2 / 98
Wehman's Bits of Humor; or,Drolleries of Human Nafuro. buok
coiitaiiiM a rich lot of ooiiiicail stories. Aiiuiny tliem are the followiii(?:—JIaii witli a
snake in liis iiat — Hili Joiie.s aiiuaii,'tlie iiatiiiii^ hii'la — I' lin on hotirii a steaniiioat—.A
llijosier slory- Tiie Geca'ttia tavern keeper—A wife on a iinst-Slirewii trick pia.veii on a
lawyer—'i'lie inanwijo knew everytiilnt;—A love stoi'y—Tite JJiitcliinan'strhil—New wiiy
of raisins tiie wiini—How Deacon Slow was btihlizeil—How tlie peddler was tiiken in,
and ii whole iotofotiier qnlzzicai conceiis. It is iieaped np and rnnnins over witii
sennine iintnor,and is sold at a price tiiat places it witiiin reach ofeverybody. Printed
on a sood quality of paper,from
cle.ar. readaiiie type,and bound in iiandsoine colored
cover. Price 10Cents per copy, by mail,post paid.
Wehman's Yankee Drolleries; or, Sketches of Down-Easters.
This l)ook* is full of those mre stories that l)eat all creation as rib-ticklers atul wrinkle-
snioofhers. Among tlie choice lot are:—Ethan Sj)ike"s visit to Portlaml—How Ehen
Dudley got a wife The Yankee and the gamblers—Joe Bunker's courtship—Obadia
Bashful's first ami last courtship—Adventures of Gideon Greeiitree in search of a gal—
A Yankee on divorce—Setli Stokes' management and courtsliip—A Yankee taken in—
An hour at Uncle Eph's—A Yankee's opinion on witchcraft-Tlje Yankee tjacljelor. and
a dozeji(»ther equally funny stories. Big value for little money. It is fn)lof"natur'
and human iiaiur'." Printed on a good quality of paper,from clear, readable type,
and Ijonud in handsome colored cover. Price 10 by mail, post-paid.
Wshman's Book on the Wigwam and Cabin; or,the Perils of the
EARLY PIONEERS. Tills hook tells of tlie thrilling adventures of the early
pioneers, who went into.the wilds of America. prei>aring the way for others to follow,
and who may justly he termed the
"■Pioneersof civilization in America." In preparing
the way for otliers. iliey encountered the Red man. or Indian, a very savage race of
people in those days, and many wliite men. witli their wives and cliildren, were mas
sacred by tliese uncivilized and bloodthirsty creatures. It relates facts, not fancies,
and there is nothing more thrilling to be found in the wildest pages of romance. A good
book for parents to place in the hands of their children, as it will enlighten them con-
si<lerably about the early history of American settlers. Copiously illustrated. Bound
m haiid.some colored covers. Price 10 i'eiita, by mail, post-paid.
Wehman's Book of Crimes and Punishments. «fiyboof ^iTs^'.Sb
<'ritiievS and punisliments. It is written in an explicit manner, and is a very Interesting
as well as Instructive book to read, fur it relates facts, not fancies. The following are
a few of the subjects treated on in this book:—Russian punishments—Punisliing a fe
male witli the single knout—Punishment of the douiTle knont—Turkisli punishment—
Kussi.'iii soldiers driving exiles into Siberia—Victims of the guillotine—Picketing a girl
i.'i years old—Brutal punishment of Englishmen—Dejiravlty of Spanish females—Pun
ishment oil Che wlieel in France—immolation of a tlionsand Arabs, and many oiher
subjects equally interesting. Copiously illustrated. Printed on a good quality of
p.-iper. from clear, readable type, and bound In handsome colored cover. Price 10
by mail,
po.st-paid. U. S. p(jstage stamps taken same as cash.
Wehman's Book on the Adventures of Daniel Boone. puVm^ei?^
burn in liiK'ks Gmiiity. IM.. on Febrciury II. irsr,. and died in Ciiaiette "\lo Sent. SO,
bseo Inspired by Jolin Flnlny's uccountB ot tbe wilds of what Is now KentnckV IJaniel
itoone set ont to explore that country with n party of 0, May I, 1709, and from timt lime
on lie liecame a coitspicnous fltfure in tiie eyes of ins coiimrymen. He at (.|ie time witii
lull 50 men repulsed 500 indians after a sieite of uiiparaiieled iiartisiilps. lie
from
time to time rewarded liy iiroinotion for ids bravery. Appeal to liie DeRi,.].'.;,,,.,, of
Kentucky and Congress continued ids tilie to a tract of a50 acres, in considei'i,V,,,; ,,r
ids piililtc services. An orljfiiiai (lortraitof idni liv Chester liardiiiR (1820) is In liit'V"
House of Kentucky. OwliiR to ins valoroii.s conduct in defeiise of ids coiiiitrv. ids id^-
wil! live forever in tiie .■uinaisof American iilstorv. It wonkl take iiianv times '
Pliace to tell yon all tiiat tids book contains. Siifflce it. to say tiiat it. contains nolil
init facts, yet iiotldm; more tiiriilimt is to lie fuiiiid In tiie wildest raites of roniail
Ampiv illiislraied with line piiRraviiiRs, and boiiiiil In iiandsoine colored cover. I'l
10 Feiils, by mall, posbpaiil, F. S, postaRe stamps taken same .as cash fnr all f
publications. CutaloRiie of all our publications mailed Free upon application,
'
AtinilESS ALL OnjlKRS TO
HENRY J. WEHMAN, Publishar, 108 Park Row, NEW YORK.