, 1875-07-25

LADIES AND GKNTLENEv
Tho bearer Of this appeal, ir. Angelo Bksso haa An
invalid wife and ehlld1en-1he oldest Of whom
Tie bearer cannot sTask the Eno1iah lxnguage ~ he
.s boxn short time in this country and can get
no ezrployn.ent in consequence he Is obliged to rs,y
u, On kind and charitable public in order To get the
means of supper. for h1meen and family:
cheerfuly 1eccousnend Mr. Angelo Basso to your
md .{pat :. hs sa{ n lin
will be thankfully received md dut5 apprec.a.ea'
Yours, =" 611okH.
The aboyo were gotten out for the use Of the
same person the child OF sunny Italy appearing
Us the distressed widower, or as the gentleman
with the Invalid wife and eeren children as suits
u.s convenience. These testimonials we're
printed recently, and may bave already been pro
eented to the readers Of The TRIBUNE. 1t IS
almost needless 10 remark that the names nsned
to the testimonials al as fictitious as the testi-
monials themselves.
Tho class Of beggars who so from house to
house making retitsons for charity, and rec'ting
tales Of suffering and haIosn.r, 1'iana. nGanae
uno ops1sso IL hall-ways. The begsar comes
in, and whines out an appeal for something to
eat aud Nh,le the servant IL gone TO- get some
Tpey cooperate with burglars to some s1tent,
gaining admission to houses under plea Of need
in order to take the lay of the house, 10 that
! burglars may know how to direct their move
| mente. ' Malingering. OF the art OF elnnIat-
| ipR disease, u well-understood by tha profess
sionl beggar. A clever operator now IN the
| city gets up peculiarly horrible imitation OF
ApARhyT1c SUFFERER.
| He drass one side Of bis body alouS ~ II it were
inpotcut, aud comforts one aids OF lls lace Win
| m odious whine aud sniff1e AZ # the paralyzed
| muscles could not restrain the doW Of tears and
| mucue. Some Of these artists get up eplen-
did specimens of sorea, with blue and yellow
flesh surrounding. as if the parts were mortlfg-
ing rea sore ID an amazing help sometimes.
A negro who had his hand terribly frost bitten.
80 that it Was = mass OF repu!siva sores. after
warda used to make q good deal more from tho
contributions OF the chioken-hoarted than he
could have earned in al honest employment
4 rAvoR1TE TRICK
| IA to announce some horrible sore, aud exhibit
| dirty mass Of bandages about the injured nem-
be1, II persons solicited for aid should express
any incredullty, they will offer to unwsap tho
tandages and exhibit the sore; PROPOSAL which
will quickly bring the most obstinate to terms.
| The duality on which these cheats depand for
SUCCESS il their great tenacitT Of purpose. Their
e1pression Of pain and distress never re}axes,
| they stick doggedly TO the role they have taken
NO in the tace Of the pla4nest exposure Of 1laao.
They oppose the inertia OF complete paasiv'ty
| to ali attempts to put them off and get rid OF
| them, and no amount of mere harshnesa or
abuse can Affect them ae long as the Alma arc
| Forthcoming. 10 this clae8 OF beEga1s belong
! tho dangerous trA1np8 who infeBt the country in
| The anmmer, living on tho bounty OF tho farm
! era sleeping in barns Aod stealing what they
| can iay their hands on l. eharply-admlnistered
| yarrsnt law soon clears them out to ovet1un
communities wbele the laws are lnehc,ent ana
| ara looeely enforced. Tho recent murder OF =
| Young married lady in Massachusetts for the
6ahe Of the little jevelry she had on her person
shown how dangerous these t1ampa may be
when opportunities occur, and not 1e"
| farmers can connect the burning OF = barn or =
| stable with the grudge borne against them oy
/! eome tranps whore anger they may nave pro
voked bv refusing them the assistance demanded.
BegEa.s are continually turning up
AMONG THE DRUNK AsD D1sonpER1x AhRas1s ;.
| At The polce-stations. Iha police state that It
ia 4 common occurrence for vagabonds OF this
kind to earn 81 or Is day it they have good
| attractions in the WAY OF sores or detormines.
/ They are transient class, moving about iEoin
| CITY to city according to the prospeots OF bqs4-
ness. There is = soft Of trade fraternity among
them. 80 that they know where to go 1oE loaRlne
when they come to ! city, and where to Apply
| for what they may need in plying their sEada;
| Some OF their haunts are along Aarri8oh ana
| Tho adjacent and cross streets, just across the
/ river. on tho West Side. In England, where the
territory is very contracted, mendicancJ has
boen o1gAnized into sort Of seeres order. win
its own peculiar slang and sigma Of recognition,
hut in this country the field is too large Tor such
high degree Of organization
THE POLICE AUTHORITIES
| conn1ain that Chicago is made receptacle o1
inch sociai refuse by the neh6ciency Of the State
law against yagrsnta- In Detrut, M"Mauaee. ~ (.
s. Louie. Cincinnati and other ciries' the fact
Of persons being known to the police as thieves
or yaerants is sufficient to warrant then
arrest aud imprisonment, Hy = decision
Of the courts last fall arrees
Without warrant is illegal AID
it 10 ciai1ned thst this requirement. crpples tne
endeavors OF the police force Ihey Say II ~
rrac1ically impossible to appfebend sucn scum
and drift Is professional beegars by means OF .
special warrant for every offender. and the con
sequence is that they pour into Chicago from IL ~!
quarters as soon a. warm weather begins: 1he
law prcscribes that ali vagabonds, idle ana
ditsolute persons who}ro shout neggiog, rnsset ma %
sent up for six months or fined ~ Tor eaen ol,
Tense but it is not enforced. and, as weak ana
foolish people continue to give, tho besgara
make regular stamping ground OF chscaso
| BeeParv is one of those evils that consplcuousl1
make manifest the vicious results produced by ths
incops:de.ate action Of people who esteem them
selves kind and charitable Most people wnt
mako habit of giving ainas doubtless take cFedi
u themselves for the exercise Of benevolenca
| rhsn t4,1y .ro really stimulating txsde tbs