22. THE HONEST FLAW.--Strictly instruct your clerks to tell your

1. Chapter 1 2. CHAPTER I. 3. CHAPTER II. 4. CHAPTER III. 5. CHAPTER IV. 6. CHAPTER V. 7. CHAPTER VI. 8. CHAPTER VII. 9. CHAPTER VIII. 10. CHAPTER IX. 11. CHAPTER X. 12. CHAPTER XI. 13. CHAPTER XII. 14. CHAPTER XIII. 15. CHAPTER XIV. 16. CHAPTER XV. 17. CHAPTER XVI. 18. CHAPTER XVII. 19. CHAPTER XVIII. 20. CHAPTER XIX. 21. CHAPTER XX. 22. CHAPTER XXI. 23. CHAPTER XXII. 24. CHAPTER XXIII. 25. CHAPTER XXIV. 26. CHAPTER XXV. 27. CHAPTER XXVI. 28. CHAPTER XXVII. 29. CHAPTER XXVIII. 30. CHAPTER XXIX. 31. CHAPTER XXX. 32. CHAPTER XXXI. 33. CHAPTER XXXII. 34. CHAPTER XXXIII. 35. CHAPTER XXXIV. 36. CHAPTER XXXV. 37. INTRODUCTION. 38. CHAPTER I. 39. 1. THE SECRET OF WORK.--Men will employ you if you mean business. When 40. 2. NATURE’S FURROW.--Plow in nature’s furrow. In general, a man is 41. 3. GENERAL DETAILS.--The best general is General Details. In business 42. 4. THE PRISMATIC BRAIN.--Be many-sided, but transparent. Tell your 43. 5. THE BRIDLED TONGUE.--Do not cross your employer in any way. Never 44. 6. STUDYING THE STAIR ABOVE.--Study, not stars, but stairs. Learn all 45. 7. THE MISSING FACTOR.--Your employers are wrestling with a question. 46. 8. THE MAGNIFYING GLASS.--Make the most of your present position. Wear 47. 9. THE MICROSCOPIC EYE.--The microscope shows a hundred things the naked 48. 10. SCORING A POINT WHEN OFF DUTY.--Do something for your employer when 49. 11. THE STUDY OF MEN.--This is the very key to success. The proper study 50. CHAPTER II. 51. 12. THE MINIMUM BASIS.--Enumerate the entire number of heads of families 52. 13. THE HOUSE TO HOUSE CANVASS.--Make a personal canvass from house to 53. 14. THE CHOICE LOCATION.--If you become popular, the people will come to 54. 15. THE MAXIMUM BASIS.--The maximum basis is the high-water mark. It is 55. 16. THE PERSONAL EQUATION.--Remember that you yourself in contact with 56. CHAPTER III. 57. 17. THE INTERLINED ADVERTISEMENT.--Advertisements are not read unless 58. 18. THE PICTURESQUE NAME.--Have a name for your store such as will 59. 19. THE PICTORIAL WRECK.--A writer with the gift of a lively imagination 60. 20. RED LETTER DAY.--Have a day in which you offer special bargains to 61. 21. CLASS DISCOUNT.--You may draw numbers of men to your place by this 62. 22. THE HONEST FLAW.--Strictly instruct your clerks to tell your 63. 23. THE PREMIUM CLERK.--You need clerks who can induce acquaintances to 64. 24. THE RAILROAD MILEAGE.--Arrange, if possible, with some railroad 65. 25. THE DIAL DOLLARS.--How many figures on the dial of your watch? 66. 26. FIRST CUSTOMER PACKAGE.--In some periods of the day you will have 67. 27. THE CARPET COUPON.--By a system of large-sized coupons--we will say 68. 28. THE HOUSE LOT COUPON.--This is an extension of carpet coupon. A 69. 29. PRICE-TIME GRADE.--If you have the credit system, have also a 70. 30. SALES BULLETIN.--People like to buy where others buy. Success brings 71. 31. BEST REASON PRIZE.--Offer a prize to the one who will give the best 72. 32. BIRTHDAY CALENDAR.--A calendar with the birthdays of your customers 73. 33. CONSPICUOUS PRICE-LIST.--Buyers are caught like fish. Display in 74. 34. THE EARLY DISCOUNT.--In order to equalize the trade of the day 75. 35. THE MONEY-SPACE COUNTER.--Determine that every portion of your store 76. CHAPTER IV. 77. 36. THE PUZZLE.--Buy some patented puzzle which can be manufactured 78. 37. THE TOY IMITATION.--Wooden nutmegs and shoe-peg oats have duly 79. 38. THE CARTOON.--A caricature of some political person or situation is 80. 39. THE CONJURER.--This is a good way to advertise when the article is a 81. 40. THE STRIKING FIGURE.--If your goods are on sale in some prominent 82. 41. THE ADVERTISING STORY.--Offer a prize to the one who will write the 83. 42. THE WORD-BUILDER.--Another prize might be offered to the one who 84. 43. THE POPULAR PUN.--This is an expensive way of advertising, but an 85. 44. THE POLITICAL GUESSER.--If your enterprise admits of the coupon 86. 45. THE GEOMETRICAL GROUP.--Some wares, such as fancy soaps and canned 87. 46. THE PICTORIAL COMPARISON.--If you are sure of your ground, draw a 88. 47. THE OPEN CHALLENGE.--And if you are still further confident that you 89. 48. THE BOOK GIFT.--Try the religious field. Issue leaflets or tiny 90. 49. SUNDAY-SCHOOL SUPPLIES.--In some cases, you might even be warranted 91. CHAPTER V. 92. 50. CRYSTALLIZED GRASSES.--Put in water as much alum as can be 93. 51. LEAF IMPRESSIONS.--Hold oiled paper in the smoke of a lamp, or of 94. 52. VINE AND TRELLIS.--Put a sweet potato in a tumbler of water, or any 95. 53. THE SUSPENDED ACORN.--Suspend an acorn by a piece of thread, within 96. 54. MOSS AND CONE.--Take a saucer and fill it with fresh green moss. 97. 55. THE TUMBLER OF PEAS.--Take a common tumbler or fruit can and fill it 98. 56. THE HANGING TURNIP.--Take a large turnip and scrape out the inside, 99. 57. BLEACHED LEAVES.--Mix one drachm chloride of lime with one pint of 100. 58. THE ARTIFICIAL PLANT.--Take the glossy silk stuff known as taffeta. 101. 59. DELICIOUS HAM.--If very neat, you can sell to many families cold 102. 60. CHOICE TONGUE.--If successful with ham, you can try a little tongue. 103. 61. ARTIFICIAL HONEY.--Where honey is high priced, make the following: 104. 62. ANGEL CAKE.--The whites of eleven eggs, one and a half cupfuls of 105. 63. DOMINOS.--If you are located near a schoolhouse or on a street where 106. 64. SOFT GINGERBREAD.--All children like this. Here is an excellent 107. 65. DOUGHNUTS.--These, too, are tempting to children. Four eggs, one 108. 66. WALNUT CANDY.--This is something which all children like. Put the 109. 67. CHOCOLATE CARAMELS.--A favorite with girls. Boil a quart of best 110. 68. PEPPERMINT CREAMS.--Take one pound of sugar, seven teaspoonfuls of 111. 69. MOLASSES CANDY (White).--All children want molasses candy. Two 112. 70. BLANCHED ALMONDS.--Shell the nuts; pour over them boiling water. Let 113. 71. FIG PASTE.--This always has a good sale. Chop a pound of figs and 114. 72. FIG LAYER CANDY.--One half-pound of drum figs, one pound of finest 115. 73. ORANGE MARMALADE.--Take equal weights of sour oranges and sugar. 116. 74. BRANDIED PEACH.--The Morris whites are the best. Take off the skins 117. 75. OX-HEART CHERRY.--Of showy fruits, none can excel this. To each 118. 76. POUND PEAR.--They hardly weigh a pound a piece, but they look as if 119. 77. GRAPE JELLY.--Jellies in little tumblers take up small room, and 120. 78. SWEET PICKLES--(Apple, Pear, or Peach). For six pounds of fruit, use 121. 79. CHOW-CHOW.--Here is a very taking kind: Take large red-peppers, 122. 80. PICKLED WALNUTS.--Pick out the nuts as nearly whole as possible, and 123. 81. ROSE OIL.--Heat dried rose-leaves in an earthenware pipkin, the 124. 82. COLOGNE WATER.--Take one pint of alcohol, twelve drops each of 125. 83. FRENCH FACE POWDER.--_Poudre de chipre_ one and one-half pounds, 126. 84. NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS.--This is a very delicate and fragrant 127. 85. STOVE BLACKING.--Take half a pound of black lead finely powdered, 128. 86. SHOE BLACKING.--Mix six parts of fine bone-black, twenty-eight of 129. 87. FURNITURE CREAM.--Take eight parts of white wax, two of resin, and 130. 88. LEATHER POLISH.--Beat the yolks of two eggs and the white of one; 131. 89. POLAND STARCH.--Mix flour and cold water until the mass will pour 132. 90. GLUE STARCH.--(For calicoes.) Boil a piece of glue, four inches 133. 91. GUM ARABIC STARCH.--(For lawns and white muslin.) Pound to a powder 134. 92. STARCH LUSTER.--This is a substance which, when added to starch, 135. 93. HARD SOAP.--Five pails of soft soap, two pounds of salt and one 136. 94. SAVON D’AMANDE.--This is a celebrated French toilet soap. The recipe 137. 95. ROOT BEER.--Get a bottle of the extract, and make it according to 138. 96. GINGER POP.--Put into an earthen pot two pounds of loaf sugar, two 139. 97. LEMONADE AND ORANGEADE.--Get juicy fruit, and allow one orange or 140. 104. WHITE PORK.--If you do not care for swine’s flesh, you can sell it 141. 105. POULTRY TO ORDER.--Do not keep your hens beyond the second year, as 142. 106. CUT-TO-ORDER ASPARAGUS.--Asparagus is at least one-half better when 143. 107. QUICK MARKET STRAWBERRIES.--Pick them fresh every morning. Put them 144. 108. ROUND TOMATOES.--If possible, have them so fine and large that five 145. 109. PINT PEAS.--Peas in the pod are not attractive, but very young peas 146. 110. STRING BEANS.--Nothing easier to raise, nothing easier to sell. You 147. 111. GREEN CORN.--Sell at twenty-five cents a dozen ears. Be careful to 148. 112. BOOK COVERS.--Save all your paper bags, iron them out smoothly, and 149. 113. ARTIFICIAL SLATES.--Take forty-one parts of sand, four parts of 150. 114. CHEAP INK.--Boil one and a half pounds of logwood with sufficient 151. 115. SCHOOL BAG.--Take a piece of cheap white linen and make it into a 152. 116. PEN WIPER.--Take any cheap material, and cut in three circles of 153. 117. CHILDREN’S LUNCHEON.--Thousands of parents would rather pay a 154. 118. SOFA PILLOW.--Take a piece of India silk of different colors, and 155. 119. JEWEL TRAY.--Cut a circle of delicate écru linen twenty-two inches 156. 120. AMERICAN FLAG.--Make it five feet in length by three in width, and 157. 121. HAIR-PIN CASE.--Cut a piece of fine white duck in the shape of a 158. 122. CHAIR CUSHION.--Take blue denim with dark and light shades happily 159. 123. LAMP SHADE.