, 1869-10-24
-
Credulous.
The Ring, Locket, and
Chain Swindle.
Astrological and Medical "0pIn-
ions" Sold for S100 and
$500 Each.
The "0pinions" Lithographea
and Sent 1nliscriminately to
all the Dupes.
Meaning Of Shame OF Place.
Opinion.
The Dupes Sent Great Distances AZ
ter Imaginary Fortunes.
How Eyia.nc, Of ths Swindlc is De-
stgoJed.
III. Ntcle Ssi..me Cue Of O5talulns Money
sud Ienet1J Iaaer false Prcienses,
The Dupes Sent Great Distances At
ter Imaginary Fortunes.
-ihe NtCle Ssi.,me Cue Of 0atdluIns Nancy
kud 1eWei1J Under false PrcieHees.


iatnCt. Inc GGd1deats OF Oil, VINO nnnnf1ook 10
x~a The stas., serr rcrec able to co1scc:i! prog
f:f,sticaIe .E+ desttny Of single human being: |
aud, whatever uay be the influence Or AMY Of the
pisnets upon our lives and loEtuntA II has neTer
ueeu urlerstood as to enable Us to suitably |
Eisrc our 11ture acuopk An eo-callod knoxledga I
ur the k0o:ect Ia hollow and prctentlo1s: aud. in-
e.c.A VI bei"E +errIceahlc, u only calculated to
E:ake thote Who believe 10 It miserable and dla.
cntscn!et.. H. ihep. ths greater m,uds Of an
tHulsy and Of the present age hare not succeeded
il TaisEg Astrp!oEE 10 tho dignity Of ec!cacB What
n1.t ,c said Of tho hesss Of ignorant psetendern
VIE, for consideration not unay rso!css, pruph-
It like, 10 lcretell the cvEutz Of iIte but az 1t
1=re, set aside the DEGREES Of fate, and TO
1cr pe.sGn happy and prosperous who, without
taeIr s..!7'arrc, wnulh always be poor and
~.r:chrde Iu tht present hrttc:e We do not pro-
oHe to tilt at thG small rJ, 80 10 Epcat, Of as:zol
aeets: VIC rather sttk 10 expose tho wholesale
frauds OF q lew among us who have
formed elaborate contiuartcna for plnndettng tue
..enpIc ct tata tecttun Of the county, The
1ravery Ut tic ciasa 10 whom We a.lQda
;ero well masked that IL Is nj easy matter 10 get
al Eli its racstncAttous. The ,lupes OF tho in?os-
;ers DO ike to conc tor %a1d lra t,no l,sl;e,
-u1 1t the same tUe nlu,,s that they xe1s c1eslu-
!ous toois. Tncy prefer TO take hack ecnt. spd
:cnse II to there wEo are more DoraEy brave to
t'tar the 1,dca!c which usually ns1aches to lhozc
NEo have l,eea The tubjecle o s:oaa dece,t. More
over, tie as:ruloEera Gehersy direct that eaeh
-ctter which fhrJ sorwarrl, "a We shAit presently
stoF, shall he tnrnr lm'nrtat iS after rs'r1,snI,
Ttur the scheme Is casrie.1 on with consrir1abfe
s'risact, and IN 4acn d Banner as n'neat IL defy
slttection nuh exposure. VIZ H.sn however, thu
hwtndlrrr uf the p1h;sc 10 knnN .aat Lo.t,.us ran
escape olr rcroz1crs.
rEE1ixisAEr.
Although Ec have hciare Us mas:sa!a fnr 4 vcrs
elaborate nstclc. We E!>h 10 he pct-a!':t,l. u.
possible. coutistett vi rrarnes.- Fur t.r .cu.t
liuTt r1c pulus IN ALUM 1he Ietets cf OH xst-
t!l-ant as1yohReIa to areaE tor tn-mS mSeiras- Ne
eERl only ictereperet r'ich Comsaeuta ~ arc pcc-
tessry for tltir t!uca.att.u- Al rr-scnt ne Ehait
:.s,sta.n 1soul nansrS lhc 'p.l.sIual ~ ~lso,u
;liudr, tHCAnso utticrrtzrsl thai h. Will htinr'
y have to aLhwcr Tor his trllnqaenctrs be!Hrr !
c.tIniuaa c,uTt. Lie adj or .scs rta. to fIcs;
tell the "desuty' u aby pefsun, uud guide
81, 70 Wealth ami happhess. Waen he
yecetres hts sulAIi preliminary fec In letter
;sktng that the wr1tes ma5 he guided 10 Fucn
good iUTtuns, IL INSTANTLY scs.':s Hd.7iarat1
letter, Ut v tc., the folo~,l,r Is cn;,. The re-
rciter tt.EkA that tllt. communication was e.
