Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-02-17
Geueral SuteIItsenee.
CURIOsITlEs OF ADVERTISING.
H, w Lost Money was Recovered Amer
n Lapse OF Five Years.

CURIOSITIES OF ADVERTISING.
H, w Lost Money was Recovered AfIei
Lapse OF Five Years.
From the New York Herald, Jan. 25.l
Stories romantic, stories tragic, storle
of matters OF common place fact, storie
almost surprising the farthest stretch o
fancy, stories OF all kinds, and each re
vealing more or less that unusual though
oft quoted sequence about fact being stran
ger than fiction, might be given, based Oh
developments brought to light through ad
vertising. We give below story in poin
an 'o'er true tale, and only one OF many
that might be given--in connection with
the Personals" in the Herald
Five years ago Mr. Homer E, Sawyer
came to this city from Boston. He stop
ped at the Belmont Hotel, in Fulton street
He had 81 $50 in bank bills, which, fol
safe keeping, he carried in his pantaloons
watch pocket, and, to make assurance
doubly sure as to its safety, keeping his
pocket pinned Being en- route to New 0r.
leans, he went to a railroad ticket office,
bought ticket, took out his money, paid
for the ticket, carefully pinned It as before,
ard returned to his hotel He shortly
missed his money, but on examination
found his pocket pinned. The only con,
clusion he could come 10 was that he placed
the roll of bills inside the waist ofhis pant.
aloons instead of in his watch pocket, and
thus lost it, This was on January 3, 1865.
1t rained hard all day. The supposition
was that.the money soon got mixed up
with the slush of snow and mud Of the
street, and with the street refuse-for they
cleaned the streets in those days-would
find its way to some dumping ground, an
irremediable loss,
What shall do about it asked Mr.. j.
p. Richards, proprietor OF the Belmont
Hotel, after reciting to him his loss.
Advertise in the Herald, " answered the
keenly penetrative Mr.. Richards.
The loss of the money, though with nc
statement o. the amount, was advertised as
Mr.. Richards suggested, the Under to call
on Mr.. Richards. There came no response
to the advertisement Mr.. Sawyer went to
New Orleans, where two years ago he died
of yellow fever. That advertisement was
seen in the Herald. The finder remem.
bered it remembered the name
Of Mr.. Richards, to whom the
information was asked to be given, remem-
bered the hotel, remembered everything
but giving back the money. The memory
in fact haunted him, followed him through
five years. The struggles Of conscience
none can know He determined to restore
the money, but with the determination re.
solved not to let himself be known. He
wrote a note without signature to Mr..
Richards, asking him to specify in the Her
aid personal" particulars of the loss OF
the money and to whom it belonged. This
letter Mr.. Richards received on the 4th OF
December last In the next mornings
Herald he inserted the following "person-
al
MONEY LesT-oN BROADWAY FIVE
IVA years ago "a snowy day. about fl,60O In
greenbacks owner is dead; any communication
for his widow, who is in very needy circumstances,
will be gratefully received by j. P. r., for Mrs. II.
Sawyer,
The above was not sufficiently explicit
Another letter, by the same anonymous
hand, was written to Mr.. Richards, upon
which the following personal" was pub
lished:
A FIVE YEARS AGO MONEY LOST, MRS.
As II. E. Sawyer, l72 Warren avenue, Boston
amount 81 $780, smallest bill 500; the roll might
have separated In losing.
But yet the anonymous letter writer was
not satisfied. He wanted TO know more
about the death Of the original owner Of
the money and date Of his marriage. The
name of Waters was signed TO this third
note, with special request that the answer
should be directed 10 this address, 30 there
could be no mistake that he was holding
his communications with the same party.
The following third personal was the result
of these further inquiries
UJATERs H. f. S,--MARRIKD OCTOBER 2s,
w 1858, Hopkinton, Mass, by Rev. r.. 3. Hill,
The remains were brought tO Massachusetts and
inferred. By express 10 III West avenue.
In fourth note the money tinder--for
there can be no doubt Of course but this
was the individual writing-asks about the
circumstances Of the widow OF the one
losing the money the expense Of adver.
tiaing, and if there is no shadow of doubt
that she is the widow Of the original
owner Of the money. This calls out the
following personal;
HI E.s IL THE RIGHT PERSON; | CAN GIVE
He bonds to that effect Her only means Of
support is singing In church, Paid ad't $40
JP.R
II is unnecessary to trace this story OUT
in all its minute details. The anonymous
letter writer became satisfied with the cor
rectness Of Mr.. Richards statements. And
we come to the end. A lady, closely veil
ed, restored the money to Mrs Sawyer
not only the money lost, but interest on i
from the day of its loss till the day Of III
restoration, and expenses of advertising
altogether So lGo. On the 10th inst thiI
money was given to the widow and he
fatherless children-the result Of one in
stance Of advertising.