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ssr?ret. n--yf'trr -jr HOLD MAGICIAN PRINCE AS A DEFRAUDER The branch of the federal court presided over by Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis has not been the scene of so much humor since the Standard Oil Co. was fined $29,000,000 (which it didn't pay) as it is-right now. George A. Papausky, some times West Side banker, self-styled "Regent of the Prince of Dark ness," and general all around ma gician and sorcerer is on trial there for using teh mails to de fraud. The charge is in connec tion with several books he sold, which revealed how to do all things, from killing a mad dog to being a successful business man, winning a woman's love or be coming invisible through bathing in a marvelous oil which the re gent sold. In .addition to all this. Papau sky today makes the modest claim that he is the reincarnation of Moses. eH is alleged to have told his followers that he had liv ed in previous ages, and had gone through life three hundred times over in order to gain all the knowledge he was selling for a pittance. To those who purchased the book known as the "Black Vol ume" the banker gave copies of two other books, which he called the "Table of Happiness" and "Prediction." These, he declar ed, constitute the sixth and sev enth books of Moses. His formula for becoming" rich was very simple. Most of his fol lowers were, too, apparently. First buy 13 grains of "Golden Grain" blessed by Papausky, put one in a silver urn, and let it stand on the bier of a dead man ten days. Papausky furnished everything but the dead man. Then take the grain that has suf fered so much, make it into a loaf of bread, and eat. The more of this bread you eat, the more suc cessful and richer you, a"nd, inci dentally Papausky, will become. To kill a mad dog,' according to the "Black Volume," always carry a piece of lead and a bell. When attacked by the dog hit him with the lead. The use-of the bell is not disclosed. Probably -it was used to wring the""3bg's neck. 'Ways too numerous to mention are set down for making a young lady say "I luff you, dear," and fall gladly into your arms. It is intimated that a young woman's heart is a good deal like a gold mine. It must be prospected before it can be developed. All of which is very well, but many a poor devil has gone broke prospect ing. -' The invisible oil chapter in the book caused all manner of trou ble. The plan was to pour a few drops of oil into a tub of water, dive inland you would be, figur atively, washed away. When you got out of the tuh no one could see you. You were the ultimate of nothingness. But what is puz zling, is how in thunder were you to find yourself with a bath towel. It was a great stunt to beat the car companies and railroads, but i-aaajeSa8Uas. - U "-tu mmm