Democratic Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1877 — Attracting the Public Eye. [ARTICLE]

Attracting the Public Eye.

Jim Brown, a worthy German, died, in Franklin recently, and his next friend, also a worthy German, was appointed administrator to settle up the affairs of his estate. The administrator called at a printing office the other day to have posters printed announcing that the goods of the late Brown would be sold at public auction. “ I vant you to write up dose fulls in some kind of stliyle,” said the administrator, whose mind runs much to business ; “ I vant somding dat vill attract dcr public eye, und pring in der beoples from tier kountry,” The printer asked for a suggestion or two. “ Mrs. Brown und minesclf liaf dalked it over,” continued the business man, “ und we want you to head dose bills somtlings this vay”—and he marked on the wall with his cane to show that he wanted big letters—“Hoor-raw! hoorraw ! Jim Brown is dead !”