Evening Star Newspaper, February 3, 1894, Page 14

12 HIGH SCHOOL CADETS! 4 Regiment of Which Washington May Well Be Proud. NINE G00) COMPANIES COMPLETE The Captains Who Will Perfect Them in Drill. ACTIVE COMPETITION ——_>—_. At no time during the twelve years of its existence has the High School brother rivals, and for a general compari- son to be made of the nine companies of the regiment. The drill has been postponed so frequently that, for a time, the possibility was questioned of the cadets being suffi- ciently advanced as to do themselves jus- tice om the 22d day of February, when a first opportunity is annually given to the Washington public to see the pride of the high schools at its best. But “it is all over now,” and it is to be supposed that the captains thoroughly understand with what material they must compete in the anaual prize drill of next June. A Satisfactory Drill. Thursday’s drill was satisfactory in every way, the largest portion of the allotted time being occupied with regimental ma- neuvers and a short program in the manual of arms. The rapid progress that has been made and the encouraging result of the regimental drill is undoubtedly owing to the new manner of instruction which Maj. Ross has introduced this year and several addi- tional features which have been taken up im connection with the work of the com- panies. Last year Maj. Ross attended to the instruction of the cadets at the sepa- Fate schools, occasionally assisted by L. H. Reichelderfer, then colonel of the regiment, but this year he has so arranged it that in addition to himself and Mr Reichelderfer, who has been appointed assistant military instructor, Col. Skinner and Lieut. Col. Adams visit the schools on alternating drill days and conduct the drills with the assist- ance of the company officers. The captains have given so much more attention to the manual of arms than to the foot move- ments that it was deemed necessary to ar- range a program for each day's drill to be followed at each of the high schools. The first and last half hour of a day’s work is Bow devoted to the setting up exercises, while the remaining hour is occupied with company drills and foot movements on the street. This will prevent the captains from giving all of their time to the manual of arms in preparation for the company com- petitive drill at the end of the year. These competitive drills take place in one of the local theaters and the drilling space is so limited that only an exhibition with the Fifles is given each year. If it were not for the fact that each of these competitive drills nets a handsome sum, used to defray the school expenses, it is probable that the competitive exhibitions wquid be given on an open field, where both the foot move- ments and manual of arms could be gone through with to excellent advantage, and the prize company determined according to its proficiency with the rifles and its reg- ularity of movement and perfection in the g exercises. Every Company at Work. Every company is now putting up a cred- {table drill and a number of fine exhibitions may be expected in the future. For the past three years there have been at least six companies in the corps and in that time the Eastern High School has borne off the much-prized flag trophy on two oc- casions, in 1891 and in 1893. In 189% com- pany A of the Central was the victor, but if the Central desires even to be in the race this year it will have to look to its Jaurels, as the other companies are making femarkable progress. j Capt. W. Morgan Shaster, Co. A. The position of company A is at the head of the column, and it is but natural that the officers should indulge in the hope that it will distinguish itself by proficiency in both drill and appearance in all public parades in which the High School Cadet | Corps may participate. rather early in the year to predict success for any one company, the progress of com: pany A bids fair to result in a good show- ing on all occasions and to hold up the pre- vious record which the senior company has made for itself in the manual and the com- ny movements. Lieuts. Burbank end atts and Sergt. Domer deserve especial Mention for their diligence and attention. Although it is ren G. Ogden, Co. B. Company B has always been the “not in it" of the regiment, it having never won a competitive drill, but this year the boys are working with an extra amount of en- ergy and spirit, and excellent results are already evident. Capt. Ogden is being ably assisted by Lieuts. Heman and Graham, who are demonstrative and enthusiastic in the cause of their company. Sergt. Smith is a first-class rifleman and a clear-headed Support. Sergts. Patten and Johnson are capable guides of the company, and in Serst. Kimball the captain certainly has er ae the captain expresses it, “He equal to any three sergeants in th baa 4 Bt in the first Capt. W. A. Page, Co. €. THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1894—TWENTY