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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-11-05

Serr Snbn Confer in Carroll, Soma,
bot bort wieber einsn i95nen WSbeIfors
einseri&tet. Sobn bat it9 bisien CONNER
in Der 5erne umseiebsn unb 1T bann mad
Carroll Suridsete5rt. gr bat &e&t &C.
babt.
am 10. Suni 1879 mirb bo8w. Ser,
RarI &apbael an Der st. Sernbarbs Rir9.
3u paoli, Wise., fein 25idbrises Prieiters
iubiIdum feieru.
Gus Gbitasu mirb uns Elm i9merer
S@Ias semelbet. Der uniern Greunb Germ
u. Bernard betrofen. Sn Der Na4t pom
Ia. auf ben Is. b. W. branute bic sroBe
unb serdumise W0bsIfabrit Der Srn. 8bits
n,er unb Bernard, gde Der Is. unb Canal.
ffraBe, nieber bis auf ben @runb. Der
nette 0erIuif Der Jirma bstrdst $lO-l2,:
900 iber bic 0eli1eruns. Der Yerluff III
UNI 10 sr6Ber, ais oas @ei4dft eben srobs
gontracte an 5anb bate, bic 10 p~erloren
seben. Wir s~weifeln ni9t, baB bic Jirmu
bas un9lid p~erpinben mirt uno balo mics
Der an Der Arbeit lit.
Ginem SGreiben aus Soutb ct. Qouis,
(@aronbeIet) Wo., entnsbmen mir bas fol.
9enbe Stem. 6err Ns. S1ars bat bort
Iestes Gribiabr einsn bibi9en 9aben nit
e~iierner Sront erbaut, As BEL 21 SuB, unb
treibt ein Sdub: uno StiefeIssiddft brin,
bas re@t gut sebt, tros Der i9Ie4ten Sci:
ten gs freut uns btes 3u b0ren unb bot.
fen, bab 6err Sharb in Sufunft ebenio
quite 5orti4ritte ma9t, wie bisber uno ibm
oes 6tmmels Sesen gu Ebeil ueroe. Wir
banten fur bic Nnertsnnuns, bic sr Der
,9ajette" gu Sbeil weroen IdBt.
llnierm 9anbsmanm W. Wo5r, aus BE:
mid, benz MIR udbrsno bes tursen 4ufsnt
baltes in Davenport sinen Beiu1 abitattsn
t%onnten, wurbeu, wis sr uns srsdblts, So. 90
aus Der S9ubIaoe seitobleu, ais er ii9 auf
cine Winute aus benz @ei9dfte ~sntfernt
bate. @lidli9erueiie bate Wobr iein
Yadetbu4 su fi4 senommen, ionit wdre er
an iensm Gag nibt 10 Iei@ten Raufes ba'
pom setOmmeu.
6err G9rif. gonrab aus Bort Waibs
in9ton ~ftattete tir3li4 ieinen alien Srean:
ben IN &enoiba einsn Beiu9 al. gr Cam
bort iebr wiatOmmen, i4reibt man uns.
Am Samfas, ben 10. bs. Mbenbs, itarb
In Oacaba, Sbebopsan Co., @isc., i'm
Utter pom % Sabren, Suianna S9osber,
gbsSatttn pom NicoIas S9oebsr, unb Wut.
ter pom swei tleinen Rinbern, am Nerusu'
fieber.
Die gItern Der Yerforbenen (S1rans)
itammen pom Oietir9 unb seb6ren 3u ben
eriten MnfieoIern Der @essnb.
9err S9oeoer ielbit 1T sebirtis aus
WOlter, SrouinS 9uremburs. R. l. P.
..
Die Soppelbo6, eit in bsr SamiIis Dies
srsu in st. 4nna, Calumet Co., BON ber
mir tiir;Ii9 meloeten, fanb am Is. Octos
Der itatt, wie mir na4trdslid bOren.
Sm %finftcn 9iitrirt BON 0ew gori
(Staot) 1T Der bisbsrise Abssorbnste, unisr
%9anbsmann unb S4ulsenoHe, Ni9oIas
WIuer, pon ben Osmotraten wieber fir
gonsreB aufseiteut porbsn, mas slsi1be:
beutenb nit ieiner grwdbIung 1T. WlI'
Isr bat fi9 babar9 bas Betdmpfsn Der pro.
teitantiiten Yroipleteama9erei in Der Ma'
rine betannt sema9t. Mu9 in Der @sIb:
frase bulbist er ~seiunben Nnfi1tsn unb III
ni@t BON bes @reenbdds BIdhe ansetrdn'
telt.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-11-05
,Susembmrsisch
0ereint8te Staaten.
Steri6t8eoanfen.

