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i 4 -r: r. zhiYJ Aj-i, THE NEW YORK CROOK. Very clever, commented one of; the group, and served the old rascals right, toa But I think Archie's picture trick was about as neat as any. I What was that! I inquired. Why, you know Archie is a very clever fellow, belongs to a good family, is a Harvard graduate; hes always up to some scheme which is simply Napoleonic in its boldness, replied the first speaker.

Not long ago an old gentleman, who is a wealthy iron manufacturer out west and a great art collector, came to New Yorkf and registered at one of the big uptowh hotels. Archie had his eye on him, and early the next morning called. He saw the old gentleman end repre were borrowed. and thuratol until completely worn out, 4 Country folk talked, won-deringly of them in their quiet homes, and with reputation for learning took them up as a subject to hang some of their conversational and presumably logical acquirements on. Mrs." Kane talked of 'the day? when the rappings began, somewhat reluctantly.

The whole subject seems to be distasteful to her, and doubtless she haa suffered much from curiosity and impudenoe of the public. We were mere babies, she said, Katie and when the raps began to be heard near us. One of our neighbors who was much interested in them, used to carry me in his arms until I went to sloep and the rape would go on all the same. They made numerous experiments with us to find but Whether we made the noises. When they took us both out of a room no more raps were heard there? but when they took one of us only raps would be heard near each of Has Arrived At Barber, McN air Cos.

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Mrs. Kane is a good looking, intelligent lady, who speaks in a voice indicative of great nervousness. She is short in stature, dresses modestly in black, and spends her time giving stances. Her mediumship still consists in raps, which she doesnt cate for, considering them rudimentary, and in writ-, ing. Very emphatic raps they are, too, The writing is done by means of a jiencil hold in her hand, and written backward in an ex-J aggerated and angular hand.

It can only be read by the aid of a mirror, or by turning the under side of the paper' toward one and1 the written side toward the light, AU sorts of names' are signed to the Epictetus or Socrates quite as likely as John and Harry. Mrs. Kkne spent eight years in England, thd pleasantest part of her professional life, she said. Once she said, when she accompanied an aristocratic lady to church, the raps began to be heard around her, much to her mortification. The minister, who bad heard them in the house of her hostess, and been much called the attention of his congregation to angelic presences.

She impresses me as a woman wbp has found life difficult and unsatisfactory, and who will not regret the leaving of it Max Elton. Abtolutelj Free Atn Opiates, JC tndics unl 1oison, IurIi- cct. PROMPT. AT Diwoumts Ann Diialkii. TUB CUAULBS A.

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PltlOK, FIFTY CFNTf. AT IKUGGWTB ANT WU l.kKS UfE CHARLES A. YOUBLKB CODALTIOORB, BO. OPWDBUJ AUDXiairr Erma won otels: Ct Eiverv iBEHTS WiSTED ou" APP1- RATU9 DEPART MCNT WE MAKE Hose Reels, Hook Ladder Trucks, Patrol Vagbns, ltd Pit Out Fira Depirtneats Cbplete And good men of influence con make favorable arrangements with ns. HORTON SCD East Clh Street, CINCINNATI.

O. t- i i Span Mules for Sale I offer for sale a span of good work mules Wi weight about Will be sold for cash or on approved note at 7 per cent, interest, payable in seven months. rill 1-Lli BUCK. Lancaster, Wis. JfiwB LA CROSSE.

Business College. LACROSSE, WI8. $40 LIFE SCHOLARSHIP. $40' rn vv i SOME OF HIS INGENIOUS METHODS OF MAKING A LIVING Attractive Appearance of Crooks Where They Congregate A Toy Type-Writer Scheme How a Crook Mad a Little Fortune Out of Editors. (Special Correspondence.) New York, May 10.

