The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-04-17
A Rare Advertisement.

GUudcr o cut of man leaning against q
bedstead the Vicksburg Herald publishes
the following advertisements
Above we present q life-like picture Of j.
D. Stiles, the great cheap furniture man, OF
Vicksburg. Those who know him best win
not fail to recognize the tinely-cut features OF
that beautiful cuss. Below We give his al.
photography. "Listen while he sings :"
Dir. Editor,--In banding you my picture
for publication feel that 1t is due The pub
lie that | should at least say where was
raised. ! don'tlike 10 write myself up, but
I do it because. it's cheaper than to hire an
editor. and then you fellows write more than
you get paid for sometimes.
Now, / don't know exactly where / was
born, but you bet remember where | was
first raised. 1t was at the st. Francis Hotel,
Paducab, KY, and it was the clerk that did
it. l remember him, Mr.. Editor, oh so
well. He was tall, slim cuss, and be wore
No. 10 shoes. Most people look back With
pride and pleasure to the place where they
wers raised; but faint so with me. II
there was any pleasure connected with that
little affair it wasn't for me; no.. sir. 1t
wasn't. And AIN free to say don't look
back to that village with any great degree
of affection. / am affsctionate as q general
thug, but there was nothing calculated to
cultivate msn's affections connected
with that little incident to give you
~ idea Of the ext eme disgust into
which hold the place where was
mostly raised. Iii Just say wouldn't take q
drink in that town with you at your ex.
pense; that's putting 1t pretty strong, Mr..
Editor, but my feelings are wrought up by
those renen branccs. l'll shut 'em of. OF
my forelatbers I know but little. -egre,
lbat bsye no pictures Of them, either in
oil or otherwise, but suffice it to say those
who knew them best say they were oily old
dukes. Of my brothers Pve got niue, and
their hair Ill the same color; think of that,
Mr.. Editor-nine children in one family,
aud their hair all the same color; don't tha.
look pretty square? Their bair was-wal,
no matter about the color. The fact which
Wish to bring TO your notice is nine children
IN one family and their hair all the same
color. OF their general appearance you can
judge BY the above life.like picture Of myself
Everybody says We look as much alike as
oxen). Oh! if I only bad their pictures,
even if they were only wood cuts, I'd bring
'em around and let you weep over 'em. My
experience has taught me lesson; no here.
after of niue shall ever weep, nor even
sigh, for i picture of their fronifather.
Therefore, DIR. Editor, publish plenty OF
'em. If we get more on hand than the mar.
ket demands wen frame 'em up aud sell 'em
as the pictures of Christopher Columbus
crossing tue Delaware. Publish lots OF 'ep.
want everybody to have one. Don't
make any difference what my wife says.
IL she don't like 'em let her buy 'em In.
II you want to you can give 'em TO
your subscribers instead OF cromose. It'll help
your BUSINESS. Many lowly person will
subscribe for your paper just to get my pic.
turc. On! IT'S rattler. My wife THINKS
It's pcer than the original. Publish lot OF
'em. I'll give one with every betlstesd !
sell. My Wife'll be mad. But she's mad any
how, so go ahead. Grind 'em out. Put on
double set of artists and run night and
day, If you want TO. .......... ....
Yours frequently,
three drinks for a quarter,
j. D. STILES.
Con6Jentially, Mr.. Editor, Ive got tie