Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-07-23

of business. and generally the reality
will follow. Tho farmer plants his
seed; and while heels sleeping his
corn and ipotatocsl are growing.n So
with advertising. While yoalFarc
sleeping or eating, 1or 'conyersing
with one set Of customers, your aad:
vertiscment ois being read, by hun.
dreds and thousands ofpersons who
never saw you, nor heard s'ofyour
business, and never would, ,hadit NOT
been for your advertisement appear
ing in the newspapers. Theebusiness
men Of this country donot, as, "a gen;
eral1hingMbegins to appreciate the
advantages Of advertising thorough.
lyss o Occasionally the publiciare arou.
sod at witnessing the successo of o
Swain, a Brandre,h, a. Townsend, a
Genin, or a Root, and express aston
ishmcnt at the rapidity. swiihu which
these gentlemen acquire fortunes, not
that the same path is open
to all who dare pursue it. But it
needs aeree and taith-the former to
enable you to launch out thousands
on the, uncertain waters Of the future;
the lat,er,to teach you that, after ma
ny days, i shall surely return, bring:
ing an hundred OF a thousand fold to
him who apprscisse the advantages
of printers ink erlyaPplied.
9th. Asoid e1trasagance; and a.
yslivs eoasia aefably ,oithia your in.
CONG II lou can do 80 ,githout a5so-
luts sfarsa,ioa! tneeds no pro
phet 10 tell us that those who live
fully up to. .theirime cans; without any
thought Of; a reverse in life, can new
er d attain . .peounisry independence,
A brief reference TO; my own history
may perhaps, serve TO illustrate this
part Of the subject: By Tho death Of
my father in 1926, was thrown up,
on the world at The age of. sixteen,
dependent solely apcn my own re.
sources for support Fneyer found
any difficulty in making money, bul
the thought did not occur TO me (du;
ring fifteen years of trying.to saye
At one time, wheis 1utteries were
lawful in ! ny q native State Connecti-
.eut) Twas yextensis engaged in the
sale ofitiekets and my profits were
enormous, sometimes as high as FIVE
hundred dollars per day-bat ! tho''
very little ofRying toilay up money
iIcould always easily manage toae
pend my income. let il be over 81
great. = 8; s. z \; =, "a
E1n41 1911, i purchased the American
Museum in New York, without a dol
lar, for Twas not worth q dollar il
tEo world. But I was never disliear;
tened; Ialwaysfeltt thatf | could make
money fast enough; if Ianly set my
mind to it. / remember meeting q
friend in Broadway q lfewweeks be;
fore / came in possession Of the Mu.
scum; 81; ~ z,.. =. (
/" Woil,n says j ,,aSir A. i am 60.
lug to buy tho American Museum"
Bugisl" says he, forhs knew q
had no property. q, |" What deyouj in
tend buying it twi,h2" j.: /,
Brass" ] replied, afor silver aiit
gold Ihay6 none." s;lI
1t was even So Every body ssbs
had any connection with tbeas isell
circus; ii.,; !; or exhibition business sftenl
Edmund Simpson, Hlahaae sof ,thS
Old Park Theatre, of VIM. HiSol
down to the most humble puppst
Snowman Of the day, knew mo. psr
ifectly well. Mr.. Francis 0lmsted
the owner of the Museum building
(uow deceasedJ anoble, whole-souled
mansas one ioften meets with, having
consulted my references, who al
concurrsd in telling limfthat I was !
"goodi Snowman, and would do asl
agreed" accepted my proposition e
give security for: me inlthe purchase
Of the Museum collection, lie appoin
ted q money.,aker at, the door anc
,crediting me, towards tile. purchase
all the money received after paying
expenses, allowing me fifty dollars
per month, on which 10, support my
family, consisting Of q wife and three
children. This was my own ,ptoPo
sition, us !, was determined solo live
that six hundred dollars per annuu
Should defray all the expenses Of m!
family until | had paid for tho Muse
UNI , dmy treasure of a wife (ant
such q wife is q ,reasufo'') gladl!
usschtcd to the arrangement, aud ex
pressed her Willingness to cut the ex
ponscs down to slco per annum i
necessary, One day, some six months
after Ilihad purchased the Museum
my friend Mr.. Olmsted happened il
at my ticket Office, at a5out12 o'clock
and found me alone, eating my din
ner, which consisted of q few slice
of cornod beef and bread that | hat
brought Trombone in the morning:
ais this the way,you catyour din
nerl" lleinquireds snii onis'e t-'a.'
~ havc not eaten awarm dinnel
since l bough. tho Museum, :, exce,p