Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-01-24

suited In drawing large numbers of persons
who had not been in the habit of attending
church anywhere. The boards of several
other churches in this city have the same
subject under advisement and the move will
probably become general in Springfield BE-
fore long.
Pro!. A. z. Aldrich, Of this city. recently
sent song Of his own composition, and .
description Of ''Ye Olde Folkes at Home, y
Is produced at Blacks Opera House under
his direction recently to John Church 4 Co.,
the well known Cincinnati music house.
They wrote that they are pleased with the
song and will publish 1t, and that they
think favorably Of publishing .'Ye Olde
Folkes' In book form. Prof. Aldrich has
added new music to the work, written dia-
logue for 1t. and obtained . copyright on IL
The work, Is 1t now stands, consists Of
bright and popular music Of the most pOpu-
lar class, and sure to please anyone. Prof.
Aldrich has devoted three years Of the most
severe study to harmony and composition,
and he is beginning to enjoy returns for his
labors.
A new bait in the Bohemian oats Is some
kind Of new tangled wheat and Il Is sold
at the same modest price of $40 per bushel,
the farmer receiving . valid contract that
his entire crop will be purchased from him
in one year at $3.50 per bushel
Few persons have any conception Of the
gigantic extent of the Bohemian oats
swindled in Clark county. A welLinformed
farmer told me the other day that fully
sl00. 900 worth Of notes have been given BY
Clark county farmers for the Bohemian
loats. Most Of the purchasers knew that the
venture was risky, and good deal in the
nature Of q swindle, but many thought the
bubble would not burst for two or three
years, or else tnat they could bulldoae their
money out Of the agents without much diff
fculty. So in they went and now they are
rushing frantically around trying to get .
small percentage Of their money back.
The scheme is busted" at last; all the
farmers understand the business In it, true
light and the chances are that there will
never be another bushel of Bohemian oats
sold in Clark county. People are slow to
learn, however, and suppose that the very
next Oily-tOngued sharper who puts in an
appearance with medicated liehtning-rods,
or electric churns, will find the customary
crowd of suckers ready to meet him with
open arms. Oh! the people like to be
humbugged, As Bar used to say.
The stock company 1t the Western Union
telegraph Office are rehearsing. ''Ouly .
Lunch Standist; or. Foiled BY . Custard
Pie" and "Around Stnngtown in Eighty
Days" The boys are drawing lots As to
who shall appear Is the pie.
Il Mr.. Ignaatz Hrtska, the Hungarian pi-
ianist, whose romantic career was fully de-
scribed in the local papers recently, has
given up his position at Brandom's music
house and has accepted 4 position which
was obtained by friends for him at Warder,
Bushnell & Glessner's factory at Lagonda-
He does his work well and faithfully, and
is already great favOrite with his fellow
workmen. He admits that the intricacies
of the music and piano business are several
points beyond his comprehension. Mr.
Hrtska expects q small fortune Of several
hundred dollars from an estate in Hungary
soon.
There was some very fair ice skating
last week, and many skaters availed them
selves of a taste of the finest of all outdoor
amusements. There was good skating on
Buck creek, on Broadway. and on the many
ponds near the city. Roller skating has
entirely supplanted ice skating. ''Who
would skate In freezing weather on cold
ice," says the young man Of the period,
''when he can move swiftly over . polished
floor on rollers in q warm room, to the in
spring strains Of beautiful waltz, and
looking into the dark eyes of his best girl.
as he whirls around with her in the may
motion which combines the most delightful
qualities of ice skating and dancing!~
One of the most indefatigable attendants
in the reading room of the Public Library
is an old gentleman, Mr.. Abraham Hayes,
who recently arrived in this city. Mr.. Hayes
seems to have powers similar to some Of the
great comedian, since he only has to glance
at the small boys who frequent the library
to send them OF into spasms Of laughter.
His entry ints the reading room is the sig
nal for the comedy to begin, and II the usIi-
al number of small boys are present sup
pressed giggle breaks out all over the room.
Mr.. Hayes is far from appreciating this
tribute to his powers of amusing and i'm
mediately becomes violently angry. One
evening he laid down the Life Of Abra-
ham, which he was reading. and coverted
the reading-rOOm into q grand hippodrome,
by racing after his youthful Commentators
and getting in several Sullivanic licks on
| those he could catch. He begs the young
ladies at the library, with tears In his eyes,
to stop those horrible boys
laughing at him. He was interviewed the
other evening and stated that be formerly
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