--You can get a dozen skeleton frames for a few cents, 160. 124. BOOK-MARK.--Silk, worsted, and two hours of spare time will give 161. 125. HANDY WORK-BOX.--Take a pasteboard box and line with denim. Include 162. 126. PIN-CUSHION.--Always popular, but the form changes every season. 163. 127. CATCH-BAG.--A convenient receptacle for laundry, schoolbooks, 164. 128. COURT-PLASTER CASE.--Cut two circles of celluloid two inches in 165. 129. POSTAGE-STAMP HOLDER.--Same as above except that the shape is 166. 130. PHOTOGRAPH FRAME.--Take a piece of stout pasteboard and turn down 167. 131. MATCH-SAFE.--Cover a tin box of any shape with one of the lesser 168. 132. WALL-POCKET.--Take bamboo sticks or thin strips of wood, and glue 169. 133. GLOVE-BOX.--(Easter present). Cover a flat pasteboard box with pale 170. 134. HOT GEMS.--If you can work up a demand for hot gems, you can make a 171. 135. SLICED WATERMELON.--Nothing so delights the heart of a boy. Cut a 172. 136. TOOTHSOME PIES.--Roll two strips of paste for the upper and lower 173. 137. ICE CREAM.--You can do well with this in warm weather, if you have 174. 138. PORK AND BEANS.--You can make a large profit on pork and beans in 175. 139. TOMATO KETCHUP.--Raising your own tomatoes, you can make it at a 176. 140. MINCE MEAT.--Many housekeepers prefer to buy the preparation rather 177. 141. DRIED APPLES.--If you have a few apple trees, you will often find 178. 142. PEANUTS.--No risk of loss on these for they will always sell. Buy 179. 143. CIGARETTES.--Roll a pinch of tobacco in a piece of white paper and 180. 144. TALLOW CANDLES.--Still used in the country, and to some extent by 181. 145. LUNG PRESERVER.--(Rock and Rye). Here is the secret of this popular 182. 146. POISON KILLER.--You may not sell much of this, but it is a useful 183. 147. MUCILAGE.--Dissolve gum-arabic in water until the whole is of the 184. 148. POP CORN.--Use a large popper, and when the corn comes out white 185. CHAPTER VI. 186. 149. MONEY IN PEARS.--Do you know that one acre of the best yielding 187. 150. GREENBACKS IN GREENINGS.--It is a fact that forty apple trees of 188. 151. PLUMS OF GOLD.--A widow has in her garden twelve plum trees from 189. 152. THE RASPBERRY ACRE.--“There are repeated instances of $400 and 190. 153. PROFITS IN BIG PEACHES.--When ordinary peaches were selling at 25 191. 154. EASY TOMATOES.--An easy crop, requiring little care. Says a grower 192. 155. ASSORTED STRAWBERRIES.--Here is the experience of a novice: “I ran 193. 156. LIVINGS IN LETTUCE.--Fifteen thousand heads can be set upon an 194. 157. SOVEREIGNS IN SPINACH.--There are few more important crops in 195. 158. THOUSAND-DOLLAR CELERY.--Celery may be grown as a second crop after 196. 159. FORTUNES IN WATER-CRESS.--“I have no doubt,” says a large grower, 197. 160. THE DOLLAR BLACKBERRY.--When the Lawton first came out, so great 198. 161. NICKELS IN PICKLES.--Do you know that the enormous number of 199. 162. THE BEET LOT.--You can grow 80,000 roots per acre even when sown a 200. 163. THE ROASTING EAR.--You can plant an acre of sweet corn, realize 201. 164. PAYING PEAS.--They are the early kind, marketed before the price 202. 165. GRATED HORSERADISH.--The root is very easily raised, requires 203. CHAPTER VII. 204. 166. THE SCHOOL STORE.--If you live near a public school, a small store 205. 167. THE HAND ALBUM.--Have an album made in usual style, except that the 206. 168. THE NOVELTY BAKERY.--A woman who knows how to make tempting 207. 169. THE FRONT YARD SNAP.--With a photographer’s outfit, go through the 208. 170. THE PET DOG.--Do you know that pet dogs often bring enormous 209. 171. THE BOX LUNCH.--There is a large field for some one to cultivate in 210. 172. THE HAIR-DRESSER.--A refined business for women is the dressing of 211. 173. TYPO AND STENO.--In many large cities typewriting and stenography 212. 174. THE SEWING SCHOOL.--Here is a vast unworked field. If you 213. 175. FLAT HUNTING.--Rent a small office and advertise that for a 214. 176. A TEA ROOM.--Hire a counter in a fashionable store much frequented 215. 177. DRESS MENDING.--Here is a good field. There is a vast army of women 216. 178. LACE HANDLING.--The mending and washing of fine laces is a work 217. 179. INTELLIGENCE OFFICE on the subscription plan.--Buy a copy of the 218. 180. PROFESSIONAL MENDING.--Hotels, boarding houses and bachelor 219. 181. THE COLLEGE CRAM.--There is room for a lady with a knowledge of the 220. 182. SHOE AND WRAP ROOM.--A room in some fashionable quarter where 221. 183. GENERAL CONVENIENCE ROOM.--The last idea might be combined with 222. 184. SICK-ROOM DELICACIES.--Another unoccupied field is the preparation 223. 185. SHOPPING COMMISSION.--If you live at a little distance from the 224. 186. SCHOOL LUNCHEON.--Here is another good field. Tens of thousands of 225. 187. HATCHING BIRDS.--Buy half a dozen songsters at $1.50 apiece, the 226. 188. BUTTER AND EGG STORE.--Butter and eggs are two things which every 227. 189. SARATOGA CHIPS.--These are a sample of what may be done with a 228. 190. FANCY LAMP SHADES.--Made of crêpe papers they are very cheap, and 229. 191. BEE-KEEPING.--This is another means of large profit. It can be 230. 192. CLEANSING AND BLEACHING.--There are many things too costly to be 231. 193. FANCY SOAPS.--Fortunes have been made from fancy soaps. The process 232. 194. HOME ARCHITECTURE.--Write to the secretaries or agents of church 233. 195. HOME ORNAMENTS.--What is a home without at least a few trifling 234. 196. DOUBTFUL DEBTS.--It is well known that in efforts that require 235. 197. DRESSING DOLLS.--A fair profit can be made by taking orders for 236. 198. FRUIT PRESERVERS.--Vast numbers of people are in the country during 237. 199. A MUSHROOM CELLAR.--An enterprising woman hired a cellar at a rent 238. 200. POULTRY RAISING.--Following is the experience of another woman in 239. 201. HOME HOTHOUSE.--Thousands of people will buy plants already started 240. 202. ART NEEDLEWORK.--Here is the way a woman paid off a $600 mortgage 241. 203. NEWS AGENCY.--Keep the daily papers. Almost any lady who will go 242. 204. WOMEN’S WANTS.--Take advantage of bargain sales--ribbons, silks, 243. 205. HOME PRINTING PRESS.--Pay $10 for a press, and a like sum for type 244. 206. SHORT SERVICE BUREAU.--Many people want help in an emergency, and 245. 207. DELICATESSEN ROOM.--Here is a paying business that is not 246. 208. MISCELLANEOUS EXCHANGE.--Many people have no use for some of their 247. 209. CAP AND APRON PLAN.--Here is a plan available near any large hotel. 248. 210. KITCHEN UTENSILS.--As a rule you can sell five kitchen utensils 249. 211. WEDDING MANAGER.--How many brides shrink from the work of a large 250. 212. FOREIGN HOMES.--Here is an example of the pluck and enterprise of 251. 213. LADY BARBER.--There is a school in New York for the instruction of 252. 214. MINERAL COLLECTIONS FOR SCHOOLS.--Dana’s Mineralogy gives fourteen 253. 215. TURKISH BATH.--One lady opened a place for Turkish and Russian 254. 216. TRAINED NURSES.--Trained nurses in our large cities command $25 a 255. 217. TRAVELING COMPANION.--If you have a good education and can make 256. 218. PAPER FLOWERS.--This has become a distinct trade. You can learn in 257. 219. FRENCH PERFUMER AND COMPLEXION EXPERT.--How does this 258. 220. A WOMAN’S HOTEL.--A hotel exclusively for women would no doubt be a 259. 221. GUIDE FOR SHOPPERS.--A department store in New York recently made a 260. 222. BICYCLE INSTRUCTION.--Why, may not a woman teach “the wheel” as 261. 223. COOKING SCHOOL.--Madam Parloa and Madam Rorer have set the example, 262. 224. THE BOARDING HOUSE.--One who has a taste for cooking and a little 263. 225. PEN ENGRAVING.--If you have a circle of one hundred friends, and 264. 226. A LADIES’ RESTAURANT.--A restaurant where delicacies pleasing to 265. 227. A WOMAN’S NEWSPAPER.--One has just been started in a Western city. 266. 228. ADVERTISING AGENT.--A lady by her courtesy, tact, and gentle 267. 229. THE CIVIL SERVICE.--This is now open to women. There are more then 268. 230. POST-PRANDIAL CLASSES.--Few, even among educated women, are masters 269. 231. WOMEN DRUGGISTS.--The neatness of women, their delicacy and 270. 232. ALMANAC MAKERS.--Of late years many of the great dailies issue 271. 233. WOMEN LECTURERS.--Women of talent have earned a competence and 272. 234. MAGAZINE CONTRIBUTORS.--In this work women are paid as much as men, 273. 235. WOMEN PHYSICIANS.--Says a recent publication: “There is a real 274. 236. PAPER BOX MAKING.--Hundreds of women are making paper boxes, but as 275. 237. HORTICULTURE.--Here is an example of what a California woman can 276. 238. VOCALISTS.--A lady with a good voice is certain of making a 277. 239. PACKING TRUNKS.--This is a Paris occupation carried on exclusively 278. 240. WOMEN COSTUMERS.--Costumes for the stage are now gotten up mostly 279. 241. EXPRESS OFFICE.--A woman can sit in an office as well as a man. One 280. 242. A FANCY BAKERY.--An elegant and educated young woman in San 281. 243. WOMEN GROCERS.--There are not many women in the grocer business, 282. 244. FOOD AND MEDICINE SAMPLES.--Proprietors of patent medicines and 283. 245. SAMPLES IN STORES.--Ladies of tact and good address are receiving 284. 246. SAMPLES FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE.--Others find ample remuneration in 285. 247. THE WOMAN BEAUTIFIER.--Whatever is of the nature of beauty appeals 286. 248. THE MANICURE PARLOR.--The manicure business is yearly increasing. 287. 249. THE MASSAGE TREATMENT.