We hear so much about bunko and the ingenious but simple lottery scheme which is used to extract the dollars from the pockets of the unwary rural visitor, that we are wont to look upon the bunko gam8 as the principal employment of the genus crook. The fact is that bunko is fast going out of date, and is fast being-supplanted by more ingenious and less familiar modes of swindling. Not long ago I was strolling up Park row, when I chanced to meet a lawyer somewhat prominent ip a certain class of criminal cases. After a few moments' chat I invited him to accompany me to the theatre. No, I have to see a client of mie.

Come with me and Ill show you a nevphase of life. Ill introduce you to the crooks. I would say here that the word crook is not applied' indiscriminately to any one who may be crooked in his manner of obtaining the property of his fellowman, though that is undoubtedly the derivation of the term. A crook is not a pickpocket or common thief, but a confidence operator, and to be a successful crook requires good address, a quick judgment of human nature, much brains and no end of the coolest, most gentlemanly assurance. The lawyers invitation chimed in with my lazy mood, apd, hailing a passing hansom, we were whirled to our destination, an unpretentious little barroom not far from Chatham square.

I followed my guide through the front room, or bar, which was exactly like hundreds of others in fhe city, into a back room, quiet and comfortably furnished. There were perhaps a dozen well-dressed young men in the room, seated at the tables, reading the papers or chatting. I was at once struck by the kindly manners and attractive appearance of these young men, and a few words of introduction from my legal friend put me on the best of terms with them all. you are an editor? said one, a bright, energetic-looking young iellow, who looked for all the world like a rising young merchant or broker. Well, I made quite a little pile out of your brethren of the pen last summer.

1 was strolling up Pulton street one day when 1 chanced to spy one of those toy typewriters in a window. It was sim-piy a wire with an alphabet of rubber letters strung on it and retailed' for $1. An idea struck me and I went into the place and made a bargain with the man to buy 100 of them for $60, paid $10 deposit, and took one of tba machines home to play with. It struck me that the average editor considers himself particularly well posted and would, therefore, be unwary and good game. I had a lot of circulars printed stating that, The Typewriter Exchange and Repairing company made a specialty of dealing iii.

second-hand typewriters, and that it now had on hand a large number of machines more or less used, but all in good condition. These I put down in three classes, at $25, $40 and $60, respectively, and wound up with a glowing eulogy upon the merits of the typewriter Els a labor saving device, i I took these circulars and mailed them to a carefully selected list of papers, each with a letter to the editor, telling how charmed I was with his particular paper, how I appreciated its value as an advertising medium, and offering a type writer of any of the three classes for half cash and half advertising. It was not long before the answers began to. come in, and nine-tenths of the letters contained cash. To make a long stohy short, in less than three weeks I sold my 100 typewriters, which cost me CO cents each, at an average of $30 apiece, and all to editors.

But then now the abusive letter began to pour in. They were posi; tively tiresome, except one man who wrote that I was an infernal swindler, but that if Id send a circular to the editor of the rival paper, in the next town, Id catch him, and the writer would call things square. I sent the. circular and caught the editor. The young man paused, and one of the company broke in with: That is like Bob's old game of advertising fine steel engravings' of Washington, Franklin and Garfield for fifty cents each and sending one; three and five cent postage stamps in reply.

y- 1 Advertising pays, commented a handsome young fellow, with a drawl in bis voice and a drooping blonde Last spring I had nothing to do, and only about $200 in my pockets. I knew if I stayed in New York I should blow it, in at faro, so I decided to take a run up to Poughkeepsie. I provided myself before going with a lot of photographs of good-looking girls and put up at the best hotel in the place. Then I sent a Personal advertisement to a big newspaper in New York, Philadelphia and Boston: A YOUNG LADY. RECENTLY GRADUATED FROM Yassar, possessing decided dramatic ability, but.

no money, wishes to meet a liberal, honorable gentleman, who will assist her In fitting for the stage. Address VIOLA, box 10, Poughkeepsie P. O. The answers came in perfect stacks. I did not know there were so many enthusiastic patrons of the drama.

