The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-03-07
HERE'S RICHNESS FOR YOU.
A Flood Of lncandCscent Light
on Very Dark Transaction
The depository Sold outltor $500
and Now They Don't Know
the Man Who Pur-
chased Them,

A mildmannered, gentlemanly man
Of 60, bearing q autographed card, q, II
Rugglea, agent Educational fubllca
tlOns Of d. Appleton n Co., New York
appeared NJ tho aanetum aanelopm OF
tho DEMOCRAT Office this morning
IIe was introduced by Dr., Marchand,
lie proceeded 10 ray that he was the
agent Of d, Appleton 4 Cop and ouI
whole editorial force expressed them
selves IN delighted 10 SEQ him, provided
he did not want 10 sell vs. any books
We were Immediately relieved by the
information that such was not his mis-
sion, llo bore In his soft lady'llke
palm q well'proseryed copy Of the
NEws.pEMo0RAT Of February II, 1870
containing the fac smile OF a contract
made with the Repository, for 20 cents
a line for influence You know apd ot
cetoras,
The editor Of the NEWS DEMOCRAT
asked tho agent II ho wanted to gaze
on the original Of this contract, aud he
said hG did Wherenp0n he was e8.
eOrt0d 10 a lawyers Office In this city
whore q burglar proof safe was no
locked aud the precious document WHH
presented 70 the admlring gale Of Ma
Ruggles, lie asked q good many Qles.
lion8, all Of which were answered IN %
most satisfactory nanntE aud thon
the editor Of the DEMOCRAT asked him
some questions
FnsT QUESTION % that not one Of
-, Appleton ~ Cos blanlWy
ANgWER-lt looks Ike their typN,
but thpy have no such lOrm OF receipt
SECOND QUESTION lhnn You NH
not prepared 10 say whether this blank
is gcnulnef
ANswm know that y, Appleton
X Go. never authorized that contract,
aud they don't use that form OF receipt.
The receipt rs In the handwriting,
evidently, Of the agent who nude Tie
contract aud who paid the Repository
the money, but The signature, nnd Ne.
Ceipt for the money ~ IN thO hand
writing Of George u FreNso editor OF
the Repository
Mr. Rugges then made the following
statements In response 10 our inquiries,
llo had visited thr depository OnlcC,
and had been given q description Of the
agent. who made The contract with the
depository Tho editor Of the RopOsl
10 ! described him 1g q man Of about
40, very gentOe In dress and manner
with dark hair dark mWtochc,
aud u man, who appeared %
be familiar with the book trade.
Mr. Rugges claims that D, Appleton
& Co. have no connection with this
agent We take great pleasure in pub
fishing this statement, but we would
Ike TO see the book firm that viii now
claim this man, II Is safe 10 Bay no
one will do 10.
No one In the NEwsDEMOcRAr
Office knows his postollco addrCHg, but
u man who goes around the country
with blanks, and communications, buy
Ing up such newspaper mon ~ he can
get for u small consideration IN man
who ought 10 bo Gagged Our humane
society would like TO got hold Of
him. Th0y have good case against
him Tor cruelty TO animals, aud II
would be hard TO find u Jury In stark
county that would not convict him on
the evidence,
In the mean time lot no draw the
deep drab drapery Of pity and con
tempt over the proslratO form OF tho
fellows who sold out for q pallry 50
note, 10 this agent OF the ring,