The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-11
THE RoY1L moan no RICHES

THE hOIdL ROAD TO RICHES
has not been discovered, but about the easiest way
70 make money without labor or capital is TO pro-
fess TO teach the art OF doing other people who
haVe not gumptlon enough 10 find out the way that
leads 20 wealth for themselves, but who ex-
uemely anxious to accumulate few millions OF 30
IN great hurry and with as little expenditure OF
elbow grease as possible, aud who consequently bite
eagerly at such tempting bats as are dangled be-
fore their eyes in advertisements like the following
which appear from time TO time in nearly all the
newspapers OF the country
ITO THE WORKING CLASSES-we are now pre-.
the Whole Of the ms for bs
Business light aud profitable Persons Of either
tonSl by dsvong their whole time 70 the business
this notice may and test The bust
necs, make this unparalleled offer TO such are
writing Full p,rticuSrs valuable sample, whcR viii
spsy OF hs Ps P and best family
newspapers published-a sent free by mail Resder,it
&c SoHE%PH%M, % PFPRnSoS9' work. ADDRESS S"iNDhh
We have before us descriptive catalogue"
which was received on answering an advertisement
like the above by one who only desired wealth for
the sake OF the good it would enable him to do to
suffering humanity. The enterprising and disnte-
rested bestowers OF riches make a tempting dis
play OF some thirty or forty ways OF making money,
and the perfectly ingenious manner in which they
show how few dollars viii produce thousands in
incredibly short space OF time with little or no
women either, have any overpowerng fondness for
absolute hard work, and as a means Of acquiring
riches labor is certainly unpopular. Most per-
sons would much rather step into fortune ready
accumulated than to expend much OF the sweat of
their brows In striving to gather together riches
and running all the risks OF failure
But the chances for stepping into fortunes
ready made are few and far between, and the mex
best thing is therefore to make fortune by adopt
ing some light and easy employment that VIII yield
large profits and require capital. The main trou-
BILE, however, is to hit upon the right thing and it is
Just here that the most mistakes are made, and in
spite OF the advantages offered by such 'descrptve
catalogues" as the before us, we have no great
expectations that the number OF mllionaires will be
very greatly increased by those who invest their dol
lars In the valuable recipes offered by the friends
OF humanity who make the above quoted appeal to
the working men, The parties who will realize
most heavily will be the advertisers who propose TO
show others how to make money.
The circular issu ued by these people, however, gives
only roseate hue to the subject and it is filed with
such inspiring appeals as
"Strtke now the irons hot, and you cannot fail to
make your mark. Now is the time Let it pass and
you may go down to obscurity, while your more en-
terprising neighbor may go ahead and make his
mark in the world at business which you had the
first offer OF. An agent who cannot make hand
some income from such an article as this in a single
county OF the average number OF Inhabitants may
put it down as fact that his business capacity tits
him for nothing further than common laborer. "
No enterprising person can fail to make handsome
fortune by engaging at once and selecting the best
territory before the market Is supplied by Others.
Please consider moment, and If you can think OF
any business that will pay you like profits even with
large sums OF money invested we do not ask you to
engage with us. We only want few agen,s and
these we wish to take hold Ia earnest, aud by our
effort combined with yours, you shall be abundantly
successful Don't run the risk OF losing good terri
tory by waiting but order at and your demands
shall be promptly supplied. 1t will cost but trl-
ning sum TO manufacture enough of the article
the value OF the recipes, and afterwards should any
thing occur to prevent your engaging in the bus-
they may be sold at large profits to your neghbors
we make you the above ofer In good fath and
we have no fears for the result By having two
weeks to try the business in you can see exactly
how the articles work; and If the business does not
suit you, you can send and get your money; so that
you will lose nothing but on the contrary, you will
be the gamer by copy OF the most valuable recipes
one thousand dollars. This is as far could be
asked, and what other firm employing agents will
do. But we have so much confidence that II you
could see soRe of the articles, and try them, you
would decide to engage at once, that we prefer TO
run the risk of giving satisfaction IN every case, and
extend the business as soon as possible.
This last paragraph is one of the most taking
things in the whole array of facts, figures and fancy
1t looks all right but any trying it will be apt to
find 1t all wrong. In the first place. persons who get
possession OF these recipes too much excited at
the golden visions they conjure up to form any
opinions Of their real value, if they have the
most persons within two weeks to test all the articles
without expending considerable sum OF money, or
to find out how they are likely to sell. Any one,
therefore, investing fve-dollar greenback may as
well make up his mind to be satisfied with his par
gain and to do the best he with it,
The descriptions of the articles upon which such
heavy profits are to be realized in the highest
degree edfying. For instance, to the merits OF
recipe for making silver-platng by which several
hundred spoons or one hundred watches can be
plated for fifty cents, we are told that
'Persons not very particular as to honest dealing,
are making great wages by selling spoons, thimbes
and many other articles which are only plated, foI
silver. As this plating will wear for years, they make
great sales TO unsuspectlng ones Large dealers in
the article say that this knowledge is alene worth
$780, Now is the time to secure the discovery"
Lest the honest scruples OF any one should be
shocked by the above, the following ingenious ex
PLANTATION is added
"When we say that unprlncipled men selling
plated articles for pure silver, we do not wish to be
Understood as advocating any such wicked proceed
ing but exactly the opposite. No man OF any honor
or self-respect would attempt TO sell for solid silver
what was only plated. And then again, looking al
things from financial standpoint, il is not at al
for the interest OF any to proceed in this manner
for in few short years the business would be playeC
out and we think II would be well for the agent u
make himself scarce
We think 80 too. very decidedly, especially as thu
bane and antidote are both offered to u.s. for an
other page we are told OF
"a Patent Gold and Silver Counterfeit Detector
by which any man OF common business capacity
cannot fail to make hrst-rate living, and lay III
money by the sale OF 1t. No business man will thnl
compile of dollars or more i'll spent for this informa
ton alone, as it is certain deector. 1t is made ii
few minutes, put in a very small vial, and sold 70
fifty cents vial at an enormous profit"
provided anybody can be found to purchase it
may be added.
Champagne Cider, we are informed
ais made very cheapy, and when bottled com
mands a high price in the market Even ZOO