Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-13
From Our keEuIar CORES oadent.

The readers of the REGISTER are all famil-
lar with what Congress has been doing and
have a good idea Of the whereabouts, say.
ipes and doings of the leading men and
women in the country, so 1t seems to me
that perhsps a little information as to the
things which interest the common people
will not come amlss. The desire 10 try
ones luck in some shape, l believe to be
pert and parcel of the make up OF the aver
age American citizen. This, at least, has
been very forcibly illustrated here in Wheel
ing for the past three weeks. The latter part
of June there appeared in all the daily aud
weekly papers advertisements covering
about half column in each paper, setting
forth the merits of a certain kind OF tea and
coffee, announcing that store was open
for the sale OF the same; that with every
can of tea and coffee q present OF some kind
would be given away. The people bought
and found that they obtained good quail
ity of goods, and that some OF the presents
were valuable. What was the result?
Those who obtained presents showed them
to others. They in turn purchased, and
the store was crowded from morning un-
tll 1880 at night. The manager,
evidently smart business man, paid out
large sums for advertising, varying the
style of the notice, and each day giving the
names of the fortunate buyers. Every one,
0lRl anu low TlCu duu IAiOd shSiA iuSn
the papers gave the list OF fortunate ones,
and we would read: Smith, $50 in can of
coffee; Jones (colored), $50 in can OF tea.
Evidently it was conducted fairly, and
those not getting money or valuable
matter or jewelry got their moneys worth
in tea or coffee, as, the tea cans con-
tain one and a half and the coffee
cans three and a quarter pounds.
Look out for club rates: One can
81; cans for S.; u cans for $40; . cans
for 800; 65 cans for $50. Following is
partial list of those who have received val
presents this week:
James Travis, mailer at La Belle iron
works, genuine diamond stud, S25; Lizzie
Lucas, 1924 Chapline street, genuine dia
mond ring, $50; Leroy Smith, 1874 Water
street, stem winding and stem setting
watch.$l Jacob Switzer, % Eleventh street,
genuine diamond collar button, SIS; Mike
Gavin, 2l00 Water street, Mmerican watch,
SIS; Joseph johnson, Bridgeport, fireman
z. &. & st. l. Railroad, stem winding and
stem setting watch, SIS; G. t. Bell, Airing
ton stove works, genuine diamond ring,
s95; S. b. Meyers, Mingo junction, chate
laine watch, SIS; George Hauliker, Bridge
port, stem winding and stem setting watch,
SIS; Miss Jennie McFay, 945 Main street,
genuine diamond ring, S25; Mrs. Teece
boarding house, 9i5 Main street, gen.
une diamond ring. SO; j. i. Lynch,
Bargain Shoe House, Al Twelfth
street. $50; Michael Coppinger, north
Wheeling, stem winding and setting
watch, SIS; Louis Schwalb, First Natl onal
saloon, l01S Maine street, Chatelaine watch,
SIS; John Lewis, "A Sixteenth street. genu-
lie three stone diamond, ruby and sap
pbyre ring, $50; n. A. Barry, Mayor, West
Alexander, stem winding and setting
watch S15. Davis Callahan North Wheel
irg. stem winding and setting watch,
SIS; Ell. Caremborer, 1906 Main street,
chatelaine watch, SIS; J. W. Callahan, ll3
Thirty-frst street, stem winding and set.
ting watch, SIS; Miss Jessie, daughter OF
w. T. Burt. genuine diamond ring S25;
Miss Carrie Hobbs, Martins Ferry, genuine
diamond ring, S25; J. NJ. Clark, A 'EigL-
tenth street, stem winding and setting
watch; Mrs. VIM. Meyer, 1911 Jacob street,
genuine diamond ring, $35; John w. Arm
strong, Erening Journal, ladies' chatelaine
watch, SIS.
To Cleveland and Buffalo tomorrow.