Mower County transcript., 1903-09-23
.UNyNARYl
SCHOOL ANS.
They Are Liable to Become Victims
Of Fakers.


columns from town in the northern,
part Of Iowa. AS the gang 4 is said to
beworking this way it is Wellsto be on
the lookout for them. The Dispatch.
says: 5s. ..s
At least one county superint ntendent
in Iowa has the courage to rise up and
speak out plainly about some matters.
which affect the teachers Of his county,,
| In circular letter semitic the teachers
OF his county, Supt. T. N & G erber, lof
Hamilton county, offers the following
advice which lis as pertinent in eYerY3
county of the state as in the one i'll
which he has jurisdl lction::
The gay and festive book agent and
other oily.tongned canvassers are again.
in the land and no doubt will be pleas
ed to share your time during the winter.
Indeed, some of these land sharks have
already manifested their intention bYs
calling at this office, endeavoring to get
your name and address in order to have
you properly located. 81 N one Of thssnJ
have received any satisfaction or aid
here, but they will find you neyertne-
less. Each one will tell you the same
threadbare old story, will sing you the
same old tune: Ihave interviewed your
county superintendent and / have call
ed on you expressly because OF his re-
quest, etc.. They will offer you the
same, or some similarly wretched re-
print OF a cyclOpedia, worth from So to
s513 at a price OF from $12 to ss27 as they
have in the past, and doubtless a few
of you will be yictimiZed.
| II o,,rl ~
this county for the purpose OF properly
equipping the young and inexperienced
|schoolma' am with the first part of her
professional paraphe a gold watch
For his pains, no doubt, he expects to
receive alien upon the lions share of5 Of
her winters salary. Should he visit you
and find that you are using new
nickle alarm clock for a time: piece, he
very unbecoming and beneath the
dignity of your calling. IF perchance
| you have temporarily accepted of. .yopr
big brother a nick kle-cased, American
made: :chronometer to aid you in diYid-
ling your time into the proper recitation
periods, he will endeaYor tozbelittlesit
and No appeal to your professional pride
Lin that way. Or il, perhaps, your grand
EbnlHssey yelcEyStaIa and 81 lick like trips
hammer, but endeared as S az heir ooml.
/ Of the family, and because Of its age
and quaintness alone worth more than
his entire stock in trade, if it should
grace your body or your desk, he might
even insult you by Offering to take it
every means to leave one of his inita-
Etions with you. r .s.5...
| a"Nearly all these sharks are good
| looking, well perfumed, and much
given to coquetry and flirting. They
may not all follow the same method Of
landing a victim, but they are generally
quite sure Of success I. if any time is
granted them by the unWary school
ma'am. 44 ~: 5FHsSrs5..,.,* "
SIN addition to those of the jewelry
/ fiend and book agent, you will receive
solicitations from life insurance men,
who will present to your already mathe-
maticallY worried mind long and vision
ary problems Of annuities, dividends,
and other pecuniary results, derived
only from old company policies Y ou
will be interviewed by land agents who
will give you the unmistakable evi-
dence that a small investment in
piece of old mother earth, located of
course, in some hitherto unknown
paradise, will make you everlastingly
independent. y You will be asked to
give a part Of your time to stock invest
ment schemers, having for sale stocks
in gold mines silver mines, copper
mines, etc. Oil well stock, represented
as oubling in value every hour during
the day, will be offered you, s'watered,
in in milk, raw or*llpon the half f-shell.''
#.5'. Now, it may be possible that. you
wish to inYesti in some Of these ventures.
It may be possible that you have a
natural desire of patronizing fakirs
without giving the matter much
thought, but Wnat I wish to have dis
tinctiy underst ood is that / do not care
to; have my name nor this Office used in
connection with this nefariou business
Or as aleverage to effect sales of5this
kind. RI 5s ;54