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Year: 1875

AiC IT aA1iCA anu tAkC V ui ChSy As rule the non producing world cares less about the happi- ness or prosperity of our labor ing and agricultural population than the farmer cares about his horses and oxen.

 The farmer likes to see his team fat and strong because they can the better draw his blows and wagons; but the humane farmer feels also for the comfort of his dumb animals, for he is with them great deal and does not like to see them suffer.

 On the contrary the bond hold CT and the banker see but little oi the farmer, and care less. 1t is for the interest of the capitalist that money should be scarce and he is doing all he can to make it so permanently; because HIS money will go so much farther. No matter how many merchants may break, or how much mort gagged property may sell for n fourth of its former value.

 Until the producing classes can take things into their own hands, Ca thing which is perhaps long way off) they will be compelled to live very economically and large share of their earnings go to non producers.

 Large crops will not make money plenty for capital controls prices and farmers in debt can hardly extricate themselves by raising cotton at six or eight cents, or corn at twenty-five cents. Let everybody then look at things just as they are; pay and com promise debts as best we can and all hands take fresh start. Then the writer believes that he could lay off a plan whereby poor folks might "get along," however lothe he might be to follow it out him. self. Doctors are not fond of their own prescriptions you know. Here it ls-quit the use of all kinds of food and drinks which contain little or no nutriment, such as whiskey, wine, coffee, tea, pepper and all the various spices, etc., etc. Then banish tobacco in all its hateful forms. These will be good beginnings, then let us buy no "store goods" which can possibly be dispensed with or made at home, and let us trade for barter, exchanging one kind of property for another, and never promise money for any thing. In this way we shall need but little currency. Our best friends, the blacksmith, carpenter, maker and other mechanics will want some produce and we can pay most of our debts in "truck and trade" The doctor too, God bless him and the min ister) will have to eat and take his pay in trade. As sensible men never go to law, the lawyers can go to farming and join the Grange or do worse. Taxes must be paid in scrip or currency, and there are a few articles of prime necessity such as salt and iron, which will demand few dollars. Then practice the strictest econ omy in everything and altho' we may>live in rather rude man ner for civilized people, we shal! be comparatively independent. Seriously, it is impossible for the farmer to live as he would like and as he really deserves to live under the present condition of affairs, and if "contraction' is to continue we shall be compelled by cruel necessity to get along some how without money. I.

 Intoxicating music-"Ale to the
Year: 1875

In the Supreme Court Circuit yesterday, be-
fore Judge DOnohue Judgment was directed against
the city in favor Of John Murphy and another. The
plaintiffs contractors for the buldng OF the Third
Cvn District Courthouse, and under their contract
required TO have certificate from the Comlnis-
sioners OF that Courthouse before obtaining their
money Under instructions from the Finance Depart
ment the city iDterposed defense that no such cert
cate had been presented but on the trial the painS
produced from The files Of that Department that GER
tcae and certificate OF the architect OF the compile
ton Of the work. The Court thereupon ordered a
verdict for plaintiffs for 81 $50 92


On the reassembling of the Court of Oyer
and Termner yesterday Judge Barrett on the Bench,
ready for trial. The Grand Jury brought
in a batch OF additional indictments, and having re-
ceved the thanks Of the Court for the faithful manner
in which they had performed their duties, were DIS
charged. large number OF indictments have been
found by this jury. but OF unusual character II Is
reported however that they had under investigation
the subject Of lottery policy dealers and tnat tncre
strong probability that the present dealers under In
dictment will be discharged, and an effort made TO
bring trial the hackers. petty jury vas drawn Tor
Monday, after which the court adjourned.
Year: 1875

In the ease on account Of the question Of liability az u
was claimed part OF the defense that II the boy
was able take OF himself he was responsive 1or
eontributive negligence and not his parents were
that in any event the defendants were not Inc case s
to the jury at O'Clock, ana AFTER an .Ds se
OF an hour and half brought In verdict for SEQ for
the plaintiff.
Year: 1875