PAGES. under very favorable circumstances, with just thirty-two “men” in the ranks—a com- plete company of four fours. The boys are well acquainted with the company man- euvers and their exhibitions in the manual of arms give promise of good work in the future. The feature on which the boys pride themselves is the manner in which they execute fix and unfix bayonets, snap and speed being the object in view. Capt. Page has worked untiringly with his com- pany and given it his entire time outside of his studies, and declares that he will do everything possible toward bringing his boys out on top. In Lieuts. Wall ard Brawner he has two excelent officers, who are determined that if the company fails it will be through no fault of theirs. The sergeants have also worked hard and earn- estly sifting out errors and suggesting 1:se- ful “pointers.” Capt. Alfred Company D is officered this year by Capt. Smith, First Lieut. Oldberg and Second Lieut. Norris. Its work has been of the best order and a number of fine exhibitions may be expected before the end of the year. The rapid progress the boys have made with the guns indicates clearly that they are in the race for the ribbons. Company B won the pennant in 1888-89 and is climbing steadily to the top, where, if it succeeds in getting there, it will undoubtedly remain by dint of hard work and good discipline. The boys in the company seem to realize that they have a well-drilled organization, and, although they do not boast of it, they are always ready to defend it in the presence of representatives of the other companies. So much for the first battalion, which de- serves additional commendation for the manner in which the companies have worked together. Ca Cc. M. Robi amount of praise. The marching move- ments have been perfected to an excellent degree, mainly due to the step and ca- Capt. R. D. Carter, Co. I. dence set by Sergeant Claxton, whom Capt. Carter considers as a rare find in the line of sergeants. The new additions to the regiment have had rare luck in the mat- ter of wirring competitive drills, and bear- ing this in mind the I boys are seiting their hopes tot’ on the second or third place, but on the banner, which has never yet been to the Business school. As in the other companies, the lieutenants, Messrs. Young and Sisson, and the sergeants have a great help to the captain, and have done as much as possible for the success of the company. All Confident of Success. Although there is not a cade* in the regi- ment who does not believe that his par- ticular company will be “the” company they also realize that the company that leads in the race at present is by no means the sure winner in the contest that is equaled by but one other event in the life of a high school student—his graduation. As in for- mer years it is very likely that there will be an individual competitive drill among the officers of all of the companies of the regiment. This drill always causes an un- usual urmount of interest and excitement, aad until last year it was a noticeable fact that the captain, for they have all veen captains in recent years, who won the officers’ individual competitive drill was the one to jead his company on to victory, and to receive the greatest honor which a high school officer can receive. Last year Captain Edwards, company F, won the offi- cers’ medal, while Captain Shilling, com- pany G, won the prize flag. parade a few days after the company com- retitive drill, but this year it is though that a skirmish drill will be given on the White Lot, using blank cartridges. The Staff Roster. The regimental and batialion staffs are follows: Regimental—Colonel, F. E. lieutenaut colonel, H. H. Adams; ‘al adjutant, G. S. Meloy; regiment quartermaster, H. F. Crocker; regiment sergeant major, i. F. Outrich; regimental ordnance sergeant, K. T. Biggles, First battalion--Major, E. M. Adams; adjutant, R. W. Test; sergeant major, J. H. Alishu; bugler serge it. ond battalion—M. ant, John bL. Fug Foster; bugler serg: | — COUPON JOURNALISM, « *handlee. nit, . E. Shreve. Company E opened the school year with forty-nine cadets, making five full fours and one cadet for the file closers, in addition to the commissioned and non-commissioned of- ficers. The boys entered the drill im a de- termined manner, and have worked steadily on until they have attamed their present excellent standing. Strict discipline is en- forced, and, although they have no hall, as at the other schools, every corner utilized with the best results by squads under the command of the non-commis- stoned officers. One noticeable point about company E is that the boys are ail very large and well built, and will make a fine appearance in the company drill. Company E has always been a close contestant for the prize flag. and if Capt. Robinson continues the same steady work it will hold a prominent place in the