--Another lady is having great success with 288. 250. ICE CREAM PARLOR.--This is not new, but possesses possibilities of 289. 251. FLOWER PACKETS.--Buy quantities of flower seeds of all varieties. 290. 252. LADY CATERER.--A woman has a fine chance to succeed as a caterer. 291. 253. DELICACIES FOR INVALIDS.--This is a new field which is being 292. 254. INSECT POWDER.--A California woman who now owns four hundred acres 293. 255. RICE CULTIVATOR.--A few years ago a young Iowa girl-squatter, with 294. 256. YEAST CAKES.--Here is what one woman did: Being thrown on her own 295. 257. PHYSICAL CULTURE.--There are twelve million young women in the 296. 258. HOUSE CLEANING.--Enterprising men have taken up the work of house 297. 259. SELLING OYSTERS.--Here is the way a woman with five little children 298. 260. PIE CART.--Hear what another woman says: “I have a little pie cart. 299. 261. MEN’S NECK TIES.--As every man, at least every well-dressed man, 300. 262. DANCING TEACHER.--The natural grace of women fits them better than 301. 263. HABERDASHER.--The selling of small articles of the dress and toilet 302. 264. LADY ARCHITECT.--There is no reason why women should not succeed in 303. 265. LOST AND FOUND AGENCY.--In every large city numbers of articles are 304. CHAPTER VIII. 305. 266. FREE SERVICE.--Make friends with a clerk. Offer to go with him on 306. 267. SPECIAL DEPARTMENT.--Make yourself familiar with a particular 307. 268. SHOW SUPERIORITY OF GOODS.--A man occupied his spare moments in 308. 269. ADVERTISING.--Here is an advertisement for the right kind of boy: 309. 270. INFLUENCE.--Great names are mighty. Introduce yourself to the 310. 271. A TRIAL WEEK.--All many boys want is a chance. When you apply in 311. 272. COMMISSION.--Offer to sell the dealer’s goods on commission. You 312. 273. THE BOY MAGICIAN.--For fifty cents you can buy a book entitled 313. 274. THE GLASS-BLOWER.--For twenty-five cents you can get a book with 314. 275. THE DIME LUNCH.--There are thousands of business men and clerks in 315. 276. CANCELLED STAMPS.--In every large city there are dealers who will 316. 277. THE BOYS’ PRESS.--Do you know you can get a printing press with 317. 278. SAW AND SCROLL.--Most interesting articles, both of use and 318. 279. THE MAGIC LANTERN.--The very best lantern and slides can be 319. 280. CANDY MAKING.--What can please a boy better than candy making. 320. 281. ODD JOBS.--“I push baby carriages through the park at five cents 321. 282. GENERAL EMPLOYMENT AGENCY.--Inform a hundred or more families in a 322. 283. COLLECT MAGAZINES.--Almost every one takes a literary magazine, and 323. 284. VACANT LOT.--If you live in the city, get the owner of a vacant lot 324. 285. BICYCLE TEACHING.--Here is a field for a stout lad of fifteen 325. 286. FIRST-COST SALES.--When public attention is aroused upon any 326. CHAPTER IX. 327. 287. BOOK AGENCY.--The book agency depends partly upon the kind of book, 328. 288. THE PATENT AGENCY.--Considerable business is now done in the 329. 289. COMMISSION MERCHANTS.--A vast business is done in the sale of 330. 290. INSURANCE AGENCY.--Insurance, both fire and life, is a mine of 331. 291. TRAVELING SALESMAN.--In some houses a traveling salesman is allowed 332. 292. SUPPLY COMPANIES.--A supply company differs from an ordinary 333. 293. AGENCIES FOR TEACHERS.--The number of teachers in the public 334. 294. CLERICAL AGENCY.--Here is an opportunity for an unoccupied 335. 295. MATRIMONIAL AGENCIES.--These should be conducted with the greatest 336. 296. AGENCY FOR SERVANTS.--This is not new, but you might revolutionize 337. 297. AGENCY FOR FARM HANDS.--There are thousands of idle people in the 338. CHAPTER X. 339. 298. HEALING OINTMENT.--One of the most celebrated of ointments is 340. 299. SPASM KILLER.--Acetate of morphia, one grain; spirit of sal 341. 300. ANTI-MALARIA.--One ounce each of Peruvian bark and cream of tartar, 342. 301. HOSTETTER’S BITTERS.--Here is the recipe for the famous bitters: 343. 302. TOOTHACHE EASE.--Liquor of ammonia, two parts; laudanum, one part; 344. 303. CANDY DIGEST.--Lump sugar, one pound; water, three ounces; dissolve 345. 304. COUGH LOZENGES.--Lactucarium, two drachms; ipecacuanha, one drachm; 346. 305. LOVERS’ HAIR OIL (Makes the hair glossy).--Castor oil, one pound; 347. 306. PURGATIVE POWDER.--Equal parts of julep and cream of tartar, 348. 307. CONSUMPTION WAFERS.--Two parts each lump sugar and starch in 349. 308. BEEF, IRON AND WINE.--Here is a recipe for Liebig’s famous extract: 350. 309. SPRING TONIC.--Calamus root, two pounds; orange peel, two pounds; 351. 310. DR. PIERCE’S GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY.--Here is all there is of Dr. 352. 311. BED-BUG EXTERMINATOR.--Corrosive sublimate, one ounce; muriatic 353. 312. CATARRH CURE.--One-half gram of carbolic acid; one-half gram of 354. 313. LIP POMATUM.--For chapped lips, lard, sixteen parts; cacao oil, 355. 314. OINTMENT FOR CHAPPED HANDS.--Camphor, sixty grs.; boric acid, 356. 315. COD-LIVER OIL EMULSION.--Yolks of two eggs; powdered sugar, four 357. 316. BEAUTY WATER.--(To remove freckles). Sulpho-carbonate of zinc, two 358. 317. COUGH MIXTURE.--Syrup of poppies, syrup of squills, and paregoric, 359. 318. DR. SAGE’S CATARRH REMEDY.--Here is the famous secret: One-half 360. 319. DIARRHEA MIXTURE.--Wine of opium, one fluid ounce; tincture of 361. 320. BLOOD PURIFIER.--Equal to the best selling compounds. For a bottle 362. CHAPTER XI. 363. 321. CITY PROPERTY.--A mile and a half of millionaires! Midway between 364. 322. PLEASURE RESORTS.--Less than forty years ago a man, simulating 365. 323. NEW TOWN SITES.--Large fortunes have been made by men who had the 366. 324. WESTERN LANDS.--Fortunes have been made and lost in Western lands. 367. 325. THE APARTMENT HOUSE.--The apartment house, which is a kind of 368. 326. THE SKY SCRAPER.--There is no limit to the extent of a building in 369. 327. THE JERSEY FLATS.--Right over against property whose taxable value 370. 328. ABANDONED FARMS.--There are 4,300 abandoned farms in New England 371. CHAPTER XII. 372. 329. CRAYON WORK.--A teacher in the Cooper Institute says: “During the 373. 330. DRAWING.--One graduate of the Cooper Union is now receiving from 374. 331. PHOTOGRAPH COLORING.--“A little girl,” says Mr. Cooper, “came to my 375. 332. OIL PAINTING.--A man in middle life met Mr. Cooper on the stairs of 376. 333. WATER COLORS.--Paintings in water colors are popular because less 377. 334. WOOD ENGRAVING.--A young woman from California sat on the sofa of 378. 335. BOOK DECORATION.--Publishers of books, and especially of magazines, 379. 336. DYEING.--This may not be thought one of the fine arts, but it 380. 337. DESIGNS.--These are constantly in demand. Wall paper manufacturers, 381. 338. ENGRAVING ON GLASS.--By the use of the wheel this becomes easy 382. 339. EMBROIDERY.--This is one of the simplest of the arts. The only 383. 340. LACE MAKING.--Our valuable laces are chiefly imported, but there is 384. 341. DRAWING IN CHARCOAL.--This is a rapid, facile, and effective method 385. 342. PAINTING ON CHINA.--This is becoming very popular. Few kinds of art 386. 343. PORTRAIT PAINTING.--This is profitable if you can secure sufficient 387. CHAPTER XIII. 388. 344. BICYCLE FACTORIES.--These have proved veritable bonanzas during the 389. 345. DOUBLE PROFIT FURS.--Here is a way to make a double profit from the 390. 346. MICA SHEETS.--Large sheets of mica command a great price. There are 391. 347. ARTIFICIAL MARBLE.--There is room for profitable investment in the 392. 348. ARTIFICIAL WHALEBONE.--Whalebone is in great demand. It is worth 393. 349. ARTIFICIAL INDIA RUBBER.--A man while experimenting recently with 394. 350. ARTIFICIAL CAMPHOR.--Here is another trade secret. The genuine 395. 351. CAR BUILDING.--Some day another Pullman will arise, but with 396. 352. THE TRANSVERSE WOODEN PAVEMENT.--One day the celebrated wit, 397. CHAPTER XIV. 398. 353. NEVADA SILVER.--The Comstock lode produced in three years 399. 354. ALUMINUM, THE NEW MINERAL.--“The product of aluminum in the United 400. 355. NORTH CAROLINA MICA.--In the mountains of North Carolina are found 401. 356. KANSAS ZINC.--Zinc is a mineral which has a great future. It is 402. 357. MISSOURI COTTAS.--For clay go to Missouri. It is found in 90 out of 403. 358. NICKEL MINES.--Nickel is a metal for which there is a constantly 404. 359. MEXICAN IRON.--Near the city of Durango, Mexico, are the largest 405. 360. TENNESSEE LIMESTONE.--In the foothills of the Cumberland Mountains 406. 361. FORTUNES IN COPPER.--Forty-eight per cent. of the copper of the 407. 362. GERMAN AMBER.--In Memel, Germany, a dredging company pays the 408. 363. AFRICAN DIAMONDS.--Diamonds in vast numbers are found in the beds 409. 364. TASMANIA TIN.--A single company in Murat Bischoff has paid more 410. 365. GEORGIA SAPPHIRES.--In 1872, Colonel C. W. Jenks, of Boston, picked 411. 366. ROCK SALT.--Rock salt is found in Syracuse, New York, and in 412. 367. ASBESTOS POCKETS.--A profitable pocket of asbestos was found a few 413. 368. PROSPECTS IN PLATINUM.--This is a metal of very great importance. 414. 369. PETROLEUM WELLS.--“Petroleum,” says a leading article in the 415. 370. GOLD DISCOVERIES.--Draw a line from Colorado Springs, Colorado, 416. 371. PROSPECTING FOR MINES.--“How many undeveloped mines are there west 417. CHAPTER XV. 418. 372. A NON-PUNCTURABLE BICYCLE TIRE.--Any improvement in the universal 419. 373. A BICYCLE-HOLDER ATTACHMENT.--One that will make it stand upright 420. 