The Van Buren press., 1894-10-06

society people, but the others neg
lected his bureau and entertained
themselves In some manner.
An eccentric gentleman goes from
office to office teaching the latest Pa
risian style OF hair-combing. He has
not been rs successful as another en-
1erpr1slng person who deals in crests
and coats-of-arms. 1t is related that a
wealthy and hard-headed business
man with good, old-fashioned name
something like Ferguson was visited
by dapper gentleman, who carefully
unwrapped a framed v-ater-color paint
ing of shield bearing certain heraldic
symbols.
well, what's that?" asked the mer-
chant.
The Ferguson coat-of-arms, which
you have right to use," was the reply.
II have traced the genealogy of your
family and have proofs that you are
lineal descendant from Lord Rupert
Ferguson, who distinguished himself
as friend and counselor of the duke
of Buckingham"
THAT may be true enough, but /
don't care continental about It, NY
father was farmer in Ohio, and my
grandfather used to own -four mill In
Pennsylvania. never got any further
back than that and never cared to-"
The visitor went away much disap-
pointed
But the hard-headed business man
happened to mention to his wife and
daughter that the coat-of-arins had
been offered him and they impor-
tuned him to purchase it no matter
what the cost might be. Therefore
the Ferguson family has coat-of-
arms and family tree, the two cost
ing Mr. Ferguson no less than fifty
dollars. 1t is said that the same gen.
tleman who approached him has made
extensive researches for other wealthy
gentlemen with the invariable result
that somewhere In the dim past he has
found q family coat-of-arms.
A Chicago woman is supporting her
self and deriving good income by in
structing housewives how to make an
gel food. She goes from house to
house, and when employed as an in
structor goes into the kitchen with
her pupil and makes a practical DEM
onstration OF her skill. Sometimes a
second or third visit is necessary. as
the housewife is not considered apt
until she bakes a successful cake under
the watchful eye of the instructor.
This woman receives two dollars from
each pupil.
A colored woman living in remote
region of the west side supports her
self managing dish-washing circuit.
Along the street where she resides are
about twenty families, who have given
her the contract to wash dishes for
them. She goes from house to house
and covers the circuit three times a
day. Her rates are fifteen cents q
week for family of not more than
three, but the families are generous
and give her something extra so that
her, income is considerably more than
three dollars week.
The connoisseur who collects cigar
stamps and puts them into basket
fourishes only in big towns. Then
there is the man who reseats chairs,
the man who polishes up metal signs,
the wandering plumber who repairs
leaks at non-union rates, and the
W oman who is introducing prepara-
tions for the complexion. The latter
takes the "lady OF the house" into the
kitchen, induces her to steam her face
over q pan of hot water and then ap-
plies various creams, powders and per-
fumes. When the lady of the house
has been done up in white enamel and
Is afraid to smile for fear she will break
her face the agent departs leaving the
house strewn with advertising matter.
But of all the queer ways OF making
a living two boys on Fifth avenue
had the queerest. 1t was so queer that
1t smacked of swindling.
A well-dressed little man at the Ran
dolph street corner stopped for mo-
ment to allow car to pass. While he
was standing there boy edged up be-
hind him and hooked to his coat tail a
card on which was printed in black
letters: