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The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-02-26
4 DIYTON OR1TOR SPEIKS IN 4
DEEITING SOCIETT.

Mr.. President The subject, | be-
lieye, Is, Has England been beneficial
to this countrywide United States of
America! :" Now | want to know what
was Burns doing at the time of the great
rebellion! | mean Robert Scott Burns,
who was one OF the best poets il the
world for America. Didn't he send III
troops to Boston harbor 10 waylay the
Chinese pirates when they went for
to destroy our tea, III like to know
Sty, Mr.. President Why was it, /
want to know, that the English govern
ment settled the Alahama claims! Be
cause Gen. Schenck, our Minister there.
preached to 'em and converted EN-.
Bat. I Will ask, WIN didn't Gen. Schenck
go furIer, and call out the troops, and
save the tea in the Boston larbor! It's
because, [ guess. his hair was too short.
Here the orator paused, and brushing
back his curling locks, took Il fresh
start.
What side an [ on, Mr.. President .
Oh, yes. I've got it. I'm agin England
every time, Cheers, indicating that the
hearts of the audience were III the right
place. As [ was saying, why don't
Gen. Schenck put Il stop to this Pacific
mail matter! Is the English a-going to
beat him thar, I'd like to know! And
there's John Pi-att and Bob Shoemaker
taking money from the English for to
keep up the derned nonsense, And
didn't Bob Shoemaker put $500 i'll tie
Bank of England, and didn't John Pi-att
git $50 of It, and git away with it, and
say he'd have so more or he'd raise the
devil! I'll like to know. He said he
was an editor, and must have It, or he
couldn't maintain the independence of
these United States of America =, Is he
a-gOing to do that business with British
gold, I'd like to know ] wonder if he
ever heard of Plymouth Rock! That's
what's the matter with John Pi-att.
That's the rock that done the business
for Henry Ward Beecher. If he hadn't
named his church for it, and stayed
away from it, he'd been O. X. You see
he joined the Oligarchy. and he went
under. But You see Andy Johnson he
went agin the British Oligarchy, and
he's 0. k.-isn't he? You bet. Now,
in view of all these things, which are
matters of history, I'd like to know how
England has ever been beneficial to this
country! How kin she ever be! ]
hope you'll not forget what | have said
about the English working agin us
through the Vaccinations OF the Chinese
pirates, John Plat, Bob Shoemaker and
them, in spite of Schenck and Andy
Johnson and them: and with these few
remarks, | hope YOU will decide agil
England every time. Storm ofapplause.
-DdytOn DCmOcrat.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-02-26
Reach.

A correspondent compares Gus Beach
to an anaconda, and Beecher to the
victim writhing in Its coils. The same
correspondent says: 1T is said that
Beecher breads Beach more than any
other element in the case. He had an
intimation of the ~latter's incisive style in
a few minutes speech which thrilled the
audience like IL stroke of lightning. This
plainly suggests the terrors which are III
store. Beach and Beecher are much
alike in stature and weight. Had Beach
been a preacher he would have rivaled
the orator of Plymouth Church in mer-
curial wit, brilliancy of thought, and
originality of expression. On the other
hand, had Beecher been Al lawyer, he
would have been noted for that pictorial
display of words and ideas, that com
mingling of law with wit, satire and
scathing ~denunciatiOn, and that flexible
anu majestic utterance which mark the
famous advocate. As the case stands 1t
is one Bcecher let loose on another"
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-02-26
4 SOLD ~INSTRINCE MIN.

