New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-11
THREE LETTERS.
PoRTRAYING THE RISE, PROGRESS, AND FALL OF THE
CELEBRATED CANTERN ASSURANCE sOCIETY-BY
THE PRESIDENT THEREOF-THE RISE OF THE
CANTEEN AsSOCIATION-NO. l.

PoRTRAYING THE RISE, PROGRESS, AND FALL OF THE
CELEBRATED CANTEEN ASSURANCE soCIETY-BY
THE PRESIDENT THEREoF-THE RISE OF THE
CANTEEN ASSOCIATIOS-N0 l.
BoUBoNyILLE, ILL.,, Aug. IS, 1873.
Labor may be Heavens first law, but it amt
mine nor my second, neither hev labored my day,
but it was only when all other Of obtainn one
meal and twenty drinks per diem he'd failed and those
periods have been to the bteres recolecshuns OF
an eventful life. And with the memries Of them dark
days still rankin within me, how terrible my feel
ms when Elias Bastard the keeper OF the only grosery
az Bourbonvle, notified me, in the most peremptory
manner. that henceforth and furever. I could hev
neither crackers whisky at his bar without money
or least putting something that he could in tme
But. thank Heaven, BASTARD can't chain lghtnin.
can he fetter inteect-mind is, and always has BEEN
superior matter hey found way not only to beat
BASTARD but to evenchooally room him, which shall
the business its bigger thing TO room and blast your
opponents. ,,,,
give me my regular nip, so pensvely on the table In
front OF his bar and TO calm my perturbed soul until
sSooranoe pamphlet and mechanically dropped my
beamin onto its pages 1t was an advertisement OF
called the TOniine Plan. read IL, and shrleked
Eureka" NOW" said 1 TO myself, "remble, Bus
tard." - -, - -, .,
together and put pool so much money EACH every
year. and took nothing out eeptin ~ stated perl
DDS say every years Those who died inside OF that
time, and those who TOR any reason got tired OF pawn
did not hey any claim whatever on what w9s IN the
held out faithful TO the end.
said TO myself, what be done in New-fOrk IN
marble palace, be done in Bourbonytle, IN sap
shanty, and done on the same equitable system Ana
who knows but what, with such promising plan me
slab shapty grow marble palace. The SOIL Is
as good for mushrooms that further cast deter
mined TO start Tonune grosery. ....
The first thing u name; and 10 the emo tnat lts
objects might be understood by everybody called IL
the Canteen grosery. . - T.,
called on three Of Bustards customers. who wos in
the same fix wos in md developed the skeem 10 them
10 winch they assentcd remarking phlosophcaly that
they'd 90 into IT, anyhow, as they lad everythn to
make and nothin TO lose. ~, a.,
We organized BY eectDg the following onioers'
President-Samuei Sharkey.
Treasurer-Jens Pettib0ne.
Secretary-Aleek Billson.
@Wnat in thunder's a Consulting Actoosry a. asks
"a Consulting Actooary, my chid," said /, besmin
onto him. pityiniy, lis gentlemen employed 0y tn-
surance companies, who has gone into hggers fur
mn tables showing that the company be works for s
solvent and to certify that any plan submitted TO
him il a good thing ana 70 wonder that IL
diskiyered before. We must hey Consulting Actoory-
ever wel-re gulated insurance company has We
can't keep house without Consulting Actooary."
III bothered somewhat TO md the man, but finally
Sam Blllson Aecks brother, was chosen, he knosd
tho multiplication table. Oar orgaAiEashun complete,
we issued our prospectus
We stated that Canteeh yrosery wos purely benev-
olent project to give ia members opportooniy 10
provide in their youth for sure supply OF kker IN
their old age Members required 20 contribute
twenty-five cents week, which would DO oxpenaeu
ioodshously, but firmly, In new corn whisky at the
lowest cash price. TINS whisky should be put into the
Cantecn barrel and there stay for month AT the ex-
prsion Of q month, the likker u divided among the
| suryiyin menbers
Toe u.ocrsut pOrius he'd some trouble 70 understand