The Evening critic., 1882-03-07
Hon. ROs cOe COnkiing Has De-
clined the Position of Associate
Justice OF the Supreme COurt-WhO
VIII Take the Place?

Is q question more easily asked than
answered just at present, so far as we know,
but we do know it will make no difference
to the manager of the Importers Tea COM
pany who gets the place, for he will con-
tinue his apparently extravagant manner
of doing business at $40 Market Space to-
day and all the balance of the week. abs0-
lutely giving away genuine diamonds to
purchasers of cans of tea and coffee. Yes
teIday was Ladies' Diamond Day." Quite
large number of ladies called or sent dur
ing the day and bought tea or coffee or
both. The business done was quite salts.
factory, and proves beyond doubt that the
ladies appreciate the managers liberality.
To day is "GENTLEMEN's DIAMOND
DAY" proper, as we announced in Sundays
and yesterdays papers. We will also con-
tinue "LADIEs' DIAMOND DAY" to-day, or
rather combine the two, and make it
DIAMOND DAY" to one and all. If a lady
should happen to find an article of diamond
jewelry in can of tea or coffee she buys
not appropriate for ladies' use, she can
change it for something of equal value that
is. Gentlemen have the game privilege
Our tea, none better in the country. is put
up in paper cans "a pounds per cam.
Our coffee, pure Mocha and Java Mixed is
also put up in paper cans (3i pounds to the
CAM, and sold, either tea or coffee, for
Sl CdD, % Calls iOT %, IL Cans lOT
$40, 25 cans for S20 or 60 cans for $50, with
a present of some kind in every can, worth
from 10 cents up. We aim to establish a
permanent trade in Washington and
vicinity, and give the presents simply to
influence trade.
Make up a club and send in small one
if you wish to try your luck" If you
send us $5 we will send you six cans of
either tea or coffee, which enables you to
supply each one who pays you dollar with
a can, and gives you the sixth can for your
trouble. Each of the six cans will posi-
lively contain present. You, as getter-up
of the club, might find something in your
can worth more than the whole six cans
cost. Tea and coffee are necessities in every
home. 1t is easy to get up a club among
your neighbors and friends. Each member
of the club is certain to get dollars worth
No possible chance to lose a cent, while
there is a chance, and reasonably good
one, to get valuable present. Again, we
say, TRY your luck !"
Yesterday was LADIES DIAMOND DAY,
and the following named people were made
happy by finding diamonds in tea or coffee
Read the list; perhaps you know one OF
more of them:
Mrs M. A. Fithian, Government Print
ing. office, diamond ring. worth $50, found
in can of tea T. Z. Roessle, Arlington
Hotel, diamond cOllar-button, worth S35,
found in can of coffee Major Theophilus
Gaines, United States pension agent, corner
of Eighth and f streets, diamond ring, a
beauty, worth $50, found in a can of coffee.
Mrs. -, 1914 Caroline street, solitaire
diamond ring, worth $50, in a can of tea
Mrs. M. c. Porter 14l7 Fifth street north
west, diamond ring, worth $50, found in
tea Henry Cook, 152 Greenmount avenue
Baltimore, Md, diamond ring, worth $50
| in tea Charles Schomann, 119 North Eden
street, Baltimore, Nd, diamond stud, worth
| $50, in tea, and diamond ring worth
$50, in coffee; Henry Jones, 400 Eighth
street northwest, diamond ring, worth $50
in tea, and thirteen others, who found diff
ferent articles of diamond jewelry in can:
of tea or coffee purchased yesterday. W.
expect to give away at least 81 900 worth ot
this is the day Of all others to "try YOU
luck, as this will be our last " diamond
day"
| Remember, every can sold to day will
positively contain present of some kind
but nothing worth over s. will be giver
away except diamonds. Tomorrow anC
the rest of this week we will give watches
diamonds and money. Orders by mai
forwarded to all parts of the unitet
States for 81 eau, q cans for s., ~ can
for $40, 25 cans for 500, or 65 cans for $50
with present in every can. Our tea is o
the very best quality. Our coffee cannO
be beat anywhere. All we ask is trial
Call ON us, send to us, OF write to rs. w
refer to this paper and every leadin
paper in Washington. Address Importers
Tea Company, SO Market Space, Wash
| iugtOn, d. C.