Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-10-04

boom Oh, Lordy But they are green in
this typical city
Hardly one invention out of ten pays after
the article is put on the market. Out OF
hundreds OF patents issued to citizens OF this
city very few have eventually paid. The |
bicycle saddle Invented by Mr.. Thos Kirk |
patrick, of the Farm and Fireside. this city, |
and Of the Ohio Division l.. A. w., seems to |
be an exception to the general rule, however.
II IS said that Mr. kirkpatrick enjoys a profit
of 81 800 to s., 900 per year by the sale OF
the saddles.
At the Leonard reception recently, Mother
Stewart, the great temperance orator,
brought huge cake marked "from
High street NJ. +. church." as an
fsring to the great and only
D.. Leonard. This will prove an interesting
item to the members OF High Street NJ. +.
who are so violently opposed to ministers
running for Office on the prohibition ticket,
that they passed a resolution agains, such ac
lion on the part OF any minister in the con-
ference.
Mrs. Professor Stuckenberg enjoyed a briet
VISIT to { lends in this city Cincinnati and
to join her husband in Berlin. where they
now reside. Mrs. Stuckenberg states that
her husband, Prcfe sor Stuckenberg, recently
OF Wtteuberg College, had the good fortune,
not long ago, to purchase n table, chair and
other furniture which belonged 20 Van Hum
boldt, the immortal traveller nud explorer.
Professor John Meilsr, the well
known violinst and trymbonist, Of
this city, has composed pleasing
march, which has been published in neat
form, and which is being played by the
bands in this city. The themes are well
worked out, and the arrangement is excel
| lent.
Rev. Creighton Wones, well known
| Springfield boy, who studied for the minis
| try, is having e1ceptionsble success as the
pastor Of large church at Prices Hill, Gin
cnnati. Mr.. WoGes is a self-made man in
everv respect. He went through the public
schools and graduated at the high school in
| this city with great credit.
| Springfield boys seem to partske OF the
spirit Of enterprise which has made 81 ring
| field what she is Nine boys OF this city
bought set OF brass band instruments one
year ago, and formed themselves into
a band under the tuition OF Prof. II. G.
Hawken. Instead OF being di besrrened by
first failures and discords, the p'ucky lads
| stuck to their mouth pieces and the result il
that they now have one OF the best boys
bands in the state. TIE members OF the band
ar" as follows: Earl Hswken, aged 8, solo
b fat cornet and leader: While Barnes, aged
Is first B fat; Frank Dunn, sged IA, first +
fiat alto; Cooney Spaugenberger, aged l3
second fat alto; Robert Hansel, aged Is,
baritone; + wo,d Morgan, aged Is, first b
fiat; Johnny Shs fer, aged l6, tuba Byron
Ridgely, aged Is, tenor drum; Firm Morgan
aged l6, bass drum. The boys take regular
engagements, often getting from one to five
jobs per week. They pravely divide the
spoils after they collect their bill, and e,ch
| enjoys handsome. sum OF pock ct
money from the proceeds. The band play ed
in the march of the Plug Hat brigade through
the streets of Cincinnsti last Monday, and
attracted much attention.
1t 10 doubtful il Joseph Jefferson, the great
comedian, will carry away very exalted
opinion OF the intelligence of Springfield
audiences with him after an incident during
the production Of Rip Van Wirkle here
Tuesday night. Before JEFF, rson appeared,
the most subordinate character in the play
the nephew OF the heavy villain-came on
the stage, and TO the CONSERVATION and dis
gust OF old play goer, several hundred ur-
sophisticated members Of the audience broke
out into loud applause, thinking it was f.
ferson. The young -dolar-s-week ju-
venile laughed in his sleeve.
No man who marched with the Plug Hat
Brigade through the streets of Cincinnati last
week was happier over the magnificent sue
cess of the demonstration than Col. R. 5.
| kirkpatrick, the veteran officer OF this city.
He said:
'Over twenty years ago marched through
the streets OF Clnci matt with the first politi-
cal procession in the Frenout ctmpsign
have been IN many battle, but was never in
more dangerous place than during that
march. The procession was nearly two miles
long, and though it was composed OF some of
the best men 10 Cincinnati, so bitter was the
PREJUDICE against the republican party when
its giant strength was just commencing to
swell, that the procession WIS hemmed
IN by howling, Kissing mob, which
hurled stones, dscayed vegetables, bow lders,
filth and every available missile at the repub-
lean pioneers. At one point of the line
several roughs opened fire on the procession
and a number iD its ranks were killed and
wounded. | was carrying a transparency
and 1t was broken by flying bOwlder
shall never forget that march IN the uns'ead '
glare Of the torches (fprmed In those DAYS by
a candle put inside Il paper lautern) between
two human walls OF .issing, howinp men,
hurting dead cats and fairly tsarlng up the
pavemen's, to throw them at their poiticsl
opponents. But on Monday, when the Plug
Hats made their perade, what n contrast