Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-12-06

all means be done. The pastor iii his fu-
neral sermon referred tu the little stranger
in touching trrul>, and said that it, little
soul has a. good 3 chance Il" hr received int,
the Kingdoms uf the hc>t ~ HAT of the
largest adult. After the sermon a line was
formed. and hundreds looked at the little
hahy ~ il lay. duIl-lihr. in the toy coffin.
The parents Took in quite a handsome sum
during the Child'> short life al the house In
ten-remt admission fees, the amount reach
ing 500 or over. If the child had lived. il
would have been worth several hundred
thousand dollars aS a curiosity.
The killing of McSSr>- WeltO and Burg.
tn" two ear inspectors, at Green Springs.
last week, l. one 0t the most peculiar acci-
dents in railroad history. II was broad
daylight: both men We're veteran railroad
ers: the train which killed them was only
going four mile. per hour; both men We're
struck simultaneously, one falling one way
and one the other: the legs of each were cut
off at the same place. and the men died
with half an hour OF each other VIII" has
ever heard OF a parallel case?
When il comes t0 raising subscription
DT. Leonard is hustler. After the doctor
had finished his oratinn Friday night. he an
aounCed that subscription would I've raised
for the new prohibition temple, which will
soon I've built in this city. and Of which Dr.
Leonard will be the high priest When the
crowd understood that subscription was tO
be raised, most of the people looked a. II
they wanted Ia run: that a. four r-camvaS>eT-
were Immediately turned loose tn work the
crowd and Dr. Leonard commenced To tel
stories and jokes and grew A. funny As an
auctionrer 10y degrees, very few in the hall
got away. The doctors eNhorting fairly
hri>tlcd with pum>
Come forward. Mr.. Young, please, and
read the subscriptions. like Young
man daughter. Now. Mr.. Sellers. pleast
call for subscriptions in that aisle. Don't
let Mr.. Sellers ssU you tonight (laughter)
An. and Mr.. Dukes, didn't know
We had any dukes in this coun
try llaughterJ. Don't 20, don't 90
| want 10 tell YOU little story: During
the war one Of our brave soldier boys wa:
shot almost to death. and lay suffering in 4
southern hospital. His father received
news Of his sons injury and went down I,
see him. The surgeons We're just cuttln!
the bullet out Of his back. The old tathe
gaZed with tear-dmmrd eyes and turned
sadly away. oh. nv son. my son. YOU
wound i in the back, he murmured. Th'
boy raised from the bed. and nutwthstand
lug the pain il cost him. tore the handage
from his breast and showed a CHASTITY bulle
wound there, There father. ga>ped h
here's where it went in. the other i wher
il came out. Now don't leave the houS
before the subscription i completed. con
tinued the doctor; because none Of yor
want To he shot in the back
The above j. the doctors patent. never
failing anecdote for holding a crowd Will
the subscription operation Is going on. an
il must he admitted that the plan worke
to a charm. Dr. Leonard evidently ha
great future a. church det
raiser; at a prohibition meeting i'll Pitts
burg the other night he raised : 1000 anon
the brethren there FOL the prohibition cauS
in Pennsylvania.
We are AM Ia think OF the present age q