Printers are naturally III for 4 joke.
They are proverbially fond of fun but
to look at them you wouldn't think it.
Here is a good joke n "printer man
played on his fellow lodger III POttsville {:
4 certain insurance man i'll town, who
boards at the same hotel with one Of the
night ~compositors OF the .hurnai, in or
der to save the subscription price to Il
newspaper, entered into an arrangement
with the printer to get the news as o o
as he got up. The printer was to write
out d brief sketch of all the important
news and stick the paper under the in
surance mans door. A few mornings
since the latter got up and dressed him.
self, excepting one boot and stocking
and his coat, when he espied the paper
under his door. He picked it up and
read rs follows "Grant assassinated.
Country in an uproar. Mrs. Sartoris and
Mrs. Grant carried off by masked kid
nappers while msensible. 4 member Of
the Cabinet supposed to be the assassin.
800, 900 reward offered by Congress"
Without completing his toilet he rushed
out of the room and Weakened up several
boarders, told them of the great news
and scared them out of their wits. We
leave to our readers to conjecture, if they
can, the disgust of the whole party when
they found how they had been sold.
The insurance man has sworn to sub
scribe to a daily paper.
WHEN you can't think of what your
wife charged you to bring home, get
hair-pins. They are always handy in the
house. Get them out of your pocket
without breaking the package. A stray
hair-pin may sometimes wreck a house
hold. A young man took home Il hair
pin, one evening last week, to his wife.
He presented it to her as a birthday gift.
She was delighted, until she found a
long hair attached to it. His doctor
thinks he may possibly recover the use
of his eyes.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-02-26
tn" BiHcEmUH EHnrg".
Chicago Journal

II the defense is to be based Of the
theory that Tilton and Moulton were en-
gagged Ill a conspiracy to extort money
by Il fendish Matchmaking plot, the last
communication to Beecher by Tilton is
highly important. Through Carpenter,
the artist, the former had offered to pro
cure for Tilton the money to defray the
expense OF a trip with his family in Eu-
rope. To this I. T. replied to the effect
that he wanted none Of his money, never
had and never would touch a penny OF
it, directly or Indirectly. 1t is not likely
he would have so written had he known
that 5000 of Beecher's money had been
paid to him through Moulton.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-02-26
Hon. They Looked at Each Other.
from the Herald.1

FROM lNc i1trdlu.l
The episode OF the day was the answer
of the plaintiff to the question, What
did You mean when you sent that letter
to Mr.. Beecher, demanding his with
drawal from the purpit!'
Mr.. Tilton elevated himself several
inches III his seat. looked straight in Il
line with Mr.. Beecher and flung ont his
answer with a wave of his arm, as David
might have hurled the famous stone In
the face of Goliath, "To smite him to
the heart" And YOU meant it ~ reit-
Grated counsel. Yes. sir, | did" was
the reply, with emphasis on the last two
words impossible to be misunderstood.
The %leonine face of Mr.. Beecher was a
study at the moment. He caught the
CLEAN of the plaintiff eye and returned
it with interest. Not a muscle moved.
The mouth was calm, the nOstrils steady,
the proud expanse of forehead thrown
up to the light, but the great ox-eyes OF
the preacher glanced a more than Chris
tan defiance. Mr.. Tlton, after affirm
ing his intention three times with start
ling earnestness, turned over in his chair
with a clumsy roll, as if to still further
emphasize his affirmation.
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NOb{P BOU'

This is the latest schoolboy compost
ton: Il go to school to learn to read
and rite and siphor to slide on the ice
and traid off an old nife if | have one, in
summer to pick wild flowers and straw
berries and to get out of work hot days,
some boys has to go to school to get out
their mothers road, but [ would rather
stay in winter than to go to miles and set
by a cold stove and freze my toes. |
like to go to school to see the teacher
scold the big girls when they cut up.
Some goes TO school to fool but L go to
study when we are old we can't go to
school and then we feel sorry that we
fooled wheL we was young and went to
school. I don't get no time to fool any
way for l have enough to do when it
comes to my geography"
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-02-26
Hdpd on SHenT1aGn.
from the Brooklyn Argus.I

