The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-10-09

Broadway, and that thore was no
such company in existence. The
morning the government seized
their mail there were seven hundred
letters addressed to them in tho
posi- office, tho greater part of thom
containing money. Not solitary
paper which aided the swindle ever
received u cent for It's pains A
notorious firm which has as many
aliases as thero are days in tho
year has made specially of Gift
Enterprises this firm, thanks to
the exortions of Anthony Comstock,
we have succeeded in banishing to
the virtuous province of Nova
Scotia, and wo take this occasion of
congratulating our brethren of the
colonies On the latest Yankee i'm
portation. This firm in contradis-
t'nction of all the other swindlors
has frequently paid for it's adver-
tiscments, but the amount paid was
small in comparison with the num-
Der they swindled. Their mode Of
operation I referred to few weeks
ago, but it will bear repetition, and
serve rs q wholesome warning to
the unwary. The travellers of this
firm are constantly moving all over
the West and South they make
it their business to get acquainted
with the people they intend to gull
they arc sometimes looking for
farms sometimes merchants de-
string to locate in business, and not
unfrcquently clcrgymen travelling
for their health. When the proper
man is found, his address is for
warded at once to the Office in New
York, and he forthwith receives
circular of tho grand drawing of
tho Universal Prize Association
founded for tho purpose of erecting
nm asylum for destitute children.
Managers, tho Rev. r.. H. Wobble,
Rev. +. w. Squeozem, Hon M. Nj.
Blow, aided by committee of
eminent ladies and gentlemen; the
funds to bo solely under the charge
Of S. S. Default, Esq, President of
the Mount Atlas Bank. Not
thing is overlooked; every point
is guarded; the whole thing looks
as fair and MS pious rs n Moody and
Sankey hymn book. The schedule
sets forth that there are fifteen hun
dred prizes, ranging from arti-
cles of jewelry and silver
ware worth from five dollars
up to twenty thousand dollars in
cash, which is the capital prize. In
addition to the above attractions, in
any event chrome will be,sent you,
the cash cost Of which in New York
is five dollars, SO it is perfectly i'm
possible to lose anything if you
send a dollar by mail you make four
dollars clear by the operation, and
you get chance for sum of
money that will mako you comforta-
bic for life Thinking the matter
over you say to yourself, if it is
swindle it's only dollar gone, and
right here is whore these thieving
rascnls understand the weak point
of humanity. Sharp people may
pooh-pooh, and say nobody could
be taken in by such a miserable
trick as that, and yet q recent
post.office seizure of their mail
revealed in single morning ffteen
hundred letters from every portion
of the United States and Canada.
From this concern man in the far
West, or South, or in Canada, re-
ceives letter and circular
inclosing q couple of tickets for
their grand drawing which is to
take place on the 21st of September.
The New York house has been in
structed by q friend of theirs who
did not wish his name mentioned, to
forward them tho enclosed tickets
on which all charges arc paid, nnd
they sincerely hope that tho re-
ceiver may be fortunate in drawing
q prize Now lot me ask my sane
man what chance is there of being
swindled there None whatever,
because there is nothing to pay.
The drawing, however, takes place,
and tho lucky ticket 1881 has
drawn grand-action piano. Tho
lucky holder receives official notifi~
cation of his good fortune, accom~
panied with the information that tho
piano will be shipped to him on
receipt of the express charges, and
boxing, which only amounts to the
modest sum of $37.50--a mere bag
of no;1o fo,, n GRAND pinnO. Tho