The herald., 1896-10-21

a liberal allowance for loss Of time, In
convenience to business, etc. NJ
My terms are three hundred dollafs
(sSOO) for three thousand dollars ($S000):
four hundred (s40O) for five THOUSAND
| t$5OO0); six hundred and fifty ($650) Tor
ten thousand ($1OO0O); one thousand
| t$1000) for twenty thousand $50. .0001;
two thousand {s2000) for forty Thousand
| ($40, ,0O0). tN
Three thousand dollars for $500 is the
| very smallest amount I will sell under
| any circumstances. I will give you the
| state right, that Is, the sole privilege OF
| handling the goods throughout yoGr
| state, If you invest from $3.50 upwards.
Remember, 1 sell my goods SO cheaply
, on the first deal in order to give my cu6-
| toners fair start to build up q trade.
/ On all after deals, which surely follow,I
| charge rs cents on the dollar. 1 will not do
| a retail trade, as therby 1t would let
| too many into the business and its se-
| crets. If you feel disposed to handle my
! goods, send me a telegraph dispatch
as worded and numbered on enclosed
| slip. -
| Do not sign your own name to your dis-
| patch, but sign same as the enclosed
slip. Be sure to word and number It. az
| the slip. I will know by this number
and this signature only. M
On receipt Of your telegram will send
| the instructions to the same name and
address as this letter, unless otherwise
ordered by you, and will appoint place
| of meeting.
| Don't attempt to come on to find me
| without first telegraphing for instruc-
| tions. Send kilograms by the Western
| Union Telegraph company, which Will
! be promptly received by me. If you
| have not the required amount of $500
| besides your expenses, but desire to en-
gage in this business, let me know by
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send a letter to me to this address, for
| II you do it will not reach me. ~
1 hope you will take no offense at the
above, if you do not like the business.
1 will trust in your honor not to do me
any harm. PltAse destroy this letter.
Yours, confidentially,
| With this precious document also came
a smaller slip in typewriter, containing
, directions as to addressing the green
goods man. He advises that no letters
be sent. well knowing that the postal a,i-
| thorities will confiscate all mail sent
to him. The notice is headed:
KEEP THIS FOR FUTURE REFER-
ENCE.
If YOU can raise $500 or more and wish
| to come and see me, send the following
| telegram Ono letters) to G. A. Thomas
| Bellefonte. Pa: Send report No0Ee
1sign1 J. KENT,
Don't sign anything else. NOW, IL yV0
| cannot raise $500 or more to come on and
make face to face deal, but desire. to
! engage in this business. say In yQur
| telegram, Send order" and be sure YOU
use password, Lodge" and the aD0ye
number, and sign telegram, u. Kentss
will then make you special PROPOSE
| ton Send all kilograms between tlIe
hours of in the morning and at night,
and over the Western Union Telegraph
companys lines (if possible). to av1id
mistakes; also prepay all messages. ~
! it is very important. Remember, tAeF
grams from you must be prepaid. or that
will receive no notice. Sas
| This constitutes the first instAllm@4&
| Of literature sent out to the prosp4c-
| tive victim. If he bites and sends te1es
gram offering to do business, q corrqG
punuence is Immediately opened up 14A
an additional batch of stef forwardt&
Then the trip east is made and the DEL
consummated. and the would-be shoN4&
of the queer finds himself on his ho144s
ward way minus his money, but richJH
experience that he should have -
uuired at q much less cost &55N