The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-18
THE WILL MAKES THE WAY.
Pleasant Young Woman Describes Several
Clever Ways of Making Money.


Clever Ways of Making Money.
New York Sun.
AS lawyer was writing at his desk the other
day young woman entered his Office She was
not handsome, nor could she even be called pretty
but she was better than both--attractive looking.
Her dress was neat and we'll fitted. With
pleasant smile, she unrolled formidable look
ing scroll and said 'As you're a lawyer. I
thought you might like to purchase this docu-
ment You can have it for ten cents, she added,
with slight laugh.
"Its humbug," said the lawyer after elan.-
ing over the document, which had this formida-
BILE title: "a Copy of Cnrist's Letter found
eighty-four miles from Iconiurl, sixty five years
after our blessed Saviors cruciixion; trans
mitted from the Holy City by converted Jew
faithfully translated from the original Hebrew
copy in the possession of the Lady Cuba's
family at MesOpotamia This letter was written
by Jesus Christ, and found under great stone
both round and large, at the foot of the cross,
eighty four miles from Iconlum, near village
called Mesopotamia. Upon that stone writ
ten and engraved: Blessed is he that shall turn
me over" In the body of the letter were state
ments to the effect that whatsoever shall have a
copy of this, and keepeth it in their houses,
nothing shall hurt them neither pestilence,
lightning. nor thunder shall do them any hurt.
All goodness and prosperity shall be in the house
where the letter shall be found"
Its q humbug" repeated the lawyer.
Yes" she said, with a pleasant smile, II
think it is. But it's amusing. That's why sell
1t. You'd better buy copy. 1t may not keep
you from being struck by lightning, or bring you
in any new law cases. but will amuse your
friends and clients
Well" said the lawyer. "Ill tell you what
L ii do. I'll take a dollars worth of them if
you'll sit down and tell me what kind of living
you manage to make by selling these copies"
Certainly" was the reply. ut will take me
but barely ten minutes to explain that, and it
would take me an hour to sell dollars worth of
these. But then don't always sell these for a
living have various ways of making money
honestly. If the weather is unpleasant | stay
at home; if it's pleasant take my exercise can
vassing. Let me explain. | think a girls q
fool to confine herself TO one line of work, unless
its tolerabe. For my part I'd hate to stand
behind shop counter, or to sit at home sewing,
or to run around canvassing for books day after
day. Now by keeping my eyes open, l found
out there were good many occupations not re-
curing special knowledge by which women
begin with, looked around for some
weather is bad 1 stay in my room
yet be able to make money. You see, if l con-
fined myself to book canvassing, for instance,
Id spend rainy days in ideness because even if
l cared to brave the weather, it would be diff
cult to keep my wares dry. But by reading over
carefully the advertisements in the Sunday pa
pers discovered number of concerns which
held out the prOSpecto of nice light, pleasant work
for ladies and gentlemen at their own homes |
answered these advertisements and received re-
plies to my letters. One of these replies
tanned an offer which | accepted because it did
not require me to do any stipulated amount of
work. but enabled to do as much or as little
as pleased, on commission of course. 1t came.
from an out Of town establishment, which sells
colored photographs at wholesale. My work con-
sists in coloring photographs for them. The
method is very simple. They send me
mounted photos, which I paste on glass, and
then render them transparent by applying to
them some preparation which the company
sends to me. Simple colors are applied to the
back of the glass and the result is an apparently
artisticaly -colOred photograph. The method is
easily learned. They pay sixty cents picture
the photographs are usually Of actresses and
singers in costume-and | can easily color five
day if devote all my time to this work. But
that is not required of me. | can work at color
ing photos till get tired, and spend the rest Of
the day canvassing Or | can spend the day
canvassing and if I'm not tired out, or business
has been bad. can work at the photos in the
evening. l might, perhaps, make more if | de
voted myself exclusively to coloring, but I'm
person of active disposition, and know I'd break
down if | didn't get the exercise canvassing gives
me-"
And how do you Get your canvassng to do9"
asked the lawyer.
by investing little mon " in the newspa-
pers and reading the advertisements People
who want agents advertise for them. answer
the advertisements i'll person. If the article is
one which think will sell well. l canvass it.
Now, this letter you've bought struck me as
salable Of course | could sell it to ignorant,
SuperStltlOuS people II L wanted TO. But don't.
I've come down here where lawyers and brokers
have their offices. My idea is that the letter.
will anuse them, and" with pleasant smile,
my experience with you shows that my idea is
correct.
But" she continued, from October till May
there's another kind Of canvassinc which is very
lucrative. You know that between those months
many charitable entertainments are given
some of them very swell affairs Society ladies,
in order to keep up their position, are obliged
to take from $50 to 800 worth of tickets
for each of these, and thus during the
season pay out thousands of dollars. A good
many can't afford that. When | sec one of these
affairs advertised. with the names of lady pa
| tronesses, go to these and ask to be allowed to
sell their tickets for them I've been at it so
long, however, that I'm often sent for. even
when the entertainment isn't advertised. know
by experience that there are very many people
just outside the pale of swell society who will
gladly buy tickets for entertainment that is
given under swell patronage. L know just where
to 60. | sell sometimes on commission, and
sometimes lady gives me so much a day. At
all events, | keep a mother out of want and
enable younger sister to go to the public
school, instead of to shop to work as cash
girl
Having finished her recital she pocketed the
dollar which the lawyer, who by the way was
young, gave her, rolled up her documents and,
with pleasant II thank you went her way.