The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-13
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Sumter RABIES BuShTa'6.

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the purpose OF reading palms and fore
! telling the future for those who had /;
desire 10 look into the future He al
verti>cd that he was born with doubi.
veil. and had during the twenty year
he had been in the business performed
miracles bordering upon the supernar
ural.
He claimed TO be the trueSt psychic
seer that ever lived. stood alone lc hi,
magniicen, power of reading the future
Of humankind. W;;hou, asking ome
question he could tel! who are you!
friends. enemies or rivals, whether YOU:
husband. wife or sweetheart is true ci
false: how 10 gain the love OF the one
you most desire, even though mile.
away; how 10 succeed in business law
suits: how TO marry the one o! you,
choice.
BE gave advice il love. marriage
business, speculation. Investments
gives dates. facts. figures. He tells your
secret troubles, their cause and remedy,
in fac, tells everything. Gives infailib'e {
advice on all affairs of life.
He made specially OF aiding IN in.
vestments. being ever ready 10 help
those with capital, large or small, &c
dnd safe and good paving Investment.
This he offers TO do and asks no fee IN.
til the investment proves 10 be a hand
someiy paying one.
His mysterious hidden power makes
you master of your own destiny. He pos
iiivelv reuniteS lovers. causes speedy
and happy marriage, with your choice,
removes ali evil Influences. He claimed
70 be endorsed by the leading men and
women 10 the land.
or course he would hold all business
sacred and confidential and guaranteed
satisfaction. He made very reasonable
fee, charging fifty cents and 81 for Or
binary readings Of the palm. but in
cases Of violent love. or strenuous busi-
ness, the fee vas only 81.
It IS said that he did land Office bus
iness. his customers. or victims having
,c wait for hours for their turn 70 be re-
lieved OF their money.
BE was consulted by all classes from
the lowly cegro. who had 20 make spec
lai arrangements 10 meet him at some
other place, 70 The society belle 10 her
silks and satins. His parlors were pop
ular from 9 a. a., TO 9 ?. N.
No special attectioo was paid 70 the
Professor" except by those who were
deSicous OF looking into the bidder fu-
cure, that only time can reveal. uutil
after he had gone. Then ir transpired
that he bad been ''coujuring" some
money and some Of this patrous were
sad but wiser, TO the tune OF several hun
dred dollars.
One story is current that one business
man 10 Sumter wanted 70 make au in-
rescment and consulted the professor"
about il, paying him fee OF s.. One OF
the requirements was that the money TO
be invested should be placed 10 the
professors" hards- He must handle
every piece of it. Tha, would give the
c,orey good luck. and il would 60 out 20
make the investor wealthy.
This particular investor got together
500 ana carried 1t 70 the clairvoyant,
who handled it, every piece, and wrap
ped it ~, giving it to the victim 70 pat
into his safe and keep it Til! the next
day. The next day the money vas taken
ort and carried 10 the swipdler, who
took it out and counted it. The money
had doubled in value during the night.
BE did not say how it had happened.
and the confidins victim could not see
into it, but it looked good TO him. The
money was again wrapped up an6 Ge-
posted 10 the safe and counted and
anothor increase WAS noted. This pro-
ceedipg went or for several davs, the
victim believing all the time that he
gopld soon be made rich maa.
The dnal test came last Thursday.
The money was TO be counted for the
last time. The swindler went so far as
70 give the victim q $40 note 70 60 TO
the bank 70 get it changed, thus show
ing that the money was not counterfeit.
but good and lawful currency.
The money was bundled up for the
last time. and the swindler, who was ac-
conpanied by confederate, passed the
package around his head several times,
all The time Gustering cnin.el1igi5le,
mystic expressions. BE then thrust the
package into pitcher. and 10 mo-
ment. or .xo took it out aud gave it TO
the investor 70 again put io his safe,
there 10 remain till q certain date when
il was 70 be opened, aol all the money
found 10 the package was 20 be his
The money ~es very carefully put
away and guarded faithfully that moth
iag happen TO break che spell. After
the time set, the packa.Ze- -Sas opened
and all that was found was some worth
less paper.
Rumor has it that this man was not
the only victim, but that there were
several. It is claimed that Sumter peo-
pie was swindled out OF several thous-
and dollars 10 just this way. None but
the victim mentioned above ever said
anything about it, however, keeping it
TO themselves.
In the meantime, the professor, F"
who mad been doing such iourisking
business, separating honest, conidiug
people from their coin, pulled out be-
tween suns and went TO parts unknown.
and time could be duped in that man
ner. I: hardly seems possible that q
man could come into Sumter in this day
and time and work q skin game like
that. Bus he did, and that Is all there
is 70 it.
There is lot of superstition 10 this
world. There are some who will not sit
down &c table with thirteen, nor will
they begin journey on Friday. They
will not go fishing il rabbit crosses
tbs road 10 front OF them and they make
a cross mark and spit in it when they
have TO turn round ard 90 back. The
people that lost il this swindle were
taken in by believing in just such fool
:shness. Those who were victims must
have been hypoo,ised In some way. The
shrewd artist, who was on TO bis busi-
ness had made them believe that he
had ali power over the future, and be-
lievine him they were willing TO crus,
him. Now they see it that he could not
possibly help them in any way.
1t is passing strange how people will
aock TO palmis., or clairvoyant and
pay good money to fore-.ell the future.
But they will DO it.-Sumter Item.