The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-24
WAS SOMETHING IN 1T.
His Nibs, the Raron's" Great Ad-
vortising Scheme
DEVELOPS UNSUSpEC1ED TALENT.

Five Dollar Prize offered for Local
Lines arc Mostly Happy lii,s.--Somc
Specimen Vcrscs...ADout the Play.
The offer OF s. gold piece rs prize
for tho best local verses sent In to be
added to topical song to be sung in
Ills Nibs, the Baron" NJ the Opera
House last night and tonight, proved
one OF the best schemes ever devised to
attract attention to md arouse interest
in q dramatic attraction. There were
about thirty verses sent in; or rather
there were about thirty contributions
sent in, and these ranged from one
stanza TO dozen each. Ono man sent
in IN entire now song, without regard
to the verses given as specimen OF the
metro and motive OF the song. OF
course such contribution does not
count in the competition. Of To verses
which complied with the conditions
some were very bad, q few were indii-
fcrcnt, but the most were happy hits
and gotten up in good style. Mr..
Winnctt, the manager OF the company,
said yesterday that they had not re-
ceived rs informally good lot OF
verses in such large number anywhere
before.
Below will be found few OF the
verses submitted, and from these the
quality OF all may be inferred:
Some people may think TINT am not right
There's nothing IN 1t, nothing In IL.
And Tint our Mayor mny not SeH.brlght-
There's nothing In IL, nothing In II.
When you visit this city just call on the
llc,llshow you the elephant, for he has been
there:
The next morning you'll think you have
been on tear:
There's nothing III 1t, nothing IN Il
thought would try that five dollars to win
There's nothing In II, nothing in It
Some man In the troupe will just poke. the tin
There's nothing In Il, nothing In Il.
But II should win It right quickly I'd go,
And stnnd my lends ny in circular row,
With nothing III 1t, nothing in 1t
To defeat Albert Franzhelm would sure be u
There's nothing In 1t, nothing nit
/ There's Thoner and Weber anu White will stay
In
There's nothing In It, nothing in II.
You people who have those ball tickets to
| sell,
Need not 30 TO Tommy, right quicklyI'll tell.
And nd, ere you try liansc you'd best so to
There's nothing In 1t, nothing init.
Oh. Wheeling Is moving right oil very slick
~ Ia Ia, La. 10
They have bridged DER the river, they now
bridge the creek
There's something IN It. something in Il.
Oh, yes: We Gsc moving right on 10 renown:
Bnt before We can feel very proud OF our
There's Big I'LL behind Us we have to cut
down
There's something In 1t, something in il.
There are people who say OF the fever scare.
There's nothing IN 1t, nothing II.
They have rs much typhoid everywhere:
| There's nothing In 1t, nothing In II.
Though the wateris filthy, the whisky's ell
We want new bridges, electric light.
But against the water well always fight
There's nothing in it, nothing III ii"
You think, when predicted therc'll be cold
There's nothing in it, nothing in 1t.
| You've put In 4 meter, expenses 10 save
| lucEc > HOlIlUS III II, llOtulIlS III II.
For you find in the morning the gus is
| played out.
| Aid though breakfast is cold, though you
| freeze and You shout
The gns company stolldly answers your
doubt:
"Thcrc's nothing in it, nothing in it."
They shy Mayor Scabright's head Is very big;
| There's nothing in II. nothing in 1t.
And your .Congressman's been seen TO scratch
| his wig,
There's nothing in II. nothing III it,
Twasn't peaches killed John Jones and his
| sister sue
But Mcclure House hash and reading Front"
clear through
Fort IIenIy's the church the Wheeling men
go to
There's nothing in 1t, nothing init.
On the streets in this city no mud can be found
There's nothing in II, nothing IL II:
| And Il policeman when wanted is always around
| There's nothing In 1t, nothing in It
| The electric motors keep time, and our waite.
| is so pure
II it ISN'T we'll all go and drink Reymann's
| beer
Upon the stone bridge, II it's completed next
There's nothing in It, nothing in 1t.
The new city jail is not quite finished yet
There's nothing in II, nothing In II.
| Though 1t will be n dandy when 1t is you can
| bet
There's nothing IN 1t, nothing in It,
And when the Mayors new beard does come
| ont so fine
lie will make every one who committe,h u
| crime
Pony up or else go and do time
There's nothing in 1t, nothing IN l..
We have in our city gay hotel clerk
There's nothing In II, nothing in it,
Who like the rest OF the boys goes out for lark
There's nothing IN 1t. nothing in II.
III L. -. f,.,
airy tread,
As he twirls his mustachc OF the color called
| red
Which would be more appropriate were i,
| placed on his head.
| There's nothing In II, nothing In II.
You may go to Iclarc and get on tight
There's nothing in It, nothing in II.
| The train is 80 late you have 10 stay there nil
night
There's nothing IN Il. nothing In It.
iou may 60 TO Martins Ferry and get In q
| row,
Or go to Bridgeport and get full. ! VOW,
| tell You how, tE
There's nothing in it, nothing In It.
They say the Edison company great bencil,
| will be-
There's nothing In it. nothing in It.
That nll they want is the streets aud alleys
There's nothing In 1t, nothing In 1t.
The foes OF the city deica,cdihcr will,
And now come 10 Wheeling their pockets TO
And 90 to the Council with their own little
bill
There's millions III It, millions in 1t.
| Tho city should chnrcc ior NIL rights nj WV