St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-03-17
THE CALIFORNIAN.
Sundry HunbuDs.

humbugged unless they want to be- Ana we na'' no
doubt these newspaper warnings have Sd'eu "onS Vi
hard-earned money from going into the o'kcs oil the
orst rsscals in the country Thosc who have the least
inclination 70 speculate or become suddenly rich, had
batter look over the following list which appears in the
March number of the above paper:l
That the swindling fraternity are busy
with new schemes is evident from the
efforts now in progress TO get revised lists
Of the names and post-oflice addresses OF
people generally throughout the country.
1t may as well be understood all over
the country, by every man having 4
name and local habitatiun, that not omly
his own name, but frequently the name OF
his wife, if he have one, and Of all his
children old enough TO read, are record
ed on Il list kept by some Swindlcr in one
or more of the large cities-Ncw York,
Philadelphia, Boston, Cincinnati, 1hica-
20, st. Louis, etc. Scmc swIndicrS SCI
one list, others oct another, and these
lists of names are sold or exchanged, so
that every person is exposed 10 the fire
of from one to Il dozen different opera
tors. Certain OF these swindlcrs direct
their efforts toward the young especially,
sending to them the circulars about
counterfeit money, time-picccs, love pow
ders, "Frcnch" appliances tending TO the
worst immortality, obscene books and
pictures, etc. 1t is important for par
cnts, guardians, and teachers Of seminal
ries and boarding schools, to keep care
full watch over what is received through
the mails by the youth under their care.
We frequently receive very painful ac-
counts from parents of young men, and
even small lads, led away 10y these vii
famous circulars One OF these name
collectors, at 81 Nassau street, prctend>
to be preparing a new edition of the
United States Directory, and offers ten
cents name for lists of farmers, etc. =,
etc. We hear from many who have
furnished large lists, but can get no an
swer to inquiries after the promised pay.
One of these establishments was broken
up by the police, but the names obtained
are doubtless in the hands Of various
swindlers who are sending out circulars,
and the name-gntherer is probably opcrat
ing elsewhere. Another operator pre-
tends to hail from farmers paper in
New York (Which cannot be found here, }
asking, in 4 well-exccutcd lithngraph
letter sent to editors and others, for in
formation about any published "Dirccto-
RES Of farmers, and offers TO pay for
manuscript list-apparently 4 dodge to
swell the list of victims 10 Circular
Swindles.
An ingenious Sovereign" swindle has
been worked by one who calls himself
Daniel ID. Titus, GSS Broadway. lie
gets up Snowy and very complete price
list of various kinds of tobacco, snuff,
etc, and sends it out TO various parties
in the Canadas and along the border
where people are acquainted with Eng
lush money. With this he sends anotl-
er, unsigned, offering Aluminium Coun-
tertelt 'sovereigns so perfect rs | defy
detection," and offering to send them
packed in tobacco, duty paid, and makes
many plausible statements to dsarm the
recipient of any suspicion or fear of be-
ing caught These ''perfect counter
ieits" lie offers at cost, or less, one-half
cash and the rest in thirty days, etc. OF
course those sending money to him never
hear Of it again-and never ought to-
though he has doubtless received thou
sands of dollars. His letters are stoppcd,
but probably ere this he has adopted q
new name and location, and will con-
tinue to change as often as the char
acter Of his letters is discovered at
the u. o. The transparency of this
humbug will be seen ut once by those
who know that the specific gravity (or
weight of Aluminium is only about y,
while that Of gold is over 10, or about
eight times greater.
And here we will advise that no one
hereafter send Il dollar or dime for any
thing in the shape of "Aluminum" or
oroide watches or .iewelry There are 50
many swinders in this line that it is en-
tirely unsafe 10 do 50, no matter how
enticing the descriptive circulars or
promises. Those who have sent TO Viii
liams for the 81, and 50, and 81, and
s. Aluminium watches, have lost their
money. lie is not TO be found.
X. III. Foster, "Fourlll street, VIII
liamsburg, n. y" Uhcre are three
Fourth streets in Williamsburg, but this
one don't say which, or give his numbcr)
IS one OF the benevolent swindler5 who
wants to get your $50 for a ticket
promise TO send ga so patent gold
double-cased American Watch" with
ever so many fXings. Are there still
people so foolish As to believe this Yet,
If there were not many such persons he
would not keep scattering his circulars
and tickets at large expense. l.. w.
Howard, mailing from the same place, is
trying TO cheat other rogues by getting
their money on the promise OF sending
them good counterfeit money.
''Thc New York Cash Prize Com
pany, advertised i'll some, otherwise
respectable, newspapers, and largely by
circulars, with several places of business
on broadway, is only known 10 people
at distance who have money TO fool
away in Hopes Of getting many dollars for
one. Such people, Of course, pay for the
extensive advertising of these imaginary
concerns.
A. R.W. Taylor x Co, gilt-enterprise
men, receiving money at Cincinnati, but
claiming TO "draw" in St. Louis, are
still flooding the country with circulars,
flaming bills, and private circulars, and,
OF course, all finding patrons among
foolish people-not among any others.
We notify them that we have lots of
their tickets ION hand, hot "paid for"
and that will not be. What will they
do about ii? Charge 'em TO us? We