race} for the red ribbons. Lieuts. Beck are able assistanis to the captain and re-| gard the cause of the company as own. Capt. H. Leonard, Co. F. Company F is now happy in the posses- sion of five full fours, the largest company | in the regiment. The attendance record of | this company is probably the finest in the! regiment. the boys taking so much interest | in the drill that not one day is lost unneces- sarily. Capt. Leonard is receiving prompt and steady backing from Lieuts. Hillyer | id McKeldin and from the non-commis-| stoned officers. The company’s prospects | are brilliant, and, although the boys say | Very little, they seem to regard the prize as; a “dead sure thing.” Capt. John W. Steward, Co. G. Company G, the prize company of last year’s regiment,is progressing very steadily, with the sole intention of holding the ban- ner within its ranks. The boys are work- ing conscientiously and are doing their best to prevent the record of the company from marred by careless mistakes. Wil- lingness to work and enthusiasm are the two principal functions that must be mas- tered by a prize company, and in these company G is not lacking, although the same may be said of several of the com- panies. Lieuts. Lockwood and Ewing have been right with Capt. Steward from the Start and the three together form a trio of officers that any company could well be proud of. The discipline of the company could not be better, and the bright prospects should enthuse the boys and make them ap- preciate the possible honor of winning the prize two consecutive times. competitive | and Sayer | | the fff of its progression. j take up a paper or journal, daily, | tail. j them can offer the most a {junk man, |The Turkish Patrol Newspaper and | Its Gift Enterprise. | From the Newspaper World. ; | A few years since no orchestra was com- | plete in its list of invsic without the Tur- kish Patrol—a descriptive plece which was | supposed to represent the approach, pass- jing and recession of a body of troops, At tirst from the distance seemed to come the f | tir low | faint strains s martial music, as to be ‘ly audible. One by ve, Instruments were added and the en- ergy of the players was increased, tll with - ja deafening blare, aug ed by minor rains and discordant combinations of sound, the host went p: Then the ¢hn- ergy was gradually relaxed, the instru- ments dropred off, and finatly only thé® faint echoes came back from the distance. Coupon journalism, like the march of the sultan’s defenders, seems to have reached We can scarcely weekly or monthly, that some scheme for the sale of copies does not confront the reader. ‘These are too numerous to mention in ‘de- The under!ying principle, in all cases, is the expectation or hope of securing some gift or “prize” Which shali bring to the pur- chaser much more than the value of the sum invested. One N. instance, offers a lon who shall come nearest to guessing the exact time which it will take a silver dol- lar to fall from the top of the publication building to the sidewalk—all guesses, of course, to be accompanied by a certain amount of subscription money. Another, a monthly magazine, offers a complete novel for each week in the year, and so the record goes. For Curiosity Hanters. The missing-word contest has suffered a decline since the English courts pronounced it gambling, and confiscated large sums which were sent by those swallowing the bait. But additional “attractions” are be- ing constantly devised, and their number and prominence is now such as to lead one to ask where it is all to end. Referring to the existing conditions, one of the leading newspapers of New Jersey very pertinently says: “If this goes on at its present rate the time is not far distant when a great many of our esteemed contemporaries will have abandoned all the old and legitimate features and purposes of a newspaper, and the question will not be which of them can best record current events, but which of traction to the curiosity hunter or the seeker after some paltry prize. The gift enterprise feature in journalism is a confession that. the rewspaper employing this method to water its circulation cannot stand on its own mer- ‘The logic of this is so obvious that the zift newspaper loses more on its permanent standing than It gains in temporary circu- jon by coupon cutting. Advertisers ask what benefit can accrue to them from cop- ies of newspapers purchased in bulk for the sake of the coupons and then sent to the Readers who are saluted every time they open a paper with announce- ments of votes for the most popular police- man or of alluring gifts of valuable articles turn from them in weariness and disgust, and sigh for the time when the fakir and cheap jack were not the controlling power in journalism.” Something Must Re Wrong. In the same line, a prominent New York state paper, which has never felt the ne- cessity for resorting to such