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Show '.A i DEALING IN PAPER GOODS. The tioas Circa la of a Je WfVork Ceahterfeit ffiSn-Hojiestr'ln 1 ! J iFjerf Bine. f . A pjominent business man of this city, the other day, received the following circular cir-cular from New York,' which foringenu-ity foringenu-ity and adept arrangement surpasses anything any-thing of the kind we have ever seenv The circular is too lengthy to prinj iq full, but we give; enough of ittoshowits character: New York, , 1886. Dear Brit :' : No doubt when you receive this letter you will say it is some trap set for(yon to get you into trouble, - .but such is not the case." I ''promise vou this, as true ad there is a God in heaven. I obtained ob-tained your name through a friend of - mine wiio-passed through your place, and this is all I know of you ; and on my j solemn, oath, I speak the plain, candid trutliT-and I swear, before Almighty God in heaven, my purpose is far from harming harm-ing you, either in word, look, or action ; and should you; make up your (mind to answer this letter, I will give you my word and.: honor ..that no' person, 'man,' w6man or childshall ever hear from my : mouth the least thing that ever passes between 'usj -and I'wiU keep this -'promise, as sacred as I would my oath before God in heaven (J (it .';' jp5r . '' I will be plain with yon: ram dealing in .articles, paper goods-ls 2s, 5s,. 10s iBjid 208-dcv'you understand t)3 X Cannot Can-not be plainer until I know your heart is I true to me ; then I will send you full and plain particulars tiiat I mean you right, and will satisfy and convince you that I, can furnish you with a Fine, Safe and a : -rontapie Article, tnat carv be- used in ny way and for all purposes, drldlNc Danger. Now," understand Ine, fair' and square ; I ask no money in advance, nor do I want it. - - And if I have made a mistake in sending you this letter, I ask' you to fprgi? meapd letrthe matter rest where it is, for myintentions are as up: rijjht tojQH asLheaven itselLFota-man can have honor and principle, no matter t what his business may be in this world. So do not harm me. For my motto ia this life is, and always has been, if you can't do a fellow being some good, do fiim no harm, ncrmatter-what his calling may be. P. S. The enclosed newspaper slip will prove the. goods as sure, safOv.and profkablerfo handlej- You wiltfind them equal to the genuine, for bear inTmind. they are not counterfeits,- and there is no risk in using them as long as you keep your secrets to yourself and act honorable to me,; and, as; true as, there is a God in heaven I will do ' tho same, and put big profits in your pockets. There is many a man tried and tried in vain, to get along honestly through this world, but when hard-hearted creditors and sheriffs seize on their little, homes, and are will- J ing;,to turn i them ; 6ut, do youfblame or wish to expose me for lending a helping liand to those in distress. No, do not. for there may have been a time in your life when a good friend would have been a God-send, to you. The slip will show you our officials in high standing have" used them for their purpose and benefit, and why not every one in need? Address Ad-dress i in confidence, as follows: i J. UoGefia, care fL'A. KuesVr, ' No. 147, 4th avenue, N. V. ''The enclosed newspaper, slip is also vory lengthy, and, starts out h'ke this : ! A' STARTMNQ DISCOVERY ! ''- CQitnloi'fettei&iri Coltusion with the Bureau of Engraving arid Printing. Complete . sets of Greenback Plates in their ; ' . !, Possession, j I From the Washington Journal to the Post-,, Post-,, , i , ( . Dispatch. . ; "WhaWver'uiay be the outcome of the present investigation at the Treasury regarding re-garding the spurious issue of $2,000,000 in greenbacks, these notes are in circulation circula-tion j but to detect them or find out who has used them, even by the smartest detectives, de-tectives, has, utterly failed. , Plates of the denominations of 5s aridUOs have disappeared disap-peared from time to time from the Engraver's En-graver's department, but the strictest search cannot detect who has taken them, and it is a well-known fact that there are a few persons in New York who -.are in high favor with some one holding valu- vuta BuuituH a regarus ine printing of greenbacks, and it is from this person the New York scoundrels receive their large supply jof this fraudulent issue of spurious greenbacks.' The severest tests of the highest skill by the best known, experts and bank cashiers have demonstrated fionolusively that these isues were printed from plates exactly similar to those used for the Treasury and absolutely indistinguishable indis-tinguishable from, them when compared by the Treasury experts. ' ' |