Arizona republican., 1892-12-24

LOOKING OVER THE MATRIMONIAL PAPER. Looking over our home paper 1 found column of advertisements offering em- plOyment at ones own home, and stating without eqnivocation that from 8 to $293O per day would be paid to willing and intelligent young men. was will ing-have always been so regarded-and intelligent-oven ten years ago, with no advantages at all, l was intelligent and so l wrote to number of these men. They said that l could easily make from $500 to $500 per month with out publicity, and some advertised to pay that amount any way.
 These men lied.
 Most of them said they would place a large fortune at the disposal of most any young man of good habits. My habits are good enough for me, and so pen ciled off a letter to ten or a dozen of these men who wanted to do good.
 One man sent me a printed letter and pictures of a scroll saw with which was to make $l9 per day at my own house, and as l already had piece in my scrapbook telling how to live on nine cents a week l felt sure that could accumulate considerable means by Christmas, but had to send to New York for designs-several of these were designs this man had on the public-and then had to buy lumber. Then when l got at it there were days and days that did not make over SIS. made a holly whatnot and tried 10 sell it, but all my near neighbOrs have all the whatnots- or what's not rather-that they require, and so l had to go some distance from home; but money was scarce, and so at last had to exchange it for @ nights lodging among the peasantry east of Potato hill.
 Some of the propositions made me by these men were scandalous. Most of them lived in New York. One man wanted Ire to take hold of a sleight of hand outfit he had and sell it among the yeomanry of Buncombe county; also 70 handle q false moustache and a sub scription book by a man who was his own worst enemy.
 Two hundred dollars per week at your own home light employment; no publicity. For d lars. No capital required.
 This was one of the advertisements that ] answered, "inclosing $l for in- structiOns.' got a circular saying that the above wages would be paid to good, active, conscientious man who would be willing to give massage treatment to plumbers who need artificial exercise. "Much suffering,' said the circular, lis noted in the abodes of wealth among plumbers who will not take exercise. They are willing to pay almost any price rather than exert themselves. You can practieall y name your own fig ures."
 One man wanted me to introduce a potato bug destroyer which "cost very little, never failed and required very little capital" Nine dollars would buy the prospectus and sample with instruc tions. Other farmers l find now have received the same thing. It consists of two Philadelphia pressed bricks-num- bered ono and two. The instructions say, "Place the bug on No. l, and then by pressing on him with No. 2 death will in most cases ensue."
 hate people who will do that way to a total stranger.
 
 Fodder is mostly pulled now, and sweet potatoes in North Carolina have arrived at their maturity. The light ming bug now and then of night glim- ners painfully, and with an effort like Bug light in Boston harbor in fog. His days are gliding swiftly by.
 1 often think how many of us there are like the lightning bug. In life's bright summer time we 'joggle 'em up," as Dr. Pardee says, with lavish hand, but when autumn comes where are we?
 As each year goes slowly past the grand stand where our lives are being reviewed, we notice that we do not fly so high, and there is less glimmer under our wings. Looking back over my own past see how hot headed l have been, and impulsive too.
 That is the reason was expelled from Yale. was too impulsive. The presi- dent told mo could not keep up with