The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-23
LETTERS NEVER ANSWERED.
cCRIosr1IKs OF TEE MAIL OF VASE.
INGTOS DEPARTMENT.
Persistence ana HypoerisI-Appeais -
Mr. waAanaksr for Ala In the Ciething
Businsss s.A Fru,t Growine-ReiiEisss
Cant aad Prophecies OF Fsture RewarAs.

Business ..A Fruis Growing eiiEisss
Cant and Prophetic. OF Hstare RewarAs.
WASHINGTON. AUG. 22.-The recent letter
from tie practical Joker or crank. addressed
20 the Secretary q the Treasury. warning him
that q strong and determ ned band Of men"
led ~ the king Ct the uamps,' ka! deter.
minsl 70 raid the Treasury. was taken rather
seriously. 1t was referred. through the Official
channels. 20 the captain o; the watch OF The
Treasury Department and was n ade public.but
generally such letters receive very little atten.
Gon. and the public never hear OF them.
Crank letters are as much a part o' the
TtEus; tSg.ns ey.rf dsGs RI as Ar: ne
Cab nsi Minis,er, head OF = bureau. and chief
elerk fnIs hem in h: nan. So DO the freet.
hes is o. deparinenis y e;ns sin nc marks At
which these people mostly leve. thor art.l
II. "a ars..t ssar. f.. IT Tre.safy q course
alwajs suggests moaey. and there Is some.
aSea. sss w.ai1 e' inere 'h Is or. ONE IN Il.
Treasury to which the majority OF all these
s'isss either I, s0ls m ne h.S, iasts ;Ss or
ceivsr has struccisi to make out what the cor:
r.sron den, is crivlnss. bis ot'ice is that Of
csntaGA OF tie leters are 70 be relied upon.
there is more oe,.eti,. tAent running .
l. pos sessed by The detective 10 .crs o. ali Inc
great cities AM the arount Of Grim, which
sNhuSs w OI tIp SalA S4ACS&s Va INV
Passed et az hour OF 50 tn. o.h.. day in look.
e oe et' sfi anu.Es aoss ts 1 s:
Gre iranuen- corresuoAd.nt ILis incenions
Iersonass hss hshii o. sending 10 the ofiice
At d mos regular interval, te eE:auls reading
something Ike this:
cLsfs.s-., s.rr.,e
ot 81 .o rs - 10
Those lesrs;ch.s come from various townsin
th- South, the sender never
cons isrsi II ne essaty TO IN the oL!iee
~ a. cr All Mos. " t.oF,e H W1ai say he xas
AID yet lie NAY lie IL who has weakness
a. Who saa,s 10 nrSe.. his ee tues. on bis
neg e5ts AMI a ,ua!L soces. i; is wonderful
low MAJ men shere are WI. haze isnsy 70.
Know q srta, rl"s /. I'D he coa;;rT Win
l"ny wh ch th.Y VII r1rose i. 10 ofiice VIII
send th-m romEni.siol and os &c ms secret
In IL, ir"p"r me IA vel a. tie cr:ucsi !une-
ture the detective sluays throw Ia his coat
etnoses b. Sale. ivdan,is ,h.se epic
tLink that no man IS properly aluipped IS =
h.ss s.sn n's sps s ssan sni
tines the Office rassss more or less line IN
1s sas r. ,o
+: @ide;t cen il The en-. Ia ihs game ben
thor are no; iral !. sustained efforts;
BY one indi, dual whose imacihstiye powers
must certainly 10 aeEh ..- y dsre;oesd. Hs
READ something Ike this:
ss.. sD Z "a, ~: him s.: no. .s al;
n.r'asn, a.i =. rp' n.r, ;s.tn.r s.I..ss.. n
and 90 r.isS t,th q ten very sis..!r thins
s a @ 'i ipqas. tar ash.sa
w n:37; I'M r..
liz ming L.vs 20. II. aOts dead 10 r.sh. r..
