One Thousand Ways to Make Money by Page Fox
CHAPTER V.
MONEY IN THE HOME STORE.
Section 1--Household Ornaments.
Crystallized Grasses. Leaf Impressions. Vine and Trellis. The Suspended
Acorn. Moss and Cone. The Tumbler of Peas. The Hanging Turnip. Bleached
Leaves. The Artificial Plant. 35
Section 2--Tea Dishes.
Delicious Ham. Choice Tongue. Artificial Honey. 39
Section 3--Pastry.
Angel Cake. Dominos. Soft Gingerbread. Doughnuts. 41
Section 4--Sweetmeats and Confectionery.
Walnut Candy. Chocolate Caramels. Peppermint Creams. Molasses Candy.
Blanched Almonds. Fig Paste. Fig Layer Candy. 42
Section 5--Preserves, Pickles, and Jellies.
Orange Marmalade. Brandied Peach. Ox-Heart Cherry. Pound Pear. Grape
Jelly. Sweet Pickles. Chow-Chow. Pickled Walnuts. 44
Section 6--Toilet Articles.
Rose Oil. Cologne Water. French Face Powder. Night-Blooming
Cereus. 47
Section 7--Varnishes and Polishes.
Stove Blacking. Shoe Blacking. Furniture Cream. Leather Polish. 48
Section 8--Soaps and Starches.
Poland Starch. Glue Starch. Gum-Arabic Starch. Starch Luster. Hard Soap.
Savon D’Amande. 50
Section 9--Soft Drinks.
Root Beer. Ginger Pop. Lemonade and Orangeade. 51
Section 10--Dairy and Other Farm Produce.
Golden Butter. Fresh Eggs. Sweet Milk. Sparkling Honey. New Cheese.
Clean Lard. White Pork. Poultry to Order. 52
Section 11--Garden Vegetables.
Cut-to-Order Asparagus. Quick Market Strawberries. Round Tomatoes. Pint
Peas. String Beans. Green Corn. 54
Section 12--School Supplies.
Book Covers. Artificial Slates. Cheap Ink. School Bag. Pen Wiper.
Children’s Luncheon. 56
Section 13--Christmas Presents.
Sofa Pillow. Jewel Tray. American Flag. Hair-Pin Case. Chair Cushion.
Lamp Shade. Bookmark. Handy Work-Box. Pincushion. Catch-Bag.
Court-Plaster Case. Postage-Stamp Holder. Photograph Frame. Match Safe.
Wall-Pocket. Glove Box. 57
Section 14--Miscellaneous Articles.
Hot Gems. Sliced Watermelon. Toothsome Pies. Ice Cream. Pork and Beans.
Tomato Ketchup. Mince Meat. Dried Apples. Peanuts. Cigarettes. Tallow
Candles. Lung Preserver. Poison Killer. Mucilage. Pop Corn. 61
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