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Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-02-25

From the above work, Of which
we spoke last week, and in accord
ancc with the promise we made, we
here reproduce some extracts:
About the first of July, 1912,
began to make arrangements for ex
ira advertising, and an out door dis
play for the GLORIOUS Fourth. -
Large particolored bills were order
ed, transparencies were prepared
the free band of muic was augme:
ed by trumpeter, and columns
advertisements, headed with lar:
capitals, were written and put
file.
wanted to run out a string
American flags across the street
that day, for 1 knew there would
thousands of people passing t
Museum with leisure and pock,
money, and 1 felt confident, that
unusual display of national fla
would arrest their patriotic ATTIC
ton, and bring many of them wi,
in my walls. Unfortunately forr
purpose, St. Paul's Church stoea
directly opposite, and there was
nothing to which could attach my
fag-rope, unless it might be one of
the trees in the church-yard.
went to the vestrymen for permis
sion to so attach my flag rope on
the Fourth of July, and they were
indignant at what they called my
Insulting proposition; such a
concession would be .'sacrilege."-
l piled them with arguments, and
appealed to their patriotism, but in
vain.
Returnil G to the Museum 1 gave
orders to have the string of flags
made ready, with directions at day
light on the Fourth of July to at
tach one end Of the rope to one of
the third story windows of the Mu-
scum, and the other end to tree in
st Paurs churchyard. The great
day arrived, and my orders were
strictly followed. The flags at
tracted great attention, and before
nine O'Clock I have no dohbt that
hundreds of additional visitors
were drawn by this display into the
Museum. BY half-past nine Broad
way was thronged, and about that
time two gentlemen in high state
of excitement rushed into my office,
announcing themselves as injured
and insulted vestrymen OF st. Paul's
Church.
"Kcep cool, gentlemen," said 1,
81 guess it is all right
"Right!" Indignantly exclaimed
one of them, ''do you think it is
right to attach your Museum to our
Church We will show you what
is "right'' and what is law, if we
live till tomorrow; those flags
must come down instantly"
THANK you," I said, "but let us
not be in a hurry. 1 will go out
with you and look at them; and
guess we can make it all right
Going into the street remarked
Really, gentlemen, these flags look
very beautiful, they do not injure
your tree; I always stop my balco-
ny music tor your accommodation
whenever you hold weekday SER
vices, and it is but fair that you
should return the favor"
1--WE could indict your music,
as you call it, as nuisance, if we
chOse, answerad ono vcstrunop
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-02-25
How Tt..EY POP THE QUES-
T!ON.

The sailor says, ''I like YOUR rig:
And though I've noticed MANY
really think you are, old gal,
AS trim craft rs any.
And if you'll only say::the!w ord.
Through every Kind of weather,
Just blast my timbers If VIC don't
Go ci using on together"
The poet with cnraptured gaze,
Points out single star
''Tis thus sweet lady that you shine
On mortals from afar.
But, ah it is my fondest hope
Though selfish, 1 must OWN
That in some modest vine-wreathed cot
You'll shine for me alone.'
The dancing master-French ofcourse.
Thinks.carnestly ofmating,
And seeks some lovely widow with
n bow eXcrutiating.
Madame, &c heart in re hope
You love a leetie beet,
And go re way of life wiz me-
Madame, knees your feet"
The actor quotes from many plays,
His hand shall build his Annabelle
A cot among the flowers.
Without her smile he ere is like
a ship without rudder;
He talks of dark despair and death
Until he makes her shudder.
And Pat, the coachman, winks at Bid.
AS she fits from room to room,
The ever merry chambermaid,
With dusting pan and broom.
lie says: 'Me dar!in. when we've laid
Us by hape of money.
Well get the praste to tie the knot.
Ifye'll say yes, me honey.
Says Hans Won Smidt, who keeps saloon
II want to gutter trow,
To help me make der lager peer.
Und milk der brindle COW;
To make mine shirts aud cook de krout
Und every dings to do;
To feed der horse und slop der pegs,
Und tend mine papies tOo.''
And even Sam. the barber man,
At Nan rolls up his eyes,
And talks of matrimonial bliss
With most heart rendering sighs,
'Ii you don't gil. dat lily hand
To dis ere lub-Sick Niger,
He puts dis pistol to his head,
And den him pulls de trigger"
'Tis thus mankind rush to their fate.
For with a brilliant light,
That little elfn being, Love,
Has power beyond the sight.
Like children's barks, adown the falls
To waters still below;
= Some glide along without Il heart
And some to ruin go.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-02-25