374. THE BICYCLE UMBRELLA-HOLDER.--It should not be difficult to fit to 421. 375. A BICYCLE CYCLOMETER CLOCK.--A small clock or a watch to be fixed 422. 376. THE DOUBLE-POWER BICYCLE.--One in which the hand or the foot may be 423. 377. THE FOLDING WHEEL.--One that can be carried lightly on the shoulder 424. 378. A BICYCLE SUPPORT.--A contrivance for holding the wheel in place 425. 379. THE CUSHION SADDLE.--The chafing, painful experience of many 426. 380. A BICYCLE GUARD.--One which will enable a lady with a long dress to 427. 381. A COMBINATION BICYCLE LOCK.--One million bicyclists want a cheap 428. 382. A BICYCLE TRUNK.--One made of light material and adapted to 429. 383. THE UNICYCLE.--The wheel of the future will doubtless be single. 430. 384. A BICYCLE COVER.--One which will protect the frame and handle bars 431. 385. A PACKAGE HOLDER.--One adapted to be kept on the bicycle frame. As 432. 386. HANDLE-BAR CYCLOMETER.--Let the indicator or dial face be fixed to 433. 387. THE ALL-SELLING WHEEL.--A pneumatic bicycle tire with a 434. 388. TOE-AND-HEEL CLIP.--An appliance to the bicycle pedal which would 435. 389. THE EXTENSION BICYCLE.--A wheel which may be made as convenience 436. 390. A BICYCLE SHOE.--A sole adapted to be attached to an ordinary shoe, 437. 391. THE STIRRUP PEDAL.--A pedal which is shaped like a stirrup, holding 438. 392. THE HOME BICYCLE.--The use of the bicycle in certain hours every 439. 393. THE ORNAMENTAL FLOOR.--Ornamental floors, for ballrooms, summer 440. 394. THE SECURE WINDOW BLIND.--The present appliances for holding back 441. 395. THE SELF-LOCKING WINDOW.--Doors are made self-locking; why not 442. 396. THE ADJUSTABLE BLIND.--A mechanism by which a blind or shutter can 443. 397. THE DOLLAR DOOR CLOSER.--The automatic door closer made the 444. 398. SECTIONAL WINDOW.--A window built in horizontal sections of two or 445. 399. ADJUSTABLE STORM DOOR.--Devise a simple door which can be readily 446. 400. A HINGE LOCK.--A hinge which operates as a lock, when the door is 447. 401. THE DOUBLE WINDOW.--Here is a plan for window ventilation. It is 448. 402. HOT-BLAST FURNACE.--A small hot-blast furnace for drying walls. 449. 403. THE WEIGHTLESS WINDOW SASH.--When the window can be opened the 450. 404. A FLOOR COVER.--Carpets are expensive; matting is not elegant. 451. 405. SASH BALANCE.--A system by which the force which holds the lower 452. 406. PAINTING MACHINES.--Why may not painting as well as so many other 453. 407. THE PNEUMATIC WATER TANK.--Instead of the unsightly water tank on 454. 408. THE WOOD-PULP FLOOR.--Floors have been accused of great sins. If 455. 409. THE CHEAP WASHER.--For all the many washing machines, most of our 456. 410. A MEAT CHOPPER.--One which has a large number of small blades 457. 411. AUTOMATIC STOVE-DAMPER.--One to take the place of the heedless 458. 412. POTATO EXTRACTOR.--Apply the principle of the glass lemon-squeezer 459. 413. KNIFE SHARPENER.--One for the kitchen use, that could be sold for 460. 414. COLD HANDLE.--A separate handle which could be instantly applied to 461. 415. THE ELECTRIC STOVE.--Cooking by electricity will be the domestic 462. 416. FRUIT-JAR HOLDER.--A device for holding fruit jars during the 463. 417. CAN OPENER.--All the women are crying for an effective can opener. 464. 418. ODORLESS COOKING VESSELS.--An attachment whereby the odors of 465. 419. COAL-FILLED FLAT-IRON.--Construct a hollow flat-iron so that it can 466. 420. AUTOMATIC SOAPER.--A washboard so arranged that the soft soap is 467. 421. DISH-WASHING MACHINE.--A dish-washing machine which can be sold for 468. 422. A STOVE ALARM.--Proper cooking requires the heat of the stove to be 469. 423. THE ELASTIC CLOTHES LINE.--Save washerwomen and housekeepers the 470. 424. COMBINATION LINE AND PIN.--If the old-fashioned line is to be used, 471. 425. A FRUIT PRESS.--A cheap press which will be as much a part of every 472. 426. THE CAN-SLIDE.--The opening of hermetically sealed cans is one of 473. 427. THE CHAIR FAN.--A slight vertical motion of the foot is much less 474. 428. ROCKING-CHAIR FAN.--A fan to be attached to the top of a 475. 429. CHRISTMAS-TREE HOLDER.--A device for holding the tree upright in 476. 430. PICTURE-FRAME FASTENER.--A device such that every one can frame his 477. 431. ADJUSTABLE HEAD REST.--One that can be attached to any chair and 478. 432. IMITATION COAL FIRE.--The asbestos back-log was quite a hit. Now 479. 433. MUSIC TURNER.--A piece of music has only a few leaves. It is easy 480. 434. ROLL-FRONT FIRE-SCREEN.--It is to be constructed on the principle 481. 435. REMOVABLE ROCKERS.--A chair with rockers easily adjustable, so that 482. 436. A NOISELESS CLOCK.--Many nervous people are annoyed by the ticking 483. 437. A NARCOTIC PILLOW.--Will not some one give us a pillow composed of 484. 438. THE ELECTRIC FIRE IGNITER.--In almost every household some one on a 485. 439. BEDCLOTHES FASTENER.--A clamp or clasp which shall fix the cover to 486. 440. THE EASY-WORKING BUREAU.--Who will contrive some device by which a 487. 441. THE EXTENSIBLE BEDSTEAD.--A bedstead that can be extended to 488. 442. MOVABLE PARTITION AND FOLDING BED.--Some one should invent a 489. 443. AN ATTACHABLE CRIB.--A combined bed and crib so arranged that when 490. 444. PULSE INDICATOR.--Hardly one in a hundred can take the beats of his 491. 445. DRESS-SUIT HANGER.--The device for a dress coat should be extended 492. 446. THE ANTI-SNORER.--It should not be difficult to invent a simple 493. 447. THE VENTILATED MATTRESS.--Housekeepers take pains to air their 494. 448. A FURNACE FEEDER.--Every householder would buy an automatic feeder 495. 449. ICE MACHINE.--The study of the large ice machines now in use, with 496. 450. STOVE ASH-SIFTER.--The waste of coal in unsifted ashes is enormous, 497. 451. JOINTED COAL CHUTE.--Much time could be saved in unloading coal if 498. 452. COMBINED PAN, CAN, SIFTER AND ROLLER.--A useful article would be 499. 453. ASH BARREL.--Much annoyance is caused, especially on windy days, by 500. 454. A PAPER BINDER.--One that will bind newspapers and other 501. 455. THE CORRESPONDENT’S DESK.--A desk with compartments specially 502. 456. BOOK DUSTER.--There is needed some simple attachment to a bookcase 503. 457. THE PORTABLE LIBRARY.--A useful device would be a combined box and 504. 458. POCKET LUNCH BASKET.--A lunch basket which can be folded and put in 505. 459. THE MULTIPLE-LEAVED BLACKBOARD.--A blackboard attached to the wall 506. 460. BUTTER AND CHEESE CUTTER.--A device which cuts butter and cheese 507. 461. PAPER TABLE CLOTH.--The constantly increasing use of paper for new 508. 462. SCROLL-EDGE MEAT KNIFE.--The scroll-edge bread knife is being 509. 463. CARVING-KNIFE HOLDER.--A small wooden or wire frame with 510. 464. LAMP COOKER.--A wire frame with hooks on the bottom for clasping a 511. 465. WINE TABLETS.--Here is an idea for the trade. We have lemonade 512. 466. EXTENSION TABLE.--Difficulty is experienced with the present 513. 467. THE KEYBOARD LOCK.--A combination lock on the principle of the cash 514. 468. AUTOMATIC SAFE OPENER.--Run by clockwork, and set so as to open 515. 469. PAPER BINDER AND BILL HOLDER.--A flat stick, concave at each end, 516. 470. BOOK LOCK.--A pocket contrivance which can be attached to the edges 517. 471. THE PERPETUAL CALENDAR.--A calendar which will show on what day or 518. 472. THE LIGHTNING ADDER.--It is possible by a system of keys to invent 519. 473. COPYHOLDER.--Typewritists want a copyholder capable of being 520. 474. ENVELOPE MOISTENER AND SEALER.--Construct a narrow brass or iron 521. 475. MULTIPLE LOCK.--A device for locking with one movement all the 522. 476. OFFICE DOOR INDICATOR.--One to be operated instantly and easily, 523. 477. AUTOMATIC TICKET SELLER.--It is entirely feasible to have an 524. 478. PERFORATED STAMP.--The chief of the London Stamp office said the 525. 479. NONREFILLABLE BOTTLE.--Such a bottle is an absolute necessity to 526. 480. THE COLLAPSIBLE BOX.--A box that cannot be refilled for fraudulent 527. 481. BOTTLE STOPPER.--There are mines of wealth in a cheap substitute 528. 482. COMBINATION CORK AND CORKSCREW.--A bottle stopper which can be 529. 483. THE COLLAPSIBLE BARREL.--A barrel arranged in a series of parts 530. 484. SELF-STANDING BAG.--A device whereby bags will stand alone with 531. 485. BARREL FILLER AND FUNNEL CUT-OFF.--Barrel filling by the ordinary 532. 486. FOLDING CRATE.--The transportation of fruit and other produce would 533. 487. PAPER BARREL.--Who will invent a paper barrel which will be as 534. 488. THE TRADESMAN’S SIGNAL.--An automatic device for letting the 535. 489. BARREL GAUGE.--A dial with hands to be attached to a barrel or keg 536. 490. ELASTIC CHIMNEY.--An elastic glass chimney which will expand with 537. 491. AIR MOISTENER.--A apparatus for moistening the air in the room. It 538. 492. AUTOMATIC LUBRICATOR.--Every wheel, axle, pulley and joint, in 539. 493. SHORT-TIME NEGATIVE.--A process by which the negative of a 540. 494. DRYING APPARATUS.--An invention by which dry air could be produced 541. 495. ROTABLE HOTEL REGISTER.--A revolving frame for a hotel office, so 542. 496. GLASS DOME.--The inventor of the little glass bell for hanging over 543. 497. ROUND CUTTING SCISSORS.--A scissors or shears that will cut round 544. 498. CASKET CLAMP.--Three thousand people die every day in this country. 545. 499. SELF-WINDING CLOCK.--An arrangement such that when the weight of 546. 500. DOSE STOPPER.--A thimble-like contrivance which shall act both as a 547. 