Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-04-11

Elmira Telegram.
Professor Lawrence, who was In town
during the week, and who claims to
have been in tho same business as the
Baldwins, declares that although his
relations with Samri and Kitty are Of
the most friendly nature, they are a
pair of unmitigated frauds. ~ with
some others was Ia the same business In
the West some years ago" he said, "but
1t was so expensive that we had to give
it up. 1t requires q great deal of help
to get all this information that the
Baldwins retail as wonderful. Now
the Baldwins have many ways for col
lccting all this stuff. Here is one
method they use in some towns. do
not know whether they used it here or
not: About four weeks before they
spring on town they send gang Of
spies ahead OF them. They are called
advance men, Their work is to gather
ell the information possible and forward
it to the Baldwins. they come to q
town us book agents, or on any mission
that will obtain for them admission to
your home. One method particularly
J
effective is the Bible agent. He Is
generally pious-looking old fellow.
lie calls at your house aud desires TO
show you bib.c. OF course you will
not refuse looking at the book OF God.
ne Shows you -FOUR or hvc blank pages
Tor family history; tells you now nice It
would DC 10 nave the lamlly history
printed on these pages instead oil us
inquired py pad WriuhS' You agree WIN
nm. The good DOCK costs only lew
aoiihfs, ahH me pruning Oh the family
history costs hotAlhS' lou consent 10
lah9 DOOR
II you nave already biole this plous
LOOKING nia MN consents TO throw III u
so!l wa,cl or some article mat you
need; lheh ne proceeds TO take tue
!AM!!y history. IIc khoWS inc questions
10 asA. ph' you nave a mlasIh5 Dr2lher'
W., tlat Is 100 pal. Mheh da vow
%afE rom nun lasl What was III,
a4sihcds Nheh al" nc leave home
\ MAJ 20 you mink mas became OF him'
VI cuursea woman Will answerall thesC
'inHallons to the best Ol her ability. II
" Ism orother mat Is missing, II II
"2!2S ooIy else ana tiie blole agent
gathers al me datai together win YOU!
age place Oh DlFth, NC, ana then lar'
wares ttic SUN 70 the haluwius. \
CohuIuHl "1tcA Is Kept on INC penpLt
ron whom thl5 Information Is Obtained
an" "heh inc l'liiWlhs come To IOWA
tEesG people are lnvelsled one way OF
announcer 70 tlc performance, ana the
basdwlhS are acquainted OF their pres
ehcc MA me seat they occupy. Then
MEs' baldwin calls out 'Joll Jones.
john Is tod That his wife's brother
sister or Itther. whoever II may ne, is II
MEXICO. MI. BALDWIN asks 'Iell TIT
gentleman, when he last heard Of The
missing man Wehty years ago,
Tepiics Altty. IS That right I ask
b"iaWlh. oi course 1t Is, but Jones 1t
| mystlhcd. He don't know how tht
5aidwihs knew ABOUT the missing man
linen the Baidwlns tell the color Of thu
missing mans haA, his peculiarities, hi
age ana all me other nice little DTS o.
information that the Bible agent picket
up vi course, Il ~ isn't Blue agent
1t Is some other Kind OF takir that haI
Satnercd tho stan.
You Will notice that Samri, whel
hittya memory wancs, will cover he
with piece OF muslin with red stripes
which he tells you is Il reminder Of tn
days when nc run barber shop Thi
cloth Is porous. On each side Of Kit,
hangs, u the wings, two large electro
lights. Kitty removes the banlagcs iron
her eyes and rcais her memoranda. Nov
the fellow who writes his question in til
SNOW. He has il answered, too. PrOba
by thousand different people writ
questions IN the house and Ave " six an
swers. Here i where the 'capper' get
IN his work. lie is sitting next to you o
behind you. Tie - all worked up. IL
becomes tallatiyc aad familiar Ills cy
is always On your writing. lie jots
down. n good 'capper' can catch tire
Of four people around him by proferrin