Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-02-23
FAKES AND RAKHRS.
Bogus ads I'm Daily Papers. How
LAbOrers arc SWlndled In
u Great City.

IS When Bret Harte wrote his we'll
known lines about the willy monaghan
he could, with equal truthfulness, have
added that the "mrlican" man was not
in the least behind his moon-ayed
brother in "wsys that are dark and
tricks that are vain" It would be i'm
possible to enumerate the many devices
OF sharpers in this city used to entrap
the unwary stranger, and even the old
resident. The half interest swindles,
which have Of late been ventilated, il
only one of the many scheme employed
by these inscriptions fellows, or more
properly speaking confidence men,"
Their fake is to advertise some flourish
ing business for sale. and to entrap
some ignorant person with a few hun
dred. or even thousand or two dollars,
into the purchase Of real estate bust
ness, saloon or grocery store. The pur.
chaser having parted with his money
finds too late that he is only one of q
great many victims; that his cash has
disappeared aud that his new enterprise
is only myth.
However. it is not the purpose Of this
article to deal with this line of opera:
tors, but class similar in nature, that
Of employment, especially light employ
ment. First man or woman seeking
work will look at the "wants" in one OF
the dailies. and finding something to
suit will seek the address aud discover
an employment agency, pay from Ego to
three dollars. and then be sent out of
the city to go to work and upon reach
ing the destination, find that ne has
been ewindled. This class of Offices
make good thing off of toe poor man
and girl and should be given wide
berth. An advertisement appeared q
few days ago calling for u young man OF
strength who could work eight or nine
hours per day for 81 so. To such
party there was open n permanent po-
sition. Your correspondent replied By
mail and was invited by letter to Cal;
he did 40, was oourteously received in
su elegantly fitted Office by an urbane
acknowledgement individual who offered
him book agency and good salary,
provided he would sign an iron bound
contract and deposit $25 as bond. To
sum up, he would bs out his money
and badly fooled.
Another instance is that of Wholesale
b fuses advertising for bookkeepers and
assistant bookkeepeIs. They are bona
.fde. but the applicant will find the snl,.
Ty too snal to support even bachelor
of not expensive tastes and habits.
Many lads" appear for Aborers on
sewer and contract city work, all right
enough so far as they go; You get the
job and 80 to work; payment is made
monthly, and when pay day rolls around
you find but little money to your credit,
extra charges for Sunday board and in
Vulnerable items Of charges agains. you
Tor lost time, until really you ascertain
that you are working for about ten dol.
lars per month. There in always some
way to cheat the laborer of his hard
earned wages and in addition the con-
tractor holds back Is days OF your
wages; and when you quit work you
must sell your time checks for half
their faco value or board it out with the
boss who will charge as much as a good
hotel. but give you nothing to eat.
There is another style OF lad" where
The applicant ID assured of permanent
light employment, at good salary upon
deposit Of 300 to $500; the tender-foot
falls into the trap, and away up into
smoke goes his deposit, "a also disap-
pears bis generous ~ employer.
One may run through the oolumns Of
"Wnnted, Male or Female Help" and
find countless alluring openings or stu
atoms; but except in rare instances the
applicant will only meet with disap-