The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-03

4 fev DAYS ago the proprietor OF a
saloon - this city received IN a sealed
envelope through the regular mail a So
called catalogue o. sporting goods that
made hin open his eyes he had read OF
green goods letters. and had seen many
an overture 10 dealers from bunko men
and other sharpsrx bur never in his life
had ne seen anything quite 50 bold and
Unblushing as this invitation 20 become
the partner IN fraud. On conferring with
some Of his fellow-craftsneR he found
;hat they had also received copies OF the
circular. As far as Post-InteIligencer re-
porter could learn. The circular has not
been sent 70 dealers who sell sporting
goods. but only 10 those who use dice and
cards for games in their OWN establish
ments.
The chief popularity of the circular is
that g. contains the name Of the dealers
in fraudulent goods printed in conspicu-
Gus letters on the front Page % the cover.
which reads as follows: Catalogue Sport
ing Goods. II. Lewis & Co. 1li5 Sixty
first Street Chicago-Privats Bankers
Catalogue-Dice. Cards. Club Room Fur
uituTe and Fair Goods Of Every Descrlp-
tIon-Correspond With is
Inside. the circular presents varied as
sortment. Il enumerates ''layouts" for
faro. baccarat. roulette. hazard chuck
luck. mustang. red ard black. together
with crap tables. dice and checks OF al
kinds. All these. however are In the reg
ular and legitimate line of such supplies.
and there i nothing TO mark them as DIFF
ferent from the goods Of any other dealer.
They occupy A subordinate and obscure
place on the pages Of the catalogue. It's
display sheets and attractive type are
given 10 a different class OF articles on
the second page the warming is extended
examination viii he allowed on loaded dice
or marked cards. as We have no protection
from ringers being worked on express
agents"
The first article heralded is a peculiar
line of dice for Grams. whose graces are
sung in the following words We are ,he
leaders IN this line. and have combination
that no other house lras ever produced
We make dice 10 get the money for you.
and guarantee them TO do it. What more
do you want? Times are hard and You
cannot afford 10 take any chances with the
square bones. We Use only the finest ma
terial in loading dice. and guarantee them
not TO rattle or get loose, and can suit YOU
ia anything IN the line. II you are out for
the money. give US trial order
Conserving bankers set No. 30 miss
outs. the circular has this 10 say: These
dice have proved to be the finest bankers
dice ever made. Others have initiated
them. but none has ever succeeded in per-
fecting them like Us. Rolling naturally all
points on the dice, they cannot be
told from fair dice. as the weight and eyes
are perfect; but favoring certain points
the players lose their point and miss-out
Requiring no shifting the dice can be left
tn the game at all times. We guarantee
and recommend this set Of dice TO get the
money at all times and on fun layout"
The very modest price charged for this
marvellous set OF money-getters ranges
from $40 TO s12.J0
Various other sets OF dice are catalosued
each Of which has its peculiar claim 10
public favor. Either they are uucommonIy
deceptive or uncommonly cheap. In most
instances they are both. They are alto
gether unique and unparalleled. Above all
else they are sure money -getters.
Here is what is said OF a set provided
especially for shaking first flop. 1t is
prefaced by a rough cut. which shows the
barkeeper as shaking five aces while his
customer, the ignorant victim has lust
shaken a straight. Here is the only dice
in the country for saloon cigar stand
or any place where they shake first flop"
says the circular. You shake three OF
kind four of a kind or all FIVE of a kind
at your own pleasure. while your oppJ-
nent gets what his luck would toe wfth fair
dice. No shifting. The only thing is 10
know how to get them out. With our in
StructiOns il viii only take YOU an hour 70
learn hcw to get them IN a natural man
ner without exciting any suspicion what
ever. Loaded for aces or whatever num-
Der YOU desire whatever number is high
in your country. Let Us know. and we viii
make them for you. This is your chance
20 clean up all the money in your neigh
borhoOd and you might as well set it as
10 let some one else"
Marked cards are advertised and recon-
mended with the same energetic advice.
to the effect that II you don't use these
particular cards you arc in a bad way.
There is no such thing Al luck nowadays
Unless you are fixed To get The money
the other man quits winner. and you Won
der how IL is that YOU can't win. The rea-
son IS this; The other man is uD 10 the
times and Is using some OF our latest work
that defies detection and vet is 50 plain
that you can read them across the table"
Special inks are advertised for msrkin1-
cards. Maguncrs and improved table re-
Electors are set forth with Il aue fare and
flourish. AS enabling the up-tO-date PLAYER
IN read hts opponent hand = cards Then,
when HE cards as they lie on The table
don't happen 70 suit him there are con-
triNaD~es for getting them out Of the way
with . legerdemafn that would 10 credit
to keli8r or Hermann. These are de-
outs and patrons are told WIKI phiIan-
thrapjc caudor that these goods arc Of
fered AZ hard-'ima prices one % these
,outrlvances -.ran bs worn either in a
white or Hsnuel shirt. ard is the only
machine that can b. worked in she shirt
without having - wear 2 coat. tiuaran-
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