means, uses pertinent language which is worthy of thoughtful reading. It says: “It is rea- sonably safe to conclude that there is some- | thing wrong with a newspaper which can- not be’ sold upon its merits. It is not nec- essary to offer premiums to people to in- duce them to buy something that they real- ly want and need.” And there is another phase of the matter which is tersely treated by a writer who aims his remarks especially at the news- papers of large circulation ich resort to these questionable means. “The news- paper of large circulation,” he says,“‘wrongs its public by adopiion of the premium offer to gain subscribers and increase its circu- lation. The charges of its wrong-doing are direct and plain. It adopts premiums that, in a greater or less degree, misrepr sent, and deceive with false promises of quality and utility, and of inexpensiveness; every reader being led by its advertisements to invest money with the belief that he will receive something better and more than his money ought reasonably to bring. It adopts premiums that for the past twenty years Capt. J. E. Wilson, Co. 1. Company H is progressing at about the same pace as the other companies. Good | points are noticed in the drill of this com-| pany, not as individuals, but as a whole. | There being no other company at the West- ern, the boys had no occasion for rivalry. Capt. Wilson deserves credit for the etcel- lent progress made by the ,boys, and the work of Lieuts. Campbell and McKee has been very commendable. The sergeants work with the privates and do all in their power to promote the interests of the com- pany. Since the holidays the attendance has been excellent, but as yet Capt. Wilson has not been able to have four full fours present at drill. Company I is the latest addition to the regiment, and at one time had fifty-four cadets, including rank and file. Work in the manual of arms is progressing very have been used regularly, in one form or another, by the weekly press, and were run by it until the whole country, outside of the cities and large towns, refused them because of their deceit. It adopts premiums and advertises itself as a seller in its own columns in competition with sellers of other goods whom it invites, and who pay for its columns. It sells books, photographs, and music today, but it may sell dry goods and groceries tomorrow. It adopts. pre- miums in dishonest competition with all journals, whether of large or small circula- tion, that seek to build and establish cir- culation and prosperity on the pure su- periority of their news and Mterary enter- prise. The newspaper of large circulation is becoming rascally dishonest in this re- spect.”” These are strong words, almost to the border of harshness; but there can be no doubt that they are spoken from a con- scientious and honest motive. Memory Not Injured. From Puck. Stranger—You and I were born fn the same town and went to school together. You have made a fortune by this time, I presume? - Jimson—On the contrary, I barely make a ving. nicely, and the regular cadence used wiil Company C entered upen the school year surely bring the company an unlimited Stranger—Ah, then you will probably be able to remember me! It has been the custom to glve a dress | A CLEVER SWINDLE Efforts to Suppress the Green Goods Industry. TT HAS TAKEN A NEW SHAPE The Dealers Claim to Have Coun- terfeit Stamps. A FAR REACHING FRAUD Written fer The Evening Star. UCH TO THE DIs- gust of the govern- ment authoritivs,that most successful of all frauds, the “green- goods” industry, has assumed a new phase. Hitherto it has been content to employ the mails as a medium for swindling. Now, how- ever, it is attacking postmasters all over the country, who re- ceive circulars con- veying offers of counterfeit postage stamps in large quantities at attractive prices. During the last few weeks such documents have been scattered throughout New Erg- land. They are marked “Personal” on the envelopes. Inside is a typewritten note, which reads as follows: Dear Sir: I have 100,000 two-cent postage stamps—face value $2,000—that I will sell to any one who will not ask questions, and who knows enough to keep his mouth shut, for $900, or I will sell 50,000 for $500. These stamps are all in original sheets and in good condition. If this opportunity strikes you favorably and you are willing to come to New York I will appoint a place for our meeting on receipt of the inclosed telegram. Please do not send any letters, as the mails are not a desirable medium through which to transact business of this kind. No in- sult or insinuation regarding your honesty is intended. It is simply a clean-cut busi- ness proposition. So, if you will kindly Keep this sacredly confidential whether we trade or not, it will be appreciated. This circular letter has been sent to others, and should you wire me and not receive a reply you will understand that | have