no aJlellIiOn CO s.i. out uCCenQ
faithfully to the work and at the
end of every hour by st. Paups
clock show this ticket at the Mu-
scum door; enter, walking solemnly
through every hall in the building
pass out, and resume your work. %
With the remark that it was sail
one to him. so long as he could
earn his living" the man placed his
bricks and began his round. Halt
an hour afterwards, at least five
hundred people were watching his
mysterious movements. He had as
sumed a military step and bearing,
and looking rs sober as a judge, he
made no response whatever to the
constant inquiries as to the object
of his singular conduct. At the
end of the first hour, the sidewalks
in that vicinity were packed with
people all anxious to solve the
mystery. The man, as directed,
then went into the Museum, devo
ting fifteen minutes to solemn
survey of the halls, and afterward
returning to his round. This was
repeated every hour till sundown
and whenever the man went into the
Musevm a dozen or more persons
would buy tickets and follow him,
hoping to crafty their curiosity in
regard to the purposes of his move
ments. This was continued for
several days-the curious people
who followed him into the Museum
considerably more than paying his
wages-till finally the policeman, to
whom I had impaired my object,
complained that the obstruction OF
the sidewalk by crowds had become
so serious that I must call in my
"brick man" This trivial incident
excited considerable talk and
amusement; it advertised me: and
it materially advanced my purpose
of making a lively corner near the
( Museum.
l am tempted to relate some OF
the incidents and anecdotes which
attended my career as owner and
manager of the Museum. The sto-
ries illustrating merely my intro
dnction of novelties would more
than fill this book, but l must make
room for a few of them.
An actor, named La Rue, presen-
ted himself as an imitator of cele-
hratel hisfriopic t,eya0naCes inel,1
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-02-25

sand now I tell you that if these
flags are not..takensdown in ten min.
utes, will cut them down."
His indignation was at .the boil
ing point. The crowd in the street
was dense, and the angryl gesticula
ton of the vestryman attracted their
attention. l saw there was no use
| in trying to parley with him OF
coax him, and so, assuming an an
ery air, I rolled up my sleeves, zand
Exclaimed I'M loud tone,-
"Well, Mister should just like
to see you dare to cut down the
American flag on the Fourth OF Ju-
ly; you must be a 'Brit'sher to
make suchlassthreat as that ;.b't l II
show you a thousand pairs Of Yam
kee hands in two minutes, if you
dare to attempt to take down the
stars and stripes on this great birth
day of American freedom !"
"What's that j John Bull a a-saying,"
asked brawny fellow, placing him
self in front of the irate vestry man :;
-.Look here, old fellow" he contin-
ued, eff you want to save a whole
bone in your body, you had better
slope, and never dare to talk again
about hauling down the American
flag in the city of New York
Throngs Of excited, exasperated
men crowded around, and the YES
tryman, seeing the effect of my ruse,
smiled family aud said: 'Oh, of
course it is all right and he and
his companion quietly edged out of
the crowd. The flags remained up
all day and all night. The next
morning I sought the vanquished
vestrymen and obtained formal per-
mission to make this use of the tree
on following holidays, in considera-
ton of my,w illingness to arrest the
doleful strains of my discordant bal
cony band whenever services were
held on week days in the church.
ANOTHER EXTRACT.
1 thoroughly understand the art of
advertising, not merely by means of
printers ink, which / have always
used freely, and to which l confess
my self so much indebted for my sue
cess, but by turning every possible
circumstance to my account. 1t
was my monomania,s a,sto make. the
Museum the town wonder and town
talk. 1 often seized upon an op-
portunity by instinct, even before /
had very definite conception as to
how it should be used, and it seem
ed, somehow, to mature itself and
serve my purpose. As an illustra-
tioE, one morning stout, hearty
looking man, came into my ticket
office and begged some money.
asked him why he did not work and
earn his living? He replied that he
could get nothing to do and that
he would be glad of any job at a
dollar, told him to go and get his
breakfast and return, and l would
employ him at light labor at dol
lar and a half day. When he re-
turned 1 gave him five common
bricks.
"Now," said I, ego and lay d
brick On the corner of Broadway
and Ann Street; another close by
the Museum; a third diagonally
across the way at the corner OF
Broadway and Vesey Street, by the
Astor House; put down the fourth
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-02-25
A Column of Inducements for In
suring in the "Break Neck" In
surance Company