s7r,.ty n,,s:+s .ypr him o: her: and We Lee,l
.c41c,3 ~. 4hat btAts :Ac i!tet Is sl.s;'aichSa1
he "AstrI3ierr v tn0sa 10 fu0rB vi tue
.'hurpAenpt' OF n:s t1rfr-l'Dnrt,t th:sn fh- E:ao
II The na1ua. Here n Ihr .rrsrr. nh!ca t3 ,1ds-
:ltntnn,eiy 'orsa1led 10 a' apllcanss:
~ltEAa Ill ,sf i..vs I" .tkne~ledee your1 dated
your i:.Sr rs"-1..; II 1T IT.: " r. r. d,s ~ Iess,
@ ssts T.: l. snsS: s:nss = i ri ~.
4t u, .a @sFS e'i '
i. asrra-.a .h.. IN h-ftts! ;aA',;ssa
.2 sss ss - ss: I ~ .F'4'
,ta A.s. sss ~ ,-,s = I'll, IL fsF n 1Ia, 9 -
- sss, ~ .p,,sss TT 81 tu*. s.s,
Ii; E ~ ~ ~; '5 s a.: = ~
~: h., Il. s,. *: ~ + u u. 4:
L.. II II; - asa ~ ss1 = ~, st &;
Ii iii; e. % :s;e4 III IL - IL. II ~:
W! sr . H. 'it,7' ,.t.r,s if>.. +.
I'D I'd S ~ III es: , IN
,o ,s b. h,s . s H. % Ss f:s e., ri 1 "aas aas
:s;1s. ,s:: III. i; III. ~ IN .s - ~
:;ss.!s = II
is. -. ~: ~ S'' ea ] s"s
@ ~ ~ i. yo .: r.: Ely ia M u, sa,s :
::4; ;:; r.: /
:, ,,,,. .,, +. =, ;,, =, 6, ,i,.c tr',,.a, :,
,,r. md s,.:ss II ri =. 10 t:.s, tIiut
s1r,, !" "a t. | a.. IN. f ss @1 Yyas s'.s ,s
c,..Ers no f.rl dr. p iIt. rr,: in y'ai" &c
II, IN oFttle,.ce to sne reaucst contnanth In tn
rrc.,tng letter, the tupe yls1ts the " astso:uger,
u. "oucsor,~+ IN be Is called, wtt' auA r,>oa; III
.,.iv letter is returned and dtsttplel BAT rur
osx .ha. The srpsans 1vrF at dtstance 'tuH
'htraso, he or she usually sen'is On noues. an
4e4Lcs,a tie bua:lcss ~ tr datr l1 cisresi1u
-tCa. Fur his hide oi the correspondence the
l.olssvr laX vrcr ent ku~Jf.a end %7y J.'rr.t r
.tfl"s~srhrs !rfrsra, 10 tuU tserE emergency tha
ia. afirr bet ,i!.u n,d h's uIpcs- Acc3r'itn
:,1ae ri+a lie Inrn.s OF ,.lr nr4us u his cOITs
>o..Ilirnt, he Eeudx p Autographed lattsr stattu
i;.si al astrological oliuls'a viii cost from ttha
-a1, lu, he a~a3s rstsa 10 urcept payment b
4lall itsix!ntn,a; he nesrE deli'trs tae oplnio
hNr NH 1krAt n 3Nv hsafh
ru readers u fe~ Of sho>e 7s' inrms o. ic:ter
ss,y 10 tho ransttr letter, OF whtca snc to!loRt
- copy, Ia oetpatcce'l:
utASe TAxks ~ l'K~TRot EylDKScR.
h ii ns1 81. 1:sas: sa . ] s { . I'll az
:,s"ur est:lse s.l.lsetaun- ii ,.'A only d. :. i,r
a p., as,si s.:nia = ss4 si Iii ss,'si 'A ~''
ft ss A." III rave sa,a sssf
rees,,s f.. wv. - r. - :, - u. ~. Id. H. /:
is!s-' ys s'e r :. ~, =, =. ss";rs s.s t.
r s.ss ~ ss": & i. &a ~ -; r. y. AZ. =,
ln ;utsI. rs on, ..rI -. e. ss. - h @ e M W -. y,
' ss s"a I'D n.n.t vi III .hi, :. &
.asf. t+I<At,tS 4rs Ii. .o:s ." ,.aa nj. =
syoai Il =: :ei ~ + ~ s9 -
H.; i:: s. :asa. + .na r. j. ..y u
.r ,uur @.sf~'' al nt: rive nh s.ar iatase hap
lea,evs sae s;r .:nses AID es1saasn:in friend,
We tet0 sea-c.ly sar :nat The 4izs:fuloSrE
.:oes Lot tufn aus lett.ra. IL Is i1s o~h he Wan
urntd.
