The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-12-23
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Christmas Gifi-Hard Time S.
Barnum.s SAIes-Thc escape OF
Boss Tweed.

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Christmas (sife-Hard Time S.
Barnumss Sa1es-Thc escape OF
Boss Tweed.
New York. Dec. 18th. 1875
CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
Merchants must make large profits
to pay for the attractions they use 10
draw custom. The fancy shops are
wreathed with evergreens in every
direction; one firm has an orchestra,
which plays during the evening; an
other has an Illuminated exhibition Of
mechanical dolls, and third devotes
hree bay windows to passages of
| doll life. One window has a baby
show, doll mammas dressed in the
latest fashions in miniature, with blue
brocade trains and basques, and light
French hats, clasping tiny gloved
hands in rapture over infants in long
clothes, trimmed and tucked in the
last agony, held by doll nurses in cap
and apron, the waxen faces all bear
ing an absurd mimicry of fashionable
delicacy, and cxaggeration. The ba-
bies are in every position after ma
ture; one wee girl sits in satin easy
chair, two mites in lace caps lie in
bed sucking Mt the tubes Of two i'm
possible nursing bottles, while an
/ African nurse carries off the very
Youngest specimen that is able to
open lis ewes. The dolls skating
party is abon, two dozen figures, to
represent ladies and gentlemen, dress
ed in the height of the mode, with
velvets and fnrs, and tiny skates
strapped on tiny French boots. pois-
ing on glazed floor as if the skating
carnival were at its height. The ex
pfessions of eagerness and coquetry
are delicious satires upon those Hho
are dolls Of large growth. Yet an
other scene is fine k.dy going to
ride in her landau. Her velvet train
flows out at he door of the coach,
where page stands ready to close it;
she holds a natural bouquet, and her
escort, opposite, raises his hat with
an air OF exquisite good breeding,
while the liveried coachman and the
pair of spirited dark horses are mar
velous mimicrv of life. There is al
WAYS "A crowd round the windows,
and children are by no means the
largest part OF them.
1tlIr II
People here are not entirely taken
up with growing 1t the hard times.
Professor Orton projects an expedi-
ton in South America, having for its
end 10 find route for railroad that
will shorten the journey from this
port to the Cape of Good Hope
hundred days. Then we shall get
our African diamonds, bullock's teeth
and fine tooth combs in state of
gratifying freshness. Perhaps, this
will enable the cities to spread their
population thinner, and there may be
place for such unfortunates as the
plain spoken one whose advertise
ment is cut from this days Telegram.
81 want a situation at anything
that l can make . living at. Ad-
dress F. S., Telegram Office"
There are q good many thousand
wanting the same thing, and will be
more before winter is out. Here is
another of the same sort:
"Man % years of age wants en-
ployment at anything; very low wa
ges. Address NJ. P. X, Telegram
office"
This one speaks of anxiety too
heartfelt to hide itself.
"Must have employment at once,
or self and invalid mother will starve;
will do ANYTHING that is honest good
references. Address NJ. Stevens,
Station Al
The Telegram announces that it
will publish notices for those wanting
work each Sunday, free or charge.
This 100 may be polite, but that
doesn't hinder it from being benefit.
There are faithful creatures in the
world waiting All eager to do work
which some one else is waiting and
needed to have them do. 1t is my
belief that there is place for every
starving one of these crowded thou
sands, if one knew where to find it
place where he is wanted just as
badly as he wants to fill it, if the two
could only be brought together.
And if any man or woman feels like
helping to bring want to woe, tor
heavens sake don't let him stop, be-
cause it may turn out the most profit
able thing he could do. The need in
every city is saddening, and the out
look for the winter frightful in view
OF the scarcity of employment, but
let every one take hold and do his
small part, and TIE work will go
through as gallantly as the Sanitary
Commission of old. As beginning
100 tickets, each emitting home
less person 10 a nights lodging in the
dormilory in Prince street, have been
sent to every west-s'de police station,
All or most Of the benevolent socie-
ties propose to unite in one associa.
tion, to strengthen each others hands,
and systematic the work Of public
charity, as well as to combine against
tramps and bummers who intend to
supper, themselves without work by
going from one aid society to anoth-
er, in turn. Migrants will find such
organized scrutiny brought upon them
as will make them as well known as
the principal thieves and pick-pockets
are to the police.
The work of organizing charities
goes ON as briskly as possible before
bitter weather sets in again. The
number Of poor fiocking to the city
from the neighboring country is pitia-
BILE. The farmers want help no Ion
ger, there is no work to be had in the
country Of any sort, and men and
women walk in from thirty miles
around in droves, in hopes Of finding
something to do that will give them
food and shelter. A servant girl
lately told me that her family-fath-
err, brother, and mother-had come
in from Port Jervls way, because they
could get nothing to do, and were de-
pending entirely on her earnings.
There isn't work enough to go round.