All who have real estate for sale or to let
and those desiring purchase rent such property
will find it to their interest to advertise i'll TIE TRIBUNE
It's aggregate circulation exceeds that Of other
paper and in addition this advantag THE TRIBUNE
will found not only in NewTork and all its cities aud
villages but in every and Territory throughout the
Union The advertisement should be brief as will
allow OF the advantages claimed, being made clear othe
reader We would especially dwell on the fact that the
subscribers for three editions of THE TRIBUNE, Daily
Weekly and Weekly comprise individuals in every
business professions consequently, in each
are read by all classes. The TRIBUNE devOtes especial
attention TO reports OF sales Of real estate both in city
and country thus adding greatly TO the value Of It's col


rnns az advertising medium The charge for adyer
tisng Real tate are as follows; DAILY TRIBUNE 20
cents uer line for each insertion. WEEKLY TRIBUNE. g
per line; sEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, IS cents per line.
About ten words Of our wide columns average Line
Terms cash in advance.
Year: 1875

addressed would treat the bearer court
eously, since he designed doing some
trading in the town, and the result would
be mutually beneficial. The name affixed
to the letter would be that of a widely
known house, and in the absence of any
knowledge that the signature was a
forgery the person presenting the letter
would be treated with consideration
The next step was 10 deposit check for
$1,000 or $40, 900, signed by the same per
sons who were imagined by the banker
10 have written the letter. The sigma
lures to both being identical he would
think, unless very suspicious, that he
had added customer 20 his list. \ day
or two subsequently, the depositor would
call again, state that he had made IA
trade with such and such dealer in
town, and as he secured an advantage bv
paving cash, OF desired 10 settle as he
went along. could be De accommodated
with a certain sum-generally half what
a smaller check called for. and third OF
one, say for $4,000. In three instances
out of five the money would be handed
10 him, and Of course he would never be
seen agaIn. In the other two a telegram
would be sent to the supposed signerS,
and an answer returned, forgery"


This profitable scheme was exposed
when il was tiOurishing, and the raScalS
who were engaged III the business be
came frightened ana, for time, ceased
their visits to the country. They have
however, lately resumed operations, and
the country bankers are admOniShed 10
be on their guard The safest plan is To
telegraph and find out if every check
presented by a stranger be genuine;
otherwise they will not discover that they
have been the victims OF sharperS until
their currency has disappeared.


What prompted the calling of atten-
tion to this matter was the fact that
man within the past week had printed
100 letter-headS" and envelopes of
well-known wholesale grocery-house Of
this city, with no other possible object
than using them for letters Of intrOduc-
ton Accordingly, those directly inter
ested must be very careful if they would
not be robbed by the SmOoth-talking de-
positor of bogus checks.-Chtcag0 T'rtb-
me
Year: 1875

Dogs have the tOothaChe, and not only
do dogs have the toOthache, but they
have dentists, and it's hard to tell which
is the worst to have. A lady here has
beautiful black-and-tan, fragile bit OF
canine weighing no more than two
pounds The dear little man became
fractions. He plunged his head IN the
sofa-pillow and threw up his other end
as if life had no more bones. lie took a
lap at his mug of cold water, and then
sat down on his tail and lifted up his
voice IN such prolonged mysery that the
whole house cried hydrophobia and got
up on the top of chairs and tables. Had
this animal been a twelve-poundeT in
stead of two and affection the only tie
between the owner and the beast
though it pulled her heart-string-
" Claude" would have been shot; but
it was the purse-strings by which he held
on; he was worth $500, 4 doctor was
sent for The patient was found with


his nose in an india-rubber shoe and his
rat tail vibrating with big ache-an
ache the attendant physician lmmedl-
ately pronounced to be the toothache-
imagine the astonishment OF the family
when the prescription for Claude was
the dentist. His blanket was put on,
his spirits encouraged and of went the
poor dear to have his teeth fixed


