, 1869-12-09
THE CARDIFF GIANT.
The Old Gentleman Manufactured in
Chicago from Block Of
Iowa Gypsum
Who Perpetrated the "Sell" and
How They Carried it Ont.
A Rich Exposure.

The Eastern States, particularly New York, have
been excited for considerable time over the dis.
covcry Of peHined giant IN the viclnisy nj ssra-
cuse, 1t has teen matter Of En-..dc,. this :" Car
an g.an-' As II Il led. and 1t attracted the
nueplon nue., O.. tc,enunc men and Of the public gen.
...,y. The Co!oesua Of Rhodes, between whose
legs ahips Of the largest tonnage. and with the
talest mksts. could sail, was nothing compared 10
this modern man Of stone, OF whatever ne Is made
the wur1d-a genuine WONDER with nothing bogus
People enjoyed the de1uslon, and there was q
ou q fos one ot tssm paa ss or
oue-sixteenth Of the del1s.oD, which would MAKE
the entt1e delnsioa worth $50 5000. That IL )
smos M csuei dspei sna pso9e
the whole a3alr enccesaful hoax and 4 monster
nu1SoF Yet saea Z s ths iss!, q, like 1alnams
h1e7erently called Was mode TO o1des, and made
se7 well. OF course be waa roadc we'll because
ce WA nndc Ia Chicago We eau manufacture
d hos. tie Est Hanss any goods ID saas ia line Inc
they can be procured In Chicago without d!n1c7lsJ
md pretty Gheap 4 that There is very Little
+.sells y ever perpetzated On an Intelligent Ind
discriminating public. The following article, WRIT
m5stesy than II can beaf:
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CO. asi I ssnshsm:cu. NV Fosf. tE sI'!i.'n IA T.
Martin. 2. ns*ton. Ma...ea,ueet.. For : numbcr q.
ssr s T sssat V ;g :asss, M
wh.t hroafht shea he.c, .nd in fact tbcis f.ton
iex @eess sstcr their appearance ia or ute,t,
paytns tos tae .se @ Tses shsn s1n boa1ht
e. Al Il 4 f. e. s
sm4oys g ncn and went to work onentne the Ssrsna
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fsttins iothe rerosd without fsaes fa.SeI troubte
sssq IL S + s for by
asds g our stlxcnA nd The .aen wba .ssted Ia eet
@ Il stss s h s.f
nsas rs et .xo e,n is Il
ks t5os tbs 1,s,p s q tee hs.S e sc hsoT e a.
Isi ssss tea 1ha.e sc @ the III ssasas
4 j. aa. o
81 9i1f sas is 's
psrISnss 6sfn e9t ~ nlket xe car sems te no other
Ans' Inat ir.e s{lAen.e OF Catdts k1ant MnA
Va. buried where il found III, sainc Hill Who
was here
Pr .5sss. i::h.; H. md M..sta e,sne here .aa
wss carved. and worked INTO ttatgc II Va. It RI
boxed and taken 10 rome other poipt
Nd ,oa tasnss Y w.Roa, 70 fsxells fam, whrse il
EeekA and atil .ftes that. bT Govt1nnr Que of TIA
9,hi! sa a II
te Cnta1" Mueru:.. il CONCERNED In the SELL" rlfe
yy sy ssend BE- h.Tcs7 sIgcd Ut NJ nc s whea
| WIS needtd 70 F1hih!tIt."
The msn WHO carved The man cut Of the block
| ct gypsum Is IN Chicago to-day, and nothing but
hts petunlarJ Interest In the stone Seuile N pre-
tetts hin fton exposing the entire joke lie IS a
ceEef Mc18mhu, and smart fellow generals,
sud witaal humorous rc!uc. lie saagns in his
sleeve at tic world. and The conuotion he has
20 enatay quilted, anil lhlnks the pubic nas no cut
it, q Je-teeih yet l;r the war, he would IKE an
order from the Eas., or any where else for dozen
or two stg1auta," Tie viii guarantee that Ii -
Wiu be - pctfldtd hum1u beloKs,'' and no mts-
take, AEd wishes to inform lis customers thu, his
Who'eta.e rates arr moderate.
the taSanfs OF New York want q pure
ana nnAtlulserated relic Of q lonG-gong Arc they
CAD invent IN the Wheaton u4stodon, which was
Eot made Ia Chicago, bnt thousands OF Jetsa $50
"eroWed. "as Topay said Of hcfAeN. Th!s Thing
played oor. It Il time the truth WAS msde known
and The hubble burst. nice problem IN the rule
OF three u, II bogus stone giant, manufactured
u CDicaRn and transported 10 Now YORK. Ia worth
e2@1. .fee what II The Ts1ue OF genuine mastoion
= feet long. Is feet high, and feet broad. That
Cafdin fellow II 10 man At all and never was
an3 thing but stony and hardened imrostoy.