SHAME OF FLAcK"
The hunr continues TO End money BY irat!
,.ttts oil $40 I'D upw ards, f.f what IL called I
A*lx1ne cf plnce ''opialuu. for Euca u 1s.so.c
;.xl ppsl.ton t=a LED Ne VII brerf explain
,.s-AnsrE G? the expression "pape Of ptnce
:. hr Chh-tptan se'ls each OF his tupes uas 1hEFe
..iy oas p!ace In tie world IN which he OF i
m attain wta,tn, hcnor distinction. hAFptne
h1tff hCnHFtN dollars
:.t case mas be, are charged foz telling The INA
4: t.sr 1Asucul2r place." Let, however, one
.ae a.u,us's' Autographed letters assist u
;ri- txra,i1'1op. Before Gss irg cory Of tae
t~r, te viii merely premise saa; The nrst sertcr
~; .a.ls y s4LI ;alt.h The "doctor" d.
:us .stfnsIes&" Nth the "placs optnla3,' as
,,-.t~-~ tr.ss!tn, i.ts. 1h. whole thing Is I'll,
:s1Itcd, aud the few blanks, Tor name, &c,
It'd cp Saeu the las. ot lite gro Is pad. Il
ne tttcs:
-lnat-: lh.st psoest4+ea -i:h yenr 1osanen
=, ~ .e - :. 4ss,. s4.nha ii .t.a ~
~ .LS;r !: 6 s.. y, rt.;,h s;s-e. nj
my - 's.sr IN ,,s ny x {. Il ~ 1s srss sua
,.;. III s,,;r s f' Z, 49,, = ~. =, ,S :: s - rkt
l-.I thai ,Uu ~tA d. . rs. sDar- L ,r1.,.f ~. ,
:s:.*;, i. .a 81 t. ssti r wsif ssit X, ~:
M t,n i,s,s l. III ill., s.s ~
;,ss 1ss H.. r., s; IL u. n, 81 e 80
Me Will tA, tursLeE o.ns7se, It, sonners,ou ,
.hts "name OF place." 1hsr ,boatA tAnt5 u ,
tuIser have hEptcu Up cntar4rn.lVc, rt,,.t~,
1uE,pe+a TO 30 lhe r.are, y to A.cesta.a he u
II 3h.ch sl!es pali Siv& os t-lN- How vol
1hcy hare bcen deceived. l-L tb.;fr present p.,y
.ts.ny! Another desirable e1d II ca!.ei Tor
"a.uo.cRet" bs the "uane oil place. lusl.
IT. dup = NC despatched Il, .ltat,u. parts Of
son1teUt, perhaps away trum II altogether,
Thus tpe.t cvtacpce aud imroffunliirA are 81
H. We tB>e B.ceEts.Eed It'll Id dtrc has
Spf.,t y ~ fur hi& i'll.
1p2lu IN Chicago:
Sometimes nne ri The S:rt:1nrA letl1nes
.u.ted with thc amir, e'trr hc has rasi la
1xo-tti,us ;Ar auvaLs drr,sLde.Y lot Tho 's,
IF nlace" and he VILE, thas ha tninks b
raid enorgh. or uskfs Eonae o'ots come!aint
fuar case the ful|0w.nE ~ enc Of tue many I
81 Autographed letter" sent II ttf grun:h.ef:
,tse.;s ysts + sssI ,, .ss tSe n II SoIa.
f.i.inc+s that f. 10 "otk q tar dt4n.. q =. ~
m. arssAlnentf- Yna have h|frnat Ffln M me r. e.
s,4hdeut than q Jour fstAIe t1e-i 'ot9,ta
+a1vvt< u yvs U.f4 s~ T.. II. 1Ftte. tsa't .ld
1t tihe %Aa'e t1..e n1"ss +.si:r ~ ,,, ~ ~ ,..
~ IL, fa~As.sfr ruiz shI''nka hts tos .Ts Il ~
sl,cauen tsxt q "nta tn*. ~! ~ - r.
:~.v ~1rr tie ctls rxe4pl.,,a & It. Att.A seaa H
r'.,n ..it .t.l 6. sth tht toeaa !
I'D ,5,.a, ,ea .h>l s'r1 6aa as 'suf 'f'' '' ~"1"o
Eow nr oB7ACSs 1SFonNA.1oS.
Although the doctor pEotesscs TO know u
tsth:t, ra.l ard tl'ure, u \ pc1ronA ihe
The nh+urd pse.eusion to euch suow1e'1
EHAtgC1 cohttadctci By the manG1sre
naop's ta induce lii VICTIMS 10 give him th
'~m4s.ou Vi which he adrcu the kno Niedgs