501. FAUCET MEASURE.--A device for measuring the quantity of liquid that 548. 502. AUTOMATIC FEEDER.--A feeding rack so constructed that the hay or 549. 503. COUPON CASH BOOK.--At present persons who pay cash are charged the 550. 504. GAS DETECTIVE.--A device to be placed on a gas fixture to ascertain 551. 505. PAPER TOWELS.--Paper towels having the quality of cloth, yet 552. 506. WATER FILTER.--A cheap device for use in every household, one which 553. 507. PNEUMATIC FREIGHT TUBE.--If small packages for store and post 554. 508. STORM WARNING.--Apply the principle of the barometer to a large 555. 509. HEAT GOVERNOR.--If a regulator could be placed upon heat pipes so 556. 510. AUTOMATIC OIL FEEDER.--An invention which will feed oil to a lamp 557. 511. PAINT BRUSH FEEDER.--A brush with a reservoir of paint so that when 558. 512. INSIDE FAUCET.--The outside faucet is awkward and interferes with 559. 513. HOUSE PATTERNS.--Thousands of people like to plan for themselves 560. 514. EXTENSION HANDLE.--A handle which may be applied to any kind of a 561. 515. WIRE STRETCHER.--Thousands of tons of wire are manufactured 562. 516. PRICE TAG.--A price tag which can be instantly attached to a piece 563. 517. THE HANDY VISE.--In the course of time a hundred things need fixing 564. 518. FOLDING LADDER.--A light ladder which is portable and extensible 565. 519. SMOKELESS FUEL.--A kind of kindling which will be as ignitable as 566. 520. FINGER-RING GAUGE.--A cylindrical piece of metal to which are 567. 521. LAUNDRY BAG.--Hotel keepers want a bag adapted to the carrying of 568. 522. SOLE CEMENT.--A cement which could take the place of pegs, nails, 569. 523. GOODS EXHIBITOR.--On an upright column attach a number of steel or 570. 524. SHOE STRETCHER.--A metal frame made adjustable to any shoe by 571. 525. CORK EJECTOR.--A simple means by which the cork can be ejected from 572. 526. LEMON SQUEEZER.--A squeezer of a new type, having a tongue to 573. 527. SPRING WHEEL.--A wheel with inner and outer rim, and the space 574. 528. THE PLURAL CAPSULE.--Capsules made so as to be divided in order 575. 529. THE DOSE BOTTLE.--This might be called the neck measurer. A bottle 576. 530. FISHERMAN’S CLAW.--A large, steel claw somewhat on the principle of 577. 531. POCKET SCALE.--A little scale capable of being carried in the 578. 532. TOY BANK AND REGISTER.--There is needed for the holding of 579. 533. THE PAPER MATCH.--“The time-honored scheme of rolling up a piece of 580. 534. ILLUMINATED TYPE.--Here is an idea which if properly worked ought 581. 535. PAPER BOTTLES.--If a paper bottle could be made as serviceable as 582. 536. THE PAPER SAIL.--“Paper sails,” says the _Railway Review_, “are 583. 537. STREET SWEEPER.--A device like the present carpet sweeper to be 584. 538. PHOSPHORESCENT STREET NUMBERS.--Who has not been vexed in trying to 585. 539. BUGGY TOP ADJUSTER.--A contrivance for raising or lowering the 586. 540. SHOULDER PACK.--Men persist in carrying in their hands that which 587. 541. ADJUSTABLE CART BOTTOM.--A cart with device for lowering the bottom 588. 542. NAILLESS HORSE SHOE.--A rubber shoe, which can be easily adjusted 589. 543. ELASTIC RING.--An elastic ring for hitching horses. One with snap 590. 544. HEEL CYCLOMETER.--An indicator fixed in the heel of a boot or shoe 591. 545. WHIP LOCK.--A cheap device to be placed in the whip-stock of a 592. 546. REIN-HOLDER.--A contrivance attached to the dashboard and which 593. 547. AUTOMOBILE.--The horseless carriage is sold at prices ranging from 594. 548. THE LOW TRUCK.--It would be a great advantage to carters if a truck 595. 549. AUTOMATIC HORSE-FASTENER.--The man will make a fortune who can 596. 550. THE FOOT-CYCLE.--Persons who know the ease and exhilaration of 597. 551. A CORN CUTTER.--A machine to run between the rows and cut the 598. 552. FROST PROTECTOR.--A chemical combination whose product when ignited 599. 553. A FARM FERTILIZER.--Wanted--a fertilizer more powerful and less 600. 554. A POSTLESS FENCE.--For posts substitute a windlass at each corner 601. 555. AUTOMATIC GATE OPENER.--Fix an iron bar or rail with a spring 602. 556. CORN PLANTER.--A long, hollow cylinder filled with seed corn and 603. 557. THE ALL-SEED PLANTER.--A device like the above, the wheels and 604. 558. FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTOR.--One constructed on the plan of the 605. 559. BONE CUTTER.--Farmers want a cheap bone cutter--cost not to exceed 606. 560. BUCKET TIPPER.--A bucket with an attachment at the bottom 607. 561. POST HOLE DIGGER.--A four-sided metal casing is driven into the 608. 562. WELL REFRIGERATOR.--Farmers often keep articles in the well; but if 609. 563. MULTIPLE DASHER CHURN.--A churn which is constructed on the 610. 564. FRUIT PICKER.--An open bag fixed at the end of a long pole with a 611. 565. PORTABLE FENCE.--A fence in which the posts are made of steel or 612. 566. POULTRY DRINKING FOUNTAIN.--A round wooden dish with a large cone 613. 567. POULTRY PERCH.--A movable perch, with an erect post and numerous 614. 568. MOLE TRAP.--One of the greatest pests of the farmer, and the most 615. 569. SEED SOWER.--Apply the principle of the revolving nozzle in the 616. 570. MILKER AND STRAINER.--Construct a pail in two parts, the upper part 617. 571. PAPER MILK CAN.--In time milk cans will probably be constructed of 618. 572. PLANT PRESERVER.--“A German chemist,” says _Merck’s Report_, “has 619. 573. THE REVERSIBLE PACKAGE.--There is needed a package or paper box in 620. 574. COPYING PAPER.--A paper used for duplicating manuscripts would 621. 575. WORD PRINTING TYPEWRITER.--Some typewriters have as many as fifty 622. 576. TRANSPARENT INK BOTTLE.--Produce an ink-bottle of which the glass 623. 577. DOUBLE POSTAL CARD.--The United States Government would no doubt 624. 578. THE SAFETY ENVELOPE.--An envelope such that it is impossible for it 625. 579. COMBINATION COVER AND LETTER.--An envelope to which is attached a 626. 580. ALWAYS READY LETTER PAPER.--There is room for a device whereby 627. 581. INK REGULATOR.--An inkstand provided with a tiny wooden disk which 628. 582. THE PEN FINGER.--Might not a device be attached to the forefinger 629. 583. PEN REST.--There is room for a device which shall rest upon the 630. 584. PERPETUAL PEN SUPPLY.--On a slight elevation have an inkstand with 631. 585. LETTER ANNUNCIATOR.--Constructed on the principle of nickel and 632. 586. ENVELOPE OPENER.--Most people open envelopes at the end, often with 633. 587. MAIL STAMPER.--A stamper constructed upon a letter box so that it 634. 588. ROTARY STAMPER.--A wheel broad enough to contain the name desired, 635. 589. INVISIBLE INK.--An ink which is invisible, and must be treated by 636. 590. BACHELOR’S BUTTONS.--Invent an eyeless and threadless button, 637. 591. SHOE FASTENER.--Some device is needed for the quicker and surer way 638. 592. A TROUSERS’ GUARD.--One which will effectively prevent the wear at 639. 593. TWENTIETH CENTURY SHOE.--It will be one without laces or buttons. 640. 594. COMBINATION TIE AND COLLAR.--A time saver which can be adjusted 641. 595. SPRING HAT.--Not a hat to be worn only in the spring, but a hat 642. 596. THE REAR-OPENING SHOE.--A shoe in which the foot could enter from 643. 597. DETACHABLE RUBBER SOLE.--An invention whereby a rubber sole may be 644. 598. THE INSTANTANEOUS CEMENT.--For the last-named invention as well as 645. 599. ELASTIC HAT PIN.--A flexible pin provided with a clasp at the head 646. 600. STARCH-PROOF COLLAR BAND.--Shirts first wear on the collar. 647. 601. DRESS SHIELD.--Ladies are often inconvenienced in keeping their 648. 602. SLEEVE HOLDER.--An elastic cord passes between the fingers with a 649. 603. THE CONVERTIBLE BUTTON.--The button which can be so contrived as to 650. 604. PAPER CLOTHING.--Many of the Japanese wear paper clothing. The idea 651. 605. THE POCKET UMBRELLA.--Few things are in more common or universal 652. 606. THE MILLION MATCH.--A slow-burning match, which will burn four 653. 607. FINGER-NAIL PARER.--A fine blade, especially adapted to the rounded 654. 608. THE WATCH PAD.--A small watch set in the center of a square pocket 655. 609. POCKET BILL HOLDER.--Within a flat, leather case, suitable to be 656. 610. EXTENSION UMBRELLA.--An umbrella capable of extension in one 657. 611. PORTABLE DESK.--A desk which can be conveniently carried under the 658. 612. FLOWER HOLDER.--A spring between the ends of pieces of wood will 659. 613. HAT LOCK.--A device for securely locking a hat in a public place so 660. 614. SPRING SHOE HEEL.--A spring inclosed within the leather of the heel 661. 615. SELF-IGNITING CIGAR.--Some day an inventor will make a stupendous 662. 616. SPRING KNIFE.--A pocket knife in which the blade can be opened by 663. 617. PHOSPHORESCENT KEY GUARD.--A device which will serve the double 664. 618. KNOT CLASP.--An effective clasp which will securely hold a knot. 665. 619. SINGLE MATCH DELIVERY.--A penny-in-the-slot machine for use in 666. 620. WATCH HEAD CANE.--A small watch fixed in the head of a cane would 667. 621. BOOK CASE CHAIR.--An easy chair, provided with a small rack for 668. 622. COIN HOLDER.--A device by which coins are in sight in a traveler’s 669. 623. THE POCKET PUNCH.--A simple punch by which with a pressure on a 670. 624. MOUTH GUARD.--If you can invent a mouthguard which will be both 671. 625. PARCEL FASTENER.--A hook and eye capable of instant insertion in 672. 626. THE WARNING CLOCK.--A clock which will give notice of its wants 673. 