The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-04-27
will draw for you sloo 90 che offers from

viii draw for you sioo.oo-uhe offers from
different companies differ in size, ranging
from 10000 to 100000 -on demand at our
Office, which you are to show to your friends
and prevail on them to invest in our glorious
schemes" etc., eto.
Yours, truly and conndentially.
BLINDUM & co.
There are generally from one hundred to
Ave hundred sent to place, owing to It's
size; and in some localities rich harvest
is reaped.. As each letter ia "strictly conf.
dental, "its fortunate receiver says nothing
to HIS friends but sends his money and revels
in delightful visions Of fast horses, expensive
dinners and things Of like character. oi
course the money is never heard of and in
troub Q ia taken to inquire into tho wherea-
bouts Of Blindum Il Co., II is ascertainod that
they are myth.
In Flndlay they we're not successful, al.
though they sent letters 10 all classes, not
executing members of churches-some OF
tho latter of whom we're horrined at being
Judged 'just the persons" Money sent thus
is dead loss. and the victim can only con.
his money is soon parted"
A "Grand Przo Concert" is another swim.
die, although II appears much more plausa-
Bile. The offer TO put up for drawing at u
dollar = chance such expensive things as a
fine Farm" "splendid residence, in the
heart of the city" "beautiful $1,000. a pr
ano," and an endless quantity of fartiolosthat
cost money may be looked upon as "hshy."
Notwithstanding the brilliant prom scs Of the
Company conducting the Concert The big
prisas are the bats to sell tickets that will
draw worthless articles, and at tho grand
drawing II is dlssorered that the numbers
calling for the former were not sold those
investing however, we're. Men who own hne
farms. beautiful residences. splendid pianos,
generally know their value, and what to do
with them other than to give them away.
The farms they can sell for money, or live
on the residences. can be rented at high
prcss, and the pianos can be used by thoir
wives and daughters; but If they wish TO
dispose Of them as gifts friends ut home can
be found who will gladly receive them. Men,
generally speaking. are not natural pbilan
thropists, that they will scatter moneyed
blessings abroad with an undiscrminai z
hand--there Is always a sinister motive at
tho bottom. When person sees such offers
advertised, before investing, he should ask
do they offer such prizes
how do they MAKE money out OF it p II this
we're done fewer swindlers would live of of
the earnings Of Others; they would have to
throw of their broadcloths aud go to work.
In this connection, We would say that we
have been publishing an advertisement OF
bryan Bros. & Co., OF New York, whi ch we
have no doubt is swndling concern. They
advertise an immense amount of "valuable'
gold and silver articles which are 10 be
drawn. A person by sending twenty FIVE
cents will receive certificate of the prize
he is entitled to, and by sensiing dollar can
get 1t. This is what the advertisers offer
A person in town sent the money asked, and
in due time received certificate sta irg
that he had drawn a beautiful set of silver
ware, which would DO sont to him If he
would enclose the certificate and TIN DOLLARS
in an envelope and send 1t to some town In
New Jersey. He wrote t. them to send the
prize, and the money would be forthcoming.
The advertisement referred TO WAS sent us by
an advertising agent who we thought would
not forward anything of such character.