4 regular practitioner was the oper-
ator. Claude was put into neat little
box, packed in with wool. His wonder
ing countenance stuck out of hole in
the cover. 4 rubber-covered stick went
into his mouth and kept his jaws open
and the investigation commenced. Two
of his back teeth were pulled-there was
no doubt of that He eXpOStulated
loudly notwithstanding the gag. Then
he was allowed a respite of some hours,
after which he reluctantly resumed his
harness and had three teeth filled with
amalgam. Thus tinkered, Claude has re-
turned 10 his home 10 think Of the past
and refuse all sweet things that may
bring TO his little canine soul such sOr-


row as he has just suffered


This little dogs dental bill was 500
and that's but one of his mistress


troubles. She has paid S25 for his pas
sage across the ocean four times. She
has paid 800 for damages done to a suit


of furniture from which he ale every
button in every tuft in the space Of half


AN hour She has paid innumerable
small sums for railway travel, for of late
wears they are trying, these hard-hearted


railroad officials, TO part the tender trav-
eler from her poodle, considering the
dog as a nuisance-N 7. Letter TO 81
/ Louis Republican.
Year: 1875

IT may be remembered that about two


years ago the country bankers in the


West were swindled out of considerable


sums of money by the check-depoSit'
scheme. The men in this peculiar and
eminently successful line were well'in-
formed regarding the intricacies of bank
ing, were apparently well acquainted
with leading bankers throughout the
country, and could use their tongues 10
such advantage that they rarely failed
TO create a favorable impression and to
get advances on worthless checks Their
manner of operation was this: 4 we'll
dressed fellow would call at a bank and
present letter OF introduction purport-
ing to be from some mercantile firm in
Chicago. This document would recon-,
mend him highly and the hope be ex'
pressed IN il that the one 10 whom 1t was
Year: 1875

ALMOST every one whose business
brought him TO the Central Police station
has seen Captain Jack" the fdyorite
/ pohce dog. For the past two years the
Captain has been regular visitor at
l the StatlOn-houSe, coming there almost
nightly. lie was owned by wcllknuwn
gentleman Of this city. who took the best
| possible care Of him. and lie had all the
! comforts of nice home. Strange 10
! say, however, he preferred the company
/ OF the night men 20 that o.: his lcgiti-
mate master Jack" usually arrived at
( the station shortly before eight o'clock
/ IN the evening when the night men were
formed IN line preparatory TO their going
on their respective hcaIs when he would
single out one of the men lhc scarcely
/ ever went with the same man twice. and
t3lIoT close behind him on his beat dur
IN" the entire night. returning with the
officer III four U'tlOCk in the morning
After the officer Aad hun" up his belt
and baton the " Captain" would waE his
! tail in token Of pleasure n having faith
fully performed his duty. and would then


make bee line for home


Capt Jack had remarkable faculty
for seeming out providers and drunken


men IN alleys, and whenever he came


across ore OF these might BIRDS he


would utter sharp howl, attracting the


officers attention Numerous aurglarie-


have been avcrrcd and burglars brought


To Justice through the fundamentally ot


this remarkable dog when policeman


was engaged in hand-tolHand combat


with some sncak-,hct The Captain


would watch for an opportunity, when


with astonishing aIaclity hr would


grasp the rascal hy tue throat with hl~


teeth, and hold han anil De- could be
handCuffcd The intelligent creature
knew every nook and corner I'm the city.


WAS seldom seen on the streets in The
dav-time, and would never follow "a
.' relief man." tut aS soon ass the bell
struck the hour OF cj.ht he was
al his post with the squad The men,
of COURSE, treated him kindly, and
many paIroiman on his lone
ly beat shared his midnight lunch with
" Captain" What Is more remarkable


- Jack would never accompany new
man. Instinct appeared to have taught
him to ascertain patroiman'S nature
before venturing out with hlm- hun
dred incidents OF this remarkable Great
ure's sagacity, which would have done
credit to a human being and which were
worthy of emulation, might hc narrated
of the Captain" did space permit y
few nights since hc was found dead IN
IN alley by policeman, when upon eA-
animation it Was found that some one
had poisoned him. The news spread


rapidly among the men, and an apparent


feeling of sorrow came over them as
though they had lost some valued friend.