In the days of President Andy John
son, and shortly after Mr.. Beecher's
Cleveland letter (which, by the way.
caused intense feeling among his Re
publican brethren in his church,, during
4 Friday evening prayer-meeting, the
piOus Brother Thomas G. Shearman
prayed fervently, not for his pastor, but
at him. He dwelt particularly upon his
political wanderings, and prayed earnest
II that he might be brought back to the
true political faith. After meeting, and
while Z group Of friends surrounded Mr..
Beecher (the writer of this among the
numbcr), Capt. Duncan, or Charlie"
as Mr.. Beecher used to call him, APP
preached, and, throwing his arm famil-
iarly over his pastors shoulders, said,
"Wcl, how did you enjoy Brother
Shearman's PRAYER" oh" said
Beecher, "that's all right there's no
harm done. The Lord don't care any
thing about Shearman's prayers, and the
devil can't make anything out OF them"
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-02-26
1T is DHifr TrHc.'"

'''' ~ 81 'N'-' ''N-'' "
hen, and it was IN a quarter of the city
where the story had not happened.
THAT is a horrible story from the hen
house, | dare not sleep alone tonight.
It's good that so manyof us roost togeth-
CT on the same perch :"
And then she told the story So that the
feathers of the other hens stood mp on
end and the rooster dropped his comb.
It's quite true,
But we Will begin at the beginning.
and that is to be found in a hen-house in
another quarter of the town.
The sun went down and the hens flew
up to their roost one hen, with white
feathers and short legs. who laid here eggs
regularly and was, as a hen, IN every way
and manner eminently respectable, as
she flew up to the perch gave herself q
peck with her beak and one tiny feather
flew out.
There it goes" said she, land the
more I pluck ont the rrettier [ snail
be-"
She said it iestingly, for she was the
paragon OF modesty among the hens,
and. moreover. rs ". have said. intense
Iy respectable. Then she fell asleep. 1t
was dark over all hen sat by hen, but
the hen that sat by the merry one
couldn't sleeo she had heard but hadn't
learned how it must be in this world if
wishes to live quietly. OF course
she must tell it to her other neirhbor.
Did YOU hear what has Just been
said? I mention no one. but here is a
hen who plucks ont her feathers to look
pretty, If [ were a rooster I should de-
spise her."
inst above the hens sat the owl with
the owlfather and the owl-children. The
family had sharp ears and they all heard
every word which the neirhborine hen
had said. They rolled their eyes. and
the mother-owl faDpeI her wings and
said: "Don't listen to it, But did YOU
hear what they said? heard it with nv
own ears; ones ears do not deceive one,
There is one down there AMONG the hens
that has forgotten to such a degree what
is proper for q hen that she has plucked
ont all her feathers and the ROSTERS saw
her. too y,
"Ranembar tba cbiIdren " said tba
owl-fatber. ~reprovinolv. .tbat is no
kind of = story for cbildren to heart"
"I mrst tell if 70 he neiobbor owl "
said tbn mother. "sbe is . very astimabIn
owl TO associate with :" and thereunon
she flew AWAY
"To WHO'D. 70 WHO'D. 70 whit" cried
they both into the neiobborino cote. TO
tbe nioaons "Have vo,, baar1 it, have
vou heard ;t2 whit, There &c hon tbaro
tbat has nlucLa5 ont all bor fao+bers for
tbe sake Of tba rooster. she will freeze
e sbo ion,+ oIroodv frozon
"Wbere7 where q" cooed the doves
uIn +bo or1, Irt os GOOD
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crowcd Let It 80 further, let il 60
further" and so the story went from
h~en-house to hen-housr until al last 1t
came back to the place from which it
originally started.
Five hens" il ran now, had
I piucked ont all their feathers to show
which had grown thinnest ont Of love fer
tlle rooster, and afterward they picked
each other until the blood came, and
they fell down dead. to the disgrace and
shame of their families and the great
loss OF their proprietor. HI" hen
that had lost the single TINY feather
naturally didn't recognize her own story
again, and Is she was such 4 respectable
hen she said Il drspise those hens :;
hna there are more of that kind. one
should hot be silent about such = thing,
and | shall 10 my best 10 have it put Ill
the paper, and then il will be known
through the whole world the hens de-
scryr it and their families also"
Ii Is put i'll the paper, it is printed,
AID II is puitc true ~ little feather
quite naturally becomes fire h"n&.'-
.:u!rric0H grocer.
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her fathers face and said: Well, papa,
if y0u ID speak to about it, DO it
easy, or she may want the new dress her
self" The father at once saw the point,
and the new dress wa, purchased. lit
Triton l.NNSs.l RIDMLLic.
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4 Little Rosr LmOHg the LdUyers.

