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WEALTHY BEGGARS. *** 1100,000 A YEAR TO

MENDICANTS.

THE

DEAP AND DUMB.

IMPOSTORS.

Most people are familiar with the stories of supposoid deaf and; dumb beggars, who excite the SPECIALITIES FOR

aympithy and help of a credulous public. Not long ngo a Church DECEIVING THE PUBLIC:

Army- ollicer was necosted by an London may well bo described glderly man and wontan. The as the boggars' paradise. Jean, bearing a card with thus computed by those who are in a worda, "Totally Blind," printed" position to judge fairly necuratoly it was being lod by his con that 100,000 is given away in km. The next day, in another the streets of the metropolis part of London, the official was every year to professional mendi-gain stopped by the eants, who live by the can couple. This in tho

21:2 Was blind," whilo

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charity of persons upon whose her companion acto as guido. sympathies they play. Tho sicilled beggar, in fact, can warn The best-paying role for the wo- moro then the ordinary man professional is begging with dustrious working man. If the wins in arms. The so-called London mandicant einnot make twins, are frequently of different 30an week, ho is not considered paronts, and of diferont rgos, but such trifles are not worth considor- proficient in his “art," but many highly skilled beggars have even a larger income than that, It is the bogging-letter impostor, however, as distinguished from the street boggur, who has the highest "salary.'

"g. The man, whose sympathy saroused by the "forlorn up- parance does not stop to inquiro into the age and pedigree of the babies, and the "mother" is suro to have a good harvost at the oud of the day. Of course, she has to de dael from her earnings tiny costof hiring her babies, which in sumus mor she can get for about 3s a day; but in snowy weathor there are often not enough bnbios pro- curable, and a very high prico is chargy. Even with those de- ductions the woman who knows her business woll will mako for,:

urself is to 20s a day,

The men who are adopisat writ ing begging-lotters are, as it wore, thaaristocracy of mendinancy, and frequently they oarn as much as L5, or even 18, a week. The total number of begging-lettors ro, ceived by the London Mentlicity Society in 1908 was 1358, which, with those already in possession of the officials of thatorganisation, makos a total of 238,938. Nor is it surprising to be fold thatabouL ARMIES OF BERLARS. 28 per cent of the dndors of those

The statement made a few -letters were utter imposters, and fmonths ago at lignes that only about 13 për-cout, were | Roller Court by, a Russian alien, dosrving of holp, The post that he belonged to the "lu- successful begging-lettog writers tornational Society of ároundoubtedly persons who have, at one time, or another beon in tho' service of noble families,

fessional Boggars," which"" for- Bade-lám to work, shows that mondicity is by no moans confined i *The " gentlefolk "beggars are to Lopulon. In Paris there are wall known to the polico, and thousands of men and women who the officials of le Mondicity inke their living by begginge Society, There is the man Butia France the medicants con- |- who sells matches, and has the datet wir "busivoss" on a pro- 'nir of a thoroughly broken-down | jørly-orgmised system. Tho military oflicer, who has struck most remarkable Trade union in hard luck. His bearing is per-existonca was formed some time fees, his features are refined; hengo at Marseilles by beggars, for. wors an anciont silk hot, cracked the suppression of unqualified. patent leather boots, and the practitioners. Statutos and by- shabbiest bluck suit, of West-End | laws were drawn up, and it was cut. Prideandslunio aro mingled decifled that only French subjects, in his face as he offers you a box with genning malformations, of machos. He over begs-hoor sores, cold” be admitted to would it think of doing so-but membership. The town of ́he excitos the sympathy of passers- Chalons-sur-Marne was recently

by, who slip silver coins into his hand, and refuse to take his mat» elies.

15 A WEEK FROM SHAM

Or

invaded by an army of beggars, fall of whom secmoji lo bo afflicted bý infirmities. The mondicants were hugely of Spanish origin, PARALYSIS.

and when tho Beggar-elief was Three four

arrested a search was made of his years Lago the Mendicity Society invostigat-van, which was found to contain od the ense of a rin, who ex- a large quantity of appliances, cited public sympathy by his ap-fused in sunulating infirmities, parent paralysis. His disease and 1320 in money, collected by ftened out to be entirely fraudus members of the gang during their lent, on the girength of his bagging expeditions. There was miserable appearance he had been also evidence to show that the -making as much as 15 a wook | beggarchief had sept 1,100 to va- from a sympathetic public, Fre-rious correspondents who, it was quently a beggar. makos quito a conjectured, were agents of a respectable income by trading on great international begging ps- his infirmities. In a caso which | seintion. camo bofore the magistrate al Vienm seems toe another Old-street Polico Court, the wife paradise for beggars, for there it of a man who crawled into the has boon provert that no fewer dork on wc utches, and was than 32,000 mendients make a Gnid to -135 a well-known botter living than ordinary work character f the West End, men.

sttod that at the close, of the

evening's "work" they had a

drink together, after.which they

would drive homo in a cab. Tint

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good day," and sometimes the

occasion was celebrated to such |

an extent that the man would arrive home drank.

The street boggars of Loniton are an interesting study. Every your between 2000 and 3000, of the most incorrigible of thera parasitos in London pass through Marlborough-street.Police Court, Most of them aru in possession of

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money when arrested. One man, W FURNITURE of every dees,

who appemol to be in abject cription sa be toad to order in any poverty when taken into custody, design required.

recently, had 14 78 concealed în û Have on patronised by the belt, und und besides a sovereign, Hongkong Club, Ragkong Hotel, shilling, and some coppors in Telegraph Co., Meyers, A. S. Walton his pocket. His specialty for & Co. Finns and other handing decaiving the public was fits. He Establishmeister in the Colony, to whom chose a quict suburban street, reference can be made, as where the police were far apart of the Panitare, &t., supplied.

Superior Workmanship and Materials and with the aid of a piece of soap.

to the

Miner. A. S. Watron & Co., Ltd.

in his mouth, managed to throw himself into a condition closely write as follows: rosembling a fit. Another beggar', who was caught by the late Mr. F. Joseph Bosloy, the London Men- digity Society's champion officor, who was known to the professional begging fraternity as

"Tho. Terror," was found to be earning 1300 a year from his West End practice." In the cont pocket

Wo lave pleasure in stating that “MË 14 ́ ́ KWONG' LOONG

furnished. The Annexo · to Dispensary and gara, us every Bathda;tion.”

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