already found w customer. Yours respectfully, “SAFE THING.” The telegram inclosed with the circular beurs the address of the swindler in New York. The message consists simply of the litle of the post office, county and stat % a3, for example: “Huntsville, Li! county, Conn.” On receiving this 0: tion by wire the gang in the metropolis is made wre that the postmaster at that town is anxious to b counterfeit: Post- age stamps. A letter is mailed to him ac cordingly, making an appointment vor a meeting to do busin Now, the syindlers have no counters postage stamps to sell. They are simp'y trying to lure the dishone: }some who will yield to the temptation sure to be found—to come to New Yor order that he may be fleeced. On his | val they will show him 4 quantity of stamps, which he will find most sutisfac- tory, and Will purchase at the price stated. When he gets home he will discover that | his precious package contains nothing put sawdust or a wad of green paper. It is the same old green goods game in a new shape. Do Not Une the Matin, The green goods men nowadays réceive all their messages by telegraph, because the post office authorities have succeeded io sotne extent in shutting them out of the mails. Up to five years ago there was no law under which the governinent could re- strict the prosecution of this method of swindling through the post. Accordingly no interference with the nefarious business Was attempted. But on March Congress passed an act forbidding the de- livery of letters to green goods men, and declaring unlawful all correspondence in relation to the sale of counterfeit or al- leged counterfeit inoney. At the same time to demand the fdentification of any person | addressed. ‘This regulation was well calculated to an- noy the green goods people. Specimens of th batch of their circulars were sure to reach the department at Washington ai- most immediately after they were sent out. Then the Postmaster General would in- dresses thentioned in the circulars, calling on the parties addressed to appear for identification. In seventeen hundred cases of that kind no effort has been made by the addressee to identify himself. Of course he could not afford to do so, inasmuch as he would be arrested at once for offering coun- terfeit money for sale. The swindlers tried many ways to get around the difficulty. Necessarily, a fictitious name was al- Ways employed. When the individual thus |falsely, designated was called for at the number and street given. he was never at home. He received his letters in care of j Somebody else, very often hiring one of the | letter boxes which are rented by the month '4n many cigar shops in New York. Or per- {him spatter directed to an address which had no existence. As quickly as delivery to ohe name was forbidden, another nam was adopted. But when the governmen: took steps so quickly there was little chance to obtain any returns. Thus the post has been abandoned almost entirely by the green. is men. The Circulars, However, that remark applies only to cerrespondence addressed to them. They still employ the mails without restriction for sending out their circulars. Many | thousands of these are posted every day in New York city. ‘Thus the clerks in that Post office have learned to distinguish their character by their general appearance. Those which are deemed unmistakable, in accordance with the recent order issued by the Postmaster General, are stamped with an inscription which reads: “The person recelving this letter ts warn- ed against swindlers who pretend to deal in counterfeit money. If this letter relates to that subject, hand it to the postmaster, who will forward it to Post Office rt- ment, Washington, D. C.”" ee This experiment has been so successful cin similar stamps are being furnished to | other post offices where large quantitie: green goods circulars are matied: The fae dulent business in question is mainly con- ducted in New York, but also to some ex- tent in other places, such as Newark, Eliz- abeth and Easton, Pa. As a measure of Protection against this new move by the | government the swindlers are now trying to disguise their letters in various ways, one method adopted being to inclose them in envelopes bearing the names of real or fictitious firms, such as Taylor Bros., Nov- elties, New York, in the left hand upper corner. Postmasters can only use the warning stamp where they are practically certain jot the fraudulent character of the letters, | Obviously an honest man would be right. | ¢ously indignant at having one of his own ives thus labeled. The safety of the green goods men lies in the fact that the seals which protect their circulars are ab- solutely inviolable. The contents of the envelopes, however well known, cannot be disturbed nor used as evidence by the gov- ernment. This same protection shielded the operations of the Louisiana Lottery Company for years. Even now the