Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-23


picture, and So On. Price? oh, 500
1.-THE famous American artist had to pc
paid 500 out Of that for his work, the VIC
tim was told. and-yes. sign your name
right here in this blank space at the DOT
tom of the contract, apd send y9uS check
to-here's the name and address of the man
to whom you send your check; and that
was ali fixed, too. Some of these cartoon
operatives actually did make dingy at
tempt to deliver the goods, that is to say,
they printed a mean little cut OF the VIC
tim. and sent it to him. so that they kept
themselves just about one-eighth OF an
inch this side of the law.
Most of the cartoon workers simply got
the money and then bolted, as the San
Francisco workers of the dodge trleo 10 40,
which was real careless OF them, seeing
that out of the $500 check they might nave
made about 1893, anyway.
another Of the getit-fast games WORKED
by the lubricators OF the wealthy easy
ones is the engraving dodge. Inc smootn
man goes to the victim and ASKS MN II m ne
has got that engraving of himself yer.
What engraving? Why, could 1t De possiDis
that he. the wealthy obscure one, WASH
aware Of the fact that all successfui ana
ings made of their countenances? Wnat
for? Why to keep on hand, 80 that the en-
craving could be turned over TO neWspa
pers or other publications when asked LOT,
instead of having the newspapers PRINT
common looking cuts that were bound TO
do their subjects the most savage inJusIice.
The Victims Flattered.
This, of course, instantly hatters the VIC
tim. He may never have been asked FOR
his picture by a newspaper in the whole
course of his money-accumulating life, but
he isn't going to tell the CRATER that. So
he says that he has been too busy to think
OF the matter. How much? Oh, only 500.
The engravings were made by experts Tor
merly employed by the bureau OF engrav-
ing and printing, you see ano-weh, mere
is the place for you to sign, ana 50 on.
Then the CRATER sends the victim 70 q
photographer to have bust picture taken:
and gets up an engraving or some sort OF
a process cut that costs about $lO; ano
that's the way that game mas peen , una
States The men who work 1t are as smart
as whips. too I heard an entertaining
story only recently OF one OF them. ne
struck a wealthy but easy old chap VINO
only a couple of years before
"sWould you mind letting me have a
look at the engraving you got at that time!
the worker asked the easy oio vlcum. ~.
former engravings out OF his sa1e ana SNOW
ed 1t to the CRATER. The latter almost
turned white with apparent rage ana as
constituent.
lido YOU mean to tell me, STR he inquir-
ed. in a perfectly shocked sort OF way,
that you paid out good money Tor tnlng
like this, that makes you look actuany
bald-headed? ~.
"sHuh? said the victim, feeling OF his
thin locks Well, now, say, young man,
do you know that thought at the un T.
that picture was delivered to me tnat ~
was mighty sparse in the matter OF mar
I felt sure that had more hair than that.
"'More hair than that? almost moaned
the worker. why it makes you bald-he
ed. sir, and you've got heavier SUIT OF
hair than I have, and he ran his ringers
tL.o,0h townv mass of locks. "A great
deal more hair than l have.
""rhink so?' said the easy old wealthy
one. We'll. 1 am mighty glad to hear you
saw that, because 1 sure was Of the opinion
that this engraving did injustice to me IN
the matter of hair and then 1t was the
simplest matter in life for the worker to
get an order for another engraving
1.-THE same smooth and oily one got py
with another piece Of persuading In Pitts
burg that is still talked Of among the cneer-
full grafters of his kind.
HE was talking one of those neWiy-rlcn
steel men of the smoky town into going IN
for one of the engravings, but the steel
man was holding back bit.
"'Anyhow,' said the steel man, finally,
I can't sign any contract now-dont you
see my right arm is in a sling? ! fell out
of my carriage a while ago and broke my
right wrist
"'Oh. that's all right. SIR said the work
er easily Sign right here, with your lett
hand-any kind OF q signature irom your
pen will answer.
."rhe victim protested that he didn't know
how to write with his left hand, but the
CRATER said that he'd help him. and they
swear that he actually took hold of the
easy marks left hand and guided 1t over
the paper and got a left-hand signature
that was just as good as wheat In the
barn. How are the police going to cope
with and round up people capable OF get
ting by with stunts like that?
"There are many other strong arm
schemes for the big money now being work
ed on wealthy people around the country,
all of them having for their profitable basis
that tremendous quantity known as human
vanity"
Magistrate Knew Sharkey.
Why is 1t that arraigned men will never
learn the inutility, not to say the positive
danger, of disappearing facts to mag
istrate?
A disheveled man was brought before a
New York magistrate the other morning.
The gummed-up man had been arrested for
intoxication in 14th street on the previous
night.
"Well, my man." said the magistrate in a
not unkindly tone, what excuse have you
to offer for getting drunk
well, y'r honor, replied the disheveled
individual, II went to Tom Sharkey's saloon
last night, and Tom he blew me or to
drink"
"Silence! Numbered the magistrate. mot
another word! I was disposed to be lenient
with you, as you appear to have at least
the remnant of responsibility left, but
want you to understand that brook no
lying in this court. Thirty days on the
islandr'
The magistrate, 1t should be added, hap
pened to be personal acquaintance of Mr..
Sharkey's. Z. L. Z.