Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-01-05
The Uses Of ADVERTISING.


The Uses Of Advertising.
We have daily illustrations of the benefits
Of advertising in the News, but little Incl
dent, which occurred within day or two
past, while it demonstrates the efficiency of
our large and general circulation in the dis
semination Of advertisements, is so pleasant
in itself that we cannot refrain from making
q note of it.
A gentleman, while in the street, lost his
watch-chain and the establishment" attach
ed. The chain was composed Of the hand
son,ely braided hair of dear relative. In
the seal was ON excellent miniature daguer-
reotype likeness Of his aged mother, and
attached were several valuable rings and
"chains," &C., presents and keepsakes from
friends and relatives. OF course, no price
could have purchased the chain and its Sat
tachments and the loss was regarded by
the owner as serious calamity. He wisely
determined to advertise it in the Morning
News. The result was, that on the second
day after the appearance of the advertise
ment we had the satisfaction of receiving
it from the hands of an honest negro who
had picked it up in the street. The boy on
finding it'had shown it to his master, who,
on seeing the advertisement in the News,
directed his servant where to carry it. The
gentleman was duly notified of the recovery
of his property, at which he was, Of course,
highly delighted. On recovering the chain
he left with us a five dollar bill with which
to reward the honesty of the faithful black,
and departed practically convinced of the
expediency Of advertising.
GSavannah News.
What is true in Savannah is just as true
in Washington. Try it, and see.
EIGHTH OF JANUARY BANQUET AT JACKSON
HALL.
TICKETS for the banquet are deposited for sale at
the National Hotel, Browns Hotel, the United
States Hotel, the Irving House, Wizards Hotel,
Flint's, and s. Parker's Fancy store limited mum.
Der will be sold. Ladies tickets 50. Genteman's
tickets s.. The banquet will commence at o'clock
precisely.
P.B.KEY,
Chairman of the Committee of Arrangements.
EPIGRAM.
THE SUPERIORITY OF MACHINERY.
mechanic his lab,r will often discard
If the rate of his pay he dislikes:
But clock-and its case is uncommonly hard
Will continue to work, though it strikes.
Ba Mrs. -, (stopping at milliner's
window. ooh! do look here, dear! How
extremely pretty the autumn fashions are,
to be sure. What perfectly lovely little
cloak I"
Mr.. -, (rapidly changing the subject
eyes, yes beautiful, beautiful! but see,
love, what magnificent brown horse, and
how splendidly that fellow sits him!''
B9~"Dey does say, dat way down in Ga.
dey make poor nigga work twenty-five
hours ebra day. Now look heah, Use been
told a day hasn't got no more nor twenty
four hours
"Mighty, what ignoramuses nigga you
is, scipio; why, way down dar, dey make
poor nj gga get up one hour afore day.
doesn't dat make 'em twenty-fve?"
D@~ A credulous clown went to the cler-
gyman of his parish, and told him with
great CONSERVATION that he had seen q
ghost
"Where did you see it,"
"Why," said Diggory, ''as / war agoing,
an please your reverence, by the church,
right up against the wall sees the ghost"
''1n what shape did it appear?"
"For all the world like great ass"
eco home and hold your tongue" re-
piled the clergyman; "you are timid
creature, and have been frightened at your
own shadow
STOVES! STOVES!
JOSEPH HODGSON at his store on H. between