Dc GUNNER, be Summtr buot fort fed senta&t
Sens &o(t fin bob, be pns frenpli& seIa&t.
Sort pun Is fen S6muplpsn, fort pun es se3uc'n,
I'm b'5sms&t am Slbsn, buor fin ie sslu'.
Dc Summer, be GUNNER, ben as net me DO;
Sens Slumsn. ltns Sleen, be fin en- al no;
Dc CUBE 8trp&. an Dir Garpen fen bin.
Gn 3eitle&e Grai&t bupt en- Sen Duobssfupb gin.
De Summtr, be Summsr, ben az nu persaus.
3 as Sisrel&t ant bauert nu suUr net me lana,
Da TENT ons be Wduter entsent mat @epalt
y brsnst cns isns Stirm a ieuJ trOses 8efalt.
Dc Summer pun 9iewsu, be freit ODD IN Gnn
plsdt is& iens 5riGtsn mat Fsi6esen Damn
Yin bait led, me e'S&muplmeI&, gum lse bsrtt,
I'm b'Sems&t Go uowsn, be eues befet.
Ranbom 9ate., Dis., y. g. 8efer.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-11-05

6err J. &nrpper BON Reblen 1T aum
Diitriets .Nr@itetten in Distir4 srnannt
rporben.
ltniere Na@ri9ten aus Der Iieben 9eis
matb finb biesmaI ipdrli@. bod MIR mifen
bieielben nebmen, nie ie fommen.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1878-11-05

Sine srmeine 9iisr. 8ie giisea iabri,
strt unb Dou 9%ewi6enloien S6urteu meter
usrbreitst psibsn nm Oroensleute Der tatb
8ir6e gu beidimpftn uuO gu beidmusen,
bat ii5 in oieien Gasen wieber IN Quincy,
GUS. ssSeist. Bon einem OOytiseu @orre
iponoenten englii9er Sldtter in ct, 2ouis
uno Chicago wurbe ole 9emIeire Sise in pi,
Neltselett, cnB e~iuiuuseS Wtdbben pom ben
Dton6en Deriabrt wurbe. 0ieie eii9e bate
leoo5 Iebr tur5e 9eiue uuO Uuroe anf ibrer
RuaSrsile our6 Die Sreiie uOu Der 8abr'
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-24
THE w EXITING OF MERCHANTS BANK"
ERs, ETC, OF THURSDAY NIGHT.
To the Editor of the Democrat,

40 ~ ,he h'"oA W 'no ,"1t".,, ,,,to,, tbo
Inc os'ny l''yeiS, - Lu,y ~ ,,an+;n1
report ol slo oul ,l',o W 10 ,n nre
OF lhulsoay ilgnSi hsC ~ 'tp'tr ~ mn0 Tho
sented 10 me HlSeeslng iol als ucelpa F
meeting "sIs cs,1u ~ @ Slie put po9o - ininrnt
ering NY ltpo4 hi,.i p'nat avpei - rnrn +
70 70 1e ivy tt.slV diI VI t ,annrt and
no " - i,o,t n,<'p ,,ntI r. Gnuld
" ,rS ~ od r,,, nnidnred The
e olJ s .,rtA f at he meet
n'r x,o"a ,soya re variad y and n,nIIictinp
mi wean VIZ ,of that 'atu nra,,iIod r. tho meeting
~ hnt tho ronnr amittod rmp}t not to
we ft n,t'I' tn Y tho vnrII ot thIa tina THAT it
~ ~ ~. " i ulio . 'sn if,nns and tba
Wv, ~ i's asnn;itjon vac eotnetvhnt exngperated
III ~, ,nontinu n 1vae cnlled net 10 enmnlain OF
49,, mo , omI s,,rTo,inr h,,t To dnuiao a means
owl t1'H CIV. f ~ I've, r,ioF ond nroenaritv
% th,t =" - nv rapnrt ebould be- uven to Tho public
,,nti, ytI0 T. ~ ,oe rI,v rnnsi1ared and when pub
,ilnd NJ, - eh,lL sot fn,tb meana of nrorress
s' r,s,'nrty " and not detn o,r novertv
'nt ftha nash he buried in oblivion: it is no
more f. MS further than it affords us expert
nnno ond inrtruction for the future The
,aro,anf unoo IT, ;s onIv in our mower. and
- :, o,'r own daZ, ,nust we act Resolutions
~ r.,;t b i,ont a"tion viii avail ,s nofhinp Now it
is. s not hae nr nrniudice 10 sneaklng. but nv
nonecontjo1e ,9 nee eonvjctions, r. Is Useless for
no nnnrlo nf Noyv Orleans or Iouieiaun TO be
ca lied together to consider matters relative tc
tbnir ntereat If their voirn in The premises is
not hnoded # js the custom now-a- DAYS; tc
nnIl tho neople or large numbers of them, On
iniunntfal membnrs IF sociatv together fol
Tho Dlrnose Of considering, nominaly. mat.
tors aDnertajnin1 To their welfare; but. in
| fant onlv TO give tone and strength to tbs
diecnmination If the norticular acts or savings
nf - fntv IF men do NOT intend tn bo advised
~ mon "iloHb a tronh @ he foy o} ask
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-24
ouR CITY DIRECTORY FOR 1879,

