Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-08

Death rs a lCVolCv is not in the same
class with an old directory, The
wonder is il ON the shelves of the
.mighty of Manhattan Island there is
copy OF a little book which has lust
found its way to ntcago In these
days when those in high places
seek the assistance ~ the librarian OF
congress to get tight and exclusive
Egip ON their names. it would seem to
the humber persons that pcrusal of
the pages OF this little directory OF
New York of the year 1892 should
teach priceless lesson in humility.
II was in an old hookshop in New
York that John G. King of Chicago
brought to light the volume in which
are found the names and the occupa-
/ tious Of ,ho dWcllcrs in the metropolis
before the last century had turned it's
first quarter. What an opportunity is
hero given for those who win "a look
back to the rock from whence they
were hewn and the pit from whence
they were diggod
Mrs, Cornelius Vanderbilt, the
elder, has invoked the aid of the law
to make her Mrs. Vanderbilt. She
will have moro of the Cornelius end Of
It. Tho shade or the original Cornelius
doubtless win look disapprovingly on
this action OF its great grauddaughtcs
in-law. Tho original Cornelius was
proud Of his name both ends of It.
He asked permission of the city of
New York to paint il in fun and I'm
large letters SO that his fellow citi-
2cns might read it, Permission was
granted and the father of all tho
Vandorbllts proudly wrote ON each side
Of his wagon this legend:
CORNELIUS VANDERBILT
Licensed cNrtman.
Cornelius has II place with his
brother aud cousin Vandcrblts on
page i52 of this old time register of
Manhattan citizens. Like Cornelius
the Cartman the three Jacobs and the
three Johns Of the Vanderbilt family
found no good reason for hiding their
names and their professions from nm
lh'hllA hb WV w 40 f'NN II blNNll'l
should, they believed in hanging their
signs on the outer walls, and thus
they respectively appeared: Black.
smith, painter. shoemaker. carpenter,
sexton, grocer.
Wild animal life was abundant In
the United States in 1922, There was
no necessity then for the existence of
protective societies for fourfootod
game The members Of the ABtor
family should adopt some furrcd forest
creature MS their crest for glance
at the ancient volume in hand shows
that three adult Nstors of that year
were engaged In skin sales. or, TO put
IL moro elegantly, the sale Of skins I'm
New York city
Mr.. Longworth. who compiled the
directory of the city of New York
eighty years ago, Is To be compli-
mented on the general appearance Of
the letter press. He apparently, how
ever allowed one typographical error
to creep into hia work E"oryhodv
who keeps in touch with the throb.
bingly interesting doings of the New
Workers Of this date knows that the
ravorto Christian name of the Lorl,
lard family Is Pierre That nnmc is
ihc pride Of the I.orilIards 10 Is
sad that the directory man allowed the
original lOrillard to get into the book
as plain Peter Tho business sagaclty
Of the Lorillards never has been dueg.
toned. They always have been. as II
were, "up to SNUFF "TobaccOnlst. A.
Chatham street" appears after the
name Of Peter Lorillard IN this record
Of fourscorc years ago.
Some Of the Other Names.
But there are other names in this
book OF tn" oldcn time Good old