And they had Captain Jack was Of the
specie known as shepherd and a power


ful dog, and his presence Is nightly


missed al the Central Station.-ItrrH


Free Press. O.
Year: 1875

FREDDIE TENNY, of Allegheny, only
ten wears old, is mate TO the boy who
stood on the burning deck, if somebody
would only sing him into fame. His
father and mother being away for all
night, Freddie was left to keep house
and take care of his younger bTOther-a
five-year-old. During the night Freddie
was awakened by smoke, and nearly
sufFocated. He saw that the house was
on fire, the floor having caught from
Goals that had fallen from the stove in
the diningroom. He gathered up his
little brother and set him out in the cold,
and then proceeded to carry water IN a
pail and put out the fire. He eXtln-
cuished the flames, took his little
brother back to bed, and both slept well
till morning. In the morning Freddie
called in a family who lived in another
mart of the house TO see what had hap
nened. Two holes were burned through
the floor-one two feet in diameter and
the other one foot. The little fireman
had saved the property, and probably
some lives, and had all the fun 10 HIM
self. He was charged to take care OF ms
little brother and keep house, and he did
il like a mans. Louis REPUBLICAN.
Year: 1875

Near Baltimore, last week, the P. W. &
b. r. Il. Co. furnished the cars and engine
to test the "American Patent Safety Shoe
for Railroad Cars and Engines" The IN
vention. described by the A0,ericaa, con-
sists i'll the application to the under surface
of the truck Of two parallel shoes or run
ners, with the ends turned up at an angle !;
through the bottom of the shoes the wheels
project to bear upon the rails, and each
shoe is made of greater width than the
thickness of the wheel, and is formed with
hange upon each edge, with a space
between the wheel and hango little more
than the width of the rail. When the
wheels from any cause slip off, the shoes
drop down on the rails and support the
cars, and are prevented from leaving the
rails by the flange, while owing to their
broad bearing surface on the rails, sleepers
or ground, the friction instantly acts as a
safe and powerful brake to retard and stop
the motion of the cars, without the appli
cation Of the train brakes.


Two trials We're gwen the invention
attached to a gondola car, on a straight line
of rail which was broken and thrown three
inches out of alignment. In ono of these
the rate of speed was about Is miles al
hour, and the second still greater, but il
both instances the shoes caught the dis
placed rail and went along without leaving
the track or Slowing around, demonstrating
the practicability of the invention in case
of this kind. Some of the practical rail
road men who were present, however, dit


not deem the test entirely decisive, am


think that greater difficulty would hav


been experienced in keeping the car O


the track had switch been misplaced Q


left open.
Year: 1875

\ duplex negro is the latest anatomical
wonder in the Southern papers. He has
acquired such powers of self-contortion that,
in exhibiting his dual organization to a
Wheeling doctor, he dropped his ribs one
foot and the doctor felt another set under
meath the first. He then announced that
he would throw his heart down the same
distance. The stethoscOpe was placed over
it, and it was shown to be breathing
regularly in its right place. He gave his
body a jerk, and the heart was beating a
foot below, as he had promised. After two
minutes interval the active organ returned,
as the negro said it would Kill him to keep
it there longer. He dropped it again the
same distance on the right side, and held it
there for the same length of time Then
he stopped its beating altogether, and for
the space Of two minutes there was no
pulse in all his body. When this re-
markable child of nature began to manipu-
late his ribs and do several things with his
internal organs still more remarkable, some
gentlemen present tainted. 1t is not said
what has become of the man who wrote the
story.
Year: 1875

Shad were first known as "shadow {"
fishes, on account of their timorous nature.
They will not cross the shadow of bridge
projecting into the water, but will wait
until the obsticle is removed by the passage
of the cloud causing the shadow, or the
setting of the sun.
Year: 1875

When boy falls and peels the skin off
his nose, the first thing he does is to get up
and yell. When girl tumblcs and hurts
herself badly, the first thing she does is to
get up and look at her dress.
Year: 1875

1t is the sagacious remark of a keen
observer that you can generally tell newly
married couple at the dinner table, by the
indignation of the groom when fly alights
on the brides butter.
Year: 1875

A near-sighted Boston man was lately
riding in street car, when lady opposite
bowed to him. He returned the bow, raised
his hat, smiled sweetly, and was just
wondering who she was, when she came
over and whispered in his ear, ooh! I'll
fix you for this, old man!' Then he knew
it was his wife.
Year: 1875

