Springfield Weekly Republican

Another Villainy.

There is little danger of the race of scamps and villains ever becoming extinct in this country. For every one of them that gets his just deserts a score or more of fresh ones arise; and every deep laid scheme that is exposed, only leads to the forming of other plots still darker and deeper. One of the latest and freshest of these plans to injure people, is the establishment of what is called a "Photograph Union" at New York, for the collection of the photographs of young women, to be accompanied with information concerning their residence, pecuniary circumstances, disposition, habits and other particulars of interest. To stimulate activity in helping on with this enterprise, six prizes, ranging from $20 down to a set of jewelry, are to be given to those who shall send in the largest number of pictures and "biographical notices" before February. Of course the money is counterfeit and the jewelry bogus. After a goodly number of photographs have been obtained, the proprietor of the "Union" proposes to open a private gallery, and will allow young men to examine the pictures and documents "for a consideration," and select some one whose personal acquaintance they wish to make. Comment upon such a proposition is needless. There is nothing honorable or pure about it, and still there are many who will be inveigled by its specious pretenses, and we can only regret that the innocent and thoughtless can be so easily duped by the crafty and designing.