The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-29

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couIa Be Obtained. Anch being the case, our
eApitG16te should = ence look to the matter
and secure the chance ere some one from
distance does.
4 tn Aas 81 SwrxDLiNG.-The unsuspect-
ing crsdulity Of that good natured institution
styleaAhe public, is one Of the most mesyel-
~ tAks in s1fs Ndbll1l leneG ~ shstseae
- iAisk Of B N4witkstandiag tho vide
publicity given al over the country to tho
plans BY which confidence men operate upon
their ussuspsoting viesinA, ~ number Of
psopls No. ~ 'statsn u asd done for,
seem to BE- if anything on the increase.
This NY be accosnted for from the fact that
- fast - the plans BY which these sharpers
operats are discovered and broken up, or
become old, new ONES, more INGENIOUS than
before, Il possible, are invented and prac-
tieed.
We qnote below few instances in the Art
Of swindling, which We find in "Lippincotts
AsGasine' Cor Dscsnber.
"A sharper in Ohio = few monthsago stopped
1t certsia fasa-house in town near Cincin.
natl, and asked permission 70 stay oyer
night, which was readily granted By the hos
pitabls ksnes. A couple Of hours aftsr 70.
firing for the night hs ~ teksn suddenly
i'll, and for several days vas apparently de-
ranged. o. His recovery hs informed hia
host that during his illness 10 had dreamsd
Tires nights in succession TIT b had dircev.
cred, in certain ravine near The house, IN
der rock, an earthsrn crock containing q
large amount Of silver. At this the old gsn-
tlenan expressed surprise, and spoke Of j,
~ being very mysterious dream. Alter
ward, however, they were walking together
in that section, and the dream WAS adverted
to BY thu Stranger. An examination vas a
once proposed BY he farmer. to satisfy thei'
curiosity. The rock vas soon found, and If
ter brushing the leaves carefully away, It val
removed; and 70 their utter smazement there
sat crock full Of silver. They took it ou
and conveyed it secretly to the house, and OF
eJamination it was found to contain foul
nunureu uUiiars, wn,cn .nuJ -greeu 10 arsII.
equally between them. The day after thil
discovery, - the stranger WAS about to TAXI
his leave, he complained to his benefactor o
the Inconvenience Of carrying so much silver
when an exchange was proposed, the stranger
receiving two hundred and City dollars il
greenbacks for his share of the coin, silvel
thsn being at . premium Of about fifty pei
cent. II was not long after the departure O
his guest, however, ere the host made another
discovery-his four hundred dollars in silver
were counterfeit! and he had thus been in.
geniously swindled out Of two hundred and
fifty dollars.
Persons who are in the habit Of reading
the New York Herald will often see adver
tissusnts Of this character, under the heac
Of 'Co.partnerships' or Business Chances:
ease For . half interest in . nice little ofhc,
businsss-City and country; stock on hand worth
no. than the price asked. Cali ae-Broadway
Rooms Is and 70.
"This gentleman who WAS anxious to dis
pose Of q half interest in little Office bust
-, the seoof on hand being worth more
than tho piip ASKED ressivedA large nun
Der Of applications from young men, sevefa
of whom put up their money and were taken
into the firm Each OF them was told to
call the next day - one O'clock. In tAs
usaasims ths sdvsrtissrselsihs city, and vas
mover heard from. The young gesslsnen ali
met At the ~ asDsisssA nuA o'clock, and
comforted each other ~ best they could.
''Ose efstks class &C sharpsss, ~ the
name Of Hartman, WAS arrested not long
since. he had been in the habit Of ADVERT.
sing for IAN industrious business man, having
ono hondfed % three hundred dollars, to
take half interest il an unexceptionable
business, paying ten 70 forty dollars daily.
Three or four industrious business-men
having invested their money in the concern,
~ haHaA received no profit thsrsflon,pes-
ferred . complaint against Mr.. Hartman.
Tho following letter, written by him to one
ofthe compliments, may serve 10 show how
this clAss Of swindlers pursue their calling:
"N1w YoRx,--, 1858.
REsPRcrsA Sin: Your note II basoss me- and
contents daily noted. n you sshxv6 tlss REQUIRED
aasA pepiAal, IRE froa iae1nbsanss, and ase q,
tssily unemployed aAd wiling 70 eivs your entire
attention to business proposed, reside in the city
give suitable fsfsrsosss, nkx = ofkss and light
pscking and manufacturing business (yosr duties
6sing nostly writing and bcokkssping), stass the
smount Of money you have - Invest pro vided nv
businses suits ysa). shall b happy to isvits
you 70 ny oiice and have talk It ny Ssfiisst
oenvssieaes - receiving your answer giving rear
proper name and address. The hrst question VIM
be in regard 70 the ready eaSA Ard any attempt to
pfy into my bulinsss for curiosity sake viii b
worse than usslel, = / hare not : moment to
lose.
I "Hspes you arc in earnest y il yosr hsnbll
seyant, Am yours, respectfully.
"JossPH HAlrnAx."
Il seems almost incredible, and yet many
young men were swindled BY the following
advertisement:
WANTED-1wc YorHG Nxx 70 90 70 sAvAs-
nah, - clerks in grocery and shoe store wages
Size month. Answsr in own hand writing. "a.
Ing rsfsrsscs. Enclose my cents % nv +. n,
vertisemsnt. aAddfsss Msrshast, Box 9gso. New
York Post Omcs. fostass paid.
sslt ID PLEASANT 70 tAink, however. th.t a..
Of the writer's fathomed the deeien q IL "a .
Fvefsisef, and sent the following amns;nr ND
pertinent reply
49, - NswA1K, fsbrseryl, lsS-.
Noticing 49, sAs3tistnnA wsslalenitlxa
l can bring good recommendation from my former
smployan haye hesa selling sAlvs II city cents
. box. and q eold the Int oss On credit, am
unable TO encless the AonAy - requested. have
also had some sxperisncs In the Fiat Land jsekass
49,; sd AAesl1 - elploy me- tliakI puld
III yot for tn lsstef Id vsry shofs time and II
yos srs sssoapslhl il bsying PlAts q 6fty cents
spises laAd an somewhat Fiat myself, though
Pot e y boaeht fef tAet sunl think Ahoald