4 VI NH~ c"-"l
Tie junior counsel, as the days work
was closing, joined in a little sparring
that had the fire of ~simon-pure anger i'll
it. Mr.. Evarts asked for the love letters
of the Tilton family, in order to arrange
them over night. Mr.. Morris said that
he would give them the assorted letters
in the morning, and could not give them
sooner. He turned to Mr.. Sherman,
who had three or four of Mrs. Tilton's
letters in his hand, making notes of them
on q memorandum pad, and said, "Let
me have those letters back" Mr.. Shear
man said, "No; we will keep them over
night" Mr.. Morris rejoined, sharply,
"You have no right to keep them" 81
don't see it," responded Mr.. Shearman,
holding fast to the letters. "You sha'n't
take them away" said Morris. "Wen,
by Cod" muttered Gen. Tracy. MIR.
Evarts poured oil on the troubled waters
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ErnPtS.

Evarts is described US " IAN m~terrOGa-
ton point in good health" He does not
speak with reference to ear effect he
"goes for" the mind. He does not GEES
t~iculate he simply uses his finger as 4
pointer to indicate the functions Of his
propositions. He coins no words and
wastes none. He Uses them in their re-
ceived, not in their rare meanings. He
is never thrown off the course, and the
mind does not have to regard him with
the help of the eye. He can be under
s~tandingly listened to without being
looked at. Matter is the one thing with
him. Manner so far has been dispensed
with. Merely the physical effort clearly
to articulate his words is all that he has
put forth. He strikes no attitude, he
poises himself on no hypothesis, he poses
with reference to nothing, and but for the
strength of his reasoning, the unexpected
vigor of his perceptions, the vastness of
his learning, and the fresh, original way
he has in statement, he would pass tor &
very COMMONPLACE person.
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GrO"'inG Serious.
New York Letter..

1t last the unnatural demeanor III
court OF Mr.. Becchcr and Mrs. Tilton
has been abandoned. Mr.. Beecher's
face expresses the anxiety which, guilty
or innocent, he could not help feeling,
and more than once Mrs. Tilton shed
tears while her husband was giving in
his testimony.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-02-26
Youthful DiDfOm Gcy.

A little six-year-old girl in Monroe went
into a store where her father was the
other day, and slyly approaching him,
said: Papa, won't you buy me a new
dress" What, buy YOU a new dress,
Susy!" Yes, papa, won't you!'
"Well, I'll see; III speak to yourmother
about it. Eioneation to an alarming ex-
tent rapidly spread over that little coun-
tenance, but a thought suddenly struck
her, and with a smile she looked up into
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-02-26
ILTON-BEECHER.
SCENES IND INCIDENTS OF
THE GREAT TRT1L.
4 EHHttU .IichHOrV.

MY assistant" said Mr.. Beeeher
after his last Friday evening talk, and
then he paused. Finally he blurted out,
"What's his name, anyhow!' and amid
much merriment they told him it was
Halliday. Evidently Ny. Beecher'
memory is as bad us 70 names as dates.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-02-26
OUR JEjENILES.