waare reminded by tho call Of tho CanVasser
for the City Directory that the period for
tho preparation of this Indispensable business
index has rocurred, and that 1t becomes again
the interest of our citizens to furnish all pos
sjble facilities for Its accurate publication
The Directory Is, like other articles, at llfsC
adopted as o luxury, which use renders no-
cessity. We could now no more dispense
with this dictionary Of houses Than WIN inc
names OF the streets or tho numbers Oh 'ho
bo,eee The Directory is indeed a dictionary
of onr n,,blic institutions, our public and pro-
eo.ei,n,1 man aa of our merchants, mechanics
and private citizens. We have lot soiile ye"l9 p
,ast hcnn indebted to Messrs. II. Sohrds G 90
For tho most accurate and elaborate "oth
which has ever been presented to our cltlzens'
Rcpardintr the evident expense attending the
execution Of tho enterprise, we have enter
famed somo approhonsions lestth encourage
ment should provo inadequate to secure tho
continued execution of the work on the same
scale of extent and excellence which it has
heretofore sustained. The deplorable ELECT ol
the late epidemic has occasioned many changes
of residences aDd Of business In our city. ana
whilo It has required o now and enlarged edl-
tion Of tho Directory it has rendered the WolR
of even more Importance than heretofore. we
observe, moreover, in q late prospectus, that
"without liberal advertising patronage no dt-
rectory can be published This intlmation
Induces us to remind our mercantile friends
that they should add to their good wishes for
the success OF tho work q small contribution
Of advertising patronage 1t may be safely
added that no moro permanent and prnctlcal
method OF bringing q business before tho pub
lie con be adopted than by an advertisement IN
the Directory The work should be SO sus-
tained as to ensure its annual improvement
and establishment as one of tho institutions OF
noil
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-24

Tho investigation made by the government
officers into the sugar frauds Of the New York
reners is showing @ good dcal more than
fraud. They have found that O. majority Of
these refiners use the most dangerous poisons
to improve the color and cheaper the cost o.
their sugars Among these are copper, tin
m1riatic acid, hydrochloric acid, etc. An
analysis Of the sugar 50 treated showed that
it was subtle but dangerous poison, strong
enough to cat off the copper lining OF tho
vacuum pans. The unanimous testimony Of
all the chemists was that almost every spccl-
men OF sugar inspected by them had suttl-
cient poison in it to prove Injurious to health,
and particularly to tho kidneys. This en-
ployment OF uluriate Of tin in whitening
sugar was begun about six years ago. The
doctors have boon somewhat worried to ac-
count for tho increase OF certain diseases OF
the kidneys and stomach that have become
extraordinarily common in the past few
years, and havc accounted for this In q thou
sand different ways. There ought to be nc
difficulty about explaining this now.
The evidence published In the New York
papers on this subject Is certainly startling
and horrifying. Ono refner testified that he
wus so alarmed at what hc had seen IN the
sugar refining business that he actually pro
hibited the Use of syrups or sugar In his owl
family and depended on maple sugar alone
although it was unpleasant to him; after
onco seeing the action of tho syrup on thu
copper lined kettles. he would never touch il
again.
Besides killing scores Of people by thel
poisonous compounds, these retiners have, az
u general thing, ruined themselves by com
petition. That this evil must be corrected
and corrected at once, Is of course the unani
| nous view of the New York press. The Nov
York Tribune suggests making the adultera
tion of sugar with poisonous compounds
crime, and calls on the Board Of Health tt
prosecute all those retiners who have thu
adulterated their sugar for the 500 penalt,
that the law allows.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-24

