Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-12-12

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course. but she has made too many sug.
gestions 10 regard to clemency for the
chief traitors of our rebellion to justify
her liberal and thoughtful men in reading
the United States =" out of the pale OIL
civilization" for simply suggesting mercy
for men who were more sinned against
than SHINING in their connection with the
Feuian Invasion of Canada. -BostonJour.
For the Newsdeaer.
Mr.. EDITOR Enclosed please find an
extract from the American Agriculturist
."Humbugs
This matter is worthy consideration. at
hundreds of dollars are annually sent
from the country into the cities, for the
support of such Customary schemes. Should
your paper give its influence toward the
exposition OF bubbles referred to. it would
give o portion of your readers satisfac
ton.
We place much confidence in the ex'
tract. Yours truly,
- L P. MUDeErT.
Cambridge. Dec. Sd 1850,
A7aI sUNDRY hUMBUGs.
After the continued hard knocks ad.
ministered to the swindliug fraternity, in
every paper for year past. we are halt
to take breathing SPELL for
"a month. We would very gladly drop
the subject entirely, as it is always a dis
agreeable one; but somebody should do it
and until the press of the country. gener,
ally shall help to open the eyes Of the
people, and cease to aid swindlers by ad-
ver;ising for them, we shall not shrink
from the labor, at whatever cost of time,
expense, aud pleasure, If need he, a
half column, or more, will be devoted to
this subject in the nun bers of the next
volume, aud our readers will, therefore,
please aid in the important work, 10y keep
lug us promptly advised of Az neW circu-
ars and other schemes that come to their
knowledge The reports for month
past, embraced 10 peck or so Of letters
before US, we will not take up in detail,
out give few general hints covering
most Of them LIST, Here are niue differ.
cnt gift enterprises, generally OF very
plausible character, and well calculated
- deceive the unwary, and even some in.
people. The most dangerous Of
these are those got up protessedty to aid
Aounded and disabled soldiers, or their
wives, widows, or orphans. Concerts,
llckets gifts, greenbacks. houses, farms,
pianos, watches, sewing machines, jewclfy
etc., etc, are offered to subscribers III
large amounts as BONUSES, to be distrlbu-
ed by lot to subscribers III large amounts
20 these charitable iunds. OF which, os-
,cnsibiy. large, but really very small
is promiscd to such funds.
he daily, weekly, aud illustrated papers,
let up these schemes in large displayed
4 pe, anu attractive form. The names OF
generals, and OF mcu in lish lac,s,
aud their wives generally obtained un.
Ter false pretenccs, are used without any
permlssiou-or displayed in way tv
make them appear patrons of these euter-
prises. We have looked into the machine-
~ and operations, and, mark our words,
uN IF these soldiers, soldier orphans' and
widoaUS charitable testivalS, concerts. etc.,
IN achich presents are promised By Int %
subscribers, are trauds upon the con,ntu
ntty. There ale at least a dozen on q
large scale. throughout the country, aud
many smaller local affairs for monuments
etc. Wespe k not Of legitimate fairs and
festivals, but Of all those where gifts
prae,ts, ETC., are offered for distribution
There are. universally, private parties
who really manage them. aud into who's,
pockets the main profits eventually 90
This playing upon peoples good inten
tions aud kind feelings towards our sol
diers aud their families. is the meanes
kind Of steoit,g. These enterprises arr
bona .fds lotteries, except in name, ant
the most disreputable of all loteries-
wolves IN Sleeps clothing.
M