627. A SLOT GAS MACHINE.--One which will operate a certain length of 674. 628. REVOLVING FLOWER STAND.--A clock-work device so that all plants in 675. 629. WINDOW SHADE SCREEN.--The inventor would make a fortune who could 676. 630. BABY WALKER.--A light frame, mounted on four casters, partially 677. 631. DETACHABLE SHOWER BATH.--Every house should be equipped with a 678. 632. CARPET BEATER.--Every husband would buy a machine that would beat 679. 633. CARPET STRETCHER AND FASTENER.--Unite in one device a stretcher and 680. 634. STEP-LADDER CHAIR.--A chair so contrived that it may be thrown into 681. 635. A WINDOW FLY-GATE.--Apply the principle of the fly-trap to the 682. 636. DOUBLE WINDOW SHADE.--It is often desirable to shade the lower half 683. 637. FOLDING BABY CARRIAGE.--One which will occupy no more room than an 684. 638. A SCRUBBING MACHINE.--The handle just above the brush passes 685. 639. CATCH-ALL CARPET-SWEEPER.--A sweeper with an appliance for running 686. 640. SAFETY SHAFTS.--A device for separating the shafts from the body of 687. 641. POCKETBOOK GUARD.--Nearly all ladies carry the pocketbook in the 688. 642. CHEAP BURGLAR ALARM.--If you can invent an effective burglar alarm 689. 643. COLLAPSIBLE FIRE ESCAPE.--One which may be folded or rolled and 690. 644. AIR TESTER.--We have a barometer to test the vapor and a 691. 645. LIFE BOAT LAUNCHER.--The two ends of the boat should be attached to 692. 646. SAW-TOOTH CRUTCH.--Provide a crutch with teeth on the under side 693. 647. ELEVATOR SAFETY-CLUTCH.--Such a clutch has recently been invented, 694. 648. GUN-GUARD.--A rubber guard for guns which will prevent their 695. 649. POCKET DISINFECTOR.--One has often to go into unhealthy 696. 650. AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARM.--Procure some substance easily melted by 697. 651. KEY FASTENER.--A little thought properly applied will invent a 698. 652. LIGHTNING ARRESTER.--Why has there been no improvement in the 699. 653. A WINDOW CLEANER.--One which will do the work as well as human 700. 654. SAFETY REIN.--A third rein attached loosely to the others, but 701. 655. THE ROPE-GRIP.--A grip which will take a firm hold of a rope of any 702. 656. SCISSORS GUARD.--An attachment to the scissors which closes over 703. 657. THE DOUBLE POCKET.--A pocket in two parts, the lower part easily 704. 658. FIRE EXTINGUISHER.--Now we will give you the secret of a fire 705. 659. FLY-KILLER.--There is needed some powerful chemical that will 706. 660. ARTIFICIAL EGG.--The art of chemistry is now so far advanced that a 707. 661. SEDIMENT-LIQUEFIER.--Find a chemical substance that will liquefy 708. 662. FIRE KINDLER.--A material which will kindle both wood and coal 709. 663. EGG PRESERVER.--No process has yet been found for preserving eggs 710. 664. MOSQUITO ANNIHILATOR.--The greatest pest is the mosquito. If some 711. 665. ARTIFICIAL FUEL.--There is needed a fuel that can be produced as 712. 666. THE FLAMLESS TORCH.--There are hogsheads full of money for the man 713. 667. CHEMICAL ERASER.--Some chemical should be produced which will 714. 668. THE INSTANTANEOUS WRENCH.--A monkey wrench, the jaws of which may 715. 669. THE DOUBLE CHANNELED SCREW HEAD.--A screw in which the head has two 716. 670. THE DOUBLE POWER SCREW DRIVER.--The last invention requires 717. 671. THE MULTIPLE BLADE PARER.--A knife with several blades so arranged 718. 672. KNIFE GUARD.--A knife with a guard for peeling fruit, preventing 719. 673. THE ALL-TOOL.--A pocket device on the principle of a many-bladed 720. 674. A NAIL CARRYING HAMMER.--A device for holding nails to a hammer. 721. 675. A SPEED INDICATOR.--A contrivance for determining the speed of 722. 676. AUTOMATIC CAR-COUPLER.--A device is needed whereby the simple 723. 677. THE FENDER CAR-BRAKE.--A fender so constructed that when it strikes 724. 678. FOLDING CAR-STEP.--To avoid the difficulty of alighting from a car 725. 679. CAR SIGNAL.--A device for signaling would-be passengers when the 726. 680. AUTOMATIC WATER TANK.--Here is a valuable suggestion to railway 727. 681. THE HOUSEKEEPER’S SAFETY PUNCH.--We want a device which will do 728. 682. THE UNALTERABLE CHECK.--Invent a small, flat leather case with lock 729. 683. EGG TESTER.--One which will test eggs by a new method and grade 730. 684. UMBRELLA LOCK.--A small attachment to an umbrella which will serve 731. 685. THE GUARANTEED BOX.--There is sore need of a patented box 732. 686. THE ADJUSTABLE TRUNK.--Some kinds of traveling bags can be adjusted 733. 687. THE HOLLOW CANE.--One which will contain many small articles for 734. 688. THE ELASTIC TRUNK STRAP.--Avoid the hard work of strapping trunks 735. 689. THE SLIDE BAG.--An extension handbag in which when required the 736. 690. THE OUTFIT TRUNK.--There should be a trunk with various divisions 737. 691. CURLING IRON ATTACHMENT.--A wire frame attached to a lamp. The top 738. 692. THE HINGE BLACKING BOX.--Invent a blacking box with a hinge top, 739. 693. THE MIRROR HAIR BRUSH.--A combined toilet article for travelers, 740. 694. THE SOAP SHAVING BRUSH.--A shaving brush with a tin casing 741. 695. THE DUCKING STOOL.--A game for seaside resorts. Bathers would like 742. 696. THE DOUBLE MOTION SWING.--A swing or scup, in which the swinger can 743. 697. THE FOLDING SKATE.--The man who will invent a skate which can be 744. 698. BICYCLE BOAT.--A boat in which the pedal movement, as used in the 745. 699. THE SLOW EXPLOSIVE.--A shell that will penetrate the armor of a 746. 700. THE TRANSPARENT CARTRIDGE.--A mica cartridge would have the 747. 701. SHIP’S BOTTOM CLEANER.--Here is an invention that would be cheap at 748. 702. SELF-LOADING PISTOL.--There is room for improvement in small arms. 749. 703. GALVANIZED IRON.--If you can discover a process for galvanizing 750. 704. METAL EXTRACTOR.--A solution which will precipitate gold or silver 751. 705. GOLD PAINT.--Henry Bessemer invented gold paint, which remains a 752. 706. STORAGE OF POWER.--No man with brains need go to the Klondike. 753. 707. PICTORIAL TELEGRAPHY.--One of the greatest fortunes ever made by 754. 708. SOLIDIFIED PETROLEUM.--Here is a fuel which, if possible--and it 755. 709. NON-INFLAMMABLE WOOD.--The vast benefit of a non-inflammable wood 756. 710. SUCTION PIPE.--There are many delicate operations in manufacture 757. CHAPTER XVI. 758. 711. SUBSTITUTE FOR SILK.--Send to the Department of Agriculture for 759. 712. WASHINGTON PIPPINS.--They are known as Newtown Pippins, but let us 760. 713. DORSETS AND DOWNS.--Fancy breeds of sheep! Two hundred million 761. 714. AMERICAN CHEESE.--Here again we are foolishly playing into the 762. 715. BUSINESS APPLES.--We call them Business Apples because they will 763. 716. FORTUNES IN POPPIES.--Here is another new idea. France has caught 764. 717. THE CAPON FARM.--One hundred per cent. capons! This is the actual 765. 718. BARRELS OF BALDWINS.--The home of this market favorite is Northern 766. 719. RARE RODENTS.--Money in rats and mice! In killing them? No, in 767. 720. MORTGAGE-LIFTER OATS.--So-called because a man developed a 768. 721. RECORD-BREAKING DATES.--A date plantation of five hundred or six 769. 722. DOLLAR WHEAT.--Western farmers have contended that if they could 770. 723. LEAF TOBACCO.--Where tobacco can be raised, farmers have abandoned 771. 724. TREE NURSERY.--The expense of a tree nursery is almost nothing 772. 725. ROUND NUMBER ONIONS.--The round number of one thousand bushels to 773. 726. POTATO PROFITS.--Let us see what can be done with potatoes. In a 774. 727. GOLDEN GEESE.--Here is one man’s experience: “I bought a gander and 775. 728. CALIFORNIA PRUNES.--This great state has now 85,000 acres planted 776. 729. A BEE FARM.--Here is another California bonanza. Says a man in the 777. 730. THE APPLE ACRE.--A man in New England said that after forty years 778. 731. THE SUGAR BEET.--Purchase a farm within a few miles of a sugar beet 779. 732. GILT-EDGED BREEDS.--The sum of $5,100 was recently paid for a 780. 733. DECEMBER LAYERS.--With a trifling expense you can have eggs at 781. 734. FLORIDA CELERY.--In Florida the first growers made from $500 to 782. 735. ONEIDA HOPS.--It takes a good many hops to weigh a pound, but 783. 736. BOSTON BEANS.--They are not raised in Boston--only baked there. 784. 737. CHRISTMAS TREES.--Buy for a few hundred dollars an abandoned farm 785. 738. THE GUARANTEED EGG.--A great business can be done with a guaranteed 786. 739. DOUBLE VEGETABLE CULTURE.--Here is an idea of a New Jersey farmer. 787. 740. ENGLISH SHIRES.--Colts from Lord Rothschild’s stud farm last year 788. 741. FORTUNES IN NUT SHELLS.--Land too poor for meadow or even for 789. CHAPTER XVII. 790. 742. THE POPULAR NOVEL.--This is the best paying form of literature. The 791. 743. THE SHORT STORY.--The short story is very popular in this country, 792. 744. THE VILLAGE REPORTER.--Write up some event that occurs in your 793. 745. THE TRUTH CONDENSER.--Facts for the million! Do you know that a 794. 746. TOWN HISTORY.--Write a short history of your native town or of some 795. 747. THE SHOPPERS’ GUIDE.--A small book could be issued in paper covers 796. 748. A BIRTHDAY BOOK.--We have the “Shakespeare Birthday Book,” the 797. 749. A CHURCH-WORKERS’ BOOK.--A man had a half-written book on 798. 750. HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS.--A book can be written by one who understands 799. 751. THE PLAIN MAN’S MEAL.--A book with this title should have a ready 800. 752. PRESENT CENTURY CELEBRITIES.--Nothing in history is harder to find 801. 