared
in her photograph, also reading some
portions of her letter descriptive OF
herself, but in no case revealing the
name of the lady.
THE novel drawing was throughout
a pleasant and decorous affair. The
names of the fortunate gentlemen will
be found in this issue. The Times will
to day notify by mail each of it's fair
special premiums of the gentleman
whose name fortune has linked with
her own; and will also, when author
lied by the ladies, forward their pho
t%ographs and letters to the lucky bach
s!ors and widowers."