Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-02-05
One Hundred Dollars
THE IMPORTERS TEA COMPANY.


street, New Orleans. They have given
away many valuable presents. Pres
ents given ont until LIST, Of March.
As to the quality Of their teas and
cotfees, they refer to the publication, in
the Cincinnati Times Star, Of November
A.. 1880, of analysis of Prof c. Il.
Stuntz, of Cincinnati Medical College,
aud chemist to the Boards Of Health,
"that in an average of twenty analysis
there were no foreign substances in the
tea, and percentage better than the
average ofpnre teas" and ''in addition
to the physical aud chemical tests OF
the samples, physiological test of Nos
3 and tea and coffee, determining that
they do not contain any substance in
iurions to health. Respectfully submit
ted, C. r. Stuntz, Professor of Chemis-
try, Cincinnati Medical College," Their
tea and coffee are sealed up in cans, con-
tanning one aud one-half pounds of tea
or three pounds of coffee Every can
contains present, from 10 cents to $50
cash, or gold or silver watches or jewel
ry--no blanks--the tea and coffee being
worth, at a fair retail price, more than
the prices asked, without any regard to
the present. This company takes this
method to advertise their goods, and
positively after March l these teas and
cofiees will be sold wholly on their
merits by our agent, at the same price,
but without the present. Why not buy
good tea and coffee and get your pres
ents This mode of advertising and in
PRODUCING their goods to the public, con-
tiicts with no ones interests and actu-
ally benefits the purchaser. "Quiek
sales and small profits" The larger
their trade, the more valuable presents
are distributed.
The ladies seemed to be favored in
their handsome selections yesterday. The
more fortunate were Miss Carrie Selero,
Carondelet street, elegant set earrings
and pin, value $12: Laura Felix, 45
Charities street, lady's enameled watch
Miss Frankly Makes, handsome chate-
laine watch, $l2; Miss Nancy CLARK was
fortunate in finding hunting case gold
watch, after reaching home, in can of
coffee, and reported same. Equal dis
tribution of the more valuable presents,
giving all an opportunity Of making a
valuable selection,
Of the valuable presents given ont
Friday, Mrs. E. Vance, lao Carondelet
street, found handsome chatelaine
watch in can of tea; Col. TheO. A.
James, city finance department Ga lady
selecting tea and coffee) found in a can
of tea Il lady's enameled watch, $40;
Charles A. Beman. assistant foreman
Democrat office, stem-winding watch,
SO; Joseph Miller, Jr., agent Budweiser
st. Louis beer, hunting case watch and
chain, $50 }. T. Preston, broker in JEFF
terson, La, got can of coffee with a
silver watch, valued at $1S. The hand
some presents given cut Thursday were
Mrs. Jefferson Davis, wife of ex-prcsi-
dent Davis, Beauvoir, Miss, ordered
through Mrs. Mary Henly, Palmyra and
Claiborne streets, tea and coffee, and in
a can of tea she found a lady's handsome
chntclaine watch. valued at SIS; Mr.. III.
+. Requier, of the Picayune, also select.
ed a can containing d lady's chatelaiue
watch l.. Myers, salesman at Adams
wholesale grocery, A. Peters street,
Swiss watch and chain, SIS J. Graham,
agent for liver pad, 263 Camp street,
watch; w. H. Deeves,
merchant, 81 Magazine
street, American watch; Ed kerner,
lS5 Gravier street; Jewell Burrum found
a solid coin silver hunting-case, full
ieweIed American watch. valued at x25
+. 4. Bonito, with John |. Adams Il
Co., AZ Peter street, hunting-case
watch, SO; W. II. Ford, barkeeper,
Crescent Hall handsome lady'senamcled
watch, s25. Among the fortunate pnr-
;hasers who received valuable presents
were Capt. Ned Israel steve
lore, chronOmeter watch $40: Mrs.
Charles Stel, 53l Baronne street, boys
stem winding and setting watch, valued
1t Sl5: w. c. Raglan, manager Of Sin
.er mandatory, ThibodauX, La,
American watch, $50; Brad. p. Barker,
v ST. Charles street, hunting-case Swiss
watch, Sl5; Hon. b. f. Morris, Mayor
If Clinton, La, stem-winding and set
ing watch, Sl5 Ed. Morgan, clerk, II
Front street, Que stem- winder, S15; a
ady, name declined, selected horse-tim-
ng watch, valued at $50: George Don
nelly, who found watch in can of
;offee Monday, came in for can of tea