The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-23

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LOOKING OVER THE MATRIMONIAL. PAPER.
Looking over our home paper found
column of advertisements Offering en-
ployment Mt ones own home, and stating
without equivocation that from S5 to
$29.30 per day would be paid to willing
and Intelligent young men. was will
ing-have always been SO regarded-and
intelligent-even ten years ago, with no
advantages at all. / was Intelligent
and so l wrote to n number of these
men. They said that 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
largo fortune at the disposal of most any
young man of good habits. Ny habits
are good enough for me, and SO pen
ciled off letter to ten or n dozen of
these men who wanted to do good.
One man sent mo q printed letter and
pictures Of scroll saw with which /
was to make $40 per day mt my own
house, and as already had piece in
my scrapbook telling how to live on
nine cents n week 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 tho public-and
then had to buy lumber. Then when
got mt it there were days and days that
did not mako over $1S. made holly
whatnot and tried to sell it, but all my
near neighbors have all the whatnots-
or what's not rather-that they require,
and so had to go some distance from
home: but money was scarce, and so at
last had to exchange it for n nights
lodging among the peasantry east of
Potato hill.
Some OF the propositions made me by
these men wero scandalous. Most Of
them lived in New York. One man
wanted INC to take hold of u sleight of
hand outfit he had and sell it among the
yeomanry of Buncombe county; also
to handle IL false moustache and sub
scription book by n man who was his
own worst enemy.
Two hundred dollars per week at your own
home; light employment; no publicity. For
tunes made in IL few years. Write for particu-
lars No capital required.
This was one of the advertisements
that | answered, enclosing 81 for in
structions. got circular saying that
the above wages would be paid to a good,
active, conscientious man who would
be willing to give massage treatment to
plumbers who need artificial exercise.
Much suffering" said the circular, sis
noted in the abodes of wealth among
plumbers who will not take exercise.
They arc willing to pay almost any
price rather than exert themselves.
You can practically name your own fig
ures.''
One man wanted me to introduce O
potato bug destroyer which "cost very
little. never failed and required very
little capital" Nine dollars would buy
the prospectus and sample with instruc-
tons. Other farmers l find now have
received the same thing. 1t consists of
two Philadelphia pressed bricks-num-
bered ono and two. The instructions
say, place the bug on No. 1, and then
by pressing on him with No. 2 death
will in most cases ensue."
| hate p""nle who will do that way to
a total s. =.
Fodder is mostly pulled now, and
sweet potatoes in North Carolina have
arrived at their maturity. The light
ming bug now and then of a night glim-
mers painfully, and with an effort like
Bug light in Boston harbor in fog.
His days are gliding swiftly by.
often think how many of us there
are like the lightning bug. In life's
bright summer time we "joggle 'em up"
us DR.. Pardee says, with a lavish hand,
but when autumn comes where are WEI
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 sec how hot headed l have been,
and impulsive too.
That is tho reason was expelled from
Yale. was too impulsive. The presi-
lent told he could rot keep up with