The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-09-07
A Novel Gambling Scheme and Swim
die.

A short time since the appearance OF
column advertisements in several of the
papers of the city, and the general dis
tribution of deliberately prepared circulars,
drew public attention to scheme which
promised to make beautiful and pcnni-
less damsel happy in the possession of
competence, to give fortune to some other
lucky individual, and to insure to all par
Elephants an ample return for money in
vested in a picture of the aforesaid fair
one, in music by the Germania band, and
in the happy consciousness Of having as
sisted in doing good deed
Such were the outlines of the plan. In
detail it was as follows: A hundred
thousand cabinet portraits of an unknown
beauty were to be disposed of at one dol
lar each. With each picture was to be
given card showing the height, waist
measure, and size Of boot worn by the
lady, and the purchaser was to guess at
her weight. The party coming nearest to
the actual fact was to be given $40, 600.
The lady was to take $25, 900, the mar
ayers So, 900, and it was estimated that the
balance of the $100, 900 would be re-
quired for sundry expenses. To give a
peculiar charm to the business it was de-
clared that the lady had been reared in the
lap of luxury, that she was highly ac-
cOmplished and but eighteen years old.
1t was also arranged that no one should
see her unveiled until the grand consrm-
nation of the project on the 4th of Sep
TENDER next, when those who had part
in the matter would be admitted to gaze
upon the sweet face of their dream lady.
A grand central Office was taken on Wash
ington street, nearly opposite the Old
South, and six branches were established
in various parts of the city.
Things went on swimmingly to all APP
pearance Except that on two occasions,
when the "veiled beauty" was to have
been exhibited to her admirers, some
thing turned up to prevent it) until yester-
having previously secured search war
rants, pounced down upon the concern and
carried off the stock in trade of the cstab-
lshments. He had become convinced
that the affair was swindle as we'll as
lottery, and he had a rather clear recol-
lection OF a similar scheme in New York,
where, when the day for reckoning VIE
the credulous came, the money and ..,.t'
ayers came not. The managerof the Bos-
ton venture is Samuel Sanborn, IA middle
aged, rather dumpy, red-faced man, with
a pug nose and quiet ways, and the adj
vent of the officer seemed to tlustcr him
considerably. He evidently was not used
| to visits Of that kind. Mr.. Keith found
but little in the main Office except about
300 photographs, cabinet size, showing
the yelled unknown in two full-lcngth
views. There were a considerable num-
Der of letters and carefully-kept account
of expenses, but the receipts were not dis
coverable, nor were there any books to in
| dictate what the income might have been.
The photographs represent rather come
| ly lass of medium size, with trim little
hat, surmounted with luxurious ostrich
plume, clinging to the back of her shape
| ly head, whilea veil of gauzy thinncss
covers the face as low as the mouth. The
chin is shapely and plump, and the gener-
| al appearance of the figure is pleasing.
The card height is five feet four inches.
| the waist measures twenty one inches, and
the tip of No. two boot peeps cunningly
| from beneath the folds of black silk
walking dress. Who the "veiled beauty"
is Mr.. Sanborn didn't tell, but his list Of
expenses includes car fare from - to
Boston. eleven dollars. Then the un-
| known seems to lead no hermit's
| life here, for her expenses are marked at
| forty two dollars, and in another place she
is charged with 800, and there were 1881
spent for experimental wells. Indeed, if
the managers story is true, the Nv. B."
is having the best of the bargain through
out, for he claims to have sold only some
seventy or eighty of the photographs,
while his expenses are figured at $915.41.
OF this the Herald gets 1914 and the
Journal $62 for advertising. Then 1000
photographs cost $195, office rent took
$50, lawyers swallowed $40, notary pub
lie "a, and $3.50 were sunk in envelopes.
The branch offices were even less success
full in sales than the central establishment.
Parties at 1 ,175 Washington street turned
over their package of twenty five pictures
unopened. At the Parker House news
stand, at the news-room in Young's, and
at the Adams House counter not much had
been disposed of, and similar state of
street, and at 1903 Court street. The only
outside locality known to have been visit
ed was Lynn, where 100 pictures were
sent.
The letters received were from all parts
of the country, and, curiously enough,
not few of the writers were women.
Many wished to take agencies, and very
| hopeful spirit seemed to pervade the minds
of correspondents. One Western young
man wrote as follows: 1.-The fools are not
| all dead yet; send me two pictures" An
other in Wyoming allowed" that, beinga
Yankee, he ought to be good at guess, and
he, too, wanted two pictures to draw his con-
illusions from. Mr. Sanborn is confident
that nothing can be done with him, but
the officials think differently. He was be-
fore the municipal court yesterday, and
held in 81, OO0.-Boston Post
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