753. READERS’ GUIDE BOOK.--A guide book for good reading which can be 802. 754. AMERICAN ELOQUENCE.--There should be a book published which would 803. 755. RACERS’ RECORD BOOK.--A book which should be a reliable record of 804. 756. YOUR OWN PHYSICIAN.--We want a book on health, written from the 805. 757. THE BOY’S ASTRONOMY.--A small book about the sun, moon and stars, 806. 758. RECREATIONS IN CHEMISTRY.--A bishop of the Methodist Episcopal 807. 759. THE CURIOSITY BOOK.--A book packed with the curious things in every 808. 760. THE CHILD’S BIBLE.--A Bible which shall contain the numerous 809. 761. GUIDE TO TRADES.--A complete guide to all the important 810. 762. THE PLEASURE BOOK.--Here is a unique idea for a book. Let there be 811. 763. THE SOLDIER’S BOOK.--There are 750,000 survivors of our Civil War. 812. 764. BOOK OF STYLE.--A man well versed in books could write a small 813. 765. SCIENCE OF COMMON THINGS.--A book of great interest to everybody 814. 766. POPULAR SONGS.--If you are a musical composer there is another rich 815. 767. FOREIGN TRANSLATIONS.--Another very wide field is that of the 816. 768. CHILDREN’S STORIES.--There are bags of money in children’s stories. 817. 769. CONDENSED STORIES.--All the popular and standard fiction of the 818. 770. THE MANNER BOOK.--How to Act, How to Behave, How to Eat, How to 819. 771. THE GEORGE REPUBLIC.--Something entirely new. Do you know that in 820. 772. ONE THOUSAND TIMES ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.--Here is a capital idea! 821. 773. THE MAN HUNTER.--Few writings are more fascinating than detective 822. 774. STORY OF A RAGPICKER.--It is a new idea. Did a ragpicker ever write 823. 775. STORY OF A DIVER.--Under the ocean! Jules Verne’s “Twenty Thousand 824. 776. STORY OF A CONVICT.--Here is another new idea. The under side of 825. 777. THE STOWAWAY.--Another unique idea! Stowaways are constantly 826. 778. WHEEL AND WORLD.--“Across the Continent on a Bicycle!” “Around the 827. 779. STORY OF A FIREMAN.--A fireman dwells in the midst of alarms. A 828. 780. IN A BALLOON.--Here is a most attractive field which has never been 829. 781. STORY OF AN ENGINEER.--Another man whose life is worth relating is 830. 782. STORY OF A MURDERER.--Let the criminal give his version of the 831. 783. STORY OF A TRAMP.--New interest is being taken in this erratic and 832. 784. STORY OF A LUNATIC.--A very thrilling story, somewhat perhaps after 833. 785. STORY OF A CRIMINAL LAWYER.--A retired criminal lawyer might make 834. 786. STORY OF THE KLONDIKE.--Many stories of adventure and hardship will 835. 787. THE EXPOSITION OF FRAUDS.--A very interesting book might be 836. 788. SERMONS OF MODERN PREACHERS.--We have volumes of collected and 837. 789. THE WONDER BOOK.--A book describing briefly and graphically a few 838. 790. HEALTH RESORTS.--Their number is legion. Select a few of the 839. 791. THE ALL-CURE BOOK.--A book which treats thoroughly the newest 840. 792. SUCCESS.--A book for young men. Get twenty business men in 841. 793. HOW TO SEE NEW YORK.--Not a guide book, but one far more beneficial 842. 794. MAP MAKING.--There is money in the making of town, county and state 843. 795. STORY OF THE POLE.--A score or more of great captains have tried to 844. 796. THE MAKING OF A MIGHTY BUSINESS.--We have spoken of the men who 845. 797. HEROES OF LABOR.--Now let the laboring man tell his story. A book 846. 798. THE ELITE DIRECTORY.--Some cities like New York have such a book, 847. 799. POPULAR DRAMAS.--These have made the fortunes of their authors. A 848. 800. FURNISHING A HOME.--A book on home furnishing, treating the subject 849. 801. PRETTY WEDDINGS.--Here is a field entirely unoccupied. Select 850. 802. QUOTATION BOOK.--One not classified in the old way, according to 851. CHAPTER XVIII. 852. 803. THE NEWS IN ONE MINUTE.--We live in electric times; men must have 853. 804. NUTSHELL NEWS.--You may be sure that the paper which can give the 854. 805. THE BULLETIN FORECAST.--Most daily papers give out a bulletin. 855. 806. BOTTOM FACTS.--Readers want facts, not reporters’ fancies nor 856. 807. THE PEOPLE’S PAPER.--Let it be understood that your sheet is 857. 808. THE BIG SEVEN.--We have heard of the “Big Four” in railroading. Let 858. 809. FREE WANTS.--In establishing a paying paper you lose nothing by 859. 810. BARGAIN BUREAU.--Have a bargain bureau on the first page or in some 860. 811. RESERVE SPACE.--Have a large blank square or rectangle with the 861. 812. THE PAGE CONTRACT.--When your advertising patronage becomes large 862. CHAPTER XIX. 863. 813. LINEN MILLS.--The schedule of the new flax tariff was framed 864. 814. TRIPLE KNEE STOCKING.--Why do not stocking makers give additional 865. 815. THE UNFRAYABLE COLLAR BAND.--Shirts, perfectly sound elsewhere, go 866. 816. THE RAMIE PLANT.--A few years ago the ramie plant was introduced 867. 817. COTTON MILLS IN THE SOUTH.--About 9,000,000 persons in the United 868. 818. ARTIFICIAL SILK.--The man who can invent or discover a substance 869. 819. MINERAL WOOL.--Here is something new. Experiments have proved that 870. 820. LEATHER SUBSTITUTE.--The high price of leather and its fluctuation 871. CHAPTER XX. 872. 821. GARBAGE.--Every truck load of garbage is worth at least a dollar 873. 822. LEAVES.--Rotted leaves form the rich base from which nearly all our 874. 823. URBAN SEWAGE.--The best of all fertilizers is allowed to float out 875. 824. ASHES.--We lose at least $5,000,000 annually in the waste of ashes. 876. 825. PHOSPHATES.--The phosphate rocks of North Carolina, South Carolina, 877. 826. COTTONSEED MEAL.--This sells for $20 to $25 a ton, and being a 878. 827. CITY STABLES.--Much of the product of city stables is carried to 879. 828. PEAT.--New Jersey has more than 1,000 square miles of peat lands, 880. 829. MENHADEN.--The farmers of the eastern end of Long Island have found 881. 830. FISH SCRAP.--The chemists’ valuation is $41 a ton, but it 882. 831. SOOT.--For some crops soot is one of the most powerful of all 883. CHAPTER XXI. 884. 832. MONEY AND THE MUSE.--Select some liberal advertiser and note what 885. 833. CENTS IN NONSENSE.--If you have artistic talent instead of poetic, 886. 834. WORD PUZZLE.--A puzzle to some minds will be still more effective. 887. 835. TRACKS TO WEALTH.--The inventor who can produce a scheme to cause 888. 836. THE STORY ADVERTISEMENT.--Write a short story which ends in an 889. 837. THE FICTITIOUS BANK BILL.--A piece of paper which at first sight 890. 838. THE POCKETBOOK FIND.--A clever imitation of a pocketbook would be 891. 839. EVERYBODY’S EAGLE.--A gold (?) eagle with the name of a firm in the 892. 840. THE WITTY DIALOGUE.--Few things in literature are more attractive 893. 841. THE STEREOSCOPE BULLETIN.--It pays to give a large sum to the 894. 842. THE ARC REFLECTOR.--Have a reflector with an electric light 895. 843. THE LAST SCENE.--Tens of thousands of persons every night are 896. 844. THE RED-LETTER BAT.--For a consideration, the manager of a baseball 897. 845. THE RESTAURANT FAN.--Waiting men will read anything to kill time, 898. 846. THE CIGAR WRAPPER.--It is estimated that 3,000,000 cigars are 899. 847. THE GROWING WORD.--In a reserved space of a daily paper begin with 900. 848. THE POLITE STRANGER.--This is a French idea. In Paris a lady is 901. 849. THE FUNNY QUARTETTE.--This also is from Paris, with adaptations. 902. 850. THE STREET BRAWL.--This is on the same line and even more exciting. 903. 851. THE BOX-KITE.--The box-kite presents almost unrivaled opportunities 904. CHAPTER XXII. 905. 852. COMPRESSED AIR.--There are vast possibilities in the use of this 906. 853. STEAM.--In the application of steam about ninety per cent. of power 907. 854. ELECTRICITY.--At present electricity sends our telegraph messages, 908. 855. CALORIC.--The time will come when the billions of cubic feet of 909. 856. WATER POWER.--The time will also come when the thousands of 910. 857. WINDMILLS.--Steam is costly and water is not always available, but 911. 858. A SAND MILL.--One ingenious man out West has equipped his windmill 912. 859. SEA POWER.--Next to the power of the sun is the power of the ocean. 913. 860. ARTESIAN WELL.--The artesian well plant is coming into prominence. 914. 861. LIQUID AIR.--This is a new discovery, and one very rich in promise. 915. CHAPTER XXIII. 916. 862. STONE QUARRY.--Says a recent publication: “A man who has a quarry 917. 863. ARTIFICIAL STONE.--Many kinds of artificial stone are now employed, 918. 864. BAKED BRICK.--Late improvements in baking brick have reduced the 919. 865. GLASS BRICK.--Another new idea! Why not make a brick of glass, 920. 866. RUBBER FLOORS.--Why do we go on in the old way, employing 921. CHAPTER XXIV. 922. 867. THE FARCE COMEDY.--Evans and Hoey purchased a comedy entitled “A 923. 868. INSTRUMENTAL CONCERTS.--The possibilities of dollars in 924. 869. STAGE STARS.--The stage, like every other profession, is crowded at 925. 870. POPULAR LECTURERS.--These are richly rewarded for their hour or two 926. 871. HAND SHADOWS.--Here is something new: Some amusement artists in 927. 872. MUSEUM AND CIRCUS.--The vocation of the popular showman is a highly 928. 873. GYMNASTS.--Athletes need to begin early in life in order to acquire 929. 874. OPERA SINGERS.--Voice, gesture, grace, and beauty are the four 930. 875. MIMIC BATTLES.--Pain’s fireworks at Manhattan Beach, reproducing 931. 876. THEATRICAL ENTERPRISES.--Running a theater is risky business; it 932. 877. DANCERS.