, 1874-12-15
ABOUT RATS.
How 11r. Smiths Houso Cams to Bo
Infested with Them.
Also How lilo Managed to Got
Ieitl Of Them. ~
Information Of Interest to Little and Big
Politicians.

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70 me Editor Of 3ns CAled0o Trfounf:
Stn: III order to inrorn The public how rata
camo 10 DO 80 r.onty ii nv louso. It will bo
nccouan,v Inv ma ~ m hon,, . nv, ,o,rs .rJ
Giro ,,:as, -. l 4. ",at.' uM " ~
E'o snoit Sho1s pl"srapn'cA1 bRoton OF my mo-
A few ycars ago, pocoming diBaustcd with tho
nonotuny Of Northern life. 1 concluded 10
oniorato South. This was In ita nnlmy dayv.
,to,, :. ,1,tto ,4,or ~, ,nnttor Inv ,,o hs,,n,,oa
"uea "'''e na.' ~ .uns'"' Nv" ~ .'1""'u,
Mas eohs'ucfod heap oettof taan "h'egoF.
Having Bono noaus, travelled qniso extensively
through tho South, mud finally located in ono Of
tho largest and n,ost aria.ocratio ci,ieo In tho
st,to - Nr,sa,.a;no, Nav In ,,r,,o,rai hna.
n.a'' ''ao,e''rp'' w" nv t'no'p"' p''o
hoss OF t'e Whito ropnlasioh or tho placo AZ snat
tsn,o
wAR nn1SK1Ea wItlaKr,
uni, no ono could truthiully aoo,iao lhom Of not
.teAs a'as ~ .na's ps',1'ess 'ou ,.. n.s5 ~,
soe!a. .utu W ia' aa1eA.y ~ .4's
ways and customs IN 1act' We oandoa togetner
and took contract [ana 1t waa big one). Wo
t. % oon1, % no 'pu at1c " .,,o stato "n do think
'.,.,. ~ ,.'.,"'.,.s,,. wv -,.aa., ,po .,,on1d
WIN QUE Huonltania pn,aeVelauee: W. , nusul'
haNe heen RAaeesHsul haa Not the aasooh'
koopers with TINT dishonesty which is oharaetor-
st0 Of tho race. BinuEgca 1t III ON ns from other
StRtcs. Yot although wo rliatrustctl them. We
did not dospar of accomplishing olr object, md
stuck to 1t liko a. Chicago Constable to oillca
for several ycara; in fact, till our ranks woro
NEDucnn ~ DEATH Fno,1 pELrR1uar TnRMENs.
md other oausea incident to oloao application to
business, to mere handful Of tough old veto
rams l1ko n1yaelf, who could Eive whisky good
wreAtle. hit at 1aat, finding o11r taR' hopooss,
wa hold + meoting aud ,ao'tlad to throw uptho
sorvant ca,no North md located in this city.
hut discovered tint Tho habit had taken mp
down thore nj n profession, had bocoluo SECOND
| 1lnturo to mo. GiMl Immediately loolo1 around
iii activu pnlitloian, found my kindred spirits
! in tho porsons holding mud seeking Office. limo
passed, lust full'a election approached, and hay~
ing good 'nnly friends among tito .' onts" who
tako hand in. anil no man in tho late campaign
put In moro tlmo and political work t!ap myself
notwithstanding Which my candidate for Uon-
Rress was defeated, aud my "geeat expectations II
| ny FRIEND CHARLIE 1rAA'B sl1oEs
wore hope!ossIy blastotl. And now right here
lot mo explain 10 tbs public how a groat Or umall
politician "gcts lit his worG y: Ito goes down
cronies ia tAe sas,c ,ne, they all 80 to saloon,
ait down at tahlo, order tho drinlta talk ovor
thesituatiop boaat OF their great Influence order
drinks again, map out tho route for tho day,
s thoa rn 1g a ta then to
| VARYING only when wo llappan to como across 4
! candidate, whcn, after taking q tlsin!z Or two
will. him. each takos Lin, rrsately cue o1do, aud
1nl0rDfA utlu tNAI llla clQHtlGh ID Alf0 au that
to a largo extont ho will bo in onr dobt for
| hiA SUCCESS, nnd for tho purpose Of partially
! N1uiitatinH tho debt 'he asaiia =
| OnDERs UP THE DRINKS rol Tur loys ALL HOUND.
l. Now, assert that thfa Ia a true programme OF
i tho work put in bYapo1itician, anu refer for
! tho truth Of my tateHent to my frienls Frank
Lumbartl Dan p'uarr, Col. Oleary. Long john,
Joiiuny corcoraL,. Hoslng, Iieb, Buffalo, Fish,
| nna Bnnlnor Miller, md tho only tli!Tarenoo
! thera III bolweon big politicians md ward bnnl-
lnors is. TINT tho fornlor pay for their drinl;s
when vic thoy order thon,, snd the latter "stand
| of" tho barkcopcr. So It will l'e seon, M this
thing lasts from morning till: II or Il o'clock at
night for weoks, it requires strong constitution
| to stand tho scge. stood It quito vol, but MI
fAlled 10 elect my mon, kept up my drlnling
frop. force Of hahit, and drown my diHarpoint
| mont. We'll, several uayu after election l wont
down~town as Nsl'at. and after visiting ail my old
haunts, and going through in eAch tho old pro-
| Brnmmo OF
pnIEE1Eo EARLY AMI OFTEN,
about II oclnek took y car for home. Now 7
1.-Two noar tho lin's south. therefore you ent
imagine my snrpsIsp and disappointment Whom 1
tell you TINT l Ind takell the wrong cRr and was
landed nt tho end Of tho 5cdgTick street line,
and, lavin. spent MY Inst nickel, was obliged to
loot it homo.-anout 1n'loh. On arriving thora
was, or thought Wa3t quite Hober, but my
Wife on opening tho door to atimlt mo, aemarled,
Thought 80. emplatcally lgnieu tho lhso
ala.,R Gfan iof daye nne mercy elevated hol