People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-12-02
Green Goods Men at Work.

I2n Green Goods Men at Work. 20
Within tue past week a large NUM-
Der OF Wellington people have re-.
csiyed green goods letters from New
York City. The letters came BEARING
the following official warning stamped
on the outside Of the envelope:
The person receiving this letter il
warned against sWindierS who falsely
pretend TO deal in counterfeit money.
If this letter relates 10 that subject.
haud II to the postmaster, who will
forward 10 ?. o. Dept, Div. Core
spondence, Washington, DC"
The shrewd New York pOStotflce in.
Spectois detected the import of these
letters when they were mailed aud
took this means Of warning the recip-
tents against paying any attention To
Them. Thousands OF The letters were
sent TO all parts Of the United States.
Kansas received her full quota Of
Them. About fifteen Of the letters
we're mailed to Wellington citizens.
\ good proportion Of them have
already been returned to Postmaster
Ferguson. Some Of The letters were
returned unopened, While others,
prompted by curiosity, opened the
let,ers, read them aud returned them
as directed by the official notice c1u-
Ualned on the envelope. Postmaster
Ferguson will return the letters SO
returned to him TO the department al
Washington.
The letters are headed "Strictl,
Confidential" aud are printed in fac
smIle of typewriJlng. they are ali
aIike aud ale aS follows:
FRIEND: l srnu you This in cuuf
deuce anu Would not nave uUue So If
ala not tulnK you cOulG make money
handling d claSsUt goods / dea, Ia, anu
dU IL Win absolute safety 10 YOURSELF.
Il nave made d mistake, please de.
strOy this letter aud Jnuh 40 more
vi IL, but dOu'L abuse Tue confidence /
nave placed in you, as no in
suit Is lutenned-iJ is the offer auu
chance Oi your life 10 make money,
aud plenty OF it, by handing my class
VI goods aud if you let it pass, YOU
Sill nave no one 10 blame but YOUR
,elf. These goods come in sizes OF
ones, fve'S and tens, aud cannot b,
excelied, and are printed on exactly
Ohe same paper as tue government
uses. THIS uaS been the great draw
Udck tor years with mc-tO secure siIk
l6re paper-Out | am pleased now g.
De able u tel my customers That
have at last succeeded. Ilr>e ar
not cOunlerIeltS, as you might suppose.
bul just only what he governments
calls tnem-"Duplicdte BillSr-anu
as the government Claims, the mos,
dangerous that have ever come out.
aud impossible Of detection, even b,
he best government experts, and the
'nly whan they arrive at the treasury
1T Washington, which is not IN wears
aud after passing through 50 mam
naads that it is impossible to trace
em. Now, as this is a secret bust.
nes>, have some rules for you to To-
low, aud by so doing We will be able
deal.
Never write letter to the enclosed
iduleSs, for | will not receive il, anO
if you do, it will 20 to the dead lette:
flee, and there be opened and read
might Cause trouble, and trouble j,
not what we want.
Enclosed in this letter is a telegram
which must be sent just as it reads, III
| will not be able TO tell who it comes
rom, and on the receipt Of it, | vii
send sample of my goods. also price
lSt and full particulars. Send your
elegrams over the Western Union
line. Your telegram may be sent from
any town as long as it is wOrded and
numbered as the enclosed slip.
BE sure and sign the initials OF yOul
name to the telegram.
All letters from me will he sent Il
the same address as this one. except
you notify me differently. Yours il
confidence.
Accompanying the letter is The
following slip:
Keep this for reference.
This is the copy Of the telegram you are t
send:
A. P rdon. westchester Depot, New
York: have No. 922 Cupy OF Bontels.
Send the above telegram just as II
reads, or ] will not know who il i
from. Sign Only the first letters o.
yOur name to telegram. Should YOU
not get an answer from me in a reas-
enable time with nv price lust of good
md sample Of same. telegraph again
Use Western Union company's lin,
only. All kilograms must be prepaid
to insure delivery.
To Curp Catarrh