Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-09-21
Interesting OldNewspapers
Owned by Local Collector
BY o. o. Rrandenburg

an interesting COUeCllOn OF Ola en-
cravings, antique furniture, odd brio
a-brac, and other quaint articles, in
Guiding a copy of Dunlap's Daily Ad-
vertiser for March Z, 1893, printed at
No. as Market street, opposite the
Jersey-Market," Philadelphia vel
low, four-page, five column sheet,
12X1S inches. Washington then was
president, and Alexander Hamilton,
his secretary of the treasury, pub
lished "a general statement of monies
in the treasury" showing cash of
100000, and that 100000 will "be.
come due to the end of the present
year" 1871. There was an extra ex,
pense' OF 100000 which will be in
Cured toward an expedition now
on foot against the Wabash Indians"
A surplus Of $4,000 at the end of
the year 1871 was predicted. How
drolly variant these figures from our
familiar hundreds of millions and ev-
en- billions of today!
Among the appointments during
the second session Of the second
congress" was that Of Zebulon
Hollingsworth, attorney for the Unit
ed States in the Maryland district,
vice PITS resigned, Thomas Moffat
surveyor at the port of Fredericks-
burg in Virginia" Melanthon Lloyd
Woolfey, collector for the district of
Champlain.
The board Of trustees of the sink
ing fund" composed of John Adams,
Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamil-
ton and Edm Randolph" made a re-
port, referring several perplexing f.
nancial questions to Chief Justice
John jay. The official conduct of Sec
rotary Hamilton was the subject of
acrid debate in the house, and Rep
resentative Findlay closed his argu-
ment thus: "The secretary seemed to
take the whole government upon his
shoulders and to consider all the good
his providence. His reports spoke
the language of Frederick of Prussia,
or some other despOtic prince, who
had all the political powers vested
in himself; not the language OF de-
pendent secretary under a free and
well ordered government"
Information was given by ii. Knox.
secretary of war 10y commo09 Of the
president, to all mill afN n aids"
that he sums to which they are en-
titled for six months Of their annual
pension from the 4th Of September,
1892, and which will become due
March >. 1898. will be- paid on the
said day by the commissioners of
the loans within the states respec-
lively" "The printers in the respec-
tive states were requested to publish
the above in their newspapers for
the space of two months"
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The Advertiser of 129 years ago
contains scarcely a line of what today
would be- termed news, but as usual
with old papers. the advertisements
are of great interest. For instance,
there was presented for sale "the
time OF a negro man, about % years
OF age; he is healthy and active, per
fectly honest and sober. and is an ex-
@ellent house servant" and $40 re-
ward was offered for two German
indentured servants, named Ferdinand
Levenstern and Christopher Schmidt
Ferdinand. by birth a Prussian, is a
tall well made man. about % years
OF age. nearly six feet high and
marked with the smallpox. and has
% l.;
French tolerably, has placid appear
anCe. writes a good hand. plays on
the flute and draws very well. AS
there was no cause for complaint he
has probably been enticed away He
had on a gray coat yfith white but
tons and a livery lace round the cuffs
and cape. which are of black velvet,
waistcoat like the coat, olive corduroy
breeches." Christopher also was duly
described, and amy persons who will
secure them, so as the subscriber may
have them again, shall receive the
above reward and all reasonable
charges" Thirty dollars reward was
offered for two black negro fellows,
viz, Ben. about % years of age, five
feet ten inches high, spare made, has
lost one of his middle fingers off his
right hand, wears wild countenance
when alarmed" Solomon, too, was
described. He had very large eyes
and feet; and likewise eloped on the
10th of June. Mace, a black fellow, 5
feet s or inches high, is or 10 years
of age He was brother of Ben. and
was strong made fellow with a
large scar on his forhead occasioned
by burn when a child" They belong
ed in Montgomery county. Maryland.
Thomas Jefferson, David Stuart and
Daniel Carroll Esquires, were com
missiOners to prepare the public
buildings, etc, within the City of
Washington for the Reception of
Congress and sfor their Permanent
Residence after the year 1900" and
4hoxv e.