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