VIA: N" Frost NuyS.
Chr-tuut-tryr. chcstnu;-:-r".
Thus saith thc frost t. the:
open thy hands - brown.
Toss al thu rip nuts down.
squirrels r waiting.
Seeding and gratinE:
Cha stnut-troc. ch,stnUt-tr
Fling thy nuts down.
Maplc-bough. map.e-hocah.
Thou hast sung long cuow:
Withmy sharp teeth 50 small.
IL bite thy leaf stem all.
Now thou must cover
Flower graves over:
Maple-bough. n!arI"-h"U2I.
Fling thy Leaves down.
Honcy-bHc. houey-hen.
have a word for thu:
out o: each nectar cup
haze drained every drop:
Even ;hr a>tar
Cried a | passed m:
Honey-bec, honey-hec.
Farewell. farewell.
Butterfly. ~hutterly.
II sing thy lullaby.
90 10 sleep. purpl" wings.
Dream Of all lovely things;
Roses ar sleeping,
Snow fairies pe,pimg:
Butterfly, butterfly,
Why should~t thou stay.
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quite naturally becomes fire hans =
.:n!,yjc0W GrOcCr.
Hays Of HGying Yes.
CHArAcrEns-DR. TWIST, tie $rhool C"m. Mis-,
BELLE. the 7,sch"r. SCHOLARS, .f"r BOYS, tao
GIRLS.
scene: I Hrioo'ceom. Ms BELLE Ssotej IT
bcr d.~t; SCHOLARS, t~1u9A.a1 ami taking. mt
sd, tie oy,n door; DE-. TWIST. b~norlang a. tr
toor.
Nts~ B. ropeninJ TIE ioo;.l Good n.n.ling, Or.
Twist: I'm surr i j. 4 pity.
Nv school ! just dismissed. since You are school
committee.
Dr.. T~ix' -sn'erjaGj. Never mind, my lar Miss
Belle, another time will do:
Hike il Just a. wei 10 maxi my call IN YOU.
Hiss 3. Loss t. nay girls and boys. bu: I shall he
the winner.
You must excuse their nofr, 50 many stay g din
Be seated. doctor.
Dr. T. .takjng Il s.atI. Thanks. Have you a pleas
ant place?
Mss B.. Yes. 1 like thu teachers rank. l shall serve
here all nay days.
IL. 7. Perhaps NOT SO, Miss iIrIle: it may, ere long,
be voted
You fill this place 50 WILL, you ought to be pro
noted.
How do you find the school:
Hiss 3. OH. doctor, they are queer.
They do pronounce 50 strangely out in the coun-
try here.
For instance, il is funny, you think SO. too, l
guess.
I'll. many different ways they have Of saying
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"HE is such a coward that he wouldn't
dare to strike an average" was the sum-
ming up OF o very m~ild-mannered man
by an acquaintanca. -BroohLyn Argus
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by taking the letters, passing them up
to Tilton, having them identified and
marked as exhibits. Then he passed the
letters back to Morris.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-30
LOCAL MATTERS.

A SCRAP OF HIsToRY.-About the year
1884 the Legislature granted the petition Of
the city authorities to legalize lottery for
the purpose Of raising money to build a
maTket-house and bridge on the line Of
Main street across Shockoe creek. The site
then designated for the market-houSe was
on the west side Of Snockoe creek, and that
Is why the bridge scross the creek was made
necessary, nearly the whole Of the city then
being on the other Tor easern) shore OF the
creek. There is no record OF the amount
raised by the lottery, but it is presumed that
1t was sufficient for the purpose intended, as
q building WIS soon after erected, running
from Main to Franklin streets. The site for it
was, however, changed. and the one now
occupied was chosen. At the point where
eceSt SeUsnteenth street intersects Main street
it became necessary to condemn and pull
down very fine and valuable brick build
Ing. To this the owner strenuously objected.
and in order to prevent it he built ut his own
expense, on square of land which be owned,
on the south side of Broad street and oppo.
site that on which the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad offices now stand. a wooden build
ing running through TO Grace street, with
streets laid of on either side, and offered TO
give it to tine city provided they would
change the location of the market-house and
let bis house stand. This was declined by
the authorities, aud the contemplated im-
provement was made. Many OF our citizens
remem Der the old wooden tuildng alluded
to, but only few of them know why and
how it was erected. 1t stood-portiops of
1t, at least-uutil the then Louisa railroad,
cutting loose from the Richmond, Frede.
ricksburg and Po!opac railroad at the Juuc-
ton, ran M independent line into the city,
and wanted the u>e Of the lot on which it
was located, when it was pulled down.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-30

