The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-10-05

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TWILL YOU WALK INTO MY
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Gullible people constitute a larger
proportion of mankind than many
imagine. By gullible people we mean
those who can he made to believe that
black is white; or, that under certain
circumstances one and one do not make
two; who can be persuaded to credit a
plausible story in the face of over
whelming evidence of its falsity.
These people are found in every coun-
try, in every neighborhood and with
every grade of intelligence from the
philosopher Greeley down to the most
narrow minded, unsophisticated youth.
They enjoy the sensation of being hum
plugged.
The sensible portion of mankind do
not really know how gullible the other
,class of people are. The victims of
deception keep their most unfortunate
adventures to themselves. The light
they get from such experiences they
are too apt to hide under bushel, in.
'stead of proclaiming it to others.
How many there are who can be
.duped into the belief that a certain
quack medicine will go so far as to
overthrow an unalterable physical law
and work an absolutely miraculous
cure. They will take the guarantee
of some unknown person against the
universal testimony of skilled science.
They will stake their money on it.
How many guileless young men have
been made to believe that certain
nostrum will make the hair grow on a
constitutionally barren upper lip! Let
the bitter experience of thousands of
young men speak. But they will not
testify, but nurse and conceal their
chagrin.
Now there are those all over the
country, but mostly in our leading
cities, whose business it is to study
this phase of human nature and make
it the ground work of their traffic.
They carry on their business system.
-atically and reap large profits. Some
ofthese fellowsappeal to peoples pride,
others o-tlieir fears, others to the pas.
sion for making money and others
again to the desire of young persons
to form matrimonial alliances. We
have before lis paper called the
Matrimonial Globe" published in one
of onr large cities. This publication
proposes to assist young people in select.
ing partners for life. 1t is engaged in
"a sort of benevolent work and evinces
the tenderest interest in the welfare of
Ri the unmarried ladies and gentle.
men in America. A gentleman's adj.
vv4ertisement for wife will be inserted
Tor 80 much per line, while ladies'
advertisement will be inserted free.
The paper processes to assist in bring.
ing about correspondence between
matrimonial Candidates of certain
alleged qualities and characteristics.
The correspondence must all be done
through the publishers and stamps in.
closed in each case for an answer.
This seems to be the essential feature
ct the concern. Young men are en-.
couraged to communicate with good
snany alleged young ladies-never for
getting to inclose a stamp, and, if con.
venlent, to send their photographs
for exchange. No doubt the fellows
have constantly increasing assert.
-ment of photographs with which to
help on their business. To assuage
the feelings of those who are dis.
appointed-which class, no doubt, in.
cludes the greater number of their
patrons they make this statement:
"All the advertisements appearing
in 'Cupid's Columns are guaranteed
genuine, but we cannot insure replies
TO all who write to them as some re.
ceive more letters than they can posi-
-My answer. Advertisers are requested
however, to reply to all letters received,
IT only a simple Acknowledgement of
the fact
We,donot mean to say that mar.
riages are not sometimes actually
brought about in this way. We are
informed of case in which banker
ina certain town in Minnesota got into
communication with woman through
one of these agencies which finally
developed into wedding, but the ties.
timony is that the woman was a terri.
BILE shrew, if not worse, and the union
consequently an unfortunate affair.
Here was one fresh young man who got
his eyes opened.
Wegive below few advertisements
from "Cnpids Columns to show how
the unwary tenderfoot is drawn into
the tolls. Numbers are given instead
Of names:
le4l. A brunette, 10 years old, S feet
hlgh' and of lively disposition, desires