Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-12-16
ONE OF THE SwrNpLEs. Below we

NV III 'uis case ohi., out uSaiust aii other
swindles of like character. Should any of
our readers be dishonest enough to wish to
procure some counterfet currency, (which
We cannot believe,) We hope they will send
thirty or forty dollars OF good money to
Porter Il Co., because they will surely
never hear of it agaiu, or receive some
miserable photographs which everybody
will detect at a glance, and the would.be
swindlers will be swindled as they deserve
to be:
(Stricty ConfdentidD
0FfIvE OF PORTER Il Co., JAUScY Couar,
New York City,---ls59
DEAR SIR Be careful that you read this In rri-
vate that not soul Is watching you, about
to make you our confident aud to place you In pos
session of very great and valuable secret Now II
will remain to be seen whether this confidence Is
misplaced or not, but We firmly be eve that you
our man, that you want to make money We have no
doubt. but whe her you will be willing to employ the
means We are about to offer you remains TO be seen
thousands of men get rich do they not do you
or does any one know how they became so you an-
swer no. We say go thou and do likewise, OF course
you are aware that the greater part OF the money
now in circulation Is not genuine but counterfeit,
every bill in three that comes into you ossession
make bold to assert counterfeit and you have
passed them OF again as good money Now do you
not think that you might just rs well make some mon
ey In passing them we can supply you with some
of the finest limitations of currency and Greenbacks
of bo h new and old issues that in circulation,
not one In hundred would suppose tn m to be coun
erelt the most expert brokers and even the govern
ment authorities themselves have failed TO detect
them In fact so excellent are our new and improv-
ed issue OF notes that II Is an mpossibiy to disn-
N
leit thousand do.la for every one which can be
pronounced TO differ in the case from the real Green
back We have heard lately that there a,e parties
we should say >winders thai are sending letters oer
Ing to furnish counterfeit money at ridiculous low
prices Of course you are aware that the expense In
getting up the plates Is enormous and II the imlta-
tion be good fair price Is expected and willingly
paid by the purchasers the poorest kind of counter
felt money cannot be bought for less than sl0--on
the StU0.-and ours Is about So so you see these
fel ows hat onr to send counterfeit money at such
ridculousy low prices are set Of thievng swindlers
they are too cowardiy to get up any ountereit mon
ey even u they knew enough wnoh Is clear they do
not have nothing to do with them even II by chance
they should write TO you and offer 10 ss at less
price than we do as good article cannot he sold at
any less than oter II as your own judgment will
tell you and poor article lou do not want TO have
any thing to do with as IL will only lead you into
trouble in the end which ours never do you need
never have any fear not even If you had pockettul
on you at time and were " to be searched they
would not be detected. 1t would be well for you TO
have the largest supply of % cents and 90 cents also
| 81 ,-and $2,-bills they are easier To pass We
| charge for:
s2ooaIl in 2scts stamps prices. ......... SO.
SUI = ' ..,.........,. W.
EoU. y : Oocts .......... ~,
400. -" (" 80.
One Two Il Five dollar bills will cost you $lj for
800 500 bills will cost you $l1. for 500 or we will
put you up package containing $40 In 25ci stamps
$50. In 50ct stamps, $50 In tl bills, t2U In $2 bills;
| 4 one $50. bill the whole for sl5.
Money to be sent to US IN registered letter at our
risk and guarantee the goods sent In return will
be Of the quality represented NO attention VIII be
paid 10 letters without enclosing the remttances,
terms cash give credit to any one, this re-
minds of letter were shown from some Of these
swindlng cor Germs We we're telling you about, they
proposed giving credit when they had none TO give
rather laugnable Is II not this WAS done In order
| gain confidence We presume. one Of our best men
sent us remittance from the Western Country few
| days ago, (we not name the place. OF slGO0. for
another lot of money he said he thought he doing
better passing the notes thah we were making them.
| We do not know about this but II we had not been
! smart enough to make them he would not have had
| them to pass, with common s!.c sdntss 4 keeping
your council you ca., make pie Of money this
Winter All early apple alton Is absolutely necessary
10 secure success AS We make II rule never to sup
ply more than one person Ia town. by being first In
/ the field you gain chance which II thrown away
would eventually cause You both dissai iisaction and
] regret when you come to find that more
turesome or attentive t0wnsman Is reaping fortune
your neglect has thoroughly des royed for II Is a
! good old saying that nothing venture nothing have.
send your sr,er for the amount you wish w start
| by return mall.
| Yours confdeniialy.
Address plainly PORTER Il CO.,
Jauncy court,
New York City.
| p. s.-Be particular In giving your name with
| Post Oice address County aud State and remember
you reveal the contents Of this letter at your peril,
| whether you engage with US or not, We have trusted
! you as gentleman and trust you will ever give US
! cause to consider you a. such.
PERsoNAL..-The Portage City Reg
lister, noticing the admission to the legal
bar Of that circuit of two young men, one
of whom is OSCAR II. COMFORT, former res.
ident of this County, and son of A. w.
COMFORT, Esq, of Linden, says of him:
"Of Mr.. COMFORT possessing also well
formed habits oil industry and application,
we wish to say a few words more, as he is
mat .lV bap a n, q