An examination Of the upper Mississippi
river. from Rock Island to the mouth of the
Illinois. made by the Mississippi river sur
veyng expedition shows that this portion OF
the river is filling up SO rapidly with sand
that in q few years it will cease to be nav1ga-
bic, even at average stages Of water. This
filling up tho engineers attribute to the con-
dition of the banks of the river. AS the farms
along the banks increase, tho amount OF sand
annually carried into the river will increase
until the Mississippi is left puddle, more
sand than water, stream impossible to nav
gate The expedition will report in favor OF
some plan by which the channel OF the river
can be reduced; they think that the increased
speed of the current and the permanent ac-
ton of the water in the same track that will
then ensue, will suffice TO clear away this
obstructing sand. This plan will be recon-
mended to Congress. 1t will prove expensive
and require many years for its completion.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-24
THE KfIVEsER PASS.
The Passage of tho English Forces
Through the Pass I'm HB43.

Tho Khyber pass is q mountain delte TWEEN
y-eight miles in length, in which there are
few places where an army could lind cover.
In April 1843, however, Gen. Pollock, with q
force which comprised only one European
battalion, seven native battaIions three regi-
ments OF cavalry and fourteen guns, sue
ceeded In forcing his way through IT, with
but comparatively small losses, although
the enemy had assembled in great numbers
to oppose him, and had fortified with re-
doubts the heights which commanded, not
only the approaches to the entrance, but also
the pass Itself the mouth Of which they had
barricaded by O strong breastwOrk Of stones
and bushes The manner in which Gen,
Pollock achieved this difficult enterprise was
SO admirable that in the standard English
work OH minor tactics the attack is described
in detail MS an example OF forcing q tn0llutnlln
deIjle defended nt the entrance Broadly
speaking. tho plan adopted for forcing tho
pass was first to clear the heights of the
enemy and then advance against the en-
| trance. Accordingly, the greater part Of the
| attacking force was formed into two columns,
one of which was to storm the heights on the
right, the other those on the left, while the
remaining troops were kept In reserve to Hd-
vance against The center Of the enemy's posi-
ton SO soon rs tho attacks on his TANKS should
| be sufficiently developed. Both right and
left columns advanced multaneously, the
| front Of each covered by q line OF sl{lrnishers,
| followed by supports At first the enemy
offered a determined resistance but on both
| HANKS the defenders were gIasdhhlly ioICeti up
tho hills and finally driven in at all points
| AS soon as tho thanking columns had thus
gained possession of the heights, Che portion
of the force kept in reserve advanced t
the mouth of the pass and destroyed the bar,
rier, which tho enemy had abandoned OF
finding his position turned, and as the turn.
ing parties on each side gained ground, 50 tbs
central column proceeded, until finally, driven
bnck from height to height, the defender
seeing his positions In the pass thus success
sivey outnanked, abandoned any further op
| nnsiLi0n.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-24

