Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-25
Prominent Official Of the Interior DE.

partment
yesterday bought the can OF tea that contained the
clerk standing with one hand on the can and the
other hand extended for the requisite dollar, he
the officiaD changed his mind and took another
can Had he taken the first can he would have been
$500 ahead this morning; It is, he got an excel
lent car OF tea and Is cents A more disguised in
dvidual has not been IN our store since we opened
here. He tried hard to convince the clerk that he
Intended to take the first can after he had seen
It's contents, but it would not work. BY
special request we omit his name. April 10 we
shall discontinue our present plan OF doing bust
ness. Every can contains a sum OF money OF
from 10 cents TO $2o0-one can-and onlyone-con-
tains $500, which put on our shelves this morn
ing and win be sold TO the person selecting that
car one GS ,or 70 nave oS sar ene
So or IS cans for $50, with sum Of money Ia every
can.
II the can containing the $500 should happen to
be sold at any time during the day, another can
containing the same amount will be at once
paeed IN ts s,oe and the person selecting that
of those who found IS or upward In cans pur-
chased chase this week We do not take the names Of
those who find less than IS. great many find 81,
~ or IS In the cans they buy.
MONEY FOUND YESTERDAY BIT
Charles Evans, Treasury department. residence
sss E st NV, sloncoGee; william H. Martin, Bal
than Rosenfeld Cincinnati. SIS gold In tea: Henry
Reid Evansville, Ind, S. in coffee: Michael Maio-
ney, West Washington, address not known), S. In
tea; Thomas Jones, II St. near 9th, $40, in coffee.
MONEY FOUND MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY BY
w. II. Bayne, agent Adams Express Company
branch office, residence 40 18th street north
west, $500, in coffee: Henry Austin, Eagle Hotel,
Baltimore, Nd $780, gold, In tea: Mrs. L. Ross 40
10Th street northwest, diamond ring, value $50,
leit by mistake In Can OF tea: L. A. Woodw ard
AdIutant-General's Office, War department, S., In
coffee; Hon. A. II. Cofr0th, attorney-at-law, Me
tropolitan HOTEL $40. gold, In tea; S. ". Hum-
phr1eS, Els street northwest S. in tea; Mrs. Ed
wards, National Hotel, $3.50. in tea; jacob
Schwartz. go Chestnut street. Philadelphia. $50 in
tea; Phil Brown, Baltimore, SO. In coffee: Maria
coffee: Mrs G. G. {. Barnes, near LeeSburg, Va,
$50, in tea; James Simpson, (coored), Swampoedle,
s., in coffee; Mrs. Richie address not known).
diamond ring, value $50, In tea, "a mistakel:
Harris, waiter National Hotel, 50 in coffee; Villain
non, waiter National Hotel. SIS In coffee; Nathan
Young, Baltimore, SO, in tea; A. A. Brown, Den
Yer, Col, $40, gold In tea: II. U. Shearn 1900 Mary
St s.w, S. gold, in coffee; Jos. II. slltson,
Nebraska stopping at National HoteD, S,
In tea; G. S. Reed, 1853 nth ST. NV,
., In coffee; William Bagby tplumber, 900
4tn St NV. S., in tea; Miller Jones,
s.. gold, In coffee; William II. Crook, exc
cutive clerk to the President, S. gold in coffee;
Mrs. s. l. Smith, Treasury Department, 500, gold,
in tea; Ebb!tt House Club, Ebbtt House, S., gold,
and diamond ring tby mistakel, both in coffee;
William c. Scribner, bicycle school, HOS E ST a.
W., $40. in coffee; NJ. G. Mccormick 2I6 9th ST. n
W.. IS. In coffee: Thomas Jacobs, No. 2 st. w.,
$3.50. In tea; s. c. Raub, 14l6 Ohio ave. SO, I'm tea
Lizzie Sprohs, 4s3 st. n.w., amethyst ring, value
Sio In tea {mstake); George Parris colored IS St
NV, S., gold, In tea, and n. G. Summerield chief
clerk railway mail service, $500, in coffee.
LOOK for additional names tomorrow. Orders by
mall promptly forwarded to all parts OF the
United States.
Address, IMPORTERS TEA COMPANY,
S19 Market Space, Washington, ID. c.