ELECTION OF OFFlcERs.-V Virginia, Jr.,
Base Ball Club has been organized, and tie
following officers were elected: President,
H. knole; Secretary, William Trimmer
Treasurer, C. Clarke; Captain, Joe Archer ;
Catcher, E. Clarke; Pitcher, D. Napier
Short Stop, /. Berkley; First Base. Joe
Arscher; Second Base, FL. knolle; Third
B,se, Charles Rawson; LettField, c. Garde-
wien Centre Field, r. Fronapple; Right
Field, William Trimmer. :,
The Mutual Baseball Club has elected
the following officers: G. Shaw (presidenD,
short stop; C. Ingersoll (vice.presidenl,
third base J. Priddy (caplaiu), catcher; 4.
Bernard (treasurer), second base 5. Hooper
Secretary, first base; G. Hix (sergeant'at'
arms). centre field; &. Robertson, pitcher; !;
G. Browning, left field; j. Simmons, right
field
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-30

POLICE Cousr, YESTERDAY Justice Johs
j. G,utchseld presiding. : Franklin Maraoie
Charged with cursing, abusing. and threat
ening to assault Jane Patterson, and Jane
Patterson, charged with creating disturb
ance in the store OF Bush Il Apperson. Botf
cases were dismissed on payment Of cost. J.
W. E. johnson, charged with being drunk
and resisting the police, was fined $3.50.
Macon S. Ford, charged with a>saultlDg
and beating David Meade, was discharged.
Charles Harris and Lettie Taylor (coloreG)
were tioed 81 each for disorderly conduct.
William Enmenhauser, Simpson Will
liams, A. r. Lawrence, John Qlarles, John
Weinbreuns Alvin Qusrles, and James Ben.
nett, charged with using indecent and pro-
fame language and throwing rocks in the
street, and trespassing on the premises OF
William II. Sublett, were discharged with
On admonition.
Edward C. Wing6eld, charged with being
fugitive FROM justice from Sussex county
The case was coDtinuedt ten days, and accused
was committed to Jail.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-30
BUSINESS WANTS.

WANTED, TO SELL have on hand
w ,wo new Sprinc.TrIck one twO-horse apc
the other a one horse, made atter the New York
style Also. several new spring. wagons, so!anas sne
NE " spring- Drays: one Farm Wagon win tnlmp.v .
skeins, aud two new Farm-Carts jtsns jhis VOL vi" IN
be sold cheap for cash. All kinds OF repaltiDx iu
INV line pr0ipptly attended to-such as Painting,
BIacksmilhIng, and Wood work. Apply To-,
JAMES 4. SEALE,
No l2I Eighteenth street,
~ oo0v t.. between Grace and FfaUkttu.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-30

SASs.soUcI SINGERS EXCURSIONS he
Sans Souci Singers OF Richmond, in order to
afford their friends an opportunity for an
agreeable visit to the country, and enable
them at the same time, if they desire, to joiH
in interesting religious exercises, have ar.
ranged an excursion to the Goochland
camp-meetins grounds. Two barges, capa.
BILE of carrying 400 people, will, under their
direction and management, leave the
Seyenth.street bridge at 8 O'Clock Saturday
evening, and reach Goocbllnd in time for
those who 60 in this way to participate in
the dawn services on the camp.meeting
grounds. The excursionists will start on
The return at 6 p. NJ, and bore to reach
Richmond by II P. NJ. Refreshments will
be furnished by the Saus.Souci Singers free
of charge, and round.trip tickets are to be
sold for one dollar.