CHICKEN CHERsE.-Boil two chickens till
tender; take out all the bones and chop
the meat fine; season to taste with salt,
pepper and butter; pour in enough of the
liquor they are boiled in to make moist
Mold it in any shape you choose, and when
cold turn out and cut into slices. 1t is an
excellent travelling lunch.
Year: 1875

a farmer complains that a hook and
ladder company has been organized in his
neighborhood. He states that the ladder
is used after dark for climbing into the hen
house, after which the hooking is done.
Year: 1875

A young fellow having been charged with
getting tipsy the night before, and wishing
to Justify himself, declared that he never
was tipsy in his life, and never meant to be,
for it always made him feel so bad the
next morning
Year: 1875

Two years ago Pennsylvania servant
girl was sent to Prison for stealing 5000
from her employer. The money was found
the other day where he had hidden it, and
now the man offers the girl Sc as recon-
pense, while she is willing to settle for ten
thousand.
Year: 1875

An earnest desire to justify your generous conf
dence, and strong regard for the honor and aoel-
fare of our State, inspire NTH the firm resoue to
spare no effort and to consider other consequences
in the endeavor to faithfully discharge the duties that
aoiH be incumbent on me II your choice shall prove
to be the choice of the people ALSO pledge you and
thousands for whom you act in that event. honest
purpose and fred determination to make the public
good my single aim and constant care.


Gen. Connor's Acceptance.
Year: 1875

sertion against the official records relative to
the sale of the Agricultural College scrip and
several of the Democratic papers publish it
just as if it contained particle of truth.
For this campaign that gun is spiked. 1t
may be used next season.
Year: 1875

DIR. JORDAN and the Democratic journals
which publish his articles, evidently believe
that lie we'll stuck to is better than the
truth. From Democratic stand point it
may be. He has the ''cheek" to put his as
Year: 1875

for the purpose of nominating candidates for four
Send.0rs, Judge of Probate, Register of Probate,
the Courts. ~


Also to choose County Committee, and to act
upon any other business which may properly come
before the Convention.


The basis OF representation will be as follows: Each
City and Town will be entitled to one Delegate and
one additional Delegate for every 60 votes cast of
Nelson Dngley for Governor in 1874 fraction Of 36
votes additional 10 the full number will entitle the
City or Town to an additional Delegate This basis
will give the following delegates and apportionment
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and cemmuni-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily tor publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1875

A counterfeit United States treasury
note has been detected at Boston, so well
executed that even the most sl,illful de-
tectiyes differ rs to its true character. and
have finally determined upon the follow
ing minute differences from the genuine
son the genuine the buttons on the coat
of John Quincy Adams are perfectly
round, while on the counterfeit they have
an irregular or more OF an octagonaI
form on the genuine the small toes of
the female figure of Justice are full and
natural, while on the counterfeit the
small toes are very small, and the little
one very obscure
Year: 1875

There is a good story in circulation
here anent our Hamilton county Mlcha-
ell Angelo. the mighty Mullet. which will
bear print.


The only architectural hope of Amer
lea arrived in Paris after duly telegraph
ing to Hotel De Bade for sdite of apart
ments and a bath. Some Americans.
notably our friend Colonel Knox, there
in domiciled for the nonce, met the arch
itectural hope Of America on his arrival
and invited him to dinner on the same
evening. After the hope had settled
in his apartments and finished that bath
IAN attendant standing by to see that
he did not escape through the waste pipe
it yet lacked an hour to dinner, and
the hope enthusiastically. of our land an.
nounced his intention of taking a turn
in carriage, and looking, as far as the
time would permit, upon some of the
more celebrated structures Of this great
citv. As he was ignorant of the French
as spoken, he requested Colonel Knox
to engage an open volture for him and
explain to the driver precisely what he.
the hope, desired. Colonel Knox kind.
ly undertook this mission. Calling up
one of the redjacketed Jehus of Paris,
lie said in French:


'This little gentleman il famous
architect. He wishes to see all the
churchee of Paris to compare them ar
chitecturally with hotel Bade, which he
considers the finest specimen Of archi-