author- ities are almost helpless against the swin- dle. They have made a number of arrests, and there have been a few convictions. The industry is so vastly profitable that, where one man is caught and sent to prison, a dozen others are ready to take his place and carry on the work. ‘lo punish the thieves when caught is no easy matter. They have no end of money | behind them. There is always plenty of bail, and the best legal talent that can be procured is sure to be on hand for their de- fense. The profits of the business amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars an- nually. It is conducted on a scale well- nigh gigantic, finding employment for a great number of persons of both sexes, Writers of ability are engaged to prepare the literary material which 1s scattered broadcast over the country. Letters, tele- graph banks, circulars, &c., are written and printed in enormous quantities, to be folded, enveloped, sealed, addressed and stamped, ly for mailing. Sometimes as many as A} each chief of a gang is a subscriber to a 2880, | the Postmaster General received authority | ‘struct the postmaster at New York to with-| hold the delivery of letters from the ad-| j haps he would bribe a currier to deliver to 100,000 of the circulars are mailed in single batch at the New, York post office. Post offices elsewhere are utilized. For example, recently a large trunk filled with circulars was sent by express from New York to a large town in Ohio. The person who received it hired an expressman to cart it to a dark alley, where it was open- ed. The documents were then mailed at the local post office. By accident the torn ervelopes of one of them disclosed the con- tents. Accordingly all of the letters were stamped with the warning superscription before being forwarded to their addresses. How It is Done. The original circular incloses a telegram written on a telegraph blank and addressed to the green goods man. Part of the mes- sage consists of a number. The swindling gang keeps a set of books, in which the names of all persons addressed are en- tered, each of them with a number at- tached. Now, the telegrams of this kind are commonly reported undeliverable, be- cause the individual addressed cannot he | found. But in the telegraph office is 3 secret employe of the gang, who gets so much a week for keeping a record of the numbers mentioned in the messages and transmitting a list of them regularly to the | sharpers. Having secured the numbers they have only to turn to their books to find the names to which they correspond. Then they write to those names and pro- | ceed with the business of fishing for the dupes. Frequently they send a: quarter, a half, or sometimes ". bonged Seg oan new, genuine United States treas' as a eaeenin of their alleged counterfeit money. x Disclaiming all guile, the writer says: “It my goods are not all I claim fo> them, and are not fine as the inclosed, I will make you a present of $1,000 in gold, end will also cheerfully pay all the expenses of your journey to New York. Fair enough, is it not? I prefer to deal face to face, man to man, honest and square.” With the orig- inal circular the swindler has inclosed # forged newspaper clipping, speaking of some wonderful counterfeits recently turned out, which even experts cannot tell from genu- ine money. Sometimes they are stated to have been printed from engraved plates stolen Shoe bureau of engraving and printing at Washington. The latest edition of this alleged news- paper clipping describes an interview with “Mr. Williams, chief of the bureau of en- graving,”’ in the course of which “our re- porter was allowed to examine one of the bills in question.” The supposizitious cor- respondent, writing from Washinzton, goes on to say: “It certainly was in appearance as good as any bill, and, as Mr. Williams hinted, those scoundrels who make and pass them wiil have no trouble in dcing so, and thereby certainly :et rich in a short space of time. ‘Of course,’ said Wil- liams, ‘the government sustains a loss every year through counterfeits being taken for genuine.’ ‘But then,’ he added, smiling, ‘we have a little margin to work on in favor of the government, and that is that there are lost every year, by shipwreck, fire and otherwise, thousands and thousands of greenbacks, which are never recovered, and therefore do not have to be rede2med by the | government, as the people who have the misfortune to lose them must stand the loss, It seems hard that a rich government | should have such an advantage over poor | people, but that fs the ‘cw. Pez>haps that is the reason that sometimes people of high standing who were considered honest have been for nd engaged in handling counterfeit money The circulars of the green-goods man of- fer $6,000 of counterfeit money for $500, and $20,000 Zor $1,000. The letters sent out by them are varied in character, according | o the occupation and