Everybody should get insured
against accidents. No matter if you
belong to one of the "best Of fami
lies accidents will happen Get
out a policy. The old proverE
says, "Honesty is the best policy,
but that was before accident insn-
rance companies started. Now the
best olicy is a policy in the Break
neck
The other day a man in Chicago
fell out of fourth story window.
He had no insurance. and conse.
ouently was killed. Another man
on the same day fell out with his
wife. He was insured in the
"Break neck,'' and is ready to fall
out again.
A woman driving a spirited horse
in St. Louis was run away with. Be
ING insured against accidents, she
wasn't alarme a bit, stopped the
horse and cane back safe. Her pol
icy running out, she neglected to re-
new it. Shortly after she was ran
away with again. Her husband S
partner ran away with her this time
and she hasn't come back yet.
Don't fail to renew your yolicy.
particularly if it is in the Break
neck"
At Dubuque, Iowa, a man was
kicked by horse. The horse
wasn't insured, and he got kicked
back.
Near Paris, KY, man, while
engaged in running a circular saw,
had his arms taken off. They
consisted of calvalry sabre and a
double barrelled shot gun. The man
who carried them off had an accident
he hasn't been caught
yet.
In Utica, N. Y, man accidently
got married. Being insured in the
''Break neck,'' he will receive $l5 a
week until he RECEIVERS.
Andy johnson writes from Ten
nessee' "My Policy" has run out
Send me another by express"
Near Portland, Maine, poor
man fell from a loft and broke his
neck. He received his insurance.
$4,000, from the ''Break neck" with
which he was able TO set himself up
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-02-25

SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD
The first of these wonders were
tie Pyramids of Egypt. The second
was the Mausolcum, or tomb, built
by Artemisia for her husband Mau-
solus, King of Caria, in Asia Minor,
at Halicarnassus, B. G. $50. 1t is
now in the British Museum, where
it was placed in 1857. The third
was the Temple of Diana, at Eph-
csus, which was 435 feet long, and
235 feet broad. It was destroyed
by fire on the night of the birth OF
Alexander the Great, by a man
named Erostratus, who perpetrated
the reprehensible act in order, as it
is said, that his name might be han
ded do VII to posterity.
The fourth comprises the walls
Of the hanging gardens of the city
of Babylon. These gardens were
raised in terraces, one above another
on the tiers of arches, and reached
by flights of steps. Flat stones ce-
menteo together by bitumen, and
cOVefed Dy tHlch SHeeLS oI lead !,
earth of sufficient quantity to allow
trees and shrubs to grow, was
spread on the lead. The gardens
were five in numb Der, and in the form
of an ampitheater. The fifth was
an enormous brazen image of
Apollo, at Rhodes, which was cree
ted B G. 200, and was thrown down
by an earthquake about seventy
years afterwards. 1t stood across
the entrance to the harbor, with
each foot on the extremity of a
mole. Tho sixth was Phidias'
statue of Jupiter Olympus, which
was thirty nine feet high, and was
made entirely of gold and ivory.
The seventh was the Pharos, or
lighthouse, built by Ptolemy Phila-
delphus, King of Egypt, which was
built of white marble, at the entrance
to tie harbor of Alexandria, and q
light was kept constantly on top of
it to aid the sailors of the Mediter
ranean in steering direct for the
BAY.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-02-25