--Members of the vaudeville are not so well paid as in many 933. 878. MOVING PICTURES.--This latest and most popular form of amusement is 934. 879. BAND PLAYERS.--Band players get from $1,000 to $5,000 a year, 935. 880. IMPERSONATORS.--Dickens will probably always be the great resort 936. 881. ANCIENT BURLESQUES.--There are at least three forms of this 937. 882. RECITERS.--Reciters and readers, from Dickens to Hall Caine, have 938. 883. BELL RINGERS.--The discovery that many objects in nature could be 939. 884. MAGICIANS.--This field has been somewhat overworked of late years, 940. 885. STORY TELLERS.--This is a late revival of a form of amusement as 941. 886. CARTOONISTS.--Cartoonists and crayonists receive high figures for 942. CHAPTER XXV. 943. 887. FAT QUAILS.--The quail has been called the game bird of America, 944. 888. TROPICAL BIRDS.--It is estimated that the number of birds it is 945. 889. IVORY.--Elephant hunting in Africa is very profitable for those who 946. 890. THE TROUT POND.--In New England there are hundreds of fish dealers 947. 891. FABULOUS PRICES FOR FURS.--Hunting and trapping in British America 948. CHAPTER XXVI. 949. 892. WISCONSIN PINES.--The merchantable timber in the forests of the 950. 893. NORTH CAROLINA TAR.--Eight million dollars is the sum earned 951. 894. VERMONT MAPLE SUGAR.--The people of Vermont last year earned more 952. 895. ALABAMA CHESTNUTS.--Thousands of acres of chestnut timber are 953. 896. IDAHO CEDAR.--The finest body of red cedar on the continent exists 954. 897. MAINE BIRCH WOOD.--Nearly all the wood used in making spools for 955. 898. SOUTHERN CANES.--One of the most important factors of modern 956. CHAPTER XXVII. 957. 899. OREGON SALMON.--The female salmon lays a thousand eggs for every 958. 900. MASSACHUSETTS COD.--Professor Huxley estimates the number of cod 959. 901. FRENCH SARDINES.--So-called French sardines are put up in Maine. 960. 902. SEA OTTERS.--These are not so plentiful as formerly, but the 961. 903. ARCTIC WHALES.--Rivals of whale oil have reduced the price of that 962. 904. BEHRING SEALS.--Go aboard a sealing vessel. The business is very 963. 905. SEA GOLD.--Though this product of the sea has no fins, it falls 964. CHAPTER XXVIII. 965. 906. WASTE OF SEWAGE.--The wasteful methods of civilization cause the 966. 907. WASTE OF COAL ASHES.--Two hundred million tons of coal are 967. 908. WASTE OF GARBAGE.--Shoreditch, population, 124,000, a borough of 968. 909. WASTE OF SULPHUR.--Attention has recently been called to the 969. 910. WASTE OF TIN.--Thousands of tons of tin cans are daily thrown in 970. 911. WASTE OF HEAT.--In our present systems of heating, from one-fourth 971. 912. WASTE OF LAND.--Judge Emory, at a recent irrigation convention, 972. 913. WASTE OF GOLD, SILVER AND IRON.--The present clumsy methods of 973. CHAPTER XXIX. 974. 914. THE NATIONAL ADVERTISING COMPANY.--Form a company of live, 975. 915. FREE RENT.--Get your rent free on the same plan that some men get a 976. 916. X-RAYS AND X-BILLS.--The fluoroscope is a new thing. It is a great 977. 917. GOLDEN SAILS.--Cleopatra’s barge may not have had golden sails, but 978. 918. GAME PRESERVE.--If you live far inland, you can buy at cheap rates 979. 919. THE JUNK SHOP.--One of the things most in demand to-day is iron. 980. 920. OLD NEWSPAPERS.--Newspapers should not be sold to the ragman until 981. 921. THE BOOK STALL.--Where come the books on the street stalls that 982. 922. OLD FURNITURE.--Furniture made of the best material brings large 983. 923. PUBLIC CONVENIENCE ROOM.--Establish it on some prominent 984. 924. GENERAL ADVICE.--Here is something entirely new: Thousands of 985. 925. LANGUAGE CLASSES.--Here is one on a new plan. A French teacher has 986. 926. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.--The business opportunities advertised in 987. 927. MINE OWNERS.--Mr. Demullers, of Jefferson County, N. Y., a few 988. 928. CATTLE RAISERS.--Six years ago Grant Gillet was a station agent in 989. 929. STUMP SPEAKERS.--Men of oratorical ability have an opportunity 990. 930. ARTISTIC HOME BUILDERS.--These are not speculators, but men who 991. 931. CEMETERY OWNERS.--Cemetery lots have proved good paying property to 992. 932. GLASS BALL SHOOTERS.--The names of Carver and Bogardus have become 993. 933. ENTERTAINMENT BUREAUS.--A Lecture Bureau in Brooklyn has the names 994. 934. ICE-CREAM MANUFACTURERS.--Ten million quarts of ice-cream are 995. 935. GOLD HUNTERS.--F. E. Simmons, of Montana, went to the Klondike less 996. 936. ASPHALT COMPANIES.--Here is an example of the enormous profits made 997. 937. HORSE JOCKEYS.--Small men weighing not over 100 pounds have an 998. 938. WIG MAKING.--In a large city where there are several theaters, you 999. 939. BOOK REPAIRING.--Almost everybody has books that are out of order, 1000. 940. THE HOUSEHOLD PACK.--Select twenty-five articles most needed in a 1001. 941. PAWNBROKERS’ PROFITS.--The pawnbrokers’ business has been largely 1002. CHAPTER XXX. 1003. 942. CITY BONDS.--These are generally among the best securities for 1004. 943. COLONIAL TRADE.--We have the very best authority for the 1005. 944. THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY.--One of the most vacillating stocks 1006. 945. COLLAPSED RAILROADS.--For a capitalist there are few more promising 1007. 946. WHEAT MARGINS.--Fortunes are daily made and lost in wheat. 1008. CHAPTER XXXI. 1009. 947. ILLUMINATING COMPANIES.--Of the ten illuminating companies of 1010. 948. TRUST COMPANIES.--Of the eight trust companies in the same borough, 1011. 949. BANKS.--Of the twenty-three banks of Brooklyn, State and National, 1012. 950. INSURANCE COMPANIES.--Of the four local insurance companies, one 1013. 951. TIN PLATE COMPANY.--All the tin manufacturers of the country are 1014. 952. POTTERY COMBINATION.--Under the laws of New Jersey, the pottery 1015. 953. CONSOLIDATED ICE.--An ice company, to be called the Consolidated 1016. 954. FLOUR TRUST.--British and American stockholders have combined to 1017. 955. FURNITURE COMBINE.--This is a new trust which is soon to be 1018. 956. TELEPHONE MONOPOLY.--One of the greatest monopolies of the country 1019. 957. A GREAT ELECTRICAL COMPANY.--Another of Bellamy’s dreams is to be 1020. 958. INDUSTRIAL STOCKS.--Here is a partial list of the best paying 1021. 959. RAILROADS DIVIDENDS.--Stock in such railroads as the Pennsylvania, 1022. 960. LODGING HOUSE.--A man leased an abandoned hotel, containing 100 1023. 961. REAL ESTATE.--A young man twenty-one years of age, and possessing 1024. CHAPTER XXXII. 1025. 962. FIVE MINUTES A DAY before a box of paints or a bunch of finely 1026. 963. TEN MINUTES A DAY practicing stenography after you have learned the 1027. 964. FIFTEEN MINUTES A DAY cutting out of newspapers data in regard to 1028. 965. TWENTY MINUTES A DAY drumming on a writing machine should give you 1029. 966. TWENTY-FIVE MINUTES A DAY will enable you to master any language in 1030. 967. THIRTY MINUTES A DAY running rapidly over figures will make you an 1031. 968. THIRTY-FIVE MINUTES A DAY writing up some incident of news will 1032. 969. FORTY MINUTES A DAY over reading selections will make you an 1033. 970. FORTY-FIVE MINUTES A DAY will give you a knowledge of bookkeeping 1034. 971. FIFTY MINUTES A DAY divided into periods of twenty-five minutes 1035. 972. FIFTY-FIVE MINUTES A DAY with a book containing teacher’s 1036. 973. SIXTY MINUTES A DAY imitating the styles of our best story-tellers 1037. 974. SEVENTY-FIVE MINUTES A DAY will make you in the course of four or 1038. 975. EIGHTY MINUTES A DAY placing letters in pigeon holes and in 1039. 976. NINETY MINUTES A DAY will enable you to master the intricate and 1040. 977. ONE HUNDRED MINUTES A DAY will initiate you thoroughly into the 1041. 978. ONE HUNDRED AND TEN MINUTES A DAY will give you for each year of 1042. 979. ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY MINUTES A DAY should enable you to master 1043. CHAPTER XXXIII. 1044. 980. WASTE.--Scraps of meat thrown away, making loss of dinners worth, 1045. CHAPTER XXXIV. 1046. 981. EXPERTS.--There are many kinds--accountant, color, handwriting, 1047. 982. DETECTIVES.--Besides the men in the employ of the United States and 1048. 983. TRAVELING POETS.--Since the days of Wesley, the traveling preacher 1049. 984. OLD COINS.--Some have found a profitable source of revenue in the 1050. 985. PURVEYOR OF PERSONALS.--A Russian named Romeitre started this 1051. 986. GOLD ON SEA BOTTOM.--Another class of men make money out of other 1052. 987. RARE BOOKS.--The art of book collecting has been pursued with 1053. 988. OLD ITALIAN VIOLINS.--They sell at prices ranging from $500 to 1054. 989. MAGIC SILK.--It seems like the trick of the magician to speak of 1055. 990. THE GOLD CURE.--If the gold cure for which so much is claimed can 1056. 991. THE TELEPHONE NEWSPAPER.--Here is an idea for newspaper men: In 1057. 992. RACE AND STOCK TIPPERS.--In addition to the regular brokers who 1058. 993. PROMOTERS.--This is a new vocation. The promoter “promotes” 1059. CHAPTER XXXV. 1060. 994. ELECTRICAL EXPERTS.--The use of electricity has so increased in the 1061. 995. THE CONFIDENTIAL MAN.--Another man in New York began his career in 1062. 996. THE ADVERTISING AGENT.--The advertising agency is from a financial 1063. 997. GREAT DAILY EDITORS.--Editors of leading departments in our great 1064. 998. MEDICAL SPECIALISTS.--There is still “room at the top” of the 1065. 999. LEGAL COUNSELORS.--What is true of medicine is equally so of the