The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-10-30

cents. l wanted forchun, so I sent
him the quarter, and / got this slip oi
paper the next day." (rhe slip reads:
How to make fortune: Work hard,
don't smoke, don't DIR nix, don't marry,
be saving.) "Now, Mr.. Postmaster
General. don't you think It is shame
to beat poor man out of his mummy
this way, and can't you stop this
swindling through the malcsp"
A kcokuk 0a.) man complains ne
follows: II red in paper how man
would send me a currect picture of my
future wife II sent him the color OF
my eyes and hair, and my hight and
forty cents. Now, to tell you the truth,
was just Mt that time doubtin whether
l liked Amelia or Mary best, so I
thought would get the picture and
whichever one it looked Ike most
would 90 ahead and marry her. I
didn't get an answer for nearly two
weeks and was beginning to think 1
was swindied when package cum by
mail one day. When l opened 1t there
was nothcn but u piece Of pasteboard
with face drawn on it with lead PEN
Gil, Just Ike the boys draw in school.
1t didn't look like anybody in partickler
at all. This is what was wrote ur 1er-
meath. correct picture Of your future
wife-her eyes, nose, mouth, chin and
other teachers, as shown above
wasn't the only one that got left.
though, nearly all the fellows that red
the paper got caut. and you oughter
stop this swindlin.'
A third contribution to this scrap book
reads this way: II saw in the paper
that missionary who had travelled
through India had discovered remedy
for consumpt on and will send it free to
any one who suffered from the disease.
My w fe was consumptive, so wrote to
the missionary. In answer received a
cand d, sympathetic letter, such rs some
philanthropic old gentleman might
write. and with it a prescription. In u
postscript twas suggested that if l could
not get the prescription filled in town I
might apply to the missionary and he
would get tho drugs and put up the
medicine for any trifle that | should
consider suitable. found on going to
tho village drug store that the apotle-
cary had never heard of some of the
articles ment oned in the prescription,
so wrote to the missionary, inclosing
two dollars, which amount l Judged
sufficient for the purpose. A box of pills
came soon afterward with letter
filled with religious iniunctons
to my wife to have faith, take
the medicine regularly and trust
in God for results. After my
wife had taken about half the pills with
out any apparent benefit, our druggist
dropped in one day and asked to see
the wonderful medicine that had to
send to Boston for. Breaking one of
the pills open he commenced laughing
heartily. When asked what was the
matter, he said: Taken in. Moth , g
but dough. and so they were. The
pretented m ssionary had sw.ndled mo
out of two dollars. write this so
that you can guard the mails against
swindlers of the same sort"
| 1.-The swindles recorded in this book
are but u small portion OF those prac-
ticed daily" said the official in charge.
"Most people who are taken in prefer
to let the matter pass rather than
take the trouble of writing here,
especially since they know that writing
will not restore their losses. There are
macy, too, who are swindled in such q
way that any exposure would show
themselves up in bad light, as we'll
us the swindlcrs. The Treasury plate
trick is one of the commonest, and ono
into which gu'llIble people fall da ly,
yet no complaint is ever made. The
reason is on the surface. The swindler
in this case chooses his victims and
writes to them that he has come in o
possession of Treasury plate from
VIII ch he can strike off any number OF
greenbacks. In order to get the notes
into circulation and avoid the suspicion
that might arise from constant use of
the same issue of bills, he offers to ex-
change any amount for bills of other
denominat ons and allow large dis
count. A specimen note is always in
closed. which is, of course. a good
greenback. The victim ascertains from
his banker if the inclosurs is genuine,
and finding it to be so generally falls
into the trap. Whatever he sends s. of
course, un card of again. and he keeps
very quiet about the matter you may be
sure. "-Natios.M I'r.bune.