The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-06-13
NO. 139.
From the Jackson Methodistl
Egyptian Corn a Humbug---F. e.
G.. Lindsay a Swindler---Pass
Him Around.

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G.. Lindsay Swindler---Pas ass
Him Around.
By the cery fair promises and repre-
| sentations of an Individual styling
himself F. E. g. Lindsay, Rdren's Nest,
+. o., near Abingdon, Va, and pro.
prietor of a newspaper called the
HinerdnT Cornucopia," we were in
duced sometime since to publish an
advertisement of his ,conderful Egyp-
iian Corn. After waiting patiently
for the fulfllment of his promises, we
find that We have been most wofully
dec iUed, humbag9ed aud susndled, by
him. We have received orders, ac-
companied by the cash, for the corn,
from various parts of the State aud
some from adjoining States. the parties
having the most implicit confidence in
receiving the com at an ea,ly date
but alas the corn has not come yet
notwithstanding he promised to send it
Immediately. Thus we are not oply
dissppoint'd d and chagrined by his
false promises. but our patrons are in
the same dilema; yet there is consola-
ton in knowing that zee and not those
who have entrusted their money to our
care, are the losers, as we are prepared
to and will refund all the money that
we have received for it on the appli-
cation OF the proper parties.
Hoping that our brethren of the
press will ''pasS him around" and
apolog' zing to our readers for this
article, we will conclude with the FL
lowing from the Macon (Ga.) journal
and Messenger:
Egyptian Corn Humbug.
Paving published the advertis ment
of Egyptian Corn In the Journal and
Messenger. we copy the following from
the New Orleans Christian Advocate,
and hope none of our readers wi send
money until they hear from us further
in regard to the matter:
BEWARE OF The EGYPFAN Corn Hum.
BUG.-An Individual under the name of
+. E. g. Lindsey, of Abingdon, Vir-
ginia, is sending out circulars, profess
ing to lave for sale new aud wonder
full variety of corn, called, "Egyptidn
Corn,' for which he charges $l50 per
package.
He $50 processes to be an editor of
a paper called the "Hincrant COrnuco-
pid." From our own experience with
this circular we came to the conclusion
that the whole thing was swind 9.
and the person styling hims If F. 4
G. Lindsey, villain. The circular
was sent to us year or two ago as an
advertisement, and was published ac-
cordingly. But our bills for adv,r-
tising we're all sent in vain, as we
never received a ;ngle response.
We received l. tier from one of our
subscribers in Michigan, stating that
he had sent the m ney according to
direction for packages of com tor
himself and neighboIs, but never re-
ceived the corn, nor could he get any
reply to his letters of Inquiry.
| We received another of these circu-
lars month or two since, reque ting
US to insert the same as an advertise
ment, and send bill, "pnkiny 1t as Lo1o
as you can for cash" We, of course,
threw it aside. But seeing the adver-
tisement in several of the papers of
this State, and fearing that many may
be swinded thereby, we take this op-
portunity of warning all against send
ing their money for this Egyptian
Corn" as they would probably all see
Egypt Lefore they would see the corn.
We hope also that no other editors will
be deceived into publishing this circn-
lar, and that those who have been de-
ceived will Immediately warn their
readers of the deception.
We trust that arrangements may be
speedily made with the sheriff at
Abingdon to arrest those eng aged in
this business