The Large and Mighty Men of War

 

While working his fields in Kentucky, Isaac Leany (grandfather to early pioneer William Leany) found what?

a.      Arrow heads the size of a man’s fist

b.      Swords so heavy he needed both hands to pick up

c.       A very large thigh bone

d.      A spear handle that one hand could not wrap around

Yesterday’s answer:

D)   $200,000 per year

The following from P.T. Barnum:

“In April we made up a small, congenial party of ladies and gentlemen, and visited California via the Union and Central Pacific Railroads.

“We journeyed leisurely, and I lectured in Council Bluffs, Omaha and Salt Lake City, where amongst my audience were a dozen or so of Brigham Young’s wives and scores of his children. By invitation, I called with my friends on President Young at the Bee-Hive. He received us very cordially, asked us many questions, and promptly answered ours.

“ ‘Barnum,’ said he, ‘what will you give to exhibit me in New York and the eastern cities?’

“ ‘Well, Mr. President,’ I replied, ‘I’ll give you half the receipts, which I will guarantee shall be $200,000 per year, for I consider you the best show  in America.’

“ ‘Why did you not secure me some years ago when I was of no consequence?’ he continued.

“ ‘Because, you would not have drawn at that time,’ I answered.

“Brigham smiled and said, ‘I  would like the right well to spend a few hours with you, if you could come when I am disengaged.’ I thanked him, and told him I guessed I should enjoy it; but visitors were crowding into his reception-room, and we withdrew.”

Barnum, Phineas Taylor. Struggles and Triumphs: or , Sixty Years’ Recollections of P.  T. Barnum, Including his Golden Rules for Money Making, Buffalo, NY: The Courier Company, 1889, 282.