"beware Of Confidence Men."

The iiuralici' of men who are " victimzéd " by and the ainount of monoy gained by " coufidenoe men " of on o kind or another in cities are surprisingly large and do not soom to grow loss, rotwithstanding the nuinbor of sigua witli the above iuscription and tho frequent i warnings of the prcas. Wc attaeh verv ; little importance to giving details of this : or that particular trick by which men are deöéived. Jt ia much safer to rely on somi! general principies, for it is safe to say that the cases are very rare in which a man has lost money tlirougli "eonüdence men" of any kind, when the loss is not atlrilmtable to an expess of crodulity, ignorancc of business eustoms, or a désire to makc money too easily or dishonostly. Ainoug the rules it is well to bear in miiid when travel ing or in large cities, Üie. folio wing muy be íiamcd: It is neithex the best of taste, nor very safe to bfl making a show of large quautitios of money. Ordiuarily it is best not to carry large sums on the person. If this seenis advisable a sum suHicient for tíha ordinary expenses should be kept separate and tho rest nood not be exhibited nor spoken of. It is neither necossary nor advisable to teil strangers your name", business, destínation, and general history. One nood not simt hirnself up liko an oyster. '11 10 littlo courtesfes and talk of civilized lifc sliimld be found among travelers, Imt mnny aman could tracoliis loss of money f o fcöo fifee talk about himsclf. While little courtesies and favors may properly be exchanged ))tween strangers, Ene cases are extremely rare in whieh a stranger sJiould propose or you should off(!r favors which require the lóaniug of money or the purchase of I property. When a stranger finds himself in need of little or much money and aslis you for it, proposing to give as security, or scll at a grcat sacrifico, almo ! watch or valuable diamond, or to secure you by a check, draft or bonds, etc, it is ]eiicctly safe to express your regret that it is not convenient for you to accommodate him, as some huadreds of men who har e received brass watches, glass pins or worthless checks can tcstify. Proper inquirios will almost invariably be civilly and correctly answered by railroati eonductors, ticket agents, policemcu, liotcl clerks, etc. As a rule, they should be atldressed to such men rather than to stranger, howevoi' friendly. If in a city you are addreswd by some " old friend " who calis you by your own or some other name, put of wlioni you have no rocolloction, tjiere is 110 : jootion to Ixing as polito as he is, but thcre are very good reasóns for not going out of your way to obligo him, or acting on his advice", however plausible ■fts a good many men who have stopped to "takeadrink" withsuch a " friend," or gone with him " to seo the sights " or to look . up a ' ' good chance to make money," have fonnd out to thcir cost. It ought not to be necessary to caution any one agaiust aceopting iimtations to patronize iotteriea, cheap nuctions, etc , or agaüist botting with monto men, or gatnblers of any kind, but it is unfortunately truc that large numbers of men who ought to know botter havo been " swindlr'd " in these ways. Por such men it is not easy to get up much sympathy. To sum up, the man who quietly attends to his own business, neither Beeking nor permitting too great familiarity on the part of strangers, who transacts his business so far xs jiossible with well established and roputable ñrms, and who is not led astray by apparent opportuniüos to make money dishonestly, will rarely have need to oenpiflin of beiug