I carefully selected the best and opened a correspondence. I can write a ladys hand. After I bad hooked my fish I sent on a photograph. Then I explained i that I would need from $25 to $100 to get to New York, or Philadelphia, as the case might be, find as I thought my victim would stand, and the notes began to come in. I cleared, over $1,100 in two weeks, and concluded to close things up, I wrote to my New York admirers that I would come to town by a certain train, and asked each to meet me at the Grand Central depot with a red rose in his left buttonhole, for identification.

As I walked down the platforni I was greeted by the comical sight of no less than forty well-dressed men, with red roses in their left buttonholes, each trying to look unconcerned and each suspecting all the JOHN JEIDE, 10,000 White and Burr Oak R. H. Ties. To be delivered anywhere on the line of the C. B.

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Inspections monthly, and payment by the companys check by the tenth of the following month. For specifications apply to JnflH. C. Sneclode, Wis. DURHAMSmSALE! Full blooded D-urhams and High grade yearling Bulls for Sale Breeders of Poland China Swine.

Also Plymouth: Rock Chickens and eggs for Sale. Call on or write to RICHARD HLLIS, Lancaster, Wis. 8yl LANCASTER HERD J-S il Pigs for this season's trade from five registered boars, as jrootl as can be found in Ohio, Indiana or Wisconsin. AJ1 hieeding stock recorded in the Ameiican--Poland 'hiua Record Company, Pedign cs with every sale, call and see my stock or 'jibe what yi imt. Ingsnan fowls' nod eugs for sale in season.

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5 5 2 Maa i inspsticu tsi Ccr.tspjsdase Solicited. GEORGE WALKER, LANCASTER, WISCONSIN. 12 Farm for Sale The larm consists of 200 acres of prairie land, all uiutei nee. There are 180 acres under plow an-. Good State of CultiyaTidn.

Twenty acres are pasture land and five acres of this is a grove. There ts a good Rtone house 84x46 feet ami two and a half stories high. A barn 20x24 feet: granary 10x20 feet, and a ma chine shed, hay sheds etc An orchard with 10! bearing trees. Also 80 ACRE- OF TiMBER-LAND, one mile from the house, will be sold alone or with the farm. The farm is two miles west of the village ol Mt.

Hope and six miles northwest of Bloomington. Part of the purchase money inay be on time if desired. For fu tht-r particulars call on the premises or address meat Mt. Hope. Wis.

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cialty. pg keep constantly on hand the and wiU show you the in Grant County CASSVILLE, WIS sented himself os a special partner in the firm of Goupil Co. The house was in financial difficulties, he said, having made large purchases of expensive foreign works of art and were winding up their affairs. This was, however, ft secret, and not yet known to any of the employes of the firm. They were quietly selling off the pictures now in the gallery at a great sacrifice, and knowing the old gentleman jo be a great admirer pf art he had ventured to state tb case frankly to him.

Thel old gentleman was highly flattered and pleased and accompanied Archie down to Goupils and went through the gallery. Archie is thoroughly posted on art matters, and offered the pictures at what the old gentleman knew to be about half their values. Before he left he had ordered about $7,000 worth jof paintings at Arch iesy educed prices. Now, said Archie, we know you to be perfectly good, so if you will give us your check for $3,000 to bind the purchase we will have the picture! packed and shipped to you at once, and you can remit the balance at any time within thirty days. The old gentleman drew the check, and Archie went up to the cashiers desk, borrowed a piece of paper and wrote out a formal receipt, which he gave to the old gentleman.

who went' ff in high glee over his purchases. Archie cashed the check at and took a trip to Florida for recreation. Of course the picture! were not sent Goupil? eople had no idea of winding up, and the old geTitleman was obliged to pocket his That is better than representing yourself to be a needy artist and selling $2 oil daubs in $1 Dutclj gold frames lor $25 or $o0 each through the country, remarked one of the party. Decidedly. There is mpre money in it Besides, picture peddling is too much like book canvassing, assented another.