'' uhi,ss STATE. s.er.: SERVO. nsseeiist 10 ia
This Letter might be written by genuine
ser. sTssn t nan a. in a,out r..
same strain. " be re 'civs. ihey are numbered
.na s res, 'hs nrans ana NJ, T p,
ior his tisntsrrstsi,erI es. oet he is sa:isfed
10 carry on e-sided 90 resnon ie-ce
what every Tuoi: man e.iee,s: he is re led
1.dst:n asier. IN neral Wsna maker because Of
III. re'utatioa h has 0: beng the richest man
lev recei.e dg:inc tue last moth. There 10
one s;,iein thin about nearly al o; these let
Is sinoe 81 ,en,ped o @ he eoanec!io no, b..
tween Tod AID MAmmon Is closer than most
IeoI. in ssin. heA,y err T. Witt ts;.s the the
ihc !osa 'e' Which he AXIS the i.rd Will pay
peci-d - be cusTttnb!. vs;h rne eKiertation Of
It's rayuc d'vidtn here 10 d sample letter
frolD swonAn IN P-nasy.vag!a with the spell
ius so-e.hh. altered:
Lei ,su fP:r a.. S..i A,T. E. .s:s: z
.or t'ii. .sirspee Ihel. ne Lqrc "a. re.A,ay 70.
70 hear irsn yoa
A.ter,eaiinE :hese letter. you are inclined
TO the e nelus.on tasI We age sat.on o. beg.
Ana tier enp!1y Just as much an, rs thsir
seniors. Las letter s.s-Es Tor .ts.ii:
Dr.n srt ;.m. opy q resr.od Iv.ns IN tn. oeu>-
W A. =. tsas 70 4. .s.a.ay .aa ~; -.
DAY 20 /, hoe. v.n: 10 10y p.crse ppt h.vssT
Il; a. e.: 70 aa eaa ais.s i.a:
!os AZ. . eiaF;taS. il.r 40 r.-a not f.,.: messy
S.i ~ p'.s: :.ni ia. i.os. g ..aa mes =.
70: ,. %: -, 9%s ~! BE. 80 syt.,,s, s..hes
sa.t.r h s1S 3 n. ori G ~ III a'''
The burden OF these letters is slways money.
eout..d The .5iioHlnr, for instance. l. 70.
freshinGly ifaak aod 10 the point:
Dr.t So van. to embark III N. Clothing business
n n , o. l :: q s s.
co. co.. 4ps eA. =. ., a q. ,tor. an.v
Il ::ss:: Is -; j. "a:
me-: go I :; sss's! .::.:
lihev can make inoasr :; yos va rirs . s!lsi
and II: a mean: 'aT' u.
10 rs'i,. re sno:s yer can maxi ~ iks
eAn sAtne iosE M. wAnAHAker II 700 Ca Give
sry encourage w.! 10 w.tt irOur
clad recon In.ntAtes AZ r..srsneea an fake ~
HsSn tDa.Ien AH- sV-iG Aks 70 LAFs An iAtsrV1sw.
BqtIerhsps the following which IL dstsd
from kAry!ani. l. As cha Acterisue ~ AAy.
But for q few Liberties AIKEN with The sDSilInE
the letter AppesD ~ written:
Mr. 'eAn MI1Anak etA- sr tate the rAs aa4
p.sssgrs 10 vrs 10 ~ btAsspg tAAt wAu
a. tlit pr,s.pt lime and Boplux ttAi
Lnes II yoI nat ih.t NAY asa you the sams 20
NJ NApAnkEtr hsVs met With tad luck this ysAS.
Ineugh IsIi sAs 30 u Be lucky tbs mus in pay.
"a! OF re nG,ts.ss and Eet The pre- .s. st Ioas1
A. taa; lime ihoas! eesld 90 mat .Wh beAssrs y
Einsc berries and have the ksA1fee
say icy Osi hAss ths money
MT EkpAr-Aser. EpssS that u 10 Iselsss ApproAoh
you OF ~, terms Of eorowins aIv money Tor this
eAIss have approached on csfors OF the zane suS.
:se, ana ..y.' I.e.rsa sPy r.ly =, ~ Aaa have
Z, nortsI 80 NJ 'fn.sS tiAins ana .. r:ey tren
ttesi,.e ret.y from Psn:amIl HaIr!ssn and slss
n n sihsI one Of yes ssh.s mes tat dour soppess
VII far thb cause yeg fAr rist u Il rsmipas nod
A.s MAJ yslInZ hou4a. a. home ne I.ep.s y
ma. ihnt for tsts sanst: ts toit his fess vhss 10