JSan Francisco Chronicle Letter

The Hawaiians are passiOnately fond Of
flowers. Beves Of happy, rollicking native
girls climb the sides Of the mountains or ex-
plore the picturesque gorges in search OF the
choicest specimens, and, having gathered
enough to supply the market for the day,
they dash down to Honolulu, riding horse
back, man-fashion, at terrific gait. They
are sure to bedeck themselves first with
sleis" or wreaths Of flowers, which encircle
their forchPads and hang suspended from
their necks like 50 many necklaces glittering
in the golden sunlight. Suspended from the
neck, also, and flowing down their backs are
great streamers of "maile" wreaths, pluckcd
from Il deiciously fragrant and perpet"
ually green exotic, without the aid
Of which no Hawaiian belle is robed in the
height OF fashion Arrived in Honolulu, the
floWer-girls select some shaded nook or cor
ner along the public streets, and sitting by
the half dozen or more, deXterously aSsOrt
the various flowers and string them together
until the lei is completed AS soon as the
girls get fairly at work they make lciS witt
Surprising rapidity, and spread them out fan
tasticallv 50 as to attract the greatest atten-
ton and invite bellies and beaux to purchase
The flower girls invite the Hawaiian public tx
patronze them by singing songs, the burden
of which is love, not in Its most patOni'
| FORM and their love chants are usually sue
| Cessful in drawing custom. At the time tha
| the famous count Communist, Henri Roche
| fort, passed through the Hawaiian capital, h
was, while walking along, literally cOveret
| with leis and maile wreathS by o charming
native beauty Of sweet sixteen.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-24

us much TO try, convict and punish for tho
theft of D chicken as for the murder OF man
There Is no sense in having our jails crowded
with that class of offenders, as they contlnu-
ally are, to be fed at the public expense.
Gov Seymour's suggestions in regard TO
Youthful offenders are most wise and hui
name and all that he says in this connection
of the Jail system in New York applies with
equal force here. 1t is q crime, great crime,
to send such people to D common jail, there
to be put on the same footing and thrown into
companionship with old. case-hardened and
professional criminals. The theories OF Gov
Seymour in regard to the responsibility and
treatment Of such persons, it seems to us, are
eminently wise and just, as we'll as merciful
and we commend them to the consideration
Of our prison officials as well as to our Legis-
Iature judges and district attorneys.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-24
An Attempt to Make 1t Rain.

Says the AMERICAN Mon1hy: IA gentleman
who resides near Boynton, Va, has asptred to
a new scence-that OF controlling the clouds
in order to cause it to rain at will. With the
view Of attaining this end he built q rain
tower which novel structure is said to be
thirty feet in diameter at the base, which size
1t retains TO the height Of forty feet. To this
height it contains four flues, each seven feet
in diameter. The number Of ttues is then re-
duced to two, which run up twenty feet
altitude of sixty feet. The whole structure
was erected at a cost Of about $1,000. The
method of causing rain to- fall is as follows
The hues are filled with Cry pine wood, whcE
is set on fire, and which is kept up until the
desired effect Is produced on the elements
His theory is that the heat produced In the
air above the tower will cause the clouds te
concentrate over it, when plenty of rain viii
fall In that vicinity. The originator Of this
novel idea is said to be a firm believer in tht
practicability and utility Of his invention, not
withstanding the fact that after repeated
trials, during which he consumed hundreds
Of cords Of wood, his tower failed to produc'
| the desired effect on the unpropitious heay
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-24
PROPOSALS FuR LEVEE WORK.
STATE DE LOUISIANA.

Al
Executive Department. |
New Orleans, November 23, 1873.
Sealed proposals will be received at this office
until MONDAY, December ., at 10 o'clock M.
for the construction Of the following evees:
Nhieigh, parish Of East Carroll, Fourth Dis
trlct.
Ford Field Extension. parish Of Tensas.
Fourth District.
Upper Bondurant, parish Of Tensas, Fourth
District
Waterproof parish Of Tensas, Fourth Dis
trict.
Lecaze, parish Of st. John, Second District.
Horns Store, parish Of St. John, Second Dis
triet.
Plans, profles and specifications Of the above
works are now ready for insD DeGtion at the State
Engineers office. Proposals shall be addressed
to the undersigned, and each one indOrsed for
tho particular lsvee on which the bid is madse
The sealed proposals must contain @ deposit
amounting to ono cent for each yard Of the es-
timated contents up to ten thousand yards, and
over, to be forfeited to the State in case Of the
failure Of the contractor or bondsmen to qualify
within forty eight hours after adjudication, Or
else the bondsmen must be present at the OPEN
ing OF the bids prepared to sign Immediately.
Payment Of this work shall be made as Der
statement in the office Of the State Board Of
Engineers.
The Board reserves to itself the right TO re-
ject any or oil bids.
FRANCIS r. NICHOLAS.
| Governor and President Of the Board Of State
Engineers. no24 td
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-24
Now York Commercial Advertiser (Rep).1

