The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN. WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1014 A MATTER OF MONEY.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 May 1914, Page 2

The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN. WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1014 A MATTER OF MONEY.

Oci;iJ/r subjects have aliructious beyoirtl the ordinary, whether iu th , . , realm of astrology or medicine or metaphysics. Austin ■ Dobson, it was, we think, who ! sang that "the quack with his quack catholicon finds ever his ! ei'o-vd of upi-urned faces." This ! journal lias been assured by an j estimable M.D. of its acquaint- ' ance that the columns of The Ciiro'ir-l .•> fontain ih;> most varied and most lvng-fhy lot of quack ads. that, lio lias come across in any one newspaper during his exi tensive travels in two hemispheres. Be that as it may be, the fa-t remains that The Chronicle siceep's no responsibility for its advertisements, and now and hereby 7iotifies that if any Chronicle subscriber or borrower sam- | pies any or all of the several .quack preparations .tiiat- parade their alleged merits in The Chronicle's back country pages, The Chronicle will not accept any liability for their orphans. Presently we are concerned for our readers' welfare apart from our hack-page risks. Before us lies the three-sheeted circular appeal of a Holland "professor" who promises that he is "the only astrologer to appear before king and queen; testimonials from the highest of aristocracy, including prince and princesses. Had he been content to move exclusivly in sueh high circles, this article had not been typed—but today the professor is seeking business in Levin. Something for next to nothing, he otters: "A two-guinea extended life reading for ten shillings." Perhaps he will succeed in extracting some money from credulous folk, but' we hope not. As a contribution towards gaiety, his literature has some merit. Prefacing his remarks with the full name of a ■well-known land agent doing business in Levin, the ''professor" ad. dresses him. "Mr

Startling intelligence. Most important and startling events are now on the brink of malting their appearance into your life, the unexpected will take place in the near future, it is most advisable that you should secure your "FULL DETAILED EXTENDED READING immediately, I say this simply for your own Future Welfare,-I have things-of a very private nature to divulge to you, and this could only be done in A Full Reading, I tell you candid if you neglect this important duty, you arc susceptible to regret and repent the whole of your life, I have your Future Welfare at heart, and when I advise, you to send for "A Full Detailed Reading" (I have a reason) there is more weight in the meaning of my letter than you anticipate, when I tell you that the unexpected is about- to make its appearance, there is something in the back ground of A STARTLING NATURE."

The land agent to whom the foregoing , letter was addressed hag not forwarded the ten shillings, hut he-has 6h oughts of mailing the "professor" soim , details of suburban allotments to he had cheaply in the acre that is Founded on th'e south by Make Mako road and on the west by Tiro Tiro road, wherein "the" wicked rease from troubling and the weary are at rest. ,.