The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-27

FOOL GIRLS AND GREEDY MEN.
The career Of the Hindoo prince In
Seattle and that OF Miller In Brooklyn
shows how true Il In that there Is u
perennial crop Of fools. The news
papers had published the story OF Ad-
wants delusion Of women and frauds
upon men In his career across the con-
tinent. yet he was Just ~ successful
IN Seattle an he was when ne started
on his journey. Probably the fool girls
who fall victims to his pretensions OF
love do not read the newspapers, but
men OF business can hardly plead that
rs an excuse. Al least little sympathy
need be wasted upon them. because
some OF them were engaged In the same
game. II will usually be found that
cupidity is behind this form of folly.
The clever swindier plays upon the silly
vanity OF girls and upon the greed OF
men. II IL not that men are so good
natured and anxious 20 do friendly
turn for stranger: they are tempted
by the hope OF the big profits which the
er directly or by the unconcern with
which he submits To exorbitant prices
for the articles he buys
The victims OF the swindler in Brook
En were animated by the same greed.
They were told thy would receive
profit Of 10 per cent per week, and they
believed II just as did the victims OF the
South Sea bubble. hundred years ago,
and OF the Bank OF Naples. and Of The
many other frauds OF similar kind with
which the pages Of history are pic
turesquely dotted.
IL Is not always simpletons of girls
who become the prey Of plausible
tongues. although these wretched fools
usually suffer most for It. Middle-aged
women aud men unfamiliar with bush
ness. although otherwise intelligent
and so we have ON the one hand Gen.
Grant permitting his name to be used
by Ferdinand Ward. and on the other
commonplace rascal hoasting that
he has wrecked the Hives OF and robbed
forty women.
II the operations % these confidence
men We're confined Ia men II would
probably not matter much The misery
Of II is that women are imposed upon
aud suffer loss which cannot be re-
covered. A business msn can lose il few
hundred dollars without suffering. and
be has the consolation III feeling tha;
he wen, into game OF making a profit
cut OF another man and the other man
got the better Of him.
Although these schemers werk so
hrassniy. they are very seldom pun
ished They are shrcwa enough to
avoid tschniea! attractions II the law
as a rule bat their greater safety lies
In the shame Of their victims There
are millions OF eopies OF newspapers
published I'm the United States in the
course 81 a year. and there is scarcely
one copy which does nos have fts tale
Of loss. caused by listening 10 tunproo-
able stories or by reaching out for big
proflss. The same cid saues ars
worked, the she'll game. the big profits
to be made ~, Wall street. green goods.
Franklin syndiestes. gold bricks. Indian
princes and lovers disappointed In re-
cetving a remittance. Wha, is the use
OF having sympathy II ioss M good
The best remedy Is 10 laugh al the VIE
tim. Ridscuie IL more feared than ans
other weapon in the hands ~ ~aciety.
We could have the swiniies punished.
of course, bat there could b. m swim
dler Of this kind II there were nos Mill
irg victims society has rs hand fsil
protecting its members against murder
ers and burglars and highway sssen ard