Well, judicious advertising is the best game after all, remarked the first speaker. The.e are hundreds of fallows all over, the country making good livings out of adver- tising the old dodge of Rich, and the public seem getful of the fact that if a man knew how to get rich hed do it himself and not waste his time and money in advertising. The conversation became desultory, and I fie company began to break up, but I had heard enough to convince me that there is a large class of men, larger tfian any one supposes, who devote their time and talents, which are of no mean order, to swindling their ellow-men. New schemes are constantly being invented and ing cast aside. As one marked as I left: About the only safe rule to go by is that whenever a man offers you $2 worth for $1 is a swindle somewhere.

His justification of himfielf ana his fellows was not witfiout weight: Any man who is willing to buy what he supposes to be an honest $2 worth for $1 must either suppose thatj the goods were stolen or that the seller, isj crazy. In either case he deserves to taken in. In the great majority of 1 cases 1 the crooks live upon'men who would be crooks 'theihselves if they had the brains or the courage. i How to Become to be totally for- Allan Forman. THE, TOBlfVTHfn-ACE OF vs a SPIRITUALISM.

Tlie'Xittle- House Wherein JhAKocheiter KapplJgs Originated. I Special New YoRK. May 10 I met Margaret Fox fiane rebently She is thei Vidow of Dr. Kane, the Arctic explorer, and was ohe of the Fox so much talked of nearly forty years ago in connection with' what was called the Rochestr rappihgs. She lives in New Tfork, and is still a professional medium, though one who apparently takes little pride in her profession.

Indeed, she doesn't shesitate to say that she has found it an almost intolerable life. After the; death of. her husband she became a member of the church of Rome, and gave up all professional work for years. Necessity drove her' to it again, and she spends her summers in filling engagements in the smaller towns and 'her winters in giving private and public seances in New York. Her sister, Katie, who also grew famous when she was ah infant on account of the rappings, is married and resides in this city, and is still a professional medium.

The house where the rappings originated, and which is now honored by Spiritualists as the birthplace of modern Spiritualism, is still standing, though unoccupied. Its owner, Artemas W. Hyde, a respected and wealthy citizen and stanch believer in the spiritual faith, keeps it as a historic treasure. It bears this inscription Here Spiritualism originated in 1848. It is nfc, as is generally supposed, in Rochester, -but in Hydesville, a small village, thirty miles 'from Rochester, this state.

The accompanying picture is an accurate representation of this famous house. A humble place, surely, to have been the starting point of all spiritual phenomena the world has been treated! to for the last thirty-eight years. Perhaps nothing ever ij tore up simpne-minded people more than the Rochester Knockings. There were more simple-minded people then than now, too, and newspapers, though neither so numer ous or exciting, were more closely, read and more firmly believed in. Rochester Knockings much discussed.1 Newspapers containing accounts of those strange noises, supposed to come from denizens of a fleshless world, The news of the, traveled and.

was Best Qualities and latent. Styles OF IMPORTED I DOMESTIC CASSIMERES And make them, into suits at PRICES THAT WILL SUIT ALL. 4 i i 1 XShop can be found in New McDonald Bloc north of Court House. JOHN JEIDE. D.

B. STEVENS Is at the Lumber Yard If you want to build a house, bam, shed, windiniU or anything else of wood come right here and I wUl exchange any or all of my stock, including Saw MiU, for Gold, Silver, National Bank Notes, or even Greenbacks. tuLONG TIMBER IN GREAT VARIETY. i. 1 f- i (' f.

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WALLACE, La Crosse, Wis. D. STEVENS, jilt SEASON OF 18 86.. Young Bismarck. This celebrated horse will make the season at the stable of the first undersigned.

one half mile west, of Hurricane Comers, In color he is a. dark mahogany bay, stands seventeen bands high and weighs fourteen-hundred -pounds, For fine style and action, beauty of form, com-' pactness, strength of limb and muscle and powers of endurance he is surpassed byno horse. Farmers and breeders of fine stock, ere respectfully lnylted to see this horse. Terms; 18 00' For further particulars see the horse tfl3 Hurricane, March Slit, 18S6 1 1 i Think they know all about Mustang Lin-linen Few do. Not to know is not to ft.

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