The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-07

Smith is his frankness in the discussion
of his own business. Of course, the
postal authorities had him UP soon after
he began operations, but ne hired a good
! lawyer, who showed that every client
| got his 10 cents worth and the postal
folks admitted that there was no ground
on which to close the mails to Smiths
business. Consequently he has no fear Of
being stopped. He was what might be
termed up to the neck in work when a
Sun reporter called on him the other day
and told him he wanted to watch the
operations of the fortune telling foundry.
FORTUNES MADE TO ORDER.
"An right" said Smith; "sit right
down here" pointing to a chair beside his
desk "Now," he continued, 4 dig down
in this pile of letters and take one out
at random. 1 open it so, take out the
dime, and throw it in this bag. Then I
read the letter Now, let's see what 1
have here. It's a young woman; of
course most of these letters are from
! women
Dear Smith, she says, I read your
advertisement in the Bazoo Watch and
1 thought I would write you these few
| lines
Isn't it funny that nine out of ten
letters are written in just that way?
! They always thought they would sit
down and write me these few lines
! Well, Wen go on. I'm twenty-eight
years old and unmarried. What I want
to know is when I will be married
| am not in love with anyone but
don't want to be an old maid. Please
tell me my whole fortune right away.
/. have brown hair, as you see by the
lock I send you
THAT letter Is what call q pipe Up
to now it's worth 10 cents, but before
get through with this young thing she'll
send me another dollar. 1t isn't a GER
tainty, but it's my judgment based on
experience and my ability to push the
thing along.
you will see that mark this letter
No. g. That is one of my stock fortunes,
and applies particularly to young women
with hankering for husbands. Here
it is on the card:
After a careful study of your hand
| writing and hair and aided very ma
terially by the facts which you were kind
enough to send me, I am enabled to say
that if life has been empty of sentiment
for you UP to now, it has only been that
you might the better enjoy what fate
has In store for you. At a glance I could
see that you had all the singular reti-
cence of the girl of twenty-eight This
! diffidence may be a good thing in youth,
| but it works much harm when one gets
| to the age where matrimony is to be
| thought of. Many a fond heart has been
! driven from the object it adored because
modesty in the object was mistaken for
! aversion. I am happy to say that I'D to
| this time your inclination in this direc-
ton has not worked you any harm, but
look out You are twenty-eight now; be-
fore you are thirty he will come Do not
drive him away. I have devoted my time
in your case to a study of the matter
| 1T seemed to me was nearest to your
heart. Many other things have to re-
main untold for the present
THE postscript in this case hints at a
description of the young man who is
going to love her, and it's a sure thing
that she'll send me 81 for full account
of him. She'll get it, too. No. Is al
ways effective, somehow; I use 1t when
ever can, for it's a money-maker. When
woman twenty-eight or thirty years
old sees herself referred to as a girl II
pleases her, and when you hint about a
mysterious lover she can't wait to hear
more about him. They'll swallow all the
nonsense you send them greedily.
SUCKER BAIT FOR SUCKERS.
'Of course the standard of intelligence
among these clients is not high I don't
mind saying that 1 suspect most of them
of being cooks, chambermaids and fac
tory girls. I'll bet I've made trouble for
lot Of guys by sending out No. 6. ]
imagine lots of them take that advice
about not repclling the hero when he
comes as a hint to jump upon his neck
and make a declaration of love"
Smiths other eleven fortunes refer t.
every imaginable subject-love, money
good luck, buried treasure, etc. This seer
believes that If you give a person what
he wants, You give him entire satisfac.
ton. 1t isn't hard to tell what will mos
please the writer of the average letter
and Smith sees that his customers gel
what they want, and has no objection
to laying it on thick.
What do You do with the hair thai