environment of the | persons addressed. Of course, they have no counterfeits to show or sell. The naracs | of people to address they get to som2 ex-| tent from the directories of cities and jtowns. Others they procure from ; Who make a business of furnishii us what jare called “live addresses.” In addition, | postmasters are bribed to supply dresses of well-to-do citizens whose recelved ut their respective offices. the ad- mail te, Besides, commercia! agency. Benten at Their Own Game. In a Very large percentage of instance the persons who seek dealings with the Breen goods people do so because they tm- agine that they can get ahead of the lat-| ter, In other words, they know that they | are contending with @ fraud, but suppose | that they have sharper wits than the) ndiers. It goes without saying that, as | @ rule, they go for wool and come away | shorn. But once in a while it has happene’ that individuais with real cleverness ond | determination have beaten the sharpers at | their own game. For example, not kit | ago two Texans went to New York pre: pared for the sport of diamond cut din mond. When the alleged counterfeits | which they proposed to buy were expose? to view tiey grabbed the money, knowing [it to be real. A row followed, and one of the two men engaged in conducting the cheat was shot mortally. The intende” victims were put in jail, but they suffcre? ho punishment. Any jury, Indeed, would »e likely to look upon the killing of a green-gvods dealer as rather a commenja- ble performance. | Devices mest original and subtle are em- ployel by the green goods men for de- | celving, their victims. Tn order to mislead | them, all artifices of seeming good-fellow- | ship und hospitality are resorted to. Very | often, after he has lost his money. the un- | fortunate is in doubt as to who robbed him. Some time ago an enterprising person made | the journey from Washington to New York and purchased $1,000 worth of supposed counterfeits. On getting back to this city, his package of boodle, which he had for- warded by express from the metropolis, | proved to contain only sawdust. He was convinced that the fraud had been perpe- trated by some employe of the express com- pany, and so wrote to the swindlers on the subject. They generously offered to fur- nish some more of the same stuff at a re- | duced rate, and he swallowed the bait a second time, losing more of his money. | | People often write to the Post Office De- | partment, asking what rewards will be | ; paid for the capture of green goods men. | The continued and even growing success of | the fraud furnishes most striking testimony | of the extent to which human credulity may be utilized as a means of livelihood by per- j fons sharp enough to take advantage | ‘of it. The swindle will doubtless remain in active operation as long as there are | fools to play upon. It is a comfort to real- | ize that the victims are hishonest persons, who are cauzht in their efforts to victim: | ize others. Nobody need pity them. | RENE BACHE. el Saat <A aes MANICURES FOR HALF A DOLLAR. | Women Who Go From House to House and Make Good Incomes. In the large cities the young woman who knows how to manicure has discovered that she can make more money and be more in- dependent by going to her customers at their houses, says a writer in the Ladies’ Home Journal. She carries in her little bag | ajl her implements, and if her services are rendered regularly she will be required from half an hour to an hour. For this she is paid 50 cents, and, as her time is usually taken up from 8 in the morning until 6 in the evening, it is easy to understand that she can make a nice little income, especially as, if she is kept after 6, she charges, prop- erly enough, $1. The visiting hairdresser is | equally fortunate. She comes to do your hair every day at the hour which is most convenient; it is not expected that she ar- ranges it in extremely elaborate way, but she brushes it well, shampoos it once a month, curls the front and arranges the back as you like it. For this she is paid 50 cents. She can get through with almost any head in half an hour, provided she is not detained, and if her services are needed for the evening and an elaborate coiffure is demanded she charges $1 extra. During the gay season the extras are many, and as at all times women like to have their hair look well, most of them are quite willing to pay the price she asks. Of course, in the case of the manicure and the hairdresser the | first struggle Is to get the customers; after that to keep them. This ts done by having an agreeable manner, but one that is not | familiar. You must remer.ber that you are not paying social visits, but those of bust- ness. Then you must be prompt and be neat. The best hairdresser I ever knew lost most of her customers because she w: slovenly in appearance, and another on who had every qualification necessary to mre a