LNeW York Commercial Advertiser tKeDll
The Potter majority may affect q show Of
impartiaity by Investigating Tiden, now
that they have made q miserable failure in
arragning Hayes, but it will be the merest
triiIing. They don't mean to hurt Iilden, for
10 doing so they would damn their whole
party and compromise especially such South
ern ''coparceners" as Gordon, Of Georgia.. 1t
is now for the Senate to take up the Demo-
cratic inquities, and to put the seal Of official
condemnation upon all that the Tribane has
brought to light and much more Of the
same criminal nature that remains be-
hind, and which can only be brought
on by searching inv e5tigation and
by putting the wroDg-doers themselves on
the stand Mr.. Tilden and his hopeful and
compliant nephew and tool will be made to
tell the whole truth. There will be some tall
lying, or else an open confession of guilt and
'all that guilt implies" The party have not
surrendered Mr. Tiden to his fate. They
cannot afford to do SO. To throw him over.
board without mercy or qualification would
be to render it utterly impossible for any
other Democrat to carry either OF the North
ern States that combined to give him fifty
electoral votes in 1876. He would put tbs
knife to them in New York in 1870 and 1880 az
Certainly as his friends in the interior Of the
State were recently directed to show indiffer
ence after his defeat by Kelly in the STATE
| convention
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-24
SOUTH CAROLINA CONGRESSMEN.
Some Sensible Reasons why They are
All Democrats.
ICbarleston News and Courier

In the Fourth District the Radicals made
no nomination. The Democratic candidate
had n walk over Radical candidate was
put in nomination in the Third District, but
he made no canvass, and received only o
handful of votes. The demoralization caused
by tho failure to nominate State ticket was
aggravated by the abandonment OF the con-
test for congressman In the Third and Fourth
Districts. Three districts were left. In the
First District Rainey was renominated. NO
canvass was made by him, or in his behalf,
and his most ardent supporters could not
addnce any single act ne , nag q Ppriolm9a PER- gtnta
or tho benefit Of his immediate constituents.
Rainey is not, in fact. u resident Of this State.
Connecticut is his home. There he dlsports
himself when Congress Is not in session. 10
him South Carolina is well enough when fur
nishing q fat Office, but is not good enough
to live in. The Second District, including
Charleston. had, rs the Radical candidate,
Z. W. N. Mackcy, A nomination better cal
culated to arouse the Democrats to super
human exertiOn could not we'll have been
made. Moreover, this nomination was often
sve to his bitter enemies in tho Radical party,
led by Sheriff Bowen, who did not desire,
or work for, his election In the Fifth DIS
trict the Radicals rcnominated Smalls, a con-
victed bribe-taAer, who is out of Jail on bail,
pending tho decision Of the Supreme Court
upon the motion for q new trial The evil
dcnce of his rascaity in bis own writing,
were exhibited to the colored people through,
| out inc ulSLIlGb. J. HIS Who biIG tbLllptbb VI
affairs, as regards Congressional nominations
| The Democrats had in nomination, in each
district. able and active candidates who can
vassed every part Of every county, while the
three candidates whom the Radicals selected
| apart from their qualifications for the pcnl
tentiary. had no positive strength even il
their own party. What wonder is it that the
colored Radicals should have been cowed by
these repeated evidences OF timidity aud po
| lttical inbecilty. If anything We're wanting
to satisfy them that no hope remained, it was
found in the course OF their leaders in tht
different counties.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-24
KNEW 1t, of E0HF'se.
tDetrOit, Free Press I

IDetrO1t Free Press.f
A Detroit grocer, who has q little time 20
study human nature, and who'd save money
II he only had little more time, Wrote q not8
to several parties selected for the OCCASION, to
the effect that he had lost his account books
and must depend upon their honor to call and
give in the balance against them. One Of
them replied that he presumed he owed 80
or S4, when tho books showed that he owed
S28; another thought that there might be o
possible balance against him. though he hatb
been worry careful to pay cash down, and yet
his account was $14 and over. Out Of twelve
or fourteen customers, the grocer found one
who replied that he owed $3 so, being 80 cents
too much He then wrote to each that he had
found his books, and sent statement Of &C.
count and as they dropped into the store, ono
ut a. time, each laughed, shook hands and re-
marked: II knew it was one Of your Jokes,
Of course, and SO / thought II give you u
chance to play it clear thrOughF,