Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-12-12

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fIrur1, aad the rwk kr ticke6 vas -.
pensc. About this time il was discovered
that the MANAGERS Of the scheme were vel
known ittscry swindlcrs, and consequently
the Penasylyania Legislature Withdrew thc
license previously given; the whole usa-
ascment was denounced in Congress. ard
the press, and the prominent men whoha
lent their names 10 aid il Withdrew theies
support. All this ishuuciaaioa onlystivrcd
the svindlen TO renewed eAsgts, and thcis
advertisements became more glswipg. ih
their descriptions sud @sss bsllGn16 h
promises. At length csdcett 1aS giscu
in this city. and Irving Mall was usable to
hold onc-half Of the ticket holders Who
sought admission. Speeches we're here
made, the golden promises renewed, and
those who had been disposed to be suspi-s
cious came away satisfied. For week
longer the company fouriskcd, their basi.
ness Office on Broadway being throngcd at
all hours with an eager crowd, who jostlsd
and hustled each other in their efforts tJ
obtain the coveted tickets. Que bright
morning the greedy victims awoke to end
the snowy Office closed and the landlords
sign Of "To Let" couspicuously posted OF
the windows. The managers, the dia-
monds, tho desirable farm, the .sSlOO,0OU
in greenbacks" had all disappeared, with,
upwards of s1,O0O,O0O of the peoples.
money. From that day to this no trace Of
the Gettysburg Asylum scheme has been
found, although many anxious ticket hold
crs have made serious endeayOrs to obtain
| Gonna ;p(n .arI;orsk
tits somewhat remarkable that SO bare
faced and gigantic swindlc could be car
ried on so publicly, and successfully too, in
spite of the bitter opposition to it, and that
u million of dollars could be thus easily
taken from the pockets of confiding vic
Tins, most Of whom were uncducatcd, ig-
norant men and women. But such arc
our laws: the fact that each ticket sold en-
titled the holder to an admission to con-
cert, enabled them to evadc the laws against
gambling, and was, legally considered,
valuable consideration for the money paid:
These same Gettysburg managcrs are still
in the Gift Enterprise business, and ,nuy
be seen promenading Broadway almost any
day, enjoying their ill-gottcn gains. But
us they. conduct their business through the
medium of impudent clerks, aud arc new
cr visible to ticket buyers, they are kuow,i
to but few, and consequently escape that
well-merited chastisement which many Of
their victims would cheerfaly administer,
did the opportunity and the man present
themselves. aH i.g
trust have given sufficient illustra-
tiOn and explanation Of the Gift Enter
prise business to convince every one ofmy
readers that each and every such scheme
is nothing more nor less than swindle-
deliberate trap SGT by INSCRIPTIONS;
sharp, designing scoundrels to rob the ig-
norant and unsuspicious of their hard-
earned money. Their vil!a:ny is the more
attroc;ous in that in most casos they as.
sumo to be acting from patriotic or philaI-A
throric motives, and by appeals to the
popiilar love for our brave soldiers, or onr--
soldiers orphans and widows, extort inoHsy'
from those who can lily afford to lss H.. r.
For all Of my aunt's tickets, received T.
spinchbeck" watch and-the foregoing insS
formation. The latter my readers have
without buying ticket, and the former
they arc bGtter Off without: - e+9ays ~
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ly used in place Of preserves. Even COM!
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covered with sugar two or three hous,i
makes dish SUPERIOR to our taste, add
moro hcalthful, than the rich CONNECTIONS,
Of plumbs, peaches, ETC., fodId Upon many
tables. Tho peel, packed In jar With
layers Of whitc sugar axd covered with
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