The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-03-25
ADVERTISING FOR CAPITAL
Colonel Mulberry Sellers outdone In
Philadelphia.

For years the theatrical patrons Of this
country roared with laughter over the late
John r. Raymond's impeHonation of Colonel
Mulberry Sellers in "The Gilded Age" in
which the Colonel made famous the cry
"There's Millions in it," The play hinged
on the efforts of an inventor TO secure capital
for placing an article upon the market with
assurances Of fabulous returns Raymond is
dead and "The Gilded Age is on the shelf
but Colonel Sellers still lives and may be met
any day in Philadelphia. His address may
be secured any time by answering one of the
many advertisements that appear in the
Business Opporiunities' columns of the
Quaker City papers.
Two prominent men of this town are
amusing their friends by telling of what fol-
lowed an adoption of this plan-seeking the
Co 'ouei.
The pair left here a short time ago to
transact business in Philadelphia. Arriving
in the city they found the weather extremely
cold and decided to postpone their business
and remain within the friendly shelter Of a
hotel until the next day. While in their
room trying to devise some pleasant method
for passing time one of the gentlemen sug-
gestcd that answers be sent to some of the
business opportunities ads in the morning
papers The suggestion was adopted and
within few minutes a score or more postal
cards were dropped into a letter box bearing
messages to this effect: "Dear Sir:--Meet me
at the - hotel to day between the hours Of
4 and p. m. @
In the afternoon our two townsmen were
ready for the calls. 1t was agreed that one
should act as door.tender, while the other
would assume the dignifed bearing of
capitalist loaded down with wealth for
Investment Promptly at A o'clock there was
a rap at the door, which opened and the
caller was in troduced to the Capitalist
Tho new conner was a tall gentleman OF
dignifed bearing. The advertisement he
had inserted read:
DARTNER WA ANTED..A good business
i Worlds Fair Address, &C. l23, - once
The advertiser proceeded to divulge his
scheme, which was to secure partner who
would assist him in inducing people who
intended visiting the Worlds Fair to sub
scribe to a plan by which each would secure
round trip railroad ticket, board and
lodging and admission to the fair ground
every day during a limited visit for Sl2
The seeker explained that he had a partner
to go into the SC heme, but, unfortunately, a
| few days before the partner stepped in front
,;,, 4 1,s hot bpupa IL happry,f.
necessary to seek new blood All the new
partner would be required to invest 5000,
would cover the cost of his interest. "But
what am to make out of it?' asked the
capitalist "Oh, you yes-ahem-yOu see,
you come in this way: Say you sell LOCO
tickets, the profit on each ticket will be $3.50
that will make total profit of $4,000 and
that we divide, see? Big scheme, and Pm
the first to get on to it," 1t was agreed that
the capitalist" have until the next day to
consider the matter and there being another
knock at the door the Worlds Fair manipu-
lator was ushered out.
Visitor No. represented the authorship of
S25 8fS 9oleess some capsI GsP'sma1 Raned T
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! He was an easy going, pleasant, rather
| good looking and apparently intelligent tel-
low He produced typewriter prospectus
covering number of pages, setting forth
/ tho virtues of a new process for manuiactur
| ing mortar for building purposes 100000
was required for the plant, but $4,000 would
give it a good start The details were sci
forth in full and everything was 'cut anG
dried" for the management The president
of the company could draw salary of s.
per day the superintendent s., secretary So
engineer S3, and laborers 3 per day. If the
! capitalist" invested the presidency anC
supcrintendency could be consolidated anC
that would make the Office worth 81 pei
day. The investment would pay about II
per cent. OF course until such time a
more capital could be secured and the plan
commenced to make prod uctio ions the salarie
would be paid out of $4,000 sought. The
capitalist" didn't take kindly to this anC
the visitor suggested that if the mortar busi
ness did not meet with favor the none!
could he invested in the manufacture of I
new fire truck. Cuts produced showed
truck with combination ladders, with a maj
sitting on top driving team of horses as i
going to fire Another cut showed th
ladders shooting up into the air to leve
with the several stories Of a building ant
walk.ways stretching from the ladders to the
windows The visitor left a copy os tn,
plans and was bowed out.
Caller No had waited several minutes il
the hallway and had lost none Of hi
patience, but he explained that he had pent,
to spare aud would have put up with a wal
j of an additional hour to have an opportunit!
of ventilating the merits Of his odorles
exeavator he was summarily disposed o
and he went out muttering something abou
some d-n fools not being able to tell
good thing when they saw it.
No. A wanted money with which to manu-
faoture hair pins warranted to hold on to th
3 hair like graphing irons, but his under
taking was not considered big enough
gentleman who seemed to be a lawye
wanted some one to purchase half or con
trolling interest in a well (?) paying printin
establishment with large contracts for specia
work of medicine men. The brother in Law