The Free Crayon Swindle

A good deal hu been said of lata ragarding the free crayon swindle which has been practiced quite generally throughout thecivilized world. At last one of the largest oompanies pract icing this swindle, the Tanquery Portrait Company, has been partially, if not wholly, crippled by the action of the postal authorities. The company engaged in the manufacture of alleged crayon portraits, which they pretended to give free of charge but actually did not give until the gullible citizen purchased a frame from thera at soraething like ten times the value.