Princeton Press, Saturday, January 27, 1872:     OLD TOMMY STRYKER. -- Who is he? Princeton has been famed for generations for the men it has raised up who have had power over other men; but this vicinity has long been the abode of a man having power over unseen agencies, and one who has been, and is plying his vocation with such confident acquiescence on the part of the class of the people who employ him that the majority of our people have been entirely ignorant of the existence of such a personage. Tommy Stryker is a gentleman of African descent, and one whose appearance commands unusual respect from those of his own race. His speciality is the curing of those who have been brought to their beds by the poisoning intrigues of others, who laid roots at their doors &c. His charges are moderate being five dollars per visit; but he requires to be sent after with a carriage or other vehicle. If he arrives before the patient's death he brings the enemy howling around the house like a dog, and invariably cures the sick one. Besides, before leaving, he imparts to each member of the family a charm to protect them against further liability of being afflicted by this common enemy of the household. He is doing a flourishing business, and for further particulars we refer our readers to any one of his race in our community. We warn them, however, that they will certainly give offence if any skeptical allusions are made as to the power possessed by this singular charmer.

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