Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-21
WORKING THE QUEER.
A New Jersey Sharper Laying for
Texas Flat.
& "Queer" and Easy Way Of Getting Rich Bad
for the Observation-Disclosures Just
as Good SIS Genuine.
In several towns of Texas men are re-
ceiving the following circular:

DEAR SIR am DESTROYS of obtaining good,
shrewd agent in your locality to handle my
medicine - The enclosure herewith gives all
the information that could be desired, ana ex,
plains itself. 1t is 2 sure cure for the ''blues
read ON. An opportunity to make an lnde-
er,, ~, .ortnne like this has never crossed your
path before, ana n all probabilities never Will
again, as long as you live. There's no reason
why you should be slave and toll all your LIE
for nothing. If yousare foolish enough TO let
''golden chance ike this pass by-all well ana
good. If YOU are miserable and In want OF imam
cial assistance-now or never IS your time IN
time to come, should you ever lind yourself Sadly
in need of coin in order to keep BODY ana
soul together. YOU viii have one to blame
for your wretched existence but yourself! This
thought! Your sober and earnest attention
should be given to every word in this letter. A
almighty dolIar-is thought but little of, and is
looked upon as OF no Importance to the WofIQ.
lent this true? 1 know whereof speak; IN
former years l have drank from the 'bitter
cup myself. "a hint to the wise IS sufn-
Gent
If you have not the money to buy my goods, I
would consent to your taking some confidential
friend in with you has; provided of course, he
is trustworthy and could keep the secret. You
could both then come on together and make the
deal. However, you would be very foolish to
take anyone in with you If you could raise
enough money yourself.
solutely necessary for you to come on here and
see me in person. 1 only deal face to face with
nv customers. Experience has taught me that
this is the safest and most satisfactory way for
both. BY your coming on here you see what you
are buying, and see who am dealing with:
Consequently "'you buy no cat in a bag, - and
we both feel better satisfied.
I know it is quite journey for you to make,
but think OF the tremendous pronts to De maze
with no risk, comparatively speaking, whatever.
And. as far as the expense is concerned, al
ways make a liberal allowance to cover the
same. Make up your mind to come OIL know
you will always be thankful for your visit to me.
You will find me square and honorable white
man in every particular. When you arrive here
z-iI1 CHI 1yE-l
can make your own selections. Then, If my
goods are not all that I claim for them, and are
not Is fine as the enclosure speaks OF, will
make you present of $1,000 in gold, and also
cheerfully pay all expenditure incurred upon
your journey. That's fair enough. isn't it? My
prices follows; $500 gets $1,000; $500 gets
S50O0 $3.50 gets SIG, OOU: $1,000 gets $40, 900. The
more you invest the cheaper you get the goods.
The sizes run from tEone'' to 'ttWenty - $500
worth of nv goods positively the very smallest
amount 1 viii sell under any circumstances. If
you viii invest $500 or more will agree to give
you the exclusive state right. Now, should You
wish to do business with me, you must obey the
following instructions, and do only as tell you:
l. Don't as long as you live, ever write letter
10 me until give you perm ssion. If you do 1t
will be refused. See? I mean exactly what L
say, and Furthermore, all business relations be-
tween will end.
2 II YOU wish TO come on here and see me,
send the following remember telegram only
win be received), and simply say: Send in
structions,' - then sign your name as per pass
word and number given you.
3. On receipt Of your telegram will send you
full instructions now to meet me and Wnere 10
stop, then no mistakes viii be made in finding
one another. In conclusion wish to say If you
cannot come on here, or have not $500 to invest,
simply let the matter drop until you hear from
me again. This will certainly occur before the
expiration OF thirty days. Now kindly allow
me TO caution you again not to write letters!
Be patient and wait until you hear from me.
You must be guided by my advice. If you do,
you bound TO succeed. No such thing as
fail. Act square. Be true ar honorable. Do
me no harm and YOU will never regret 1t as long
as you live. You can make money faster and
dreamed Of before in your life. Won't you try
it?
Caution-No other person is now authorized
by me to correspond this subject. Do not be
owner and proprietor OF the genuine formula
Communications from others offering similar
goods are absolutely unreliable and positively
worthless. Pay no attention to them. ''Nuf-
ced.'' Yours very sincerely, ''YoU KNOW
Accompany the above artistic produce
ton is the following:
KEEP THIS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
Send your telegram to Charles Wilson, 1910
Adams street, Hoboken, New Jersey.
Your password and sign is -' Kahn,
SIS"
Do not sign anything else.
CAUTION:-Be sure you have the numbers
the word Kahn otherwise your telegram
Will positively receive attention. The Zig
ures'' are very important.
Charles Wilson is one OF the most in
genious and successful cOunterfeiters
ever known, and the Texas people who
are dishonest enough to bite at the bait
he spreads should be careful lest they
land IN the penitentiary.