PRESENTATION TO PROFESSOR JNo.
NJ. LANGsToN.-Last evening, at
the Chapel of the Howard Univer-
sity, John M. Langston, Esq, Pro
fessor of the Law Academy of the
University, was made the recipient
of handsome gold-headed cane,
silver pitcher and goblet, and gold
locket for watch chain.
The presentation speech on be-
half of the donors, the law students
of the University, was
made by Mr.. Cooke of the senior
class. He briefly set forth the Oh
jects of the presentation, and said
that it was intended as a slight tes-
timonial of the respect and admira-
ton the subscribers had for the
Professor. Mr.. Cookies delivery
was very good, and he favorably
impressed the large audience.
Professor Langston replied, stat
ing that he felt it his duty and
pleasure to accept the presents. He
urged the colored youth everywhere
to bear in mind that they must
fight the battle of life for them
selves, and must depend upon their
own power.
The presentation was entirely un
expected, and had taken him by
surprise. Upon resuming his seat
he was loudly applauded.
Mr.. Cooke then rose and said
that several Of their friends were
with them, and that, as it was not
often they met together, he knew
tilat the assemblage would be glad
to hear few words from the dis
tinguished gentlemen. Colonel J.
w. Forney and Hon. A. G. Riddle.
Both Mr.. Forney and Mr.. Riddle
occupied seats upon the platform. }
In response to the request of the
chairman, Colonel Forney addressed
the audience. He referred to hi;
first and last visit to Howard Uni
versity, less than a year ago, upon
the occasion Of an examination of
the students, and of the good i'm
preston he carried away with him.
The colored people had a great
work before them. He had known
Professor Langston for several
years, and had watched his career
with pride and pleasure. He gave
him high rank as practitioner at
the bar.
Hon. A G. Riddle, the associate
of Professor Langston in the Law
Academy, followed Mr.. Forney.
He had practiced with Professor
Langston at the bar, and could bear
testimony to his great abilities. He
had known him for many year.
and looked upon him as an hos u
to his race. Both speakers We
interrupted with applaus
The ceremonies were enlivened |:
the piano playing of several youn;
colored ladies, who showed consid
erable talent! Washington Chroi--
icle Feb. I1th.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-02-25

SHoRT-L1vED ACCOMPLISHMENTS :
The ordinary course OF things is
for woman to drop all her SO call
ed Accomplishments between the
ages OF twenty five ann thirty five.
Those acquire rents which it is
always boasted will lie the sollace
other domestic life, the pride of her
husband, and the means aifording
invaluable institution to her daugh-
ters, are almost invariably lost as
soon as that domestic life has be-
gun in earnest. and before the chill
brcn can hold a pencil or touch a
note These things, therefore, rep
resent neither real work nor real
play. They are the mere flounces
and trimmings of life's robes, and
get torn off the first moment we
strike into the wood.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-02-25

JOSH BILLINGS IN THE EDITOR S
CHA1R-HIs ANSWERS TO CoRREs-
roNDENTs. s.-Fred-You aint obliged
to ask the girls mother if you may
go home with her from party get
the girls endorsement and go in; it
is proper enough to ask her to take
your arm, but you have no right to
put your arm around her waist un
less you.m bear on the road,
and then you are supposed to re-
linquish your hold as soon as the
bear gets safely by.
Whip-You are right-mules live
to lonely age, and 1 have known
them myself to live to one hundred
years and not half try. You are al
s. right about their being surefoot
ed; l have known them to kick a
boy twice in a second, ten feet Off
Gertude-Your inquiry stumps
me. The more 1 think about il, the
more l can't tell. AS near as I can
recollect now, l think don't know.
Much might be said both ways
neither may be right. Upon the
whole, l think l would or wouldn't,
just as think best or otherwise.
PlutareL-You're mistaken; the
Shakers don't lnarry. II young
Shakers fall in love they are set to
wecdin onions, which cures them
forthwithly. l can't tell YOU how
much it takes to join the Shakers,
but believe the expenses used to be
including having your hair cut and
learning to dance, about sixty five
dollars.
Sportsman-Your inquiry is not
exactly in my line, but | haste to re-
ply as follows, to-wit: The right
length to cut off dorg's tail has
never been fully discovered, but it is
undoubtedly somewhere back of the
ears, provided you get the dorg' S
consent.
n. B. 1t is not necessary to have
the dorg's consent in writing.
Kitty-To my own personal views
in the premises, it appears that the
best rat and mice eXJerminator is a
well regulated Thomas cat; beware
of base limitations, sold by the re-
spectacle druggists.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-02-25

J.J. Wright, of South Carolina
was, few days ago, chosen by the
legislature of that State, as one of
the Justices of the Supreme Court
of the State, the whole Democratic
vote being cast solid for Wright, who
is a negro! What change! Demo-
Gratis voting for "niggers -
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-02-25

