The Evening critic., 1882-02-25
The Nomination Of Hon. Roscoe
Conkling Yesterday For the SUI
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created great surprise, and undoubtedly an
agreeable surprise to nine people out of
every ten in this city, as well as through
cut the country. The surprise of Mr.. Couk-
ling himself was perhaps only equaled by
one man in this city, and the name of that
individual Is Enoch Moreland, the genial,
big, fat transfer agent stationed at the cor
ner of Fifteenth street and New York ave-
nue., whose business it is to transfe passen-
gers to and from the Fourteenth street
line of cars to the Avenue line. Yesterday
Mr.. Moreland bought can of tea and o can
of coffee at the great Tea Emporium, $40 Mar
ket Space, and found in the can of tea a
spledid silver hunting case watch worth
$50. Ask him to see it; no doubt ho will
be pleased to show it to you. Mr.. NJ
is only one of large number of people
who found watches orjewolry of some kind
yesterday in cans of tea purchased.
Over three hundred watches have been
given away this week, many of which have
been sent by mail or express out of the city.
Many articles of diamond jewelry are also
daily given away.
Make up club. Those who get up clubs
nearly always receive handsome presents.
Tea and coffee are necessities in every
household. Every family wants either the
one or the other, and nearly always both.
1t is easy work to get up club. Try it.
pounds. Each can of coffee weighs three
and one-quarter pounds.
We now announce
A New Departure
as follows: Monday, February "a, will be
our Diamond Day, when we will give away
81 900 worth of diamonds in tea and coffee
purchased from us. While every can bought
next Monday will contain present of
some kind, yet no presents of any special
value worth over S. will be given
away, excepting articles of diamond
jewelry, such as diamond studs,
diamond collar buttons, diamond scarf-pins,
next Monday in diamonds alone would cost
in any frst.class jewelry store in Washing
ton 81 900. Tuesdays papers will contain
the names of tho lucky purchasers.
The next day, Tuesday, February 2S, will
be
watch Day,
when no present of any kind worth over s.
will be given away, excepting watches We
have about busbel of watches left, and rs
we intend to discontinue giving away
presents March Is, and move our stock to
another city (leaving an agent here to take
and fill orders), we desire to prove to our
| patrons that we fully appreciate their liber-
| ality, and we wish TO leave in the city
| of Washington as many souvenirs of
the Importers Tea Company as possible.
With that object in view next Tuesday we
hope to give away at least 250 watches, in
Guiding hunting-case solid gold watches,
ladies' solid gold huntingcas watch es,
ladies' open face gold watches, solid silver
hunting.case watches, gold and silver chat
elaine watches, and q large number OF
cheaper grade watches. Now is a good
time to get a watch, and if you want ont
be sure and step in Tuesday and buy few
cans of either tea or coffee or both. You
may get watch worth $50 to $3.50, who
knows? See Tuesdays papers for list O
those who got watches. Wednesday, Feb
ruary 49, will be our
Money Day.
when every can sold, either of tea or coffee
will contain sum of money varying il
value from 10 cents to $3.50. No blanks
No matter which can you select yo
will be certain to find money in i,
This we most positively guarantee Sue
an opportunity, we are sure, was neve
given to the people of this city to get te
and coffee SO cheap and of such supero
quality. Remember now is your time
Monday you will stand an excellent chanc
to get a beautiful diamond. Tuesday you
chauce Of getting watch will be Il grea
deal better than it has ever been before a
our place of business in this city, au
Wednesday your chance of fiuding larg,
sum of money in a can of tea will be good
as we will give away at least one thousan'
dollars in money on that day Thursday
papers win contain the names an
addresses of those who found diamond
Monday, watches Tuesday, and large sun
of money Wednesday. Don't fail to rea
this. You may have one or more friend
among the lucky ones. 1t is difficult
tell how one who gets up club, and send
or brings it in either Monday, February p
Tuesday, February 2s, or Wednesda,
February 30, can lose anything by til
operation. Remember we stop giving pre-
ents March Is. Now is the time to tt
yonI luck. Address,
IMPORTERS TEA Co.,
SO Market Space, Washington, ID. C.