success in her special business was equally unfortunate because she was never on time. a tee An Urgent Cal From Life. She-—One of the legs of our sofa is broken. | Wil you come around right away and fix it? Carpenter—I'm very busy just now, miss. | Won't tomorrow do? She—Oh, dear, no. It must be ready by seven-thirty this evening. +o+—___ Not Interested. From Puck. | Professor Graylocks—You do not appear to be much interested in the study of Pre- historic Man. Miss Goldenhair—Mercy, no! He's dead! ANOTHER N. J. MIRACLE, ’ A Story From New Jersey Which Will Interest Everyone. A Man Who was Cured of Rheumatismand Feralysts After Suffering for Twenty-Six (From the Philadelphia Record.) A very interesting story comes from Cape May C.H..N.J. The chief character in the story is John L. Steel, who has lived in that town for thirty years, and is one of the best known men in Cape May County. Toa reporter, Mr. Steel said: “Certainly, I'll tell you the story. Iam 54 years old and was first attacked with the Thetmatism twenty-six yearsago. 1 suffered ali that mortal man could stand. The medi- cine and the doctoring I have had has cost me at the very least $2,500, but they were all like so much water in my case. “One day, in 1882, I was taken with a chill up and down the back, my leg gave out at the knee and I fell like a log. Never shall I forget the agony I suffered. I thought I would go crazy. I could not walk, and my legs were all drawn up at the knee and felt as ifdead. It ‘was without feeling and without power. I ealled in Dr. Alexander Young, one ofourtown Physicians. He cupped and blistered me with- out success, J went to Dr. Downs, a physician ofthe old school. Dr. Downs took my leg and pulled it out straight, then he laid it over the arm of the sofa on which I was reclining, and from it suspended two bricks. The pain was almost unbearable. The battery was applied, and the result was that I was justas bad as ever. As a last resource I went to the late Dr. Pan- coast, then of Jefferson College. He pronounced my case chronic rheumatism, and said that he could relieve the pain but could not cure me. He gave me sarsaparilla and iodide of potas- sium, of which I had already taken a quantity. I felt that I was going from bad to worse. The pains were growing more intense, my body was growing weaker and I had to crawl up stairs on my hands and knees. I was as white as a sheet, and at times nearly frozen to death. 1 slept under enough covering to crush me, and was cold then. I had to lift my leg around wherever I wanted it, but at night it would twitch and Jerk as though possessed by some fiendish power. , *“ Well, to cut a long story short, I read in the Philadelphia Record of a man who had been cured by Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale Peo- ple. The story appeared to be an authentic ac- count, and with a ray of hope I sent for two boxes of Pink Pills. This was about six months ago. As soon as I began to take them they be- gan todo me good. I felts though I had been given fresh blood and new muscles. When the two boxes were finished 1 sent for six more, and under this treatment continued to improve. | Ibegan to regain the use of my limbs and I could soon get around with the aid of a crutch and cane. Now I have ¢iscarded the crutch, I have an excellent appetite and feel first-class all over. “Why Pink Pills have done more forme than all the rest of the medicine and doctors put to- gether, and my recovery is due solely to them. I have taken In all twenty boxes of Pink Pills and you can see for yourself what they have accomplished.” Suiting the action to the words Mr. Steel placed ais eane over his shoulder and walked off like aman who had never had an hour's icknes: iu his life. Some idea of the severity ofhis ease can be had from the fact that his left leg has been shortened nearly an inch by the ravages of the disease. The following affi- davit was made before John Spaiding, Justice of the Peace, who has known Mr. Steel during his entire illness. Sivern and subseribed befor A. D., 1898. “Sona crite Justice of the Peace. Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills are not a patent medicine in the sense that name implies. They were first compounded as a prescription, and sc as such in general practice by an eminent physician. So great was their eflicacy that it was deemed wise to place them within the reach of all. They are now manufactured by the Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company, Schenec- tady, N. Y., and Brockville, Ont. and are sold in boxes (never in loose form by the dozen or hundred, and the public are cautioned against numerous imitations sold in this shape) at 50 cents @ bOS, or six boxes for $2.50, and may be had of all draggists or direct by mail from Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co. from either address. 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