Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-13
DOdges Of the Bay.

According to o,nfsssion made oy : railroad
conducter in Chicago III, other dsy. p:rsous Of
bis ,lling p,cke: good deal of N opey by rss-
cality, as indc ted 10 what follows: Members
of the Legislature, State officers, editors sod
9th rs holulng annu4l nasses, cJnstantly yiolat.
the mot transferable" rule. Ths condu,.or
studies tscas snd secs to it that every real o ,s.
holder shall he kuowu at sight. Rssc,I|y COL
ductors keep books Hith descriptions of be m o
The Statesman lencs bis pass 10 Tom, D ck
aod Harry. "As 40 example," said the
conductor who ooofes led, ''oue day last mon
a man handed me- a senator's pass. | went on
through the trslo and wheo | returned to his
eat he looked fltried. Al cay vcim
tn 'uRh.. Nov, sad | you are 90, S-us,or
-; here is bic description land pu liug out
NY cock read. S-na'ol- tall. dark hair,
4O. annual 0l97'). The mao who, sit,e aud
red-5esdsd trsuolsd oil over. l cuu d s,e .ha,
he wouldn't have lho thing get out for bur-
dred dullsIs He tried to smlle. bu' [ looked
determ't ed Iheo he b.gao to eutrr toto
long explanation Of h,w SeDsttr-had Dress
cd th, pas, upoo hlm, and wouod up by hand
ing ms q twenty dollar bill 10 pay his fare,
When told him | would havs troabl. TO get
hs note c1auged he smiled aud said, N, Yer
mind. so kept the whole BILL The c,oduc
tor was ,ught bp detec ivo of h, o,up.uy
10 the wsy described. B, that and hor tricks
be had made Sl2 900 du.i his connection with
tie road.
That pa!eDt wagor-'onsus man" hiss been
having Il i>ps rrsty much bis own way among
.he Missouri farmers. He is # gent eel spren-
apcs and plssslt address. H. driv.s up to
farn ers house sod during his ia with the
farmer ets him knov what biz business hs is
doog with certain waEot t-,opgue patent. h.
is 90 bis Wsy homo, Ard as hs may DOT be hsck
10 that couoy the f.rmsr c,n have the right
for the couo'y fnr $3.50. 1.-the f.rmer shou d
waus it he may jlst write. 10 few days the
ssndIer's c,nieuer.te happens slo1g. Hs has
esrned that tie f.rner has tho right of the
county for b, patent wagoL- :ongus, aud ss be
made bic thing out Of it 10 Netr"ka be
wants to buy the right Of the ooun y $400
He pays $40 down to biId 'hs b,rs.io. The
farmer q ouce writes to N, /, sending b
note for $3.50 Ho never heard Of eilh tf the
men sgaia. but his note comes up 10 q negt-
boriog town tor collection all lhs SAM.
Shortly ster the heads of the houses along
street 90 Champion Hill, L,udou, had goue
to their business one day recently, mau plao-
ed Photographic apparatus in q conspicuous
place. IL was bright morning. lo few
N N ants the gr)ups OF Womsr, clildrsn, and
babies 90 the Steps were charmiog. The views
as lhe artist assured bis sitters, w.re perfec
tho charge levied for esoh view w.s low and
cbeeriully paid, and the clever s,snp left Uhau :
pion Hill after sc ually registering ell bis Gus
somsrs and proulsipa to bring the photographs
90 day psm d. N photographs were del,y-
cred OF oours, indeed the scamp knew nothing
about phstoRraphy.
This is about the way eau victim Z I'd the
Jackson County B., al J.csson, Mich, .
week or 81 ago: he wss 6 snt emanly 10 appear.
orc, aid ss he entered the bank looked ss
though he wouldh's stoop to any klnd Of wror 6
doing. He drew check for $500 from ctech
book OF a New Y 'rk bank When be asked
too banker to fJiw ,rd the check for him and
collect it the banker innocently agreed to com.
ply. In q few d. the bank received from New
York draft for ina am 0uht Then the strange,
calling to get his money, asked that the drsit
be C, s1ed The request WAS granted. After
tho swlndler had disappeared the Jack.on bM K
I'll ;ers discovered th III sre WAS no such b ,nk
III existence ss the one mention ed in the check.
hs cor f lence man had q canfederae in New
YORK wuo had received the check aud sent III,
draft.
a few days sgoawe,l dressed man entered
The establish mel. of prominent psn nanufsc
| 'urer IN New York and purchased half . dean
gold pens. He gave as his reaid nee New
Jersey town, and not hs1iag sufficient rum CT
MOI ey 10 liqudaie the bill left . pawn ucReI
| purporlng 10 be pledge for $50 watch a.
c ,'la.er. until the following day. Tne stranger
| f. ling to return the pen m III visited the pswL
broker named on the tick cts face AID l.arned
that 1t wss clever forgery
There young man now travelling around
| in Eastern Texas who vscc mates negroes with
| bessws1. He charges QUE dClisr FIR the work,
and, r.p. s,uiilg that h was spp ,insed by the
| Unit States Cover ID mt, threatens that dire
pen, les await. ihose WHO refuse to be operated
upon.
A bogus country man was arrested in EarifoId
| CoDp the other dsy for pedding honey He
had ass box of fine honey in tue c1mb fJr
show tin can Of chesp .yrup for sale.
USE RlvERslDE PURIFIED RYE Whisky.
three yetr, olo, obly $3 per gallon.
GEO. MoBURNEY & Son, Agents.