~Some of the Canada farmers
have struck a good idea-they have
formed themselves into seed clubs,
eaeh one 10 raise choice seed of
some kind for the rest of the mem
GERS.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-02-25

table. during which "Uncle john
quietly raked in the stchecks" and
closed the "bank," thereby saving
himself over $4,000 which the dead
man had won. On the inside OF
the ring was engraved the dead
mans name. He was young man
of good family. and was to have
been married the next week. His
friends were notified and took his
body away, and it was given out
that he had died suddenly Of heart
disease while reading paper at
home. Far distant from this was
the case of the:poor devil who died
in a gambling hell in East Broad
way a short time after. He was
one of the "regulars." For twenty
years he had been a constant hrbi-
tue of faro banks. When he COM
menced he was doing good bust
ness, had happy wife, and was in
a fair-way to fortune; when he died
he Twas a vagrant and outcast-his
wife died of broken heart long
ago, his children had grown up in
misery and vice, and he had not a
friend in the Z whole great city,
where once he had hundreds of
them. The coroner was notified,
an inquest was held, and verdict
was..rendered that he, too, had died
of heart disease. but no effort was
made to conceal the fact where he
died. He had no wealthy friends
or influential politicians to "see"
the coroner and the press and "fx"
things. No one was harmed by the
fact being made public that Henry
Pettibone died suddenly in a fourth
rate gambling hell in East Broad
way.-[N. Y. Cor. Pittsburgh Re-
publican.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-02-25
STRUGGLES AND. TRlUMPHS
OR,
Forty Years ReccolIections OF P. T.
Barnum.

Written by himself. Illustrated
7S4 PIP. Hartford, Conn: j. H.
Burr d. Co , 1869.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-02-25
DIR. d. w. BYRON.
w. A. WIDMAN

MERCHANT TAILOR. ard dealer in Read!
NJ M,ic Clothing, cents Furnishing Goods
etc. no. Beerys' block, Main st. u. Sandusky y
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-02-25

TEWELER, and dealers in Silver Ware
u Watches, Clocks, Cutlery and Fancy Goods
Nh Roberts Block.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-09-22
Trust what Time has sane
TONED.

The maxim that the voice OF the people
is the voice OF the divinity, may In some
cases be open To doubt, but the testimony OF
honest and enlightened witnesses extend
ing through a series Of years, and all To the
same purport Is worthy OF credence, admits
OF no question. Upon such testimony the
reputation Of IIostetter's Stomach Bitters as
al antidOte and cure for many ailments is
based. During the twenty years that II has
been before the world innumerable prepa-
rations intended 10 compete with II, have
gone up like rockets, and come down the
cNtinguishcd sticks. Meanwhile the pro-
greSS Of that incompatible tonic has been
swift and steady-always upward and on.
ward, like the eagles flight. Its introduce
ton produced a revolution in therapeutics,
and IL proved 10 be one Of those salutary
revolutions that cannot go backwards. To-
day Hostetter's Btters II one OF the most
popular remedies In ChristendoIn, and COM
mands larger sale than any other medlci-
nal preparation, domestic or imported, on
this side Of the Atlantic. AS a cure for dys-
pcpsia, bilious disorders, nervous affections
general debility, and a. preventive OF ep-
idcmic fevers, 1t takes precedence OF every
other remedy. This fact should teach the
ambitious country dealers who endeavOr 10
fOiSt their local abOrtions on the public In
it, stead. how futile their small attempts to
caJole the community must necessarily be.
Where the game fish have failed there Is no
chance for the" suckers"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-09-22
OPENING OF LINDSEY INsrIrrIE.-I

OPENING or LINDsLEY INsrIrCTE. BY
the card in this mornings paper it will
be seen that Prof j. G. Frazier has rem
ovated and reftted Lindsey Institute,
and will open il for instruction in the
higher English Branches and the Clas-
sizes on Monday, Sept Goth. Prof. Fra
zier comes to IFS with the highest re-
Communications as one of the most thor
ough and accomplished educators in the
country, and we feel sale in saying that
those parents who entrust their children
to his care will do a wise thing. So ac-
complished an instructor should To
ceive abundant encouragement
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-09-22

Coon NEWS FROM IRELAND During
the Irish famine we sent million OF
dollars worth of food to Cork. Ire
land is now repaying the debt with in
terest: not from her excheYuer, not
from harvest fields, but from the al
amantine rocks on her coast An en-
terprisiug company in New York is i'm
porting shiplosis OF the edible moss
that grows on her cliffs, and converting
il, under the name OF SEA Moss FARINE
into an economic source OF punishment
and palatablc food The new source Of
aliment is prepared under a patent, and
although but year in the market, has
already taken precedence OF all the
gelatinous agent heretofore used in
cookery. No epicure who has tasted
the puddings, cu-tards and jellies made
from SEA Moss FAR1NE, will deny that
they are incompatible. The saving
effected by using this article instead of
maizena,, farina or corn starch (all OF
which it excels in palatability).' lie about
fifty per cent