The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-06-28
QUEER BEGGING LETTERS.
Strange Requests Made of Helen
Gould by Persons In All
Walks of Life.

Miss Helen Miller Gould received BOB
letters, containing requests involving
more than 81, 54S. SOP, during recent
week. says the New York Tribune.
Everything imaginable was wanted,
from a farm and three cows or a ped
ding horse and cart to $1,000,000 with
which to form a colony in Cuba. The
following is the classified list: One
plan TO form colony I'M Cuba, amount
asked for, $1,O00,0O0; 231 requests for
money (149 not naming sum-, SlS7,S80;
81 requests for loans Us not naming
sum-, $l54,2O3; 149 requests to raise
mortgages -four not naming sum-, $77,-
SIS; IS requests to aid churches (21 not
naming sum-, $56,9S1; 27 requests to
aid educational institutions (22 not
naming sum-. $685. 400; 26 donations to
libraries GA not naming sum-, S10,-
900; five requests to buy places, 5000;
one anti-saloon league of Idaho, S., 900;
"a requests to aid religious and char
liable institutions $50 not naming
sum-. $1,000; one wishes to sell farm,
50 ,60O four wish help toward trous-
seau three not naming sum-, $4,000;
II requests for pianos three not nam
ing sum-, 81 400; 10 requests to buy in
ventions (ten not naming sum-, $1,000;
one wishes to sell ring, $1,000; one
wishes to sell brooch, 1925; one
wishes donations to patriotic league,
$500; one wishes to sell Sevres vase,
$500: one wishes. monument to parent,
$500; one wishes help to redeem jew
els, $3.50; one church organ, $175; 10
treatments Cancer, morphine, Kelley,
etc., $3.50; one wishes passage to Eng
land, $75: one wishes expense betrayed
to secure prisoners release, $50; one
wishes to get goods from storage, $50;
one wishes help to publish music, $25;
one wishes to buy a set of teeth,
SIS; one wishes help to get watch
from pawn, eight dollars; ten requests
to aid church fairs; 1O7 requests for
aid, presumably money; 81 requests
for old clothes, three requests for
watches, IA requests for scholarships,
II requests for advice, Is requests for
tickets or passes, one request to buy
railroad stock, IS requests to have en-
broidery or lace work sold, IS cranks,
eight requests for autograph, II Ger
man letters, six French letters, four
Russian or Swedish letters, five wish
ing to sell manuscript, three silk for
quilt, seven naming child after Miss
Gould, five want sewing machine, two
help to publish books, three want
Bibles, two want bicycles, 10 adver-
tisements, circulars, etc; SO requests
for places, 80 requests for interviews,
five wish to sell books, five wish
to use Miss Gould's name, ten wish do
nation toward church organ, one
wishes help to become medical mis-
sionary, one wishes help to bring out
opera, one wishes help to bring out
oratorio, one wishes electro-plater. one
wishes $50 American cards. one wishes
farm and three cows, one wishes to sell
hay claim and cows, one wishes to
open photograph gallery, one wishes
peddling horse and cart, one wishes
money to print 1000 hymnals, one min
lister wishes horse and buggy, one
wishes house so that girl can marry
at once, one wishes money to enter Old
Folks home, one wishes invaliG's chair,
one wishes place to get up timetable
schedules, one wishes to sell photo
graph of Miss Gould for his own profit,
one wishes air pillows furnished to
regiment of soldiers, one wishes team
of horses, one wants 20 go shares on
alfalfa in California, 126 personal let
tiers, 25 newspapers, marked copies;
two almanacS six hooks n catalo0ueS
pamphlets, ETC., and eight magazines.